Chapter 486: Destroying the Turks 2

readx; In history, the Turks were wiped out once by the early Tang Dynasty, but the Turks successfully restored the country by virtue of their extremely strong tenacity and continued to pose an endless threat to the Tang Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Standing in the position of Datang, the Turks are the generation of chickens and dogs, which is outrageous! But from an objective standpoint, it is undeniable that the Turks are a successful people.

Now returning to the pace of history, according to the arrangement of the wheel of fate, what is the outcome of the mobilization of troops against the Turks is directly related to the progress and outcome of history. This battle will be won, and there will be no room for mistakes. After Wei Hong and the others arrived at Longyou Road, they waited for Qin Shubao to send a message from Liangzhou, telling them that after the troops had been dispatched, Wei Hong and Yin Kaishan immediately led the army to open the road to Tibet. Since the Tang Dynasty and Tubo are now in the first month, it is not difficult to borrow this kind of thing, and the person who leads the troops is still Tubo's own horse, so there is no hindrance. As Wei Hong had done before, this time the army still circled the territory of Tibet, avoiding important towns as much as possible to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Half a month later, the army successfully arrived at the former Zhangxiong territory from the territory of Tubo, and stationed in the same place, waiting for news from Qin Shubao.

On the other side, Qin Shubao has already started a war with the Western Turks in the territory of the former Eastern Turks, because the strategic purpose is to feint to attract attention, so Qin Shubao, who is experienced in the old city, does not love war, and constantly implements the tactics of fighting and retreating, long-range attack, and one-touch away, and quickly advances to the eastern border of the Western Turks. The 20,000 troops under the command of Qin Shubao are undoubtedly like a sharp sword, piercing directly into the chest of the Turks, and the tip of the sword is approaching the heart of the Turks little by little.

Qin Shubao realized that the time was ripe, and while constantly avoiding the battle, a company sent hundreds of heralds to the Yin Kaishan Department stationed in Tubo to give orders, so that Yin Kaishan would immediately send troops to attack the Western Turk headquarters! Due to the fact that the former Eastern Turkic Territory was not close to the former Zhangxiong Territory and there was a Western Turk in the middle, the heralds had to go around from the former Tuyuhun Territory to Tubo, and then transfer to the former Zhangxiong Territory. In this way, it has come full circle, even if it is a fast horse, when the news reaches Yin Kaishan's hands, more than 20 days have passed.

Yin Kaishan knew that every day that passed, Qin Shubao's troops who were trapped in the former Eastern Turkic territories were in danger, and in order to pull the battle situation to the expected situation as soon as possible, Yin Kaishan waved his army to the Western Turks on the day he received the news. The 30,000-strong army marched in a hurry, and it took only five days to cross the territory of the original Zhangxiong, and the speed was not fast, and when it reached the junction of the original Zhangxiong and the Western Turks, it ordered the army to rest for a day, and after recuperating their spirits, they directly entered the territory of the Western Turks the next day.

Although the Western Turks already knew about it on the first day that Yin Kaishan's 30,000-strong army arrived at the junction, the main forces of the Western Turks were all on the Eastern Turkic battlefield, carrying out an all-out encirclement and suppression of Qin Shubao's troops. At this time, there were very few troops in the Western Turks, and even if they knew that Yin Kaishan was coming, they could not recall the main force of the front line in time. In this way, the gate of the Western Turks was grandly entered by Yin Kaishan.

At this time, there were about 20,000 defenders in the territory of the Western Turks, and in the face of the Tang Dynasty army with a clear purpose, fierce momentum and advanced equipment, they were simply unable to parry, and in just one month, they were uprooted by Yin Kaishan and two cities in a row, less than 100 miles away from the capital of the Western Turks.

The Western Turks fought desperately to assemble the army, and captured Zhuangding from all over the country, and pushed Zhuangding to the front line as cannon fodder for recruits, so as to limit the momentum of Yin Kaishan's offensive as much as possible. Don't say it, this method is quite effective, in the face of the strong men like an ocean, although Yin Kaishan's soldiers are always like chopping melons and vegetables, the pace of attack has really slowed down.

At the same time, the Western Turks hurriedly recalled 30,000 of the main forces sent to the former Eastern Turkic territories and ordered the main forces to fight a decisive battle with the Yin Kaishan Mountains. As a result, the decisive battle in the territory of the Western Turks had not yet begun, but Qin Shubao in the territory of the former Eastern Turks was in trouble again and again, taking advantage of the reduction of the forces in the rear of the Western Turks, frequently launched attacks, sometimes long-distance attacks, sometimes launched a decisive battle, and finally the 30,000 troops of the Western Turks with 20,000 troops retreated and were defeated again and again.

In the face of the situation that the front and back yards are on fire, the top leaders of the Western Turks have been disheartened, but they cannot stop their determination to fight to the death. The Western Turkic Khan made a wise decision to gather all the troops and horses in the territory and the former Eastern Turkic territories, and gathered around the capital to defend the city with all his might. With as many as 60,000 defenders guarding Kyoto, even Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao, who were overwhelmed, could only stop. After all, a fortified battle with 60,000 defenders is absolutely unbeatable, and if you have a hot brain and forcibly attack the city, it is very likely that the advantages accumulated in the early stage will be buried at once.

However, this was not difficult for the Tang generals, and after Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao's armies converged, Yin Kaishan directly found Wei Hong and asked about the opportunity to fight. Wei Hong only said a very simple sentence: "Besiege the city, attack the outside!" "Four simple words, but like a clever strategy, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao were impressed. Immediately, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao led an army of 50,000 to surround the Western Turkic Kyoto, cut off water and food, and turned Kyoto into a besieged city. At the same time, a report was sent to Comrade Lao Li to inform him of the situation in the Western Turkic battlefield. Comrade Lao Li immediately made a decision, sent an additional 10,000 soldiers and horses, borrowed another 8,000 from Tibet, and gathered 18,000 soldiers and horses to carry out encroachment tactics from the territory of the Western Turks. Conquer all the cities and military fortresses in the Western Turks, and make Kyoto in the Western Turks the commander of the light pole.

The war lasted for three months, during which all the cities in the Western Turks except Kyoto were spared, and they were all scorched by the Tang Dynasty. During this period, the Western Turkic Khan sent troops out of the city to launch two breakouts, but each time ended in failure. When the Western Turks were left with only one city in Kyoto, the Western Turk Khan realized that the general situation had gone, so he did not make a stalemate and was ready to fight hard, and success or failure was in this move.

It was the height of summer when the war began, and now it is early autumn, and on a crisp autumn day, the 60,000 troops of the Western Turks all left the city and fought a decisive battle with Yin Kaishan outside the city for three days and three nights. The final result, at the cost of the loss of 20,000 in the Tang Army, more than 40,000 Western Turks were killed, 20,000 were captured, and Kyoto was conquered, and all the Western Turkic royal families were beheaded! At this point, except for a small number of high-ranking Western Turks who led the remnants of the army to flee, the Western Turks had already existed in name only. (To be continued.) )