Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

October 28, dusk.

To the east of Fanzhi, the snow became more and more severe. When Tuli Khan braved the wind and snow and rushed to ten miles west of Pingxingzhai, he attacked fiercely without any pause.

The change in the battle situation surprised Turli Khan. When the Turkic cavalry attacked fiercely, the Tang army relied on the terrain and beat the Turks hard, but it did not prevent the Turkic cavalry from crossing the bottle-shaped village from the relatively low areas on both sides.

With the possibility of escape, every Turkic cavalry is running away quickly. Which one will risk his life to besiege and attack the bottle-shaped village guarded by thousands of Tang soldiers.

As long as you pass through this long and narrow passage, you will soon reach Lingqiu and then return to the grassland.

The success made Tuli Khan a little shocked, but then he remembered what the chiefs had said just now, that Ashina Jishe led a fierce attack on the bottle-shaped stronghold, and there were Tang cavalry guarding the side.

Where did those Tang Qi go?

The Ping Xing Village cannot accommodate so many troops. Although it is snowing heavily, those Tang Cavalry will not return to Lingqiu, right?

The facts did not depart from Tuli Khan's speculation. In the narrow passage east of Pingxingzhai, Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang led thousands of Tang cavalry to prepare for the attack.

In fact, this was a helpless move. The infantry could still avoid the heavy snow in the bottle-shaped village, but Tang Qi could not, so Yuchi Gong chose to retreat slightly, find a place to avoid the snow, and at the same time sent scouts to keep an eye on it.

The fierce charge completely shattered the front end of the Turkic deserters. Although Tang Qi, who had both men and horses rested, could not exert a perfect impact, it was not something that the Turks, who were short of men and horses, could withstand.

Tian Liuan, who was stationed at Pingxing Village, calculated the time correctly. When it was already dark, he sent troops to push the chariots that had just been delivered today out of the village horizontally, blocking the passages on both sides.

Although there were not many chariots in hand, Tian Liuan had already planned. A large number of trees and rocks cut down from the mountains during the day were pushed behind the chariots, forming dense obstacles.

Basically attacking from the rear, the Turkic cavalry had no way to use its impact to knock over the chariot. They could only dismount and fight on foot, fighting the Tang soldiers closely against the arrows and gravels that kept coming from above, and then clearing the road. .

At this time, more than 2,000 Turkic cavalry who passed through the Bottle-shaped Stronghold had been completely defeated by Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang. The fighting spirit and combat effectiveness of both sides were not at the same level, and Tang Cavalry still had the advantage in strength.

The bloody killings took place in the long and narrow valley, and the Tang army calmly

Without any hesitation, he chopped down the fleeing Turks one by one and cut off their heads.

In fact, under the reflection of hundreds of torches, Yuchi Gong watched with satisfaction as a small Beijing temple gradually took shape.

When Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang rushed to the Pingxing Village not far away with torches, after suffering heavy casualties, the Turks finally climbed up the passages on both sides. While clearing the trees, shots were fired from the Pingxing Village. A large number of rockets ignited the tree trunks that had been coated with kerosene.

Forced by the raging fire, the Turks had no choice but to retreat again.

At this moment, in Fanzhi County, Li Shan stretched his stiff body and put his hand as close to the fire as possible, feeling the heat.

It took two days and one night to gallop all the way from Xiurong County in Xinzhou to Fanzhi in Daizhou. For ordinary cavalry, it was easy, but for Li Shan, it was still a bit strenuous.

"So, Yuchi Gong and Tian Liuan have at least 4,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry?" Han Liang also stretched out his hand to warm himself by the fire, and said with a smile: "As long as we can defend Pingxing Village, the Turks will be trapped."

Li Daozong smiled and said: "Fan Shiyi just came to report that Duke Dao was good at using troops and cooperated with Duke Wu tacitly. In one battle, he killed at least three thousand Turks."

Wen Daya nodded in agreement, "Based on the information from Fan Shiyi's scouts, the Turkic troops should be less than 20,000. Wu Guogong's troops are not at a disadvantage, after all, he is sitting in the bottle-shaped village."

