Wentang

Chapter 512

Kaiyuan 3328, September [-]th in the fifth year of Zhenguan, is a day remembered by history.

On this day, the hot weapon first appeared on the stage of war, showing its unparalleled lethality to the world.

Before dawn, the people in the logistics department had already gotten up to make breakfast.

Today's breakfast is particularly rich. The large bowls of beef and mutton are all over the top. If one bowl is not full, you can have a second bowl.The chef serving the rice is no longer arrogant, and treats every soldier with amiable attitude.

Everyone knows what all this is for. The battle is imminent, and these people in front of them will probably never see them again at the next meal.

The Turkic people are similar, except that they are more straightforward and rude. Each person has a bowl of wine and a large piece of roasted beef and mutton.

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"Is there any news from Wanqi?" Li Ji asked while gnawing on the pancake.

"No, but no news is good news, so don't worry about it," Zhang Gongjin said.

"I know, I'm still assured of Niu Jinda's ability." Li Ji ate the last bite of pancake, stood up and said, "Notify the whole army, and the whole army will go to battle in a quarter of an hour."

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Once there are more than 10,000 people, the battle formation of more than [-] people looks really spectacular and shocking.The Turks also stepped out of the camp almost at the same time, and the [-]+ people were even more imposing.

"Zhang Gongjin and Zhou Niubao, you two will lead the left and right wings to guard the central army. Remember, even if you die, you can't let a Turkic cross the defense line and attack the central army." Li Ji emphasized.

"Here." Zhang Gongjin and Zhou Niubao accepted the order solemnly.

"Han Dong, it's up to you to win or lose this battle." Li Ji said again.

"Master, please rest assured, the general will live up to his trust." Han Dong had a solemn expression, and suddenly smiled when he said this:

"When I came here, Qing Shuihou told me that if we lose this battle, my family will abandon martial arts and follow literature for generations. I don't want future generations to scold me."

"Oh, what's the matter again? After Qing Shuihou has spoken, I'm more confident in this battle." Li Ji said quite unexpectedly.

Niu Jinda and Zhou Niubao also relaxed a lot, Qingshuihou, that is a legendary figure, his words have the effect of calming the sea.

Now that he has said so, then this battle is almost inseparable.

On the other side, Xieli was also deciding on a fighting method with his subordinates.

"You are in command of the left army, and Teller Han is in command of the right army. Our tactic is very simple, that is to use the advantage of numbers to defeat the Tang army head-on." Jieli said confidently:
"I lead the central army to attack the Tang army's center formation. When the Tang army is fighting with us, the two of you will lead the troops from the left and right to outflank the enemy and go straight to the enemy's rear army to complete their outflank..."

Jieli was talking about the excitement when he was suddenly interrupted: "But... Khan, look behind."

Angrily, Jieli raised his whip and wanted to whip that person, but before he raised the whip, he found that the people around him were all looking back in fear.

His heart sank and he didn't care about being angry anymore, he quickly turned his head and saw the scene that made him tear up. He saw a puff of smoke rising into the sky dozens of miles away.

He didn't even need to think about it to know that the camp behind his house was attacked.

"Li Ji, you despicable villain." Jie Li raised his trombone.

"Khan, what should we do now?" Teller asked in a panic.

At this time, he also regretted why he didn't listen to Ashina Simo's advice and rushed into the battle.His wife, children, and property are all in Daying, and now they are taken over by the Tang people.

More and more people discovered the abnormality behind them, and the Turkic army, especially the soldiers directly under Xieli, began to stir up trouble.Because their family's cattle, sheep and property are all there.

Xieli knew that the situation was at a critical juncture, and if he didn't handle it well, the Tang people would not call him, and his family would collapse on their own.

"Haha... the Tang people are really stupid. They were originally fewer than us, and they attacked our camp behind us. Now there will be fewer people in front of us."

"Everyone, don't panic. The Tang people know that they are not our opponents due to their small numbers. They want to use this method to disturb our army's morale. Everyone must not be fooled by them."

"There is Jiabitqin in the camp at the rear. He has tens of thousands of horses and tens of thousands of herdsmen in his hands. How can it be so easy to attack?"

"The people of Tang must have been unable to attack for a long time, so they set fire on purpose..."

Jieli's well-founded words really convinced many people, and then these words were conveyed to everyone through a series of levels, and the riot was finally quelled.

But Xieli himself is very clear that his words are full of loopholes, and when everyone calms down, they will doubt everything again.Therefore, we must not give everyone time to think, and must launch an attack immediately.

Thinking of this, he shouted again: "Soldiers, now the despicable Tang people are attacking our family, and it is too late to come back for help."

"We can only attack the Tang people in front with all our strength. We can either quickly defeat them and return to the camp, or force the Tang army who attacked the camp to return to their aid."

"That's the best way... so I order, attack."

"Kill, kill, kill." The herd effect worked again, and Xieli's words successfully turned the panic of the Turkic camp being attacked into hatred for the Tang army.

There was thick smoke rising from the direction of the Turkic camp, and Li Ji and others naturally saw it.

"Wan Qi succeeded." Zhang Gongjin said happily.

"Successful. But the Turkic people are probably going crazy. The whole army must be on alert to defend the first wave of offensive." Li Ji responded immediately: "Han Dong, it's up to you."

Li Ji's guess was right that the Turkic man was indeed crazy. Just after he gave the order, there was a loud rumbling sound like thunder coming from a distance.

The Turks charged.

Li Ji led the Chinese army to sit in the center, while Zhang Gongjin and Zhou Niubao led the left and right wings to firmly guard the left and right sides.

With an order from Han Dong in the rear, the soldiers of the Shenwei Army tore off the straw mats covering the ox cart to reveal dark cannons.

The artillerymen of these Shenwei troops were skilled in operation and had a clear division of labor, and they quickly set up the cannons.

"Adjust the shooting distance and test fire one round." The commander immediately waved the flag and gave the order.

"Boom..." There was a loud noise, and an iron ball the size of a baby's head was shot out. I used my clairvoyance to observe the distance and accurately found the distance from which the iron ball fell.

"Adjust two angles up and test fire once."

There was another loud bang, and Han Dong nodded after observing the impact of the shells, and then quickly adjusted all the cannons to the same angle.

The cannon here had just been adjusted, and the figure of the Turkic cavalry rushing over there finally appeared in front of my eyes.

Eight miles... Seven miles... Six miles... When the Turkic cavalry crossed the five-mile range, Han Dong shook hands and shouted: "Fire."

"Boom boom boom..." Fifty loud bangs sounded instantly, and the artillery position was covered by a thick black smoke.

(End of this chapter)