Facing Gao Zhengsheng's shouting, Li Jing did not say anything, but turned his attention to Li Daozong. Li Jing wanted to see what kind of judgment Li Daozong would make.
Li Daozong thought for a while and said, "Although I think there is something fishy in this, if they give up the city defense and come out to fight our Tang army, I don't believe there are any traps that can defeat our Tang army."
Hearing Li Daozong's words, even if Gao Zengsheng wanted to refute, he couldn't refute anything even if he moved his mouth.
Because as Li Daozong said, no matter how Murong Fuyun chose to fight decisively instead of choosing to defend the city, at least for the Tang army, it was equivalent to Murong Fuyun giving up his greatest advantage, which was a bit confusing.
"Under what circumstances would someone voluntarily give up their greatest support?" Li Jing looked at the generals and asked this question.
To be honest, Li Jing is not afraid of fighting head-on, but the problem now is that the opponent's arrangement is unreasonable.
"The only possibility is that the other party's reliance is no longer reliable!" Li Daozong said very matter-of-factly.
"No matter how you look at that city, which is trusted by Tuyuhun's army and whose monarch has just arrived and has added reinforcements, it is at its strongest.
Under what circumstances would such a place be considered unreliable?"
When Li Jing said this, his eyes couldn't help but shine brightly.
"This shows that there is already a problem in this city itself!" Li Daozong added.
"The most likely reason is that there is a lack of food. It seems that General Hou Junji has caused a lot of trouble behind the army!"
Li Jing thought, "If we make a judgment based on this, then Murong Fuyun might want to take advantage of this handover opportunity to escape!"
"You mean, they don't have enough food to eat?" Gao Zhengsheng said in disbelief, "How is this possible!?"
"It doesn't matter anymore." Li Jing said calmly, "I decided to agree to the battle with Tuyuhun!"
"This..." When the generals present heard Li Jing's decisive words, they wanted to interrupt.
But Li Jing continued at this time, "No matter what Tuyuhun's intentions are, it is a fact that they voluntarily abandoned the city wall and wanted to fight us in the wild. For us, it is better than fighting in Shancheng!"
After hearing this, although there was a bit of hesitation on everyone's faces, they finally nodded.
At least Li Jing's judgment was very consistent with their understanding, no matter what the reason was for Tuyuhun to go out to fight in the city.
But as long as Tuyuhun leaves the city, it will be relatively easier than fighting Tuyuhun in Shancheng.
Therefore, under Li Jing's arrangement, the Tang army took full action and began to prepare for this battle.
Of course, for Li Jing, he did not put all his hopes on this fight.
Because in Li Jing's opinion, it would be best if Tuyuhun came out to ask for a battle. If he let himself go, he would be able to attack the city and vent the resentment of the soldiers.
"It's a pity that Qibi Heli hasn't arrived yet. We originally planned to wait until Qibi Heli's Tiele cavalry arrived before attacking!"
Li Jing sighed silently in his heart, it seemed that Qibi Heli in Liangzhou would not be able to keep up with this war.
To be honest, the reason why Li Jing had been advancing steadily and step by step was to wait for Qibi Heli's Tiele cavalry to come over.
Because Li Jing was confident of defeating Tuyuhun, but he did not have any confidence to kill Murong Fuyun here.
After all, Li Jing is not Bai Qi. He is not the kind of person who, as soon as he enters the battlefield, goes for a one-on-one annihilation battle that will turn others into dust.
For Li Jing, it was naturally the best to kill Murong Fuyun. If he could not kill Murong Fuyun, then he would follow what Li Tai said and arrange a cavalry behind them to chase and kill Murong Fu.
allow.
Although the current Han army is not without cavalry, if we really care about this matter, it is naturally better for the Tiele people, who have been oppressed by Tuyuhun almost every year, to handle it. It is a pity that Qibi Heli did not catch up!
In other words, Murong Fuyun was quite keen on his own sense of crisis.
Although Li Jing was a little baffled by his plan to fight, he advanced the time for the decisive battle so that Qibi Heli could not arrive on time. Otherwise, with Qibi Heli chasing behind him, it would have been easier for Li Jing to pack up Tuyuhun.
Much more.
Before the agreed time, both sides mobilized their troops under Shancheng.
Murong Fuyun commanded nearly 20,000 elite members of the Murong clan in his hands, and a large army of more than 50,000 people formed by the other Murong clan tribes, totaling nearly 80,000 people.
