Soldiers are fast.

Sensing that the situation on the front line might undergo subtle changes, Lin Kaiyue quickly sent people to beat drums and gather troops, gather a large army, and go to Zhongshou City.

After the leader arrived at the Xiaocai Army, they carried out Yang Yue's plan in a steady and orderly manner, deliberately delaying time, but consuming as much of the Turkic living force as possible.

Before the Turkic royal court iron cavalry was severely damaged, Yiran was never allowed to lead the army to evacuate.

After all, compared to the endless grasslands, the Tang army was more familiar with the terrain near the surrendered city.

Once Yi Ran led the army to abandon the city and flee, in the future, the battlefield will be transferred to the grassland, and the situation faced by the Tang army will become more and more complicated.

It cost Datang money, food, and national strength, and also increased the casualties of the front-line soldiers.

During the march, the departing spies turned around and returned.

Lin Kaiyue was very concerned about the movements of the Turkic cavalry, and asked anxiously: "How is it, what did you find?" ”

The spy sat on horseback, bowed and saluted, panting and reported: "General, the villain sent spies to investigate, and one after another near the city of Zhongshou was discovered, and the spies sent by our army last night were discovered, and he was almost wiped out.

In addition, the number of Turkic defenders in the surrendered city was indeed sharply reduced, and the villain ventured to the north of the city, where he found a large area of dead grass and horseshoe prints, extending to the depths of the steppe.

Although the whereabouts of the Turkic cavalry have not yet been detected, a combination of signs can prove that the main Turkic forces abandoned the city and withdrew. ”

The main Turkic forces were evacuated?

These cunning old foxes,

Knowing the situation on the front line, Lin Kaiyue was secretly dissatisfied, Zhang Shaoming and Guo Xiaoqi showed surprise on their faces.

Hundreds of thousands of defenders were stationed in the surrendered city, and the other party killed the Tang army spies in advance, and suddenly and quietly withdrew the army at night.

Suffice it to say that this was an organized, premeditated retreat.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Tang army spies to be killed, and it would be difficult for the Turkic army to easily withdraw from under their noses.

Angry to angry, Lin Kaiyue, Zhang Shaoming, Guo Xiaoqi couldn't figure it out.

Since most of the Turkic cavalry abandoned the city and evacuated, why did they still leave the defenders in the Zhongshou Surrender City, did they think that with the defenders in the Zhongshou City, they could block the journey of the Tang Army's iron cavalry?

That's naïve.

"General Lin, General Zhang, the main Turkic force evacuated, Guo personally led the cavalry army to attack the city, and today strive to recover the surrendered city, the two generals each personally led the army to the north to pursue, and strive to find the trace of the main Turkic force as soon as possible."

Guo Xiaoqi said with a cold face.

The three of them, led 150,000 elite soldiers, wandered outside the city of Zhongcheng, their purpose was to contain the main Turkic force and buy time for the other armies.

In order to completely eliminate the Turks in the surrendered city, the emperor has been planning with them for a long time, and before the plan is completely implemented, how can the enemy army easily flee?

Lin Kaiyue and Zhang Shaoming looked at each other, each with their own ideas.

Lin Kaiyue was worried, worried that more than 100,000 elite horsemen would not be able to compete with the main Turkic force, but he supported the pursuit of the main Turkic force.

At least, he couldn't let the other party easily retreat into the grassland, and said loudly: "This move is very good, the soldier is chasing and killing in two ways." ”

Zhang Shaoming was old and serious, and did not express his position on this issue, and asked the spy next to him: "Who led the army to stay in the surrendered city?" ”

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

At this time, he always felt that things were not simple.

Yiran, Temur, ignoring the threat of the Sassanids on the Western Front, took great pains to lead the elite troops south.

During this time, it was too late to achieve any military achievements in southern Xinjiang, so how could he suddenly lead the troops to withdraw from the surrendered city.

In doing so, it is clearly a waste of time and a drain on the fighting spirit of the Turkic cavalry.

He couldn't guess the core reason, but he firmly believed that behind the other party's withdrawal, there must be its own purpose.

"General Yu, Temur led the army to defend the city!" The spy replied.

Temur?

Zhang Shaoming, Lin Kaiyue, and Guo Xiaoqi had different expressions and muttered to each other.

Temur was a famous general in the Turks and one of the generals of Argus's line.

He insisted on defending the interests of the Turks, and was an indomitable general who would rather die than give in.

Staying to defend the city in person, isn't it clear that only a few elite soldiers can't stop the pace of the Tang army?

Today, he still leads the army to defend it, either because his brain is broken, or he has some ulterior secret.

It is clear that Timur belonged to the latter.

There is an ulterior secret between him and Yiran.

Lin Kaiyue and Guo Xiaoqi looked much more solemn, and they didn't dare to take the situation again.

In their eyes, Timur was a often defeated general, but in several battles, they did not completely eliminate Temur's troops and capture each other on the battlefield.

I admired Timur in my heart, and I paid more attention to the other party tactically.

At this time, Zhang Shaoming said loudly: "General Lin, General Guo, this matter is strange, we can't rush forward, a certain suggestion to continue to send troops to attack the city, consume the number of defenders in the city, in addition, as soon as possible to transmit the news of the front line to the emperor, break the city and pursue, or change the evacuation, let the emperor decide in person!" ”

Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years!

Especially on the battlefield, Zhang Shaoming did not dare to underestimate the enemy's carelessness, otherwise, every wrong decision may make the officers and men of the three armed forces pay the price of their lives.

As a general, he must ensure the life of every soldier.

"General Zhang, the soldiers are fast, and the opportunity is gone in the blink of an eye." Guo Xiaoqi thought for a long time, and based on the current situation, he still insisted on breaking the city and chasing the main Turkic force.

He was afraid that too much delay would make Yi Ran lead his army deep into the grassland, and it would be much more difficult to pursue the other party.

What's more, the emperor ordered them to be in charge of the front-line war, and they would not be subject to foreign military orders, and everyone had the right to make their own decisions.

"General Guo, Temur was one of the four great generals under Agus's account, and it is by no means easy to clean up, what General Zhang said is true, the more confusing the situation, the more cautious we should be." Lin Kaiyue said cautiously.

He had led his army to garrison the border for a long time, fought against the Turks in the north, and knew Temur's methods, even though he had led his army to defeat Timur many times before, but the other party was by no means a military idiot.

What's more, in the Yiran army, there are good fighters like King Zuogu Li, and they must not underestimate the other party.

Not long ago, he and Zhang Shaoming led the army to operate in the southern part of the grassland, and they generally understood the terrain of the southern grassland, but they had no idea about the environment and terrain in the depths of the grassland.

Once you venture forward, you are easily ambushed by the Turks.

At present, Yi Ran and others led the army to withdraw from the surrendered city, and the emperor's plan has failed, so they need to redeploy as soon as possible and make targeted deployments.

"Hey!"

Guo Xiao sighed, a little depressed in his heart.

The ducks to the beak flew, and in this battle, they fought a nest!

Unhappily, he said: "In this case, General Zhang sent people south to return to Fengzhou City as soon as possible to report to the emperor on the battle situation on the front line, and Guo and General Lin led the troops to attack the city, striving to consume as much of the opponent's living force as possible." ”

"So much the best!" Zhang Shaoming nodded.

(End of chapter)