"Crossing the river..." Everyone wailed, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and persist, urging their men to get on their horses and cross the river.
At this time of year, when the river water is high, the water level of the Tam River is very high and the current is even more turbulent. The war horses must swim very carefully to reach the other side, and the speed of crossing the river is naturally very slow.
After struggling for two hours, the sun was already high in the sky, and only half the men and horses could reach them. As soon as the soldiers crossed the river, they fell off their horses, lay down on the ground and fell asleep, unable to get up.
The former army had been crossing the river for a long time, and Tong'e also crossed the river. Although he had been galloping for several days, Tong'e was still in good spirits. He rode on his horse and looked at the tribesmen scattered all over the ground, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really
Each generation is not as good as the last. I remember when I was a child, I followed Tatou Khan and ran six hundred miles in one breath, but I didn’t look like a bear."
Those nobles were dying of exhaustion at the moment, thinking that Datou Khan was not very honorable back then. Didn't he lose the battle and flee west? What's the point of running fast when fleeing? He held on to flattery for two days.
After saying this, they all dismounted and rested, trying to catch up on their sleep quickly. But no one could sleep... It felt like being hungry. When I was most hungry, I didn't eat. When the meal came, I didn't want to eat. Finally, I had time to breathe.
As soon as I breathed out, I felt tired and couldn't help but feel pain all over my body!
But there are also unexpected gains. After such a round of trouble, everyone is holding back a fire in their hearts. If we can't defeat your strange firearms, how can we defeat people? When I get to your Dingxiang City, no matter what the effort
No matter how much it costs, the city must be taken down.
In recent years, the Turks have had close contact with Dingxiang, but they know that the prosperity of Dingxiang City cannot be compared to the two Qiuci. Especially the thing called potatoes made by the Tang Dynasty is very delicious, and
The yield is high. If there are potatoes, the revitalization of the Turks will really be just around the corner.
Tong'e looked at the people around her. Although they were all crestfallen, their eyes were full of resentment. She was secretly pleased in her heart. Although each generation was inferior to the last, these children of the Immortal Heaven were like wolves on the grassland and would definitely not be defeated.
Tong'e thought, "I have to cheer them up." Thinking of this, he laughed loudly: "Hahahaha!"
The surrounding Turkic nobles suddenly heard the wild laughter of a night owl, and everyone was really startled. Before they had time to dismount, they actually fell off the horse.
"Who the hell is laughing!" The person who fell to the ground was furious and searched all over the world for the culprit. Suddenly he saw that it was Tong'e who was laughing, and he was immediately embarrassed.
"The skill of the Great Khan is really profound..." The man immediately woke up and quickly changed the subject: "After marching at such a high speed, he can still have such energy and laughter, and I was instantly taken aback by him.
Shock him off his horse!" He is also a capable person, even he was knocked unconscious, and he can even flatter someone with his mouth full of nonsense.
Tong'e's face became hot after being photographed, but her appearance remained calm and relaxed.
"I wonder why the Great Khan was laughing just now?" With that person's confusion, all the nobles remembered their bounden duty to praise him.
"Ahem..." Tong'e was also so disturbed that she almost forgot her words. After coughing a few times, she remembered what she wanted to say, then she perked up and raised her whip.
All the nobles quickly turned their heads and covered their faces... only to realize that he was not trying to hit anyone, but was pointing to the other side of the river.
"This Khan is just laughing at Li Mu," Tong'e made a full gesture of pointing out the country, and then said calmly: "He is just bluffing, relying on strange firearms to show off his heroism, why don't you see him?"
Dare to go out of the city to pursue us? If you really dare to have a head-on confrontation with us, you will be worthy of being a man. Such a coward makes me feel ashamed to be his enemy."
"Great Khan, all the servants we saved along the way were lost in Kucha City. And the eight thousand female dependents, oh..." The nobles felt extremely distressed!
"Hey, those servant armies are just consumables. So what if they are all used up." Tong'e said disapprovingly: "As for those female relatives, huh, there are better ones in Dingxiang City. What kind of beauties can compare with them?"
Tang Nu? After breaking the city, you have to hunt for three days. Whoever robs it belongs to whom!"
As he spoke, he looked at the army that had already crossed the river, was crossing the river, and those who had not yet crossed the river and said: "This is our foundation. It is not injured at all. We will just come back again!" As he spoke, he pulled his beard back and forth with confidence.
He looked around at the crowd and said: "Remember, we are the people of Changshengtian, and the grassland is our territory, not their Tang people's!"
"The Great Khan is still at a high level!!" All the nobles were enlightened and sang praises one after another: "We can't catch up with you!"
