Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1392 Speed ​​is the key

When Li Shan arrived at the Fenshui River in the northeast of Pingyao, it was already midnight and dusk was not far away.

The sudden large-scale movement of the Turks southward surprised Li Shan, and the defeats of Zhang Baoxiang and Chang He also surprised Li Shan. In his opinion, there was actually no need to send troops.

On the contrary, Liu Hei'er deployed his troops and trapped the Turks, which did not surprise Li Shan. He knew that Liu Hei'er had such ability.

After confirming that the Turks were trapped, Li Shan no longer waited for Liu Hongji and Qian Jiulong's infantry who had not yet arrived in Jiexiu, and led the cavalry north with Su Dingfang.

After watching from a distance for a while, Li Shan saw Liu Heier and asked first, "How is Qixian County?"

Qi County is not far from the border between Bingzhou and Fenzhou, and was conquered by the Turks. The two sides fought in the northeast of Pingyao, so it was impossible for the Tang army not to investigate Qi County.

"Just now, two thousand Turkic troops went south." Liu Heier said calmly: "We sent Li Mengchang and Ma Sanbao to fight. They have been driven away, but they are just lingering at the border."

"Two thousand..." Li Shan thought for a while and looked at the battlefield from a distance again. The Tang army was now tightly trapping more than three thousand Turks, firing arrows desperately, and sending elite cavalry from all directions to charge into the formation.

The Turkic army was already in chaos, and a large number of cavalry were forced into the Fen River. Not to mention whether they knew how to swim, if they went into the river at this season, they would freeze to death.

Li Shan looked at Su Dingfang, "Brother Dingfang, do you have a choice?"

Su Dingfang said without hesitation: "The most important thing about cavalry is their speed."

Waiting for reinforcements is easy to explain, but if they are monitoring the movements of the Tang army... they are probably transporting large amounts of grain, grass and people.

"Appease." Li Shan ordered, "I promise not to kill the prisoners."

The name of the King of Handan was so loud that Qu Silang shouted it out, causing the Turkic army to hesitate. In cooperation with Liu Heier's attack, the Turkic army immediately chose to withdraw.

There are only two possible explanations, either waiting for reinforcements or monitoring the movements of the Tang army.

The battlefield is located on the northwest side of Pingyao County, beside the Fen River. To the southwest is Wuchengbo, to the south is Jiexiu, and to the west is Yong'an.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shan's face turned dark, and the two old men who followed him, Li Kai and Ma Zhou, were dumbfounded.

But the title of King of Handan was so bad that Li Shan really wanted to appease him, but the Turks didn't believe it, absolutely not!

The Jingguan rivalry on the bank of the Cangtou River is still vivid in my mind. They were all beheaded by the King of Handan after they surrendered. Who dares to believe it?

Li Shan couldn't help but cursed and asked Ma Zhou to spread out the map.

It is said that these two thousand Turks were worried about the safety of their people and wanted to come to help, but were unable to do so, so they lingered... This possibility is zero.

Pingyao County is only twenty or thirty miles away from the borders of Fenzhou and Bingzhou, and there are still two thousand Turkic cavalry lingering... Here is the key.

Li Shan calculated in his mind for a long time. According to previous battle reports, the main force of Tuli Khan was probably on the north and northwest sides of Jinyang. This area has flat terrain, which is most suitable for Turkic cavalry to travel vertically and horizontally.

The corners of Liu Heier's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything. He only asked his personal guards to pass on the order.

In fact, Su Dingfang also knew that Li Shan had already made a decision, and he was just hammering in a nail.

Li Shan nodded and summoned the generals, "Let go of the west side later. Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang will lead his elite cavalry to break the formation in the direction of Fenshui. Liu Hei'er will lead the left army to attack from the north."

"Qin Qiong led 3,000 cavalry to go north immediately. He must defeat 2,000 Turks and enter Qi County." "Yu Chigong led the right army and then set off. If the Turks in Panhuan Qi County have already retreated north, they will first go northwest and enter Wenshui and Jiao County one after another. If you encounter a fierce enemy attack on the city or Qingyuan, there is no need to hesitate, but you must not cross the Fen River."

