In the 15th year of Zhenguan, the son of Xue Yantuo Khan, Dadu Shiji, led 30,000 troops to invade the south and invaded the Turks. Li Shiji, the marching general of Shuozhou Road, led troops to rescue and pursue them all the way. The two sides fought at the Nuozhen River, and the thieves were defeated. Dadu Zhu escaped.
In the second year of Jinglong, Zhang Renyuan built Sanhoujiang City on the river, and sent the Tibetan general Lun Gongren (son of Lun Qinling), who was born in Tibet, as a forward envoy to travel to Yi to garrison the Nuozhen River. The Turks no longer dared to cross the Yinshan Mountains for herding.
The Tatars garrisoned the Nuozhen River, which was the most obvious sign of invasion, not to mention that they had already sent a large number of troops southward, passing through the abandoned Woye Town and Wuchuan Town, to invade Feng and Sheng Erzhou.
However, although the Hun clan in Duncheng and the Wang clan in Mulashan each mobilized more than 10,000 strong men to go eastward, the tribes still had a lot of troops. They were all mobilized. Although their fighting will may not be as good as those vicious Tatar desperadoes, they still had a lot of troops.
There is a city garrison, and the equipment far exceeds theirs, so they are not at a disadvantage.
On October 15th, outside the Tiande Army City, tens of thousands of cavalry troops arrived quickly. Two days earlier than them, the Flying Bear Army envoy Yang Hongwang and deputy envoy Zhe Congyun also arrived at Baidaochuan with silver spears and tens of thousands of people, followed by Shao Siwu.
The silver guns all set out together to have some experience.
The sudden appearance of the two armies intercepted some of the Tatars who had rushed too far. They panicked and ran southward for their lives. The local peasants in Feng and Sheng counties fought bravely, but the thieves and cavalry could not rob them.
They couldn't even enter the village. They were beaten with spears and rifles until they were scurrying away. Tired and hungry, they ran around aimlessly. In the end, the Shannan Geshu tribe and the Baidaochuan Qibi tribe combined with the township braves killed most of them, and the remaining people were killed.
Nearly a thousand people surrendered.
Feng and Katsugo Isamu actually didn't do well in the fight at first, but after seeing that the thieves were panicking and not professional at all, their courage doubled, and some people dared to use their hoes to make gestures.
Facts have proved that as long as the villagers are brave and brave enough to fight and fight hard, you don’t need to form a formation to fight against these grassland herdsmen, you can just kill them directly. Xue Yantuo’s battle example tells us that infantry does not necessarily need to be very professional to deal with cavalry.
The formation should be loose and loose. As long as you are not afraid after being scattered by the cavalry and have the courage to continue fighting, then the cavalry will be defeated in the end.
After hearing that a large number of cavalry reinforcements were coming from the Xia army, the Tatars did not want to continue fighting.
To be honest, this time I went south and gnawed all the bones. I didn't get any fat. Everyone was not satisfied.
Some people don't want to leave, so they clamor to lure the Xia cavalry away, so that everyone can go south to grab a good deal. Or they may lure the Xia people to a certain place. Their cavalry seems to be focused on fighting, so they can find ways to ambush them.
The chiefs were quarreling back and forth, which made Yu Yue Absi's head hurt, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
At this time, east of the Nuozhen Water Branch, a large group of knights crossed the east source of the Nuozhen Water, marched westward, and arrived a few miles east of the Nuozhen Water Branch at dusk on the 16th.
When the five generals Xia Sanmu, Ding Wei, Yang Liang, Zhang Guiba and Wang Chong met together, they mixed some milk powder with cold water, shook the bag, and drank it down.
"This thing is really good." Zhang Guiba smacked his lips and said with a smile: "When I saw you running long distances, I was surprised why you could persist in the wilderness for so long. Beans, millet and wheat can be given to horses, but what can humans eat? It turns out there are
This thing is wonderful, wonderful!"
Yang Liang smiled when he heard this and said: "Deputy Envoy Zhang, after fighting for so many years, you have captured some people, right? Although milk powder has only been distributed to the front lines on a large scale in the past two years, you have never heard of Bianliang being like this.
, it seems like there’s a big problem.”
Zhang Guiba's face turned red and he shouted: "Isn't this suitable for the Xia King to conquer the world? I jumped ship early, Zhang, and maybe I can get rich. Next time I return to the Central Plains, I will recruit a few old brothers to join the Xia King."
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity to die together with Quanzhong and bury his martial arts in the loess?"
