Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1409 Accident (Part )

Accidents occurred in Xinzhou and Yizhou, and Su Dingfang was not immune. But the difference was that Su Dingfang, Yuchi Gong, and Xue Wanche were stunned and overjoyed.

Even Su Dingfang, who has such a steady temperament, is a little out of his mind... There is no way. Yesterday, the scouts investigated and found that there are still Turkic troops in Loufan Pass. There are thousands of Turks garrisoned in the new city ten miles outside Loufan Pass. And today afternoon, the scouts reported , Loufanguan is empty.

Not only Loufanguan, but also all the Turks in the new city were gone. All the scouts entered the new city... not even a hair was found.

"Tujue ran away..." Xue Wanche, who was full of revenge, turned to look at Su Dingfang at a loss, "Wouldn't Tuli Khan also run away?"

Obviously, the Turkic troops who stayed in Shuozhou no longer ignored the army that went to Hedong to plunder, and returned to the grassland first.

"It shouldn't be possible, right?" Yuchi Gong grinned, "Tuli Khan still has so much food, grass and wealth, it can't be so fast, right?"

"No." Su Dingfang said firmly: "Tuli Khan must stop, otherwise the elite cavalry will pursue and defeat them... Wei Siwang has pursued and defeated the enemy several times, Tuli Khan would not be so stupid."

"That……"

As soon as Xue Wanche uttered a word, he saw several cavalry galloping towards him in the distance. They were the scouts sent from the police station to investigate the military situation.

Fan Shiyi, who was personally investigating the military situation, flew over on horseback with a bad look on his face. He dismounted and walked quickly, saying in a low voice: "There are Turkic cavalry outside Yanmen Pass, transporting grain, grass, goods, and people to Yunzhou."

Xue Wanche and Yu Chigong's expressions changed drastically. Their first reaction was... Yanmen Pass could no longer be sealed.

More than ten thousand Tang cavalry are capable of blocking Yanmen Pass, but only if the Turkic army has not left the pass.

"The Turkic army is returning north to the grassland, and the whole army knows it." Qu Silang suddenly said: "Tuli Khan can't stop it... The Turks in Loufan Pass and Xincheng probably know about Yanmen Pass... and then they return north. .”

The surrounding generals all nodded in agreement. This logic was very reasonable. The Turkic forces in Shuozhou could not control the entire army, and the Turkic forces left in Xinzhou and Daizhou were leaving Yanmen Pass and returning to the grasslands. Therefore, the Turkic forces in Shuozhou naturally followed. .

But in this case, the blockade of Yanmen Pass arranged by King Wei Si was an empty talk. Even if Liu Shirang and Li Shiji were transferred together, it would be impossible to block Yanmen Pass.

Su Dingfang thought for a moment and then looked at Fan Shiyi, "Tell me the details of Yanmen Pass in detail."

Yanmen Pass is not a separate pass. When Li Shan was in charge of the Daizhou Governor's Office, he built red bricks to strengthen the West Path Pass and used forts to divide his troops to guard the East Path Pass.

The main force was stationed at Xijingguan and the surrounding mountain passes and valley mouths. The Daizhou Army had more than 30,000 cavalry and infantry troops stationed here at that time. It could also recruit soldiers and civilians from Daizhou and Xinzhou at any time.

"Dongjing Pass cannot be inspected, and most of the Turkic troops leave the fortress through Xijing Pass." Fan Shiyi explained the current situation clearly while recalling.

"If we start from the afternoon, at least 10,000 to 20,000 Turkic cavalry will leave the pass." Yuchi Gong calculated in his mind, "The road outside the West Path Pass is rugged, so it may not be impossible to block it... But we have to wait until early tomorrow morning to take action."

Everyone understood Yu Chigong's words. The Turkic cavalry leaving the fortress must have been heading north, but the grassland people were not willing to march at night. If the Tang cavalry blocked Xijing Pass early tomorrow morning, it would be feasible.

