Chapter 487: Moon Black

The weather was sunny and windy on the evening of September 17, and this season is basically sunny in this place, and it is difficult to encounter rain. Despite the low temperatures, the snow did not fall so early this year. If you put a bowl of water outside the tent at this time, you will definitely freeze tomorrow morning. The main force of the Tang army has been staying for several days, and the simple fortifications have basically been completed, which is nothing more than building an earthen wall and some wooden stakes to block the cavalry, and it is the army that can really play a decisive role in defense.

There is little smoke along the river, and it is the same as before. At this time, the Chinese army issued a very strange military order, telling the soldiers to go to the river to get water to boil water after dinner and change clothes. From the generals to the soldiers, they naturally don't pay much attention to such orders, but they still pass on the orders to do so, at least deal with them. These armies assembled by Xue Chongxun were relatively regular people in the Tang Dynasty, with a high degree of organization, and rarely in the process of marching and camping, there was a chaotic situation, of course, there were also the merits of the shogunate officials and generals, who not only formulated unified and careful decrees, but also attached importance to supervising the implementation.

The military order came from Xue Chongxun's mouth, Zhang Wulang and other generals had already learned in advance that something was going on tonight, and they came to the Chinese army's tent early, and they couldn't help but ask what the purpose of the military order was. Wang Changling guessed: "Isn't it to confuse the enemy army, deliberately showing that nothing is going on?" Zhang Wulang said with a smile: "Where the Turks have the opportunity to get close to the garrison of the army, they don't know what we are doing." ”

Everyone looked at Xue Chongxun, and Xue Chongxun said flatly: "After washing and changing into clean underwear, it is not easy to get infected after being injured on the battlefield...... That is, the wound is not easy to deteriorate and is easier to heal. ”

After hearing this, the generals were moved and said: "The prince cares about the soldiers, and we can only fight to kill the enemy to repay this favor." ”

Xue Chongxun ignored their sycophants, and ordered the accompanying house slaves to fetch water and wait for bathing, then changed into a white felt lining, dressed neatly, and took out a knife to wipe it with a cloth for a while. The sun was gradually setting, but Xue Chongxun was making all kinds of preparations as if he had just gotten up early in the morning.

When the sky was completely dark, the sky was not even covered by the moon, and the visibility was very low. Fortunately, there is a compass and compass, and the enemy camp is not far away, so the difference should not be big.

Xue Chongxun walked out of the big tent fully armed, and the ordinary soldiers around him didn't know tonight's plan yet, and they all looked sideways and felt strange when they saw this. Xue Chongxun doesn't even wear armor on weekdays, only a cloth robe, but tonight it's time to rest, and he actually dresses like this.

After a while, I saw several generals also dressed neatly and wearing weapons one after another. Wang Changling hugged his fists and said: "Just wait for the prince to give an order!" ”

Xue Chongxun looked up at the sky for a while, pondered for a moment and looked back at the generals and said: "The moon black geese fly high, and they flee at night. If you want to chase away the light horsemen, the snow is full of bows and knives! The generals listened to it and praised the good poems, and the momentum was extraordinary.

Only then did he order: "Separately order each army to perform its own duties, and the men and horses who will attack with me will immediately be lightly armed and assemble on standby." ”

"Yes." The generals responded together. The Chinese army was soon busy but orderly, and the military orders with clear meanings were passed out one by one, and the men and horses in the battalions were noisy, and they would definitely not be able to sleep tonight.

After the army was assembled, Xue Chongxun jumped on his horse and ordered the armies to set off. In order to avoid being detected too early, the brigade marched on foot in the dark. At this time, the light was dark, but it was not as exaggerated as reaching out and not seeing the five fingers, although there was no moonlight, there was also a faint light in the darkness, and the eyes could see a little after they adjusted to the wavelength of the light in the night. But I couldn't see the surroundings clearly, only the crowds of people in the night, the sound of footsteps and clanging sounds in my ears, and the military order had strictly forbidden noise.

A large force of men and horses touched more than ten miles in the dark, and each army and regiment mainly relied on the compass to discern the direction, and the position of the formation must have been deviated, but at present, it did not matter if the enemy was in the open and in the dark. At this time, Xue Chongxun heard shouting from a distance, and hurriedly sent someone to ask why, and after a while, he heard someone shouting: "Found by Turkic scouts!" ”

Xue Chongxun listened and ordered: "There is no need to hide your whereabouts, and you will order all the troops to light and adjust their positions and wait for orders." ”

Black Sand City is not far away, the terrain here is flat, but there is a mountain range to the north of Black Sand City, which can be faintly seen, but it has become the coordinates of the estimated location. Xue Chongxun told the Chinese army staff to act according to the plan, and the officials soon issued orders to the established troops, asking them to find various destinations to probe, accurately judge the strength of the enemy army, and then immediately retreat.

