The army continued to advance, with the infantry like a long dragon behind and the cavalry in front, and advanced twenty miles, stopping for lunch, resting the ranks, arranging the troops, and in this wide sandy land, to fight a decisive battle with the Turks.

It is known as Tiehuling by the locals, and it is a branch of a mountain range that produces iron ore in Sanchuan, and the terrain here runs like a gourd, hence the name.

Luo Zhaoyun chose an open place and lined up the infantry in a phalanx, while the 50,000 cavalry also did a good job of assigning tasks.

For example, the heavy cavalry wore chain chains and formed a chain of horses, which came to deal with the Turkic cavalry.

Then there is the infantry phalanx, which is the cooperation of shield bearers and Mo knife hands, which is a more suitable type of troops for deploying troops against cavalry.

The shields of the Sui Dynasty, with "Peng Pai" in the majority, are generally rectangular, the whole is narrow and high, some of the two ends are made into sharp angles, the highest upper edge can reach the neck of the infantry, and some shields guard there are brackets nearby, which can allow the infantry to support the shield on the ground and hide behind the shield to cover the arrows.

In the Sui Dynasty, because of the control of iron smelting, there were not many real iron shields, and the iron shields in the army were mostly equipped with heavy armor arrays, and the rest of the soldiers used special wooden shields, so they were called by the Sui army: lacquer rows, leather rows, wooden rows, regimental rows, etc., in which the regimental rows were circular, and the cavalry was used on horseback.

However, at that time, the use of shields was very low, and less than 20% of the soldiers of a large army had shields.

This time, the Dahua army used a real Peng Pai iron shield, and there are connection holes, fixed with screws, and then there is a concave ring, where the spear can be stretched out, the shield is connected and fixed, and the spear passes through the gap, forming a three-dimensional defense line, even if the Turkic soldiers use their horses to impact, they can't pierce it with javelins, and the wolf teeth can't be smashed through.

Behind the shield array, there is a Mo knife phalanx, the warrior uses the kind of long-handled broadsword, weighing more than 30 catties, generally the tall and strong burly man can use it, but also some rough martial arts skills, in order to exert its power, such a Mo knife hand, the army is also very small, it can be described as the brave champion of the three armies, the courage to dig the bloody road, fight the vanguard to fight.

In an open space in the middle of the infantry phalanx, a row of trebuchets was also erected, but this was not used to throw stones, but to throw black powder shells, which were improved on the basis of Tao Weng, wrapped in iron sheets, oval-shaped, with a fuse to ignite, and then thrown out, exploded before landing, in addition to black powder, there were some iron balls and iron bullets, which exploded when the time came, and could cause a wide range of lethality to the cavalry.

At present, the steppe people have not mastered the black powder technology, for this kind of chemical reaction thing, the Turks are completely confused, they don't know what is going on, and they sent some spies to the Central Plains to investigate, but the arsenal outside Chang'an City is well defended, carefully investigated, formulas, production processes, etc., are all in different links, and it is difficult for Turkic spies to insert into them.

"Your Majesty, there's an urgent report—" A captain hurried to his book, holding the information sent by the scout.

At this time, no scout can approach the commander and His Majesty when they send information, just to prevent some assassins from suddenly assassinating and carrying out the head operation when they pretend to be scouts to deliver information.

Luo Zhaoyun was not on horseback for the time being, but temporarily assembled a three-meter-high platform, on which he sat with a big flag behind him, and the flag was embroidered with gold thread with a five-clawed golden dragon, waving in the wind. On the left hand side of the seat stood some military generals, and on the right hand side were some civil servants and strategists.

"It's finally here." Luo Zhaoyun's expression was calm, he was ready, he had the greatest strength he had at the moment to contend with, if he couldn't resist this time, there was no way.

However, Hou Junji's 50,000-strong army was crossing the Yellow River from the east of the river into the west of the river, heading straight for Sanchuan, as long as it could hold out for seven days, the troops were replenished, and the confidence and superiority of the Turks were all a blow.

