Man Tanghong

Chapter 699 The Outrageous Battle (47)

When the distance between the two sides was shortened to twenty feet, both sides launched a charge at the same time, and the soldiers running in the front were galloping as if they were stepping on wheels, and when they approached the enemy's line, they smashed in like shells.

Then there is fighting, fighting, fighting, and fighting that can't stop.

Soon, a wall of people gathered at the place where the two sides met.

Someone was stabbed through the neck the moment he raised his weapon, and someone was wielding a long knife to reap the lives of the enemy.

Flesh and blood flew across the battlefield as if they were being splashed.

Li Yuanji frowned, "If this goes on, our damage will be great..."

Li Shimin glanced sideways and said indifferently: "If you are willing to end, the battle damage should be smaller."

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin speechlessly. With his bravery, this kind of hand-to-hand battlefield is the most suitable for him to play. He can wield a big knife to reap the lives of Turkic people like wheat, or he can be like a hundred people. Like the battlefield of the Fortress, a pile of corpses was killed on the battlefield to scare the Turks back.

But he would also be stabbed into a hornet's nest by the Turks because of exhaustion, or be chopped into meat.

After all, tens of thousands of Turkic people are galloping on the battlefield, even if he is a god, he will be pulled down from the mortal world, and then chopped into pieces, so what will happen to him.

Besides, Cai Yungong who has been silent on the sidelines will not allow him to go.

Didn't you see Cai Yungong's eyes widened, he took a step, and was ready to hug his thigh at any time?

"Your Highness..."

Cai Yungong spoke with a worried face.

Li Yuanji said helplessly before Cai Yungong finished speaking: "Okay, stop talking, I won't go."

Cai Yungong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and slowly retracted the foot that had already been stepped out.

At this time, Changsun Shunde made a confession and went down to treat the wounded soldiers.

As a logistics manager, at this time, all the doctors in the army and all the medicinal materials must be deployed to ensure that the injured soldiers will be treated as soon as possible after they are carried off the battlefield.

Now is the time for Datang to restore the population, so whether the soldiers are injured or disabled, they have to do their best to treat them.

Even if you can't lift your hands, shoulders, or even walk in the future, you still need to be treated.

Because these people will help Datang create more population after they leave the army.

As for whether they are injured or disabled, whether they can marry a wife, there is no need to worry at all.

The wars in recent years have caused many men to die on the battlefield, so there are many women and children in Datang waiting for official distribution.

In order to achieve political achievements, officials in some places even go so far as to match up two wives, or even more wives, to the living men in the local area.

It is said that there was an old widower in Hebei Province who could not get a wife in the former Sui Dynasty. Now he has been assigned ten wives and six children by the government.

Therefore, at this time, Datang was not afraid that the land would not produce food, but that there would be no cattle to cultivate the land.

"Xie Li is leaving..."

The hand-to-hand combat lasted from the dark of the sky to the early rising of the Ming Dynasty. When the slingers of the Tang Dynasty threw fireballs, the Turkic horses rioted, and the Turkic front army began to decline.

Li Shimin, who has been paying attention to the battle, spoke in a deep voice.

Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the Turkic rear army sounded a shrill horn, and the Turkic front army began to fight and retreat.

"Should we call gold and withdraw troops?"

Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and asked.

The soldiers fought fiercely for several hours, and they were exhausted physically and mentally, and they were unable to fight any more, let alone pursue them.

In addition, no one knows whether Xieli has set up an ambush behind him, so it is not suitable for pursuit.

Li Shimin nodded and ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The soldiers who were fighting fiercely formed a circular formation and retreated from the battlefield backwards.

This battle is temporarily over.

After Jieli roared away with the remaining Turkic soldiers and horses, Li Shimin also ordered Hou Junji and Li Shentong to lead the army back to the camp, and at the same time sent someone to notify Changsun Shunde to lighten the battle damage as soon as possible.

Li Yuanji felt that Changsun Shunde might not be able to do it alone, so he sent Cai Yungong to help.

After the soldiers returned to the camp, they didn't even care about eating, so they plunged into the tent and fell into a deep sleep.

Li Yuanji didn't sleep all night, and led people to inspect the wounded barracks, inspected every tent in the camp, and ordered Yu Wenbao to lead people to kill sheep and cattle.

When the sky was bright, the beef and mutton had just been stewed. After a bowl of hot soup filled with beef and mutton was delivered to the soldiers who had just woken up, they immediately felt warm in their hearts.

"In this battle, we killed 130 people and injured 650 people..."

Inside the Chinese army tent.

Li Yuanji, who hadn't slept all night, was holding a bowl of hot soup and was listening to his elder Sun Shunde's report on the war damage.

Li Deliang did not participate in the battle, he frowned, coughed and said, "How many people were killed and how many people were captured?"

