Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

On October 15, 22th year of Zhenguan, at the second moment of Shenshi, the sun had already slanted to the west, and the already weak winter was already dark by this time. He had just repelled a ferocious attack from Ba Ye Gu Bu, and at the moment his body was sweating profusely, wishing for a little bit of coolness to cool him down, this languid winter day was just what he wanted, No, Hou Guozhong, who was already exhausted enough, sat down on the top of the wall, and he didn't care about the blood flowing everywhere under his body, he just leaned on the battlements and panted heavily.

"General Hou, you are fine, eh, hiss!" Liu Tietao, who was also furious, walked slowly to Hou Guozhong, sat down heavily on the ground, and accidentally hit the wall with his bandaged hand , suddenly took a breath.

"It's okay, I can't die yet, but Lao Liu, you have to take it easy, Lord Yan is calling for a son-in-law recently." Hou Guozhong was in a good mood, and joked with Liu Tietao with a smile.

"Hey, we are still young, and Lord Yan will have to wait seven to eighty years to call us his son-in-law." Liu Tietao has fought side by side with Hou Guozhong these days, but he has become more affectionate and speaks more casually, laughing He said: "General Hou, we have beaten so hard here, and His Royal Highness King Yue still doesn't know what kind of virtue will be achieved. Alas, the reinforcements from the commander-in-chief haven't arrived yet."

As soon as Li Zhen was mentioned, the smile on Hou Guozhong's face immediately disappeared, he squinted his eyes and looked at the dark sky, sighed and said: "Your Highness is auspicious, so there should be nothing wrong, that's all, let's not talk about it." , no matter when the commander-in-chief’s reinforcements arrive, this killer can’t be lost from the hands of a certain class.” After a pause, he continued: “Old Liu, how about the casualties, brothers?”

"Not too good." Liu Tietao shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Brothers are all cavalry, and they are not good at defending the city. From yesterday to now, the **** barbarians have attacked seven times, and there are only more than 400 brothers in total. Forget it, there are more than a hundred people who have been slightly injured, and the seriously injured are not counted, and the number of soldiers who can fight is only over five hundred."

"Well, it's hard for me to wait, and it's even harder for the barbarians. The corpses of the barbarians lying in captivity are at least a thousand or so. Now it's up to who can grit their teeth and persevere."

"Yes." Liu Tietao replied lightly, raised his head to look at the sky, and said nothing more.

disappointment!Extremely disappointed!Qu Lishu's eyes were already flushed. At this moment, he had lost the vigor he had when he took down Kaiyang City, and the arrogance he had when he faced the Xiongguan Pass a day ago. Facing a group of generals with no morale under him, he lost even the interest in his temper—he attacked seven times in one day, and each department took turns to attack around the clock. It has never happened in history, but the cruel reality is just in front of us. More than 800 string control fighters were lost in vain, but Guancheng still failed to win.

"High Priest, what should we do now?" Qu Lishi walked around in the same place for a few times, then raised his head suddenly, and stared at Nalong with his blood red eyes.

what to do?Looking at the guy in front of him who is obviously not a wise master, Nalong felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, smiled wryly, and said calmly: "There are only two ways for our department to go now: one is to attack again and take the pass as soon as possible." Although our army suffered heavy casualties, the Tang army is not much better, and it may be possible to take it after another attack; the second is to hide, hide outside the battlefield, and then look for opportunities to move."

"Attack again?" Qu Lishi glanced at the group of dejected generals, shook his head and said, "High Priest, we can't attack anymore. If there are more casualties, even if we can return to the grassland with our belongings, we will not be able to attack." If you can't keep it, how can you hide?"

Now is the time to think about the survival of the entire tribe, but Qu Lishi is still thinking about those belongings, which makes Nalong really don't know what to say. Now that the main force of the Tang army has been mobilized, the eldest prince's place is probably in crisis. Shenwu and Shuozhou are absolutely unavoidable. The Tang army is guarding the Shahukou, and the Tang army at Yungang will not miss anything. You can't go in the direction of Datong, and at this moment, the only place our department can go is to go back to Kaiyang."

"Kaiyang?" Qu Li murmured unconfidently, frowning and remaining silent.

Although he felt extremely disappointed by Qu Lishuo's incompetence, for the sake of the survival of the entire tribe, Nalong still spoke up and said: "Commander, I think that the eldest prince's troops are doomed this time, even if they can barely escape, Only one out of ten who can really return to the grassland is afraid. Xue Yantuo's dominance in the grassland will soon be lost. If our department can preserve its strength, there may not be no chance to replace Xue Yantuo. The premise is that our department can return to the grassland. The direct way is to attack the Shahukou and open a bloody road. The second is to go back to Kaiyang, and then watch the progress of the war to find an appropriate time to join the Tang army and attack Xue Yantuo's tribe together. In this way, our tribe has a chance of survival. "

"Ah?" Surprised, Qu Lishi let out an ah, his eyes popped out, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and asked suspiciously: "How can this be done?"

