These Tang soldiers traveled all the way south. One of their horses was injured on the way, and they died of exhaustion after running for a while.
The man said loudly: "You go ask General Guo for help and don't worry about me." After saying that, he drew his horizontal sword and rushed towards the pursuing Tibetans.
Huerling is not far from the Kara River. It didn't take long for the Tang army who broke out from Huerling to finally reach the Kara River.
There is also a brutal fighting going on here, and the river water has been dyed red with blood.
Guo Daifeng was cursing Han Cheng in his heart, blaming him for not coming to help.
After learning that Han Cheng was besieged in Huerling, his expression changed drastically, and then he realized that he had fallen into the Tubo's trick.
At this time, the Tang army had the upper hand in the battle at the Kara River. It was not difficult for Guo Daifeng to retreat, so he immediately ordered the army to return to Huerling.
When Guo Daifeng's troops arrived at Hu'erling, only one of Han Cheng's troops that had been cut in half was left, and the other had been completely wiped out.
There were only a few hundred people left in Han Cheng, Russell and Cheng Boxian's group. They gathered around the artillery and were surrounded by three thousand Tubo people on the right side of Huerling.
Lun Qinling led the remaining 30,000 Tubo people to line up neatly at the entrance of the mountain, as if waiting for Guo Daifeng's arrival.
This scene was exactly the same as when Han Cheng first returned to Huerling.
Guo Daifeng glanced at Han Cheng and others who were surrounded, and his face turned slightly pale.
He knew that he could not save Han Cheng, and if he went to rescue him, he would be surrounded and die.
But if he turned around and ran away, Wu Chengsi would never forgive him. He would be dead. If he died in battle, he would still be able to keep his reputation.
Just when he was about to fight to the death, Lun Qinling came forward on his horse and said loudly: "You have been cut off from your retreat. There is no way to escape now. Why don't you surrender to me, Tubo?"
Guo Daifeng also rode forward and asked coldly: "Are you talking about Qinling?"
"Yes, are you Xue Rengui?"
Guo Daifeng became even more angry and thought to himself: "If Xue Rengui hadn't divided his troops, how could there have been such a defeat today!" Without denying it, he said coldly: "Are your 10,000 vanguards used to lure the enemy?"
Lun Qinling smiled and said: "That's natural."
Guo Daifeng said sharply: "How did you know that our army would set up an ambush in Huerling? Did someone inform you?"
He still didn't believe that all his arrangements had been seen through by the other party.
On Qinling said: "I don't know where you will set up an ambush, but I told Mika that whenever you arrive at a place where you may encounter an ambush, you must camp for a day before passing through."
Guo Daifeng was very upset.
If you listen to Han Cheng and don't take the initiative to attack, you can ambush the Tubo people. They will not be able to escape at all, and you will not fall into the trap of luring the enemy!
"How did you know we would definitely attack?" he said.
Lun Qinling was very patient and explained with a smile: "You must have known that there are more than 30,000 troops of ours appearing in the Hotan River area."
"I expect that you will regard that group of troops as the main force of our army and will not take these ten thousand troops seriously. They are camping under your nose, how can you not attack them?"
Guo Daifeng said angrily: "Where did the 30,000 troops in Hotan River come from? Don't think I don't know. You Tubo only have 80,000 sergeants in total!"
Even Qin Ling did not deny it, and wrote lightly: "It was 30,000 people pretending to be it."
Guo Daifeng was stunned and silent, and Dugu De said in a deep voice: "Aren't you afraid that the Tang army in Khotan will attack those more than 30,000 people?"
Lun Qinling smiled and said: "They don't dare." There was strong confidence in his tone.
Dugu De asked again: "When you use these ten thousand vanguards as bait, where will the main force hide?"
Lun Qinling smiled and said: "Actually, I am following Mika. It's just that he marches during the day and I march at night. I hide in the dense forest during the day and in the valley, so naturally you can't find me."
At this time, Yu Long said anxiously: "General Guo, Brother Dugu, and General Han can't hold on any longer. Let's stop talking nonsense to them and go to the rescue quickly!"
Guo Daifeng was frustrated and angry at the same time, and he didn't speak for a while.
Dugu De pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed at Lun Qinling, and said loudly: "If we go to rescue General Han, we will be surrounded by them. It is better to capture this thief directly. If we can kill him, we may turn defeat into victory!"
Guo Daifeng was shocked. He was awakened by his words and loudly shouted: "Soldiers, follow me and charge!" He took the lead and rushed towards Lunqin Mausoleum.
Lun Qinling nodded and praised: "I have some insight, but it's a pity that you are destined to die here today!" Holding a light silver spear, he led the army towards the Tang army.
The two armies were like two waves, crashing into each other.
