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Chapter 1342 Ambush (Part )

Just when Zhang Zhongjian personally led his cavalry out of the Mingsha Camp at dusk, he worked with Li Jing to defeat the Turks.

In Jingzhao, the entire Tang army had dispatched its troops, and the Chinese army was pressed between Liquan County and Wugong County. Wei Chigong, the chief general of the left army, had led his cavalry to lure the enemy. The army was led by Qu Hong, the general of Zhonglang of the left guard, and the right army was led by Duke Feng. Dou Gui led the army, but his deputy Li Mengchang also went north with Yuchi Gong.

Li Shan stood on a chariot and looked to the west in the distance. At this time, the setting sun was slowly setting over the mountains. The last afterglow was sprinkled on the battlefield that seemed to be filled with smoke and dust. The yellow smoke was mixed with a color like blood, with a color like blood. Heart-stoppingly weird.

If nothing can be achieved in this battle, then tomorrow the main force of the enemy army will close in, and they can only defeat the enemy openly and openly... This is what Li Shan does not want to see. He does not have such capital, and if the losses are too heavy, there may even be Perhaps because of the weakness of the successors, Turks and Xue Yantuo launched a full-scale attack.

At this moment, on the south side of Qishan Mountain, Yuchi Gong, who had killed five Hu generals in a row, was leading his troops to retreat. From time to time, he led his guards to charge in the opposite direction. With the horse in his hand and the big bow raised, there were countless Hu soldiers. Life passed in his hands.

This Tang general was so ferocious that the Tiele cavalry behind him were a little frightened. No wonder Dubu Khan was killed and only escaped with his own life. However, this Tang general escaped... He was still so reckless, and thousands of people were also frightened. The Tiele cavalry pursued them in hot pursuit.

In fact, although the dispatched scouts were strangled by Tang Qi, the leader, General Tiele, still knew that the main force of the Tang army should be in Jingzhao.

There were about four thousand Hu cavalry chasing Yuchi Gong, all of them were Xue Yantuo's troops. The leader was Tu Mifen, the Uighur leader who was attached to Xue Yantuo. He was holding a spear. While driving the horse, he kept looking at the surrounding terrain. Although he had already let go. Many scouts went out, but he still felt a little uneasy.

The pursuers kept pursuing to the east, but Yuchi Gong was still unable to stop the pursuers. Even because a small group of Tang cavalry was bitten, he had to lead his guards back to the division for rescue. Unknowingly, Xixian County was already in front of him.

Tu Mifen, who had been wary all along, breathed a sigh of relief, not because Xi County appeared in his sight, but because the surrounding terrain of Xi County was flat, and at a glance, there were few obstructions.

Now Tumifen was relieved. Even if the Tang army had an ambush, it would be too late to rescue them, or it would be impossible to pose a threat to themselves.

Hundreds of scouts were scattered around. As long as Tang Qi appeared, Tu Mifen could at least blow his horn. Thousands of cavalry under his command would gather or disperse, and it was impossible for Tang Qi to charge into the formation head-on.

Without giving any orders, the cavalry on both wings began to speed up, and Tang Qi was also speeding up, trying to enter the county seat of Xi County before being intercepted.

The arrows all over the sky almost obscured the already half-setting sun. Knights from the Tang Army were shot off their horses one after another. Yuchi Gong looked around, knowing that it was impossible to retreat into the county, so he turned his horse's head, changed direction, and galloped south, trying to Bypass Xi County from the south.

The Tiele cavalry roared in and passed outside the city gate of Xi County, chasing Yuchi Gong. Some troops also bypassed the county town from the north in an attempt to intercept Tang Cavalry.

Tumi looked at this scene with great satisfaction, thinking that the Ashina clan had dominated the grassland for more than a hundred years and it was time to come to an end. Ashina She'er had been defeated repeatedly. Yesterday, four thousand cavalry drove straight in... It seemed to be around Xi County. The one who was defeated was really a loser.

"Is it true?"

