When Su Ding faced the question, he lowered his head in shame, with a depressed look on his face: "The general is incompetent. He suffered too much loss when he led his army to rescue Governor Li. Please punish me, the general."
"Okay, let's hold back our grievances and ask those Turkic dogs to get them back. General Shi, can we still fight?" Qin Huaidao heard that it was caused by saving people and it was not easy to punish him. He looked at Shi Yeshan as he said this
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Shi Yeshan looked at the soldiers. There were only less than 1,000 soldiers left out of 5,000. He had suffered heavy losses, but he held his chest proudly. If the brothers hadn't tried their best to block the attack of the 50,000-strong army behind them and bought time for the friendly forces, no one would have been able to achieve the result.
As expected, the brothers died well and shouted: "Brothers, tell the general, can we still fight?"
"war!"
"war!"
"war!"
The soldiers waved their sabers and roared to the sky, venting their fighting spirit. No one cared about life and death at this point. They just wanted to kill quickly and avenge their fallen brothers. Since the Turks came to the city, too many people have died.
Man, it's so miserable.
Qin Huaidao's heart was filled with excitement. They are all good men and worthy of military honor. He shouted: "The injured are left to clean the battlefield, and the Turks who are not dead are chopped up. Send the order. I will not take any prisoners. The remaining people will change their horses and follow the general in pursuit."
Kill the Turks and promote the prestige of the men of the Tang Dynasty, and we will not stop until death."
"Till death!"
The soldiers roared angrily and put on a good horse one after another. There were ownerless Turkic war horses everywhere around them. They cut them with swords, rolled them up and threw them away. They picked up a good one as a spare.
Soon, the soldiers were ready. Qin Huaidao looked at Su Dingfang and shouted: "Open the way ahead!"
"Obey the order!" Su Dingfang clasped his fists and accepted the order, leading his troops to rush forward.
Shi Yeshan was also unequivocal. With a wave of his hand, he led the soldiers to follow without hesitation.
Qin Huaidao chased after him on horseback. He quickly calculated in his mind that according to Li Yixie's report just now, more than 30,000 Turks fled. He led his army to stop another 50,000 people and killed many of them. In other words, the total number of Turks who escaped did not exceed 80,000.
Killing more than 120,000 people was a great victory.
The remaining 80,000 people fled in panic, were defeated, their morale and morale were completely lost, and they were scattered. As long as they were pursued in time, about half of them could be killed. The remaining 30,000 people were not a worry. However, everyone in the Turks could mount a horse and become a soldier. This battle would not be possible.
It's easy to fight, so don't be careless.
The army ran wildly all the way, gradually getting further and further away.
Not long after, a red sun jumped out of the horizon and illuminated the entire grassland.
The breeze is gentle, the grass is undulating, and there is no end in sight.
Soon, a Turkic army appeared behind a hillside. They had thrown away their helmets and armor and were in a state of panic. They numbered about two thousand. Su Dingfang was overjoyed and quickly looked at Qin Huaidao. Qin Huaidao shouted: "Kill them all, leaving no one behind."
"Follow the order!" Su Dingfang was overjoyed and led his troops to catch up.
Not to be outdone, Shi Yeshan followed closely with hundreds of troops, and Qin Huaidao followed closely among them.
They pursued all the way, gradually closing the distance. When Su Dingfang gave an order, the soldiers raised their repeating crossbows and took action decisively, killing more than a hundred people with one shot. The soldiers continued to shoot, and the crossbow arrows shot wave after wave towards the Turks in front.
, the Turkic soldiers who were killed fell off their horses one after another.
Seeing that they could not escape, the Turkic soldiers became fierce and turned around to charge towards them. Not only did Su Dingfang not panic, but he was overjoyed and loudly ordered the soldiers to continue shooting. The crossbow arrows were different from bows and arrows in that they shot too fast. They fired five times in the blink of an eye.
, and a large number of enemy troops were defeated.
The Turkic army took the opportunity to rush forward, lost the distance, and could no longer use crossbow arrows. Su Dingfang was about to give the order to attack. Shi Yeshan rushed forward with his men and shouted: "I will block them, you continue to shoot."
Su Dingfang's eyes lit up and he shouted: "Spread out, shoot freely, and cover the brothers' troops."
"Follow the order." The soldiers quickly dispersed and continued to calm down.
The Turkic army was blocked by Shi Yeshan's troops and could not charge forward. They had to give up the charge and fight with Shi Yeshan's people. Shi Yeshan's remaining troops were only a few hundred, but the Turkic army was shot and killed continuously, leaving only more than a thousand points. Both sides
The gap was not big, but Su Dingfang led his men to sneak attack from the side, almost overwhelming him.
Qin Huaidao did not go up to help, but looked on without saying a word.
Soon, more than half of this wave of Turkic troops fell, almost all of them were shot to death by Liannu. Shi Yeshan's people, assisted by Liannu, shouted for a fierce battle and tightly entangled the remaining people.
Not long after, the Turkic army was completely wiped out. Su Dingfang's people were unscathed, and Shi Yeshan's people lost more than a hundred people. Qin Huaidao looked a little pity, but Shi Yeshan and others didn't care. More than a hundred people were exchanged for two thousand Turkic troops.