Changsun Shunde arched his hands to Li Deliang and said: "Thirteen thousand and five hundred and fifty three people were killed, and there were no prisoners..."

Li Deliang asked in surprise: "There are no prisoners?"

Li Shentong explained with a calm face: "In this kind of battle where tens of thousands of people fight fiercely, if there is no winner or loser, there will be no prisoners."

Li Deliang said in disbelief: "How come there are no prisoners?"

Hou Junji beheaded a Turkic chieftain and two Turkic Meilu this time, and was specially approved to enter the Chinese army's tent to participate in military affairs, and finally he can enter the hall.

Hearing Li Deliang's words, he couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "In this kind of battle, if the people in the front want to surrender, they will be stabbed to death by the people behind. Even if they are not stabbed to death by the people behind, it is impossible for our soldiers to surrender .”

Li Deliang asked suspiciously: "Why?"

Hou Junji patiently explained: "Because our soldiers don't have the time to argue whether the enemy surrendered for real or falsely, and they can't be distracted to collect the enemy's weapons and take the enemy off the battlefield."

Hearing Hou Junji's words, Li Deliang finally understood why there were no prisoners in this battle, and did not ask any more questions.

Li Yuanji saw that everyone was fine, so he slowly said: "Changsun Shunde, you must try your best to heal all the injured soldiers, and at the same time write to Chang'an to ask Li Gang, Xiao Yu and others to collect the medicinal materials you need , sent to Anding.

When the wounded soldiers in the battalion can withstand the turbulence, they will be sent to rest in peace. "

The eldest Sun Shunde cupped his fists and said solemnly: "I know..."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and said, "Second Brother, how to arrange the subsequent battle? If I expect it to be correct, it is impossible for Xieli to just let it go."

Li Shimin said with a straight face: "Afterwards, we will stay away as much as possible. After Su Dingfang and the others arrive, we will fight Xieli again."

Li Yuanji sighed: "When Su Dingfang and the others arrive, I'm afraid Sunishi will return to Huai'an, and we will have to face more Turkic soldiers."

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "If Jieli is willing to spend time with us, we will spend time with him!"

Li Yuanji nodded slowly and didn't say any more.

Judging from the current situation, the longer it takes, the better it will be for Datang.

After all, Jieli is fighting away, and only the existing soldiers and horses under his command can be mobilized. Datang is fighting at home, not only can mobilize the existing soldiers and horses, but also can continuously recruit troops and supplies.

Just for the item of luggage, Datang would consume Jieli to death.

Xieli seemed to know this too, so he raised his troops to fight again at noon.

It's just that this time, Jieli didn't use cavalry to lead the battle, or even soldiers and horses, but used people from all over Gyeongju to lead the battle.

When nearly [-] people, crying and screaming, rushed towards the Baima River.

Li Yuanji's scalp felt numb when he saw it, and so did the others. After seeing this, the soldiers who were waiting in battle couldn't hold their weapons steadily, and their faces were full of confusion.

"How to do?"

Cai Yungong asked anxiously.

Whether to let the common people come over, or treat the common people as the former Turkic army together, this is a very, very difficult multiple-choice question.

You don't need to send people to investigate, you know that there must be Turkic soldiers and horses hidden among the people.

Once the people are let in, the Turkic soldiers and horses hiding in the middle suddenly attack, and the people will inevitably be in chaos.

At that time, just the chaotic people will be enough to overwhelm all the Tang Dynasty's army formations, and Jieli can lead people to rush to harvest like the wind breaking grass.

Li Shimin stood there with a cold face, but his tightly clenched fists proved that his heart was not calm, and he was not as cold as his face showed.

"A decision must be made, and the people will soon come to our front."

Grandson Shunde gritted his teeth and urged.

Li Shimin didn't speak, like a stone man.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji sighed and said, "Retire!"

Li Shimin stared over.

What he wanted to hear was the decision to kill, but he didn't hear it, so he was very dissatisfied.

He has this in mind, but he doesn't want to issue this order, just to avoid the reputation of killing people.

Although fame is of no use to him, he still wants to stand up.

Li Yuanji felt Li Shimin's gaze, and sighed: "It's not what we should do to kill people, we should find a way to rescue them.

Anyway, we are not in a hurry to fight Jieli to the death, and the longer it takes, the better for us, so we don't need to fight for a while. "

Li Shimin still stared and did not speak.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and said, "Can you ensure that we can win after killing the common people?"

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment.

Li Yuanji continued: "If it can't be guaranteed, then why do we have to kill the people?"

Now is not the time to be helpless, nor is there no way out, there is no need to operate on your own people.

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that Jieli will take advantage of it and make an inch of it."

Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Then let him enter the white horse. As long as he dares to enter the white horse, we can block his back and completely bury him in Qingzhou."

(End of this chapter)