Two hundred miles northwest of Dingxiang, there is a depression ten miles away from the only road to the Turkic Royal Court. It is probably the remains of an earthquake, forming a deep trench several miles long and hundreds of meters wide. It is usually deserted. At this moment, there are more than 10,000 cavalry hidden. It was Su Lie's department, Xiao Rui and Xue Li were not there.
"Come, come, general. Under the escort of 40,000 troops from his headquarters, Jieli marched two hundred miles in one day and happened to set up camp at our preset location. At this time, he was exhausted and was setting up the tent."
Su Lie was overjoyed, "Okay! God help me, everyone, the opportunity to make a great contribution is right in front of you. Follow me and catch Jie Li and Zhao Deyan alive!"
At the Turkic camp, Jieli had nothing to do and became more and more interested in the three-piece war horse suit. He directly asked the craftsmen to try on the captured sets and then rode the war horse to experience it himself.
"Hahahaha, military advisor, it's really easy to use. A talented craftsman, riding on this wooden seat is much more comfortable than riding directly on a horse." He didn't know what it was called yet, so he called it horseback. on the seat.
Zhao Deyan echoed: "The Great Khan is an expert in riding, so I'm afraid he won't be able to use the two pedals for mounting the horse. What I'm most interested in is the iron plate nailed to the horse's hoof. If it can really protect the horse's hoof from injury, Tsk tsk, I’m afraid we have to find a way to collect more pig iron in the future.”
pig iron? You are thinking too much. The Turks are not rich in products and have no iron ore. Pig iron and salt are purchased from the Tang Dynasty or the Western Regions. Don't even think about the Tang Dynasty. The Western Regions... are unlucky. There is a Western Turk in the middle. By the way, when my army is ready, I will first destroy the Western Turks, unify the grasslands, capture the Western Regions, and finally attack the Tang Dynasty.
Jieli stood up on the horse with his pedals, "No, military advisor, let's see, these two pedals are very useful. They can make people stand firmly on the horse, so that riding and shooting on horseback can get twice the result with half the effort." . No wonder our 50,000-strong army was suppressed by Su Lie's 10,000 cavalry in the first battle. This thing was simply designed for war horses."
"If this is also Xiao Rui's invention, tsk tsk... this person is really scary. He is unpredictable."
Zhao Deyan smiled bitterly and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, I think it's only him. But there's no need to be afraid of him. No matter how good his invention is, doesn't he still make wedding clothes for us? What's the most suitable for these equipments? It has to be grassland!”
Jie Li laughed loudly: "Yes, in the future, when Ben Khan uses the weapon invented by Xiao Rui to destroy the Tang Dynasty, his expression should be very exciting. I am in a good mood today, so Ben Khan will go for a few more laps."
Just after running a few hundred meters, Jieli felt something was not right. He sat down and the BMW stopped, looking restlessly into the distance.
Jie Li looked up in confusion, and saw a black line under the dim sunset?
Zhao Deyan also changed his expression, the ground shook, and the war horses were uneasy, "No, the Khan is coming back soon, the enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking..."
"Everyone mount their horses immediately and prepare to fight!" shouted a Turkic general.
Fight?
Zhao Deyan stopped him and said: "No, our horses have been tired after running for a day. They have just drank once and are full in their bellies. We havetily drive the horses to fight. We are in danger of dying suddenly. Withdraw quickly and escort the Khan back to the city and return to Dingxiang." …”
Return to Dingxiang? I'm afraid you won't be able to go back. As soon as Jie Li left in the morning, Xue Li led his men into Dingxiang. At this moment, Xiao Rui was commanding outside and working with Xue Li inside and outside, they had already breached the city gate of Dingxiang. With thousands of old and weak soldiers in the city, Dingxiang fell in an instant.
General Su of Yunhui of the Tang Dynasty?
The black line arrived in the blink of an eye. With the last ray of sunset, Zhao Deyan saw it clearly, "It's Su Lie, Su Lie... They didn't withdraw, it was all a ruse!"
