Chapter 104: The Great War Is Imminent
Cheng Yanjin led an army of 80,000 to Huaiyuan Town, and such a big move naturally made Ju Wentai know quickly, and Ju Wentai, who was abandoned by the Turks, immediately panicked, the 80,000 army of the Tang Dynasty is indeed nothing compared to the 300,000 army of the Turks, but it is enough to sweep any country in the Western Regions other than the Turks.
Just when he was uneasy, he heard that all the 80,000 troops brought by Cheng Yanjin were stationed in Huaiyuan Town, and neither supported Yanqi nor sent troops to Gaochang, which made him very puzzled.
"Father, don't you really need Your Majesty to send some more sergeants? Although Huaiyuan Town is strong and easy to defend, the Turks have a full 300,000 cavalry. ”
Cheng Chuliang was obviously a little worried that the 80,000 horses brought by his father were not enough, the Tang soldiers were brave and good at fighting, but the Turkic cavalry was not vegetarian, and the Turkic soldiers were notoriously fierce and brutal and not afraid of death.
Niu Jinda also persuaded: "Yes, big marshal, let's let Your Majesty send some more sergeants." ”
Cheng Yanjin has never been arrogant and can't listen to advice, but this time he ignored the advice of Cheng Chuliang and Niu Jinda, and said with a smile: "80,000 horses are enough, that is, 50,000 horses, as long as the Turks dare to come, I can make them come and go." ”
Niu Jinda and Cheng Chuliang looked at each other with a wry smile.
The reason why Cheng Yanjin is so confident is not because of these 80,000 horses, but because of the thousands of Tianleizi that Li Er asked him to bring, the Tianleizi made by Yuan Tiangang during this time just came in handy, and all of them were brought by Cheng Yanjin, with such a big killing weapon to resist the city and defend it, not to mention the Turkic 300,000 horses, even if there are more, he is not afraid.
Not many people know about Tianleizi, although Niu Jinda is a lieutenant general that Cheng Yanjin trusts very much, but he doesn't know about Tianleizi.
The war between Gaochang and Yanqi is still stalemate, Ju Wentai does not want to withdraw but does not dare to retreat, the meaning of what Tuku said when he left is very clear, if Gaochang dares to withdraw his troops, then the Turks will attack Tang from their side.
At this time, he remembered what Ju Wenya had advised him at the beginning.
"The Turks are the most greedy and brutal jackals of the steppe. To take refuge in the Turks is to seek the skin of the tiger. ”
It's too late to regret it.
At the junction of Gaochang and Yanqi, 300,000 Turkic light horsemen were waiting for the battle, led by a very burly strong man, with only a piece of animal skin around his waist with his bare body, and his muscular back was full of hideous scars, which was Tulu, the first Turkic warrior. Next to him was a delicate and enchanting Han woman.
"Chu Niang, why is Tang Jun still standing still in Huaiyuan Town?"
The Han woman named Chu Niang frowned: "It was Cheng Yanjin who led the troops this time, and with his temperament, he should have led people to support Yanqi's ......."
"Humph! I'm afraid that your plan has already been seen through. Tulu snorted coldly, but his gaze at Chu Niang was full of fiery and brutal **.
For a bewitching and delicate Han woman like Chu Niang, Tulu is the favorite, but she doesn't dare to start. As the first warrior of the Turks, Tulu was highly regarded by Mura Khan, but this Han woman who suddenly appeared was even more respected by Murda Khan.
Chu Niang naturally knew that Tulu was her own **, and said with a bewitching smile: "Even if they see through Chu Niang's strategy, what does it matter, how can the 80,000 Tang army block the 300,000 Turkic warriors led by General Tulu himself." ”
Tulu enjoyed Chu Niang's flattery to himself very much, looked at Chu Niang's sultry posture and said in her heart: When I take Chang'an, I will ask the Khan to reward you as a demon girl.
