Chapter 251: Wind and Snow Chase
Su Dingfang's army arrived at the west of Jinshan (Altai Mountain) and defeated the Mukun Division, one of the five Lu land, which surrendered. Prior to this, one of the five crossbows had been defeated by Heru, and the family of its leader had been captured. At this time, Don. The army found the wife of the leader of the Ni tribe from a part of the defeated army of Heru. Liang Jianfang, the general of Zuo Wuwei, suggested that these family members should be returned to the mud tribe and given property to comfort them, so that they could understand that "Helu is a thief and Datang is his parent". In that case, they would have spared no effort against Heru. Tang Dynasty. The military is implemented in accordance with this. After receiving the rescued family members, the mud department was very grateful and asked to follow Tang. The army attacked Ashina Helu together.
Su Dingfang then ordered Xiao Siye and Hui Po Yan to lead the cavalry to the Evil Ross River to pursue Sha Boluo, and Su Dingfang and Liang Jianfang led the Tang. The army followed.
At this time, the Western Regions had just entered the end of February, and suddenly there was heavy snowfall, and large snowflakes fell from the dim sky one after another. Suddenly, the mountains, rivers, fields, Gobi, and deserts were all shrouded in white snow, and the snow flakes flying all over the sky made the heavens and the earth dissolve into a white one.
Soon, the snow was about two feet deep, and the wind and snow were combined, and the view was limited, making it difficult for men and horses to walk, and the generals suggested that they wait until the weather cleared before marching.
Su Dingfang persuaded his subordinates to use the Western Turkic Shabaluo Khan, Ashina Helu, to think that Tang. When the army encountered such heavy snowfall, it was inevitable that it would suspend its troops, and it continued to pursue day and night in the snow, taking it by surprise.
Entering Shuanghe, Su Dingfang ordered not to stop, continued the pursuit, and drove 200 miles to the Golden Tooth Mountain (northeast of Tashkent, Central Asia) Shabo Luoya Tent.
At this time, the Western Turkic Shabala Khan - Ashina Helu would have thought of such a big snow, such a thick snow, such a long distance, Tang. How could the army chase him to his lair?
In the early morning of early March 637 AD, Ashina Helu and his son Ashina Yuyun, led a team of men and horses, and were about to go out hunting.
There are some Tibetan infantry scattered around the Sha Bo Luo Ya tent in Jinya Mountain, and a single infantry is a live target for the cavalry, and they can't run away from it, and they can't beat it, and they can only send it to death.
Tang Dynasty. The cavalry lowered their long spears in unison and began to march slowly. Like the countless stars in the sky sliding from the sky, their speed became faster and faster, from slow walking to running, and then to galloping. Then it marched at a terrifying speed, with an astonishing momentum, like a flash flood and tsunami erupting!
The earth shook violently, and snow and yellow sand flew in front of it. It was as if a storm had been set off on the plains.
So the entire Western Turkic Golden Tooth Mountain Sand Bowl Tent was wrapped in snowflakes and dust. The cavalry surged in. With the terrible sound of hooves and shouts of killing, it is like a demon from hell riding the black clouds and white clouds to kill!
Screams and shouts of killing mingled throughout the Turkic camp. At this time, from the Golden Tooth Mountain, a team of Tang rushed out. Army. They rushed into the tents of the Turkic army camps that were on fire, and slashed the Turks when they saw them.
It was snowing heavily, the morning was unusually cold, and most of the Turkic soldiers were sleeping soundly in their tents and quilts. Countless Turkic soldiers who were still asleep and had just woken up in a daze were swept back and forth by Tang in the blink of an eye. The soldiers were slashed or burned to death, and the screams continued.
"Attack!" "Long live Datang! Long live Datang! "Thousands of chests are the same
There was a sound, and the rumble was like thunder in the sky, so startled that the war horses all neighed in unison.
Don jumping off the horse at the front. The infantry, quickly lined up, raised their bayonet spears in unison, and the tips of the long spears moved forward in unison, as if a forest composed of spears suddenly appeared on the ground, and the tips of the spears flashed with a terrible light of metal, for the Turkic army, this was undoubtedly a forest of death!
The fighting continued, the spears broke, the horses fell, the flags swayed, the shields slammed into the heads, and the axes chopped off helmets. Tang Dynasty. The army and the Turks rolled on the ground like wild beasts, tearing each other's throats, and both men and horses were stirred together like a great whirlpool.
