Chapter 805: The Great War Begins
On the tenth day, this time was also carefully pondered by Yang Gao.
Zhang Xun is in the north, no matter how fast the eagle letter is, it will take time, and it will take time for Zhang Xun to gather his troops. But after a long time, the morale of the Turks may be restored, and ten days is no more and no less, just right.
After Temujin received the war letter, he did not hesitate to approve the decisive battle. Although he knew that the morale of the army was unstable now, as several generals under his command said, as the descendants of the blue wolf and white deer, avoiding the fight would only further dampen the morale of the army. It is better to take advantage of the remaining time to boost morale and achieve all the success in one battle.
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Ten days later, five miles outside the city of Zhuo County, there was a place called Ningqian Village.
Because of the war, the village has long been flattened. And now, it is about to become the main battlefield of the decisive battle between the Sui army and the Turkic army.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
Amid the sound of war drums, the gates of the Turkic camp were wide open. The 100,000 Turkic army was in good order, staggered on foot and horse, with swords, guns and swords.
In Zhuo County, the city was crowded with onlookers Youzhou soldiers and civilians, looking at the Turkic army coming out of the big camp.
"Wen Sima, are we just watching here?"
Xue Wanche, the general of the Youzhou Army, turned his head and said to Sima Wen Yanbo beside him. His brother Xue Wanjun died in the battle of Zhuojun City, and the enemy was close at hand, but he could only be a spectator, and this seven-foot-tall man was sad and indignant.
Wen Yanbo shook his head helplessly, "When Your Majesty sent someone to Zhuojun to give an order, I strongly persuaded the Governor to fight, but the Governor didn't listen to the advice at all, what can I do?" ”
"Your Majesty personally led a large army to fight a decisive battle with the Turkic barbarians, and as a courtier, he hid in the city as a wall to watch, such a courtier, how can he be worthy of shepherding and guarding one side!"
Beside Wen Yanbo, a Youzhou officer said with a look of resentment on his face.
"Cheng Gong, be cautious!"
Wen Yanbo's face changed slightly, and he shouted.
This Youzhou officer is Duan Xiushi, a famous general in the middle of the Tang Dynasty who was born not long ago. Under his strong recommendation, he took over the original Xue Wanjun's position.
Duan Xiushi muttered and closed his mouth, but the anger on his face did not diminish in the slightest.
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At the same time, the Sui army camp was also beating drums, different from the Turkic army's outpouring out, Yang Gao also left Zhang Shuye, Shen Guang, Niu Jinda and 20,000 troops to sit in the camp to protect the grain and grass.
Nearly 150,000 Sui troops lined up, their armor was bright, their armor was shining, and all kinds of flags were fluttering in the wind. And in the middle of the stars is naturally Yang Gao's imperial flag.
Under the banner, Yang Gao was fully draped and stood on horseback. Yuwen Chengdu beside him was holding a phoenix winged gilt boring, just guarding him. On the periphery, there are also 3,000 Imperial Forest Army, all of whom are carefully selected and courageous, all of whom are tall and big.
The left wing is the 10,000 elites led by Qi Jiguang, ten days ago they were under the leadership of Qi Jiguang to break the cavalry, and now all of them are high morale, which is also the reason why Yang Gao arranged them in the outermost layer.
On the side of Qi Jiguang's department, there were 20,000 elite soldiers under the command of Shi Dakai, 10,000 sword and shield soldiers guarding outside, 7,000 lance soldiers, and 3,000 archers crisscrossing and crisscrossing each other, forming a phalanx for defensive counterattack.
The right flank of the Sui army consisted mainly of cavalry units, totaling 80,000 men.
The 80,000-strong army was divided into three parts, the front part was led by the general Zhang Xian, and the next 20,000 people were cavalry. The 20,000 cavalry was formed by Yue Fei during the Battle of Luoyang, and most of the horses were captured from the Tang army.
After Zhang Xian's department, there were 50,000 cavalry led by Qin Qiong and Di Qing, 30,000 cavalry, 15,000 lancers and 5,000 crossbowmen.
The 30,000 cavalry led by Qin Qiong and Di Qing was formed in the later period of Yang Gao, and Li Yuan handed over more than 100,000 horses from the Guanzhong Horse Farm to Yang Gao in order to redeem the captured Li Jiancheng. Yang Gao conveniently used these hundreds of thousands of stallions to establish a horse farm in the south, and the war horses of these 30,000 cavalry came from this southern horse farm.
These 30,000 cavalry were not recruits, but they were newly formed. In the early years, some followed Yue Fei, Xue Li, and Chang Yuchun to conquer the Central Plains, and some followed Qin Qiong and Di Qing to pacify Qingzhou, or they were transferred from Yang Yanzhao and Li Jing under Yang Gao to conquer Hebei. Although it is also battle-hardened, the run-in between the various units is short, the coordination is poor, and the combat effectiveness is relatively low.
Therefore, Yang Gao matched these 30,000 cavalry with infantry, followed Zhang Xian's subordinates, and used the flames of war to train them.
And after Qin Qiong and Di Qing, there were 10,000 iron horsemen led by Wang Zhonghe, well-armoured, well-equipped, high-headed horses with the same crotch, and the knights on horseback were also tall and majestic.
The predecessor of this 10,000 iron cavalry was Yang Guang's Xiaoguo Army, when Jiangdu mutinied, most of the homesick Xiaoguo Army fled with Yu Culture and the rebellion, but there were still some sergeants loyal to the Great Sui who remained.
The Xiaoguo Army is Yang Guang's Imperial Forest Army, with strong soldiers, brave and good at fighting, and the weapons and equipment are the best among the Sui army. How could Yang Gao abandon such a force.
After the Jiangdu Mutiny, Yang Gao reorganized the Xiaoguo soldiers who remained in Jiangdu, and later took the opportunity of the Sui and Tang Dynasty negotiations to move the families of many Xiaoguo soldiers to Jiangdu. It's just that due to Yu culture and mutiny, the name of Xiaoguo Army is no longer used.
Among these 10,000 Xiaoguo troops, there are also 1,000 Yang Gao who were exchanged from the system mall and once shined in the Battle of Luoyang.
A thousand iron floats are covered with thick armor even for men and horses, and only a pair of eyes are exposed, and they are full of murderous intent and look ahead.
At the forefront of Tiefutu, Luo Shixin and Gao Pet, the two fierce generals, also wore heavy armor, and in this battle, the two of them will serve as the forerunner and lead Tiefutu to charge into battle.
In the middle of the Chinese army, not far from Yang Gao's imperial flag, a big banner with the word "Yue" hunted in the wind.
Although he had already experienced many major battles, Yang Gao believed that he was far inferior to Yue Wumu when facing the enemy, and did not hesitate to hand over the command to Yue Fei.
In the large array of the Chinese army, Yue Fei drew inspiration from Qi Jiguang's battle ten days ago, and placed hundreds of carts at the forefront, and 10,000 archers lined up along the carts, holding strong bows and calmly watching the enemy in front.
On either side of the archers, each was covered by five thousand heavily armored infantry, who were dressed in heavy armor, holding shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands, tightly protecting the archers in the center.
Behind the archers, Yue Fei also arranged 10,000 light cavalry, and there was no doubt that they would rush out to cover up after the archers fired 10,000 arrows and then shot the Turkic formation out of chaos.