Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

At about the time when Liu Heier started the war with the Turks, Yuchi Gong had already led his army to the Tang Army camp near Zhengping County, Jiangzhou.

In fact, the marching routes of the left and right armies were different, but the difference in time was not big, because part of Liu Heier's route to Cizhou had to pass through the Luliang Mountains, while Yuchi Gong had a smooth journey after passing Fengling Ferry.

However, for the sake of marching speed, the left and right armies could only choose different ferries. After all, the transportation capacity required to cross the Yellow River was not unlimited.

After knowing that the Turkic cavalry entrenched dozens of miles away suddenly returned north, Yuchi Gong left Wen Yanbo and Yu Zhining behind and led the cavalry to rush north... Unfortunately, after he entered Jinzhou, he saw the Fenshui River from the south. And there are countless Turk corpses in the north.

"Ah Hei, it's a good trick!" Yu Chigong patted Liu Heier's shoulder hard, feeling regretful that he had been running wildly but still couldn't get this victory.

Damn Turks, why are they returning north at this time?

"The Turks are returning north, and they obviously intend to withdraw their troops." Yuchi Gong thought for a moment, "But if we want to march... maybe all the Turks in Lingshi County have already withdrawn."

Hou Hongtao glanced at Duan Zhixuan and said, "Didn't withdraw."

"Ok?"

"The Duke of Guzang pursued them out of Queshu Valley. I saw with my own eyes that there were Turkic troops in Lingshi County and Jiahu Fort." Hou Hongtao said hey, "You are quite brave."

Duan Zhixuan glared, "King Wei Si did not give an order not to pursue. Ah Hei gave an order to pursue, and he didn't say he couldn't get out of Queshu Valley... Who knew that those Turks were scurrying around and didn't dare to fight back, so they had no choice but to take a trip to Fenzhou. .”

Liu Heier's mouth twitched. According to the battle report, this Turkic force should still be in Jinzhou. Of course Alang would not give an order not to pursue them. I ordered a pursuit, but I didn't expect you to fight all the way to Fenzhou.

"Then we should send out troops tomorrow?" Yuchi Gong couldn't bear it anymore, "Why don't the right army pass through Queshu Valley and let Duke Ren lead the troops tomorrow..."

"Ahem, cough." Hou Hongtao and Yu Chigong were relatively familiar with each other. He tugged on his sleeves and whispered, "Brother Jingde, are you really not afraid of being driven back to Chang'an by Alang?"

"Uh……"

"Alang really dares." Hou Hongtao reminded in a low voice, "Anyway, this is Alang's last battle... and it was His Highness the Crown Prince who first mentioned that Duke Ren would lead his troops through Queshu Valley."

"Really?" Yuchi Gong's face dropped, "But if the Turkic army really returns to the north and sends their infantry through Queshu Valley, they really won't be able to catch up!"

Liu Hongji smiled and said: "Zhixuan didn't mention that it was Wei Siwang who led the army, right?"

"That's not true." Duan Zhixuan was stunned for a moment and then nodded repeatedly, "If we knew that King Wei Si was leading the army, there is no doubt that the Turks would immediately return north to the grassland."

Liu Heier thought about it in his mind. It was hard to say. Tuli Khan's strategy for conquering Hedong obviously had a tacit understanding with Dubu Khan.

All the cavalry from the army that had previously supported Hedong were transferred back to Jingzhao. It is impossible that Tuli Khan did not know about it. Perhaps he speculated that there was a change in Guanzhong. This may be the main reason why Tuli Khan stayed in Bingzhou and refused to leave.

Now that the Tang army is coming in force, Tuli Khan should have guessed that the crisis in Guanzhong has been resolved and can free up his hands to support Hedong... There is a high possibility that Tuli Khan will return north.

After pondering for a while, Liu Heier said: "Today the Chinese army should cross the river, in Jiangzhou or Cizhou... Send a messenger immediately to report back, let Alang make a decision."

Li Shan and Su Dingfang had already led their troops across Longmen, and did not choose to go north to Cizhou. Instead, they marched eastward along the Fen River, preparing to join forces with the infantry of Qian Jiulong's command on the left and right sides of Xiangfen.

When the messenger walked south from Cizhou, he finally found the Chinese army in Taiping County. It was already night. "The Turks are returning north..." Li Shan murmured a few times, then looked down, hesitant.

