Following Wang Juan's order, the 3000 light cavalry split up and swept out like the wind.
Out of the 6000 Tibetan eight battalions that acted as bait, other than the one in the front that was unscathed, the other seven battalions were all attacked. The light cavalry took the upper hand and shot out a wave of arrows. They did not wait for the other party to react and just left. After a while, they would come back again. Every time, they would take away 30 to 50 lives.
The seven battalions of the Tibetan army were already beaten to the point that they could not take it anymore. At the same time, they felt sullen. They recognized the arrows that were shot at them. They were all from the logistics department at the foot of the mountain. It was not a good feeling to shoot their own people with arrows.
Each battalion only had 750 people. Seeing that their numbers were slowly being whittled down, they could not do anything. The light cavalry really came and went like the wind. If they were to run back to the main camp from here, they would probably die.
Every battalion sent the little bit of cavalry they had back to report, hoping that the reinforcements would come sooner. In the end, the battalions simply stopped running and formed a defensive formation. It was very effective. Every time they were attacked, they did not lose too many people.
Soon, Kemu Kehu received the news. He was also reluctant to send 6000 people to kill. However, if he did not do this and let 3000 people escape, it would be more troublesome. If he killed 3000 people, it would be 3000 people.
After hearing that all the seven battalions were attacked, Kemu Kehu finally heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the Tang army would hold back.
"Order all the cavalry to set off. Kill! Send someone to tell Sang Qiqi to hurry up. This time, I'm not only eyeing those three thousand people, but also leaving a part of the main force of the Tang army in the mountains for me. Humph! Scheming against the unsuspecting. I want to see how big of a wave that lass can still create. "
The messenger quickly passed down the order. Kemu Kehu put on his armor and prepared to meet Wang Juan personally. Although he felt that it was embarrassing to put the lass in such a high position.
The troops set off. Kemu Kehu gathered 4000 light cavalry and rushed forward. They were prepared to attack the Tang army that had lost their horses and arrows.
Ke Mu Ke Hu's team only had five thousand people. As for the other five thousand people, they had already been sent out by him. This time, he wanted to give the Tang Army a fierce blow.
Beside Ke Mu Ke Hu, there was a person who was supposed to be in charge of the army. When he saw that all the soldiers in the headquarters had been mobilized, he worriedly said to Ke Mu Ke Hu, "General, that little girl Cuckoo is also not an ordinary person. Should we join forces with the other two troops? Or do you want someone to send a letter and recruit the two thousand or so people from Tata Shimatu on the mountain? "
"There's no need. Could it be that you want my Tubo's sixty-seven thousand people to move out at the same time to capture a single girl and deal with her ten thousand people? The other two divisions can't possibly move against me either. That way, I'll get the most credit, so how could they be willing to do it? The more than two thousand people of Tata Kidu on the mountain had no use for them. They were already scared out of their wits.
This little girl didn't know her limits. Did she really think that she was invincible just because she had a few pimples with Tata? If she was given another ten years, she might be able to become a famous general of her generation. However, I won't give her this chance. "
Ke Mu Ke Hu vetoed the suggestion of the person beside him. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to find other people to join forces with him. However, just like what he was thinking, other people wouldn't be so cooperative. They might even be waiting for him to return empty-handed.
This time, the person beside him didn't say anything. He could only hope that the general's plan would succeed. However, he didn't know why, but he felt that something was wrong. If that little girl Cuckoo was really powerful, wouldn't she be able to see that the six thousand people were a trap?
The Tang Army's light cavalry didn't care about what others thought. They listened to General Wang's orders and carried it out very seriously. Even if it consumed a lot of horsepower and arrows, they still persisted in attacking and harassing. Even if they could only kill ten people at a time, they would shoot the moment they entered the shooting range. They definitely wouldn't give the enemy a chance to counterattack.
By the time Ke Mu Ke Hu's four thousand light cavalry arrived, half of the seven battalions had already been killed. Just like that, two thousand six hundred people were killed.
When the four thousand light cavalry arrived, a loud and clear eagle cry sounded in the sky. The Tang Army's light cavalry immediately began to retreat and meet up with Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao's group. They started to run towards the north. However, their speed was obviously not as fast as before. The horses' noses were constantly blowing out white gas.
The four thousand light cavalry who came with a purpose didn't care about their own injured people. They urged their horses to chase after them. Each one of them had their bows and arrows ready. When they were within the shooting range, they would shoot.
