From morning to noon, Li Shan's legs were numb while standing on the chariot. Fortunately, he had had such an experience in his previous life. When he first followed the teacher into the operating room, he was not allowed to do it. He could only watch from the sidelines.
hours.
He was chewing on the steamed buns one after another... Li Shan was still used to calling this stuff steamed buns. He was thinking in his mind that this war was going on for a long time, and he would most likely have varicose veins in his lower limbs, like an earthworm. If he went back to welcome his bride, he would have to spend eleven in the wedding night.
My mother was shocked.
However, after a morning of fighting, Li Shan's nervousness had relaxed. The plan was carried out flawlessly. Li Daoxuan and Dou Gui's left and right armies successfully gained a foothold, and the Turks did not try to bypass the Chinese army.
Bypassing the enemy's formation is the most common and effective method used by the Turks against the Central Plains army, but today there is no such method. There are only three possibilities.
The first is that Ashina Sheer has intentionally withdrawn his troops, but this possibility is unlikely. The Turks finally seized the key road at the border of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou. Although they are at a disadvantage in terms of terrain, the situation is
It is said that he has taken the initiative.
Moreover, it is still mid-September, and it has not been long since the Turks plundered the three states. It is unlikely that they will withdraw their troops and return to the grassland so early.
The second is that Ashina Sheer is determined to fight to the death here, and will defeat the Tang army even if he suffers heavy losses. This possibility exists. After all, according to previous intelligence, this time the Turks have more than ten troops heading south.
There are tens of thousands of people, and the current strength of the Turks on the opposite side is only about 40,000 to 50,000. If we gather our forces and attack without hesitation, we will indeed have a chance to defeat the Tang army.
But this possibility is not very likely. Even if he is willing, will the tribesmen under his command be willing?
How much price would the Turks have to pay to defeat 50,000 elite Tang troops under unfavorable terrain?
What's more, Ashina Sheerken and Tuli Khan are willing?
If Ashina She'er led a fierce attack on the tribesmen and tribes led by himself, and suffered heavy losses, wouldn't it mean that Tuli Khan was given an advantage?
Nowadays, the two Khans seem to be very close and are heading south hand in hand, but they should both know that they will definitely have to have a fight in the future.
Ashina She'er's strength has been greatly damaged. Isn't he afraid that he will form an alliance with Tuli Khan again and kill him... After all, they are sworn friends of Jinlan for eight worships!
Li Shan was so lost in thought that he couldn't seem to feel the pain in his legs. Zhu Wei at the side pushed him and whispered: "The Duke of Changxing County is here."
"Oh, brother Guizhang is here." Li Shan dropped the steamed bun, "Is the Turk moving?"
"It's moving." Qian Jiulong said hesitantly: "Do we really want to mobilize the cavalry?"
"The former army is the vanguard, and Su Dingfang is ordered to lead the cavalry either behind or on the side, it is up to him to choose." Li Shan said softly: "Don't worry, the Turks will not fight to the death."
Qian Jiulong nodded. Every death of a Turkic man would result in his wife, son, and livestock being robbed by his tribe... This is also a custom on the grassland. That tribesman may be his brother, his nephew, or even
Maybe his own son.
This makes the Turks tend to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages when fighting, and do not have the courage to fight to the end. Under the current situation, it is difficult for the Turks to make a comeback without paying a heavy price.
"If the Turks do not form a horizontal formation..." Li Shan pondered for a moment, picked up the telescope and took a few glances, "Let Li Daoxuan and Dou Gui make the decision, maybe the vehicle formation can move closer to the center, but don't do it too hastily, you need to be careful of the Turks' surprise attack."
"yes."
Qian Jiulong strode away, and Li Shan thought in his heart that Ashina She'er was neither likely to retreat nor pay a heavy price, so there was only the third possibility left.
This is what Li Shan hopes for.
More than a hundred bare-chested strong men stood outside the Chinese army formation, holding drumsticks. The heavy drum sounds grew from small to loud, from light to heavy, from slow to fast, and finally connected into a rumbling sound like thunder.
.
Zhang Zhongjian loudly called for peace, dispatched his personal guards, and commanded the formation with a small school, with Hu Yan and Hou Hongtao as the vanguard, He Fang as the left wing, Qu Silang as the right wing, and personally leading the main force behind, and slowly advanced.
