Chapter 195 Two surnames rushing to the cavalry

The main force of the Tang army arrived at Jiedan Mountain at night. Jiedan Mountain is located seventy miles north of Ruiye City. It is a passage for the northern grassland to enter Ruiye Valley. The scouts exploring the way forward heard news that the front was very quiet and there was no suspicious situation. At the first update, the Tang army temporarily rested on a wide Gobi Desert. As it was during the march, the Tang army did not set up camps, but rested on the spot. The Tang army dismounted and were busy, feeding some clear water and forage to the war horses. Then they took off the luggage tied up from the horse's back, unfolded their sleeping bags and crawled in. After a moment, they fell asleep. The moonlight was like water, sprinkled with silver all over the ground.

There was only one small camp in the entire lobby, which was the central tent of the Tang army. In the tent, Li Qing'an and more than a dozen generals discussed the specific plan to attack and smash Ye. Duan Xiushi, Li Feishouyu, Li Feiyuanli, Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun, Bai Xiaode, Bai Xiaojie, Zhu Xie Jinzhong, and the partial generals promoted from the personal camp, gathered together, and these generals formed the core commander of the Beiting Army.

Because the army supervisor Wang Tingfang got sick midway, he stayed in Yuegong City. Without the restraint of the army supervisor, Li Qing'an was more comfortable to command the troops. He had formulated three plans more than a month ago, but with the changes in the situation, especially the appearance of Ashibulaicheng Dashi and the Shiguo coalition, which added new variables to his Battle of Broken Leaf.

The military strategy says, "Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle." As a later generation, Li Qing'an knew the importance of intelligence. In order to win the Battle of Sai Ye, Li Qing'an learned about the military strength, food, public opinion, and the latest progress of the relationship between the two factions of the two factions of the Takuyeshi and the post-war control plan based on this information.

But he knew nothing about Shiguo and the Dashi coalition. He didn't know anything about their troops, weapons, formations, situations of the chief generals, and combat power. As a commander, fighting a battle without knowing his opponents is undoubtedly a blind man touching an elephant.

The debate in the camp was very fierce, and the focus of the debate gradually focused on breaking Yecheng first or fighting the Dashi Army first. Everyone had clearly divided the opinions of the two factions.

Duan Xiushi stood up and said, "Everyone, the Dashi Army has a strength of 10,000. Although we don't know their specific situation, we might as well regard it as an army with the same combat power as the Tang army. At present, our strength is 12,000, which is basically the same as the enemy. We are slightly better at winning. But if we smash the Ye first and consume some of the troops, once there is an accident in the attack of Ye, we are very likely to face an enemy from both sides, which will be extremely unfavorable to our Ye Battle."

Duan Xiushi supported fighting the Dashi Army first and then smashing Ye to avoid the unfavorable situation of being attacked from both sides. However, Li Fei Shouyu insisted on defeating the Sai Ye first and then fighting the Dashi Ren. His reason was very simple. Taking down the Sai Ye City was extremely beneficial to the Tang army general who was good at defending the city. With the strong city to resist the Dashi Army, the Tang army took the initiative and defeated it in one fell swoop when the Dashi Army was tired.

Interestingly, his brother Li Fei Yuanli firmly supported Duan Xiushi, and his tent was filled with his loud voice: "The bullshit cannibals, Shi Guoren, in my opinion, are all a group of mobs. Can they resist the powerful crossbow of the Tang army? Can they resist the gunpowder explosion of the Tang army? What else can I discuss? Give me a reward to my brothers, kill them, and let them taste the power of our Beiting Army."

As soon as he finished speaking, an emergency report from a soldier suddenly came from outside the tent: "Empress, the Yiwu army is back!"

The news of Yiwu's return shocked the generals in the big tent. They snatched out the big tent one after another. Li Qing'an also walked out of the camp. In the night, he could only hear the sound of horse hooves coming from afar. A group of black dots could be seen running towards this side. The sleeping Tang army was also awakened by the sound of horse hooves. They came out of their sleeping bags and were holding swords waiting for battle.

The black spots were getting closer and closer, and everyone saw clearly. It was indeed the Yiwu army. To be precise, it was the remnant army of the Yiwu army, with less than a thousand people, and many of them were injured. The Yiwu army, who had returned from a crushing defeat, finally found the main force of the Tang army, and the breath that supported them was relieved. Many wounded soldiers fell off the horse. Two hundred female guards who accompanied the army quickly ran up and skillfully handled their injuries.

