Chapter 4: Broken Leaves Roar in the September Wind
"Then how should we treat Datang?" Zhu Xie was loyal and began to think.
"Yes, Zhong'er, you have thought of this question. To treat Datang, it is necessary to adopt different strategies according to the changes in the situation. If the Tang Dynasty is strong, we must obey and be a loyal dog, guard the border for the Heavenly Khan, and at the same time use the power of the Tang Army to eradicate the enemies of our clan and strengthen our own strength; If the Tang Dynasty weakens, we can continue to plunder the population of the Tang Dynasty, erode the territory of the Tang Dynasty, learn the technology and culture of the Tang Dynasty, conquer the east and west in the desert, and establish our own country; If the Tang Dynasty is in civil strife and falls into decay, our clan can do its best to raise the troops of the north, step on the Central Plains, and win Chang'an! The skeletal throat was suddenly filled with longing.
"Then what does this have to do with Burning Leaf City?" Zhu Xie was loyal to his father's words, but he still didn't understand it.
"The Qarluq people have always coveted Broken Leaf City, and after the war, they will beg the Tang Army of Beiting to allow them to set up their tooth tents in Broken Leaf City. Broken Leaf City is the first male city in the west of the moraine, the surrounding water and soil are fertile, the grassland is lovely, if the Gelulu people get it, it is really the trouble of our people's henchmen, if it is not burned by fire, everyone is clean. "The bones laughed, "And the Tang army also expects to rely on the Broken Leaf City to preach and educate and lead the tribes in the west of the city, and now that the city of broken leaves has been burned, the Tang army also has a lack of support in the west of the city, which is not a bad thing for our clan." ”
"But what if the marshal is held accountable?" Zhu Xie Duzhong's face was a little anxious.
"It's okay, Zhong'er." Gu Duzhi looked at the anxious look on his son's face and shook his head, "Just report that the Turks set fire to the city after the Turks left the city, and our army was too busy killing the enemy to put out the fire." ”
"Report to the Khan, after setting fire to our camp, the Turgish have bypassed our camp and begun to break through to the northwest, with a strength of about 3,000 men." A Shatuo cavalryman came panting to report the military situation.
"Three thousand? It was true that the Shifter was not so stupid and did not break through from the northwest, but whether the Turgish could break through did not depend on the battle in the northwest. Command all departments, follow the cavalry, shoot at will, and don't have to kill them all. ”
The soldiers around Gu Du Zhi stepped on their war horses and began to give orders to the Shatuo cavalry who were ambushed near the camp, but they did not hear Gu Du Zhi say to Zhu Xie in a low voice: "The cunning rabbit can't die, the birds can't shoot it all, leave some turbid cavalry to give Ge Lulu and Tang Jun a headache, this is the way of survival of the hound." Of course, the hound can't be too brave, threatening the owner to die early, and the fate of the Turgish is an example. Zhong'er, get on the horse, Broken Leaf City is almost burning, let's go and see the situation ahead. ”
As soon as the Turgish people who crossed the Shatuo military camp began to increase the speed of their horses, the sky behind them was full of overwhelming feathered arrows, and four or five thousand Shatuo cavalrymen, who also spoke Turkic language, held their riding bows and hung unhurriedly behind the Turgish Shi, shooting a round from time to time. After a round of attacks, there were always turists who fell off their horses with screams and fell to the green and yellow grass, and were immediately trampled into flesh by the chaotic hooves.
The cavalry was eager to break through the encirclement, ignoring the attack from behind, and just moved forward and forward. As long as they escaped from the encirclement of the Tang army, they could fish into the sea and return to the jungle, galloping on the vast grassland, relying on the scimitars and bows and arrows in their hands to survive.
The galloping cavalry Shi Vanguard suddenly screamed, and even the men and horses fell to the ground, and the cavalry behind did not understand what was going on, and they also fell down one after another, and then there were bursts of terrible screams.
