Great Tang princess

Chapter 207
Under the dark night sky dotted with stars, Li Yuechen stood in front of the window of the post house room, with his arms resting on the window sill, taking a deep breath gently.

Fu came to look at the bed that had been made, and then at the burning incense hanging above the bed, and couldn't help reminding: "Your Highness, it's time to rest."

"I know!" Li Yuechen responded lightly.

If it was normal, she should have fallen asleep at this time, but today she didn't feel sleepy at all, and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Although it is said that I have already made preparations to go to the battlefield, when this day actually comes, I still feel that I still haven't fully adapted.

Li Yuechen is different from other people who fantasize about war. When he was in college, he read a memoir of a veteran who personally participated in many wars.

According to the veteran, what people who have actually been on the battlefield want to do most is actually go home.

The battlefield is a meat grinder. On the battlefield, human life is often the least valuable thing, and many people even die inexplicably.

Li Yuechen didn't know if he had any regrets in his heart at this moment, but since he came here, he still had to walk on this road firmly!
After cheering himself up, Li Yuechen waved hands with Fulai, lay down on the bed and prepared to sleep.

Tomorrow is about to start the fight, and today you have to sleep well to get enough energy to face tomorrow's war.

Now she is a little unsure about her emotions, is it fear?Not much actually seems to be.

But excited?It seems that it can't be called, and it's a little hard to describe for a while.

Li Yuechen forced himself to close his eyes to fall asleep if he couldn't figure it out.

After knowing that she was lying down, Fulai blew out the candle, then turned and left.

The room was plunged into darkness, but Li Yuechen who was lying on the bed opened his eyes helplessly, still unable to sleep.

But she didn't get up again, just lying in the darkness where she couldn't see her fingers, and began to think in a mess.

……

Early the next morning, Fulai gently knocked on the door: "Your Highness, are you up yet?"

"Well, come in!" Li Yuechen's voice came from inside the room.

Fulai opened the door and entered, and saw Li Yuechen sitting on the bed with disheveled hair, staring at the food in his hand in a daze.

"Your Highness looks good, come and have breakfast while it's hot." Fu Lai put the food in his hands on the table in the room.

Looking good?The old lady didn't fall asleep all night, okay?Li Yuechen complained helplessly in his heart.

But at this moment, she really didn't have any listless feeling on her face. After all, her physical fitness was far beyond ordinary people, and it didn't affect her if she didn't sleep all night.

Shaking his head, after pouring a large glass of cold well water, Li Yuechen came to the table and sat down, and began to destroy the food in front of him.

Fulai came behind her with a comb and began to help her comb her hair and arrange her hairstyle.

Because I'm going to the battlefield today, I must wear a helmet, so I can't tie the usual high ponytail, so the hair rope is tied behind the neck.

Although it is also a simple braid, the influence of hairstyle on temperament is often huge.

Originally, Li Yuechen wore a high ponytail, and his body was still very heroic, but at this time, such a hairstyle seems to have changed his temperament, becoming a bit coquettish.

Maybe it's because of the transition from "girl" to "woman", so the heroic spirit on my body doesn't look as strong as before.

……

After finishing her breakfast, her hair was done, and after simply brushing her teeth and washing her face, Fulai walked into the room with a few guards and began to help her put on her armor.

There is no way, this armor is heavy and troublesome, and it is really not easy for one person to handle it.

Li Yuechen stood on the spot, put his hands into the arm holes of the breastplate, and put it on his shoulders.

Fulai connected the armor behind her shoulders with a belt and tied them together, and the other two guards helped her see that the front and back armor were connected and fastened.

Then he put on the arm armor, put on the shawl, and put on the red robe with only the left sleeve... Finally, the beast swallowed the shoulder, and the armor was finished.

After putting it on, Li Yuechen twisted his neck and walked out of the room with Fulai and several guards.

Liu Rengui's estimated time for the start of the battle was at noon, so she was going to get acquainted with her for a while and was responsible for following her troops.

Strictly speaking, the vanguard officer is not a commander, but only responsible for leading the troops to fight, playing a leading role.