The main infantry cavalry was on guard, and all the cavalry sent out were cavalry. For a while, the horses' hooves roared in the pitch-black field, and the men and horses rushed forward, and they all had their own directions. At this time, many torches were lit, and I saw a long dragon moving in the distance, which looked very spectacular, like several fire dragons dancing in the night. The main camp was also full of fire, Xue Chongxun glanced back and saw the big flag on the blazing torch, with the word "Xue" written on it, and the surrounding soldiers were all in leather armor, holding weapons and waiting for the battle.

It didn't take long for the distant sound of killing to come with the wind. Xue Chongxun and the others, who were in the Chinese army, actually couldn't see anything clearly, they could only see the firelight shaking in all directions, and they heard some noise in their ears. No matter how spectacular the scene is, such a war can only be experienced abstractly from the point of feeling, like the sound of guns and cannons in the age of hot weapons.

The Shence Army and the main infantry cavalry have been standing still, quietly waiting. The battle took place for a long time, and the main force did not receive any attacks or ambushes at all, and the scouts sent out from all sides did not report the enemy. At this time, Xue Chongxun faintly felt that the letter of Ratler might not be lying.

Gradually, military reports came one after another, and the battalions in the front reported that the enemy soldiers were numerous, ranging from thousands to tens of thousands in each place, and that non-small groups of cavalry could break through. Every time a military newspaper came, Wang Changling drew a circle and a tick on the map. It didn't take long for all the soldiers and horses who had gone to test the attack to withdraw, and not even a single army of soldiers and horses was lost, and probably the Turks did not dare to rush out of the camp to pursue them at night.

Wang Changling said: "There is almost no difference, the total strength of these barracks has reached as much as seventy or eighty thousand, and most of the troops have been arranged in front of our army. ”

Xue Chongxun no longer hesitated, it was really too cautious to be too suspicious at this time, it was difficult to have nine out of ten things on the battlefield, sometimes it was just a matter of courage. He immediately said: "Immediately send eight hundred miles of expedited horses to send the military order to Du Xian. ”

The military order is still a ciphertext, and it has been prepared in advance, because there is a lesson from the previous car, and the fighter plane is afraid that it will be intercepted in the middle of the road, and this time the fighter plane sent three military orders in a company, divided into three routes, and rushed to the Du Siam camp.

"Du Xian should have approached Black Sand City on the agreed date, and the first battle of the decisive battle will start in about half an hour!"

…… At this time, the barracks of the Turkic army were in flames, and the location was clear at a glance, and Du Xian adjusted the position of the army according to the agreed place and waited for the military order. The distance cannot be adjusted exactly, but as long as the direction is correct, the herald is easy to find.

Du Xian's troops approached Black Sand City in the dark, and they were still standing still in the dark, and the Mingguang Army had not been exposed at this time, like an assassin in the dark. After receiving the military order, Du Xian asked someone to translate and compare, and after no mistake, he decisively ordered an attack.

A few miles away from the destination, the Mingguang army was discovered by the Turkic secret outpost, and the troops immediately lit torches and marched forward quickly with great fanfare, like a rocket in the dark night, which went straight into the camp of the Chinese army. Sure enough, the formation of the Turkic barracks was heavy in front and light in the back, and the troops deployed in the east were very weak, and two barracks failed to send troops to intercept them in time after discovering that an unknown group of men and horses appeared behind, and they may have been caught off guard and failed to stop the effective relationship between men and horses. Du Xian naturally ignored them and ran straight to the goal.

The tent of the Chinese army was not located in the city of Black Sand, because the city lost its effect after the destruction of houses and burned down in the last war, and it affected mobility in it. Unexpectedly, at this time, it was convenient for the Mingguang army, and he rushed directly to the barracks without any obstacles along the way. In front of the camp, there was a simple fence and some horse blocking stakes nailed, but this defense could not stop the attack at all, and soon the horse stakes and other obstacles were removed by the Tang soldiers and soldiers braved arrows, and the iron cavalry of the brigade swarmed in through the gap with a shout. The two armies quickly melried in the firelight, and the fighting continued. Some Tang soldiers threw torches at the tents everywhere, and for a time the fire in the camp burned even more vigorously, and it was really as bright as the day.

