Chapter 331 Attack
Shortly after Qiao Baoming and Ashina Diyun and his party left Yaochi Governor's Mansion, Liang Jianfang and others claimed that the Tang envoy Qiao Baoming was attacked by Ashina's tribe and his life was in danger.
Liang Jianfang specifically requested that Yaochi Governor Ashina Helu go back to the capital with them to explain the situation to the emperor in person.
They were also allowed to search for the murderer in the city. After all, someone discovered that the gangsters who dared to attack the Tang envoys had entered the city of Yaochi Governor's Mansion.
Ashina Helu naturally could not agree to this rude request and rejected Liang Jianfang's proposal without hesitation.
He did not agree to their search in the city, nor did he agree to go with them to Chang'an to meet the emperor, as he was afraid that he would never come back.
Then everything that had been done before would be in vain.
Liang Jianfang, Qili Hebi and others immediately sent troops to attack Ashina Helu.
Ashina Helu hurriedly issued orders to the ten Turkic tribes to come together and jointly besiege the Tang-Hui coalition army led by Liang Jianfang.
For this battle, Tingzhou Governor Luo Hongyi also submitted a memorial to Li Chengqian, offering a plan for the attack on Ashina Helu.
Luo Hongyi said in his memorial: "To appease the Central Plains, trust is needed; to subdue the barbarians, power is needed. We should take advantage of the fact that Ashina Helu is not fully prepared and the tribes have not yet completely submitted to Ashina Helu."
"Tribes such as Chumi and Chumukun may not be willing to fight for Ashina Helu. Seeing that the Tang army is strong, they will certainly stand aside and watch."
"Now is a good time to destroy Ashina Helu. It is suggested that Chuyue, Chumi and other tribes be spared and Helu should be destroyed. To eliminate evil, we must eliminate the root, not the branches first."
"Please mobilize the troops of Shepi, Chuyue, Chumi, Qibi and other tribes, bring enough food and grass for one month, and quickly advance to attack Helu."
"Our army will come to their rescue on the Luo River. This is a strategy to drive away the wolves and wolves of the Rong and Di tribes. Moreover, the Rong people use our army as a wing, let the Hu cavalry go in front, and our army is responsible for the rear, so Ashina Helu will have nowhere to escape."
In addition to these words, in order to gain Li Chengqian's attention, Luo Hongyi also attached a battle plan and submitted it to Li Chengqian together with the memorial.
After reading it, Li Chengqian threw it aside. Li Chengqian understood that Luo Hongyi's so-called strategy was completely useless.
In addition to the Ten Surnames, the Turks also have the Chuyue, Chumi, and some small countries in the Western Regions, who secretly support Ashina Helu. They will never surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but will attack Ashina Helu.
As long as Ashina Helu makes a call, these people are likely to turn against the Tang Dynasty, and then the Tang Dynasty will suffer.
The best way is to get rid of these tribes immediately. When Ashina Helu reacts, it will be too late.
The Tang Dynasty court, which had expected this result, had already made preparations. After Liang Jianfang arrived in Mobei, he immediately sent someone to invite Zhu Xiegu, the leader of the Chuyue tribe, to come.
At the banquet, he killed Zhu Xie Gu Zhu and others, and then completely controlled the situation of Chu Yue Tribe, and re-elected a person with high prestige and loyalty to the Tang Dynasty as the leader of Chu Yue Tribe.
The poor Zhu Xie Gu Zhu did not expect that he would go to the Hongmen Banquet. He originally thought that he was just going to have a meal, but he did not expect that he would be killed by the banquet.
Zhu Xie Gu Zhu did not expect Liang Jianfang to dare to hold a Hongmen Banquet for him on the territory of his Chu Yue Tribe. Without any preparation, he was killed by Liang Jianfang.
Li Chengqian also issued an edict to let Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of Lu, be the chief commander of the Congshan Road Army, and lead the generals to attack Ashina Helu.
Su Dingfang was appointed as the general commander of the Yili Road, and he led the Yanran Protector Ren Yaxiang, the deputy protector Xiao Siye, the left general of the Hanhai Governor, and the Huihe Polu to join the team to attack Ashina Helu. He
also ordered the right general of the Tunwei, Ashina Mishe, and the left general of the Tunwei, Ashina Buzhen, to be the ambassadors of appeasement in Liusha Road, and they went out of Jinshan Road separately to encircle Ashina Helu together. They
also encircled and intercepted Chumi and the Turkic Ten Surnames, so as to buy enough time for the right general of the Tunwei, Qibi Heli, and others to wipe out Ashina Helu.
On the wall of the Yaochi Governor's Office, a fierce siege battle was going on.
As the Turkic army was not well prepared and did not expect the Tang army to suddenly attack, they were caught off guard by the army led by Liang Jianfang.
Under Liang Jianfang's calculation and surprise attack, the Tang army quickly attacked the top of the city and fought with the Turkic army.
The Turkic army was defeated and had to shrink its defense line and move towards the Yaochi Governor's Office, hoping to delay the Tang army with the last resistance and wait for the rescue of the army of various tribes.
The Tang army's attack was extremely fierce and did not give them any chance to breathe. At this rate, Ashina Helu would not be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements and would be annihilated here.
"Khan! The Tang army and the Uighur army are attacking fiercely. We can't resist them! Please break out immediately. We are willing to protect you and fight our way out." A Turkic general saluted.
"You idiot, you dare to shake the morale of the army. Believe it or not, I can kill you now." Ashina Helu roared, and was about to draw his sword to chop the general.
"Khan, don't do that! Now is the time to use people when we are facing the enemy. Keeping him will give us more strength, and we will have more ability to resist the Tang army." A general hugged Ashina Helu and said.
"Hmph!" Ashina Helu snorted coldly and said, "I'll spare your life this time, but if you dare to shake the morale of our army again, I will never show mercy."
"Thank you, Khan, for not killing me!" The general said and retreated.
"The Tang army is coming fiercely, what should we do now? When will the troops of the Five Dulu and Five Crossbows be able to arrive?" Ashina Helu asked.
"I'm afraid they can't come!" said the general in charge of intelligence.
"What? Can't come? Why is that? Don't they want to come to rescue this Khan?" Ashina Helu roared.
Without the assistance of these tribal armies, how could he fight against the Tang army with the little strength under his command?
Without the reinforcements from the tribes, Ashina Helu would have no chance to fight with such a small force, so he might as well surrender.
"Khan, since the reinforcements from the tribes cannot come to rescue, Khan should break through immediately, head west, capture the old land of Yibi Duolu Khan, and build Yating in Qianquan."
"Then, we will gather the remnants, and maybe we will have a chance to fight the Tang army to the end. It is hard to say who will be the master of this northern desert by then." An obese general said. "
It has to be this way! Let Gashili stop the Tang army, and reasonably lead his troops to break through with this Khan." Ashina Helu said.
"Yes, sir!" The generals took the order and led their own troops to protect Ashina Helu and break out of the siege, while the others stayed behind to cover their retreat.