The Turkic expeditions never brought food and grass. Naturally, they won't wait here for a long time, no matter what the reason is, since Cheng Biting Jin led the turtle to guard Huaiyuan Town, then they had to take the initiative to attack.
When Tulu led 300,000 Turkic light cavalry from the junction of Gaochang and Yanqi to Huaiyuan Town, Ju Wentai finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered the troops to be collected from Yanqi, and the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was not something he could participate in.
The 300,000 light cavalry rushed to attack with astonishing momentum, and in just one day, Chen Bing was already under the city wall of Huaiyuan Town.
The black pressure was stunned, when had he ever seen such a big battle.
Chen Yanjin stood on the city wall without a trace of panic, and smiled at Niu Jinda behind him: "This time Mura Khan is afraid that his flesh will hurt for a while." ”
Niu Jinda is also an honest man. He really didn't think that the 80,000 Tang Army could easily deal with the 300,000 Turkic cavalry, and besides, the commander of the Turkic army this time was Tulu, who was known as the first warrior in the Western Regions.
An unnatural smile tugged at his face. Niu Jinda said: "Dashuai, let's be cautious. ”
Cheng Yanjin laughed, he knew Niu Jinda's thoughts, but he had already arranged it, there was a hundred-person team in the 80,000 army, which was the team in charge of Tianleizi, scattered all over the city wall. No matter where the Turks attack from, they can be made to eat the thunder of the sky.
The soldiers approached the city, but the Tang army still did not move, and Tulu's scarred face showed a cruel and disdainful smile, what kind of Tang Heavenly Army was just a fragile ant in his eyes.
Chu Niang on the side looked at the quiet Huaiyuan Town, but she was a little surprised. I always felt that something was wrong, but I really couldn't think of any other countermeasures for Tang Jun.
"General Tulu is still careful, the Tang army is very cunning."
Tulu turned his head to look at Chu Niang, bared his teeth and smiled: "Is it more cunning than you?" The 300,000 army is already under the city, I want to see if the Tang army is really as good as the rumors say, like heaven's help! ”
Because Li Jing and Hou Junji had a brilliant record of winning more with less in the Western Regions before, there were rumors circulating in the Western Regions that the Tang Army was like heaven's help, and Tulu had always disdained this.
Chu Niang only instinctively felt that something was not quite right, and couldn't say a reason, so she frowned and said, "I hope my intuition is wrong." ”
The Turkic army is in Huaiyuan Town, and it is not easy for Changsun Wuji and others in Xizhou, the 300,000 army is talking and playing, even if you stand there and don't move and let you cut it, you don't know how long it will take.
"Cheng Yanjin is not an arrogant person, why is this so confused, relying on 80,000 Tang troops to defend Huaiyuan Town is really risky, once Huaiyuan Town is lost, the Turkic light cavalry will be really unstoppable all the way south."
Hou Junji said proudly: "What is there to be afraid of 300,000 Turkic light cavalry, let alone 80,000 troops, even if I lead 30,000 troops, I can kill him, but I don't know what Cheng Lao Pifu is capable of." "Since following Li Jing to fight a few big battles with fewer victories, Hou Junji has become more and more arrogant.
The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head imperceptibly, the combat power of the Turkic cavalry was not weaker than that of the Tang army, and the reason why the Turks were able to win more with less in the first few times was because the Turks did not understand the art of war, and secondly, because all kinds of time and place were favorable to the Tang army.
And this time is different, the Turks have already Chen Bing Huaiyuan outside the town, and can come up with a strategy to let Gaochang attack Yanqi to lure the Tang army, which shows that the Turkic army has a very powerful military figure, which is what worries the eldest grandson Wuji.
In the face of the 800 cavalry brought by the Turkic 300,000 light cavalry Hou Junji and the soldiers and horses in Xizhou, it didn't play a role at all, so the eldest grandson Wuji didn't let them go to support, so he could only wait and see what happened.
For a time, the eyes of all the countries in the Western Regions were on Huaiyuan Town, and the collision between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty was about to break out. (To be continued......)