Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1405 First Battle

The dark cavalry headed west along the neither wide nor narrow road. Ashina turned his head and looked to the north, where there seemed to be endless hills and mountains.

In Li Shan's plan, Tiezhoushan seems insignificant but is actually extremely important. It is precisely because this mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles from west to east that it directly delays the retreat of the Turkic army and provides Su Dingfang and Cheng Mingzhen with the opportunity to march. Time also provided the possibility for Li Shan's large-scale outflanking plan.

In fact, unlike the confident Tuli Khan, Ashina, who was afraid of Li Shan, was always uneasy.

Ashina Jishe led to quickly evacuate after handing over Zhang Wenguan and his son. He felt that the Tang army would not give up just like that.

Ashina's premonition about the association rate was correct, but the direction he guessed was wrong.

The starting point of the war was indeed led by Ashina Association, but after the Turkic prince quickly left Chitang Pass, his heart gradually returned to his stomach... In his opinion, the Tang army wanted to break the promise, Must be biting his own butt.

Just when Ashina Jishe led four thousand Turkic cavalry to bypass Tiezhoushan and was about to turn and march north, the rapid and heavy sound of horse hooves suddenly came.

Standing on his mount, he looked back and looked far away. The appearance of a large group of Tang Cavalry made Ashina's expression change drastically. What was terrible was that the Tang Army appeared behind the Turks... and the Turks had just turned north.

Liu Heier's choice of fighter plane was impeccable. At the most critical moment, it appeared perfectly behind the Turkic army. If everything went well, it would directly present the most advantageous pursuit battle in the cavalry battle.

But Liu Hei'er didn't think this battle would be easy, and the reason was very simple. In order to avoid the detection of the Turkic scouts, he had been south of Tianmen Pass before noon today, which was far away from the battlefield. As a result, when he arrived, The Turks have bypassed most of Zhoushan and have room to move.

After all, we are now in the area between Tiezhou Mountain and Luliang Mountain. The terrain is relatively flat and the space is not small, which is enough to accommodate the Turkic army to turn around and attack.

Liu Heier reined in the horse slightly in his hands. He failed to successfully intercept the retreat of the remaining Turkic troops, which meant failure... but it did not mean the failure of the strategy.

Now seizing the opportunity, Xue Wanjun rushed to the front, shouting in peace, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left hand to slightly cover his head and face. The bright light armor on his body was already covered with feather arrows.

Although Liu Hei'er went north along the periphery of Luliang Mountain and caught the Turks' tail in time and perfectly, six thousand Tang cavalry faced four thousand Turks and dared not win... Li Shan's plan was to let Liu Hei'er intercept the Turks' tail. Shina. Association rate.

After a loud shout, Xue Wanjun threw his shield violently. The huge shield was thrown flatly for dozens of steps, not only blocking the last wave of flat arrows, but also knocking three or four Turkic soldiers off their horses.

Just when Liu Hei'er was wondering whether to change his plan, slow down his marching speed, and threaten the opponent from a distance, Xue Wanjun, leading more than a thousand Tang cavalry, had already rushed into the Turks' rear formation as fast as lightning and with the force of thunder.

Then Xue Wanjun rushed into the formation regardless of the situation, using the horse spear in his right hand and the long knife in his left hand to slash and sweep randomly. The Tang knight behind him was so angry that he rushed into the formation.

Even Liu Heier was worried that the Turks would entangle him in turn and concentrate their forces... It was unlikely that they would eat him, but there was a possibility of defeating him.

Liu Hei'er in the back looked unhappy and cursed a few times. He didn't expect him to be a fool... If he gets entangled, do you want me to save him or not?

Brothers Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were both powerful enemies on the battlefield. However, the Daizhou Army was defeated this time. It was not that they were really invincible, but that they were attacked and defeated twice in a row. They felt very aggrieved for a long time. .

If you save him, you may be entangled yourself. If you don't save him... Xue Wanjun is the favorite general of His Royal Highness and Xue Wanche's brother.

With his mind racing, Liu Heier was about to command the entire army to move forward when he heard the cheers of the soldiers in front.

"The Turks have escaped, the Turks have escaped!" Liu Heier was so energetic that he jumped on his horse and looked out. Thousands of Turkic troops actually collapsed under Xue Wanjun's fierce attack.

The deputy on the side, An Yuanshou, wondered: "Maybe there are reinforcements, or they are scattered..."

"Impossible!" Liu Heier shouted sharply: "The whole army is heading north, speed up the attack!"

Liu Hei'er was originally a Hu and was very familiar with the fighting methods of the grassland tribes. The defeated Turkic troops did not scatter in all directions, but roughly in the northeast direction, which was the direction of the Turks' retreat... and there must be some Turkic troops there. The location of heavy troops is Xiurong County.

Therefore, it cannot be a feigned defeat.

Liu Hei'er has also deployed scouts in Xiezhoushan in advance. So far, there has been no news of the Turkic troops returning. It is certain that Ashina Jishe's troops were truly defeated.

The next thing was simple. Liu Heier and An Yuanshou led two cavalrymen to cross Xue Wanjun's troops and pursue them northeastward, killing the Turks to the point of despair.

It sounds difficult to understand, but it is actually very easy to explain... The Turkic army returned to the north, and the troops left behind were unstable and had almost no fighting spirit.

When the Tang army was pursuing the pursuit, all the Turks hoped to escape to Xiurong County quickly... After all, it was only a few dozen miles away from Xiurong County. Who was willing to stay and block the sharp Tang cavalry, leaving hope for life? give others?

If they flee in all directions, most of the troops can still be saved, but along one direction... they have not completely left the range of Zhoushan. The large number of cavalry has congested the roads, making it impossible to escape quickly and organize a defense. They can only be reduced to He was the target of Tang Qi's massacre again and again.

An Yuanshou still remembered Li Shan's instructions and returned to the army when he saw Xiurong County in the distance. Anyway, there were still a lot of Turkic troops staying behind, and they had some military exploits.

Xue Wanjun, however, refused to give up. He attacked Ashina and his troops all the way into Xiurong County. With the help of more than two thousand Turkic cavalry, he actually captured Ashina and his troops alive, and Shi Shiran returned.

Half an hour later, faced with the indignant scolding of Ashina Jiushezhu, Li Shan sighed strangely: "Khan Tuli doesn't know about it, doesn't it mean that Brother Shuzi doesn't know about it either?"

"Have you forgotten how Yu Sheshe died in Mayi?"

"Brother Mo Mo also asked this question back then..."

"Belonging to two countries, with swords facing each other, life and death, what's there to ask?"

Ashina Jiushe's face was gloomy. Indeed, he saw with his own eyes how Li Shan had a happy chat with Yu Sheshe in Mayi City, how they fell in love with each other at first sight, and how they were eventually beheaded... …

But the next moment, Li Shan changed his tone and said, "To be fair, I don't want to fight. After all, Brother She'er has returned to the grassland."

After looking at Ashina Jishe Shu, Li Shan said in a gentle tone: "Brother Shu, please tell Tuli Khan to bring a small amount of grain and grass out of the customs, but most of the grain, grass and property should be left behind."

Ashina Kushiro looked confused, are you going to let me go again?

Letting me go back then led to an open break between Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan. What tricks are you going to play this time?

(End of this chapter)