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Chapter 417 The Battle of Nuozhen Water

Go northwest from Dingxiang City, cross Baidaochuan, and arrive at Nuozhenshui.

Nuozhen Water and Grass Farm, when Li Ke led the [-] River Eastern Army and [-] Huqi to arrive, the [-] Xueyantuo soldiers who were generously set up were already waiting in Nuozhen Water.

Four years after Zhenguan was fought, the Great Tang Beiping Turkic Empire took over the land of Monan. Xue Yantuo took advantage of the power of the Tang Dynasty and took advantage of the war between the two countries to take Mobei as his own. It has been four years since then.

During the four years, although there was little friction between the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo, there was generally no discord, and there was no example of a large army fighting. However, after Dadu set up troops to surround Xiangcheng, Li Ke went north to the border as the governor of Bingzhou. The short-lived peace between the two countries was torn apart.

Right now, the Eastern Turks are gone, the Western Turks are also in the west, and Tubo has not yet risen to the plateau. In the world, if you talk about powerful countries, Tang should be the leader, followed by Xue Yantuo. Today's battle is also the first battle between the two powerful countries.

Since entering the year of Zhenguan, for several years, the Tang Dynasty fought in the south and the north, with few defeats. It was because of its strong soldiers and horses that it looked down on the world.

In today's battle, neither Datang nor Xue Yantuo knew what to fear. When Li Ke led his troops to Nuozhenshui, both sides had deployed troops outside the open pasture, and a tough battle was inevitable.

"The governor, the left and right army scouts reported that there was no ambush inside or outside Nuozhenshui, and the main force of Xue Yantuo was in sight." Li Ke was in the middle army, and Su Dingfang, the governor of Shuozhou who assisted Li Ke in command of the army, said to Li Ke.

Li Ke led an army of [-] to attack Dadu. Li Ke and Su Dingfang commanded [-] troops in the center, Li Ji commanded [-] troops in the left army, and Zhang Gongjin and Ashina Simo commanded [-] Hu cavalry in the right army, guarding the east and west respectively. .

Although Li Ke has been in the army for many years, he also commanded the army as the general of You Xiaowei and the governor of Yangzhou, but it was the first time that he commanded tens of thousands of horses before the two armies.In fact, for this battle, Li Ke was at least [-]% sure, and now that Su Dingfang was on his side, he was even more sure.

"Great design, you are so courageous, you dare to use your ministers to offend the king and invade our Nuozhenshui. This king led the heavenly army here, and you will get off your horse and be captured soon. For the sake of your meritorious service in offering horses, this king may I can spare your life." In front of the formation of the two armies, Li Ke rode his horse to stand in the middle army, and shouted loudly, pointing his sword magnanimously.

In fact, today's battle is not only about Li Ke, but Dadushe has also been looking forward to it for a long time. Xue Yantuo has never led the battle in Dadushi, but Yi Nan has always been cautious. He is quite afraid of the Tang army and dare not use swords. In the First World War, if Li Ke could be defeated by Dadu, or even captured alive, he would naturally dispel Yi Nan's concerns and send his troops south.All according to the grassland.

Dadu set up and replied loudly: "Li Ke, when I was in Chang'an, my luck was not good, and I told you to get a horse by chance. Today, I want your life to wash away the humiliation of that day."

Li Ke said with a smile: "You don't know what you can do. Your father is still a minister under the king's rank. What's the situation with you? I'm afraid you're taking the humiliation of yourself again today."

In order to get the support of the Tang Dynasty and fight against the Turks, Yinan Khan once knelt down and bowed to Li Ke as a minister. Ke brought up the matter again before the battle between the two armies, Li Ke's words immediately ignited Dadu Set's already irritable temper, how could Dadu Set not be angry.

Dadu set off his anger and said: "Back then in Chang'an, I couldn't touch you, but today on the grassland, I will kill you!"

As Dadu set it up, he swung his saber forward fiercely, and the soldiers under his command went straight to the Tang army like hungry tigers pouncing on their food.

