In the third year of Xianqing (658 AD), on the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head, and it was six quarters.

The Spring Festival of the second year of Xianqing, and the Shangyuan of the third year of Xianqing, were spent on the march. The guards gathered around the campfire, eating meat and drinking wine, and entertained themselves. Then continue to march, over the continuous golden mountains, across the magical Trolling River, and set up camp in the southeast grassland.

Su Dingfang led the cavalry and stationed in the Northern Plains; Xiao Siye led the infantry and stationed in Nanyuan, and the two sides were more than ten miles apart. Wu Kang was dressed in bright light armor, sitting leisurely on the grass, eating cold mutton jerky, drinking hot sorghum wine, but also comfortable.

The current location is in the Altay region of Xinjiang, in the northeast of Fuyun County. There is a magical name, called Keketuohai; There is a magical river called the Irtysh. The Altay Mountains in the southeast are the source of this river, and it seems to be the only large river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean.

Keketuohai Natural Scenic Area, famous throughout the country in later generations, is deeply favored by travelers. At this time, it is even better than the later generations, the scenery is beautiful, and the picture is beautiful. The blue sky, the clear river, the green grassland, but unfortunately it is not my home.

I feel like I'm being watched, and I gradually retract my consciousness and follow my gaze. The thin guard on the other side stared at the dried mutton in his hand, salivating. I couldn't help but sneer, shook the mutton jerky, and gently threw it over. Pointing to the rice crackers in the hands of the guards, he smiled kindly and slowly hooked his fingers.

The guard quickly understood, a little overwhelmed, and threw out the rice crackers in his hand. Dark yellow corn, faint black fingerprints, very good food. Wu Kang chewed heavily, lifted the water bag at his feet, drank water to help swallow, and gave a thumbs up to the soldiers.

The little soldier smirked, gobbling up mutton, provoking the envy of the nearby robes. Qian Shun and Lin Pinglang also followed the example of the big guy, threw out the mutton jerky, and took back the corn cakes. drove the entire security team, and for a while dried meat and rice crackers flew wildly, causing Yueling to giggle.

Everyone filled their stomachs, chatted in a group, and the little soldier smiled honestly and said boldly: "I heard Captain Bi say that Wu Guoyi is the uncle of the country and the younger brother of the queen, and his status is very noble. Why did you come to Xinglong Mansion to be our Guoyi Lieutenant, and still defend the defense line with us, or the front line of the military formation? ”

Wu Kang didn't reply, and the guard screamed, covering his head and being very aggrieved. Bi Zheng, the captain of the left regiment, a fierce northern man, scolded with a smile in his urn voice: "The rabbit cub doesn't understand anything, Wu Guoyi was born in the army, and when we hit Mu Kun, he rushed to the front." If you make meritorious service, you will be promoted, Zuo Guoyi is just a lieutenant, don't make a fuss. ”

The guards laughed, Wu Kang couldn't help but laugh, and Chu Shenke explained: "Our army fought repeatedly, and Xinglong Mansion rushed to the front line, so naturally it suffered heavy losses. General Su reorganized the guard battalion into the government soldier corps, and the Wu regiment was incorporated into Xinglong Mansion. The former Lieutenant Zuo Guoyi died in his post, and the big guy temporarily served as the commander of our two regiments. ”

Everyone was excited, Wu Kang was not interested, and he was just a temporary officer, a military attache from the fifth grade. Xinglong Province is Shangfu, with a total of four regiments of 300 people each. Chu Shenke served as the captain of the Wu regiment, and Qian Shun and Lin Pinglang served as the brigade commanders, each in charge of three teams. Each team consisted of fifty men, and was divided into five fires, and each fire had ten guards.

The person who asked just now was the head of the small fire of the left regiment. Wu Kang looked at him and said gently: "Captain Chu of the Wu Tuan, answer the first question, and I will answer the rest." The battle that is about to start should be very difficult, and we are outnumbered. ”

Glancing at everyone, he said lightly: "The chief manager sent me to the front line to stabilize the morale of the infantry regiment by taking advantage of my uncle's identity." Brothers of the Left Regiment, now you all know, would you like to follow me and resist the Turkic soldiers together? ”

Captain Bi responded first, and all the guards immediately expressed their support, shouting one after another: Uncle Guo is not afraid, what are we afraid of; The Turkic soldiers are local chickens and dogs, and no matter how much they come, it is useless; Follow Uncle Guo, come one to kill one, come two to kill a pair.

