In August 632, Li Jing, Li Tao, Li Daozong and other generals led 50,000 elite Tang people. Army cavalry, marching on the Khanate of Xueyanta, another ally of Goguryeo.

There were more than 200,000 capable warriors in the Xueyantuo Khanate, most of whom were brave and good at fighting, ruling the vast area of "Eastern Murowei, Western Jinshan, Southern Turkic, and Northern Hanhai". In particular, the Xueyantuo Khanate had a powerful secret force, the "Tiefutu", which was invincible in Mobei.

"Tiefutu" is the heavy cavalry founded by Xue Yantuo Mozhi Khan, although there are only 5,000 people, but the elite of the elite, is the pro-army guard of Xue Yantuo Khan. At the same time, it is also used as a "front army" for charging into battle. This cavalry was well-armed, and could not penetrate on good horses, heavy armor, and stabs, and was twisted with hooks and cables, although it did not fall on a dead horse. In case of battle, the iron cavalry will break through the formation, and the chaos will impact it, and it will be invincible.

This cavalry was the fiercest cavalry in the world before the appearance of the Mongolian iron cavalry that dominated the world in later generations. In contrast, the Tang led by Li Jing. The army is all light cavalry, and it is difficult to fight head-on. Tiefutu is the elite of Xue Yantuo's elite. The army is also more of a nightmare.

"Tiefutu is here, are the people of Xue Yantuo going to die and break the net?" The general of the Left Guard, Li Tao, was secretly a little frightened.

Generalissimo Li Jing pondered for a long time and said: "General Li, it's right that the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, but we can't be too passive, and it doesn't seem to be a way to let Xue Yantuo lead the way, why don't we take the initiative?" ”

"Be proactive?" Li Tao understood and immediately understood the meaning of Li Jing's words. The anti-guest is the main thing, and it is up to your own side to control the rhythm and guide the development of the battle situation, so as to complete the set goal.

So what is Li Jing's goal? Li Tao asked in a deep voice, "What does the big handsome want?" ”

"Iron Float!"

When Li Jing spit out these words, even Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, was a little surprised. After all, it was Xue Yantuo's most elite army, but the heavy armored cavalry, where did he dare to fight with it? can't dodge, but Li Jing's idea of fighting Tiefutu is too crazy, right?

"How? Is it possible? ”

Everyone else was skeptical, but Li Tao smiled: "It's naturally best for the handsome to have this ambition, and I'm very pleased." It's just that it won't be easy to deal with the Iron Floating Massacre, I'm afraid it's not easy......"

"It's a bit whimsical, but it'...... It's not impossible! Li Jing said in a deep voice: "If you can play his trump card, if you can let Tiefutu fold in Mobei, then the blow to Xue Yantuo is self-evident!" ”

"That's right, but is there a way for the marshal?" Li Daozong asked softly.

Li Jing smiled and said softly: "It's almost August now, but in the middle of summer, Tiefutu is a heavy cavalry!" Can this man stand it, can the horse stand it? As long as there is a flaw, we should seize it as soon as possible! Moreover, there are four more words: cut the cavalry up, cut the horse's legs, you should be able to try it, I believe General Li will deal with it! ”

"What a cavalryman who chops up and chops the horse's legs!" Li Tao immediately applauded, Li Jing's talent in the military field made him admire it very much, and he also thought that this was a completely feasible way!

It's possible! Li Jing smiled, but he didn't come up with it himself, but the idea that Empress Eldest Sun gave him. Xia Xue knew that there was a famous battle when the Song and Jin fought in later generations: the Battle of Yuncheng, Jin Wushu attacked with the most elite kidnappers and horses of the Jin Kingdom, but was defeated by the Yue family's army, and the tactics used by Yue Fei at that time were exactly this. Xue Yantuo's Tiefutu and Jin Guo's abducted horses are both heavily armored cavalry, and there is not much difference between them, just draw a scoop according to the gourd.

Li Daozong said: "So what is the chance of winning?" If he wins, then the handsome man will be famous all over the world and admired by the world! ”

To be able to defeat the Iron Float was definitely a very shocking thing.

