Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 344 War Thirteen
Although Songzhou was victorious in the end, it only got more than 4 prisoners. It can be said that nothing else was gained. On the contrary, more than 4 people were killed and injured.

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Not to mention that Li Xiaogong and others cleaned up the mess, Li Jing had already arrived at Shuofang in person and started the layout.

At the same time, Zhang Shigui had already outflanked the back road of the Turks in Yizhou on October [-]. Li Ji also rushed to Yizhou with [-] cavalry, and was confronting the Turks.

The Turks were headed by the Beidaguan and Nu Shibi, Cui Tao was the military adviser, and the Turks who came to support them later had nearly 20 cavalry and more than [-] logistics. Now they have received the news of Si Yehu's death. The siege was stopped, and Li Ji's [-] cavalry were in a stalemate.

"We must retreat now! Otherwise, we will all die here." Shebei officials said loudly.

Each of these tribal leaders is named after the tribe, and these are also the two largest tribes among the ten Turkic surnames.

"Retreat? How to retreat! The Tang people have surrounded us, and Tan Ma reported, the Tang army has already appeared behind!" Nu Shibi also shouted loudly.

"Then what do you say? Surrender, the 20 army can't fight their way out." Shebei officials said unconvinced.

"Two patriarchs, please listen to the next words!" Cui Tao urged quickly.

"Tell me, Mr. Cui, do you want to take our heads to claim credit for your merits?" said the high-ranking official in a strange way.

"Why did the patriarch say that? Everyone knows that my Cui family and Li Shimin have a bitter feud, and my father died because of this. My brother has fought several battles with Datang in the Western Regions." Cui Tao said seriously.

"Okay, let's talk about your solution. Everyone knows about your family's mess." Nu Shibi sat down impatiently and said.

Cui Tao's eyes flashed with anger. As a child of a family, when would he be angry with others? Fortunately, he has endured a lot of hardships in the past few years, and he still has patience. He squeezed out a smile and said: "Patriarchs, if you retreat now, He will inevitably be chased and killed, and there are soldiers and horses blocking the way of retreat. It is impossible to retreat completely.

As for the surrender, I'm afraid everyone knows about Datang's reform through labor. Don't tell me everyone is willing to work as a coolie, and Datang doesn't give preferential treatment to nobles. "

Cui Tao's words made many tribal leaders and generals nod in agreement. They naturally heard about some policies of their neighbors.

"Tell me about your method, everyone understands this." Shebei Daguan asked with a bad face, obviously he also thought of the horror of being reduced to a coolie.

"In my opinion, the only way is to have a good fight. It is best to eliminate the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty and let them know how powerful they are. In this way, whether it is to break through the encirclement and retreat, or to negotiate together, we all have bargaining chips." Cui Tao expressed his opinion. Of course, this must have his selfishness in it.

Si Yehu's failure has made him very disappointed. In order for the Cui family to open up the situation in the Western Regions and successfully establish the country, it is necessary to let Datang have no time to care about him.

If all the [-] cavalry were killed here, plus those who died on other battlefields, the goal would be achieved.

"Then what do you think is the best time for a decisive battle?" Nu Shibi was also persuaded and had to admit that what Cui Tao said made sense.

"As soon as possible, the sooner the better, if there are reinforcements from Datang, things will be difficult." Cui Tao deliberately made the situation serious.

"Young Master Cui is right, let's study it, how to fight this battle?" Shebei Daguan nodded and said.

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ilzhou city

"Whether the Turkic people are seeking peace or retreating, they will definitely have a decisive battle with us in the near future." Li Ji looked at the map and tapped his hand vigorously on the table.

"The British public statement is justified. You can see how the Turkic people will fight, and how we will respond." Li Daozong nodded in agreement.

"Originally, I wanted to drag the people from Shazhou to come, but now I see the trump card left by the county king, let's make a decisive battle." Li Ji stroked Liu Xu and smiled.

"Hey, this thing is really good, I believe it can surprise the Turkic people." Li Daozong was obviously satisfied with the backhand he had been hiding all the time, he smiled and said proudly.

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Western Liaoning, Tanzhou,
The coalition forces attacked for two days, then stopped to shirk each other, and started to attack again after arguing, but they all seemed to be not working hard.

Zhi Shi Si Li and the others were also happy and relaxed, waiting for the arrival of the army with peace of mind.

On October 29, Feng Daiwen and his entourage rushed on horseback, day and night, and finally arrived near Tanzhou, arranged for personal guards to pull out the enemy's sentry, and led his men to climb to the highest point nearby to observe the enemy's situation with binoculars.

"Plant the flag!" Feng Daiwen ordered to the guard after observing.

Immediately there were personal guards facing the city, erecting three banners.

This is the power of technology. The erected flag can be easily seen from the city with a telescope, but the coalition forces under the mountain can't see it at all. Even if someone occasionally finds it, they can't see it clearly, at least not for empty places. care.

After Feng Daiwen finished observing, he took his men and horses to hide in the mountains and continued on the road, and had to make some repairs.

"General! General! Here we come! Here we come!" A bodyguard ran up to Zhi Shili excitedly, panting.

"What's coming?" Zhi Shili didn't realize it for a while, and asked, frowning at the reckless guard.

"On the mountain..." the personal guard pointed to the top of the mountain in the distance and said.

Before the personal guard could finish speaking, Zhi Shi Si Li happily stopped him and asked, "You mean the governor is here?"

"Yes, yes, the flag has been erected." The guard nodded and said.

Zhi Sisili let go of the guard, found the right direction, and looked through the binoculars.

"Okay, very good! Inform all generals to come and discuss matters." After seeing it, Zhishenli happily ordered to the guards.

Not long after, all the generals rushed over.

"The governor has arrived. We will attack the enemy outside the city tomorrow. Let all the soldiers go down to rest and get ready. As for the defense, Qing Zhuang will be responsible for it all." Zhi Shi Si Li happily told everyone.

"Li Tian, ​​Fang Yiai and you two are in charge of guarding tonight. Come on, general, tell all the brothers to take a closer look at the weapons and equipment, and then force all the soldiers to rest." Zhi Shi Si Li continued to order.

"General!" When Li Tian heard that he was on duty, he knew that he didn't want him and Fang Yi'ai to fight tomorrow. , He will be meticulous and complete without compromise, he will not think too much, and he will not think so much.

"Well! Don't worry, as long as you do your best, you two are allowed to lead half of the young men out of the city tomorrow to encircle and suppress, but only after the start of the war.

And start a wave of attack you must withstand. Seeing that Li Tian didn't play his temper, he was considered a qualified fighter, and nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)