The incident happened on December 12, 2018, the ninth day after the Tang Dynasty won its first victory. After the arrival of the siege equipment, Li Shiji led his army to launch a round of arrow rain and catapults against the Tuyuhun army, which could not be defended, and destroyed the fortifications built by Tuyuhun with all his efforts. Under the encirclement, the army defeated Tuyuhun. Chi Yun escaped with only less than 10,000 remaining soldiers. Li Shiji led his army to pursue him relentlessly. Five days later, he arrived at a twelve miles east of the capital of Tuyuhun to camp.

The so-called elite soldiers in Tuyuhun are indeed able to fight, but when they encounter the Tang army with well-equipped and strong combat power, they can only be beaten. After the catapult and arrow rain successfully destroyed the fortifications, Su Dingfang led three thousand iron cavalry to attack again. Su Dingfang's powerful ability to command the cavalry was fully discovered by Li Shiji and was used for great use. The results of the battle under the siege of several outside troops were not as good as the results of Su Dingfang's raid.

The 50,000 elite army of Tuyuhun collapsed, 25,000 of the more than 40,000 were captured, and more than 15,000 were beheaded. Su Dingfang made great achievements. At the same time, the Li Daozong corps, who advanced together, also ambushed dozens of miles north, and wiped out a cavalry corps in Tuyuhun. Chi Yun took the lead in escaping in fear. This guy was lucky and was not caught in two defeats, which made Su Dingfang very angry.

The battle was smooth. Chi Yun fled into the capital of Tuyuhun in a panic, and joined forces with Fu Yun Khan, barely gathered 30,000 troops. After the defeat, he should have been punished, but the current situation was no longer allowed to cut off his arms. He had to appoint Chi Yun as a general again, commanding 30,000 troops to protect the capital. He had already begun to prepare to escape.

After Chi Yun returned to the capital, he knew that it was impossible to defend it. The Tang army's siege weapon was so powerful. His fortifications were destroyed by the Tang army with almost no effort and then lost. Tuyuhun's capital said it was called the capital, but to put it bluntly, it was a city. Where can I get rid of the Tang army's bombardment? Just surrender directly...

Of course, Chi Yun was still loyal to Fu Yun Khan. Although the situation was extremely bad, he still did everything he should do, strictly prevent the Tang army from siegeing the city, and at the same time contacted the troops who were fighting everywhere to see if they could find reinforcements. At least they could win some time to escape. Otherwise, if the Tang army was too fast, they wouldn't even run away, especially the general with a tiger-backed and bear-backed waist. That momentum, Chi Yun felt cold sweat all over his body when he thought about it.

It was just a temporary truce for one night. When the Tang army pursued the capital of Tuyuhun, it was already dark. Li Shiji ordered the army to rest and attack the city early tomorrow morning, and then sent envoys to the city to send a letter of persuasion to Tuyuhun Khan. It was useless. Tuyuhun refused the final persuasion to surrender, which made Li Shiji very angry. He ordered the city to attack tomorrow and must be defeated. Anyone who resisted will be killed without mercy!

But on this night, on the evening of December 12, the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shiji received two news that made him very unhappy. The first news was that some tribes of Dangxiang Qiang were worried that the Tang army would destroy them after destroying Tuyuhun, and they felt cold in their lips and teeth. They united and gathered more than 20,000 troops to go to the front line overnight to support Tuyuhun. However, the Tang army defeated Tuyuhun all the way, and the speed was too fast that the Qiang coalition could not keep up with the speed of the Tang army.

But now they have arrived at the battlefield and have fought fiercely with Li Daliang, the army of the Tang army's palace backer. After the war, Li Daliang successfully repelled the Qiang sneak attack army, but the damage was serious and he asked Li Shiji for support.

The second news made him even more unhappy. The Western Regions coalition was defeated and was defeated by the Tuyuhun and Tubo coalition forces on the Tuyuhun border, and almost wiped out the entire army. The Gaochang King Qu Wentai was injured. The 60,000 army lost more than 50,000, and only a little left was left. The army was taken back to the Western Regions for refuge in a mess. Some of the territory that he had finally regained was lost again...

At present, 20,000 Tubo troops and 10,000 Tuyuhun troops have left the Western Regions to rush to the capital for assistance. The remaining 10,000 Tubo troops and 10,000 Tuyuhun troops still continue to attack the defeated Western Regions coalition forces, and further advance, intending to severely deal with the countries in the Western Regions so that they dare not continue to invade.

The weak combat effectiveness of the Western Regions countries once again made Li Shiji speechless. He told them not to fight against Tuyuhun, and to form camps to defend themselves and defend themselves. All they wanted was to restrain their troops and horses. After we cleaned up Tuyuhun's main army, we turned around and helped you kill the Tubo army. Why do you want to fight against them?

Look at how sensible the Western Turks are! Thirty thousand cavalry can be divided into 20,000 and handed over to commander Li Daozong to march head-on. The remaining 10,000 troops scattered and attacked the cavalry units in Tuyuhun. From time to time, they can penetrate into Li Daozong's encirclement and be killed. The cooperation is quite pleasant. Now the entire northern territory of Tuyuhun has almost been lost. Including the eastern territory that Li Shiji has captured along the way, Tuyuhun is really only one-third of the territory left.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Tubo army is really good. The documents for help say that the Tubo army has strong combat effectiveness. One person attacked, and the five soldiers of the Western Regions coalition forces were Mo Yu. That's how the Western Regions coalition forces were defeated in a short period of time. Moreover, the Tubo army was fierce. Once the Western Regions coalition forces were defeated, they would not stop and kill them when they saw them. Don't take prisoners. The Western Regions coalition forces suffered heavy losses and the national strength of various countries was greatly damaged. The Tang Dynasty asked them to help them in terms of their help in attacking Tuyuhun.

