The most important thing in a war is morale. Although the equipment and the eliteness of the soldiers also play a part in the reason, the most important thing is morale.
Morale seems intangible, but it is very important.
Xue Yantuo fought against the Western Turks several times, but failed to gain any advantage. It is normal for his morale to be low.
There is not much difference between the two parties. One side has high morale and the other has low morale. The result is self-evident.
Unless Yi Nan has some backup plan, he will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
However, Lin Xuan felt that Yi Nan probably had no backup plan, otherwise he would not have spent such a high price to seek help from Datang.
"Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin obeys the order."
"The end will be here."
"You two immediately reorganize your troops. Once Xue Yantuo breaches the dam, use the fireworks as a signal to lead your troops out immediately." Lin Xuan said solemnly.
In order to increase the confidence of the other tribes, Yi Nan personally led the troops this time.
In this way, he was naturally worried about letting Lin Xuan's ten thousand people stay in the city.
If Lin Xuan took advantage of his absence and took advantage of his lair, he would be doomed.
Although he felt that this possibility was very small, he did not dare to gamble.
So before setting off, Yi Nan invited Lin Xuan and his army to watch the battle together.
Lin Xuan naturally understood that the so-called watching the battle was actually because Yi Nan did not believe him.
However, Lin Xuan did not refuse. If he persisted, Yi Nan would have to leave more people behind, which would be detrimental to the war with the Western Turks.
Secondly, Lin Xuan also wanted to see the combat effectiveness of the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo.
At this time, ten thousand troops were resting on the other side of the hillside.
"Yes." Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin looked excited.
"Remember, your goal is to slow down the pursuit of the Western Turks. Do not be reluctant to fight, as it will violate military law." Lin Xuan warned.
"Yes." Cheng Chumo and the other two responded.
"General, I wonder if I can use the repeating crossbow?" A trace of expectation flashed across Yuchi Baolin's face.
He commanded a thousand riflemen with crossbows. After such a long training, Yuchi Baolin really wanted to see the effect of the riflemen on the battlefield.
Lin Xuan said angrily: "The Lian Nu is our trump card, can we use it easily? Who dares to use the Lian Nu without my permission? Don't blame me for being rude?"
Yuchi Baolin bowed somewhat angrily, and left with Cheng Chumo.
"Rengui, Cheng Chumo and the others are going to delay the pursuit of the Western Turks. Do you think there is anything else we should pay attention to?" Lin Xuan asked.
After all, he had never commanded an army in a war before or in this life, and he felt very uneasy. After all, one of his mistakes could cause many soldiers to die in battle, so he had no choice but to be careless.
As for Xue Rengui, who could leave a significant mark in history, he must be better than him at leading troops, so Lin Xuan wanted to see what Xue Rengui thought.
"Back to the general, our army is just here to block the enemy's pursuit. The Western Turks are exhausted after such a long battle. As long as the two lieutenants follow the general's instructions and leave at once, there will not be much damage." Xue Rengui thought.
He thought about it and said.
With Xue Rengui's words, Lin Xuan finally felt relieved.
He also thought of what Xue Rengui said, so he sent Cheng Chumo and the others.
It was just that he was somewhat unsure, so he asked Xue Rengui for his opinion.
While Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui were talking, Qin Huaidao, who had been monitoring the battlefield with a telescope, said: "General, Xue Yantuo has been defeated."
Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui quickly picked up the binoculars and started looking.
I saw that the battlefield that was still stalemate just now had changed, and several tribes could no longer withstand the pressure and began to retreat.
Why were there examples in ancient times of hundreds of people robbing tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people in large camps?
Because the incident happened suddenly and it was night, the soldiers had no idea how many people were coming from the other side, so they fled in panic.
This will lead to a herd mentality and lead to camp bombing.
In fact, not many people were killed in ancient robberies. Most of them were trampled to death in panic.
At this time, Xue Yantuo's side was like this. The retreat of those tribes caused the other tribes to also begin to retreat, which formed a rout.
Although Yi Nan had sent out the remaining troops, he was unable to save the situation.
"Damn it, if they hadn't suddenly retreated, how could this have happened?" Yi Nan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his face was ferocious.
He wanted to kill those tribal leaders directly.
"Great Khan, withdraw your troops. If you delay further, the losses will be even greater when the troops behind the Western Turks come up." Solangelai said anxiously.
"We can't just withdraw like this, otherwise we'll be bitten by them and the losses will be too great." Yi Nan said with an ugly expression.
The best way at this time is to send a force to stop the Western Turks' pursuers and give the leaders time to organize their troops. However, all the troops he could send have been sent out, and now there are only a few thousand guards.
These guards are the most valiant warriors of the Xueyantuo tribe. If they are sent out, they will definitely be able to stop the Western Turkic cavalry. But in such chaos now, if these people are sent out, who will protect them?
"Great Khan, the Tang Dynasty's 10,000 cavalry are not far from here. Why don't you ask the general manager to send troops to stop the Western Turks' cavalry?" Solange suggested.
Yi Nan's eyes lit up: "Yes, why did I forget about them? Please hurry up and ask him to send troops. You can promise him some benefits."
The reinforcements sent behind Yi Nan temporarily delayed the Western Turks' offensive, but only temporarily.
Moreover, those people are all elites in his hands. If they all die in the battle, he will no longer have the strength to restrain other tribes.
Solange didn't dare to delay, so he quickly rode away.
Lin Xuan had been preparing to send troops. After all, the strength of the Western Turks had not been weakened much, and the Tang army had not yet arrived, so Xue Yantuo still had a need to exist.
Unexpectedly, Solange came to him at this time, promised 5,000 war horses, and asked him to send troops.
Lin Xuan was happy in his heart, but his face remained calm. He deliberately hesitated and then said: "Solange comes to the leader to tell the Khan and ask him to order the withdrawal of troops. I will order the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to hold him back."
Pursuing troops. But I only have 10,000 cavalry, so I can’t delay for long, so the Great Khan must seize the time.”
"Thank you, Chief Manager." Solange came to thank him, but did not dare to delay, and immediately went back to resume his duties.
Soon, Lin Xuan heard the sound of the retreat horn.
As the horn sounded, those who were escaping ran faster, and those who were still resisting had no idea of continuing to fight and got rid of their opponents and ran back.
When Nishu heard the sound of the horn, a smile appeared on his pale face, and then he sent out the most elite cavalry.
As long as he could capture Xue Yantuo's defeated troops and not give Yi Nan a chance to reorganize his army, Xue Yantuo would no longer have the strength to confront the Western Turks.
Yi Nan was not stupid either. He divided his bodyguard into two thousand men and went to intercept the pursuers. As long as he delayed for a moment and waited for the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty to arrive, he would be able to get rid of the Western Turks' pursuit.
Lin Xuan saw this scene and ordered Liu Da to release the signal.
Liu Da took out the fireworks, blew the fire sticks, and lit the fireworks. After a while, the fireworks exploded in the sky.
You can't see the fireworks clearly during the day, but the sound is enough.