Dou Gui is really embarrassed.
In the battle of Qianshuiyuan, he persuaded Li Shimin to withdraw his troops, but the facts proved that he was wrong. In today's battle, he persuaded Li Shan to recall Su Dingfang, and the facts once again proved that his choice was wrong... Now Dou Gui really doesn't want to make a choice anymore. .
"Yan Bogong's words are too frivolous." Li Shan chuckled and said, "Dou Gong is good at military strategy and is cautious. Is it a bad thing?"
After pondering for a moment, Li Shan looked at Wang Junhao, who had been unable to restrain himself for a long time. "Instructions are sent by Su Dingfang to dispatch all the pursuing troops. However, after leaving the border crossing, they will only sweep horizontally to hold down the position and not go even half a step past Baiquan County."
"Yes." Wang Junhao responded, ordered more than a hundred personal guards and left quickly.
Dou Gui's cheeks moved, and he was glad that he had not said a word just now... This was a great victory, with heavy killings and many gains. If it were him, he would definitely go north quickly and take advantage of the situation to attack.
Fortunately, he didn't speak just now, otherwise... Dou Gui also knew very well that the King of Handan in front of him seemed gentle, but in fact he was very determined and would never look back once he made a decision.
Before Li Shan charged into the battle with the banner of the Chinese army, Dou Gui hurried over and was originally ready to offer some words of persuasion...but Li Shan didn't even give him a chance to speak. The troops gathered together and immediately shouted drums to advance.
Fortunately, he didn't speak just now... It's not that Dou Gui felt that he would be embarrassed by Li Shan's rejection, but that the relative had vaguely guessed that... 80% of his unspoken choices were still wrong.
"Shi Danai." Li Shan squinted at Mo Daoshou who was resting not far away, "Let the Mo Dao team remove their armor and pack horses... Forget it, the Turkic soldiers left many good horses behind, let the auxiliary soldiers Carry the armor and Modao and send the Modao team to the north, as assigned by Su Dingfang."
"Yes." Shi Danai nodded in agreement, shouted and led his men to gather up the scattered horses.
"Fan Shiyi!" Li Shan turned around and ordered: "Ask Chang'an to bring the peasants as soon as possible. Qi Laosan has built many brick kilns in Guyuan. Red bricks, wood and other materials will be sent as soon as possible."
Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid it won't be that fast. Qianyou was still complaining last night. The pack horses were all assigned to the Modao team..."
"I don't care!" Li Shan raised his brows, "We still don't know what the situation in Yuanzhou will be like. If the Turks block the outside, even if the Mo Dao team can break out of the siege, will the soldiers be allowed to fight with flesh and blood?"
Dou Gui calculated the geographical location in his mind and hesitated: "Hulu River? Baiquan County?"
"Let's go to Baiquan County first." Li Shan clicked his tongue: "No hurry, no hurry... The two old friends don't know whether they can escape. The situation is unknown, so they should not act rashly. First, stick to the main road and fight with Baiquan County. The power of the horns.”
After explaining a few words casually, it happened that there was a military report coming from the rear, or Hou Hongtao came in person. Li Shan asked a few words, and after a while...it turned out that the more than 2,000 Turkic king's soldiers who had been abandoned had no chance to survive, and were taken over. Zhang Shigui from both armies surrounded him tightly, unable to escape even if he wanted to. There were also cavalry led by Zhang Zhongjian, Xue Wanche, Hu Yan and others outside.
"I told you before, Xu Jiang." Li Shan was a little surprised. What else do you want to ask?
Hou Hongtao's face twitched and he glanced at Shi Danai not far away, "Brother Wu An, please ask Duke Kang to persuade him to surrender..."
Li Shan also lost his temper now and insisted on letting Shi Danai go... This was because he wanted this Ashina disciple to act as guarantee!
Why should Danai be the guarantee?
This is because he is afraid that Li Shan will be too murderous... Last year, three thousand Turkic soldiers abandoned their weapons and surrendered by the Cangtou River, but Li Shan did not hesitate to order them to be slaughtered and built up to guard the capital.
Obviously, not only the king's soldiers, but also Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche could not trust Li Shan in this regard.
