"Can't be returned!" Tong'e let his guards wave their swords and shouted anxiously: "The army behind is crossing the river!" ”

However, it was useless, the Turks became headless flies up and down, whether it was the noble nobleman or the ordinary soldiers, they all swarmed on their horses and fled backwards, and no one paid attention to him at all!

Tong'e looked desperately at the Tang army that rushed to the front, waiting to be killed by their bow and arrow, but the Tang army did not shoot the bow again, but drew the saber!

Tong'e's personal soldiers hurriedly grabbed the reins of his horse, pulled him to turn around and run, at that moment, a trace of realization rose in Tong'e's heart, Tang Jun seemed to be able to shoot only two rounds, that is to say, just now, it was a bluff at all......

It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now, he glanced at his own soldiers who were unable to form an army, and then looked back at the overwhelming Tang army, knowing that the general trend had gone and the gods could not be saved. Tong'e swallowed hard and spat, and quickly put all her thoughts on escaping......

As Tong'e analyzed, the Turks could not retreat, because half a mile behind them was the Tamu River, and the river was full of people and horses crossing the river like crucian carp crossing the river.

Li Xiaogong has taken the lead and has already entered the Turkic army, wielding an iron lance, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the enemy! The vast majority of Turkic people were hacked to death with their backs to the Tang army, and it was easier for the Tang army to kill than to chop melons and vegetables! There are even some people who are very sleepy, and when they hear the sound of war, they think they are dreaming, and they are trampled by the horse's hooves in a daze, and when they are in a daze, their intestines are rotten, their brains burst, and they die very badly......

The encirclement of the Tang army was shrinking smaller and smaller, and the Turks were constantly squeezed and had no place on the riverside. There are also Turks who try to organize and desperately want to break through to both sides of the river, but this section of the river bank is less than half a mile, surrounded by three layers in the Tang army, three layers outside, and three layers in the middle. All of them were annihilated by the Tang army on the spot, and none of them could escape!

Seeing this, the remaining Turks had no choice but to jump into the river...... The Turks were hardly accustomed to water, and those on horseback were better, but most of the Turks, in confusion, did not catch their horses at all, fled to the river on two legs, and were driven into the rushing river......

Stirred by the cold river water, those Turkic people who were killed and fainted suddenly realized that they couldn't swim at all! Hurry up and use your hands and feet together to flutter on the water!

There have never been so many landlubbers fluttering together in the Tarbes, but if you flutter a few times, you can learn to swim, and no one will drown...... Countless Turks fluttered a few times, then sank into the water and disappeared. There are also some lucky ones who grabbed those compatriots on horseback, and when they landed, they were like grasping at a life-saving straw, and they did not let go.

The water nature of these horses was average, and the river was turbulent, and it was thrilling to carry a person across the river, and when the people in the water pulled their hind legs, they could not support it, and the horse's body sank into the water. The man on the horse was frightened and hurriedly roared to let the people in the water go, and where would the people in the water listen? No matter how hard they are punching and kicking, they will slow down the other party, and it doesn't matter if they are slow, more and more hands will grab them and pull them into the water together......

Such scenes can be seen everywhere on the river, and the result of you pulling me is that no one should think about crossing the river, and the Turkic army has crowded the river like dumplings, but there are very few who can escape from the shore......

At this time, the Turks on the north bank of the river were basically wiped out, and the remaining small remnants were also divided and surrounded, and it was only a matter of time before they were all wiped out. The main force of the Tang army was near the river, and when they saw the dense Turks on the wide river, they were a little stupid for a while, none of them had ever seen such a scene......

Li Xiaogong was the first to react, he did not hesitate to take out his bow and arrows, and shot the Turks in the river. When his guards saw this, they all shouted loudly, and shot round after round of volleys, as if the arrows did not cost money, and shot them at the heads of the Turks.

The helpless struggle of the Turks in the river, most of them turned their backs to the Tang army, and they were densely packed, all of them were people, and it was not difficult to shoot, where was it still a battle, it was just an incomparably easy and bloody massacre......

There were also Turks who knew that there was no way to escape, turned their heads and looked at the Tang army pleadingly, and loudly begged them for mercy.

