The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 436 Defeated Too Simple

Yi Nan knew he was defeated.

Although he still had more than 2 people in his hands, the former army was defeated, and the [-] cavalry were defeated by the Tang army's [-] cavalry. These people in his hands were powerless to reverse the defeat.

He had thought that he would be defeated. After all, Li Ji was a famous general, and Tang Jun's combat effectiveness was obvious to all.

It's just that he never expected to be defeated so quickly. The two armies have been fighting for more than two hours, and he was defeated.

But he also knew that he absolutely couldn't just run away like this, otherwise it would only be worse if Tang Jun chased him after him.

"After the order is given, the army will retreat to the camp and stick to it, and at the same time send people to gather up the defeated soldiers. Don't panic..."

However, under such a situation, how could it be possible not to panic.

Hearing the retreat to the camp, more than [-] soldiers of the rear army ran back.

At the beginning, the basic formation can be maintained, and then it is like herding sheep.

What Yi Nan saw was angry and helpless. At this moment, he felt more clearly the difference between the quality of Xue Yantuo's soldiers and that of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

The same retreat, the Tang army retreated alternately a few hours ago, caused a lot of trouble for the pursuing Xue Yantuo.

For a few hours, Xue Yantuo performed what it means to herd sheep.

However, Yi Nan also overlooked a problem, the commander is the backbone of the army, the commander's flag represents the commander, and the movement of the commander's flag means that the commander also moves.

If the commanding flag moves forward, it means that the whole army is pressing forward, and the commander in person goes into battle to kill the enemy, which can boost morale.

If you retreat... it means the coach is running away.

Moving left and right also depends on the situation. When you are in an advantage, it is fine. When you are in a disadvantage, it is easy to cause misunderstandings and shake the morale of the army.

Although Xue Yantuo's former army collapsed, it did not completely lose its organizational structure.

There are also many tribal leaders who are using their prestige to gather soldiers and dominate the situation locally.

The same is true for Dadu. He sent out all his troops to forcibly gather the defeated troops, which has already achieved initial results.

It can be said that Yi Nan, the Great Khan, was very successful and had a very high prestige.

Now many people are relying on his prestige to hold their last breath.

But now the Khan flag representing him has moved, and many people who are trying to maintain the situation are suddenly dumbfounded.

Da Du She looked up to the sky and yelled in hatred: "The sky is going to kill me, Xue Yantuo."

One of his confidants came over and said, "Xiao Khan, what should we do?"

Dadu set an indifferent glance at the banner of the sweat tent that was retreating, and replied: "Send someone to find Li Ji, and say that I have surrendered."

The confidant was shocked.

Dropped?You are Zhenzhu Khan's own son, how could you have such an idea?

Zhenzhu Khan is a barbarian.

Da Dushe said: "What else can we do if we don't surrender? I am the son of Khan, and I may be able to save my life. What about you?"

The people around were silent. Someone must take the responsibility for successive failures, and Dadu Set is the most suitable candidate to take the blame.

First, more than half of the [-] Pioneer Battalion was lost in a night attack by the Tang people. This time, the commander-in-chief's former army was defeated again, and they must face punishment after returning.

If Yi Nan was more ruthless, he might have been killed directly.

If this is the case for Yi Nan's sons, then it's even more difficult for them as subordinates to please him.

But some people still hesitated, saying: "But... our family is still here."

Immediately someone said: "Do you think you can keep your family when you go back? Then we will die together."

Everyone was silent again, even if their family members were not killed, they would be demoted to slavery.

They are used to living a life of superiority, so naturally they don't want to be slaves like livestock.

Seeing that no one spoke, Dadu said, "If someone doesn't want to surrender with me, I won't make things difficult for him. You can leave now with the defeated army."

Hearing this, most people's expressions remained unchanged, they had already made a decision.

A small number of people showed signs of struggle, and in the end most of them accepted this reality, only a few people said:

"Xiao Khan, I'm sorry, I really can't worry about my family, so let's just say goodbye."

As expected, Da Du Set didn't feel embarrassed, and said: "Hey, I hope there is a chance to see you again, let's just say goodbye."

After watching these people leave, he said to the rest of the people: "Anyone go to the Tang Army camp and contact Li Ji."

……

Li Ji has been observing the overall situation with a telescope, and immediately discovered the movement of the banner of the Khan Tent. With a move in his heart, he ordered:
"The whole army shouted, Yi Nan fled."

The method of conveying this message is very simple, and there is no need for anyone to deliver it. A hundred and ten guards were called in and shouted in unison:
"Yi Nan escaped."

