In the third year of Xianqing (658 AD), on the second day of the second month of February, at seven o'clock in the afternoon.

The source of the Trolla River, southwest of the Altay Mountains, the flat Ale steppe. The only raised mountain bag, surrounded by 130,000 Turkic soldiers, could not be drained. About three days ago, the Western Turkic Shabala Khan, knowing that there were only more than 10,000 Tang soldiers, immediately passed down the Khan's order.

The ten major surnames of the Western Turks, each with more than 10,000 cavalry, together with 40,000 elite cavalry of Sha Boluo, formed a coalition army to attack the Tang Dynasty, intending to eat the Tang soldiers. However, the division was unfavorable, and the 130,000 Turkic warriors could not break through the 5,000 infantry. The Tang soldiers set up a spear formation, the dog bit the hedgehog and had no way to put his mouth down, and the Turkic warriors suffered heavy casualties.

Ashina Helu big tent, the brazier is burning in the center, and the eldest son, Ashina Yuyun, concentrates on roasting the whole sheep. He Lu was sitting precariously, his beard trembling slightly, his red face turned black into the bottom of the pot, and he glared at the people in front of him. There are a total of nine people in the hall, five crossbows and five land, and the big sip and pound of each department.

He Lu was furious, and everywhere he looked, he hung his head one after another. Is it that the Tang soldiers are too strong, or the Turkic warriors are too weak, or you can't do your work. The gaze stopped on the empty couch, it was the absent mud, the damn mud.

We are Turkic people, and we usually close the door, and it doesn't matter if we break our heads. But the Tang Dynasty invaded on a large scale, and we have the disaster of destroying the country, so we should abandon our previous suspicions and jointly destroy the enemy. You have disregarded the overall situation because of your own personal vendetta, and your heart can be punished. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, locked on the plug, and asked coldly: "The mud is a catty, don't you still send troops?" ”

Basai Gan was slightly flustered, and said truthfully: "The mud fell to the Tang people, and the messenger I sent was also detained by them. Su Dingfang adopted Wu Kang's suggestion, and every time he broke through our tribe, he would collect the mud women and give them to the mud tribe for free. ”

The atmosphere was extremely dull, and everyone had their own ghosts, and they all watched coldly. Ah Xi knotted his strength, aimed at Mu Kun Qu Lu and sobbed, and mocked with a strange yin and yang atmosphere: "We are watching the Tang Formation, the western front of your main attack, and the casualties are the heaviest. The person in charge of the defense of the Western Front is the twenty-year-old Wu Kang, and the warriors of Qu Lu Si are really empty. ”

Qu Lu sobbed angrily and counterattacked-for-tat: "Your left flank has lost five crossbows, and you are in charge of the weak northeast front, and you have returned twice in vain. The Tang people have a saying, fifty steps to laugh at a hundred steps, the same loser, where does your arrogance come from? ”

The four big pounds slapped the table at the same time, and the horizontal eyebrows were cold to the five Lu, and the infighting had begun. He Lu had a headache, and he hurriedly rounded the field: "Uncles, please dissipate your anger, Tang Bing is good at turtle spear formation, from Sui to Tang for decades, let us suffer a lot." However, our soldiers are numerous, and the Tang people are difficult to last, and the warriors will definitely break the Tang soldiers if they charge again. ”

The leaders don't buy it, we don't accept you, what are you. The shrewd Ge Shuque had a bad idea, looked at He Lu and said: "It is also easy to break the turtle spear array, the Khan sent heavy cavalry wolf soldiers, as long as they break through the shield wall, the Tang soldiers are sheep." ”

The four great catties immediately expressed their support, and Hu Luwu said: "The wolf rides a war horse and wears armor, and the spear formation of the Tang soldiers cannot pierce the stainless steel armor." As long as the gap is opened, the Turkic warriors will follow up, and they will be able to break the Tang soldiers. Eating the Soviet infantry, the isolated cavalry, is what is in the bag. ”

The five major sips of the five continents echoed one after another, and the nine tribes reached an agreement. Helu's face sank like water, the five crossbows were lost and the five lands were lost, and only when you and I were counted would we work together. If I can subdue you and dominate the Western Turks, I will rely on eight hundred wolves. If the wolf rides through the Tang array, you pick up the cheap; If the wolf ride is broken, you are happier.

