They headed for Xianyang with a hundred large baggage carts loaded with more than a thousand stones, rice, beans, arrows, and secretly carrying 800 palm thunders.
Xianyang City is on the north bank of the Wei River, only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an.
In addition to the Three Wei Bridges leading from Chang'an to Weibei, there are also many ferry terminals. The Wei River is abundant and water transportation is relatively convenient. Bridges and boats are used to travel between the two sides of the strait.
At present, Zuowei General Yi Guogong is stationed at the ferry on the south bank of the Wei River, while Generals Feng Li, Xie Shufang and others are stationed at Xianyang City on the north bank.
Qin Qiong commanded the troops and horses of Chang'an Road, guarding the river bridges and ferries respectively, and promised Li Shimin not to let a single Turkic horse cross the Wei River.
Among the three bridges on the Wei River, the Zhongwei Bridge is the most convenient bridge for cross-strait travel. It is located outside the north wall of Chang'an City and can directly enter the city from the north. This bridge has also become the top priority in the current defense against Turks. Li Shimin's first general
Qin Qiong is in charge personally.
Huaiyu arrived with a hundred carts of food, grass and weapons, and even more than 2,000 soldiers drawn from various guards.
"Meet the Chief Steward!"
As soon as Huaiyu entered the camp, Qin Qiong came to greet him personally, "Your Highness said you sent me a secret weapon. Where is it?"
Eight hundred palm thunders are not much.
Qin Qiong couldn't wait to inspect it, and called the camp's lieutenant generals to ask face-to-face about the method of use and power.
"Try it."
Qin Qiong wants Huaiyu to test it in public.
A large group of Mingguang armored generals and lieutenants gathered together excitedly. They all heard the story of how Wu Erlang summoned thunder from the sky to kill the Turkic wolf cubs in Longyou. Today, they finally got to see the real master.
Just set off a firecracker.
Huaiyu was now very familiar with it. He first took a palm thunder in his hand and explained it to everyone in detail.
"Everyone, please stay back. It will be very loud for a while, so it's best to cover your ears."
As a result, no one believed it.
Instead, he moved closer.
Huaiyu had no choice but to light the fuse under everyone's urging, and then threw it directly into the sky.
He pinched off some of the fuses and threw the thunderbolt from his palm into the sky. It exploded in the sky a moment later, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.
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A group of generals stood dumbly for a long time.
Qin Qiong stroked his beard and looked away, "That's it?"
"Well, because I was in a hurry, I only made a batch of the simplest ones, which are less powerful and just make a noise. Of course, if there is no precaution in advance, or if you attack the camp in the middle of the night, this thing can still play a big role, especially
It has a great frightening effect on war horses."
Feng Li shook his head in disappointment.
"I thought I could really control thunder and lightning with my palms, but this is too ordinary."
Huaiyu smiled, "If hundreds or even thousands of these palm thunders exploded among the enemy's troops, or even in the enemy camp in the middle of the night, it would be nothing ordinary."
Feng Li disagreed.
Huaiyu asked Feng Li to find some horses to try.
"Why go to all this trouble? I'll get on the horse and you can just throw two at me."
"This is dangerous."
"It's just a little noise, how dangerous can it be?"
Feng Li was very confident. His horse was a battle-tested BMW. How could he be frightened by the slightest noise?
He turned around and went to ride a horse. After a while, a tall horse came over and shouted to Huaiyu to throw it away quickly.
"Mr. Yi Guo, isn't this bad?"
"It's okay, just throw it away if he asks." Qin Qiong stroked his beard and smiled.
Huaiyu picked up a palm thunder and stepped back ten steps away.
"Stand closer, can you throw it from such a distance to me?" Feng Li shouted.
Huaiyu said: "General Feng should be more careful and hold the horse tightly for a while."
"Hurry up."
Huaiyu ignited it, and the fuse burned red. Huaiyu thought that the fuse should be improved in the future, because the burning was too unstable.
"General Feng, here we come!"
Huaiyu shouted, and then threw it out with all his strength.