This distance was not a normal distance. The other party's horses were still running forward. Furthermore, they were in the wind, so they had to be very close to them.
The Tubo people's shooting range was not enough. However, the Tang Army's shooting range was enough. Each of them continuously turned around and shot without aiming. They let the Tubo people completely understand how difficult it was to chase after the light cavalry.
When the Tubo cavalry had more than four hundred people, they finally caught up to the shooting range. Just as they were about to shoot, many ropes suddenly popped out from the ground in the middle of the group.
The Tang cavalry in front of them also took out something from their pockets and threw it on the ground. It was a triangular nail-shaped wooden block that they made when they were resting in the forest.
When the Tubo people's horses stepped on these wooden blocks, they couldn't run anymore. Although it wasn't as powerful as iron, it wasn't too bad. Those who were caught by the ropes directly jumped down from the horses or were pressed down by the horses. There was no way for them to escape.
Half of the Tubo cavalry were directly taken down. The remaining half didn't need to chase after them. They were all carefully controlling their horses to walk the maze.
At this time, a rain of spears suddenly shot out from the forest, followed by shouts of killing.
Shui Yun shouted excitedly in the sky. It was very clever and didn't come down to do any sneak attacks. It was also afraid of being shot by the arrows. Perhaps it knew that it had completed a very important task and sent the four thousand people here to prepare.
The remaining Tubo cavalry knew that they were finished. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also thought so. They didn't turn back to continue attacking. They led their people to rest and prepare for the next battle.
*****
At this time, Sang Qiqi was running with all his might with 5,000 light infantry. He had received the order to set off in advance. He bypassed the main battlefield and advanced towards the villages where the Tang Army was hiding in the east. He wanted to ambush the main force of the Tang Army that was retreating.
He ran until he was almost out of breath, but he didn't dare to think about resting. Speed was the most important thing in war. If he didn't make it in time because of laziness, then he didn't need to live anymore.
The position in the east was indeed good. He didn't see any Tang Army scouts, nor did he find the bodies of his own people killed here.
Sang Qiqi felt that he was about to make a great contribution. But he didn't know that if he didn't run to the north and continued to go east, he would have found the four thousand people of the Tang Army that retreated to Pengzhou. Among them, there were more than a thousand local people. With his 5,000 people, he could definitely easily take down these four thousand people who didn't have much fighting power.
After Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan rested for a while and recovered a lot of strength, most of the four thousand pursuing cavalry had been dealt with. Only the slowest ones at the back were lucky enough to go back and report.
Every dead person was replaced and the horses that could still be used were brought back. Of the four thousand chasing horses, only seven hundred were still usable. The rest were finished.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan led people to cut the horse meat. They also filled the first pile of water bags in the nearby river with water. They collected the bows and arrows of the Tubo people and distributed them to those who didn't have them.
After all these things were done, Sang Qiqi's troops also ran into the village for a short rest. They were waiting for an ambush in a while.
Wang Juan didn't give him a chance to rest. She led everyone in the direction of the village. When Shui Yun first found this group of people, she and Xiao Bao were frightened. They thought that this group of people went to chase after the retreating logisticians.
Ke Mu Kehu didn't slow down with his 5,000 people. They had already arrived at the place where the eight battalions were located. There were six thousand people in the eight battalions. Now, there were only 3,000 who could still fight. More than 2,600 people died, and the rest were seriously injured. It could be said that the losses were heavy.
Ke Mu Kehu would be lying if he said that he didn't feel bad. But when he thought that the cavalry in front of him had wiped out the enemy's cavalry, he and Sang Qiqi would work together to severely injure the rest of the Tang army. That would make up for the losses here. He believed that he could ask where the main force of the Tang army was when he caught the people of the light cavalry.
After gathering the remnants of the eight battalions, Ke Mu Kehu led the team and continued to move forward. He also asked everyone to run. This way, they could move faster and avoid the Tang army from escaping in advance.
But what he waited for was not the news of the victory of the cavalry, but more than a hundred cavalry who escaped.
After a series of inquiries, Ke Mu Kehu gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to break. The main force of the Tang army actually appeared. They even cooperated with the light cavalry to destroy his cavalry. They even used tripping ropes. Was it a precaution in advance, or a plan to deal with his cavalry this time?
