After the autumn harvest, Li Shimin used the Turks' attack on Hexi as an excuse to order a crusade against the Eastern Turks.

Li Jing, the acting Duke of the Ministry of War, was the general manager of the march to Dingxiang Road, Yuchi Jingde and Zhang Gongjin were deputy commanders, and Prince Li Chengqian was the supervisor of the army and led the central army.

Li Ji, the British governor of Bingzhou, was the general manager of the march to Tongmo Road and led the main force from the east road to directly attack the hinterland of the Eastern Turks.

Huo Guogong Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, was the general manager of the Jinhe Road march. He marched along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Li Jing and Li Ji.

The Minister of Rites appointed Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun, as the general manager of the Datong Road march, advancing from Lingzhou to the northwest.

Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou who inspected the school, was the commander-in-chief of the march on Heng'an Road, guarding the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic troops from escaping eastward.

Xue Wanshu, the governor of Lingzhou, was the general manager of the Changwu Road march. He took advantage of the northeast to attack the Turkic rear, and jointly operated with his ally Tuli Khan.

Qin Qiong, the general of Zuowu, was the governor of Fengzhou. He led his army to occupy Hetao and flank the enemies coming from the east at any time. The army of 300,000 was under the control of Li Jing, and the troops were divided into seven groups to attack the Turks.

After the emperor issued an edict to hold a grand general worship ceremony, Li Chengqian followed Li Jing's central army and rushed to Yuchi and Zhang Gongjin's tribe south of the Hun River.

It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning and the first three kicks are difficult to kick, but what no one expected was that Yuchi Jingde was kicked three times.

South Bank of Hun River, Tang Army Camp

Yuchi Jingde sat high on the commander's seat and looked down at the generals in the tent: "In recent days, Jieli has been cutting wood day and night on the other side of the Hun River to build rafts. It seems that he wants to seize the ferry. Chai Shao, please quickly mobilize five thousand soldiers and horses to go there.

Increase your troops to prevent the enemy from crossing the river."

Although he was not very satisfied with Yuchi's defense, Zhang Gongjin, who was also the deputy commander, said nothing because the two men were incomparable in terms of seniority and military merit.

Besides, he was mainly responsible for the transportation of grain and fodder this time, not directing operations, so he just accepted it.

But Li Ji, who was sitting next to him, didn't buy it. This was obviously an attack in the east and in the west. How could it be done even if he couldn't see this? After all, he knew that he couldn't stop it, so he still forced the ferry with others. Isn't it enough to make him full?

"Deputy Commander, I think the enemy is building rafts at the Hun River Ferry to attract the attention of our army. It seems to be a bit of a bluff."

Hearing that Li Ji disapproved of his general order, Yuchi Jingde raised his eyebrows, glanced at Li Ji and said, "Why do you see that?"

Anyone who is familiar with him knows that his indifferent tone may mean that he is angry. But what is Li Ji? He followed Zhai Rang to Wagang when he was a teenager, and he was already from the second rank when he was only over 30 years old.

A senior official.

He had fought as many battles as Yuchi, so he didn't care so much about Yuchi's expression. It seemed like there was something wrong, so he didn't let anyone talk about it.

"The Muddy River is shallow, and only small boats can pass through it for the use of small groups of troops. What's the use of seizing the ferry? Besides, it will freeze over in a few days. Wouldn't it be more convenient for them to cross the river on the ice?"

"So from what you see, what are they trying to do with their bluff?"

"The general thought they wanted to attract our army to cover the main force for a sneak attack on Evil Sun Ridge."

After hearing Li Ji's answer, he turned around and looked at the location of Evil Sun Ridge on the map. He couldn't help but shook his head. It seemed that Li Jing's apprentice was still in vain. Even if he seizes Evil Sun Ridge now, what would happen?

Have you entered the arms of the army?

After laughing twice, Yuchi Jingde said leisurely: "According to what you said, if this Hun River ferry is of no use, then what is the use of this earthen village surrounded by water on three sides?"

The generals in the tent also laughed a few times. If he was so arrogant at ordinary times, Li Ji would definitely have a fight with him. But hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides were fighting day and night, trying to kill each other.

It’s easy to care about personal gains and losses.

Li Ji then suppressed his anger and walked to the map, pointing to the terrain near the Hun River to show Yuchi Jingde.

"Deputy Commander, please look, it seems useless now, but once the Hun River freezes over, the surrounding rivers will be able to race. On the battlefield in Yunzhong, our army will be divided into two by this village.

There will come a time when things cannot coordinate with each other.

If not done well, the enemy will hold them back. Everyone knows the mobility of the Jieli cavalry. Once we use this to counter-encircle our army, the battle situation will be very passive.

Then their cavalry can gallop freely on the river, waiting for opportunities to attack any wing of our army."

Seeing that Li Ji was so stubborn, Yuchi Jingde had no choice but to give him face. After all, we still had to fight together, and too much quarrel would not be good for anyone.

"Then how many people do you think we need to defend the strategic location of Wuyangling?" Yuchi said the words "strategic location" tightly.

"The general thought it would be at least 10,000."

His words made Yuchi Jingde completely angry. He thought that Li Ji was making a fuss. How could there be so many people who choked to death when drinking water in a war?

Hahaha, after laughing three times, he patted Li Ji on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Mao Gong, is this small Evil Sun Ridge so important? If even this requires 10,000 people, then you will

Even a million people cannot defend the hundreds of mountains in the clouds.

