Under the stimulation of money and women, the attacks of the Turks suddenly became extremely fierce. Like adding oil to a fire, their attacks were fierce and invading like fire.
To the Turks, allowing them to plunder as they wished was already the greatest reward.
Because under normal circumstances, when the Turks went south to plunder, they were not allowed to plunder as they wished. Even if they did plunder food and women, Xieli would arrange and distribute them.
But if they were allowed to plunder as they wished, it was different.
What they got would belong to them. Everything depended on their own ability.
Countless Turk soldiers had ferocious looks in their eyes as they roared and charged. When they reached the city gate tower, they climbed up along the ladder. Each of them went all out, not caring about their own lives and the defense of the city gate tower. They just kept climbing up.
Needless to say, such an attack did create a certain amount of pressure on the troops stationed at Yanmen Pass.
However, that was all.
Du Qi immediately ordered to transfer two thousand soldiers from the army camp within Yanmen Pass to assist in the defense. Once the two thousand fresh soldiers joined the battlefield, the defense greatly increased. In a short time, they beat down the Turks who charged up.
Du Qi's defense for this battle was not to send all the troops up in one go, but to split up Li Daen's troops.
There were only five thousand soldiers on the city gate tower.
The remaining twenty thousand elites were all left within the pass to rest and preserve their energy. Once the city gate tower met a situation where they could not win, they would transfer fresh soldiers to join the battlefield. In this way, there would always be troops in their best condition and could enter the battle at any time.
It would not be like a swarm of bees swarming on the city gate tower. It would be easy to lose order and affect the morale.
The killing continued.
Time passed bit by bit. The sky gradually turned dark. When the sun set in the west, the sky was already dark.
On the city gate tower, torches were lit.
One after another, torches crackled and burned, dispelling the darkness that was gradually spreading. The Tang dynasty soldiers on the city gate tower were still as steady as Mount Tai. There was not a trace of panic or chaos.
Outside the pass, Xieli clenched his fists.
He was not willing to accept this.
Today's fierce attack had caused him great losses, but he did not take down Yanmen Pass. This made Xieli even more anxious. His originally calm heart lost its composure at this moment.
Kang Sumi was a strategist. He said, "Khan, it's already dark. If we attack at night, we won't be able to see anything clearly, which is very disadvantageous for us. I suggest that we retreat for now. It won't be too late to attack tomorrow morning. "
"Retreat!"
Xieli was a decisive person. Even if he was unwilling to retreat in his heart, he was also clear that it was inconvenient to attack at night, so he gave the order to retreat. With this order, the Turkic army ceased its assault and began to retreat in a grandiose fashion.
With this retreat, the pressure on the city gate tower of Yanmen Pass was immediately reduced.
Soon after, cheers rang out again.
The Turkic army came and went like the wind, making them extremely difficult to deal with. In their hearts, they still had some apprehension and fear toward the Turks.
The reason was very simple. The internal strife of the Central Plains had weakened the strength of the Central Plains, while the Turks of the steppe had grown stronger, sweeping through the north and south with no one capable of stopping them.
Therefore, they were afraid of the Turks.
However, in this battle, not only had they defended Yanmen Pass, but they had also heavily injured the Turks. Thus, countless people cheered. The cheers reached the clouds and resounded throughout the world, reaching the ears of Xieli and his men who were retreating.
Xieli's expression became even more unsightly.
How shameful!
He, Xieli, had fought for decades and had never been in such a sorry state. This was the first time.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Xieli continued to give orders. He could not be bothered to look at Yanmen Pass again. After resting for a night, when he attacked Yanmen Pass again tomorrow, he would definitely take it.
However, the men under Xieli's command were mainly cavalry. After the attacking soldiers retreated, they mounted their horses and quickly retreated. The group of people retreated and soon retreated to the place where they had set up camp last night.
This place was only about six li away from Yanmen Pass.
There was a water source nearby.
It was beneficial for the army to set up camp.
After the army set up camp, Xieli ordered people to count the losses. After the results of the battle were counted and reported, Xieli's expression darkened. In the battle to attack Yanmen Pass during the day, the number of soldiers under his command who died in battle was as many as six thousand three hundred, and the number who were injured was innumerable.
This situation made Xieli extremely furious.
