Chapter seven hundred and thirty seventh thunder on the ground
Liu Mingzhi was delighted with the birth of a son, and the gloom left by Liu Dashao's lingering illness in the palace was swept away, and the palace was once again filled with joy and laughter.
After Murong Shan’s fourth son Liu Zhenghao, Liu Mingzhi got a fifth son.
Named Liu Zhengran.
The Spring Festival is not yet approaching, and Qi Yun and her sisters have already begun to decorate the palace with lanterns and decorations.
The palace was filled with joy and laughter because of Liu Zhengran's birth, and the war in Turkic territory had reached an extremely critical moment.
Zhang Mo led 120,000 soldiers and horses, blocking them like an impenetrable natural moat in front of the 70,000 cavalry of the Bi tribe, completely curbing their attempts to rush to the aid of the royal court.
Zhang Mo used a stratagem to divide his troops and pretend to attack Shi Bi's tribe. Instead of having the opportunity to rush to the aid of the royal court, Shi Bi's 70,000 troops fell into Zhang Mo's plan and were chased and intercepted several times.
There were many casualties within the area.
King Shibi Lisi cursed Zhang Mo as an unethical villain, but there was nothing he could do about it.
When two armies are facing each other, there is no humanity at all.
He could only lead his subordinates to wander around and get entangled with the soldiers and horses under Zhang Mo.
Thanks to Zhang Mo's restraint, Yunyang and the others were able to lead the remaining troops to join forces with the troops led by Wan Mingliang to the Turkic royal court.
Yunyang and his soldiers and horses were still on the way to advance. Wan Mingliang's troops were already in close combat with the soldiers and horses of the Turkic Dulu tribe about 20 miles away from the Turkic royal court.
In the past, when the Dulu tribe was still subordinate to the Royal Court of Shibisi, together with the Shibi tribe, they were the two tribes that attacked the six cities in Dalong's northern border the most.
Whether it was the reason for clearing grass and valleys by oneself, or the reason behind the Queen's manipulation, among the many Turkic tribes, no one went south to invade the border more often than these two tribes.
Now that the two armies are encountering each other, it can be said that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
There is almost no room for negotiation, and it is a life-or-death confrontation.
The current King of Dulu is Ashinamo who went to force the Turkic Taichang Great Khan Huyan Yunyao to flee and marry Jiangnan.
His father Ashinachu was driven by the interests of the queen to unite more than ten tribes from the Shibi tribe to go south to Dalong and invade the northern border. Wanyan Yanyu offered advice to Huyanzhuo, the king of the Huyan tribe, who took the opportunity to capture the Dulu tribe.
A few years after the Dulu tribe surrendered to the Huyan tribe, Ashina died and was succeeded by his eldest son, Ashinamo.
After Huyan Yunyao became Khan, he did not bring up the old story of Ashinamo coming to propose marriage and forcing him to escape from marriage. Instead, he reused Ashinamo.
Ashinamo, who already had a family, is not sure whether it is because he is grateful to Huyan Yunyao for disregarding the past grievances and not worrying about the past with him, or because he still loves this powerful Khan.
In the early days of the Khanship, he was very supportive when dealing with the Imperial Court of Spies. :(/
After so many years, Ashnamo is still the leader among many Turkic tribes who are loyal to the royal court.
After receiving the message from the Khan, he immediately summoned 90,000 capable soldiers under his command and rushed to the royal court.
Having just detoured out of the Shibi tribe and before rushing to the Turkic royal court, the 90,000 soldiers and horses led by Ashinamo encountered Wan Mingliang's troops who were immersed in their march.
The war is about to break out.
Ashinamo was ordering his top general, Ashitu, to lead his 80,000 troops to charge against Wan Mingliang's only 60,000 cavalry.
And he personally led more than 10,000 men to attack the soldiers under Wan Mingliang's command.
The Great Khan said in the letter that according to her speculation, in order to raid the royal court, the dragon troops must march at a high speed, and they almost did not carry any combat weapons such as crossbows and artillery.
For the dragon infantry who now only have swords and arrows and crossbows, this is the time for our Turkic warriors to show their talents.
