After receiving the order from Zhao Ziliang, Xuan Yi and others immediately led 500 cavalry to attack the rear of the army.
Seeing that the army ignored them, they suddenly appeared in the middle and flank of the army and attacked the army while it was marching.
The formation on the road was cut into two parts and then fled.
Sometimes they suddenly attacked the front army of the Dashi Army, making the Dashi Army unable to defend themselves.
In order to maintain the marching speed, Daoud had to send troops to chase down the 500 light cavalry led by Xuanyi.
However, this small Tang army disappeared without a trace, leaving the attacking Dashi army unable to find them.
When they saw the enemy, they could only go back angrily, but not long after they left, the Tang army came out to attack again.
In just two days, the entire Dashi army was panicked, the morale of the army was in turmoil, and the marching formation began to change.
Get loose.
Somehow, the news of Said's defeat in the desert and the rebellion in the country suddenly spread throughout the food army.
These two news made the soldiers of the food army eager to return home and their will to fight dropped significantly.
In addition, the Tang army kept harassing them, failing to fight and catching up, which made many soldiers of the Dashi Army fearful.
Deserters appeared from time to time during the march and during rest.
The appearance of the deserters made Daoud realize that the problem was very serious.
If he did not think of a solution, the army would collapse in an instant.
He had to reluctantly order the execution of those captured deserters, but this method did not prevent the deserters from continuing to appear. .
On the evening of the fourth day of September, the Dashi army camped by the river.
The general reported to Daoud: "General, in the past two days, the Tang army has been attacking our army non-stop, attacking and raiding our army twelve times, each time causing damage.
We have lost between 100 and 200 casualties, and now we have lost more than 2,000 people.
If we continue like this, I am afraid that we will lose half of our troops before we reach Tuozhe City."
Daoud also became worried after hearing the report of his general.
It was not an option to continue like this, and he had to find a way to solve this matter.
He ordered two thousand men to be left behind to block the attack and pursuit of the small Tang army, but the large group continued to advance.
But this method seemed to have little effect.
The small Tang army ignored the two thousand large food troops who stayed behind.
They ran to the front and hung behind the large food army.
They carried out sneak attacks and harassment from time to time, while staying behind At this time, the two thousand cavalrymen of the Great Food Army obtained The news could not evacuate even if they wanted to, because they had been entangled by the three thousand men and horses led by Chu Ge who had followed.
The two sides fought a fierce battle.
The Dashi army was wary and could not fight with all its strength, so it was defeated by Chu Ge in one fell swoop.
They were killed, a few escaped, and some were captured.
Daoud was heartbroken when he learned that the two thousand cavalrymen in the rear were eaten by the Tang army.
Sometimes the Tang army was like dog-skin plaster that he couldn't get rid of, and sometimes they would hit him hard and keep eating away at his subordinates.
The number of soldiers and horses under his command became fewer and fewer.
Daoud finally realized the horror of the Tang army's tactics.
He had no way to deal with it.
Seeing that the number of troops under his command was getting smaller and smaller, and their morale was getting lower and lower.
He had to order some baggage and heavy equipment to be discarded, and let The army advanced lightly, increased its marching speed, and headed towards Tuozhe City at full speed.
On the afternoon of the sixth day of September, Daoud finally returned to Tuozhe City with an army of less than 6,000 men.
Because he had previously speculated that the Tang army might send a partial division to surprise Tuozhe City, so when the army approached Tuozhe City, A few miles away, he began to sit on horseback to observe the Stone Kingdom capital city bathed in the sunset, and sent out scouts to investigate the details.
After the reconnaissance, the scout came back and reported to Daoud: "General, we have inspected the four gates of the east, west, north and south, and found nothing unusual.
Our soldiers are on duty on the city top, and there are also some surrendered stone troops."
Daoud said: "I remember that the person in charge of the garrison in Tuozhe City was Yagba and asked him to come out to see me."
The scout captain said: "General, I saw Yag under the North City Gate.
He was on the tower of the North City Gate.
I told him that the General had returned with his troops and asked him to open the city gate and come out to greet the General.
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But he said that he must Only when you see the general with your own eyes can you open the city gate."
Daoud asked, "Did you really see Yag?"
"Yes, General" Daoud thought for a while and nodded: "Yager is right.
In this situation, it is right to be careful."
The Dashi Army marched to the north gate of Tuozhe City.
Dawudelama stopped and shouted to the top of the city gate: "Where is Yage?
Come out and see me!"
After a while, Yag, who was appointed by Said as the guard of Tuozhe City, appeared at the top of the city.
He lowered his head and looked down at the city, and said loudly: "General Daoud, didn't you go north to reinforce the Governor?
Why did they return so quickly, and the army seems to have been engaged in battle, and the number has been reduced a lot."
On the city wall, a row of soldiers from the Food Army stood empty-handed beside the wall, and beside them were some stone soldiers holding weapons.
Behind these soldiers from the Food Army, there was also a row of Tang soldiers holding sharp blades.