"The commander-in-chief should know that he has studied in Chang'an for several years, and he still knows a little about the affairs of the Tang people. Although the Tang army is strong, the grassland is vast, and it is not completely controlled by the Tang army. In the final analysis, the grassland people have the final say. They all deal with the various tribes in our grassland with restrictive strategies. The previous East Turks and Tuyuhun, but now Xue Yantuo are all taboo by the Tang Dynasty because of their excessive power. The reason for this is just self-protection. Now that Xue Yantuo is unlucky, it is inevitable. However, the centipede is dead but not stiff. Even if Xue Yantuo's strength is greatly damaged in this defeat, he is still the overlord on the grassland. Tang needs someone who can restrain Xue Yantuo's tribe. If our tribe joins Tang Dynasty, pinches Xue Yantuo's tribe, and makes a contribution, it is not impossible to get the support of Datang. To be able to replace Xue Yantuo's tribe as the new overlord of the grassland, the opportunity is not lost, the time will never come again, the commander-in-chief think twice." Nalong suppressed the dissatisfaction with Qu Lishu in his heart, and analyzed in detail.

The mud can't support the wall. Although Nalong spoke clearly and logically, Qu Lishi hesitated for a long time, but finally said: "Rest where you are, and attack tomorrow." He went back to the big tent without hesitation.

"Alas!" Seeing that Qu Lishuo didn't listen to his persuasion at all, Nalong was disheartened, looked up to the sky and sighed, ignored the group of generals who were dazed, turned and walked to the small In front of the horse on the tree, he stood silently for a long time, gritted his teeth suddenly, got on the horse, and was about to whip away. Ba Yetuo, who was standing by the side, reacted very quickly, quickly grabbed Nalong's rein, and hurried He asked, "High Priest, where are you going?"

There was a wry smile on Nalong's face, and he sighed, "I'm going to find a way out for my Ba Ye Gu tribe. Don't be reckless, let's go!" As soon as the words fell, he shook the reins, bumped Ba Yetuo aside, and rode away alone...

At three o'clock in Shenshi, in the Tang army camp more than ten miles in front of Yanmen Pass, Tang army commander Li Ji was sitting silently in front of the sand table, listening to the analysis of the current battle situation by the commanders of the various armies, his face sinking like water, and he never said a word. He knew that Li Zhen was in danger, and he knew that if it was possible, he would not have the guts to let Li Zhen take the risk of life and death. It is a pity that under the current situation, even if he wanted to, he would be powerless. Even if all the troops have arrived at the designated destination, the Tang army will not be able to attack for a while. Without him, after two days and two nights of rapid march, the Tang army is at the end of its strength at this moment, and its combat effectiveness is ten percent. If there is no sufficient rest, how can you defeat Xue Yantuo's army, which is nearly twice as strong as your own? Therefore, once the Tang army leaves Yanmen Pass, it will achieve the strategic purpose of deliberately exposing itself to attract the attention of Xue Yantuo's troops-covering the roundabout action of the right army After that, Li Ji ordered the central and left armies to set up camp and stop moving forward. Of course, he also knew that this move would inevitably lead to a strong attack by Xue Yantuo's troops on Shenwu. Take the risk, at this moment, he has no choice but to pray to God to bless Li Zhen's safety.

"Report!" Just as Li Ji was contemplating, a detective horse dripping with sweat rushed into the big tent and reported loudly on one knee: "Report to Commander, it has been found out that there is an ambush on Niutou Ridge, and the enemy The number of troops is unknown."

"Huh?" Li Ji got up suddenly, stared at the sand table for a long time, stretched out his hand and planted a small flag beside the sand table on Niutou Ridge, meditating silently.

Li Wanling, the Zhonglang of the Jinwu Guard, reported excitedly: "Commander, the situation is clear. As His Royal Highness the King of Yue expected, the enemy chiefs really deployed heavy troops in Niutou Ridge and Dancao Ridge to try to ambush our army. Although the terrain is complex, it is not impeccable. Most of our army attracts the enemy's ambushes, and a partial division takes the trail. Under the front and back attack, the enemy will undoubtedly be defeated. Moreover, these two places are mountainous, and the enemy is all cavalry. Unable to maneuver at high speed, it is suitable for the infantry of our army to wield, if the commander fights, if you don’t fight again, once the magic is lost, His Highness the King of Yue will be in danger.”

Huo Yi, the recorder of the Xiaoqiguards, joined the army and also stood up and said: "Commander, the last general is willing to lead his troops to attack, please give orders from the commander."

"Commander, give me an order, and I am willing to obey the order of the commander." All the generals under the tent came out to ask for the battle. For a while, the tent was full of fighting spirit, and everyone's morale was high.

"Stay where you are, all the troops should rest quickly, and all the soldiers will retreat in the morning!" Li Ji's complexion changed, and he calmly gave the order to rest and stand by. The generals looked at each other for most of the time, but they didn't dare to disobey the order. , Each of them retreated sullenly and did not mention it.

"Hey!" After Li Ji stood in the tent for a while, he looked at the sky outside the tent, turned around and walked back to the back tent silently...