Lei Wanchun's judgment was correct. The Uighur army had long coveted the vast wealth of Xishoujiang City, and the Khan had not allowed them to plunder Xishoujiang City before.
This time they were attacking Fengzhou in the Tang Dynasty. The Khan did not specifically warn them, so of course they had to take advantage of the situation and grab a big fight.
Xishoujiang City is located in the south of Langshan Mountain. Langshan is very large and has intermittent mountains. There is a huge valley to the north of Xishoujiang City. The canyon is dozens of miles wide and a river runs through the valley.
Five thousand Huihe cavalry finally appeared on the north side of the valley, rushing along the river towards Xishoujiang City, which was seventy miles away.
Thirty miles away from Xishou's surrender, a spy rushed back to report, "Second Prince, there are Tang troops a few miles ahead!"
Yi Dijian was shocked and quickly reined in his horse and asked urgently: "How many enemy troops are there?"
"About seven or eight thousand people!"
Yi Dijian's heart sank. How could there be seven or eight thousand people? Aren't there only two thousand?
He turned to look at General Di De, who was silent for a moment and said: "During this period, the Tang army should also have reinforcements heading north. Seven to eight thousand troops is normal."
Echiken nodded, raised his sword and shouted loudly: "The whole army forms an array!"
He believed that his five thousand elite cavalry would be able to defeat seven to eight thousand Tang troops.
Five thousand Huihe cavalry immediately formed a military formation. At this time, a dark mass of Tang Army cavalry appeared three miles away in front. They also formed a large formation, with neat armor, swords and guns, and murderous intent in the sun.
Di De took a breath of air. This was not seven or eight thousand men, but ten thousand cavalry. This was not an encounter either. The opponent had been waiting for a long time.
He hurriedly turned back and looked to the north, but saw no enemy troops in the north, but experience told him that in this kind of waiting battle, if there was no ambush, there must be troops behind him. If they were attacked from both sides at the critical moment, they would be in danger.
The fear of defeat is not that of not being able to escape, but that the whole army will be destroyed. If the second prince is killed in battle, how will he explain to the Khan?
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Second Prince, we must withdraw north immediately!"
Echiken suddenly said dissatisfied: "General, do you think our five thousand cavalry are no match for the other side?"
"no!"
Di De shook his head and said: "I'm worried that there is another Tang Army cavalry force in the north, estimated to be about 10,000 people, and we will fall into the enemy's encirclement."
Yi Jian looked back and saw no sign of any enemy troops.
"General, you think too much!"
Di De said anxiously: "Second Prince, please believe my judgment. They have discovered us a long time ago, so they are waiting here. Why don't they ambush us, because we have fallen into their encirclement. If we don't withdraw, we will use the entire army."
If it is destroyed, don’t count on the second prince’s dream of being a khan anymore.”
Ken Yiji was convinced, he nodded, "I will listen to the general's arrangements!"
Teide shouted: "Blow the retreat horn and the army retreats to the north!"
"Woo~wu~wu~"
The rapid sound of the horn sounded, which was the sound of retreat. The Uighur cavalry turned their horses and began to run north.
The opponent's retreat was unexpected by Li Ye, and he immediately ordered: "Send the order for the whole army to pursue and kill!"
"Woo——"
The horn of the Tang Army's pursuit sounded, and 10,000 cavalry launched. Nan Jiyun shouted, "Fight with me!"
"Kill!"
Ten thousand Tang army cavalry urged their horses with shouts, stirred up dust in the sky, brandished their spears and chased the enemy.
The 5,000 Huihe cavalry retreated northward in panic. Within a few miles, another cavalry force of 10,000 people appeared in front. At the front were 2,000 heavy armored infantry, blocking their way like a mountain.
Didi shouted: "Come forward and fight!"
"Woo--Woo--"
This was not a retreat horn, but an order to fight. The passionate horn sounded, and the five thousand Huihe cavalry rushed towards the Tang army cavalry without hesitation.
General Di De, however, pulled a Yidijian and galloped northeastward with a thousand cavalry, looking as if he was preparing to attack the Tang army in a roundabout way.
