Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1401: Narration before the battle (Part )

Li Shan didn't know that the situation had changed greatly, and he was still talking to Tuli Khan here.

"On the day Tiele withdrew his troops, King Qin defeated the enemy in Jingyang, beheaded more than ten thousand prisoners, and trapped Brother She'er on the north side of the Jinghe River."

When Li Shan said this with a smile, Tuli Khan became uncontrollably excited. Although he refrained from asking, the expression on his face asked...are you dead?

Li Shan rolled his eyes and said, "You are still in Bingzhou. How could you kill Brother She'er?"

Tuli Khan was greatly disappointed, but he also knew that this was reasonable...for the same reason, otherwise Li Huairen would not have released him last year.

"You know that I have a grudge against the Duke of Dai, Li Jing, right?"

"I heard something."

"Rather than break up with each other this time." Li Shan chatted nonchalantly: "He was reprimanded and dismissed by His Majesty. It was Li Jing who took over. He wanted to capture and kill Brother She'er for meritorious service."

"It's a pity that reports of the successive attacks on Shouyang and Qixian County have arrived in Beijing." Li Shan said with amusement, "If it hadn't been for this, brother She'er's life and death might really have been unpredictable."

There is something about me... Tuli Khan was a little confused.

After a pause, Tuli Khan asked: "Huangdan Town?"

Tuli Khan was so angry that he laughed. You said such a high-sounding thing in front of me?

Thinking of this, Tuli Khan stopped talking nonsense and said directly: "I want to return north, does Huairen want to stop me?"

Tuli Khan was very speechless. It was really wrong to say that he conquered Shouyang and Qixian County. Otherwise, that cousin... would at least be captured alive. When released to the grassland, he might have consolidated his forces and unified the Turks. .

Seeing the unhappy expression on Tuli Khan's face, Li Shan sighed softly, "Wu Guogong Wei Chi Gong led more than 8,000 elite cavalry to station in Huangdan Town."

Li Shan continued: "After the battle report came to the capital, Gu immediately took the initiative to ask for help and transferred all the cavalry under Li Yaoshi's command."

Tuli Khan breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, this time the east and west invaded the south at the same time, he got a lot of advantages, but Dubu Khan suffered a big loss.

"The night before leaving Beijing, Brother She'er had already escaped." Li Shan said sincerely: "Qizhou, Longzhou, and Jingzhou troops gathered in Jingzhao, and the Longyou Road was in ruins. Brother She'er should have returned by now. Wuyuan County.”

"Let's do this. I don't want another war. This time, the Tang army has also lost its vitality." Li Shan waved his hand, "You can take away the food, grass and goods, but the young and healthy people who were plundered must be left behind."

"Dubu Khan led thousands of remnant troops to flee north. Although he stayed in Lingzhou to confront the Tang army at Mingsha Camp and still had tens of thousands of troops, his vitality was ultimately damaged." Li Shan carefully and considerately analyzed Tuli Khan Situation, "If I let my subordinates do this and then return north, I'm afraid Dubu Khan will no longer be able to check and balance."

At this moment, there are more than 10,000 cavalry on the battlefield, plus thousands around Yuci, plus 8,000 in Huangdan Town, there are already more than 30,000 cavalry... It doesn't make much sense to lie about this kind of thing. You only need to send scouts to investigate. That's about it.

Tuli Khan couldn't help but ask: "Nasher now..."

Tuli Khan's expression changed. Speaking of which, Li Huairen really wasn't lying when he said there were more than 30,000 Tang cavalry before!

"It is located on the southwest side of Tianmen Pass, on the south bank of Fen River." Li Shan said softly: "If the Turks go north from Chitang Pass, Jinyang sends cavalry to pursue them, and then uses Yuchi Gong's eight thousand fine cavalry to flank them. The battlefield is so narrow, and the Turks can resist the fine cavalry. Charge into battle?"

