The battle of the south gate had just settled, and the defenders who had withdrawn from the city had not yet rested, and suddenly announced that the three armies had withdrawn from the city and surrendered the city, and the generals were suspicious.

The three armies went to the south with great effort, and in the battle with the Tang army, they hardly got the slightest advantage.

The generals racked their brains and couldn't guess why Yi Ran, the king of Zuogu Li, suddenly announced the withdrawal of the army.

For a while, the leaders of the tribes and the generals of the various armies whispered to each other, speculating to each other about what was really happening at the front.

Otherwise, everyone has no bottom in their hearts, and they are unwilling to return without success.

When he was young, an old general stepped forward, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed to Yiran.

Rubbing his beard, he asked curiously: "King Khan, our army came to southern Xinjiang from the royal court, and the Tang army has not achieved any results in the battle, let alone grabbed enough food as planned, and the army suddenly withdrew to the grassland, all the previous efforts will be wasted, and the soldiers who died on the battlefield died bravely."

The last general advised the Khan to think twice and not to act rashly. ”

"Yes, unless the Tang army completely wins victory on the Western Front, and the Tang army generals such as Yang Xiao, Zhang Xuanheng, Yan Yuefeng, and Wei Jiyan, the king of Shu, lead the main force to come, otherwise, we can't withdraw to the grassland.

Could it be that King Khan forgot that there was no longer enough food in the tribes to support the three armies in the war? A middle-aged general chimed in.

They didn't know exactly what was going on at the front, so Yi Ran, King Zuogu Li, and Qi Qi suddenly changed their plan to conquer the Tang Dynasty in the south and seize the grain relief tribe for the winter.

All the generals present knew very well that the withdrawal of the three armies to avoid the Tang army would inevitably cause turmoil in the hearts of the army.

This is very unfavorable to the defeated army of two or three times.

It not only undermines the morale of the army, but also hits the fighting spirit of the three armed forces.

How can I Yiran, King Zuogu Li, Temur, and Su Li, discuss countermeasures earlier.

Gather the tribal leaders and generals to show them the attitude of the withdrawal, and not spend time discussing the consequences of the withdrawal.

What will be the consequences of the withdrawal of the three armies, whether it is Yi Ran, or King Zuogu Li, Su Li, they know better than the generals present.

Hearing the rebuttal of several generals, King Zuogu Li swept the chattering generals with a cold face, and said with a cold expression: "The army went south, consuming countless grains, and indeed did not achieve decent results in southern Xinjiang.

Even, the Zuoxian Wang's department, the Wang's department, also suffered a devastating blow from the Tang Army, and hundreds of thousands of tribesmen bought bones from other places.

At the same time, Yang Xiao, the king of Shu, has not yet led the main force of the Tang army to come, and in the entire northern region of the Tang Dynasty, there are only the elite under Yang Yue.

However, after several battles with the Tang army, both the king and the general Su believed that the Tang army's earth-shattering thunder and divine fire flying crows could easily destroy the four gates of the surrendered city.

The Tang army outside the city wanted to break into the city, and it was as easy as if it were no one.

Today, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of our department are stationed in the city, and the generals and tribal leaders present, who dares to pat their chests and guarantee that they can lead the cavalry under their command to defend the surrendered city under the strong bombardment of the earth-shaking thunder, and finally lead the troops to retreat? ”

King Zuogu Li's attitude was very cold, he admitted the setbacks encountered by the tribal army after it went south, and also recognized the exploits of the tribal generals, and even more recognized the tribal cavalry and the Tang army's awareness of ordnance.

At this moment, he said so much, and he didn't take the leaders of the small tribes in the hall and the generals of the army in his eyes in his heart.

Speaking of siege and plunder, snatching food to help the tribal people survive the winter.

The generals present who have them are more concerned and care more.

Forced by the situation, they must plan and then act, and make the best arrangements according to the changes in the situation.

On the other hand, the other tribal leaders who led the troops to the south were all holding a fluke mentality, wanting to take advantage of the fact that when the main force of the Tang Army was on the western front, the beautiful northern Tang Dynasty would rob it and change the situation of their respective tribes.

But it has never considered the gap between the two armies after the Tang Army's combat strength has been improved and the ordnance has been improved.

There is no big picture.

How can you understand what a strategic retreat is?

In order to take care of the safety of their respective tribes, everyone took care of the life and death of the entire Turks.

Yiran punished King Zuo Xian first, and King Zuo Gu Li warned and reprimanded the generals later.

After learning the reason for the withdrawal, the generals were jealous from the bottom of their hearts.

In an instant, no one was stunned.

After all, no tribal leader wants his tribe to be damaged or annihilated.

When the hall was quiet, Yi Ran got up and swept his eyes over the generals one by one, and commanded in a loud voice: "Tonight, except for General Tie who leads the elite to stay inside and outside the city as planned, all tribal leaders must lead their troops to quietly withdraw from the surrendered city.

Whoever dares to disobey the order will be killed. ”

"Whoa!"

Looking at Yi Ran's ruthless appearance, no one refuted it, let alone disobeyed the Khan's order.

When Yi Ran was angry before, he even cut down his own uncle.

What's more, what about these generals?

The generals withdrew from the hall exhaustedly, Yi Ran looked at the king of Zuogu Li, and ordered: "King Zuogu Li, immediately send secret agents to the city of Dongshou to march to Yan, Wen Boyan sent an order, ordering them to withdraw from the city as soon as possible and return to the grassland. ”

After killing Agus, Yi Ran didn't like the treacherous Wen Boyan in his bones, and Yan marched.

When he went south, he hoped to eradicate the two with the help of the Tang army.

However, Yan Xingjun had tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his tent, and Yi Ran had to consider the safety of this elite.

If Luo Shishang, Yuan Mingsha, and Li Yucheng used the earth-shattering thunder to blow up the Dongshou City, Shengzhou City Gate, and Yan March, Wen Boyan's tragic death in the war was small, and the destruction of 70,000 elite defenders was great.

"Whoa!"

King Zuo Gu Li bowed his head, understanding Yi Ran's worries.

Those generals who didn't have time to get out of the hall heard the news and learned that Yiran had ordered Yan to march and Wen Boyan led his troops to withdraw from the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and became more and more aware that the earth-shattering thunder of the Tang army might cause a catastrophe to the tribal defenders.

In an instant, many generals quickened their pace, eager to rush back to the barracks and inform the three armies to evacuate.

The generals returned to the barracks and instructed the three armies to bury the pot and cook, and some of the soldiers bravely packed up the military tents to prepare for the evacuation at night.

At the same time, Temur selected 5,000 elite soldiers in the army and began to deploy in various battleable places in the surrendered city.

According to the plan, after Yi Ran, King Zuogu Li, Su Li and others led the army to evacuate, it was time for the Temur plan to unfold.

Temur ordered the elite to be gathered to strengthen the city wall of the south gate, build fortresses in the streets, and plant fire oil everywhere, hoping to take advantage of the hot and dry weather, when the Tang army entered the city without knowing it, set fire to the entire city.

In this battle, if they win, they will be able to inflict heavy losses on the Tang army at a very small cost, kill the other party, and avenge the sons who died in southern Xinjiang in the past.

If it unfortunately fails, it will only lose 5,000 people, but it will be able to contain the pace of the Tang army's progress and buy time for Yiran and others to evacuate.

The main Turkic forces withdrew to the steppe, and with their own cavalry and maneuver advantages, they managed to inflict heavy losses on the Tang army.