Man Tanghong

Chapter 697 The Outrageous Battle (45)

Suni was lost in Tuli's swarming retreat, which led to confusion in all retreat routes. After that, Suni decisively gave up the original retreat plan and withdrew from Yanzhou from the north with his followers.

After Su Dingfang got the news, he sighed a lot.

If Li Shenfu and Li Daozong would listen to him, Suni would not be able to escape from Yanzhou at all, and would only be blocked by him in Yanzhou and wiped out.

Unfortunately, Li Shenfu and Li Daozong refused to listen to him, and even turned a deaf ear to everything he said.

This gave Suni a chance to escape.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Liuli Mountain was victorious.

Luo Shixin took the lead and bit the abdomen of the soldiers and horses led by Tuli, and forced the two big tribes under Tuli's command into Liuli Mountain. , Beheaded more than 2 people, captured nearly 5 people, and rescued more than [-] people in Yanzhou.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Jinming wins.

Su Dingfang and Yin Kaishan attacked from both sides, completely cut off Tuli's soldiers and horses at the bank of Qujinshui, swallowed half of Tuli's soldiers and horses, and rescued nearly [-] people in Yanzhou who had been looted by Tuli. and the people of Gyeongju.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the twelve guards and horsemen defeated Luoshui.

Tuli broke through the blockade of the twelve guards and horses, and withdrew to Gyeongju.

When Su Dingfang and others chased to Luoshui, Tuli had already arrived in Huai'an.

"Trash! It's all trash!"

Li Shimin vomited blood from You Yiwei's anger. From the moment he received the Luoshui battle report, he had been scolding You Yiwei as trash. After learning that Tuli had returned to Huai'an, he started to scold him again.

The left and right guards, logically speaking, should be a strong army, and they are also ranked among the twelve guards, known as the Xiaocai army.

Half of them are cavalry.

It stands to reason that the Turks, who are also cavalry, should have an advantage over infantry.

But when Youyiwei's troops were defending Luoshui, they were not only defeated by Tuli, but even the general was captured.

Simply a shame.

Not long after the Tang Dynasty was established, trash appeared in the Twelve Guards, how could Li Shimin not be angry.

Not only Li Shimin, Li Yuanji was also very angry.

At the first moment of receiving the Luoshui battle report, General You Yiwei was demoted from the position of General to Cacao Canjun, which can be said to have been demoted several levels in a row.

All the defeated generals, school lieutenants, recorders, and soldiers were not spared.

The severity of the punishment is not insignificant.

However, several days have passed, and what should be let go has to be let go, and what needs to be taken into account right now is the war in front of him.

So in the face of Li Shimin's anger, Li Yuanji persuaded him: "Second brother, Tuli has already returned to Huai'an, Suni lost Xiazhou and will go to Huai'an soon, and the strength of Jieli's troops will soon exceed [-] up.

We should think about how to deal with them, instead of clinging to the past here. "

Li Shimin cursed a few more words, then suppressed the anger in his heart, and said angrily: "How else can we deal with it? Naturally, we have to wait for them to fight. Anyway, Yuan Yi, who will be the supervisor, has already been sent. Our soldiers We are no longer afraid of the cold, we will have the upper hand if we fight against them.”

Li Yuanji murmured, "I'm afraid Jieli won't be able to wait. After all, Jieli has already lost more than [-] troops in Yanzhou, plus the previous losses, the number has already exceeded [-].

Although Suni's lost department did not suffer much, the Tuli's department was almost crippled.

If Jieli waits for Suni to lose before fighting us, then we will have the upper hand, not him. "

The troops led by Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan, and Luo Shixin were rushing to Qingzhou, and Liu Hongji also sent some troops to Qingzhou.

The most important thing is that Li Yuan, who had lived in seclusion for more than half a year, returned to court, and Li Xiuning's shackles were released, so she no longer had to wait in Chang'an City, so she recruited a group of young men and was rushing to Gyeongju.

When Su Nishi led people around Xiazhou and returned to Huai'an, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan, Luo Shixin, and Li Xiuning also arrived with troops.

At that time, even with the help of Suni Shi, Xieli will not have an advantage in terms of military strength.

Liang Shidu has returned to Shuofang, and no one has provided him with high-quality ordnance. With the simple armor in the hands of his soldiers and horses, even if he starts a gentleman's war with Datang, he will only be beaten. share.

The so-called War of Gentlemen refers to the wars in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, as well as in previous periods.

Before the battle, the two sides discussed with each other where to fight, the number of soldiers and horses to fight, and fought a fair battle face to face.

"If you can't wait, let him come. I've been waiting for him for a long time."

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said confidently.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji nodded and said nothing more.

Li Shimin is an authority when it comes to leading troops to fight, and before he received the news that Li Jing had succeeded in raiding the Turkic royal court, he had already started to make many arrangements.

Now all the arrangements are in place, and many new arrangements have been added, just waiting for Xieli to come.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, at dusk.

Sure enough, Jieli came with soldiers and horses, nearly [-] soldiers and horses, covering all the places from Huai'an City to Baimachuan.

