The Great Tang General

After the three tribes of Shiwei, Heishui Mohe and Bohai understood Li Xuan's purpose, they formed an alliance.

No matter which of Bohai and Shiwei was attacked, the other two countries had to provide support.

The Bohai Kingdom also contacted the Silla King Kim Heon-yeong and told him the truth of the lips and teeth being cold, but now Kim Heon-yeong is promoting sinicization and making the country full of Tang style.

Previously, the Tang Dynasty helped Silla destroy Goguryeo and Baekje, making Silla loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

Jin Xianying believed that it was Daqinmao who participated in the riot without knowing the consequences, and it had nothing to do with them, Silla.

When Li Xuan ascended the throne this time, Jin Xianying asked Shangda to personally bring valuable gifts to Chang'an to pay homage to the Khan.

As for other tribes in the northeast, they either surrendered to the Tang Dynasty or relied on the Uighurs.

Or live a "carefree" life in a bitter and cold place.

In the early plan, Shiwei had no extra options.

To the north of Buyeo Prefecture, after crossing the Sumo River, is equivalent to occupying the position.

As long as they understand the movements of the Tang army and the situation in Bohai, they can formulate tactics.

But they didn't expect that the Tang army surrounded Bohai without attacking, blocked the roads, and waited for them to take the bait.

Their every move was under surveillance by the Tang army.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and appeared in the field of vision of the Shiwei scouts.

Amid the flying dust, there were cavalrymen dressed in armor. The heavy fish-scale armor gleamed golden in the sun, like a torrent of steel.

The fierce momentum frightened the scouts. They whipped their horses hard and went back to report to Moheduo.

One scout fell off his horse out of fear.

He hurriedly ran to Mo Heduo and said in surprise: "Reporting... Great Chieftain... The Tang army cavalry is attacking us. They are only a dozen miles away from us. We must immediately organize the army for defense."

"Armored cavalry... they are the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty! How come they are here?"

Mo Hedu was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly: "We have fallen into the trap of the Tang army!"

The Tang army has always been cunning in using troops, and has many more ideas than the Hu people.

Moheduo immediately thought that they were under the surveillance of the Tang army and that the Tang army had planned it.

Everyone knows that the armored cavalry were the most elite troops of the Tang army.

When armored cavalry appears, there must be tens of thousands of cavalry to escort them.

"Hurry... get the warriors moving. Generals, mobilize your tribes to avoid being charged by the Tang cavalry."

"The Sumo River is where we graze our cattle. There is no way to retreat today. Let us turn our backs to the Sumo River and fight to the death with the Tang army. We have the river god's blessing, and our warriors are even braver."

Mo Hedu gritted his teeth and issued a military order.

There is no other choice!

The Tang army's armored cavalry would arrive in no time, and the Shiwei soldiers would be trapped among them, unable to cross the river and return.

If you don't have the courage to fight to the end at this time, you will definitely be completely defeated.

"Great Chief, please cross the Sumo River and command the battle!"

A Shiwei nobleman asked Moheduo to cross the river instead of taking the risk.

"Will I still have morale after crossing the river? Tell the warriors that this chief will live and die with them in this battle."

Moheduo refused to cross the river. He shouted loudly and drew his sword to show his courage.

But his slightly trembling hands showed that he was guilty.

If he had known this, he would never have believed An Lushan’s lies.

An Lushan, Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang, these three people were able to deceive people one after another and make the dead appear alive.

Although An Lushan's strategy was not outstanding, he was very eloquent and was able to deceive Li Longji and Li Linfu. Gao Shang was a charlatan, and Yan Zhuang was the chief strategist.

The combination of these three is a triple blow of magic, physics and psychology, and no one can withstand it.

After receiving the order, the Shiwei cavalry quickly dispersed.

They had just crossed the Sumo River and were full of panic.

Some teams were unable to disperse for a while, and the environment also prevented them from spreading out.

