Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 86 The Lament of the Empire, the End of Xue Wanche!
"That's right! We, the Tang people, must not let the hard work of so many days go to waste!"

"..."

They all advised, even the Liangzhou general who was always known for his cautious defense, was advising to take down the Tianji Camp first.

The Daijun general looked at everyone with cold eyes: "Where is General Tianshu of Dayan? He is still in the rear, maybe he is still leading his army to continue slaughtering the people of our Tang Dynasty! Capture the cities of our Tang Dynasty!"

The other Liangzhou generals fell silent.

It looks like the Dai County general is determined to leave...

They know they can’t persuade them.

There is no way to persuade a poor child who wants to go home.

Then,

They could only replace other Tang Dynasty troops to fill the big gap in the network of the Dai County general's army.

They have an army of tens of thousands. With this capital, the army of Shaodai County General can still trap Tianji Camp.

I am just afraid…
An accident happened during the change of guard on the road.

Many Tang Dynasty generals were filled with thoughts.

Yuchi Jingde stood up and said sternly: "One day! General Li, give me one more day!"

"We will launch a general attack at 6pm to close this network! After one day, it doesn't matter whether we are annihilated or not, you and your army can go wherever you want!"

The Daijun general's eyes flickered and he was persuaded.

"General Yuchi, why do we have to wait until the evening? Why not now?"

He is anxious! He is anxious to go back!

Yuchi Jingde said coldly: "Most of you were born and raised in this land of Liangzhou. No other country knows it better than you. The same is true for Tianji Camp!"

"We will launch a general attack at night. Many soldiers in your army will know how to walk on the familiar grassland even with their eyes closed, but the Tianji Camp is different! They are outsiders! Their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced!"

The words fell.

The eyes of many Tang Dynasty generals brightened, this is a good idea!

The general of Dai County stroked his chin and thought for a long time.

In the end, he agreed to Yuchi Jingde's plan.

"Okay, one day!"

"I'll be home in one day!"

….….….….….….
Tianbao River.

This is one of the largest two-day rivers in Dai County.

The river is still flowing now, but the people in the Tianji Camp dare not drink it anymore.

This river is poisonous...
Not just here!
Everywhere they went, as long as they saw a river, it was poisonous. Many of the villages and towns they saw along the way were deserted, with no one or anything to provide them with supplies.

"General, our brothers have been hungry for a day. If we continue to starve, our fighting power will become weaker and weaker. How about... we break out?"

The commander of the famous Tianji Camp suggested.

A few days ago, Yuchi Jingde was going to attack but stopped. On the next day, they realized Yuchi Jingde's intention and surrounded him without attacking, waiting for the encirclement to be formed.

So from that day on, they ate the remaining food very sparingly.

But they were light cavalry after all. They were famous for their speed, so they needed to leave behind a lot of baggage. They only brought two days' worth of dry food.

Past wars,
They were in the territory of Dayan, and were either providing supplies after a war, or directly defeating the enemy and plundering them.

There are very few camps like the Yaoguang Camp that can penetrate into the enemy's territory and conduct military operations.

However, Yuchi Jingde implemented the strategy of clearing the countryside and defending the city, which they were truly unable to resist.

General Tianji looked at him with complicated eyes and sighed.

A few days ago,
He received a letter from Pei Xingjian informing him that the war in Jiangdong had been won.

At that time, Pei Xingjian asked him to lead the Tianji Camp to retreat and leave Liangzhou, because there were no longer many threatening forces in Jiangdong that could endanger the Yaoguang Camp.

Xue Wanche's cover operation could end. At that time, if they listened to Pei Xingjian, their Tianji Camp would still have a chance to leave Liangzhou.

At that time, Yuchi Jingde had not yet reacted and was still overwhelmed by anger.

So it was very easy to leave at that time, almost as easy as walking on flat ground.

Can….
He is greedy!

Yes, greed!
greedy!

Greedy to kill Yuchi Jingde!
Even though he was in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, he believed that the Tang soldiers could not do anything to him and that he would become more and more courageous as time went on. He even waited for the letter to be sent to Pei Xingjian in order to show off his impressive military achievements so that Pei Xingjian would look at him with more respect.

Now, it is indeed looked up to.

But it doesn't mean the same thing.

It is their Tianji Camp that is to be annihilated….
"I, the general, feel so ashamed of you and Your Highness..."

A rare look of regret appeared in General Tianji's eyes.

It would have been fine if he was the only one trapped, but because of his arrogance, he sacrificed two thousand soldiers from the Tianji Camp. This was his biggest mistake.

There should be no greed in war, especially when you are in the heart of an enemy country. General Tianji, as a poisonous general in charge of "strategy", understands this principle even better.

But when real temptation comes, even those who know it well find it difficult to control themselves.

The same is true for Xue Wanche.

On that day a few days ago, he had set up a tight net, waiting for Yuchi Jingde's attack. As long as Yuchi Jingde led his troops to attack that time, even if they were protected by many heavy cavalry in black armor, he was absolutely sure that he could kill Yuchi Jingde in that battle.

This is the confidence from the wise general of Great Flame.

It’s a pity...Yuchi Jingde stopped.

He was so influenced by the emotion of "the duck in hand flew away" that he did not evacuate Liangzhou immediately, and even thought of plotting to kill Yuchi Jingde.

At that time, Yuchi Jingde no longer had the anger he had many days ago. He was extremely calm and was the god of war of the Tang Dynasty.

Xue Wanche didn't think things through at the first time, so he fell into the predicament he is in today.

Thinking back to the letter a few days ago, he said that he would reunite with His Highness, but now even going out is a luxury...
General Tianji felt that he had committed a grave sin.

"General, that can't be said. You have led us to create many miracles."

The commander of the Tianji Camp comforted Xue Wanche.

With his comfort, Xue Wanche's complexion gradually improved.

Subsequently.

Xue Wanche found the leader of the Ninth Tianji Team.

"Wang Wei, you and your soldiers are the fastest soldiers in the camp. If our army engages in a battle with the enemy, remember to lead your soldiers to escape."

Xue Wanche spoke.

"What?" The leader of the Ninth Tianji Team widened his eyes: "General, this..."

Xue Wanche waved his hand and interrupted, "You are not deserters. You are leaving Liangzhou with the intelligence our army has obtained along the way."

"Of course, if you can really... lead the army to escape..."

Xue Wanche added another sentence.

Xue Wanche wanted to say something, but the next moment, something strange happened.

"Boom!"

The earth is shaking!
"The Tang Dynasty Cavalry!"

Xue Wanche narrowed his eyes slightly.

Judging from the sound, a cavalry of at least three thousand men is approaching!
This was a feint attack, which the Tang army had also used a few days ago. They did not engage in a head-on battle with them because they knew they could not win. The reason they attacked was just to make a show of it so as not to let them have a good rest.

Xue Wanche knew their intention. This was because the encirclement was not yet complete. Once their encirclement was completely formed, there would be no need for feint attacks anymore. They would just need to slowly narrow the encirclement.

(End of this chapter)