After Su Ni lost the sudden retreat and caused chaos in the entire retreat route, he decisively gave up his original retreat plan and withdrew from Yanzhou from the north with his followers.
After Su Dingfang got the news, he sighed deeply.
If Li Shenfu and Li Daozong were willing to listen to him, Sunishu would not be able to escape Yanzhou at all. He would only block them in Yanzhou and annihilate them all.
Unfortunately, Li Shenfu and Li Daozong refused to listen to him, and even turned a deaf ear to everything he said.
This gave Sunisu a chance to escape.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, there was a great victory at Liuli Mountain.
Luo Shixin took the lead, biting the belly of the soldiers and horses led by Tu Li, and forced the two large tribes under Tu Li into Liuli Mountain. With his bravery and bravery, he killed three in and three out of Liuli Mountain.
, the formation killed more than 13,000 people, captured nearly 20,000 people, and rescued more than 50,000 people in Yanzhou.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Jin Ming won a great victory.
Su Dingfang and Yin Kaishan attacked from both sides and completely cut off Tuli's soldiers and horses at the Qujin River. They swallowed half of Tuli's soldiers and horses in one go and rescued nearly 100,000 Yanzhou people who were plundered by Tuli.
and the people of Gyeongju.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the twelve guards and horses defeated Luoshui.
Tuli broke through the blockade of twelve guards and horses and retreated to Gyeongju.
When Su Dingfang and others chased Luoshui, Tu Li had already arrived in Huai'an.
"Waste! Everything is waste!"
Li Shimin was so angry with You Yiwei that he vomited blood. From the moment he received the Luoshui battle report, he had been scolding You Yiwei as trash. After learning that Tu Li had returned to Huai'an, he started scolding him again.
Logically speaking, the Left and Right Yi Guards should be a strong army, and they are also ranked among the top twelve guards. They are called the Valiant Cavalry Army.
Half of them are cavalry.
Logically speaking, the Turks, who are also cavalry, should have an advantage over the infantry.
But when You Yiwei's troops were defending Luoshui, they were not only defeated by sudden force, but also the general was captured.
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It's simply a shame and a shame.
The Tang Dynasty had only been established for a short period of time, but there were already rubbish among the Twelve Guards. How could Li Shimin not be angry?
Not only Li Shimin, Li Yuanji was also very angry.
The moment he received the report of the battle in Luoshui, General Youyiwei was demoted from the position of general to cavalry officer in the army. It can be said that he was demoted several levels in a row.
A group of defeated generals, lieutenants, and military officers were not spared, and they were all promoted to several ranks. The soldiers and officers were even demoted to common people.
The intensity of the punishment cannot be said to be light.
However, several days have passed since the incident, and I have to let go of what should be put down. What I have to take into consideration now is the war in front of me.
So in the face of Li Shimin's anger, Li Yuanji persuaded him: "Second brother, Tuli has retreated to Huai'an. Suni lost Xiazhou and took a detour. He will soon reach Huai'an. The number of troops under Jieli's command will soon exceed one hundred thousand."
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We should think about how to deal with them instead of hanging on to things that have passed."
Li Shimin cursed a few more words, then suppressed his anger and said angrily: "How else can we deal with it? Of course we have to wait until they come to fight. Anyway, Yuan Yi, who will be the supervisor, has been sent. Our soldiers
We are no longer afraid of the cold. If we keep fighting with them, we will have the advantage."
Li Yuanji mused: "I'm afraid Jieli can't wait. After all, Jieli lost more than 40,000 troops and horses in Yanzhou. Adding in the previous losses, the number has exceeded 60,000.
Although Suni's lost troops suffered little loss, Tuli's troops were almost crippled.
If Jieli waits until Suni is lost before fighting us, we will have the upper hand, not him."
The troops led by Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan, and Luo Shixin are rushing to Qingzhou, and Liu Hongji has also detached a part of his troops and is rushing to Qingzhou.
The most important thing is that Li Yuan, who had been living in seclusion for more than half a year, has returned to the court. Li Xiuning's shackles have been released and she no longer has to wait in Chang'an City, so she has recruited a group of young men and is on her way to Qingzhou.
When Sunisi and his men bypassed Xiazhou and returned to Huai'an, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan, Luo Shixin, and Li Xiuning also arrived with their troops.
When the time comes, Jieli will not have an advantage in terms of military strength, even with the addition of Suni and the loss of such a support.
When all the Liang divisions had retreated to Shuofang and no one provided him with high-quality ordnance, with only the crude armor in the hands of his troops, even if he started a gentleman's war with the Tang Dynasty, he would only be beaten.
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The so-called gentleman's war refers to the wars in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and in previous periods.
Before the war, the two sides discussed with each other the place to fight, the number of soldiers and horses to fight, and a fair fight with gongs and drums face to face.
"If you can't wait any longer, let him come. I've been waiting for him for many days."
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said confidently.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji nodded and said no more.
Li Shimin was the authority when it came to leading troops in battles, and he had already started making many arrangements before receiving the news that Li Jing had successfully raided the Turkic royal court.
Now the decorations are all in place, and many new decorations have been added, just waiting for Jieli to come.
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, at dusk.
