Since the Tang army has begun to cross the river on a large scale, this battle is bound to be fought big, whether it is a battle or a withdrawal, at this time it has come to the time to make a final decision, Arutai is most afraid of the strategy and tactics only half-baked level of the scorching general, but unfortunately what is afraid of what is really coming, Arutai just turned around, into the eyes of the stinky face of the Ba Zhuo led a group of guards from the rear to the middle army, the heartstrings suddenly trembled, smiled bitterly, and rode up the horse.

"Uncle Wang, what's going on? Why did Tudu Mi Lao Er escape? Why didn't Uncle Wang order the pursuit? The Tang army is crossing the river, why doesn't Uncle Wang attack it halfway, well, what do you want to do? Before Arutai could speak, Bazhuo had already smashed a series of questions, although he still called him "Uncle Wang", but the tone was not good, and he didn't save face for Arutai at all, it was like reprimanding a lowly slave.

Rao is Arutai is deep, but he was also angry enough by such ruthless words as Bazhuo, his old face was blue, but he forcibly endured it, and just said calmly: "Tudu is an old thief who belongs to Dadu's subordinates, and this time he escaped before the battle, it must be from Dadu's instructions, and now the morale of our army has been frustrated, and the war is unfavorable. ”

"What? Collect troops? As soon as he heard Arutai's suggestion to withdraw troops, Bazhuo exploded as if he had been stung by a wasp, opened his eyes angrily, and stared at Arutai for a long time like a fire, and then gritted his teeth and said: "If Uncle Wang is afraid, then go to the back to rest, and watch this governor behead Li Zhen's house." ”

Ba Zhuo's words are simply bragging, and he is not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue, Arutai is really angry and funny in his heart, but as the governor of the left army, he can't sit back and watch Ba Zhuo bury the elite cavalry of the Xue Yantuo Khanate, although he is angry at Ba Zhuo's arrogance, but he still endures the anger in his chest, and calmly bows his hand and says: "Dadu Governor Mingjian, according to the previous agreement, the decisive battle should be decided by the last general, at this time the morale of our army is weak, and the battle is afraid of defeat, don't be cheap to set up a child, or take advantage of the Tang Army's foothold is not stable, Collect the troops. ”

When Xue Yantuo Khan was in civil strife before, the reason why Bazhuo was able to get the position was because of the support of Arutai, this time the troops were sent to the northern Xinjiang, and Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan, who was lying on the sickbed, did not stop it, but there was a request, that is, the command of the decisive battle should be in charge of Arutai, and he had no prestige in the army, and he had to rely on veterans such as Arutai to suppress the scene, so he agreed without hesitation, and also privately agreed with Arutai about this matter, which is the origin of the previous agreement, and then, since he led the troops to the Hongshanzui port, It's been more than half a year now, Bazhuo thinks that his foundation is stable, and he doesn't really take the previous covenant to heart in his heart, he was suppressed by Li Zhen's domineering spirit before, and he was heartbroken, so he handed over the command of the war to Arutai, but now he has relieved his breath, and he is thinking about thwarting Li Zhen, so as to save his face, how can he listen to Arutai's persuasion, at this time, when he heard that Arutai carried the previous covenant out again, he immediately changed his face, and sneered: "As a metropolitan governor, he has the right to decide, Uncle Wang doesn't need to say much, let's see how Bendu defeats Li Zhen'er. ”

Bazhuo's words have already saved some face for Arutai, Arutai is not easy to say too harshly, seeing that he can't persuade Bazhuo, Arutai knows that this battle is afraid that it will be unavoidable, and then look at the Tang army at this time is still crossing the river, and then think about it, if you attack halfway, your nearly 200,000 troops are not without a chance of winning, so they no longer argue with Bazhuo, bowed down and said: "The governor of the capital, please wait for the Chinese army, and the last general will give the order to attack." ”

Bazhuo wanted to say that he would be in charge, but at the end of the day, he still endured it, just snorted noncommittally, waved his hand, and motioned for Arutai to take his own time.

