Chapter 2044 The Bereaved Dog
The road to the lower ridge has been blocked by the Tang army. The power of the Mo Dao Formation makes Dadu Shi completely frightened. If he continues to charge, he will bury all the clan members here and provide nutrients for the trees in the Datang Mountains. There will be no way to survive. .
With red eyes, Da Dushu led his soldiers, galloped into the ravine beside the road, and shouted: "The right path is not allowed, follow me!"
The soldiers behind him galloped their horses into the ravine.
The ravine is not too deep. In fact, the terrain of Wuyang Ridge is not dangerous. There are no high peaks and no cliffs or deep ravines. It's just that there is always some slope from the road to the bottom of the ditch. The ditch is shady and the snow has long been frozen into solid ice. It is difficult for the war horses to maintain their balance when going down the edge of the ditch. Suddenly many soldiers fell on their backs, even Dadu set up. The front hooves of the war horse under his crotch slipped, and Dadu She was thrown out violently.
The soldiers who followed behind him hurriedly jumped off their horses and helped him up. However, they gave up their mounts for Dadu to ride while he ran after him.
No matter how brave the Xue Yantuo people were, they were defeated by Mo Dao Formation. At this time, they saw Dadu She taking the lead to rush down the ravine, and they hurriedly followed suit. The remaining soldiers followed closely and jumped into the ravine. Naturally, another wave of people fell on their backs. The one on horseback followed Da Dushe's back, while the one without horse spread his legs and ran wildly.
It's just that without the horses, if you want to return to Mobei from Wuyang Ridge, you may have to walk for ten days and a half. By then, the Tang army's cavalry can calmly pursue and kill them. They will either die in battle or surrender, and no one can escape...
Dadushu was riding on the horse, whipping the horse vigorously, with tears rolling in his eyes and his heart filled with humiliation, and he didn't even dare to look back.
Defeated!
A huge defeat, almost the entire army was wiped out!
All ambitions and aspirations turned into nothingness at this moment, and all extravagant hopes and longings were dissipated in the biting north wind.
Tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's most elite warriors, under his leadership, crossed the Baidao and reached Monan. Not only did they fail to achieve the goal of his father Khan's previous attempt to put pressure on the Tang Dynasty to promote peace, but they also failed to open up territory for Xue Yantuo's descendants. Occupying the fertile land of water and grass in the Chile River, they lost their armor and suffered a complete defeat...
How to explain to Father Khan?
How to face the families of those soldiers?
Dadusu didn't even dare to think about it. His whole body was completely swallowed up by regret. He was crying and gritting his teeth, and he rushed northward along the bottom of the ravine like a zombie.
As for whether this ravine led directly to the north... he didn't care at all.
However, when the surrounding ditch edges suddenly disappeared, the sky and earth were vast and night fell, and the whining north wind blew unbridled across the wilderness, Da Du She came back to his senses and discovered with surprise that he had actually broken out of the tight encirclement of the Tang army. All the dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the north wind, and the scattered stars pointed out the direction. Dadu Shi knew after a little discernment that he was already in the north of Wuyang Ridge, between Dingxiang City and Dingxiang City.
A little further southeast is Mayi City.
The originally rustling hoofbeats behind him gradually became more complicated and dull. Looking back, many Xue Yantuo cavalry who had followed him all the way to break out gradually gathered behind him, but everyone had a gray face and a dull expression, and they were riding numbly on their horses. Silence.
Only the north wind roared, and the fields were empty.
Da Duzhu looked at the sparse soldiers. If they were added together, they would probably be less than ten thousand...
When he came out of Baidao, a mighty army of tens of thousands supported the vigorous ambitions of Dadu Design. However, things are unpredictable. Who would have thought that in just a few days, ten or eight of his troops would be lost, and the mighty and majestic army would be shattered. Like this?
Even the surviving soldiers were all frightened by the Tang army's Mo Dao Formation and became frightened, with no morale at all.
I am afraid that if they encounter a fierce horse bandit at this time, they can easily overwhelm Xue Yantuo's most elite army...
Dadu She felt that his eyes were going dark, as if there were stars dancing around, and his head felt dizzy. He tightly grasped the reins with both hands, otherwise he almost fell off the horse again.
"Second Prince, are you okay?"
The few Qu Shuai who were around quickly stepped forward to ask.
They all saw that half of Da Du Shi's body was stained red with blood. He must have been badly injured. They were really afraid that something unexpected might happen to him. With him here, when they returned to Yu Governor's Shanya tent, it was natural that the expedition would fail. It's up to him to bear it, the big guys are just jointly and severally responsible. What if the Dadu plan was ruined and the Khan's second son was killed in the battle, how could they still survive?
