Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 896 Bing to the Tuoba Department

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the weather became colder and colder.

And at this moment, Hou Junji led his [-] soldiers and horses, finally came to the territory of Dangxiang, and approached the Tuoba tribe.

At this time, the Tuoba tribe had already heard the news.

"Boss, the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of the Great Tang Dynasty are only a few days away from us. This... what should we do?"

They didn't expect that, just because they didn't respond to Datang's Wan Guo's coming to court, Datang would directly send soldiers and horses here. Isn't this a little too capricious?

Tuoba Yong looked dignified and said, "How many soldiers and horses does the Tang army have?"

"Ten thousand soldiers and horses."

Tuoba Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the Tang army only had [-] soldiers. Indeed, with their Tuoba tribe, they really couldn't compete with Datang, but if it was only [-] soldiers, he was really a little bit disappointed. fear.

"Since there are only [-] soldiers and horses, let's just wait for him. I want to let people from other tribes know that Datang is not that scary."

Regarding this point, the rest of the Tuoba tribe were a little nervous.

They don't want to be enemies with Datang, because once a war happens, even if they can win a game, it doesn't matter. If they win a game, Datang will send more people. At that time, what will they do?
They feel that Tuoba Yong is trying to die now.

But as subordinates, they had no choice but to follow Tuoba Yong's arrangement and start preparing for battle.

A few days later, Hou Junji's troops arrived at Tuoba Yong's territory.

At the same time, Tuoba Yong was already waiting.

The two soldiers and horses met like this.

Hou Junji glanced at Tuoba Yong, he was a young man, very energetic and ambitious.

It's just a pity that he is a little out of date.

"I, the Tang Dynasty, sent an imperial edict asking you to pay tribute next spring. Why did you refuse?"

Hou Junji didn't mean to fight as soon as he came up, but asked first, Tuoba Yong laughed here: "My Tuoba tribe is not a vassal of your Great Tang, why do you want to pay tribute, don't you think your Great Tang Is this a bit too much?"

Hou Junji snorted: "Excessive? My Tang Dynasty is strong enough to have the ability to ask you. If you come, you are a guest. If you don't come, you are an enemy."

Hou Junji's words were so cold that people couldn't help but feel a chill.

However, Tuoba Yong chuckled: "So what if it's an enemy? Do you think it's great that your Great Tang destroyed the Turks? I, the Tuoba tribe, just don't want to submit to your Great Tang. What can you do to me?"

"If you refuse to surrender, we will beat you until you surrender."

After the two shouted like this for a while, a fight immediately started.

The soldiers of the Tuoba tribe swarmed over to kill them. On the side of the Tang army, the Divine Crossbow and Catapult immediately greeted them.

These two things are very lethal, so before the soldiers of the Tuoba tribe rushed up, a group of people were shot or smashed to death.

However, the Tuoba tribe's cavalry was still very fast. They rushed forward quickly. When they left the shooting range, Datang's trebuchet and Datang divine crossbow lost their effect.

However, even so, they still wiped out some soldiers and horses of the Tuoba tribe before the battle.

Blood was sprayed, and the bare desert was soon dyed red.

In the cold winter, a few black wolves watched this scene from a distance, howling maniacally from time to time.

The two groups of soldiers and horses quickly killed in one place.

It has to be said that it is not unreasonable for the Tuoba tribe to become the most powerful tribe among the Dangxiang tribes. The physique of their soldiers is very good, not as bad as the Turks.

However, Tang Jun's Tang knife is not standard.

The Tuoba tribe, relying on their large number of people and good physique, fought hard with the Tang army, while the Tang army also fought against the Tuoba tribe with the Tang sword.

The two groups of soldiers and horses fought like this, and after an hour of killing, there was no winner.

If the Tuoba tribe had only [-] soldiers, they might have lost by now, but their superiority in numbers could drag down the Tang army.

As the two sides fought back and forth, the smell of blood slowly permeated, making people nauseous.

After killing another hour like this, the sky gradually dimmed.

There were casualties on both sides, but it was still a tie.

Hou Junji's eyebrows frowned slightly. He originally thought that he could easily defeat Tuoba, but he never thought that Tuoba was much stronger than he imagined.

And he had a premonition that if they continued to fight like this, the situation of their Tang army might be very bad.

It was getting late, Hou Junji thought about it for a while, then called gold to withdraw his troops and retreated.

First, it’s getting dark and they can’t fight any more. Second, if they fight again, the Tang Army may lose. If so, it’s very bad for their Datang situation. They can sacrifice a lot of people, but they can’t be defeated. .

If it is defeated, who in those countries will still take Datang seriously, and who will go to Datang to pay tribute?

So Hou Junji knew very well that his task was very difficult, and he was absolutely invincible.

After Tang Jun returned to the barracks, Hou Junji summoned all his subordinates.

"In this situation, do you have any good solutions and suggestions?"

In today's battle, they had an understanding of the strength of the Tuoba tribe. With this understanding, they must reconsider what to do next.

"General, the strength of the Tuoba tribe is not particularly strong, but because of the large number of people, if we have five thousand more troops, it will be enough to defeat the Tuoba tribe."

"That's right, why don't you ask your majesty to increase your troops."

"Yes, if there is no reinforcements, our strength will be on par with them. If the killing time is long, we will not have the advantage."

Everyone knows the strength of the Tuoba tribe, so in their opinion, the only way now is to ask the imperial court for support.

However, when they were talking like this, Hou Junji's face was very ugly.

It takes half a month to get here from Chang'an City, and it takes [-] days to go back and forth. In that case, everything will be delayed. Moreover, if you go back to Chang'an City to ask for reinforcements, you will not be laughed at by your colleagues.

He, Hou Junji, could not afford to lose this person.

While everyone was talking, Hou Junji shook his head: "Just go to Chang'an City."

He didn't explain too much, but everyone immediately understood what he meant. Not only Hou Junji felt ashamed, but they also felt ashamed.

Just because the Tuoba tribe was not defeated in a battle, and then they had to ask for reinforcements, it really doesn't sound good to say it.

If they don't ask the court for reinforcements, what should they do?
Everyone looked at each other, at this time, a person stood up and said: "General, there is no way out, the relationship between the party and the tribes is not good, we might as well take advantage of it..."

(End of this chapter)