For a while, the crowd was excited, and he felt that the military heart was available, and Wu Kang was very pleased. Fold Chong Du Lieutenant Li Wenjun, Right Guoyi Du Lieutenant Cen Changqing, passively attracted over. Say hello to Wu Kang, sit in the middle of the guards, and join the chat group.

There was a thin monkey guard who looked at Captain Bi, licked his face and said: "Captain Bi is wrong, Wu Guoyi was born as a civilian official, and he joined the army as a Wuzhou Facao first." Then he quelled the rebellion, rose all the way, and became the assassin of Wuzhou. ”

Everyone's eyes were focused, and the thin monkey was instantly satisfied, seeing that Wu Kang was not angry, he continued to popularize science: "My sister married into Jinhua and often wrote to me, persuading me to move to Wuzhou, and saying a lot of martial arts deeds. The scar on his face was left by the charge when he exterminated the rebels. There are also man-eating rats, which bite living people into white bones in the blink of an eye. ”

The atmosphere was silent, and the thin monkey painted a voice: "Wu Gong led the Wu soldiers, holding shovels in their hands, and killing rats in the rat colony." My sister said in the letter that Wu Gong was the reincarnation of the white tiger, and the rats climbed on him, and they didn't dare to put their mouths down. ”

The crowd sighed, the thin monkey was eloquent, and Li Zhichong and Cen Guoyi also cast awe-inspiring glances. Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, you are the white tiger, shook his head and smiled: "It's not that exaggerated, the rat also bites me." Now I still have the scar of being bitten on my back, and everyone else is talking about it. ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Wu Kang looked up to see that it was Xue Rengui riding a bucket and disappeared in an instant. The Wu battalion was organized into an infantry regiment, and the war horses were lent to the cavalry, and the fighting horses were lent to the scout battalion. Seeing that he was in a hurry, it should be an urgent military situation, so he looked at Li Zhichong.

The three officers looked at each other, got up and left at the same time, and walked to the central command platform. This place is the commanding height of the southern plains, and the slope is unusually gentle, with a diameter of less than one mile. There are five branches stationed in Zhichong, two high-class prefectures and three medium-sized prefectures, with a total of 5,000 government soldiers.

A temporary command platform was set up, and at the highest point on the hillside, a map of the Western Turks was hung. Yan Ran's deputy capital protected Xiao Siye, concentrating on the map, and two rows of military attachés stood left and right. five commanders, in crimson military attache uniforms; three Shangfu Guoyi, light red military attache uniforms; Six Zhongfu Guoyi, dark green military attache uniforms; A Wu Kang, black security uniform.

The chickens are like cranes, quite embarrassed, and consciously ranked last. In less than two quarters of an hour, the horse's hoofs sounded and the herald arrived. Brought the commander-in-chief's military order, and the voice was very loud: the Western Turkic Shabaluo Khan, led the Turkic cavalry with ten surnames, about 130,000. After crossing the sea of eight temples in Qizeli, it is expected that after half an hour, we will arrive at the camp of our army. The chief commander had an order to immediately deploy the military formation.

Everyone is discolored, the opponent's 130,000 cavalry, our more than 5,000 infantry, the disparity in strength is too great. Wu Kang frowned slightly, and the eight temples in Qizeli should be Ulungu Lake. Located in Fuhai County, bordering Fuyun County, the Turks came so fast.

In an instant, it suddenly dawned on him that Su Dingfang's strategy was to use infantry as a meat shield to consume the morale of the Turkic soldiers. Cao Di said in the polemic that one blow is vigorous, then it declines, and three times it is exhausted. The infantry should resist the offensive at least three waves to achieve the effect of "three and exhaustion".

