Chapter 72: Defeat and Sudden Attack
Seeing that the sun was sinking in the west, the Western Turkic army finally appeared at the other end of the valley, and they did not rush through the valley, but stopped at the other end of the valley and sent a small pawn to shout.
"Listen to the Tang Dynasty army on the other side, my lord said that as long as you put down your weapons and surrender obediently, he will keep you safe and sound when my Turkic army sets foot in Chang'an, if not, kill them all!"
The loud shouts of the Turks resounded through the valley, Li Siyuan snorted coldly, took out the megaphone he made, and personally walked to the front of the battle and shouted: "It's Tushi from the other side? Jieli has retreated, why do you still want to stay in the land of Datang? Do you think that only 40,000 horses can conquer Chang'an? I advise you to retreat as soon as possible, otherwise my Datang reinforcements have arrived, and it will be the time for you to die! ”
Although Li Siyuan only used a simple megaphone, his voice still floated far away under the double echo of the megaphone and the valley, and those Turks who heard his words were all in an uproar, and the army's heart began to waver!
Tu Shi didn't expect Li Siyuan to come to such a hand, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, he also had to personally walk to the front of the two armies and shout to Li Siyuan: "You are Li Siyuan of the Tang Dynasty, right?" I've heard that you're full of wisdom, but it's nothing more than that when I see it today! The plan to drive away the discord is to scare away our 40,000 Turkic warriors, which is a bit whimsical! I advise you to get out of the way quickly, and after I go to kill Li Shimin, I will keep you safe and prosperous, and you will be rich for a lifetime! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a man who looked like a military advisor came out from behind him, leaned into his ear, and said to him: "Lord, Jieli has not sent us news for a long time, and the messengers we sent out have no news back!" Please be careful, there are some things that you have to guard against! ”
Seeing them muttering from afar, Li Siyuan had already expected that he must have cut off their communication and made them more worried, at this time he did not continue in a hurry, but sat on the chair behind him and looked at the other side quietly!
Tu Shi was not stupid, he frowned and thought for a while, then said to the sergeant beside him: "The Central Plains people have always been cunning, I still remember watching a Central Plains opera, called the empty city plan, this Li Siyuan is not singing the empty city plan, and let this king try it!" ”
The military advisor nodded, he wasn't sure how much of Li Siyuan's words were true and how much was false, he actually fought all the way here, and it would be a pity if he was scared back by the enemy's words.
After the two people discussed, Tu Shi ordered the 5000 cavalry on the left flank to start charging, Li Siyuan seemed to sit there casually, in fact, he was always highly nervous watching every move on the opposite side, at this time seeing that the opposite cavalry began to rush towards this side, he hurriedly waved his hand, and the herald behind him sent a series of signals through the flag, informing the soldiers who had been ambushed in the trench to light the fuse.
After receiving the order, the soldiers quickly took out the fire breakers they carried with them, lit the fuse, and lay down at the bottom of the ditch, quietly waiting for the result.
The Turks are good at riding and shooting, and their charge can be described as extremely fast, but this time they are ironclad, the 5,000 cavalry has not yet rushed through half of the valley, and their horses' hooves sounded a loud bang a few times, and suddenly people turned on their backs, and the formation was chaotic!
After the first loud noise, Tu Shi's expression changed greatly, he didn't know what it was, but he also vaguely guessed that this might be a new weapon invented by Li Siyuan with *.
He looked at the cavalry formation in front of him, which had become scattered due to the explosion and loud noise, and hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, he knew that even if these people could rush over, it would only add to the casualties!
"Lord, the last general will be guilty, please punish the Lord!" The commander, who led the cavalry charge, knelt in front of Tushi and pleaded guilty.
"I don't blame you for this incident!" Tu Shi shook his head and sighed: "No one expected that * would have this weapon, you get up and count the number of casualties." ”
"My lord, this time our side killed a total of 836 people, countless wounded, and many seriously injured are also dying, and the death toll may continue to increase!" Then tomorrow he knelt on the ground, reporting the battle damage with a guilty face!
"How can it be so serious in the world?" Tu Shi looked surprised: "This weapon has such great power, in less than a quarter of an hour, it actually killed nearly a thousand of my warriors, no wonder the Khan will let me bring Li Siyuan back at all costs!" ”
"The casualties are so serious, not all of them are because of the explosion, but the loud noise after the explosion startled our horses, and there must be as many as three or four hundred people trampled to death and injuries in a panic!"
Tushi looked at the sky helplessly, this * invention is simply the nemesis of their Turks, not only the explosion can kill people, but even the sound can make them lose a lot!
Looking at the helpless sudden Shi, the military advisor stepped forward again: "Lord, the more powerful the weapon, the more difficult it is to manufacture, their * has just been invented, and there won't be too many weapons like this, why don't you give it a try?" ”
The words of the military advisor rekindled his hope, and he hurriedly ordered to send another thousand cavalry to disperse and charge forward!
