Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The young Khan Tulishi was so angry when he saw that hundreds of Tang soldiers had escaped from their 2 cavalrymen and the ground was littered with the corpses of his cavalrymen that he drew his sword and slashed at the air.

"Go chase them all!"

"We must kill the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Whoever kills the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty will be my number one general and will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins!"

Tulishi gave the order in great anger.

As the eldest son, he should have inherited the throne of the Great Khan of Xueyantuo. Unexpectedly, before his death, his father appointed the third son as the new king and made him the young Khan to assist the third son.

This made Tulishi, who was mediocre but ambitious, full of hatred towards the third brother Bazhuo.

Now the various tribes in the country are dissatisfied with the imperial court, and Bazhuo cannot intimidate these large tribes.

Tulishi was ready to carry the head of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and go back to snatch the throne back from Bazhuo!

When a group of trusted generals heard the rewards promised by Tulishi, their eyes were filled with fanaticism.

"promise!"

The generals around him led their troops in pursuit.

The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty only has a few dozen guards left, and they must seize this great achievement for free!

Half an hour later.

The general in charge of treating the wounded came to Tulishi and reported in a timid tone.

"Report to the little Khan, we have wiped out 227 Tang army heavy cavalry in this battle!"

Tulishi frowned and asked, "How many casualties did we suffer?"

this...

The general's face changed slightly, his mouth moved slightly but he could not speak.

Tulishi shouted sternly: "Speak!"

The general said with trembling lips: "A total of 4868 of our brothers were killed by the Tang army, and 2159 brothers were seriously injured!"

"What did you say?"

Tulishi grabbed the general's collar with one hand and his tone suddenly increased.

The general turned pale and said, "Little Khan, this Tang army is wearing heavy armor. The brothers' weapons cannot penetrate their armor."

"Moreover, this group of Tang soldiers are armed with sharp horse lances, and most of our brothers are only wearing a layer of leather armor, so they are completely unable to resist."

If it weren't for this heavily armored cavalry armed to the teeth fighting to exhaustion, they probably wouldn't have been able to keep so many people.

"waste!"

Tulishi pushed the general away heavily, his face looking frighteningly gloomy.

Not only did the 2 cavalrymen fail to kill the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty who was protected by more than 200 Tang cavalrymen, but more than 7000 of them were killed in return. If this news got out, wouldn't his reputation be ruined?

Moreover, if you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you may never get it again!

The general whispered, "Little Khan, some brothers said that the prince of the Tang Dynasty fell off his horse and is probably dead."

Tulishi's face lit up with joy. He looked around and gave the order:

"If I want to see him alive, I want to see his body if he's dead!"

"Everyone, follow me to hunt down the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. No matter if he is dead or alive, I must bring back his head!"

Without the head of the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty, everything you say is false.

"As ordered!"

The remaining cavalrymen rode their horses and followed him, chasing in the direction of the Tang army's escape.

As for their comrades who died in battle, they were also abandoned in the wilderness.

...

The battlefield on the other side.

Dadushe saw that two hours had passed and not only had his cavalry failed to destroy the thousands of Tang troops, they couldn't even climb the small slope.

This scene made his blood boil.

Dadushe narrowed his eyes and looked at the battlefield in the distance. He gave orders to his top general in a cold voice.

"Pugushe, you also lead the army to attack the Tang army and make sure to kill the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty."

"I am right here, waiting for you to come over with the head of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!"

His younger brother Bazhuo was designated by their father as the Khan of Xueyantuo. As the eldest son, Datushe was very dissatisfied.

He led troops in battles all year round, and although he rarely won any victories, his influence in the army was stronger than that of Bazhuo and Tulishi.

Now Bazhuo, who has just succeeded to the throne, is unable to control the various tribes in the country. Datushe also wants to take the head of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and go back to compete with Bazhuo for the throne.

Pu Gushe replied in a deep voice: "As you command!"

After the salute, he called out to his subordinates loudly and quickly charged into the battlefield carrying his sword.

Pugushe personally led the army to attack from both sides several times, but found that the Tang army's defense was impenetrable and it was very difficult to break through.

"As expected of the Tang Army, their fighting power is as strong as ever!"

"It seems that a strong attack won't work. We can only use bows and arrows to consume this Tang army!"

In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Pugushe followed Datushe to attack the Eastern Turks, intending to destroy this new force supported by the Tang Dynasty and completely occupy this vast grassland.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the army led by Li Ji, and were hung up and beaten.

The combat effectiveness of the Tang army we are facing now is even greater than that of three years ago.

Taking advantage of the time when Xueyantuo was changing players, Zuo Langjiang hurriedly gave the order.

"Brothers in front, step back and rest, and let the brothers behind take over!"

The spearmen and shield soldiers standing in the front quickly retreated, and a group of spearmen and shield soldiers who had gathered their strength quickly lined up in the front.

Du He finally felt relieved when he saw the soldiers performing bravely. He asked General Zuo Lang curiously.

"General Chen, why is the Xueyantuo cavalry so weak in combat?"

"And their fighting morale is average. They don't dare to fight to the death when they encounter a little setback?"

After watching the close-range defensive battle for so long, Du He found that the Xueyantuo cavalry seemed like a group of scattered soldiers;

They rushed forward, holding a scimitar or a short spear, howling, and when they saw their brothers in front being killed, they quickly retreated.

General Zuo Lang responded in a deep voice: "Replying to Prince Consort Du, except for a small number of regular cavalrymen, the vast majority of these Xueyantuo cavalrymen are a group of herdsmen."

"They didn't even receive proper training. They were hastily sent to the battlefield after being recruited by the imperial court."

If tens of thousands of herdsmen were to receive rigorous training like the Tang army, and be equipped with armor and spears, the Xueyantuo's financial resources would not be able to support it.

Even the food needed for the soldiers' daily training may not be enough.

General Zuo Lang pointed at Pugushe and his surrounding troops and said with a serious expression.

"Look over there, Prince Consort Du. Those Xueyantuo cavalrymen are wearing armor, holding spears in their hands, and carrying powerful crossbows on their backs. They are the elite of the Xueyantuo."

"The combat effectiveness of these elite cavalrymen far exceeds that of ordinary soldiers who are not wearing armor."

"The next battle with them will be the most difficult!"

The Tang army fought for years, and in order to avoid excessive war, they summed up a lot of combat experience and implemented the elite force route.

Soldiers of appropriate age would be recruited as government soldiers, working in the fields during the busy farming season and training during the slack farming season.

Moreover, before a battle breaks out, they will undergo intensive training for more than half a year.

The imperial court would also equip soldiers with armor, spears, and bows and arrows.

This is why the Tang army soldiers were able to defeat a hundred enemies with one.

Du He suddenly realized and said, "So that's it."