"General Zhang and his two brothers, we might as well bring them over together. Won't it be a good story if the three of them, Xian Kun and Zhong, work together with King Xia on the battlefield?"
Maybe we can leave our names in the history books. When future generations read history and praise our achievements, this life will be considered worthwhile."
Zhang Guiba was yearning for it after hearing it.
I have killed too many people in the Central Plains, and my mind is confused. Sometimes I feel that life is just like this, there is no goal to pursue, and the only thing that can comfort my soul is good wine and beautiful women. Now it seems that there may be another way to live, another thing to pursue.
"The thieves placed the old and weak soldiers in the Nozhen River branch. The looted goods and cattle and sheep were also gathered here. We will kill him in a moment and turn the world upside down to show how powerful these Tatar barbarians are." Xia Sanmu said.
Pointing at the map with a riding whip, he said: "Who will be the pioneer, and who will follow?"
He was temporarily appointed by Shao Shude as You Yi's beheading envoy, and had the authority to command more than 20,000 people, so he asked.
Just as Ding Wei was about to speak, he was overtaken by Zhang Guiba. He only heard him say: "How about I come, lead two thousand people, and kill them under cover of night. The thieves are unprepared, and they will never come back."
"You are a general, I'd better give this opportunity to a junior." Xia Sanmu said with a smile.
"I have deputy general Du Yanqiu, who is brave and good at fighting. I can order him to lead two battalions of soldiers, armed with crossbows and long swords, to attack the thieves."
"Yes." Xia Sanmu nodded, and then said: "Deputy Envoy Ding, you lead three thousand people to follow. When Du Yanqiu rushes to kill, you can send more rangers scattered everywhere, beating drums and shouting to kill. The thieves are panicked at night.
, they will certainly not be able to discern the truth, which may destroy their morale.”
"Du Tou, where are the Leopard Cavalry Capital?" Wang Chong asked: "With two thousand armored cavalry, is it possible that they came to watch the show?"
"General Wang, please be patient." Xia Sanmu said: "Leopard cavalry are both brave and brave. They can destroy the front and overcome the strong, and they are unstoppable, but it is not suitable for them right now. Those who rush in vain will not achieve anything, but will fall into trouble."
In chaos, there is no way to perform."
Wang Chong was not convinced, but felt that it was somewhat reasonable, so he could only sigh and sit there without speaking.
"Let the horse rest for a while, and we'll start at midnight." Xia Sanmu said decisively.
"Yes." All the generals responded one after another.
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Albus returned to the Nozhen Branch.
Under his persuasion, the heads of various departments finally made the decision to withdraw!
I heard that there are still people active in the area of Yuequan in the west. Those people are also Tatars, and they have a good relationship with the Yinshan Tatars, because everyone uses Turkic characters and speaks Turkic language.
They have many tribes, the largest of which takes the surname Pugu in the hope of establishing a relationship with the then King Pugu.
King Pugu was originally a subordinate of Uighur Yehu Pangteqin who moved to Anxi to the west. His name was Pugujun. He was very ambitious and jumped around. Because he had made too big plans to defeat Tubo, he beheaded him to build a palace in Beijing and built a palace in Beijing.
The great success of the Tibetan forces in expelling Beiting was not tolerated by Pang Teqin. He later surrendered to Zhang Yichao and used the influence of the Tang Dynasty to gradually turn around. Finally, he replaced Pang Teqin's Yaoluoge family of the Uighur royal family and became the new master of the Uighurs in Gaochang, calling himself
"Pugu Tianwang".
Pang Teqin was originally from the Uighur royal family.
After the Uighur royal court was captured by the Xigasi people, Prince Wujie led 13 tribes to go south to the Tang Dynasty, and Pang Teqin led 15 tribes to move westward.
After Prince Wujie proclaimed himself Khan, he invaded the Zhenwu Army. Liu Mian, the governor of Hedong Province, and Shi Xiong, the governor of Linzhou, led the army to attack. Shatuo, Qibi, Tuoba and other Tibetan tribes all sent troops to follow and defeated Wujie Khan.
Khan was wounded and escaped with only a few of his followers.
At that time, Pang Teqin had already established political power in the Western Regions. Since the Khan was still there, he called him Ye Hu, who was one level below him.
After the death of Wujie Khan, his tribe appointed his younger brother Ge Ni as Khan. Later, Ge Ni was invaded by Shiwei and his whereabouts were unknown while escaping to the west. The Uighurs had no owner, and the leaders of Ganzhou and Gaochang Khanates were called Great Khans one after another.
