Ni Shuchui was riding on the horse, squinting his eyes with his hands on his shoulders and looking ahead. The cavalry under his command were like wild beasts, tearing apart the weak defense line formed by the Nanting army unstoppably. His face had been tense for several days. Finally a smile appeared.
"Marshal, it seems we don't have to wait until night, we can take down Bo Bu Zianqin's tooth tent!" A deputy general beside him said excitedly.
Bobu Zianqin is the Shabolo Yehu Khan of the South Court of the Western Turks. After the Western Turks split into the North and South, the power of the South was relatively weak, so it had to rely on the blessings of the Tang Dynasty to survive. The title of "Shabolo Yehu" Khan was granted pardon by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.
"Bo Bu Zhiqin, this villain who betrayed his ancestor Wangzong, it's time for him to pay the price for his stupidity." Nishu Chui snorted and exhaled heavily, feeling very relieved.
"When we take over his Yazhang, there will be no force in the entire Western Region that can compete with us!" said the lieutenant general. "At that time, we will conquer all their original vassal states, recruit their armies, and march towards The Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu launch an attack! - Recapture Gongyue City and capture the South Courtyard. Su Dingfang and the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu will become a turtle in the urn in Kang State! I think it won't be long before we can unite the region and establish a powerful Khanate! "
Ni Shuchui just listened and did not say anything, but the corner of his mouth gently curled up with a hint of secret joy, and a look of longing gradually appeared in his eyes.
He has assisted Beiting Khan for half his life, and his iron cavalry is invincible across the desert. After twenty years of fame, he has long been recognized as the king of war in the Western Region. But in the past two years, he suffered two defeats in his life. One was when he met Xue Rengui in Tianshan, and the other was when he met Su Dingfang. He retreated 280 miles and even lost his capital Gongdu.
This was a great shame and humiliation for Ni Shusui, the number one general in the Western Region.
"When the city is broken..." Ni Shuchu suddenly said, "It doesn't matter to anyone else, there is one person who must live!"
"Does the marshal mean Bo Bu relies on diligence?"
"No." Ni Shuchui's eyes turned cold, and a few words popped out between his teeth, "It's Huluwu! - I want to tear him into pieces with my own hands and feed them to my hounds!"
Everyone around him suddenly woke up. Yes, it was Huluwu, the leader of the Tianshan Hulu tribe, who betrayed Beiting and led an army of 100,000 to defect to Su Dingfang. At first, Ni Shuchui did not expect that he would rebel, so he was completely unprepared for the northwest, and kept waiting for Huluwu to lead his army to join forces and attack Nanting together. Unexpectedly, Huluwu came, but Nishuchui was caught off guard by a betrayal in front of the battle, and Beiting was defeated because of this.
The progress of the war is quite favorable to the North Court. The South Court, which is already surrounded by enemies, lacks water and food, and has few soldiers, seems to be almost unable to withstand it. Ni Shuchui ordered, deliberately opening a gap in the encirclement, and then setting up an ambush in the distance to annihilate them. Sure enough, countless Nanting soldiers and people fled in panic, the hearts of the people in the tents were shattered, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit. The Nanting army gained an overwhelming advantage, and the city was broken and the victory was only within a matter of seconds.
"Haha!" Ni Shuchui finally laughed heartily, "Send the order! Charge the entire army and launch the final blow to Nanting!"
The trumpet sounded, and the 200,000 troops in the North Courtyard moved in full force, rushing like a surging tide towards the tent in the South Courtyard that was shaken by the wind and rain.
At this moment, more than a hundred riders came running from the southeast of the battlefield. After intercepting them, the scouts discovered that they were one of their own, saying that they had important military information to report to the marshal.
Nishui called the leader, the general, to come forward and speak. As soon as the visitor came closer, Ni Shuchu couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and shouted: "Jieshusong, I asked you to guard the Baiyang River Valley, why did you come here and look so lost, you are simply damaging our military power!" "
"Yuan, Marshal, something serious has happened!" Jiesongsong didn't even bother to defend himself. He was so frightened and trembling that he said, "Come on, come on!"