After Han Liang and Wen Daya read the letters one after another, the former said: "It is safest for infantry to pass through Ratque Valley, but if the Turks return from the north, they may not be able to catch up."

Wen Daya didn't say anything. He was not good at military strategy and simply hid his clumsiness. However, he also knew what Han Liang was thinking. Both of them and Yu Zhining were sent to be gilded by His Highness the Crown Prince. If this battle ended like this, That's no credit at all.

King Wei Si, who had many military exploits, didn't care, but Han Liang, Wen Daya and the generals below still cared.

Li Shan closed his eyes and made repeated calculations in his mind. Thousands of Turks had been entrenched in Jinzhou and were watching Qu Tutong and Qian Jiulong's troops. They would not rashly retreat north. It must have been ordered by Tuli Khan.

Duan Zhixuan and his men all ran to Lingshi and circled around, obviously informing the Turks that the Tang army was coming in large numbers... The Turks had previously defended Lingshi County, Jiahu Fort, and Gaobiling, which was nothing more than to prevent the Tang army from going north, so that the Turks could Khan was able to conquer Bingzhou calmly.

It's faster to cross Queshu Valley with cavalry, but the mountain road is rugged and has many forks, so it's easy to be attacked... Maybe the Turks don't have such courage?

After hesitating for a long time, Li Shancai made a decision, "Order Liu Hei'er and Yu Chigong to select 300 cavalry and go into the Queshu Valley overnight to check the military situation. If nothing unusual happens, after dawn, the left and right armies will pass through the Queshu Valley one after another. Liu Hongji led the infantry as the backing."

Obviously, Li Shan was not prepared to just come to Hedong for a tour.

Just as his best friend Li Kai thought, more than half of the Daizhou Army he had formed personally was lost in the battle, and Daidi, which had finally regained its vitality, was so ravaged. Where did Li Shan get such a good temper?

Just let Tuli Khan Shi Shiran return to Wuyuan County?

How can it be!

Dubu Khan has suffered so badly this time. If you, Tuli Khan, don't suffer a loss, then the Turkic civil strife will not be able to reach a balance in the future.

After the messenger traveled north overnight, Li Shan looked up at the night sky with an expressionless face. The moon was bright and the stars were shining. It seemed that the weather was good these days.

It's already late October, and it's snowing in Beijing and Zhaozhou. Although it has only fallen intermittently for two days, it hasn't snowed yet in Jiangzhou and Jinzhou.

I don’t know what Bingzhou, Daizhou and Shuozhou are like.

In Jinyang City, Li Daozong, Li Daoxuan, Xue Wanjun, Qin Wutong, Xue Wanche and other generals gathered in the hall.

"The food and grass can still last for ten days. There is still food and grass in Yuci, Qingyuan and other places, but now the Turkic cavalry are everywhere..." Qin Wutong sighed: "If reinforcements do not arrive in ten days, we can only use people's food... …”

Li Daozong was speechless. In one month, the Bingzhou Army and the dilapidated Daizhou Army had almost exhausted the grain reserves that had been stationed for several years.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Daidi fell too quickly, and the Daizhou army was defeated unprepared. Li Daozong could not have predicted it, and he did not expect that Chitangguan and Shilingguan would also fall so quickly. In desperation, he burned down Tunyu. A large amount of grain and grass from Yangqu County.

The grain and grass reserves in Bingzhou's field are mainly concentrated in Yangqu, Yuci, Jinyang, Qingyuan, Shouyang and other places. Now the main Turkic force is entrenched in the central part of Bingzhou. There are thousands of Turkic cavalry outside Jinyang City watching eagerly, mobilizing grain and grass from various places. Then It's impossible.

Li Daoxuan suddenly said: "Huairen will lead an army to help."

Li Yiyan, Daizhou's military affairs officer, also nodded in agreement, "The prince conspired to rebel, and King Wei Si suppressed the rebellion. Now that Chang'an is safe, King Qin is stationed in Jingzhao, and King Si Wei of Wei should lead his army to help."

Everyone remained silent. Before Qi County was conquered, the communication between Jinyang and Jingzhao had not been cut off. Everyone knew that the combined forces of Turks and Xue Yantuo had invaded Jingzhao... The hope of reinforcements was too slim.