The big tent was silent, and the whole sheep was roasted on the fire rack, and it was put into the tray and carefully sent forward. Heru took out a boning knife, slowly cut the mutton, and distributed it to the leaders. I like this feeling very much, and Heru wants to be a knife bearer, not a meat picker.

The nine leaders feasted, and He Luwang raised meat in a daze, pondered for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly. Put down the boning knife and instructed the eldest son: "The herald is all Dagan, and after two quarters of an hour, the hundred and eight wolf cavalry will be dispatched to attack the western front of the Tang Formation." It is said that Wu Kang, the younger brother of Empress Wu, brought him back to me. ”

On the western defense line of the Tang Army's position, Wu Kang, who was coveted by He Lu, was lying on the grass leisurely, pillowed on Yueling's thighs, and took the trouble to read family letters. In the second year of Xianqing, Mei Niang quietly suggested that Li Jiu change Luoyang Palace to the eastern capital.

The four counties of Fuchang in Waste Valley Prefecture, together with Heyang, Jiyuan and Wen counties in Huaizhou, and Bishui County in Zhengzhou, all belonged to Luozhou, and Li Xian was appointed as the pastor of Luozhou. This means that Mei Niang's status is as stable as Mount Tai, and Wu Kang is very pleased.

There is also an even more cola, the kingdom of Shale in the Western Regions, which sacrifices two male lions. According to the description in the letter, it should be an African lion, Mei Niang said in the letter: The saint likes it very much, and our tiger head and tiger brain were snubbed by the saint. Wait for your class teacher to return to the dynasty, let's be in the Chang'an Hundred Beasts Park, and let the tiger head bite them to death.

Wu Kang has a lot of bad taste, and when he goes back, he organizes a lion and tiger fight to see who is the king of beasts. The lions of later generations eat tigers and blow, scolding and fighting on the Internet all day long, but they will never be able to see it. It's a pity that my tiger head and tiger brain are only small South China tigers, if it is a Bengal tiger, it will definitely win easily.

Feeling the pain in his household registration, he raised his head slightly, and the blood flowed smoothly in his hands. Yueling's face was flushed, she shook the dagger in her hand, and said with an embarrassed smile: "You can't blame me, it's all about picking wooden thorns with needles, and daggers definitely can't do it." You bear with that, and you'll be fine in no time. ”

The guards couldn't bear to look at it directly, and the tip of the knife continued to gouge through the tiger's mouth, and finally picked out the small wooden thorn. Qian Shun cleaned the wound, Chu Shenke wrapped the bandage, and Wu Kang slowly got up. Seeing that there were people all around, their faces were very weird, and they wanted to stop talking.

Wu Kang moved his neck, took the wine bag and drank a few sips of spirits, threw it to Captain Bi Zheng, and said lazily: "Aren't you all tired, what are you doing around me, go and rest." It is estimated that it will not be long before Helu, who is furious, will attack us again. ”

Captain Bi took a few sips, handed the wine bag to the guard, and said boldly: "The Turks have besieged twice, and the brothers are exhausted, and I am afraid that they will not survive a few times. Wu Gong gave a word of approval, and he had to resist a few times, when would General Su attack. ”

The guards looked at each other with earnest eyes, and they all focused on it, obviously finding the backbone. Wu Kang was silent, looking up at the sky and the sun, revealing a warm smile. The first siege of the Turks lasted one hour, and the second siege lasted only half an hour.