Tuli Khan's face was ashen, but he knew that Li Shan said it was good, and it was indeed difficult to resist, even if he went into battle himself.

The eight thousand cavalry led by Yuchi Gong seemed to be going deep alone, and they were located in the west of Bingzhou, which was most suitable for Turkic cavalry, but in fact they were not in great danger. Not to mention that Tuli Khan killed Yuchi Gong's troops, even to check and balance, he would need at least 50,000 troops, preferably around 20,000 troops, and Li Shan, who was on the front battlefield, would not remain indifferent.

Therefore, Yuchi Gong's troops were like a nail, which made Tuli Khan very uncomfortable.

Tuli Khan knew that if the negotiations broke down today, the eight thousand cavalry led by Yu Chigong would probably pierce into his vital points like daggers. It was hard to say whether it would be fatal or not, but it would probably become a turning point in the war.

Li Shan thought for a while and added: "Even if we don't attack Chitang Pass, Yuchi Gong's troops can go north along the periphery of Luliang Mountain and block your retreat in Xinzhou."

Tuli Khan's face turned even more ugly. It was true. After passing Chitang Pass, the army must be heading west. It couldn't fly past Tiezhou Mountain, which would coincide with the northward route of Yuchi Gong's troops.

Thinking of this, Tuli Khan no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Take away the food, grass and property, and leave the young men and women outside Yangqu County."

After a pause, Tuli Khan added: "The people who have been escorted to Xinzhou and Daizhou have also stayed, but they have already left Yanmen Pass... There is nothing I can do."

"I understand, I understand." Li Shan nodded repeatedly with a smile, "Please don't kill anyone on your way back north. When passing through Shuozhou, don't attack Mayi and Guji Town."

"That's natural."

"In addition..." Li Shan drawled in a long tone, "Dub Khan ravaged Guannai Road and Jingzhao. In the battle of Jincheng Pass alone, 30,000 Tang troops were defeated and suffered heavy casualties, especially the cavalry casualties..."

Tuli Khan closed his eyes and his voice trembled as he spoke, "Three thousand war horses, stay in Yangqu County."

Li Shan was not merciless at all when trying to extort money, and he said politely: "Thank you, thank you very much."

In fact, Li Shan also knew very well that if he didn't rip him off, Tuli Khan would be worried!

After a pause, Li Shan continued: "There is one more thing that still needs to be accomplished."

"More?!" Tuli Khan opened his eyes and stared at Li Shan, "Stop when enough is enough!"

"It's just a trivial matter." Li Shan shook his head and said: "On the 14th, the Turks invaded Shouyang County. Did Zhang Qianxiong and his son Zhang Wenguan, who participated in the military affairs of Bingzhou, die in battle or were captured?"

Tuli Khan was stunned, "I have never heard of it...these two people and Huairen..."

"Zhang Qianxiong, who records affairs and participates in the military, is just a minor official, but his son Zhang Wenguan and I are close friends." Li Shan said with a bitter smile: "Two months ago, the prince and King Qin usurped the legitimate son of Rilie, and I was also involved in it. That’s why Zhang Wenguan was sent to Bingzhou, but unexpectedly..."

Tuli Khan's expression relaxed, "There are some officials in Shouyang and Qixian who were captured, but we still need to inquire."

Li Shan bowed and said, "Don't say anything about returning to the north before releasing him. Zhang Wenguan is my nephew's cousin. If he didn't die in the battle, he must get it back."

You also have something in my hands... Tuli Khan laughed instead, "Wait for someone..."

Before he finished speaking, Tuli Khan suddenly stopped talking because he saw a horse from the Tang army galloping towards him.

Li Shan was a little surprised, watching Li Kai galloping towards him, and after falling off his horse, he pulled his sleeves and walked to the side.

Even though Tuli Khan raised his ears, he couldn't hear clearly. He only saw a slight change in Li Huairen's face.

(End of this chapter)