In the city of Yi County, Su Dingfang at the head of the city asked Fan Tu again. The latter nodded without hesitation and said: "A group of scouts ventured upstream along the Wei River to make a clear investigation. The main force of Hu Qi has not arrived yet, and there will be no attack in a short time." There will be a large number of Huqi coming to help."

Li Shan decided to defeat the Hu cavalry forward around Yi County. He ordered the cavalry chief Su Dingfang to lead thousands of cavalry to the north of Yi County. However, after inspecting the terrain, Su Dingfang temporarily changed his mind and deployed all the cavalry in Yi County. Within the county seat.

This is what Li Shan is not good at, and Su Dingfang knows it in his heart, which is why he made such a decision. Qizhou is roughly U-shaped, and Xi County is the most typical. There are towering mountains in the north and south, while Xi County is located in the middle and is located on the plain... That's why Li Shancai arranged the ambush on the north side.

However, Su Dingfang only made some changes after a brief investigation. Because the Hu's scouts were placed too far away and had a strong ability to cover and search the battlefield. Yu Chigong deliberately lured the enemy. Even if the Hu's cavalry pursued them, they would definitely release their scouts. In case there is an ambush.

At the same time, in the plain area, if there is no special arrangement, even if the Hu Qi scouts are not discovered, it will be difficult for the ambush troops to achieve any results. On the one hand, the Weishui River is located to the north of Xi County, and Tang Qi's southward speed is not fast. On the other hand, Hu Qi turns back and flees. The speed was something that even Tang Qi couldn't catch up with.

That's why Su Ding just chose to stuff the main force of the cavalry into the county seat of Xi County... However, with more than 5,000 cavalry, the county seat is now filled to the brim, and both men and horses are overcrowded.

Liu Heier on the side whispered: "All the tribes in the grassland do not eat offal, and they will not rush to send troops at night. Once the camp roars, the whole army will be in chaos."

"Yes, the Mingsha Camp has been holding on for more than half a month. The Turks have never sent out troops at night. At most, they are just on patrol." Liu Rengui repeatedly held and released the pole in his hand.

Su Dingfang took out the telescope and looked at it carefully, "Wait a moment, don't be in a hurry, wait a moment."

The corner of Li Mengchang's mouth twitched, "But as for Duke Wu..."

"There are arrangements." Fan Tu said softly: "There is an abandoned castle on the south side of Xi County. Alang has sent people to take care of it in advance."

Li Mengchang remained silent, thinking that King Si of Wei... To put it nicely, he was well prepared, but to put it badly, he was too scheming, just to lure the enemy deeper, there were so many arrangements.

Fan Tu was right. At this time, the more than a thousand Tang cavalry led by Yuchi Gong had been killed, and only seven or eight hundred of them were left. The Tiele cavalry relied on their horse speed and kept trying to outflank Yuchi from both sides, forcing Yuchi to Gong had no choice but to take refuge in the castle.

A quarter of an hour later, the news came back. Tu Mi was distracted and said to his left and right with a smile: "I have heard about the name Yuchi of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, but it is nothing more than this."

This sentence obviously refers to something. Yuchi Gong is naturally famous in the Tang Dynasty, but although he was born in Shuozhou, he really has no reputation on the grassland. Even Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche are more famous than him.

The words "Tumifen" refer directly to the desperate Dubu Khan who was chased by Yuchi Gong yesterday. If it weren't for good luck, this Turkic Khan might have been captured alive.

There is no doubt that if Yuchi Gong can be captured or killed alive, it will be a big bonus. Tu Mifen waved his whip and drove his horse south happily.

Not far away at the head of Yixian City, Su Dingfang exhaled a long breath, "It's time!"

"Chang He and Liu Rengui led a thousand cavalry to stay and block the Hu cavalry's retreat."

"Li Mengchang and Liu Heier led two thousand cavalry as the vanguard, with the rest of a certain leader behind, and the whole army headed south."

(End of this chapter)