On the two sides of the mountain.
The mountain wasn't steep, but it was a good vantage point. As long as they hid on the mountain, they would be able to control the situation at the foot of the mountain. Ma Yuan and three thousand soldiers were lying in ambush, waiting quietly. The distance between the mountain and the Great Gale Forest wasn't far. Thus, when the Great Gale Forest was set ablaze, Ma Yuan saw the flames from afar and knew that the plan had begun.
Ma Yuan's heart was pounding.
He was going to take down Tongyehu.
To Ma Yuan, this was a historic moment. Ma Yuan had once persuaded Zhu Youtian to submit, and had made many contributions for Du Qi. But in reality, Ma Yuan's contributions weren't that great. Only the Western Turkic Khagan, Tongyehu, was a true big fish.
If he could kill the Western Turkic Khagan or capture Tongyehu alive, that would be a true contribution.
Ma Yuan passed down the order for the soldiers under him to get ready.
The battle was about to begin.
Time slowly ticked by. Ma Yuan was still looking in the direction of the Great Gale Forest. When no one noticed him, Ma Yuan suddenly ordered, "Everyone, be on guard. The enemy is here."
With this order, everyone was on guard.
The soldiers hiding on the two sides of the mountain were stunned. They raised their heads and looked in the direction of the Great Gale Forest like Ma Yuan did, but they didn't notice any movement. No one was coming at all.
After a while, the soldiers finally noticed a figure in the distance. Following which, warhorses galloped over, followed by Turkic soldiers.
They were heading straight for the mountain.
When the distance was reduced to around a hundred steps, Ma Yuan became agitated. Every cell in his body became active at this moment, and his spirit became even more excited.
However, Ma Yuan didn't make a move for the time being. By the time the distance was reduced to sixty paces, they could clearly see the Turkic soldiers rushing down the slope.
Ma Yuan didn't hesitate anymore. He stood up and shouted, "Tongyehu, you've fallen for our trap!"
"Tongyehu, you've fallen for our trap!"
Following Ma Yuan's shout, the three thousand soldiers on the two sides of the mountain shouted in unison.
This was done on purpose.
The shouts of three thousand people were extremely loud. Their voices were extremely loud, and they reverberated back and forth on both sides of the mountain. Tong Yehu and his men, who were originally running in a hurry, were already like birds startled by the twang of a bow. When they heard the sound, they looked to the sides and saw the ambush on the slope.
"Not good, there's an ambush!"
Tong Yehu cried out in alarm, but he didn't stop. Instead, he gave the order to charge forward at an even faster speed, intending to break out of the encirclement. A dense crowd of people rushed forward. Unfortunately, before they could even move 30 steps forward, an explosion suddenly rang out in front of them.
Boom! Boom! "
After the first explosion, more and more explosions rang out one after another. The charging Turkic soldiers were knocked to the ground by the explosions. This situation caused the charging Turkic soldiers to stop, not daring to continue forward.
Because the explosion was too fierce.
Rushing forward meant death.
No one was willing to be killed like that.
Zhao Dengyan followed beside Tong Yehu. With a bitter face, he looked forward and observed carefully. After a while, he frowned and said, "Khan, we don't know how many more weapons are set up on the road ahead that can kill our soldiers. If we continue to charge forward, we will be courting death. "
Tong Yehu said, "Mister Zhao, now is not the time to think about whether or not we can charge forward. Instead, we need to think of a plan to break out of this. If we can't solve this problem, we will all die here. "
Zhao Dengyan frowned deeply.
His expression was solemn.
After a while, Zhao Dengyan suddenly said, "Khan, the only way now is to go around the sides of the mountain. Our soldiers will all go up the mountain and defeat Du Qi's soldiers on the mountain. Then, we will go around the mountain and go around this area. Other than that, we have no other choice. Retreating is definitely impossible. That is Du Qi's area. Furthermore, Du Qi is leading his army here. If we retreat, we will encounter Du Qi's army. "
Tong Yehu frowned deeply and nodded. He immediately ordered his men to split into two and attack the soldiers on the left and right sides of the mountain, intending to go around the path where the weapons were set up.
Ma Yuan looked at the Turkic soldiers charging towards the mountain and grinned. He had purposely led the Turkic soldiers to go around the mountain. This was the only way to weaken the enemy.
When the Turkic soldiers were less than 30 steps away from the ambush position, Ma Yuan said, "Boys, throw out the grenades. Don't save the grenades. Throw them! "
As he spoke, Ma Yuan immediately picked up a grenade. The cap of this grenade was already opened. He pulled the pin and threw it out. The grenades flew through the air and landed among the Turkic soldiers.
"Boom! Boom!!! "
The sound of explosions rang out one after another.
The Turkic soldiers who were charging forward were all stunned. They quickly retreated, not daring to move forward. This was because the wave of grenades from the two sides of the mountain had caused at least 100 casualties.
Tong Yehu's face twitched when he saw this. For a moment, he did not know what to do. Under the current situation, if the soldiers charged forward, they would die. If they retreated, they would die. If they moved left or right, they would die. There was no way for them to escape.
However, Tong Yehu had no other choice.
He could only charge forward.
"Charge! After we kill our way up, we can break out of this encirclement."
Tong Yehu gave the order.
Unfortunately, the soldiers under Tong Yehu were all cowering. They had lost their fighting spirit and did not dare to charge forward. Even though Tongyehu still had nearly twenty thousand men by his side, the fire in Great Gale Forest had burned away all the fighting spirit of the Turkic soldiers and destroyed their will to fight.
Now that they were being bombarded by landmines and grenades, they were so frightened that they no longer had the will to fight.
Tong Yehu was furious that his soldiers were not moving. He directly killed a few of them and gave the order to attack again. Although the Turkic soldiers under him started to charge forward, they slowed down and appeared to be very careful.
Even so, the soldiers were still being beaten up.
They were being suppressed by the grenades.
The number of Turkic soldiers who died was uncountable. Even if some Turkic soldiers managed to charge forward, they would be stabbed to death the moment they got close to the trenches dug by Ma Yuan's soldiers.
It was impossible for them to go around the trenches.
The killing continued, and 30 minutes passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Tong Yehu suddenly looked behind him. Although there were explosions around him, he said solemnly, "Mr. Zhao, I have a bad feeling. Du Qi's army is here."
Zhao Dengyan looked over and said, "Khan, I don't see them yet."
Tong Yehu said, "Take a closer look."
Zhao Dengyan looked carefully and saw a long wriggling line on the official road in the distance. This long line was quickly moving forward, and in the blink of an eye, they could see Du Qi's army.
Tongyehu's expression changed greatly.
He was extremely worried.
What should he do?
How should he break out?
Tong Yehu ordered the soldiers on the left and right to continue breaking out. Unfortunately, under the suppression of the grenades, even if the Turkic soldiers charged forward, they were still unable to break out.
At this moment, Zhao Dengyan did not say anything. At this moment, there was nothing he could do. He had tried to persuade Tong Yehu to be careful, but Tong Yehu did not listen.
If Tong Yehu had listened to him, as long as he did not set up camp in Gale Forest, the seventy thousand Turkic soldiers would not have been caught in the fire. Even if Du Qi had set up many ambushes, it would not have affected Tong Yehu.
After all, Tong Yehu had the absolute advantage in terms of numbers. However, it was all too late now. There was no chance to turn the situation around.
"Surrender, surrender immediately!"
When Tong Yehu saw the Du Qi's army closing in, he did not persist and chose to surrender. He chose to save his life first.
He would consider other things.
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