"Is this still Turkic? That's three thousand cavalry! Cavalry! In the face of the same number of infantry, it was all annihilated in less than a day? Could it be that the cavalry of those Turks was weak in the face of Li Wenyuan's army? Even if it is 3,000 pigs, let Li Wenyuan's troops go all over the mountains to catch them. He won't be able to catch it in a day! After Li Liang learned that all the Turkic cavalry that had been delaying Li Wenyuan had been destroyed, he couldn't help but be furious in the marshal hall of Dunhuang County and scolded his officers.

As soon as he received the news, Li Liang was indeed so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. Suddenly, a nameless feeling of panic spread from the depths of his heart, you must know that your biggest reliance at this time is the Turks behind you, but if even the Turkic army can't stop Li Wenyuan's advance, then how long can your Great Liang Khanate support?

This time, he summoned all the generals under his command to Dunhuang County for a meeting, first, he wanted to take this opportunity to let his officers know the seriousness of the matter, and second, he also wanted to take this opportunity to kill the spirit of those high-spirited Turks.

Sure enough, the Turkic officers who had repeatedly contradicted Li Rail at the meeting in the past also bowed their heads and remained silent when they heard Li Rail's scolding by name. Suddenly, the entire handsome hall fell into silence. At this time, one of Li Liang's military advisors came out of the circle and said:

"King Liang is a thousand years old, and the anger of the thunder is suppressed, and now the cavalry who went to delay Li Wenyuan's army can no longer complete the set goal. On the contrary, Yumen County has been besieged by Li Wenyuan's troops, and the fall is only in the moment. The top priority now is not to pursue responsibility and accept punishment, but that all of us should join hands to block Li Wenyuan's army from Dunhuang County, so as to ensure the eternal stability of the Great Liang River. Now I have a plan to retreat and win. ”

Li Liang himself was very disgusted with the title of Khan given to him by the Turks, but at this time, the Turks were powerful, and he still had a lot to rely on them, so he could only pinch his nose and accept the canonization of the Turks at this time. The people under him also knew his thoughts, so they never used the so-called King Khan as an honorific title when calling him, but always called Li Liang King Liang.

Li Liang himself was three points of anger and seven points of deterrence, and when he saw that his military advisor had handed him a step, he also put away the anger that was exposed, and instead swept the Turkic generals in the hall with his eyes. Seeing that the purpose had been achieved this time, he then got off the donkey, took out the attitude that he had always faced his subordinates, and asked his military advisor:

"What's your plan, sir? Please speak quickly and know. ”

"King Liang, please see, Li Wenyuan County has now entered the territory of my Dunhuang County. But one of his biggest weaknesses was the lack of troops, according to the news from the front-line spies, Li Wenyuan County had only 30,000 troops. The rest are all civilian coolies who accompany the army, so although we claim to be 100,000 at this time, in fact we only have to face these 30,000 people. We have now newly acquired the army of Shanshan County, and the number of troops has reached 50,000. In addition, there are Turkic warriors in our army who have always been known for their good riding, and they can be described as strong at this time. It is completely possible to come out with a large army and intercept Li Wenyuan's army in Guazhou. There was no need to leave the Turkic warriors who were good at attacking in the city to defend to the death, so that they could give full play to their advantages and annihilate Li Wenyuan's army in the wild. Besides, the situation of Wuwei County, King Liang, you are very clear, the two expeditions to Goguryeo have almost wiped out the young men of Wuwei County, plus they have to guard against the attack of the Eastern Turks in the north, it is definitely impossible to come out of the nest at this time. At this time, the 30,000-strong army in Li Wenyuan's hands should already be the largest number of troops that Li Wenyuan can draw. As long as we inflict heavy losses on Li Wenyuan's army, he will definitely retreat to Zhangye County, and then the danger of Dunhuang can naturally be solved without a fight. We can even take advantage of the fact that the army in Li Wenyuan's hands has suffered heavy losses and the morale of the army is fluctuating, and counterattack back to Zhangye and Wuwei Second County. ”

Li Liang watched his military advisor point at the map in front of him and said his strategy. He also focused on the task of attacking Li Wenyuan's army, faintly pointing to those Turks. There was also a secret joy in his heart, but there was no show on his face, he just nodded, and then looked at the Turkic generals and said:

"Ben Khan thinks that what the military advisor said is completely feasible, but I don't know if you will be able to take on the responsibility of this main attack. Will Li Wenyuan's army be completely wiped out between the fields? Li Liang timely moved out of his identity as the king of Khan to suppress the Turkic generals in the hall.

"I was about to ask you to let us fight, and the steppe people never save their hatred for later." The Turkic general also stood up and bent down at Li Liang and said.

"Okay, that's it. Except for the troops who pacified the local law and order, all the remaining troops in the counties were sent to the front line in Guazhou, where I will also personally direct the battle. Li Liang clapped his hands after hearing the Turks' request to fight.

Li Liang's side had just finished the discussion, and Li Wenyuan's side had already captured Yumen County. Yumen County itself is not a fortified city, and the moment the Modao army stepped on the ruins of the city wall to the top of the city, the result of the battle was already obvious. The only question is how long it will take to conquer it.

Li Wenyuan left a division as a logistics and transportation line to maintain and suppress the local army, and he continued to advance in the direction of Guazhou in the west with the remaining army and taking advantage of the aftermath of the new victory.

"Chief, this Yumen County is just the first stop, after continuing to conquer Guazhou to the west, Dunhuang County will no longer be in front of us." Zhang Juntai sat on the horse and walked side by side with Li Wenyuan at this time, and he was also quite proud of the spring breeze in his heart. Since the westward expedition, the army has fought two hard battles, one in the field to completely annihilate the Turkic cavalry troops, and the other is to capture Yumen County, the eastern gate of Dunhuang, without the use of heavy siege equipment. Both of these battles were participated by Zhang Juntai's army, and the two battles and two victories allowed Zhang Juntai to earn enough face.

"Yes, but the battle of Guazhou should be difficult to fight. The news came from the military lords that we had just captured Yumen County on the front foot, and Li Liang had transferred all the troops under his command to the front line in Guazhou. This kid is not slow to react, although we can beat their army for a time difference and defeat them individually. However, if we are not careful, we will fall into the situation of fighting on two fronts, and we will not have many troops on this trip, although the results of the battle are very impressive, but the number of troops left to maintain logistics and transportation in the rear has also begun to increase, and now the army used for combat in the front is less than 25,000 people. But the Li Rail army we faced was full of 50,000 people, and we had to think of a way, this time Guazhou could only outwit and not attack. ”

(End of chapter)