Temur firmly believed that Yi Ran, King Zuogu Li, and Su Li, had the heart to resist the enemy, and as long as there was no strategic mistake and the advantage of the Turkic cavalry was issued, the Tang army would not want to inflict heavy losses on them, let alone eradicate the main force of the Turks.

Thus completely exterminating the Turks.

Even with the support of the Sassanids on the Western Front, Yang Yue did not want to lead the Tang army to succeed.

Before dusk, Temur led his elite soldiers, and arrangements had been made in the city.

The smell of fire oil was everywhere in the whole city, and dry firewood was piled up in many secret places.

Once the Tang army attacked, the defenders in the city followed the arrangement and lit the dry wood and oil hidden everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, the entire city would fall into a sea of fire.

No matter who led the army and how many Tang troops they led, they broke into the city, and they could not find the evacuation route arranged by the Turks in advance, and no one wanted to retreat safely from the surrendered city.

In the evening, the three armies had a full meal.

Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, the leaders of the tribes led their troops to evacuate silently from the north gate to the grassland with tents, horses, and ordnance.

According to the plan, Su Li led Timur and Zuo Xian Wang as the vanguard to explore the way for the army.

Yi Ran led the Chinese army, and the cavalry of various tribes, was in the center of the army.

King Zuogu led the elite of his tribe and the 50,000 elite cavalry temporarily dispatched by Yiran to be responsible for the broken queen.

Hundreds of thousands of cavalry, stepping on the night, evacuated in a steady and orderly manner.

Even though there are many tribal leaders and many soldiers in the army, they are dissatisfied with Yi Ran, King Zuogu Li, Su Li, and temporarily leading troops, how can they be under the strong attitude of the three people, especially Yi Ran, and the strong attitude of King Zuogu Li, no tribal leader dares to openly resist.

After all, they were afraid of the Tang Army's earth-shattering thunder, and they were not sure to block the Tang Army's edge, let alone defeat the Tang Army.

Yi Ran angrily killed Zuo Xian Wang Liwei again, there was no leader, general, and dared to joke with his life.

From late night to dawn, hundreds of thousands of cavalry in the city were basically evacuated one after another.

The whole cavalry, following the instructions, went to different places.

Overnight, the huge city of Zhongshou was empty, and only 5,000 elites under Temur's command remained.

At the head of the south gate, Temur sent troops to strengthen the city wall overnight.

Although he has made good arrangements in the city, he can guarantee the lives of his subordinates, and he is by no means ambiguous.

Maybe this battle is very dangerous, maybe they have no chance of winning this battle, Timur still hopes that after blocking the Tang army, he can lead his five thousand elites to retreat and safely withdraw from the surrendered city.

"General Tie, the city is completely arranged, and the news has not yet come from the King of Khan, which proves that the Tang army has not yet discovered the King of Khan, King Zuogu Li, and General Su led the evacuation overnight!" An adjutant general approached Temur to report.

When Temur recruited the elite, he told them in advance what they would do to stay, so any soldier who stayed to defend the city would have put life and death aside.

At this moment, instead of being afraid of the Tang army, they hoped that the Tang army would come, so that the two sides could fight to the death in the surrendered city.

Gradually introduce the Tang army into the city, and finally completely destroy the other side.

Temur's expression was serious, he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, and said coldly: "The Tang army has not yet found out, so naturally it will not pursue, so that the Khan will lead the army to have enough time to evacuate, but after the Tang army finds out, it will definitely pursue non-stop."

Inform the three armies, after dawn, once Lin Kaiyue, Zhang Shaoming, and Guo Xiaoqi lead the army to come, pretend to block desperately, and strive to introduce the Tang army into the city as soon as possible.

Remember, this battle is not to surrender the city in the dead defense, on the contrary, it is necessary to try to introduce the Tang army into the city as soon as possible. The sooner the Tang army enters the city, the smaller our casualties will be, and the sooner everyone can evacuate, the more people will survive in the end! ”

Hearing this, the adjutant general bowed slightly, and said worriedly: "General, the Tang army is cunning, and it is likely that he will not be fooled easily." ”

"Regardless of whether the Tang Army is fooled or not, lure the Tang Army in as much as possible, and you must not fight for your life." Timur said coldly.

Don't seek perfection, but seek to be worthy of your heart.

He tried his best, but in the end he still did not hit the Tang army hard, and it can only be said that the Tang Dynasty is in charge.

"Whoa!"

During this night, Temur led three armies and stayed at the head of the city.

As a general, he ate and lived with the soldiers, hoping that when the Tang army attacked the city, all the soldiers would share the same hatred.

........

Early morning.

Inside the cavalry barracks.

After a night's rest and a full meal, the soldiers were brave and energetic, and the dragon was fierce.

At this moment, many soldiers are polishing their blades, and some are repairing various types of ordnance such as catapults and crossbows.

They were ready and waited for the order to attack the city from the tent.

In the handsome tent, Zhang Shaoming, Lin Kaiyue, and Guo Xiaoqi were lying in front of the map, burying their heads in discussing the military situation.

In yesterday's battle, many enemies were killed, and the momentum of the Turkic defenders was dealt a severe blow.

However, the three generals Zhang Shaoming were not satisfied with the results achieved, according to their concept, when the defenders of the south gate were hit hard by earth-shaking thunder and suffered heavy casualties, there should be a general who led the army to rush out of the city and drive away the Tang army.

Unfortunately, the defenders of the South Gate were almost destroyed, and the defenders still could not shrink, so that their plan to annihilate the enemy failed.

Today, Zhang Shaoming and the others hope to intensify the offensive and force the defenders in the city out as much as possible, so as to annihilate the living forces of the Turks in large numbers.

Otherwise, they could only lead their army and the Turks to the death, waiting for the cold winter to come, and when Yiran led his troops to withdraw, they looked for a good opportunity to destroy the enemy.

At this moment, a spy walked quickly into the tent.

Guo Xiaoqi saw the spies, got up and asked, "How is the investigation, does Yiran arrange cavalry outside the city?" ”

After the spy bowed and saluted, he reported: "General, not only is there no trace of Turkic cavalry outside the city, but the defenders are also sparse on the south gate, and the surrendered city seems to have suddenly become an empty city. ”

"Empty city?"

Guo Xiaoqi, Zhang Shaoming, and Lin Kaiyue glanced at each other.

Curious, puzzled.

Yiran, after Temur led the main force of the Turkic royal court to the south, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers were gathered in the surrendered city, how could it look like an empty city?

"Did you receive news of the withdrawal of the Turks?" Lin Kaiyue asked, feeling that things were strange and a little extraordinary.

It stands to reason that so many cavalry have withdrawn, and the spies sent should be aware of it!

"General, the villain has not yet received news about the withdrawal of the Turks!" The spy replied, and after a little hesitation, he said, "However, many of the spies sent out last night have not yet returned. ”

"Probe, report again!" Lin Kaiyue commanded.

At this time, he vaguely felt that things were not simple, and some of the spies did not return all night, fearing that they would be poisoned by the Turks and die tragically near the surrender city.

"Whoa!"

The spy answered and walked away quickly.

At this time, Lin Kaiyue turned his head to look at Zhang Shaoming, Guo Xiaoqi, and said in a cautious tone: "General Zhang, General Guo, the battle situation on the front line may change, and the city must be attacked in advance." ”

The situation has not improved, but is deteriorating, Lin Kaiyue does not dare to be careless.

"Let's fight!"

Guo Xiao slammed his fist on the desk, and said categorically, Zhang Shaoming bowed his head slightly, agreeing to go ahead of schedule.

(End of chapter)