Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

When he ordered the entire army to move forward, Huang Junhan did not hesitate at all. This was due to his instinct to fight on the battlefield. He didn't think about anything.

But when I saw the dark Turkic cavalry from a distance, many past events suddenly came to mind.

When later generations talk about the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they will always talk about Wagang. It is just that there are too many outstanding people here. There are a large number of them in Tiance Mansion alone, led by Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, Li Mengchang, Li Shiji, Niu Jinda , Gongsun Wuda, Zhang Liang, Luo Shixin, Guo Xiaoke.

In addition, Wang Shichong's general Shan Xiongxin and Liu Heitai, who turned Shandong and Hebei upside down, were also born in Wagang.

Even in the Xuanwu Gate Incident in this life, apart from Li Shan, the two most important generals, the rebellious Wang Junkuo and Chang He who chose to open the Xuanwu Gate were also from Wagang.

And all this stems from the fact that that year a prison warden named Huang Junhan let go of a prisoner named Zhai Rang for personal gain.

Huang Junhan still remembers what he thought back then... Without Liu Bang, Xiao He would be nothing more than a small official with a sword and a pen.

It is a pity that Zhai Rang is far from being able to compare with the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, but Huang Junhan was lucky enough to meet Li Shimin who could be compared with the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

In the final analysis, Huang Junhan, like Zhang Zhongjian, is unwilling to sink.

Since then, Huang Junhan has successively participated in the Battle of Baibi and the Battle of Hulao, Luoyang, under Li Shimin's command. He has made outstanding achievements and been awarded the title of Duke.

And this night... Huang Junhan heard a strange sound in his ears. He lowered his head, leaned down, and let the rain of arrows hit his armor and helmet.

Getting closer and closer, Huang Junhan tightened his grip on the horse's shaft, used both legs to exert force, and drove the horse to speed up. After a loud shout, he stood up and struck the horse's head left and right. Immediately, four or five riders were knocked off their horses.

There was a loud uproar in the Turkic formation, and everyone got out of the way, but in such a dark night, even the Turks with excellent riding skills found it difficult to remain calm.

The following four to five hundred Tang cavalry, with Huang Junhan as the vanguard, rushed into the formation sharply, killing the Turks and retreating step by step.

In the stronghold not far away, Cheng Mingzhen climbed up to watch the battle, his palms full of sweat. He knew very well why Huang Junhan chose to attack... It was just to confuse the enemy.

This made it impossible for the Turkic reinforcements to figure out the number of Tang troops in a short period of time, thus delaying the arrival of Shuang Shiluo and Tian Liuan.

But there is no doubt that Huang Junhan himself and the four to five hundred soldiers under his command will be under tremendous pressure, and death may come at any time.

Huang Junhan in the formation fought hard, his armor was covered with arrows, and he advanced dozens of steps forward, even biting the Turks who were leading the army to retreat and chased them for hundreds of steps.

Cheng Mingzhen could no longer see the battlefield clearly, and hesitantly looked back at the fortress below. The Turks, who were blocked behind by the wall of fire, had fallen into despair and were madly attacking outwards again and again.

However, under the attack of hundreds of Tang soldiers, the Turks were defeated again and again. It was not that they were unwilling to survive. Every time they came out, the Tang army would attack with war horses, making it impossible for them to organize.

But correspondingly, Cheng Mingzhen could not mobilize troops from the stronghold to support Huang Junhan. What's more, even if he brought the remaining few hundred soldiers to fill in... the Turks could still see through it if they stabilized their position.

By that time, Cheng Mingzhen would not be able to even guard the fortress and wait for Shuangshiluo's reinforcements to arrive, let alone Feihu Trail.

Time passed by, and the heavy snow that had stopped for half a day began to fly wildly in the air again. When the scouts came panting, Cheng Mingzhen's heart was as cold as his face that had just been hit by the north wind mixed with snowflakes.

Huang Junhan had tried his best, but the Turks had obviously noticed it... Even in the dark, the Turk generals could find that there were only four to five hundred Tang cavalry who attacked from beginning to end.

The most important thing is that the Flying Fox Trail is an important road for these Turkic tribes to escape. They must get it back... This is the key. The scouts sent by Cheng Mingzhen soon discovered that the Turks surrounded Huang Junhan with heavy troops, bypassed the battlefield with partial troops, and came towards Feihu Trail.

"Have you sent all the shields?" Cheng Minzhen's voice was slightly hoarse.

"It's all packed and sent away."

"Retreat, retreat!" Cheng Minzhen's eyes were bloodshot. He turned around and walked quickly down the wall, loudly commanding his men to withdraw from the fort.

"Retreat?" A Tang Army junior colonel who retreated gritted his teeth and said, "Duke Dao will definitely arrive!"

Cheng Mingzhen did not rebuke his subordinates, but said in an understatement but smell of blood: "Go to the mouth of the valley."

A quarter of an hour later, hundreds of Turkic cavalry who were the first to arrive crossed the fortress and could clearly see through the still burning fire that hundreds of Tang troops were waiting at the entrance of the Feihu Trail valley.

Tall shields were piled at the front, and densely packed soldiers blocked the narrow valley entrance. There were dozens of cavalry on each side.

Cheng Minzhen held the long knife with an expressionless face. Even though his quiver was empty and his strength was greatly reduced, he had no other choice.

If they flee backwards, the Turkic cavalry will easily cut down everyone behind them, and even roll back the bead curtain. The reinforcements led by Tian Liuan and Shuang Shiluo are likely to be defeated.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has consecrated the prince in Chang'an and entered the East Palace." Cheng Mingzhen said loudly: "The Duke of Guangling and the Duke of Dai defeated the Turks in Lingzhou!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince defeated the Turkic and Xue Yantuo coalition forces in Jingzhao, and the Wei Si King went north from Jiangzhou. He was invincible in every battle!"

"Every army has made great achievements in battle. Today we should let the world know that Hebei and Shandong are not weak in the pass!"

Of the more than a thousand warriors selected from an army of more than ten thousand, every one of them is brave in the army, and which one is willing to do so?

The rain of arrows had no effect and was easily blocked by the raised shield. In fact, Cheng Minzhen was not worried about the Turks' bows and arrows. Most of his soldiers were wearing iron armor during this attack.

The key is that the two sides compete for the pass, and every Turkic horse can become a sharp weapon against the Tang army... Even the man and the horse weigh hundreds of kilograms, and one horse is enough to knock four or five Tang soldiers to fractures. This is also the reason why Cheng Minzhen mobilized the shield.

After a simple test, the Turks began to charge into the formation... How could they not know that the Tang army could not only have these hundreds of troops, and follow-up reinforcements must be on their way.

Let the Tang army seize Feihu Trail, an important escape route, which is unacceptable to the Turks. What's more, if the Tang army marches west again, it will cut off their return to the grassland from northern Yuzhou... By then, they will only have You can walk through the gate and close it.

But if they can go through Yanmen Pass, there is no need for them to come to Yuzhou... Now the news that Handan King Li Huairen led his army to the north has spread long ago.

From hundreds of riders to more than a thousand, Cheng Minzhen had to hold a shield in both hands to block the front line as he charged into the formation again and again. There were soldiers who were knocked away and chopped down everywhere under his feet, and the air was filled with blood that could not be healed. taste.

Just when the formation was about to be broken, the soldiers from the rear shouted happily, "The reinforcements have arrived, the reinforcements have arrived!"

Cheng Minzhen's heart suddenly dropped, but then he was hit by the charging horse and flew up, knocking over several soldiers behind him.