The atmosphere of the team going south was very relaxed, especially when they saw that the Qibi army camp south of Yating was empty. Everyone cheered because the "cloud of death" that had been hanging over their heads for half a month finally dissipated. As a result, some people burst into tears with excitement, while others couldn't help but hum songs. It was so lively.
Tuli rode in front of everyone, but he didn't say anything harsh when he saw this scene, because he knew that his subordinates had been suppressed for too long.
"Report~!"
At this moment, a sergeant riding a fast horse rushed out from the right rear of the team and came to Tuli. He turned over and dismounted, cupped his fists and said: "Report to Khan, the men and horses of the Qibi tribe are fighting in Ude." Near the mountain, we encountered the wolf cavalry of Ashina Sheerji. The two sides are fighting, and the winner is hard to decide~!"
This sergeant was the scout sent by Tuli earlier. Although he learned that the Qibi garrison had retreated, Tuli did not relax his vigilance. After all, their large group not only included brave and capable cavalry, but also some old and weak soldiers. As well as the wounded soldiers, the marching speed will not be too fast. If they unfortunately run into Jieli's men and horses on the way south, they will really be unable to escape!
So while evacuating south, Tuli spread out a group of scouts to inquire about information and investigate the enemy's situation!
"The Qibi tribe met the wolf riders of Ashina Sheerjiu? And it was near Udeshan Mountain~?"
Hearing this, Tuli's expression suddenly changed. Their current location was only a dozen miles away from Wu De'an Mountain. For the highly maneuverable Wolf Cavalry, this distance was actually nothing. If you knew their exact location, it would be easy to catch up with them, so after Tuli heard the news, he was subconsciously worried.
"Don't worry Khan!"
Ni Shutuo rolled his eyes at this time, and then said to Tuli: "As far as I know, Ashina Sheerjiu's wolf cavalry is no more than 10,000, while the Qibi tribe's army is almost 80,000. Although The combat power of the Wolf Cavalry is unparalleled in the world, but the strength of the Qibi tribe should not be underestimated. It is almost impossible for Ashina Sheerji's 10,000 wolf riders to easily defeat the Qibi tribe's 80,000 army, let alone catch up. us!"
After listening to Ni Shutuo's analysis, Tuli felt a little relieved, but then he became a little worried: "But if this happens, the Qibi tribe will inevitably suffer heavy losses. The ten tribes of Tile will unite to fight against Du Bi. I’m afraid the plan will come to nothing!”
Although the Qibi tribe was previously a tribe attached to Jieli, Tuli still admired Qibi Heli. Even before falling out with Jieli, Tuli had a personal relationship with Qibi Heli. It's very good, because the two have similar personalities and political opinions, and they can be regarded as half-confidants. Nowadays, the 80,000 warriors of the Qibi tribe are facing off against the 10,000 elite wolf riders of Ashina Sheer. It is very likely that the vitality of the Qibi tribe will be severely damaged. It is inevitable that Tuli will feel a little emotional for a while!
If he hadn't been unable to protect himself now, he might have sent troops to help the Qibi people, but... Tuli looked back at the exhausted soldiers behind him, and he couldn't help but shake his head. Under such circumstances, he obviously has no spare time to take care of the affairs of the Deeds Department!
"Little Khan is worrying too much!"
At this time, Tang Jian next to Tu Li said: "Since the ten Tiele tribes have decided to unite to resist Jie Li, and now that the Qibi tribe has encountered Jie Li's wolf cavalry, the other Tiele tribes will not sit idly by and ignore it. As long as the generals of the Qibi tribe are not stupid, they will definitely send someone to send a message to the other Tiele tribe armies that previously surrounded us. By then, these ten thousand wolf cavalry will surely become the first batch of sacrificial flags for the Tiele tribes to formally resist Jieli. Dead soul!
Our top priority now is to go south as quickly as possible and escape from the control of Jieli's army, because even if the Tiele tribes can annihilate all the 10,000 wolf cavalry of Ashina Sheerji, the ten tribes of Tiele will rebel and let us go. The news will soon reach Xie Li's ears. We must take advantage of this time to escape as far away as possible! "
"What Duke Ju Guo said makes sense!"
Tu Li nodded when he heard the words, and then told Ni Shutuo on the side: "General Ni Shutuo, pass on the order, the whole army must speed up, and they must get out of the grassland before dark!"
Ni Shutuo frowned slightly. He thought for a moment and said: "Khan, if we march at a normal speed, there will be no problem leaving the grassland before dark, but we have a large number of people accompanying us, and there are many old and weak people in the team. Wounded soldiers will inevitably affect the marching speed.