After a moment, the deputy commander Yang Zaicheng was helped to Li Qing'an by two soldiers. He knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Encourt, Governor Han died in battle, the Shatuo people were wiped out, and the Yiwu army was defeated."

Although the Yiwu army was defeated by Li Qingan, he still did not expect it to be defeated so badly. He shook his head and ordered his left and right, "Help him down and heal him."

At this time, Li Fei Yuanli next to him shouted angrily: "Big Food Dog Thief, I want him to taste the best!"

Li Qingan glanced at him coldly, turned around and walked towards the tent, and suddenly scared Li Fei Yuanli to silence quickly. Duan Xiushi patted his shoulder, "I'm in a bad mood, don't mess with him."

After saying that, he chased Li Qingan.

"Empress, although the Yiwu army suffered heavy casualties, I believe the Dashi Army was also severely damaged. This is an opportunity."

"Chance?"

Li Qingan sneered and turned around and asked, "Then let me ask you, why did Han Zhi make a mistake in judgment? How many military horses does Dashi have? Where are they now? Are they fighting independently or have they colluded with the Tuqi? Why do you know that the Dashi Army has been severely damaged?"

Duan Xiushi was speechless by Li Qing'an's series of questions. Perhaps he felt that he was a little heavier. Li Qing'an sighed and said, "Han Zhi was defeated because of his eagerness to seek credit and his specious understanding of the enemy. He thought he knew the enemy thoroughly, but when he went to the battlefield, he realized that it was not the case, and he was defeated. The difference between me and Han Zhi was that he lost and had nothing to do with the overall situation, and if I lost, he would completely ruin the strategic national policy of rebuilding Shauye. General Duan, if the fighter is not in a hurry, I was not considering it as simple as taking Shauye, but the Tang Dynasty would control Shauye for a long time."

After saying that, Li Qing'an turned around and walked away to the tent, and his order came from afar, "Tell me the order, and the army will camp on the spot, and let Pei Yu come to see me."

In the city of Saiye, an uneasy atmosphere enveloped this ancient city. Some herders who fled into the city brought news that Ashibu came to the city to fight. The entire residents of Saiye City were in a fear of being slaughtered. Before the sky was dark, the streets were empty, and there was no pedestrian, and the city gates were closed early. Only by chance, a team of thunder cavalrymen galloped past the streets.

At the entrance of an alley, a young man looked at the cavalry team and then quickly came out of the alley and ran towards a small street diagonally opposite.

He was a Han man wearing Turkic short robe and horse boots, which was the most common dress for the Ye Han man. He walked along the small street and soon came to the gate of a high-rise courtyard. He walked up the steps and patted the door knocker. Soon, the door creaked! It opened a crack.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I came from Beiting to find Lord Chang, and you said that it was Envoy Li who asked me to come."

"Please wait!"

The door closed again, and after waiting for a while, the sound of rapid footsteps came from the door. The door opened again, revealing Chang Jin's broad face. He asked anxiously: "Are you sent by General Li, the governor of Beiting?"

The young man looked behind him, took out a silver medal to confirm his identity, and said in a flash: "The following is the document under the Jiedushi's tent, surnamed Pei, and came on the order of Li Envoy."

This young man was Li Qing'an's clerk Pei Yu, who was sent by Li Qing'an from Beiting to carry out a special task.

"Ah! Mr. Pei, please come in."

Chang Jin quickly invited him in and took him to a secret room. Then he asked him, "I wonder what General Li needs me to do?"

Pei Yu smiled and said, "Envoy Li said that the Lord Chang was familiar with the Tuqi Shikhan Erweitler. I was ordered to meet Erweitler Khan, hoping that the Lord Chang would lead me to see him."

"No problem, I'll take you there now."

Chang Jin was as careful as hesitated and asked again: "Don't tell Li Huichun about this!"

Pei Yu nodded, "What Li Envoy means is that the fewer people know about this, the better, so as not to cause trouble."

