"Your Majesty, the Tang Army has moved and is marching towards Gao Chang City," In the Gao Chang Palace, the envoy of Gao Chang reported with a terrified expression.
The actions of the Tang Army naturally could not be hidden from Gao Chang's scouts. Soon, the news of the Tang Army's departure had reached Qu Zhisheng's ears.
"The Tang Dynasty is really bold. Gao Chang and the Turks have jointly dispatched troops, but the Tang Dynasty still does not know how to retreat," Qu Zhisheng said angrily. It was obvious that the Western Turks had already intervened, but the Tang Army did not have the slightest scruple and still continued to dispatch troops. This made his intentions all fail.
Gao Chang's officials could not help but be frightened. Although the strength of the Tang Army and Gao Chang's on paper was almost the same, they were facing the Tang Dynasty that had been destroyed one after another. They could not help but feel a little nervous.
Soon, more and more news came. The Tang Army had divided into two groups. One group of cavalry went to Khagan Butoh to intercept the Western Turks cavalry, while the other group went straight to Gao Chang City.
"The Tang Dynasty is really arrogant. They actually want to fight against Gao Chang and the Western Turks at the same time. Do they really want to kill us all?" Qu Zhisheng said with hatred.
The envoy of Gao Chang cried out in pain, "Your Majesty, please think twice! This is Gao Chang's last chance. If you miss it, I'm afraid Your Majesty will be in danger! "
The Tang Army had not yet arrived at Gao Chang City. If Gao Chang surrendered now, he might have a chance to survive. If the Tang Army really captured Gao Chang City, then Gao Chang would have no chance and could only be dealt with by the Tang Dynasty.
Qu Zhisheng couldn't help but burn with anger. He had just succeeded Gao Chang's throne three days ago, and he hadn't even had the time to enjoy the taste of power. Was he going to have to hand it over? Qu Zhisheng couldn't accept this at all.
Suddenly, Qu Zhisheng's eyes focused. He saw the position of the vanguard of the Tang Army on the map, and then he measured the direction of the majority of the Tang Army. He was immediately overjoyed.
"Hahaha, in I's opinion, the Tang Army is not invincible. There are times when they make mistakes! The Heavens are really helping Gao Chang. "Qu Zhisheng looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Your Majesty, have you discovered anything?" the officials asked.
Qu Zhisheng pointed at the position of the vanguard of the Tang Army on the map and said, "It's really a heaven-sent opportunity. The vanguard of the Tang Army is greedy for merits and rashly advances. They actually approached our Gao Chang City alone."
"Ah!" The officials of Gao Chang looked and found that the vanguard of the Tang Army was quite far away from the majority of the Tang Army. They had already broken into the Gao Chang City.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" one of the officials asked thoughtfully.
Qu Zhisheng said proudly, "If 100,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty come, I will naturally defend the city. However, the vanguard of the Tang Army is less than 10,000. If we can take the initiative to attack and destroy the vanguard of the Tang Army, not only will it weaken the strength of the Tang Army, but it will also raise the morale of our Gao Chang City."
"Take the initiative to attack?" The officials of Gao Chang City were slightly stunned and felt reluctant. If they had a strong city to protect them, they would have more confidence. But if they went out of the city to fight against the Tang Army, the officials of Gao Chang City were not confident at all.
"What? The vanguard of the Tang Army is only 10,000. If Gao Chang can't even defeat such a small force, how can we resist the Tang Dynasty? You and I might as well tie our hands and go to the Tang Dynasty as prisoners," Qu Zhisheng roared.
"Go to the Tang Dynasty as prisoners!"
The officials of Gao Chang City fell silent. Once Gao Chang surrendered, Qu Zhisheng would be the first to bear the brunt, but they would also lose their current power and wealth.
"Okay, let's fight against the Tang Dynasty!" The officials made up their minds. Just as Qu Zhisheng said, if Gao Chang could not even defeat the 10,000 vanguard of the Tang Dynasty, how could they resist the 100,000 Tang Army?
Soon, the city gates of Gao Chang City that had been filled to the brim were reopened. The 200,000 soldiers of Gao Chang City marched out of the city with high morale to meet the vanguard of the Tang Army, Xin Yaoer's troops.
Soon, the two sides met not far from Gao Chang City, and the battle was about to break out.
