Two hours later, Tuli Khan, who personally led the troops to storm Mayi, received the battle report. His face was so dark that he could not read it. He was not angry at being harassed by the Tang army in the rear. After all, the thirteen forts supported each other and all had cavalry. , widely distributed in central and eastern Shuozhou.
In order to attack Mayi and look for opportunities for a frontal field battle with the Tang army, Tuli Khan gathered the scattered troops, leaving only the army staring at Yanmen Pass, so being invaded from the rear was not unacceptable.
What made Tuli Khan angry and even humiliated was that the leader was actually Cao Guogong Li Shiji, who he thought had been in Sancho Town. When did that guy go north?
Li Shiji personally went north to lead the army. What does this mean?
It shows that people can see his every move clearly... Tuli Khan sighed after a long silence: "The Central Plains is really full of outstanding people."
Tuli Khan and Ashina She'er, who was defeated in the first battle of Nao County, had the same emotion. Today's Tang Dynasty has an endless stream of famous generals.
Back then, Ashina Sheer met Er Zhu Yichen, Ma Sanbao, and Li Kai, while Tuli Khan met Li Shiji this time.
Originally, Tuli Khan thought that Yanmen Pass might not be able to be conquered after the departure of the first two people in charge of Daizhou, Li Huairen and Li Yaoshi, but taking Daizhou should not be a big problem.
But he met Li Shiji, a famous general who was praised by Li Shimin for his adeptness during the Zhenguan period in history.
Looking up at the high city wall of Mayi, Tuli Khan hesitated and continued to attack the city. It was basically ineffective. The way the ants attacked the city was too cruel. It was difficult for the grassland people to withstand such great pressure. The prepared backup plan... Li Shiji is not here, so Sancho Town will definitely not send troops.
Just when Tuli Khan hesitated, the gates of Yanmenguan were opened wide. Xue Wanjun, the cavalry chief of the Daizhou Army, led more than a hundred cavalry out of the pass quickly, and a steady stream of cavalry poured out endlessly.
Li Daoxuan on the city wall looked at the smoke column on the southwest side in the distance and whispered: "Li Shen."
"exist."
"Prepare the war horse Changshan for the lonely king."
"Yes." Li Shen was one of Li Shan's personal guards back then. He had gone through the Battle of Guji Town and the great victory at Cangtou River. This time, he was specifically pointed out by Li Daoxuan as the leader of his personal guards.
Although everything was prepared, Li Daoxuan was not completely sure when the matter came. He was inevitably a little nervous, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Just in case, but this is Huairen's plan, so it must be complete."
Xue Wanjun, who had already driven out of the mountain road, did not slow down his horse, because during the rapid gallop, he took out the telescope lent to him by the King of Huaiyang from his arms and took a few glances. The Turkic cavalry in the distance was in chaos. The fourth brother has already taken action.
At the moment before the smoke column rose, Xue Wanche, who was detouring from the west path and behind the Turks, was inevitably discovered by the scouts after he got close to the target. Xue Wanche no longer hesitated and kicked the horse under his crotch with both feet. The scattered Turkic cavalry rushed straight into the formation, and their horses stabbed straight across. In an instant, more than ten Turks fell off their horses.
After a brief period of confusion, the leader of the army, Hu General Kang Yushe, calmed down. Although the Tang cavalry were sharp and unparalleled in their charge, as long as they were not entangled by the opponent, more than a thousand cavalry faced off against more than 3,000 Turkic cavalry in the open fields. The Turks have many ways to kill each other... Even if they are pierced by the Tang cavalry, the Turks cavalry, who are good at aggregation, will not suffer much loss.
Xue Wanche also knew this, so he ignored the scattered enemy cavalry and only stared at the leader Kang Yushe, who was chasing after them fiercely. The latter was very angry. Most of them were Li Huairen's old troops...all of them learned from Li Huairen. of!