, it was worth it, everyone was very excited.
"Clean the battlefield and take away everything you can." Qin Huaidao shouted.
Shi Yeshan signaled the troops to clean up the battlefield. He ran to Qin Huaidao, clasped his fists and said, "General, let's not chase him anymore? Brothers can still fight."
Qin Huaidao did not answer immediately, but looked around the panic grassland and asked: "Where to pursue?"
"Go north and fight into the Turkic royal court, or go west." Shi Yeshan suggested.
"The enemy's army is too chaotic. How can our army not be in chaos? If there is a large Turkic army coming to kill, they may not be able to stop it. Brothers are tired and exhausted. It is better to go back and recuperate. In a few days, I, the general, will take you to the murderous Turkic royal court.
How about you be the vanguard and clear the way for the army?" Qin Huaidao said seriously.
In the battle just now, hundreds of people blocked a thousand people, and Su Dingfang's 800 people were assisting with repeating crossbows. They actually fought back nearly a hundred people. It can be seen that the brothers can't fight anymore. Go back and take a good rest. When you recover, this
A few hundred people were the elite among the elite, and it would be a pity to die.
Shi Yeshan also knew this truth, but did not dare to bring it up. When Qin Huaidao took the initiative to explain it, he was very happy. He followed the general who knew the soldiers and happily agreed: "If you dare to disobey the order, the general can't trick me."
"What's the use of lying to you? This general never lies to anyone."
"Thank you, General, for your success!" Shi Yeshan happily thanked him again.
"When I get back, I will teach you a new style of fighting." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Shi Yeshan thought of Qin Huaidao's fighting method before charging into the battle. If all the soldiers were like this, who could resist? His eyes suddenly lit up and he excitedly agreed: "Thank you, General, for teaching me the fighting method. I will fight to the death to repay the great kindness."
Half an hour later, the battlefield was clean. All the leather armor and weapons on the Turkic soldiers were taken away. Even the corpses of the war horses were not spared. They were cut into pieces and allowed to be dragged by other captured war horses and slowly evacuated.
As for the corpses, no one cares. There is no shortage of wolves on the grassland.
We were not in a hurry to go back. The team walked slowly and arrived at the Anbei Protectorate in about two hours. It was a city made of glutinous rice mortar and rammed earth. There was not a brick or a stone in sight, but it was equally strong. The glutinous rice mortar could be called
In this era of black technology, the Great Wall has survived for thousands of years thanks to it.
Qin Huaidao saw that the battlefield had not been cleaned up, and some injured soldiers were busy. As for the uninjured soldiers, they had not returned from chasing the Turks. The army entered the city and was warmly welcomed by the local people. Countless people came up with food and shouted
Let everyone eat it, it’s so simple that it makes people feel bad.
The soldiers were indeed hungry, and Qin Huaidao was not a pedantic person. If the Turks came to attack, and everyone was full before fighting, he let everyone eat openly. He was also very hungry, so he took a few meat cakes and ate them.
While chatting with Shi Yeshan who was also chewing a lot, he tried to figure out the situation as quickly as possible.
After they had eaten and drank enough, Qin Huaidao said to Shi Yeshan and Su Dingfang: "Su Dingfang, lead the people to collect the crossbow arrows. Don't miss any of them. Keep the broken ones in order. Repair them for later use. Also collect the bodies of our brothers.
General Shi, your people also went to clean up the battlefield. Many horses were killed in the battle. Give the people who provided food just now ten pounds to each family as a return gift. You can't eat what they have in vain."
"Understood, we will make arrangements immediately." Shi Yeshan agreed.
Su Dingfang's heart ached when he thought of his brothers who died in the battle, so he agreed and left in a hurry.
Soon, the soldiers left the city again to clean up the battlefield, killing 120,000 Turkic soldiers. Their corpses were strewn all around, and countless war horses had to be gathered. It was a big project, but fortunately they won the battle.
Shi Yeshan was worried that Qin Huaidao was alone in the city, so he stayed with him. Qin Huaidao asked, "Let's go to the Governor's Mansion. Are there many blacksmiths in the city?"
"Not many. There are some in the Governor's Mansion. They usually help build and repair weapons. There are several iron shops in the city. What is the general going to do?" Shi Yeshan asked.
"How do you usually pay someone to make weapons?"
Shi Yeshan was a little curious and explained: "The Governor's Mansion has its own craftsmen and has never hired anyone from outside. As for our own craftsmen, we pay them monthly."
"This general needs to find a large number of people to help build a weapon. I am afraid that the craftsmen of the Dudu Mansion alone are not enough. We need manpower. What should we do?"
"What's the difficulty? Just count it as a corvee." Shi Yeshan said.
Qin Huaidao somewhat understood the local operating rules and said: "Even if you are a corvee, it is not easy. You will have someone write a notice and post it, recruit some helpers with strength, and each person will be given ten kilograms of horse meat as a reward.
, the Governor's Mansion didn't have enough iron, so they melted down the captured weapons and made ten thousand weapons. I'll give you the blueprints later."
"No problem. The general will go back to the governor's office." Shi Yeshan agreed. Thinking of the tactics promised by Qin Huaidao, the weapons were probably related to the tactics. That was his own business, so he became even more concerned.