After the rise of Tuqishi in the Kaiyuan period, it became strong under the leadership of Sulu Khan and received support from the Tang Dynasty to deal with the increasingly serious expansion of Dashi. However, Tuqishi quickly became complacent. Under the inspiration of the Tubo people, they turned around to attack Anxi of the Tang Dynasty. Tuqishi's ungratefulness caused the Tang court to be furious. In the 18th year of Kaiyuan, Li Longji mobilized 60,000 troops including Shuofang, Hexi and Anxi. Under the leadership of Niu Xianke, the governor of Hexi, they attacked Tuqishi with Dashi. Tuqishi suffered a crushing defeat in both the East and the West. Shortly after the Battle of Zhuergu, Sulu Khan was killed by his generals Dumozhi and Hemodagan. Tuqishi was divided into the black and yellow surnames. The two nobles fought a long war to fight for the Saiye City. The hatred between them could only be washed away with blood.

At present, the leader of the Tukshi who controls the Thunderbolt City is Erweitle Khan, while the leader of the Tukshiren near Heli City to the south is Dumozhi. From their respective backgrounds, Erweitle Khan is slightly more inclined to the Tang Dynasty, while Dumozhi secretly colluded with the Great Cannibal through the Shi Kingdom.

Erweitle Khan is forty years old this year. He is one of the few weak monarchs among the Tuqi Shi people. When he was a young man, he spent ten years in the Tang Dynasty and was deeply influenced by Han culture. He once sent an envoy to Chang'an to meet the saint and begged to beg for his subordinates, but because the Tang court did not want Dumozhi to become a big group, he did not agree.

He received news that a war broke out near Ashibulai City in the afternoon. He received more comprehensive information than the general public. He learned that the Tang Dynasty army was defeated by the Great Food Army, and he was worried about this. If the Great Food Man finally controlled the Thunder Leaf, they would definitely support Dumozhi. Then it would be the day when his clan was destroyed.

At this moment, the gate of the palace was locked and the palace was busy. Erweitle Khan and his wives and concubines were packing things in a panic. If the situation was not good, they would immediately abandon the city and flee east. He had less than 3,000 troops under his command, how could he resist the joint attack of the Great Cannibal and Dumozhi?

At this time, a guard hurriedly ran over and whispered a few words in Erweitler's ear. Erweitler was surprised, put down his things and hurried towards the front palace.

In a reception room, Chang Jin was waiting patiently with Pei Yu. Chang Jin's father was a native of the Throne Han, while his mother was a Tuqi Shi nobleman. Because of his mother, he had a good relationship with Erweitler. The special-grade Throne wine stored in the Rehaiju in Chang'an came from the Tuqi Shi Palace.

At this time, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Erweitle Khan almost ran in from outside. Chang Jin stood up and smiled and said, "Khan seems to be very busy and disturbing."

"Where! Where! Please sit down, two of you."

Erweitle Khan turned around and closed the door. He also sat down on the chair and asked Pei Yu with a smile: "Did this young man come from Beiting?"

He spoke fluent Chinese, which surprised Pei Yu. He quickly got up and bowed and said, "I am the clerk of the Beiting Jiedu Prefecture, named Pei Yu, who is on the order of my envoy to send a mission to Saiye."

As he said that, he took out a letter from Li Qing'an and handed it over, "This is a letter from my envoy. Please read it."

Erweitler Khan took the letter and looked at the lines. His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked hurriedly: "Is the Tang army fighting the Dashi Army not the main force?"

Pei Yu sighed slightly and said, "That was a Tang army general who was eager to seek credit and led his headquarters to attack without authorization, resulting in defeat. He was definitely not the main force of the Tang army."

Erweitle Khan fell in love with his heart. He took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It is rumored in the city that the Tang army was defeated. I also thought the situation was over and was packing up and preparing to escape. The Tang army was fine, so I feel relieved."

What he was relieved was that the Tang army could intercept the Dashi Army that was not good for him, but he was also wary of the Tang army's possible entry into the Thunder Ye. He was most afraid that the Tuqi Shi would be like Gaochang Kingdom and would be destroyed from then on.

He nervously picked up Li Qing'an's letter and continued reading. The letter was clearly written that the court had decided to restore the town of Suoye. For the Tuqi Shiren, Li Qing'an decided to adopt the Kucha model, that is, to retain the Tuqi Shi Khan. However, the military and political affairs of Suoye were controlled by the Tang army. In principle, the Tang army did not interfere in the internal affairs of the Tuqi Shiren.