"What's coming?"
"General White Robe! - General White Robe suddenly led his troops to attack. We can't resist it! The defense line in Baiyang River Valley has been breached, and General White Robe is coming towards us!"
"Ah!—" Ni Shuchui and the generals around him exclaimed.
Ni Shuchui's face suddenly turned pale. The arrow wound on his chest that had just healed seemed to suddenly relapse, causing him to feel a sharp pain in his chest. He put his hand on his chest with a look of pain on his face, staggered and almost fell off his horse.
"Marshal!" The generals were shocked and hurriedly helped him off his horse.
"White-robed General, Xue Rengui..." Ni Shuchu finally breathed out, looked at the sky blankly, and murmured, "Why did he appear in Baiyang River Valley?"
Even if you drink the mud, you won't blame it for the loose bones that failed to pass the level. The person who came was Xue Rengui, not to mention Jie Gusong. Even if he was sitting there personally, he might not be able to hold it.
Jiesongsong said with fear: "The guilty general doesn't know... Xue Rengui, he led countless cavalry, and suddenly appeared in the Baiyang River Valley like a divine soldier descending from the sky! The three lines of defense set up there by more than 10,000 of us, It has no effect on him at all..."
As he spoke, Jun Gusong's face showed a look of embarrassment and shame. There was one thing he didn't dare to say, that is, the more than ten thousand of them did not put up any tenacious resistance at all. Even the surnames of their ancestors were forgotten. More than 10,000 people abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in a hurry.
The huge psychological shadow of Tianshan's defeat and the tragic scene of Ni Laoshuo being nailed to the ground by an arrow made the people in Beiting tremble with fear and sleepless nights when they heard Xue Rengui's name. What's more, Xue Rengui led an army to appear in front of them alive
"Marshal, what should we do now?" the deputy general asked cautiously, "Nanting was about to be captured, but Xue Rengui suddenly led his army to kill him. I don't know how many men he has under his command, and whether there is a large army following up..."
Ni Shuchui covered his chest and closed his eyes. He sighed heavily and for a long time, shook his head and said: "If the South Courtyard is not destroyed, there is nothing I can do about it! - Send the order to withdraw the troops first, retreat thirty miles and wait and see what happens. !”
"Withdraw like this?... The Nanting Teeth Tent is within easy reach, Marshal!"
"If we don't retreat now, we will wait until Xue Rengui bypasses the Baiyang River Valley to cut off our retreat, and then a large army will cooperate with him to form a pincer attack on our army. Then, before we go to Kang State to capture Su Dingfang, we ourselves will become the turtle in the urn! - In this way, What's the use of taking down a half-dead Nanting!"
"Yes!... Give the order, withdraw the troops!!"
Seeing that the 200,000 Beiting army was about to capture the Yazhang, they came and left quickly, like the tide of the river and sea.
Nanting Khan Bobu Zhiqin was on the verge of despair and collapse. He was planning to kill his wife and son when the city was breached and he drew his sword and committed suicide. Suddenly, he heard that Nishuchui had withdrawn his troops. He knelt down on the spot and paid homage to the sky, weeping with joy. Everyone in the tent who survived before escaping felt that they had been saved by a blessing from heaven, so the whole city knelt down and cheered and cried.
Xue Rengui led 30,000 troops, easily defeated the Baiyang River Valley, and then marched non-stop like a hurricane to the Nanting Yazhang on the Suihe River. He just happened to see the Beiting army all over the mountains and plains receding like a tide. There were cheers and cheers inside and outside the Yazhang. People who kneel and worship.
"What's going on? The troops withdrew before the battle. The siege of Yazhang has been resolved?" At this time, even Xue Rengui was puzzled.
"General Xue, what should we do now?"
Xue Rengui pondered for a moment and said: "In order to prevent fraud, our army will form a garrison in front of the tooth tent, ready to fight at any time! We will wait for General Yuwen from behind to lead his troops to help, and then we will make further arrangements!"
"yes!"
