Chapter 2033 Cutting off his retreat
Du Mozhi glanced at this subordinate coldly, shook his head and said: "I know what you think. No matter what the second prince thinks, the capture of Dingxiang is a great achievement, but how can the credit fall from the sky like this? Before the expedition is approaching, At that time, the Khan once told me that the biggest purpose of this trip was to oppress the Tang people and force them to agree to the marriage proposal when they had no time to visit the north. They must never go to war with the Tang Dynasty. "
After a pause, he looked at the generals under his command and said in a deep voice: "The Tang Dynasty was rich and powerful, the emperor was sitting firmly in Chang'an, and there were millions of soldiers in the country. Once he was angered, how could Xue Yantuo be able to compete? Don't forget, just More than ten years ago, right here, once the hero The Eastern Turkic Khanate, which dominated the grassland and desert, was defeated by the Tang Dynasty. The heroic leader Jieli Khan was also a prisoner of his subordinates, and eventually died of illness in Chang'an! Everyone, is it possible that Xue Yantuo is worse now than the Eastern Turkic Khan more than ten years ago? Want to be strong? ”
The generals were silent.
How is this comparable?
At that time, the Eastern Turks spanned east and west, north and south, with a vast territory that was tamed by hundreds of tribes, and hundreds of thousands of people who controlled it. When Jieli Khan led his army south to reach the Wei River, he led a total of 200,000 troops, all of whom were elite. The elite among them.
At the same time, the number of troops guarding Yinshan Yazhang far exceeded this.
Insolent.
However, even though Xue Yantuo now boasts of being powerful, his total military strength is only more than 200,000, which is only the number of troops led by Jieli Khan in one expedition...
Even the Eastern Turks, who dominated the desert, were defeated by the Tang Dynasty. Even the Khan became a prisoner and was imprisoned in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. He was not allowed to return to the grassland until he died.
It is conceivable that once Xue Yantuo really angered the Tang Dynasty and forced the Tang Dynasty to go to war against Xue Yantuo regardless of it, what kind of desperate situation would the seemingly powerful Xue Yantuo face...
Yudujun Mountain seems far away, but first Huo Qubing sealed Lang Juxu, and then Dou Xianle and Shi Yanran. When the Han Dynasty was strong, they could always make surprise attacks from thousands of miles away.
Anyone who openly offends a strong man will be punished no matter how far away!
The Tang Dynasty now is probably more powerful than the Han Dynasty back then!
Whether it was Xue Yantuo or the Turks, they usually made some small moves to plunder the Han Dynasty, which was not considered a big deal, but if they went to full-scale war with the Tang Dynasty, they would be dead.
Now Dadu is so obsessed that he actually wants to chase the Turks and massacre them at Yanmen Pass. This will inevitably arouse the anger of the Tang Dynasty. How can the proud and powerful Tang army sit idly by?
A war is inevitable.
If Dadu Shi disobeyed the Khan's order, then let him go back to accept the Khan's punishment. If Tumozhi were to capture Dingxiang City, he would be said to be in cahoots with Da Du Shi. Wouldn't it be tantamount to replacing Da Du Shi? Shared guilt?
"Don't say much, obey the order and break camp!"
Tumozhi explained and ordered with a cold face.
"No!"
The generals did not dare to ask any more questions and quickly walked out of the tent, gathering their soldiers and preparing to break camp.
Tumozhi is worried.
His relationship with Bazhuo has always been bad, and he is much closer to Dadushe, but in the current situation, he is helpless. Who knows what madness Dadushe has gone to, and he is pursuing the Turks, vowing to kill them. Slaughter them all and wipe out the entire clan in one fell swoop?
All he could do was to return to Bai Daochuan immediately and hold on to the mountain pass tightly.
If Dadu is destined to be a good man, he may be able to escape alive and take care of himself. If Dadu is killed at Yanmen Pass, he must also be prepared for the Tang army to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, directly crossing the Baidaochuan River and entering the north of Yinshan Mountain, directly inserting Xue Yantuo's army. Hinterland...
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In Dingxiang City, Xue Rengui lay behind the arrow stack and watched the Xue Yantuo people slowly retreat north in neat formation after breaking out of camp, feeling a little regretful.
Leading more than 10,000 cavalry, Xue Yantuo's scouts sneaked into the already deserted Dingxiang City without anyone noticing, preparing to suddenly counterattack when the Xue Yantuo people tried to attack Dingxiang City for greed of merit. They were caught off guard, but they never expected that Xue Yantuo would attack Dingxiang City. The generals who stayed behind in the main camp were so calm that instead of attacking the empty Dingxiang City, they broke camp and retreated north.
"General, what should we do? Why don't we just chase them one after another? They can't run fast with their heavy supplies anyway!"
Gao Kan licked his lips and made suggestions.
Now it is no longer a matter of who starts the war first. Da Dushe led a large force to hunt down the Turks. Now he has penetrated dozens of miles into the border of the Tang Dynasty and crossed the Evil Yang Mountains to approach Yanmen Pass. He has already violated the bottom line of the Tang Dynasty. If he cannot punish Faced with a head-on attack, how could Datang still have the dignity to stand tall in front of those dependent barbarians?
