There is no friendship between countries, there are only interests, and the same is true between tribes. Even now, Pugu and Bayegu have surrendered to the Xue Yantuo tribe at the same time. For the common interests of each other, the two tribes have formed an alliance. On weekdays,
They are in harmony with each other, but this does not mean that the Pugu tribe will definitely risk their lives for the sake of the ancient tribe, especially when the Pugu tribe suffered heavy losses in the attack on Shenwu and gained nothing, let alone the tribe.
To fight to the death with the "main force of the Tang Dynasty" is the basic rule of survival of the grassland tribes, but there is no explanation for it.
Qi Jin Dagu, the younger brother of Qi Jin Yeda, the commander-in-chief of the Pugu tribe, has always been famous in the grasslands for his wisdom and bravery. When Xue Yantuo invaded the Tang Dynasty, he did not want to come and tried to dissuade his brother from participating in the matter.
However, Qi Jin Youda was firstly a money-mad and coveted the wealth of the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, he was forced by Xue Yantuo Khan Yi Nan and did not follow Qi Jin Dagu's advice to "pretend to be sick".
After all, he led more than 20,000 troops of the entire clan to participate in the invasion of the border states of the Tang Dynasty. It went smoothly at the beginning. He killed the shitty Turkic Khan Li Simo who was named by the Tang Dynasty like he was chopping melons and vegetables.
They fled in embarrassment, but after entering the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the Pugu tribe's good luck came to an end - after the soldiers surrounded Shenwu, the Pugu tribe continued to attack for more than half a month. Not only did they fail to break the city, but they lost several
Thousands of people and horses, seeing the great gains made by the tribes who came this time, the Pugu people were already jealous to the point of bleeding, especially the Baye Gubu who conquered Kaiyang City alone. Therefore, they got
After the news that the ancient Beye tribe was besieged by the Tang army, the Pugu people didn't want to rescue the siege at all. What's more, at this moment, Shenwu was about to fall, and when he saw that a large amount of wealth was about to be obtained, Qi Jinyada was not in the mood to take care of it.
Who knows the life and death of the ancient people who are trying to pull out the wilderness? Just as the Pugu people are seizing the time to attack Shenwu, the great prince Xue Yantuo, the commander of the coalition forces, Dazai, sent an order, forcing the Pugu tribe to send aid to Kaiyang. In desperation, the Pugu people
Gubu had to postpone the attack on Shenwu and sent five thousand cavalry to break the siege of Yang.
Qijin Dagu actually didn't know whether there was an ambush of the Tang army hidden in Fosu Mountain. He just talked about it casually. Of course, he didn't believe that the main force of the Tang Dynasty was really besieging Kaiyang City - those who were killed and retreated by Yanmen Pass.
Youqi has already revealed the truth. The main force of the Tang Dynasty has not yet arrived, and those who have come out are only part of the Yanmen Pass defenders. There are only more than 5,000 Yanmen Pass defenders in total. Even if the entire army is dispatched, it will not be a big deal, let alone
What's more, the defenders of Yanmen Pass still have to defend the city. How many soldiers can be sent out? According to Qijin Dagu, those who attacked Ba Ye Gubu were just a small group of Tang troops who took advantage of the night.
It was just a sneak attack, how could there really be an army of soldiers surrounding Kaiyang? Maybe the Tang army that attacked Kaiyang at this time had already returned to Yanmen Pass, and the Pugu reinforcements were definitely in vain.
Shenwu and Qi Jin Dagu were too lazy to take such a trip while scolding the incompetence of the Ba Ye Gu tribe. It was a pity that Qi Jin Dagu did not have the courage to resist the generous order, so he could only be reluctant to do so.
After walking for a while, he saw that the thousand cavalry led by Ba Yetuo had already turned the corner of the mountain. Everything was safe and sound. Zijin Dagu had no choice but to wave his hand lazily and lead his men.
The soldiers drew up their formation and set foot on the road into the mountain.
Haha, you are really cautious, it’s interesting! Li Zhen didn’t know the relationship between the Pugu tribe and the Baye ancient tribe. Seeing the enemy troops entering the mountain in two groups, he secretly became wary and hesitated.
I was considering whether to cancel the plan to fight, but I saw that the enemy troops who entered the mountain in two groups had not sent out their top soldiers to check the situation on the hillsides and cliffs. They looked completely unsuspecting.
I guessed that the two groups of enemy troops were probably not in the same direction, but I couldn't figure out the reason, so I couldn't help but frown, and for a while I didn't make up my mind to fight.
Although the mountain road is tortuous and difficult, the two armies of Baryegu and Pugu are all cavalry, and they are not slow in speed. In an instant, all the troops of Baryegu and Pugu's leading troops have already walked out of Li Zhen's army.
In the ambush circle, Li Zhen finally made up her mind to fight. She took a deep breath and said to the messenger standing beside her: "Beat the drum!"
Following Li Zhen's order, several large drums beat at the same time. The "dong dong" sound of the drums echoed in the valley like bursts of thunder, making people's eardrums hurt. In the exciting drum sound, they had already
The Tang army, which had been lying in wait for a long time, launched an attack. However, they saw trees on both sides of the road, rolling stones falling down, and arrows flying. The Pugu troops who were caught off guard suddenly fell into a panic, with men and horses overturned, numerous casualties and frightened horses.
Scurrying around, the originally narrow mountain road suddenly turned into a pot of porridge.
Qijin Dagu had already left the ambush circle of the Tang army with the front team, and was riding forward boredly when he suddenly heard the sound of drums coming from behind, followed by deafening shouts of killing and the dying screams of his own soldiers.
