Under the wolf-like pursuit of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks lost more than a thousand light cavalry in just one encounter. Just when the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were about to continue the pursuit, the Turks had already relied on the strength of their war horses.
, and distanced themselves from the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
While Zada fled in a hurry, he gave orders to his clansmen without hesitation.
"Retreat to Huai'an!"
Note that this is a retreat, not a retreat.
In the cognition of Western Turks, there is no concept of withdrawal.
In their view, as long as their main force is still there, they can make a comeback at any time.
Therefore, they do not consider a temporary defeat as a defeat.
They will only think that the battlefield was not chosen well and the timing of launching the surprise attack was not grasped well.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty almost turned their legs into fire wheels, and they could not catch up with the Turks.
Some of the upright ones cursed the Turks as fearless bandits, punched the common people hard, and ran faster than rabbits against them.
While cursing, they also used various weapons such as spears, horizontal knives, straight swords, and small copper hammers in their hands as throwing weapons, and aimed at the Turks' backs and threw them vigorously.
Unfortunately, few people can really hurt the Turks.
After all, the Turks had already escaped a distance of more than ten feet in just a few breaths.
As if Li Shimin couldn't see the Turks escaping, he continued to give orders to the flag officer, "Send the order to the entire army to change formations and march due north!"
The flag officer responded loudly and solemnly, and quickly conveyed Li Shimin's order.
As the drums in the army changed, flag officers everywhere began to wave their flags quickly.
Order after order was passed to the eyes of everyone in the army through flag language.
There are many people in the military who understand semaphore, and the vast majority of basic officers up to the first level understand semaphore.
So after seeing the new order, he decisively began to restrain the soldiers who had been chasing the Turks and dispersed, and began to organize into a pocket formation in an orderly manner, advancing step by step towards the north of Maling City, and then advancing
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Although Li Yuanji didn't understand why Li Shimin chose to advance due north, he still chose to believe in Li Shimin.
Li Jiancheng didn't believe Li Shimin so much. After seeing Li Shimin's order to march to the true north, he sarcastically said: "Have you stayed in Anli Gate for too long? You are confused. The Turks clearly came from
You fled to the northeast, why do you want to march due north?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Jiancheng as if he were a fool and did not give any explanation.
I guess I'm too lazy to talk to idiots.
Li Jiancheng felt uncomfortable when Li Shimin saw him, and shouted: "You don't think that the three thousand light cavalry you sent out can withstand the Turks' nearly nine thousand defeated troops, do you?"
Li Jiancheng was trying hard to prove that he was not a fool, and said that he had seen Li Shimin's plan, but was not optimistic about it.
Li Shimin still looked at Li Jiancheng as if he were a fool, and still did not give any explanation.
Li Jiancheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he shouted angrily: "I know the people you sent out are Yuchi Gong's old troops, and they are all first-rate warriors.
But without Yuchi Gong as their commander, how much strength can they still exert?"... Hearing this, Li Shimin finally looked at Li Jiancheng with a straight eye, "Since you know that they are Yuchi Gong's old troops, you should treat them right.
They have confidence."
Yuchi Gong's old troops all followed Yuchi Gong through the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty and the end of the Sui Dynasty.
He followed Yuchi Gong to suppress the rebellion in Gaoyang, and he also worked under Liu Wuzhou under Yuchi Gong. After joining the Tang Dynasty, he followed Yuchi Gong to participate in dozens of wars, and won most of them.
In terms of strength, they may not be as good as the Xuanjia Army, and in terms of breaking out, they are not as good as Luo Shixin's four hundred generals, but in terms of stopping the enemy, they are first-rate experts.
They were ranked third in the Tang Dynasty, but no one dared to be ranked second.
As for number one, it is naturally the invincible Xuanjia Army.
After all, the Xuanjia Army was built by Li Shimin with a lot of money. Every soldier in it was personally selected by Li Shimin. Their military equipment was also the best in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that they were armed to the teeth.
They fight on the enemy's only path, which is a steel jungle.
It is difficult for enemies to get past them.
Therefore, Yuchi Gong's old army cannot be compared with the Xuanjia Army.
However, Li Shimin had never sent the Xuanjia Army to stop the enemy, nor would he send the Xuanjia Army to stop the enemy.
Li Shimin's positioning of the Xuanjia Army was very clear, that is, it was a sudden formation type of troops.
Just be responsible for breaking out and chasing.
There is no need to block the enemy, and there is no point in trying to block the enemy.
After all, the armaments of the Xuanjia Army alone are worth hundreds of gold. If they are used to block the enemy's attack, it will be a waste.
If you have this time, you might as well surprise the enemy from the side or chase the enemy from behind.
