I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 26 Li Zheng leads the third battalion of crossbowmen to mobilize before the war
  Northern border, grassland.

The Turkic royal court, the tooth tent.

The main force of the Tang Dynasty, tens of thousands of soldiers, with military flags fluttering, lined up in front of the Yazhang barrier.

The Tang army was ready to attack, with infantry deployed in the middle and cavalry on both sides, advancing towards the Yazhang barrier layer by layer.

at this time.

Inside the royal court.

Jieli Khan stood on the command platform of the fortress with a serious look on his face.

However, facing the offensive of the Tang Dynasty army, there was no panic at all.

Although he lost 20,000 elite soldiers in the battle at Yinshan, he still had 80,000 soldiers and horses, so he was not at a big disadvantage compared to the Tang army in terms of numbers.

"My sons, the grassland is my Turkic home, and we will never retreat."

"This Khan is here to personally supervise the battle."

"Anyone who takes a step back will be killed without mercy. Anyone who kills the enemy and performs meritorious service will be rewarded heavily!"

"I, a Turk, will fight to the death for our homeland and for the Turks!"

On the command platform, Jieli Khan held the command flag and shouted loudly to the Turkic soldiers in formation.

"Fight to the death for my Turks!"

"Fight to the death..."

"Fight to the death..."

The Turkic soldiers inside the barrier let out a deafening roar.

For the Turks, if they retreat, they will have no choice but to retreat to the deserted and inhabited desert land of Mobei. Whether that desert land can support tens of thousands of soldiers, if they want to return to this grassland with rich water and grass, I am afraid it will be difficult. It’s getting even harder.

For Jieli Khan, he had no way out. If this battle failed, he could only face the slaughter of his compatriots.

Only by winning can he be restored to life.

The Tang army slowly advanced towards the Muzha Barrier.

Seeing that he was within the range of the crossbow.

"shoot!"

Jieli Khan waved his command flag and shouted loudly.

all of a sudden.

The Turkic crossbowmen inside the ramparts bent their bows and nocked arrows.

Thousands of arrows were fired.

Arrows flew down towards the Tang army.

Immediately.

The screams were endless.

Within a short while, many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were seen in front of the barrier, pierced by random arrows and lying in a pool of blood. The entire battlefield was extremely tragic.

The battlefield is truly a meat grinder, where life and death hang on a thin line.

Li Jing and deputy general manager Zhang Gongjin looked at the bloody scene in front of them calmly, commanding the flag soldiers, waving the flags and ordering the soldiers to continue moving forward.

There is no kindness, just indifference.

After all, this was not their first time on the battlefield. As generals who had experienced countless battlefield baptisms, they had never seen any bloody scenes.

"Jieli Khan did not take the initiative to attack this time, but adopted a strategy of losing ground. This battle will not be easy to win!"

Li Jing rode on the horse and stared at the tent barrier in front of him, and said to the deputy general manager Zhang Gongjin with some emotion.

"Turkish Jieli Khan lost 20,000 of his elite troops in the battle at Yinshan, and his vitality was severely damaged. Facing the majestic momentum of our Tang army, he could only survive if he defended to death. If he wanted to face me face to face, I'm afraid One battle can decide the outcome."

Zhang Gongjin said.

"Defend to death? Haha!" "He, Jieli Khan, thinks too much. This kind of staying behind closed doors and defending to death is the ancestor of our Central Plains army."

"This is a grassland. How long can we rely on wooden barriers to survive? And his tens of thousands of troops need military supplies and grain every day. These Jieli Khan probably didn't expect it!"

Li Jing sneered, his expression full of ridicule.

"but."

"In this battle, Jieli Khan cannot retreat. For a while, there is nothing we can do against him."

"Jieli Khan is defending so stubbornly, and we, the Tang Dynasty, will attack blindly. Even if we win, I'm afraid the casualties will not be small!"

Zhang Gongjin said with a solemn expression.

"You don't have to worry about this. I am gathering an army today. It is just a tentative attack to see what kind of tactics Jieli Khan will use."

"Today I saw that Jieli Khan was so timid and unable to retreat. It was beyond my expectation. His conservative tactics were simply stupid. He let his most skilled cavalry go unused in field battles and learned from our infantry tactics in the Central Plains. , it seems that the Turks’ demise is not far away.”

"We want to teach him how he was so majestic outside our city of Chang'an back then, and how he is so destitute now."

Li Jing said slowly.

……

Pioneer Army, Bow and Crossbow Camp.

All the crossbowmen were repaired and ready to go.

However, compared to before the initial expedition, the number of the Third Gongnu Battalion was reduced by one-third.

Three days of repairs did not allow these soldiers to fully recover from the shadow of their previous death.

As the new captain of the Gongnu Camp, Li Zheng stood at the front of the Gongnu Camp and looked at the assembled soldiers of the Gongnu Camp.

Today, Li Zheng is wearing a captain's armor, with a sword slung across his waist, and a bow and arrow quiver behind his back.

"Brothers, the battle damage of the Gongnu Battalion has come out. General Lin just told me that our Third Gongnu Battalion originally had 2000 people. In the battle at Yinshan, 226 people were killed and 377 injured. Three captains were killed."

Li Zheng stood in front of all the Gongnu camp soldiers and said loudly.

Although he was one of the captains of the Gongnu Battalion and had only served as captain for three days, Li Zheng relied on his strength to face all the soldiers without any stage fright and showed extremely confident.

Today, the reason why Li Zheng stood in front of Gongnu Camp to announce his mobilization was because Lin Chong, the former commander of Gongnu Camp, deliberately cultivated him.

Now Lin Chong was promoted to General Dingyuan and was in charge of two bow and crossbow battalions.

The two more senior captains of the 3rd Gongnu Battalion were killed and the deputy commander was injured. In addition, Li Zheng was highly regarded by the forward general Su Dingfang, so they decided to hand over the management of the 3rd Gongnu Battalion to him. Although he was a captain, he was actually already in command. Three battalions of bows and crossbows.

Hear about battle damage.

The faces of the soldiers of the Third Gongnu Battalion became heavy.

Except for a few of the soldiers of the Third Gongnu Battalion who were promoted by new recruits, most of them were veterans who had been fighting for several years. Some veterans had gone through countless battles and had changed their commanders several times. It was a fluke to be alive until now.

"Brothers, why do we go to the battlefield and fight to the death?"

"The purpose is to protect our country and protect our country, and to protect us, the people of the Tang Dynasty, from Turkic intrusion."

"On the battlefield, life and death are just a matter of thoughts."

"As long as they go to the battlefield, the soldiers of the crossbow battalion present may die in battle."

"But are we afraid? No!"

"Only by fighting bloody battles to eliminate the Turkic army and end the war as soon as possible can we avoid greater casualties."

"Today, the main force of our Tang Dynasty has found the Turkic Royal Court. A life-and-death battle is inevitable."

"However, brothers from the Gongnu Camp, please rest assured!"

"I, Li Zheng, can gain the respect of General Su, be promoted to captain, and be appointed by General Lin to command the brothers of the Third Gongnu Battalion, then I, Li Zheng, hereby guarantee that on the battlefield, in front of the Third Gongnu Battalion, I, Li Zheng, I must fight at the front. If the enemy attacks my crossbow camp, I, Li Zheng, will be the first to fight with the enemy and will never retreat even half a step."

"If I, Li Zheng, take a step back, you can shoot me in front of the battle."

Li Zheng drew out his sword and waved it vigorously, making the most powerful mobilization.

(End of this chapter)