As long as they are properly interspersed and mounted and shot with arrows and crossbows, how can the two-legged dragon infantry be the opponent of the Turkic warriors?
However, Ashinamo didn't know that after the dragon's cavalry was restrained by the 80,000 warriors under his command.
A few miles away, there was something hidden behind the phalanx of those sword and shield soldiers in front, covered by spearmen and halberdiers, and assisted by archers.
Under the command of Wan Mingliang, thousands of soldiers from the rear army were carrying artillery pieces and crossbows down from sledge-like sledges and began to build defensive positions.
Just as Huyan Yunyao guessed, Yunyang and his generals racked their brains and had sleepless nights on how to transport artillery and crossbows during the raid.
According to the content of the scout reconnaissance report, the snow in the Turks has been making it difficult for the vehicle frame to move under the heavy snow that has been blowing continuously since the last month.
It is certainly possible to carry it by force, but the speed of a surprise attack and the risk of exposure are also increased several times.
However, not carrying these weapons with great lethality and fighting deep into the Turks is tantamount to giving up one's own advantages and letting the brothers use their own flesh and blood to fight against the Turks and the remnants of the Jin Kingdom's artillery and crossbows.
Trying your best is like an egg hitting a rock.
Dalong himself also has artillery and crossbows, and has a deep understanding of the power of these weapons on the battlefield.
After several discussions with no results, Yunyang and others were ready to give up the plan of the surprise attack. They planned to wait until the spring of next year to honestly gain a chance of victory by strengthening their troops.
The arrival of Cheng Kai and others solved the problem that Yunyang and others could not resolve despite racking their brains.
Because they encountered the same problem when they followed Liu Mingzhi to conquer the countries in the Western Regions.
The snow was deep, and sharp weapons such as artillery, catapults, and crossbows could not be transported to the hands of the army officers in time.
At that time, they saw for the first time that there was a transportation device on the snow that was lighter and more effective than horse-drawn carriages.
War horses can be carried forward without much use of sharp weapons, and they are faster than infantry on the march. Often, the gunners have already screened the positions for artillery deployment before the main force arrives.
After Cheng Kai and others informed Yunyang and other generals about the sled.
Yunyang and the others, who were doubtful, immediately ordered the craftsmen to build some. Although the appearance was somewhat different from what Cheng Kai and the others said, the effect really made Yunyang and the others shine.
An item made of just a few wooden boards is actually more convenient than a bicycle frame.
After several tests, it was confirmed that sleds could indeed transport these large and heavy combat weapons quickly and easily. Yunyang and others immediately made the decision and began preparations for the raid.
Seeing that all the cavalry in the enemy's army had been completely restrained by his subordinates, Ashinamo looked at the condor guard guarding him.
“Ashihe.”
“The humble duty is here!”
“You rush to the royal court immediately and inform the Great Khan that our troops have started fighting with the Dalong Vanguard Army.”
“Get the order!”
Ashihe carefully scanned the surroundings to see if there were any dragon scouts circling around, turned his horse's head and ran towards the direction of the Turkic Royal Court.
Ashino's figure gradually faded away, and Ashinamo drew out the scimitar inlaid with gems from his waist and pointed towards the dragon infantry phalanx.
“My sons, make a surprise attack on both wings, intersperse the central army, and attack with me!”
Tens of thousands of land cavalrymen breathed hot air, waved their scimitars in their hands, and charged towards the dragon infantry phalanx several miles away.
"The deputy commander has given the order, the shield troops are in formation, the crossbows are cocked, the artillery is loaded, and the archers are ready."
As the Turkic cavalry gradually approached the army's formation, the front army's shield bearers suddenly spread their wings, revealing the center's gap.
In the horrified eyes of the Turkic vanguard cavalry, thick and long crossbow arrows flew away from the string.
The burning torches were also lit towards the hundreds of black and shiny cannon barrels.
Above the boundless snowy field, thunder broke out on the flat ground.
The artillery shells that came from behind were fired one step ahead of the crossbows and exploded among the charging Turkic cavalry.
The smoke of gunpowder mixed with the flying snow from the bombing covered the shrill screams of the Turkic cavalry.
“The intelligence is wrong, the enemy has artillery weapons!”