Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"Finally found the opportunity!"

Su Dingfang said, waving his fist excitedly.

In the past few days, he sent a large number of scouts to track the Xueyantuo cavalry in order to find a suitable opportunity to fight, and he had been hiding the whereabouts of his own more than 10,000 cavalry.

After three days of waiting, the opportunity to annihilate the Xueyantuo cavalry finally came.

Excited moment.

Su Dingfang ordered his guards, "Please invite Generals Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui over here."

"promise!"

The two bodyguards ran away quickly, one on the left and one on the right.

After a cup of tea, Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui, wearing armor, strode over.

"Deputy Chief Steward Su!"

The two men saluted Su Dingfang respectfully with their fists clasped.

"No need to be polite."

Su Dingfang waved his hand casually.

The three of them were generals in the East Palace camp, and Xue Rengui was his junior fellow apprentice, so they had a very good relationship with each other.

Su Dingfang then whispered, "The Xueyantuo cavalry camped at the foot of Ruyi City, 20 miles away. Their camp was not decorated with antlers and fences, so they probably haven't discovered us yet."

"Let the brothers rest here later. We will attack the camp in two hours!"

It is midsummer now, and it is not very cold in the valley at night. The soldiers are wearing heavy armor and can easily fall into a deep sleep while enjoying the cool mountain breeze.

"it is good!"

Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui nodded.

Su Dingfang ordered his soldiers to light a small pile of firewood and took out a marching map of the surrounding cities.

He pointed at the marching map and whispered, "The official road leading to Ruyi City is only five meters wide. If all the troops go north along this official road, I am afraid that before our cavalry can launch an offensive, they will be driven back by the Xueyantuo cavalry."

"Later, each of us will lead 4000 cavalrymen and attack the Xueyantuo cavalry in three groups."

Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui both nodded in agreement with Su Dingfang's decision.

Because cavalry needs a sufficiently spacious space to exert its deterrent power.

The three of them then discussed the details of the attack for a while. After the discussion, Su Dingfang also asked his guards to put out the fire.

The light of fire in the dark is most likely to expose your position.

Two hours later.

More than 10,000 cavalrymen, like a group of ghosts, quickly left the valley under the leadership of Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui.

When they reached a fork in the official road ahead, Xi Junmai led the cavalry to take a detour to the left, while Xue Rengui led the cavalry to take a detour to the right.

Su Dingfang led his army northward along the official road.

"Slow down the march and wait for the other two armies."

"Follow the order."

After receiving Su Dingfang's order, the deputy general quickly reined in his horse and retreated, whispering a reminder all the way.

The night is getting darker.

The bright moonlight seemed even more peaceful, and the wilderness was gradually filled with endless murderous intent.

Inside the Xueyantuo camp.

Except for a few soldiers who were patrolling on horseback at night, most of the soldiers had already fallen asleep.

The bonfires lit in the camp gradually went out as the firewood burned out.

On the city wall of Ruyi City.

Hundreds of Tang army defenders looked at the Xueyantuo cavalry resting unscrupulously under the city, their faces filled with anger.

"These Xueyantuo barbarians are too arrogant!"

"Not only is the camp located at the foot of the city, but there is no defense around it."

"If we have enough war horses in the city, we can attack their camp tonight and catch them off guard!"

The Tang army responsible for defending the city were eager to open the city gates immediately and launch a night attack on the unprotected Xueyantuo cavalry.

However, they could only think about it. After all, there were only five war horses in the city for sending messages, and rushing to attack the camp was not enough to fill the gaps of the Xueyantuo cavalry.

Just as they were cursing at the Xueyantuo cavalry under the city, a dense sound of horse trampling suddenly came from the wilderness.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Hearing the rumbling sounds coming from all directions, the faces of the Tang army defenders suddenly changed.

"Could it be that our cavalry is attacking the camp?"

This thought instantly appeared in the mind of every soldier.

The garrison commander quickly gave the order: "Everyone, prepare for battle! If our cavalry attacks the camp, we will go out of the city to help after the cavalry has charged for a while!"

"promise!"

The soldiers grabbed the spears leaning against the city wall and stared at the city.

Under the city, the Xueyantuo camp.

The sleeping Xueyantuo soldiers were all frightened and jumped up when they heard the deafening roar. They looked around in confusion.

Soon the soldiers patrolling the camp shouted loudly.

"Enemy attack!"

"The Tang cavalry is coming!"

Wow!

A loud noise suddenly broke out in the Xueyantuo camp.

The words "Tang cavalry" were like a mountain, instantly overwhelming them.

"Hurry up and pick up your weapons to meet the enemy!"

Hundreds of loud shouts were heard in the camp.

The Xueyantuo soldiers woke up as if from a dream. Everyone picked up their weapons in panic and rushed towards their horses.

Before they could reach their horses, countless Tang troops had already rushed into their camp from the east, west and south.

"what!"

Faced with the cold and sharp spears of the Tang army, these Xueyantuo soldiers who were not protected by armor fell down in large numbers.

Xueyantuo’s central army.

The two brothers Dadushe and Tulishi put on their clothes and ran out of the tent with panicked looks on their faces.

Looking at the chaotic camp and the shouting and killing sounds getting closer and closer, their faces turned pale in an instant.

Dadushe shouted, “Pugushe!”

Not long after, Pu Gushe came running over with a big knife. He was not wearing any armor and it seemed that he had just woken up.

"Little Khan."

Pu Gushe bowed and said with a serious expression.

Dadushe said with trembling teeth: "You must immediately organize a large army to deal with the Tang cavalry. You must destroy them all!"

"As ordered!"

Pu Gushe ran back to the tent carrying his sword and put on his armor.

Tulishi also called over his general and ordered him to lead his troops to meet the enemy.

After the two brothers had made their arrangements, they looked at each other, and then gave orders to their guards at the same time.

"Let all the guards gather here!"

"Bring my warhorse here!"

The two of them had suffered many defeats and had gained a lot of experience in escaping.

The situation is unclear now, so we must leave ourselves a way out.

Half an hour later.

The defenseless Xueyantuo cavalry were killed and blood flowed like a river. Their soldiers were completely separated from the Tang army and they were completely unable to organize an effective counterattack.

Hundreds of defenders in Ruyi City also opened the city gates and rushed out. They roamed outside the camp and specifically surrounded and killed the fleeing Xueyantuo soldiers.

Xueyantuo’s central army.

Pu Gushe, covered in blood, rushed back with a pale face to report.

"The Tang cavalry's attack is too fierce. Brothers can't resist it. Please ask the two young khans to lead the troops to evacuate!"

"let's go!"

Datushe and Tulishi, who were already riding on their horses, rode away without hesitation.