A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 149 Fierce Battle in Xianyang

Detaining a hundred heavy carts, loaded with more than 1000 stone rice beans, arrows, and secretly carrying [-] palm mines, they went to Xianyang.

Xianyang City is on the north bank of the Weihe River, only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an.

In addition to the Sanwei Bridge from Chang'an to Weibei, there are also many ferry terminals.The Weishui River is abundant, and the water transportation is relatively convenient, and bridges and boats are used to travel between the two banks.

Right now, General Yi Guogong of Zuowei is stationed at the ferry on the south bank of the Wei River, while Generals Feng Li and Xie Shufang are stationed in Xianyang City on the north bank.

Qin Qiong led Chang'an Dao troops and horses, guarding the river bridge and ferry, and promised Li Shimin not to let the Turks cross the Weihe River alone.

Among the three bridges on the Weihe River, the Zhongwei Bridge is the most convenient bridge for cross-strait communication. It is located outside the north wall of Chang'an City, and can directly enter the city from the north. Qin Qiong sits in charge in person.

Huaiyu arrived with a hundred vehicles of food, grass and military equipment, and even brought more than 2000 soldiers drawn from various guards.

"Meet the Chief Manager!"

As soon as Huaiyu entered the camp, Qin Qiong came to greet her personally, "Your Highness said you sent me a secret weapon, where is it?"

Eight hundred palm mines are not many.

Qin Qiong couldn't wait to check, and called the generals in the battalion to inquire face to face about the method and power of use.

"Try it."

Qin Qiong asked Huaiyu to test it out in public.

A large group of generals and lieutenants from Mingguangjia gathered excitedly. They all heard the story of how Wu Erlang summoned the sky thunder to kill the Turkic wolf cubs in Longyou, and today they finally got to meet the real master.

Just set off a firecracker.

Now that Huaiyu is very familiar with each other, he took a palm thunder in his hand and explained it to everyone in detail.

"Everyone stand back, it will be loud for a while, it's best to cover your ears."

As a result, no one believed it.

Instead, it's a little more forward.

Huaiyu had no choice but to ignite the fuse amid everyone's urging, and then threw it directly into the sky.

He pinched off some fuses, and the palm thunder exploded in the sky after a while, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

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A group of generals stood there for a long time.

Qin Qiong stroked his beard and looked away, "That's it?"

"Well, because of the rush to make it, I only made a batch of the simplest ones, which are less powerful and just make a noise. Of course, if there is no precaution in advance, or if the camp is attacked in the middle of the night, this thing can still play a big role, especially It has a great scaring effect on war horses."

Feng Li shook his head in disappointment.

"I thought I could really control thunder and lightning with my palm, this is too common."

Huaiyu smiled, "If hundreds of thousands of these palm mines exploded among the enemy's soldiers and horses, or even exploded in the enemy camp in the middle of the night, it would not be common at all."

Feng Li disagreed.

Huaiyu asked Feng Li to find a few horses to try.

"Why bother, I'll get on the horse and you can just throw two at me."

"It's dangerous."

"It's just a little noise, how dangerous it can be."

Feng Li was very confident. His horse was a battle-tested BMW, so he wouldn't be startled by the slightest noise.

He turned around and went to ride a horse, and after a while, a tall horse came over, and he shouted at Huaiyu, throw it away quickly.

"Duke Yi, is this not good?"

"It's okay, you can throw it if he tells you to." Qin Qiong stroked his beard and smiled.

Huaiyu picked up a palm thunder and retreated ten paces away.

"Stay closer, can it be thrown at me from such a distance?" Feng Li yelled.

Huaiyu said: "General Feng has to be more careful, hold on to the horse for a while."

"Hurry up."

Huaiyu ignited, and the fuse was burning red. Huaiyu felt that the fuse should be improved in the future, because the combustion was too unstable.

"General Feng, here we come!"

Huaiyu yelled, and then threw it with all his might.

