Beside Chaka Salt Lake, the Tang Army was celebrating. However, in a small tribe in a small valley a hundred miles away, nearly ten thousand Tuyuhun soldiers were dejected and low in morale.
The Tang Army was in hot pursuit. Fu Yun had already sensed the threat, so he took the lead in leading the elite cavalry to escape to the west, leaving the most powerful Tianzhu tribes under his command. He was waiting for the opportunity to exhaust their provisions and give the Tang Army a fatal blow when they were at their weakest.
However, who would have thought that the Tang Army would be able to accurately find the Tuyuhun's hidden tribes again and again as if they were spies.
This time, they fled in a hurry, and all their supplies fell into the hands of the Tang Army. They did not even bring out a piece of dried meat. If it were not for a small tribe hiding here, they would have been starving.
Tianzhu King looked at the remaining soldiers with a gloomy face. This time, he had suffered heavy losses. Not only did he lose his soldiers, but even the three tribes that he had relied on to make a living had fallen into the hands of the Tang Army. When he thought of the countless cattle and sheep in his tribe, he could not help but feel his heart bleed. That was the wealth he had accumulated through hard work all his life.
"There must be a traitor who betrayed us!" A burly warrior next to Tianzhu King said angrily.
Tianzhu King nodded with a gloomy face. He was only a little suspicious before. This time, the three tribes of Tianzhu were attacked by the Tang Army again. He was sure again that someone must have betrayed them.
"Tuoba Chici!"
Tianzhu King did not need to think carefully. He could not help but think of a person. The Tuyuhun tribe naturally would not betray Fu Yun, but Tuoba Chici's Dangxiang tribe might not.
Needless to say, the one who was most likely to betray the Tuyuhun was Tuoba Chici. Moreover, these betrayals were not rare in the grassland.
"I was wondering why the Tang Army could accurately find us time and time again. It must be Tuoba Chici who took the opportunity to betray the Tuyuhun when he saw that the Tang Army was powerful!" A king said bitterly. There was no doubt that they would do the same if they were in his shoes.
If Tuoba Chici was here, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. He really didn't do it the previous three times.
"Pass down the order. Have the old, weak, women, and children of the hidden tribes within a radius of five hundred li move to the west first. The elites of the headquarters are to immediately gather at Juru River." Sky Pillar King thought for a moment and said, "Remember, give the same order to Tuoba Chici. Don't tell him the truth. Just tell him to bring his troops here."
This time, not only did he want to uncover Tuoba Chici, the mole, but he also wanted to beat the Tang Army at their own game and take the opportunity to take back his tribe.
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"Go!"
Cheng Yaojin spurred his horse and led the cavalry of the Left Army Guard to Juru River.
Li Jing received Tuoba Chici's message and didn't have much doubt. He immediately sent Cheng Yaojin to chase after them. After all, the information given by Tuoba Chici for the first time was very accurate. The Tang Army had won a great victory. If it was the Tuyuhun's trick, then the price of the Tuyuhun's trick was too high.
"General, this is Juru River." Beside Cheng Yaojin, a soldier pointed to the valley in front of him and said.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the semicircular hill in front of him and couldn't help but feel nervous. This was a good place for an ambush! Immediately, he was about to give the order to be alert, but it was too late.
Suddenly, a burst of urgent horns sounded, and a large number of Tuyuhun cavalry suddenly swept down from the back of the hill and rushed straight to the Left Army Guard.
"General! We're surrounded! "The soldier said anxiously.
Cheng Yaojin just wanted to retreat, but found that a large number of Tuyuhun cavalry had surrounded them from behind.
"We've been tricked!" Cheng Yaojin said bitterly.
"General, let's kill our way out!" The soldier said anxiously. This time, Cheng Yaojin, as the vanguard, didn't lead a lot of cavalry. It was impossible to fight against so many soldiers.
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "The Tuyuhun's horses are faster than ours. Even if we break out, we can't escape. It's better to fight here. Maybe we can hold on until the army arrives."
"Kill!" Cheng Yaojin didn't have time to think too much. He made a prompt decision and suddenly urged his horse to collide with the Tuyuhun cavalry.
The Tianzhu King came prepared and had a large number of people. Although the Tang Army had the advantage of armor, they still immediately fell into a disadvantage. The two armies kept fighting in this narrow space.