Thirty thousand Kansai cavalry, like a whirlwind, rushed lightly and swiftly to the place five miles north of Yazhang. The three-edged arrow assault formation was lined up fiercely. The military formation was like a chess piece, with great power!
The soldiers and civilians in the tent, as well as Ni Shuchu and others who had just escaped not far away, all saw the military formation formed by Xue Rengui. Suddenly, cheers broke out in the tent, and the people in Beiting fled in a hurry. The Beiting sergeant who was in charge of the rear was afraid that Xue Rengui would suddenly launch an attack, so he was in a panic and just rode his horse wildly, colliding with each other and forming a chaotic formation, which was very embarrassing.
Xue Rengui, carrying a Fangtian painted halberd and carrying a tiger-patterned thrush bow, rode his horse and stood in front of the military formation. Seeing the 200,000 troops in Beiting escaping in panic, he couldn't help but feel proud and burst into laughter.
All the officers and soldiers of the Tang army laughed together, and the sound was as loud as the roaring waves.
Nanting Khan Bo Bu, who had narrowly escaped death, heard that the Tang army had come to rescue the siege of Yazhang, and hurriedly led the people and soldiers in the city to come out of the tent to greet him. When he met Xue Rengui, Bobu Tianqin, who was regarded as the king of a country, fell to the ground in obeisance.
"Khan, please stand up, Xue Mouwan dare not accept this!" Xue Rengui hurriedly helped Bo Bu Qinqin up.
Bo Buqinqin once went to Chang'an to meet the Holy Spirit, so he also learned some Chinese. At this time, the gratitude in his heart was beyond words. He could only hold Xue Rengui's hand tightly, his whole body trembling and his mouth trembling, "Thank you so much! Thank you so much, General, for saving me from the danger of overthrowing my country and annihilating my family! This is such a favor." Just like reincarnation, the general is the savior of our clan!"
Xue Rengui smiled and said: "Khan, you don't have to be like this. Xue is just a warrior who is a pioneer and led his army to rescue on the orders of our army commander. Even if Khan wants to thank me, he should thank my commander!"
"Who is the commander-in-chief of your army..." Bo Bu Zianqin asked.
Xue Rengui smiled and said: "Khan must have heard of his name. He is our Marshal Qin Mubai, the Chief Marshal of the Guanxi Road March in the Tang Dynasty and the Chief Protector of Anxi!"
"Ah!!" Bo Bu Zhenqin exclaimed on the spot, his eyes widening in disbelief, "The son of the true god, Marshal Qin of Guanxi, came to the Western Regions in person?!"
"Exactly!!" Xue Rengui nodded, smiled, and said loudly, "Marshal Qin personally led the 200,000 elite Kansai Army, which has now advanced into the Western Regions! I believe that within three days, the main force under the Marshal will be able to reach Yazhang !”
"Blessed by God! Blessed by the true God!" Bo Buqinqin was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself. He spread his arms and raised his arms upwards. He knelt on the ground and looked up at the sky. He shouted loudly, "Our tribe is finally saved! The desert , finally ushered in the real owner!”
Countless military and civilian officers and generals behind Bo Bu Zianqin cheered loudly with him and fell to the ground.
Xue Rengui and the soldiers of the Tang Army watched and listened, and everyone felt a huge sense of accomplishment and pride in their hearts.
At least at this moment, in the eyes of the people of Nanting, Datang is already the undisputed - the real "master" of the Western Regions!
After withdrawing his troops, Ni Shuchui was stationed thirty miles away, watching the changes in his tent. As a result, the next day, Yuwen Hongtai led 50,000 troops and horses to arrive at Yazhang, and the Tang army became even more powerful. Ni Shuchui didn't know how many troops there were behind the Tang army, so he retreated another ten miles to camp.
On the third day, Qin Mubai personally led the main army to attack Ya Zhang.
A total of 200,000 Kansai troops almost frightened the old wounds of Nishushu into relapse again!
The Kansai Army that completely defeated the Gar Qinling and pacified Tubo has long been a symbol of "invincibility" in the eyes of foreigners. Not to mention 200,000. In the Tianshan battle, Xue Rengui only had 20,000 troops. Not long ago, Su Dingfang also brought only 20,000 people and defeated Nishuchuhui!
