Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 875

On September 22, it was cloudy and slightly windy.

Early in the morning, Li Shan was a little angry. He hardly fell asleep last night. At the beginning, he discussed the details of today's battle with Li Daoxuan, Dou Gui, and Su Dingfang. It was vaguely like the eve of going to the operating table for the first time that year.

At breakfast, I ate a steamed bun and actually ate a small stone, which almost knocked my teeth out. Li Shan didn't like to lose his temper, until he saw Wang Junhao running to the Chinese army, and he cursed a few words before he was a little bit angry. Get comfortable.

Since Wang Junhao was ordered by Li Shan to beat the [-]th army sticks that day, he has behaved a lot. He was injured for a few days before returning to the former army, and today he ran over to take the initiative to be scolded.

"Hu Yan really asked you to come back?" Li Shan asked suspiciously.

"Today's battle, Governor Hu ordered me to protect His Highness." Wang Junhao was quite aggrieved, "I haven't caught it once in seven or eight days..."

Well, Wang Junhao didn't catch Tang Jun so many times after suffering from injuries these days, so he was quite resentful about it.

"That's all." Li Shanyang raised his hand, glanced at the army in front of him, thinking that it was not Hu Yan, but Zhang Zhongjian or Su Dingfang.

Both of these two witnessed themselves riding alone in Duanli, Yunzhou that day, and they knew very well that at the critical moment, the county king himself was willing to go into battle in person, so they sent Wang Junhao with his personal guards to accompany him. In case of any eventuality.

Sighing, Li Shan thanked Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian in his heart, but this time there is really no need... In today's battle, no matter how heavy the Tang army's casualties, he will persist and must force the Turks back. In this case Therefore, it is impossible for him, the main general, to appear at the forefront, let alone charge forward.

Both the left and right armies will attack today, the battlefield is so narrow, although it is possible for the Turks to go around and make a surprise attack, it is only a small force, and it is difficult to shake the central army composed of more than [-] infantry. It is impossible for a large force of cavalry to break through Zhang Zhongjian and Su Dingfang head-on. A cavalry brigade with heavy cavalry as the vanguard, so there will be no danger in this battle.

But even if this battle can force the Turks back, even if they can kill a large number of Turkic cavalry, the victory will be a miserable victory. In order not to be interesting, although the heavy cavalry is unparalleled in the formation, once it loses speed and impact, it is easy to be trapped. Yesterday Hu Yan was almost surrounded by the formation.

Li Shan's eyes swept left and right, and he sighed again when he saw the Rushui River on the left. He originally intended to use the navy to carry a partial army into Yuanzhou for a surprise attack, but it was a pity that Hu Yan shook his head.

Hu Yan is a native of Jingzhou, and he is very familiar with geographical rivers. After entering Yuanzhou, this Rushui River detours between two big mountains. The suitable place to disembark and land is too far from the battlefield, and they all go to the north of Baiquan County. up.

And it's going up against the current... If you go around the mountains, even the trackers are useless.

"Ready?"

Qian Jiulong glanced at Kan Leng not far away. Each of the Mo Dao team was equipped with two horses and an auxiliary soldier. In this way, the mobility of the Mo Dao players was enhanced, and they could enter the most suitable battlefield at the most critical moment.

"let's start."

Li Shan ordered softly, and the rhythmic drumbeat gradually sounded. At this moment, he hadn't thought that the two old friends on the opposite side had thought so much and made up so much in their brains. At this moment, he only hoped that there would be fewer casualties in this battle.

On the hill in the distance, Tuli Khan stretched out his hand and looked to the east, "Li Huairen is indeed coming."

Ashina Sheer nodded in agreement. These days, the Tang army mainly fights with cavalry. The central army and the right army will also send troops in turn. However, the left army under Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang who seized the main road on the east side, basically sticks to its original position. At most, more than a thousand cavalry went out, either to drive out the Turkic rangers, or to support the retreat of the Tang army.

Today, the right army, formed in chariot formation, changed its formation to cover the flanks with cavalry, with shield bearers as the first. And headed northwest at a firm pace.

At the same time, Dou Gui's left army also marched towards the northeast in a nearly similar formation. The left and right armies were like two iron spears that were not sharp but extremely hard, slowly but firmly poking towards the north.

The Chinese army in the middle has also changed formation. Thousands of horses are in front, infantry are behind, and crossbowmen and sword and shield soldiers are arranged on both sides. During the war, I got out of the chariot and changed to the black-brown war horse of the god steed.

The cavalry of the former army and Su Dingfang had already begun to press forward slowly, and the heavy cavalry was in a stance ready to charge. All in all, a big battle was imminent.

This is exactly what Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan wanted to see. Once the Turks fled, would the Tang army not be able to resist the pursuit?

The Tang army now has nearly [-] cavalry in total, and it is indeed unparalleled in the world in terms of impact, but as long as they chase into Yuanzhou through main roads, the Turkic cavalry has a hundred ways to put their opponents in any posture they want.

Amidst the drumbeats that gradually became unrecognizable rhythm, Li Shan glanced at Qian Jiulong, "I will issue the command flag later, and the Linji County Association will catch up."

Qian Jiulong nodded, gave a soft drink, and drove forward. Now that the Chinese army is also joining the finals, he needs to wait and see the battle situation in the front line, check for omissions at any time, and put the killer weapon of the Modao team at key locations.

The sound of horseshoes that gradually increased was in his ears, Li Shan looked wearily at the battlefield surrounded by yellow sand, and sincerely hoped that the Turks could not bear the pressure and chose to withdraw their troops... I promise not to kill them all!

Two thousand heavy cavalry easily broke through the formation like a mudslide, devouring everything in front of them that dared to resist, but this time the Tang cavalry did not try to penetrate the Turkic formation, and the subsequent cavalry did not divide their troops to expand the gap to the left and right, let alone attack directly. The hills in the north direction, but turned to kill in the northeast direction.

The Turkic resistance was not strong. Zhang Zhongjian, who took the lead in the vanguard, noticed the strangeness. He kept his horse in his hand and flew a Turkic general, but his eyes fell on the Turkic rear. Could it be that he wanted to surround and siege from both wings?
It's unlikely. Hu Yan suffered a big loss yesterday, but the Turkic people also suffered heavy losses. In such a battlefield, the Turkic people would have to pay a very heavy price if they wanted to outflank from both sides.

Is it to lure the enemy into deep?

Zhang Zhongjian's thoughts changed sharply, and it seemed impossible. The Turks had only one way out, and there was no place to deploy a large group of ambush troops. Once they were driven away by Tang Qi, they would easily be defeated... Ashina Sheer would not be so stupid.

While hesitating, Hu Yan at the side said loudly: "Speak clearly!"

A Tang rider who was yelling from afar drove his horse and sped up. Unexpectedly, he was hit by two arrows in the shoulder and back. He gritted his teeth and did not fall off the horse.

"Duke Zhao issued an order that the former army should turn to the northwest."

"Change?" Hu Yan was taken aback. This was completely different from the plan before the war.

(End of this chapter)