Feng Li was holding a horse spear and wearing iron armor. He didn't take it seriously on his horse. When he saw the palm thunder being thrown, he didn't even bother to raise his shield and just used the horse spear to shoot it.
In broad daylight, it is not obvious when the palm lightning fuse is burning in the air, and only a few sparks can be seen.
Just when Feng Li was sure to knock the palm thunder away with one blow, the fuse had already burned out.
With a bang, the thunder in the palm exploded and crackled.
Feng Li had been mentally prepared and was not surprised at all. However, the war horse under his command was frightened by the thunderous explosion and the splashing sparks in front of him.
Throw him off his horse.
Fortunately, his riding skills were superb. He quickly clamped the horse's legs and leaned down again, and then he stabilized his body and did not fall off the horse.
The horse was galloping and jumping wildly, and Feng Li calmed it down for a long time before he could barely control it.
When he dismounted, he felt like he was covered in sweat.
Qin Qiong smiled and asked, "General Feng, are you okay?"
Feng Li said stubbornly, "That's all."
Huaiyu laughed. Xie Shufang and others who were originally disappointed with Palm Thunder have now changed their views.
Feng Li had been prepared for a long time, and he was almost knocked off his frightened horse. If dozens or hundreds of them were thrown directly into the enemy cavalry on this battlefield, wouldn't they be frightened and dispersed immediately?
"If this thing is used in conjunction with a night attack on the enemy camp, it will definitely be a good thing." Qin Qiong held a palm thunder thoughtfully.
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"Report!"
A school captain strode in and interrupted Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu and others who were talking in the camp.
"Report to the General Manager that 20,000 Turkic troops are coming to Xianyang to kill."
When Generals Feng Li and Xie Shufang heard this, they quickly stood up and said, "General Manager, I will go back to Xianyang to defend the city first."
Gongsun Wuda, the general of the right prison gate, and Li Mengchang, the general of the left prison gate, also stood up and said, "The Turkic thieves are too rampant. They sent envoys across Xianyang to Chang'an the day before yesterday to ask for peace, but today they have sent troops to invade again. Let's gather our troops and intercept them."
Kill them!"
These two are one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect. They have also stayed in Wagang. They are old friends with Qin Qiong. Now they are clamoring to fight the Turks directly.
Qin Qiong was not in a hurry.
He looked at the palm thunder placed in the tent and fell into deep thought.
After a long time.
"Generals Feng and Xie, please return to Xianyang City quickly to strengthen the defense. If the Turkic thieves arrive, look for an opportunity to fight and weaken their vigor."
"General Gongsun and General Li, each of you will lead a thousand fine cavalry across the river and enter Xianyang City and stand by!"
After a series of arrangements, the generals took their orders and left.
Only Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu, and some civilian staff were left in the tent.
"General Wu, I have temporarily summoned your subordinates to obey orders. The two thousand men and horses who have come with you will be organized into an army and will be commanded by you."
"Is Duke Yi going to fight the Turks head-on?"
"There are only 20,000 Turks, no matter how high the heaven and earth are, they dare to attack our sacred capital of the Tang Dynasty. As a guarding general, how can I allow them to be so rampant?"
"Mr. Yi Guo, the 20,000 Turks may be just the vanguard, and Jieli may be behind."
"so what?"
Qin Qiong exuded passionate fighting spirit, "No matter what Jie Li plans, but since only 20,000 people dare to attack Xianyang now, I will not miss this opportunity. If I dare to show my head, I will chop him first."
"Why not secure the city and camp, stay calm and wait for attack?" Huaiyu asked.
"We haven't reached that point yet. Let the Turkic wolves suppress and beat us, right at the foot of Chang'an City? Then we and other warriors will be shameless in the future. If there are only 20,000 wolf cubs to advance, we will not dare to do so.
Going into battle, what's the difference between Zhang Jin and Li Yi?"
