A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 650 Above the Wei River
"What kind of Turkic invasion? Where are the people from Jingzhou Prefecture?" When the news of the Turkic invasion came, Li Shimin's expression suddenly changed.

"Your Majesty, Jingzhou Mansion is guarded by Luo Yi!" Wang Xuanjing, the Zhongshu Ling next to him, reminded him.

When he heard it was Luo Yi, Li Shimin's face became even more gloomy.

"I specially sent people to appease Luo Yi and told him that his treatment would remain unchanged. I even gave him a promotion and many rewards. How dare he let the Turks invade!" Li Shimin said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, please order to stop the Turks as soon as possible. If the Turks march straight in, they may go straight into Guanzhong!" Wang Xuanjing said.

Li Shimin immediately thought of something, and without hesitation, he directly ordered: "We order Yuchi Jingde and Wang Xuanlie to lead the Xuanjia Army to go north immediately."

"I order all states and counties to immediately guard and guard against Turks."

Just after Li Shimin gave the order, six thousand Xuanjia troops immediately went north. At the same time, Chang'an also started martial law.

It's just that the Turks moved south too suddenly, because Luo Yi didn't send anyone to warn them, and the passes behind them didn't know that the Turks army was coming.

The Turkic Khan led an army of 200,000 people and marched all the way. The cavalry was already running fast, but the passes were captured by the Turks before they could react.

"Your Majesty, the Turkic army is coming. You must not show weakness to the enemy. You must defeat one of them first to build up your reputation!" Wang Xuanjing grabbed Li Shimin and said.

At this time, the troops in Chang'an City were empty, with a total of less than 30,000 troops. How could they be the opponent of the Turkic army of 200,000 people.

"I am willing to lead the army to fight to defeat the Turks!"

When Li Shimin saw this situation, he immediately ordered people to put up more flags and flags on the city wall, and then ordered to summon the army, hoping to use the trick of suspicion.

Seeing the Turkic army coming to the Wei River, the common people, noble families, and officials in Chang'an City panicked. Many people took advantage of the chaos and fled into the mountains, trying to avoid the Turkic army.

Datang Sheji was almost at a critical moment of life and death at this moment.

Yuchi Jingde led his army north to fight against Jingyang and the Turks. Although he defeated several Turkic cavalry, facing more than 200,000 Turkic cavalry, Yuchi Jingde could only temporarily avoid the edge.

Seeing the angry and murderous Wang Xuanjing, the officials in the court who originally wanted to move the capital did not dare to look at him and kept silent.

However, in just a few days, the Turkic army successively conquered a large number of passes and reached Gaoling, with Chang'an in front of them.

The Turkic army was invincible along the way, and the passes along the way had almost no effect. However, in just ten days, the Turkic army appeared on the banks of the Weishui River.

"No, Wang Qing. You are not a general, how can you lead the troops? It is better to stay in the city and calm people's hearts!" Li Shimin refused with a smile.

Seeing this situation, many officials wrote letters to persuade Li Shimin to move the capital to Luoyang to avoid the Turkic troops. When Wang Xuanjing learned about it, he rebuked loudly in the main hall: "Your Majesty, anyone who dares to move the capital should be killed! Chang'an is the imperial capital, and Tang Dynasty's households and wealth account for five out of ten. Your Majesty has just ascended to great wealth. If you want to move the capital to the Tang Dynasty, you can't do it." Stable!”

Wang Xuanjing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know. I have been skilled in bow and horse since I was a child. I also taught Ariel's martial arts. Although the Turks have a large army of 200,000 people, in my opinion, it is nothing. Please let me lead the army." Will return triumphantly!”

Seeing that Wang Xuanjing insisted on going to war, Li Shimin had no choice but to agree, and then let him lead the remaining Xuanjia army to go to war.

After the Xuanjia Army reorganized with the Yulin Guards, there were already 6,000 people. Previously, Yuchi Jingde and Wang Xuanlie led 3,000 people to the north, and now there are still 3,000 people left. Wang Xuanjing put on his armor, mounted his horse, and led three thousand Xuanjia troops to rush out of the city gate and go straight to the Weishui River.

At this time, the Turkic army was gathering on the other side of the Wei River. Wang Xuanjing did not hesitate at all and immediately stepped forward to invite a fight.

When the Turkic Khan saw that the Tang Dynasty only sent 3,000 cavalry and dared to invite a battle, he was furious and directly ordered the vanguard of 5,000 cavalry to cross the river to attack.

Wang Xuanjing did not take the opportunity to attack, but waited until all the forwards had crossed the river before shouting: "My sons, King Haotianwen is watching us from the sky. We will win this battle, follow me and kill!"

Immediately, under the protection of his personal guards, he rushed forward. The surrounding soldiers saw that the general was so brave and immediately followed him.

Wang Xuanjing took the lead, waving the horse in his hand, and with every blow, someone was knocked off the horse. Those barbarians had no enemy in front of him.

Before the Turks who had just crossed the river had time to react, they were rushed up by the Tang Xuanjia cavalry. The Turks were originally light cavalry and rarely had iron armor. They preferred to shoot with bows and arrows. The terrain along the river was already narrow and was not suitable for them at all. Wandering tactics.

Now that the heavily armed Xuanjia Army is rushing into it, how can it be its opponent? The three thousand Xuanjia troops, led by Wang Xuanjing, were so powerful that the Turks fell down row after row like mowing grass.

Seeing how brave the Tang army was, the remaining Turks were frightened and fled in all directions. After losing their formation, the Turks were completely defeated. A large number of Turks were chased and rushed directly into the river, where they were submerged by the surging water.

The 5,000-strong Turkic army was defeated and fled in just a quarter of an hour, with heavy casualties and countless people falling into the water.

The Turkic Khan on the other side of the river saw that the five thousand pioneers were defeated so miserably, his face suddenly darkened, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Wang Xuanjing rushed to the river, and then he instantly stood on horseback, flipped his wrist, and a pair of bows and arrows that were twice the size of the riding bow were drawn into a full moon.

The next second, the arrow pierced the air, rushing towards the other side of the river like a shooting star chasing the moon.

"Khan, be careful!" The Turkic Khan standing in front of the formation was knocked down by the guards beside him before he could react. The arrow flew past the Turkic Khan's horse in an instant, and then hit the target with a muffled sound. on the rope behind him.

I saw the wolf flag flying high suddenly loosened, and the flag fell directly from the sky. The Turkic army standing on the other side of the river was suddenly in an uproar.

I was shocked by this arrow.

You must know that the Wei River is twenty feet wide at this time, and they are still quite far away from the river. The distance of this arrow is already more than a hundred steps.

Seeing the power of this arrow, the Turkic Khan no longer dared to stand on the edge of the Wei River, and quickly retreated to a safe position under the protection of the surrounding guards.

Wang Xuanjing's arrow shot down the Turkic banner, which further dampened the morale of the Turkic army. The Turkic Khan's original idea of ​​​​going south to attack Chang'an suddenly disappeared.

At this time, outside Chang'an City in the distance, a large number of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty swarmed in. Looking from a distance, their troops were so majestic that the Turkic Khan's mind sank a little more.

Faced with this situation, the Turkic Khan wanted to attack with a large army, but he was worried about failure, so he hesitated for a while.

On the other side, after shooting an arrow, Wang Xuanjing did not attack again and did not shoot the Turkic Khan, which made him feel a little regretful.

(End of this chapter)