The Turks' attack was aimed at the hinterland of the Central Plains.
There are roughly two forces in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the Wagang Army and the Li Clan.
The Li clan is in the west, and the Wagang army is in the east.
Wang Shichong and Luoyang were in the middle, and their power was relatively small.
Therefore, there are only two directions for the Turks to attack - Li Clan or Wagang.
The Wagang Army and the Xiaoguo Army went to war, and were severely defeated. Li Mi took the remnants of his troops and kept going north, looking for fighters again, just like a lone wolf.
Most of Li Clan's troops were suppressed in Luoyang, suffering heavy casualties and achieving little results. In fact, the situation was not that good.
Therefore, it is possible for the Turks to attack Li clan and Wagang.
But one thing is that the distance between Wagang's territory and the outside of the Great Wall is too far. If the Turks want to attack the dilapidated Wagang, they need to pass through the territories of many small princes.
The Li clan is different. The Turks have their own military route and can directly enter the Guanzhong area.
No one really knows what Shibi Khan was thinking, whether he wanted to attack the Li clan or the Wagang army, or both.
I don’t know whether Shibi Khan wanted to plunder Kyushu on a large scale, or whether he wanted to imitate the Hu ancestors of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and take over the Central Plains.
but!
At the beginning, Khan came towards Li Clan's military route.
Li Clan was not sure whether the Turks really still loved his godson, and instead of plundering their territory, they plundered Wagang's territory.
So Li Clan didn't dare to gamble.
Gathering the troops from Taiyuan and Guanzhong, they pieced together the troops here and there. Li Clan gathered 80,000 soldiers, led by Qin King Li Shimin, to resist the Turks.
In addition to Li Clan's attack on Luoyang, there are still 70,000 to 80,000 elite troops left, and support may arrive at any time from behind.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that no matter what the final result is, Li Clan will definitely bleed a lot.
In fact, Li Yuan had no choice. If he was not full and full, who would be willing to go against the Turks at this time.
But once the Li clan is willing to stick to the big city and let the Turks expose it wantonly, then the Li clan may no longer be able to annex the world.
After all, the common people in the world are not fools, and there are not a few smart people among them. The North is a gathering place for many powerful families. Once the Li family is licked by the Turks, I am afraid that the Li family will lose the hearts of the people in one day.
funeral.
Even if they forcibly annex the world by force, it will be just another short-lived dynasty.
After all, the core foundation that supports the Li clan lies in the Guanlong Group, and the people of the Guanlong Group are not limited to just one city in Chang'an, but have a wide range of branches in Guanzhong.
When the Turks are plundering, they won't care about the Guanlong Group.
Of course, the Li clan was not without the ability to fight against the Turks.
First of all, Li Clan's army is generally formed by the Guanlong Group. It can almost be said that the Guanlong Group should be regarded as the most combat-effective group in the entire world. After all, this group has been the main force of the dynasty's battles since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Players, fighting for world supremacy, the folk customs are quite simple, no worse than the Turkic Wolf Cavalry, and they also have a discipline that the Turks do not have.
The Turks have not been in existence for a long time. They are not like the Huns in the middle and late Han Dynasty, who were able to use tactics to their advantage. The Turks generally do not know any tactics of war and are all about force. Li Shimin happened to be a very powerful commander.
Finally, Li Shimin was the defensive side of the city, and the Turks were the offensive side. Although the Turks had mostly cavalry and their mobility was terrible, the cavalry was not a good choice for siege. The Turks did not even know how to make siege equipment.
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So whether Li Shimin can stop the Turkic invasion, we still have to fight to know!
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After Li Jing received Murphy's order, he immediately gathered an army of 100,000 elite soldiers and headed north without saying a word.
After the Xiaoguo Army had occupied the territory of the Wagang Army, they took advantage of Wang Shichong and quickly arrived at their position, making all preparations to resist the Turks.
However, Li Clan was still at war with the Turks at that time. In order not to overly stimulate Li Clan, Li Jing's army did not close the battle line.
Li Jing was not dissatisfied with the fact that Mo Fei was not using him anymore. Once he used him, he was given such a big piece of hard bone to the Turks.
His first half of life was wasted, his official career was difficult, he had no one to support him, and he was unworthy of the glory of his ancestors.
Therefore, Li Jing never wanted to prove himself and honor his ancestors.
On the battlefield, it was against enemies like the Turks that Li Jing's abilities were revealed.
"I heard that the Li clan is preparing to withdraw its troops?" asked Murphy, who was also sitting in Li Jing's tent.
The Turks are making such a big fuss, and it would be inappropriate for him not to come.
