A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 541
In the second year of Zhenguan, winter, the twelfth lunar month.

Turkic Jieli Khan personally led the army to attack Yehuling, with a force of [-].

In the wind and snow, the Turkic cavalry were like dark clouds covering the sky.

From Huaihuang Langwei Mountain to Yehuling Langwogou Badger's Mouth, along the way for tens of miles, Su Lie's Qingyi army rangers stared from afar, constantly reporting the movements of the Turkic army.

The snow dragon dances wildly.

On Huanerzui Mountain, Wu Huaiyu hadn't unfurled his banner yet, and there were still only two banners practiced by the Qingyi Army and the North Yanzhou Regiment.

Flag hunting.

The extreme blizzard raged for several days, and the soldiers of the Tang army were miserable, but the military order was like a mountain, and no one flinched.

The tree house built temporarily by felling trees is almost covered by snow at this time, blending with the mountain.

"Here comes the wolf."

Tu Diji came up the mountain excitedly, this man who gave the country his surname was healthy and strong, this time it was cold and snowy, Wu Huaiyu wanted him to stay behind, but he still insisted on going to the front line.

Right now, the Sumo Mohe and Fuyu Mohe nine tribes, five thousand elite tribes are in the mountains. These Mohe people from the Northeast, although the fighters are mainly the second generation born in the Central Plains, they are used to the wind and snow in their bones. Don't be afraid.

Gao Wei, Li Shouguang, and Liu Chengyue, the three veterans behind the mountains, were full of energy when they heard that the wolf was coming. Wu Huaiyu originally asked Gao Wei to assist Wei Siren in guarding Dushikou and Chicheng, but knowing that the main force of the Turks was going to attack Yehuling, Gao Wei Wei, Li Shouguang, and Liu Chengyue still led three thousand disciples from the mountains.

The three thousand descendants of the mountain came from villages in the Red River, White River, and Heihe Valleys. Li Shouguang and Liu Chengshou were also young, gray-bearded, and were veterans of the border guards in the Sui Dynasty.

"Let us lead the charge behind the mountain,"

Liu Chengshou was very straightforward, "The Qingyi army is elite light cavalry, not suitable for guarding mountains. Our children behind the mountains are the least afraid of fighting in mountains."

"Yes, if the most elite old mansion soldiers come out as soon as they come, then the old wolf king Jieli will not be scared away. Let us go up the mountain first."

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North Pass.

The north side of the mountain pass is relatively wide, but there is an earth dam across here, and there is only one ditch to pass through, and the pass must be crossed first.

An Lushan, a boy with a mustache, narrowed his eyes and stared at the front.

The snow is so heavy that it is so vast that it hurts the eyes after looking at it for a long time.

But this barbarian boy was very excited. This was his first time on the battlefield. Before that, he had only been serving the governor. In his spare time, the governor would personally teach him how to ride and shoot, and even taught him the art of war.

An Zhuer from Shuofang, now Anlu Mountain in Youzhou, he doesn’t want to keep pigs for landlords all his life, he doesn’t want to chop buckwheat noodles at a roadside stall like his mother and sisters, and he doesn’t want to work hard like his father all his life without his wife and children Food and clothing are not enough.

By coincidence, Dudu Wu ate chopped noodles several times at his mother's stall. Later, his family went bankrupt and moved to Xiazhou, where Dudu Wu was the new official. In exchange for a change in his fate.

He followed Wu Dudu, his attendant, and went to the military commander's brother, General Su Lie, to train for a few months. Later, he went to Chang'an together, and then came to Youzhou, and followed him all the way. chubby.

There are quite a few teenagers like him around the governor, such as Yuwen Chengdu, Li Keyong, etc. The governor treats them very well, but An Lushan, who is 16 years old, is also eager to make contributions, not just errands and servants.

This time, he once again asked the governor to be able to kill the enemy on the battlefield, not just as a messenger.

