Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 307: The decisive battle begins, the shock of rockets and cannons
Abandoning the head, Li Yuanji's army began to gather, and all 120,000 troops were assembled.

"Niu Jinda assembled an army of 180,000 around Lazi. The army included Yangtong, Western Turks, Subi, and Li Er's Tang army. The most powerful of them was Niu Jinda's Tang army, followed by Western Turks' 30,000 troops.

However, a few days ago, I got a piece of news that this war seemed to be commanded by another person, named Wei Qingzhi.

This Wei Qingzhi was born in the Jingzhao Wei family. He was previously the Sima of the Qin Palace. He was later promoted and now comes to Yangtong to be in charge of the war here. "

Li Yuanji listened quietly to Yang Jianhe's information. When he heard the name Wei Qingzhi, Li Yuanji sighed again that these real aristocratic families really had no shortage of outstanding people.

He didn't know Wei Qingzhi, but since he was able to serve as the Sima of the Qin Palace when Li Er was the King of Qin, his ability must be good.

Look at people like Wei Ting and Wei Yunqi, each of them has abilities and talents.

Seeing Li Yuanji in deep thought, Yang Jianhe paused for a moment and then spoke again.

“Now Wei Qingzhi has placed 40,000 Tang troops, 30,000 Western Turkic troops, and 10,000 Yangtong troops in the front, a total of 80,000 people.

On the two wings were the armies of Yang Tong and Subi respectively. On the right there were 40,000 soldiers who camped by the river.

The left wing has 60,000 troops, and they are camped in the Mangka area.

After Yang Jianhe finished speaking, he stepped aside.

Li Yuanji looked at the map and then looked at Su Dingfang and others.

"In this battle, these coalition forces have 180,000 troops, and our army has 120,000. This is the comparison of troop strength.

But the coalition forces only have the advantage of numbers, and their weapons are certainly not as good as ours, especially in terms of firearms. There are fifteen cannons in the rear and five thousand flintlock rifles are being transported, which will arrive in half a month.

Once these firearms are in place, we will have thirty-five cannons and eight thousand flintlock rifles.

At the same time, we also have rockets that have not been exposed before. This time, another thousand rockets have been delivered from the rear. Together with what we already have, we have a total of 2,300 rockets.

These are our advantages.”

Li Yuanji was well prepared for this battle. He started preparing when Niu Jinda's army began to gather.

Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda wanted to have a big battle, and he also hoped that as long as he won this battle, Li Er would no longer have any foundation here.

In addition, it can also deter neighboring countries.

This time, so many small countries were bewitched by Li Er and caused him so much trouble. This battle was just the right time to tell everyone that it is not okay not to take sides, but it is even worse to take the wrong side!

"This time the army will not be divided. All of them will head towards the enemy's center. This time, we will defeat them all in one battle!"

This time he had an absolute advantage in firearms, and he wanted to treat the first battle as the decisive one. He was very clear that these firearms would not have such great power once separated. Once Wei Qingzhi and others were prepared, their subsequent uses would not be so effective.

Even after the battle with the Qiang Man, the news of his new firearms was not spread. Now, Wei Qingzhi and others who knew about it still thought that his firearms were the same as theirs.

With this information gap, plus the current numbers, it is enough to decide the entire outcome of the war in one battle.

Having said that, Li Yuanji stood up and looked at Su Dingfang and the others.

“Although the army is not divided, there must be support for both wings.

Yang Shu, you are responsible for the right wing of the army!

Xue Wanche, you are in charge of the left wing of the army!"

After Xue Wanche and Yang Shu agreed, Li Yuanji gave another order.

"The army is moving! Before the follow-up firearms arrive, do not take the initiative to attack. Wait for the firearms to arrive before launching a general attack!"

In a month, the army arrived at the designated location one after another.

"How long will it take for the firearms to arrive?"

Li Yuanji looked at the map and asked Yang Jianhe.

"Your Majesty, we will arrive in five days. They did not stop in Luoshui City, but came directly here."

Li Yuanji nodded, then looked at Xie Shufang, Xue Wanche, and Songtsen Gampo.

"Go down and get ready. Once the firearms arrive, the army will march out of the camp and attack!"

"Xi Junmai, Songtsen Gampo, the two of you will lead the cavalry.

Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang, you two will lead the rest of the army.

You must be prepared to quickly break through to the rear of the enemy and charge towards the enemy's center after the enemy's formation is disrupted!"

"The last general takes command!"

Everyone started to get busy and prepare for the upcoming war.

It was not until the day before the battle that Yang Jianhe hurried into Li Yuanji's tent.

"Your Majesty, Tuyuhun has urgent military information. Li Er personally attracted Tuyuhun's attention and used himself as bait to destroy Tuyuhun's 50,000 troops. Later, Tuyuhun sent another 50,000 troops.

