In this unfavorable terrain, how many lives of Turks warriors will have to sacrifice for this important road?
Defeating the three states, defeating the Tang army in a row, and even capturing and killing the Tang army's commander, Guan Guogong Rengui, this record was enough for the Turks to stabilize their position on the grassland.
One thought after another quickly passed through Li Shan's mind.
Should we speed up and maybe be able to block Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan?
However, Su Dingfang tried hard to spread out the array to cover the battlefield, but a small group of Turkic cavalry still took the risk to cross in. The infantry accelerated their advance, which was already in chaos. Once they were flanked by the Turks, it would easily cause chaos.
Li Shan was hesitant and prepared to drive his horse forward to discuss with Qian Jiulong. This seemed to be a fighting opportunity, but it was very particular to use it in this way. It would be embarrassing for others to consult the generals, but Li Shan didn't care about this. .
"Da Lang!" Zhu Wei shouted from afar, "Zhu Ba is back."
Li Shan's face changed slightly, he got off his horse and walked a few steps quickly, "How about Liupan Mountain?"
Zhu Ba didn't say a word, and stepped aside to let Liu Rengui behind him, whose eyes were turning black. In that battle, although Chang Shi Yang Ze later assisted him, only 30 of the 300 soldiers who went into battle escaped with him. Four people.
"Twelve miles out of Jingguan, no Turks were seen." Liu Rengui said in a dry tone: "According to the garrison, five or six thousand Turks were originally stationed there."
"Captured alive a general of the Liang Army, and after rigorous interrogation, we learned that on September 17, all the Turkic cavalry withdrew, leaving only more than 10,000 Liang troops."
After a pause, Liu Rengui added: "Since September 18, Liang Jun has not attacked the Liupan Mountain passes."
Li Shan squinted his eyes and calculated in his mind. The Turks withdrew from Liupanguan five days ago. It was impossible to return to the grassland... because Tuli Khan and Ashina She'er were still here!
Although the Turks tend to send troops erratically, and may attack from several directions, the advance and retreat must be decided by the chief general of the army at that time... For example, in the fifth year of Wude, Jieli Khan led the main force to invade the east of the Kou River, and at the same time sent partial divisions to attack Entering Longyou Road, this partial division defeated three states in a row, followed Xue Ju's march route of the Western Qin Dynasty and invaded Longzhou, and fell into the Great Shock Pass, which shocked Chang'an.
At that time, the partial division was nominally expelled by Prince Li Jiancheng, but in fact it was withdrawn on its own initiative... It must have been decided by the commander-in-chief. There were no mobile phones, telephones, or pagers, not even PHS. Could it be that someone was sent to travel thousands of miles away? Go to Hedong and ask Jieli Khan?
But this time is different. They are all in Yuanzhou. Thousands of Turks...maybe more. So many Turks suddenly retreated from Liupan Mountain. It is impossible for Ashina Sheer and Turli Khan to still fight hard. Time to return to the grassland.
Well, there is only one possibility.
Li Shan's mind changed rapidly and he suddenly laughed out loud, "The world is so wonderful, so wonderful!"
"Da Lang?"
"Mr. Lang?"
Li Shan smiled and shook his head. After arriving at the battlefield, he used various means and tactics, even risking not to set up a camp, but it failed to work. After many days that seemed short but actually long, he gave up completely. Unexpectedly, at the most critical moment, the other party came step by step according to his plan.
To be fair, Li Shan's strategy was not clever. He just hoped to get the Turks to withdraw their troops at the minimum cost and give up this important road, so that he could take the initiative in the face of Liang Division.
These days, Li Shan has given up completely, and he did not expect that the turning point would appear so suddenly.
The Turkic cavalry who retreated from Liupan Mountain could not have gone elsewhere. They could only have come here. There might be more than just Liupan Mountain's troops. Maybe the two old friends on the opposite side had transferred all their troops from other places and prepared to give themselves a big blow. What a surprise.
And the battlefield is so narrow, do Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan, who already have tens of thousands of troops, need to increase their troops?
Can the additional troops be successfully deployed on the battlefield?
Do they want this place to become a meat grinder for the Turks?
Absolutely impossible!
A fool cannot compete with Jieli Khan for so long, and it is impossible for a fool to kill Jieli Khan and seize the throne!
Li Shan looked at each other with a sneer from a distance, and drove his horse to speed up. When he saw Qian Jiulong, he said directly: "Send the order, the left army speeds up northward, and the right army moves to the middle. There is no need to worry about the Turkic cavalry interspersed."
Qian Jiulong frowned slightly, but immediately ordered the soldiers to set off, and then whispered: "Your Highness, what about the Chinese army?"
"Speed up and move forward." Li Shan said without hesitation.
Dou Gui's troops of the left army accelerated northward, pointing directly at the Khan flag on the hill, in order to reinforce Zhang Zhongjian's front army who was fighting hard. Li Daoxuan's troops of the right army moved to the middle in order to block the space and prevent the Turkic cavalry from coming back. It is difficult to penetrate through the gap...otherwise, a burst of crossbow arrows at such a close distance would be enough to make them suffer.
Of course, with such an arrangement, the right army inevitably gave up space, making it possible for the Turks to seize the eastern hill pass and circle around to the rear of the central and right armies.
However, Su Dingfang is now covering the eastern battlefield, and the Turks will not discover it so quickly. Even if they are discovered, they may not be able to go eastward due to insufficient troops and the obstruction of Su Dingfang's troops.
"It came so fast." Tuli Khan felt a little frightened. Although the formation was a bit scattered, tens of thousands of Tang army infantry attacked at the same time. This momentum alone was terrifying enough.
Ashina She'er turned his head and looked at the battlefield on the east side, frowning slightly, "Li Huairen does have some strategies. Su Dingfang may go north."
Li Daoxuan's right army moved closer to the center, making it impossible for the Turkic cavalry to penetrate. Although it gave way to space, it was impossible for the Turkic cavalry to break up Su Dingfang's heavy cavalry head-on.
Under this situation, Su Dingfang gave up continuing to cover the battlefield and began to gather troops, preparing to go north... and continue to implement the previous plan.
The corner of Tuli Khan's mouth twitched. Li Huairen has faced the Turks so many times, from the earliest Yugushe to the later Yusheshe and Jishesu, to himself, Jieli Khan, and you Ashina ·She'er... took advantage every time, and every battle promoted his invincible reputation as the King of Handan of the Tang Dynasty even higher.
You yourself were captured alive by others last year... How dare you say that they had some tricks?
Ashina Sheer waited for a moment before waving his hand and saying: "Get ready to withdraw our troops."
Tuli Khan endured it again and again but still remained silent. He was really too embarrassed to say "I'll go first." On the first day of the war, Dubu Khan gained the support of a large number of tribesmen by holding the Khan flag. If he took the initiative Asking to go first...
Ashina Sheer glanced at this cousin from the corner of his eye and thought to himself that he is quite well-behaved... This guy, who tricked Jieli Khan in Guji Town last year, was so happy that he wanted to die first. Let's go, I'm really worried, maybe something will happen.
(End of chapter)
