The Turkic and other nomadic peoples have no fixed place, where there is water and grass they go to graze, so they are destined to have no homeland to leave, the homeland is unforgettable, although the current grassland is reluctant, but compared with the life of the family, it is not worth mentioning. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

If you fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will escape, this is a normal thing for the Turks, and it is a big deal to learn from the Huns when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, hiding in the depths of Mobei, and waiting for the logistics of the Tang army to continue to advance and retreat, and turn back, if the Tang army comes again, it is a big deal to run again. The grassland is so big, if you hide casually, the Tang army can't do anything about them.

Wasn't that the case with the Huns back then?

The Battle of Henan, the Battle of Hexi, and the Battle of Mobei launched by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty directly drove the Xiongnu who had been threatening the north of the Han Dynasty out of the grassland through these three major battles, and drove the Xiongnu to the north of the desert arctic, so that the powerful Xiongnu were unable to cross the desert to the south, forming a situation where there was no royal court in the south of the desert. But it didn't take long for the Xiongnu to come back and reoccupy the five counties of Wuyuan, Shuofang, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen.

In the upper, middle and lower strategies proposed by Zhao Deyan at the beginning, the strategy of escaping to the extreme north of the desert was set by drawing on historical facts.

Jieli Khan tended to flee to the extreme of Mobei because he knew how the Xiongnu had re-emerged and threatened the Han Dynasty again. He thinks that what the Xiongnu can do, he can restore the original thing like Jieli Khan. As long as they flee to Mobei and take a breath of relief, they will eventually have a chance to make a comeback.

As for Xue Yantuo, Jieli Khan acknowledged that their leader, Yi Nan, was a figure, but did not make him look the other way. As a newly rising clan, how the Turks are down, it is also that the emaciated camel is larger than the horse, and it is not something that Xue Yantuo can bully. If Xue Yantuo was unable to resist in front of them, he didn't mind teaching Yi Nan how to behave when he retreated into Mobei.

But he never imagined that the situation would be so bad, first he was defeated in Dingxiang City, and then he got the news of the loss of Wuyuan and the defeat of the Eastern Route Army, which also meant that the Turks forced the Tang army occupying Wuyuan to be cut in half, which caused his plan to quickly withdraw to bankrupt. What made him even more frightened was that the Tang Army striker caught up with them in just a few days, and took away his 10,000 combat strength through the first battle.

Tiele is a nation rich in strong soldiers on the grassland, their strength is not strong, there are not many soldiers and horses, but it is more than enough to drag on for a day or two.

One or two days was enough for the Tang army to catch up, and it was surrounded on all sides. Trap them to death. The little Xue Yantuo, at this time, turned out to be the last straw that was about to sink the Turkic Khanate.

In fact, Jieli Khan thought of the rise of the Xiongnu again, how could Li Jing not know about his resourcefulness?

He asked Li Ji to seize the Five Plains, sent heavy troops to guard the Evil Yang Ridge, sent cavalry to respond to Xue Yantuo, and let Qin Feng chase and fight from behind his buttocks, just to avoid the recurrence of the old things, he planned to solve the northern troubles for future generations once and for all, so that Datang could have more energy to devote more energy to the Western Regions and domestic construction.

Jili Khan said that he was angry at Zhao Deyan, but he also had no bottom in his heart, but he was the leader of these people, he knew that he couldn't mess up and deliberately put on a calm appearance, but in fact, he was also in turmoil, even if he advanced at full speed, it would take about ten days to reach Xue Yantuo's realm, which also meant that in these ten days, he would be constantly attacked and harassed by the Tang army, and now he had removed the five thousand troops who escorted the people, but the number of warriors was about thirty-seven or eight, which was a bit of demoralization. Can the terrified troops last for ten days? How many times can these soldiers withstand the attacks of the Don Army?

After this battle, Jieli Khan no longer had much confidence in his elite troops, and the strength and treachery of the Tang army had left him without a master and panicking.