Su Dingfang was silent for a while and asked, "How about Mayi and Sancho Town?"

"Messengers have reported that Liu Shirang was guarding Mayi and Li Shiji was guarding Sancho Town, but they were not breached." Fan Shiyi waved to a scout.

The scout approached a general in armor. The latter was Liu Shirang's younger brother Liu Bao. He had a haggard face and a piece of wheat cake in his hand. He smiled bitterly and said: "There is not enough food and grass, so he is already killing horses for food." "Maybe. send troops?"

Liu Bao's face became even more bitter, "Mayi and Sancho towns should be able to select more than a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry."

Hu Yan vaguely guessed Su Dingfang's plan and whispered: "The road is rugged and difficult to travel, so we cannot attack by force."

"Night attack." Su Dingfang looked around and said solemnly: "This battle must block the Tuli Khan in Daizhou, but now that the Turkic cavalry comes out of Yanmen, it is difficult to block it."

"For the current plan, we can only attack the pass at night and guard the pass with infantry. The cavalry will either go south or north to encircle Tuli Khan."

Su Dingfang was usually taciturn, but at this moment he was eloquent. He analyzed it carefully: "The Turkic troops have the advantage, but at this moment there is going to be a heavy snowfall, and the Hu people are eager to return north to the grasslands, so tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry came out of the fortress."

"Now in the territory of Daizhou and Xinzhou, Tuli Khan can no longer take advantage of the troops. If he can break through the pass, guard Yanmen, and send cavalry out of Juzhu Mountain, along Shanyin to Daixian, he may be able to join forces with Hebei troops. .”

"Maybe we can go south along the Hutuo River to Nao County to block the Turks' way to the north...According to the calculation of the distance, Wei Siwang should lead his army into Xinzhou at this time, and Tuli Khan should still be in Xinzhou."

After Su Dingfang finished his long speech, the generals, such as Yu Chigong and Xue Wanche, all looked excited, such as Qu Silang and Zhang Baoxiang, who were high-spirited to fight, but some, like Hu Yanhe, frowned and were not optimistic.

"Hu Gong?"

"Zhao Guogong's strategy is quite risky." Hu Yan said calmly: "The night attack broke through the pass and the fighting was fierce. What's more, if Tuli Khan went south again, Wei Siwang's central army would not have enough troops... Liu Hongji and Qian Jiulong's infantry should We haven’t arrived in Xinzhou yet.”

"If you don't take risks in such a war, how can you say you can win!" Yuchi Gong shouted: "I am willing to be a pioneer and climb the wall to break the barrier!"

"Okay!" The expressionless Su Dingfang looked up at the gloomy sky, remembering what Li Shan once said with emotion.

If you dare to bet, you can win.

Don't dare to bet, you don't even have a chance to win.

Su Dingfang's troops, who were originally preparing to send troops at dusk, camped in Ningwu County in silence, eating in silence, waiting for the brutal fighting that was about to begin.

After nightfall, Cao Guogong Li Shiji led dozens of personal guards to rush to Loufangguan in person, and more than 600 soldiers selected from Mayi and Sanqiao towns also arrived one after another.

Looking at Su Dingfang who was looking at the ink-like night from a distance, Li Shiji said with emotion to Yu Chigong beside him: "If we can defeat the Turks in this battle and capture the Tuli Khan, we will definitely leave a mark in history."

Yuchi Gong was carefully sharpening the edge of the long knife. There were three sharpened long knives beside him. It was difficult to use the horse tonight, so he had to use the long knife.

After hearing Li Shiji's words, Yuchi Gong thought to himself, if it is as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Wei Si said, Su Dingfang is a man who has a strategy and is capable of taking risks.

Making the decision to attack Yanmen Pass at night when Yanmen Pass cannot be blocked is not a choice that an ordinary famous general would dare to make.

(End of this chapter)