Chapter 248: Ambush

Chapter 248: Ambush
The battle has been going on until noon.
At this moment, almost every soldier in the entire camp was extremely exhausted. If you were looking down from the sky, you could see that the camp of the Tuoba tribe was engulfed in constant warfare.
Tang Jun's offensive is like waves, sweeping over one after another, becoming more and more formidable.
Starting from early this morning, Tang Jun has already launched an attack. Under the arrangement of Tuoba Muqi, the situation has been stabilized several times, preventing this large army from collapsing rapidly.
Otherwise, with this group of soldiers who came from afar, as well as the useless Qia Chuan and Dai Lu, the main camp would have long been breached by the Tang people.
There would be no chance of survival for the soldiers of the entire tribe.
After repeated confrontations, seeing no hope, the entire tribe has vaguely reached a consensus that this battle cannot continue. Winning means benefiting the Khan, while losing means the destruction of the entire tribe.
Only the young leader truly cares about their lives and deaths, while the two leaders, Tailu and Qiachuan, are only using their lives to pursue their own wealth and prosperity.
The Tang army is not even an enemy they can contend with.
To be honest, but for the losses of the tribe, Qiatuan and Tailu are not concerned. After all, they were only following the orders of the Khan to monitor Tuoba Muqi. As long as they caused trouble in Liangzhou, their mission would be accomplished, even if the entire tribe was annihilated in the end, it would not delay their prosperity and wealth.
Therefore, even in extremely unfavorable circumstances, the two of them continue to urge the warriors of the tribe to fight forward.
Therefore, when the Tang army continuously broke through the defense line and most of the elite soldiers were killed or injured, these two individuals did not feel distressed. Instead, they constantly fought for control over the army's command.
The only thing these two individuals cannot accept is that any army they take over instantly becomes useless, unlike when it was commanded by Tuoba Muqi.
In other words, their level of command is really not good.
But if they don't seize military power, it won't work either, because more than half of their elite soldiers have already been lost.
If they want to control the tribe, they can only constantly take away Tuoba Muqi's authority.
"Is Tuoba Muqi useless?"
Qiaochuan kicked over the table in the camp, angrily cursing.
It is worth noting that in the early stages of the war, their elite troops were also sent to the front lines. After a grand confrontation, apart from causing some initial setbacks for the Tang Army, they surprisingly have had no more achievements.
Nowadays, most of the troops under my command were sent by Tubo Muki.
In the blink of an eye, they both have lost many of their direct lineages. How can they not feel restless?
Furious Qia Chuan, after venting his frustrations, took a sip of mare's milk wine and gradually began to sense the taste of conspiracy.
"Brother, we need to be careful."
Tai Lu said.
"Yes, we were tricked by Tuoba Muqi without realizing it. Now, looking at the situation, not only our tribe, but also our safety are at stake."
River of impatience in contact with river bank.
Looking at the bewildered appearance of the lord, the soldiers in the tent lowered their heads and secretly pondered their own future.
After a long time, Quachuan sighed and said in a low voice, "Send a message to our own people to preserve their strength and prepare for escape."
"Yes."
A few guards saluted and left the camp to deliver the orders of the two people.
Before long, small groups of soldiers started quietly withdrawing from the defense line and gathering in the direction of Qia Chuan and Tai Lu.
Have to say, from this morning until now, the confrontation with the Tang army has caused them more pain than climbing over snow-capped mountains.
Because the Tang army has displayed an overwhelmingly formidable combat capability.
Almost all of the Tubo soldiers felt in their hearts that they were truly going crazy attacking the Tang people's cities.
And through the propaganda of those with ulterior motives, the crowd also learned how much the young leader was helpless, and how the former leader's ministers of state used them for wealth and glory, disregarding their lives and deaths.
Today, the Prime Minister of the Regency is still indulging in pleasure in his camp, while the fate of the people is unknown.
At this moment, the military is in turmoil and people are in panic.
General Tuoba Muki, the leader of the army, keenly noticed the actions of Qiachuang and the other person. A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he did not immediately take any action. Instead, he walked to a high ground and silently looked at the soldiers whose morale was increasingly low.
Just remember last night, I was still commanding the troops and preparing for an ambush. Don't underestimate their ragged appearance, but Tuoba Muqi was still very confident in his heart.
As long as the Tang army dares to attack the camp, we will definitely give them a heavy counterattack.
But looking back now, although there was nothing wrong with my command, the performance of the Tang army was also outstanding.
He couldn't understand, couldn't understand why Tang Army, under his ambush, could repeatedly break through the defense line and cause such great losses to himself.
Don't they fear death?
Undeniably, Tuoba Muqi is a very thoughtful commander, but at this moment, he is also a bit confused about the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.
At this moment, a group of fleeing soldiers rushed into the camp, and it seems that only a few hundred people are left.
Tuoba Muqi hurriedly led the crowd to greet him, who turned out to be his own uncle.
"Uncle, what is happening?"