Feng Li held a horse lance and was wearing iron armor. He didn't take it seriously on the horse. When he saw the palm thunder being thrown, he didn't even bother to lift his shield, so he directly took the horse lance to shoot.

In broad daylight, it is not obvious when the fuse of the palm thunder is burning in the air, only a few sparks can be seen.

Just when Feng Li saw that he was about to blow the palm thunder away, the fuse had already burned out.

With a bang, the palm thunder exploded and cracked.

Feng Li had been prepared for a long time and was not surprised at all, but the horse under his command was so frightened by the sound of thunder and explosions and splashing sparks in front of him, it stood up and screamed, and then ran wildly, Feng Li almost Get thrown off the horse.

Fortunately, because of his superb riding skills, he quickly clamped the horse's legs and bent down again, so that he stabilized his figure and did not fall off the horse.

The horse galloped wildly, and Feng Li took a long time to calm him down before he managed to control it.

When he got off the horse, he felt that his body was covered with fine sweat.

Qin Qiong asked with a smile, "General Feng, are you okay?"

Feng Lishi's mouth was stiff, "That's all."

Huaiyu laughed, Xie Shufang and others who were still disappointed with Zhang Xinlei had changed their views.

Feng Li had been prepared for a long time, and was almost thrown off by the frightened horse. If dozens or even hundreds of them were thrown directly into the enemy cavalry on this battlefield, wouldn't they be frightened and scattered immediately?

"This thing is definitely a good thing if it is used to attack the enemy's camp at night." Qin Qiong held a palm thunder thoughtfully.

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"Report!"

A school captain strode in and interrupted Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu and others who were talking in the camp.

"Report to the general manager that [-] Turkic soldiers are heading to Xianyang to kill."

The two generals Feng Li and Xie Shufang got up quickly when they heard this, "General Manager, the last general will go back to Xianyang to defend the city first."

Gongsun Wuda, the general of the right prison gate, and Li Mengchang, the general of the left prison gate, also got up. kill them!"

Both of these two are one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect, and both of them have stayed in Wagang before. They are old buddies with Qin Qiong, and they are clamoring to fight directly with the Turkic people.

Qin Qiong was not in a hurry.

He looked at Palm Thunder placed in the tent and fell into deep thought.

After a long time.

"Generals Feng and Xie, hurry back to Xianyang City to strengthen your defense. If Turkic bandits arrive, look for an opportunity to fight to dampen their spirit."

"General Gongsun and General Li, each of you leads a thousand elites to ride across the river and enter Xianyang City. Stand by!"

After a series of arrangements, the generals took their orders and left.

Only Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu, and some civilian staff were left in the tent.

"General Wu, the general manager of this department is now temporarily recruiting you to take orders, and the two thousand people who came with you and the luggage will form an army and be commanded by you."

"Duke Yi wants to fight the Turks head-on?"

"A mere [-] Turkic people really don't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth, and they dare to offend me in the capital of the Tang Dynasty. As a general guarding me, how can I let myself be rampant?"

"Duke Yi, the [-] Turkic people may be just forward, and Jieli may be behind."

"so what?"

Qin Qiong exuded a fierce fighting spirit, "No matter what Jieli plans, but since there are only 2 people who dare to invade Xianyang, then I will not miss this opportunity. If I dare to show my head, I will cut him first."

"Why don't you keep the city and camp firmly, brake with silence, and wait for attack?" Huaiyu asked.

"We haven't reached the point yet, let the Turkic wolf cubs crush and beat us, right at the foot of Chang'an City? Then we wait for warriors, how shameless we will be in the future? If there are only [-] wolf cubs in the vanguard, we will all be afraid How is it different from Zhang Jin and Li Yi when they go to battle?"

