Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 192 The Enemy Retreats
"The enemy army has retreated! The enemy army has retreated!" Seeing Xue Yantuo's army receding like a tide, the defenders on the city suddenly cheered.

"I didn't expect that Xue Yantuo would be too vulnerable."

"Your Highness only needs to use a little trick to make them lose their nerve and not dare to attack Wantong City." A military officer of the Eastern Palace said.

It was the first time for him to leave Chang'an, and Xue Yantuo's army approached the city, which made him feel somewhat guilty.

While being apprehensive, more excited.

Originally thought it would be a fierce battle, but who knew that the opponent was so vulnerable.

If you scare them casually, they will be defeated.

Not only did he think that with such an army, why would he dare to offend Datang.

"Don't underestimate Xue Yantuo, Ba Zhuo's soldiers and horses have never been moved." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness is right! Those who attacked Wantong City were not Xue Yantuo's own troops."

"They should be a large army put together by various tribes. Bazhuo's own soldiers and horses should be arranged at the end to oversee the army." Zhi Shisili said.

After dealing with Xue Yantuo for so many years, it is natural to be able to tell the difference at a glance.

Those who charged just now were soldiers and horses put together by various tribes, or soldiers and horses of Bazhuo's own tribe.

"Bazhuo suffered a loss outside Wantong City this time, and he didn't get any advantages. I'm afraid he won't let it go. We still need to be careful." Tian Renhui said.

"What General Tian said is that Xue Yantuo is a little strange today, and there has never been such a defeat in the past. It is really puzzling." Zhishenli wondered.

Zhishisili has dealt with Xue Yantuo for many years, and he knows exactly how strong Xue Yantuo is in combat.

But it definitely won't be as weak as today's strength, this is where the confusion arises.

"It seems that our newly appointed Domi Khan is so unpopular. These people are not willing to fight for Ba Zhuo." Li Chengqian said as he looked at the gradually retreating enemy army.

"Where did His Highness say this? Maybe it might be the enemy's trick! The intention is to lure our army to attack, but in fact, an ambush has already been set up."

"If our army rushes out of the city, it will definitely be ambushed by the enemy! Otherwise, Xue Yantuo's army will definitely not just withdraw like this." Zhi lost his mind.

This is the result of his analysis of Xue Yantuo's understanding.

Li Chengqian did not agree with the statement that he had lost his mind. Now that Ba Zhuo had just taken the seat of Khan, his foundation was not stable, so he rushed to attack Datang.

Will the tribal leaders with different surnames under him agree?Will there be any comments?
This is obviously impossible!
If Ba Zhuo wants to establish his merits and prestige by provoking Datang, it will not work by driving soldiers and horses from other tribes.

He can only use his own soldiers and horses to go south to make contributions.

pity!His [-] army was engulfed in Xiazhou, and the whole army was wiped out.

Mobei's army cannot be mobilized at will. After all, he still needs to guard against whether other tribes will rebel against him.

If he evacuated his internal forces, he would be very likely to be wiped out.

As for driving other tribes to fight for him, no one is willing to, unless there is enough benefit to impress their hearts.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ba Zhuo to mobilize the troops of other tribes.

Obviously, the reason why other tribes were able to follow Bazhuo to the south this time was mostly because of the Tang emperor's expedition to Goguryeo.

They felt that they could take advantage of the opportunity, and they could make a lot of money by going south this time. Unexpectedly, the Emperor Tang had thought of this a long time ago and made arrangements early.

These tribes see that there is no benefit to be gained, and they may even offend Datang, which is contrary to their original purpose.

They are naturally unwilling to continue going south, and have already given birth to the mentality of retreating.

"No! Uncle, you think too highly of Bazhuo! Bazhuo is irritable and suspicious, and he is not popular with the people. If he hadn't acted preemptively and killed his elder brother, who would support him as Khan."

"But even if Bazhuo ascended the Khan throne, the tribes below are unwilling to obey the tribe, especially the Uighurs who are second only to Xue Yantuo in strength will not support Bazhuo."

"In order to ensure his Khan position, Bazhuo must make enough military achievements to prove that he can secure the Khan's position, so what should Bazhuo do?" Li Chengqian asked while speaking.

"If Bazhuo wants to make enough military exploits to secure his Khan position, he must attack nearby countries."

"To the east of Xue Yantuo is the situation where Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo are in a melee, and their strength is the weakest."

"It's just that the small production in the east is low, and the folk customs are tough. Your Majesty is now in Liaodong. Therefore, Xue Yantuo will definitely not attack the east."

"To the west is Tubo, and Tubo is powerful. Xue Yantuo is no match at all, and Ba Zhuo is not stupid, so naturally it cannot be the west."

"Now that Your Majesty is going on an expedition, I, Tang Dynasty, are undoubtedly the best targets. Your Majesty has anticipated this a long time ago, and will let us make early preparations."

"Ba Zhuo sees that there is no way to take advantage, maybe he wants to lure me out of the city, set up an ambush outside the city, pretend to be defeated to lure our army out of the city, and then catch our army by surprise." Zhi Shisi said forcefully.

He still believed that Ba Zhuo was plotting, otherwise he would not have retreated so easily.

Although their front army was disorganized and seemed to be fleeing in a rout, it could be seen from the calm and orderly retreat of their central army.

Bazhuo didn't flee because of defeat, but deliberately wanted to lure the Tang army out of the city to pursue, and then fight back, catching the Tang army by surprise.

"No! The widow thinks that Bazhuo is really retreating. This time the tribes can follow Bazhuo to the south, mainly because of the father's expedition."

"Others thought the same as Ba Zhuo did, thinking that I, Datang, was empty, and wanted to take this opportunity to win the autumn wind."

"They didn't expect that the emperor had prepared for it long ago. Now Uncle Jiangxia is in Shuozhou, Ashina Sheer is in Shengzhou, and Zuowuhou General Xue Guwu is in Lingzhou."

"They had no chance, all the tribes would definitely want to retreat to Mobei, and Ba Zhuo would definitely not agree, so he suppressed the tribal generals who opposed him."

"Combine the soldiers and horses of these generals, use these forcibly recruited soldiers and horses as cannon fodder, and let them storm Wantong City."

"These people are not stupid, so naturally they won't really serve Bazhuo. Therefore, we just used the fire attack, and they collapsed immediately!"

"Bazhuo couldn't gather these defeated soldiers, so he had no choice but to order the withdrawal. Now if our army can go out of the city to meet the enemy, and take advantage of the victory to pursue them, we will definitely make some achievements." Li Chengqian said.

He analyzed this issue from another angle, and guessed the reason for Ba Zhuo's withdrawal somewhat correctly.

If you take the opportunity to go out of the city to pursue, even if you can't wipe out Bazhuo's troops, you can still gain something.

What a pity! No one would believe the words of a rookie on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)