Chapter 305: The soldiers are divided into six routes
Green grass is the sustainer of life in the grassland, so when it withers again, everything in the grassland falls into dead silence again.
This time no one dares to take lightly, in fact, after last year's snowstorm, the herders have become extremely crazy.
Herders who were able to survive the famine had long been branded with the curse of hunger. They frantically harvested grass that was visible to the naked eye, and even dead grass was favored by everyone.
But they didn't have much livestock, they just stubbornly hoarded all the forage they could. Only when their haystacks are well stacked will they feel at ease.
For them, this year's winter is going to be even longer. Because the severe cold not only comes from the cold weather, but also from the counteroffensive of Datang.
Datang won, a complete victory. At the moment of retreat from Jieli, the steppe no longer belonged entirely to the Turks.
In the first battle of Hexi, the sound of good news in Chang'an City was endless for three days!
The people raised their arms, and the Suzaku Street praised the Holy Monarch for several days!
This battle is different from the battle of Yan'er Mountain, this is the first time that the Tang Dynasty has won a frontal victory over the Turkic 100,000 iron cavalry, which can be praised for all generations.
Zhang Gongjin, the general of the Buzheng Palace, shook the court in a book, and the six reasons for sending troops to the Turks were echoed by Wanchen in the palace.
Du Ruhui, the secretary of the military department, Wei Zheng, the doctor of the left advice, and the left servant of the book set up a room for Xuanling...... All of them have responded one after another. All of a sudden, the whole court was excited!
If it comes to hatred for the Turks, Li Er will definitely not be ambiguous. So Li Eryi wrote a paper to denounce Jieli for being treacherous and forgetful, and attacking the west of the Tang River regardless of the Weishui Alliance. And above the court, he ordered all the ministers and soldiers to send troops to exterminate the Eastern Turks in six ways.
As soon as the document came out, the humiliation that the Weishui Alliance had brought to Datang would disappear at any time. The current Datang is no longer the Datang that can be bullied, this is the moment when Datang wakes up!
Li Er has been planning for this day for too long, paying a lot of gold and silver in exchange for Turkic horses every year, and he is even more riding and shooting in the military camp......
The Sixth Route Army, which had long been stationed at the Datang Border Pass, also began to prepare for action. With the help of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce, a steady stream of grain and grass was delivered to the border in the shortest possible time.
The improved ordnance also began to be equipped on a large scale. Even the gunpowder, Li Er took it out......
He had waited too long for this day, and he couldn't wait to take down the Turks in order to show the world his prowess.
Dingxiang Road, Tongmo Road, Jinhe Road, Datong Road, Hengan Road, Changwu Road...... The Six-Way Army attacked the Turks at the same time.
Among them, Li Jing, the representative of the Guogong of the Ministry of War, was the head of the Dingxiang Road march, and Zhang Gongjin was the deputy, leading the Chinese army;
The governor of the prefecture, the British Duke Xu Shixian, marched to the desert road and made the Han Road, and led the main force from the east road to directly attack the hinterland of the Eastern Turks;
Chai Shao, the prince of Huazhou Thorn Shi Huo Guo, was the chief of the march of the Jinhe Road, advancing along the Yellow River on the West Road, echoing with Li Jing and Xu Shiyun;
Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the head of the Datong Dao march, and Zhang Baoxiang was the deputy, advancing from Lingzhou to the northwest;
Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, was the head of the march of Heng'an Road, guarding the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic army from fleeing eastward;
Xue Wanshu, the governor of Lingzhou, was the head of the march of Changwudao, and used the northeast to attack the rear of the Turks and monitor the Turkic Khan.
All the 100,000 troops, with Li Er's supreme determination, rushed towards the Eastern Turks.
Li Jing, who had already been gearing up for a long time, naturally would not slack off in the slightest, so he directly led three thousand horsemen to set off from Mayi and stepped directly into the Turkic territory. Taking advantage of the fast speed, it only took five days to enter the Evil Yang Ridge.
The soldiers are expensive and fast, and for Li Jing, a military wizard, he naturally has a deep meaning.
You must know that the Evil Yang Ridge is under the jurisdiction of Suni's lost department, and when Li Jing attacked it, Jieli was still there. The distance between the two armies was only a hundred miles.
On one side was the 3,000 Xiaoqi led by Li Jing, and on the other side was the 60,000 army organized by Jieli. But anyone with a little military common sense will not be so reckless.
But at this time, Jieli was already a frightened bird, and as soon as the battle of Hexi was lost, all his confidence was squandered in an instant. In addition, there are countless turmoil within the Turks, and Jieli doesn't want to hand over with Li Jing in a short handover, so he doesn't directly send troops to attack. Instead, they thought about deploying everything, and then besieged it.
It's a pity that although Li Jing only brought 3,000 horsemen, the equipment of these 3,000 people is the best among the six route army. Whether it's war horses or fine ordnance, they have everything. And the most important thing is gunpowder, which is why Li Jing is so confident.
In fact, it should be Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai who should be in command of these 3,000 people, because only Su Dingfang accepted all of Qin Ze's military knowledge. The most important of these was the use of gunpowder, so it was only fitting that he would be in charge of the 3,000 men.