The scene of the dispute between Arutai and Bazhuo was not small, and the generals who were waiting in front of the Chinese army all saw it, but when the two exchanged opinions later, their voices were lowered, and the big guys didn't know what kind of agreement Arutai and Bazhuo had reached. If it's going to be a battle, it's better to do it as soon as possible. ”

"Hmm." Arutai responded lightly, glanced at the Tang army's formation, twitched his face, and ordered in a loud voice: "Order: Si Sadu will lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to attack the left flank of the Tang army; Dolan Ge (the great commander of the Tongluo tribe) led all the units on the left flank to attack the right flank of the Tang army at once, and be sure to cut off the pontoon bridges erected by the enemy; Sena Thorn led 30,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters to attack the central infantry phalanx of the Tang Army, in order to contain the main force of the Tang Army, the governor led the Chinese army as the support of all parties, this battle is allowed to advance but not retreat, Chi Wuda led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters as the supervising army, and those who dare to retreat without a general order will be killed! The generals didn't expect that Arutai would not attack, and as soon as they made a move, they all gasped, but seeing that Arutai's face was not good, they didn't dare to ask more, they each bowed down and received their orders, and returned to their own formation, and they didn't mention adjusting the deployment.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, it has been nearly three hours since the start of the battle, but in addition to a big melee between the Tang army's iron cavalry and Xue Yantuo's Khan's court elite cavalry and a fierce and short hand-to-hand battle between the Hui army and the Tang army's infantry, the two sides have not yet had a real decisive battle, and after the Hui army escaped, the Tang army immediately began to cross the river, but the action was not fast, until the horn sounded in the Xue Yantuo army's formation, only 20,000 infantry and more than 20,000 cavalry under Ashina Sero crossed the river, The rest of the troops are still in the process of mobilization, facing the more than 100,000 Xue Yantuo coalition troops who are about to attack, the situation is already extremely unfavorable for the Tang army, not to mention that the backwater formation is a taboo for soldiers, and the prospects of this battle are worrying!

Oh, good guy, is Arutai really planning to play with his life, he has courage! Li Zhen only glanced at the dispatch situation in Xue Yantuo's army formation, and he had roughly guessed Arutai's abacus, his heart moved, he raised his hand, and ordered in a loud voice: "Order: General Thurrow's headquarters speed up the crossing of the river, and as soon as the enemy army launches an attack, immediately dispatch the whole army, be sure to defeat the enemy in front of you, and then launch an attack on the enemy's Chinese army; Lin Chenghe in the middle lane and Lin Ting in the left wing must entangle the enemy in front of them; As soon as the enemy's middle route army engaged our army, Dong Qianli immediately led 10,000 rangers from his headquarters to cross the Qingshui River and attack the enemy's right side from the right side. After a series of orders were issued, the horn in the Tang army's formation also sounded, and the Ashina Therro Division, which was originally lined up on the bank waiting to cross the river from the pontoon bridge, immediately accelerated the speed of crossing the river, and many cavalry could not wait to advance along the pontoon bridge, so they simply rushed into the Qingshui River, waded through the water, and lined up a dense formation on the right flank of the two major infantry phalanxes of the Tang Army, as for the 10,000 rangers of Dong Qianli's department, they left the Chinese army and moved to the right, and Li Zhenqin led more than 20,000 cavalry to camp in the middle of the south bank, quietly waiting for the upcoming general battle.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a terrible horn sounded from the Xue Yantuo army formation, and the more than 100,000 troops that had already been adjusted in place began to move forward slowly in three ways, constantly adjusting the pace of the horses, the speed was getting faster and faster, hundreds of thousands of horses' hooves kicked the grass on the bank of the river, the sound of horses' hooves like thunder shook the earth, in the smoke and dust, more than 100,000 scimitars were raised, the horn just fell, more than 100,000 troops began to charge almost at the same time, and in an instant they crossed the middle line between the two armies, and swept towards the Tang army's position like a wave. The battle has begun!