"Yes, yes, we must be under the wise leadership of the Great Khan to regain the glory of our ancestors and regain our Hetao!"
"We must baptize Dingxiang City with blood, then send our army south to capture Chang'an City!"
The nobles were full of flattery, but they saw that Tong'e's expression suddenly changed, her whole body froze there, and her beard was suddenly pulled off in her hand...
Seeing that Tong'e was still as motionless as a mountain, the nobles didn't know why, but when they saw the beard in his hand, they had an ominous premonition.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
A group of nobles hurriedly got up from the ground and looked around in confusion, but there were many horses around, blocking their view, and they did not see anything unusual. The army was crossing the river, and the scene was extremely noisy, but they could not hear anything unusual.
Tong'e's teeth were chattering. He raised his hand and pointed to the north. The riding crop in his hand fell to the ground without noticing. His throat shook a few times, and he finally squeezed out a few words with difficulty: "Why are there cavalry here?"
A group of people and others hurriedly climbed onto their horses. Now that their sight was unobstructed, they suddenly discovered that a cavalry army in the distance was surrounding them in a fan shape. The two sides were only a few miles apart, and they could already clearly see each other's flags!
Especially the two-foot-tall Chinese army flag, with its apricot-yellow flag fluttering in the wind. On it is the word 'Li' with teeth and claws, surrounded by dragon patterns. It is obvious that the person coming is from the royal family surnamed Li, and he is
The honorable prince! On this grassland, the only one who can use this flag is the Hejian prince Li Xiaogong of Dingxiang City who has made great achievements in battle!
I think back then, when the prince conquered the south of the Yangtze River, his military exploits were only a little less than those of the current emperor Li Shimin. Even the current military god Li Jing was just one of his generals.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the county prince put down his military power and neglected military affairs, becoming what everyone regarded as an idle prince. His belly also became bigger, his behavior became erratic, and he no longer had the magnanimity he had during the war.
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The tiger put away his claws and made the ignorant people in the world think that he was already a sick cat.
However, a fierce general is a fierce general. No matter how dim gold is, it will not turn into stone. Tigers descend from the mountain, and all beasts bow their heads. In front of the military formation, I saw Li Xiaogong holding a spear, as powerful as a tiger, as powerful as a dragon! There is no trace of the dandy in Chang'an.
look like?
"Is this the Tang army from Dingxiang?" The Turkic nobles exclaimed in fear, "Why is he here?!"
"What are you still doing?" Tong'e looked back at most of the troops who were still crossing the river, and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and meet the enemy! Don't let the Tang army attack before they cross the river!"
Everyone woke up from a dream and quickly grabbed the weapons around them, whether it was their own armor or not, and put them on their bodies. For a time, the originally chaotic situation became even more chaotic.
At this time, the Tang army had already attacked, less than two miles away!
The Tang army that came to kill was the main force of the Dingxiang Protectorate led by Li Xiaogong! Thirty thousand elite cavalry!
On the way here, Li Mu and the generals accompanying him were planning for this day. The reason why they had been marching slowly was actually because they were planning. Li Mu knew that he did not have time to spend time with the Turks. Not only was there a shortage of food and grass supplies,
It is allowed, but the domestic situation does not allow it. Now Li Shimin is leading the army outside, and he has mobilized almost all the remaining troops. The Tang Dynasty has a large-scale establishment, with only 20,000 people led by the princes of Jiangnan left, so it is internally empty
In this situation, if someone really rebels, no one can be found to suppress the rebellion for a while.
He must fight quickly, but there are 150,000 Turks and they are all cavalry. They come and go like the wind. How can they fight quickly?
Opportunities sometimes come by waiting, but more often they are created on the initiative. Naturally, Li Mu will not rely on the sky, he will take the initiative to create this opportunity. He knew that Qiuci was besieged, and a plan slowly formed in his mind.
The first step to formation is to release those homing pigeons!
In the eyes of the Turks and the defenders, the role of those pigeons was nothing more than to cheer up the defenders and inform them when the reinforcements would arrive. Or it might have an additional meaning, to confuse the Turks. But in fact, this
The real role of the batch of carrier pigeons was to induce and induce the Turks to believe that the Tang army was cautious and only sent out 8,000 cavalry, but most of them remained unmoved!
However, the real situation is that except for the 3,000 defenders of Dingxiang City and the 8,000 "rescue" cavalry, all the remaining main forces crossed the Tam River from the east of Dingxiang City to the north.
Comes in a big circle!
