Wang Lun sent his own soldiers to escort his brother Wang Wei away, and he immediately found Tian Chengsi.
Tian Chengsi was still worried in front of the sand table. He regretted sending his nephew to lead 30,000 troops to sneak attack Li Ye's fleet. Those were his last 30,000 cavalry. Once the entire army was destroyed, it would be a fatal blow to him.
At this time, Wang Lun came to him. Tian Chengsi pointed to the north with a wooden pole and sighed: "It seems that I really shouldn't give up on Weizhou and retreat to the north. Further north is the barren salt-alkali land, and then the Zhang River enters the sea.
At this point, we have no way out."
Wang Lun said slowly: "Just now, I suddenly thought of a major strategic opportunity."
"What opportunity?" Tian Chengsi perked up and asked quickly.
Wang Lun pointed to the west with a wooden pole and said with a smile: "Have you noticed it, Your Majesty? We are less than a hundred miles away from Li Baochen's Hejian County."
"So what?"
"Your Majesty, we can use the excuse to join forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty. The army reaches Hejian County. We directly annex Li Baochen's army and take Hejian County. We will have a broad strategic space. We can retreat to Mozhou and Yizhou to the north.
, we can retreat to Dingzhou and Hengzhou to the west, or even cross Jingxing and fight to Taiyuan, our retreat route will suddenly be opened up."
Tian Chengsi's eyes lit up, this was really a clever plan. If he changed his thinking, the pattern opened up, and he had a broad depth.
At this moment, Tian Chengsi made a decision to send troops to Yingzhou, annex Li Baochen, and capture Hejianjian.
However, Tian Chengsi hesitated again, "What should I do with my food supplies?"
"My lord, you can transport it by boat, take the Zhang River to Wuqiang County, and then turn to the Jiang River to go north to Hejian County, just in a circle."
Tian Chengsi said happily: "Thank you sir for reminding me this time, otherwise I would not have thought of going west."
Wang Lun said again: "I have another suggestion!"
"you say!"
"I am thinking in my humble position that Zhu Si will definitely dissuade the Uighur army from staying in Youzhou temporarily and let us fight to the death with the Tang army. This is his strategy of killing people with a borrowed knife. Once we are wiped out, the Uighur army will defeat the Tang army. Zhu Si will have the last laugh.
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Tian Chengsi nodded, "You're right, this bastard doesn't allow me to enter Youzhou because he's afraid that I'll steal his territory. Sooner or later, I'm going to kill this fat pig with my own hands!"
"Your Majesty, the meaning of this humble position is that we cannot be so passive. We must take the initiative to find Huihe Khan and persuade the Huihe army to put the overall situation first and go south to attack the Tang army. We must do our best and cannot be manipulated by Zhu Si."
Tian Chengsi thought for a moment, "Then who do you think it would be better to send?"
"In this humble position, I am willing to share my worries for the prince!"
"Are you going?" Tian Chengsi was a little hesitant. He still needed Wang Lun by his side to make suggestions.
"Your Majesty, this is Beizi's plan. Only Beizi knows how to persuade the Huihe people. No one else can do it. Beizi will leave as soon as possible and will not delay the prince's important events!"
Tian Chengsi nodded, "Then go and come back quickly. If it doesn't work, forget it. Don't force it."
"I understand, I will leave tonight, I!"
That night, Wang Lun went to Youzhou, escorted by hundreds of cavalry.
Tian Chengsi immediately ordered the army to move to Hejian County, and all food supplies were re-boarded and transported to Hejian County in a roundabout way.
He did not need Li Baochen's consent. According to the joint agreement, in times of crisis, they could join forces to fight against the Tang army.
The 90,000-strong army set off at dawn the next day. Among them, 10,000 troops escorted the ships along the Zhang River south to Wuqiang County in Jizhou, and then from Wuqiang County to the Jiang River north to Hejian County.
The straight-line distance between Changlu County and Hejian County was only eighty miles, but the fleet took a circuitous route northward, suddenly turning the distance into nearly four hundred miles.
It was naturally Li Ye's arrangement to suggest that Tian Chengsi's army go to Hejian County. He calculated that Tian Chengsi could not transport grain and grass supplies by land and could only transport them by water. Tian Chengsi also happened to have more than a thousand ships in his hands, and the fleet followed
The Zhang River went south, reached Wuqiang County, and then turned north. At that time, the fleet was two hundred miles away from Tian Chengsi's army.
This was a conspiracy. Once Tian Chengsi's food and supplies were intercepted, Tian Chengsi would have no choice but to fight with Li Baochen.