Then the cavalry took the opportunity to rush and kill, so that there was a possibility of victory, which was an absolutely dangerous move. Less than 6,000 infantry, against 130,000 cavalry, the joke is very big. However, after thinking about it, I also think that only this strategy can win in danger.

At this moment, around the military array, a loud order sounded: the Turks are coming, prepare for battle, gather the crowd into a circle, and gather the lance to be outward-looking. The military order was well understood, and the five government soldiers lined up in a circle, and the guns and lances were united to resist the onslaught of the Turkic cavalry.

Xiao Siye coughed lightly, glanced at the military attachés, and directly gave the order: "Stick to their respective defense lines, no one is allowed to retreat without the order of the Chinese army." Where the line of defense is broken, its folds and resoluteness, all military law acts. It's time to wait, so you all go and prepare, and stay for the time being. ”

The military attachés promised to leave, Xiao Siye walked over, stared at Wu Kang and said, "The Western Front bears the brunt, and the pressure on Xinglong Mansion is the most arduous. We must do everything we can to ensure that the Western Front is not lost. Otherwise, the military law is ruthless, and the apprentice of the chief manager will not escape the blame. ”

Wu Kang clenched his hands into fists, nodded in agreement, and turned to leave. Wu Ying helped Xiao Siye, but he didn't expect to be killed by the old guy at the first level. Bullshit chief disciple, Xiao Pujie wants to say that the cousin of Empress Wu is also to blame.

You are from the Xiao family in Lanling, and you are from the same family as Concubine Xiao, so you naturally hate me and Mei Niang. The Western Front is facing the Turkic camp directly, it is a difficult bone to gnaw, and the communiqué is a personal vendetta. But it doesn't matter, the military order is like Mount Tai, and Nai Weng is hard to carry it.

Quickly returning to the western defense line, Chu Shenke and Bi Zheng commanded, and the guards quickly set up the formation. A five-edged rectangular iron shield with the bottom buried in the grass, and the shield soldier leans on his back. Two arms are thick and short, supporting the top of the iron shield, in a triangle with the ground.

The lancers crouched, shoulder to shoulder with the shieldmen, and surrounded by shields. Archers lined up in columns, standing behind shields, wearing felt hats and felt furs. He has a horizontal knife hanging in his waist, a strong bow in his left hand, and a leather quiver on his back, and sixty arrows. The gap between the queues was filled by crouching guards, ready to replace the spearmen in the front row.

Looking around, the Tang soldiers formed a circle, more than 5,000 guards, surrounded by iron shield fences. Not far away, Captain Bi did not have a batch of armor, which is very unreasonable. According to the configuration of the Zhechong Mansion, all the grassroots officers will be equipped with armor. After pondering for a moment, he asked loudly: "Captain Bi of the Left Regiment, why don't you put on armor?" ”

Bi Zheng replied loudly, in the Battle of Mukun, the armor was cut by the enemy soldiers. Unlucky boy, Wu Kang's mind was spinning, and he gave him an order: "Wear my Mingguang armor, I will command the archers, and the iron armor is heavy and obstructive." This is an order, and it needs no further words to be executed immediately. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone who heard it was dumbfounded. Armor is the foundation of life-saving for soldiers, and Wu Guoyi actually gave it to others! In front of everyone's eyes, Yueling pouted, extremely reluctant to remove his armor.

Captain Bi hurried over, looking grateful, and his lips trembled. With the armor in his hand and the helmet on his head, Wu Kang glanced around: "Brothers, build a wall of flesh and blood, and do not allow the Turkic soldiers to enter the battle." Xinglong Mansion Zuo Guoyi, Empress Wu's brother, Wu Kang is with you. ”

Neat and neat, resounding in the sky, the crowd is excited. Wu Kang is very satisfied, and the trick of buying people's hearts is perfect for playing. Patting Captain Bi on the shoulder, he turned around and walked to the front of the bow team. Yueling dressed him in a security uniform, and Qian Shun hung an arrow bag for him and handed him two and a half stones and a strong bow.

On the left, Chu Shenke, holding a three-stone bow; Lin Pinglang on the right, holding two stone bows; In front of him is Xiao Yueling, holding a steel palm crossbow, which looks funny. Wu Kang didn't feel it, gently plucked the bowstring, watched the bowstring vibrate, and listened to the buzzing roar.

