Chapter 749: The Iron Horse Comes to China
At the beginning of the morning sun, a ray of sunlight shone on the road outside the bustling Chang'an City, the grass was lush and green, and the woodcutters, hunters, and merchants who went out waited for the city gate to open and poured out.
At this moment, a group of horseback guards, shining in iron armor, surrounded Li Shimin and quickly left the city.
Li Shimin, the king of Qin, went out of the mountain again, although the illness was not cured, the situation in Datang was critical, and the two fronts were frustrated, and one person was needed to turn the tide.
Li Shimin's face was solemn, his mood was complicated, and when he arrived at Shili Pavilion, the corner of the hillside, he couldn't help but look back, looking at the majestic Chang'an City, not knowing if it could hold on.
Thinking of what his father told him last night before leaving, he told him to take Jinyang and block Liu Wuzhou in Yanmen County, so as to protect the rear of Li Valve, and if he couldn't keep it for a long time, he could retreat to Hedong.
"Is my Datang really unstoppable, now that the three parties have formed an alliance and 300,000 male soldiers, Dahua can't resist it this time!" Li Shimin comforted himself like this in his heart.
Lei Yongji and Zhao Wenke, two partial generals around him, followed left and right, and when Xue Ju was fighting, because King Qin was ill, the two personally escorted him back to Beijing, so he did not continue to participate in the war.
Li Shimin looked at the left and right generals, quite the original Ling Tong 100,000 army, full of spirit, fighting Xue Ju, so many heroes under his command, but now he is alone.
"Is there any news of Zhang Gongjin and Duan Zhixuan?" Li Shimin was very optimistic about the two young generals, but they were all scattered by the Dahua military horses.
Zhao Wenke said: "Back to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Zhang Gongjin has been captured, and Duan Zhixuan retreated to the Tang army camp on the border of Jingzhao County, and was slightly injured, but there was no major problem. ”
Li Er sighed lightly: "In the First Battle of the Northwest, my Tang generals died in battle, and those who were captured were captured, and their vitality was greatly damaged. ”
Zhao Wenke nodded and said: "Yes, I founded the Tang Dynasty late, so the soldiers and generals are all in a hurry in Jinyang, and they are temporarily recruited in Guanzhong, and the princes of the Central Plains will start to hone their recruitment in a few years." ”
Li Er snorted: "Luo Cheng has long been antipathy, otherwise, how can there be so many capable people under his command, military generals are like clouds, I don't know how he found out, some veterans were also secretly protected by him and taken to the northwest, if he didn't have a rebellion, I don't believe it." ”
Lei Yongji said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, this time against Song Jingang, I heard that a fierce general under his command, named Yu Chigong, is strong in martial arts, uses a blunt steel whip, hangs a spear, and is extremely brave, how to kill this person?" ”
"My Tang Army currently has no brave generals, to deal with this person, we can only outwit it, and design to deal with it!" Li Er said casually.
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Liang Guo, Yan'an County.
Liang Shi returned to Skinfei City, this is the Yan'an County Administration, as a temporary capital, before Liang Shi was called the emperor in Shuofang, but Shuofang bordered the desert, blocked by the Qinling branch and the Great Wall, this time Liang Shi entered the fertile land of Guanlong, with Yan'an County as a temporary base camp.
"Luo Ren, this time you led 60,000 troops and horses, plus 20,000 heavy soldiers and people to transport grain, known as 100,000, from the Beidi Army, attack Fufeng County, Xin Fang'er, Li Zhengbao, Zhang Ju, three generals, go with you to conquer Dahua. Remember, this frontal charge is given to the Turkic cavalry, they have more horses, better than our mount breeds, and are good at charging into battle, we have less than 20,000 horses, and can only send 10,000 cavalry to fight with you. ”
Liang Luoren arched his hand and said: "Brother Wang, please rest assured, I will definitely lead the troops and give Dahua a heavy blow, and if I don't suppress the arrogance of the Dahua army, I am afraid that I will come to conquer our Daliang in the future." ”
Liang Shidu nodded and said: "Dahua is like a tiger, it's time to break its legs and feet and pull out its teeth, otherwise, it will hurt my Liang Kingdom in the future." ”
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The desert is lonely, and the sun sets over the long river.
To the north of Shuofang County, it is bordered by grasslands, and further northwest is the endless grasslands and deserts.
The Turkic nomads lived by water, and the tribes continued to migrate and move along with the water source and vegetation, but the Turkic royal court was fixed at the foot of Dujin Mountain, set up a Turkic tent, and then expanded the royal city.
However, since the Great Rebellion in the Central Plains, Shibi Khan has continued to integrate various departments and recruit soldiers and horses, and now has gathered 200,000 cavalry to the south.
The military system of the Turks, imitating the Xiongnu, under the Khan, has the positions of the left and right virtuous kings, the left and right valley kings, the left and right generals, the left and right captains, the left and right big pawns, the left and right bone marquis, the thousand chiefs, the hundred chiefs, and the chiefs.
This time, in the name of grazing in the south, Shibi Khan gathered the cavalry in the north hundred miles of Lingwu County to observe the movements of Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Yuan, Luo Cheng, etc., he knew very well that if he led his troops into the Central Plains rashly, he would definitely be confronted by these princes, so he could only win over Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and other forces bordering the border to achieve his goal of entering the Central Plains.
And this tripartite alliance is an opportunity.
Shibi Khan was in his early forties, burly, with sharp and deep eyes like an eagle, sitting on a tall horse, wearing a tiger fur velvet brocade robe, wearing gold leaf armor on his chest, his armor was shining with gold, his eyes were staring at the neatly arranged cavalry phalanx, and he said proudly: "Dahua's development momentum is too strong, and it has to be suppressed, otherwise, it will be another Great Sui, King Qijixian, and this time you will lead the troops into the Central Plains." ”
Zuo Xian Wang Qiji put his right hand into his chest and replied: "We are wolves on the grassland, and we are not afraid of Dahua, 100,000 iron horsemen, we can step through the Dahua phalanx!" ”
"Don't be careless, this Luo Cheng is very cunning, Tuyuhun and Tubo have suffered big losses, and they were eliminated and defeated by him, and our Turkic soldiers and horses were also blocked by him when they besieged Yanmen. Let the Liang army and the Tang army be sent to death, and try to ensure that our cavalry suffers fewer losses. ”
Qi Ji nodded on the surface, but in fact, he didn't think so, he didn't take it seriously, after all, 100,000 iron horses, dealing with the Central Plains mud legs, he felt that he could be completely crushed.
"Let's go!"
"Hey, Khan, then we're on our way." After bowing, he turned away, turned his horse, and gave the order to set off.
Suddenly, dozens of heavy horns sounded, piercing the sky.
The army opened, and 100,000 Turkic iron horsemen stepped on the ground for a while, scimitars were shining, iron armor was strong, flags were flying, and dust was flying.
The whole earth trembled, and with the iron hooves galloping, the rumbling hooves sounded like a thunderbolt on the empty grassland on a sunny day, and the sound was earth-shattering and terrifying.
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