Chapter 48: Seven Ambushes

In the battle of Lan Fengji, the Tuqi army lost more than 5,000 men in two days and one night, while the country of silk exceeded 10,000. If we do not count the losses of the last Abichilir army, the difference in casualties between the two armies is not great. Faced with such a situation, Xue Boren decisively gave up the pursuit, on the one hand, because the troops were exhausted after this fierce battle, and on the other hand, because they could not catch up with the Tukchi army that was like the wind. And if their own troops are defeated, Xinzhou will be in crisis, and may even threaten Taiyuan. If the Turks are willing to retreat on their own, it is actually the best result, and from Xue Boren's personal point of view, it is really right to clap and say goodbye - a small faux pas at the level of the current one, he can probably get it back after the training and formation of the troops in the future.

Abicheril was shot in the left arm by a stray arrow during the battle, and although the injury was very minor, it still made the guards nervous for a while. The heaviest casualties of all the troops in this battle were Abicilil's escorts, from the beginning of the battle until they withdrew from the combat area, the escorts always stood in the most dangerous places on the battlefield, and it was precisely because of Abiciel's fighting and the sacrifices of the guards that they won the respect of the entire Tuqi, because every soldier believed that the Great Khan always marched with them, and if they were in trouble, then the Great Khan must be in a more dangerous area than himself to fight the enemy, This has also become the unwavering belief of many Turkic soldiers in the future.

Since Xue Boren's troops did not take the pursuit, Abicheril's Tuqi rear army suffered no losses, and was able to retreat calmly northward to less than fifty miles south of Shuozhou. At this time, news came that the troops at the front had been ambushed.

Lu Qinghan was originally stationed in Daizhou. After learning the news of the southern invasion of the Tuqi army, he led his troops to come to help. However, he did not mean to directly rush to Xinzhou, because according to his understanding of the main general Xue Boren. The Turks were unable to break through the Xinzhou line. So instead of letting the soldiers rush to Xinzhou, it is better to cut off the return of the Turkic army from behind with leisure and waiting.

Soon Lu Qinghan received news that the Turkic army had given up the attack on Xinzhou and retreated north. Lu Qinghan immediately decided to set up an ambush south of Shuozhou and wait for the arrival of the Tuqi army. When the advance of the Turks passed, Lu Qinghan did not attack, and his target was the Great Khan of the Turks, Abicheril, who was in the middle. It's a pity that he didn't expect that the dignified Tuqi Khan would personally break the queen, so when he launched an ambush and attacked, he never found the location of the Tuqi Khan.

Although the protruding cavalry was raided, it did not fall into much confusion, and they soon reorganized themselves and launched a counterattack. Lu Qinghan commanded Ruoding, and under the cover of bows and arrows, he commanded his subordinates to divide the Tuqi troops into small pieces and annihilate them one by one. However, he also realized one thing, that is, it was impossible for him to annihilate or defeat this force, regardless of the strength of the opponent. There were no flaws in the level of training and morale, so Lu Qinghan adjusted the combat objectives in time, and turned to the primary goal of depleting as much of the enemy's troops as possible.

However, even such a goal was not so easy to accomplish, because the Turkis in the vanguard and the Raiders in the rear rushed to the rescue almost at the same time, and all of a sudden, the troops that had tried to surround the Turks were instead surrounded by the Turks.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Qinghan immediately led his troops to kill him. Lu Qinghan danced the spear in his hand and picked off the Tuqi cavalry in front of him one by one, and fought a way out of the Tuqi army. At this time, an enemy general stood in front of him, and Lu Qinghan couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at it, because the golden wolf-shaped armor of the comer clearly showed that this was the Great Khan Abichlil himself!

Abichilir also noticed Lu Qinghan's presence. This enemy general is in the middle of his own camp, and if he does not stop it, his own troops may be broken through, and the encirclement of the forces of the Silk Country will collapse.