After all, he, Mo Fei, is also a Han, and in the hinterland of the Central Plains, although there are many barbarians and mixed-race people, the majority are Han after all.
After the Five Husties disrupted China, the Han people were ruined to a great extent. However, after the world stabilized, the Han people relied on their tenacious vitality and grew up like weeds.
So he still didn't really want to see the withering scene of the Northland after it was ravaged by the Turks.
"There are about three or five days left." Li Jing shook his head and sighed: "Li Shimin is indeed a powerful commander, but the gap between the strength of the two sides is too big. Moreover, Li Yuan is not a person who regards death as his own, and will not allow Li Shimin to kill everyone.
The old capital was lost to the Turks."
Due to the huge battle damage caused by Li Shimin and the Turks, Li Yuan could no longer bear it and was about to lie down and let the Turks step over him.
He only needs to concentrate on guarding the important checkpoints in the pass and not allow the Turks to pass.
As for what happened to other places, he didn't care.
"We can't expect too many Li clans." Zhu Yuyan said: "To the extent that they can resist the Turks, they are relatively ethical. Although in fact, they are the ones who caused the Turks..."
The Li clan's army that went north to resist the Turks numbered about 150,000, and nearly half of it was lost. It was considered a very heavy loss.
"Originally, I didn't have much hope for them." Mo Fei snorted. If Li Clan hadn't followed Xiaoguo Army's actions and made some random mistakes, choosing to borrow Turks to attack Luoyang, how could he have provoked the Turks?
Going south is such a thing?
If it takes a few more months for the Turks to react to the movements in the Central Plains, then it is estimated that the new army led by Kou Zhong will arrive at the doorstep of the Turks.
"Okay, Li Clan has softened, then Jing'er, you can come on!" Mo Fei said: "It was Li Clan who blocked the Turks these days. Luoyan has completed most of the reorganization of the Xiaoguo Army, and Kou Zhong also sent about
The 20,000 new-style troops, plus the 20,000 troops from the Song family in the mountain city of Lingnan, went north and rushed here quickly, and they are at least halfway there now."
"That's great!" Li Jing said: "With the help of the Xiaoguo Army and the new army, we might as well give it a try and kill half of the troops brought by Shi Bi in the Central Plains. Then the Turks will be in power within ten years.
, they pose no threat to China."
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"Boom!"
The sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder.
From above the city, one can clearly see the black mass of Turkic cavalry, like dark clouds, coming over them. Even the earth began to shake and stones bounced, giving people extremely strong psychological pressure.
After a fierce battle by the Li Clan, the Turkic side also suffered considerable losses, losing approximately 30,000 to 40,000 horses.
At a glance, there are still about 160,000 to 70,000 troops on the Turkic side.
In terms of exaggerating the soldiers, the Turks did not exaggerate this time, but actually understated it a bit.
Li Jing still commanded the 100,000 soldiers he personally trained.
The support from Shen Luoyan and Kou Zhong is still two to three days away.
However, the victory of a large-scale corps war of one hundred thousand level cannot be decided in one or two days. It will take at least half a month. It is not uncommon for the battle to last three or four months.
It seems that Li Jing is much weaker than the Turks, but the factors that determine the combat effectiveness of the army are not just the difference in numbers, weapons, training, morale, terrain, supplies, etc., each of which has a great impact on the outcome of the war. These factors , it is still difficult to calculate numerically. What’s more, the strategic decisions of generals can completely determine the final outcome.
Therefore, Li Jing's 100,000 troops faced the Turks' 160,000 troops, so the weak could defeat the strong.
Of course, in a strict sense, there is no real victory of the weak against the strong in this world. There is only the defeat of the weak by the strong, and only the strong will always be strong.
To defeat the strong with the weak ignores the factors that really determine victory or defeat, and is deceived by the superficial strengths and weaknesses, or is limited by one's own weak cognitive ability.
All the defeats of the weak by the weak are partial bullying of the weak by the strong. Can you analyze the various advantages and disadvantages of both sides, and finally find the decisive factor "key part", and then fight under the rules that are beneficial to you, and create each one? Local advantage, thus affecting the entire battle situation, is one of the most important qualities of a famous general.
It just so happens that Li Jing is the most outstanding general of this era.
Even Li Shimin is more than a step behind Li Jing!
The war has begun.
Mo Fei and Zhu Yuyan didn't know much about the art of war, so they could only stand on Chengtou Mountain and watch Li Jing's performance.
Suddenly, Bai Qing'er hurried up to the top of the city, reached Mo Fei and Zhu Yuyan, and said: "Sir, Master, something bad is going on."
"What's wrong?" Murphy asked helplessly.