At this moment, the battle was like a raging wind, yellow sand and snowflakes swept in, swords were wielded everywhere, and steel collided fiercely. The sound of slashing, screaming and wailing, the screams of the dead, the creepy screams of the wounded, the roar of the war horses, the sonorous clash of swords and iron armor, the armies of both sides were fighting to the death, and the terrible roar was like thousands of souls in the Shura hell screaming in unison.
At this time, Su Dingfang was covered in blood, holding a steel spear that had broken half of the head of the spear because it had pierced too much of the iron armor of the Turkic soldiers, staring at the battlefield in front of him. There was chaos on the battlefield, and Don. Although the surprise attack was successful, after all, the number of troops was much smaller than that of the Turkic army. If the army on your side is constantly resisted by the Turkic army, if the morale of the Turkic army can be raised, the troops on your side will always be crushed by exhaustion and fatigue. ”
After being silent for a long time, Su Dingfang said softly: "We can't delay any longer." The guards are all up, Wanyan Kule, follow me, I also want to see if I can crush the enemy's morale after single-handedly entering the enemy's camp! ”
In the silence, the sound of everyone inhaling in unison was very clear. Su Dingfang turned over his horse, pointed forward with the Tang knife, and led a group of soldiers and guards to go straight towards the Golden Tooth Mountain Sand Bowl Luo Ya Tent, which was the main banner of the Turkic army under the high slope.
The battle formations of the two sides on the battlefield swayed, moving back and forth, and the scene was magnificent. One side raids, the other resists. The two armies collided with each other, like two huge prehistoric monsters fighting savagely on this plain. Each attack was like a monster giving a ferocious blow to the opponent with its thick limbs, and both monsters were heavily injured and bleeding profusely.
Due to the unexpectedly strong combat power of the elite of the Turkic soldiers, Tang. For a while, the charging force of the army could not completely break through the positions of the Turkic army. In this case, Su Dingfang, who was already very tired of killing, had to go out in person.
"Sneer......sneer" In the dense and sharp wind-breaking sound, behind Su Dingfang, countless indignant Tang . The army angrily shot the arrows back at the Turkic army with terrible force, and rained down on the Turkic army's military formation, and the Turkic soldiers in the front row were immediately shot and killed.
Su Dingfang, who was covered in steel armor and steel armor, held a Tang knife in his hand, and without delay, continued to gallop towards the Turkic army formation.
"Kill!" The cries poured into the mountains and the sea, and they were as shocking as the mountains and tsunamis.
Under the leadership of Su Dingfang, who was full of armor, he took the lead in defending against Tang. The position of the Turkic army that attacked the camp was forced to make a gap by him!
Seeing this Tang general so powerful and invincible, the Turkic officers and soldiers all shuddered.
The Turkic soldiers who intercepted Su Dingfang could only be reduced to Su Dingfang and the countless Tang soldiers who rushed up behind him. The object of wanton killing by the soldiers and soldiers. Su Dingfang rushed to the front and personally fought for Tang. The army acts as a pioneer.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill!" Su Dingfang let out a furious roar, and like a fierce tiger, he roared into the ranks of the dense Turkic army. In front of Su Dingfang's alloy Tang knife, the heavy iron armor of the elite of the Turkic army was as thin as paper.
In the rain of arrows, under the swords, guns and sticks, in the military formation of the Turkic army, Su Dingfang led his army to ride his horse forward without stopping. Along the way, you will encounter ghosts and kill ghosts, and you will be unimpeded.
Under the fierce rush, Su Dingfang was bloody everywhere he went. The broken limbs and weapons of the Turkic army paved a bright red road on the ground, and the continuous roars and screams were the accompaniment of Su Dingfang charging forward and leading the army forward.
Originally, the Turkic army joint camp was in chaos, but now when Su Dingfang, the killing god, was encountered, the Turkic army formation was immediately chaotic. The Turkic generals had never encountered such an enemy, and they were all in disarray.
Thinking of the great general Su Dingfang, he was being threatened by the Turkic army. All fear and hesitation were swept away, and they faced the recalcitrant Turkic army. Tang Dynasty. The soldiers of the army showed extraordinary courage, and Don. The soldiers screamed and pounced on the Turkic army like wild lions.
You slash me, and I shoot you back. Swear not to retreat, and if you are wounded, you will slash and kill the enemy. Blood and metal, wailing and roaring, the two sides fought more and more fiercely,
With a bloody and murderous aura all over his body, Su Dingfang, who was covered in blood, had already killed in front of the Western Turkic Shabo Luo Ya Tent.