The elite sergeants of the Mingguang Army were well-equipped and had strong combat effectiveness, and with the initiative in the opening, the Turkic soldiers were defeated in chaos. At this time, Xue Chongxun's department saw the sky-high fire on this side, and knew that Du Xian had succeeded, and had launched a full-front attack with the main force. During the night, the war broke out in chaos.

Seeing that the army in his camp could not resist, Mo Si took the noble minister to leave. "If the Chinese army is defeated, the battalions will not be able to find the location of the khan in a short time, and the army will be unstable and the battle will be unfavorable. This battle is a matter of importance, the way of survival, please think twice! ”

"How could the Han soldiers and horses go straight here? There must be an internal response! Mo's eyes were red, and his teeth were clucking. The surrounding ministers all changed color, and they didn't dare to say a word. Tun Desire Valley relied on the old and sold the old but was the most daring, and continued to persuade: "Even if you die in battle, you have to stabilize the Chinese army, and each battalion will fight to the death until dawn, even if you can't win, you can hit the Tang army hard, so that they can't gain a firm foothold in the Monan area." ”

The skeletal scepter in his hand was already stained with sweat, and he narrowed his eyes and said, "Ben Khan personally supervises the battle, and those who retreat are beheaded!" Then the nobles and ministers sweated together with Mo Si, and led their soldiers to the place where the war was raging.

I saw that the armor of the Tang Army was shining in the firelight, and it was simply a live target in the night battle, but the armor's defense against long-range arrows was very good, and the bow and arrow could not stop the charge of the iron cavalry at all. However, the Turkic soldiers were in confusion due to their lack of preparation and hastily responded to the battle, many cavalry companies could not be found, and they could only fight on foot, and the infantry that did not camp was simply a tragedy under the condescending slashing of the cavalry, and the battle situation was very unfavorable to the Turkic army.

A Tang general with a big sword in his hand rampage, as if into a no-man's land, rushed to a Turkic retreat, the soldiers with the jingle of arrows, the general with several arrow feathers still alive. Sip's attention was also drawn over there. At this time, Hitler, who was standing not far behind Mo Si's side, quietly stretched his hand to his waist, and it was a great opportunity to suddenly assassinate Mo Si Khan from behind!

However, Ketler did not do it for a long time, perhaps because he was silently sipping the Khan's usual prestige, or Ketler had not yet figured out the consequences of doing so, in short, he failed to make a decision immediately. Ketler doesn't have much affection for the Khan of Mur, but he doesn't have a grudge either...... At this moment, Mo Si suddenly looked back at Ratler! He seems to have eyes on his back.

Ketler's heart suddenly tightened, and he hurriedly said: "This person is unstoppable, and arrows can't penetrate his armor, why don't Khan let me try." ”

Mo sobbed: "You shot him, and there is a reward." ”

Ratler breathed a sigh of relief, opened his bow and aimed at the Tang army general, "bang" a string sound, a sharp arrow broke through the air and hit the general's neck and chin down, the position was not well defended. The general's sword flew out of his hand, and he fell off his horse with his hands over his neck.

Mo Si nodded approvingly and said, "You bring people up, resist!" ”

Ratler received the order to bring the warriors of his tribe to kill the generals. But at this time, no matter what tactics were used, they could not stop the complete defeat of the Turkic soldiers, Mo Si and the others held on for a while, and suddenly saw a strong force breaking through the crowd and facing it, and someone shouted: "Mo Si Khan's sweat tent is over there, brothers, kill!" ”

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound, and a rain of arrows leaned towards Mo Si's side, Mo Si didn't expect to be hit by an arrow in his right arm, he couldn't hold on anymore in a panic, turned his horse's head and ran, and the surrounding Turkic soldiers immediately collapsed and fled when they saw this. The Tang army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, beheading countless prisoners. Li Shizhi was running, and suddenly a Turkic minister next to him stabbed his mount with a knife, the war horse neighed, Li Shizhi fell off the horse, and suddenly he didn't know where he was injured and couldn't move. Damn, that Turkic Li Shizhi doesn't know at all, how can he do this thing that is not beneficial to himself?!

Tun Yugu was aware of what had just happened, and he didn't stop to run with Mo Si, he said in his heart: Li Shizhi is a person who is very resourceful, but he loves to watch too much, and it is estimated that people who hate him on weekdays did it.