"Rumble..."

"kill……"

The deafening sound of horse hooves was accompanied by the terrifying shouts of killing.

The Tang army's armored cavalry finally arrived.

A part of the Shiwei cavalry started running, hoping to take the opportunity to split into two wings and arrange their battle formations in disorder.

But how could the armored cavalry have no guards around them?
General Tang Chaochen led the cavalry and appeared on the armored right wing.

The deterrent effect of this light cavalry forced the cavalry who wanted to harass the armored cavalry to run to the sides.

Under the command of Guo Ziyi, the Tang army was divided into five armies: heavy cavalry, iron cavalry, light cavalry, and cruising army, advancing layer by layer.

Using the Tang army's unique "momentum", they suppressed the formation that the Shiwei soldiers had just deployed.

Seeing that the Tang army was unable to make any inroads, the Shiwei cavalry unconsciously turned their horses around and rushed to the fields on both sides.

It looked like the situation was about to fall apart.

"Can't retreat, can't run!"

"Where do you want to retreat to? Where do you want to run to? It is better to die on the battlefield than to jump into the river and drown like a coward. A heavy soldier died of shameful illness. Where is the courage of my Shiwei children?"

Seeing this, Mo Heduo became furious.

Before they even engaged in close combat, they were suppressed by the Tang army and had no way to retreat.

This is a sign of a great defeat!

Moheduo was standing on a high ground on his horse. He saw that the number of Tang cavalry was much larger than theirs, and his heart sank to the bottom.

But he was not willing to admit defeat.

Judging from Li Xuan's posture, it was obvious that he wanted to kill him and intimidate the various Hu tribes in the northeast.

When Moheduo's words reached the army, some Shiwei warriors turned around. They suppressed their fear, burst out with courage, and rushed towards the armored cavalry of the Tang army.

The armored cavalry of the Tang army only revealed their stern eyes, and when they approached, they held their lances and spears tightly.

Suddenly rushed towards the fragile Shiwei light cavalry.

The sound of hooves came like thunder.

Under the sun's rays, the battle symphony.

"Pfft..."

General Ning Jingrui held a long spear in his hand, whistling through the wind. He charged into the ordinary cavalry formation like a tiger into a flock of sheep. Before a Shiwei soldier could draw his spear, he was pierced through the chest and died on the spot.

"Dangdang..."

The swords and spears of the Shiwei cavalry could not hurt him at all.

After Ning Jingrui's momentum subsided a little, he thrust his long spear straight forward. Wherever the spear pointed, blood sprayed and body parts flew everywhere.

The armored cavalry behind him followed him and killed people in all directions with the general.

The entire army was in good order and advanced quickly like an iron wall.

Under normal circumstances, armored cavalry can hardly pose a threat to light cavalry.

However, the Tang army took advantage of the terrain and had the advantage of time, place and people. This was a nightmare for the Shiwei cavalry, which was mainly composed of light cavalry and had just crossed the Sumo River.

Their counterattack seemed so pale and powerless.

The armored cavalry galloped around, the neighing of horses and the roar of people were mixed together, and the screams were endless.

Wherever they went, there were corpses floating everywhere and blood flowing everywhere.

"Both wings!"

Mo Hedu saw it all and was worried.

He shouted to the buglers to blow their horns, causing the two wings that had escaped the armored cavalry's charge to meet them and rescue the knights from the dire straits.

He also understood that the Tang army's armored cavalry had to turn around when they approached the Sumo River.

At that time, the impact will not be great.

The requirements for armored cavalry are extremely high. Generally, after a charge, the horse must be withdrawn immediately, otherwise it will be scrapped.

It was just that Mo Heduo overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Shiwei knights when caught off guard.

He also underestimated the power of the Tang Dynasty after its military reform.

The Tang army's iron cavalry and light cavalry remained calm and responded calmly to the attacks of the Shiwei cavalry.

