Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 77

More than 2000 Ming soldiers walked on the vast and sparsely populated northwest land, and one or two workers who occasionally appeared around them were attracted by their loud singing voices and loud slogans.

They looked at the lion flag flying in front of the team from a distance, and saw the pairs of Sui soldiers marching in the northwest direction with high spirits.

"Is everything normal, General Li?" Although Gao Ziran felt that everything was going well, he was still a little uneasy after going deep alone, so he rode over to ask.

"Don't worry, Mr. Gao, everything is going well." The regular marching speed designated by Changsheng is fifty miles per day. According to this speed, he will be able to reach Huaishu shop near Linchuan at noon tomorrow. This is the first goal of Changsheng's trip.

The enemy Changsheng encountered two days ago is probably Yiwu's permanent garrison force.Even if they rushed back to the camp players in the north of Yiwu quickly, it would still take a week for the opponents to rush over with their troops.As for Baichuan, which is closer to Linchuan, there are not so many soldiers to mobilize.

It will take many days just to assemble the troops.

The marching route provided by the intelligence department is very good, and the infantry of the Longevity Battalion, who are always operating on the main road, are quick and labor-saving.
After lunch on the second day, Changsheng arrived at a small village outside Huaishu shop.

As soon as Qin Qiong's cavalry approached the entrance of the village, the Han Er Gouzi, who had heard about the news, ran away without a trace.

"Li... General Li's reputation spread far and wide. Although this old man is ignorant, he has heard of General Gao Yi for a long time..."

The majestic lion on the flag fluttering in the wind, the village chief who was kneeling by the roadside was almost buried in the ground, and he kept complimenting and flattering him.

In ancient society, as long as you can save your life, it's just a matter of changing the master of offering sacrifices.

Chang Sheng immediately looked ahead, and asked calmly, "Where did all the Turks and thieves in the village go?"

"Northwest of General Li Wei Town, those rats naturally ran away after hearing the news." The village chief hurriedly replied.

"Isn't the rat in your mouth the one from your village?"

This sentence scared the village chief into a sweat, and he replied with fear and sincerity: "They are all bastards who betrayed their ancestors. I heard that Master Wang came and ran away long ago."

"If one person causes chaos, he will punish the nine clans. Have you heard this saying?" Chang Sheng sneered.

"I beg the general to be merciful, be merciful..." The village chief spoke in a tearful voice, kowtowing like garlic.

"Hand over the person, so that the relatives will not die!"

The village chief begged a few more words, which made Changsheng impatient, and the cavalry behind him showed their weapons one after another.

At this time, an old man kneeling behind him suddenly got up and shouted angrily: "The eldest son of the little old man is a traitor, just take this old order, General Li."

Changsheng waved his whip.

His subordinates pulled the old man out from the crowd, and he was about to behead him in front of others.

Some people in the rest of the villagers exclaimed, but most of them were silent, only the old man continued to curse.

"Let's do it slowly." The men who were about to beheaded after Changsheng stopped drinking looked down at the old man: "You dare to speak hard when you are about to die, but you don't accept it?"

"The grass people just don't accept it!" The old man's donkey temper also came up, and he shouted loudly: "The people in the northwest are telling the martial arts of General Li of the Longevity Army, but today I saw him as a rat who can only attack women and children. Go fight Linchuan if you can, there are many Tartars there."

"Okay, this general will go to Linchuan to show you guys, keep your head on your neck first, wash your eyes and see clearly, left and right, let him go."

The subordinate let out a "hum" and put the knife back into its sheath.The old man woke up like a dream, kowtowed in gratitude and said: "Thank you, General, for not killing me!"

Changsheng took advantage of the situation and asked the village name to prepare firewood and water, and arranged for his auxiliary soldiers to light fire and cook.

During the meal, Chang Sheng asked Fang Xuanling: "How is my cousin singing?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and replied: "Cousin, you are wise and powerful. Not only did the old man not die, but he also saved the lives of many people in the village. I think it will be more convenient for spies to come over to inquire about the information. This family escaped death by a narrow margin. They won't be too suspicious than the Tartar soldiers."