This kind of role is usually played by a master. After all, a vanguard officer will be knocked down by the opponent after a face-to-face meeting, which will have a great blow to morale.

It's just that Li Yuechen, the vanguard officer, still bears the name of a commander, so it is necessary to mobilize these soldiers before the battle.

After she came over, the soldiers were eating, and they were about to go to the battlefield in a while, so they had to eat more to gain strength.

There is no limit to the meal, and you can eat as much as you can. Some recruits stuffed it into their mouths.

And some experienced veterans will kindly warn them that it is better to eat less at this time, otherwise they will not be able to perform well for a while.

After eating, 10,000 people lined up in a square array, looking at Li Yuechen standing on the temporary high platform in front of him.

It was no secret that the princess came in person. Although there was no publicity, she did not deliberately keep it secret.So they all knew who the little girl in heavy armor on the high platform was.

In fact, the soldiers at the back couldn't see what she looked like at all, but all the soldiers in the front row could see clearly were staring at her with scorching eyes.

Perhaps it was because they had never seen such a beautiful daughter in their lives, and even a few younger soldiers were a little embarrassed, blushing and lowered their heads.

Li Yuechen didn't bother to care about these things. She stood on the high platform in the straddle posture she had learned in the military training at the university, and looked at the soldiers lined up in a huge square below and shouted loudly: "Soldiers! I am Li Yuechen, Princess of the Tang Dynasty! Vanguard officer, defend the enemy with you! Behind us is the territory of the Great Tang! Our mission is to keep all foreign enemies out of the Great Tang!"

"Today, I am with all the soldiers! We will dedicate our strength to protect Datang! Soldiers! Are you ready?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!" The soldiers raised their weapons and shouted.

The waves of sound produced by tens of thousands of people roaring in unison were stronger than the last, and Li Yuechen who was standing opposite could feel an overwhelming momentum overwhelming him.

This roar sounds easy to make your heart beat faster, and even the wooden boards under your feet seem to vibrate slightly.

Regardless of whether these people are sincere or false, at least the momentum at this moment is good.

Li Yuechen nodded heavily, turned around and waved: "Let's go!"

……

Li Yuechen arrived on horseback, walked out of the barracks, and came outside.Seeing Qi Biming also came out from the other direction with another 10,000 people, the two nodded to each other.

They all charged with 10,000 people, but they were a little different in comparison. After all, Li Yuechen had 500 more guards, and all of the [-] people were cavalry.

At this time, Li Yuechen hadn't put on his helmet and gloves yet, and his head looked a little small against the armor.

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the designated place, Li Yuechen waved to Fulai beside him: "Okay, we're all here, you can go back."

"How about...the servants should accompany His Highness to charge together..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yuechen: "You didn't even have a charge? Besides, with your skill, some accidents happened, and I don't have time to protect you! Well, go back quickly!"

Although that's what he said at the beginning, but Fulai is still a little entangled.

"What are you still doing?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile, "Could it be that you think you can protect me if something really happens?"

"Yes!"

Fulai had no choice but to finally agree, and turned back to the city wall to observe the battlefield beside Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui's planned battlefield was just a mile outside the city, and he was currently on the city wall, observing the battlefield with a telescope in his hand.

Several big drums have been erected beside them, which will be used to pass orders later.

After Li Yuechen arrived at the designated location, a black line had already appeared in his line of sight, and it was gradually becoming more obvious as time went on.

Putting the binoculars in front of your eyes, the first thing you can see clearly is the slaves who were driven out at the front. Most of these people are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are even some women among them.

And some people with whips mixed in, whipping them twice from time to time to prevent them from escaping.

But judging from the body that is still not wearing armor, it should also be a servant or something.

And behind these slaves, there are heavy armored cavalry in black, not only wrapped in thick armor, even the horses are also hung with armor.

Li Yuechen's horse has no armor, mainly because her own armor is already very heavy, and it would be too burdensome to put armor on the horse, and she might not be able to charge.

The armor on these Tubo warriors is chain mail, which looks like small iron rings connected to each other.