Li Yuanji followed Li Shimin and appeared on the battlefield immediately. The huge Qi character flag was raised high, as if he was afraid that the Turkic people would not see it.

At the coldest time, Xieli led his army to charge.

Nearly [-] cavalry rushed towards Baimachuan with a roar and a tsunami.

This time, Li Yuanji didn't leave the field in person, nor let Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng enter the field, but just watched from behind.

When Jieli's army rushed to the first low wall, the soldiers and horses under his command split into two groups instantly, scattered from the left and right sides of the low wall, and after charging for a while, there were low walls on the left and right sides.

Xieli had no choice but to reunite the soldiers and horses that had been divided into two groups.

Going back and forth like this, when Xieli's soldiers and horses rushed to the eighth low wall, the charge had been restrained to a very slow level, and the formation was twisted into a twist.

"The fire is almost here..."

Li Shimin spoke slowly when Jieli's soldiers and horses rushed past the ninth low wall.

Without any hesitation, Li Yuanji ordered all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who had been waiting in full force to press on.

At the tenth low wall, the Tang soldiers collided fiercely with Xieli's soldiers, and then there was a tragic and tragic hand-to-hand combat.

The sound of killing, wailing, and neighing of war horses filled the entire world in an instant.

"crossbow!"

"Catapult!"

"..."

All kinds of large-scale ordnance began to play their roles, huge stone bullets, and crossbow guns as thick as babies' arms, flying on the chariot.

A chariot covered with spikes, a building cart that can be pushed, and quickly advanced on the chariot.

The soldiers of the Long Saber Army waved their ten-foot-long knives and chopped off row after row of horseshoes. The slapping swordsmen swung the slapping knives in their hands like a hot wheel to reap their lives.

Pikemen, sword and shield soldiers, crossbowmen, armored soldiers, and cavalry are all fighting on the battlefield in their own unique ways.

At the forefront of the battlefield, a wall of flesh was built at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After Jieli entered and defended, he began to divide his troops again.

The soldiers and horses under his command bypassed the meat wall and began to charge from the two wings.

The sword and shield soldiers immediately built shield walls on both wings.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of treading the ground, which was different from the roar of war horses, appeared on the battlefield at this time.

Thousands of bighorn cattle with their tails on fire suddenly broke through the meat wall and rushed into Datang's army formation.

Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "I thought Jieli hadn't read military books, so he has."

Then there is no more, Li Shimin no longer expressed emotion.

It can be seen that the appearance of the fire bull surprised him a little.

"kill!"

Behind the fire ox formation, followed by a group of Turkic cavalry in iron armor.

There are not many people, but they are very fierce.

After Huoxu broke through Datang's army formation, they followed and fought out bravely.

Wherever it passes, the momentum is like a broken bamboo.

Moreover, their goal is very clear, and they came straight to the Qizi banner.

They want to capture the king!

It was a good idea and well prepared.

It only took a quarter of an hour to kill three hundred feet away from the Qi character banner.

Li Shimin directly took over the position of the flag officer, and began to wave the small flag with a frosty face.

Immediately, the formation of the Datang army standing in front of a group of Turkic cavalry changed rapidly.

The soldiers and horses on both sides began to strangle this Turkic cavalry, and heavy crossbows such as bed crossbows also began to focus on this Turkic cavalry.

Thousands of fire oxen were finally exhausted when they rushed to the position of two hundred feet.

The remaining two hundred feet can only be rushed by the Turkic cavalry.

190 feet, 180 feet...

Li Shimin stopped waving the flag, and looked at the Turkic cavalry coldly.

Li Yuanji saw Li Shimin's intentions, and said a little dumbfounded: "Second brother, it's very dangerous for you to do this."

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "If you don't let them see hope, how can they despair."

Li Yuanji shook his head and stopped talking.

For this Turkic iron cavalry that was about to rush in front of him, he didn't have the slightest fear, and even felt that Xieli was a little inferior to him.

That is to say, Cai Yungong hugged his thigh to prevent him from going to the battlefield before the battle, and he also agreed to Cai Yungong, otherwise this Turkic cavalry would not be enough to kill him.

It's not that he is arrogant, but that he has this strength.

In the previous battle of Baijiabao, he had already proved his strength.

However, if this Turkic iron cavalry rushed in front of him and he was in danger, it would not be considered a breach of his promise to Cai Yungong if he made a move again.

It's a pity that Li Shimin didn't give him a chance to make a move.

When the Turkic iron cavalry rushed into Baizhang, everyone's excited faces were distorted, and when they felt that the capture of the king was at hand, Li Shimin ruthlessly waved the small flag in his hand again.

Thousands of strong men in heavy armor formed an arc like an iron tower and stood in front of the Turkic cavalry.

In their hands are heavy shields and armor-piercing hammers.

"They are not allowed to cross within three feet!"

Li Shimin ordered coldly, and put down his visor decisively.

Li Yuanji also put down his visor, and Yu Wenbao propped up a big shield in front of him very dog-leggedly.

The reason for doing this is because Turkic cavalry also have arrows.

Within thirty feet, Turkic sharpshooters can hit a hundred shots and have the ability to shoot willows.

(End of this chapter)