bastard seizes tang

Chapter 483 Fake Attack
On the day when Li Ke first arrived at Junji Mountain, there was a wave of strong attacks, which lasted for more than a stick of incense. The Tang army suffered more than a thousand casualties, and the coach Li Ke ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The sudden withdrawal of troops, even if it was just for a simple test, is too superficial. If someone else is there, they will probably have more doubts and ask a few more questions, but Su Dingfang is Li Ke's confidant, and only Li Ke's order is From then on, Li Ke ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Although Su Dingfang was puzzled, he waved the command flag immediately, and the soldiers of the Tang army who had just rushed into the river retreated like a tide.

After Ming Jin withdrew his troops, Li Ke ordered Li Ji, Su Dingfang, Ashina Zhong and other state capitals who accompanied the Northern Expedition to be called to discuss matters in the tents.

Although it was late at night and it was time to rest, but the coach Li Ke hadn't rested yet. He was watching the battle before the battle. How dare the generals under his command take a rest first? Everyone is still restraining their troops and waiting for news from Li Ke Therefore, Li Ke only gave an order, and everyone rushed to the commander's tent.

At the pass of Junji Mountain, on the south bank of the Dabu River, it was already late outside the tent, and it was already pitch black, but inside the big tent was brightly lit, as bright as day, and a dozen people sat in it, looking at Li Ke who was at the top.

Li Keduan sat on the chief seat in the commander's tent, looked at the generals sitting in the tent, and said first: "Just now our army tried to cross the river, I think you all know about it."

More than [-] people rushed into the formation, what a big commotion, and most of the Hedong Army was stationed on the pass and the gentle low slopes on both sides of the valley, so there was no reason why they couldn't hear it.

Situ Kang, the governor of Luzhou, said: "The general has heard about this, but he doesn't know if the governor will gain anything from this trial?"

Li Ke said: "This Wang Kuiye said that you are here for this purpose."

Situ Kang asked: "The governor already has a way to defeat the enemy?"

Li Ke said: "It can't be regarded as a way to defeat the enemy. It's just that the king just watched the battle and already has some ideas. I invite you to come here this time to discuss this matter together."

All the people in the big tent said in unison: "Please give orders from the commander-in-chief."

Li Ke said: "Xue Yantuo Yimang acted cautiously, guarding the Dabu River North, and occupying a favorable location. If our army attacks, even if we can take down the Dabu River, there will inevitably be heavy casualties. This is not my king's wish. Therefore, this king has thought twice and decided to go From now on, except for the soldiers guarding the fort at the pass, all the Tang troops will temporarily retreat to the north of Nuozhenshui."

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, there was a lot of noise in the big tent, surprised and confused.What's more, some generals who are not familiar with Li Ke are already dissatisfied with Li Ke.

Just now a test failed, Li Ke advocated retreating to Nuozhenshui, could it be that in front of the battle is a child's play, the two armies fought, more than [-] people, how can there be no blood, Li Ke's doing so is just a woman's benevolence , It is really indecisive and powerful, why is it in charge of the army.

If it wasn't for Li Ke being a prince in command and just an ordinary military official, the big tent would have exploded long ago.

Li Ji, the deputy commander, looked at the people in the tent and knew their thoughts and worries, and based on his understanding of Li Ke, Li Ke's actions would not be so superficial, so he asked: "The governor ordered so, there must be another way .”

Li Ke also knew what everyone was thinking. After listening to Li Ji's words, he paused for a while, and then continued: "What the deputy commander said is true, retreating and defending is only one of them, and the next step is to cross the river, but what the king wants is not a strong attack. It's a feint."

"How to feign an attack? I also ask the superintendent for instructions." Li Ji asked.

Li Ke said: "Our army of the Tang Dynasty needs to evacuate from the pass of Junji Mountain today, and station in the north of Nuozhenshui. Then, starting from Haishi tomorrow, every two hours, a few people will feign an attack. We must make a big show and beat the drums to shake the sky. Tell the Xue Yantuo soldiers on the other side to hear it."

Li Ke's words caught his ears, and some people in the commander's tent couldn't understand immediately, but Su Dingfang, who had just tried to cross the river with Li Ke, understood Li Ke's meaning at once.

Su Dingfang asked: "Is the governor planning to exhaust the army?"

Li Ke nodded, and said with a smile: "That's right, since Ye Mang acts cautiously, and he must do everything personally, and every battle must come, then the king will beat him several times a day, day and night, so that he can't rest, let's see if he can survive A few days."

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Under Li Ke's order, except for the soldiers who were guarding the fort, the rest of the army of the Tang Dynasty withdrew to the grassland in the north of Nuozhen River to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, when Yemang got up, he patrolled the banks of the Dabu River as usual to observe the situation of the Tang army on the opposite bank. The room was empty, and except for a few soldiers of the Tang Army who stood at the sentry post sparsely, everyone else had disappeared.

Ye Mang looked at the opposite bank, at first he thought he was still awake in the morning, and his eyes were dazzled, but when he rubbed his eyes, after looking again, he found that the Tang Jun on the other bank was indeed gone.

"What's going on here? Where's the Tang army on the other side?" Yemang was surprised, and asked Ci Tutunfa (name of military officer Xue Yantuo) Xizan who was on duty.

Xizan replied truthfully: "Since the middle of the night yesterday, the Tang troops stationed on the opposite bank have withdrawn from the south bank one after another, and it is like this now."

Ye Mang looked at the empty bank, frowned, and said anxiously: "The Tang army retreated suddenly, and I don't know what's their plan."

Hearing the words, Xizan on the side said to Yemang: "Could it be that the Tang army failed to cross the river last night and suffered a disadvantage, so they gave up."

Ye Mang didn't even think about it, he shook his head and said: "How can Li Ke be so simple, he led the army to the north, he would never be so anticlimactic, I am afraid there is another conspiracy."

Xi Zan said: "Teqin, I think the defense on the other side is empty. Why don't we lead the army to cross the river and occupy the pass on the other side. First, we can seize the land of the Tang army, and second, we can also test the reality of the Tang army."

After hearing the words, Yemang thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, maybe this is a trap set by Li Ke to deceive us into fighting across the river. The Tang army on the high slope on the opposite bank is still there. If we lead the army across the river , Li Ke took the opportunity to lead his army back, we are facing the enemy, how can we resist."

Ye Mang is cautious, and his thinking is not bad. The Tang army's military strength is far superior to him, no matter whether the soldiers are elite or small in number. The reason why Xue Yantuo can hold on here is the natural danger of Dabu River. Going to the river, and fighting Tang Jun hand in hand, isn't it just as Tang Jun intended, seeking his own death.

Xi Zan said: "What Teqin said is true. The sudden withdrawal of the Tang army is indeed suspicious. I thought it was wrong. But now that the Tang army suddenly retreats, what should we do?"

Ye Mang replied: "Tang people are cunning, especially Li Ke. Father Khan has already explained it repeatedly before I command the army here. Now that the Tang army is withdrawing, let them withdraw, but from now on our defense must be strong. Be more careful, whenever there is any abnormality or if the Tang army turns back, you must report to me immediately without any delay."

(End of this chapter)