The governor agreed,
He is now participating in the battle of Yehuling as a child of Youzhou Ya'nei Army, equipped with armor, large shield, spear, horizontal knife, bow and arrow.

In the cold weather, dripping water turns into ice, and the iron armor on the body makes the whole person freeze like a tortoise. Even if there are clothes inside and outside the iron armor, people shiver from the cold.

"Here we come, the Turks are coming."

In the vast white world, a dark tide suddenly gushed out from afar.

"Woooooo!"

Behind him came the sound of horns from Badger's Zui Mountain, and two pillars of smoke ignited on the beacon tower.

The cowhide war drum rang, and An Lushan's young heart jumped violently. This was his real first battle, and he won it himself.
Today, either he dies here, or he decapitates Turkic people for meritorious service.

The battle is about to begin.

An Lushan first took out the bowstring that had been held close to his bosom, and wound it.

Then he took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, which contained dried meat, which still carried his body temperature. While staring at the Turks who were still far away, he tore off a piece and put it in his mouth to chew. The dried meat was very hard. But with salt and air-dried, the more you chew, the more flavorful it will be.

After chewing a piece, he grabbed the snow and stuffed it into his mouth to swallow.

The leader of the team in thick armor came over through the thick snow, looking at the young men under his command, their spirits are not bad, and they are not afraid of fighting, which is very good.

"Little bastards, although we are not the elite of the government soldiers, nor are we trained in the Wuqi regiment, but we, as junior soldiers, can't be cowardly. There has been a blizzard for several days in a row. Although it is cold, it is a great help to us. Make it more difficult for Turkic wolf cubs to attack the mountain,"

"After a while, everyone will remember the task I entrusted to you earlier. When the arrow comes, hold up the shield and hide your body. Don't expose your buttocks with your head. That way you will be hit by the arrow. Of course, you will be hit. Don’t be afraid of the arrows, we have medical soldiers and a field hospital, and the governor has prepared everything for us, unless you lose your head directly, there is still a chance to be rescued when you carry it on a stretcher.”

"Remember, our task is to defend, relying on the dangers of the mountains and defending to take advantage of the terrain. Turks don't say one hundred thousand, even if there are one million, this terrain can't be used, let alone God's help, this wind and snow more difficult to attack in

The team leader mobilized before the battle to boost morale, followed by three soldiers.

One is as tall as an iron tower, holding a team flag in his hand,
The team is with the flag, and this flag is very important to their team. Although they are not regular soldiers, they are all soldiers on the battlefield. Soldiers must guard their team leaders and team flags, and lose their team leaders and team flags. , are punishable.

The iron tower standard bearer also has two flag guards, each holding a spear and a large shield,
The deputy of the team was holding a Mo Dao and walking in another place. This person also served as a military judge during the battle and was responsible for leading the team at the end.

The leader of the team is the first, and the deputy is the last.

The whole team was divided into several rows to form a battle formation. Whoever dared to retreat before the battle, the team deputy would directly chop with a Mo knife.If the performance is not good, the team deputy will remember it in his heart, and even cut his ear with a knife as a mark on the battlefield.
An Lushan followed Wu Huaiyu and studied for more than a year. He learned a lot about horseback riding, archery, infantry combat, flags and drums, orders, formations and battle examples, but it was his first time to actually fight in this team.

Even the leader of the team didn't know that this chubby-looking young man with a mustache was a dummy next to the governor, and thought he was just an ordinary boy with a fan beard from Youzhou.

afternoon.

The golden wolf-headed banner appeared in front of the Beishan Pass, and the front of the pass was crowded with Turkic soldiers and horses.

Jie Li looked in front of him,

The mountain pass is narrow and the mountain road is rugged and steep. The Tang army has long been defending against danger.

Not easy to attack.

But Jieli was overjoyed when he saw the deployment, everything was as the information said,
There are 5000 Tang troops stationed at Beishan Pass, and it is considered difficult for birds to cross, but Jieli has brought [-] horsemen, are you afraid of [-] people?

