Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Half a day later.

Dahelushi led 3 cavalrymen to the Fufuyu tribe, and Nielinnazhen also led 1 cavalrymen to come.

When the 4 Khitan cavalry looked at the corpses of their comrades scattered on the ground, their faces all turned ashen.

"Run away again!"

"Why are the Tang army running so fast?"

"We are only an hour's distance away from the Tang army, but why can't we catch up with this Tang cavalry?"

The two Khitan cavalry units traveled for several days in a row, but they did not continue the pursuit. Instead, they chose to stay and rest where they were.

The two commanders were not idle. They sent a large number of scouts to track the Tang army.

Inside the commander's tent.

The two generals, Daheluci and Nielinnazhen, met and discussed the arrangements for the next battle.

An hour later.

The scout returned with a report: "Reporting to the two generals, the Tang army is heading towards the Yuling tribe!"

"A soldier ascertained the Tang army's strength and found it to be approximately 10,000 cavalry."

Only 10,000 cavalry?

Weren’t there 20,000 to 30,000 Tang cavalrymen attacking the Xi people?

Where did the remaining cavalry go?

Thinking of this, the two veteran generals, Daheluci and Nielinnazhen, suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts.

But they racked their brains and could not figure out why Xue Rengui was leading 10,000 cavalrymen to attack the tribes to their east from Liaodong Road.

Be silent for a while.

Da Heluci said in a deep voice: "General Nielin, if we don't go to the Yuling tribe, we will never catch up with the Tang army!"

"I suggest we split our forces into four groups and ambush the four official roads surrounding the Rilian and Pixi tribes!"

"As long as we can hold off the Tang army for most of the day, our other three armies will be able to arrive quickly!"

The marching speed of this Tang army was so fast that it was completely beyond their imagination.

His fighting style is the same as that of the legendary Tang Dynasty military god Li Jing, coming and going without a trace, and his fighting power is ridiculously strong.

Thousands of defenders in a tribe were all killed by the Tang army within a few hours. This is horrible!

"it is good!"

Nielinnazhen nodded solemnly.

After discussing countermeasures, Da Heluci wrote a military report and instructed his soldiers to deliver it to the king as quickly as possible.

...

after one day.

Khitan Imperial Court.

Inside the palace hall.

Daha Kugo took several military reports and looked through them. Seeing that every battle report sent to him was bad news, his face became extremely ashen.

Below the main hall.

A group of civil and military officials looked at Daha Kugo nervously.

They knew that there was no good news in these battle reports, but they didn't know how bad it would be. Would it be news of a major defeat for the main force?

After a while.

Dahe Kuge said in a deep voice: "The Tang army in the west is about 2 people. They have already captured the Xiwandan, Badahe, Fufuyu, and Yuling tribes, and slaughtered 20 of our warriors and more than people!"

The Tang army in the west?

Are there Tang troops in the east as well?

The attention of civil and military officials was all focused on the first sentence.

Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Daha Kugo said with gritted teeth.

"Another Tang army attacked from Liaodong. They used the cover of darkness to raid our border guards' camp!"

"The soldiers stationed at the camp let their guard down, and the Tang army eventually set fire to their tents, causing the camp to explode."

"Over 2 warriors were killed in this battle, and less than 5 escaped!"

what?

Such a huge loss?

There were a total of 3 soldiers stationed on the Liaodong border, and now more than 2 soldiers were wiped out in one battle, which means that the western defense line is completely empty!

If the other army fighting in Liaodong Road marches north, wouldn't the Khitans follow in the footsteps of the Xi people?

How is this played?

The ministers looked at each other, and they all saw panic in each other's eyes.

Daha Kugo saw everyone's expressions. He was not too panicked at the moment and spoke in a calm tone.

"Da Heluci and Nierinnazhen's troops are divided into four groups, and together with the 4 infantry led by Yelu Heji, they are forming a huge pocket, waiting for the Tang army in the west to take the bait!"

"Under the siege of our 8 infantry and cavalry warriors, these over Tang cavalrymen will surely be unable to escape!"

"As long as we destroy this Tang army in the west, we will have nothing to worry about!"

Pause for a moment.

Daha Kuge continued, "As for the Tang army in the east, we can't just leave them alone!"

"I have decided to withdraw 2 troops from the eastern cities to encircle this newly emerged Tang army!"

The other ministers thought for a while, then stood up and responded.

"Great King Shengming!"

...

In a forest in eastern Khitan.

The Tang army rested here.

Inside a temporary tent.

Du He, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Mingzhen and Luo Tong are discussing the breakout plan and the next stage of attack targets.

In front of the hanging marching map.

Cheng Mingzhen pointed at it and said with a serious expression.

"According to the information sent back by the scouts, there are large numbers of Khitan infantry and cavalry ambushing around the Rilian tribe in the east and the Pixi tribe in the south!"

"And to our west and north, there are also many Khitan cavalry surrounding us."

"We have been surrounded by the enemy!"

Then he pointed out the distribution of Khitan troops in detail on the marching map.

The Khitan territory was long from east to west, and the north-south territory was not very wide, so it was troublesome to completely hide their tracks.

After Cheng Wuting finished speaking, Du He asked Changsun Wuji.

"Duke Zhao, do you have any ideas?"

The Khitan generals were much smarter than the Xi generals. After suffering two losses, they did not continue to chase after them.

Zhang Sun Wuji said in a deep voice: "How about breaking out to the north?"

"There are only a little over ten thousand cavalrymen in the north. Maybe we can still take them down?"

There are now about 7 Khitan infantry and cavalry in the south and east, 1 armored cavalry in the north, and only 5 semi-armored cavalry in the west.

But at the western border behind, there were nearly 1 Khitan infantrymen waiting for the opportunity.

The distribution of Khitan soldiers' forces clearly told the Tang army that if they wanted to break out from the east and south, it would be a dead end.

The cavalry in the north are all elite Khitans. If the Tang army chooses to fight them head-on, they will not be able to escape.

The west is like a trap. It looks dangerous, but it is not safe at all.

Du He thought for a while and soon came up with an idea.

"Let's use a trick to attack from the north and the west!"

Make a noise in the north and attack in the west?

The three of them frowned and turned their eyes to Du He.

Du He smiled and said, "Let Luo Tong lead 2 cavalry to feint an attack on the Khitan cavalry in the north. Bring more flags to create the illusion of a main attack."

"The 5 Khitan cavalry in the west will surely rush to support us."

"We will lead the remaining 7 cavalrymen, seize the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, and attack the 6 Khitan infantrymen to the west!"

Let Luo Tong act as a decoy?

There was silence for a long time.

Zhang Sun Wuji frowned and said, "Du He, according to your battle plan, Luo Tong's 2 cavalrymen will be walking into a tiger's mouth, won't they?"