The cavalry on both sides was strangled together in an instant, and the party items left in the territory of Tubo herded horses in the river meanders for many years, and their riding skills were not comparable to those of the Tubo people, and their combat skills were also good, after all, they were a nation that was engaged in hunting.

However, due to the lack of sophisticated armor and weapons, the cavalry of the Shence Army and the Youzhou Army did not have the upper hand, but was driven to flee to the main position of the Tubo Han army.

And their goal this time seems to be not only to drive away the party cavalry, but also to return the favor with one hand, to attack the Tubo Han army from the flank, and give them a fatal blow.

This may have been the temporary intention of the general in command of the cavalry, because the enemy army in the formation had almost been destroyed, and the two wings were also retreating in the engagement with the two wings of the Tang army, and only a kick was left to break away.

In such a situation, if you surprise the enemy formation, it may not be impossible to achieve miraculous results.

As a result, the cavalry general of the Youzhou Army on the left, who was eager for meritorious service, took the opportunity of driving away the party cavalry, and turned around and entered the left flank of the enemy with a false shot.

The military formation of the Chinese army in Tubo was originally chiseled into the formation by Yang Chaosheng and other three departments into a pot of porridge, and the front army on the left and right flanks was unfavorable in engagement, and they were defeated and retreated.

To tell the truth, the Tubo soldiers in the rear army were confused, they didn't know what was going on, and they were still waiting for orders in a daze, but in a blink of an eye, they found that the soldiers of the left wing and the middle army poured out like a tide along the passage left in the military formation......

And one by one, like frightened birds, they fled in a hurry, and even if there were generals who tried to stop the rout, they were quickly drowned in the raging torrent, and not even a single sound could be heard.

Seeing this scene, everyone didn't know what was happening, and their morale suddenly plummeted, and they all turned around and fled west with the rout.

And Guo Ying, who was also in the formation, was also very confused, trying to ask the fight, the enemy suddenly scattered and fled, who could not be confused?

However, he knew that the battle was won for the time being.

So, the next thing naturally became a pursuit war, and it was advisable to chase the poor man with the remaining bravery!

But the pursuit is definitely not like in the TV series, brandishing swords and shouting and killing, grabbing and beheading, and it is also necessary to maintain the integrity of the formation, basically chasing thirty steps will take a whole army.

This is mainly to prevent the enemy from cheating, after making sure that there is no ambush, the cavalry is responsible for the pursuit in front, and the infantry follows to maintain the formation to keep up with the cover.

At the moment, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters of Tubo have not moved lightly, and the Quhuan Department in the rear is also engaged with the party infantry in the rear, of course, the Tang army cannot rashly pursue, giving the other party a chance to take advantage of, so it was only about 300 steps before being stopped by the sound of the golden drum of the Chinese army.

The party soldiers and horses of the Tubo side attacking the rear of Quhuan saw the collapse of the front army, and they also withdrew from the battlefield with interest to avoid being attacked by the Tang army on both sides.

At this point, the preliminary confrontation between the two sides has come to an end.

The two armies each retreated more than ten miles.

Of course, there are rules for retreating.

According to the Tang military system, if the army wants to retreat, it must be separated by 100 steps (150 meters), and each detachment of men and horses alternately covers the retreat to avoid being pursued by the opponent's tail.

The Tang army was actually okay, Guo Ying remembered that in history, when the Song army was in the Northern Expedition of Yongxi, it was because it could not organize a decent palace army formation, and was chased and killed by the Liao army all the way, and tens of thousands of soldiers were lost.

The lesson of blood must not be forgotten!

The withdrawal of troops is not the same as extinguishing the fire, in fact, both sides are preparing for the next move, but Guo Ying doesn't need to worry about these things, at most he will talk to Wei Gao and Fan Ze about the current situation and guess Li Sheng's next deployment.

Why is it nonsense?

Because Li Sheng is a very thoughtful person and is very good at fighting, Guo Ying has no idea of giving advice in front of him at all, and if he can't keep it, he will bring humiliation on himself.

……

At the same time, an uninvited guest came to the Tubo camp where the troops withdrew back to Baiba City.

The eldest son of the Great Minister, Shang Yelu.

It is said that Shang Yelu does not have a surname Shang, just like the theory that weeping and hiding does not have a surname.

Still in Tibet refers to "foreign relatives", referring to those families among the Tibetan nobles who have married into the royal family.

Of course, not all families that have married the royal family are worthy of the name in front of the name Shang, and only those families who have been married to the royal family for a long time and have strong influence have the right to use the title "Shang".

Although some families have also married to the royal family, but this marriage relationship does not last, they do not belong to the "Shang" clan, such as the Lu clan.

There are very few "Shang" people, from the Songtsen Gampo period to the present, there are also four, namely the Wulu clan, the Cai Bang clan, the Nanang clan and the Chen clan.

And the great minister Shang Xi, Shang Yelu father and son were born in one of the four major Shang clans of the Chen family, his family alone has 90,000 slaves, the silk is countless, known as the great Shang theory, in Tubo is monstrous, under one person, above 10,000 people.

In other words, it refers to ministers who are not from foreign relatives, or the royal family of Zampu, that is, the Sibuye family, or the elder family from the Sibuye family who formed an alliance and jointly developed the foundation of Tibet.

The two major parts of Shang theory constitute the aristocratic class of Tibetan society, and the officials at all levels in Tubo are all from the aristocracy.

Of course, sometimes it is also very good, such as Lu Dongzan, Zan Xiruo, and Lingqin, the father and son, who overwhelmed the Shang clan and controlled the Tubo government for 50 years.

"I heard that the old general lost the Tang Army for a while today?"

Shang Yelu sat on the handsome seat of the weeping treasure, wiping the dagger in his hand while pretending to ask casually.

"Yes, the commander of the Tang Army is Li Sheng, one of the three famous generals in General Jiezan's mouth, and he is very disciplined in fighting with soldiers, no less than Wang Zhongsi and Ge Shuhan, I might as well do it." He replied with a wry smile.

"The old general is too modest, we can have today's vast territory, you have made great contributions!"

Shang Yelu laughed, and when he said this, he couldn't help but show a little arrogance on his face.

Back then, he attacked Taozhou, Liangzhou, Junzhou, Songzhou, and Xiaozongka...... I don't know how much territory he has seized for Dafan, and how many Tang soldiers hate him.

However, he didn't have long to be complacent, when he saw Shang Yelu lose his smile, and his expression gradually became cold: "But some time ago, the Tang envoys arrived in Luoqi City, and Zampu bewitched them and intended to stop the army.

If this battle cannot be won, I am afraid that our father and son will leave the city of Raksha and return to Dab, and you will be sent to the Western Regions. ”

Hearing this, he was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "Please tell the Prime Minister that tomorrow I will fight again with the whole army." ”

He knew very well why Shang Jiexi's father and son were in such a hurry to achieve a victory, because Shang Jiexi's position as the prime minister was threatened.

Zampu intends to support his mother's kin, Shang Jiezan, who was born in the Na Nang clan and is now the envoy of the host festival, as the prime minister.

But he didn't have a choice, because since he became an official, he has always been a close henchman of Shang Jiexi's father and son, and he has both glory and loss.