"Launch of the Divine Machine Battalion!" Lin Chenghe and Lin Ting, who had long been observing the every move of Xue Yantuo's army, issued the same combat order almost at the same time, and dozens of trebuchets and large ballistae lined up on the right flanks of the Tang army were all started immediately, but seeing that the Tang officers and soldiers who operated the machinery struggled to pull the tow rope, dozens of stones the size of a grinding disc whistled out, drawing a series of beautiful parabolas in the air, and smashed into the queue in the charge. Shengsheng smashed the sprinting Xue Yantuo army into dozens of places, flesh and blood flew in all directions, and the screams sounded into one, at the same time, more than a dozen chain ballistas were also like heavenly maiden scattered flowers, and nearly two hundred huge crossbow arrows were stimulated in one breath, and the huge crossbow arrows with a sharp whistling sound crashed into the oncoming Xue Yantuo army array, where they passed, the people and horses were shattered, and the state was unbearable, and the Xue Yantuo army in the sprint was attacked by the two blows up and down, and the momentum of the entire charge could not help but suffocate, The formation was already a little scattered, but the steppe men were accustomed to seeing blood, and they were very brave - such bloody scenes not only failed to frighten the charging army, but aroused the bloodiness of the steppe men, each of them screaming and urging their horses to gallop wildly, and rushed towards the Tang army's infantry array with red eyes.

"Shoot the arrows!" When Xue Yantuo's charging army rushed to a distance of only more than 50 steps away from the Tang army, with Lin Chenghe's order, the five thousand archers who were waiting for the battle unceremoniously ransacked Xue Yantuo's army with a dense rain of arrows, which made Xue Yantuo's army's already scattered charging formation even more chaotic.

"Raise your sword!" Seeing that the enemy army had already rushed to the front, more than a dozen Guo Yi captains in the Mo Dao team at the forefront of the Tang army's array let out a violent roar almost at the same time, and nearly four thousand thick and long Mo knives were erected like a forest in an instant, and at the same time, the archers who were originally standing in front of the queue quickly retreated to their own rear formation, and the entire alternating link was as smooth as flowing water, showing the true face of the Tang army's well-trained. After a few moments, another roar spread: "Kill! Suddenly, the three rows of Zhong Mo swordsmen did not hesitate to take turns to slash, slashing the enemy officers and soldiers who dared to rush forward into pieces one by one, and smashed into the charging formation of the enemy cavalry like a wall, and instantly stirred up a fierce bloody storm.

After such a series of blows, whether it was the middle of the Sina Thorn Xue Yantuo Army, or the right flank of the Xue Yantuo Division, the momentum of the charge was all stopped, and the Xue Yantuo Army of the Sina Thorn Department was in a better situation, after all, the Xue Yantuo cavalry that charged with it was the elite of the army, although it was hit head-on by the Tang Army, but it did not lose its fighting spirit, but stubbornly launched a wave of ferocious attacks towards the Tang Army's Mo Knife Team, relying on the absolute superiority in strength and the momentum of the ** war horse, After paying the price of nearly 2,000 horsemen, Shengsheng broke the formation of the Tang Army's Mo knife team, and the two sides immediately fought into a mess. It's just that the Western Turkic cavalry of the department of the Si Sadu is a combination of remnants and new soldiers, and its combat effectiveness is not high, plus the old camp of the Chu River was ended, and the morale and fighting spirit are completely lost, although the Qi Si Sadu himself wants to avenge the killing of his father, but the officers and soldiers under his command do not want to bury the "lofty ideal" set by the Tang Army, and as soon as they engage the Tang Army, they have been beaten to the ground by the Tang Army's infantry, and before they can retreat, the 10,000 rangers led by Dong Qianli have been killed from outside the battlefield like a dragon going to sea. No matter how loudly he shouted, he could not stop his own rout, and as soon as the battle began, Xue Yantuo's left army was on the verge of collapse.

If the center and right sides of the Tang army are defending the center and leading the attack, the left flank composed of Ashina Sero is an offensive battle with nearly 40,000 cavalry composed of various small tribes of Xue Yantuo - although Ashina Sero did not vote for Li Zhen out of his original intention, however, after the last "rebellion" failed, Ashina Serro completely died of rebellion against Li Zhen, not to mention that his entire clan is still in the hands of Li Zhen, Ashina Serro does not dare to disobey Li Zhen's general order, besides, Ashina Sero knew very well in his heart that the current battle was very likely to be his last chance to gain military exploits, not only related to his own future, but also related to the future treatment of the five major tribes.

