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Across a river that is not wide, the Tang Dynasty's Taozhou Army and Tugu Hun Yeli Army, but the two armies have as many as 70,000 soldiers and horses.

It's simply overwhelming, and the sky is overshadowed.

10,000 against 60,000, no matter how you look at it, the Tang army is in a serious weakness.

On the east bank of the river.

The six-sided Chinese army, under the banner of Liu Zishuai, Ma Zhou, and all the civil officials were on both sides of Zhang Chao.

"All the protection, the enemy is outnumbered, the difference is huge!" Even a person like Ma Zhou, who was extremely familiar with Zhang Chao, couldn't help but remind Zhang Chao at this time that this risk was too big.

Not 10,000 against 20,000, but 10,000 against 60,000.

"Sixty thousand, it's just a rabble. The total number of soldiers in Yeli today is less than 20,000, and the rest are just patchwork of old and young. You see, there are old men with gray beards and hair, and there are also immature teenagers. In a war, it is not possible to win with a large number of people, but the Ministry of Metallurgy has put together fifty or sixty thousand people, and on this basis alone, I dare to say that we have won this battle! ”

"But even if it's 50,000 wild horses, it's hard to catch them!" Xu Jingzong has always been bold, but his face was a little pale at this time. Exploring the horses and reporting that there are at least 60,000 people on the other side. Sixty thousand, not to mention sixty thousand troops, just a herd of sixty thousand horses rushing over can drown them.

Zhang Chao rode on his horse and looked across the river.

It's almost dusk, and this time can be said to be not good.

It is flat and risk-free, the Tang army does not have an advantage in numbers, and under normal circumstances, it is actually a bit of a dilemma at this time. Attack, to cross the river, will slow down, suddenly have a numerical advantage of the Metallurgical Force troops from both flanks, plus a frontal impact, they will be very dangerous.

But if you don't attack, it's getting late, and at night, you're more vulnerable to attack.

But since Zhang Chao dared to come all the way here, he was sure.

The sound of horses' hooves was heard.

A group of light horsemen galloped along the Chishui River.

Zhang Chao raised the binoculars and pulled the people in the distance closer, the first one was the Tang army uniform, and the next few horses were barbarian clothing.

This cavalry team that suddenly appeared on the battlefield made people on both sides lift their hearts.

Ma Zhou kept looking at Zhang Chao, and he saw a smile on the corner of Zhang Chao's mouth.

So he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, that smile was too familiar to him, it was the smile when Zhang Chaosheng was in his hands.

The cavalry flew.

The leader was a very young warrior, Ma Zhou had met him and knew that he was a member of a team selected by Zhang Chao from the army before.

This is a veteran who has been living in Taozhou, of mixed Chinese and Chinese descent, and knows several kinds of dialects such as Xianbei, Qiang, and Tubo. The skills are even more remarkable, once shot down the eagle in the world with an arrow.

He was later selected by Zhang Chao and transferred to the secret service.

The full name of the secret service is the Special Intelligence Department, which is the place where Taozhou collects intelligence, and the members of the secret service under its jurisdiction are actually spies.

The young knight was stopped at a distance, identified and brought over.

"Dugo, I brought my friend here!"

Three people walked out behind him, some with their hair draped and some with braided hair.

"Bailan envoy meets Tang Zhang Shuai!"

"The White Wolf Envoy meets Datang Zhang Shuai!"

"The envoy of Domi meets Zhang Shuai of the Tang Dynasty!"

Although the three envoys were dressed in a barbarian atmosphere, they had a mouth, but they could understand Chinese.

"Welcome, my allies. Tell me, has your army arrived? Zhang Chao asked with a smile.

These three tribes are all strong forces with more than 10,000 victories, and this alliance with Zhang Chao is also very sincere. On the one hand, they sent troops to fight against Dang Xiangqiang, and on the other hand, they also sent 3,000 horsemen to help in the war.

The third is 9,000 cavalry.

Zhang Chao had 10,000 horsemen, and the three departments had 9,000 reinforcements.

Now, there are 19,000 people in the Tang Alliance, and Yeli is still 60,000, from one to six to 1 to three.

"Hahaha!" Zhang Chao laughed, everything was as he planned, the allies of the three divisions arrived.

Now, it is not him Zhang Chao who is difficult to ride a tiger, but the Ministry of Yeli.

"Order, stay put!"

On the other side, in the Yeli army formation, Yeli really couldn't understand it more and more.

The Tang army trekked hundreds of miles, all the way to the door of his house, but now it stopped in front of a river that was not deep, neither attacking nor retreating, what was the Tang army commander thinking?

"Why don't we attack directly!"

One of the leaders was a little upset, and even a little palpitating.

