When Li Yi was in charge of Youzhou, the Jie and Tuli Khans were suppressed by Li Yi and could not gain any advantage.
Even if they wanted to secretly go and get some benefits, they would always be betrayed by the small Turkic tribes. Then, Li Yi would disregard his martial ethics and lay an ambush on the path they had to pass, beating up the Turks.
It was because they couldn't take advantage of Li Yi that they had no choice but to accept Li Yi's border trade policy.
Otherwise, with their knowledge, how could they not see through the pit hidden in this seemingly fair mutual trade policy?
Now, Li Yi was no longer in Youzhou!
Perhaps this was an opportunity!
Understanding all of this, Khan Jie Li's breathing started to become rough.
He was a person who was good at learning. When Li Yi was promoting the policy of mutual trade and weakening the border, the Jie Li Khan was also imitating Li Yi and using the same method to weaken the other tribes on the grasslands and then strengthen himself!
After so many years, not only did the strength of Jie Li Khan's main force not weaken, it even increased slightly.
Thus, as long as he could take Li Yi down while he wasn't in Youzhou, the Turks would no longer have to suffer the scourge of the two policies of mutual trade and weakening the border.
And he, Jie Li Khagan, could also use the great merit of taking down Youzhou to obtain the recognition and loyalty of Tuli Khagan, becoming the true overlord of the grasslands!
"The Tang army has been defeated!"
"All tribes, listen up!”
Jie Li Khan waved his whip and shouted, wanting to take his cavalry to pursue Chai Shao's defeated army.
But just as Khan Jie Li's voice fell, Tuli Khan's voice sounded.
"No!"
"The Han dog is full of tricks. This retreat was in such a hurry that it might be a trap!”
"Everyone, don't forget how Li Yi set up an ambush to kill us warriors!”
Seeing that Jie Li Khagan was about to call for a hundred people to respond, Tuli Khagan, who could also see that Chai Shao's army was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, decisively stepped forward to stop it.
Although Tuli Khan and Jie Khan were uncle and nephew, the two of them had never gotten along. Thus, Tuli Khan could not sit idly by as Jie Khan's reputation and strength continued to grow!
Just as he finished speaking.
The tribal leaders all felt that what Tuli Khagan said made sense, so they all voiced their agreement.
Some tribe leaders even tried to persuade Jie Li Khan not to be rash, lest he suffered a great loss from the Han!
Seeing this situation, Jie Li Khan was helpless.
He couldn't take the risk to chase after the Tang army with his men. If there were really an ambush, then his wisdom would be ruined!
"A bunch of useless pigs!"
Jie Li Khagan cursed before leading his men back to the Turkic camp.
After the other tribes finished cleaning up the battlefield, they also retreated.
On the other side, after the 10,000 Youzhou cavalrymen had fled to safety, Chai Shao realized that there were no more pursuers. He hurriedly led his personal soldiers and tried to gather all the scattered soldiers.
Taking stock of the troops, Chai Shao was shocked to discover that this battle only lost about 1300 cavalry, the losses were not great.
Of course, the small loss was due to the legacy left behind by Li Yi.
Back then, Li Yi understood that the Han people were not good at riding and shooting, so he simply increased his defense. As a result, almost everyone in Youzhou's border troops wore armor!
Although the Youzhou border guards had decayed, their armor was still on their bodies and continued to play a life-saving role.
"The Turks are skilled in riding and archery, while our army is skilled in close combat.”
"I have to admit that this battle was too hasty.”
"But those Turks probably don't have any capable people. If they continue to use their cavalry and archery skills, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses!”
After experiencing a defeat, Chai Shao finally calmed down. However, after examining the cause and effect, he felt that this defeat was only caused by him underestimating the enemy.
Since that was the case, they would make full use of the Tang army's advantage!
"In the next battle, we can't just use cavalry against cavalry!”
"Infantry and cavalry, attack together and storm the Turkic camp. This way, we can win and wash away the humiliation of this defeat!”
After making up his mind, Chai Shao led his troops back to camp with a cold expression and rested for a day.
Two days later, Chai Shao ordered the army to set off along the river towards the Turkic camp.
That afternoon, the Youzhou border army and the Turkic army met and began to fight.
Because of Chai Shao's attention, the entire army had made preparations for this battle. When they fought with the Turkic army again, the two sides were evenly matched!
Of course, in this battle, the legacy left behind by Li Yi played an important role again!
Apart from the Tang army's armor, the infantry and cavalry coordination tactics left behind by Li Yi were also engraved in the minds of the Youzhou border troops. They would always turn the tide of the battlefield at the critical moment!
Just like this, the Turkic army and Chai Shao's Youzhou border army fought back and forth on the grasslands for half a month before finally reaching a stalemate.
This situation lasted for a full three months!
It could be said that the next competition between the two sides was whose logistics was stronger!
Whoever had the strongest logistics would be the final victor of this war!
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