Chapter 177 Seeking help from the west and launching a jihad
The sun sets further to the west, and dusk has arrived.
The battle continues on the dry grass.
Troops who can carry out roundabout attacks from the rear are undoubtedly elite.
Similarly, the Gaochang Uighurs who surrendered to Dayu sent out elite troops in order to show their worth.
The showdown between the elite and the elite is bound to be an inseparable fight.
Corpses fell off their horses...
The neighing of the war horses and the shouts of the soldiers were intertwined.
The bright red blood gathered into a stream and flowed on the frozen grass.
Balash stood on a high slope and looked at the setting sun in the sky. A hint of realization flashed in his eyes: he had almost been fooled.
This Gaochang Uighur general was reckless, but he had experienced hundreds of battles and was usually not very smart, but he knew everything on the battlefield very well.
The terrain of the Congling Plateau is harsh, with ups and downs. It is even more difficult to make a surprise march around the back. The Dragon Guard Division's troops are traveling in a roundabout way, and their physical exertion is far higher than theirs. As long as the stalemate continues and the opponent's strength is exhausted, victory can be achieved in one fell swoop.
Certainly.
Dragon Guard launched the attack first, with the intention of putting all his efforts into ending the battle as soon as possible.
Balash saw through this and did not fight to the death. Instead, he consumed the opponent's remaining physical strength. Although the current situation was stalemate, he could see that as long as the opponent's physical strength was exhausted, he would be a lamb to be slaughtered.
However, as the war became stalemate, the opponent's endurance was unexpected, and Balash gradually regained his consciousness. The opponent may be deliberately delaying time, planning to use the night and terrain to escape from his bite.
A trace of determination flashed in Balash's eyes, and he conquered two cities in succession. Dayu had already demonstrated the same terrifying power as in the legend. If they didn't show any performance at all, why should they let the people from Ganzhou compete with them?
Li Chuyun has his own control standards for the use of Ganzhou Uighurs and Gaochang Uighurs.
The attack on Khotan was completed by Dayu independently, with the purpose of proving himself. When attacking Yingjisha, the Ganzhou Uighurs put in a lot of effort. After all, they were invited to go on the expedition together, not to act as uncles and watch the show from the sidelines.
In this expedition, the Tibetan army was mainly composed of Ganzhou Uighurs and Gaochang Uighurs. There were hundreds or even dozens of other small tribes who joined in the fun and showed their loyalty.
The Ganzhou Uighurs played an important role in defeating the Yingjisha Battle, but there was something wrong with the eyes of the Gaochang Uighurs.
It was a condescending look.
Balash felt angry in his heart. If he couldn't deal with this small surprise attack army in front of him, he was not sure how he would be despised.
"Quick fight, don't let the thief escape!"
Balash didn't care about casualties. No matter what, he must eat the enemy in front of him before nightfall.
"Raise the flag!"
Balash shouted loudly, and a guard next to him suddenly raised a simple and rough flag with white and black lines and a huge wolf head embroidered on it.
Without any hesitation, Barash roared loudly and led the cavalry around the scorching frontal battlefield, slashing diagonally towards the opponent's flank.
Dragon Guard instinctively looked at it, his hands and feet were cold, he thought for a moment, then he actually abandoned his troops and ran away.
This time it was Barash's turn to be dumbfounded. The hills here were undulating and a person was running for his life. It was really difficult to chase him, especially now that it was dusk.
"wrong!"
Balash and Longhu were childhood friends. They each had their own masters on the battlefield. There was no old friendship to talk about, but he knew the nature of the other. He was not someone who abandoned his soldiers and was greedy for life and afraid of death.
do not care!
Balash couldn't understand and didn't think much about it. He rode his horse into the enemy group and shouted: "The dragon guards are afraid to fight and run away. If you don't want to die, abandon your horse and beg for surrender."
He roared and danced with the spear in his hand, killing three enemy soldiers on horseback.
The soldiers of the Kara Khanate were already weak and relied on their breath to support them. Now the general was running away. Once his momentum was exhausted, he was like a lamb, ready to be slaughtered.
Balash couldn't understand the reason and knew that he was not good at analysis, so he said directly: "Bring the Dragon Guard's personal guards!"
Not long after, more than 20 soldiers in bright uniforms were escorted nearby.
"Tell me!" Balash said, "Why did the Dragon Guard run away?"
He pointed at someone and asked.
The other party didn't respond.
Balash raised his hand and stabbed him in the face with a single shot, the spear head piercing the back of his head. He put away the spear, and the red and blood-white oar spurted out.
"you say!"
The red and white gun tip was pointed at another Karakhanate soldier.
Balash didn't give him a chance to think about it and shot him in the face.
The spear continued to point at the third person...
This time, before the spear was in place, the opponent had already fallen to the ground and shouted: "General Long should go back to Suiye City. Ye Hu followed the Great Khan to Kashgar to witness the conferment ceremony and was not in the city."
Balash was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shouted: "Quick, send this news to Zhe Shuai."
Zhe Yuxun's main purpose of crossing the Congling Plateau this time was to establish a stronghold for the follow-up army and avoid being attacked on the way across the plateau.
The terrain of the Congling Plateau is complex, and there are not many places suitable for use as stronghold barriers. The military town of Suiye City is the best place.
The soldiers of Dayu also rushed to Suiye City.
However, since there were no siege equipment, Zhe Yuxun was not in a hurry to avoid being attacked due to physical problems.