Qin Qiong punched the table and said, "Hit,"
"This battle must not only be fought, but also the Turkic wolf cubs must be beaten painfully,"
Wu Huaiyu, who was temporarily promoted to a young man, did not have much emotional fluctuations. He was no longer the same Wu Erlang as when he first went to Longyou. After experiencing two bloody battles in Wushan River and Xingxing River, his whole mentality was indeed somewhat reborn.
At least now, although he does not desire war, at least he is not afraid of war.
When he went to the battlefield again, he was calm and calm.
In a few days, Li Shimin's enthronement ceremony will be held. At this time, the Turks are attacking in a large scale without respecting martial ethics. Qin Qiong must fight back, and he must fight back hard, and he must even win, otherwise the entire Tang Dynasty will be in great danger.
humiliation.
On the first, second and third day of August, the Turks sent envoys to Chang'an for three consecutive days to ask for peace. In fact, it was blackmail, claiming to have millions of troops. Li Shimin was not intimidated and did not accept the demands of the Turks at all.
, but Li Shimin still sent people to talk to the Turks.
As a result, while the Turks were talking, they had already received the invitation for Li Shimin's enthronement ceremony, and suddenly sent troops to attack.
The king humiliates the minister and dies!
After receiving Qin Qiong's general order, Huaiyu was ordered to take over the two thousand soldiers and horses newly sent to the camp. These were originally to supplement Qin Qiong's camp, but now Qin Qiong directly handed them over to Huaiyu's command.
Summon officers at all levels to briefly explain the situation.
"From now on, everyone is on standby in the camp. Take the time to rest."
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"The fight started!"
Chen Sheng also put on a piece of bright light armor, "There's a fight under Xianyang City."
The Turks were very arrogant. They rushed towards Xianyang with 20,000 men and horses. They moved suddenly and planned to seize the bridge in one fell swoop, break into the south bank of the Wei River, and even rush directly to the city of Chang'an.
They didn't even take Xianyang City seriously.
But they didn't expect that as soon as they arrived, Uncle Feng Lixie led 3,000 men to kill them. Without any hesitation, they went ahead as soon as they met.
Feng Li and Xie Shufang were both close generals under the deposed prince Li Jiancheng. Their bravery was not inferior to that of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong. On the day of Xuanwu Gate, they almost ruined Li Shimin's good deeds. Later, Li Shimin pardoned their crimes and they came out to join him.
He even got promoted after the incident and became a fourth-grade lieutenant general.
But they are no longer comparable to Qin Qiong and the others. Now they both want to regain their position with the Turks and make a great contribution to the new prince to gain their trust.
Three thousand versus twenty thousand, the battle was fierce, but they had Xianyang City at their backs, and there was Qin Qiong's camp on the south bank of the river, so it was not in vain.
The two sides fought fiercely for a day and fought seven times.
Feng Li and Xie Shufang worked tirelessly and repeatedly attacked the Turkic forwards. Not only did the Turks fail to seize the bridge as planned, they were even beaten and forced to retreat further and further away from the bridge. Although with their numbers,
Advantage, they finally stabilized their position, but their desperate fighting style caused them great damage, especially making the Turkic soldiers feel a little frightened.
The man who commanded the 20,000 troops was Kangsumi, a close confidant of Jieli Khan, but he was a Sogdian Hu. He commanded many Sogdian troops in the Turks. Among the 20,000 people who came this time, except for the Sogdian Hus,
There are also many Tiele and others, and even people from the Zhenlu and Feiyetou tribes in the Hexi area.
The Yulu were originally slaves of the Huns, mainly composed of Dingling, Qiang, etc. The Fei Yetou were originally herders belonging to the Huns, mainly composed of Xianbei, Tiele, etc. After the decline of the Xiongnu, the Yulu and Fei Yetou headed south.
They fled to the north of the Hexi Corridor and the west of the Hetao, forming new tribal groups.
In the Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, some of these two tribal groups integrated into the Central Plains, and some remained outside the Great Wall and belonged to the Turks. For example, Queen Li Yuan's Dou family was born in the Hedouling family of Fei Ye, and Prime Minister Yu Wenshi and his family were also originally from the family.