Kang Yushe did not panic, kept giving orders, and did not choose to push away. The cavalry under his command were not ordinary barbarians, most of them were standing soldiers... Wearing leather armor and holding spears, they faced off against the Tang cavalry who had lost their speed. It was not a huge disadvantage, not to mention that the other cavalrymen who had dispersed had gradually gathered around.
As long as they can withstand it, they can annihilate them all... Kang Yushe thought in his mind that this Tang cavalry attack came from the rear. Could it be that Sancho Town sent troops?
Although he lost his speed and fell into a tight siege, Xue Wanche was not afraid. He threw away the horse and slashed left and right with a long knife. After a while, three horses and four knives were replaced... Kang Yushe, who was not far away, looked at General Tang, who was covered in blood, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He was so fierce, and he must be no ordinary general.
But now that the Tang army has been trapped, as long as Yanmen Pass does not send troops... This idea just arises in his mind. Kang Yushu looked back and saw smoke and dust coming from the direction of Yanmen Pass, and a general was speeding at high speed. Come, half of the body seems to be still covered by smoke and dust, and the horse in his hand looks long and sharp.
The cooperation was not very good. The fourth brother took action a little early and he sent troops a little late. However, Xue Wanjun also knew that this was inevitable and it was impossible to pinch it so accurately.
However, the fourth brother also made the most appropriate choice. Although he fell into the formation and was tightly trapped by the Turkic cavalry, it also meant that he had tightly entangled the Turkic cavalry, allowing the three thousand Tang cavalry to rush towards. The perfect start.
But if this is the case, the casualties will be much greater. In fact, this battle is just to declare the determination of Yanmen Pass to the Turks and the Turli Khan, and it is not really to kill all the three thousand Turkic cavalry in front of them.
These thoughts flashed through his mind one by one, and a wave of scattered arrows came. Xue Wanjun stopped thinking about it and lowered his head slightly. After a moment, he heard the reminder from the guards behind him. He straightened up suddenly and held his hands in both hands.槊, hit the shield.
After a muffled sound, the two shield-wielding Turks were knocked off their horses by the huge force. Xue Wanjun, who broke out of the formation, held a spear in his left hand and drew a long knife with his right hand. In an instant, the formation was broken, and the Turks reluctantly organized a temporary defense line. Collapse immediately.
The impact of three thousand Tang cavalry was exerted without reservation on the Turkic cavalry who had gathered to besiege Xue Wanche. The terrifying impact caused the Turks to collapse in a short time.
A rout is not a defeat. When suffering a major blow, one chooses to retreat and dodge, then deal with the opponent at speed, and then look for the opponent's weakness or fatigue. This is the instinct of the barbarians.
But this time it was different, because the density of Turkic gatherings was too high. Relatively speaking, most of the cavalry were operating at a low speed, and there was no way to speed up and dodge immediately. However, the Tang cavalry that came in suddenly were at a high speed, cutting into the formation like a knife cutting through butter. , just this wave of charge left a large area of war horses empty.
Kang Yushe's mouth twitched. Now he was sure that the previous wave of Tang Cavalry was either the defenders of Yanmen Pass who detoured from the path or came out of Loufan Pass. Anyway, the front and rear attacks they suffered this time were definitely not a coincidence.
After the first wave of attacks, Xue Wanjun did not give any orders, because it had been arranged in advance, and there was no need to worry about the deserters in the west and north directions.
Three thousand Tang cavalry were divided into two armies. One army strangled southward, and the other army was led by Xue Wanjun himself. They bypassed the battlefield and cut off the retreat of the Turkic general Kang Yushe who was tightly entangled by Xue Wanche.
Li Shen, who had already left Yanmen Pass and was using a telescope to explore the battle situation, shouted excitedly: "Wave the flag!"
The bright red flag was flying high, and Li Daoxuan saw it clearly at Yanmen Pass. He quickly got off the city wall, got on his horse, took the horse girdle from the guard, and was the first to drive the horse out of the gate.