Unexpectedly, he learned that Ye Hu from Suiye City was not in the city. Zhe Yuxun's eyes flashed and he immediately said: "Erlang, hurry up, you rush to Suiye City immediately to prevent Ludwig or Long Hu from entering the city."
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"drive!"
"drive!"
"drive!"
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More than ten people riding fifty horses were galloping on the official road.
Ludwig's face was bloodshot, he was swinging his riding crop vigorously, his chapped mouth was pursed tightly, and he greeted all the eighteen generations of their ancestors in his heart.
Suiye City has always been an important town in the Western Regions, the first line of defense on the Congling Plateau, and the gate to Kashgar of the Kara Khanate.
Such an important place, Ali Musa handed it over to his most trusted brother Ludwig.
He named Da Shifa the Lord of Eastern Qin. The Eastern King is so worthy of being recorded in the annals of history and has left such a colorful event in history. How could he be without his good brother?
Ever since, the current embarrassing situation has arisen.
After learning that the Dayu army had conquered two cities and marched straight into the Dengcongling Plateau, Ali Musa's reaction was also very quick.
It's just that the deployment of troops and horses is not a simple matter. It takes time to convey orders, gather soldiers, and transport food and grass.
Ludwig could only take the first step and move lightly, guard Suiye City first, and wait for Ali Musa's follow-up troops.
Suddenly he got off the horse and his legs went weak. He fell to his knees and pushed Ludwig off the horse. He continued to gallop. No matter how good the horse was, it couldn't bear it and was exhausted.
Ludwig groaned in pain and had no time to recover. He stood up from the ground, quickly mounted an unoccupied war horse, and continued to attack Broken Leaf City.
"Ye Hu, there's a situation ahead!"
Ludwig was half conscious, and he only came to his senses when he heard the shouts from the people behind him.
Dust was flying in the distance, and a cavalry was galloping towards them.
"Your Majesty, there are not many people, just a dozen or so!"
A follower who was good at identifying people by listening to horseshoes got up from the ground.
"Prepare for war!"
Ludwig looked grim, took out his iron bow from his back, and stared into the distance.
In the dust all over the sky, a group of people could be vaguely seen chasing one person, but they were not attacked as they thought.
"It's General Dragon Guard!"
Sharp-eyed relatives followed with exclamations.
Ludwig felt a chill in his heart. Long Hu was his most capable and one of his most trusted subordinates. The other person was his son-in-law. Now that he was being pursued by thieves, wouldn't it mean that Broken Leaf City was gone?
The fleeing dragon guard also saw Ludwig, his eyes ignited with the desire to survive, and he slapped the horse's buttocks hard and accelerated.
"shoot!"
The bowstring sounded.
Dozens of arrows were missed and fired at the approaching cavalry.
The arrows missed quickly and accurately, and the pursuing rangers were knocked off their backs. Five of them were hit by arrows, and one of them died on the spot.
The rangers became confused and retreated hastily.
Ludwig did not dare to pursue him, and just looked at his beloved general who was already paralyzed on the horse.
Only then did he realize that the Dragon Guard had actually been stabbed three times behind his back. He simply wore chain armor inside the Dragon Guard, which offset a large amount of damage without causing any harm to his life.
There are already people who know how to bandage his wounds.
Longhu didn't wait for Ludwig to ask, and said first: "Yehumo is going to Suiye City. Dongfang has already arrived at Suiye City first and blocked the important place. We have to ask the Great Khan to send a large army to support.
Only then can we fight."
Ludwig said with a livid face: "What is the situation? Is Broken Leaf City still there?"
Long Hu said: "Yes, Dayu has no siege equipment and will not fall in the short term."
Ludwig said angrily: "Then why are you here?"
Long Hu felt aggrieved and remained silent for a moment: "Dongfang came too quickly. I judged that the Great Khan would not have time to gather troops to support, and the enemy army would arrive at Suiye City first. The reinforcements might become the target of Dongfang's first attack. So I suggested that General Li
I led my troops to make detours to delay the advance of the army from the east. Mi Yier, the deputy Yehu, ordered me to go out to fight. However, my subordinates were incompetent and were defeated by the enemy. I wanted to rush back to Suiye City, but the thieves had already arrived. My subordinates could not enter the city, so they had to come.
Looking for Yehu. I met Youqi on the way, and luckily met Yehu..."
Ludwig was speechless for a moment. Mi Er was his son-in-law, with average abilities, but after all, he was one of his own and more trustworthy. He didn't want to ruin anything at this critical moment.
"That's fine!"
Ludwig sighed and said: "Go back to Kashgar."
For the dozen or so of them, there was no difference between continuing to move forward and committing suicide.
Ludwig returned to Kashgar with the Dragon Guard.
When Ali Musa heard all the reasons, he almost vomited blood. He never thought that before he could put on his hat of Emperor of the East, the real East had already come to kill him.
"Great Khan, send troops quickly!"
Ludwig knew that his son-in-law was good at fighting against the wind, but when it came time to fight hard and hard, it was not enough.
Ali Musa did not speak, but stood up, walked back and forth twice, and asked: "Brother, calm down, how long can Suiye City be defended?"
Ludwig said: "I don't know!"
Ali Musa said: "How does our strength compare with that of the East?"
Ludwig lowered his head and said: "It's better!"
Ali Musa gritted his teeth and said: "It is far worse. We cannot go to Talas alone to die alone, ask for help from the West, and launch a holy war."