He thought of everything, but he didn't expect that Qiuci would suddenly jump out and stab him at this moment.
But think about it from another perspective.
This is a good thing.
At the very least, this problem broke out at this moment.
Rather than at a key node in the future.
At this stage, Li Chengqian has enough time to deal with it.
And he also needs this opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of the new soldiers under his account.
You know, the public has been quite critical of Li Chengqian's reform of replacing the government army system with a recruitment system and replacing the current military units with professional soldiers.
The biggest controversial point is that soldiers selected through the recruitment system have service years.
This is so that there is always fresh blood in the army.
But it also caused the army to lose the strong immediate combat capability that was brought about by the combination of soldiers and farmers.
Many people believe that this is an extremely wrong reform and will also cause great harm to the Tang Dynasty.
And now, it's time for Li Chengqian to prove himself.
He wants to prove to everyone in the world that war is never fought by relying on the tactics of human waves.
The outcome of a war is definitely not determined solely by the number of people.
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Now, Qiuci has occupied Jiaohe City.
Moreover, Qiuci has also begun to hoard 30,000 troops towards Jiaohe City.
Looking at it, it seems that he has the intention to occupy the entire Gaochang Kingdom in one go.
As an important border town, Jiaohe City covers a large area and has a large population.
However, because of the massacre of the people by the Qiuci Kingdom, tens of thousands of people fled eastward with their families and families.
Everywhere on the road, people crowded with people fleeing could be seen, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Some people fell to the ground due to hunger and fatigue, and the people around them did not want to help. They only waited for the people to lose their strength, then rushed forward and robbed them of all their belongings.
everywhere There were lagging children crying, and women who had lost their husbands were squatting on the roadside crying. The scene was very desolate.
"Dad, when will our army come to protect us?"
A teenage boy from Gaochang asked the middle-aged man next to him, his eyes full of doubts and confusion.
"Soon, they are coming soon."
"We will be safe soon."
Middle-aged people have no choice but to tell their children this.
Since the war began, Gao Changjun has not been seen on the battlefield.
Many people even felt that the Royal Court had given up on them.
In other words, the royal court has given up resistance.
The young man was silent for a moment and asked: "Dad, where are we going?"
The middle-aged man sighed, looked at the large army in front of him and said, "Dad, I don't know either. Let's just follow the crowd. There will always be a place without war..."
While the father and son were talking, screams suddenly came from behind the crowd.
"Oh no, the Kucha soldiers are catching up."
"Qiuci soldiers are catching up, everyone, run away."
Following these two shouts, the crowd suddenly became commotion.
The people of Gaochang were running around like headless flies.
Someone got into the pile of rocks nearby in an attempt to escape.
Some people ran forward blindly, trying to throw the opponent away.
But obviously, these are all in vain.
Not long after, I saw dust rising in the west, and hundreds of cavalry arrived in front of the crowd in the blink of an eye.
The people who had no time to escape were in danger.
I saw those Qiuci soldiers waving their swords and charging into the crowd with strange shouts.
In an instant, the sword flashed across, blood suddenly appeared, and screams suddenly broke out. The unarmed people were like wheat harvested in the autumn, one after another.
He was chopped down in a pool of blood.
A Kucha soldier snatched a woman's child from her hands.
In front of her, he chopped the child into two pieces, and blood spattered all over the woman's body and face.
The woman wailed: "My child, my child..."
These people are really like demons.
They slaughtered the elderly, slaughtered children, and even sent women back to their home countries and sold them into slavery.
They even regarded killing as entertainment, which was even more barbaric than what the Turks showed when they invaded the Western Regions.
Facing these people, the eyes of the people in Gaochang were filled with despair and fear.
Now they no longer know what to do to find a way to survive.
These are the people who live in troubled times.
Life is not as precious as the life of a dog in the prosperous age.
And just when these people were forced by the Qiuci soldiers to have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
A thunderous sound came faintly from the east, and the earth trembled slightly.
Many people in Gaochang State are semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural.
When you hear this sound, you know what happened.
Many people looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw countless cavalry charging towards them with dust filling the sky.
For these people, this is the most desperate time. There are hungry wolves in front of them and tigers behind them, and they have no chance to escape.
All of a sudden, many people gave up the idea of escape and sat on the ground crying.
Just when the people thought they were inevitable, they saw that the cavalry did not attack the people.
Instead, they charged directly towards the Kucha cavalry who were still killing the people.
More than 500 Kucha sergeants were defeated by the opponent almost instantly.
Except for a few dozen people who escaped, the rest were all killed by these people.
At this time, the common people raised their heads and looked at these cavalry.
When you see these clearly The cavalrymen were stunned for a moment, and everyone had a look of confusion on their faces.
These cavalrymen all wore black armor, black robes, and black turbans.
this……
Is this a soldier from the Tang Dynasty?
Why did the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fight with the Kucha Army?
Just when these people were at a loss.
The person who reacted the fastest was the first to shout: "This is the Liangzhou Army of the Tang Dynasty. Gaochang and Datang are allies, and the Liangzhou Army is here to help kill the enemy."
Especially when I saw the Li Ziwang flag.
Some merchants of the Tang Dynasty who were lucky enough to escape from Jiaohe City also spoke: "It's His Highness the King of Qin. It's His Highness the King of Qin who came to save us."
They had narrowly escaped death, and now they finally saw the hope of life.
Li Chengqian came and they were saved.
At this moment, Li Chengqian, wearing a blue brocade robe, also stood proudly in the military formation.
"For a while, protect the people and retreat, and be sure to escort the people to a safe area."
"Second Formation, continue to hunt down the remaining enemies. No one is allowed to escape."
After a group of cavalry arrived, Li Chengqian got off his horse and walked up to a group of Tang merchants who were kneeling before him.
"Folks, I'm really sorry. We were late and made everyone suffer."
He raised his hand to help the leader up and said: "Don't kneel down, everyone, please get up."
"His Royal Highness King Qin..."
"You are finally here..."
The leader held Li Chengqian's arm tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.
They had really walked around the Gate of Hell just now.
And Li Chengqian naturally knew that they had suffered.
Looking at the disgraced faces, Li Chengqian also felt indignant.
"You first follow the soldiers and take refuge in a safe place."
"Now, it's up to us soldiers to help you avenge this revenge..."