After eating and long life, everyone rested for a while before going on the road.

After arriving at Huaishu Shop, the Changsheng Army immediately began to deploy the siege.

This is just a crude civil structure camp. Under the cover of intensive firepower from the archers, the wooden fence at the gate was easily removed.

After the infantry lined up, under the cover of soldiers holding huge shields in the front row, the army began to approach the gate of the camp.

Although the archers in the enemy camp tried their best to shoot back, the effect was not good. Under the volley of more than 500 archers, as long as the Turkic archers dared to show their heads, there would be screams.

After two impacts, there was a loud click, and the wooden door latch was finally broken, and the gate opened with a bang, and a wave of infantry from the Changsheng Battalion poured in.

"It's really going well." Changsheng watched the situation develop so smoothly on the high slope outside the camp, and couldn't help but sigh. This camp is obviously to guard against small groups of bandits running around, and it is unbearable in the face of the powerful firepower of the Changsheng camp. hit.

After a while, thick smoke rose from the camp. Changsheng shook his head and said to Gao Ziran beside him: "The Tartars are already desperate, and they are burning food and grass. Let them burn it. We didn't like those things at first. It's just right if they are missing. save trouble."

There were constant screams in the camp, and Turkic people who were covered in flames staggered out and jumped into the ditch outside.

Not long after, the shouting in the camp gradually subsided, and Changsheng rode his horse slowly to the camp, and saw the corpses of Turkic people lying on the ground in disorder.

There was another survivor who was surrounded by a group of soldiers with guns. He was holding a shield in his left hand and waving a long knife in his right. When the commanding officer saw Changsheng approaching, he sneered and blew a whistle, telling the soldiers to The chief stepped aside.

The Turkic warrior spat out a mouthful of blood, and Chang Sheng saw that his stomach had been pierced by a spear, and his white intestines were mixed with blood, continuously flowing out from the wound.

"What a ruthless person, he's still alive..." Chang Sheng exclaimed.

"I... I am a warrior of the Uyghur tribe under Tie Le Khan..." The Turkic Tartar spoke intermittently in broken Chinese, shaking violently all over his body without saying a word: "Wait, wait, Han Dog... dare, dare to fight me!"

"Idiot, I thought I could hear some rhetoric. It's a waste of time." Changsheng said speechlessly, and she waved her hand to stop Hong Antong who was eager to try.

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More than [-] Turkic Tartars were arranged in a row waiting to be inspected. Except for some people who were burnt and could not be identified, there were men, women and children.

After the gate was breached, some Tartars saw that the situation was over, and before the soldiers from the Longevity Battalion attacked, they killed their relatives first.

Chang Sheng glanced over quickly: "Why are there still armored warriors?"

Qin Qiong hurriedly said from behind: "My subordinates guess that they still don't know the determination and scale of our attack, so these armored soldiers scattered outside have not received the order to assemble."

"Well, it makes sense." Changsheng nodded.

I don't know if this is considered good news.If the several tribes near Linchuan can't gather quickly to form a joint force, then Changsheng can sweep them all the way and defeat them one by one;
But if they don't gather all the time, it's just a cannon attacking mosquitoes, they can only make small troubles, and they can't effectively kill and consume the enemy's main force.

"First settle down the wounded soldiers, and keep the bodies of the brothers who died in battle, and take them with you when you go back."

In this battle, the Changsheng Army killed eight people and injured more than [-] people.

Not long after, the spies reported that the granaries and post stations they had passed by had been burned by the Tartars, and the guarding troops had also fled.

This attack made the enemy realize that this army was not here for an armed parade, so the small enemy forces that were not strong all chose to back down wisely.

"Let's camp and rest." After Changsheng gave the order, he gathered the main officers: "It seems that the Turks will start to gather when they get the news. We will turn around and head towards Yiwu tomorrow, clean up the strongholds and granaries along the way, and see how they react .”

(End of this chapter)