Chapter 182 Ambush

"General, the enemy has entered our ambush circle." In Xiazhou, Shishi Sili led Yoshino Tai to a place where an ambush had already been set.

Tian Renhui arrived at the place earlier and was ready, waiting for Shishi Sili to lead Yoshino Tai into the ambush circle.

This place is close to Wantong City, so Yoshino Tai will be more convinced that Shishi Sili is fleeing in panic.

Yoshino Tai will naturally not miss the great opportunity to eliminate Shishi Sili.

"Pass the order down, the whole army speeds up and don't let Shishi Sili escape into Wantong City. Whoever kills Shishi Sili will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold, and whoever captures Shishi Sili alive will be promoted three levels." Yoshino Tai ordered the whole army to speed up and promised a generous reward.

Yoshino Tai brought cavalry, so he had to stop Zhishishili outside Wantong City and then defeat him.

If Zhishishili entered Wantong City, it would be difficult to kill him. He couldn't be allowed to attack the city with cavalry!

Attacking a city is not the strong point of cavalry, not to mention that Yoshino Tai didn't just want to destroy the Turkish army led by Zhishishili.

The defenders in Wantong City saw the Turkish army outside the city being surrounded and killed, and the defenders in the city could still hold back.

At that time, if the defenders in the city could be led out of the city and destroyed together, it would be even better.

He could also take the opportunity to kill his way into the city and capture Wantong City before the Khan arrived, and then Yoshino Tai would be the first to achieve success.

Thinking about it, I feel a little excited.

The more this happened, the more Yoshino Tai urged his 30,000 cavalry to gallop at full speed.

This caused great trouble for the Turkic army in front. In order to maintain a certain distance, they could neither shake off the Xueyantuo army behind them nor be caught up by them. They

had to keep a distance all the time, so the speed of the horses was not easy to control. Fortunately, they were about to pass through the ambush site.

"Shoot! Shoot!" The Turkic army passed through the ambush circle, and the Tang army hiding around rushed out, catching the Xueyantuo army in the ambush circle off guard.

"No! There is an ambush!" Yoshino Tai shouted, but it was too late!

Pulling the horse rope buried shallowly in the ground, the Xueyantuo army's horses were tripped, and the Xueyantuo soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately thrown to the ground.

Because they charged too fast, the soldiers behind them could not stop at all and continued to charge forward. Many horses were tripped by their fallen companions, or the fallen people in front had no time to stand up. They

were trampled to death by their companions behind them.

The scene was suddenly in chaos.

Tian Renhui looked at the scene in front of him and was overjoyed. How could he miss this good opportunity to destroy the Xueyantuo vanguard army.

"Shoot! Shoot!" Tian Renhui yelled for people to shoot.

The archer raised the bow in his hand, drew the arrow, and shot it at a 45-degree angle to the sky. The archer immediately drew the arrow again, put the arrow on the bow, and shot three rounds at the Xueyantuo army surrounded in the middle. .

"Snap" the trembling bowstring shot out the arrows, which drew arcs in the air, like a rainstorm, pouring down fiercely towards the chaotic Xueyantuo army.

Many Xueyantuo soldiers were shot to death by the rain of arrows, and more were trampled to death or seriously injured by their companions' horses.

There was no power to avoid the rain of arrows falling from the sky, which caused the Xueyantuo army to suffer heavy casualties quickly.

"My sons, follow me to kill!" Shishisili turned his horse's head, raised his arm and shouted, and led his Turkic cavalry to kill the Xueyantuo army behind him.

At this time, both sides had stopped shooting, and after three rounds of shooting, there were no more than 10,000 Xueyantuo soldiers who could fight.

More than 10,000 people died under the horses' hooves and the rain of arrows. Neither Tian Renhui nor Zhi Shisili had expected that the result of this battle would be so great.

"Kill the Xueyantuo people. Those who surrender their weapons will not be killed. Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

Seeing the Turkic army coming back to fight, Tian Renhui drew his sword, pointed at the Xueyantuo army surrounded in the middle, and shouted to the Tang army.

"Kill!" The Tang soldiers immediately picked up their weapons and killed the Xueyantuo people. The shouts of killing resounded through the sky and could be heard faintly from a long distance.

The two sides fought together. The Xueyantuo soldiers who were ambushed badly were already terrified and their morale was low. They had no intention of fighting anymore.

As the Tang soldiers shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Xueyantuo soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Those who resisted to the end were killed by the Tang and Turkic troops.

The resistance gradually weakened until it stopped, and the enemies were either killed or surrendered.

On the top of Wantong City in Xiazhou.

The Crown Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty and Liu Lan, the governor of Xiazhou, as well as the generals of the East Palace and the generals of the Xiazhou Governor's Office stood on the top of the city and looked into the distance.

Li Chengqian leaned on the awning and looked at the sky in the distance. The smoke was rolling, and he seemed to hear the shouts and the neighing of war horses.

After looking for a long time, Li Chengqian saw nothing except the rolling smoke rising into the sky.

"Gentlemen, have you seen the situation in the distance?" Li Chengqian asked hurriedly.

"Your Highness! This place is far away from the Duke of Anguo and his men. Apart from the smoke rising into the sky, nothing else can be seen!" Liu Lan answered.

It's so far away that even ghosts can't see it, and it's strange that you can see it with just a pair of naked eyes.

After Liu Lan said this, Li Chengqian felt that he was too anxious and felt like he was desperate to seek medical treatment.

"I don't know how the Duke of Anguo and his men are doing. I'm still worried whether they can destroy the Xueyantuo army."

"We need to send someone to pick up the Duke of Anguo, so that I can feel at ease." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness! I am willing to lead the troops out of the city to pick up the Duke of Anguo." Liu Lan hurriedly saluted and asked for permission.

"No! As the governor of Xiazhou, Governor Liu should stay in the city and mobilize in the middle to control the overall situation."

"To pick up such a small matter, we only need to send a general!" Li Chengqian rejected Liu Lan's request.

The purpose of this trip out of the palace is to train the generals and soldiers of the East Palace, to enhance the battlefield experience of the generals, and the soldiers to enhance their combat effectiveness.

The prince was always thinking about taking the opportunity to train his troops and fight the enemy, so he would naturally give priority to himself.

How could he let Liu Lan take over? Therefore, when Liu Lan proposed it, Li Chengqian refused without thinking.

"Your Highness! I am willing to go out of the city to meet the Duke of Anguo and General Tian Zhonglang." A general from the Xiazhou Governor's Office came out and saluted Li Chengqian.

Since the governor can't go, then he, the general, can go! If the battle is not over when he goes.

He can still lead people to join the battle and brush up his military merits. Is he still afraid of not being able to get promoted and make money?

"What nonsense are you talking about? You still have to stay and help this governor defend the Wantong City of Xiazhou. There is no time for you to run out of the city." Without waiting for Li Chengqian to speak, Liu Lan stood up and scolded the general.