After Kang Sumi reported the results of the battle, he continued, "Khan, the attack on Yanmen Pass now is only the beginning. Since things have developed to this point, we must break through Yanmen Pass. "
"If we do not break through Yanmen Pass, if we do not kill our way into Daizhou to plunder, Khan will definitely lose all face."
"Therefore, after we break through Yanmen Pass, I think we should not only allow plundering for three days. As long as we still have troops and enough power, we can continue to plunder south. "
"In short, we must kill them all."
"We must let all the soldiers vent all the resentment in their hearts."
Kang Sumi said in a low voice, "The most important thing is, the losses in this battle are huge and there are no great gains. It will be difficult to explain to the people of the various tribes. This is your humble servant's analysis. "
Xieli said, "That is the reason."
While Kang Sumi and Xieli were chatting, Simo entered. Simo was also Xieli's trusted aide. When he saw Xieli, he reported, "Khan, I just …"
As soon as he spoke, suddenly, a gurgling sound rang out in the room. The sound was very loud, followed closely by the rumbling sound of farting. Kang Sumi's expression changed.
Kang Sumi's expression suddenly became very pained. He said, "Khan, my stomach is not feeling well. You guys talk about things first, I will go and solve the problem. "
He left hurriedly.
Simo continued, "Khan, I just patrolled the injured soldiers. Some of these injured soldiers are still okay. But some of their wounds show signs of worsening. Even to the point that they are starting to have a fever. This situation seems a little wrong. "
Xieli's heart also sank. He said, "People with a fever must be dealt with carefully. Have the shamans of our Turkic Khaganate treat everyone immediately. In short, we cannot let it go. "
"Yes!"
Simo nodded and replied.
After Simo agreed, his expression also changed slightly. He also felt that his stomach was not feeling well, but this degree of pain was still bearable.
Simo suppressed the pain in his stomach and continued to report the situation in the army. After a long while, after Simo finished reporting everything, he got up and said goodbye. However, just as Simo walked out of the tent, the pain in his stomach had already attacked him wave after wave.
He really could not take it anymore.
He was in so much pain that he arched his back and quickly went to where Kang Sumi was.
However, when Simo arrived, his expression changed and he immediately covered his nose. The stench in the surroundings was really overpowering. Especially since there were many soldiers present, no less than hundreds of people.
Simo could not take it anymore. He quickly took off his pants and after a series of popping sounds, he heaved a sigh of relief. He looked around. Although the number of people did not increase by much, after people left, there were people replacing them. There were always people present.
Simo frowned.
There was something wrong with this situation!
However, Simo was not sure what had happened at the moment and did not have the mood to think about it. After he got up and left, he dragged his slightly tired body back to his tent to rest.
After a busy day, his body was exhausted.
While the Turkic camp was busy, on the other side, in the direction of Yanmen Pass, the casualties had been counted. Including the corpses on the city tower and outside of Yanmen Pass, they had all been dealt with.
All the corpses had been burned.
This had to be done.
If the corpses were left behind, once they rotted, it could easily lead to a plague. This was something that could not happen. Du Qi even ordered the soldiers to sprinkle lime powder on the places where there was blood on the city tower to disinfect and disinfect it.
This was to ensure the safety of Yanmen Pass.
In the room.
Li Daen, Zhangsun Shunde and Du Qi took their seats.
Although the night was dark, Li Daen's face was filled with a bright smile. He did not look tired at all. Instead, he looked extremely energetic.
Li Daen said happily, "Erlang, in today's battle, although we have lost seven hundred and ninety-eight people, according to the results of the count, we have more than six thousand Turkic people. "We've killed at least six thousand Turks. This is an incredible result. When such a result is sent back to the imperial court, it will definitely cause a huge commotion. "
Li Daen was now full of anticipation.
There was hope for this battle.
Du Qi smiled and said, "Duke Dingxiang, this battle has just begun. And now, we have only killed about six thousand people. Based on the number of people injured by arrows today, the Turkic people will lose even more people when the time comes. After this battle, we will definitely win a great victory. What we need now is time. We need more time. "
Li Daen hurriedly nodded in agreement and praised, "That's true. Next, we will definitely achieve even more glorious results. It's my fault for being petty."
He was looking forward to it.
Zhangsun Shunde looked at Du Qi and praised him in his heart. Du Qi was not old, but he was not only good at poetry and management, he was also so proficient in war. He could be called a monster!
However, this was a blessing for the Tang dynasty.
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