Man Tanghong

Chapter 693 The Outrageous Battle (41)

In this battle, Hou Junji beheaded more than 8000 people, captured more than [-] people, captured more than [-] horses, and over [-] cattle and sheep. He won a complete victory.

And also captured a Turkic Meilu alive, that is, the general of the Turkic army, to be precise, the general of the army under the tent of King Jieli, who is on the same level as Tuluo.

He is one of the Turkic people with the highest status captured so far in this war in the Tang Dynasty.

According to Hou Junji's battle report, this person's name is Tuyeluo.

He is not well-known in history, but he must be a person deeply trusted by Xieli to serve as a general under Xieli's account, and he should be considered a figure in Turkic.

It can be said that Hou Junji gained a lot in this battle, and he gained a lot of credit. In addition to the credit he had accumulated before, he could barely be named a prince.

So Li Yuanji felt that Hou Junji's performance this time was quite impressive.

However, Li Shimin didn't seem to think so, and curled his lips in disdain and said: "It was just a face-to-face fight with the Turkic people, killing more than 3000 people, how can I use Su Dingfang's strength to fight, please enter the urn, at Chengpingkou, Qingjiandu and Yanchuankou each wiped out thousands of Turks and captured thousands of Turks."

Li Yuanji said with a cheerful smile: "I admit that Su Dingfang's plan to wipe out the Turkic people and the captured Turkic people in Chengpingkou is indeed more than Hou Junji's, and he is also more capable than Hou Junji.

But you can't deny Hou Junji's gains this time, let alone deny that Hou Junji prevented the Turks from encircling us.

You also know that once the Turks bypass Pingchuan and Huachishui and appear in Baimachuan, they will be able to touch our back quietly, and if the Turks in Huai'an City attack us on both sides, then we can It's troublesome. "

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said: "I deployed hundreds of scouts south of Huai'an, let alone the Turkic people can reach the junction of Pingchuan and Huachishui, they are considered good.

It is impossible to be surrounded by them, let alone give them a chance to attack from both sides. "

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "I see you, but you can't see Hou Junji getting ahead!"

Hou Junji used to be Li Shimin's subordinate. Under Li Shimin's command, he was far less popular than Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others, even Niu Jinda, Wu Heita and others.

Li Shimin hardly gave him the chance to show his face.

So he followed Li Shimin to fight north and south for four years, but he just got mixed up in a county.

Now that he was under his command, he won three victories in a row, and in the last game he captured a Turkic general alive. Seeing that the Marquis was in sight, Li Shimin was naturally unhappy.

After all, the more military exploits Hou Junji gained and the higher his status in the future, the more he could prove that Li Shimin was blind.

Li Shimin is such a conceited person. In terms of military strategy and knowledge of people, he thinks he is also one of the best in the world. Now that he has been slapped in the face, how can he be happy? How can he admit that Hou Junji is not bad?

"Huh?! Can I see him succeed? Even if he captures Jieli alive and is made a Duke due to his meritorious service, he is still a subject of my Great Tang!"

Li Shimin's mouth was very hard, and he sneered with disdain.

Li Yuanji narrowed his eyes with a smile and said, "Even if he didn't capture Jieli alive and was not named Duke, his status is still higher than yours."

Li Shimin was annoyed all of a sudden, and said indignantly, "It's not because of you that I'm here today!!!"

Li Yuanji knew that he could not tease Li Shimin anymore, so he immediately comforted him and said: "Okay, okay, let me just say this, even if you are demoted to a commoner by your father, you are still the second son of your father, and people in the world still have to respect you." .”

Li Shimin refused to accept this, and stared at Li Yuanji viciously.

Li Yuanji changed the subject and said: "The battle in Suizhou has achieved good results at the moment, and the troops of the Twelve Guards are about to go to Suizhou. Judging from Jieli's intentions, it seems that Sunishi and Tuli are not going to retreat. We should then be able to achieve a decent victory in Suizhou.

Our side is about to suffer Xieli's fierce revenge, how do you think we should deal with it? "

Li Shimin glared fiercely again, vented his dissatisfaction, and then slowly said: "It is estimated that there should be news about Li Jing's surprise attack on the Turkic royal court. Once the news reaches Jieli's ears, Xieli There will be redoubled vengeance upon us.

So the subsequent battle between us and Xieli must be the result of endless death.

All we can do is to make all the preparations and wait for Xieli to come and fight with us. "

Li Yuanji frowned slightly and said, "You mean we don't do anything, just wait for Jieli?"

Li Shimin understood what Li Yuanji said, and snorted coldly: "From Huai'an City to here, there is a flat river, we have no danger to defend, and there is no favorable terrain to rely on.

What can be done is to dig some tripping pits, or set up some tripping posts.

But do you think these can stop Xieli's [-] to [-] elite soldiers? "

Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.

That sure can't stop it.

When the 6000 million elite soldiers, especially the cavalry, spread out in a flat area, it would block out the sky and block out the sun, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

Unless all the places from Huai'an City to the Datang barracks were set up with tripping posts and pits dug, there would be no way to stop Xieli's leading troops from rushing over.

But this is obviously unrealistic.

Let's not talk about how much manpower and material resources it takes to set up so many tripping posts and dig so many tripping pits.

Even the frozen soil in this deep winter is not so easy to dig.

What's more, when cavalry charges, they can't just rush in a single line. When they see a tripping post or a pit, they can run an arc and rush around a semicircle.

Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to block Xieli with tripping posts and pits, and let Xieli retreat in the face of difficulties.

"Then wait like this? Wasting this time for nothing?"

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and asked questions.

