On September 18, the situation in the decisive battle continued to change.
The White Wolf Fortress was crumbling under the crazy attack of the main force of the Beibei army. The Yanbei army suffered heavy losses, and the Peiping army that was ordered to support also suffered heavy casualties. General Luo Yi of Wu Benlang was even injured in the fight. However, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale, he Insist on fighting on the front line, advance and retreat together with the soldiers, and live and die together.
Youwuwei General Li Jing fought fiercely with Beilu Kangshouli's troops on the Qiaoshan, Langshan and Xiaoqingshan lines, resolutely blocking the attack, ensuring the safety of the flanks of the White Wolf Pass, and never giving the Beibei the chance to surround the White Wolf Pass. . Under this difficult situation, and because the Bailang Pass was in danger of being lost at any time, Li Jing resolutely ordered to mobilize another five regiments of Yingyang Mansion to enter the Bailang Pass at noon and join forces with the Yanbei Army to defend it.
At the same time, on the northern front of the Bailangsai battlefield, at the Efeokou pass, and on the more than ten miles long front line downstream of the Efei River, the fierce battle between the north and the south also entered a fever pitch.
It has been almost a month since the day of the attack for his tens of thousands of troops. The soldiers paid a heavy price, but they have never been able to capture the goose feather mouth, or even break through. Goose Feishui, standing on the south bank of the river, is a great shame and humiliation for Ashina Dusu, who has made outstanding achievements in the desert and is famous. Now, Shibi Khan gave him a chance to avenge his humiliation. The main force of the Beibei soldiers had already attacked the White Wolf Pass, squeezing the defensive formation of the imperial army to a width of only fifteen miles and containing all the main force of the imperial army. At the line of White Wolf Pass, if Ashina Dusu attacked with all his strength, he would be able to make a breakthrough at the precarious line of Efeikou, and then open a gap in the imperial army's defensive formation. Once the gap is opened and the blocked flood has a place to vent, it will inevitably leak out and continue to hit the dam. Even eventually destroyed the dam and roared out. Ashina Dusu was full of confidence and went to the front line of Efeishui to direct the attack. He ordered his men to capture Efeokou today and fight to Bailang Pass to join forces with Shibi Khan tomorrow.
At Shen Shizheng in the afternoon, Liu Heitai and Xue Wanjun once again asked for help from Jialan, Wu Benlang's generals Zhao Shizhu and He Lanyi. Wu Yalang's general Jin Wenyan, who was stationed on the south bank of Efeishui and assisted in the defense of Efeokou pass, also asked for help. Zhao Shizhu asked for help: his side suffered heavy casualties. The losses are too great and it is unsustainable. Immediate support must be provided, otherwise the defense line will inevitably fall.
Zhao Shizhu made a decisive decision, and He Lanyi's troops immediately crossed the Goose River. Withdraw from the north bank to the south bank and fully support the Efeikou pass. Temporarily abandon the protection of transportation corridors. Allowing the Beilu to capture, he also personally led two eleven regiments of Yingyang Mansion under his command to rush to Efeokou Pass, guarding Efeokou at all costs and resolutely blocking the retreat of the main force of the Beilu.
Before leaving, Zhao Shizhu urgently wrote to Xue Shixiong, detailing the current battle situation at Langsai. Forced by the crisis of the battle at Efeikou. I had to give up my position on the north bank of Efeishui and let the Beibei cut off our transportation channels. Ming Gong's support has arrived. Please repel the enemies on the north bank of Efeishui first and restore the transportation channel. And the battle formation was rebuilt on the north bank of Efeishui to ensure the safety of military supplies.
On the afternoon of the same day, Shibi Khan received a warning from Mohe Dushe under the White Wolf Fortress: the emperor had pursued Shanyang City. Forced by the critical situation of the war, he voluntarily abandoned Shanyang and defended Sangqian with all his strength. On the water line, the two sides are currently fighting fiercely.
Mohe Dushe believes that the key to holding the front line of Sanggan River lies in when the imperial reinforcements arrive on the battlefield. The armies led by the current emperor are all exhausted after more than a month of fierce fighting, and their numbers are limited. The imperial army on the White Wolf Fortress battlefield is at an absolute disadvantage, so as far as the current battle situation is concerned, it seems that The Chinese people formed a siege on their own side, but in reality it was our own side that formed a siege on the imperial army. Once our side completely annihilated the imperial army on the Bailangsai battlefield and evacuated calmly, we achieved the victory of severely inflicting heavy losses on the northern part of the empire on the Daibei battlefield. The glorious achievements of the main force of the Xinjiang garrison. After the Central Turks suffered such heavy losses, the garrison in northern Xinjiang was in vain. Our own army could invade the Middle Kingdom at any time, which would severely damage the empire. In this way, we would gain a strategic advantage in the confrontation between the north and the south, and thus we could gradually encroach on the vast territory south of the Yinshan Mountains. area, complete the occupation of the Central Tudaibei, and achieve the goal of making the Turks strong.
Mo He Dushe's words of encouragement cheered up Shibi Khan's gloomy and depressed mood, allowing him to quickly get rid of the disappointment and depression of returning from the Yanmen battle without success.
Everything has its two sides, with pros and cons. For the Turks, so far in this decisive battle, they have always had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. They are the ones who take the initiative to attack and firmly control the development of the battle, while the Chinese are passively defensive, and the imperial army has to use Fight with less and fight with more, using the weak against the strong. Analyzed from this perspective, the imperial army's attack on the White Wolf Fortress and cutting off the Turks' retreat cannot be interpreted as strategically encircling the Northern Barbarians, but can only be characterized as an active defense, using the strategy of "encircling Wei to save Zhao" to force the Northern Barbarians to withdraw. Yanmen battlefield, withdrew from the entire territory of Daibei.