The current territory of the Tang Dynasty can only stop at Yumen Pass in the northwest border, and the western border of Tuyuhun can cross the defense range of the Tang Dynasty to attack the Western Regions by detour. The Tang Dynasty was beyond the reach, and it was too late to let the Western Turks send troops at this time. The only way was to draw a cavalry army from here to go around the territory that had been captured on its back, and directly attack the rear of the Western Regions countries from the battlefield, and then intercept the Tubo Tuyuhun coalition.

But this is more than a thousand miles away. Which general can lead a small number of cavalry troops to do this? Li Daozong certainly cannot. Western Turkic cavalry can only fight. It is probably a bad thing to use for rescue. He must send the army of the Tang Dynasty to help the countries in the Western Regions to resist the attack of the Tubo Tuyuhun coalition forces. Oh my, these unlucky guys! Pig-like teammates!

Obviously, Li Shiji was very angry with this group of teammates who could not do anything at all, but he had to save them. He had no choice but to send an army to the rear to support Li Daliang, eliminate the Qiang coalition, and then prepared to summon Su Dingfang. He felt that Su Dingfang, who was shining these days, should be able to command cavalry. He was very good at commanding cavalry, and he dared to fight and rush, and had a strong impact. At present, the only one who could entrust this matter seemed to be Su Dingfang.

But unexpectedly, before Su Dingfang came, Li Daoyan came uninvited. Li Shiji felt very strange and asked, "General Li. Why are you here? I have not summoned you?"

Li Daoyan said confidently: "Master, the general of the Mo just heard that the army behind was attacked by Dangxiang Qiang, and they came to ask for battle! Master, the general of the Mo had long said that these Qiang people were not good things, just destroy them directly. Now, are they here to attack? "

Li Shiji was worried, and when he heard this, he was immediately angry: "These Qiang tribes and the Qiang tribes that had been blood-aligned with our army were not the same tribe. They have no dependents on each other. The Qiang tribes that had been blood-aligned with our army did not participate in this matter. The two cannot be confused!"

Li Daoyan's face stagnated, then he clasped his fists and said, "Then, let the general lead the army to attack the Qiang people. The general must wipe out them all, so that no one can escape!"

Li Shiji shook his head: "I have ordered General Qie Bihe Heli to lead his army to attack the Qiang people. At present, General Qie Bihe Heli has sent troops, so General Li does not need to attack again."

Li Daoyan was rejected and was happy instead of anger, and said with a smile: "Then ask the general to lead the army to support the countries in the Western Regions! That group of people is too useless. The small Tubo people only had 30,000 people to wipe out their entire army. It is really useless. The general asked 3,000 cavalrymen to rush for help from thousands of miles away, and would definitely wipe out the Tubo army! It would definitely save the remaining troops of the Western Regions! It would not make it fall into the majesty of our Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shiji was stunned and asked, "When will I tell you that the Western Regions coalition forces were defeated?"

Li Daoyan smiled and said, "I just met a messenger outside, so I asked. Instead of handing it over to General Su, it would be better to hand it over to General Su. General Su has made great contributions, but General Su has only made some minor contributions. The general cannot favor anyone!"

In his words, Li Daoyan was hinting that Li Shiji was favoring himself. Because he had a good relationship with Suning, he took care of Su Dingfang, which was really bad.

Li Shiji frowned and said in a deep voice: "General Su's achievements were caused by his own hard work. When the Japanese general asked who could lead thousands of cavalry to tear the Tuyuhun defense line, only General Su asked for his order. This general allowed him to attack, but General Li was next to him, so why didn't he ask for his order? General Su was a military achievement he had achieved with one sword and one shot. He would lead the way in every battle. Does General Li not agree?"

Li Daoyan opened his mouth. He knew that Li Shiji was telling the truth. At that time, 50,000 elite soldiers formed a military formation in Tuyuhun, which was quite majestic. Li Daoyan did not dare to go. One thousand people attacked 50,000 people. Isn't that seeking death? Who knew that Su Dingfang, a fierce seafood, really went there, and won a big victory, shooting all the mounts of the local generals to death. That guy was covered in blood when he came back. His fierce look made anyone frightened to see it.

But now, there are only 20,000 Tuyuhun and Tubo coalition forces there. Whoever goes there is going? Isn’t it a little longer? Li Daoyan has thought about it and immediately recruited troops from the Western Regions to go to the front line as cannon fodder, consuming the strength of Tubo Tuyuhun coalition forces. When the consumption is almost done, he will lead his army to raid, pick up peaches, and the fisherman will benefit.

But Li Shiji obviously wanted Su Dingfang to fight for this military merit. Li Zhen, the son of Li Shiji, had a good relationship with Suning. This is not a secret. The two families communicated with each other once or twice. This time, it is very likely that Li Shiji gave him a chance. As a royal family, he was demoted to become a duke. There was also the Rencheng King Li Daozong wandering in front of him. Of course, Li Daoyan also wanted to make a great military merit to regain the royal merit.

It is easy to deal with the Qiang people, and it is not enough to make him achieve great military achievements. However, if he runs thousands of miles to the Western Regions, his nature will be different. It is a great victory. If he goes to battle, he will not be afraid of not getting any credit. At that time, he will find some relatives at home and tell His Majesty Li Er that the king will come back?

His plan was good, but Li Shiji didn't think so. Li Daoyan was used to being arrogant, and he was quite arrogant and looked down on the barbarians of foreign races. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to attack the countries in the Western Regions, he had to establish a good image. Su Dingfang was majestic and majestic, and it was even more rare to be gentle and humble, and etiquette. He was the best candidate. In addition, Suning's previous warning made him instinctively unable to believe Li Daoyan.
Chapter completed!