On a hill three or four miles away, Su Dingfang, who was holding a telescope, looked at it for a while, then handed the telescope to Duan Zhixuan, silently thinking in his mind that it was impossible to succeed in a battle, but if Huairen wanted to lure the Turks
In this battle, the Turks must be beaten painfully, and it is worthwhile to suffer some casualties on one's own side.
Su Dingfang knew Li Shan too well. He remembered that last year Huairen claimed that he was not as famous as Li Yaoshi, a famous general, and that he was not as good as soldiers and generals as chess pieces, but Su Dingfang didn't think so.
Indeed, Li Shan has compassion and care for the people around him that is difficult for the world to understand, but he is not so weak in the face of death... Back then, during Liting's night attack, almost the entire camp was burned to ashes, and countless corpses fell into the fire.
, how many soldiers smelled the smell of cooked meat and beat them wildly, but Li Shan was walking freely in the camp.
"It's so clear!" Duan Zhixuan muttered as he watched, "I've long heard that King Handan is proficient in all kinds of skills, but I didn't expect that he could make such a magical weapon. If he had one back then, the war would have been much easier. His Highness King Qin also
We won’t be trapped by Zheng’s army outside Luoyang.”
Feng Li eagerly grabbed the telescope, took one look at it and said, "It's clear!"
"It's the other way around!" Duan Zhixuan sneered, "It's the other way around!"
Feng Li turned around in embarrassment, and after a few glances he felt refreshed and said, "Although the Turks have spread out their array, the range is not large. It allows King Huaiyang to move his vehicles to the west."
"Order the personal guards to pass the message. First let Ma Sanbao lead the cavalry to cover the formation. They must form a team every fifty steps and do not mess up the formation." As Su Dingfang said this, he strode down the hill, got on his horse, and took the horse spear handed to him by the personal guards.
"Armor."
Su Dingfang had a plan, and Zhang Zhongjian, who knew the inside story, had the same idea. This battle must hurt Ashina Sheer to be effective.
Oncoming was a hail of arrows. Hou Hongtao lowered his head and felt a pain in his forehead. He knew that if it were not for the protection of his helmet, he would probably die on the spot.
The sound of war horses neighing in his ears, Hou Hongtao knew that a knight's mount had been shot. Although the forwards were all heavy cavalry, not only themselves, but also the war horses were armored, but the war horses could not protect them everywhere.
There are bound to be some unlucky ones in such a dense rain of arrows.
While praying in his heart, Hou Hongtao remembered Li Shan's previous complaints before he left the capital... Young Mansion, those people in the Weapons Supervision Bureau are so useless. Are they sitting around drinking tea every day, neglecting their duties? They actually have such a crossbow.
few!
Hearing such complaints, everyone from Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian, Ling Jing to Hou Hongtao, Qu Silang and others were speechless. What else could they do if they had already emptied their inventory?
Hey, Li Shan is used to being extravagant. In the Daizhou Army, some of the most elite cavalrymen not only have good horses, horseshoes, harnesses, horseshoes, and long knives, but also wear crossbows. The key is to prepare them before the battle.
A wave of crossbows shot every moment... But Li Shan didn't even think about how expensive crossbows were, how long the production cycle was, and the imperial court couldn't afford thousands of cavalry equipment.
Moreover, the cavalry carried crossbows, and if they failed, they would lose them. It was such a waste. Li Shan wanted to give some crossbows to Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian last night, but was blocked by Dou Gui and Li Daoxuan. The Chinese army did not have a large number of crossbows. They
I'm really worried.
He took off the shield from the side of the mount and blocked it for a while. Hou Hongtao took a peek, calculated the distance in his mind, and clamped his legs to keep the mount at its current speed. After all, the biggest disadvantage of heavy cavalry is that it is difficult to last, and it is difficult to
Continuous speed-up, so speed-up needs to be used at the most critical moment.
It's almost done, it's almost done. Hou Hongtao suddenly straightened up and put his shield in front of the door. He was about to shout to remind the cavalry, but unexpectedly, a loud roar like thunder rang in his ears.
This is stealing my job!
Hou Hongtao watched silently as Hu Yan suddenly accelerated past him, threw away his shield, raised his halberd high, and smashed it down on his head. Three or five Turkic cavalrymen were knocked off their horses, and several other Turks hurriedly turned their horses' heads.
Hu Yan took the lead, followed by Hou Hongtao and dozens of heavy cavalry. After several hours of fighting and testing, the Tang army broke through the formation with heavy cavalry.