Most of the soldiers under Li Jing's command were regular soldiers, as well as the headquarters led by elite Tang soldiers such as Li Daozong, Gao Zhengsheng, and Xue Wanjun.
However, Hou Junji, Li Daliang, Li Daoyan, and Li Tai each led their soldiers to various waterways or trail intersections to block the terrain to prevent others from passing smoothly.
Li Jing did not expect to be able to completely block these Tuyuhun people, but at least he had to hold on until the army could successfully pursue them, thereby completing a two-sided attack. At least holding them back would mean victory.
At this moment, Li Jing was looking at the Tuguhun soldiers. Not many of these soldiers were wearing armor. Compared to the Tang army, which had almost six layers of armor, one layer among the Tuguhun soldiers was enough.
But Li Jing didn't take anything careless because of this, because in the northwest, the Tuguhun were considered to be one of the alien races with the highest degree of civilized evolution.
The horses they raised were highly sought after by the Tang Dynasty, especially the Qinghai Cong, which was nicknamed "Dragon Horse".
As for their forging abilities, one cannot underestimate them. The scimitars in their hands looked particularly sharp at this moment.
But unfortunately, except for the Murong tribe in the center of Tuyuhun, who have uniform clothes, the clothes of the other Tuyuhun people gathered here in a tribal manner are not uniform at all.
This made Tuyuhun lose the oppressive feeling of a machete being unsheathed, and instead gained a bit of simple wildness.
In comparison, the army of the Tang Dynasty seemed much more orderly. The army wore the same military uniforms. The infantry at the front formed a military formation. With the momentum of Mount Tai, they marched step by step towards the Tuyuhun cavalry in front of them.
came from oppression.
This astonishing sense of oppression made Murong Fuyun a little suffocated, and he couldn't help but praise,
"The Tang Dynasty's army is so majestic. Compared with it, we in Tuyuhun, even though we have Xianbei heritage, are just a few points behind!"
However, in the face of Li Jing commanding the infantry of the Tang Dynasty to press forward step by step, Murong Fuyun calmly commanded Tuyuhun's army to charge from both sides towards the army of the Tang Dynasty.
If you look down from the sky, it looks like Tuyuhun's military formation, as if it is spreading a pair of wings, trying to completely wrap up the army of the Tang Dynasty!
Li Jing looked at this scene extremely calmly, but Gao Zhensheng beside him sighed,
"How reasonable is it that Tuyuhun gave up defending the city and chose to fight in the field? After all, they are better at fighting on horseback.
At this moment, they gave up defending the city and chose to fight in the field, which also brought their characteristics to the extreme.
I’m afraid this war is not going to be easy!”
"War is never easy!" Li Jing glanced at Gao Zhengsheng, but felt that Gao Zhengsheng's mentality was a bit frivolous, and said solemnly, "Going to the battlefield is equivalent to putting your life on the gambling table. Before you can truly end safely,
No one knows if they can really survive today, so don’t die with your mentality!"
When Gao Zhengsheng heard Li Jing's words, his face turned blue and red, and he no longer stayed with Li Jing, but returned to his own formation.
However, when Li Daozong saw this scene, he just said, "Manager Li, please give me the order."
After hearing Li Daozong's words, Li Jing shook his head and said calmly,
"Wait a minute, most of Tuyuhun's light cavalry charging up at this moment do not dare to actually launch a charge.
We will advance slowly in a circular formation. If we dare to get close, we will shoot them with arrows and wait to see what Tuyuhun has planned.
Since Tuyuhun took the initiative to invite us to fight, then Tuyuhun still has something in his hands.
There is no perfect opportunity, so we just have to stay the same to deal with the ever-changing situation!”
And soon, as Li Jing's flag bearers conveyed Li Jing's orders, they saw the entire Tang army forming a "pin" shape and steadily continuing to advance forward.
And as long as Tuyuhun's army approaches, within the circular formation, there will be flag bearers shooting arrows, so that some of the Tuyuhun Qingqi who are charging towards them will not dare to approach!
Of course, if there is a cavalry charge, spears will suddenly thrust out from the gaps in the circular formation.
Tuyuhun's light cavalry was mainly testing, and the Tang army, under the command of Li Jing, remained unchanged in response to changes, but there would eventually be a moment of collision between the two sides.
In an instant, the horses hit the shields, neighing and shouting. Tuyuhun's cavalry still chose to charge the Tang army from the flank, and the killing cries on the battlefield suddenly rose to a new level.
