Chapter 17: The Battle of Changle
Changle County was originally an inconspicuous small county town at the northeast end of Henan Province, but after the winter of this year, it suddenly became the focus of the entire Tang Dynasty, because the rebellious Liu Heimin gathered heavy troops here, ready to continue to attack the heart of the Tang Dynasty to the west, but did not expect to meet the army led by the prince Li Jiancheng, the two sides opened a large array under the small Changle County, and launched a life-and-death battle that decided the fortunes of the Tang Dynasty.
Liu Heimin called himself the king of Handong, so his army is also known as the Han army, the south of Changle City is a wide plain, here is also the main battlefield of the army and the Tang army, the two sides have been fighting here for several days, but there is still no distinction between the top and bottom, and at this time both sides have been killed, the intrigues and tricks on the battlefield have lost their effect, only the competition of pure strength remains, who can hold on to the end, then who can win the war.
"Kill, kill, kill~" The Tang army had dispatched the most elite Modao team at this time, and the Han army on the opposite side also used the elite cavalry borrowed from the Turks, and the two elite divisions finally collided on the battlefield, flesh and stumps flew around, and human lives really became mustard here.
In the rear of the Tang army, a handsome young man rode on a horse, looking at the battle scene in front of him with an indifferent face, he was His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng, originally he was the prince, he didn't need him to lead the troops in person, in recent years, his good brother led the troops to the east and west, and made a lot of achievements, which made him feel a strong threat, so this time he took the initiative to ask to lead the troops, as long as Liu Heimin can be pacified, his crown prince position can be shaken.
"Big brother, it's time!" On this battlefield of iron and blood, suddenly a crisp and supple female voice sounded, which also woke up Li Jiancheng, who was deep in thought.
At that moment, I saw Li Jiancheng turn his head, look at the woman wearing armor next to him with a smile on his face, and said, "Third sister, are you sure?" ”
can be called the third sister by Li Jiancheng, naturally it is the famous princess of Pingyang, I saw that Princess Pingyang is at most in her early twenties, a standard goose egg face, delicate facial features and fair skin, and her appearance is very feminine, if she changes her armor and puts on women's clothes at this time, she will immediately become a big beauty who has captivated the city and the country, I am afraid that people who see her for the first time will not dare to believe that this big beauty is actually a majestic female general.
"Now that it has reached the critical moment of the decisive battle, whether I am sure or not, I will try my best to end this war as soon as possible, there are already too many soldiers who have died here!" I saw Princess Pingyang's delicate long eyebrows raised, and her face also showed a bit of decisiveness, just one eyebrow raising action actually made her originally soft facial features become heroic, making people dare not look directly.
"Third sister, you're still so soft-hearted!" Looking at his sister, Li Jiancheng's originally indifferent face rarely showed a look of concern, his mother Queen Dou has a total of five children, Princess Pingyang is the only daughter, as the eldest brother, he is naturally very concerned about his sister, and in his heart, the Li family owes too much to Princess Pingyang.
"Behind every soldier is his parents, wives and children, the sooner the war ends, the fewer people will die, so please give the order of the eldest brother and let our women's army fight!" After Princess Pingyang finished speaking, she asked Li Jiancheng again.
"Go ahead, but you have to keep yourself safe, even if you lose this war, I don't want to see you hurt!" When Li Jiancheng said the end, his face also showed a look of concern, their mother died early, and his father Li Yuan had no time to take care of the family, so when he was young, Li Jiancheng had always taken care of Princess Pingyang's younger brothers and sisters, and the relationship between brothers and sisters was naturally very deep.
"Thank you, big brother!" Princess Pingyang also showed a warm smile on her face, and then turned her horse's head and came to the rear of the army, where an army of 10,000 people was waiting for her, ready to fight at any time.
"The women's army obeys the order, kill!" With the order of Princess Pingyang, a peculiar drum sounded in the women's army of more than 10,000 people, and the soldiers stepped on the drum to go around the left side of the battlefield, and then suddenly killed, like a sharp blade straight into the left wing of the Han army.
Originally, the two sides of the war were inseparable, and a delicate balance was maintained on the battlefield, but when the women's army of more than 10,000 people suddenly killed, the balance on the battlefield was immediately broken, and the women's army ordered to be carried out, and the army under the command of Princess Pingyang was like one person, and it broke through the periphery of the Han army in the blink of an eye, and it was about to enter the Chinese army of the Han army.
Liu Heimin couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the mutation on the battlefield, he thought that the Tang army, like himself, had already used up the reserve military strength, but he didn't expect that they still had a new force in ambush. However, Liu Heimin has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and although he was not shocked in the face of this unfavorable situation, he immediately commanded the army around him to meet him, hoping to block this sudden army.
