Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Although his two elder brothers, Datushe and Tulishi, were eyeing his throne and wanted to replace him.

However, due to the current turbulent situation in Xueyantuo, Duomi Khan needs the assistance of his two brothers.

When Duomi Khan lost consciousness, Yi Xiaosi tried to persuade him with fear on his face.

"Domi Khan, the Tang army is too powerful to be defeated. Why don't we retreat back to the imperial court first?"

"After two major battles with the Tang army, I found that only by equipping ourselves with the same armor and weapons as the Tang army can we compete with them!"

Of the 16 troops attacking Youzhou now, except for the 6 main forces equipped with armor and spears, the remaining 10 troops are only wearing a layer of leather armor, and the weapons they hold are even more varied.

Moreover, these 10 temporary recruits have not received any special training.

Dumozhi said with an unhappy look on his face: "Yi Xiaosi, your cavalry is incapable of being annihilated, so don't disrupt the morale of our infantry!"

"Under Duomi Khan's wise command, we captured Guizhou and Danzhou in one day."

"As long as the army is commanded properly, the Tang army is not as difficult to deal with as you think!"

Dumozhi got off to a good start in his first battle with the Tang army, which gave him great encouragement.

Through attacking Guizhou and Danzhou, he discovered that under the crushing of absolute numbers, no matter how strong the fighting power of the Tang army soldiers was, they could not defeat four hands with two fists.

Yi Xiaosi said with a dark face: "General Dumozhi, the elite Tang army that attacked Goguryeo in Liaodong, their fighting power is even stronger than imagined!"

"Our 8000 cavalrymen attacked thousands of Tang troops in the wild, and after losing more than brothers, the Tang troops finally escaped!"

As the vanguard attacking the Tang army's infantry, he was well aware of the powerful combat effectiveness of the Tang army's elite troops.

That's not something that can be won by taking human lives.

Duomi Khan said solemnly: "The purpose of our battle is not only to break the siege of Goguryeo, but also to capture Youzhou City!"

"Only when we take over Youzhou and return to the Imperial Court Yu Dujun Mountain can we give an explanation to the people of the major tribes!"

Because his father Huang Yinan had plundered the people's livestock on a large scale, there was chaos within the Xueyantuo tribe, and many people in the tribe were full of hatred towards the imperial court.

In order to transfer the people's hatred towards the imperial court to the culprit, the Tang Dynasty, he did not hesitate to mobilize the entire country's army to deal with the Tang Dynasty.

Duomi Khan had no way to explain to his people how much trouble he had gone through without any corresponding results.

I'm afraid he won't be able to be the Khan for many days.

Duomi Khan's words made Yi Xiaosi silent for a moment.

They are now in a dilemma!

Duomi Khan then said, "Yuliaosi, I think your reminder is correct."

"After we capture Youzhou City and slaughter all the people in the city, we will immediately withdraw our troops back to Yu Dujun Mountain!"

Duomi Khan had been feeling uneasy these past few days, as if a disaster was about to happen. Just then, Yi Xiaosi gave him a chance to withdraw his troops.

"As ordered!"

Yi Xiaosi and Dumozhi clasped their fists and said.

Two hours later.

The Xueyantuo army of more than 100,000 finally arrived at the city of Youzhou before dark.

Duomi Khan ordered: "Duomozhi, let the army have a good rest tonight, and we will formally attack the city tomorrow morning!"

"As ordered!"

After Dumozhi saluted with his fists, he mounted his horse and prepared to leave.

"and many more!"

Duomi Khan called him back again.

"Kill more pigs and sheep to reward the soldiers, so that they can fight bravely tomorrow."

"We will try to capture the city tomorrow morning, massacre it tomorrow afternoon, and retreat the day after tomorrow morning!"

Seeing that Duomi Khan was full of fear of Youzhou, Dumozhi showed a bit of disdain on his face.

Duomi Khan was so timid, yet he was chosen as the new king by Yinan!

I'm not afraid of people laughing at me if this gets out.

Although he looked down upon Duomi Khan in his heart, he still clasped his fists and spoke respectfully on the surface.

"it is good!"

Then he waved the whip in his hand and rode away quickly.

Duomi Khan looked at the majestic ancient city of Youzhou, and the hairs on his body stood up unconsciously, and his right eyelid kept twitching up and down wildly.

"Why is this ominous premonition so strong?"

When he thought that he had decided to evacuate immediately after taking Youzhou, he felt relieved.

"As long as we don't rush into anything, nothing should go wrong!"

Duomi Khan comforted himself in his heart.

Night gradually fell.

In the Xueyantuo camp, piles of bonfires were lit, and bursts of noise could be heard from inside.

Youzhou City.

Thousands of Tang army soldiers wearing armor and holding spears gathered inside the north gate. They had grim faces and were ready for battle.

On the city wall.

Two figures, one old and one young, stood side by side, their eyes fixed on the Xueyantuo camp outside the city.

After a moment's silence, the old general Li Daliang whispered excitedly.

"Duke Hu, Prince Consort Du asked you to come here just in time!"

"With the help of your 10,000 cavalry, we will definitely kill the Xueyantuo to death when we attack their camp tonight!"

Just one hour before the main force of Xueyantuo arrived, Qin Huaidao suddenly came to Youzhou City and told Li Daliang that under Du He's orders, they had more than 10,000 cavalrymen coming to support Youzhou.

Moreover, Qin Huaidao also brought a combat order from Su Dingfang, asking Li Daliang to lead the infantry to attack the camp tonight!

Li Daliang was a general with rich combat experience. He also thought that attacking the camp tonight was a good opportunity, so he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Qin Huaidao responded in a low voice: "General Li, you guys will take action later to attract the enemy's attention."

"Generals Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai will charge in from the enemy's periphery."

Duomi Khan was very cunning. He did not raise the tent or the general flag, so Su Dingfang, who originally wanted to attack the Xueyantuo central camp, had to change his mind.

Li Daliang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Duke Hu, I will lead my 5000 infantry and cavalry to fight to the death!"

These 5000 elite infantry and cavalry have always been commanded by him, and they have a high degree of tacit coordination.

Nearly two hours passed.

The Xueyantuo camp outside Youzhou City fell into silence.

Li Daliang ordered from his horse: "Open the city gate, we will attack the camp!"

"promise!"

The soldiers in charge of guarding the north gate quickly pulled the iron chain to open the heavy gate.

Li Daliang turned around and gave instructions to the hundreds of cavalrymen holding torches behind him.

"Later we will charge into the enemy camp, with our primary goal being to set fire to the enemy's tents."

"As ordered!"

Hundreds of cavalrymen holding torches whispered back.

After the city gate was fully opened, Li Daliang did not say much, but rode out first with a spear in hand.

Qin Huaidao and hundreds of cavalrymen followed closely behind, and they charged with all their might towards the enemy camp outside the city.

In order to facilitate the siege, the Xueyantuo camp was set up one mile outside the Youzhou city. The Tang cavalry quickly arrived outside the camp at full speed.

"Enemy attack!"

"Get up quickly!"