Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 521
After Kang Sumi lost the news, no matter how stupid Xieli was, he knew that the Tang Dynasty had declared war on him.

He was hated and scared and excited.

Facing the coalition forces of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Yantuo and a small number of grassland tribes, Jieli did not dare to be careless at all.

And the direction of the war is the same as Li Jing's previous deduction. With Duan Zhixuan, governor of Youzhou, Xie Shufang, governor of Yingzhou, and Qin Qiong, commander of the Lingzhou Road marching first, Jieli had no choice but to retreat while fighting.

The war lasted until May, and the two sides did not see a victory or defeat.

Because the main force of the Tang army on the western front was the soldiers and horses led by Qin Qiong, he only assisted in defending Xieli on the flanks on the grounds that his soldiers and horses were not suitable for the grassland, while the frontal battlefield was handed over to the grassland coalition led by Xue Yantuo.

Therefore, when facing Xue Yantuo's single force, Jieli didn't feel too much pressure, and also gained a good advantage in more than a dozen small-scale encounters, which severely damaged Xue Yantuo's troops.

At this time, Yi Nan couldn't sit still. He sent twelve groups of envoys to meet Qin Qiong, hoping that the Tang army could join forces with him to defeat Xieli on the frontal battlefield.

But Qin Qiong always prevaricates with various reasons.Either Tang Jun was not used to the grassland, or the supply of food and grass was insufficient, or he got lost, anyway, for various reasons.

Yi Nan was furious and helpless at the same time.

He also understood that Tang Jun had made up his mind to spend it with Xieli himself, so that they could pick peaches directly.

But facing the current situation, Yi Nan could only hold his nose and acquiesce.

Because he knew that once the Tang army retreated or reached a peace treaty with Jieli, he and Xue Yantuo would undoubtedly die.

As for Qin Qiong, on the one hand, he was indeed carrying out the task that Li Jing gave him, that is, to consume Xue Yantuo's vital strength crazily, and make Jieli and Yi Nan annihilate, causing them both to lose.On the other hand, it is indeed because one's own strength cannot have a fundamental effect on the Western Front.

You know, Xieli has more than [-] troops, but he has only [-].

On May [-]th, Jie Li led the army and unexpectedly attacked Huyan Valley, causing heavy casualties to Xue Yantuo's troops stationed in Huyan Valley. In this battle, Xue Yantuo killed eight nobles and nearly [-] troops.

Upon hearing the news, Qin Qiong sent troops from Jiuyuan, traveling hundreds of miles a day, to help Xue Yantuo.And Xu Shiji, who was stationed in Yulin, Shengzhou, also got the news, and led his troops to the rear of Huyan Valley to put pressure on the Turks.

Afterwards, after more than ten days of fierce fighting, Jieli had to temporarily withdraw his troops and leave Huyan Valley due to the pressure from the Eastern Front.

At this moment, the valley was in a state of depression, and there were corpses everywhere.

"Is this the sincerity of your Tang army?" Dumozhi asked Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji hysterically.

Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji looked at each other, and the former comforted: "General, we didn't know that Jieli would suddenly attack Huyan Valley. Compared with this, general, don't you wonder why Jieli knew that you were stationed in Huyan Valley."

How could Tumozhi have time to care about this now, he only knew that his soldiers had suffered heavy casualties, and he only knew that all the tribes under his command had been wiped out!

"Remember, today's matter is endless!" Duo Mozhi said angrily, "I will tell you the Tang Dynasty emperor the whole matter."

With that, he turned and left.

Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji were left looking at each other, and they couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Shubao, this person is a bit stupid." Xu Shiji commented.

Qin Qiong laughed and said: "Some time ago, Yi Nan sent people to invite me to send troops several times, but I refused them all. I thought Xue Yantuo would understand what they should do. Unexpectedly, there was another person who didn't know."

Xu Shiji said: "General Li sent someone to send news that Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang have led their troops to break through the gap on the eastern front. They should have arrived at Huaihuang Town, east of Yinshan Mountain, and have been controlled by our army."