Therefore, his subordinates suggested that the troops be divided into two groups. One group of soldiers and horses would escort Khan to leave the grassland as quickly as possible, while the other group of soldiers and horses would escort the old, weak and wounded soldiers and try their best to catch up behind him.
This place is only a hundred miles away from Xiakou Mountain. Once we pass Xiakou Mountain, we will reach the border of the Tang Dynasty. No matter how courageous the soldiers and horses under Jie Li are, they dare not continue to pursue them. The two of us Meet there! "
After hearing this, Tuli was slightly moved, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said: "No! When Ben Khan was trapped in a tight siege, all the soldiers never abandoned him and accompanied him in a bloody battle. Now that he has hope of escaping from the grassland, Ben Khan How could Khan abandon his own people~?"
Tu Li is a man who cares deeply about old friendships and emotions. Otherwise, he would not have gathered a group of people who were loyal to him and would never abandon him, even when he was heavily surrounded by an army of 300,000 soldiers sent by Jie Li. In the desperate situation, not a single tribe or even a single tribe rebelled. This has a lot to do with Tuli's way of dealing with others.
Of course, a large part of the reason is that most of the tribes loyal to Tuli are the old subordinates of the previous generation of Turkic Khan Shibi Khan. Tuli, as the son of Shibi Khan, plus he himself is quite talented. Bi Khan's legacy is why he gathered a group of loyal subordinates around him.
Although Ni Shutuo's proposal made Tuli very excited, he knew that if he really took people away like this, the remaining old and weak soldiers would definitely have some ideas, and his subordinates would also criticize him. You have to refuse, at least openly.
Sure enough, as soon as Tuli finished speaking, the eyes of the soldiers behind him, especially those seriously injured soldiers who were "decorated" and lying on the carts, instantly turned red, and they all said:
"Khan, please leave first. I will meet Khan later!"
"Khan please go first, I am willing to give up the throne for Khan!"
"Khan, please go first and leave us alone! We will definitely be able to meet you~!"
The people behind Tu Li were deeply moved by Tu Li's words. Regardless of whether Tu Li's words were sincere or false, Tu Li's ability to say these words at such a critical moment was a sign of great success. Commendable!
"Khan, in fact, what General Ni said is not unreasonable!"
At this moment, Tang Jian spoke, because he knew that if he didn't speak, it would be difficult for Tu Li to "step down". He said with a serious face: "And traveling separately does not mean abandoning the old, weak and wounded soldiers in the tribe. , with so many of us walking together, the target is too big. Spreading into several teams can increase the chance of successfully escaping from the grassland.
In addition, Khan led an elite team to escape from the grassland as quickly as possible. We can also ask for help from the Tang Dynasty border army, and then lead the border army to the outside of the grassland to meet the remaining tribesmen. In this way, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? Time is urgent now, so Khan should make an early decision! "
In fact, it was not important to Tang Jian whether he could get all of Tuli's troops out of the grassland without landing, because his purpose of sneaking into the grassland had been achieved - the grassland was in chaos, and the ten Tiele tribes began to unite with other tribes to resist Jie. Tu Li is about to be rescued by him back to the Tang Dynasty. As for whether the old, weak and wounded soldiers under Tu Li can finally escape from the grassland, it is no longer that important!
What is more important to him now is to bring Tuli back to Datang!
"Khan, the Duke of Ju is right. Spreading your troops in multiple directions is more conducive to a successful breakout. Time is urgent now, so please make an early decision!"
Ni Tuo glanced at Tang Jian gratefully and quickly agreed.
Speaking of which, since he met Tang Jian, this was the first time he looked at Tang Jian and found him pleasing to the eye.
"Khan, please go first, I will catch up later!"
"My subordinates are willing to stay and escort the old, weak and wounded soldiers in the tribe. Khan, feel free to take the first step!"
Several generals behind Tu Li began to persuade him.
"Well, in that case, General Ni will order a group of light cavalry to follow Ben Khan to Xiakou Mountain first, and then invite the Tang Dynasty border troops to join our troops!"
Tu Li had a "helpless" look on his face. After pondering for a moment, he could only nod in agreement. Then he said to the generals behind him: "You must escort the remaining troops out of the grassland safely. After Ben Khan saw the Tang Dynasty border army, I will come with them to pick you up~!"
"I obey my orders! Khan, be careful all the way~!"
Those generals naturally took orders with clasped fists.
After a while, this huge team was quickly divided into two teams. One team of 10,000 people with light cavalry abandoned all the heavy tracks, food and grass, broke away from the large army, and rode at the fastest speed across the vast expanse. Running wildly towards the border of the southern grassland.