Li Jing smiled: "This is not important, it's just to minimize Xue Yantuo's threat!" I've had to work hard for you recently, get ready, let's have a good showdown with Xue Yantuo and let them know how powerful our Datang is! ”

Li Tao, Li Daozong, etc. The military leaders are already gearing up and eager to try.

August is the time of year when the trees are green. But walking in the wilderness of Mobei, there are many abrupt mountains on the mountains, and there are no patches of green.

Li Jing only led 5,000 men and horses to the hinterland of Xue Yantuo in Mobei.

Li Jing's goal today was to lure the snake out of the hole, and that snake was the Tiefutu that Xue Yantuo was proud of.

Although he didn't know the exact location of the Iron Floating Slaughter at the moment, his bait appeared openly, to see if he could attract Xue Yantuo Iron Horse!

"Dashuai, will Xue Yantuo really come?" Li Tao was a little apprehensive.

Li Jing smiled: "General Li, in fact, I'm not sure, I just feel this way, after all, Xue Yantuo Mozhi Khan is very jealous of me!" ”

"Huh!"

After all, this matter is a bit like a bet, and it is reasonable for Li Tao to have doubts. Mention of this. Li Tao was excited, Tiefutu was Xue Yantuo's most elite cavalry. If you can really defeat it, not to mention what kind of earth-shattering fame you can get, the pleasure and pride in your heart alone will be extremely satisfying. As a soldier, is there anything more shuang than defeating a tough opponent?

"It's just ......" Li Tao said: "Great marshal, Tiefutu is an elite cavalry after all, can we do it with five thousand people?" Li Tao is not afraid of death, but he also does not want to have meaningless sacrifices, and hopes to win the battle safely.

"General Li, you look at the weather. Wearing ordinary armor is sweaty, let alone heavy armor? Li Jing smiled: "Why do I want to bring light cavalry out, the mobility is better, it's a big deal, if you can't beat it, you just have to run." ”

"Slash the cavalry. Cutting off the horse's leg sounds pretty good! Li Tao muttered to himself: "The handsome man has not encountered the Iron Floating Massacre, but he is very familiar with the feeling?" ”

Li Jing naturally couldn't tell Li Tao, this was the way Empress Changsun told him to deal with Tiefutu.

"Try it and you'll know, there is General Lao!" Li Jing didn't know how to answer, whether the method was available, and whether it would work or not would be known after the actual combat test.

"Good!" Li Tao is looking forward to reappearing on the battlefield.

Since you want to be bait, you naturally have to be more high-profile, and the five thousand Tang led by Li Jing. The army can be described as waving flags along the way, lest others not know about their existence.

Sure enough, in the Don. The Khan of Xue Yantuo and the chief of Xue Yantuo, Tizhen Daguan, who had been hiding near the army, soon received the news.

This time, Xue Yantuo Mozhi Khan personally led the Xue Yantuo Khanate's 5,000 heavy armored cavalry "Tiefutu", where he was preparing to ambush the invading Tang Dynasty. Army. Due to the high cost of forming and maintaining the heavy armored cavalry "Iron Floating Massacre", therefore, the whole country of the Xue Yantuo Khanate only formed five thousand "Iron Floating Massacre", this ambush can be described as a decisive battle for the elite of the whole country, the victory or defeat of this battle can be said to determine the fate of the Xue Yantuo Khanate, therefore, Xue Yantuo Mozhi Khan attaches great importance to it, and personally commands the expedition in person, preparing to eliminate the lone army in the hinterland of Mobei in one fell swoop to eliminate the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing, the god of war.

Although there were only 5,000 "Tiefutu" and the enemy's strength was as high as 5,000, the Khan did not care at all and was not worried. He knew in his heart the combat effectiveness of the Iron Floating Massacre, and the role played by 5,000 people on the battlefield was no worse than that of 50,000 people. It can be worth five thousand Tang. Jun, naturally, is not an opponent, and he is very confident in this.

The Khan of Omachi had been closely following Li Jing's movements and waiting for an opportunity to move. Soon after. When the news came, Li Jing personally led five thousand Tang. The army entered the hinterland of Xue Yantuo in Mobei.

The Khan of Dumozhi was very happy, since Li Jing was alone in the depths, it was time for his side to start closing the net. Five thousand iron floating slaughter against five thousand Tang. Army, the Khan of Omachi was very confident. It seems that he has seen the dawn of victory and seen the Tang Dynasty. The scene of the military god Li Jing being trampled under his feet.

