Chapter 323 (1/2)
Even if the number of remaining troops in Tubo is more than that of the other party, they collapse completely at the moment of contact because of their fatigue and low morale.
The battle did not last long and immediately turned into a chase battle all over the mountains and fields. Tubo soldiers have no organization. Whoever grabs the horse will run in any direction.
Some people, desperate, chose to escape in the direction of the Yellow River. Even people and horses fell into the Yellow River.
Most of them were because the horses were weak. After being caught up, they either surrendered or were killed on the spot.
Wei Ran originally wanted to capture the Tubo master general himself. Unexpectedly, the good and evil Shuangshu on his left and right sides were more excited than him. The heavenly demons and flying swords came out together!
The Tubo leader has just uttered a sentence in Chinese to tell who he is! Wei Ran hasn't answered yet. Tianmo double chop and flying sword attack from three directions. The other party is too scared to even fight. His body is cut to pieces, and only one head is complete.
In the whole battle, Wei Ran roared with a Xuanhua axe. He didn't even have a chance to swing an axe.
I'm a leading general. When can't I even cut people? And really only kept a complete head for me? Ah Li's words are a prophecy... Now let's see if she can interpret any memory from this head, otherwise the secret letter is useless.
At the end of the battle, most of the Tubo army chose to surrender except for a few stubborn resistance, and Wei Ran captured them to kuozhou City, a total of 3000.
Then, Zhao Xuanqing led 8000 cavalry troops of Wuwei army to kuozhou city. The two troops finally joined forces, and kuozhou was officially recovered from the Tang Dynasty.
Outside the city of kuozhou, Zhao Xuanqing saw the head of the Tubo general hanging next to Wei Ran's horse and said with gnashing teeth: ”it's cheap, this guy!”
Then he told Wei Ran and others about the work of Tubo people in michuan county. Naturally, they were filled with righteous indignation.
Immediately, the whole army went to the city to repair overnight. That night, a Li quietly came to the storage place of the head of the Tubo general. Taking advantage of the aura, he began to forcibly cast spells to read his memory. At the same time, he was full of anger and kept cursing Wei Ran.
Wei Ran was invited to Zhao Xuanqing's camp to discuss the next strategy with her.
Zhao Xuanqing wanted to go north to Hehuang and cooperate with his father, Hexi Jiedu envoy Zhao Hui, to attack Shanzhou city (now Haidong City, Qinghai).
Wei Ran learned about the military strength comparison between Zhao Hui and the Tubo army. The total military strength of Zhao Hui is 50000, the Tubo army in Shancheng is 20000, and 40000 troops are in Shancheng (now Xining, Qinghai). The two cities are horns against each other, so it is difficult to attack.
However, the Han people in Hehuang occupied the vast majority and had a large population. Even though Tubo was cleaned up in winter, it only cleaned up the resistance forces in the two cities.
In the countryside, there are still many people with lofty ideals who spontaneously formed a rebel army to cooperate with Zhao Hui.
Wei Ran thought for a moment. Now kuozhou has won. If the flank threat of Wuwei army is lifted and the superior forces can be concentrated without worries, he has taken the initiative in strategy.
Zhao Xuanqing sent troops and horses north to support Hehuang and cut off the connection between Shanzhou city and Shancheng city. With the cooperation of the local rebel army, there is no shortage of people and land. There is no need to worry about supply. Under steady and steady attack, even the war of consumption can successfully capture Hehuang.
Wei Ran agrees with Zhao Xuanqing on this point. He must go north to support! This is the strategic significance of winning kuozhou. However, the problem is how to enlarge this strategic advantage again to reduce our own war consumption.
When Wei Ran asked this question, they both fell into silence. Wei Ran opened the paper abstract map, but in his mind came the three-dimensional terrain of the valley formed by the continuous mountains in the area of Chiling Hehuang.
The Tubo army lost the equivalent of a whole group army in kuozhou, and many of them were the elite of the headquarters. For Yundan jienadu, it is not only a strategic loss, but also a huge consumption for the strength of the whole tribe.