At this time, Murong Fuyun made the first move. His talent for endurance was still simple, and with his talent as the war department as the core, it began to spread to the entire Tuyuhun army.
And all the Tuyuhun warriors shrouded in this halo can clearly feel that whenever they are injured, a voice will come to mind deep in their hearts, telling them to endure it!
With this patience, Tuyuhun's warriors could clearly feel the hurt and pain they suffered.
It seemed that there was no more pain than I imagined. When I thought of this, the Tuyuhun soldiers fought even more ferociously.
This made Tuyuhun's cavalry feel as if they were possessed by gods, and the armor and swords of the Tang army were no longer so scary in their eyes.
At this moment, they took the initiative to launch an attack on the Tang army.
For a moment, I saw that the Tang army's original momentum of pushing forward seemed to be somewhat shaken by the struggle of Tuyuhun's army.
At least on the battlefield, the Tang army was no longer advancing step by step, but actually fighting with Tuyuhun's cavalry!
"It doesn't make sense!" Li Jing saw that under the command of Murong Fuyun, a light cavalry named Tuyuhun almost fell to the ground where they were attacking the Tang army. The men and horses turned into corpses.
Li Jing was a little confused.
At least in Li Jing's view, this almost meant that these Tuyuhun cavalry died in vain.
The light cavalry can either rely on their volley capabilities to harass, or they can increase their speed and go head-on without saying a word, using exaggerated death rates to break the formation.
But like now, if the light cavalry launches an attack from the flank, but they are entangled continuously, instead of the ranger style of dispatching them as soon as they touch and go, the constant entanglement and fighting like now will definitely be a loss for Tuyuhun.
Not to mention whether one of Tuyuhun's cavalry could be replaced by an armored infantryman. Even if it was possible, the two sides compared their respective investments. Anyway, Li Jing felt that he was not losing money.
Li Jing couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Although on the surface, Li Jing remained calm and seemed to be responding to all changes, he had already informed Li Daozong and Xue Wanche that as long as there were any changes on the battlefield, these two troops would be dispatched.
If you invest in it, it will be enough to deal with Tuyuhun.
"Khan, it's almost done!" Liang Qucong looked at Murong Fuyun, but she couldn't bear it.
After all, I have watched my own people die one after another, but my own strength has not been used until now.
"Bear it a little longer!" Murong Fuyun said solemnly to Liang Qucong,
"We in Tuyuhun do not have the same steel order as the Tang people, nor do the Tang people have the armor to arm themselves.
But we in Tuyuhun have been able to survive to this day, but we also have a unique magic weapon that belongs to us, and that is patience!
Let the tribe endure it a little longer, and we ourselves must endure it a little longer!”
"However, these several attacks did not shake the Tang Army's military formation, but the morale of our tribe was somewhat shaken!"
Liang Qucong looked at the scene on the battlefield in front of him, but he was very worried.
"It doesn't matter!" Murong Fuyun shook his head at Liang Qucong, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly said to Liang Qucong,
"Do you know why I'm fighting this battle?"
"Aren't you here to defeat the Tang army?" Liang Qucong suddenly replied after hearing Murong Fuyun's words.
"Defeat the Tang army?!" Murong Fuyun heard Liang Qucong's words and asked back, saying,
"The Tang army on the opposite side was attacked one after another by our Tuyuhun warriors, but there was no chaos in even the most basic military formation.
The soldiers who rushed into the Tang army's formation were slaughtered by the Tang army at an incredibly efficient speed.
The entire circle just turned in one circle, and the commotion caused by the fighting seemed to be smoothed away by an invisible hand.
Can’t you feel such a powerful command ability at all?!”
When Liang Qucong heard Murong Fuyun's words, she couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Because he really felt that this ordinary-looking circular formation should have been damaged by someone's impact.
But under the command of the Tang army, they became extremely tenacious. Every time their own Tuguhun soldiers rushed into the circular formation, but as the circular formation continued to rotate, the Tuyuhun soldiers were mercilessly devoured, but the circular formation was rotating again and recovered.
It became its original appearance.
Except for the blood on the shield, it slightly shows its danger.
"Watch carefully, the battle between us and the Tang army is still going on. It doesn't matter if we lose this war, we only need our Tuyuhun to continue to survive!"
"Then what is the purpose of launching this battle?" Liang Qucong couldn't help but wonder.
"In order to bring the glory of the Murong family back to the world!" Murong Fuyun said seriously.