Qin Qiong slammed his fist on the table, "Hit,"

"This battle is not only to be fought, but also to hurt the Turkic wolf cub,"

Wu Huaiyu, who was temporarily recruited as a strong man, did not have much emotional fluctuations. He is no longer the same Wu Erlang when he first went to Longyou. After the two bloody battles in Wushanchuan Xinxingchuan, his whole mentality has indeed changed a bit.

At least now, although he doesn't desire war, at least he is no longer afraid of war.

When he was about to go to the battlefield again, he was already calm.

In a few days, it will be Li Shimin's enthronement ceremony. At this time, the Turkic people do not pay attention to martial arts. Qin Qiong has to fight back, and he has to fight back fiercely, and he must even win, otherwise the whole Tang Dynasty will be very angry. humiliation.

On the first, second, and third day of August, the Turks sent envoys to Chang'an to ask for peace for three consecutive days. In fact, it was extortion and extortion. Li Shimin was not frightened, and he did not accept the Turkic request , but Li Shimin has been sending people to negotiate peace with the Turks.

As a result, while the Turks were talking, they had already received invitations for Li Shimin's enthronement ceremony, and suddenly sent troops to attack.

The king humiliates his ministers to death!

After receiving Qin Qiong's general order, Huaiyu was ordered to take over the [-] soldiers and horses newly sent to the camp. These were originally to supplement Qin Qiong's camp, but now Qin Qiong directly recruited them to Huaiyu's command.

Summon officers at all levels and briefly explain the situation.

"From now on, all are on standby in the camp, take the time to rest."

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"It's up!"

Chen Sheng also put on a bright light armor, "There is a fight in Xianyang city."

The Turkic people were very rampant, 2 people rushed to Xianyang aggressively, they acted suddenly, and they had plans to snatch the temporary bridge in one fell swoop, break into the south bank of the Weihe River, and even rush directly to the city of Chang'an.

They didn't even take Xianyang City seriously.

It's just that they didn't expect that when they arrived, Uncle Feng Lixie directly led 3000 troops to fight out.Without any hesitation, we did it right away.

Feng Li and Xie Shufang were once the confidants of the deposed prince Li Jiancheng. His bravery was not inferior to that of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong. On the day of Xuanwu Gate, they even almost ruined Li Shimin's good deeds. Later, Li Shimin pardoned their crimes, and they came out to join him.

He was even promoted afterwards and became a fourth-rank general.

But they are incomparable with Qin Qiong and the others. Now both of them are very fierce and want to regain their position on the Turkic people, make a great contribution, and dedicate it to the new prince to gain their trust.

Three thousand against twenty thousand, this battle was fought fiercely, but they were backed by Xianyang City, and there was Qin Qiong's camp on the south bank of the river, so it was true.

The two sides fought fiercely for a day, and fought seven games before and after.

Feng Li and Xie Shufang were tireless and repeatedly attacked the Turkic vanguard. Not only did the Turkic people fail to capture the temporary bridge as planned, they were even forced to retreat continuously, getting farther and farther away from the temporary bridge. The advantage finally stabilized their position, but their desperate style of play just brought them great damage, especially making the Turkic soldiers a little frightened.

The leader of the 2 horses was Kang Sumi, the confidant of Jieli Khan, but he was a Sogdian Hu. He led many Sogdians in Turkic. Among the 2 people who came this time, except for the Sogdian Hus, There are also many Tie Le and others, and even the tribesmen of Weilu and Feiyetou in the Hexi area.

Bilu was originally a servant of the Huns, mainly composed of Ding Ling and Qiang. Fei Yetou was originally a herdsman of the Huns, mainly composed of Xianbei and Tiele. After the Huns fell, Bilu and Fei Yetou went south Fleeing to the north of the Hexi Corridor and west of Hetao, a new tribal group was formed.

During the Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, some of these two tribal groups were integrated into the Central Plains, and some remained outside the Great Wall and belonged to the Turks.For example, Empress Dou of Li Yuan was born in the Hedouling family of Fei Yetou, and the Prime Minister Yuwen Shi and his family were originally Fei Yetou, also known as Poyetou.