In this way, not only can battle losses be greatly reduced, but the Xuanjia Army's strength and armament advantages can also be fully utilized.
Therefore, when the Xuanjia Army does not come out, Yuchi Gong's old troops are the uncrowned kings on the battlefield.
But Li Jiancheng obviously did not recognize this. He stared and asked: "Without Yuchi Gong's help, how much strength can they exert?"
This question left Li Shimin speechless.
Without Yuchi Gong's help, the strength of Yuchi Gong's old department will indeed be greatly reduced.
After all, no matter what era it was, generals had a great influence on their soldiers.
Without the guidance of the general, without the control and influence of the general, many soldiers will turn from warriors into headless flies.
This is most vividly reflected in Zhao Chengyong and others.
When they were under Li Yi's command, they were the mysterious and powerful Yan Yunqi, who would scare the enemy every time they went out.
After arriving under Li Jiancheng, he turned into a headless fly and was beaten by Li Shimin until he ran away with his head covered.
Although Li Shimin is very strong and can stand firm under his hands, and there are not many troops to fight with him, as Li Yi's ace, even if he cannot fight with Li Shimin, he should still stand firm.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, although Li Yi is not an outstanding politician, he is an outstanding military strategist.
In the previous battle in Hebei Province, when Li Shimin was still anxious with Liu Heitai, Li Yi fought all the way from Youzhou to Dingzhou with lightning speed, driving Liu Heitai and other rebels to the
The battlefield designed by Li Shimin... This battle is enough to prove Li Yi's ability.
Therefore, the Yan Yunqi he carefully cultivated must be a first-class strong army.
But in the previous coup in the palace, Zhao Chengyong and his party did not behave at all like a strong army should.
Either he was suppressed and beaten by Li Shimin, his personal guards and generals, or he was chased and killed by the people from the Youtun Guard.
In the end, even Zhao Chengyong, the leading general, almost died on the spot.
There is no problem with their abilities, but the problem is with their minds.
And their minds are Li Jiancheng, whom they are not familiar with.
Therefore, it makes sense for Li Jiancheng to question how much of Yuchi Gong's old troops could exert their strength without Yuchi Gong's help.
After all, as a brave general, Yuchi Gong has a stronger personal color, and his old subordinates will rely more on him.
Without his help, the old troops under his command are likely to become a group of wooden people with little sense of autonomy and no idea how to fight.
Li Shimin did not refute Li Jiancheng, which is enough to show that he also knew that the strength of Yuchi Gong's old troops would be greatly reduced after leaving Yuchi Gong.
However, Li Shimin still believed that Yuchi Gong's old troops could complete the military tasks assigned by him.
So after a brief silence, he said lightly, "They don't need to use all their strength to firmly block the Turks directly north of Maling."
Li Jiancheng stared at him in disbelief and shouted: "You are using strong words to make excuses, deceiving yourself and others, and looking down on human life!"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng coldly, ignored Li Jiancheng again, and slowly rode his horse towards the north of Maling.
Li Jiancheng quickly found foreign aid and told the foreign aid that he was right, "He knew that Yuchi Gong's old troops would be greatly reduced in strength if they left Yuchi Gong, and he sent them to stop the Turks. Isn't this a waste of human life?"
He knew clearly that Yuchi Gong's old troops could not stop the Turks' retreat, but he still insisted that they could definitely block the Turks directly north of Maling. Isn't this an arrogance, or is it not self-deception?"
Li Yuanji slowly rode forward, and subconsciously reached out to pat Li Jiancheng's shoulder, but when he reached halfway, he felt it was inappropriate, so he took it back, and then said in a serious voice: "Brother, since you are not good at military strategy,
Don’t express your opinions on this kind of thing in the future.”
Li Jiancheng stared in shock and said, "Do you believe his lies?"
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "I don't believe my second brother's lies, I believe in my own judgment."
Li Jiancheng stared at Li Yuanji blankly.
Li Yuanji pointed to his head and continued: "The hands of Yuchi Gong's old team are gone, but their heads are still there. Even if they cannot exert their full strength, they can still exert 70% to 80% of their strength.
Three thousand warriors, even if they cannot stop all the Turkic troops, can still drive most of them to the battlefield chosen by my second brother."
Li Jiancheng only cared about how much influence Yuchi Gong's old subordinates would have without Yuchi Gong, and how far their strength would decline, but he forgot that since Yuchi Gong's old subordinates joined the Tang Dynasty, they had one more head and more heads.
Someone to lead them.
This person is Li Shimin.
Therefore, even if Yuchi Gong is gone, Yuchi Gong's old troops will still be able to exert a certain degree of strength.
Because compared to Yu Chigong, Li Shimin's personality was more intense, so much so that many people believed in him and were loyal to him after meeting him a few times.
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