First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 542 Qin Qiong Guards Heshui

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The 20 Turkic army drove straight in, broke through Yanzhou and Danzhou all the way, and reached Liangshan on the north bank of Heshui.

After arriving at Liangshan, the Turks had to stop marching, because Qin Qiong, the general manager of the Tongzhou Road, had already stationed troops on the south bank of Heshui.

Along the way, there was not much resistance, which made the morale of the Turkic soldiers high. Under the intentional spread of Jieli Khan, the Turkic soldiers thought that the Tang army had been frightened and retreated to their capital.

Seeing that the Tang army was guarding Heshui, Jieli Khan dismissed it.

After setting up camp in Liangshan, they ordered an attack the next day. The He River was not wide, and as it flowed from northwest to southeast, the Turkic soldiers and horses quickly bypassed the He River and headed straight for the Tang camp.

Near noon, the sun was shining brightly.

Qin Qiong immediately stood on the horse with a dignified expression, and the 20 Tang troops behind him were waiting in formation. He knew very well that it would be difficult for his troops to resist the [-] Turkic army. Horse in hand.

"Datang Wansheng".

The shouts shook the sky, and 2 people, based on the favorable terrain, also broke out with a shocking power.

Qin Qiong understands the plan to encircle all sides, so he can't retreat, at least he has to hold on until the arrival of the other three-way army. Although it is extremely difficult for 20 to fight against the enemy's [-], but occupying a favorable terrain, Qin Qiong still has this confidence. .

Tongzhou, to the west is Gyeonggi, and we must not retreat.

Seeing the situation of the Tang army sticking to the deadly battle, Jieli Khan immediately rushed to the hillside, and his keen intuition made him subconsciously feel that there was a fraud.

There was no resistance all the way. Why are these Tang troops now in a stance of fighting to the death? According to the report from the explorer, there are no more than [-] to [-] soldiers and horses in the same state.

"Khan", General Ash Dewu stepped forward with a mace in hand, "I'm going to test the strength of Tang Jun, I can't bear it anymore."

Jieli Khan nodded slightly, "Don't use all your strength for the first attack, just find out the truth of the Tang army."

Wu Meichu didn't know if he had listened, but he answered energetically, and was about to go out.

Ashina Simo, who was familiar with the Central Plains, hurriedly said: "Wu Meichuu can't be careless. Looking at the other party's Qin character general flag, it should be Qin Shubao, a general of the Tang Dynasty. This man is extremely brave...".

However, Ashina Simo hadn't finished his words, only to hear Wu Mei Chuan snort coldly, "He has courage, I'm not made of mud...", he rode his horse and rushed out of the formation without hesitation.

Wu Meichuu raised his mace and shouted: "Warrior of the Ashid tribe, kill me."

Wu Meichuo is the chief of the Ashid tribe, who is quite famous in Turkic, and a mace is powerful.

Seeing that the Turks had launched an offensive, Qin Qiong raised his right hand high, and when the Turks approached, he waved his hand heavily, and the Tang Army's bows and crossbows fired at once. Chaos, but quickly adjusted the camp with Wu Meichuu as an arrow.

"Kill", Qin Qiong didn't hesitate, straightening up his horse was a condescending charge, followed closely by the cavalry.

Qin Qiong was the chief of the horse army when he was in Prince Qin's mansion. He knew the key points of cavalry warfare.

A face-to-face meeting, the intersection of the two armies, is a mess.

Wu did not sip the mighty and heavy mace, and danced with the wind, the sound was extremely frightening, it would hurt you if you touch it, and you would die if you hit it, when the stick hits the head, red, white and white will splash together. Such blunt weapons are useless even if you wear a solid iron helmet on your head.

As one of the four hussars of Wagang back then, Qin Qiong was powerful in the Central Plains, and his military strength was truly top-notch in the world. A horse with a spear was brave and invincible. Pull out the horse spear from the stab, and then sweep across with the momentum, no less than two or three people will fall off the horse.

When it comes to the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Datang first recommends Li Jing, Li Ji and others, but if you choose a brave general who rushes to fight, Qin Qiong must be among them.

The battle is still fierce, and the generals of both sides are famous for their bravery. As the saying goes, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and their subordinates are also fighting hard.

There were only ten thousand cavalry under Wu Meichuo's command, and only seven or eight thousand cavalry under Qin Qiong's command. Fighting and fighting, the Tang army gradually separated to the two wings without knowing it.

Wu Meichu was overjoyed, and subconsciously thought that Tang Jun could not hold on, "The Han people can't stand it anymore, warriors, pierce through them", he kept waving the mace in his hand, and continued to shout and charge.

With Wu Meicui acting as an arrow, the Turkic soldiers and horses were unstoppable, and they quickly pierced through the Tang army camp.

On the high slope in the distance, Jieli Khan, who was watching the battle, frowned.

Ashina Simo beside him said hastily: "No, Tang Jun is trying to lure Wu Meichuop through it on purpose."

"Hurry up and pass the order to Wu Meichuu...", even the little Khan Tuli could see that something was wrong.