As a result, the Five Thousand Iron Floating Slaughter immediately dispatched and waited for Tang in the middle of the way. The army arrived. As for someone suggesting an ambush, the Khan shook his head lightly and did not take it seriously. How effective can an ambush be? After all, the number of people is limited. Just kill it by surprise. Frontal fight, Don. The army is definitely not an opponent. How could he have fallen into the prestige of the Iron Float because of this? Reduced to Don. The shock of the army?

Perhaps it was the strength of the Iron Float that made the Khan of Timach forgetful, or perhaps it was jealousy and hatred that made him a little impulsive, and his attack was a little rash. Waiting for work and waiting for the rabbit was made by him into a situation where the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road.

The scouts sent by Li Jing had already detected the situation of the Tiefu Massacre and kept abreast of its movements. Li Jing and Li Tao had already made plans and were ready to fight back. It was originally a matter of mutual calculation. It's up to you to see who is wiser.

Of course, sometimes it has to be better than anyone's luck.

Regarding the movement of Tiefutu, Li Jing got the news almost immediately. Li Tao was very curious about how Li Jing did it with such rapid intelligence?

Of course, Li Tao didn't know that the angel army scouts and black-clothed guards selected through scientific training and advanced reconnaissance tools were not ordinary Tang . The scouts can match.

Knowing that Tiefutu was waiting halfway, Li Jing was very excited, and Li Tao was also relieved. As expected, this was a great boost to their confidence. Now that the first step is correct, those next plans are naturally not far off. Tang Dynasty. The generals are all gearing up and eager to try......

Especially when he learned that Tiefutu did not set up any ambush, but waited halfway, Li Jing was even more excited. This saves a lot of things, and it can be seen that the other party is more conceited, and the arrogant soldiers are not necessarily defeated, but they are much easier to deal with. And it's so easy to engage the other party, so that the next strategy can be implemented...... The Khan of Dumozhi really cooperated, Li Jing smiled lightly, and after a slight discussion with Li Tao, he immediately made arrangements......

The Khan of the Rumach waited for the rabbit on the way, although he did not really set up an ambush, but he was also hidden, and it was naturally the best to be able to take it by surprise. The hard work paid off, and after many waits, Tang. The army is finally here.

I saw the banner raised from afar, and the characters "Tang" and "Li" on it were very obvious, which was obviously a representative of Li Jing's identity. The Khan saw it in his eyes, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He didn't notice the sweat dripping from the soldier's forehead, and the horse seemed to shake uncomfortably. He just looked at the approaching enemy in front of him, and waited for Don. When the army approached, he ordered the whole line to be killed.

Not to mention, the momentum of the Five Thousand Iron Floating Slaughter is extraordinary. After all, it was a heavy cavalry, and the charge was absolutely overwhelming, like a bamboo, with dust in the sky and rumbling horses' hooves, the momentum was huge and the power was amazing.

Tang Dynasty. The army was caught off guard. When he was about to line up to resist, he was rushed open a gap by the Iron Floating Massacre. Immediately made a mess, the impact of the heavily armored cavalry was not covered.

The Khan smiled coldly, and immediately mobilized the army to continuously attack. All of a sudden, the formation of the army was completely chaotic. There is simply no way to launch effective resistance. How can light cavalry be an opponent of heavy cavalry when they are unguarded? Especially the head-on fight, it is simply to hit the stone with an egg, and it is not an opponent at all.

In an instant, Don. The army was in complete disarray, not to mention the number of casualties. At least it's completely messed up. Unable to organize resistance, and unable to find out where the generals were, it seemed that confidence had been greatly damaged, and it could even be said that they were frightened, and in an instant they scattered and fled in a mess.

The Khan was very proud. The combat effectiveness of the Iron Floating Slaughter is naturally not wrong, and the effect is very obvious. Tang Dynasty. The army was defeated and retreated faster than expected, but he didn't find Li Jing in the battlefield, which made him a little regretful. Tang Dynasty. The army fled, maybe Li Jing was caught in it, where was the Khan of Dumozhi willing to let go of the opportunity, and immediately ordered Tiefutu to pursue.

