Chapter VIII Confrontation News Persuading to Surrender
After this battle, according to Du Ruhui's calculations, the Tang army annihilated nearly 40,000 Turkic troops with more than 15,000 casualties!
On the battlefield, there are pairs of neat horse legs everywhere, as well as intact heads.
"Although we won, my subordinates felt that they had made a mistake."
"Why do you say that?" Li Zhiyun kicked away the Turkic corpse and picked up the bow and arrow on the ground. He found that the bow and arrow technology smelted by the Turkic people has increased significantly. It seems that many Central Plains craftsmen have fled during the late Sui Dynasty.
grassland.
Du Ruhui explained: "My subordinates originally wanted to use the Turks to escape for His Highness, but now that the Turks have been defeated by His Highness, I'm afraid this plan will be difficult to implement."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "Ke Ming, although we won easily, only we know that although the Turks suffered heavy losses, they still have the strength to fight. The war is not completely over yet."
Du Ruhui's eyes lit up, "Your Highness, you mean that the battle report we submitted to the court can be manipulated?"
Li Zhiyun smiled but said nothing.
This matter can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words, and it would be meaningless to say it.
Du Ruhui said happily: "Your Highness, let's just say that although we have blocked the Turkic troops, we have no power to fight anymore and can only defend Hebei. How about that?"
"Don't you want me to disappear for a while?" Li Zhiyun said with a smile.
"Today is different from the past. The king does not need to disappear, but can actually escape. When the overall situation is decided, the king can drive away the Turks at any time." Du Ruhui said confidently.
Now that there is Mo Dao's heavy plate armor army, Du Ruhui is extremely confident.
Li Zhiyun said: "Plans can never keep up with changes, so you have to be fully prepared."
"yes."
At this moment, Yuchi Gong arrived.
"Your Highness, the scouts have sent word that the Turks have fled to Youzhou and returned to Yi."
"Okay, send someone to keep an eye on it."
"yes."
Li Zhiyun twisted his neck and said: "Next, let's rest and wait for news from over there."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Xue Shou has been following up on this matter."
Li Zhiyun nodded and looked in the direction of Bingzhou, feeling a little melancholy.
Return to justice.
Shi Bobi was furious and kicked Dou Jiande over, then drew his sword and put it at Dou Jiande's throat.
"How dare you lie to me!"
Dou Jiande was in a very embarrassed state. When he was escaping, he was abandoned by the Turks and was almost hacked to death by the Tang army.
"When have I ever deceived you?" Dou Jiande felt aggrieved. You obviously couldn't defeat yourself, but you still blamed me. Is there any justice in heaven?
"What's going on with the Iron Man of the Tang Army!" Shibo Bi said bitterly: "If you don't explain to me, I will chop you up today! Revenge for Yu Gushe!"
Thinking of Yu Gushe not knowing whether he was alive or dead, Shi Bobi's sword stabbed a little bit into Dou Jiande's neck.
There was tearing pain in his neck, and blood flowed down his face. Dou Jiande had no doubt that Shi Bobi would really kill him!
Turks are all crazy!
"Say it quickly!" the association shouted!
In the Battle of Lucheng, the Turks suffered heavy casualties. Nearly 40,000 people were hacked to death on the spot and their heads separated. As for the war horses, they did not dare to think about it in detail.
A war horse that has lost its hoof is not a horse at all!
Not only did Shibo Bi want to vent his anger, but the association rate also wanted to vent it.
A disastrous defeat, a disastrous defeat in the true sense!
This was the most tragic defeat they had ever experienced!
Dou Jiande said in a panic: "I really don't know why Tang Jun has that kind of thing. When I fought against Li Zhiyun before, he never used it!"
"You mean, the Tang Army's Iron Man was specially prepared for me?" Shi Bobi laughed angrily.
Dou Jiande said: "Maybe I'm not worthy of him using that kind of thing."
He was a little disappointed. It turned out that Li Zhiyun had never taken him seriously. What he regretted even more was that he had cooperated with the Turks and now he was under the control of others, and his life and death were not under his control.
Shi Bobi held the hilt of the sword tightly with his palm, wishing he could kill Dou Jiande with one sword, but he knew that Dou Jiande's life and death would not matter at all.
"Your Majesty." Ling Jing on the side suddenly said: "You can't kill my lord."