The pocket on the head has various feathers and other decorations, and it is not known whether it is a symbol to distinguish soldiers from officers.

The team in front stopped about a mile away, looking far away from here.

He handed the telescope in his hand to Geng Yunqiang who was beside him, and the other party took it and looked at the opposite side.

Li Yuechen asked: "How did you deal with such situations in the past?"

"Returning to Your Highness, slaves are not considered combat power. When the two sides come into contact, they will scatter and flee. It only works to prevent our cavalry from speeding up." Geng Yunqiang replied, "But there are also some slaves who will attack us for military merit. Your Highness still Be careful!"

Hearing his answer, Li Yuechen nodded to express his understanding.

Originally, she thought that it would be better not to attack these slaves if possible, but since there might be a murderous intention hidden in them, she couldn't be merciful to them.

He took the helmet from the guard next to him and put it on, and then put on his gloves: "So, the opponent's cavalry will attack me?"

Geng Yunqiang thought for a while: "According to my experience, because of the slaves, my cavalry cannot increase their speed. They will send heavy infantry to fight with us first, and the cavalry will wait for the opportunity to reap the battlefield."

This is also in line with Tubo's style. In a slavery society, those who serve as cavalry basically belong to the nobles, while infantry, although they are not slaves in name, are essentially the same.

Originally, I wanted to ask something, but the dark team on the opposite side had already started to move slowly towards this side.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The army drum on the wall behind began to sound rhythmically. Li Yuechen turned his head and listened carefully. This was an order to prepare to charge.

Li Yuechen raised her right hand, and the guard next to her quickly handed the Fang Tian painted halberd weighing more than forty kilograms to her hand.

She held it slightly back, clamped the tail under her armpit, and the head of the halberd drooped slightly.

The pitch-black blade gleamed in the midday sun, even more obvious than those weapons that had not been blackened.

After taking a deep breath, Li Yuechen lightly hit the horse and moved forward, and the guards beside him also walked forward slowly.

"Your Highness, be careful. When the two sides are charging, the bows and arrows will shoot at each other. It may be..."

"Don't worry about this, ordinary bows and arrows can't break through the heavy armor of this palace!" Li Yuechen smiled.

Geng Yunqiang nodded. That's what he said. When charging, just lower your head and avoid places like eyes. Ordinary arrows don't need to worry at all.

That's why Li Yuechen was the only one among these vanguards who didn't hold a shield.

As the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, Li Yuechen also found that, as Geng Yunqiang said, the slaves on the opposite side were followed by heavy armored infantry holding large shields almost as tall as they were, while their cavalry hardly moved in place.

The military drum continued to resound in the air at a certain rhythm, and the speed of the cavalry led by Li Yuechen was gradually increasing.

This is what Liu Rengui taught her. When the cavalry charged, they should not burst out suddenly, but slowly increase their speed.

The sound of the horse's hooves and the sound of the snare drum gradually merged, and the horse gradually changed from a fast walk to a trot. Li Yuechen's buttocks also left the saddle and began to sprint.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and when the distance was only about 100 meters, Li Yuechen closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then raised his hand and pulled the mask off the helmet, and fitted it with the helmet with a "click".

With a flick of the rein with his left hand, the horse's speed suddenly increased, it sprinted, and then roared: "Kill!!!"

"Kill----!!!" Geng Yunqiang and others around him also roared and rushed quickly.

Thousands of horses galloped wildly, and there was a roar of "rumbling" in the air, like thunder, as if the earth was trembling with it.

Li Yuechen suddenly saw many small black spots appearing in his field of vision, and the next moment, the sound of breaking the wind began to ring in his ears one after another.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..."

The shields that Geng Yunqiang and others held high were suddenly pierced with arrows that were still shaking slightly. The arrows pierced three points, and some even almost pierced the shields!
From time to time, there was a scream from behind, followed by the muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.

At the same time, some slaves on the opposite side suddenly fell down, and a large number of arrows shot by their own side appeared on the shields of the heavy armored soldiers behind them.

The distance of 100 meters was almost fleeting, and the two sides merged like two opposing streams in an instant!
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