It shows that the morale of the Turkic soldiers has been greatly depleted. In this battle of the Tuo Yu River, the balance of victory is tilting in favor of our army. After pondering for a moment, he decided to tell a story to calm the morale of the army. looked at Lin Pinglang and asked a strange question: "If the neighbor in the village asks you for help for three consecutive days and goes to his house to carry grain bags, what will you do?" ”

Pinglang scratched his head and hesitated a few breaths to reply: "In the Grange Terrace before, there were often similar situations, once or twice. If there was a third time, I would be so upset that I didn't want to go at all. I really can't wipe off my face, and I will be perfunctory, and I won't do my best. ”

The guards nodded one after another, a commonplace phenomenon, almost all of them had encountered. Wu Kang nodded with satisfaction and continued to flicker: "There is an article in "Zuo Chuan", called Zhuang Gong Ten Years, which tells about the war between the two countries of Qi and Lu. There are many people in the Qi country, and after three drum beats, the Lu country launched a general attack, and the Qi country that was killed fell into the water. Brothers, have you heard of the famous Cao Di polemic. ”

Everyone shook their heads blankly, feeling a little helpless, there were really not many readers, and they shook their heads and continued to explain: "Cao Di's polemic, the two armies are fighting, and morale comes first. The first drumming to boost morale; second drumming, demoralization; Three drums, demoralization. The Qi army has no morale, and the Lu army has a high morale, so it is naturally outnumbered. ”

They were ignorant, and Chu Shenke helped: "Brothers, General Su, the general manager, also adopts this strategy. Use infantry phalanxes and charge with cavalry to weaken the Turkic morale. I can feel that the morale of the assault soldiers is obviously weaker than last time, what does Captain Bi think? ”

Bi Zheng frowned and pondered, nodded slowly for a long time, and his confidence was slightly insufficient: "I don't quite understand what Captain Chu said, but I feel in my heart that the last attack of the Turks was much worse than the first time. The last time I defended, it was easier than the first time, and the tension was much less. Brothers, if you think about it, do you feel the same way? ”

The guards looked at each other, and in less than three minutes, someone nodded slightly. With the effect of the program, Qian Shun whispered: "General Su's strategy is to treat the infantry as nails, nail the Turkic soldiers to the death, and wear down the morale one by one. If I were a Turkic officer, with 130,000 cavalry, I would not be able to defeat 5,000 infantry, and I would be discouraged. ”

The crowd laughed lowly, and Captain Bi patted his chest and said proudly: "Don't dare to say anything else, we are the most experienced in spear against cavalry." From the beginning of being a government soldier, as long as the cavalry is fighting, the general will use this trick, and the brothers are very familiar with it. ”

Wu Kang deeply believes that the clues can be seen from the cooperation and movement alone. Seeing that the guard's mentality improved, he added fuel and vinegar again: "Put yourself in your shoes, if I am a Turkic soldier and fail twice in a row, the third time will definitely be perfunctory." If I do it a fourth time, I will be absolutely disgusted to death, and I will definitely not be able to work. ”

The laughter continued to spread, and there was also joy, Captain Bi handed back the wine bag and said what he thought in his heart: "Wu Gong means that as long as you carry it twice, the morale of the Turkic soldiers will disappear completely. General Su will lead the cavalry and beat the ass of the Turkic soldiers? ”

Wu Kang nodded, and said in a chiseled manner: "You don't need to carry it twice, at most one more time, the Turkic morale will be destroyed." With the shrewdness of the teacher, he will definitely seize the opportunity, and the cavalry will attack at that time. Attack the Turkic buttocks, join forces with the infantry, and kill them. ”

The guards applauded, and the spirit returned, and Captain Bi spit out thick phlegm, scolding and scolding in his mouth: "The Turkic melon cowards, relying on the strength of the crowd, surround and bully us." The hearts of the brothers are all holding back the fire, and when the whole army attacks, we will start killing and killing them. ”

shouted and shouted for a while, Wu Kang smiled, constantly inspiring. Suddenly there was a roar, the sentinels quickly gave the order, the Turks besieged again, and the whole army was ready to fight. Zhao Sheng hurriedly came to report, and his words were slightly anxious: "Report to Wu Guoyi, Helu's heavy cavalry wolf soldiers, coming straight to us." ”

The scene fell silent suddenly, and the guards stopped preparing for battle, and their eyes were focused, full of astonishment and nervousness. Wu Kang didn't care, and his words were full of contempt: "Heavy cavalry has been sent, Heluqian's donkey skills are poor, and it won't take long to jump." Don't worry, brethren, heavy cavalry is rubbish in my eyes, so prepare for war now. ”

The guards agreed loudly, Uncle Wu was not afraid, and we were even more afraid. The soldiers continued to prepare for war, without the slightest panic, worthy of being the elite of Guanzhong. Wu Kang came to the shield array, and looked into the distance, and the bright light of the enemy formation flickered. It is the Turkic wolf rider, Helu's housekeeping baby, and the root of the ten surnames.