Dugu De went straight to Lun Qinling, but after only three rounds, Lun Qinling stabbed him in the shoulder and fell to the ground.
Lun Qinling opened his mouth to speak when he saw him. Knowing that he was a senior general of the Tang army, he ordered his men to be tied up.
Yu Long was originally planning to capture Lun Qin Ling, but when he saw him defeating Dugu De in an instant, he was horrified and didn't dare to go there.
When the two armies were fighting, an order came from Lun Qinling. The three thousand Tibetan troops who were besieging Han Cheng left Han Cheng and the others and moved towards the back of Guo Daifeng and others.
Han Cheng, Russell, and Cheng Boxian had already become red-eyed and their minds went blank. They didn't even know that Guo Daifeng was coming.
It was not until the Tubo people withdrew that they gradually regained consciousness.
Han Cheng's face was covered with blood, and only his eyes were black and white. Looking around, he saw that only a few hundred people were left in the 10,000 Tang army in his hand, and his eyes turned red again.
He had more than a dozen wounds all over his body, and Russell was even worse. His left hand was broken at the wrist.
Cheng Boxian was not as good as Han Cheng in martial arts, but he was born with supernatural power and became more courageous the more he fought. He only had two wounds and was in better spirits than the two of them. He said: "General Han, General Luo, look, General Guo and the others are coming to the rescue."
Han Cheng snorted coldly and said nothing.
Russell tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, wrapped it around his wrist, and said in a deep voice: "General Guo is also surrounded. I'm afraid it won't take long before the entire army will be wiped out."
Han Cheng glanced at the artillery surrounded in the middle, and then looked at the entrance of Huerling Road. There were far fewer Tibetans there, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"While they are fighting, we might as well take the opportunity to break out of a bloody road and transport the artillery back to Qiemo City!"
Russell firmly objected this time: "Brother Han, forget about the artillery. Don't worry about whether we can rush over with the artillery. Even if we do rush over, we won't be able to move fast and we will be overtaken sooner or later!"
Han Cheng said angrily: "The artillery fell into the hands of the Tubo people. How can I explain to the commander-in-chief!"
Cheng Boxian said loudly: "We will pay with our lives!" With a roar, he rushed towards the two armies who were fighting.
Russell stopped paying attention to Han Cheng and said loudly: "Brothers, if you still have the strength, rush with me!" He rushed over with more than a hundred people.
Han Cheng glanced towards the east and said to himself: "Commander, I have no face to see you again, so I'll go ahead." He took the rest of the people and rushed after him.
After Qin Ling defeated Dugu De, he retreated to the outside to watch the battle. Han Cheng and the other three had the same idea at the moment, they wanted to take this Tubo general on his back before he died.
However, to get to the Lun Qin Mausoleum, they had to pass through layers of protection from the Tibetan people. The three of them only had a few hundred people. Wherever they could get past, they would soon be surrounded again.
Lun Qinling noticed the behavior of the three men and sighed: "The generals of the Tang army are indeed brave and not afraid of death." He waved his riding whip and took the initiative to greet the three men.
Not long after, he came to Han Cheng and stabbed Han Cheng with a spear. Han Cheng suddenly let go of the spear in his hand, held the tip of the spear, and wanted to pull him over.
At this moment, he felt a terrifying force coming from him and was pulled violently.
The opponent clamped his arms under his ribs. Han Cheng's breathing suddenly became difficult, and he no longer had the slightest strength to resist.
At this moment, Russell stabbed Lun Qinling in the back with a spear. Lun Qinling leaned forward and swept backwards with his spear. Russell was hit by the spear, fell to the ground, and was captured instantly.
Cheng Boxian roared loudly, and he used a pair of bronze hammers to hit Lun Qinling. Lun Qinling grabbed Han Cheng and blocked him in front.
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Even if Qin Ling ordered people to tie up the two men again, these Tang Dynasty generals would become bargaining chips in negotiations in the future, and he would not kill them easily.
When Lun Qinling retreated to the periphery, a general beside him praised: "In terms of extraordinary power, those Tang Dynasty generals are no match for you!"
Lun Qinling said calmly: "If those three people had not been exhausted after a long battle, I would not have been able to defeat them so easily. Although we won this time, the Tang people are indeed very tenacious. We must not underestimate them."
The general said respectfully: "Yes."
After a while, Micah's vanguard army also came over. The overall situation was decided. Guo Daifeng's army had no chance of escaping anymore.
Lun Qinling no longer paid attention to the battle. He came to the cannon, stretched his head to the muzzle, looked inside, and thought to himself: "Is this the artillery of the Tang Dynasty? I don't know how to use this weapon?"
Mika picked up a cannon barrel and tried to swing it, but it was too heavy and could not be swung at all. He sneered: "I think this weapon is useless, the Tang Dynasty is just playing tricks!"