Because after seeing Li Mu's Tiger Cannon, Li Xiaogong concluded that faced with such unreasonable firearms, the Turks would definitely cherish their lives. They would not dare to take the risk and fight head-on. They would definitely choose to go around the river to avoid the sentries and go straight to the destination.
Xiangcheng.
If Tong'e knew that Li Xiaogong thought this way, she would definitely shout that she was an expert. They both had the same idea. Wouldn't it mean that heroes have the same idea?
As Li Xiaogong walked around, he posted a sentry on the other side of the river. As long as he saw the whereabouts of the Turks, the sentry would light a secret spice made from pampas grass on the grassland. This spice could not be smelled by people, but after years of
But trained dogs can smell it. Li Xiaogong and his cavalry arrived in this river basin one day earlier than Tong'e. This morning, when the hounds neighed, Li Xiaogong knew that the Turks had arrived! Upon hearing the news, Li Xiaogong broke into a cold sweat.
It was estimated that the Turks would have to wait another night to get here at the earliest. As a result, they were half a day ahead of schedule. If the Tang army had not marched half a day earlier, they would have almost been overtaken by them. If all the Turks had crossed the river, this plan would have failed.
Declare failure. Just as Tong'e thought, the grassland is dominated by the Turks. The cavalry fights head-on. The Tang army needs 30% more people to defeat the Turks. Facing 150,000 cavalry, Li Xiaogong can only be reduced to
As a driven prey, there is absolutely no chance of winning!
Fortunately! God’s will was for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang army arrived first. They also rested for a day and had enough to eat and drink!
He quietly sent out a few short sentries and squatted in the grass by the river to wait. When the Turks were halfway across the river, they suddenly launched an attack.
Although his men and horses are far less than those of the Turks. But fighting is never based on the number of people. Otherwise, why fight? Just report to each other directly. I have more people than you, so you can just capture me without any help?
This kind of battle is simply not that exciting!
Two miles, one mile, Li Xiaogong raised his arms and shouted: "Arrow!"
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
The archers all shouted, and the arrows whizzed away with the wind. The Turks, who had not had time to mount their horses, were hit by arrows and howled suddenly. They wanted to pull out the arrows, but found that the shameless Tang people actually made all the arrows.
It became a barb, and when you pull it out, a big bloody hole will appear, and the wailing sound will become even louder.
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When the Tang army appeared, the Turks were all shocked...
You know, this place is probably more than 500 miles away from Dingxiang. They were not guarding the city, waiting for us to pass, so why did they attack first?
There's no way to fight a war like this, right? The Tang army doesn't want to conquer Xiangcheng anymore?
"Hurry up and hold on, don't let them attack you halfway!"
The Turkic nobles shouted at the top of their lungs. They were not fools. They knew in their hearts that if the Tang army broke through the front army, the army would be completely destroyed! The situation was extremely urgent, and the Turkic people finally burst out with the bravery hidden in their blood, regardless of superiority or inferiority.
They all mounted their horses and faced the enemy!
But at this moment, their situation is really extremely bad. The army is marching at a super intensity, and the people and horses are extremely tired. Many people are lying in the grass, snoring like thunder, and they can't be woken up no matter how loud the noise is. The people who are awake are not having a good time either, with general fatigue.
Secondly, the key is to keep running for your life without regrouping, huddled together like headless flies, and suddenly find the enemy attacking. The soldiers cannot find the generals, the generals, not to mention the soldiers, and even the weapons and horses cannot be found.
arrive!
As a result, 30,000 people had already crossed the river. In a hurry, only one or two thousand people found their horses and weapons and followed the nobles to meet the enemy.
The Tang army arrived in a blink of an eye, and the bows and arrows passed over their heads and poured into the Turkic camp. Although the archers of the Tang army were not as good as the Turks who grew up with bows and arrows, there was no need to aim at this time. Shooting casually might be more accurate.
Because the ground was full of Turks. Bows and arrows filled the sky, covering the sky. The Turks snored like thunder and had no consciousness at all. They fell to the ground like cattails destroyed by the wind!
The Turks were all stunned. How had they ever suffered such a loss? More than 2,000 people who were rushing forward lost more than half of their lives in a single encounter. Their horses were turned upside down, and there were dead and wounded everywhere...
Immediately afterwards, there was another volley. This time it was done, and the rest were all taken care of...
The Turkic nobles were horrified to find that they were on the front line, with the Tang army approaching within dozens of steps in front of them!
When the Tang army raised their muskets and crossbows again, the nobles felt their souls rising from head to toe. The bloody courage evaporated in an instant with cold sweat, and there was only one word left in each of their minds - escape!