The sound suddenly made me break out in a cold sweat. Seeing that the terrain was unfavorable, how could I dare to turn around to save the Chinese army? I hurriedly shouted the order: "All the troops, listen to the order, hurry up and rush out." As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead.
, leading the front team of the Pugu Army to fight their horses and gallop forward along the mountain road without even daring to look back. At the same time, the rear team of the Pugu Army was still outside the mountain.
The sound of beheadings was so loud that they did not dare to go into the mountain to rescue the Chinese army. They turned their horses and looked at the way they came and ran back.
Hehe, it's great! Seeing that his plan succeeded, Li Zhen was very proud, but he also knew that this battle must be fought to a conclusion. When he saw Pugu's front and rear troops fleeing for their lives, Li Zhen didn't hesitate at all and gave the order loudly.
Said: "Blow the trumpet! Kill us and we must resolve the battle as soon as possible!"
Amidst the piercing sound of trumpets, the Tang troops rushed down the cliff one after another and charged into the chaotic Pugu army. They stabbed with spears and slashed with knives, mercilessly killing the chaotic Pugu army until the blood flowed like rivers.
Corpses were everywhere, and an ambush battle ended in less than half an hour. The Pugu army who was ambushed left more than a thousand corpses and fled, but the Tang army only paid the price of twenty deaths and forty injuries.
It can be considered a big victory.
It was easy to win, but Li Zhen was not proud for long, and even a smile never appeared on his face. Without him, this victory was just an appetizer. It was hard to say whether he could successfully enter Shenwu. Besides, time had already passed.
The original plan had been delayed for several hours, and Li Zhen was not sure whether he could still get the help that had been agreed upon by the Yanmen Pass garrison. It was not the time to celebrate yet, so once the battle was over, Li Zhen didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield.
Ordered the whole army to rush towards Shenwu City.
At six o'clock in the morning, Li Zhen's army had arrived outside Shenwu City, and he could see the continuous military camps of the Pugu Department outside the city in the distance. Li Zhen rode on his horse and watched for a while, then turned sideways and said to the guard captain Li Ge: "Send the signal!
"Li Ge responded, unhooking a huge folded kite from a camel riding beside him and taking it into his hand. Several personal guards who were proficient in kite flying immediately ran forward and slowly moved the kite according to the wind.
The ground rose, and brightly colored butterfly kites were flying in the sky. They could be seen even from ten miles away.
The Pugu rear army, which was defeated and returned to the main camp, had already reported the appearance of the Tang army. Therefore, as soon as Li Zhen's troops showed up, a lot of cavalry rushed out of the Pugu camp in a chaotic manner, preparing to assemble a cavalry formation. It was so strange that "
"Welcome" Li Zhen - the Pugu tribe sent more than 20,000 troops this time. They attacked Shenwu for more than half a month and killed more than 4,000 people. Jinjin Dagu took away 5,000 troops. Except for the central army, the front army was annihilated.
Fleeing to the direction of Kaiyang, the rear army returned to the camp with less than a thousand men. After deducting the four thousand cavalry who were on guard against the Tang army in Shenwu City, the remaining nearly seven thousand men and horses had already left the camp and formed formation.
The Tang army was highly regarded - the Pugu tribe had more than twice as many men and horses as the Tang army, and they were all cavalry. On the flat ground outside Shenwu City, the superior cavalry beat the infantry. That was no longer called a war, but a massacre.
Of course, if the infantry faced the cavalry, it does not mean that they would not be able to fight. The famous Bai Dao team among the infantry of the Tang Dynasty was the famous nemesis of the cavalry. It is a pity that Li Zhen, the vanguard force, did not
Without such arms, if the Pugu cavalry were to charge, even if Li Zhen's martial arts skills were the best in the world, they would not be enough to kill him. Apart from escaping quickly with his horse, there would be no other way out.
The enemy was facing the enemy. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. Li Zhen's heart had already jumped into his throat. He saw that the formation of the Pugu cavalry was about to be formed, but the originally expected cooperation at Yanmen Pass had not yet appeared.
, Li Zhen felt like crying. Of course, Li Zhen knew better: she must not panic at this moment. If the Pugu tribe saw the cowardice of the Tang army, the fate of defeat was just around the corner.
"Arrange the formation!" Li Zhen took a deep breath and loudly issued the order to set up the formation. The Infantry of the Tang Dynasty was worthy of being the strongest army in the world. Facing the menacing Pugu Cavalry, there was no trace of panic, but there was a sound of horns.
When the sound sounded, the two thousand and five Tang infantry troops quickly changed their formations and formed a square formation. However, it was not a defensive formation with shieldmen in front and archers at the back. Instead, they arranged spearmen in front and shieldmen to cover.
The only uncoordinated thing about the attacking phalanx with the archers behind them is the half-baked cavalry, crowded outside the formation, very abrupt. Although they have knives and guns in their hands, there is no formation at all, let alone
Unlike the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, which always had strict military discipline, it was even worse than the cavalry of the Pugu tribe.
Seeing the strange actions of the Tang army, the Pugu tribe was a little stunned. For a moment, the Pugu tribe did not dare to attack. Just when the Pugu tribe was hesitant, it was less than three miles away from the Pugu camp in the direction of Yanmen Pass.
Suddenly there was a huge cloud of smoke and dust behind a forest, and the posture looked like the majesty of thousands of troops rushing towards them. The Pugu cavalry army that had just arranged their formation was immediately thrown into chaos, especially the right wing of the Pugu army near Yanmen Pass.
It was a mess.
Ha, we are finally here! As soon as Li Zhen saw the smoke and dust rising, he was immediately happy. He raised the spear in his hand and loudly ordered: "Attack!" Suddenly the war drums and horns of the Tang army were blaring, "
The war cry of "Great Tang Mighty" rang into the sky... dd