Lun Qinling shook his head and said: "No, the Tang people will not fight with useless weapons. There must be other ways to use them. Go and pass on the order and capture as many Tang people as possible. The secret of the artillery needs to be learned from them."
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Mika nodded in agreement, and was about to go over to deliver the order when he suddenly saw a horse riding in the distance. It looked like a Tibetan scout.
The scout quickly rushed closer. He dismounted so quickly that he almost fell off his horse. He crawled to the side of Lun Qinling and said with red eyes: "Big talk! Big talk!" in a very sad tone.
Gu/span Lun Qinling’s face sank and asked: “What’s wrong?”
The scout kowtowed to the ground several times, then raised his head and hissed in Tubo:
"The city failed...it was captured by the Tang people...they refused to accept surrender and not only killed all the 30,000 defenders, but also killed more than 20,000 civilians who refused to surrender! Big talk, you have to serve the people
Revenge!"
Lun Qinling trembled all over and was speechless for a moment.
Mika was furious and reached out to lift the scout up.
"Impossible! You are lying about the military situation! Prince Chidu and Qu Mangbuzhi led more than 30,000 defenders to guard it personally. How could it be possible that they could not hold it for several days?"
The scout said eagerly: "It took them only one day to break through Bahuan City, not just a few days!"
"How dare you talk nonsense? How can you conquer Qiemo City in one day? I will tear you apart!" Mika was furious.
Lun Qinling suddenly grabbed his arm, and Mika couldn't help but let go.
Lun Qinling followed the scout, put him on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Which Tang army attacked Qiemo City?"
The scout gritted his teeth and said: "Except for the Tang flag, they are all Xue flags. Prince Chidu said they must be Xue Rengui's troops!"
Mika said angrily: "Nonsense, Xue Rengui is here and trapped by us. How could he appear in Bahuan City?"
"Mika, don't talk." Lun Qinling said coldly. He rarely gets angry, but when he is angry, no general dares to disobey him.
Lun Qinling turned to look at the scouts and said, "How many people are there attacking Bachao City, and what is their fighting strength?"
There was fear in the scout's eyes and he said: "There are thirty thousand people. They are like evil ghosts in hell. Our warriors can't stop them at all. Moreover, they also use a strange weapon to make the city gates and walls become...
Just like tofu, it is easily destroyed by them."
Lun Qinling's face became more solemn and he thought to himself: "These 30,000 people can't be the border troops. Could they be the 30,000 troops marching westward? Didn't they return to Chang'an?"
He vaguely realized that he had fallen into the trap of the Tang people, and felt chilled in his heart, thinking: "I still underestimate the Tang people. They can dominate the world, how can they be so easy to deal with?"
After pondering for a moment, he pointed at the artillery and said, "Is this the strange weapon?"
The scout shook his head: "No, it's a solid iron ball!"
Mika loudly said: "I just said there is something wrong with this thick iron pipe. It doesn't look like a weapon. I'm afraid we will be deceived. This thick iron pipe should not be a cannon!"
Lun Qinling shook his head and said: "No, this must be artillery, otherwise the Tang army wouldn't have fought to the death to recapture it." He turned to the scout and asked, "Are Prince Chidu and Qu Mangbu Zhi still alive?"
The scout said: "After the city was broken, General Qu Mang fought a battle with the Tang people in the city, and was quickly defeated. He fled back to the Kunlun Mountains with thousands of people.
Later, he sent someone to inquire about the information and learned that no one in the remaining army escaped back to Tubo alive. Prince Chidu and many generals were arrested, and 50,000 civilians were arrested. 30,000 people surrendered to the Tang people, and those who refused to surrender
Twenty thousand were killed by them."
Lun Qinling took a breath of cold air and was filled with anger. He had always known Xue Rengui's reputation as the God of Killing, but he had just seen it today.
Mika gritted his teeth and said: "Big talk, these Tang people are so abominable, let's kill all those prisoners and pay homage to those dead warriors!"
Lun Qinling said coldly: "How can we get Prince Chidu back if we kill them?"
Mika punched the air and said angrily: "I'm so angry!"
Another Tibetan general said: "Big talk, now that Bahuan City has been lost and our escape route is cut off, what should we do?"
Lun Qinling said with a pale face: "The losses in Changing City were too heavy. So many people died. This war to attack the four towns of the Tang Dynasty has failed. After destroying these Tang troops, we can retreat to Kunlun Mountain."
None of the Tibetan generals had any objections.
Lun Qinling immediately stepped up his orders and asked the army to quickly surround the Tang army. An hour later, the sky was getting dark, but the Tang army was extremely tenacious and had no tendency to collapse.
Lun Qinling frowned secretly and joined the battle himself. He originally wanted to find Guo Daifeng and capture him, but the fighting spirit of the Tang army would naturally drop.