It is Fei Ye Tou, also known as Po Ye Tou.
At this time, Kang Sumi led the Sogdians, Yulu, Feyetou, Qiang and many other tribes who were attached to the Turks. These bastards in the eyes of the noble Blue Wolf Ashina were sent to fight as the vanguard.
I thought I could grab it first, but who would have thought that I would be beaten so severely as soon as I arrived.
Kang Sumi was a favored minister of Jieli, and the Sogdian Group had a high status in the Turkic Khanate. These people were not only good at trade, but their hired warriors were also very capable in fighting. After Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty took Yang Zhengdao to defect to the Chuluo Khan, they had been
Kang Sumi led his troops to monitor the puppet Yang Sui.
Kang Sumi was good at business and making money, and he was a profitable finance minister, but commanding troops was not his specialty.
He commanded 20,000 troops, but was beaten seven times a day by 3,000 Tang troops. Kang Sumi was angry, annoyed, and secretly frightened.
Is this Tang army still so tyrannical?
But at this time, he could not retreat. According to the plan, he took the lead, and Jieli Khan arrived later. Now that he has retreated, how can he explain to the Khan? Then those blue Turks will mock him even more for his Sogdian beauties?
"Hold still, whoever takes another half step back will have his head chopped off!"
Tang Shimi angrily raised his knife and roared, and sent his elite Tuoji mercenaries from the Western Regions under his command to supervise the formation. If any leader of the Zahu tribe dared to retreat, he would have his head chopped off.
It was clear that 20,000 people came to invade, but they were beaten up by 3,000 people.
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South Bank.
Huaiyu has been closing his eyes to rest his mind. Now that he has some battlefield experience, he will take a rest before it is time for him to go on the field. If there is a real fight, no one knows how long it will take. He will eat when he can and let go when he needs to.
Chen Sheng has been helping him deliver the latest battle reports.
"Feng Li was really fierce. He rushed into the enemy formation and killed a Tutun man."
"Mother, Feng Li and Xie Shufang fought seven battles in a row, beheading more than 700 people in total. Feng Li beheaded a Tutun, and Xie Shufang captured a flag. Mother, it's a pity that I can't see it in person."
"Erlang, when will we take the stage? These Turks can't hold on any longer."
Huaiyu opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
Well, the sun is setting in the west, and for the Turks, this long day is finally coming to an end.
However, they won't have it easy.
At night, that was the beginning of the war. Qin Qiong stood still for a day, wasn't he waiting for nightfall?
A mere formation of 700 soldiers would not satisfy Qin Qiong's appetite. At least 20,000 people had to be defeated and retreated, keeping them away from Xianyang.
The fifth day of August, dusk.
Wu Huaiyu asked the two thousand soldiers under his command to eat quickly, and he was devouring it when he suddenly saw the prince Li Shimin, wearing bright light armor, walking under the escort of Zhou Shaofan, Xu Luoren, An Yuanshou and other imperial guards generals.
Prince Li Shimin wants to go into battle in person?
How can those 20,000 miscellaneous people, with smoke rising from their ancestral graves, actually get Li Shimin to take action in person?
"Your Highness, your minister Wu Huaiyu pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"The army is in armor, so there is no need to be polite." Li Shimin smiled and waved, "Are you ready to attack the enemy camp tonight?"
"Why do you think that Your Highness, who is so powerful and powerful, can take the world lightly with his own body? I request Your Highness to return to Chang'an as soon as possible and wait for the news. Duke Yi Guo and I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations and will definitely defeat the 20,000 Turkic forwards!"
Li Shimin laughed and said, "I led the army at the age of sixteen and fought for more than ten years. There were hundreds of battles, big and small. There were many more dangerous battles than this one.
In a few days, Gu's enthronement ceremony will be held, but Jieli sends troops to attack him. How can Gu be polite to him if he behaves like this?
I must personally ride my horse and pick up my sword to cut off his arrogance!"