In terms of troops, there are nearly 40,000 horses in Dolange's department, which is much more than Ashina Thero's department that rushed to the battlefield, and in terms of morale, Ashina Therro's department is a cut higher, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they have their own merits - Ashina Thuro's department has fought repeatedly, and they are generally some remnants, although they have been resting for more than a month, and the Tang army has replenished their weapons and supplies, but after all, it is still a tired division, and the combat effectiveness is really not high, and Dolange's side is a team of many small tribes temporarily united, The cohesion is limited and tight, and the cooperation between each other can not be said to be tacit, although the number of people is superior, but in fact there are some sub-commanders who are not smooth, ten percent of the combat effectiveness, can play out six or seven percent, even if it is the top of the sky, the two hit together, since it is very hard to fight, for a time the two sides fought on their backs, but it is difficult to really distinguish a high in a short period of time.

"Bastard, damn dog thing......" As soon as he saw that the Qi Si Sadu Department had only taken a look at the kung fu, he was beaten by the Tang Army's two-way pinching, and he had almost no strength to resist, and Ba Zhuo, who was standing beside Arutai and watching the battle, couldn't help but burst out a series of foul mouths, and shouted angrily at Arutai: "Quick, send reinforcements!" Tell Chi Uda to lead people to the top, quick! ”

Listening to the series of foul words blurted out by Bazhuo, Arutai's brows wrinkled inadvertently, but he couldn't persuade him, so he could only smile wryly and shake his head - in Arutai's opinion, the soldiers and horses of the Tssadhu set up were just rubbish, and he didn't expect Tssadhu to break through the formation of the Tang army, and he also planned to let it be defeated, so as to lure the Tang army to take the bait, but he didn't expect that Tssaddu would be so embarrassed, the whole team was scattered, and he ran all over the battlefield at this time, At this time, seeing that the Tang army rangers did not attack their own position, but swept the Western Turkic cavalry horizontally, and they would take advantage of the situation to reinforce the central battlefield, their hearts suddenly sank, and after a little hesitation, they ordered loudly: "Blow the trumpet, the whole army retreats!" ”

"No!" Ba Zhuo was scolding vigorously, and when he heard that Arutai was actually planning to withdraw the troops, his irritability immediately became angry, and he angrily broke off and said: "Arutai, this governor orders the whole army to attack immediately, and must defeat the Tang army!" ”

As soon as he heard Bazhuo's statement, Arutai was also anxious - at this time, the 20,000 iron cavalry of the Tang Army had not yet been dispatched, and the situation of the entire battlefield was already tilted towards the Tang Army, once the Tang Army Rangers swept across the entire battlefield, it would not only be the rout of the Tang Army's headquarters, but also the middle and left flanks could not be saved. Once his main force was impulsive when he was defeated, Li Zhen only had to lead the main force to attack, and waiting for Xue Yantuo's army was only one way to go for the whole army to be defeated, how could Arutai dare to take the danger of the annihilation of the whole army, at this time, seeing Bazhuo put on the frame of the Metropolitan Governor and blindly commanded, he was immediately so angry that he couldn't care about the difference between the top and the bottom, and he blew his beard and glared at him, and shouted: "Come on, please go down and rest the Metropolitan Governor!" Pass on the order of the governor: immediately blow the trumpet and collect the troops, the bows and arrows of the Chinese army are ready, and those who dare to attack their own positions will be killed! ”

"Presumptuous, Er'an dares to do this?" As soon as Bazhuo heard that Arutai was going to take him, he immediately pulled out the scimitar at his waist like thunder, held it in his hand, and glared at Arutai with angry eyes.

Yes, the two governors disagreed, and this time it was a complete uproar, and the generals of the Chinese army really didn't know who to listen to, and for a while, no one dared to come forward to persuade them, and no one dared to convey the two diametrically opposed orders, and they all stood aside in a daze......

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