This guy is notoriously brave, and he also believes in Qin Ze's military deeds. So on the day he arrived at Evil Yang Ridge, he took a night attack to occupy Evil Yang Ridge.
Where did Jieli expect Tang Jun to be so brave, and he was also timid for a while.
Especially after seeing the power of gunpowder with his own eyes, Jieli had to admit that he was really afraid.
The Tang army occupied the Evil Yang Ridge, and this alone made the Turkic cavalry useless. In addition, under the shock of gunpowder, even the most brave soldiers could not resist this loud noise......
Hot air balloons flew through the sky, and countless gunpowder shells were dropped. This is the most troublesome part of Jieli, because even the strongest bow and arrow can't hurt these hot air balloons flying in the sky in the slightest.
There was even a hot air balloon that flew to Jieli's side, and if it wasn't important to close his head and block him under him, I am afraid that Jieli would be a corpse now.
This time, Jieli realized the helplessness of begging Suo'er, facing the power that does not belong to this era. Jieli had no choice but to retreat.
So after besieging Evil Yang Ridge for ten days, Jieli finally couldn't bear it. Directly led the army back to the Watur grassland.
But with this retreat, Jieli lost more than just an evil sun ridge. He had already lost a quarter of the Turkic lands.
The reason why Li Jing wanted to take the Evil Yang Ridge at all costs was because it was a hub connecting the Sixth Route Army.
Li Daozong's army advanced from Lingzhou to the northwest, with the help of the tribe that had taken refuge in Xue Yantuo. Xue Wanshu's army, on the other hand, took advantage of the Turkic tribes to attack the Turkic rear from the northeast. Whether it is Xue Yantuo or Tuli, the central point of all these tribes is the Evil Sun Ridge where Suni has lost.
And Li Jing's occupation of Evil Yang Ridge was to prepare for the next move. As long as this place can be held, the encirclement besieging Jieli will be completely closed.
It was impossible for Jieli not to know such an obvious intention, but he was simply too busy to take care of himself. His base camp was in the Watur grassland, and there was nothing to abandon a Suni lost department.
Just like Qin Ze said before, in the face of foreign enemies, people's hearts will eventually be cohesive. Therefore, in addition to the tribes that have taken refuge in Tuli and Yinan, even if Suni was unwilling before, he had to obey Jieli's control.
So what Ga Nashu'er has not been able to achieve has been solved inadvertently. In fact, this has to be said to be good news for Ga Nashu, because this guy can't hold on at all.
When Jieli retreated to the Watuer grassland, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, and when he woke up again, he could no longer support his body.
For this reason, Qin Ze built him a wheelchair very intimately, using fine balsa wood. And the seat cushion is made of soft wool, so Ga Nashuer likes it very much.
Now Qin Ze doesn't want this guy to die like this, and he doesn't want to watch him escape and the Turks perish, Qin Ze still feels a little unwilling.
And this guy is also good for Qin Ze alive, and Jieli has already torn his face. The reason why Qin Ze has not been moved until now is that he is waiting for Bai Diezi to mature. And before that, it would be better to let Ga Na Shu'er contain Qin Ze.
As for Qin Ze, he also gave full play to his skills. Under his careful care, Bai Diezi has always been able to avoid insect infestations again and again......
Calculating that there were only ten days left before he left, Qin Ze was also becoming more and more comfortable.
Today, Jieli is going to hold a solemn ceremony to worship the gods, and the place is on the sealed altar made of human bones.
Qin Ze also specially brought Ga Na Shu'er over early in the morning, and also grabbed a good position.
The priest in the garment of the god stood on the altar, and the drum that was originally only the size of a head was replaced by a huge war drum. With the hammer in hand, the priest frantically beat the drum of the god.
The group also followed the movements of the priests, and kept singing a unique song to the gods. Ga Nashu didn't sing, but stared at the sky with her eyes. His eyes were very hollow.
One by one, lambs and horse-calves were slaughtered, and blood flowed around the sealing altar little by little, along the grooves left on the sealing altar. The white human bones are stained with blood, and it does seem that there is an indescribable vicissitudes of life.
Especially when these grooves finally came together, they actually formed a big Turkic wolf appearance, and Qin Ze was also amazed to see this scene.
Everyone else had a solemn face, only Qin Ze was smiling. It's just that at this time, everyone was immersed in the ceremony, so no one noticed him.
Qin Ze had no way not to laugh, because if the victory or defeat of a war could really be determined by the high Void Immortals, then Qin Zejue's self could definitely be more pompous and more pleasing to the gods.
He can find a bunch of singers and give God a striptease......
Or make a few fireworks out of gunpowder and blow up the sky well......
"Ga Na Shu'er, this is the Turk you have been unable to let go, do you think there is still salvation when you see this scene?" Qin Ze lowered his body and said to Ga Nashu'er.
Although he can't walk, this guy's brain is still good. After listening to Qin Ze's words, he also snorted coldly and said: "As long as the ritual can unite people's hearts, the Turks will definitely not be defeated." It's you, I'm afraid you won't live long. ”
"You don't have to worry about that, or we'll make a bet. See if the Khan kills me first, or if I get out first? ”