"In this way, we have to speed up our progress. We have to win Baidao and send troops out of Wuchuan, so as to cooperate with General Li's plan." Qin Qiong mused: "If we can get Baidao, we can occupy Wuchuan Town, and the food and grass can be directly transported to the town. Where our army is. In this way, if we cooperate with Xue Yantuo and wait for work with leisure, it will be difficult for Jieli to advance westward."

Xu Shiji nodded.

At this moment, the scout returned.

"Report to the two generals that Turkic soldiers and horses are stationed at Niutou Chaona Mountain."

Qin Qiong said: "It's not too late. I will lead an army to raid Baidao tonight. You stay here and sit here to guard against Xue Yantuo."

"Don't worry, Uncle Bao, everything is up to me."

That night, Qin Qiong led an army of [-] plate armored cavalry, and rushed to raid Baidao.

Due to the battle of Huyangu, both the Tang army and the Turks were injured. Facing the sudden attack of the Tang army, the Turks rushed to the battle with a trace of exhaustion after the war.

Facing the ferocious plate armored cavalry army, the [-] soldiers and horses left by the Turks in Baidao were defeated, defeated and scattered, and Baidao fell.

After Tang Jun occupied Baidao, Jieli also realized that it was unrealistic to stay in the west, and the news from the east came one after another, urging him to go back quickly.

In desperation, Jieli could only order the general to garrison Niutou Chaona Mountain to guard against Xue Yantuo and Tang Jun.

And he himself led the main force to the eastern front to prevent the Tang army from advancing.

At the end of May, Xieli fought two battles with Duan Zhixuan on the Eastern Front. Due to the disparity in combat power, Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang had to lead their troops to retreat, abandoning Huaihuang Town, and stationed troops at Yehuling.

On this occasion, the two sides have basically torn their faces apart and completely vented their anger.Tang Jun's [-] troops on the east and west lines have all been exposed.

As far as Yu Jieli is concerned, it is very important to find out the strength of the Tang army.He knew that there were only [-] Tang troops on the western front, so he felt relieved.Because he left an army of [-] for Zhishili.Moreover, in the previous battle of Huyangu, the Tang army also suffered heavy losses. It is absolutely impossible to have [-] troops, at most only [-].In this way, the western front can be stabilized for the time being.

Wait for him to deal with the Tang Army on the Eastern Front, turn around and deal with Xue Yantuo and the Tang Army on the Western Front, and he will be there!

According to this, after learning that the Tang army was stationed at Yehuling, Jieli immediately ordered to send General Ashina Kusituo to attack Yehuling.

Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang led the remaining [-] soldiers and horses to defend Yehuling. Facing the strong attack of tens of thousands of Turkic troops, they gritted their teeth and stood firm for ten days. Finally, they had to send soldiers to Shuozhou for help.

After Li Jing got the news, he immediately ordered Su Lie, the marching chief of Lingqiu Road, to lead the army to help, and at the same time, let Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang fight and retreat.

Wild Fox Ridge.

"This time it's too embarrassing." Duan Zhixuan galloped on his horse, and quickly said to Xie Shufang who was beside him, "I heard that the progress on the western front is going well, but we can only retreat. I, Duan Zhixuan, have no face to meet His Majesty."

Xie Shufang remained silent.

He was also a little disappointed, because Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji had only half of their troops on the western front, but with Xue Yantuo, who was dying, he forced back the Xieli army, occupied Baidao, and involved some Turkic troops.

Judging from the pre-war plan, Qin Qiong and Xu Shiji undoubtedly performed all the tasks they should do perfectly, and even exceeded them.

But he and Duan Zhixuan, with an army of [-], were defeated by Jieli, so they could only ask for help, and finally had to retreat.

The gap is not comfortable.

Su Lie caught up and comforted him with a smile: "General Duan, don't worry. General Li has already made the overall arrangement. We are just ordered to retreat. Besides, Jieli sent all the Turkic soldiers and horses, with a total of [-] troops, we It’s justifiable to lose.”

"May I ask General Su, what should we do next?" Xie Shufang asked.

"Get out first."

Su Lie exhaled lightly.

(End of this chapter)