Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 863 First Battle ([-])

Even more excited than Li Daoxuan was Li Keshi of the Zuo Army. He couldn't bear to lead more than a thousand cavalrymen to the battlefield. Khan, maybe as a county duke, I can become a duke of a county or even a duke of a country.

But Dou Gui was steady, and turned his head to look at the military department, "Master Li Ke!"

"Lead out the cavalry to march one hundred paces to the northeast, not to attack, and the whole army to march two hundred paces to the east."

Li Keshi was a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to disobey the order. He led the cavalry out to cover the infantry, and the chariots moved eastward.

After all, the right army still had to control several main roads on the east side of the hill, and did not dare to move too much, while Dou Gui led the left army to move twice in a row, almost moving to the north of the central army.

In other words, if Li Shan ordered the Chinese army to move forward now, and then started to build camps, the camps stretched across more than ten miles from east to west, and could tightly wrap the Turks in the middle.

But what Li Shan wants is not to stop the Turks here. As long as the main roads at the border are controlled by the Turks, the initiative will never fall into his own hands. This is also the most unbearable part of him.

There are naturally more than one or two passages at the border between Yuanzhou and Jingzhou, but most of them are rugged and difficult for large groups of cavalry to pass through. Only this one, although the road is not wide and has to pass through a dangerous valley, can allow cavalry to pass through. Pass quickly.

Ashina Sheer on the hill naturally also saw this scene, and his teeth were itching with hatred, but he could no longer care about the persecution of the Tang army's chariot formation, and the two kills of Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian attacked from two directions, making There was chaos in the Turkic army.

In order to avoid those god-like heavy cavalry, the Turkic cavalry avoided one after another, just blocking the reinforcements coming from the east and rear.

Duan Zhixuan looked enviously at Zhang Zhongjian leading the cavalry to charge into battle among the rebellious army. Although it was like sailing against the current, it was like going downstream. Looking back, Su Dingfang and Feng Li were also making rapid progress.

Although he was envious, Duan Zhixuan was also very clear about his responsibilities. The Tang army had already used almost all the cavalry. Even Ma Sanbao of the right army was charging ahead, and only Li Keshi of the left army hadn't played yet.

If Zhang Zhongjian and Su Dingfang can attack the hill, or force the Khan Banner to retreat, that's all. Otherwise, the [-] cavalry under his command will take on the most critical cover task.

Casually sticking the horse into the soft soil, Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but secretly scolded himself for dying the year before last, otherwise why would Su Dingfang choose Feng Li instead of himself?
However, Duan Zhixuan did not dare to disobey the military order. Everyone has seen Wang Junhao's fate before. If he pissed off that Handan King again this time, even if he survives as Qin Wang's favorite general, he will probably be driven back to Chang'an again. ...It was a complete loss of face, and this time, not to mention the King of Qin, even colleagues like Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin would not sympathize with him.

Zhang Zhongjian and Su Dingfang used heavy cavalry as the vanguard, sharply piercing through layers of Turkic camps. Most of these Turkic people in front of them have experienced several battles in the past year, and many of them survived the catastrophe. They all witnessed Tang Jun How time and time again forced Jieli Khan to abandon the Khan flag and flee, and finally the whole army was defeated.

Ashina Sheer on the hill finally couldn't sit still. Although he guessed that Li Shan would probably go straight to the Chinese army, he didn't expect the opponent's offensive to be so fierce, like a storm, but Tang Jun took the initiative Splitting the battlefield made it difficult for troops to gather and form formations even though there were many troops on the hills, resulting in being defeated and pierced by heavy cavalry wave after wave.

Of course, the most important thing is that although there are many troops, due to the terrain, it is impossible to enter the frontal battlefield in a short time... The eastern battlefield now has an advantage, but the hill side, at least in the eyes of many people, A little shaky.

"Khan, Khan." A guard persuaded, "Leave first..."

Ashina Sheer suddenly turned his head to look, the fierce eyes made the guard turn pale and shut his mouth.