The light cavalry and the iron cavalry cooperated to form a "bag" for the Shiwei cavalry to get into.

Cavalry in the distance fired shots.

The soldiers nearby attacked and killed them.

Combat power, military morale, weapons and armor, and number of people.

Shiwei was far behind the Tang Dynasty.

"Dong dong dong..."

Amid the inspiring sound of war drums, Shiwei was defeated step by step.

Although the Tang army's heavy cavalry had turned to the sides, the Tang army's iron cavalry was more flexible and could more easily kill the Shiwei cavalry in the chaos.

Looking from a high place, one could see that layer upon layer of Tang troops had trapped the Shiwei cavalry firmly on the banks of the Sumo River.

There was always a team of Tang cavalry on guard at the periphery to prevent the Shiwei cavalry from breaking out.

The resolute will of the Shiwei cavalry was shattered again and again.

"Pfft!"

When the sun set, the first Shiwei cavalryman appeared, leaping into the Sumo River.

The ferocious Tang army made him think that dying on the battlefield was more terrible than drowning.

This also prompted some Shiwei cavalrymen who could swim to rush towards the Sumo River.

Some cavalrymen even began to snatch sheepskin rafts and fought with swords.

Moheduo was powerless.

Because a group of cavalry were attacking his guards.

Moheduo ran aimlessly under the guard.

"Great Chief, please cross the river immediately..."

The captain of the guards knew that the guards could not hold out for long, and that the great chief should cross the Sumo River before the Tang army reached it.

From the moment the Tang army appeared, they lost hope of victory.

Struggling hard is just a search for a glimmer of hope.

"How am I going to explain this to my tribe members when I return?"

Mo Hedu felt ashamed to face his fellow villagers in Lingbei.

He led troops to fight against An Lushan and his entire army was wiped out.

He sent troops to serve the Bohai Kingdom, but was once again completely wiped out.

Only the elderly, the weak, women and children were left in the tribe, and he was no longer the chief.

There was no way the Tang army would let the Shiwei go.

“Even so, you have to go back and take charge of the situation. The tribe must migrate to the northwest to avoid the disaster.”

The chief of the guards continued to persuade and comfort Moheduo with the words of righteousness and responsibility.

This battle was not the fault of the Shiwei people, but because the Tang army was too treacherous.

"Alas! That's all it can do."

Thinking that Shiwei was facing life and death, Moheduo decided to return to the tribe.

Once the Tang army defeated the Bohai Kingdom, they immediately moved westward.

Even to a bitter and cold place one must move.

Under the protection of his personal guards, Moheduo came to the bank of the Sumo River.

His personal guards had prepared a sheepskin raft in advance for Moheduo to escape.

Many Shiwei cavalrymen witnessed Moheduo abandoning them and fleeing, and the morale of those soldiers who were determined to fight to the death was greatly reduced.

Their courage was gone at this moment.

There were also those soldiers who were already fearful. They dropped their weapons, dismounted, knelt down and begged for mercy.

The Shiwei soldiers who failed to grab the sheepskin rafts by the river also chose to surrender before the Tang cavalry arrived.

When the great chief Moheduo crossed the Sumo River, he watched this scene with tears in his eyes.

There is also the red river water flowing with people killing each other for the sheepskin rafts.

In a trance, he could no longer tell whether the river was flowing north or south.

He is also a coward and has no right to be blamed.

He could only flee northward with the remnants of less than a thousand people.

The tribe south of Greater Khingan Range was the Khitan.

The tribes to the north of Daxing'anling are called Shiwei. Same race, different fate.

Leaving the land on which he depends for survival, he really doesn't know where to go?
……

Xiande Prefecture.

The cavalry under Li Guangbi acted with impunity here.

The vanguard, Pugu Huai'en, led 5,000 cavalrymen and appeared and disappeared without a trace. Bohai insisted on a defensive strategy and was unable to resist.

