Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 607
Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.

The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields.

The sky is blue, the wild is vast.The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

In Monan, the Heihe River Basin to the south of Yinshan Mountain, the grassland is magnificent and full of vitality.

Jinhe is named after how many herdsmen once scoured the river, but this river is also called Heihe by the Han people.Because the soil of the land it flows through is dark, it is called Heihe River, and because the Heihe River has tributaries, it is called Daheihe River as its trunk, and Xiaoheihe River as its tributaries.

The most peculiar thing about this river is that it originates from the mountainous area in the northeast of Monan, and then flows westward into the Yellow River.

The morning is cold.

On the grassland in September, the cattle and sheep have already eaten fat to prepare for the winter.Before the grass was killed by the frost, they were all vying to eat a few more bites.

It is only forty miles away from Khan City.

The Zhongwu army led by Luo Cheng crossed the Heihe ahead of time before the Turkic Mohe Duo set up Ashina Duobi.

Luo Cheng led his troops back to the river to line up.

Ashina aggressively rode [-] and approached slowly.

Seeing Luo Cheng lined up with his back against Daheihe, he couldn't help laughing.

"It's really arrogant to dare to fight against the water. This is not to take our Turkic warriors seriously."

The Turkic general, Jia Bitqin Ashina Simo, who looks like a Sogdian Hu, kindly reminded him.

"Mo He aggressively dared to fight against the water, which shows that Luo Cheng has courage and self-confidence. Looking at Luo Cheng's past record, he has never lost a single battle since he led the army, so be careful of Luo Cheng."

But aggressiveness would never take it to heart.

"Luo Cheng has never been defeated? It's just a few battles with the Goguryeo people. Can the Goguryeo people compare with my Turkic warriors? And I see that Luo Cheng's past victories are mostly won by sneak attacks. He dared to fight with me on the grassland To fight with your back is to kill yourself."

"Also please be careful, Mo Hedu. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu fought with his back and defeated the Qin army. When Chu and Han were fighting, Han Xin attacked Zhao Wangxie, deliberately lining up with his back to lure Zhao army to attack, and then won. "

"Hahaha, Simo, you said that you are too old and have led troops for many years, why don't you know that although Xiang Yu and Han Xin have won the last stand, but more generals have lost the last stand? "

Of course Li Simo knew that Xiang Yu and Han Xin were so famous for their last fights, precisely because they had more failures in their last fights, but he still wanted to remind Duo Bi that Luo Cheng was not an ordinary person.

But he couldn't listen to his aggressive words.

Although Simo's qualifications are very old, when his father Qimin was defeated and fled, Simo was supported by various ministries in Mobei as Khan, but later Simo saw that Qimin was not dead, and took the initiative to take people to join him. Qimin, go to the Khan number yourself.Over the years, he has been working diligently in front of Bitter Qin.

But from Qimin Khan to Shibi Khan, Simo has never been trusted. The reason is that his father gave birth to him with a Sogdian slave girl, and he inherited the appearance of a Sogdian.

Although in the eyes of the Central Plains people, the Turkic Sogdians are all Hu people, but in the eyes of the Turkic people, the Sogdians of the Western Regions are what they call Hu people, and their status is even low.

Because Simo looks like a beard, he is not accepted as a race. What's more, Turkic people are like mothers, and Simo's mother is a slave girl. In the eyes of Brother Khan, this man has always been untrustworthy.

Aggressive and frivolous, but he also has his capital.

There are not many who dare to start a horse battle with the Turks on the grassland.

For decades in the Sui Dynasty, Yang Su, who was then, once defeated the Turkic army with pure cavalry.It was the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, when the three armies of the Sui Dynasty attacked the Western Turks who had invaded the border.

At that time, Yang Su was fighting against the Western Turks. The Western Turks had [-] troops and Yang Su's [-] troops.

But Yang Su abandoned the traditional Sui Dynasty's coordinated combat method of chariots, infantry and cavalry, and used pure cavalry to fight against the cavalry of the Jueren.

In that battle, there were 10 Western Turks, all of whom were Qingqi.However, Yang Su's [-] troops included only [-] cavalry, and Yang Su insisted on throwing the chariots and infantry to the rear, leading [-] light cavalry to fight against [-] cavalry, but in the end he won the battle, and not only was he defeated by a huge blow. Khan, but also beheaded more than ten thousand.

But such a battle is only one example.

When the Sui army fought against the Turks, they basically used the coordinated combat method of chariots, infantry and cavalry. Antlers, thorns, etc. were placed around the outside of the formation, and the cavalry stayed in the innermost.

"Mo He Dushi, Yang Su used [-] cavalry to defeat Datou Khan with [-] cavalry, now Luo Cheng is also named Duke of Chu, so be careful."

Aggressive was very annoyed.

There is no such thing as repeatedly destroying one's own prestige and boosting others' aspirations.

"Jabitqin, I now order you to return to the Khan Court immediately, and report to Ke Dun in the Khan Palace, asking her to prepare wine and meat, and I will return with a big victory before dark."

Ashina Simo left helplessly.

The autumn wind blows and the weather is fine.

Ashina's aggressive 5 horses were getting closer and closer, and they were less than one mile away from Luo Chengjun.

Both parties can see each other clearly.

"Unexpectedly, there are so many Turkic cavalry in Khan Court. Can we win?"

Khitan Khan Da He Duoluo said a little uneasy.

The Khitan was in the east of the Turks. For decades, it suffered repeated blows from the Turks and had to surrender to the Turks. It was not until Sabolo Khan was defeated and Qimin Khan surrendered to the Sui Dynasty that the Khitan switched to the Sui Dynasty.

In the past, the Khitan had to accept the conferred titles of the Turks and had to pay taxes every year.

Luo Cheng turned his head and glanced at this sturdy Khitan Khan. This is an excellent warrior, but his strategy is only average.

He has been following Luo Cheng's side, until now, he still hasn't seen the wonder of Luo Cheng's arrangement.

"Do you know why I have to line up here? Why do I have to line up with my back?" He asked.

This is also what Dahe Duoluo has always been puzzled about. There is every chance that he can arrange the soldiers and horses forward, and can be arranged farther away, so as to stay away from Jin He behind him.

Even though it was autumn and the Jinhe River was shallow, the broad Jinhe River was still a trouble. If they lost the fight, it would be difficult to retreat. Isn't this just asking for trouble for yourself?
"I've heard the story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, who fought with his back to the wall and lost his boat." Dahe Duoluo's son Mohui said.

Luo Cheng smiled.

"Well, it's really motivating to fight with one's back and die, but it's a risky move. It's better not to use it unless it's a last resort. Otherwise, it's another story. Zhuge Liang shed tears."

"Then why do we still have to deploy here?" Su Zhi, another son of Xizu Khan, asked.

Luo Cheng looked back at his team.

Behind him were [-] cavalry, including [-] Zhongwu Army Qingqi, another [-] Xiqi Allied Forces, and about [-] Turkic tribal captives.

Added together, there are still more than [-] people, but in fact there are still [-] cavalry not here, especially [-] heavy cavalry among them.

(End of this chapter)