However, after Guo Daifeng saw his bravery, he took the initiative to avoid the battle and commanded from the center. Lun Qinling was secretly anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
After another half an hour, although the Tang army resisted tenaciously, their number was less than 5,000. Moreover, they fought continuously, their men and horses were exhausted, and their combat power began to weaken.
Lun Qinling thought: "One more hour and we will be able to deal with them." While commanding from the outside, he glanced south from time to time.
A Tibetan general asked: "Da Lun, what are you looking at?"
Just as Lun Qinling was about to speak, he suddenly saw a black spot approaching in the distance. When he took a closer look, he saw another scout running towards him.
Lun Qinling's heart trembled and he clenched his fists.
When the scout approached, Lun Qinling recognized him as the scout he had sent nearby and immediately asked: "What's going on?"
The scout cupped his hands and said, "Big talk, there is a Tang army of five thousand people running from the direction of Bahuan City. They were ambushed by us when they passed through Qiulin."
Qiulin was the forest that Han Cheng had seen before. Qinling was cautious in using troops and left a reserve team in Qiulin, telling them not to take action except under special circumstances.
Therefore, this reserve team let Guo Daifeng's troops pass. They did not ambush and intercept them until they encountered an unknown Tang army.
Lun Qinling took a deep breath and said, "Xue Rengui is here."
All the Tubo generals were surprised. The other party came so quickly. He must have followed the scouts.
Mika asked: "Dalun, are you saying that the five thousand-man army was sent by Xue Rengui?"
On Qin Ling said: "No, if my prediction is correct, that army was led by Xue Rengui himself."
The scout said: "Yes, that Tang army is Xue Ziqi!"
Mika was overjoyed and said: "That's just right. He was caught in our ambush. Give me five thousand men and I will capture Xue Rengui alive!"
Lun Qinling glanced at the surrounded Tang army, then at the artillery, and shook his head.
"No, we need to retreat immediately. We don't need to worry about Qiulin's people, nor these Tang troops. Send an order, order the soldiers to retreat with artillery, and execute it immediately!"
All the generals were shocked, but Qin Ling's military orders were overwhelming. Anyone who dared to hesitate at this time would be punished by military law.
They had no choice but to put away their doubts and act in accordance with military orders.
However, an accident happened. They let go of the siege of the Tang army. The Tang army did not escape towards Huerling, but clung to them.
Lun Qinling made a decision immediately and said: "I will lead ten thousand people to the rear, Xipo, you lead the rest and the artillery to retreat."
A fair-faced Tubo general nodded and said, "I accept your orders."
Guo Daifeng narrowly escaped death. He had rich combat experience and knew that the sudden retreat of the Tibetans must be the arrival of reinforcements, so he immediately ordered the Tibetans to be held back.
However, even if Qin Ling was in the rear, he could not break through the remaining Tibetan troops and could only watch the other Tibetans evacuate.
Regarding Qin Ling fighting and retreating at the same time, the formation was never chaotic.
Soon, he saw the opportunity and ordered the entire army to retreat.
The Tang army chased for a while, but their horses were tired and they could not catch up. Guo Daifeng had to order the army to retreat to Huerling.
Lun Qinling quickly caught up with the army and ordered the army to speed up.
At this time, Micah finally had the opportunity to ask his doubts.
"Big talk, why should we withdraw? Xue Rengui only has 5,000 troops, and he was ambushed by us. What is there to be afraid of?"
Lun Qinling replied as he drove his horse forward: "Xue Rengui captured Bahuan City and captured so many of us. He must know our overall strategy well."
"If I were him, I would immediately abandon the city and lead all the troops to flank us from behind. As long as we are wiped out, this war will be over. These five thousand people are just the vanguard, and his main force must be behind."
Xipo nodded and said: "The theory is right. The moment Prince Chidu and others are defeated, our army will be in danger, and Xue Rengui will definitely come to us!"
Mika said angrily: "It's all because of that loser Qu Mang. The Tang army of more than 30,000 people was wiped out in one day!"
Regarding Qinling, he remained silent.
The person who really made the mistake this time was himself. He was deceived by the Tang people and thought that there were only 20,000 Tang troops rushing for reinforcements, so he decided to continue the invasion.
The cost of this mistake is too high.
Other Tibetan generals may not have realized that in addition to the 50,000 people killed in battle and the 30,000 civilians captured, the 30,000 civilians pretending to be an army in Hotan River could never return to Tibet.
In addition to the soldiers killed today, hundreds of thousands of strong Tibetan men will remain in the land of the Tang people.
He turned his head and glanced at the artillery, thinking: "At least bring these artillery back to Tubo, otherwise Tubo will be in danger of subjugation!"