"Ah."
Seeing Tuoba Muqi, his uncle sighed heavily, with a hint of helplessness. "The Tang army is too strong. Our left wing has collapsed, and they are now suppressing and killing the left wing soldiers. We need to prepare early."
Hearing the uncle's disappointed words, Tuoba Muqi was also secretly surprised, "The left wing is the elite of the tribe, and they are gone so quickly?"
"The Tang army commander, Luo Yunsheng, is a born warrior. I am no match for him," said the old man.
My uncle's face was full of worry, and he sighed heavily, saying, "At a crucial moment, a reinforcement came, a brave general that I have never seen before, who scattered our left wing."
The Tang army is skilled in using cavalry to flank and penetrate, and Tuoba Muqi knows this.
If they didn't come over the mountains, he wouldn't have to fear this at all.
"By the way, how are our elite troops holding up?"
Uncle asked.
Tuoba Muqi shrugged, somewhat bitter, saying: "Although our elite troops are still intact, those who died in battle were also our tribe's people who had followed us for many years. They died just like that."
"Don't overthink it, ever since they started following that group of mad dogs led by Qiaochuan, they ceased to be your subjects."
My uncle's reaction was surprisingly calm.
In fact, his mindset is very similar to that of Qiaochuan and the others, which is to preserve their strength as much as possible, while considering others as completely insignificant.
As for the deceased, they are simply not within their consideration.
After all, the law of the grasslands is that as long as the elite are alive, they can plunder without restraint, they have the means to turn all tribes into their own tribesmen.
The grassland is a magical place, where anyone who lives there will become an exotic ethnic group in the eyes of the Tang people.
"By the way, did those two useless people, Qia Chuan, notice anything?"
As they walked towards the camp with Tuoba Muqi, his uncle suddenly asked.
Tuoba Muqi said in the meeting, nodding, "They have started to transfer troops, it's about time to take action."
"Understood."
My uncle nodded.
He actually knows that internal strife and covert calculations are not good, but there is no other way. It's a matter of life and death. If we don't use the Tang people's hand to eliminate them today, we will be the ones to die tomorrow.
After that, my uncle nodded and walked towards the Qia Chuan camp, ready to take action.
I have to say, my uncle Tuoba Muqi is a cunning fox. Even after losing so many elite soldiers, he still has the energy and the mindset to engage in internal struggles. He is a master of conflict.
And what Qiaochuan couple couldn't have imagined was that their supposed allies, the people they trusted, had long been bought off by Tuoba Muqi's uncle, who would become their final executioner.
When his uncle started to take action, Tuoba Muqi began to gather the soldiers. Seeing the soldiers who had been frozen overnight, their faces pale and almost without any trace of blood, he felt quite sorry in his heart.
Seeing this, Tuoba Muqi couldn't help but fantasize that if the Tang army had another reinforcement, he would probably have no resistance at all.
But he also knew that the Tang army had become like this.
Their own direction was firmly established, even if the left wing was destroyed, it would not be able to break through the central army camp in a short period of time.
Not long after, the two of them had already rallied a small-sized team and began quietly retreating from the battlefield.
Because they considered that if too many soldiers were drawn away, it could potentially lead to the collapse of the defense line of Tabgachimuqi. It would be troublesome if they were caught up by the Tang army, so they only drew away more than a thousand troops.
While chaos was raging on the battlefield, enraged Quachuan and Tailu led their troops to leave the camp, claiming to be launching a surprise attack on the Tang army.
After all, the two of them were not fools. They understood that their act of fleeing was unacceptable to their clansmen.
When he walked out of the camp and saw the Tuoba tribe still engaged in fierce battle, Dairu's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Back in the day, when the old chief was still around, the two of them served as the chief military commanders of the Tuoba tribe and had achieved great merits for the tribe. However, greed arose in their hearts and gradually eroded their courage.
As they watched the tribe gradually falling into peril, there was an indescribable sorrow in both of their hearts.
At the same time, they both felt that the Khan's decision to attack the Tang Dynasty might be a huge mistake.
Just one young man, it's not enough for them to deal with. What about the other elite soldiers and brave generals of the Great Tang?
Qia Chuan sat on his warhorse, rubbing his temples, looking at the road ahead, and then at the soldiers behind him, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Today, leaving the camp also means that they no longer have any utilitarian value to the Khan.
"Forget it, forget it, keeping a useful body, there will always be a chance for a comeback."
Tairu comforted them on the side.
But at this moment, an unexpected event happened. A young man dressed as a scholar, riding a spirited horse, and followed by numerous Turkish soldiers, appeared before their eyes.
"Kill!"
The flag of the Tang Army fluttered in the wind, and a well-equipped Turkic soldier emerged from behind, catching everyone off guard.
"What?
"The Tang Army has set up an ambush here?"
Qia Chuan and Tai Lu suddenly felt their heads spinning. They could not have imagined that they had found a way out, only to find themselves on a dead end.