Those who lead the battle know that it is absolutely impossible for the two armies to fight, especially a large-scale battle involving tens of thousands of people, and it is absolutely impossible to quickly determine the winner. However, this Tang army is brave and diligent in the front, but suddenly changed its formation in the back. It must be a fraud to make Wu Meichuo penetrate so smoothly.

"It's too late," Zhi lost his mind and said with a frown.

At the same time, Vice Chief Luo Jun, who was staying at the camp, was overjoyed when he saw this, and ordered the reserve cavalry to attack immediately without hesitation.

Deputy Luo Jun, courtesy name Jincheng, was born in a wealthy family in Licheng. His father, Luo Kuang, was the chief bookkeeper of Qizhou in the former Sui Dynasty. Luo Shixin also came from the Luo family in Licheng, but Luo Shixin came from a partial branch and his family was poor.

In the Prince Qin's Mansion, Deputy Luo Jun was Qin Qiong's deputy general. He served as the deputy chief of the horse army. It is under Qin Qiong's command.

Wu Meichuo did not have such a capable lieutenant general as Qin Qiong. After the two armies broke through, the Tang cavalry in reserve on the high slope attacked, and Qin Qiong turned his horse's head again.

Jieli Khan, who was watching the battle from a distance, yelled, "Stupid cubs".

Immediately ordered another Turkic brave general to lead the troops to meet Wu Meichuu.

Seeing that the Turks sent more troops, Qin Qiong didn't like to fight. The two armies attacked Wu Meichuo's troops. There were no other cavalry reserves either.

The Turkic soldiers and horses failed in the first battle, a small defeat.

Jieli Khan was furious, and after taking a deep look at the fluttering Qin flag, he directly ordered to withdraw his troops.

After returning to the golden tent, Jieli Khan kicked Wu Meichu to the ground in anger.

"Stupid", Jieli Khan pointed at Wu Meichu and cursed: "The two armies approached [-] cavalry, and they pierced through in less than half an hour, and you don't use your brain."

The Turkic Khanate is a tribal alliance-style country, and the Asdir tribe is considered a first-class large tribe in East Turkic, and Asdev did not know that it was also the existence of one of the princes.

Wu Meichu was kicked by Jieli Khan, panting and dissatisfied, he held his neck high and said, "It's luck, I have the upper hand, let me charge again, and I will definitely be able to capture and kill that fellow."

The current Jieli Khan is no longer the same as the one who had just succeeded to the throne. At that time, Jieli Khan could call brothers and sisters with the chiefs of various tribes and have a good time with each other. The current Jieli Khan would insult him if he disagreed with him. Hand flogging is also common.

Seeing that Wu Meichu was punished, Little Khan Tuli was secretly happy, pretending to be unbearable, shaking his head aside and sighing: "After all, Wu Meichu is a rich man, the Khan calms his anger, don't be insulted."

It's just that little Tuli Khan seemed to overestimate his weight, and when the words fell, Jieli Khan threw the wine glass on Tuli's forehead and shouted angrily, "What are you? Are you teaching Ben Khan how to do things?"

Little Tuli Khan was agitated, he didn't care about the bleeding on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "Nephew has no other intentions, sweat to calm down."

Zhi Shi Si Li, Ashina Simo and others looked at each other in blank dismay, but bowed their heads in silence.

After all, Tuli is a Turkic little khan who is under one man and above ten thousand people. After all, Wu Meichu is also a well-known Turkic general. Jieli Khan still treats him like cattle and sheep. Very complicated.

Wu Meichu clenched his fists tightly, and because of the power of Jieli Khan, he didn't dare to say more, but he didn't expect that the little Tuli Khan, who hadn't had much contact with him in the past, would speak for him.

When Jieli Khan returned to his seat, he frowned and pondered for a long time before he said: "The Tang army must be cheating. Today's Tang army should be the vanguard, Sili."

"Yes", Zhi lost his mind and bowed to respond.

"Ben Khan intends to send you to Chang'an, do you dare?" Jie Li Khan stared at Zhi Shi Si Li and said.

I lost my mind and was stunned. Now that the two countries are at war, why do you send me to the capital of the enemy country? My heart is bitter, and I still dare not refuse, so I can only say: "Let the Great Khan send me."

"Okay," Jieli Khan nodded and praised: "Don't worry, people in the Central Plains pay attention to the two armies fighting. If you don't kill the envoy, there is no danger for you to go here."

Seeing that Zhizhi lost his mind and bowed to listen, Jieli Khan was very satisfied, and continued: "Our army has driven straight in, only encountered resistance from the Tang army here, and the Tang army in the same state is only [-] to [-], so where are the other Tang troops? Li Shimin There must be fraud.

Sili, you are a resourceful person, and Ben Khan sent you as an envoy to Chang'an to observe the actual situation of the Tang army. In addition, to show the power of the Turkic army, to the greatest extent, disintegrate the morale of the Tang monarchs and ministers."

Zhi Shili heard the words and immediately agreed, he was only going to the Tang country to investigate the truth, there is no danger, and he also knew Li Shimin's character, so he should not do anything to kill the envoy.

