Chapter 323: Battle of Iron Mountain (18)
Li Junxian asked Liu Yang to harass everywhere near the Turkic camp, and then hit the Turks who were lonely, and the Turks also began to huddle, and there were no less than 5,000 people who would not be exempted from patrolling. However, Liu Yang struck a few times, and he did not continue to strike, because those Turks sent scouts to look everywhere, while the large army was concentrated. This gave Liu Yang an embarrassing state, if he hit those tanma, it would be a little too much. However, if you hit those large troops, you may not be able to fight them, so this caused Liu Yang to have few results when he arrived in the back, and he did not achieve the results he should have. And Li Junxian was also worried that the cavalry's physical energy would be consumed too much, so he let the cavalry come back.
For the next few days, the Turks seemed to be very quiet, and there was a strange phenomenon at this time. It's already the fifth day, and there are still two days left for Li Jing's reinforcements to come, but why hasn't this Turk attacked yet? If you don't attack, then I'm afraid that the Turks will besiege and annihilate Li Junxian this time, but they will be defeated!
"General Li, this time the Turks are strangely quiet!" Mulan said.
Li Junxian also nodded and said, "Yes! The Turks were indeed calm and weird. In their case, they should have stepped up their attack on us, but they didn't, which means that they are hatching a bigger conspiracy. Jieli is an old thing, with a lot of bad water in his stomach, and once he stops talking and thinking, I'm afraid he will do something dangerous. ”
The Turks were so eerily quiet that many of the soldiers were uncomfortable. Some of the soldiers also let their guard down, but they were forced to be vigilant by the officers above. This is the territory of the Turks, and we must not lose our vigilance, because once we lose our vigilance, the Turks will probably attack.
Li Junxian looked at the Turkic camp with the current sand table, as if he wanted to see something. And Mulan is also analyzing, analyzing what the Turks are thinking. Seeing that his reinforcements were coming soon, the Turks also gave Li Junxian a three days of rest, isn't this a waste of time? So. This reveals a situation.
"General Li, do you think the Turks will want to mobilize all their forces to attack us after resting?" Su Dingfang asked first.
Li Junxian thought seriously for a moment and said, "It's really possible!" Because Jieli has gone through this period of fighting, he should know that our special guard is the most powerful force in the Tang Army. Since they know that we are the most powerful force in the Tang Army, then he should find a way to annihilate us first, so that he can be regarded as fighting for his own life. If we have follow-up reinforcements when the time comes, they will bring us a supply of gunpowder, so that the losses of the Turks will be even greater. When the time comes, we will cooperate with hundreds of thousands of Tang troops to fight against the Turks, and the effect will be even more. The more the Turks lost at that time, the greater the losses. Since, in this case. The Turks might as well destroy us with all their might as soon as possible. ”
"Then we have to tell the soldiers, let them prepare, our decisive battle is coming." Su Dingfang said.
"Okay, inform the soldiers immediately, I'm afraid the decisive battle is today." Li Junxian also said.
On the Turkic side, Jieli is also mobilizing the nobles before the war.
"Today, we must completely launch an all-out attack on Li Junxian's troops without retaining any strength. Even if you lose 100,000 soldiers, you must annihilate all of Li Junxian. Jieli said.
But a Turkic nobleman asked, "Khan." Is it worth it? Li Junxian only has more than 10,000 men and horses, and if we attack with all our might, I am afraid that we will lose at least 50,000 or 60,000 people, and everyone will not be able to take it at all. We have to pay a price of fifty or sixty thousand yuan to annihilate Li Junxian's subordinates, is it not worth it? ”
"Ben Khan can tell you that he annihilated Li Junxian's troops. Then we will be halfway to victory. Because Li Junxian's unit is the most combat-effective unit in the Tang Army, it should not be underestimated. Li Junxian's troops accounted for at least half of the combat effectiveness of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Tang Army, because their weapons were very powerful! These weapons should only be owned by Li Junxian's troops, if they are other troops. I'm afraid there is no such weapon at all. This is the internal problem of the Tang Army. Therefore, we must annihilate Li Junxian's troops, so that it will be much better for the next battle! If Li Junxian's troops are allowed to join forces with the reinforcements of the Tang Army at that time. Then I am afraid that their supplies of food, grass, and all kinds of arrows and materials will be more abundant, which will be very disadvantageous to us. ”
"The Han people have said that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers. We must completely eliminate Li Junxian's army, the most threatening force, so that the Han people can be heartbroken. Jieli said.
"But Li Junxian's department is too strong, I'm afraid we will have to pay a lot of casualties!" Ling, a Turkic nobleman, was still heartbroken at the time of the casualties.
Because the people of the tribe are the key to a leader, although the Turks will form an empire in the future, the number of tribes they have now will be able to obtain as many positions as they can at that time. Now the greater the number of tribes, the higher the status, the higher the title, and the greater the power when the Turkic Empire is established. This has caused many Turks to be unwilling to pay too much.
"No matter how big the loss is, we have to fight. Because if once the Han people go back and all the troops under Li Junxian are reformed, then I am afraid that the combat effectiveness of the Han people will increase exponentially. At that time, the strength of their Han people can attack the grassland at any time. At that time, we Turks will be completely wiped out. If we defeat this model army of theirs at this time, then we will not only win half of the victory in this Tang Dynasty war, but also let us defeat the hope of the Tang army in the future. The reason why they have sent this army to fight in the steppe now is probably to test the combat effectiveness of this army. Once they have proven the fighting power of this force, then I am afraid they will expand from this force. Once the Tang Dynasty completes the transformation of the national army, then they will expand outward, and we Turks will bear the brunt. Let's not talk about the hatred of the past, can they tolerate a country that can threaten the survival of their border people at any time? Jieli said.
"Good! We must defeat Li Junxian, otherwise I am afraid we will not be able to be at peace at all. A Turkic nobleman said.
Soon, those Turks reached an agreement that even if they paid a big price, they would destroy Li Junxian's troops, otherwise they would be in danger to themselves. Li Junxian's department is not only the main force of this Northern Expedition, but also the future of the Han army! (To be continued......)