If the wolf soldiers are eaten, not only Heru will collapse, but the allies will also collapse. Wu Kang's mind was racing, and he quickly calculated it, turned around and gave orders: "All the marksmen stay, and the rest assist the shield soldiers to maintain the shield iron wall; All the brothers in armor assembled after the formation, carrying only shields and horizontal swords; The spearmen brothers are ready to set up the gun forest again. ”

The order was quickly transmitted, and the guards immediately moved, and the shield wall was erected, and the guns were fired. Qian Shun and Chu Shenke, all sighed, and clothed the big guy with bright light armor. The slaughter permeated the army formation, accompanied by the roaring horses' hooves, and the Turkic soldiers rushed into battle for the third time.

Wu Kang pulled out a cruel smile, and finally saw the wolf rider, which was definitely worth the trip. The knight was fully armored, and his sturdy horse was under his crotch, and he was also armed to the teeth. A stainless steel forged curtain with two holes in it perfectly protects the horse's head. The neck of the chicken protects the neck of the horse, and when the chest protects the front chest of the horse, the war horse is covered with heavy armor.

Li Er's Xuanjia Army is also a tank in this configuration, in the era of cold weapons. Thousands of heavy horses, Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops, were beaten and urinated. Heru's intentions were clear, and the heavy cavalry broke through the shield wall to clear the way for the light cavalry. Let the Tang army spear forest, the power is reduced, it can't pierce the armor, it can only stab people in the face.

If you are on the plain ground, you are almost helpless in the face of heavy cavalry charge. Now occupy the commanding heights, and the speed of the heavy riding backcharge will also be greatly reduced. As long as the shield wall is not broken and the heavy cavalry loses its maneuver, it is a waste of iron lumps, and it is at the mercy of others.

Fifty marksmen, lined up side by side, prepared enough arrows. Wu Kang plucked the bowstring lightly, rhythmically bouncing, like playing a guitar. The wolf rode into range, quickly drew a long arrow, and the two stone bows were drawn into a full moon, holding his breath and concentrating on aiming.

There was a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and sharp arrows shot out sharply, hitting the door of the wolf's ride. The horse continues to run wildly, and the unlucky man falls off his horse and is trampled into mud by his teammates. The marksman was so majestic that he only shot the knight in the face, and after a volley, at least ten people fell off their horses.

The horse's speed slowed down significantly, and Wu Kang took his bow again, aiming at the front knight, and the arrow pierced his throat. Three arrows out of five arrows, three lives, the effect is very good. Chu Shenke and Lin Pinglang, almost no arrows, one arrow takes one life.

The impact soon came, the shield wall fell in all directions, and the shield hand flew out directly, wailing endlessly. Undeterred, the spearmen set up their guns again and headed straight for the knight's door. The knight could not avoid it, and fell off his horse with a heavy rate, and the war horse rushed into the formation, hitting a dozen spearmen.

The rear guards filled in to keep the guns intact, and the archers subdued the horses. In less than ten minutes, Wu Kang's heart was finally put in his stomach. As long as the guns are still there, they can hold their positions, the officers roar and roar, and the guards are in order. These five Zhichong Mansions are all elite soldiers of Guanzhong Mansion, and the overall situation has settled.

The soldiers are not many but fine, and the old Su has Li Jing's true biography, and he dares to make dangerous moves. Wu Kang changed to an ordinary hard bow to save physical strength as much as possible, and mechanically took the bow and shot arrows. Fifty sharpshooters, who played the maximum role, and the heavy cavalry, who lost their speed, were their targets.

