Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 531
The sky was overcast.

That afternoon, Jieli Khan finally arrived at the banks of the Weishui River with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.

After Jieli Khan came to the bank of the Weishui River, he did not rush to cross the river. Instead, he stood by the bank of the river and looked at the Tang army.

The Tang army did not line up, as if expecting that they would not cross the river.

But it was obvious that Tang Jun had already made preparations. As long as they wanted to cross the river, Tang Jun would rush over immediately.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Jieli Khan's mouth.

It was already very late today, and even if they could get through, it would be dark, and fighting at that time would be very unfavorable to them.

Therefore, after seeing it like this, Jieli Khan did not rush to cross the river.

"Order the soldiers, set up camp, and cross the river tomorrow morning!"

Jieli Khan's order was issued quickly, and the sky became more and more gloomy, as if a heavy rain was coming.

The Turkic military camp seemed to be in a state of desolation.

When dusk came, it rained on the banks of the Weishui River.

This is the first rain this summer, not too heavy, but it swept away the heat.

Jieli Khan sat in the big tent in the army, planning how to cross the river tomorrow, how to capture Li Shimin alive after crossing the river, and so on.

While they were chatting like this, a guard hurried over.

"Your Majesty Khan, something is wrong."

Jieli Khan frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I just got the news that reinforcements from the Tang Army seem to have arrived on the side of the Weishui River."

"Reinforcements from the Tang army?" Jieli Khan frowned, and said, "Are the soldiers and horses of the princes from all walks of life?"

It seems that the only reinforcements that can come to Chang'an today are soldiers and horses from various vassal kings.

The guard said: "It's very likely, because forty thousand soldiers and horses have come."

"Forty thousand?" Forty thousand soldiers and horses are not many, at most the Four Routes vassals came, but although not many, it also added pressure to their crossing the river.

If it was the [-] Tang army in the past, they could cross the river in half a day, but if the Tang army has increased to [-] now, they may not be able to cross the river in a day.

If they can't cross the Weishui River for a day, then this battle will probably become protracted.

And they hate protracted wars the most, and it is impossible to carry out protracted wars within Datang.

Uneasy emotions suddenly spread like this, Jieli Khan walked back and forth in the big tent, he was very surprised, how could the princes from all over the place come to the king, and so fast?

The rain outside is still falling, and it seems to be getting bigger.

The night passed like this, and the next day was sunny.

Early in the morning, Jieli Khan came to the Weishui River with his soldiers and horses.

Liang Jun confronted across the water, but no one was in a hurry to make a move.

Li Shimin stood on the bank, looked at Jieli Khan on the other side, and said: "Attack my city and plunder my people. You and the Turks are really barbarians. However, it is not so easy to capture my Tang Dynasty. Tang has an iron-blooded man, how can you allow barbarians to wreak havoc?"

Li Shimin's voice was loud, because the Weishui River was not very wide, so it spread quickly, and just after Li Shimin finished speaking, a group of Tang soldiers suddenly shouted loudly: "Defend the Tang Dynasty to the death, defend the Tang Dynasty to the death. "

"Sworn to defend Datang..."

The shouts of the generals and soldiers of the Tang Army resounded through the sky, and the morale was so overwhelming that even Jieli Khan could not help but tremble when he heard it from the opposite bank.

Facing such a critical moment, Tang Jun's spirit is really not comparable to those of them.

Jieli Khan looked at Tang Jun on the other side, and suddenly hesitated.

He is not afraid of the [-] Tang troops. As long as he can cross the Wei River, he firmly believes that his [-] troops can wipe out the [-] Tang troops. Of course, at that time, his losses will be serious.

Maybe, in the end, even [-] soldiers and horses would not be able to stay.

The Turks at that time were afraid that their vitality would be seriously injured, but for Datang, the loss of [-] soldiers and horses was really nothing. with.

But if he didn't cross the river, he would be a little unwilling.

He had already fought outside the city of Chang'an, so it was really unreasonable to be in such a stalemate.

He was conflicted in his heart, but on the surface, Jieli Khan was very calm. Facing Li Shimin's reprimand, he just laughed loudly: "This world is not yours, Li Tang's world, but you took it from the hands of Emperor Sui. Yes, I, Turk, come to take a share, why not?"

"Hmph, if that's the case, then you will come to attack. If there is someone in my Great Tang who is greedy for life and afraid of death, I, Li Shimin, am not worthy to be the emperor of this Great Tang."

After saying that, all the soldiers shouted loudly again.

"Kill the enemy army and bless me in Tang Dynasty."

"Kill the enemy army and bless me in Tang Dynasty."

"........."

The shouts continued, and Jieli Khan frowned.

The two armies confronted each other, and for a while, no one was willing to send troops first. Here, Li Shimin naturally knew what he was in danger of, and now it was just a trick of suspicion, and he would not send troops.

For Jieli Khan, he didn't expect the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty to come so quickly. He was not sure of victory, and worried about his vitality, so he didn't dare to make a move.

The confrontation lasted throughout the morning, and around noon, Jieli Khan ordered the Turkic soldiers to retreat.

It's not an option to keep going on like this.

The Turks retreated, but they didn't mean to give up. Obviously, they were not reconciled.

Li Shimin led the soldiers and horses back to the barracks. Li Shimin's forehead was sweating, and he didn't know if it was because of the hot weather or because he was too nervous.

After all, in the situation just now, the Turkic soldiers and horses are really likely to attack and kill them at any time.

"My lord, it seems that we have really frightened the Turkic soldiers and horses. As long as we keep adding reinforcements, maybe we can really push them back."

Changsun Wuji's expression was slightly less excited, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Li Shimin nodded: "Let Li Ji continue to gather the people in Chang'an City, pretend to be soldiers, and send them here as soon as possible, but remember, you must have courage."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Li Ji knows all about this."

After saying this, Li Shimin frowned again. Today, he really bluffed the Turkic soldiers and horses, but Jieli Khan, as a generation of heroes on the Turkic grasslands, is absolutely incomparable in courage and courage.

If he put all his eggs in one basket and insisted on crossing the river and fighting them, his soldiers and horses would definitely be exposed, and then the situation would probably be bad.

The army is defeated like a mountain, and the building will collapse.

These situations are really possible.

The best way now is to get the news from Jingzhou as soon as possible, so that Jieli Khan will be more worried. If this is the case, he will not dare to take action easily.

As long as he doesn't do anything, it will take a long time, and they will naturally not be able to afford it. At that time, he will retreat automatically. At worst, he will give them a little more benefit.

Isn't that what the Turks wanted when they attacked Datang?

Li Shimin knew a little about the future of these nomads, and he didn't want to look down on their future, but obviously, such a future was a good thing for them.

(End of this chapter)