As expected, Jieli came with troops and horses. Nearly 60,000 troops and horses overwhelmingly filled the place from Huai'an City to Baima River.
Li Yuanji immediately followed Li Shimin on the battlefield. The huge Qi-character flag was carried high and high, as if he was afraid that the Turks would not see it.
At the coldest time, Jie Li led his army to charge.
Nearly 60,000 cavalrymen rushed towards Baima River like a roaring tsunami.
This time, Li Yuanji did not leave the field in person, nor did he let Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng come on. He just watched from behind.
When Jieli's army rushed to the first low wall, his troops instantly split into two groups and spread out from the left and right sides of the low wall. After charging for a while, there were more low walls on the left and right sides.
Jie Li had to reunite the soldiers and horses that had been divided into two groups into one.
In this way, by the time Jieli's troops rushed to the eighth low wall, their momentum had been restrained to a very slow pace, and their formation was twisted into a twist.
"The heat is almost done..."
Li Shimin slowly spoke when Jieli's soldiers and horses rushed through the ninth low wall.
Without any hesitation, Li Yuanji ordered all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had been waiting in full formation to press forward.
At the tenth low wall, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty collided fiercely with Jie Li's soldiers and horses, and then there was a tragic and tragic hand-to-hand encounter.
Cries of killing, wailing, and the neighing of war horses filled the entire world in an instant.
"crossbow!"
"Catapult!"
"..."
Various large-scale ordnance began to play their role. Huge stone bullets and crossbows as thin as a baby's arm were flying on the chariot.
The chariot is covered with spikes, and the chariot can be pushed forward quickly on the chariot.
The soldiers of the Long Sword Army waved their ten-foot-long knives and chopped off row after row of horse hooves. The sword-slapping generals swung their swords like hot wheels to harvest lives.
Spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, crossbowmen, armored soldiers, and cavalry all fought in their own unique ways on the battlefield.
At the forefront of the battlefield, a wall of flesh was built at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After Jieli advanced to defend the enemy, he began to divide his troops again.
The soldiers and horses under his command bypassed the wall of flesh and began to charge from both sides.
The sword and shield soldiers immediately built shield walls on both wings.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The sound of treading the ground, which was different from the roar of war horses, appeared on the battlefield at this time.
Thousands of bighorn cattle with flaming tails suddenly broke through the wall of flesh and rushed into Datang's military formation.
Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "I thought Jie Li hadn't read the Military Book, but it turns out he has."
Then there was no more, and Li Shimin stopped expressing his emotions.
It can be seen that the appearance of the Fire Ox surprised him a little.
"kill!"
Behind the Fire Bull Formation, followed a group of Turkic cavalry wearing iron armor.
There are not many people, but they are very fierce.
After the Huo Niu broke through the Tang Dynasty's military formation, they followed and fought bravely.
Wherever it passes, the momentum is like breaking bamboo.
Moreover, their goal is very clear, and they are heading straight for the banner of Qi Zi.
They want to capture the king!
This is a good idea and well prepared.
It only took a quarter of an hour to reach the Qi-character banner three hundred feet away.
Li Shimin directly took over the position of flag officer, and began to wave the small flag with a frosty face.
Immediately, the Tang military formation blocking the Turkic cavalry quickly changed.
The soldiers and horses on both sides began to strangle the Turkic cavalry, and heavy crossbows such as bed crossbows also began to focus on this Turkic cavalry.
Thousands of fire bulls were finally exhausted when they rushed to a position of two hundred feet.
The remaining two hundred feet can only be charged by myself with the help of Turkic cavalry.
One hundred and ninety feet, one hundred and eighty feet...
Li Shimin stopped waving the flag and looked at the Turkic cavalry coldly.
Li Yuanji saw Li Shimin's intention and said with a bit of laughter: "Second brother, it's very dangerous for you to do this."
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "If you don't let them see hope, how can they despair?"
Li Yuanji shook his head and stopped talking.
He was not afraid at all of the Turkic cavalry that was about to rush in front of him, and even felt that Jie Li was a little inferior to him.
That is to say, Cai Yungong held his thigh before the battle and refused to let him go to the battlefield. He also agreed to Cai Yungong, otherwise this Turkic cavalry would not be enough for him to kill.
This is not because he is arrogant, but because he has the strength.
In the previous battle at Baijiapu, he had already proven his strength.
However, if this Turkic cavalry rushes in front of him and he is in danger, if he takes action again, it will not be regarded as breaking his promise to Cai Yungong.
It's a pity that Li Shimin didn't give him a chance to take action.
When the Turkic cavalry rushed into Baizhang, and everyone's faces were distorted with excitement, and they all felt that they had succeeded in capturing the king, Li Shimin ruthlessly waved the small flag in his hand again.
Like iron towers, thousands of strong men in heavy armor formed an arc to block the Turkic cavalry.
In their hands were heavy shields and armor-piercing hammers.
"They are not allowed to go beyond three feet!"
Li Shimin gave the order coldly and put down his mask decisively.
Li Yuanji also put down his visor, and Yu Wenbao held up a large shield in front of him in a very stupid way.
The reason for doing this is because the Turkic cavalry also lost arrows.
Within thirty feet, the Turkic sharpshooters can hit the target with all their shots, and they can shoot willow trees.