When the reinforcements of Shiwei were destroyed by Guo Ziyi, the leader of the Heishui Mohe, Wu Zuoge, led 20,000 cavalrymen to Longquan Prefecture, Shangjing of the Bohai Kingdom.

This gave Daqinmao some confidence.

The Tang army has been wreaking havoc in the Bohai Kingdom, which is not a solution.

Daqinmao was waiting for Moheduo to arrive and then launch a counterattack.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no news from Mo Heduo.

Daqinmao only knew that the Shiwei were crossing the Sumo River, and he knew nothing else.

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Because the defeated Mohedu had no time to pass on information to Bohai and Heishui Mohe.

After learning that Guo Ziyi had annihilated the Shiwei, Li Guangbi no longer had any worries.

He ordered Pugu Huai'en to lead the vanguard cavalry to intimidate the Xianzhou City in Zhongjing again.

Be ready to enter Shangjing at any time and seek a decisive battle with the Mohe cavalry and Bohai soldiers.

Wang Sili's troops were behind Li Guangbi.

If all the troops from Changling Prefecture, Xiande Prefecture and other places in Bohai were deployed, they would cut off Li Guangbi's rear.

Wang Sili would lead the cavalry to attack.

In addition, Guo Ziyi's troops also crossed the Sumo River with a great victory. He passed Buyeo Prefecture and entered the territory of Suzhou in Bohai, where he responded to Li Guangbi and Wang Sili.

Suzhou is just a stone's throw away from Shangjing.

Daqinmao also discovered the main force of the Tang army.

"Another main force of the Tang army actually crossed the Sumo River and arrived in Suzhou. Didn't the Shiwei troops notice it?"

Daqinmao was extremely anxious.

Seeing that the two armies were about to threaten Shangjing, the days of tension made him depressed.

"Your Majesty, Shiwei may be in great danger!"

After pondering for a moment, Yang Chengqing had to tell Daqinmao about this possibility.

And the possibilities are great.

Since part of the main force of the Tang army appeared in Suzhou, there is no reason why they did not encounter the Shiwei cavalry.

If the Tang army had known about the Shiwei cavalry, they would not have continued to march without any regard.

Yang Chengqing felt that they were being plotted against by the Tang people, who used them to lure in the Shiwei and then defeated them by taking advantage of the terrain.

In this way, the "iron triangle" of Bohai Kingdom, Heishui Mohe and Shiwei was shattered and there was no possibility of healing.

Yang Chengqing shuddered as he thought about it. The Tang army generals were great at using their troops.

Li Xuan hadn't even taken any action himself when he was already in this desperate situation.

"Duke Fuguo, how many soldiers does the country still have?"

Daqinmao stood up with his eyes wide open. He wandered around the hall for a quarter of an hour before asking Yang Chengqing.

"Reporting to the king, Bohai still has more than 40,000 infantrymen, but... they are of mixed quality, and half of them are distributed in the four prefectures of Changling, Buyeo, Xianxian, and Yalu."

Yang Chengqing replied to Daqinmao.

All the people in Bohai were soldiers, but they suffered heavy losses after two consecutive wars.

There are advantages and disadvantages to promoting Chinese localization.

The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important.

Faced with internal and external troubles, people in Bohai were filled with resentment, and some troops could not be recruited by force at all.

The various prefectures were on guard against the Tang army, and no one knew how things were going now.

"If the main force of the Tang army gathers in Shangjing, immediately pass on my order to have all the soldiers from Changling, Buyeo, Yalu, Xiande and other prefectures leave the city and block the Tang army's retreat. This king wants to fight the Tang army in Shangjing."

Daqinmao instructed Yang Chengqing.

Wu Zuoge led 20,000 Heishui Mohe cavalry to Shangjing.

There is no possibility of defending the city anymore.

If we insist on defending the city, the Heishui Mohe will definitely abandon us.