Although Liu Heimin's reaction was fast, but his army had a fatal shortcoming, in the first half of this year, his army was almost broken up by Li Shimin, and now the main force of the army under his command is actually borrowed from the Turks, and the command is not so handy, and it is nothing in peacetime, but when it comes to this critical moment, this difference is shown.
Although Princess Pingyang was a woman, she was a genius general, and soon seized the command loophole in the Han army, commanded the army to break through the enemy's barrier again, and continued to kill the Chinese army. Seeing this situation, Liu Heimin couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, and shouted angrily at the moment: "Retreat!" ”
Liu Heimin's Chinese army retreated, the Han army's military spirit immediately became unstable, and Li Jiancheng in the back was also very keen to seize this fighter and command the three-way army to press on the whole line, this time the Han army finally couldn't withstand this intensity of attack, the entire front began to collapse little by little, and finally the whole line retreated, and the Tang army behind covered all the way, and the war was won and lost.
In the evening, the pursuing Tang army finally retreated, although Liu Heimin fled, but his army suffered heavy losses, and the next was a simple pursuit battle, as for Liu Heimin to turn the tables, it is basically unlikely, it can be said that this battle has laid the foundation for the Tang army's victory.
Won the war, almost all the Tang army was very happy, Princess Pingyang made the first contribution, but she didn't care about being happy, but began to treat the wounded soldiers under her eyebrows, in fact, she didn't like to fight, because war is inevitable casualties, and when she saw her soldiers fall on the battlefield one after another, Princess Pingyang will feel extremely sad, this may be the reason why women stay away from the battlefield, but unfortunately she was forced to walk on this road helplessly.
Liu Heimin was defeated and retreated, Princess Pingyang did not pursue like other Tang army generals, but commanded her subordinates to rescue the wounded, whether it was the Tang army or the Han army, as long as they were alive, they would be carried into the wounded barracks by the Niangzi army, the people of Changle County had fled, and they could just be used to house these wounded soldiers, but looking at the wounded soldiers who were treated, Princess Pingyang's face did not show a relaxed look, because she knew that most of these wounded soldiers could die in the wounded barracks because of the deterioration of their injuries.
Night finally fell slowly, and the wounded on the battlefield were finally cleaned up, Princess Pingyang sat in the camp with a blank face, listening to the casualties reported by her subordinates.
"In this battle, 3,761 people were killed and 7,372 were wounded, of which less than half were slightly injured, and the remaining more than 4,000 people were seriously injured......"
"Don't talk about this, just tell me how many percent of these seriously injured people can survive?" Princess Pingyang interrupted her subordinates with some irritability, there is no one who is not injured in the war, among them, the minor injuries are better, and it will be fine if you recuperate for a few days, but the key is that those seriously injured, the weather is cold now, it is better, at least the wounds are not easy to fester, if it is summer, I am afraid that most of these seriously injured will die in pain.
Hearing Princess Pingyang's question, the subordinate officer of the report obviously hesitated, and only after a moment did he reply: "Your Highness Qiqi, according to the usual estimates, nearly half of the four thousand seriously injured can survive, but the new medical officer Feng promised that he can let most of the seriously injured survive, and it is said that he knows a new method of healing, and I don't know if it is true or not?" ”
"Feng Kuang?" Princess Pingyang was also stunned when she heard this, she naturally recognized her old subordinates, in fact, Feng Kuang suddenly came to the barracks a few days ago, saying that it was on the order of Ma Sanbao that he brought a new medical technique to treat the wounded, but at that time, Princess Pingyang was busy discussing with her eldest brother Li Jiancheng to deal with Liu Heimin's army, so she didn't have time to care about this matter, but out of trust in Ma Sanbao, she gave Feng Kuang the identity of a medical officer.
"Did Feng Kuang really say that?" Princess Pingyang finally reacted at this time, and said very excitedly, she knew Feng Kuang, if she was not very sure, he would never dare to say such a big thing.
"That's exactly what Doctor Feng said, and the other doctors seem to have a lot of respect for Doctor Feng's treatment......
"Take me to the wounded barracks!" Princess Pingyang couldn't sit still anymore when she heard this, so she interrupted the words of her subordinate officer again, stood up and walked to the wounded barracks. Speaking of which, like Ma Sanbao, the last place she wanted to go to when she was in the army was the wounded barracks, because there was a smell of death and despair from top to bottom, but today she suddenly heard such good news, and Princess Pingyang decided that she had to take a look at the treatment brought by Feng Kuang in person!