Wang Lun didn't need to notify him. As soon as the 30,000 cavalry led by Tian Zhi came out, the scouts sent by Li Ye discovered it and immediately notified the fleet.
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Of course, Wang Wei's further notification allowed Li Ye to determine the opponent's target. They were indeed targeting the fleet.
In the darkness, thousands of warships docked quietly on the west bank of Yongji Canal, and all flammable items had been put away.
Tian Yue's 30,000 cavalry went south along the east coast. Although Li Ye looked down on this cavalry, he would never underestimate the enemy. After all, these 30,000 cavalry were all barbarians, including Li Zhengji's 14,000 people and Tian.
Chengsi's 16,000 cavalrymen were rich in combat experience and brave and powerful. Li Ye was determined to wipe out all 30,000 cavalrymen and never give them a chance to escape.
More than ten miles away, 30,000 cavalrymen appeared in the darkness. They did not take the official road, but galloped through the endless wilderness. This land of tens of thousands of acres was originally a wheat field, but too many people died.
The wheat fields were deserted and turned into weed fields.
The iron hoofs beat on the earth, making a thunderous rumble and the earth trembled.
There is a large forest in front of them. According to the spies, you can see the fleet of boats moored in the river through the woods, and the Tang army is stationed on the other side of the river.
Tian Yue is a decisive and decisive general. He knows very well that at this time, he is most afraid of being timid and either retreats back or lets go and fights, enjoying success or failure.
"Full speed ahead!"
Thirty thousand cavalrymen rushed towards the woods like the wind and lightning. All of them were skilled in riding, and they galloped into the woods.
The cavalry moved through the woods like the wind, and soon passed through the woods two miles wide. They saw boats on the river one after another, with no end in sight.
Unfortunately, they are all anchored on the west coast, so they cannot directly pour kerosene on the ship to burn it, but they can use rockets. This is also the arson weapon Tian Yue has always wanted to use. Thirty thousand rockets are enough to burn everything.
Tian Yue shouted sharply: "Rocket shooting!"
At this time, the team of 30,000 cavalry had dispersed. Some people shot on the spot, but most of the cavalry continued to run forward, looking for better prey.
On the river, rockets shot across the thirty-foot-wide river towards the warships moored on the other side.
The warship looked very quiet, but in fact 25,000 soldiers were ambushing the ship. They were squatting under the side of the ship. Five thousand of them were responsible for putting out the fire. When the rockets hit the ship, they immediately put them out with wet bedding.
The other 20,000 people were holding crossbows and arrows, ready to go, and "Woo--" sounded along with the long trumpet sound.
Twenty thousand soldiers appeared together, raised their crossbows and fired at the cavalry on the other side. The arrows were like a storm, and the enemy soldiers on the shore screamed. I don't know how many people were hit by the arrows.
There was also an explosion sound of "Boom! Boom!", which was the explosive arrow hitting the opponent's cavalry.
Seeing that the other party was prepared, Tian Yue shouted: "Pour the kerosene into the river!"
This was also one of their trump cards. Thousands of bags of fire oil were poured into the river and ignited by torches, turning the river into a sea of fire.
But the Tang army had already prepared. They connected the felled trees one by one and fixed them on the river, forming a blocking embankment. The kerosene could not float across, and the fire only burned half of the river.
The 30,000 cavalrymen could not withstand the dense rain of 20,000 crossbow arrows, and the casualties exceeded 30%.
At this moment, the shouts of killing were heard in the distance, and the 50,000 Tang Army cavalry ambushing in the periphery came to kill. The Wei Bo Army cavalry was in chaos, and they could not withstand the rain of arrows on the ship.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Tian Yue shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"
"Woo--Woo--"
When the retreat horn sounded, less than 20,000 cavalrymen turned their horses and ran towards the north.
They ran into the woods. Unexpectedly, the woods suddenly burst into flames and turned into a sea of fire. Thick smoke billowed and the fire spread rapidly.
Thousands of cavalry were trapped in the woods, their horses neighing and unable to advance or retreat, and they were soon engulfed in flames.
The six thousand cavalrymen who rushed out of the woods were intercepted by the heavy armored infantry of the Tang Army, blocking the path of thousands of cavalrymen like a human wall.
In the darkness, Wei Bojun's cavalry could not see the opponent clearly. Six thousand cavalrymen drew their sabers and rushed towards the heavy armored infantry in an attempt to overwhelm the opponent and break through.
But what greeted them was brutal and merciless killing by heavy armored infantry.