Chapter 352: Ten Thousand Horses Galloping
Outside Xuanwu Station.
The vast Turks have begun to assemble, and dust is everywhere!
The headquarters of the Turki Khan has arrived.
A large number of Turkic scouts brought with them a lot of information about the place.
The Turki Khan originally had some concerns, and the more serious these concerns became along the way south.
Because of such a rash action, the slightest carelessness may usher in a catastrophe!
What if Li Shimin didn't leave the customs at all?
Or is the position provided in Li Shimin and the letter completely different?
It is even possible that Li Shimin has already learned the news and has fled far away, so ...... And how?
Everything he is doing now is tantamount to a big gamble!
But once you do anything, you can't go back!
When they arrived at the Xuanwu station, the scouts told the Turki Khan that there had been a large number of Han people at the Xuanwu station before, and that this group of Han people was not the same as the laborers and merchants who built roads.
And judging from the time when the other party lit the wolf smoke, the people at this Xuanwu station were obviously a little caught off guard, and they didn't have time to organize people to escape in time, because their two wings had actually outflanked the station, and the people inside were unable to fly.
From this point of view, this must be the Li Shimin's man as Mr. Qingzhu said.
At least eighty percent of them are.
After listening carefully to these messages, the Turi Khan finally let go of his hanging heart!
He knew better than anyone that if he made a mistake in his rash move, he would inevitably suffer the fiercest retaliation from the Tang Army, and the price they would pay would be tragic.
In fact, he only had four or five days.
Within these four or five days, once Guanzhong reacts, he will begin to mobilize military horses and go north to King Qin.
Of course, with the speed at which the Tang army was assembled in the past, it may take a month to get out of the customs, after all...... A large number of army recruitment, food and grass supply, all require a lot of time.
And at that time, as long as he takes Li Shimin, all the problems will be solved.
Once the dragons in Guanzhong are leaderless, they will definitely fall into chaos.
Outside the pass, he restrained Li Shimin, so that the Tang army did not dare to act rashly.
It is precisely because of such considerations that the Tuli Khan dares to take this big risk!
After all, although the risk is great, the benefit is also the greatest! He will probably be the first person in history to capture the Han Son of Heaven, and his exploits will far surpass his ancestors, and he will also bring countless benefits, and he will no longer have to compromise the Central Plains Dynasty.
The mighty horse team has gathered from all directions.
And now, the Turki Khan has set his sights on it.
In this battle, no matter how you look at it, the Turks have a great chance of winning, and it can even be said to be a crushing advantage!
There are only a few hundred people in a single station, and they Turks have more than 10,000 iron horsemen, and there are five or six thousand people on both wings, and no one can shake this kind of power in this steppe.
In fact, because the Turkic Department is divided and the grasslands are full of heroes, the current Turks are already weak, and this strength is the biggest hole card that the Turki Khan can come up with.
However, he is quite confident in winning just one station.
"Great Khan, in the middle of the station, two or three thousand people suddenly appeared...... "A scout rushed over, panting.
The Tuli Khan held his horse stiff, and his restless war horse was spinning in place, and the cavalry around him had made his men and horses thicker and thicker, and the dense cavalry seemed to have condensed into a fist.
The station in the distance has no city walls at all, and there is no strong army, but many temporary houses and some construction sites.
As soon as he heard that reinforcements were coming from the station, instead of being angry, his eyes brightened a little, and he said with great joy: "The Son of Heaven is really here, otherwise, the nearby shepherds and laborers will not gather here." Ben Khan was still worried, but now that he heard the news, he was truly settled, good, very good. Command all the troops to prepare to attack, set foot on this place, take the Han Son of Heaven, and from then on, all generations will praise our merits. As long as Ben Khan is the Han Emperor, the rest of the jewelry, gold, silver, and grain, Ben Khan does not take a penny, all as a reward, if he can exchange the Han Emperor for a lot of wealth in the future, Ben Khan does not want anything! ”
The horn has begun to sound.
