Chapter 121: Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind
Anyone who is familiar with history knows it.
How significant was the Tang Dynasty's destruction of the Northern Desert Turks to the whole of China?
This was another bloody battle in Chinese history.
It's not just about defeating a powerful enemy who owes a lot of blood debt.
It is even more important to sound the clarion call for a nation to rise again in the world after going through hardships and wars. ??
As a nomadic empire that has been invading the Central Plains for a long time since the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
There is more than just a blood feud between China and the Turks.
During the Peasants' War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was the ambitious Turks who deliberately supported several major northern regimes, which led to the protracted and tragic civil war.
After the Tang Dynasty unified the north and south, the Turks violently invaded the south again, once again severely damaging the Chinese nation, which was struggling to recover.
Starting from Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were constantly being attacked by Turks on various battlefields.
The Chinese army, which was mainly infantry, faced the Turkic cavalry with powerful smelting technology and advanced tactics, and was once beaten to the point of being miserable.
For Li Shimin, the Turks were a shame branded on his soul.
Back then, he was accused of killing his brother and was preparing to build a steel power.
Unexpectedly, before the throne was firmly established, the Turks gave him a powerful blow.
In the civil war, Datang was victorious in every battle.
I don't know why, but in front of the Turks, I turned into a piece of paper.
Even Li Chengqian, who had just arrived in this world, was dumbfounded.
How did Datang lose?
How come they were defeated by the Turks in such a confused way?
It was transported all the way from the border to the Weishui River in Chang'an.
What if Li Shimin hadn't stayed calm in the face of danger and angrily scolded Jie Li for betraying the covenant by the Weishui River.
Later, Tang Dynasty soldiers fought bloody battles and finally tragically withstood the Turks' crazy offensive. This made the Turks restrain their arrogance.
After accepting a large sum of gold and silver from the Tang Dynasty, he proudly withdrew his troops!
But all civil and military ministers and even common people and soldiers who have experienced war understand this.
The Turks' retreat was only a short truce.
Just as Li Chengqian told Li Jing, the characteristics of the Turks are as ferocious as wolves. Either beat him to death or don't beat him.
Otherwise, the Turks will surely make a comeback the next time they are hungry.
Cutting meat to feed wolves can never buy peace, only iron and blood can buy a peaceful life.
Li Chengqian clearly remembered the day when the Turks withdrew their troops.
Li Shimin hugged him and stood at the top of the city, saying only eight words: "If you want to take it, you must hold it firmly."
From then on, Li Shimin worked hard to manage.
In particular, armaments construction is being carried out even more urgently.
Li Shimin not only practiced riding and shooting with the soldiers himself.
A powerful cavalry army was also created.
So, this year.
Li Shimin declared war on the Turks on the grounds that the Turks rebelled and sent people to assassinate the eldest prince and the princess.
The man of the Tang Dynasty, who had already suppressed his resentment, set out with the passion for revenge.
Without defeating the Turks, Datang's border troubles would be impossible to eradicate.
Without defeating the Turks, it would be impossible for the people of the Tang Dynasty to truly recuperate.
In fact, this war is no longer for Li Shimin or for someone else.
This war is to safeguard the opportunity for rebirth that the Chinese nation has gained through hardships.
No one can take this opportunity away.
The Turks cannot be taken away.
The troops were divided into six groups and attacked in four groups, gathering almost all the battlefield elites of the Chinese nation in the early Tang Dynasty.
Li Jing, Chai Shao, Li Ji, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Zhang Baoxiang, etc. are all shining names that are familiar to people who have heard stories about Sui and Tang Dynasties.
There were even people like Su Dingfang, who had fought a bloody civil war with the Tang Dynasty in the past.
At this moment, these Chinese soldiers completely gave up their past grudges.
They stand together under the same battle flag and execute the same order.
Fight back against the Turks!
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This night, Li Jing
He led three thousand light cavalry and hid in the darkness somewhere on the grassland.
They wrapped the horses' hooves with cotton cloth so that the horses would not make such a violent sound when sprinting.
Su Dingfang, who was at the front of the crowd, gently stroked the horse's mane and looked at Li Jing.
"General, when shall we attack?"
"Waiting for the signal."
Li Jing replied lightly.
He kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the Turkic tent.
They had already discussed this with Li Chengqian.
Waiting for Cheng Yaojin in the Turks to send him a signal.
They attacked immediately.
But until now, the direction of Yazhang is still extremely quiet.
Li Jing actually started to beat the drum in his heart.
Has our own plan been exposed?
…
In fact, it was not the plan that was exposed.
It was just that Cheng Yaojin had a great time drinking and forgot about it.
I don't know how much time passed, but it wasn't until a soldier next to him reminded me that Cheng Yaojin got down to business.
Cheng Yaojin stood up unsteadily in the dental tent and held Jie Li's neck.
"Brother Jieli, let me tell you, our Tang Dynasty has a lot of good things."
"Today, I brought you some."
Jie Li also drank a little too much and glanced at Cheng Yaojin.
"Gong Lu, what did you bring me?"
Cheng Yaojin smiled mysteriously.
"Fireworks, have you seen them?"
"fireworks?"
Jieli was a little confused.
He has indeed never seen it, and he has never heard of it.
Cheng Yaojin chuckled: "Then let's go and have a look together."
After this drink, Jieli thought he knew Cheng Yaojin.
He felt that Cheng Yaojin was a brave and foolhardy guy who had force but no brains.
So at this time, without doubting his presence, he followed Cheng Yaojin out of the tent.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and asked the soldiers who escorted him to place the fireworks. >
These fireworks were all obtained from Li Chengqian.
When the fireworks were set off, Cheng Yaojin waved his hand.
The fireworks were lit by the servants, and the flames flew out of the bamboo tubes.
The flash point flew into the sky and instantly burst into brilliant fireworks.
At that moment, everyone in Turks was dumbfounded.
Jie Li was also dumbfounded.
When have they seen this?
At this moment, everyone was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them.
It was also because he was so stunned by the fireworks that he didn't notice Cheng Yaojin's gloomy expression.
Is Cheng Yaojin a foolhardy person?
If so, can Li Shimin reuse him for so long?
Can you compete with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in the court?
The most amazing thing about Cheng Yaojin is that he looks rough but is actually as thoughtful as a hair.
These fireworks are just to send a message to Li Jing who is ambushing outside.
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At this moment, I saw fireworks blooming in the tent.
Li Jing directly gave an order to Su Dingfang beside him: "Su Dingfang, I order you to lead two hundred knights into the enemy camp and leave no trace of armor behind wherever you go."
Su Dingfang cupped his hands and said, "Subordinate, follow your orders."
However, Li Jing warned again: "Remember, the first battle is the final battle. As long as the war starts, don't give Jie Li a way to survive."
"As you command!"
Su Dingfang took the order and left.
Among the crowd, I picked out the two hundred Qingqi who had already been selected and took advantage of the night.
Taking advantage of the fact that all the Turks were attracted by the fireworks, they quickly approached the Turk camp.
The huge explosion of fireworks covered up the sound of galloping horses' hooves to a certain extent.
Moreover, Li Chengqian gave Cheng Yaojin a lot of fireworks this time.
The first ones to bloom were the fireworks that shot high into the air, and then the fireworks that bloomed were all close to the ground.
The fireworks were to convey a message to Li Jing, and the fireworks were to deceive others.
Therefore, Su Dingfang's two hundred light cavalry rushed into the Turkic camp almost without any hindrance...