Yeli really didn't act rashly, he was getting older and thinking about more problems.

"What the hell are the Tang people waiting for? Where did they get the confidence to dare to confront us here with a one-on-six pair? ”

"It's getting dark, what are they waiting for?"

Ye Li really felt like he was going crazy, and he couldn't guess what Tang Jun was waiting for. Do they have reinforcements behind them, no, never. He had already sent scouts to wander around in the north, and within a hundred miles, if the Tang army entered, he would know it as soon as possible.

He was very sure that only the Tang Army in front of him came, and there was no second Tang Army.

Before he figured it out, Yeli really didn't want to attack.

The two leaders of Yeli Acai, Yeli Baima, Heiyeli and Qingyeli just lost inexplicably, and those who lost couldn't lose anymore, even their heads were lost.

"We'll wait!"

In the end, Ye Li really said a word.

"Let's wait for the people of the Tuoba Department to come, I have already sent a letter to the Tuoba Department, they are only four hundred miles away from us, and the soldiers are strong, as long as they send people to reinforce, no matter what conspiracy and tricks the Tang people have, they can only lose."

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, and the four words Zhang Chao of Taozhou have already made the whole department of Yeli fearful, and there will be a shadow when this name is mentioned.

Although the opponent only had 10,000, Ye Lizhen, who had 60,000 troops, did not dare to take the initiative to attack.

He was afraid of what kind of conspiracy this Zhang Chao would use.

It's getting dark.

The Don has not attacked.

Yeli really didn't dare to attack, and he didn't dare to retreat, and when it was dark, he asked all 60,000 soldiers to be on standby, in case the Tang people would kill at any time.

Piles of fires rose up, illuminating the smelting army as bright as day.

can be on the opposite side of them.

The camp of the Tang army was pitch black.

Zhang Chao gave the most orders to let the soldiers rest on the spot.

Across a river, the Yeli people can't fly, their side is as bright as day, and they will know it when there is a little movement, besides, Zhang Chao has already gone out to scout scouts.

In the camp, the soldiers sat on the ground to rest, ate dry food, and took turns sleeping.

Nie Qing took Zhang Chao's Siduya soldiers to take turns to go to the river, and every other hour they had to beat gongs and drums, making the Yeli people in a hurry.

The long night was very hard, and when it was dawn, they were all tired. On the Tang Jun's side, they were all in good spirits. After a night's rest, now all energetic.

"Good morning!"

After Zhang Chao washed his face and brushed his teeth, he was drinking milk tea, Zhang Chao didn't like milk tea very much, but on the grassland, when the army was marching and fighting, making milk powder and cooking milk tea was a relatively simple and good way to replenish physical strength and spirit.

Ma Zhou has a little dark circles under his eyes, not everyone can be like Zhang Chao, a few miles away with 60,000 troops on the side, and they can still sleep soundly.

Ma Zhou and the others were always worried that the Yeli people would kill them last night, and they would not disarm them at night.

"Tougo, when will our allies arrive?"

Ma Zhou asked.

Now, it really feels like dancing on the edge of a cliff, and if you're not careful, you might fall off a cliff, which is really not a good feeling.

Zhang Chao's chin is a little south.

"They came yesterday, and as long as we go to war, they will be there right away."

"Why wait for the war to start?"

"Because it works best, we're here, and when the Yeli people can't sit still, they'll come to attack. At that time, our allies suddenly came out from behind, do you think it worked well? ”

"But what if the Yeli people get into trouble with us? Have they been just that? ”

Zhang Chao smiled, "That's okay, our strategy to capture the enemy last night was very successful, if the Yeli people don't attack, we will continue tonight, so for two or three days, they will be tired." If they don't do it again after three days, then we can have a real night attack, and then we can attack from both sides, and Yeli people will not be defeated? ”

Xu Jingzong came over chewing beef jerky in his mouth, and when he heard Zhang Chao's words, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It turns out that both sides are blocked, no matter what, you can't escape from the palm of Du Hu's hand!" ”

"Send a letter to Ye Lizhen and tell him that I am only here to pick up our people home. If Yeli really doesn't want to shed blood, then return all our people. I gave him three days to think about it, and I waited for him here for three days, and after three days, if my people were not all sent back, then I would personally cross the river to pick them up. When the time comes, don't blame me for being rude! ”

Zhang Chao called a soldier of the Pingyi Army Yeli and asked him to go and deliver a letter to Yelizhen.

Ma Zhou and the others couldn't help but smile when they watched the warrior ride away, "At this time, you haven't forgotten to cheat him." What if Yeli is really willing to return Hermes-Epitek? ”

Zhang Chao smiled, "At that time, we can ask them to hand over the Qiang people who had been attached to the last rebellion." ”

"The Qiang people are not in the Ministry of Metallurgy, how can they hand it over."