This is an effective management model for ethnic minority areas in the border areas, which can minimize conflicts and is conducive to the rapid control of the Tang army over Sai Ye. At the same time, the Tang army will also fight against the expansion of the Great Food in the east due to common interests. This will not only avoid the lesson of revenge because of the Tuqi Shiren, but also allow the Tang Dynasty to effectively control Sai Ye.

At this time, Pei Yu next to him said again: "Eunuch Li asked me to tell Khan that whether it was the Tang Dynasty who took over the throne or the Dashi occupied the throne, the leader of the throne of the throne could only leave one. Please don't have any illusions about this."

Erweitle Khan understood what Li Qing'an meant. This was because Li Qing'an was afraid that he would surrender to Dashi, so he reminded him in advance. He pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder where the main force of the Tang army is now?"

"Now it is stationed in Jiedan Mountain, and the Dashi Army is stationed in the camp a hundred miles away. Now both sides are waiting for the opportunity for a decisive battle."

"Ah!" With a sound of "Ah!", Erweitler Khan stood up and sat down heavily. The situation had already developed to this point, and he had any choice.

After a while, he sighed and said to Pei Yu: "Please tell General Li that I will accept his plan and surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

"Okay, to show sincerity, please send your son to the Tang army camp, and I will leave it in the Broken Leaf as the quality."

Erweitle Khan nodded and opened the door and said to the guards: "Go and call my eldest son Qule."

The military camp of the Dashi and Shiguo Alliance was stationed on the west bank of the Suiye River, about 80 miles away from the Tang army camp. Judir was also a famous general of the Dashi who was famous for his prudence. After defeating Han Zhi's Yiwu army, he also discovered the sharpness of the Tang army, and immediately summoned all the three thousand Shiguo troops left by Ashibulai City to remove the losses of his battle with the Tang army. In this way, his army reached 11,000, which was almost the same as the Tang army.

Although he won the first battle against the Tang army, the combat process also made Judil feel heartbroken. The Tang army's excellent equipment shocked him greatly, especially the Tang army's armor, which impressed him the most. The strong iron armor was far from comparable to the leather armor of the Dashi Army. Their bows and arrows could not penetrate the Tang army's armor within fifty steps. For this reason, he spent a whole morning doing experiments, and finally found that he could only rely on the Dashi Army's sharp flying spear to shoot through the Tang army's armor from a distance.

The results of this experiment both excite him, but also frustrate him. They brought not many flying spears, and on average, there were only five Dashi Army soldiers, while the Shiguo Army simply did not.

In desperation, he had to adjust his formation and let his Dashi Army fight against the Tang Army head-on.

In the evening, when Judil returned from the test site, a soldier came to tell him that the envoy of Dumochi had arrived, and Judil rushed back to the tent immediately.

In the tent, a man from Tushi had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw him coming in, the man immediately stepped forward and bent down and bowed and said, "In Xia Miller, he is the adopted son of General Dumochi, see General Judir."

After Duluoxian, the only son of Duluoxian, was shot to death by Li Qing'an in Anxi, Duluoxian, was furious and thunderous. He invaded Anxi several times, but was hit hard by Gao Xianzhi. He had no choice but to hope to unify Saiye, wait until he was strong before counterattacking Anxi to avenge his son's killing. A year after his son died, he accepted three adopted sons, and Miller was his first adopted son.

Judil waved his hand and smiled, "The news is so fast, so the messenger is here."

"Report to General Judil, my adoptive father is in Baodajun City, so the news is very fast."

Judil was stunned. Baodajun City was only more than forty miles away from him. He hurriedly asked, "How many troops are there in Dumochi's hands now?"

Miller thought for a while and said, "My adoptive father led two thousand thunder cavalry to serve cavalry."

"Two thousand people!"

Judil was overjoyed by the sudden good news. He patted Miller on the shoulder and smiled: "Go back and tell your father, let him lead his army to help me immediately. After defeating the Tang army, I will protect him as Khan of the Thunder Ye, and the entire Thunder Ye area will be ruled by him."

Miller was slapped on the shoulder by him, and he couldn't help but get two points shorter, and said excitedly: "My adoptive father said he would go through fire and water for the Great Food Army. As long as General Judil needs it, he will come immediately."
Chapter completed!