At this time, Ke Mu Kehu was like Tatatu at that time. He had no idea. If it was the former, he could immediately lead people to kill. If it was the latter … should he chase? It turned out that not being able to guess the enemy's tactics on the battlefield was so uncomfortable.
"Chase, no matter what, I have to see the main force of the Tang army. It's best to see what that little girl looks like. I have to figure it out."
Ke Muke made up his mind. The group continued to run forward. After an hour, he saw the corpses of people and horses. Needless to say, they were killed by spears one after another. The blood gathered together and flowed into the river in the east, overflowing the pits left by the horses.
When the Tubo people saw this scene, they felt a chill in their hearts. How ruthless a nine-year-old girl was. It was obvious that the people on the ground were the last ones to be stabbed. It was the same for the horses. None of them were left alive.
In a more spacious area, someone even used something to write the mark of a pit. The blood was drawn in and formed words, Tubo words.
'Tubo plotted to destroy the Yangtze River Embankment and directly killed 1655 people of Wangjiang in Shuzhou. Today, I ask you, Tubo, do you still dare to do it?'
Seeing such words, all the Tubo soldiers were speechless. They finally understood why the Zhang family sent out such a killing god. It turned out that it was to avenge the people who were killed by the spies they sent to Wangjiang in Shuzhou.
Wasn't this too vengeful? Something that happened so far away actually came to Tubo to look for it? Revenge for the smallest grievance.
Ruthless, really ruthless. Now, they finally knew how powerful the Zhang Family and Wang Family were. They would remember this name.
Ke Mu Kehu could no longer describe his feelings. Was it fear or anger?
Provocation, a blatant provocation. Being questioned by a nine-year-old girl using the blood of their own people in such a condescending manner. This was a challenge to a country with one person's ambition. No matter what he thought in his heart, no matter whether he answered or not, he was at a disadvantage and had no face left.
"Chase, I want to tear her apart with my own hands. Chase after her and fight it out. I want to see how they can escape." The anger in Ke Mu Kehu's heart was finally suppressed by fear. He was a general. If he could swallow this insult and let others threaten his own country, wouldn't he still be human?
More than 7,000 Tubo soldiers also thought the same. If they retreated or stopped, wouldn't it be telling the nine-year-old girl that they didn't dare to do it? If that was really the case, they should just find a rope and hang themselves. It was a shame. There was no need to mention the grievance in their hearts.
More than 7,000 people ran madly following the tracks. When they reached the front, they were all dumbfounded.
The 5,000 people led by Sang Qiqi were being surrounded and shot by the 7,000 cavalry. From the looks of it, more than 1,000 people had already fallen.
Ke Mu Kehu finally understood one thing. The Tang army that he was thinking about just now was prepared with ropes and specifically targeted him.
Half of the bait he sent out was eaten. The 4,000 light cavalry could be said to be completely annihilated. Right now, this army that was supposed to be used for an ambush was found and killed by the other party. It was impossible for something like this to happen suddenly. It must have been planned by the other party.
At this moment, the Tang army that was surrounding and killing suddenly stopped. A group of people came out from the group. In the front were two very cute children. When they were a certain distance away, the little girl immediately started to shout the Tubo language that she just learned.
"Ke Mu Kehu, right? Today, I killed your soldiers to take revenge for the people of Wangjiang. Let me ask you personally, do you still dare to do it? Tell me, do you dare? "
With a 'pu' sound, two streaks of blood spurted out from Ke Mu Kehu's nose. His body swayed and fell to the side. Everything in front of him was pitch black.
When the Tubo soldiers heard this, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. This was too much of a bully.
If they had a rich vocabulary like Zhang Xiaobao, they would definitely curse at the top of their lungs' F * ck your mother 'and then charge over to kill.
However, they did not curse like that. They all cursed their own words and charged over without a care for their lives.
"Retreat, slowly wear them down. I don't believe it." When Wang Juan saw that the other party was charging, she turned her horse around and ran.
The Tubo people did not care about the speed of the other party as they chased after them with all their might. In the end, without Ke Mu and Ke Hu's command, the seven thousand Tubo people who came later and the remaining two thousand five hundred Tubo people who were surrounded and shot down by Wang Juan's seven thousand cavalrymen.
The method was very simple. Run in the direction of the wind and then charge at the place where the arrows were not lethal. Then, with the help of the wind and inertia, they would shoot arrows and not give the other party a chance to retaliate.
