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Chapter 261 Not to be underestimated

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    However, the situation of the entire battle was far from as smooth as Yang Guang imagined.

    By evening, Duan Wenzhen still had not arrived at the meeting place, and Yang Guang began to worry.  He was afraid that Duan Wenzhen, who was advancing westward, would encounter the fleeing Turkic army. By then, it would be difficult for Duan Wenzhen's strength to defeat the opponent's huge force.

    In order to quickly find Duan Wenzhen's troops, Yang Guang ordered Huang Mingyuan, Zhao Cai, and Dugu Yun to each lead a cavalry to the northeast to find Duan Wenzhen.  Of course, it would be better if the main force of the Turkic army could also be found at the same time.

    After Huang Mingyuan received the order, he immediately mobilized 1,500 cavalry from his headquarters to leave the camp.  Considering that Dengkou is directly northeast of Wenchi, Duan Wenzhen would go south if he encountered an enemy, so Huang Mingyuan went east and slightly north.

    What everyone didn¡¯t know at this time was that Duan Wenzhen was already in big trouble.

    On the same day, Duan Wenzhen led 30,000 elite troops out of Lingzhou and followed the Yellow River northward to Dengkou.  At that time, in order to ensure the transshipment of grain and grass, the Sui army set up a grain and grass base in Shizuishan and Dengkou.  Among them, the Ding ration station was set up by Yang Guang in order to pursue the Turks northward, and he stocked up about 200,000 stones of grain and grass.  Although it is on the east bank of the Yellow River, it is a bit too prominent.

    In order to detour to Dengkou, Duan Wenzhen's location was too far north.  After crossing the Yellow River, Duan Wenzhen headed northwest.  Prepare to make a large detour to the rear of the Turkic army in the southwest of Langshan, then turn around and go south, directly attacking the back of the Turkic army.

    Less than a hundred miles away, Duan Wenzhen's troops encountered a large Turkic army marching towards Dengkou.  It turned out that long before the war, Bujia Khan ordered his nephew Ashinadu to march along the Yellow River and surprise Shizui Mountain in Lingzhou to cut off the Sui army's retreat.

    It happened that the two sides met thirty miles west of Nalin Lake.  Originally, both sides were going to take a detour to attack the other side, but they unexpectedly collided.  At this time, both sides were caught off guard and had to fight.

    The Sui army and the Turks were of equal strength, and they had no time to set up defenses, so they had to hold down their positions and hold on to the formation, but they were immediately at a disadvantage.  Relying on the Sui army's strong bows, crossbows and circular vehicle formation, they could barely withstand the Turkic cavalry, but at the same time it also restricted the Sui army's mobility.

    Duan Wenzhen organized a breakout twice, but was blocked by A Shi.

    In order to quickly encircle and annihilate Duan Wenzhen's troops, Ashinari used light cavalry to continuously attack the two wings of the Sui army in an attempt to deplete the morale of the Sui army.  Around evening, the two sides fought fiercely for nearly four hours. Seeing that they could not attack for a long time, the Turkic army withdrew and left.

    Duan Wenzhen saw that the Turkic army was withdrawing northward and did not dare to stay for a long time. While continuing to monitor the enemy, Duan Wenzhen immediately moved his troops to the southwest to prepare to avoid its edge.

    Unexpectedly, they could only travel fifty or sixty miles, and they were about to reach the main force of the Turkic army.

    It turns out that A Shi saw that the Sui army could not attack for a long time, and was afraid that the purpose of his sneak attack would be exposed, so he decided to pretend to retreat and lead Duan Wenzhen to break out.  But Duan Wenzhen is not someone who takes things easy. He will definitely monitor Ashinadu's troops closely.  If the Turkic army attempts to encircle and annihilate the Sui army halfway, it is likely that they will bite a hedgehog shell like before.

    Because Bujia Khan had previously deployed a force about fifty miles away on both sides to facilitate retreat.  Ashinadu secretly recruited his general Aliza and prepared him to ambush the Sui army's breakout route in advance.  After retreating for a certain distance, he followed the Sui army, and the two sides attacked from both sides.

    Duan Wenzhen, who was eager to escape, fell into the trap as expected. As soon as he got out of danger, he plunged into the ambush of the Turkic army.