"Move the flag of sweat twenty steps forward!" Ashina She'er stared coldly at the Tang cavalry who were still attacking, and what stood in front of them was the most elite king's tent soldiers of the Turkic clan.

Seeing a few guards hesitate, Ashina Sheer kicked the guards away, and strode forward with his own sweat flag. Tuli Khan hesitated for a while, then raised his own sweat flag and stepped forward.

The slightly scattered line of defense immediately improved. Su Dingfang inspected the body, and the long spear blocked the long spear that was stabbing at Hu Yan. He swept across and forced several Turkic soldiers back. A Turkic general had a big gash in his face.

Unexpectedly, the Turkic general's face was covered with blood, but he still didn't retreat. He bravely stepped forward with a spear in his hand, and stabbed desperately. The sharp point of the spear pierced through the armor, and Hu Yan fell off the horse.

The Turkic soldiers on the opposite side shouted loudly and rushed forward desperately. Everyone saw how brave the disheveled Tang general was just now, and also saw how he was injured and fell off his horse. , protected Hu Yan, and while ordering his personal guards to help him up, he thought to himself that he should retreat.

Generally speaking, Turkic weapons are divided into two types: long and short. Short weapons are mainly sabers, supplemented by daggers and swords. Sabers are also the most common weapons for Turkic soldiers.

Long weapons are mainly iron spears and horse stumbles.

The so-called horse trip is a lasso, which is not only a shepherd's tool, but also a weapon. For example, before the Turks attacked the right army chariot formation, they used horse trips to break the formation and dragged away a dozen soldiers.

But iron spears are different. Although there are iron mines on the vast prairie, but the manpower is insufficient and it is not easy to dig, so the iron materials are extremely precious. The barrel is still wooden.

But Su Dingfang could see clearly that the iron spear used by the Turkic general just now was made of iron, and the spear tip was long and narrow, which could actually pierce armor.

Opposite should be the most elite king's tent soldiers of the Ashina clan, otherwise they would not be so well equipped.

In fact, there were also king tent soldiers in several battles last year. Jieli Khan was still killed and fled in embarrassment. Why?
It was not because the king's tent soldiers did not dare to fight to the death, but because Jieli Khan abandoned the army three times and fled, which led to the disastrous defeat of the army. However, Ashina Sheer ordered the Khan flag to be moved forward twenty steps, and loudly announced Suddenly, the morale of the king's tent soldiers under the hill was immediately boosted, and they fought desperately.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Ashina Sheer breathed a sigh of relief, looked back, and prepared to send the reinforcements who had barely formed a team in the rear to the east to defeat or force back part of the Tang army... At that time, although the battlefield It is narrow, but a large group of Turkic cavalry can also quickly go south in the best way, making rounds and maneuvers, trapping Su Dingfang, the main force of Tang cavalry.

Although Tang Jun's left and right armies moved closer to the center, they were all infantry, and it was difficult to go out to meet them. Even if they dared to come, they were by no means opponents of cavalry.

Ashina Sheer had an indescribable sense of pride in his heart. Compared with Jieli Khan, who abandoned the Khan flag and fled last year, he was not afraid of danger, and moved forward with the Khan flag. He finally defeated the Tang army and revived Ah The prestige of the Shina clan.

As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, a desolate horn sound suddenly reached his ears, and Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan were both excited.

The barbarians in the grasslands roam the battlefield, and the sweat flag is just a sign. The horns are the main command and operations. The two khans started to go to the battlefield when they were teenagers. They are too familiar with the sound of the horn. .

The two khans knew it in their hearts, and the Turkic soldiers below knew it even more. Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian's personal guards shouted loudly, and all the Turkic generals facing them were vigilant.

But at this moment, Duan Zhixuan on the east side had already moved to the northwest side at some point, and slammed in from the flank.

Tuli Khan hadn't understood yet, but Ashina Sheer blurted out with a livid face, "They want to escape!"

(End of this chapter)