At this time, Kang Sumi led the Sogdians, Bilu, Feiyetou, Qiang and many other tribes who were attached to the Turks. These miscellaneous beards in the eyes of the noble blue wolf Ashina sent them to fight as the vanguard. I thought I could grab it first, but who would have thought that I would be beaten so viciously as soon as I arrived.

Kang Sumi is the favorite minister of Jieli, and the Sogdian Group has a high status in the Turkic Khanate. These people are not only good at trading, but also their hired warriors are also very good at fighting. After Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty brought Yang Zhengdao to Chuluo Khan, they have been Kang Sumi led his men to monitor the puppet Yang Sui.

Kang Sumi is very good at doing business and making money. He belongs to Xieli's finance minister, but commanding troops is not his specialty.

Commanding 2 horses, he was beaten seven times a day by [-] Tang troops. Kang Sumi was angry, annoyed, and a little secretly frightened.

This Tang Jun is still so tyrannical?

But at this time, he couldn't retreat. According to the plan, he would take the lead, and Jieli Dahan would arrive later. Now that he has retreated, how can he explain to Dahan? Wouldn't those blue Turks mock him even more as a Sogdian?
"Hold on, whoever takes half a step back will have his head cut off!"

Tang Shimi raised his knife and roared angrily, and sent his elite Tuojie mercenaries from the Western Regions to supervise the front of the battle. Any leader of the Zahu tribe who dared to retreat would have his head cut off.

Obviously 3000 people came to commit the crime, but they were beaten up by [-] people.

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south bank.

Huaiyu has been closing his eyes and resting his mind. Now that he has some experience in the battlefield, he quickly rests before he gets on the field. When the fight really starts, no one knows how long it will last. Eat as much as you can, and let go as soon as you want.

Chen Sheng has been helping him deliver the latest battle report.

"Feng Li was really fierce. He rushed into the enemy's formation and beheaded a Tutun,"

"Damn, Feng Li and Xie Shufang fought seven battles in a row, beheading more than [-] levels in total. Feng Li beheaded a Tutun, and Xie Shufang captured a flag. Damn, it's a pity I can't see it in person."

"Erlang, when are we going to play? These Turkic people are about to lose their hold."

Huaiyu opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.

Well, the sun is setting, and for the Turkic people, this long day is finally coming to an end.

It won't be easy for them, though.

At night, that was the beginning of the great battle. Qin Qiong stood still for a day, wasn't he waiting for the night to fall?

A mere slash of seven hundred would not be able to satisfy Qin Qiong's appetite. At least the 2 people had to be defeated and retreated to keep them away from Xianyang.

On the fifth day of August, at dusk.

Wu Huaiyu asked the two thousand soldiers under his command to hurry up and eat, and he was also eating hungrily, when he suddenly found that the crown prince Li Shimin was wearing bright armor, and he was walking under the protection of Zhou Shaofan, Xu Luoren, An Yuanshou and other generals.

Prince Li Shimin wants to fight in person?

How can those [-] miscellaneous Hu De, their ancestral graves are smoking, and Li Shimin can actually let Li Shimin go out in person?

"Your Highness, Chen Wu Huaiyu pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The army is armored, so there is no need to be polite." Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands, "Are you ready to attack the enemy camp tonight?"

"How can His Highness be so respectful as to despise the world with his body? I request Your Highness to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, and wait for the good news. Duke Yi and the minister will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations, and they will definitely defeat the [-] Turkic forwards!"

Li Shimin laughed, "Gu led the army at the age of 16, fought for more than ten years, and fought hundreds of battles, which are more dangerous than this one.
A few days before Gu's enthronement ceremony, Xieli sent troops to attack him. How could Gu be polite to him like this?
Gu must personally ride his horse and raise his sword to extinguish his arrogance! "

(End of this chapter)