But before the 50,000 Tuyuhun troops arrived, Li Jing's 100,000 troops that had disappeared in Eastern Turkestan suddenly appeared in Tuyuhun. After another month, the capital of Tuyuhun was broken.

The Tuyuhun army surrendered, and the Tuyuhun nation was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty! "

Li Yuanji looked at the map solemnly. He really didn't expect that Li Er and Li Jing were so bold. Not only did they destroy the Eastern Turks, but they also hid their march and went to destroy Tuyuhun.

I guess no one in the whole world could have imagined that after such a great war, they would destroy Tuyuhun without any rest, and within a year, they would even destroy two countries!
Destroying the two countries was not a big deal. The most important thing was that the battle was over in just one month, and the royal tent or the capital was directly captured. This combat power was really strong.

Looking at the map, Li Yuanji's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Did Li Er lead his troops south?"

Li Yuanji thought at this time that now that Tuyuhun had been destroyed, he had no allies in the Western Regions, and the most crucial thing was that Li Jing's 100,000 troops, plus Li Er's army, totaled 150,000 troops.

If the army of Tuyuhun was integrated, it would be 200,000 troops. With such a large army and such strong combat power, Li Yuanji would feel his scalp tingling once Li Er went south.

Here, Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda assembled nearly 200,000 troops. If Li Er's at least 200,000 troops moved south, his 120,000 troops would face a siege by an army of 400,000 to 500,000.

Even if he had advanced firearms, on such a large battlefield, his new firearms had not yet been fully assembled. What could he use to fight?

At this time, Li Yuanji also completely understood Li Er's purpose. All his original expectations were wrong. Li Er's purpose in coming here was not him at all, but Tuyuhun.

Now that Tuyuhun has been destroyed, Li Er's next target is him!
A total of four or five hundred thousand troops, it’s chilling to think about it.

"Your Majesty, Li Er's army did not move south. They are resting."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji's eyes became even heavier. At this moment, he actually hoped that Li Er could lead his troops south immediately.

Li Er's army at Tuyuhun first launched a surprise attack on Eastern Turkestan from the Tang Dynasty. After conquering Eastern Turkestan, they certainly did not rest. Then they marched secretly and attacked Tuyuhun. During this time, the army did not get any rest.

As long as Li Er dared to lead his troops south to attack him immediately, it would definitely be a tired army, and an extremely tired army.

Everyone in this army has been on edge for too long. As long as Li Er dares to come, he will mobilize tens of thousands of troops to block Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda, and then start a big battle with Li Er.

Such a tired army would easily collapse even with Li Er present.

Human beings are not made of iron, but flesh and blood, with limited energy. If they stay tense for too long, once the string breaks, it will be like an avalanche that cannot be stopped by human power.

When he heard the news, he was indeed worried that Li Er would lead his troops south and he would be overwhelmed to deal with it. Now that he has thought it through, he really hopes that Li Er can come.

Now Li Er let the army rest, which gave Li Yuanji a real headache. Once Li Er finished resting the Tuyuhun army and led his army south, what he would face was the absolutely elite Tang army that was full of momentum and would first destroy the Eastern Turks and then the Tuyuhun.

After continuous and intense marches and battles, these armies will almost all undergo a transformation. Such Tang armies are the most difficult to defeat. Even if they have the advantage of firearms, it is not as great as imagined.

Li Yuanji pondered for a while. Now he had only one way, which was to completely defeat the army of Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda before Li Er's army went south. If he couldn't do it, he would not be able to defend the Tubo land and would have to withdraw from the Western Regions. By then, the entire Western Regions would be under the control of the Tang Dynasty, and it would be even more difficult for him to survive.

"Go call Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang and the others!"

Yang Jianhe went downstairs, and soon Xie Shufang and others arrived.

Li Yuanji looked at them solemnly and spoke slowly.

"I called you here because I have a piece of news to tell you. Tuyuhun was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Tuyuhun attracted the attention of Li Er. Li Jing led an army of 100,000 to raid Tuyuhun and ended the battle in one month.

Now in Tuyuhun, Li Er has more than 150,000 soldiers, plus Tuyuhun’s army, at least 200,000.

Their army is currently resting, but they may march south at any time. After all, the Tuyuhun army is not a tired army. "

When Li Yuanji said this, everyone was extremely shocked. Was the Tang Dynasty going to destroy Tuyuhun?

This speed is really too fast, and they may move south at any time. You know, there are 200,000 enemy troops waiting for them.

At this moment, everyone realized how critical their current situation was, and everyone felt extremely heavy.

Li Yuanji looked at the solemn silence of the few people and suddenly smiled.

"What? Did this scare you? Look at you, you are no longer the fearless and high-spirited people you usually are.

Even though the enemy outnumbers us, 120,000 versus 400,000 or 500,000, the advantage is still on my side!"

Li Yuanji began to boost morale, and the men gradually came to their senses and became determined.

Li Yuanji looked at them with satisfaction, then spoke again.

"Change the combat deployment now!"

