Outside the Turkic camp fifty miles outside Dingxiang City, the Turks, under the strict orders of the Turk king, began to launch a frantic attack on the Turkic camp, which doubled the pressure on the Tang army retreating in the camp.
Without baggage and supplies, the Tang army resisted waves of Turkic attacks, and the price they paid for this was that a Tang army member fell in a pool of blood.
Although there is no immortality in war, no one feels comfortable seeing one of their own soldiers lying in a pool of blood. For this reason, the Tang army was almost red-blooded. Killing one backer and two would make a profit. This is the voice of all the Tang troops in the Turkic camp.
Although they were surrounded by Turks in the camp, the morale of the Tang army did not drop at all. Instead, their morale was as high as a rainbow.
Of course, this situation cannot last for long. Cheng Yaojin and others also know very well that if reinforcements do not arrive after an hour, they will prepare to break out before their morale drops. Their supplies cannot last long. of.
Behind a hillside five miles away from the Turkic camp, Luo Zhang's army stopped here and did not continue to move forward to support Cheng Yaojin!
He had just arrived here, and the situation ahead was unknown. He could not plunge in head first. Instead, he sent groups of scouts to find out the news.
Without understanding the battle situation ahead, it was impossible for Luo Zhang to advance. If he was also surrounded by Turks, then the Tang army would really be doomed. He was the Tang army's last hope.
"Report, Commander Luo, the Turkic army is besieging the Turkic camp. Our army is holding on to the camp to resist the Turkic army!" the scout reported.
After hearing the scout's report, Luo Zhang frowned slightly and said, "Look again! I want to know where the Turkic King is!"
The scout who received the order turned and left, while Luo Zhang stood behind the hillside, silent and silent!
"Luo Zhang, since the news has been found out clearly, why haven't you ordered the troops to be sent out for rescue? Our army is in danger now. If we are late, the army may not be able to hold on for long!" Li Ji suggested.
Luo Zhang didn't want to lead troops to rescue, but he only had 30,000 soldiers, of which 25,000 were infantry, and only 5,000 cavalry. Not to mention that half of the 25,000 infantry were old, weak and disabled soldiers. These people went to rescue, but they were afraid that they would be scattered by the Turkic cavalry before they got close to the camp. Then they would not go to rescue, but to kill people.
Although it was Luo Zhang's first time commanding troops and horses in battle, he couldn't help but read so many books.
In this situation, according to the case analysis of later generations, it is impossible to rescue at all, but to find another way. The method Luo Zhang thought of was to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Wei represents the Turkic King, and Zhao represents the trapped Tang army. If he can find the Turkic King's hiding place and besiege him, then the Turks will come to the rescue frantically, and the people in the Turkic camp will The siege of the Tang army was naturally broken.
If he could kill the Turk king, the Turks would definitely be defeated. Even if he couldn't kill him, he would also relieve the Tang army from being surrounded. It could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
This is why Luo Zhang parked his 30,000 troops here and kept sending spies to inquire about the situation!
Another half hour passed, and the spies still found no information. This made Li Ji anxious like an ant on a hot pot. He had already scolded Luo Zhang in his heart. If he had known that he should not have let Luo Zhang go. Zhang led the troops, but he personally led the troops to come to the rescue.
It's better now. Luo Zhang is the commander-in-chief and he is the deputy general. He can only obey Luo Zhang in everything. He only has the right to make suggestions and has no right to mobilize the army.
"Luo Zhang, if you don't go to the rescue, Cheng Yaojin and the others may not be able to hold on any longer. When they were surrounded, all their belongings were robbed by the Turks. There are not many supplies now. According to my It is estimated that they can hold on for another hour at most. If we don't go to rescue them, they may not be able to hold on anymore!" Li Ji persuaded from the side.
But Luo Zhang remained unmoved, standing there and ignoring Li Ji. It wasn't that he didn't want to save, but he couldn't save him. If his 30,000-strong army fell again, Dingxiang City could not be defended by just relying on the border troops. Can't live.
And what use can these old, weak and disabled soldiers have? Save people? Do not make jokes!
He is not the kind of young man with a head full of energy who only cares about his life. He has been a man for two generations and knows how to save his life. If he can't save his own life, who can he save? That's not saving people, it's sending someone to death!
Time passed by, and just when Li Ji was about to go crazy, a spy finally came to report and found traces of the Turkic King.
"Quickly tell me, where is the Turkic King?" Luo Zhang said with golden eyes.
The spy hurriedly replied: "The Turkic King is on an unnamed barren mountain five miles behind the Turkic camp. We found his court tent and his personal guards there!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay, send the order, the army can set off to that barren mountain, we want to capture the Turkic king alive!" Luo Zhang pulled out his sword and said energetically.
Li Ji on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he understand Luo Zhang's intention!
It's not that he doesn't understand how to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao, but in the situation just now, how could he have time to think about it? Looking at Luo Zhang at this time, he couldn't help but have a strange feeling. Is this really the first time for this boy to lead troops in a war?
They were already ready to attack at any time. After Luo Zhang's order, there was no stagnation at all. The army was like a flood that opened its gates. Under the leadership of the scouts, it headed towards the barren mountains not far from the Turkic camp.
As soon as Luo Zhang's army came out of the hillside, they were naturally discovered by Turkic spies. This could not be hidden. After all, it was not night for a team of 30,000 people, so it would be strange if they were not discovered.
This news reached the ears of the Turkic King immediately. Standing on the barren mountain, the Turkic King looked towards where Luo Zhang was, and could only see a black spot approaching them.
According to the spies' report, most of the army led by Luo Zhang were infantry, with only a small number of cavalry. The Turkic King did not pay attention to this. In his opinion, there must be no soldiers and horses in Dingxiang City, and the infantry was attacking him. In this wilderness, his cavalry can smash these infantry into pieces with just one impact, and then divide and destroy them. It doesn't take much energy to destroy these reinforcements. Beaten to pieces.
Immediately, the Turkic king ordered a group of five thousand cavalry to stop Luo Zhang's army. In his opinion, five thousand Turkic cavalry was enough.
The Turkic King paid more attention to the Tang army in the Turkic camp. In his opinion, this was the elite of the Tang army. As long as all the Tang army here were annihilated, then both Dingxiang City and the reinforcements coming to help would be destroyed. It will be his bag.