I don't know how long it took, when the heavens and the earth met, a large black cloud poured in, like a curtain pulling down. Then the horse's hooves roared, like a flood of bells, tugging at everyone's heartstrings. The Turkic cavalry, which covered the sky and the sun, stopped three miles away and quickly separated to both sides.

The Chinese army set up a big banner, and the old thief Ashina Helu actually took command in person. Wu Kang pulled out a smirk, and his eagle eyes scanned the enemy formation, at least 100,000 cavalry. One hundred thousand against five thousand, if not a fool, will definitely encircle the attack. Sure enough, half an hour later, the enemy rode on the left and right flanks, attacking diagonally forward.

The funny picture in front of him reminded him of the funny prank when he was a child: while his father was not at home, he carried the kerosene lamp at home and went to the wild to find an ant nest. Old shoelaces are dipped in kerosene and placed in circles around the ant's nest, at least three layers. Honey is placed outside the circle, and when the ant army is dispatched, matches light the shoelaces.

The flames spread the laces, and the ant colony burst out of the first ring of fire, and then lit the second lace. Tang Bing is an ant nest, already surrounded; Enemy riders are shoelaces, or more precisely, shoelaces that can be propelled. Each one is composed of five riders, with twenty steps apart from each lap, surrounded by layers, and the visual effect is very shocking.

The distance was rapidly pulling, and the roar became more and more harsh, like a landslide and tsunami. The enemy cavalry was galloping, and the encirclement was sharply reduced. Wu Kang, Ping Lang and Chu Shenke drew a long arrow in their right hands, gently rested on the bowstring, and slowly pulled out a small arc.

Concentrate on the search for the greatest target, the Turkic nobles. The Turkic hairstyle is braided hair, similar to that of a Uyghur girl, with several braids on the back of her head. The lower part of the braid, the rectangular trim is clamped, and the tip of the braid passes through the round hole of the trim.

The Turkic Khans and Khatun kept five whips, and the nobles gradually increased their braided hair according to their rank. The right ear of the Turks will wear a single earring, which has three textures: gold, silver and copper. High aristocrats, natural pure gold earrings, commoners are not eligible.

Based on the above two points, choose the one with the least width from the flowing braids. Distinguish those earrings and choose the ones that are shiny and can brighten the eyes of blind dogs. Quickly determine the goal, and the corners of his mouth pull out a cruel smile, you should be unlucky, buddy.

Entering the range of the two-stone bow, he took a deep breath and pulled the strong bow into a full moon. Aim at the fastest speed, three sharp arrows are fired, and there is no mud and water. Three nobles fell from their horses, and the enemy horsemen who were charging were slightly confused, and there was a moment of sluggishness.

The guards applauded, shouting and roaring, and Captain Bi shouted the most happily. The three-stone bow marksman is the most precious thing in the army, and we actually have three. The enemy cavalry was about to enter the firing range, and the Chu Shenke shouted: the archers are ready, and the rest are all squatting down and raising their shields to protect themselves.

The archer feather arrow took the bow, Wu Kang flicked his right hand, and the quiver took out the arrow. The brain makes quick calculations, taking into account wind speed and altitude, based on actual combat experience. The arrow is aimed at the sky, the angle is quickly adjusted, and the long arrow is thrown out. Perfect parabola, if there is an enemy riding off the horse, immediately report the angle.

Qian Shun posed at an angle, held the horn gauge high, and the whistle commander played the flag. Hundreds of parabolas, a rain of arrows fell, countless enemy horses fell off their horses, and the impact was sluggish again. Next, there is no need to command, and the archer adjusts the angle appropriately according to experience.

When the third arrow was thrown, the Turkic cavalry, which was charging on its back, finally began to counterattack. The two sides rained down on arrows, like a flock of birds colliding, some freefalling, and some shooting into the position. The squatting guard, the round shield on the top of his head, the arrow rain crackling.

However, even so, there was a wail, and some robes were shot. Wu Kang ignored it and repeated the throwing action until he shot five arrows and hung his strong bow on his back. The rain of arrows on both sides stopped, the bows and arrows lost their range, and it was the turn of the crossbows to appear.