If we can attack and kill this Xue Yantuo people, it will be considered a great achievement...
"You can't run fast anyway?" Xue Rengui murmured and repeated, his eyes lit up, he looked up at the sky, and ordered: "Although I am not afraid of fighting with Xue Yantuo in the field, there will definitely be casualties. Why not use our own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses? ? Send the order, and the whole army abandons the city and leaves from the east gate, and takes a detour to reach the Baidaochuan Pass before the Xue Yantuo people. No delay!"
Gao Kan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and raised his thumb: "General, what a great plan!"
Suddenly he remembered something and asked: "It is said that the Shanyu Governor Shi sent by the imperial court will arrive in Mayi soon, and may come to Dingxiang soon. Will he take the opportunity to cause trouble?"
Dingxiang City is where the governor's palace of the Chanyu is located, and the chief governor of the Chanyu is Ashina Simo.
Although Xue Yantuo invaded the border, he never used force. The imperial court was worried that a war with Xue Yantuo would affect the plan of the Eastern Expedition, so it has been strictly restraining the border troops and not allowed to conflict with Xue Yantuo. Even before Fang Jun came to Mayi, His Majesty Li Er had warned him not to stir up disputes.
If the chief minister of the Shanyu Protectorate comes to Dingxiang and finds out that it is just an empty city, the entire Monan will almost become a pot of chaos, with all the forces competing against each other, completely deviating from the strategy formulated by the court, and adding fuel to the fire in anger If you report it to the emperor, I am afraid that no one from Fang Jun down will have any hope of getting good results...
Xue Rengui sneered disdainfully: "The long history of Shanyu Duhufu? Hum, don't worry about what he will say. First of all, he must have the opportunity to come to Dingxiang City..."
Gao Kan didn't know who the chief historian of Shan Yu's Protectorate was, how could he, Xue Rengui, not know?
Although Xiao Siye is a child of the Xiao family and is related by marriage to Fang Jun, Xue Rengui knows that that guy has caused trouble for Fang Jun in the Xiao family. According to Fang Jun's temperament, he will not mess with that guy for the sake of being a relative. Even if death is a rare thing, you still want to come to Dingxiang City to dominate and give orders?
Want to be beautiful......
"Don't worry about so much, just follow the orders!"
"No!"
Gao Kan didn't ask any more questions. Since he had fulfilled his duty of reminder, it was Shangguan's business to make the decision, and he didn't need to think about it.
Dang even hurriedly turned around and descended from the city wall, gathering his soldiers and preparing to set off.
The Xueyantuo people carried a large amount of baggage, so it was impossible to march quickly. Arriving at the Baidaochuan Pass before them to set up an ambush, blocking the Xueyantuo people's return to Mobei, occupying favorable terrain and waiting for the Xueyantuo people to attack, wouldn't it be better than Is it better to fight in the wilderness?
Anyway, Bai Daochuan must be firmly in the hands of Tang Jun!
Immediately, Xue Rengui also got off the city wall, mounted his horse, and led 10,000 cavalry out of the city from the east gate. After making a big detour, he still arrived at the Baidaochuan Pass before Xue Yantuo, who was marching slowly.
A whole night has passed...
Before dawn, the heavy snow finally stopped, the dark clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the morning light showed slightly. I stood at the mountain pass and looked at the Baidaochuan River, which was completely white.
"Baidao" is located in the north of Chile River, not far from the abandoned Northern Wei capital Shengle. The majestic and steep Daqing Mountain stands here, lying across the entire Yinshan Mountains, isolating the north from the south. However, there is no unstoppable road, and in this natural danger, there is a mountain and river named "Baidaochuan".
The residents who have lived here for generations relied on their own hands to carve out a passage. The soil that was dug out of the mountain was white and gray, and they were used to pave the road. In spring and summer, the road is lined with lush green mountains, and only the road is monologue, hence the name. The white road winds and stretches for dozens of miles, winding around Daqing Mountain, like a long centipede crawling from the mountainside to the top of the high mountain.
There are remains of the city wall on the mountain ridge, which is the Great Wall built by King Wuling of Zhao.
During the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou dynasties, the Turks arose in the Mobei grasslands and nomadically moved southward, driving the Chilean tribes out of Monan. The Chilean River south of Baidao was also commonly known as Baidaochuan.
Baidao is located on the Daqing Mountain where dragons and tigers are hidden. The Daqing Mountain is towering and straight, with dangerous terrain. It crosses Yinshan Mountain and is the choke point for north-south transportation. Therefore, Baidao has always been a military pass and a battleground for military strategists.
In the third to fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing and Xu Shiji led more than 100,000 troops to join Baidaochuan, and defeated the Eastern Turk Jieli Khan at Baidaokou, overthrowing the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.
Xue Rengui stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the snow-capped Baidaokou, and waved his hand.
With the flag waving behind them, groups of soldiers rode up to take advantage of the dim sky. The horses were equipped with bits and silently followed the mountain road toward the narrow mountain pass. (End of chapter)