Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 366 Ask the Governor to give orders
The flames soaring into the sky illuminated the camp as if it were daytime, and all the people of the Liuxi tribe were unable to hide. They were panicked and had nowhere to flee.

Although the Liuxi tribe has many people, they have not fought for a long time.

The neighboring Bohai Kingdom did not attack them, and after the establishment of the Khitan Eight Tribes Alliance, large-scale tribal wars also stopped.

Without the baptism of war, once these grassland men were in a state of collapse, all they could think of was running away. Their khan, Xigun, hurriedly mounted his horse and was about to run away.

The breakdown of military discipline began with the Wei Department of Dahuangshi. Ten thousand cavalry drove women and men wildly. Some soldiers dismounted and enjoyed their spoils to their heart's content.

This is the tradition of grassland tribes, killing men and taking away women, cattle and horses.

These women will reproduce the population of their tribe, and population has always been a symbol of the strength of the tribe.

"kill!"

The soldiers of Zuo Longxiang's army dispersed like a comb, crushing any resistance they saw. However, Li Cunxiao accurately found the Khan of the Liuxi tribe, and without waiting for him to speak, he took Xi Gun to the ground with one glance. Feeling chilled to the core, he used his strength to lift the long spear, lifting Xi Gunao's body high.

Xigagonao suffered unbearable pain. He grabbed the sharp spear on the long spear, his body was twisted weakly, and he screamed in pain.

The blood dripped on Li Cunxiao's body, like a demon coming out of hell.

Not only the cavalry of the Liuxi tribe, but also the soldiers of the Wei tribe of Dahuangshi were shocked!
Li Cunxiao swung hard and threw Xi Gun's body onto a burning tent. In the light of the fire, he saw Xi Gun's body twitching a few times and then gradually stopped moving. The red flames licked Xi Gun's body, and soon it was gone. No human form visible.

"The general is really a god!"

The newly joined soldiers have never seen Li Cunxiao's heroic appearance, but the veterans are not surprised. The general has many shining moments. When fighting with the Youzhou Army, he rushed into the tens of thousands of troops, and one against ten generals, none of them were able to win. The enemy is much more dangerous than tonight.

And those tribesmen looked at it.

The leaders of the Liuxi tribe were all dead, and the remaining people had no intention of resisting. Only half of the population gathered in the Khan's tent, and the other half was scattered in various places.

By morning, this large tribe of 10,000+ people was in ruins and completely pacified.

Zuo Longxiang's army did not stop, but took some cattle and sheep as food and rushed to the next stop.

Dahuangshi Weibu sent tribal people to escort the remaining cattle and horses. The Yushan guards who followed Longxiang's army were informing the caravan of the Tang Dynasty Weaving Bureau that they knew how to turn cattle, sheep and men into money.

For a time, the grassland was filled with flames of war.

The news of the attack on the camp cannot be concealed. Someone will definitely escape from the camp with tens of thousands of people.

Yelu Abaoji soon heard the news. The Liuxi tribe had been wiped out. A few days later, he heard that the Xiaoshiwei tribe had been wiped out. Dozens of tribes including Huangrou, Wuha, and Kruhun were slaughtered one by one.

Until now, Yelu Abaoji had not found out how many troops the imperial army had come. The edict for the expedition stated that it was 10 troops, but could 10 troops have such momentum?

Dare to divide the troops into east and west?
"Abaoji Khan, let me lead a team of troops to destroy them!"

Yelu Abaoji didn't say anything. The servants he sent could only probe to a hundred miles, but now they can only probe to fifty miles. There is no doubt that anyone who exceeds this mileage will be attacked and killed.

Not all of these scouts escaped. Those who escaped said that they were chased by the Tang Army's cavalry.

As the distance approached, Yelu Abaoji sensitively felt that the Tang army was approaching them step by step.

"It's a good thing!"

"..."

"It's not a good thing that the Tang army has divided its forces. I have found out that this is an expedition by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor must be in front of us. As long as we concentrate our forces and defeat their central army, the east and west armies will be defeated without attack!"

"If we can capture their emperor, haha, we can take the emperor of the Tang Dynasty all the way to Bianjing in the Central Plains. Then we will give you a hundred Han women each!"

"Hahaha!" Yelu Abaoji said, which made the leaders of each department very excited!

"They say the Central Plains is rich. There are countless money and women there. The piles of silk and cotton are higher than the mountains. Abaoji, can you lead us into the Central Plains?"

Yelu Abaoji continued to paint the pie.

"As I said just now, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is on the grassland. This is where we have lived for generations. If we lose, we will leave here forever. If we win and capture the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, we will be far away from entering the Central Plains. Is it far?"

"kill!"

"I would like to follow Abaoji!"

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Abaoji gathered troops at the Kru River water meadow, and the emperor had already found out about it.

No matter in the Han, Tang, or later Ming and Qing dynasties, when armies from the Central Plains went out to fight the nomads, their biggest fear was not that they could not be defeated, but that they could not find them.

The vast desert stretches tens of thousands of miles in length and breadth, and you can barely even run around it. Without a guide, you can't even find the road.

If you enter the desert and there is no water source and food supplies, it is common for the entire army to be wiped out.

As for finding the location of Yelu Abaoji, this battle has been more than half successful.

Li Ye handed over all command rights to Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Zhen had the same idea as Li Ye, and used the 8000 cavalry of Yang Shihou's Youxuanjia Army as the dagger for the entire army's attack, and also used the cavalry of Niu Cunjie, Zhang Cunjing, and Zhang Guiba led by Fu Cunshen, a total of [-] troops. , in the lower reaches of the Crewe River, recharging their strength and preparing to pursue the defeated troops.

He also sent Li Siyuan and Li Cunxian's 2 horses as left and right wing cavalry, and the rest of the troops as the rear army.

In the sixth month of the tenth year of Dazhi, the fiery sun hangs in the sky.

The armies are only ten miles apart, and now it's time to see each other.

It was no longer necessary to cover the battlefield, and His Majesty the Emperor withdrew all Chalmin's cavalry.

Yelu Abaoji's army was nearly 7 people.

The cavalry led by Li Ye now only has more than [-] people.

This was the result of the division of troops, but morale was high.

The two sides did not test each other from the beginning, and lined up to wait and see each other.

The Tang army's front army formed a complete glyph shape, with Yang Shihou's right Xuanjia army in the center, and Wu Xiang's army on the left and right lining up on the left and right wings.

The rest of the army is the rear army.

But the Khitan side is not so strict. Each tribe gathers together, and each tribe forms a line, with the Duici tribe in the center.

Li Ye said to Zhu Zhen: "Should you send Chalming to explore the way?"

Zhu Zhen shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, the Youjinwu Guards cavalry are all warriors selected by the entire army. They do not wear heavy armor and are not good at using them in cavalry charges. I think it is more appropriate to use them when chasing after them!" "

Li Ye nodded and said, "Please give the order from the Governor!"

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(End of this chapter)