The archer stands along the slope and shoots naturally and perfectly in three and multiple sections. The crossbow wall was pushed horizontally, and the enemy riders flipped on their backs, neighing and wailing. The first shoelace is reimbursed, and the shield and spearmen are prepared, and they resist the impact of the future. The shield soldier was dead against the back of the shield, and the two guards spread their legs and hugged the log for support.

The gunmen all stood up, and the three of them held a gun, and the head of the gun was the same as the outside. Above the shield, several layers of guns were erected, like huge iron hedgehogs. The Turkic lightly armed cavalry, armed with sharp spears, was already close to the shield array. Wu Kang didn't have time to remind, so he could only pray silently, and the brothers held on.

The impact came as scheduled, the inertia created kinetic energy, and the shield array was loosened instantly. The shield guard fell, and the next guard took over, continuing to maintain the shield array. The enemy cavalry crashed into the forest of guns, and the flesh was easily pierced, and blood splattered out.

The war horse braked urgently, threw off the Turkic soldiers by inertia, and some smashed the guns on the forest, and the spear heads grew out of their backs. The lucky fish that slipped through the net dodged the dense gunfire and fell into the formation. There was no time to get up, and he was impaled by several spears and dismembered by several horizontal knives.

The brave and combative Turkic soldiers, when they found that they were in front of them, immediately reined in their speed. Disperse the unmanned horses, jog around the shield array, and the two sides exchanged spears and spears. The guns come and go, carrying out the most primitive killings, and more than a dozen people are killed every second.

The guards were condescending, occupying favorable terrain and standing behind iron shields. Shoulder to shoulder in rows, gun heads sprint rhythmically. The front robe was shot, and the rear robe was on top to maintain the gun. The Turks fell to the wind, were stabbed to death by spears, and killed by crossbow arrows.

Zhao Sheng was in charge of loading, Wu Kang had no distractions, the strong crossbow was raised in front of his face, and his waist kept twisting. Monoccular, crosshair, and Turkic soldiers, the perfect three-point line. Pull the trigger of the crossbow and shoot the enemy gunman before he gets shot.

Constantly aiming and shooting, there was an assault soldier, the ghost made the god turn his head, and the crossbow arrow passed through the earring. But he didn't realize that the spear stabbed Tang Bing, the spearhead was about to touch the round shield, and the throat was pierced by a short crossbow. The body leaned back and smashed the horse's head behind, destined to become a dead body.

Wu Kang's eyelids drooped slightly, and he saw that Yueling had rebuilt the crossbow and was looking for the next target. This girl is good, she can go to the battlefield and kill her fellow people. praised her in his heart, concentrated again, and waited for Zhao Sheng to load and shoot other targets.

For about half an hour, Zhao Sheng didn't move, and he shouted that there were no arrows. The quiver was empty, Wu Kang threw away his crossbow, picked up the lance under his feet, and strode towards the gun forest. Suddenly stopped, saw the little tail behind him, and was furious: "You stand still for me, dare to take half a step, strip off your clothes, and throw them outside the shield wall." ”

After roaring, he immediately turned around, replaced the battle death robe, stabbed the horse lance in his hand, and pierced the heart of the enemy horseman. The guards, who had no arrows, all came with their guns and lined up behind the gun forest. If any robe is killed, fill the gap at once, and so on.

Yueling held the spear and stood still not daring to move, staring at Wu Kang's back, her misty eyes swirling. People just want to help you, what are you doing so fiercely, exhausting you bastard. After a moment, he threw the spear, took off the iron crossbow from his belt, untied the pouch at his waist, and drew the iron crossbow arrow. Keep an eye on his surroundings, and if there is a slight crisis, immediately pull the mechanism.

The robe kept falling, the newcomers kept filling, and Wu Kang gritted his teeth. The calluses in the tiger's mouth pierced into the wooden thorns, and every time the horse lance was stabbed, it hurt a heart. Stimulated by the pain, the blood boiled all over the body, the eyes turned blood-red, and the Turkic soldiers kept sending away...