Di De ordered four thousand cavalry to fight against the Tang army to contain and intercept the Tang army. In fact, he chose to escape and fled in another direction where no one could intercept him.
Taking advantage of the tragedy of the Uighur soldiers to save his own life and that of the prince.
The heavy armored infantry of the Tang Army held the Mo sword tightly, half-kneeling on the ground, pressing the handle of the sword against the ground. The Uighur cavalry crashed into a mountain of two thousand swords. Blood mist suddenly filled the air, and screams were heard. Hundreds of Uighur cavalry were instantly killed by the Mo sword.
The knife pierced the bodies of men and horses.
The heavy armored infantry suddenly stood up, brandishing their swords, and a cold light flashed. The second batch of cavalry who rushed up were instantly chopped into pieces, and their heads rolled.
The cavalry on both sides immediately surrounded and attacked.
Lei Wanchun glanced and suddenly saw a group of more than a thousand Huihe cavalry circling towards his side, seemingly preparing to attack his side, but he immediately realized, no! The enemy was trying to escape.
Lei Wanchun turned around and saw Ying Yanglang General Yang Qing not far from him, and immediately ordered: "General Yang Qing, lead your men to intercept the cavalry to the east!"
Lei Wanchun pointed eastward, and Yang Qing nodded, "Follow the order!"
Yang Qing shouted loudly: "Brothers of the Fourth Battalion, follow me!"
The battle flag of the fourth battalion led two thousand cavalry, following the general to intercept the fleeing enemy troops.
When Di De saw a Tang army approaching him, he ordered the commander Yan Tuo: "You lead five hundred cavalry to fight. You must entangle the enemy army and let the second prince escape."
Captain Yantuo led 500 cavalry to fight and entangled the Tang army. Di De took the opportunity and took the second prince Yi Dijian to rush out of the Tang army's encirclement. Under the protection of 500 cavalry, they fled towards the enemy.
Thousands of Huihe soldiers were like a school of fish caught in a sea net, struggling desperately in the net, but as the cavalry led by Nan Jiyun came up to kill them, they had no hope at all and gradually disappeared without a trace.
In this battle, the Tang army wiped out 4,500 Uighur cavalry and suffered more than 1,000 casualties.
At this time, Lei Wanchun stepped forward to plead guilty, but he made a mistake in judgment, causing the enemy general to escape.
"General Lei didn't see that the other party was running away?" Li Ye asked calmly.
Lei Wanchun said with a face full of shame: "When I saw a thousand cavalry coming toward our left wing, I thought they were going to attack the heavy armored infantry on the flank. Unexpectedly, when they reached the flank, they actually turned around and ran towards the other side of the river. Only then did I
Realizing that the opponent was trying to break through, he sent General Yang Qing to send two thousand troops to intercept.
But they were entangled by half of their elite cavalry. Although there were only 500 cavalry, they were very sharp. Our 2,000 cavalry suffered 30% casualties before we defeated them."
Li Ye nodded, "I just interrogated a prisoner of war. The enemy generals turned out to be their second prince, Yi Dijian, and the right-killing general, Di De. They will definitely not be reconciled. They will definitely lead their army southward again and immediately notify Xishou to surrender."
All residents of Fengzhou will temporarily evacuate southward."
Lei Wanchun agreed, "Hurry up and arrange for people to separate to evacuate the soldiers and civilians."
After cleaning up the battlefield, Li Ye immediately arrived at Xishoujiang City. The Tang army had notified merchants in the city that the Uighur army was about to attack and a war was about to break out. They were asked to temporarily evacuate to Lingzhou for refuge.
The city was in chaos at this time, and merchants were busy packing goods, packing money, and arranging vehicles. Basically every household had a carriage, so there was no need to worry about transportation.
People in Fengzhou have no means of transportation, but they can take large rafts and transfer them to Lingzhou by water, so transportation is not a problem.
Li Ye looked at Xishoujiang City, and he unexpectedly discovered that it turned out to be a very strong and majestic city, all built with large bluestones. It was much taller and stronger than the county seat in Fengzhou, with a circumference of at least twenty miles. Li Ye's mind