"Kill! Capture Jieli alive... The rider in front is Jieli."
Jieli was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
All the Turkic soldiers abandoned their half-finished tents and mounted their horses one after another.
Zhao Deyan shouted: "The Great Khan will go first and return to Dingxiang City! I will resist for a while..."
"No, what is Qibi's power? You lead ten thousand people to cut off the rear, military advisor, follow me quickly!"
Qibi Heli: Me?
...Why am I the one who is the outcast every time?
"Jie Li, please leave, Su Lie is coming! In the past, you assassinated my Marquis, and today the retribution has come!"
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Back then, Su Lie's 10,000 soldiers and horses were able to defeat the 50,000 elite Turks head-on. What's more, at this moment, the Turks only had 40,000 troops, and they were still exhausted and exhausted. Just one word: devastating!
Qibi Heli and Su Lie were old acquaintances. They had known each other since they were in Youzhou. Later, in Dingxiang City, he worked as a dead soldier to save others, and Qibi Heli was lucky enough to survive. He did not have the power to lead troops in this war, he just followed him as a personal follower, but people enjoyed it. It was too dangerous to lead troops and so on. The Tang generals were not easy to deal with. I didn’t see that King Zuo Xian and King You Xian were both killed in the battle. ?
Just when he was enjoying himself and was about to lie down and follow him back to the royal court, he was ordered by Jieli. He never thought that he would not have me when he was doing meritorious service in the battle, but he would be looking for me when he was running away and losing his life? I'm not a general, just a personal guard!
"Anyone who stands in my way will die!" Just as Qibi Heli was stunned, Su Lie's Overlord Halberd struck down, and Qibi Heli, the 'famous general' of the generation, was cut in half on the spot. The surrounding Turkic soldiers and horses were frightened.
I don’t know who shouted, run for your life...
He actually forgot about his responsibilities, broke up and ran away in all directions. The Tang army did not pursue him either. The goal this time was very clear, which was to capture Jieli alive.
Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, Zhao Deyan said: "Great Khan, if you keep going like this, you will be overtaken sooner or later. I will lead people to stop the pursuers. You have a BMW under your crotch, and you have never drunk horses and eaten grass, so you can escape with your life. Take advantage of the chaos. Go east alone."
What?
Jie Li said reluctantly: "Military advisor, how can this be allowed?"
Zhao Deyan said sincerely: "I have received the favor of the Great Khan, and I am afraid this will be the last time I protect the Great Khan."
"Our horses are weak and we will be overtaken sooner or later. Even if the Great Khan escapes into Dingxiang City, thousands of Dingxiang defenders will not be able to protect you, so we can only sneak away alone. As long as we escape today's disaster, we can return home." If you go to the Grassland Royal Court, you will have a chance to take revenge in the future. Otherwise... without the Great Khan, the Turks will really be dead!"
Jie Li knew that what Zhao Deyan said was right, and it was rare that he could see the situation so calmly at this time. He persuaded him again: "Commander, let's go together! Where is the power of thinking?"
Zhao Deyan interrupted: "No! General Zhi losesili will lead his people to continue running south. If you act like you are fleeing to Dingxiang, they will think you are still in the army, so you will have a chance to escape."
"General Zhi lost Si Li, please, the life and death of the Turks..."
Zhi lost his thoughts and said movedly: "Don't worry, military advisor, the general will not be afraid of death!"
Zhao Deyan turned the horse's head and said, "Those who are not afraid of death, stay with me to stop the pursuers! Those who are afraid of death, please run for your own lives. All flee to the west."
Many people turned around and stopped.
Jie Li was moved to tears, gritted his teeth, turned his horse's head and slipped away towards the east, taking advantage of the darkness, this was his last chance.
Zhi lost Si Li took the main force who was unwilling to escape and continued southward. Unfortunately, their horses were weak and their traveling speed was limited.
