Chapter 55 VI Collapse
When rumors of a sneak attack on the rear of Baibasbahn reached the ears of Anbalturi, it did not attract his attention at first.
It's not that Anbalturi takes it lightly, but that it is really helpless for him to send troops this time, even if the news of the troops reaches Paz, it will take a certain amount of time, and it will take more time for Basbahn to immediately start sending troops; And his vassal states in the west did not send many soldiers to help, so the combat power was preserved, and Bai Basbahn would not easily succeed even if he attacked; Thirdly, even if he really succeeded in the sneak attack, it was impossible for the news to reach him so quickly, and he had not learned this kind of news, so where did he know it in the barracks?
Therefore, from the very beginning, Anbalturi believed that this was a rumor deliberately released by Abichlil, who had not been able to attack for a long time, to disturb the morale of his army. For this reason, he only ordered the beheading of the soldiers who spread the rumors to show the public, and those who dared to spread the rumors again were also beheaded, and he believed that it would not be long before such unrealistic rumors would subside.
But instead of disappearing, this rumor spread more and more, and it was portrayed so vividly that in just a few days it became uncontrollable. It was then that Anbalturi realized the gravity of the matter - it seemed that Abicilir had mixed up a considerable amount of detail in his battalion, otherwise it would not have been possible to spread the rumor to such a point in such a short time.
Just when he was about to investigate the matter thoroughly and stabilize the morale of the army in order to calm down the rumors, the real bad news reached the military camp - the lord of Badana of the Pas Empire, Baibasbahn, led 50,000 elite soldiers to attack the border, Kangdan and Yir were conquered, and Yuzhi, Usa, and Samir surrendered without a fight. The western border is lost on all fronts!
Hearing this, Anbalturi slammed over the table and picked up the officer who had come to report the news. He almost pulled out his sword and slaughtered him. But when you think about it, since three of the five countries surrendered without a fight. That would mean that their refusal to send troops this time was premeditated, and they had planned to surrender to Basban, the lord of Bataana, at the time of their battle with Abiciel. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for Baibasbahn to send troops so quickly, let alone break his western border so quickly. Moreover, if you can get such news, it means that other vassal countries and subordinate tribes will also get this news soon, even if you kill the herald officer, it will not help.
After turning around in the camp for dozens of circles, Anbalturi finally made up his mind to immediately recall the cavalry units that were fighting in Xuanchi, and then concentrate all his forces. Fight Abicil before the news spreads!
He knew in his heart that it was an unwise decision to fight Abiciel, in fact, his own perseverance had already begun to bear fruit, and it was entirely possible to drag Abicielil down. It's a pity that the Kunlun God once again favored the enemy's side, and refused to give himself this chance to defeat Abicheril! At present, there is no other choice but to fight against the water, because once the news spreads, people's hearts will inevitably be weakened, and then they will lose without fighting.
This time, however, Anbalturi miscalculated. Early the next morning, he got the news that made him want to cry without tears: the news had leaked. Many of the chiefs of the tribes had received similar reports that night, and many had come early in the morning to ask him if he had known about it and had deliberately withheld it in order to keep them fighting. Said it was a rumor.
Anbalturi couldn't argue, the rumor was a rumor, but it unfortunately happened, and he inexplicably took the blame for Abicheril. It was at this time that Anbalturi suddenly figured out something. Did you think of one thing wrong in the first place? Did Babbasbar and Abicheril have made an appointment to act together in advance? Otherwise, how can we explain that the two major armed groups at the same time are attacking themselves at the same time?
Anbalturi, who was momentarily distracted by this, was speechless and acquiesced in his actions in the eyes of the leaders, and the questioning turned into a chaotic quarrel. Then many tribes clamored to take their troops out of the battlefield. Go back and defend your homeland.
This is simply the worst situation for Anbalturi, and his main force has not yet returned from Xuanchi. In fact, the forces he has at hand now really can't contain these tribes, but may be subdued by these angry tribes to mutiny. In the face of this unfavorable situation. Anbalturi can only persuade - for now this is his only option, he still needs these forces to hold the camp!
However, an even greater misfortune befell him. Then came the bad news: Abiciel's general Kantar had successfully crossed the desert region and attacked his central territory, and due to the lack of troops, Kantar was overwhelmed, and in three days he conquered sixteen cities, and continued to expand his success.
Anbalturi was stunned and couldn't move. In fact, the faces of the others were no different from his, and the hearts of the people collapsed at that moment.
At this point, Abicil dealt a fatal blow to the group of lost souls. Judging from the confusion of the defensive command of the Western Turkic army, Baibasbahn had succeeded, and immediately ordered an all-out attack to launch a decisive battle.
At this time, the army of Western Turki really saw the full force of the Abicil army. The siege equipment that had made them suffer was only one-fifth, and Abicheril put all the remaining weapons and equipment into the decisive battle. Anbalturi's self-conceived defensive line collapsed almost instantaneously, and the collapse of people's hearts accelerated the loss of the defensive line. The various departments were not only worried about their homeland being poisoned, but also afraid of the East Turkistan army in front of them, everyone was in danger and became unmotivated, almost collapsed at the touch of a button, and in the blink of an eye, the entire camp was in chaos.
Seeing such a chaotic situation, Anbalturi knew very well that the troops at his hands would not be able to exert their combat power in this chaos, not to mention that this little force would not be able to stop Abicheril's onslaught. The most important thing at the moment is to join up with the cavalry attacking Xuanchi as soon as possible, and even if he can't win after concentrating these forces, at least he still has room to maneuver with Abicilir again. Therefore, he did not hesitate to abandon the camp and began to retreat.
From this point of view, Anbalturi was not bad at decisiveness, at least he saw the reality clearly and immediately made the right judgment. The problem was that his opponent Abichir would not give him this opportunity, and as soon as Anbalturi led his troops to retreat, they were pursued by the cavalry led by Badr. On this way of fleeing, Badr and the Anbalturi had more than 30 consecutive confrontations, causing losses of more than 10,000 people in the Anbalturi sector. In the end, Anbalturi was able to escape from Badr's pursuit with only a few thousand men, because Abichlir urgently recalled Badr's troops to encircle and annihilate the main force sent by Anbalturi to Xuanchi.
Anbalturi did not dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly fled south. He knew that he had lost the battle, but if Abichilir wanted to add his Western Turkic state to his territory, it would take at least a few months to pacify and pacify the tribes.
And these months are precious to him. First of all, Baibasbahn's attack cannot be expanded indefinitely, he must have his strategic goals, then the war in the west will definitely tend to come to a standstill at a certain limit, and Kantar's surprise attack troops will not be very large, and there are no more troops to replenish in his rear, so if he can use these forces at hand to break Kantar's troops in time, it is still possible to stabilize a part of the area. Then he would send an emissary to negotiate with Baibasbahn on any terms, even if he lost control of the five western countries or even more, as long as he stopped attacking him. At this time, he could still rely on the area around the royal court and the vast desert as a barrier to consolidate his country. As long as there is a corner of the land, then he will have a chance to make a comeback! (To be continued......)