How could Li Chengqian let him be his imaginary enemy for so many years?
After Li Chengqian made the arrangements, he could already see Li Chengqian's purpose after just thinking for a moment.
It is nothing more than letting yourself lead a large force to retreat first and build a defense line behind it.
And if the enemy sees oneself retreating, he will definitely pursue him.
When the weapons of both sides are obviously not at the same level, if you are still at a disadvantage and are pursued by the enemy, something big is bound to happen.
Not to mention that the morale of the entire army will collapse.
But considering the current fragmented and disunified situation in Western Turkestan.
Someone is bound to have some other ideas.
And sometimes, Zhao Youlin had to convince Li Chengqian of his temperament.
What time is it now?
The enemies he faced were nearly half a million.
But he was able to talk about it so lightly that it even sounded like a joke.
For a moment, Zhao Youlin didn't know what to say.
Seeing his appearance, Li Chengqian smiled.
He stepped forward and patted Zhao Youlin on the shoulder, saying: "Okay, don't hurt the spring and autumn here."
"If you have anything to say, let's wait until this battle is over."
"Your task now is to retreat with the big guys and build a new line of defense."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian specifically warned: "Remember, the defensive front should not be built too densely, but should be spread out."
"If you get denser, you will encounter a covering attack from the enemy."
"If you are scattered, you can't gather your troops."
"And I should have been the one to do this."
"But there is no way, we don't have much time now, and I have to stay with my brothers."
"so……"
Li Chengqian raised the corner of his mouth and smiled and said, "You'll be fine next, right?"
"of course not."
Zhao Youlin regained his former arrogance.
"Don't forget, at the beginning I also beat you."
"Who are these Ansa people? How can I put them in my eyes?"
He looked directly at Li Chengqian and said, "Furthermore, how to construct a defensive front is the basis for marching and fighting. How come I don't even have this ability?"
"Okay, okay, okay."
"Seeing that you are still in the mood to brag, I feel relieved."
Li Chengqian waved his hands indiscriminately and said: "Get out of here quickly, I can only buy you one day at most."
"I will have to abandon this position in one day and then retreat. You have to hurry up."
"Do not worry."
Zhao Youlin looked deeply at Li Chengqian, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
But in the end, he swallowed the words he was about to blurt out again.
Wait until Zhao Youlin leads everyone away.
Li Chengqian also stepped out of the tent.
He raised his eyes and looked at the mountains to the south.
He knew that the enemy was over there.
He also knew that as long as there was any action on his side, the enemy would immediately take the offensive.
Li Chengqian stared blankly ahead, then looked down at his hands and smiled.
But this smile was unusually bitter.
"Unexpectedly, I was still one step behind others..."
He originally thought that his operations could make Datang good enough and powerful enough.
But compared to others, it seems to be a little slower.
At this time, Liu Qi also walked to his side.
"Your Highness, everyone is ready according to your instructions."
Liu Qi pursed his lips and looked slightly confused: "However, the general is still a little confused. Why do you, Your Highness, want to help the Turks cut off their queen? They are all..."
They are all our former enemies.
In the past, countless Liangzhou men died in battles with the Western Turks.
I don’t even know how many there are
The court was torn apart by the invasion of Western Turks.
But now, they have to use their lives to buy time for the Western Turks.
Liu Qi was extremely loyal to Li Chengqian.
But he couldn't understand Li Chengqian's behavior.
And what can Li Chengqian say?
"Who wants to die if they can live?"
"If you can kill your enemy with your own hands, who will let your enemy live?"
“But shouldn’t everything be about size and pattern?”,
He sighed softly and said: "If the Western Turks' army is defeated today, it will be our people of the Tang Dynasty who will fight bloody battles with the Ansa people in the future."
"If the Western Turks are wiped out by the Angsa people today, the war will be burning on our land in the Tang Dynasty in the future."
Li Chengqian turned back to Liu Qi and said, "You have been a general for so long, don't you still understand the meaning of the word "willingness"?"
The words "giving up" and "gaining" are the ultimate in life.
If a person doesn't know what he should give up and what he should gain, then this person will never grow up in his life.
And what is the point of this war today?
Is it faith?
Or the blood of the nation?
Or is it brotherly love? Compatriot love?
Maybe, both.
As Liu Qi said, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he asked his brother to sever the throne for his former mortal enemy.
But compared to the entire Tang Dynasty.
Compared with Liangzhou and even the entire Longyou Dao where hundreds of millions of people could live and work in peace and contentment, Li Chengqian had to be unkind and unjust, and he had to be sorry for his brothers.
He must feel sorry for those who fought bloody battles with him in the past.
He had no choice.
Because he is now the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
He is no longer the King of Qin who can act recklessly and kill for the sake of his maids...
After hearing these words, Liu Qi finally understood what Li Chengqian was thinking.
After all, two people stand at different heights, so they look at things The angles are different.
What he looked at were brothers and affection, while Li Chengqian looked at the entire Tang Dynasty.
And while Li Chengqian and Liu Qi were talking about this, the Western Turks had already retreated under Zhao Youlin's order.
Not long after, a spy ran to Li Chengqian and reported: "Your Highness, the Ansa Army has begun to take action."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was not surprised at all.
Any wise general will take action when he learns that the enemy is retreating.
Not to mention launching a general attack, there will always be a tentative attack.
If you can gain an advantage, continue the pursuit.
If not, stabilize the situation and advance step by step.
"How is their equipment? Have you seen it?"
After Li Chengqian thought for a moment, he immediately asked: "What are muskets like, and what are artillery like?"
"this……"
The spy thought for a moment and then said: "The weapons in their hands are very similar to the ones you distributed to the brothers in Qianziying during the previous war with Japan."
"And their artillery looks much heavier than ours..."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was slightly stunned.
Then, he also laughed.
From this point of view, it seems that the other party's technology is not much ahead of our own.
Even in some places, I seem to be a little ahead of them.
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes, and then said to Liu Qi beside him: "Go and notify Chen Fukuan and ask him to move forward five hundred steps."
"If you encounter a large-scale attack, withdraw immediately!"
Because he was new to the battlefield and had not seen the Angsa Army yet.
And based on the spies' few words, he could not determine how far Ansa's team had developed.
As for the opponent's firepower, you really have to try it to find out.
After hearing Li Chengqian's order, Liu Qi didn't hesitate at all and immediately went to deliver the order.
Not long after, Chen Fukuan and his men, who had already formed a battle formation and were waiting, began to slowly advance northward along the gentle slope...