"I know!" Zhang Chao took a sip of the teacup and smiled brightly.

The letter was delivered to Yelizhen.

Yeli was really embarrassed, and he wanted to put an end to this war, because he always had no bottom in his heart and felt that something was not right. But the demands of the Tang people were too much, and they killed them, seized their land, and now they are calling the door to demand that they return to the Han people.

If the Tang people were willing to exchange prisoners, it would have been possible.

However, the Tang people did not mention the exchange of prisoners, as long as the Yeli Department returned to the Han Chinese, as for the Yeli people they captured and the territory of the Yeli they occupied, they were not included in the peace agreement.

Ye Lizhen asked the other chiefs, and they all roared in anger at the Tang's aggressive demands.

"It's too much of a deception! Never! ”

So, Ye Lizhen had no choice but to stop mentioning the matter, he asked the envoy to go back and told Zhang Chao, "They still need to think about it!" ”

During this period of consideration, the Tang people did not attack, but every night they had to beat gongs and drums, so that they could not sleep at all.

Three days later, the Tang people sent an envoy again to ask Ye Li for a real answer.

"We still have some disputes, and we have to discuss it for a few more days, please General Zhang give us three more days!"

Ye Lizhen waited for the Tang envoy to leave, and said to the leaders of the various departments, "Wait for three more days, the reinforcements of the Tuoba Department will arrive, and at that time, we will wipe out these damn Tang people!" ”

"I hope those Tang people didn't flee in advance, I haven't slept well all night in the past few days, and when I catch that Zhang Wenyuan, I must cut him a few hundred knives to relieve my hatred!"

That day, it was as calm as ever, and the Tang people even herded their horses by the river.

Several leaders couldn't hold back and wanted to attack, but Ye Lizhen stopped them, "Don't rush this time, wait two more days, Tuoba reinforcements will arrive!" ”

At night, the Tang army continued to beat gongs and drums, but the Yeli people who had not slept well for several days in a row ignored these hateful Tang people, they were sleeping heavily, and the Tang people did not dare to come over anyway.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Chao pulled out his long sword and swung forward.

"Cross the river!"

10,000 Tang troops rushed straight to the Yeli camp on the other side of the river, and at the same time, 9,000 Bai Lanqiang and other allied troops also killed from the south as agreed, under the cover of night.

The whole camp was burning.

The flames reddened half of the night sky.

The Tang Dynasty protected Zhang Chao in the west, rode his horse, and looked at the chaotic and collapsed Yeli people in the firelight, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The entire 60,000 Yeli army collapsed under the front and rear attacks of the 19,000 Tang coalition troops.

The effect of the night attack was very good, and the Yeli people relied on the large number of people, and they did not even have a camp defense. Tens of thousands of people were scattered on the meadows on the west bank of the river, miles wide, without fences or towers.

The Tang army easily entered the camp.

The most ferocious are the soldiers and horses of Bai Lan, White Wolf and Tami, these people are really savage and fierce. Riding a horse in the camp of Yeli, he crisscrossed everywhere, killing people when he saw them, and burning tents when he saw them.

If there were only those young warriors in the camp, the result might be better, and maybe a defensive counterattack could be organized. However, there were too many old and weak people in their camp, and the camp was divided according to each tribe, and the warriors followed their own people, and there was no good concentration.

One of the centurions of the White Wolf Qiang threw a head in front of Zhang Chao, "This is Ye Lizhen, the leader of Bai Yeli, can this head be exchanged for a hundred catties of tea?" ”

Zhang Chao looked at the dead head and nodded.

"Friend, a living captive, I will give you five catties of tea, if you are injured, you can only exchange two or three catties of tea. Dead, we don't want it! ”

Listening to Zhang Chao's offer, the centurion's eyes lit up.

There are tens of thousands of Yeli people here, if you can catch him and take 10,000 prisoners, wouldn't you be able to exchange it for 50,000 catties of tea?

He immediately turned his horse's head and said to the white wolf warriors behind his wolf flag, "What are you waiting for, go and capture the prisoners, remember to live, don't leave it undamaged." The dead can't be exchanged for tea, and the broken ones should be replaced with much less! ”

Everywhere there were shouts of killing and horses' hooves.

In the firelight, the people of the Metallurgical Force Department were scattered and fled, the camp was broken through, the leader was killed, and the Yeli camp was in chaos.

Bai Lanqiang, White Wolf Qiang, and Duomi, they all knew the reward offered by Zhang Chao, and they felt that this transaction was very cost-effective. So they chased their subordinates around, and the lasso kept the smelters one by one, and then tied them up and tied them to the back of their horses.

Every time they catch one, they think they can exchange a few catties of tea!

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