Fighting wars is not only about troops and supplies, but also about time.

If you have time to make more arrangements and make more arrangements, then it will be easier to fight.

Li Shimin glanced and said indifferently: "Of course I won't waste this time in vain. I have already ordered people to build walls outside the camp. As long as we can build eleven low walls within three days, we can rely on The low wall resists the impact of the horses.

Then with the help of the low wall, the soldiers and horses under Xieli's command were cut apart and strangled in batches. "

The low wall that Li Shimin mentioned is the kind of earth wall that is only three feet high. You don't need to use too many things, you just need to dig out the frozen soil and tamp it up with wooden planks.

If the eleven low walls are well distributed, they can indeed withstand the impact of the horses and delay the cavalry's charge, so that there is no need to spend human lives to fill them up.

It can also divide the enemy soldiers and strangle them in batches.

But Xieli may not be fooled, and may not fight you on the battlefield you created.

After all, Xieli commanded cavalry, cavalry that came and went like the wind.

"So what method are you going to use to lure Xieli into the bait?"

Li Yuanji questioned.

Li Shimin didn't speak, but just pointed to his head indifferently.

Li Yuanji was numb for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Is there still my head and my brother's head?"

After all, the only bait that can make Jie Li know that the battlefield is not good for him, and drill in is the heads of the three brothers.

As long as Xieli knew that the three brothers' heads were lying on the battlefield, waiting for him to take them, not to mention that the battlefield ahead was not good for him, even if there was a trap, he would have a certain chance to slip through it.

Especially after knowing that his royal court was attacked by surprise, and the old and young in the clan, as well as the old and young in the royal court, as well as the wealth accumulated over the years, were all captured by Li Jing, Xieli would want the three of them even more urgently. head.

Li Shimin nodded without hesitation, and there was no wave on his face.

It seems that he doesn't care about his own life or death.

"Does brother know?"

Li Yuanji asked again.

Li Shimin said indifferently: "Is his attitude important?"

Li Yuanji said dumbfoundedly: "It's really not important..."

Li Jiancheng has now completely become a tool man. No one cares about his attitude at all. When he can be used, take him out and use him, and throw him aside when he is not needed.

Even if he has opinions and temper, he has to hold back.

"Then just wait for the news from Li Jing and the results of the battle in Suizhou."

Li Yuanji shook his head and said.

December 23th.

There was a heavy snowfall in Gyeongju, a foot and a half thick, and people who stepped on it could bury half of their legs.

On the contrary, the weather was much warmer than when there was no snow.

The news of Li Jing's surprise attack on the Turkic royal court also reached Huai'an on this day.

Li Yuanji was the first to get the news.

When Li Jing found the location of the Turkic Royal Court, he sent people to Lingzhou and returned to Datang, and sent back the news that he had found the Turkic Royal Court and found out the truth of the Turkic Royal Court.

There are more than 1 soldiers and horses left behind by the Turkic royal court. Except for [-] elite cavalry, the rest are all rangers with average combat effectiveness.

It is self-evident what this means to the two thousand Xuanjia under Li Jing's command.

Therefore, although Li Jing did not send back the news that he had failed to attack the Turkic Wang Tingcheng, the outcome was already doomed.

Xieli got the news the next day.

When I vented my grievances with Liang Shidu's cousin, I got the news.

When Xieli's Yugu brought Qu Lvchuo, who escaped from the royal court, to Xieli's golden wolf tent, Xieli was pinching the neck of Liang Shidu's cousin to vent his grievances.

The army under his command suffered frequent defeats in Gyeongju, and the other army led by Suni Shi and Tuli suffered repeated setbacks in Yansui, all of which made the resentment in his heart rise gradually.

The day before yesterday, it was reported that nearly 3000 soldiers and horses of a tribe under Tuli's command were annihilated by Su Dingfang on the banks of the Xiuyan River.

But he was not reconciled, he didn't want to retreat, and he didn't want to admit his failure.

This time he entered the Tang Dynasty, not only did he not gain much advantage, but he lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, not to mention the countless servants and slaves.

The loss this time can be said to be more than the sum of his previous troops entering the Tang Dynasty, so he is not willing to retreat like this, but he will not be able to think of a way to turn defeat into victory for a while.

So I can only vent my anger on Liang Shidu's cousin.

"Hehan, Wang Ting urgently reports!"

Yugu entered the tent of the Golden Wolf, and was indifferent to Jieli taking Liang Shidu's cousin to vent his grievances, explaining the purpose of coming with a somewhat anxious voice.

When Jieli was about to strangle Liang Shidu's cousin to death, he let out a low growl, and threw Liang Shidu's cousin aside, panting for breath, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

Yugu hurriedly motioned for Shijin Qu Lvchuo to come forward and reply, Qu Lvchuo is the official name of the Turks, and his status is equal to that of Datang's team leader, but Shijin's team leader is the Turkic Golden Wolf Guard, that is, Jie Li's imperial avant-garde has a higher status than the chieftains of many small tribes in Turkic.

Shijin hurried forward, bowed his head, and said in a trembling voice: "A month ago, the royal court was attacked... the leader is Li Jing from the Tang Dynasty, and the soldiers under his command are Xuanjia under the command of the Qin King Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. military……"

When Jieli heard that Wang Ting was attacked, he stood up abruptly, without any shoes on his body, and didn't care at all.

After hearing that it was Li Jing who raided the royal court, and that he was leading the Xuanjia Army under Li Shimin's command, his pupils shrank and swelled, and the tiger's eyes slowly widened to the maximum.

"pardon!"

Xieli growled like a wolf about to devour people.

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