Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 5152: Enemy Formation in Chaos
The three armies of Gao Deyi, Ashina Helu and A Luohan with nearly 20,000 soldiers set out from Tuozhe City and chased Muslimu's defeated soldiers all the way. Muslimu saw his troops fleeing madly across the mountains and plains like a flock of sheep, but were still constantly caught up and killed by the enemy cavalry. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed, but he did not dare to stop and organize his troops to counterattack, for fear of being surrounded, cut off, and then wiped out by the enemy.

He hated Helu and Arohan for their rebellion, and hated their commander Yezid for watching him being hunted down by the rebels without sending troops to support him, and even ordered him to "fight and retreat"...

He knew that he was being used as a pawn to slow down the rebels' attack and buy as much time as possible to calmly arrange and build a defense line in Kesan City...

From the perspective of the overall situation, Yazid’s choice may be correct, but for Muslimu, it is like falling into hell!
These soldiers are the young and strong among his tribe. If they are killed in one battle, how can he have the face to go back and see the elders of his tribe?
How else can we maintain the tribe’s interests in the country of the Caliphate?
So he completely ignored Yazid's orders and sent a message to his troops, telling them not to look back, not to engage in battle, and to run back with all their might!

For a moment, the Arab troops all over the mountains and plains were running away madly, and the coalition forces behind them were chasing them closely.

In the middle of the night, the coalition forces stopped chasing when they reached a hill more than fifty miles away from Kesan City. They built a fire and cooked a meal by a small river at the foot of the hill, allowing the exhausted troops to take a short rest and sort out their equipment.

The three of them gathered together.

Helu held the wine bag and took a sip of the strong liquor. He wiped his mouth, looked at Gao Deyi and asked, "Are you sure General Xue will meet us?"

Gao Deyi had a blank expression on his face: "The Tang army has never had the habit of betraying its allies!"

"That was not what I meant!"

Helu was startled and quickly explained: "I don't doubt whether General Xue will attack us head-on, but I am worried whether General Xue can learn of our movements in time and respond in time."

Kesan City is close to the Yaosha River. Xue Rengui has probably led his troops to the north bank at this moment, but there is still a wide river and the very likely existence of the Arab army in between. In case the information is not transmitted smoothly and Xue Rengui fails to receive the news of his own attack on the rear of Kesan City in time, wouldn't his men fall into the pocket of the Arab army?

Moreover, even if Xue Rengui could receive the news in time, it would take enough time to mobilize the army, prepare for battle, attack the enemy camp, etc. In case of untimely response, Yezide could completely mobilize the army to surround and strangle his own side, and then calmly deal with Xue Rengui's attack.

Gao Deyi gnawed on his steamed bun and glanced at him: "General Xue will receive it."

No more words.

Helu was speechless and looked at Arohan. The Persian prince was eating his food very slowly and seemed to be completely unconcerned about this question...

Am I worrying too much because I think too much?

Helu sighed, thinking that these two guys were not very reliable, but since things had come to this point, he could only take one step at a time and see what happened.

After resting for half a night, the entire army assembled near dawn.

The Tang army brought by Gao Deyi was certainly elite. Even though Helu's "Tiger Division" and A Luohan's "Immortal Army" were remnants of a force no longer at their peak, they were still rare elite forces in the world. The three armies gathered together but were clearly separated. They were all murderous and in strict military order.

A Luohan sat on his horse and said, "But the army behind Sancheng can't stop us. Yeqide doesn't dare to mobilize the troops of other tribes. He also has to guard against the Tang army on the north bank of Yaosha River, so he will probably send his guards over. Please leave this tough bone to me!"

The last battle in the Western Regions was when the "Khorasan Cavalry" originally belonging to Persia finally protected Muawiyah and successfully escaped back to Damascus. As a result, as soon as Muawiyah returned, he sent Amir with his tribal army and two thousand "Khorasan Cavalry" to capture the last territory of Persia and destroy the Persian Empire.

This time, he will personally strangle the "Khorasan Cavalry" and eliminate the traitors of the Persian Empire!
Gao Deyi did not object: "Then follow the plan. I will break through from the center, Khan will support from the flank, and the prince will hold the line from the rear. If the enemy really sends elite troops to rescue, then please have the prince kill them!"

"it is good!"

"Just do it!"

"set off!"

Twenty thousand people galloped on their horses with murderous intent, rushing towards Kesan City like a huge arrow.

Gao Deyi took the lead and led his Tang army directly to the camp of the Arab army north of Kesan City. The rain of arrows shot from the camp did not cause much damage to the Tang army, and the Tang army, which slowed down sharply, galloped past the enemy formation. The soldiers on horseback took advantage of the speed of the horses, stood up with their feet on the stirrups, and threw the lit thunder bombs into the enemy camp with all their strength.

A series of explosions destroyed all the enemy's defensive facilities, such as chevaux de frise, ropes, pits, etc. Then Gao Deyi rode forward and charged into the enemy camp in one fell swoop.