Without Ke Mu Kehu's command, the Tubo soldiers chased with all their might. They were determined to stop the Tang army.
When the Tubo soldiers had chased for more than 30 li, they were already out of strength. After many people were killed, Ke Mu Kehu, who was supported by others, woke up. When he saw the situation in front of him, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat and hide in the village. They formed a defensive line and were not allowed to attack.
This battle lasted until night time. The Tubo soldiers were only left with around 6,000 people. The Tang army also ran out of arrows and piled up their horses. Only then did they retreat.
Ke Mu Kehu entered a commoner's house and was in a daze. Twenty thousand people were plotted against by the other party step by step. They were only left with around 6,000 people. It was over. It was over for him.
He clearly did not underestimate the enemy and even made arrangements. How could he not be able to outsmart a little girl? Could it be that she was the reincarnation of a military god?
With such a cute and obedient little face and such a rosy little mouth, why were the words that came out of her mouth so infuriating and her actions so ruthless?
Ke Mu Kehu was not the only one who did not understand. The Tubo soldiers who felt that they had escaped a calamity would also dream of a little girl with a face full of smiles. She personally held a sword and looked at her brothers beside her one by one. After killing one, she smiled and asked if they dared to do it.
As a result, countless people were frightened awake.
Just as the Tubo soldiers were thinking that they had nothing to do for the night, a dozen people ran down from the mountain and finally found Ke Mu Kehu. They reported to Ke Mu Kehu who was still unable to sleep.
The 2,400 people who had been recruited on the mountain were attacked by the main force of the Tang army at night and were completely annihilated. They were released and said that the main force was here. They wanted to pass a message to the general and ask if the Tubo soldiers still dared to come.
Ke Mu Kehu fainted again. Perhaps it was because she had experienced it before, she woke up faster this time. The first thing she did when she woke up was to kill the people who came back from the mountain.
Ke Mu Kehu who was unable to sleep was patrolling the temporary camp. At around 6: 00 AM, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Countless fire arrows flew into the village.
Night attack.
The Tubo soldiers could only drag their tired bodies and prepare to face the enemy. In the end, the enemy shot dozens of people to death and burned down a bunch of houses before retreating.
The Tubo soldiers continued to prepare to sleep. However, at around 5: 00 AM, the Tang army came again. Fire arrows flew and then retreated.
Just like this, Wang Juan ordered her men to seize the time to rest. At the same time, she ordered people to take turns to harass the Tubo soldiers.
Ke Mu Kehu clearly knew this tactic, but he could not think of any way to deal with it. If he did not do anything, the enemy would definitely see the opportunity and send a large force to suppress them. He could only go along with it. He hoped that the other two divisions would come to support him soon. He had already sent out a messenger and hoped that it would not be stopped.
When the sky was about to brighten, the Tang army finally left and did not continue to harass them. At the same time, the other two divisions also used their fastest speed to send a message, telling them to hold on for one more day and that they would come to support them.
Ke Mu Kehu who had relaxed ordered a portion of his men to be on guard outside. He did not want to let the rest rest after the Tang army launched a sneak attack.
In the end, an hour later, three thousand Tang soldiers suddenly appeared in the village. They raised their swords and killed the Tubo soldiers who had just fallen asleep. At the same time, the Tang soldiers outside rushed back to attack from both inside and outside.
When the sky was bright, the attack ended. Ke Mu Kehu was relatively lucky. He rode a horse and led his three hundred personal guards to break out of the encirclement and escape. The remaining people became the offerings for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to worship the people of Wangjiang.
The two of them brought all the Tang soldiers to temporarily build a sacrificial altar. They kowtowed three times and prayed to the thousand-bone pagoda at Wangjiang in Shuzhou.
Following that, Wang Juan left behind some words and led everyone to the yellow sand in the north.
When Ke Mu Kehu and the other two divisions of reinforcements rushed back, they saw that all of their men had died there. There was also a sacrificial altar, and there was also a line of words written with blood.
'To the souls of the people of Wangjiang, I ask you again, Tubo, do you dare to come again?'
The people who saw these words and the scene gave the nine year old Wang Juan a name, Demonfiend. When the Demonfiend was angry, red blood would flow for a thousand miles.
At the same time, they gathered the other two divisions of people to inform the other divisions behind them and chased after the yellow sand. They had to take revenge.
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