Looking at the Qingyi army flag on the mountain, Zhao Deyan couldn't help but sneer, "Wu Huaiyu is overreaching, and the mantis is blocking the car. If all 3 people are guarding here, it will cause us some trouble, but now there are only 5000 guarding here. This is really ridiculous."

He continued, "It's a pity that time is running out, and we don't have trebuchets in our army. Otherwise, if we set up trebuchets in front of the mountain and bombard them violently, we will smash them to pieces."

Jieli is conceited, "So what if there is no catapult, I lose my thinking power,"

"The end is here."

"You lead your troops to shoot first,"

As a blue Turkic nobleman, Zhishisili is the leader of the Zhishi Department. Although he was an envoy during the Weiqiao Alliance and was imprisoned for many days because he angered Li Shimin, he was still very skilled at the moment, even before the 99 spring battle. ,
Jieli arranged for him to lead the elite to ambush the flanks. After Tuli and Jieli's army fought together, he lost his mind and led his troops to fight out from the back of Tuli's side, defeated him in one fell swoop and captured him alive.

Zhi Sisi forcefully rode his horse away, mobilized his troops and horses to flock to the mountain pass, and started to shoot in unison from a distance.

Suddenly there was a thunderclap in the sky, and then countless arrows flew into the sky, forming a dense cloud of arrows in the sky.

When they fly over the battlefield, and then fall with a curve.

An Lushan was still chewing on a piece of jerky, looking up at the cloud of arrows that turned into a rain of arrows and falling, his ears were full of strange cracking sounds, like countless bee swarms flying by,
"Raise your shield!"

The voice of the leader of the team rang loudly in front, An Lushan quickly raised the big shield, and tried to hide his whole body under the shield, although the military commander gave him two armors, an iron armor on the outside and a soft leather suit on the inside. A, but he also knows the power of the rain of arrows.

The Turkic people are the most cruel. It is said that they like to soak their arrows in horse manure before the battle. This way the arrows will not only rust but also be poisoned.

He touched his left chest, where there was a battlefield first aid kit, including debridement to stop bleeding, and disinfection to remove swelling, which was given to him by the governor himself.

After he settled down for a while, he curled up there, surrounded by thick snow, maybe this should be able to slow down the impact of the arrow, he thought to himself, he even had time to think that he would not be so fat again in the future, If it was fatter, this shield would not be able to stop it, and it would be easy to get hit by an arrow.

Arrows rained down.

An Lushan felt the continuous sound of dodododo on the shield, and in an instant the shield was shot with several arrows, the force was so great that his arms were a little numb from the shock.

There was a scream from the side, and a colleague was shot by an arrow.

But An Lushan was not in a hurry to look at it, he still held up the shield and huddled under it.

The loud voice at the head of the team quickly rang out, and the leaders of all the gangs also asked about the situation of the gang, and then reported to the head of the team. There were three arrows in the team, but they were all slightly injured, and they were still able to fight. Just one click.

Again the thunderclap sounded,

"Shield up!" the team leader shouted again,
An Lushan continued to retreat under the shield.

The north wind howls, and the rain of arrows is endless.

But An Lushan knew that although this rain of arrows was ferocious, it could not last long. At most, there would be a few more rounds. It is estimated that the Turkic people would start to dismount and attack the mountain. That would be the real hand-to-hand combat.

In front of the mountain, Zhishenli commanded. He saw that the dense rain of arrows did not exert any lethality. Tang Jun's large shield almost made them useless.

Seeing this situation, Zhishenli gave a decisive order to let the Turkic warriors who had been prepared behind them dismount and fight on foot, directly smashing the infantry at the pass of the Tang Army, and then climbed the mountain to take Badger's mouth!
The whirring horn sounded over and over again.

Team after team of Turkic cavalry dismounted, and they charged towards the mountain pass with their shields and axes and spears in hand!
(End of this chapter)