These two people were only deputy generals of the Kansai Army.
Now, the head coach of the Kansai Army is here in person, supported by an elite army of 200,000 main men!
"Withdraw and defend Gongyue City!!" Ni Shuchui ordered without hesitation.
Therefore, before Qin Mubai even had time to take a look at what the enemy looked like, Ni Shuchui and the two hundred thousand Beiting army left him with a wretched back and ran away gorgeously.
"Is this the fighting style of the No. 1 general in the Western Regions?" Qin Mubai was both angry and funny.
Bobu Zhiqin went out of the city in person again to greet their life-saving and patronizing god.
Qin Mubai ordered the generals to set up camp outside Yazhang by the Suihe River, and patrol the area day and night to be vigilant to guard against deceptive raids by envoys who returned from Beiting. Then, he, Xue Rengui, Yuwen Hongtai and others entered the dental tent under Bobu Zianqin's warm invitation.
Yazhang is the "capital" of the Turks. Around the Khan's royal tent, the ministers, generals and common people settled in order, forming a large and well-ordered tribe, covering an area of nearly a hundred miles. The banks of the Suihe River are rich in water and grass, and transportation is convenient. When there is no war, there are many business travelers. Therefore, Nanting Yazhang is also a prosperous and lively place on the Silk Road.
Bobu Zianqin held a grand banquet in the king's tent, entertaining Qin Mubai and others with the most precious gifts and the richest meat and wine. The Turkic soldiers and civilians in the Yazhang heard that the Tang army commander who rescued the siege of the Yazhang was the "Son of the True God", so they spontaneously gathered in the king's tent to "worship". There were so many people and the momentum was huge, and everyone knelt down and worshiped. Qin Mubai was frightened.
In that situation, it was as if he had truly become a savior.
At this moment, Qin Mubai was not in the mood to enjoy the honor or enjoy fine wine and food. During the banquet, Qin Mubai discussed military aircraft with Bo Bu Zhiqin and the generals, and asked a lot about the situation in the Western Regions, Beiting, Su Dingfang, Kang State, and Dashi.
Only then did Qin Mubai know that Wu Meiniang had experienced a thrilling encounter in Kang State. Now she had transformed and became the "chief minister" of Kang State and the "coach" of the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms Allied Forces. Together with Su Dingfang, he led the army to the Sam River north of Kang State to resist the great eclipse.
After hearing this, Qin Mubai cursed Su Dingfang in his heart. Such an important situation was not told to me in the military report
After thinking about it again, Qin Mubai estimated that this must be Wu Meiniang's idea. Wu Meiniang was very attentive, perhaps because she was worried that Qin Mubai would be anxious after learning about these situations, which would affect his step-by-step handling of matters in the Western Regions.
"But she is a prostitute after all. How can she know how to fight? The battlefield is not a shopping mall, where people will die!" Qin Mubai was still worried after all.
Xue Rengui was very attentive and quickly thought of Qin Mubai's concerns, so he suggested that it would be better to divide the army into two groups and leave Nishuchui to Xue Rengui to deal with it; Qin Mubai himself would lead another group of troops to Kang State. Preside over the overall military situation to deal with Dashi.
Qin Mubai thought for a while, although this method is feasible, but if it does not completely solve the problem, even if he goes to Kang State, he will still have worries.
So he said: "Rengui, it's not that I don't trust you. Ni Shuchuo saw that we were running away so decisively, which shows that he was frightened. Therefore, now is the best time to deal with Beiting in one go. If we divide our forces now Either way, maybe neither of them will achieve anything big, or they will face great difficulties and pay a huge price, so I decided to concentrate on dealing with Beiting first and make a quick decision!"
"Okay! A quick victory!" All the generals were gearing up.
Qin Mubai immediately picked up a pen and wrote a letter of war and sent it to Gongyue City.
The war letter is very simple, with only ten big characters, but it is full of domineering words -
"Qin from Kansai is here, who dares to challenge?" !