On the other hand, if we look at it from the perspective of the TurksTo explain the current war situation, why can't we understand that the Turks surrounded Yanmen to lure the main force of the Empire's Northern Xinjiang garrison into the Daibei battlefield, and then surrounded the Imperial army with thunderous force, encircling and annihilating the main force of the Empire's Northern Xinjiang garrison. , to achieve the purpose of this southward invasion by annihilating the effective forces of the Middle-earth Empire?
Shibi Khan thought for a long time, considering that military victory must be used to ensure political advantage, he accepted Mohdosh's new interpretation of this decisive battle. He cannot "defeat" back, he must "return in triumph", and to return in triumph, he must rethink the significance of the decisive battle at White Wolf Fortress, redefine the strategic purpose of this decisive battle, and give this decisive battle an impact on the survival of the Turks , development and strength, giving Bailangsai the supreme status and honor in the decisive battle. In this way, Shibi Khan won the decisive battle.
Although Shibi Khan paid a heavy price, he still defeated the powerful Middle-earth Empire and prevented his opponents from posing a threat to the desert for many years to come. On the contrary, the desert barbarians could take advantage of the weakness of the Middle-earth Empire. Qufan traveled southward, posing a threat to China. The reason why the Turks were able to achieve such brilliant achievements was that the heroic Shibi Khan launched the right war at the right time. In this way, Shibi Khan suffered heavy losses and his strength suddenly decreased. , political victory can still be achieved, thereby ensuring that the radical forces in Yazhang can still control the political situation in Yazhang, maintain the stability of the desert situation, and maintain the unity and development of the large alliance of the barbarians.
At the beginning of the war, Khan held urgent consultations with his ministers and ministers and came up with the latest interpretation of the decisive battle between the north and the south as quickly as possible. He drafted it into a document and quickly distributed it to the troops of She, Special Qin, and Qilifa. Commanders at all levels use this to unify their understanding of the war situation, help the commanders rebuild confidence, boost military morale, and boost morale. They use all their strength to complete the final blow against the imperial army, and calmly retreat with a victor's attitude by singing a song of triumph. Leaving the Middle-earth and returning to the desert not only ensures that the army will not collapse due to the pursuit of the Middle-earth people during the long retreat, but also ensures that the aristocratic forces that aggressively fight after returning to the desert can still be proud after their strength is greatly reduced. People's achievements and supreme honor are united, and they always maintain high morale and passion to fight to the end against the menacing opposition forces of Yazhang.
Khan's magic touch at the critical moment really worked. His new interpretation of the battle situation made the commanders who were anxious, angry, disappointed and frustrated suddenly realize like a sudden enlightenment. It turns out that this is so, it turns out that we have won the victory, it turns out that we are on the way. Harvesting the fruits of victory, we are about to return in triumph. As a result, the commanders regained their confidence, and this confidence was quickly transmitted from top to bottom to every ordinary soldier. Then a miracle happened. The Beilu control string suddenly burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, and the white wolf stuffed one wave after another. It was about to collapse under the violent impact of the rough waves.
On the night of September 18th, at the time of Youshi, Xue Shixiong, a left-behind man from Zhuojun, and Yang Gongren, a left-behind man from Liaodong, arrived at Efeishui. Behind them were 10,000 elites from Liaodong and 5,000 Yingyang from western Liaoning.
Based on the letter from Wu Benlang's general Zhao Shizhu, Xue Shixiong ordered the two armies of Liaodong and Liaoxi to overcome the fatigue of long-distance marches, use all their strength, and attack the northern captives with thunderous force, completely defeating them, killing them all, and using the wind to turn the remaining clouds. With the speed and invincible power of those who stood in his way, he regained the position on the north bank of Efeishui, rebuilt the transportation channel, helped the imperial soldiers to defend the White Wolf Fortress, ensured the completion of the emperor's orders, and completely annihilated the invading northern invaders on the decisive battlefield.
At six o'clock in the morning, under the cover of darkness, the two armies of Liaodong and West Liao suddenly launched an overwhelming offensive against the Beibei army, which had just captured the position on the north bank of Efeishui and had not yet had time to breathe.
The Beilu were caught off guard and did not expect that after a month of fierce fighting, the empire would have reinforcements entering the Bailangsai battlefield from the direction of Yanbei. They were like ants in a torrent. They had no time to react before they were submerged by the torrent and sunk by the roaring waves. Thousands of exhausted and scarred northern captives lay dead everywhere in the blink of an eye, especially on the goose feather water. There were countless floating corpses, it was too horrible to see.
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On the night of September 19th, Xue Shixiong and Yang Gongren arrived at Bailang Pass.
At this moment, the White Wolf Pass is like a battered tree in a violent storm, with broken branches and leaves, and is about to collapse. The Imperial soldiers were like wild beasts trapped in a cage, covered with bruises and bloodstains, but they were still fighting and unyieldingly adhering to their beliefs. They roared crazily and fought bravely, fighting to the death and never retreating until death.
In the dark night, with drums beating like thunder and horns soaring into the sky, 10,000 Liaodong soldiers suddenly descended from the mountain like fierce tigers, like beasts from the wild, like undead rushing out of hell, overwhelmingly rushed towards the battlefield and killed the northern captives.
The situation of the war suddenly changed.
The Khan was fearless and fearless,Unperturbed, his orders never change: Attack! attack! attack!
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