Just after the failure of the right-wing Turkic cavalry like a stormy storm.

A general ran to the lookout where Li Shimin was and said, "Your Majesty, a large number of men and horses have been found east of Jingyang, and they are forcibly crossing Jingshui and coming towards Sanyuan!" ”

Li Shimin turned around and said, "Whose man is it?" Is it Chai Shao, Yang Shidao's centaurs? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know, it's just that most of them are cavalry, do you want your subordinates to explore again?"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the two glanced at each other, and Li Shimin's expression also darkened.

"No need, does Chai Shao have any news?"

"Your Majesty hasn't done it yet, and my subordinates will explore it again."

At this time, another general came to report: "Your Majesty, there is a report from Chang'an, Meridian Road has found an unknown enemy, and now the communication between Chang'an and Hanzhong has been interrupted." ”

Li Shimin's body was shocked, and Fang Xuanling was shocked and said, "What are you talking about Meridian Valley Dao?" ”

The general lowered his head and said, "If you go back to Fanggong, it is Meridian Valley Road." ”

Meridian Valley Road is the main road to Chang'an in Hanzhong, Wei Yan had built a yì to Zhuge Liang, let Zhuge Liang go out of Longyou with a regular army, through the west of the river, he led the strange troops together, out of the Qinling Mountains and east, when the meridian and north, but ten days to Chang'an, take Chang'an, Tongguan, capture Guanzhong.

It only takes ten days from Hanzhong to Chang'an, and although the Meridian Valley Road is steep, it is the closest road to Chang'an. Back then, Wei Yan only said to Zhuge Liang that no one dared to smuggle here since ancient times.

Li Shimin looked up to the sky and looked into the distance, pressing his sword and saying nothing.

Fang Xuanling hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, at this moment, you can only break the cauldron and sink the boat!" ”

Du Ruhui also said: "Your Majesty." If you don't make a decision now, you won't have to make a decision in the future. ”

Li Shimin listened and looked at Zhao Junzhongjun and said, "I don't believe it all along. You can't turn the tide on your own. Man will conquer the heavens, but now ...... If you lose today, it will not be in vain to fight a vigorous battle. ”

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui wept together and said: "Weichen is willing to fight to the death with His Majesty." ”

"Tell Your Majesty that Shan Xiongxin led 20,000 horses to reinforce Sanyuan in the direction of Tongzhou, and now it has passed Fuping, less than twenty miles away from here."

When Li Shimin heard the news, he was full of ambition at the moment. waved his hand and said: "The Zhao army is coming with reinforcements from two directions, and our army can only break the current enemy before the reinforcements." The order went down, and the whole army attacked Li Chongjiu's Chinese army camp. ”

listened to Li Shimin's orders.

The sound of trumpets came and went, and 80,000 Tang troops came out of battle, their armor was bright, as if they had converged into a sea of metal, under the guidance of the generals of their respective generals. Tens of thousands of Tang troops gathered into a dense siege queue and marched forward.

In front was a loose line of cavalry.

On the rear side is a strong and strong infantry phalanx, such as Qu Tutong and Hou Junji. Gao Shilian, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin. Tang Jian, Lu Zushang. Shi Danai, Gongsun Wuda. Dugu Yanyun, Shi Wanbao, Sheng Yanshi and other generals are among them.

Li Shimin was surrounded by 3,000 elite Xuanjia cavalry, and the left and right generals were Zhai Changsun, Qiu Xinggong, Liu Shili, and Du Junxuan.

Li Tang is the elite to storm the Chinese army camp of the Zhao army.

After approaching the camp of the Zhao army, the cavalry retreated from the two flanks of the infantry phalanx, and hundreds of trebuchets and bed crossbows were carried to the front of the formation, and launched an attack on the wall of the Zhao army. And Zhao Jun also arranged a large number of eight-tip cannons and barberry crossbows on the front. However, the Zhao army's barberry crossbow and eight-tip cannon, both in range and quantity, were superior to the Tang army.