Yu Chigong looked at the map and responded. Wenshui and Qingyuan counties are both located to the east of Fenshui. Only Jiaocheng is located to the west of Fenshui, but there is also Wengu River in Jiaocheng.

All in all, as long as they could not reach the Fen River, it would be difficult for the Turks to pose a threat to the attacking Tang army with a large-scale outflanking strategy.

Li Shan looked at Qin Qiong, "If you arrive in Qixian County, the Turks are escorting grain, grass and people. Break them. Then lead your army to the north. Don't be too far away from the right army. If you encounter a strong enemy, join forces with the right army. If the Turks withdraw north, , lead the army to the northeast."

Qin Qiong stared at the picture and nodded. To the northeast, that was Jinyang.

"The Turks are not good at night fighting." Qin Qiong thought for a while and said, "But it's hard to say, maybe they can catch up."

Yu Chigong, Liu Hei'er and others all nodded. It was already almost dusk. It was almost dark when they arrived in Qi County as they headed north. Then they marched to Wenshui, Jiaocheng and Qingyuan, and detoured for almost a hundred miles.

If the Turks are determined to run away, they will definitely not be able to catch up. However, judging from the fact that the Turks are heading south with 6,000 cavalry today and there are still 2,000 cavalry lingering 20 miles away, the Turks should not be able to escape quickly. .

"If the Turks do not want to fight..." Li Shan hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Yu Chigong, after you arrive at Qingyuan, release the rangers in groups of two hundred, but the distance should not be too far, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive from behind. to."

"Ah Hei, later you leave two thousand cavalry to pursue the remnants of the enemy. There is no need to pursue them all. Just force them to go north from Yong'an, away from the Fen River. The rest of the troops will go north with Gu and Zhao Guogong Su Dingfang."

"If the remnants of the enemy move north from Yong'an, order Zhang Shigui to lead the cavalry stationed in Jiexiu to go north, and then get Qian Jiulong to lead the infantry to go north tomorrow."

Li Shan sighed in his heart. There was nothing he could do about it. The mobility of the infantry was so poor. Maybe Qian Jiulong rushed to Bingzhou and Tuli Khan ran away.

Li Shan arranged everything clearly and meticulously, and said with a smile: "If you are sudden and bold, there is nothing you can do about it, but Gu Gu, a brother who is sworn to Jinlan, should not be as timid as a mouse."

"It's useless to catch him." Duan Zhixuan muttered: "You have to let him go anyway."

"You want this credit so much?" Li Shan glanced over, "If he is captured alive, then I will let you behead him."

Duan Zhixuan remained silent. News had already arrived from Jingzhao. Dubu Khan escaped with three thousand remnants of his army. The troops in Longzhou and Qizhou were all demobilized. The Longyou Road was empty and it was impossible to stop it. In this case, How could it be possible to kill Tuli Khan?

A quarter of an hour later, Tang Qi, who first blocked the west side, suddenly withdrew, bypassed Pingyao County, and headed north under the leadership of Qin Qiong.

Later, Yuchi Gong, who was serving as a reserve army, also set out to go north. The two Tang cavalrymen, with about eight or nine thousand cavalry, would not be able to survive as long as the Tuli Khan did not mobilize heavy troops. Moreover, as long as they were along the Fen River, there was no possibility of the Turks encircling them.

Su Dingfang then led two thousand elite cavalry to break the defense line from the southeast to the northwest. Although he was already a prince, held a high position, and was the deputy marshal of the Hedong March Road, Su Dingfang still went into battle in person.

What surprised Li Shan slightly was that Su Dingfang took Chang He as the vanguard. Although Chang He was quite confused politically, he was brave and good at fighting. At that time, there were many brave generals in Wagang Village, and Chang He also had a good reputation.

In the battle of Dahai Temple, Zhang Xutuo, the last famous general of the former Sui Dynasty, also had Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong under his command. After being ambushed, Li Mi sent 20 brave men like Chang He as the vanguard and finally killed Zhang Xutuo.

Looking from afar, Li Shan saw Chang He charging forward almost alone, his body pierced by arrows like a hedgehog, but he spread his body on horseback and was the first to enter the formation.

(End of this chapter)