But God didn't seem to be exciting enough, just when Jieli Khan had nothing to do and was at a loss, a cavalry cavalry came from the northwest to raise dust, and when he saw the comer, Jieli Khan's eyes were round, and he was shocked: "What's wrong?" ”

The person who came turned out to be the one he sent to protect his wife, Princess Yicheng.

He glanced left and right, and stopped talking.

Jieli Khan said in a deep voice: "I have something to say. ”

Zhan Er suddenly cried and said with a sad face: "We obeyed the order of the Khan and only fled forward, who would have thought that in the Ghast Spirit Valley more than a hundred miles in front of the Evil Yang Ridge, we were ambushed by a large number of Tang troops, despicable and shameless had already laid flammable materials in the valley, when we passed, they blocked the exit with boulders, and then set a fire, burning the five thousand cavalry of General Kang Sumi, as well as the eight thousand cavalry we temporarily collected, if I hadn't obeyed the order of the Khan King, I would have guarded Kedun nearby, I'm afraid my 3,000 guards will be reduced to ashes at this moment. After they set the fire, the army covered all the way down from the mountain, and the villain asked the deputy general to escort a thousand guards to guard Kedun and his party to flee to the southwest, and he desperately met the enemy, and now there is only one of the two thousand tribesmen left, and the people are scattered everywhere, dying and fleeing, and all the materials have fallen into the hands of the Tang army. ”

This news was not easy for Jieli Khan, so it was a thunderbolt from the sky, making him stand on the spot and lose his soul.

Jieli Khan never imagined that the Tang army would lay a net in front of him, and then waited for him to take the bait in one fell swoop.

However, the situation no longer allowed Jieli Khan to think too much, and the repeated unfavorable news had made him train his steel and iron bones, his body just shook, and he took a long breath and said, "Do you know who led the soldiers?" How many people are there? ”

Jieli Khan didn't care about his wife, Princess Yicheng, and even less about Yang Zhengdao and his so-called Sui Dynasty ministers: when he was strong, he blessed them to find excuses and reasons to fight against the Tang army, and now he himself is too busy to take care of himself, and he is in danger, how can he have the spirit to care about women and those Sui Dynasty figures. But what he cares about is his own way out, and what he cares about is his own life and death, so he has to urgently understand the other party's situation.

Suddenly, he said: "It's Li Jing!" There were about 30,000 of them, and they only had 5,000 cavalry, and if they were all cavalry, I wouldn't be alive now. ”

When Jieli Khan heard this, his heart suddenly became angry, and he slapped Zhan Erhu to the ground, and shouted: "You lie to me, you can say who you are." But you just said that it was Li Jing, you were a fool or something? Li Jing was still surrounding us under Dingxiang City a few days ago, how could it be that we arrived in the Valley of Ghasts in the blink of an eye, and you think Li Jing is a god? Could he be able to fly? ”

Faced with the question of Jieli Khan.

His cheeks suddenly swollen and he said with great certainty: "I don't dare to deceive King Khan, it's really Li Jing." When I was in Dingxiang City, I saw Li Jing's appearance from the city, King Khan, you have to believe me, I am the best archer, a pair of eyes are better than the best shooter in the clan, I absolutely did not recognize the wrong person, Li Jing's guards are also very deep, there are more than 2,000 soldiers around to protect me. ”

"Waste, waste, all of them are waste!"

At this moment, Jieli Khan finally couldn't help but scold, and now it was because he trusted a group of wastes, which directly caused the Tang Army's hundreds of thousands of troops to press the border and surround them.

Apparently there was a chance of escape, but it ended up crashing into a wall.

Such a blow can be imagined for Jieli.

"How so?" Jieli Khan sat on the ground, where did he still have the appearance of a Turkic Khan, his hair was greasy as if he had been soaked in vegetable oil, his face was black and dusty, his mouth was dry and cracked several times, and the clothes on his body were crooked, and he could shake out a handful of sand.