The screams of the strikers brought the Turks to a standstill, and many of the cavalry hurriedly grabbed their mounts, which were running with their legs outstretched. With the help of the cold moonlight and the sky-high fire behind them, the Turgish cavalry discovered that there were countless huge holes in the ground in front of them, and in the pits, the sharp antler spears hung the bloody corpses of their companions. And between the pits, there are covered with cold and shining thistles.
Before the Turgish could react, countless feathered arrows were fired from both sides of the Turgish with an unsettling whistling sound, and countless Turgish fell off their horses.
After three rounds of feather arrows, most of the Turgish people had been killed and wounded, and the remaining Turgish cavalry were like frightened yellow sheep on the grassland, worried and shrunk into a circle, and many cavalry ran wildly, not knowing which direction to flee.
The Turgish cavalry were flanked by black-pressed cavalry, armed with curved bows, slowly pressing into the middle, and constantly firing arrows into the air as they marched. Some of the cavalry had hair like a burning fire, some had white faces like powdered women, and some had green eyes. They spoke in a language that the Turgish did not understand, and they just kept shooting and archery. There are also many black-haired and black-eyed people in the team, brandishing scimitars and shouting, looking like leaders at all levels.
A feathered arrow was tossed high into the air by the bowstring, and then the arrow pointed downward, piercing the chaotic ranks of the Turgish, piercing through the solid leather armor and piercing the body of one of the Turgish cavalrymen. Before the Turks could figure out which direction their bow should be fired, they slumped off their horses and fell to the ground.
The owner of the feather arrow was about to open his bow again, when he saw dozens of horses galloping from behind the turquoise cavalry, and a low knight shouted on horseback in fluent Chinese: "General Li, don't rush to kill them all, see if so-and-so comes to recruit these turquoise warriors to surrender the remnants of the turrets!" ”
The black-haired and black-eyed General Li smiled slightly, seemed to be very happy with the title of "General Li", and shouted to the visitor in fluent Chinese: "Gu Du Zhi Ye Hu, wait for another round of shooting, and then you will come forward to surrender." Then he ordered the guards next to him: "Speed up the shooting!" ”
By the time the Gu Xuan Zhi ran in front of General Li, there were only more than 100 Turks left in the middle of the chaos.
"You're so busy. So-and-so will solve most of the turbulent horses for you, and the rest of the turks can be slowly surrendered, and the battlefield will be cleaned by Lao Yehu, and the captured armor and war horses Ye Hu can remember to return our army's share to so-and-so. General Li said to the red-faced bones, and then waved his hand and ordered, "Go back to the camp!" ”
After General Li's team left, his bones creaked with his teeth, "Damn the Tunisians! Do you really think that Emperor Li of the Tang Dynasty and you are a family! ”
"Father Khan, why is General Li here?" Zhu Xie, who looked uneasy, rushed to the front of Gu Duzhi and asked, "Could it be that the handsome man is not at ease with us Shatuo?" ”
"Zhong'er, this is the way of the Tang Dynasty! It is estimated that Li Kun also discovered the matter of arson and burning Broken Leaf City, if the handsome man blames him and bears it for his father, you don't have to come out, you are still young. ”
"Report the ......" galloped over, "Khan, the brothers on the edge of Broken Leaf City have found that there are hundreds of elite horsemen of the Tang Army rushing towards the north of Broken Leaf City!" ”
"Oh, the north side of the city is Suye Shui, now the water is turbulent, it is said that there will be no abnormal movement, why did the Tang army rush to the north of the broken leaf city, there must be a mystery in it. The order was given to leave 500 men to clean up the battlefield and divide all the captured in two. Send another 500 men to extinguish the fire in the camp and try to save our baggage. The rest of the people, go to the north of the city with so-and-so! ”
The cavalry of the brigade rushed towards the north of Broken Leaf City like the wind, and the corpses left behind on the battlefield were all over the field, and the war horses were wailing. The night wind roared and roared, blowing away all the blood and struggle, leaving only the cold moonlight.