The soldiers, the sharp blades in their hands were pressed against the backs of the soldiers of the Great Food Army, ready to pierce the bodies of the soldiers of the Great Food Army at any time.
Obviously, Yag and these soldiers of the Food Army were held hostage, and they wanted to cooperate with the Tang army to stage a show on the top of the city to confuse Daoud.
Daoud listened to Yag's question and said: "Yaag, I have received the news that the governor was defeated by the Tang army.
He has led his troops to withdraw into the desert west of Hengluosi City.
I am leading the army in We encountered the Tang Army near Baishui City and fought with them for several battles.
After learning that the Governor was defeated, I could only lead my army back.
Open the city gate quickly and let us enter the city.
There are Tang Army soldiers chasing after me."
"It's terrible that the Governor fled into the desert after being defeated."
Yag was shocked, but he quickly ordered: "Open the city gate quickly and let General Daoud and his army enter the city."
There was a creaking sound, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the city gate slowly opened.
When the suspension bridge was lowered and laid across the moat, Daoud clamped his legs on the horse's belly and was about to ride the horse into the city.
At this time, he had a war horse under his crotch But he disobeyed orders and walked across the suspension bridge without ambush.
Just when Daoud was puzzled, the war horse turned to the side and started eating grass.
Daoud thought that the war horse was hungry.
His horse was quite intelligent, so he had to order the army behind to enter the city first, and he jumped down to let the army go.
War horses eat grass.
The Food Army slowly entered the city through the suspension bridge.
Daoud looked at the Food Army and Yag on the top of the city and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
A general came over and said to Daoud: "General, this Yag is so rude.
The general is here, and he doesn't go out of the city to greet him."
Daoud was very generous and understood Yag's responsibility.
He smiled and said: "It doesn't matter.
After all, he is the guard of this city.
It is his responsibility to guard the city and he cannot leave the city easily."
At this time, Yag standing on the top of the city shouted loudly: "General Daoud, why don't you enter the city?
Are you blaming me for not going out to greet you?"
Daoud raised his head and shouted: "General Yag, how can I blame you if you think too much?
My war horse is very hungry.
It wants to graze here.
I will wait until it is full before entering the city.
You don't have to worry about me." , just arrange camping and food for my army."
Yage said: "This is all a trivial matter.
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I have already sent people to make arrangements.
Didn't the general just say that there is a Tang Army chasing behind you?
Then you should hurry into the city.
If the Tang Army comes to pursue you, wouldn't you be in danger?"
Yag's excessive enthusiasm made Daoud wary.
The relationship between him and Yag was not very good in the past, and they both disliked each other.
It was a bit abnormal for Yag to care about him so much.
Daoud looked at Yag again. and the soldiers of the food army at the top of the city.
He suddenly realized why he felt something was wrong.
Because the food army at the top of the city didn't have weapons.
How could it be possible that the defenders didn't have weapons?
This is definitely not normal.
Isn't it normal?
Daoud's heart pounded, and beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
He immediately got on the horse, pulled the reins with one hand, slapped the horse's butt with the other and shouted: "Yag has rebelled, everyone retreats."
This shout was an announcement that Daoud had seen through the Tang Army's plan, but at this time nearly three thousand people had entered the city, which meant that the Tang Army's plan had not completely failed.
Suddenly, Wei Meng, a general of the Tang Army, appeared at the top of the city.
He drew his sword and shouted: "Put up the drawbridge, close the city gate, kill."
Following his order, the Tang troops hidden on the city wall appeared one after another.
The flags of the Dashi Army were immediately replaced by those of the Tang Army.
The suspension bridge was pulled up by dozens of Tang Army soldiers with nooses, and the raised city gate was lowered in the blink of an eye.
In a short time, the food army was divided into two, and nearly three thousand food troops were completely locked up in the city.
The food army who cooperated with the Tang army on the city wall was quickly taken down by the Tang army, tied up and guarded.
However, the food army in Wengcheng was suddenly besieged in Wengcheng.
They all panicked for a while.
They wanted to turn around and rush out of the city. , but there were too many people, crowding each other, the horses were tall and big, and it was easy to turn around.
Moreover, the city gate had been lowered, making it impossible to rush out of the city.
A large number of soldiers from the Tang Army and some horse bandits in strange costumes appeared on the city wall, as well as a large number of soldiers from the Shi Kingdom and began to fire arrows at the Dashi Army trapped in the Wengcheng.
The overwhelming sharp arrows shot down, and the soldiers of the Great Food Army were hit by arrows one after another.
Some were shot to death on the spot.
Some were hit by arrows but did not hit their vital organs, but they were in great pain.
They let out shrill screams on the spot.
The Tang army, Shi and horse bandits on the city wall turned a deaf ear and continued to fire arrows.
For a time, corpses were scattered all over the city and rivers of blood flowed.
After half an hour, nearly three thousand food troops were all shot to death.
Occasionally, there were still some people who were still alive, but they could not survive.
The corpses were piled up in layers in the urn city, and the smell of blood filled the entire town
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