Countless Turks have begun to sharpen their knives, their faces are swollen with excitement one by one, since the defeat of Xia Zhou, their only feeling is grievance!
They are the descendants of the white wolf, originally galloping the grassland, no opponent, in the Sui Dynasty, even in the Li Yuan period, just a few years ago, they were still strong for a while, the Central Plains people trembled in front of them, but where did they think, only a few years ago, the situation has reversed, Li Shimin, who was a vassal to him, is now full-fledged, and began to strike at the Turks, a big defeat, but they had to bow their heads to the Central Plains people, showing obedience, but now ...... When it comes to revenge...... It's finally here.
How can you let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
In the horse team, there was a roar: "Are we being bullied by Han'er?" ”
"Yes."
"Han'er is just our cattle and sheep, why are we as obedient as cattle and sheep today? Is it wolf blood or sheep blood that you have in your body? ”
"We are wolves."
"Ready, ready ......"
A knife was pulled out of the broken scabbard, and the knife was still shiny, shining in the sun.
So the countless horse teams began to gather more and more.
And at this time...... The Turks found that in front of them, a strange sign suddenly appeared.
From the station, a large number of people suddenly poured out.
The people who were pressed by the black pressure actually began to put on a posture outside the station.
The distance was blurry, and it was impossible to see really, only a dark shadow could be seen.
This made the Turkic people, who were originally imposing, have a strange feeling.
What's going on?
Where did the military horses come from?
Although the Tuli Khan knew that a lot of labor had come, in his heart, it was obvious that the labor was ineffective.
Could it be ...... Ambush here?
No, it is absolutely impossible, in such a place, it is impossible to hide ambushes, after all, a sudden army of horses, want to hide here, where does their food come from? How do they do it covertly?
The only possibility is ......
A strange thought arose in the heart of the Turki Khan, could it be...... What kind of labor is it?
In the history of the Han people, there was indeed the experience of driving slaves or coolies to fight, but it was just ......
In the silence, the Turki Khan suddenly let out a haughty laugh: "Hahahahaha...... They were going to use slaves against the cavalry. ”
Khan laughed, and everyone burst into laughter.
After laughing, Tuli Khan raised his whip, his eyes showing the inevitable edge, and then the whip pointed in the direction of the station, and said in a cold and piercing voice: "Kill them all!" ”
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At this time, in fact, Chen Zhengye's heart was very panicked!
In fact, everyone's heart is panicked.
But at this time, it's hard to do it, and it's going to go on.
So he gave the order to fight the Turks.
Surprisingly, there was no objection.
This is to be expected.
On the one hand, after the laborers left the customs, they almost obeyed Chen Jiayan.
On the other hand, the original military drills had actually cultivated their obedient character.
Of course, another important point is that workers are different from peasants, workers are a group of people from all over the world who gather together to work, and it is easy to form mutual assistance with each other, and because of the exchange of information brought from all directions, the insight of the workers is often more insightful than that of the peasants, who are inseparable from their own land all year round and only know how to be self-sufficient.
They soon realized that in such a situation, they had no way out, that they had horses and countless horsemen, and that they had no way out in this wilderness.
The only way is to fight hard.
Obviously, this is the time to kill people, and if you don't work hard, you will lose your life!
Of course, Chen Zhengye still knows them best.
So, he gave another appropriate order: "After this battle, whether it is life or death, the Chen family here will take out a year's salary as a reward for compensation." Not only that, but if it is a meritorious service, it will be converted separately. ”
These words are very arrogant, but the words of the Chen family are a mouthful of foam and a nail, there is no doubt about this.
But the next sentence makes people shudder.
Chen Zhengye glanced at everyone and continued: "But if someone escapes, the previous wages will no longer be settled. ”
The workers still have the spirit of optimism, they were smiling because of the bereavement pension just now, but at this moment, the smile stiffens in the cold wind, and suddenly there is a look that is more ugly than crying.