But the massacre has begun, no one can stop it, this battle is not a prisoner war, before leaving, Li Xiaogong has already discussed with Li Mu, even if it is a killing, this battle is mainly to annihilate the living forces of the Turks, at least within ten years, they will not be able to organize a huge cavalry, and they will not be a threat to the Tang Dynasty. The arrows of the Tang army rained down, and the screams on the surface of the river shook the sky, and the blood had already dyed the river into a dark red that was almost blackened......

While shooting arrows, Li Xiaogong shouted: "Aim, shoot those who are about to go ashore!" ”

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Don Army hurriedly aimed at the Turks who were about to reach the opposite bank.

The lucky Turks had already reached the banks of the river. And on the riverbank, the anxious faces of compatriots and soldiers, and outstretched hands......

Just go a little further and you can escape from Ascension!

Who knew that before they had time to rejoice, the arrows of the Tang army rushed straight to the front door, and the soldiers who were about to go ashore were hit by arrows one after another, and almost no one was spared......

The Turks on the south bank who were preparing to meet also suffered, many of them were injured by the rain of arrows of the Tang army, screamed and fell into the river, and the rest were so frightened that they quickly retreated beyond the range of the Tang army, and could no longer care about their comrades in the river......

The Turks in the river have really reached a desperate situation where there is no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. The opposite bank has been blocked by the firepower of the Tang army, and when you turn back, the butcher's knife of the Tang army is waiting. Drifting along the river is a dead end - the reason why Li Xiaogong can conclude that Tong'e will almost cross the river here is because it is far enough and it is the widest, slowest and shallowest place within dozens of miles nearby. In the past, the river narrowed so dramatically that the current doubled and doubled in depth, and everyone drowned. The Turkic landlubbers can't get by. Their horses could not cross unless there was a ferry.

Turks, how can they sail? They don't even know how to build a raft!

The massacre lasted for two hours before the Tang army slaughtered the Turkic army in the river. The remnants of the army on the south bank of the river were defeated, and seeing that the situation was hopeless, they fled east along the river with the army that had not yet crossed the river in the middle of the massacre.

In this battle, the Tang army was 30,000 to 150,000, and its own casualties were less than 500, and it annihilated nearly 50,000 Turkic elite cavalry. This is also unique in the wars recorded in the history books!

Li Xiaogong's chest rose and fell, he knew that this battle had laid the foundation for his martial arts in this life. This battle was exchanged for at least twenty years of peace in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty!

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The afternoon sun shone on the blood-glittering Tam, and the banks of the river, for miles, were littered with dead and wounded Turks. The Tang army began to sweep the battlefield, retracting the arrows that had been shot, and the bows and arrows of the Turks were also removed. There are also countless war horses that have lost their owners, which are the most important strategic resources for grassland warfare, and naturally cannot be let go. In this battle, more than 20,000 live horses were captured, and nearly 10,000 died. The 10,000-strong cavalry that Li Shimin had dreamed of was solved at once......

Li Xiaogong stood quietly by the Tam River with his hands behind his back, the corpse on the surface of the river has been washed downstream by the river, and the rich blood color is gradually fading......

The soldiers didn't dare to disturb the general, and quietly stood outside Li Xiaogong's body, vigilantly watching the wind and grass around him, for fear that among the corpses all over the ground, there would be no one who was dead, so he suddenly got up and gave Li Xiaogong a sword.

This battle completely established Li Xiaogong's status, and in the hearts of the former Tang Dynasty soldiers, the position of the military god was undoubtedly Li Jing. But now, at least the soldiers of Dingxiangdu Protectorate, the military god in their hearts must be Li Xiaogong. Datang has been fighting against the Turks for many years, when has it achieved such a big victory? Not only did he kill the enemy and get supplies to set a new record, but the key was his own side, where there was almost no damage...... It's nothing short of a miracle!

Li Xiaogong was unaware of the change in the mood of the soldiers. Completely different from the joyful subordinates, his face was not half happy, but hung with deep worry.

"King of the county, I haven't seen such a big victory for many years, why don't you like it?" Li Xiaogong's personal captain, a veteran with gray hair, he has followed Li Xiaogong for more than 20 years, after a long time on the battlefield, his military exploits can be crowned, but because he has no family and descendants, he declined the reward, and is willing to be a personal entourage under Li Xiaogong. In the past, when Li Xiaogong was in Chang'an, he was the housekeeper of the county prince's mansion, and after the expedition, he became the captain of the personal guard.