"Yang Shu! You lead 30,000 troops to return to Luoshui City to garrison. If the Tang general leads the Tuyuhun army to attack, you must defend it for me at all costs!"

Yang Shu immediately stepped forward and said, "Please rest assured, my king. The people are here and the city is here!"

At Li Yuanji's signal, Yang Shu immediately walked out and began to prepare.

Li Yuanji then looked at the others.

"During this attack, decoy troops were deployed on both sides, with Xue Wanche in charge of the left wing and Songtsen Gampo in charge of the right wing.

I will only give you 10,000 soldiers each, and you must create a momentum of more than 30,000!

And the two wings must not be lost. As long as there is still one person left, nail him to the two wings!
The rest of the elite troops are all lined up in the front. Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai, you each lead a unit and just attack the enemy's center. Don't spare any cost and make sure to defeat the enemy!
After defeating the enemy, immediately return to support the two wings!"

"In this battle, you are allowed to advance but not retreat! Anyone who retreats without permission will be killed!"

"This battle, I will personally supervise the battle. If you are not capable, then I will lead my own troops to the battlefield!"

"promise!"

Following Li Yuanji's rearrangement, the army immediately began to adjust.

On the second day, the army left the camp one after another and headed towards the enemy.

Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda also led their armies to fight, and the two sides confronted each other.

For a moment, neither side took the initiative to attack, and Li Yuanji was also waiting quietly.

"Are the cannons and rockets in place?"

"Your Majesty, everyone is in place!"

Li Yuanji picked up the telescope and looked at the distance again, his face turned cold.

"Order the artillery to fire at the enemy's rear positions and destroy their artillery first. If the enemy's artillery can still fire, fire first!"

After waiting for a while, a sergeant came running over.

"Your Majesty, the enemy forces on the left wing are attacking. Ten thousand cavalrymen, along with three cannons, are actively attacking!"

Li Yuanji did not respond. There were five cannons on each wing, one thousand flintlock rifles, and a hundred rockets. The army was ready for battle. He had no worries at all in the short term.

Then the battle report came from the right wing, and the enemy took the initiative to attack.

After the two wings engaged in battle, Li Yuanji immediately looked at the messenger.

"Send the order! All troops attack!"

The messenger on the high platform immediately waved the command flag in his hand. Seeing this, Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai immediately commanded the army to launch an attack.

The artillery positions in the rear received military orders at the same time.

"fire!"

The cannons opened the way and shells continued to pour down on the enemy's rear positions. The artillery arranged by Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda was basically destroyed before they could even fire.

This scene made Wei Qingzhi, Niu Jinda and others stunned, with fear in their eyes.

The range and power demonstrated by the red cannon once again refreshed the cognition of Niu Jinda and others.

However, at this moment, a scene that made them even more frightened appeared. They saw densely packed things in the sky, trailing long sparks, flying towards them.

Under Niu Jinda's horrified gaze, each of these flying objects emitted four rockets and quickly landed among their army.

For a while, there was no contact between the two sides. The army suffered heavy casualties, wailing sounds were heard everywhere, and the military formation was ineffective and became very messy.

However, it was not over yet. Dense rockets kept flying in the sky and fell among the army. In a moment, the second artillery bombardment of Li Yuanji arrived and all fell among the army.

The musketeers led by Su Dingfang quickly followed up and started shooting outside the range of the muskets set up by Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda.

The intensive shooting caused heavy losses to Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda's front troops.

After three rounds of shooting, Xi Junmai led the cavalry to charge out and rushed straight to the enemy.

The formation had been completely disrupted by cannons, rockets, and flintlock musketeers. Xi Junmai led the cavalry into the formation and continued to reap the lives of enemy soldiers.

Xie Shufang led the rest of the infantry to quickly catch up, attacking the enemy from the rear and clearing out the remaining enemy troops.

Wei Qingzhi and Niu Jinda watched this scene happen in a flash and reacted immediately.

"Order the cavalry to attack immediately! Quick!"

"Send a message to both wings, all the enemy's elite troops are concentrated in the front, we must defeat both wings as soon as possible!"

"Niu Jinda! You must lead 50,000 troops to attack immediately! Make sure to stop the enemy's attack and be ready to counterattack at any time!"

Niu Jinda did not dare to delay and immediately led 50,000 troops to attack.

This time, Niu Jinda really saw that Li Yuanji actually had so many firearms that they had never seen before.

Wei Qingzhi did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to convey an urgent military report to Li Erchuan. Especially the appearance of firearms this time, Wei Qingzhi was really shocked.

What frightened him even more was that Li Yuanji had hidden it too deeply. He had to tell Li Er about this so that Li Er could prepare early.

Wei Qingzhi looked at the front army that had been completely broken through, frowned, and seemed very uneasy.

"Send an order to send 10,000 more troops to each wing. Tell them that if they cannot break through the flanks within two hours, they should attack the enemy's center and kill them!"

(End of this chapter)