“……”
The project has never been paid every month, and although sufficient food is provided on the construction site, the salary is the final settlement.
The workers have no complaints about this, after all...... This is understandable, in the grassland, although they are busy every day, but there is food and drink, they actually don't need money, they are all waiting for the wooden track to be paved, receive a large amount of money, you can go back to marry a mother-in-law, and have a few dolls to live a good life.
They endured the cold wind in the grassland, and toiled hard every day, for this.
If they don't get paid, it's like the sky is falling for them.
"Queue up, get your gunpowder ready!"
Chen Zhengye shouted loudly and didn't give them time to think about it.
And at this time, almost everyone subconsciously became solemn.
People began to form in rows and rows, and then ...... Under the leadership of Chen Zhengye and the foremen, he walked out of the station fearlessly and appeared in the wilderness.
The people and merchants in the station have found many carriages and horses, and pulled out these carriages and horses and building materials desperately.
At this time, the Turks in the distance had already let out an angry roar.
Immediately after, there was the sound of the horses knocking on the earth.
Apparently, the Turks attacked.
Thundered...... Thundered......
Ten thousand horses galloping.
In this wilderness, the momentum brought by the galloping of thousands of horses is enough to make any person timid.
Even the workers who lined up to face the Turks could not help but feel palpitations with their hearts at first, trembling with the ground brought by the horses' hooves.
Chen Zhengye is more anxious than anyone else, he has the Son of Heaven behind him and his cousin. The Son of Heaven is the lord of the society, and once the Turks succeed, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed.
And his cousin is the hope of the Chen family, which has been widely agreed within the Chen family, otherwise, this guy is so cruel and unkind, treating his relatives like a vengeance!
If it weren't for this face, everyone would have turned their faces a long time ago.
So for Chen Zhengye, any of these two people encounters danger, and the result will be fatal.
But in the face of the crisis ahead, Chen Zhengye was very calm on his face, but he was still a little panicked in his heart.
It's just that at this time, I can only bite the bullet.
"Remember the three-stage strike, don't rush to fire, and follow orders."
Apparently, the workers were well trained, and they had taken the muskets and began to load the gunpowder, and the gunpowder went up, and then the gunpowder was compacted with iron bars, and then the projectiles were loaded.
In fact, many people feel that there is no spectrum for the power of this thing, but now, there is no better choice, so they have to die as a horse doctor.
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"Your Majesty, the Turks have attacked." A guard came to Li Shimin's front to report to him.
At this time, Li Shimin was already riding a horse and slowly appeared behind the ranks of workers.
Chen Zhengtai, Xue Rengui and others followed on horseback.
Although Chen Zhengtai kept chattering, Li Shimin was silent and his expression was calm.
His eyes seemed to be looking at the battlefield all the time!
At this time, he was extraordinarily calm, only looking for any detail on the battlefield that was easily overlooked.
For the Turkic people who came galloping with thousands of horses, Li Shimin didn't pay too much attention.
He was already familiar with the tactics of the Turks, and he did not find it strange in the slightest.
Instead, more attention was paid to the workers.
Li Shimin suddenly felt that he had given birth to a delusion, and that the courage and composure displayed by these workers, as well as their well-trained, far exceeded his expectations.
He knew better than anyone else that on a changing battlefield, he could be called well-trained just by being able to assemble quickly, and to be able to line up and decisively meet the enemy.
Of course, Li Shimin still didn't have any expectations, because he knew very well that it was impossible for these foot soldiers to stop the iron cavalry, let alone several times the iron cavalry.
Li Shimin rode on his horse, sighed and said, "Craftsmen and laborers can still sacrifice their lives and forget death in this way, how can I have a reason to retreat?" Tell me that all those who can ride horses, ready to mount their horses, will follow me to the death, and if the Turks fall into a battle to the death, they will follow me! ”