Under the arrangement of several generals, the remaining members of the original large army were divided into ten small groups. These ten small groups were divided into ten groups. Although the direction of advance was probably south, they were not going in the same direction. Along the same road, the ten teams quickly dispersed and gradually lost sight of each other.
In this way, even if Jieli's men catch up with one of their teams, the remaining nine teams will have a great chance of surviving. This is risk sharing!
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At the foot of Udtun Mountain.
Ashina Sheerji's 10,000 wolf cavalry were fighting against the Qibi tribe's 80,000 troops in darkness. The men and horses from both sides immediately fought tooth and nail as soon as they met. In just a short while, both sides had already lost many men and horses.
Of course, compared to the Wolf Cavalry, the Qibi tribe suffered more casualties. Just the first few charges of the Wolf Cavalry caused thousands of casualties to the Qibi tribe. The two sides have been fighting fiercely until now, and the Qibi tribe has suffered more casualties. The casualties on Bibu's side have increased to more than 20,000, while on Ashina Sheerjiu's side, there are only more than 2,000 casualties at most!
The battle damage ratio is almost one to ten, which shows the terrifying combat power of the Wolf Cavalry!
There were even signs of defeat on the Qibi tribe's side. Some soldiers had lost their will to fight when they encountered the wolf cavalry. They only wanted to run for their lives and did not even want to take up weapons to resist.
Seeing this scene, Ashina Sheerji couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth. Although there were many people in the Xindao Qibi tribe, they were just a ragtag group, which was far different from the wolf cavalry under him!
Qibi Ge'er was secretly anxious at this time, because he knew that once his men showed signs of defeat, the battle loss ratio between the two sides would most likely not be one to ten, but one to twenty, or even This is the reason why the battle loss ratio is one to thirty, and the army is defeated like a mountain.
"All officers and men obey the order and are only allowed to advance and not retreat. Follow the generals to fight out! Our reinforcements will be coming soon!"
Qibi Ge'er knew that he could not continue like this. He had to revive his morale, otherwise the 80,000 troops of Qibi's tribe would most likely be surrendered here, so he jumped down and chopped down a wolf-riding general. He turned over and stood on the horse's back, shouting loudly at the surrounding Qibi soldiers.
Sure enough, when they heard Qibi Geer say that reinforcements would be coming soon, the morale of the low-spirited Qibi soldiers was instantly boosted, and when they saw the brave Qibi Geer taking the lead, he cut down several wolf riders one after another. After that, all the soldiers shouted loudly, and then mounted their horses to meet the wolf cavalry again.
"Reinforcements~?"
Ashina Sheerji frowned when he heard this, thinking that this place is still dozens of miles away from the headquarters of the Qibi tribe. Not to mention whether the Qibi tribe knows the news here, even if they know, the people they sent out will Reinforcements can't arrive so quickly. Is Qibi Geer saying this to deliberately boost morale, or are there really reinforcements
Just when Ashina Sheerji was in shock and doubt, an army of tens of thousands of people suddenly appeared on the prairie to the east of Wududan Mountain, a mass of darkness, overwhelming the sky.
"Tuo She, there is a large group of cavalry five miles away to the east, coming towards us!"
A wolf rode a fast horse to Ashina Sheerjiu and said hurriedly.
Ashina She Erjiu also noticed something moving in the east. Hearing this, he quickly turned around and saw a dark cavalry force four or five miles to the east, rushing towards Ashina She. Erji was shocked at first, and then became furious: "These are the soldiers and horses of the Uighur tribe stationed to the east of the remnants of Tuli. Damn it. Now it seems that the ten Tiele tribes must have decided to plot a rebellion. The news must be sent back to the royal court as soon as possible. Retreat! Retreat immediately!"
Almost in an instant, Ashina Sheerji guessed the general outline of the matter and made a decision. In the current situation, the ten thousand wolf cavalry under him were obviously not enough, so he continued to fight with the Qibi tribe. If the fight continues, once he is surrounded by Tiele's troops, I'm afraid all his men and horses will be handed over here!
"Brothers, the Wolf Cavalry has retreated. Our reinforcements are coming. Don't let them go. Kill me! Revenge for the dead brothers~!"
Seeing that Ashina Sheerji organized the wolf cavalry to retreat, and that a supporting force came from the east, Qibi Geer decided to beat up the drowned dog. The main reason was that he knew that in the future the Qi Bi tribe would have to meet the wolf cavalry swordsmen under Jie Li's tent, so if he could take the opportunity to kill a few more wolf cavalry today, it would not be a loss.
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