"Yi Nan escaped."

The sound spread far away and reached the ears of some soldiers.

The morale of this part of the Tang army rose again, and they also chanted "Yi Nan escaped".

Soon it turned into the whole army shouting: Yi Nan has escaped.

Most Xue Yantuo people could not understand the language of Tang people, and wondered what these people were shouting.

But there are always those who are bilingual. When they heard this, their expressions changed. When they turned their heads, they saw that the rear army was retreating and the banner of the sweat tent was also moving.

then……

"Khan escaped."

"Khan escaped, run away."

"..."

Then, Xue Yantuo's former army, which was still persisting, was completely defeated.

But fortunately, Yi Nan led the rear army to withdraw into the barracks in time, and then closed the barracks door to refuse everyone to enter.

Not even Xue Yantuo's defeat.

Some broken soldiers tried to break into the barracks, and they were greeted by their compatriots who treated them heart and soul—in a physical sense.

Seeing this, the rout soldiers knew that they couldn't get in, so they turned around the barracks and fled towards the rear.

Tang Jun's pursuers had to stop before Xue Yantuo's camp.

Just like crossing the city to attack other people's rear, crossing Xue Yantuo's barracks to pursue fleeing soldiers is a very dangerous thing.

After all, there are more than [-] people in Yi Nan's hands, and there is still a chance of causing danger to Datang.

With the chance of victory in his hands, Li Ji didn't want to take any risks.

Rather than chasing Yi Nan, what he wanted to do was to besiege him here, and then force him to sign an alliance under the city.

This was also one of the many plans made by the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty when they were in Chang'an, but it was agreed by everyone that it would hardly happen.

Yi Nan is also the hero of his life, so it is unlikely that he will fall into such a desperate situation.

Li Ji didn't expect it to be so smooth, and the most unlikely possibility appeared.

After that, he surrounded Xue Yantuo's military camp, neither attacking nor sending envoys to communicate.

Yi Nan's face was extremely serious, not because he was worried about food and water.

Previously, the barracks stockpiled food and grass for 10 people for half a month, but now there are only more than 2 people left, enough to feed them for several months.

The water source is also a well dug, which is enough to persist.

He wasn't afraid of Tang Jun's attack either. He had already realized that Tang Jun didn't have many shells, otherwise he wouldn't have prepared only ten trebuchets.

Relying on the barracks, he is confident that he can fight Li Ji.

If he is just one of Xue Yantuo's generals, it's okay to think so. The problem is Khan. If he can't get out of trouble in time, the consequences will be disastrous.

So he must find a way to get out of trouble as soon as possible.

It's just that Li Ji made the siege of this place impenetrable, and he couldn't do anything for a while.

Seeing that the sky had darkened, he still didn't dare to relax in the slightest, for fear that the Tang army would launch another surprise attack.

However, what Yi Nan didn't know was that Li Ji had no intention of launching an attack.

He was waiting for a message, a message that would make him let go of all his worries.

……

After nightfall, a cavalry unit of more than a thousand people came out of a small tribe, and they walked towards Xue Yantuo's sweat tent with horses and hooves in their hands.

Taking advantage of the faint firelight, Wang Fangyi glanced at the map again to make sure that there was no problem with the route.

Then he handed the map to the guard, and said to Jing Hengyan, Sheng Liwei and others beside him:
"The surprise attack is reflected in a sudden attack. The later the Xue Yantuo people discover the effect, the better. So restrain your subordinates and don't make any noise on the road."

"Here." The generals replied.

"The war is about to start, and the Xue Yantuo people will definitely prevent us from attacking their rear, and must spread out sentries."

"Hua Wu, Yi Liang, I'll leave these sentries to you, be sure to find them and unplug them."

"Here." Hua Wu and Yi Liang said in unison.

"...Does anyone have anything to add?" Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Fangyi ordered: "Well, let's act according to plan and set off."

Hua Wu and Yi Liang led the reconnaissance battalion to set off first, carefully searching for every suspicious place, and making sure to remove every sentry.

Every time a distance is cleared, a messenger returns to the main force to convey the news.

"This Xue Yantuo is too stupid. The sentry arrangement is so obvious, I'm afraid others won't find it."

After eliminating a group of spies again, Yi Liang couldn't help but turn on the mocking mode.

Zhang Bin next to him said: "Xue Yantuo doesn't know a lot of characters, so how can he know the art of war? It's normal for sentries to be so low-level and so obvious."

"Do you think everyone is like my Tang soldiers, and all soldiers must understand the art of war."

