Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 634 Luoyang Emperor, Luo Cheng outside the pass

Killing the Tiger Pass is only two hundred miles away from Datong.

For the cavalry, it was no more than a day's journey.

Northwest of Datong, Wuzhou Mountain, Guanyin Temple.

The [-] cavalry coalition led by Luo Cheng arrived here, only [-] miles away from Datong.

Wuzhou Mountain stretches for more than [-] miles and is located in the western suburbs of Pingcheng. When the Northern Wei Dynasty used Pingcheng as its capital, it was once very prosperous.Therefore, on Wuzhou Mountain, which is thirty miles away, there are Buddhist temples all over, and there are stone niches and Buddha statues all over it.

The Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang were built after the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang.

"Pingcheng is located at the intersection of the four mountain ranges of Yinshan in the south, Yanshan in the east, Luliang and Taihang in the north, and it is indeed a barrier to the north."

Li Baiyao exclaimed.

Standing on Wuzhou Mountain, you can see far away.

Yunnei City is actually located in a relatively long and narrow Datong Basin. The key reason why Datong's strategic position in ancient times has always been extremely important is the passage of this basin, not the flat land in the basin.

Although this basin allows the army and common people of the Central Plains to cultivate fields and cultivate fields on the northern frontier, and garrison troops to guard the border.But the key point is that the Datong Basin has become an important crossroad in the middle of the several mountain ranges in the frontier, connecting all places.

Going west to Hetao, north to the Great Wall, east to Youyan, far to Liaodong, or south to the Central Plains and Guanzhong, Datong is a must pass.

And the fertile soil of this basin and the water of the Sanggan River made it possible to farm for self-sufficiency here, giving the garrison a continuous strength to defend the border.This is also the reason why the Northern Great Wall of many dynasties was located in the north of Datong in the northern part of Shanxi. If you go further north, you will have a foothold and self-sufficiency.

Twenty miles.

Standing on Wuzhou Mountain, you can see the fierce battle on the plain below the mountain.

15 Turkic troops surrounded Yunnei City, and the two Sui armies from Niupiguan and Heng'an Town also sent Qingqi to help.

"General Siye and Li Jing are very fierce. With one or two thousand horses each, they dare to fight against a Turkic army of 20 million. This is an enemy of a hundred." Feng Deyi also had to admire the strength of these warriors. ferocious.

"Yunnei, Heng'an, and Niupi Pass are mutual aid, and it is not easy for the Turkic people to conquer." Qu Tutong, in the eyes of veterans like them, as long as they are in the pass, defending the city and fighting, the Turkic people are outsiders.

Although there are only more than [-] people in the defense of the three cities, it is quite impressive when they are linked together.

"Commander, it's time for us to attack. These damn Turkic people dare to ignore us like this." Zimian King Zhao Gui asked for a fight.

Luo Cheng just smiled.

"Do you really think that Shibi is stupid? No, judging from his ruthlessness in the Shahu pass, this guy is not only ruthless but also shrewd. Before he suddenly withdrew from the pass, he made enough drama, but it was a pity. It turned out that I wasn't fooled, he took the south route, and I took the east route, making him wait for a few days in vain."

However, Luo Cheng had his own judgment on the situation on the battlefield in front of him.

Looking at the Turkic offensive, they didn't use their full strength at all.

Not to mention that 15 people fought in a small Yunnei County, and there has been no progress in the fight so far. Let's say that the two armies of Siye and Li Jing attacked, and the Turkic cavalry fought, but there were not many soldiers and horses.

The main force at the beginning and end has not been used.

There are only two possibilities for such a result.

Or, Shibi is still deliberately killing people with a knife to eliminate the threat of the Tiele people.

Or, he was still waiting for himself, and kept pressing the main force, just to prevent his own assault.

After all, it was only two hundred miles away, and Luo Cheng could reach the battlefield at any time.

At this time, Luo Cheng commanded [-] troops here.

Among them were [-] heavy cavalry from the Zhongwu army, [-] light cavalry, another [-] Khitan and Xi army cavalry, and the remaining [-] were all Turkic cavalry, led by Ashina Simo and Princess Yicheng.

After killing Huguan City, Luo Cheng left [-] Zhongwu cavalry and [-] Turkic troops guarding the pass.

Luo Cheng put his hand on the handle of the horizontal knife and looked at the battlefield.

Both sides of the war knew that Luo Cheng was leading an army, and knew that he would come at any time, but they also had their own thoughts.

Li Jing and Siye naturally have confidence in their hearts, so they are not afraid of the 15 Turks, and they dare to reinforce Yunnei with one or two thousand horses.

Shibi also knew that Luo Cheng would come, but he had been looking forward to Luo Cheng's arrival.

It is not a place for his Turkic cavalry to use such a dangerous pass as killing Guanhu, so he came to fight Yunnei now because he took a fancy to the plain and open terrain here, and wanted to have a big cavalry battle with Luo Cheng outside Yunnei city.

He wanted to tell Luo Cheng what Turkic riding and shooting was.

As long as he can defeat Luo Cheng in Yunnei, he can go wherever he wants, and no one can stop him.

Princess Yicheng was dressed in silver armor. When Luo Cheng met her several times this time, she always looked forward to seeing her in palace attire. She was very graceful and luxurious, with an imposing aura. Unexpectedly, after she put on the silver armor, she would look even more heroic.

"Duke Chu, why don't you attack?" Princess Yicheng asked.

"The time has not come yet!" Luo Cheng smiled.

"Why?" the princess was puzzled. "Aren't you afraid of Shibi breaking the city?"

"Don't worry about that. In fact, it's very simple to break the siege of Yunnei City." Luo Cheng waved his hand as he spoke, "He showed his banner and sounded the horn, but the whole army didn't move!"

The soldiers went down to deliver orders.

later.

The sound of horns and horns sounded on Wuzhou Mountain, and then the army drums thundered.

Immediately afterwards, on Wuzhou Mountain, military flags were set up one after another.

The battle flag of the Zhongwu Army was even hung on a six-foot-high flagpole, and the big red flag was extremely bright.

There's a lot of movement here.

The Turkic people at the foot of the mountain soon discovered that a few light cavalry came close to watch, and then reported back.

Followed by.

The Turkic Central Army also heard the sound of the horn, but instead of attacking, it retreated.

The Turkic army attacking the city under Yunnei retreated slowly, and even the Turkic cavalry who fought against Siye and Li Jing also retreated from the battle.

The golden wolf banner of the Chinese army at the end of the beginning began to retreat to the south, and the retreat was ten miles away from Yunnei City before stopping.

The 15 Turkic army lined up for ten miles, ready to welcome Luo Cheng down the mountain.

The generals of Luo Cheng looked at the reaction of the Turkic people down the mountain and laughed together.

"Look, easily break the siege of Yunnei City."

"But this will scare the snake!" said the princess.

"Actually, there's no need to surprise the snake, because Shibi has been waiting for me. You can tell from his previous formation that there is no chance to surprise him. Rather than confronting him head-on, it's better to take it easy."

"slow?"

Luo Cheng nodded.

After his 6 men, plus the 15 soldiers of Li Jing, Siye, and Li Shimin at the foot of the mountain, there are still only more than [-] soldiers, but there are [-] at the beginning and end.

Especially the terrain outside Yunnei City, which is a wide plain area, is most suitable for the Turkic cavalry regiment to fight.

Luo Cheng's attack at this time was to attack the enemy's strengths with his own weaknesses.

He would never do such a loss-making business.

(End of this chapter)