Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 874
It was already night, and in the quiet valley, most of the exhausted Turkic people had already fallen asleep. Fighting to the death under unfavorable terrain is not what they are good at, but what they hate. If one step is not withdrawn, the Turks may not be able to hold on.

Although it still has an advantage in terms of military strength, the troops that can be put into the frontal battlefield are not dominant, because the obstacles of mountains and rivers prevent the deployment of troops on a large scale.

In less than ten days of fighting, the disadvantages of the Turkic army in terms of weapons can be seen at a glance. Iron spears are not popular in the army. A large number of Turkic people still use sabers and horse ropes. The armor and sharp feather arrows made the Turks suffer a lot.

Even so, he also knew that the soldiers under his command complained a lot behind his back, and he also knew that the morale of the army was low, but Ashina Sheer felt that these costs could be borne, as long as there was sufficient return.

"We can't stick to it anymore." Tuli Khan persuaded: "The Tang army has increased its troops again. You must know that Xue Wanche was originally in Yanmen, but he actually supported the northwest of Guanzhong from the east of the river. The follow-up troops of the Tang army should continue to flow."

"It is true that the troops will be withdrawn." Ashina Sheer nodded in agreement, "But the increase of Tang's troops is an opportunity."

Tuli Khan hesitated for a while, "Would the King of Handan be more fooled than Ren Gui and Li Shenfu?"

Ashina Sheer stared at the bonfire, and said softly: "If you don't set up a camp, you will attack immediately when you arrive. If it fails, you will try to sow discord and slow down for a few days. Yesterday, you attacked again, and it is difficult to make any progress. Today's reinforcements are fierce, don't they?" Will Li Huairen set up camp here, and we will return to the grassland after more than a month?"

"No." Tuli Khan immediately said: "Even if the casualties are heavy, Li Huairen will definitely attack with all his strength and take the main road valley."

"That's right, Li Huairen led the army, and he was able to defeat the enemy every time, and every time he achieved great victories." Ashina She'er sneered, "This time, there was no camp and several fierce attacks, but the battle was deadlocked. He wouldn't So easy to give up."

"If there is a chance, he will definitely pursue it..."

Ashina She'er suddenly laughed and said, "Even if Li Huairen is not fooled, it doesn't matter. This battle helped Liang Shidu break through the three states, and he captured a lot of money, just turn back to the grassland."

That's what I said, but in fact Ashina Sheer is [-]% to [-]% sure that Li Shan will definitely pursue... the battle of Yanmen and the battle of Guji Town, every time Li Shan insisted on pursuing, even if it was night, even if it was night It snowed, and he refused to withdraw his troops.

Tuli Khan nodded and said yes. For the Turks, withdrawing troops does not mean admitting defeat. On the contrary, when withdrawing troops is the most dangerous moment for the opponent. Nothing to lose.

If Li Huairen insists on pursuing, in Yuanzhou, the Liupan Mountains cover the west side, but the east side is relatively flat. The Turkic cavalry can use the best way to circumvent, harass, cut off the back road, and then divide... Even if the Tang army is incomplete The annihilation of the army must also be a fiasco.

It has been going on for so many days before deciding to withdraw troops and lure the enemy to go deep. Ashina Sheer is not doubting whether Li Shan has a plan, but testing whether Li Shan is really determined... After all, on the first day After the onslaught, the Tang army was never in a hurry, and never set off a major war.

But yesterday the Tang army sent heavy cavalry to break through the formation again, and today the Tang army has reinforcements arriving, even the general Xue Wanche who is far away in Daizhou, this is enough for Li Huairen to make up his mind.

For this reason, Ashina Sheer kept sending guards to gather the dispersed Turkic cavalry, and even brought back more than ten thousand Turkic soldiers stationed near Liupan Mountain to urge Liang Jun to attack the checkpoint.

Ashina Sheer guessed in his heart, if Xue Wanche came, would Zhang Shigui also come?
After being captured alive last year, Ashina Sheer carefully questioned several clansmen who were captured in the Battle of Cangtou River in Chang'an Sifangguan. The second time he abandoned the Khan flag and fled, the Cangtou River was full of sights, and the river was once red.

Looking away, he suddenly found that Tuli Khan on the opposite side of the bonfire had a different expression, Ashina Sheer laughed in his heart, Li Huairen said that he was equal to Tuli, but how could this guy compare with him?

But now that the two sides are joining hands, it is not the time to think about these things. Ashina Sheer pondered for a moment and said: "Tomorrow I will lead my troops to garrison, fight for a while, and then retreat."

Tuli Khan's eyes flickered, he hesitated for a while before saying: "Since we are joining hands, we should stand shoulder to shoulder."

In the battle of Guji Town last year, it was because he stopped his feet and refused to attack fiercely that made it difficult to break through the city. Afterwards, thousands of Tang cavalry came to help, and it was also because he immediately retreated north that he was defeated.

Tuli Khan also regretted it afterwards. It was nothing more than Li Huairen becoming a famous general after three battles and three victories, but the Turks lost tens of thousands of soldiers because of this, and the Ashina clan was even more vitally injured. Dissatisfaction... This is also the reason why Tuli Khan vowed to behead Li Shan in the future. Otherwise, it is not enough to win people's hearts.

Jieli Khan is so stupid, Ashina Sheer shouldn't be so stupid... Tuli Khan made up his mind to break off with Ashina Sheer after thinking about it.

As long as the Tang army can be defeated in this battle, even if Li Huairen's head is not cut off, returning to the grassland is enough to explain to the tribe... It will also make the prestige of the Turkic Khanate spread throughout the grassland again. Does Tiele Jiubu still have the courage to make small moves?

Hearing Tuli Khan's promise, Ashina She'er nodded with a smile, "You can order Kang to presuppose that the two people of the association will lead the troops to retreat early tomorrow morning. On the east side of Baiquan County, if the Tang army pursues them, let them pass through the border, and then block the main roads to cut off their retreat."

Tuli Khan nodded, "If Li Huairen refuses to pursue, you and I will simply go north, pass Xiaoguan, and go to Lingzhou and Huizhou."

"In the past, Liang Shidu broke up three states and ransacked them all... This person is unlikely to accomplish anything great." Ashina Sheer shook his head, "But now it is after the autumn harvest, and there is a lot of food in the folks, so we can try our best to search for it."

In fact, in the past half a month, except for the concentration of the Turkic cavalry at Liupanguan and the border of Jingzhou and Yuanzhou, most of the Turkic cavalry scattered and looted. The cavalry were all concentrated nearby, with a force of about [-] to [-].

Tuli Khan suddenly said: "Actually, you can also bypass Shuofang County and try to attack Yanzhou. It is said that Duan Decao, the former general manager of Yanzhou, was transferred to Lingzhou a few months ago, and he disappeared after the defeat."

"Duan De has tried his best to stop Master Liang for many years. He was captured alive by Liang Jun after his defeat last time, but it seems that he is still alive, and Master Liang intends to persuade him to surrender." Ashina Sheer said a few words casually, and then changed the topic back. "Tomorrow, only my sweat flag will be set up, and the association will lead the way to hold your sweat flag and retreat first."

Tuli Khan's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Li Huairen thinks his scheme has succeeded."

There are strong reinforcements, and it coincides with another civil strife in Turks, leading the troops to retreat... Li Huairen, can you resist the pursuit?
(End of this chapter)