If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 83 Are they crazy, or am I crazy?
All night long, the Turks kept blowing horns, as if they were deliberately trying to scare and intimidate the Tang army.

Chai Shao and Huang Junhan had hardly slept all night, and they arrived at the front of the position with red eyes before dawn.

Looking towards the other Turkic camp, their expressions changed again.

A three-meter-tall Turkic wolf flag was erected in front of the Turkic position.

The Western Turkic Khan Ashina Helu actually came!
As the wolf flag was raised, the Turkic cavalry slowly walked out of the camp and surged to the front of the position like a tide.

At least 40,000 Turkic cavalry were lined up neatly in front of the position, ready to launch an attack.

Chai Shao and Huang Junhan both felt a chill down their spines.

This is really bad!

The Tang army had only 20,000 combat soldiers, but they were facing an enemy force twice their size.

With just one charge, 40,000 Turkic wolf cavalry could easily defeat the Tang army’s position!

What's more, they have about 20,000 Turkic wolf riders as a backup.

Even if the 30,000 reinforcements from Suzhou arrived, it would be difficult to change the outcome of the Tang army's defeat!
Thinking of this, Chai Shao and Huang Junhan looked at each other, with the same surprised expression in their eyes.

What should we do now?
Retreat is not an option.

Most of the Tang army was composed of infantry. If they retreated, they would probably be quickly surrounded by the Turkic cavalry and eaten without leaving a trace, flesh and bones.

The only thing we can do is to fight to the end!
Chai Shao shouted angrily:

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"

All the Tang soldiers on the battlefield heard the commander's angry shout and immediately raised their spears, staring at the Turkic wolf cavalry opposite.

There may be shock and fear in their eyes.

But even a fool can see that there are only two options at this time: either fight to death or surrender.

The Tang army had no habit of surrendering.

Then we can only fight until the moment of death!
On the opposite side, the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Helu sat upright on horseback, looking at the Tang army positions in the distance with contempt.

"Khan, the Tang army only has 20,000 soldiers, but they are still trying to resist. It seems they are waiting for rescue!"

One general said:
"It is said that reinforcements have arrived from Suzhou. The scouts reported that there are about 30,000 of them and they are speeding to rescue us."

Ashina Khan smiled coldly:
"Then we should eat up these Tang troops in one fell swoop before their reinforcements arrive, and then catch their reinforcements off guard, and try to kill both armies completely!"

The reason why he had such confidence was that he had 60,000 troops under his command.

All they need to do is send out 40,000 wolf cavalry to break through the Tang army's position in one fell swoop, and all that's left is to kill these Tang troops.

And he still had a reserve force of 20,000 cavalry, so he was not afraid even if the reinforcements of the Tang army arrived. 20,000 Turkic wolf cavalry had no problem against 30,000 Tang army reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Ashina Helu was preparing to issue an order, commanding 40,000 Turkic cavalry to attack.

suddenly,

A horn was heard in the distance.

A Tang army troop suddenly rushed over from the east.

This Tang army team seemed to be small in number, with only about a few hundred people, but they were all wearing black armor and looked very powerful.

In a blink of an eye, the team reached the diagonal side between the Turkic position and the Tang army position, stopped between two small hills, then stopped their horses and dismounted one after another.

Ashina Helu couldn't help but be stunned.

Are the several hundred Tang troops here to rescue or to deliver meat?
What can we do with just a few hundred people?
This was the first time he had seen such a situation.

Moreover, this cavalryman actually dismounted.

If the cavalry does not use its mobility advantage to rescue its friendly forces, does it want to form a small battle formation?

Ashina Helu was so angry that he laughed.

But he soon stopped laughing because he saw the small group of Tang soldiers in the distance dismounting and taking off some things from their horses.

Some heads!
Turkic heads!

That’s right, the heads they took off from the horses were all Turks’ heads, because they had Turkic braids on them, which could be identified at a glance.

Each of these Tang soldiers had two or three Turkic heads tied to the back of their horses. After they took off these heads, they quickly piled them up in front of them to form a small Jingguan!

(Kyokuan, a pyramid-shaped mound where ancient people piled up the heads or bodies of their enemies after a battle!)
Seeing the Jingguan they had stacked up, Ashina Helu's pupils suddenly contracted and his breathing became rapid.

Although this Tang army is small in number, its provocative nature is overwhelming.

In front of this great man and tens of thousands of Turkic wolf riders, they openly piled up the heads of the dead Turkic soldiers in front of their positions to form a memorial statue.

This is a face-to-face humiliation and provocation!
When the Turkic wolf riders saw this scene, they were all furious and started cursing.

"Big man, let me lead a team of a thousand men to kill all these Tang people first!"

His subordinate general Ashina Gudun said with gritted teeth.

Ashina Helu looked at the Tang army with a gloomy face and nodded slowly.

Before attacking the Tang army's position, this Tang army must be eliminated first.

Otherwise, how can the Turks keep their dignity?
With the permission of the Khan, Ashina Gudun immediately turned around and led a team of a thousand men out of the Turkic position and rushed towards the Tang army.

At this time, Chai Shao and Huang Junhan on the Tang army's position also saw this Tang army.

The two were no less shocked than Ashina Helu.

The Tang army of several hundred people brought the heads of thousands of Turkic soldiers!

Moreover, they piled up the heads of the Turks in front of the battle array to form a Jingguan (a kind of memorial statue)…

Where do they get such courage!

Whose subordinates are these people?

At this moment, they saw that the Tang army had put up two large flags. On one of the large flags was a spear and a musket crossed, with a red bird bathed in flames standing on it, and six large characters embroidered around it:

"The Cavalry Guards' Divine Machine Battalion!"

On the other large flag was an enormous "Li" character embroidered on it.

Chai Shao and Huang Junhan were stunned.

This……

These people are actually the Sixth Prince’s troops!

No wonder they only had a few hundred people but carried thousands of Turkic heads.

but……

Since they came, they did not join the Tang army's position, but instead set up a thin long snake formation on their own. What are they trying to do!
However, after the Tang army formed a three-row long snake formation, they took out a three-foot-long iron gun from the cloth bag behind them, and then slowly loaded some things into it, as if preparing to fight the enemy.

Chai Shao and Huang Junhan widened their eyes, full of confusion and shock.

They actually want to use this three-row team of 500 people to fight against the Turkic Wolf Cavalry?

Are they crazy, or am I crazy!

Could it be that what I saw was all an illusion?
At this time, a team of a thousand people rushed out of the Turkic position and rushed towards the Shenji Camp of the Cavalry Guard.

Chai Shao suddenly woke up at this time:
"Quick, go and save the Sixth Prince!"

Huang Junhan's face was filled with fear and despair:

"That's too late……"

The Turkic thousand-man team moved forward with great momentum, and in a blink of an eye they had already reached a place two hundred meters away from the Shenji Camp of the Cavalry Guard.

(End of this chapter)