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Wang Lun sent his own soldiers to escort his brother Wang Wei away, and he immediately found Tian Chengsi.

Tian Chengsi was still worried in front of the sand table. He regretted sending his nephew to lead 30,000 troops to sneak attack Li Ye's fleet. Those were his last 30,000 cavalry. Once the entire army was destroyed, it would be a fatal blow to him.

At this time, Wang Lun came to him. Tian Chengsi pointed to the north with a wooden pole and sighed: "It seems that I really shouldn't give up on Weizhou and retreat north. Further north is the barren salt-alkali land, and then the Zhang River enters the sea. At this point, we have no way out.”

Wang Lun said slowly: "Just now, I suddenly thought of a major strategic opportunity."

"What opportunity?" Tian Chengsi perked up and asked quickly.

Wang Lun pointed to the west with a wooden pole and said with a smile: "Has the prince noticed it? We are less than a hundred miles away from Li Baochen's Hejian County."

"So what?"

"Your Majesty, we can use the excuse to join forces to fight against the Tang Dynasty. The army reaches Hejian County. We directly annex Li Baochen's army and take Hejian County. We will have a broad strategic space. We can retreat to Mozhou and Yizhou to the north. , we can retreat to Dingzhou and Hengzhou to the west, and we can even fight through Jingxing to Taiyuan, and our retreat will suddenly be opened up. "

Tian Chengsi's eyes lit up, this was really a clever plan. If he changed his thinking, the pattern would open up, and he would have a vast depth.

At this moment, Tian Chengsi made a decision to send troops to Yingzhou, annex Li Baochen, and capture Hejianjian.

However, Tian Chengsi hesitated again, "What should I do with my food supplies?"

"Your Majesty, we can transport it by boat, take the Zhang River to Wuqiang County, and then turn to the Jiang River to go north to Hejian County. It's just a circle."

Tian Chengsi said happily: "Thanks to sir for reminding me this time, otherwise I would not have thought of going west."

Wang Lun said again: "I have another suggestion!"

"you say!"

"I'm thinking about this humble position. Zhu Si will definitely dissuade the Uighur army from staying in Youzhou temporarily and let us fight to the death with the Tang army. This is his strategy of killing people with a borrowed knife. Once we are wiped out, the Uighur army will defeat the Tang army. Zhu Si will have the last laugh. "

Tian Chengsi nodded, "You're right, this bastard doesn't allow me to enter Youzhou because he's afraid that I'll steal his territory. Sooner or later, I'm going to kill this fat pig with my own hands!"

"Your Majesty, the meaning of this humble position is that we cannot be so passive. We must take the initiative to find the Huihe Khan and persuade the Huihe army to focus on the overall situation and go south to attack the Tang army. We must do our best and cannot be manipulated by Zhu Si."

Tian Chengsi thought for a moment, "Then who do you think it would be better to send?"

"In this humble position, I am willing to share my worries for the prince!"

"Are you going?" Tian Chengsi was a little hesitant. He still needed Wang Lun by his side to make suggestions.

"Your Majesty, this is Beizi's plan. Only Beizi knows how to persuade the Huihe people. No one else can do it. Beizi will leave as soon as possible and will not delay the prince's important events!"

Tian Chengsi nodded, "Then go and come back quickly. If it doesn't work, just forget it. Don't force it."

"I understand, I will set off tonight!"

That night, Wang Lun went to Youzhou escorted by hundreds of cavalry.

Tian Chengsi immediately ordered the army to move to Hejian County, and all food supplies were re-boarded and transported to Hejian County in a roundabout way.

He did not need Li Baochen's consent. According to the joint agreement, in times of crisis, they could join forces to fight against the Tang army.

Ninety thousand troops set out at dawn the next day. Among them, ten thousand troops escorted the ships along the Zhang River south to Wuqiang County in Jizhou, and then from Wuqiang County to the Jiang River north to Hejian County.

The straight-line distance between Changlu County and Hejian County was only eighty miles, but the fleet took a circuitous route north, suddenly turning the distance into nearly four hundred miles.

It was naturally Li Ye's arrangement to suggest that Tian Chengsi's army go to Hejian County. He calculated that Tian Chengsi could not transport grain and grass supplies by land and could only transport them by water. Tian Chengsi also happened to have more than a thousand ships in his hands, and the fleet followed The Zhang River went south, and then turned north when it reached Wuqiang County. At that time, the fleet was two hundred miles away from Tian Chengsi's army.