Li Siyuan saw the opponent's movements and knew that the other party was also a ruthless character, who could flexibly and accurately change the tactics in this situation, and his attainments in the art of war would definitely not be bad!
However, he had already expected this situation, so he did not hurry and ordered the soldiers in the firing line to continue to lie dormant and not waste any more*, and at the same time ordered the archers behind him to be on standby at all times, and once the target was in range, they would shoot in a covering way!
Seeing that the cavalry was about to rush through the valley, he suddenly shouted excitedly: "* Thinking that the donkey is poor, all the soldiers are ready to charge!" As soon as his words fell, Li Siyuan's side had already ordered to start shooting, and the overwhelming rain of arrows completely submerged a thousand cavalry, even if there were three or three fish that slipped through the net, they were also killed one by one after rushing through the valley!
All these cavalry losses not only did not make the Turks afraid, but made them inexplicably excited, as long as the weapons of the explosion were gone, they did not pay attention to the thousands of people on the opposite side!
"Sons, rush over and set foot in Chang'an, it's just around the corner!" After shouting, he suddenly waved his big hand, and the left and right wings of the army divided 10,000 horses and galloped towards the opposite side of the valley!
As the saying goes, when there are 10,000 people, there is no boundary! Facing the enemy like a flood that has leaked the flood, Li Siyuan's heart is about to jump to his throat, he knows that this war has reached a critical moment, so he clenched his fists and shouted: "Release the signal arrow!" ”
"Boom", a long arrow rose to the sky with a sharp sound, and countless flags appeared on the cliffs on both sides, and countless falling rocks and rolling logs also poured down from the top of the cliff with the appearance of *, and at the same time, the soldiers who were dormant in the trench also lit the fuse, and the explosions resounded throughout the valley again!
There were countless rolling stones overhead, falling trees pouring down, explosions on the soles of their feet, and the Turks who had been trapped in the valley completely collapsed, shouting "* are all demons" in their mouths, while trying their best to turn their horses' heads to escape!
There were 20,000 soldiers who rushed out, but only about 11,000 came back alive! In a moment, the battle damage was close to 1/4, which made Tu Shi very angry, and he stood in front of the two armies and scolded: "Cunning Tang people, shameless Li Siyuan, today I will break your corpse into thousands of pieces, crush your bones and scatter ashes!" ”
"Sudden Shi!" Li Siyuan laughed and said: "Hahaha......., I told you a long time ago, Jieli has already retreated, what else can you 40,000 people do in the land of Datang?" You have also seen that your front and left and right are my Tang army, you have no way out, and the only way you can go now is to return the same way, return to your Western Turks, and continue to be your free prince! ”
Looking at the banners and dense human heads on the cliffs on both sides, Tu Shi roughly estimated that the Tang Dynasty army here at this time was probably no less than 40,000 people, if Jie Li did not retreat, Li Shimin would never have dispersed so many forces to block himself, because he knew that the strength of Chang'an at this time was only about forty or fifty thousand!
"Lord, I don't think what Li Siyuan said is false, I'm afraid we have all fallen into the calculation of Jieli, he wants us to lose both sides with *, and then he will be a good fisherman! Right now* there is not much difference between them and us, and they still occupy a favorable position, so let's withdraw our troops for the time being! ”
Looking at the unwilling Tu Shi on his face, the military advisor said again: "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" ”
Tu Shi was finally moved by the words of the military advisor, he looked at the cliffs on both sides, and shouted: "I don't know which general of the Tang Dynasty is here?" ”
"Grandpa Li Jiawei Chi is here!" The black tower-like Wei Chigong stood up and shouted triumphantly.
This time, Su Shi no longer doubted, and hugged his fist at the top: "General Wei Chi is like a god with soldiers, and he admires it below, so he will retreat!" As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and walked in the direction of his hometown!
When the enemy retreated, 10,000 soldiers naturally cheered, 10,000 against 40,000, and they could also destroy 10,000 enemies, with zero casualties of their own, which was enough to make them proud for a lifetime!
Looking at Wei Chigong who came down from the cliff, Li Siyuan asked depressedly: "Why did Hai Fei want to talk to you when this Tushi child was leaving?" ”
"Naturally, the old man is more famous than you!" Wei Chigong looked at the depressed Li Siyuan and felt very comfortable: "Losing to me is much more face-saving than losing to your kid!" ”
After listening to this, Li Siyuan pursed his lips disdainfully and then instructed: "We still have to work on some manpower, we can't let them get in touch with Jerry, and everything will be wasted!" ”
After such a big victory, Wei Chigong no longer had a black face: "Haha, the old man knows, go home!" As he spoke, he took Li Siyuan's hand and walked in the direction of Li Jiaji.