The next day, at dawn, Zhishen lost his mind and only led dozens of followers to the outside of Qin Qiong's camp.

"The Turkic Khanate lost its troops and lost its power of thinking. It was ordered by the Khan to go to the Tang Dynasty, but it didn't open the door quickly."

Zhi lost his mind to stop his followers, and came to the gate of the camp alone and shouted.

Seeing that the Turkic man dared to approach alone, Tang Jun was quite surprised, and he didn't shoot an arrow to drive him away, so he immediately notified Qin Qiong.

"Are you a Turkic envoy?" Qin Qiong came to the gate.

"The Turkic Khanate, who had lost his mind, lost his mind, and was ordered by the Turkic Great Khan to go to Tang as an envoy. This is the official document." It was quite polite to hold on to his mind, and he crossed his hands and asked, "Who is the general? "

"General Zuo Wuwei of the Great Tang Dynasty, Qin Qiong, Chief of the Tongzhou Road Marching Army," Qin Qiong said with crossed hands slightly, and then ordered the door to be opened.

Deputy Luo Jun was startled when he heard the words, "General...".

"It doesn't matter", Qin Qiong Nianxu said: "With only a few dozen people, we can't make waves."

When the two met, they lost their minds and nodded in praise: "I have heard the name of General Qin for a long time, it is really kind."

Qin Qiong didn't have any expression on his straight face, and said directly: "Why did the Turks tear up the covenant and invade our territory without regret?"

He was one of the few wise and courageous people in Turkic who lost his mind. He ignored Qin Qiong's questioning and just presented the letter of credence with both hands, "Here is the letter of credence. Dare I ask General Qin to make the decision?"

Qin Qiong's eyes were fixed, he naturally didn't dare to make decisions, and he didn't dare to read the national documents casually. He took a deep look at the obsession, and just ordered: "The sage is busy with state affairs, and you are here to wait for the interview", then turned and left.

Deputy Luo Jun placed him in a corner of the camp and sent people to guard him strictly.

Along the way, he looked around unabashedly, and at the same time, he admired Qin Qiong from the bottom of his heart. Qin Qiong had an upright and honest personality, and was strict in running the army. The ability of the army.

Heyang is not far from Chang'an, and Qin Qiong dispatched a fast horse to deliver the news to the palace at sunset.

Hearing that Jieli Khan sent an envoy to submit the letter of credence, Li Shimin was also very surprised. After a brief consideration, he decided to summon him and ordered Qin Qiong to send Zhishenli to Chang'an.

There were still a few people in Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin said directly: "Old man Duobi sent an envoy to Chang'an, what do you think he is thinking?"

Gao Chong stretched out his hand to pick up the pastry on the desk and stuffed it into his mouth, "It's definitely not a good idea."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him, looked at Gao Junya and the others, Gao Junya thought for a while, and said with a twist: "Xieli was blocked by Heshui, but he didn't see any trace of our army. He must have doubts, so I guessed, should I It is intentional to investigate our army's falsehood."

As soon as the words fell, there was loud applause and applause, and everyone looked at Gao Chong in unison.

Gao Chong wiped his mouth, grinned and said, "What Mr. Gao said is very true. Jie Li has always been suspicious. He hasn't seen our soldiers since he crossed the Great Wall. Now He Shui only has 2 horses. He must It's suspicious."

"Before Your Majesty, a noble book must not be rude." Gao Junya couldn't stand it anymore, and scolded with staring eyes.

Others, such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, did not sit upright, but this guy had no scruples.

Gao Chong immediately straightened his body in awe, "What Mr. Gao criticized was true."

Li Shimin just waved his hands casually, and continued to ask: "In your opinion, should you imprison the envoy to avoid leaking military information?"

Everyone looked at Gao Chong. After all, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the main planner of this encirclement plan.

Gao Chong directly shook his head, "It's not necessary, we didn't intend to hide it at first, it's better to show it openly, Jieli dared to attack Chang'an, but there was no return, what we want is this momentum, absolutely not Showing weakness, if we imprison the messenger, it will appear that we have no confidence."

"The minister seconded the proposal", Fang Xuanling nodded after a little thought.

Gao Shilian also nodded and twisted his beard and said: "As discussed earlier, war and peace depend entirely on Xieli. Anyway, my Tang posture is here."

Gao Chong gave a thumbs up and praised: "Gao Shizhong's words are refreshing."

Li Shimin immediately adopted it, and ordered Honghe Temple and Rencheng King Li Daozong to welcome the Turkic envoys according to the normal etiquette, and the rest remained unchanged.

After they dispersed, Gao Junya's car stopped at the gate of the workshop.

Not long after, Gao Chong sat on the horse and swayed to him.

"Aye, are you waiting for me here?" Gao Chong raised his head and asked curiously.

"Come in," Gao Junya responded in a deep voice.

Gao Chong didn't dare to delay, got off his horse, entered the carriage, and lay down on the soft couch.

"Aye, what's the matter, I still have to say it here."

(End of this chapter)