Therefore, everyone came up to greet them, but they were sincere and affectionate...
Da Duzhu took a deep breath, waved his hand and said: "It's okay."
The commanders asked again: "Where should we go now?"
The implication is, let’s stop fussing and go back to Mobei.
Da Dushu calmed down his mind, opened his eyes, and looked at the wild wilderness under the night. Looking at the haggard and miserable soldiers scattered around him, his heart ached again...
"Second Prince!"
Tumidu came running over on horseback from a distance. This man had been whipped by Dadu earlier and suffered serious facial injuries. He also experienced a fierce fight. Although he rushed out with the Uighur cavalry behind him, he was covered in blood. At this moment, the blood on his body was frozen, showing a strange purple-red color, which was terrifying and like a demon.
Arriving in front of Dadu, Tumidu said: "Second Prince, we can't just go back to Mobei! This time we lost troops and generals, and tens of thousands of troops were wiped out. How can the Second Prince explain to the Khan when we return to Yazhang like this?" How to deal with the tribes who sent soldiers to follow you on the expedition? Not to mention that there are still many people in the tent waiting to see your joke. They will definitely take the opportunity to attack you. Even if the Khan wants to protect you, he can't protect you? Ah!”
Every time a Xue Yantuo warrior is killed in battle, the advantage over the Uighurs becomes greater. This is Tumidu's dirty mind.
The original intention was to let Dadushe plunge into the hinterland of the Tang army, thereby losing troops and greatly reducing its strength. But now it has caused countless casualties to his Uighur cavalry. How can Dadushe be allowed to lead the remaining Xue Yantuo soldiers back to Mobei?
You have to stay here and wait for Tang Jun to catch up.
But next time, I won’t give you the rear. As long as I catch the shadow of Tang Jun, I will run away...
"Second prince, the city of Dingxiang is very close at hand. The Tang army is all in the south at the moment. Why not capture it and use it as a stronghold? We still have 20,000 troops here. If we stick to Dingxiang, we can withstand it for a month. We will send people during this period. Go back to Yazhang to report the news and ask for reinforcements. No matter whether you can withstand Dingxiang City in the end, you can offset the guilt of this defeat!"
I have to say that this person is indeed dark-minded and vicious.
As long as Dadu plans to attack and capture Dingxiang, the Tang army will definitely attack. Regardless of whether Dadu can defend it or not, facing the Tang army's crazy attack, they will definitely lose troops and generals again.
Moreover, he accurately grasped Da Dushu's desire to be freed from guilt, and gave him such an opportunity to redeem himself. How could Da Dushu turn a blind eye?
Dadu Shi's heart was pounding and he was about to speak when the commanders around Leng Buding glared at Tu Midu and yelled at him.
"Fart! If I hadn't listened to your instigation, how could the second prince have led us all the way into the hinterland of the Tang army, and then been ambushed by the Tang army, leading to such a defeat?"
"That's right, now you want to seduce the second prince. What are you worried about?"
"If you hadn't bewitched the second prince, how could the second prince have pursued the Turks all the way to Yanmen Pass? If not, how could we have suffered such a defeat! Now our morale is low and we are all wounded. Just as we were retreating to Mobei to rest, you encouraged the second prince to The prince went to capture Dingxiang and waited for the Tang army to catch up and kill us. He had ulterior motives!"
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It's not like there are no understanding people except Tumidu. Many people can clearly see his thoughts.
What's particularly important is that now that almost everyone has been killed by the Tang Army's Mo Dao Formation, how can they dare to stay within the borders of the Tang Dynasty? If the Tang army catches up, the whole army will really be wiped out!
Everyone was only thinking about escaping back to Mobei. Anyway, the second prince was standing in front of the Khan when he was questioning his guilt. Who would be willing to take the huge risk to capture Dingxiang City?
Tu Midu was devastated, but he did not panic. He just glared at the man and shouted: "A rat's eyes are short-sighted! Dingxiang City has high walls and thick walls. We have 20,000 men guarding them and they are impregnable. How can we worry about the entire army being destroyed?" ?Even What's more, as long as Dingxiang is captured, the Khan will definitely send a large army to support him. Who in the entire Mobei can sit back and watch Chile Chuan be gained and lost? Our ancestors have been looking forward to Chile Chuan for generations!"
"Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain. The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields. The sky is blue and the fields are vast. The wind blows the grass and you can see the cattle and sheep!" This ballad is sung in Mobei. Which Hu people don't know the fatness of Chilechuan?
(End of chapter)