"Let Shi Danai go!" Li Shan suppressed his temper and asked, "How about Ma Sanbao, Li Keshi, and Zhang Baoxiang?"
"Basically they have been swept away, but many Turks fled into the dense forest, making it difficult to hunt them down one by one." Hou Hongtao answered absentmindedly, casting an envious and jealous gaze to the north.
"Go, go!" Li Shan waved his hand angrily, "Jun Hao just went north."
Li Shan was still making plans, and kept sending personal guards to investigate the military situation. Wen Yanbo and Dou Gui watched the scene silently. The former suddenly whispered: "The King of Handan made a decision long ago not to cross the Lei Chi." step."
Dou Gui nodded slightly, "There are Liupan Mountains on the west side of Yuanzhou, but the terrain on the east side is flat. Even if there is no ambush, once a large-scale pursuit is launched, the Turks may turn defeat into victory... The King of Handan seems to be taking the wrong approach, but in fact he is extremely cautious."
"That's right." Wen Yanbo clicked his tongue and said, "In the early years before he became famous, during the Shandong War, he urged the King of Huaiyang not to waste his time fighting... He has extraordinary vision..."
Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo suddenly stopped talking and his eyes were dull.
"Yan Bo?" Dou Gui was a little surprised.
"I'm afraid this kind of plan was not decided before the war..." Wen Yanbo murmured: "Definitely not, definitely not!"
Dou Gui's eyes were even more surprised, "On the first night of the war, His Highness didn't mention it, forcing the Turks to retreat..."
"No, no, no!" Wen Yanbo took a deep breath, "I'm afraid there was a plan before sending out troops."
Dou Gui was also stunned, "You mean... King Handan did this deliberately... Oh, no wonder he didn't take a step beyond the thunder. Moreover, the Turks intend to withdraw their troops today, so there must be an ambush on the north side of the main road."
"Yes, yes, that makes sense." Wen Yanbo felt as if he had been scratched by a cat, wondering whether he should ask the young prince later, "With such a fierce attack on the first day, the Turks If they refused to retreat and held out for eight consecutive days before they even thought of retreating, they must have set up an ambush in Yuanzhou."
"But the King of Handan led the whole army to attack..." Dou Gui smacked his lips and thought that if all this was true, then Ashina She'er was really defeated unjustly. In fact, the King of Handan had seen through the truth and deliberately attacked with force. The Turks retreated, but disrupted the opponent's rhythm at the critical moment, thus triggering this great victory.
It's really possible that it's true... The more Dou Gui thought about it, the more he thought about it. It was clear that the King of Handan was still thinking of using heavy troops to defeat the enemy last night, but he found that the Turks wanted to retreat, so he suddenly attacked with the banner of the Chinese army.
It is very simple to confirm all this, as long as it is later confirmed that there are Turkic ambushes in Yuanzhou.
After thinking everything through, Dou Gui felt his scalp was a little numb, and began to wonder if he had made up his mind... He had just been crowned this year, did Li Huairen have such scheming methods?
Wen Yanbo suddenly said quietly: "Wrong, wrong."
Dou Gui perked up, and it turned out that I was not the only one... But the next moment Wen Yanbo said softly: "Not before sending out troops... to be precise, before asking to go out."
"What?"
"Do you still remember how King Handan invited himself to go on an expedition in the Taiji Hall?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Dou Gui's pupils shrank and the corners of his mouth twitched, "It seems to be true..."
"The Turks must be defeated, the three states will be restored, Liang Shidu and Liang Luoren will be captured, and they will be questioned in front of the imperial court..." Wen Yanbo sighed: "Ashina Simo reported back, and the King of Handan came back and attacked fiercely without setting up a camp..."
Dou Gui was silent for a moment, feeling that he had underestimated just now... He clearly remembered that before Li Shan said such heroic words that day, he deliberately mentioned that he had been married to Jinlan with Tuli Khan.
On the second day of the war, Li Shan sent a letter with the intention of estrangement, but he admitted that it was of no use... Then why did he tell Jinlan about his sworn relationship in Taiji Hall that day?
There can only be one explanation, which is to deliberately cover up other purposes... As the saying goes, in the art of war, the imaginary is used to make the real, and the real is the magical effect of the imaginary.
(End of chapter)