Shibo Bi looked at him coldly.
Ling Jing explained: "If you kill my lord, you will become truly alone in Hebei, and when the time comes, Li Zhiyun will join forces with Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao to deal with your lord."
"Do you think I will be afraid of Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao?" Shi Bobi mocked: "There are very few of your Xia army left and are of no use to me. Why should I let you go? Are you worthy?"
"Deserving!" Ling Jing said firmly: "King Xia is very famous in Hebei. As long as King Xia is still alive, he can recruit soldiers and horses, gather food and grass, and assist your Majesty to deal with Li Zhiyun. On the contrary, if your Majesty kills King Xia, then
The hearts of the people of Hebei will all return to Li Tang, and your Majesty will be restricted everywhere!
Your Majesty, in the battle of Lucheng, the Turks suffered heavy losses. At this time, we should focus on recuperation. If we continue to attack Li Zhiyun, your Majesty will only send ourselves to a dead end.
Or, Your Majesty, you can leave this place immediately and return to the grassland."
"You are looking for death!" Yousui was furious. He stepped forward in two steps and grabbed Ling Jing's clothes. "I will kill you now!"
"Okay, if you kill me and King Xia, you will be like headless flies in Hebei. I'll wait for you down below!" Ling Jing went the other way and threatened the association rate.
He knew very well the temper of these Turks. It was not enough to speak politely. He had to be louder and more ruthless than them, otherwise these people would not be obedient.
Hearing this, Jiushewei smiled ferociously, drew his sword with his backhand and prepared to hack Ling Jing to death.
"stop!"
Youshezui paused for a moment, then looked back at Shibo Bi, "Khan?"
Shi Bo Bi put his sword back into its sheath and looked at Dou Jiande, "Get out of here!"
Hearing this, Jiu Sheshu reluctantly sheathed his sword and watched Ling Jing help Dou Jiande leave.
"Why not kill him?"
"If we kill him, Li Zhiyun will lose to us?" Shi Bobi asked.
Association rates are silent.
Shi Bobi said: "Not long after our defeat, Li Zhiyun will definitely be watching us secretly like a bad wolf. As long as we withdraw our troops, Li Zhiyun will definitely take the opportunity to chase and kill him. Now there is Luo Yi in Youzhou, so we have to be careful.
Although Dou Jiande has been defeated, keeping him will prevent us from being blinded in Hebei and being plotted by Li Zhiyun everywhere.
Of course, Dou Jiande will still die after my matter is settled!"
The association said: "Khan, please let me do it for you."
"Can."
After saying that, Shi Bobi summoned his wise men to discuss ways to defeat the Tang Army's Iron Man. The result of the discussion was that there was no result. They found that the Tang Army's arrow-push offensive with the heavy plate armor army as the core was difficult to break through with their current strength.
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Unless more troops and horses are used to forcibly destroy the flanks of the heavy plate armor army, then there is a chance of victory. But unfortunately, they were caught off guard, and with their current strength, they cannot support them in doing so.
When everyone left, Shi Bobi looked very ugly.
"Khan, why don't we withdraw our troops?" the association leader cautiously suggested.
"No." Shibobi flatly objected, "If you leave at this time, it's still a matter of debate whether you can escape unharmed. The key is that we can't explain it to Jieli."
"But we had no intention of giving him an explanation in the first place!" said the association leader: "If he loses to the Tang army in Bingzhou, Khan will have the opportunity to regain control of the Turks."
Shi Bobi shook his head and said: "Of course I know this, but the outcome is still unclear on Jieli's side, so we can't act rashly. If we return to the grassland, Jieli will definitely withdraw his troops and go back to deal with me."
"Then what should we do now?" asked the association.
Shibo Bi thought for a moment and said, "Wait."
"wait?"
"Well, let's wait for news about Jie Li. If he wins, we will continue to confront Li Zhiyun. When Jie Li goes south, Li Zhiyun will inevitably retreat, and we will win without a fight.
If he loses, we will return to the grassland immediately, no matter the cost."
"But brother, our plan..."
Shi Bobi sighed: "We lost to Li Zhiyun this time. We can only take it one step at a time. Don't think about anything else for the time being."
"Yes." He said unwillingly.
If he wasn't willing to give in, why would Shi Bobi be willing?
These are the consequences of defeat, and he has to bear them himself.