Li Kai, who had just arrived, made a mental calculation in his mind. Yuchi Gong led nearly 10,000 troops to the east, Su Dingfang led 5,000 Tang cavalry and settled in a town more than 20 miles west of Pingxingzhai. Huairen now leads the Chinese army. Five thousand cavalry rushed to Fanzhi.

A total of 20,000 troops surrounded Tuli Khan's troops in the narrow passage between Hengshan Mountain, Wutai Mountain and Hutuo River.

In this battle, the overall situation has been decided. Not to mention anything else, the cold climate caused by heavy snowfall is enough for the Turks to drink a pot, and food and grass are also a big problem.

During the two fires in Dingxiang and Daixian, the Turks lost a large amount of food and grass. They even had to abandon the food and grass stationed in Daixian due to the speed of their march. They could not carry more than three days of food and grass with them.

In other words, sleepiness can even kill a Turk.

In addition to the generals of the Chinese army who followed Li Shan northward, Xue Wanche, Zhang Baoxiang, and Hou Hongtao from Su Dingfang's command also arrived in the room, and it was very lively.

Although it was sad that three generals were lost in a row, and Cheng Mingzhen was seriously injured and the specific situation was not yet known, but the great achievement that was about to be achieved... Hou Hongtao was yelling about how to boast to Zhang Sanlang later.

Zhang Zhongjian forced Dubu Khan to commit suicide, and also forced the Tang army in Hedong to risk a battle, but he succeeded in the end.

Ma Zhou glanced at Li Shan beside him. From beginning to end, this man had been silent and had not said a word.

"Want to push the power?" Ma Zhou asked in a low voice.

Li Shan glanced sideways, but did not say a word. This battle has reached this point. It is ironclad that the Turks will be defeated and may even be annihilated.

The Turks were defeated in the Battle of Jingzhao. Although it is said that it was Li Shan who made the plan, it was Li Shimin who personally led the troops to defeat the enemy.

But Dubu Khan died in the hands of Zhang Zhongjian, who was Li Shan's personal guard. If he captured Tuli Khan again... Although Li Shan felt that Li Yuan and Li Shimin would not think too much, such a feat is really too big.

It can even be said that after this battle, even if Li Shan disappeared from the military, his prestige in the military would not be much inferior to that of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin had four great victories in Qianshuiyuan, Baibi, Luoyang Hulao and Luoshui, which could either turn the tide, settle the world, or clear up the chaos.

And Li Shan tried his best in Shandong. He first achieved a great victory at Yanmen in Dai, and then defeated the Turks three times. In the past two years, he defeated the enemy in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou. Although he retreated repeatedly, he still showed his sharpness.

In the current situation, Li Shan is really thinking about whether he should give credit to others.

"At this point in the war, who has the nerve to take the credit?" Ma Zhou sneered in a low voice: "If you write to the court, believe it or not, the whole court will recommend Brother Dingfang to take over!"

Li Shan moved his lips and asked Su Dingfang to take over. There was no essential difference between letting Su Dingfang take over and doing it himself.

Over there, Xue Wanjun was assuring Zhang Baoxiang and Hou Hongtao, "Don't worry, there will definitely be enough food and grass. One or two months will definitely not be enough, but ten days and a half, it will definitely be no problem."

"They were all captured in Xinzhou, and Dou Yuanxiu is escorting them north." Li Daozong smiled and said, "But when the food and grass are delivered, the war will be almost over."

Hearing what Li Daozong said, Ma Zhou curled his lips and thought that might not be the case... If Li Shan wanted to give credit to others, he would naturally not choose from among his generals, but would definitely send someone from the imperial court.

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Ma Zhou heard Li Shan speak.

"Brother Dingfang is in charge of the frontline war, with Qin Qiong and Zhang Shigui as his deputies." Li Shan said slowly: "Drive the Turks to Hengshan Mountain in the north and block all important roads."

"Order Liu Hongji and Qian Jiulong to continue leading the infantry northward, and coordinate with Dou Jing to transport grain and grass."

"Send orders to Tian Liu'an and Xue Zhong to mobilize grain and grass from Hebei Province."

While Li Shan was arranging the arrangements, he was thinking in his mind that if he wanted to push the gong, he would have to think of a good way.