When the two armies were fighting, Li Ke had already made arrangements. He intended to force Xue Yantuo to attack first, and Li Ke's intention was to make such a generous move.

Li Ke looked at the [-] Xueyantuo soldiers coming out of Junji Mountain in front of him, his face was as calm as water, and he could not see any joy or anger. He said slowly to Su Dingfang: "The three armies beat the drums and prepare for battle."

"Promise." Su Dingfang waved the Chinese Army Command Flag in his hand, and a drum sounded, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also stepped forward one after another, facing Xue Yantuo's cavalry and went forward.

Dadu set up the battle, nothing more than Xue Yantuo Erlang was born on horseback, and his riding skills were superb, which was not comparable to the ordinary soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the war, Xue Yantuo's soldiers went straight to the Tang army, like a sharp knife, trying to block Li Ke. Tang Jun tore.

"Fire arrows!"

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty looked at the Xue Yantuo cavalry running towards them, and they were fearless. Following Su Dingfang's order, a rain of arrows fell, injuring thousands of enemies, reducing the enemy's combat strength by [-]%, which also slowed down the speed of Xue Yantuo's cavalry.

A shower of arrows seemed fierce and hurt the enemy a lot, but in fact it didn't benefit much, because Xue Yantuo's soldiers who charged were not afraid of death.

"Shield."

Seeing this, Su Dingfang ordered the flag to be waved again. The Tang army in front held iron shields and stood at the front. The Tang army in the back row held spears horizontally and put them on the iron shields, trying to block Xue Yantuo's cavalry attack.

The grassland is as flat as a mountain, no more than hills, it can be seen at a glance, and the tactics of war are available, but the two armies have no way to make tricks in front of the battle. At least this first wave of strong attack must be pushed down.

The sound of horseshoes was getting closer, and a moment later, with a thunderous noise, Xue Yantuo's soldiers had slammed into the shield soldiers in the front row of the Tang army.

"Hiss."

With the wailing of war horses, Xue Yantuo's war horses had already confronted the Tang army head-on. Tang Jun's spear pierced through the iron shield and pierced into the belly of Xue Yantuo's war horses. .

"Boom, boom, boom"

The neighing of the war horse sandwiched by the violent impact sounded in Li Ke's ears. Although Li Ke's face remained calm, his fists were clenched involuntarily, showing the tension in his heart. He knew that the most critical The time has come.

If the Tang army can block the first round of Xue Yantuo's cavalry charge, the speed of Xue Yantuo's cavalry will be completely suppressed. Once the cavalry is unable to charge and advances with movement, they will be forced to meet each other at the same time. Of course, the advantage of the cavalry will be lost. The dismounted horses became their burden instead, and the Tang army turned the tide of the battle, and the opportunity came to turn defense into offense.

The frontier army of the Tang Dynasty was able to run rampant all over the world without taking it easy. Although Xue Yantuo's offensive was strong, the shield soldiers of the Tang army were like an iron wall. Although they suffered a lot of losses, they firmly blocked the impact of Xue Yantuo's cavalry. Occasionally, they broke through the wall and were quickly killed.

One wave, two waves, three waves. As Xue Yantuo's offensive was blocked, the speed of Xue Yantuo's cavalry slowly became slower and slower, and the opportunity Li Ke was waiting for seemed to have arrived.

But at this moment, just as Li Ke was about to order a counterattack, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.

Su Dingfang pointed to the direction behind Xue Yantuo's army, and said to Li Ke: "General Governor, Xue Yantuo has changed his formation."

Hearing this, Li Ke looked in the direction Su Dingfang was pointing at, frowning slightly.

These years, Xue Yantuo dominated Mobei, but he also found out his own way in the battle with various tribes. He saw Xue Yantuo's cavalry not far away suddenly changed their formation, and everyone dismounted. After the horse was handed over to one person, the other four turned cavalry into infantry and rushed towards the Tang army with swords.

This scene came suddenly, and Li Ke never thought that Dadu would have such a move, but it caught Li Ke by surprise.

(End of this chapter)