At the same time, the Tang Army also noticed Xin Yaoer's abnormality. Xin Yaoer, the vanguard, was actually greedy for merit and rashly advanced, directly leaving the range of the army's support.
"Xin Yaoer is actually so bold and reckless. He is actually greedy for merit and rashly advanced, putting 10,000 soldiers in danger," Xue Wanjun said with a worried face.
"Yes, now the vanguard led by Xin Yaoer is a hundred miles away from the main army. If something happens, I'm afraid we won't be able to rescue them in time," Niu Jinda also frowned.
However, Hou Junji's eyes flashed, and he defended Xin Yaoer, saying, "Xin Yaoer is the vanguard, and he is responsible for scouting the path for the Tang Army. A hundred miles is not far, and Xin Yaoer's troops are all cavalry. If he encounters an army that he can't defeat, he can naturally retreat easily. Moreover, I deliberately let Xin Yaoer lead 10,000 cavalry to lead the vanguard to lure Gao Chang to send out troops. Only when Qu Zhisheng sees the gap between the Tang Army and Gao Chang's army will Gao Chang truly give up. "
The generals could not help but frown. Xin Yaoer's 10,000 soldiers were indeed a powerful military force, but as the strongest country in the Western Region, Gao Chang's strength could not be underestimated. Even if the Tang Army fought bravely, they were afraid that they would suffer a lot of losses.
The generals could not help but be secretly anxious. While ordering the army to speed up, they also sent scouts to inquire about the news.
Soon, the news that Gao Chang had sent out 20,000 soldiers came! The generals could not help but feel anxious.
This time, even Hou Junji could not sit still. He sent out another 10,000 cavalry to support them. However, before the 10,000 Tang Army could go far, the news that Xin Yaoer had defeated Gao Chang's army came.
"3,000 Gao Chang's soldiers were killed. Qu Zhisheng retreated to Gao Chang's city in a sorry state!"
Hou Junji immediately laughed when he heard the scout's report. Xin Yaoer was his trusted aide. The vanguard led by Xin Yaoer defeated Gao Chang's army, which also made him feel proud.
The other generals all frowned. Xin Liao 'er had fought against twenty thousand with ten thousand. Although she had won the battle, she had probably suffered a lot of losses. However, in the army, victory and defeat were all decided by victory and defeat. Since Xin Liao' er had won this battle, the other problems were naturally covered up.
"Everyone, speed up. Tonight, our army will camp outside Gao Chang's city!" Hou Junji said proudly.
In Gao Chang's city, Qu Zhisheng, who retreated to Gao Chang's city, was ashamed. He was complacent and led the army to attack the vanguard of the Tang Army with twice the number of troops. He clearly had the upper hand in terms of strength and morale, but in the end, he was defeated by the Tang Army. He had no choice but to abandon his armor and retreat to Gao Chang's city.
The officials suddenly fell silent. They did not expect that Gao Chang's soldiers would be defeated so thoroughly. Gao Chang was known as the strongest country in the Western Region. Usually, it only competed with a few small countries in the Western Region. How could it compete with the battle-hardened Tang Army? In this battle, Gao Chang was undoubtedly defeated. Fortunately, he had the city behind him, so he could escape in a sorry state.
"Has the city gate been sealed? You must be careful of the gunpowder of the Tang Army, "Qu Zhisheng said in fear.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The city gate has been sealed again," a guard hurriedly said.
With the protection of Gao Chang's city, Qu Zhisheng was slightly relieved. The strength of Gao Chang's garrison was a little weak, but Gao Chang's city was worthy of being called a strong city. When Ju Wentai went to Chang 'an City, he was greatly moved when he came back. He personally imitated Chang' an City and built a city. That was how it got the title of the most majestic city in the Western Region.
"What should we do? This time, we have completely offended the Tang Dynasty! " Gao Chang's envoy said bitterly. At that time, he strongly advised Qu Zhisheng not to be impulsive. Now that Gao Chang and the Tang Dynasty had fought, and both sides had suffered casualties, this enmity could be said to have been formed.
Qu Zhisheng also regretted his actions. If he had known, he would have defended the city. If things really went south, he would have decided to surrender or resist.
"Now, we can only count on the Western Turks!" Qu Zhisheng looked to the north, in the direction of Khagan Butoh.
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