"Your Majesty, you must not tell the Black Water Mohe that the Shiwei may be defeated, otherwise the army will be unstable. If Wu Zuoge asks about it, just say that the Shiwei have arrived in Buyeo Prefecture and are preparing to attack the Tang army together."

Yang Chengqing did not forget to remind Daqinmao.

The three parties would only support each other if they were able to defeat the Tang army.

Once the Heishui Mohe learned that the Shiwei had been annihilated, they would inevitably feel grieving for the loss of their neighbor and flee with their tribe.

"This king knows the importance of this matter!"

Daqinmao nodded.

All discussions between the Bohai monarch and his ministers were based on theory.

The successive failures damaged Daqinmao's prestige and caused him to lose some people's support.

The human heart is the most difficult to guess.

This made the nobles of Bohai have different thoughts.

On September 20th, General Gao Buping, who was stationed in Xiazhou, Changling Prefecture, surrendered the city to Wang Sili after some ideological struggle.

In recent days, Changling Prefecture, the front line, has been under too much pressure.

The people in the city have been living in constant fear.

Gao Buping had two thousand soldiers and horses, but it was difficult for him to defend, let alone attack.

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. Bohai rebelled against his superiors and colluded with An thieves to plot rebellion. Shouldn't they be destroyed?"

After meeting Gao Buping, Wang Sili encouraged him for his "knowledge of the times".

"It was Bohai who offended the majesty of heaven. Daqinmao, for his own selfish reasons, ignored hundreds of thousands of people. He is unworthy of being a king!"

Although Gao Buping was a general comparable to the general of Huaihua in the Tang Dynasty, he was extremely humble in front of Wang Sili, the governor of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the governor is not as high as the Jiedushi, he is the governor appointed by the new Tian Khan and represents the will of the Tian Khan.

Gao Buping understood that Bohai would have little chance of winning again.

The Tang army, which completed military reforms under the command of Li Xuan, has become the most elite army in history.

But the people of Bohai State had no fighting spirit.

Instead of doing this, it is better to surrender and get a chance for yourself.

"I believe that General Gao is loyal. I will report your achievements to the Supreme Being truthfully. The Mohe people will eventually become history, just like me. After three generations, they will become Han people. What a proud and exciting thing!"

Hearing Gao Buping's confident words, Wang Sili smiled knowingly and comforted him again.

Wang Sili was from Goguryeo.

Before that, the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, causing all the Goguryeo nobles to move to the Tang Dynasty and take root there.

Now Wang Sili may still be called a Goguryeo person, but his children can be called Han people.

The Goguryeo nation will completely perish just like the Xianbei.

The Bohai Kingdom occupied the former territory of Goguryeo, so Wang Sili was qualified to say this to Gao Buping.

"I will keep in mind the teachings of Governor Wang."

Gao Buping smiled bitterly. After all, this was his country and he held a high position.

Everyone in the world admires the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but he does not want to bear the blame unless it is absolutely necessary.

"General, can you make Hezhou City surrender? And avoid being slaughtered?"

Wang Sili asked Gao Buping the key question again.

Hezhou City is to the west of Xiazhou City. Although it is not big, it still has 1,800 soldiers.

"Zhang Quan, the defender of Hezhou City, is a Han Chinese. I promoted him, and I will definitely be able to convince him to give up his evil ways. I am also confident that I can convince Xianzhou City in Buyeo Prefecture and Zhengzhou City in Yalu Prefecture."

Gao Buping bowed to Wang Sili and said.

"Haha... If, as the general said, the baggage carts of our Tang Dynasty can run to Shangjing Street, the general will definitely be awarded a medal and a title."

Wang Sili laughed.

The title of the Tang Dynasty is more important than that of a general in the Bohai Kingdom.

They were able to capture several cities without any effort, weakening Bohai's troops, and the war became increasingly favorable for them.

Gao Buping was excited. He opened the city to surrender and planned to find a way out for himself and his family.