Tang Dynasty. The army is a light cavalry. It may not be enough to fight head-on, but it is much faster to escape. However, in the eyes of the Khan, he did not feel that there was anything wrong with such a situation, but felt that Tang. The army fled in despair, and was even more proud in his heart, ordering the army to pursue quickly, and be sure to annihilate the Tang Dynasty. Army, the focus is on capturing Li Jing alive.

The Khan was eager to win and did not notice a single problem. Over there is the Iron Floating Massacre is a heavy cavalry, and the weight of the soldiers and the war horses themselves is not light. When you charge head-on, you have courage and a strong impact. However, there was a problem with running long distances, and the soldiers pursued with heavy armor and were very tired.

In addition, it is August again, and it is the height of summer. The sky is shining brightly, and the temperature is not ordinarily high. Standing in heavy armor will make you sweat, let alone run wildly. If it is a light cavalry, there will be a certain cool breeze on the face during the fast running time to soothe the heat. But Tiefutu was different, the heavy armor on their bodies completely offset the effect of the cool breeze, and the heat became more and more unbearable. After running for a short time, one by one they were sweating profusely, panting, and their faces were even redder, exhausted, and even began to have symptoms of heat stroke......

It's okay to say that it can be held. But the war horse is different, the heavy cavalry, the weight of the war horse is more than twice as much as usual. It doesn't matter if it's just for a short time, it doesn't matter if you're fighting a short distance on the battlefield, but it's more annoying to run.

After a period of pursuit, even the first-class Xue Yantuoliang horse was out of breath, and even foamed at the mouth. Even if the leather whip was drawn, the war horse refused to continue to ...... The people of Xue Yantuo, who grew up on horseback, knew that if they continued, the horse's lungs might burst, and they would definitely not be able to run anymore......

When the Khan saw this, he was greatly displeased, but he was helpless. Looking at the red-faced and sweaty soldiers, he was very helpless, and he really fell short today......

But a moment later, the earth suddenly rumbled, and when the Khan of Omachi saw Tang again. When he was in the flag, he realized that something was wrong. There was a sudden coolness on his back, a bit of a bone-chilling coolness, and a strong uneasiness in his heart.

Tang Dynasty. The army is back, and it's the neat and tidy killing......

At this moment, the Iron Float was exhausted, and it was extremely hot, and even some of the cavalry had symptoms of heat stroke. Many soldiers simply took off their heavy armor in order to cool off. At the moment Don. The army came back suddenly, and there was no time to put on it, and it was not able to organize effective resistance at all. Both men and horses are in a very bad state, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, less than half of what they usually are.

It has to be said that the Khan of Vomochi made a mistake. Tiefutu is elite, but the heavy cavalry is only suitable for charging and killing on the frontal battlefield, playing the role of attacking the army formation and tearing the defense line. It is definitely not suitable for long-range harassment and pursuit, and he is eager to win today, so he ignores this problem. Thinking that Tiefutu is their most elite army, dealing with the Tang Dynasty. The god of war Li Jing is the best......

Of course, if the Iron Floating Massacre is secretly ambushed in the middle of the road and suddenly attacked, the effect will be obvious. It's a pity that every move of "Tiefutu" is in Datang. In the hands of the military god Li Jing, it is impossible to ambush and sneak attack. Moreover, the commander-in-chief of this decisive battle was the Umach Khan, who was too eager for quick success, too conceited, eager to win, and made mistakes in command.

Li Jing seized this opportunity. After the army engaged Tiefutu, defeat and retreat were inevitable. They are not opponents head-on, they are bound to lose, since this is the case, then simply retreat......

The light cavalry is good at running, and the hot weather is the best helper, and the heavy armor becomes a burden to the Iron Floating Tu, and their defeat and fleeing are actually the best way to exhaust the soldiers.

And now, when Xue Yantuo Tiefutu was exhausted, Tang. The army suddenly came back. The situation of the unexpected has been completely reversed.

Seeing this, the Khan of Rumach had fully understood. Regret is inevitable, but the most important thing is to deal with the situation, which in his opinion is not so bad. Although the combat power has decreased, Tiefutu is still strong, and it can completely compete with Tang. World War I......

When the battle really began, the Khan realized that he seemed to be wrong!