It is instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and the war horse that loses its master does not rush to the Tang army's main formation. Running left and right, and even turning around to run for their lives, impacting the back row of the Turks, causing even more chaos. The wolf rider suffered heavy casualties, and it is estimated that Helu Khan is going to scold his mother for vomiting blood.

I don't know how long later, the enemy suddenly shouted, and the heavy cavalry wolf soldiers were about to retreat. Wu Kang smiled cruelly, come if you want, withdraw if you want, my old face, where to put it. Immediately threw the strong bow, picked up the shield on the ground, pulled the horizontal knife at his waist, and roared in his voice: "The gun forest dodged the way, the knife soldiers rushed with me, the shield protected the top of the head, and the blade cut the horse's legs." ”

Chu Shen's polite face darkened, gritted his teeth and raised his bow and shield, and followed the big guy to charge. Kill a bastard with a thousand cuts, just hold your position, why take the initiative to attack. At the same time, I made up my mind that if I had an order to return to the capital, I would report it truthfully. I hope that the queen will be ruthless and never let you go on the expedition, and I will be scared.

The heavy riders turned with difficulty, and the spearmen quickly separated, standing in the wide road, flashing out of the two-foot aisle. This is a masterpiece of Wu Kang, referring to the lawn of a football field, and the grass is divided into wide and narrow roads. It is mainly convenient for auxiliary soldiers, and when the guns are erected, rescue the wounded soldiers and carry the dead bodies.

The order flag waved quickly, Wu Kang raised the shield in his left hand, grasped the handle of the knife in his right hand, and rushed into the gun forest. Fifteen narrow aisles, swords and soldiers rushed out, and the guards shouted mightily. Soon rushed out of the formation, quickly approached the heavy horse, and the blade broke the hind hooves of the war horse.

The war horse sat back with a wail, and the knight fell instantly, rolling three times in a row. Wu Kang dodged, then slashed the horse's leg next to him, and surged forward as much as he could. It was quickly counterattacked, and the shield resembled a turtle shell, blocking the Turkic spear and firmly protecting the body.

The battle situation was completely chaotic, and for a while, people turned on their backs, swords and soldiers held together, shields blocked sharp blades, and sharp blades cut horse legs. There is no horse leg to cut in the rear, so he cuts down the horse knight and reaps the lives of the people to his heart's content. The infantry cut off the horse's legs, and if they charged head-on, it was basically impossible.

It was possible to try only if the cavalry lost maneuver and, in particular, clumsily turned around. However, it is still very dangerous, you can be hacked to death by a knight, you can be stoned to death by a wrecked horse, you can be trampled to death by a crazy horse. Wu Kang didn't dare to take it lightly, and under the protection of Chu Shenke, he tried his best to avoid risks.

I don't know how long it took, the Turkic troops retreated quickly, but the army formation was a tsunami, which was the order for the whole army to attack. Wu Kang was stunned for half a second, and his blood boiled in an instant, and he roared with the loudest voice: "The cavalry is attacking, so brothers, follow me..."

The entire Nanyuan position is like an erupting volcano, and the guards are like hot magma, swallowing everything along the slopes. As expected, Su Dingfang's plan was successful, and the infantry array wore out the Turkic morale. 10,000 morale-boosting Tang soldiers, fighting 130,000 cavalry, may win a complete victory.

The defenders of the Western Front rushed down the hill, and the army regrouped at the bottom of the mountain. Wu Kang put away the horizontal knife, took the spear, and commanded the spear to push forward. However, at this moment, the Turkic horn sounded, and the lovely Helu did not withdraw his troops, allowing the Turkic cavalry to continue to charge.

Soon the two sides collided, the enemy and the enemy were staggered, countless horses spurted blood, and countless lives were killed. As time progressed, as the bloody aura became stronger, Tang Bing quickly killed the red eye. Wu Kang held a spear in his hand, fighting on the front line, and his fierce momentum of not fearing death drove the entire Xinglong Mansion...