"Shibi's younger brother Jieli, and Shibi's son Tuli, each brought another hundred thousand cavalry south." Bai Qing'er said in a slightly anxious voice.
Obviously, she also knew how important this was and would greatly affect the changes in Kyushu.
"What?" Murphy shouted in surprise.
Zhu Yuyan frowned and asked, "Has this news been verified?"
"Master, this news has been verified and it is absolutely true!" Bai Qing'er nodded fiercely: "The Turks sent a total of more than 400,000 troops this time, which has almost overwhelmed the Turks. Such a big thing , you can’t hide it from others at all, it’s easy to verify.”
"Damn, that old guy!" Mo Fei's face was also a little cold. Four hundred thousand Turkic cavalry...
No matter how talented and powerful Li Jing was, no one would think that Li Jing could withstand 400,000 Turkic cavalry with 100,000 elite soldiers.
"Send a message to Shen Luoyan and immediately mobilize the Xiaoguo Army to go north without delay!"
Murphy immediately gave Bai Qing'er an order.
"Do it immediately!"
"Yes!" Bai Qing'er took the order and left.
After all, Koo Zhong's Young Marshal's Army is too far away and cannot be relied on for the time being. Only the Xiaoguo Army now commanded by Shen Luoyan can reach the battle in time.
"Why did the Turks start such a big show so suddenly?" Zhu Yuyan was a little puzzled and said: "It seems that all the Turks' chips have been put on the gambling table. Isn't he afraid of losing? You must know that these 400,000 yuan
Once all the men and horses are lost in the Central Plains, the bones of the Turks will be broken, and they will only be reduced to a low-class grassland people from now on."
"Who knows?" Mo Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the more than 100,000 Turkic cavalry outside the city, and said, "Maybe he thinks he can win!"
Haha, my labor and management are here, you want to win?
nonexistent!
The only thing is how to lose, that’s all!
"You will issue an order to Kou Zhong later, asking him to stay in the south, but let Song Que lead an army of 100,000 to the north. Among the 100,000 troops, there must be at least 20,000 new-style troops." Murphy added.
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"You are trying to drain Kou Zhong dry!" Zhu Yuyan said in shock: "Aren't you afraid of the southern rebellion he just won?"
"You underestimate Kou Zhong too much. He is no longer a child, but a commander who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Jing, Li Shimin, and Song Que. Believe me, he can still survive this little thing!" Mo Fei said: "Furthermore,
Even if the southern forces join in and rebel, they are still local forces themselves and will not harm their own people too much. But the invading Turks are different. They burned, killed and looted all!"
"If we can keep all the 400,000 Turks here, then it will be worthwhile even if we go to conquer the south."
Anyway, Murphy just implements one idea and shows his fist to the outside world.
There can be internal disputes, but when facing an invasion from a foreign tribe, of course it is necessary to stop the internal fighting and fight the foreign tribe out first.
"Okay, I've written it down." Zhu Yuyan changed her voice and said, "But I only have one question now."
"What?"
"The Eastern Turks mobilized 400,000 cavalry and launched a war that would overwhelm the country. It's impossible for Martial Lord Bixuan not to know about it." Zhu Yuyan said: "Then where is Martial Lord Bixuan at this moment?"
As soon as Zhu Yuyan finished speaking, Mo Fei and she knew that Martial Lord Bixuan was there!
Only a sharp roar was heard, and a dazzling hot light lit up, so bright that it was impossible to open one's eyes.
Immediately, among the central army that was finishing up, a figure that looked like a cannonball rushed straight to the top of the city with unstoppable power.
Looking at the direction, it's roughly where Li Jing is.
In the eyes of others, the person rushing over was like the sun, which could not be looked at directly. But when Mo Fei and Zhu Yuyan reached their realm, they were able to see the truth clearly.
That man exuded a strange and inexplicable aura, as if he were a god and demon secretly ruling the prairie. He had a perfect physique, his bronze skin shone with a dazzling luster, and his legs were extremely long, which made his majestic body stand up to the starry sky.
The wild hemp robe on his body fluttered in the wind, and his broad palm seemed to contain the most terrifying power in the world. The most thrilling thing was that he was like a vast ocean full of undercurrents, moving
There is stillness in the middle, and there is movement in the stillness, making it completely incomprehensible to people.
The black hair is tied back into a bun, and the handsome and ancient face is like a flawless figure cast from bronze. Just looking at it can make you unforgettable and frightened for a lifetime. The tall and straight nose is inlaid with
He has a pair of eyes that are full of enchantment, cold and full of energy, but they do not reveal the emotional changes and feelings in his heart, making people feel that he can destroy anyone or anything at any time without any guilt afterwards.