The long-range weapons of the two armies are bombarded against each other.

From time to time trebuchets can be seen, bed crossbows smashed and flying into the sky,

After the trebuchet and the bed crossbow were fully bombarded for a moment, only three-or four-tenths of the Tang army's siege weapons remained, but the double-layer wall of the Zhao army was directly destroyed.

However, after destroying the first board wall, the second board wall still stood tall and became a new obstacle to the advance of the Tang army. Sergeant Zhao also retreated to the second plate wall to guard. The Don army sent light troops forward to clear the obstacles.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment.

Li Chongjiu looked at the battlefield and said to Xu Shiji on the side: "Li Shimin originally the Chinese army has not moved, but now the thunder strikes, but what has changed on the battlefield?" ”

Xu Shiji said: "Li Shimin's sudden dispatch of troops is obviously a plan for a quick battle, and Weichen thinks that if it is from Tongzhou or Jingyang, Li Shimin's reaction will not be so big." Therefore, Weichen boldly guessed that it should be Wang Duhu's right army that was approaching, or General Song's strange troops had captured Hanzhong and attacked Chang'an from the Meridian Valley. ”

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Yes, Li Shimin can't help it, and if he wants to decide to fight quickly, then as long as he holds on and drags on for time, our army can win." ”

Li Chongjiu paused and said: "But Xu Aiqing, Li Shimin's forces have an advantage, and the attack below is absolutely tragic, if we are defeated here, even if Wang Junkuo and Song Jingang's men and horses arrive now, it will be useless, what can you do to defend it?" ”

Xu Shiji took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty! Weichen believes that blindly sticking to it is not the best tactic! I implore His Majesty to hand over the command of the battle to Wechen, and Wechen will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations. ”

Li Chongjiu heard Xu Shiji say this, nodded and said, "I believe you!" ”

"No!" Xu Shiji hugged his fists. After speaking, Xu Shiji rode his horse and galloped down the mountain.

After the Tang army hurriedly cleared the obstacles around the periphery, the infantry phalanx continued to advance.

The Tang infantry phalanx was thick and solid, with a row of shields in front of it, this platoon of spears, crossbowmen, and Tang sergeants carrying bamboo ladders to advance, and the rear were remnants of siege weapons such as bed crossbows and trebuchets.

The cavalry of the Tang Army, who was originally guarding the infantry formation, left the front of the formation in advance in order to avoid being hit by the bows and crossbows on the plate wall when the infantry was still five hundred steps away from the board wall, and retreated from the two wings of the phalanx of more than a dozen foot soldiers. Li Shimin was also worried that Zhao Jun's bed crossbow and trebuchet were too sharp, and the cavalry was very valuable to the Tang Army and could not be consumed in advance.

But it was just a moment in advance, but I saw that the front wall of Zhao Jun suddenly collapsed forward.

After the wooden wall smashed on the ground, it kicked up a puff of dust, and when the dust settled, the original position of the board wall was replaced by Zhao Jun's mounted iron horse. The Zhao army was equipped with iron cavalry, which was established from the time of Huaihuang Town, and later Li Chongjiu selected the warrior Wu Gu Nai to fill it with 800 heavy cavalry.

Now there are 3,000 people in Zhao's military equipment and iron cavalry, and under Xu Shiji's order, Wu Gu Nai led 3,000 heavy cavalry and roared out from behind the board wall.

The cavalry was covered with iron, from people to war horses were wrapped in heavy armor, they held maces, bones and other weapons in their hands, and then rode high-headed horses from Liaodong, sweeping the Tang soldiers like a wind.

The heavy shield soldiers in the front row of the Tang army were simply unable to defend against the heavy cavalry and were instantly defeated. Wielding maces, bones, and hammers, the soldiers of the Yan Dynasty swept through the Tang army's formation, and the high-speed gallop of war horses could not be stopped by such heavy blades. (To be continued......)