"King Khan, we fell for Li Jing's trick from the beginning, he didn't put the army under Dingxiang City at all, the Tang army under Dingxiang City was simply dressed up as ordinary people and people who transported grain and grass, even Li Jing was fake, otherwise why didn't he attack the city for a long time? Instead of waiting for Qin Feng to arrive before attacking the city? Li Jing had calculated that we would fall for his tricks, so he had the army ambushed in the west early on, waiting to intercept us on the way we had to go. ”

Zhao Deyan also said in despair, at this moment, even the most stupid person has noticed Li Jing's intentions and the layout of the Tang Dynasty. But he still miscalculated one thing, that is, Li Jing in the Valley of Ghasts was fake.

But what if you notice it?

In hindsight, everyone will say that at this point, realizing it can only show one point, they are stupid enough!

In hindsight, Li Jing, a military master, has always been played with in the metacarpal bones, and every step was within his expectations.

At the beginning, if they noticed Li Jing's bluff and took the initiative to go out of the city to fight, they would have at least a seventy percent chance of winning, but now...... What lies ahead of us is inevitable defeat.

"Haha!" Jieli looked left and right at the sea of sand on all sides and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect this to become my cemetery, my Jieli Khan did not die on the grassland, but was buried in this sea of sand." ”

Zhao Deyan took a deep breath and said: "King Khan doesn't have to be pessimistic, it hasn't reached that point yet, General Zhan Erhu also said, they are the Tang army dominated by infantry, no matter how powerful the two-legged run is, it is not as good as the four-legged horse, we still have 30,000 fighting troops in our hands, it is a big deal that we bypass the ghast Soul Ridge, and it is also a fortunate thing to say, if it is not for the King Khan to let the herdsmen flee first, it is our more than 30,000 soldiers who will be burned to death by the Tang army." ”

Jieli Khan couldn't help but shudder when he thought of that kind of scene of flames, and after listening to Zhao Deyan's words, he smiled miserably and said: "There is Li Jing, the fox in the front, and Qin Feng, the tiger in the back, how can we get around?" ”

Zhao Deyan was also dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "Maybe it's the people in front, maybe their battleable soldiers are only the five thousand cavalry." ”

"Hah!" Jieli Khan laughed miserably: "Sir, don't comfort me, this Qin Feng army is overwhelming...... Li Jing's fame and resourcefulness are even higher than him, and now is the time for them to beat the water dogs, as the commander of the three armies, how can he not come? Besides, if Li Jingruo's army does not arrive, he dares to mention thousands of lone soldiers here? ”

Zhao Deyan was speechless.

After being silent for a while, Fang Cai sighed: "If this is the case, the three-way army will suppress us, and we will be in danger." ”

They still have 30,000 troops, and the number of the Tang army is unknown, but in this last battle, their number is definitely 70,000 or 80,000, and the strength alone is a big difference in strength to the Tang army......

Moreover, the Tang army was well-equipped, the Tang army was well-trained, and the morale of the Tang army was like a rainbow...... And their Turkic equipment is not comparable, their morale is not comparable, the only thing that can be compared is combat effectiveness. But fighting a war has never been a one-on-one entertainment, and the command tactics of nearly 100,000 troops, in this regard, the Tang army suppressed the Turkic army.

In the face of so many disadvantages, the Turks wanted to defeat the Tang Dynasty with less than half of the opponent's troops and horses in this situation, and the odds of victory were less than 20%.

Jieli Khan has accepted all the disadvantages at the moment, and said in a deep voice: "No matter, let's take one step at a time, what Mr. said is not unreasonable, everything will be said later, let's walk along the southwest now, if you remember well, there are more than forty tribes on this grassland, and when the time comes, we will be incorporated one tribe after another, and then, if we don't climb the mountains and don't wear the valleys, I don't believe that the Tang Army has the ability to defeat us openly...... By the way, the current situation, as far as a few of us know, is not allowed to be passed on to anyone. ”