"Tuoba Chici is really a traitor!" The Tianzhu King said with a cold face. This time, Tuoba Chici didn't come to join them. Instead, the Tang Army accurately found them. If it wasn't him, who else could it be?
"Tuoba Chici is a villain. Don't let us get the chance. We must kill the Tuoba Tribe and leave no one alive," He Lu said coldly.
The Tianzhu King nodded bitterly and said coldly, "These Tang Army are just a little interest."
However, he didn't know that not far away from the two armies, Meton led 30 firearms officers and soldiers and looked at the battlefield nervously.
"Libation Lord, General Cheng has been ambushed." Xue Rengui looked at the battlefield in the distance with lingering fear. Because Meton's riding skills were too poor, coupled with Cheng Yaojin's eagerness to catch up, the firearms officers led by Meton were slightly behind the Left Army Guard. Unexpectedly, it was this delay that allowed the firearms officers to escape.
"When will the army arrive?" Meton was so nervous that his palms were sweating.
"The cavalry that went back to send the message has already set off, but the army is still behind. It will take at least an hour for them to arrive," Xue Rengui said helplessly. Cheng Yaojin's army was marching too fast. The successive victories made Cheng Yaojin take the defeated soldiers lightly. That was why he fell into the trap of the Tianzhu King.
"Libation Lord, what should we do?" Xue Rengui asked.
Logically speaking, there were only 30 people in the firearms department at the moment. Even if they retreated, no one would blame them. However, everyone knew that the one who was trapped was the father of Meton's best friend, Cheng Chumo.
If they were indifferent and watched Cheng Yaojin fall into a siege, not to mention Cheng Chumo, they wouldn't be able to justify it in front of the army. At any time, it was taboo to not help when someone was in danger.
Meton gritted his teeth and said, "How many grenades did we bring this time?"
Xue Rengui said without hesitation, "Every soldier carries 10 grenades with them. There are 10 on each side of the horse."
Each person carried 30 grenades, and there were 30 people in the firearms department. A total of 900 grenades, plus the weapons they carried, this was the entire force of the firearms department.
Nine hundred grenades! Only then did Meton's heart calm down. He turned his head to look at the firearms department and said with a trembling voice, "This Libation Lord once said that the firearms department is the most precious military force. As long as it is not a matter of life and death, there is no need for us to go into battle. But now, although our lives are not in danger, our comrades are trapped in a siege. In the past, it was them who protected us and ensured our safety. Now, it is time for us to repay them."
The 30 firearms department soldiers nodded silently. They couldn't help but think of the time when the firearms department was ambushed several times by the Tuyuhun cavalry during the final battle. Even though the left guard risked his life to protect them, the firearms department was completely unscathed. This kind of camaraderie was something that couldn't be repaid no matter what.
"Pass down the order. Horses, put on your armor and prepare to attack." Meton's voice was trembling, but his tone was firm.
Immediately, all the firearms department soldiers stuffed their horses' ears, fastened their armors, and checked their weapons. After everything was ready, all the firearms department soldiers couldn't help but look determined, waiting for the order.
Meton waved his hand and was about to give the order. Suddenly, Xue Rengui flashed and stopped Meton.
"Libation Lord, if we attack now, I'm afraid that the Tuyuhun cavalry will escape without a trace even if we are lucky enough to save the left guard. It's better to wait for the right time to attack." Xue Rengui said in a deep voice.
"But the longer we wait, the more danger the left guard will be in." Meton said anxiously. Although he understood this, a quarter of an hour later, there would be a lot of Tang dynasty soldiers killed on the battlefield.
"Libation Lord, the merciful can't command the army!" Xue Rengui said solemnly. At this moment, he was actually faintly showing the embryonic form of a famous general of the later generation.
Meton immediately became silent. At this moment, the left guard was at his peak. If the firearms department opened a path for him, the possibility of breaking through would be very high. At this moment, there would be fewer casualties, but if the Tuyuhun cavalry were to escape, the danger would be greater. In this battle, it was Tianzhu King who had besieged the left guard. Although the left guard was in a dangerous situation, it wasn't that he didn't delay the Tutu army. If the Tutu army was delayed until the Tutu army was close enough to rescue the left guard, it would be impossible for the Tutu army to escape.
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