With such a law-abiding person, how can I use it to attack Jieli's camp? You are too careful, a thousand people are enough."

Seeing that Yuchi Jingde was about to leave, Li Ji hurriedly chased after him, saying: "Deputy Commander, Deputy Commander, it can't be done. The terrain of Wuyang Ridge is steep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Once it is captured by the enemy, the situation of the battle will be reversed. The enemy will be condescending and our army will look up to attack. By then, we will not know how many lives it will take to get back."

"Stop talking about it. I, Yuchi Jingde, have been fighting for decades, and I have seen some of the world." After saying this, he walked away.

After the accounts were dismissed, several generals gathered together and murmured that although Yu Chigong had a bad temper, he could still listen to what his brothers said. Even if Li Ji was wrong, he wouldn't have become so angry.

Gao Zhengsheng whispered to several people: "What do you know? I heard that the two prime ministers Fang and Du recommended Li Ji to your majesty as deputy commander-in-chief. Could the Duke of E not be angry?"...

That night, taking advantage of the darkness, the Jinhe Army was captured by a sudden group of enemy troops at the crossing of the Hun River.

The sneak attack on the enemy did not consolidate the ferry. Instead, when the Tang army was in chaos and Chai Shao was eager to regain the ferry, he took advantage of the situation to seize the Evil Yang Ridge, which was garrisoned by only a thousand men.

What Li Ji said during the day became reality, because the person who attacked Evil Yang Ridge this time was Jie Li's general Aji Nasimo.

By the time Yuchi Jingde reacted, it was already too late. Ajanasimo made full use of the terrain's advantages to repel the Tang army's counterattacks again and again.

Gao Zhengsheng and other generals were driven down in despair and suffered heavy losses.

"General, the Tang army has such a large number of people, can we hold it?" Deputy General A Shi Na Zhong looked worried.

"What are you afraid of? I have 30,000 soldiers and horses. If we fight 3,000 men a day, we can still defend for ten days. In ten days, the Hun River will freeze, and the Khan's troops will be in place. At that time, they will attack the Tang army from three sides. How can they

Undefeated."

Ajnasmo was answering his nephew's questions while watching his soldiers carry and seize the weapons guarding the fort.

This time Aji Nasimo drove a nail in the cloud, which put Yuchi Jingde in a dilemma, firmly holding back the Tang army, and captured a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, and for a time the evil sun

The morale of the Turkic troops in Ling was greatly boosted.

South Bank of Hun River, Tang Army Camp

Yuchi Jingde greeted the general who came and led Li Jing and others into the tent: "Commander, your highness, please come quickly. The general and others are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally the commander-in-chief is here to coordinate the overall situation.

I have been waiting for such a long time, I don’t know what the court means, and when will the Dingxiang war start?”

"It's already started. I saw fighting at Evil Yang Ridge on the way here. Our army has already lost a battle in Dingxiang." Li Jing replied angrily, regardless of the generals looking at each other.

He ascended to a handsome position.

"Jieli has been invading the border for many years, causing trouble to the court and harm to the world. I have been ordered to attack this traitor, and all the elites of the Tang Dynasty will gather here. If you win this battle, the Tang Dynasty will prosper, if you lose, the country will fall. In addition to winning, we will

There is no other choice.

If you want to win, you must recapture Evil Sun Ridge, so that Jieli's camp in Dingxiang will be exposed to our army's cavalry, and the situation on the battlefield will be reversed immediately."

As he spoke, he solemnly took the emperor's sword from Su Dingfang's hand, and then tore open the wrapped yellow scarf to show it to everyone.

"This royal sword will be placed in this tent from today on. If this battle is defeated, any of you can use this sword to kill my head. But if any of you are afraid to avoid fighting, I will

Just chop off his head with a sword and show no mercy."

Seeing that Li Jing had taken out the Emperor's Sword, all the generals in the tent also bowed to accept the order.

"Since there are no objections, I will start to order generals. Chai Shao, the general manager of Jinhe Road March, at dawn tomorrow, you will attack from the left wing. You must rush to the east of Wuyang Ridge before noon tomorrow.

At dawn tomorrow, Captain Gao Zhengsheng of Huizhou, you will attack from the right wing and reach the west of Evil Sun Ridge before noon tomorrow. I will personally lead the troops in a frontal attack, and I will take back Evil Sun Ridge at all costs."

The next day, Li Jing personally led the front army towards Evil Yang Ridge. When they reached the foot of the mountain, he rode up to the front of the formation.

"In the ninth year of Wude, Jieli attacked Chang'an. At that time, our national strength was weak and we had to spend all our treasury to seek peace to protect the country. In the past few years, we have been waiting for this battle today.

In front of you is the place where the enemy is entrenched. I order you to rush forward, use the blood of the enemy to wash away our shame, and move forward."

Under Li Jing's encouragement and supervision, the Tang troops were all high-spirited and fearless of death, attacking the frontal defense line of Wuyang Ridge again and again like a tide.

But the outcome of the battle was beyond Li Jing's expectation. Before he could use all his strength, Ajnasmo, who had received additional troops, came up and knocked out one of his front teeth.

The Huizhou Army led by Gao Zhengsheng was once again suppressed. His retreat allowed Ajinasimo to seize the opportunity to quickly increase his troops to the east and tear off a piece of flesh from Chai Shao's Jinhe Army.
Chapter completed!