It can be said that he is the most trusted person by Li Xiaogong. I trust my wife and son more than I trust him.

"Old Wu, you don't understand." Li Xiaogong looked into the distance, that was the direction in which the Turks fled, he didn't send someone to chase it, there was no point. The Turks have been injured, and if they chase them again, they will be forced to a dead end, and they will fight for their lives, and the Tang Jian'er will not know how many people will die, this deal is not cost-effective.

"To achieve such a big result this time, if you talk about credit, I can only account for three points at most, and those seven points should be counted on Li Mu. Except that he didn't personally follow and command this battle, almost every detail of this battle was exactly as he expected......" Li Xiaogong's tone contained a little fear and admiration: "I have never seen such a genius person, you say, he is just a teenager, who did he learn from this way of using soldiers?" ”

Lao Wu was just a pro-soldier, and he never thought about this, and said: "Didn't you say it, Master Hou is the reincarnation of Tai Bai Xing, which is different from us." ”

"Old Wu......" Li Xiaogong sighed again and said, "Do you know what I'm worried about?" ”

Lao Wu shook his head blankly and said, "We really can't think of what the county king is worried about...... Shouldn't we rejoice in the victory over the Turks? ”

"Happy!" Li Xiaogong said casually: "Why are you unhappy? Of course I'm happy, happy for my Datang, happy for the people of Datang, after this battle, the northwest of Datang is stable...... It's just that I didn't expect that the results this time would be so big. ”

Lao Wu didn't understand: "Could it be that the king of the county still has a lot of credit?" ”

Li Xiaogong smiled bitterly and said, "Old Wu, have you ever heard the phrase "Meritorious Masters?" Lao Wu was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Li Xiaogong meant.

"When Jiangnan was pacified, I didn't think about it, Your Majesty, the Emperor, and they all knew that I wouldn't be against it, but they still let me live in Chang'an, why?" Li Xiaogong sighed; "It's not about unloading the mill and killing the donkey, it's about what you have to do. I won't rebel, but I'm in Jiangnan, the emperor is far away, who can guarantee that my subordinates, or my heirs, won't rebel one day? There are a lot of things that no one will do if they think about it......"

"This time, I have made an immortal achievement. The northwest is no longer worry-free, but for Your Majesty, ......" Li Xiaogong's tone became more and more bitter: "I have become a new trouble, just like back then, he knows that I will not rebel, but he will not believe that those proud soldiers and warriors under my command who have just won and made meritorious deeds will always be so docile." ”

Lao Wu said with difficulty: "Your Majesty is a benevolent and righteous monarch, and he should not be ......."

"It's not a matter of righteousness or unrighteousness...... Forget it, I told you you don't understand either. Li Xiaogong waved his hand, stopped talking about himself, and talked about Li Mu again: "My other worry is Li Mu, he was ordered to be in danger, was made a duke, and added a Shangshu order. This kind of honor is already a supreme minister, and it has even been healed. After the great victory in this battle, the merit must be rewarded, how can Your Majesty reward him, do you really want to make him a prince? ”

"There is no reward for the merits, the earthquake lord is in danger, there are two things, how can you have no worries?"

At this time, a river breeze with thick blood blew, Li Xiaogong was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely stagnant.

At this time, Lao Wu saw his subordinates escorting a Turkic man with a blue nose and swollen face over, and he wanted to divert the topic, so he greeted him: "Didn't you say that you met someone who didn't die and directly mended the knife, why did you bring it here?" ”

"Report to the team, this person claims to be the captain of the personal guard of the Turkic Great Khan!" As he spoke, he slapped the captive on the head: "Speak! ”

"Back to the generals' words, the villain is indeed the Great Khan, ah no, he is the captain of the personal guard of the old thief with Tong'e."

Li Xiaogong glanced at him contemptuously and said, "This is just a defeat, you are a traitor to survive, a person like you is also worthy of being a man?" ”

"The villain has a reason!" It's good not to listen to this, but when I heard this, I immediately felt anger and grievances crawling all over my face, and said angrily: "That old bastard, he only cares about running for his own life, who cares about other people's lives or deaths!" ”