Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

October 29th.

As the heavy snowfall overnight covered the entire land with a thick white blanket, Tuli Khan fell into despair.

Such heavy snow has not stopped yet. The snow accumulated on the hillside is extremely thick. Even if it can be completely cleared, it will not be possible. This will make the already difficult upward attack of the Turkic soldiers even more difficult.

A small group of Turkic soldiers refused to give up. They climbed up with temporary shields made of wood, and struggled to push the snow layer away. Then when they went up, a Gulu accidentally rolled down... After clearing the snow layer, The ground will become very smooth.

The Tang army above looked at the excitement with gloating, and even came out to help the Turks clear the snow layer, and then poured a basin of water down... The three or four Turk soldiers in front slipped and took the dozen or so people behind. Get down together with your companions.

If it hadn't been for such heavy snow, it would have been possible for the Turkic soldiers to break through the Bottle-shaped Stronghold...but they would have to pay an extremely heavy price, regardless of casualties.

Well, Tuli Khan didn't know yet that the heads of more than 2,000 Turkic cavalry who broke through before dusk yesterday were piled up in the east valley to form a Jingguan, but Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang knew that they came to help at night.

In desperation, Tuli Khan had to turn around. The young Khan did not try to escape through the trail of Hengshan Mountain like Ashina Jieshelu did. After all, he gathered his troops to the east of Fanzhisi, so he now had nearly 10,000 troops.

It is definitely unsustainable to fight for a long time, not only because of the cold and heavy snow, but also because of the lack of food and grass.

Tuli Khan turned around and thought about whether he could try to break through the Tang army's blockade and go to Yanmen Pass. If he could fight to the death and defeat Tang Qi near Fanzhi, then even if he left the fork through the eight forks, Tang Qi stationed at Yanmen Pass would leave from the east and west sides. Guan may not be able to break the formation.

Fighting to the death, fighting to the death, Tuli Khan clearly explained the situation to his confidant generals. After being forced into a desperate situation, a strong fighting spirit arose in the Turkic army.

Su Dingfang smiled softly in the distance. Strategy was not his strong point, but watching the battle on the battlefield and figuring out the enemy's movements and morale was his talent.

When the Turkic cavalry swarmed in, Su Dingfang led his troops to retreat toward the northwest, leaving a large space in the southeast.

Tuli Khan gritted his teeth and commanded loudly, asking the follow-up troops to follow up quickly. He personally led five thousand king troops eastward along the Hutuo River, passing through Fanzhi County, threatening Tang Qi from the flank... Su Ding headed northwest Retreating in the direction, that area is the Hengshan Mountains. Although it is not conducive to the Turks, it also restricts Tang Qi.

Looking from a distance, the black Tang Cavalry was still retreating. Tuli Khan was working hard. As long as he could defeat Su Dingfang, or even trap this Tang Cavalry here, he would have a chance to escape.

As long as he can reach Yanmen Pass, even if he only leaves the fortress through the Badakou Trail, as long as he returns to Wuyuan County, he will be defeated... but he still has the strength and reputation to compete with Dubu Khan.

If Ashina Sheer was implicated in the defeat of Jingzhou last year and was captured alive by the Tang army, then this time, Tuli Khan had no excuse.

Of course Tuli Khan now knows that he has been played by Li Huairen from beginning to end.

Li Huairen, just wait for me!

With the sound of the cold wind whistling in his ears, Tuli Khan could not help but recall that year, if Gu Jizhen himself had not stood by and watched...

Li Huairen, Li Huairen, today's revenge will be avenged in the future!

Just when Tuli Khan was still feeling furious, the cavalry in front suddenly slowed down. Tuli Khan dexterously fiddled with the reins, and the horse's head deflected, and a knocked-down Turkic soldier passed by.

Before Tuli Khan could raise his head to look, the whistling of the cold wind could no longer be heard in his ears, replaced by the sudden burst of violent drumming. Dozens of big men raised their drumsticks and beat the cowhide drum vigorously outside Fanzhi County. The sound of the drums resounded like thunder throughout the surrounding area, and Tang Qi, who came from the west side of the county, began to accelerate slowly.

The sound of drums and horse hooves was like daggers, easily piercing the hearts of the Turks and completely disintegrating the courage they had just gathered.

It can't be said to be an ambush, but because Tuli Khan stormed the bottle-shaped village yesterday, although he was wary of Su Dingfang's troops in the rear, he did not send any scouts to investigate.

When the war started today, Su Dingfang sent scouts in advance to kill the Turkic rangers. Even the few that escaped the net were intercepted and killed by Wang Junhao. As a result, Tuli Khan did not expect that Li Huairen, who had been confronting him for a long time in Xinzhou, had already arrived on the battlefield. .

This time, Li Shan sent Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan as the vanguard. The shame of defeat, the ruin of Daizhou Army, and the possible revenge now made the Tang Dynasty king's eyes bloodshot, and he was the first to penetrate the Turkic formation from the flank.

The victory or defeat was decided in an instant. The moment the drums sounded, when Li Daoxuan led two thousand Tang cavalry to dig in, a large number of Turkic cavalry turned their horses and fled around at a faster speed than before. , fleeing the way they came.

Zhang Shigui, Qin Qiong, Xue Wanjun, Duan Zhixuan and other generals led the rest of the cavalry to cover up and kill them from behind. The royal troops formed by Tuli Khan after his defeat last year fled like rabbits seeing hounds, without any resistance at all.

At this time, changes in the battle situation on the south side also triggered a battlefield seven or eight miles away. Seeing that the Turks slowed down and hesitated, Su Dingfang took Fan Xing and Xue Wanche as the vanguard and led a large army to counterattack. The Turks were killed and abandoned. A, running away in embarrassment.

Li Shan, who was not wearing armor but was wearing a cotton-padded jacket, sat calmly on his mount and looked at each other from a distance, his hands still rolled into tubes. No matter how much the Turks tried to raise their morale with mourning soldiers, they could not turn the tide, and the victory was already decided.

"Huairen." Li Kai on the side was a little excited and said with a smile: "Brother Jun Hao and the others should be allowed to gain some military exploits."

Li Shan nodded indifferently. Er Zhuhuan and Wang Junhao left Er Zhu Yichen and two hundred personal guards behind, and followed with other personal guards. Everyone liked to beat up the drowned dog.

"Coming." Ma Zhou reminded.

Li Shan turned around to look, and saw a group of cavalry approaching from the north, stopping hundreds of steps away. The general leading the charge continued to move forward with more than ten guards.

"All the personal guards have gone up, and I need the Duke of Bishui County to protect me."

Hearing these words, Zhang Baoxiang, who was called back during the pursuit, looked a little strange. He could probably guess why the Wei Siwang called him back.

Well, this was Ma Zhou's sneaky idea for Li Shan.

It is too difficult to recommend others' merit. Your Majesty will not agree, the prince will not agree, even the person who is being pushed... no matter who it is, they don't have such a face.

Therefore, the best way is to let Tuli Khan escape from the trail after defeating the Turks... Even if he escapes, he will not have many people left. Will he be able to cause any trouble when he returns to Wuyuan County?

Not to mention that Tuli Khan and Dubu Khan formed an alliance and the whole country moved south. As a result, they were defeated one after another, and nearly 100,000 Turkic soldiers were killed.

Naturally, the blame fell on the two khans, but since Dubu Khan was dead, it could only be Tuli Khan.

Therefore, as long as the Turks are defeated, the captives beheaded, and then the Tuli Khan is released intentionally or unintentionally...