This part of the garrison was none other than Amir's troops who had just withdrawn from the city of Hengrus. They had just arrived here after suffering a great defeat, and the broken troops had not yet completed reorganization when they suffered another heavy blow from the Tang army.

Although orders have been issued in Kesan City to stop the Tang army coming from Tuozhe City, can they stop it just like that?

They were already frightened out of their wits in Hengluo City, and their chief and commander Amir was captured. They were leaderless and their morale was low. Now they saw again the thunder bombs that had frightened them to death in Hengluo City. In an instant, their morale collapsed, and they had no will to fight again, and they were completely defeated.

The Tang army easily broke into the enemy camp.

Gao Deyi saw the towering warehouses not far away and knew that they must be where the Arab army stored food and fodder. He immediately ignored the fleeing enemy and turned to rush towards the warehouses. Before he arrived, he saw smoke and dust billowing in the direction of Kesan City, and a cavalry was coming towards him.

Knowing that this must be the guard of the commander Yazid, and also one of the most elite troops in the entire Arab Empire, Gao Deyi did not hesitate to turn his horse's head and head west. He waited until Arohan behind him rushed up and fought with this enemy army, and then he joined forces with Helu on the left wing and rushed straight to the warehouse where grain and fodder were stored.

The southern and western sides of the entire Kesan City are where its rear guard is located. There are quite a few troops stationed here, and at a glance there are densely packed tents. However, these troops are mostly elite and disorganized, especially when facing the attacks of the Tang army and the "Tiger Division". They can't organize an effective defense at all, let alone a counterattack. They are like a pile of loose sand that scatters at the first attack.

"set fire!"

Gao Deyi led his troops into the warehouses and started setting fires everywhere. Soon, warehouses were on fire, with flames raging and thick smoke rising into the sky.

Behind them, A Luohan saw Yezid's guards. He was like an enemy meeting, with red eyes and gnashing teeth. He shouted, "These are the enemies who destroyed my people and killed my relatives. Follow me and kill them to avenge me!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Behind him, thousands of remnants of the "Immortal Army" responded angrily. The national hatred and family feuds surged into their hearts in an instant. Their blood boiled and they were fearless of death. They followed A Luohan and rushed forward, blocking the enemy and engaging in a fierce battle.

Although the number of the "Immortal Army" was less than half of the enemy, and Yezid's guards were even braver and more skilled, the two sides were entangled in fighting each other due to their hatred and rage, and for a while they were evenly matched and it was difficult to tell who was better.

The food and fodder for more than 100,000 people is an astronomical figure that is difficult to estimate. There are thousands of warehouses here. Gao Deyi led his men to set fire all the way, entering from the east and exiting from the west, which actually took them half an hour...

Helu came face to face and asked anxiously, "General Xue said he would attack head-on as a backup, why is there no movement yet?"

Gao Deyi looked expressionless and said calmly: "Don't worry about it, let's go back and support A Luohan!"

He immediately turned his horse around and led his Tang army to fight back. Helu's face was gloomy and he thought to himself that he could not have been deceived by this Tang army general. Could Xue Rengui have attacked the Yaoshashui defense line head-on at this moment?

If this is the case, the incoming enemy forces will soon surround these people and strangle them!

But now that things have come to this, is there any room for maneuver?
We can only see if we can quickly and completely defeat the enemy here, and then escape and retreat...

"go!"

With an angry shout, they chased after Gao Deyi, and the two armies attacked from the left and right, from both wings, into the chaotic battlefield.

A Luohan fought hard, but after all, he was outnumbered. After a short while of maintaining his courage at the beginning, he gradually fell into a disadvantage. Seeing the soldiers around him dying one after another, he suddenly became furious, roared in anger, and rushed forward to attack with his saddle axe raised high.

When the Tang army and the "Tiger Division" after setting fire inserted into the positions obliquely from both wings, the pressure on A Luohan was suddenly reduced. The enemy seemed not to have expected that A Luohan's "Immortal Army" would be so powerful and fearless, and their plans were disrupted. They saw that the Tang army and the "Tiger Division" were turning around and were about to complete the encirclement, but they had orders to retreat and had no way to retreat. They could only bite the bullet and fight with the three "rebels". They only hoped that reinforcements would come quickly, otherwise they would be wiped out.

The three "rebel armies" were also in a headache. They surrounded the enemy and attacked fiercely for a while but failed to annihilate them. Moreover, there were more and more enemy troops nearby, and they were about to be surrounded by the enemy. Once they were surrounded, they would have no way out.

Helu chopped an enemy soldier with all his might, his face ferocious, and shouted: "It's no use, retreat quickly, or we will be surrounded!"

Gao Deyi shouted angrily, "Shut up! Anyone who dares to talk about retreat and disturb the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!"

The most important strategic goal of this trip is to disrupt the enemy's rear, and to distract more enemy troops from reinforcing the front battlefield. Even if we die here, we must complete the mission. How can we retreat?
Helu's eyes were red, and he said angrily: "Are you deliberately deceiving me? Xue Rengui has no plan for a frontal attack at all?"

Before he finished speaking, a dull roar came into his ears.

Looking up and following the sound, it was the north direction of Kesan City.