The brief exchange took both sides by surprise. Abicheril couldn't believe that there was such an outstanding figure in marksmanship among the generals of the Silk Country, and Lu Qinghan was amazed by Abicheril's terrifying strength. Both in physical strength and arm strength. In terms of speed, Abicilir has the advantage, and Lu Qinghan's exquisite marksmanship is slightly better than Abicheril. The two sides have fought back and forth for more than 40 rounds, and it is still difficult to distinguish the winner. At this time, Abicheril's guards were stunned by what they saw, because it was in their memory. Their Great Khan had never fought the enemy for so long without gaining an advantage, and even Hassan, the most courageous warrior under the Anbalturi Khan, had died at the hands of the Great Khan in just over forty rounds.

The more Lu Qinghan fights, the more frightened he becomes, because his side is currently in an unfavorable situation, and the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes, and his opponent is a master who has only been seen in his life, and it is definitely not something that can be won in a short period of time. Not only that, but if you are not careful, you may lose your life. At that moment, Lu Qinghan shook a shot and used the last trick in the Lu family's marksmanship - the desperate gun. This move is all based on the kung fu in his hands, turning a gun into thousands of gun shadows, shaking the opponent's eyes and shooting the gun in an instant, so as to kill with one shot. This trick is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to practice. Because the gun in his hand is not a flower gun, but a pure steel spear used on the battlefield, to shake this gun not only requires skill and arm strength, but also needs to find the opponent's weakness in an instant and kill with one shot. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Lu Qinghan would not have used this move, because if he misses this move, he will open the door empty, which can be said to be a life-threatening shot.

The moment the move was used, Lu Qinghan saw Abiciel's eyes blink slightly, Lu Qinghan didn't hesitate any longer, and stabbed straight at Abiciel's throat! However, this shot did not hit the target, but only picked off Abiciel's golden wolf helmet! Lu Qinghan didn't have time to be shocked by his miss, and he was stabbed in the right rib!

Thankfully, Abiciel did everything he could to dodge the shot, and he did his best to swing the knife when his body was completely out of balance, so the knife didn't hurt his internal organs. Lu Qinghan picked up a life because of this, and immediately saddled away, and Abicheril also lost his balance and planted the horse. The soldiers on both sides were in a big mess for a while, and they were busy rescuing their main generals.

Lu Qinghan, who was injured, had to endure the pain and gave the order he didn't want to give - put down the rolling wood and stones that were ready to be on the mountain! This was originally a last resort to inflict damage on the opponent while completely cutting off the opponent, but now this move is undoubtedly abandoning the surrounded own army and attacking them together with the enemy army.

As the rolling wood fell, several parts of the Tukhe army fell into chaos, and the dust raised high gave the besieged troops a good opportunity to break through, although they also suffered huge losses, but this force still fought hard to kill.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Abcilir no longer fell in love with the war, and quickly broke through to the north with his subordinates. Lu Qinghan's troops were also unable to fight anymore, and the main general was wounded, so he gave up further operations. More than 4,000 troops were killed in the battle, and the Tuqi army also left more than 3,000 corpses, which can be said to be the outcome of both defeats.

After these two battles, the Taiyuan Jinglu enabled Xue Boren's troops to obtain the greatest result in the battle against Tuqi that year, beheading more than 8,000; At the same time, it also caused the greatest losses, with nearly 15,000 people killed in the battle. Although he successfully stopped the attack of the "main force of Tuqi", due to heavy losses, Liu Yan did not give Xue Boren and Lu Qinghan higher ranks, but only rewarded the generals who made meritorious contributions in the battle. On the contrary, it was Gaodingbian and Wang Hanxin, who were far away in Liaodong, because they plundered deeply into the territory of Goryeo, and killed the enemy general Che Zhengxian, and the results were remarkable, but the losses suffered were minimal, so Liu Yan ordered to be promoted to Gaodingbian as the lieutenant of Guoyi under the six products, and Wang Hanxin was the captain of the right prison gate from the six products.

Facing the two juniors who rose to the top, Xue Boren was not promoted in this battle. The gorgeous stage that belongs to him has not yet arrived, of course, the gorgeous stage belonging to Gao Dingbian and Wang Hanxin has not yet arrived, and the three generals of the future Silk Country are still young eagles who have not spread their wings, waiting for the opportunity to soar into the sky. (To be continued......)