The people around all echoed, "That's right, my ancestors were mud-legged people who didn't know a single word. I didn't expect to learn to read and write after being a soldier. Even if I return to my hometown in the future, I can be a teacher."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Bin, who was the first to speak, turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and scolded. "Can you shut up, if Xue Yantuo finds out, can you bear it?"

Everyone was furious: "It's obvious that you started it first, okay?"

"I was trying to test you, obviously you are not strong enough." Zhang Bin said bluntly and confidently.

Others shouted and cursed: "You still have to be shameless."

Yi Liang stopped and said, "Okay, stop joking, the task is urgent, pack up and move on."

So the group wiped off the blood on the weapons and continued on their way.

In order to hide his tracks, Qianqi walked slowly, and only found the vicinity of Xue Yantuo's sweat tent in the middle of the night.

Seeing that there were only ten miles left, Wang Fangyi breathed a sigh of relief, and directly ordered:
"Everyone took off the foot wraps of the horses, took out their knives and guns, and prepared to sprint and attack."

"Tell Hua Wu and Yi Liang that we will launch a surprise attack in a quarter of an hour and ask him to destroy the frontal roadblock set up by the Xue Yantuo people to open the way for the large troops."

Orders were issued one after another, and the soldiers acted quickly.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and Wang Fangyi got up to give the order to attack.

However, at this moment a spy came to report: Hua Wu asked him to suspend his actions and rush to the front as soon as possible.

Although it was strange what happened, but out of the trust of his opponents, Wang Fangyi let everyone rest in place, and he quickly found it with his personal guards.

Pushing the timeline forward for half an hour, Hua Wu successfully touched the place seven or eight miles in front of Xue Yantuo's camp.

Just as he was hesitating whether to take the risk and move on, Zhang Bin ran over.

"Captain, the front is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Hua Wu's heart suddenly hung up, could it be discovered?
Zhang Bin replied: "There is a group of Xue Yantuo people standing there in front of them and they don't know what they are doing."

"A group of Xue Yantuo people? How many people?" Hua Wu asked quickly.

"There are so many of them that I don't dare to get close to them. There are about a hundred or ten of them. Looking at them, it seems...it seems..." Zhang Bin said hesitantly.

Hua Wu urged: "It seems to be something, say it quickly."

Zhang Bin said surprisingly: "It seems to be waiting for us."

Hua Wu said angrily: "What are you talking about? If Xue Yantuo knew we were coming, there would not be more than 100 people waiting for us."

Zhang Bin also thought it was unlikely, so he didn't insist: "Hey... I also know it's impossible, but they really look alike."

Hua Wu said: "Stop thinking about it, let's go, take me to have a look."

Under the leadership of Zhang Bin, Hua Wu came to the back of a big tree, and sure enough, he found a large group of Xue Yantuo people standing there, not knowing what they were doing.

Moreover, the location chosen by this group of people is very good, a small dirt bag, surrounded by flat ground, it is basically impossible to touch it quietly.

Because of the distance, he couldn't see exactly how many people were there, and he could only see some vague figures with his clairvoyance.

But after counting the number of people carefully, it was about the same as what Zhang Bin said, about a hundred people.

This is very tricky, the opponent's terrain is too good and there are too many people.Sending a small number of people to touch the other party can't do it, and it's easy to be discovered if everyone goes there together.

Do you want to bypass?
But here is very close to Xue Yantuo sweat tent, there is no way around it.

And who knows if there are more spies ahead, bypassing this one may not necessarily bypass the others.

The key is that this direction is the most suitable direction for launching a surprise attack. If you change it to another direction, there are either mountains or rivers. You must find a way to deal with these people.

Hua Wu put down his clairvoyance and said, "Let's go a little further and see if there is a good way to deal with them."

Zhang Bin responded in a low voice, and then the two moved forward together.Originally, the two were still cautious, for fear that the other party would set up secret whistles along the way.

But what they didn't expect was that they got close without encountering any sentries along the way.

It seems that the other party didn't set up a sentry at all, but gathered everyone together.

It's so weird.

Just when the two felt strange, the next moment...

"Woof... woof... woof..." A few barks came, and the two of them froze as if their blood had froze instantly.

Have a dog?

For scouts like them, the biggest enemy is not people, but hounds.

No matter how well you hide it, you can't hide it from them.

Just when the two were thinking about how to escape, someone on the hillside suddenly said loudly:
"Is it the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty? Please also tell your generals to see you in Xiaduo Mozhi."

(End of this chapter)