And retreat, Chang'an City can also hold on for a few months, and wait for Xu Shiji and Li Jing to bring troops back to help, and the crisis in Chang'an City can be solved, of course, that is the worst plan, can you not mobilize the front-line troops, travel thousands of miles back to save the Beijing Division, it is best not to move, the involvement is too wide, and it is not conducive to the stability of the world.

"Pass the order, the whole army will enter a state of readiness for war, and respond to the Turks at any time!"

"Yes!" The herald departed, and in a moment, the horn began to come together, which was a trombone that had entered a state of first-level alert and readiness for battle, and spread throughout the 100,000-strong army.

The main army moved slightly, like a mountain earthquake, and the footsteps were stepped, and the sonorous sound was in the ears, and it was vigorous.

At a glance, this piece of phalanx, wearing green silk and bright light armor, green tassels, divided into the Qiqi Flag, Pixiu Flag, Evil Flag, Six Barge Flag, etc., precision coordination, different weapons, arranged into different formations, murderous and dignified, as if there is no life, if you rush in rashly, even if hundreds of people, thousands of people, it is enough to be squeezed in an instant.

After a while, sand and rocks flew in the distance, wolf smoke billowed out, the earth shook, and the Turkic cavalry rushed in the distance.

Look at that momentum, boundless, it is really spectacular, at least 100,000 troops advanced over, the speed is like wind and thunder, this time it is not the vanguard army, but the real main force.

Dahua soldiers, quietly concerned, are a little nervous, or excited, in short, no one's mood is not complicated, fighting with such a 100,000 Turkic army, and even there are 100,000 reserve teams behind, once the battle starts, it will inevitably be like a landslide and tsunami, blood flows like a river, and corpses are everywhere.

This time there was no direct charge, but when it was a mile away, it stopped suddenly, and the formation was organized, and the cavalry continued to converge, densely packed, and after being arranged, thousands of troops and horses rushed into the night.

Soon, a road was opened from the center of the Turkic army, and Shibi Khan, with some retinues, Turkic nobles, generals, etc., appeared in the center of the military formation, and confronted each other with the main force of Dahua a mile away.

This time, Liu Wuzhou came with his troops, as well as a general who was once under Li Liang of Xiliang, who cleaned up the remnants and also attached himself to the Turks, and brought his troops to follow and make enemies of Dahua.

Shibi Khan is less than forty years old, but he is burly, powerful, wearing gold armor, the pattern is a bit of the style of the steppe, the Central Plains and the great food countries of Central Asia, mixed and matched, but the shape of the head is oval, there is a tiger head shawl on the shoulder, the right hand is pressed on the hilt, the eyes are looking ahead, there is a touch of dark blue under the eyes, the bridge of the nose is high, the eyes are very deep, and the beard is very close, which is very close to the people of the Western Regions.

"Where is Emperor Dahua, let him come out and see, the Great Khan has something to say!" A Turkic centurion rode out a few hundred meters, and then shouted at the Dahua army array.

Luo Zhaoyun didn't have to listen, he also knew that Shibi Khan must be trying to persuade him to surrender, show off his strong troops, let Dahua know the current affairs, so as not to lose his life and the like, he has already laid an ambush, and in history, this battle is doomed, and Shibi Khan's life will not be long, so he didn't want to listen to the other party's nonsense, and said directly to the herald: "Tell them that the Turks have only two choices, one is to put down 100,000 war horses as compensation and go back to the steppe; The second is to die here in the united front, bury the bones in another country, and let Shibi Khan choose for himself. ”

The surrounding Wenchen generals listened to His Majesty's words, they were so domineering, they didn't give the Turkic Khan any chance to negotiate at all, and they didn't bother to talk, which was tantamount to bent on war, they were all shocked, and at the same time admired.

。 Writing Chinese Network M.