Tang Dynasty. It is true that the army is light cavalry, but this time when they came back, all the weapons in their hands were replaced with broadswords. There are even a few more infantry.

More than that, Don. The army also deliberately avoided the frontal fight, except for the fight with Tiefutu above, the main target was all aimed at the war horse, to be precise, the horse's legs.

Chop the cavalry up and chop the horse's leg down, but the initial focus is on the horse's leg.

Heavy armored cavalry, the war horse will be protected, but not all places can be wrapped tightly, and the horse's leg is an obvious flaw.

With the neighing of the war horse, the horse's leg was cut off, and the cavalry on the horse rolled to the ground. The machetes of the light cavalry from top to bottom splashed blood with a single thud.

Some Xue Yantuo soldiers. Luckily, he escaped after falling off his horse, and was able to pick up a weapon to resist. It's just that they are wearing heavy armor, which is a good defense on horseback, because there are war horses to travel, and their flexibility will not be affected. But now it's different, the heavy armor affects their speed and strength. It is self-evident what the result will be for the sluggish infantry against the nimble cavalry.

Especially after the run just now, he was already exhausted, and his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. The opponent of the army. The Khan of Yamachi saw clearly that the proud Iron Float had not been effective at all, but had been in a weak situation, and the situation had become worse and worse.

Soon, more than half of the 5,000 Iron Floats had already been killed and wounded, and the iconic heavy armor had become a burden and a huge burden, causing them to be defeated. At this time, the only thing that can be done is to retreat. continued, it was still a situation of being slaughtered by others, and Xue Yantuo's soldiers had no intention of fighting. The always arrogant Tiefutu finally suffered a loss, and it was also a big blow to their confidence, and it was inevitable that Xue Yantuo would be demoralized.

It's not easy to withdraw as much as you want. The heavy armored cavalry has poor running ability, and the escape ability is naturally not much better.

So it was Don. The army pursued and killed all the way, and the elite Xue Yantuo Tiefutu had to throw away their armor, and the five thousand people suffered a lot of losses, and only two or three hundred people escaped, with heavy casualties, and almost all the troops were wiped out......

The fiasco of the "Iron Floating Massacre" was a huge blow to the Xueyantuo Khanate.

Tang Dynasty. The army pursued the victory, and for a while, Xue Yantuo's situation was extremely bad. In desperation, the remnants of the Khan could only flee north......

Li Jing's clever calculations, strategizing, and annihilating the Tiefu Massacre are even more famous all over the world, which is a merit that can be recorded in history and made the famous generals and warriors of later generations bow and worship.

The most powerful and elite "Iron Floating Massacre" of the Xue Yantuo Khanate was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. The news of the defeat of the military god Li Jing spread like a plague among Xue Yantuo's soldiers, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale and fighting spirit of Xue Yantuo's soldiers. The combat effectiveness of a military dui that has lost its fighting spirit and morale can be imagined.

Subsequently, in Mobei, after many major battles, Xue Yantuo was killed by Li Jing, Li Tao, Li Daozong and other Tang Dynasty. The army beheaded more than 20,000 ranks, captured more than 60,000 people, and suffered a great loss of vitality and collapsed morale. Take a look at Don. The army is too strong and powerful, first of all, the Xue Yantuo chieftain Tizhen Daguan led the people to surrender, and then the Dumozhi Khan saw that the general trend had gone, and had to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and the Dumozhi Khan was worshiped by Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, as the general of the right Wuwei, and the Xue Yantuo Khanate perished.

Tang Dynasty. The army seized tens of millions of horses, cattle, sheep, camels, mink, etc.

The Qibi and Hui tribes living in Mobei were attached to the Tang Dynasty one after another because of the demise of Xue Yantuo and had nothing to rely on.

As a result, Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, set up six prefectures and seven prefectures in the hometown of the Xue Yantuo Khanate in Mobei, with the attached minority chieftains as the governors and assassins, and also placed the Yanran Protectorate to manage these border states. The six prefectures include: Hanhai Mansion, Jinwei Mansion, Yanran Mansion, Hill Mansion, Guilin Mansion, Lushan Mansion; The seven states include: Gaolanzhou, Gaoque, Jilu, Jitian, Yuxi, Jilin, and Douyan.