The Gaochang Uighurs are still under the rule of the Pugu clan. They control the vast areas of Anxi and Beiting. They not only leave Yinzhou to attack the rebels, but also send troops to the east. They go against the route of their westward migration and continue to make progress and regain large areas of pasture.
, annexed many Tatar tribes who moved westward, and it is said that they have almost reached the front line of Dujin Mountain (the eastern section of Hangai Mountain), the ancestral home of the Uighurs, and may have already conquered it now.
The eastward advance of the Gaochang Uighurs was a nightmare for the Tatars who moved westward.
They were beaten to death by the Khitans in the east. Will they be beaten by the Uighurs again if they go to the west?
Unfortunately, the nightmare came true! The descendants of King Pugu were indeed fighting against the Uighur King's Court and had already controlled a large area. The Tatars were like rabbits encountering a tiger, fleeing in all directions and suffering unspeakably.
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Khitan and Uighur, it is difficult to choose between the two big ones. Is it possible to go south to the Yinshan Mountains and go to Henan to graze?
It doesn’t seem possible now!
A shameless Han Jiedushi, claiming the title of supreme khan only held by the Khan King during the heyday of the Turks. He has excellent soldiers and armor. Damn it, he can fight better than the Khitans!
We can't keep the Nuozhen water anymore, so we have to return to our hometown in the north of Yunzhou as soon as possible. Fellow Taoists in the west, I can't control you anymore, just wish yourself well.
After Absi entered the water branch, they coveted this pasture very much, but in the end they could only sigh. Their strength was not strong. Since the era of Zhu Xie Chixin (Li Guochang), they have been continuously recruited to fight in the Central Plains. In Xuzhou
They fought hard with the remnants of Yintaodu, but most of them failed to come back. By the time of Li Keyong, Huangchao had been recruited a lot more, and now they could only raise more than 30,000 riders. At one time, there was no Helian Duo.
The Tuyuhun is strong.
Let’s go, let’s go, it’s boring! Li Keyong has already sent an envoy to report that Shao Shude may have to return to Shiyin Mountain, so it’s better to prepare in advance.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Suddenly, overwhelming rockets struck, setting many tents on fire.
"Don't let the thieves go!" Shouts came one after another, and at the same time there were the sounds of horses neighing, the sound of armor leaves clashing, the creaking of military boots in the snow, and the sound of crossbows being fired.
"Where did the enemy come from? Could it be the Tang Army?" Absi was shocked.
The followers looked at each other with panic on their faces.
"Dongdongdong!"
"Woo"
"Kill! Kill the thief!"
The sound of drums and horns and the shouts of killing came one after another, constantly sounding from all directions. It was hard to distinguish clearly in the dark night, but Albus felt that there were enemies everywhere, and they were completely surrounded!
Most of the people left behind at Nuozhen Water Branch were old and weak remnants, guarding carriages, cattle and sheep, missing arrows and looted property. All that could be fought were in Yinshan. If they were surrounded by enemies from all directions, you can imagine what the end would be.
The rockets set a large number of tents on fire, and the cattle, sheep, and horses screamed in fear.
"Kill!" A large group of soldiers appeared in front of Absi's eyes.
They were wearing iron armor and holding crossbows, long swords, and swords. When they saw someone, they would shoot the crossbow first, and then the heavy swordsmen would step forward and kill them.
How can the young and old who stayed in the camp stop these wolves and tigers? Absi saw with his own eyes two young men holding wooden spears, but they could not pierce the swordsman's stomach at all, and were subsequently killed.
They slashed down diagonally, half of their bodies were cut off, and blood and internal organs were poured all over the ground.
"It's over!" Arbus didn't hold back at all. He got on his horse and ran away surrounded by his entourage.
Unexpectedly, another wave of people came to kill them, and the warriors who followed them fell off their horses one after another. The man may not have died, but the horse must have been injured.
"It's freezing cold, why are there still bows and crossbows?" Absi spat, turned his horse's head, and ran away in the other direction.
"Kill the thief chief!" A general attacked from the darkness, the iron spear was extremely cold under the firelight, and it stabbed straight down.
Arbus dodged on his back to avoid the fatal blow, and then his body rose into the air, and he was slammed face down on the horse, almost vomiting out all the food and wine he had eaten in the evening.
"The Great Khan has been captured!" The Tatars in the camp wailed.
"General Du is mighty!" A sergeant slowed down regretfully, put away the noose in his hand, and cheered loudly.
The Great Khan was captured by mistake and suffered heavy casualties. The Tatar camp was completely in chaos!
To deal with the prairie people, surprise attack is indeed the best way to deal with them.