This was a conspiracy. Once Tian Chengsi's food and supplies were intercepted, Tian Chengsi would have no choice but to fight with Li Baochen.

Wang Lun didn't need to notify him. As soon as Tian Zhi led 30,000 cavalry to fight out, the scouts sent by Li Ye discovered it and immediately notified the fleet.

Of course, Wang Wei's further notification allowed Li Ye to determine the opponent's target. They were indeed targeting the fleet.

In the night, thousands of warships docked quietly on the west bank of Yongji Canal, and all flammable items had been put away.

Tian Yue's 30,000 cavalry went south along the east coast. Although Li Ye looked down on this cavalry, he would never underestimate the enemy. After all, these 30,000 cavalry were all barbarians, including Li Zhengji's 14,000 people and Tian. Chengsi's 16,000 men were rich in combat experience and brave and powerful. Li Ye was determined to wipe out all 30,000 cavalry and never give them a chance to escape.

More than ten miles away, 30,000 cavalrymen appeared in the darkness. They did not take the official road, but galloped through the endless wilderness. This land of tens of thousands of acres was originally a wheat field, but too many people died. Wheat fields were deserted and turned into weed fields.

The iron hooves hit the earth, making a thunderous rumble, and the earth was shaking.

There is a large forest in front of them. According to the spies, you can see the fleet moored in the river through the woods, and the Tang army is stationed on the other side of the river.

Tian Yue is a decisive and decisive general. He knows very well that at this time, he is most afraid of being timid and either retreats back or lets go and fights, enjoying success or failure.

"Full speed ahead!"

Thirty thousand cavalrymen rushed into the woods like the wind. They were all skilled in riding and galloped into the woods.

The cavalrymen passed through the woods like the wind and soon passed through the two-mile wide woods. They saw boats on the river one after another, and there was no end in sight.

Unfortunately, they were all anchored on the west bank, and it was impossible to pour kerosene directly on the boats to burn them, but they could use rockets, which was also the arson weapon that Tian Yue had always wanted to use. Thirty thousand rockets were enough to burn everything.

Tian Yue shouted loudly: "Rocket shooting!"

At this time, the 30,000 cavalrymen had dispersed. Some people shot on the spot, but most of the cavalry continued to gallop, looking for better prey.

On the river, rockets swept across the thirty-foot-wide river and shot at the warships anchored on the opposite bank.

The warship looked quiet, but in fact, 25,000 soldiers were ambushed in the ship. They squatted under the side of the ship, and 5,000 of them were responsible for extinguishing the fire. When the rockets hit the ship, they immediately put out the fire with wet blankets.

The other 20,000 people were armed with crossbows, ready to fight, and "Woo--" sounded with a long horn.

Twenty thousand soldiers appeared together, raised their crossbows and shot at the cavalry on the opposite bank. The arrows were like a storm, and the enemy on the shore screamed. I don't know how many people were hit by arrows.

There were also explosions of "boom! boom!", which were the explosive arrows hitting the enemy cavalry.

Tian Yue saw that the other side was prepared and shouted: "Pour kerosene into the river!"

This was also one of their killer moves. Thousands of bags of kerosene were poured into the river and ignited by torches, turning the river into a sea of ​​fire.

But the Tang army was well prepared. They connected the cut trees one by one and fixed them on the river surface, forming a barrier embankment. The kerosene could not float over, and the fire only burned half of the river.

Thirty thousand cavalry could not withstand the dense rain of arrows from 20,000 crossbows, and the casualties exceeded 30%.

At this moment, shouts and screams shook the sky in the distance. The 50,000 Tang cavalry ambushed on the periphery came and the Wei Bo cavalry was in chaos, and they could not withstand the rain of arrows from the boats.

Tian Yue saw that the situation was not good and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"

"Woo-woo-"

The retreat horn sounded, and less than 20,000 cavalry turned their horses and ran north.

They ran into the woods, but the woods suddenly caught fire and instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, with thick smoke and raging fire.

Thousands of cavalry were trapped in the woods, shouting and neighing, unable to move forward or backward, and were soon engulfed by the flames.

The 6,000 cavalry who rushed out of the woods were intercepted by the Tang heavy armored infantry, like a human wall blocking the way of thousands of cavalry.

In the darkness, the Wei Bo cavalry could not see the other side clearly, and the 6,000 cavalry drew their swords and rushed towards the heavy armored infantry, trying to break through the other side.

But what greeted them was the cruel and ruthless killing of the heavy armored infantry.