The Turkic Chinese army was defeated, and the Tang soldiers swept through the entire camp almost instantly, and a group of men and horses followed the deserters to chase and kill. At this time, I heard a Chinese shout: "We should do it internally, don't let go of the arrow!" Then the gang threw their weapons on the ground with a clang, and the Tang soldiers besieged and captured them.

Du Xian heard the shouting just now, and also rode his horse. When Qi Tler saw the flag, he hurriedly said: "We have made meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty, don't kill us, bring it back and ask the King of Jin to know." ”

Du Xian ordered those people to be arrested and detained, and sent a fast horse to report the military situation on Xue Chongxun's side of the army.

The fighting of the battalions in the west was not as smooth as that of Du Xianam, some of the troops broke through the enemy camp and were fighting, and some were still fighting if the attack was unfavorable. Although the Turks attacked the camp at night, it was the army that defended it, and they did not dare to walk around without receiving orders, but it was not a great loss to gather inside to withstand the attack.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Tang army shouted one after another: "If you die silently, the Tang army will win!" "Some learned to shout in Turkic, and some used Chinese, and the shouts shook the mountains. The Turks looked back and saw that the Chinese army was in flames, and the entire camp was burning, and the people's fighting spirit suddenly fell to the freezing point.

At this time, the morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and the attack became more violent. The drum and trumpet sound, which originally seemed chaotic, was therefore rigorous and rhythmic, and the horn sound of "...... sound" was heard, and then there were two drums of "dong, dong", so repeatedly, although the rhythm was boring but the momentum was majestic and exuding power, the soldiers shouted in the military music, and the arrows were like rain and iron armor were like forests.

The Turkic soldiers everywhere soon retreated very quickly without any desire to fight, and some simply took advantage of the chaos to run, and the atmosphere of defeat was contagious like a plague. Before dawn, the whole land had been boiling for a long time, and now it was even more energetic, because the war horses were galloping again. The Turks abandoned the camp and fled, and the Tang soldiers pursued and killed them behind, and many Turkic soldiers threw their torches and ran in the dark.

Hundreds of thousands of horses on both sides were running, fighting, struggling, and screaming in the wilderness within a radius of dozens of miles, and against the backdrop of the night, it was like countless ghosts and ghosts under the ground climbing up and dancing in the night sky and firelight. There is the glory of victory and the despair of defeat, the struggle between life and death.

The people around Xue Chongxun cheered heartily, and the civil and military officials came to congratulate Xue Chongxun, "Congratulations to King Jin, the first battle will be settled in the south of the Ding, and from now on the Turkic Khanate will no longer threaten my Tang border, and the people can sit back and relax!" ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "The credit is not mine, I just played chess with the Khan King of the Murong clan, it is because everyone helped to give advice, and the soldiers did not hesitate to do their best to have today's merit, I dare not take credit." "That being said, but the military power of this battle is in the hands of Xue Chongxun, so of course he is the most eye-catching, maybe one day the history can record today's glory, and future generations can only remember his name, and who will remember those warriors who fought bloodily between the bones and the grass?

Murong Xuan heard Xue Chongxun mention himself, and he couldn't hide his admiration and said: "The king of Jin talked and laughed and let the Turkic Khanate, which covers an area of thousands of miles and control hundreds of thousands, be wiped out, and there is no one before or after......"

Xue Chongxun laughed: "It is a good time to 'want to chase away the light cavalry', and order all armies to expand the results of the light cavalry everywhere, and to beat the enemy of our Tang Dynasty, and fear the grass rope for a hundred years!" ”

The whole steppe seemed to be stained with blood, and the disgusting gore in the wind was very obvious. The field was littered with corpses, the Turks suffered countless casualties, and those who were caught up and surrendered were also in groups.

At night, I couldn't fully see the situation at that time, and by dawn, I saw the embers on the battlefield filled with smoke, and the sight was full of corpses that seemed to extend to the horizon, and the broken flags and blades were a mess everywhere. The tragic situation at this moment reminded people of the fierceness of last night, but at that time, everyone did not have time to feel the pride of the war, and only this qiē seemed to record the story that had happened on this land as if the text of an ancient book had happened.

The horses that had lost their masters wandered among the corpses, and the wounded soldiers groaned in pain as if they were crying over this qiē merciless killing.

Wang Changling sent an order to his subordinate officials: "Count the prisoners and dead bodies, find the whereabouts of the Mosi Khan and his ministers and nobles, and see if they have escaped." ”

While most people were shouting in celebration, Xue Chongxun led the horse and looked at the vast grassland for a long time without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking. Q