Seeing Chief Ke Er lead the army out, Jie Li Khan felt uneasy.
For some reason, he had a feeling that the Tang army had a big plan when they suddenly attacked!
Just to harass Dingxiang City?
There was no need!
The Eastern Turks had not had a good time in recent years, and the Great Tang was also suffering.
Under such circumstances, it was obvious that they had some ulterior motives for sending troops to attack!
Declaring war on the Eastern Turks?
Impossible!
Jie Li knew what was going on inside the Great Tang!
If he really wanted to declare war on the Eastern Turks, he would only be harming himself and the enemy. The Tang Emperor would not take such a risk!
"Could it be that the Tang Emperor wants to capture me?”
Jie Li thought about it.
That was the only possibility!
The Tang army's attack on Dingxiang City was to test the strength of the Eastern Turks, and also to capture Dingxiang City!
Seize this city as the foundation of supplies, and then use it to go deep into the plains to search for him!
Thinking of this, Jie Li Khagan was terrified. He didn't dare to be careless, but he also felt lucky.
It was only a thousand cavalrymen. The Tang army should not have known that he was in Dingxiang City. Otherwise, tens of thousands of troops would have pounced on him!
These days Jie Li brought people to constantly escape, he was already a frightened bird.
Thinking of this, Jie Li immediately gathered his trusted aides and began the next step of the arrangements!
Even if Dingxiang City could be defended tonight, the Tang army would definitely attack again. They had to be prepared!
……
"Kakaka…"
The gates of Dingxiang slowly opened, and the Turkic army led by Chief Ke Er charged out.
"Kill them!"
"Destroy the Tang army!"
Under the leadership of Chief Ke Er, nearly a thousand Turkic cavalry charged out.
In the dark night, it was like a black torrent rushing toward the Tang army led by Su Dingfang!
The Turks were nomadic people of the steppe, and they were most proud of their valiant cavalry.
It was no exaggeration to say that the Tang army would find it difficult to fight the Turkic cavalry with the same number of cavalry.
Not only were their riding skills inferior, but even their warhorses were incomparable.
Thinking about it, how could the horses in the Central Plains compare to the horses galloping in the grasslands every day?
"They're out. Retreat while fighting!"
When Su Dingfang saw that Chief Ke Er had really left the city gate, he immediately raised his arms and shouted, ordering the soldiers to retreat while firing.
The cavalrymen of the frontline camp were all good at riding and shooting, the elites among the elites, so they naturally didn't fear these cavalrymen.
However, the purpose of this ambush was not to destroy these Turkic soldiers, but to kill the general guarding the city!
To capture the bandits, one had to capture the king first. Once the general guarding the city died, taking down Dingxiang City would be a simple matter!
"Chief Ke Er, these Tang soldiers ran so fast. I'm afraid there's an ambush!”
The Turkic general realized that something was wrong and anxiously spoke. Chief Ke Er was furious, but he was secretly surprised.
Why did the Tang Army's cavalry run so fast tonight that they could not catch up even if they tried their best?
These places were not like the Central Plains, which was rugged everywhere.
Logically speaking, the Tang army could not outrun them!
"Retreat!"
Chief Kerr ran for about five miles. Seeing that the Tang army was still retreating, he stopped chasing and turned around to return to the city!
"Turn the rear army to the front army and shoot!”
Seeing that the Turkic soldiers weren't chasing, Su Dingfang immediately ordered.
Immediately, the soldiers on the border turned into the vanguard and began to fire wildly at the rear of the Turkic soldiers!
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, a few cavalrymen who couldn't escape in time were shot to death, and their screams continued.
You chase, I hide, you escape, I fight. This was obviously a guerrilla warfare!
"Bastard! Despicable Tang Army!"
The Turkic army was furious, and Chief Ke Er was even more furious as he turned around.
"Charge! The entire army charged forward and destroyed the Tang army!!!”
"Charge!"
The Turks were naturally belligerent and proud, always boasting of themselves as kings of cavalry.
How could he tolerate being played by the Tang army tonight?
He was enraged!
Chief Ke Er took the lead in charging. He raised his saber and charged at Su Dingfang's generals.
"General Su, they're catching up!"
"Good timing!"
Su Dingfang shouted excitedly and immediately looked at the hillside not far away.
In the dark night, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring coldly at the battlefield.
The Turks should have been enraged, they had fallen into a trap!
"Torch!"
Immediately, the cavalrymen took out their torches and lit them up. They raised them up and lit up a red light in the dark night!
" Torch?!"
Chief Kerr was puzzled. Could it be that these people wanted to use fire to attack?
Impossible!
The Red Earth Plains could not be ignited at all!
"Playing tricks!"
Chief Ke Er only felt that the Tang army was putting on a show. He raised his saber and shouted,"
"Kill! Follow me and slaughter these two-legged sheep!”
"Kill!"
The Turkic soldiers shouted in excitement. They saw the Tang army raise their weapons, and their eyes shone with bloodlust.
"Destroy the Tang army!"
The Turkic cavalry surged forward like a flood, but Su Dingfang did not retreat. He stared at the approaching Turkic soldiers and threw his torch forward.
"This is the place! The city guard general is here!"
"Phew!"
For a moment, all the torches were thrown at Chief Kerr, who was at the front. The flames exposed him to the darkness.
"Small tricks!"
Chief Kerr pulled his reins and raised his saber to chop away the torch. He then raised his saber and shouted,"
" The Tang army is at their wit's end. Kill..."
Before he could finish his words, a fierce whistling sound broke through the night sky!
Whoosh!
A black stream of light that was invisible to the naked eye seemed to pierce through the void and rushed towards Chief Kerr's forehead in the blink of an eye!
Not good!
Chief Kerr only reacted at the last second. It was too late to stop him.
"Puff!"
One arrow beheaded!
Under the light of the fire, Chief Kerr's body tilted and fell off his horse.
Plop!
"Bingo!"
Su Dingfang and the other generals shouted excitedly. Li Yu really did it!
In the dark of the night, he killed the general of the city guard with a single arrow from 300 steps away!
This was a godly archer!
"Chief Kerr!"
Unlike the excited Tang army, the Turkic soldiers panicked and screamed like headless flies.
"The Turkic commander has been killed. General Su, capture Dingxiang City!”
A voice rang out in the dark night. Li Yu rode his Scarlet Flame Horse and rushed out with his spear.
"Hahaha, good! Everyone shouted that the Turkic commander had been killed and that the soldiers had taken Dingxiang City!”
Su Dingfang laughed loudly as he led his generals in pursuit, all of them shouting the news of the Turkic commander's death.
The news of Chief Ke Er's death instantly spread throughout the Turkic army!
The death of their commander before the battle even began was a devastating blow to the morale of the Turkic soldiers!
On the other hand, the Tang army was full of vigor, chasing after the Turkic soldiers as if they had been injected with stimulants!
Not only that, another 1,000 cavalrymen charged out from both flanks, forming a total of 3,000 cavalrymen to kill these defeated soldiers!
Kill!
Under Li Jing's command, they first used a thousand cavalry to make the enemy look down on them and lure out the general guarding the city!
In addition, he would let Li Yu kill the generals and behead them, greatly weakening the morale of the Turkic soldiers. Then, he would lead the army out!
Complete victory!
There was no doubt that the Tang army had won the battle to capture Dingxiang City!
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