Therefore, Gao Buping exerted his influence and enabled the Tang Dynasty to obtain three cities.

It can also be a supply station.

After hearing that Gao Buping had surrendered, Li Guangbi came up with a new idea.

He asked Gao Buping to lead his trusted troops to Xianzhou City in Zhongjing.

This was the capital of Bohai two years ago, and it was extremely prosperous.

Taking over Xianzhou City would be a fatal blow to the entire Bohai Sea.

Gao Buping said that it was difficult for him to persuade the defenders of Xianzhou City to surrender.

"Xianzhou is not aware that the general has defected to the Tang Dynasty. You pretend to be a defeated remnant soldier and ask the Xianzhou garrison to let you in. Once you enter the city, immediately control the city gate. Our cavalry will soon support you..."

Li Guangbi instructed Gao Buping.

Gao Buping also thought it was feasible, and he was willing to take the risk in order to achieve greater merit.

Zhongjing Xianzhou is the last barrier before Shangjing, and the two cities are less than three hundred miles apart.

On September 25, Gao Buping led more than 500 soldiers who obeyed him completely and arrived near Xianzhou.

Before setting off, he distributed generous rewards and made promises to his subordinates.

If even one soldier betrays him at this time, all his previous efforts will be wasted.

"There are riders coming... be on guard..."

"Woooo..."

When the sentry to the west of Xianzhou City noticed a group of hundreds of cavalrymen rushing towards him, he shouted loudly and blew the warning horn.

There were a total of 3,500 soldiers defending Xianzhou, and under the command of the defending general, they rushed to the city wall.

When they got closer, they found that the cavalry coming were not the Tang army, but the battle flags of their Bohai navy.

Hundreds of soldiers were all wearing Bohai clothes and hats that only Bohai people wore.

But their armor was torn and they looked miserable.

Many pieces of armor were stained with blood.

Gao Buping in front was riding a white horse. At this moment, the horse was covered in black and red from head to neck, as if it was bathed in blood.

"It seems to be the general of Shangzhen!"

"General Shangzhen is guarding Xiazhou. Could it be that Xiazhou has been conquered by the Tang army?"

"It's General Gao. Quickly open the gate and let General Gao enter the city."

When the commander of Xianzhou City saw Gao Buping in such a miserable state, he thought that Gao Buping had escaped from Xiazhou, and immediately ordered his soldiers to open the city gates.

Once Xiazhou is broken, the Tang army will definitely target Xianzhou.

A few hundred more soldiers would provide more defensive capabilities.

The gate jack was lifted and the drawbridge was lowered.

Gao Buping did not hesitate and rushed into the city gate first.

The soldiers under his command followed the general closely, they gripped their weapons tightly and waited for the order.

Shortly after Gao Buping entered Xianzhou City, the Bohai soldiers on the city wall saw dust filling the sky in the distance.

There are cavalry again.

This time, it was obviously the Tang army.

The Bohai soldiers were on full alert, ready to fight.

But after a while, the commander of Xianzhou City saw that the city gate had not been closed and the drawbridge had not been retracted, and he immediately shouted, "What's going on down there?"

"General Gao and his men were still at the gate. They suddenly dismounted, and a group of war horses blocked the gate tightly. The top plank of the thousand-jin gate was separated by General Gao's men and could not be removed."

A personal guard went up to the city wall and reported to the commander of Xianzhou City.

"General Gao, quickly get your troops to leave. The Tang army is catching up with us."

The defender of Xianzhou City hurried to the stairs of the city wall and shouted to Gao Buping below.

Gao Buping turned a deaf ear to them and drove away the soldiers who were originally guarding the city gate. Under his command, hundreds of spears were pointed outward, and there were also hundreds of round shields.

At this point, Gao Buping's true colors were exposed, and the commander of Xianzhou City was shocked, for he knew that General Shangzhen had rebelled.

(End of this chapter)