In front of the vast army, Jieli Khan stared at the dilapidated outer city gate. He was unwilling to retreat like this. He knew in his heart that he had failed to break through Yanmen Pass, failed to plunder food, grass, and people, and even failed to break through this small In Guji Town, if Li Shan is beheaded, many things will be difficult to say in the future...
Can I still control those tribes stably?
Will the Nine Tiele surnames really intend to fight for independence again?
Will his nephew be more ambitious?
Jieli Khan intentionally said a few harsh words, but finally kept his mouth shut. On the one hand, the young prince's sharp words before the war had already made him ask for help. On the other hand...everywhere on the city wall was... I can't see anyone anymore. Who can I talk to?
Now Jieli Khan somewhat believes what his nephew Ashina Sheer said. From Hebei to Hedong, and then beyond the Great Wall, wherever Li Huairen goes... he stirs up troubles everywhere, and I'm afraid Tuli Khan will also Did some manipulation.
Jieli Khan turned his head and looked far away. Tuli Khan had not left yet, and the leader of the army faced him from a distance.
Tuli Khan was riding a magnificent maroon horse, and he was thinking in his mind whether he should send his trusted aides to Guji Town after Jieli Khan retreated...
Although he was coerced to go south to attack Yanmen Pass and violated the covenant, he basically did not work hard, and the attack on Guji Town was just a show. When the siege was most fierce in the first two days, the Tang army basically left no manpower on the east wall. .
What made Tuli Khan most certain was that Li Huairen never revealed that he and Jin Lan were sworn brothers. This showed that the other party did not want to break the relationship and even wanted to maintain the alliance.
To compete with that uncle in the future, Li Tang's support will be needed.
Just before retreating, just as the uncle and nephew were having their own secrets, hundreds of scattered cavalry rushed from the south. The faces of Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan both changed drastically. They knew it when they saw the formation. Something bad is happening.
Hundreds of scouts threw themselves into the Turkic army like drops of water. Almost in the blink of an eye, the commotion quickly spread around like ripples. Ashina Sheer personally led the scouts forward.
"The Tang Cavalry headed north in two directions." Ashina She'er's face turned pale. He approached Jieli Khan and said softly: "Pull the scouts and cavalry. Their momentum is quite large and overwhelming."
Jieli Khan was also a veteran on the battlefield. He asked a few questions with a sullen face. He did not leave yesterday. On the one hand, he was afraid of chaos, and on the other hand, because of the scouts' reports, the Tang army moved slowly after leaving the fortress.
In fact, Jieli Khan was cautious enough to let other disaffected tribes withdraw their troops first. After he personally led the direct line to cut off, even if the Tang army attacked, the combat power would be stronger.
But Jieli Khan did not expect that the Tang army general would use his troops in such a way. He was slow on the first day, but suddenly changed drastically on the second morning. He abandoned the chariot formation and attacked with his cavalry as fast as thunder.
Li Jing indeed had a unique skill in using troops. He could complete a sneak attack in a fair and just manner under almost impossible circumstances... Whenever a sneak attack or ambush is successful, it is often not because of the terrain, but because of the strategy.
Ashina She'er turned around and looked around. The surrounding cavalry had begun to gallop around and quickly formed their formations. There was no need for Jieli Khan to give orders in this regard. The Turks all knew that they could not charge head-on with the Tang cavalry... but it seemed a little too late. .
"We can't go!" Jieli Khan said flatly: "If we go north at this time, we will definitely collapse!"
Ashina Sheer nodded silently. If it had been eight or five days ago, there might have been a war. But now, the Tiele tribes have gone west first, and the rest of the tribes have withdrawn north. The morale of the army behind them is low, and their food and grass are low. The generals Frightened... Once the Khan goes north, it's hard to say whether he can return to Wuyuan County alive.
This time, Jieli Khan invaded the whole country and claimed to have 200,000 troops. Among them, Tiele tribes sent 30,000 troops, Tuli Khan led 50,000 troops, and the rest of the Xi tribe, Beyegu, Pugu, Tongluo, and Huihe Each tribe sent thousands of troops, and Jieli Khan's direct descendants numbered around 100,000.
However, the attack on Yanmen Pass resulted in heavy casualties. The entire army of 5,000 kings' tent troops was wiped out in the east of the river. The eight-day attack on Guji Town resulted in numerous casualties, and even morale dropped to the bottom... There were only 50,000 or 60,000 cavalrymen who followed Jieli Khan.
Now I just hope to spread out the array as much as possible and abandon Guji Town... When the Tang army comes to help, the first target must be the Prince of Handan County.
Next... Ashina She'er suddenly swayed, and Jieli Khan turned his head to look. The sound of the horn could be faintly heard. The nephew who fell in love with him and killed him had already led his troops to retreat north, and there was no fighting at all. mean.
Yes, they have signed an alliance with Emperor Tang!
Jieli Khan's eyes were red. As soon as his nephew retreated, the east side was almost unobstructed... and the Tang army attacked from the east and west.
Almost in a moment, great changes occurred outside Guji Town. Tuli Khan, who was facing away from him, led his troops to retreat north. The cavalry in the west spread out their formations horizontally. Jieli Khan ordered the cavalry in the rear to try to cover the battlefield eastward.
Just when Jieli Khan was thinking in his mind whether he should go back slightly to the north or to the east, the guards around him let out a cry of surprise.
Ashina She'er was stunned and his eyes were dull. In his sight, the city gate of Guji Town was wide open, and the sharp tips of the branches poked out of the city gate. The majestic generals in bright armor came out on horseback, followed by There shouldn't be many but there seems to be an endless supply of cavalry.
"Khan, let's go, let's go!"
The surrounding guards shouted wildly, they were too close to Guji Town, and the surrounding king's soldiers were galloping eastward.
But Ashina Sheer grabbed the reins of the horse and gritted his teeth and said: "Can't go, can't go!"
Jieli Khan's whole body was cold. He could faintly feel the ground shaking and even the air trembling. Could the hundreds of cavalry advancing in front of him create such a momentum?
Of course not, because the Tuli Khan in the east retreated north, and Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Baoxiang led 3,000 cavalry without any hindrance. They were approaching. The hooves of more than 10,000 people wearing horseshoes trampled on the ground, making the entire plain seem to shake.
Ashina Sheer is proficient in Sinology. He remembered that hundreds of years ago, during the Feishui Battle in the Central Plains, Fu Jian promised to retreat and tried to attack halfway across the river. However, the flag moved and the formation was in chaos. Xie Xuan personally led his elite cavalry to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. The Qin army, which claimed that a million whips could cut off the flow of water, was defeated.
Jieli Khan may not know this allusion, but he certainly understands the truth.
If the Khan flag moved at this time and was chased by the attacking Tang army, not to mention the shame, the commotion alone would be enough to cause the army to collapse.
Although the Turks have an official system, it is very simple. During the battle, they do not listen to the sound of gold and drums, but only look at the flags. And here are all the people of the Ashina tribe, and there is only one Khan flag... Tuli Khan also has a Khan flag. But hasn’t it already slipped away?
Jieli Khan quickly secreted large drops of sweat on his forehead. He was too close to the fortress. This was a fatal mistake.
Already out of the city, hundreds of cavalrymen lined up in a faint queue were gradually urging their horses. Li Shan didn't think of anything in his mind. He fell into a rare calm and even calmness. When he was forced into a dead end, his eyes could only see the sight not far away. Face the flag of sweat.
Even if you die, you still have to bite off a piece of meat!