    Duan Wenzhen is a veteran general after all. When he saw nearly 10,000 cavalry on the opposite side, he knew there was a police presence.  At this time, the scouts reported that the Turkic troops were coming from behind.

    In order not to be surrounded by the Turkic army, Duan Wenzhen made a prompt decision and ordered his younger brother Duan Wencao to lead a death squad, rush into Aliza's army with spears and horses.  He then moved his central army forward, charging back and forth in an attempt to quickly defeat Aliza's army.

    Aliza was also a famous Turkic general. Although he had few soldiers, he knew that people from Ashi were coming, so he did not fight with the Sui army.  Just stick to the military formation. If the Sui army moved, they would not let go.  The Sui army turned around to attack, but Ariza did not engage in a decisive battle with him.

    The two sides were in a stalemate for most of the night, and Duan Wenzhen was still unable to get rid of Ariza.  At this time, Ashinadu's army had also arrived, and together with Aliza, they launched a fierce attack on Duan Wenzhen's army from both sides of the rear.

    Duan Wenzhen's troops fought for a day and a night, and were exhausted. They had long been hungry and thirsty, and had lost their energy.  At this time, they were hit again. Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, the army was demoralized and fell into collapse.  At this time, Duan Wenzhen barely maintained the strength of his army and no longer dared to dream of retreating safely.  They can only lead the capable cavalry to speed up, while the infantry who are lagging behind are completely powerless.

    The huge formation of remnant soldiers blocked the pursuit of the Turkic army, and Duan Wenzhen also took the opportunity to lead the remaining remnants in a panic and frenzy.Run.

    Aliza pursued the Sui army for nearly a day, killing countless Sui soldiers along the way.  Seeing that Wenchi was not far away, we received news of the withdrawal of troops from Bujia Khan.  Ariza knew that the main force was defeated miserably in Wenchi and that most of the Sui army on the opposite side was waiting for him. He did not dare to pursue anymore and had to return.

    Ariza's return allowed him to escape disaster, because at this time Huang Mingyuan's search team was only ten or twenty miles away from Duan Wenzhen's headquarters.

    Duan Wenzhen, who was lucky enough to escape with his life, met Huang Mingyuan, and this was considered safe.  Huang Mingyuan led his troops to collect the defeated Sui army along the way, with only three to four thousand people in total.

    Duan Wenzhen's defeat shocked the entire Sui army and poured cold water on everyone's burning hearts.  The whole army stopped three times and then twice. Duan Wenzhen's army returned to Wenchi Camp with less than 13,000 men, and all of them were injured. Almost all their ordnance and supplies were lost. The Lingzhou Army was almost crippled. If you want to  Rebuilding takes a long time.

    Regarding the entire battle situation, Duan Wenzhen did not exaggerate.  However, this result is even more unbelievable to everyone. No one would have thought that the Sui army and the Turks would be defeated miserably even though their military strength was almost the same.

    For the first time, something has cast a shadow over this war. Finally, someone began to consider the combat power of the Turks.

    Because Duan Wenzhen is Yang Jian's favorite general, and he is also the person Yang Jian relies on.  Yang Guang did not directly accuse him, but dismissed Duan Wenzhen from his post, and then ordered him to serve in the army, which gave Duan Wenzhen a chance to make a comeback.

    At this time, because the situation of the Turks recurred again, Yuan Shou and others persuaded Yang Guang to lead his army to withdraw to Lingzhou and wait for news about the Turks before making plans.

    But the Sui army won one victory and the other lost. Although Bujia Khan was embarrassed, the Sui army did not take advantage.  Yang Guang asked himself that there was no way he could go back and explain to Yang Jian such a result.  Therefore, he insisted on not withdrawing his troops and decided to continue moving forward, searching for the main force of the Turks and defeating them in one fell swoop.

    Yang Guang believed that Duan Wenzhen's failure was mainly due to the fact that the Sui army did not deploy its formation during the battle, and the huge infantry became a burden.  However, his own army has sufficient cavalry and is advancing steadily northward. It is not afraid of the surprise attack of the Turks and will not be unable to give full play to the advantages of the infantry. Therefore, Yang Guang is still confident in himself.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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