The Turkic soldiers looked at the blood-covered Shura-like existence, their hearts were pounding, and the hands holding the swords were all soaked with sweat. Su Dingfang felt extremely sore all over, but his blood was boiling silently, still waving his Tang knife, flying his body and slaughtering countless Turkic troops.
Looking at the last contingent of the Turkic army in front of him, Su Dingfang slowed down. The fight just now was so fierce that he gasped and felt like he was going to gasp his lungs out. He needed a short time to regain his breath.
Behind Su Dingfang, countless Tang. The soldiers had already routed the resistance of the Turkic army, rushed up, and followed behind Su Dingfang.
Su Dingfang took a flash step, easily rushed past the blocking of the Turkic guards, shook his body and dodged a knife from the Western Turkic Shabalo Khan Ashina Helu, and with a wave of his hand, blood splashed, and the head of the Western Turkic Shabalo Khan Ashina Helu had already flown into the air.
With the death of the Western Turkic Shabala Khan Ashinahlu, the Turkic army immediately collapsed. Many Turkic armies faced the Tang. The surprise attack of the army, and the scene of the flames like hell on all sides, all surrendered in batches.
Ashina Yuyun, the son of Ashina Helu, the Western Turkic Shabalo Khan, was also killed in the rebellion.
In March 637, under the conquest of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Turkic Khanate was destroyed.
Su Dingfang stopped his troops and ordered the Western Turkic tribes to return to their residences, build roads, set up post stations, bury the bones, comfort the suffering, demarcate the borders, and resume production. And all the cattle and goods that had been taken by Shabala Ashina Holu were returned to their owners. Then led Don. The army triumphed.
Su Dingfang's war against the Western Turks reminded future generations of the famous poem of the Tang Dynasty: "The moon black geese fly high, flee alone at night, and want to chase away the light horsemen, and the snow is full of bows and knives." ”
On March 11, the Tang Dynasty set up the two capital protectorates of Yangchi and Kunling in the hometown of the Western Turks, with Ayana Buzhen and Ashina Mi Shot as the capital protectors, and unified their ten surnames.
In February 637, Xue Rengui led 10,000 elite Tang . The army was invincible and unstoppable, and soon conquered the state of Gaochang, which was located in the Turpan region. Gaochang Wang Lu Wentai, see Tang. The army came to attack and was scared to death, his son Koji Zhisheng surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Regions perished.
Qiuzi country, with Kuqa Oasis as the center, east from Luntai, west to Bachu, north of the Tianshan Mountains, south of the Taklamakan Desert, in the Western Regions of the most powerful among the cities, the capital of Yancheng. Most of the inhabitants of Qiuzi belong to the Indo-European Aryan race, and the Qiuzi language belongs to the Tocharian dialect of the Indo-European language family, written in the Indian Brahmi script. The Qiuzi people are good at music, and most of their costumes are: red forehead, scarlet, white cloth pants, and black leather shoes.
The climate of Qiuci area is warm, rich in hemp, wheat, grapes, pears, peaches, etc.; out of good horses, sealed cattle; There are mines in the mountains, so gold, copper, iron and other smelting and casting industries are famous in the Western Regions; Because it is located on the main line of the Silk Road, the transit trade is developed, and the turtle brocade is particularly prestigious.
When Xue Rengui was planning to use troops in Qiuci, he did not directly attack the King City of Qiuci, but divided his troops to attack and break them individually. Xue Rengui led Tang. When the army attacked the Qiuci Kingdom, the general Guo Xiaoke was unfortunately killed, Xue Rengui captured the murderer Nali, captured the king of Qiuci, Bai Ha Libu, and destroyed the Qiuci Kingdom in the Western Regions.
Xue Rengui took advantage of Tang. When the army won the battle and its morale was high, it further expanded its results and successively destroyed the Western Regions Yanqi, Khotan, Shule and other countries.
After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Western Turkic Khanate, Gaochang, Qiuci and other countries, other countries in the Western Regions also sent envoys to pay tribute and annex to the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Anxi Protectorate was moved from Gaochang to Qiuzi, and its jurisdiction was expanded to all the nomadic tribes and green mountains from the Altai Sanjin to the Aral Sea, and the east and west to the cities and kingdoms on both sides of the Amu Darya River.