Chapter 37 Separation, Expedition

In the winter of the third year of Zhenguan, preparations for the conquest of the Turks were ready, and Li Er used the Turkic attack on Hexi as an excuse to order the troops to be sent out in six ways to exterminate the Turks. With Li Jing, the official of the military department, as the head of the march of Dingxiangdao, Chi Jingde, the lieutenant of the Eguo, and Su Dingfang, the commander of Kuangdao Mansion, as the deputy generals, led the Chinese army to advance to Yunzhong and Mayi; The governor of the prefecture, the British Duke Xu Shixian, was the general manager of the Tongmo Road march, and the acting governor of the prefecture, Zou Guogong, and the governor of Minzhou, Gao Yongsheng, were the deputy generals, and the main force was led by the east road to directly attack the Turkic hinterland; Ma Chai Shao, the prince of Huazhou Thorn Shi Huoguo, was the chief of the march of the Jinhe Road, and Qin Shubao, the Duke of Hu Guo, was the deputy general, advancing along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Li Jing and Xu Shixian, and was responsible for covering the left flank; Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the head of the Datongdao march, and Zhang Baoxiang, the assassin of Ganzhou, was the deputy general, and advanced from Lingzhou to the northwest to cut off the Turkic westward escape route; Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, was the chief of the march of Heng'an Road, and Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu Guo, was the deputy commander, leading the army to enter the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic army from fleeing eastward; The governor of Lingzhou, Ma Xue Wanche, was the commander of the Changwudao march, and the general of Zuo Xiaowei, Fan Guogong Duan Zhixuan, was the deputy commander, taking advantage of the northeast to attack the Turkic rear, and to monitor and contain the Turki Khan. More than 10 generals led a total of more than 100,000 troops, all of whom were subjected to Li Jingjiedu, and counterattacked the Turks in six ways. In addition, there is also Li Daliang, a man from Wuyang County, who guards Liangzhou in the northwest, and Liu Hongji, the prince of Ren Guo, guards Yizhou, Hebei, and guards the northeast. Except for the Marquis of Chen Guo, who was appointed by the military department to stay in the capital, the main force of the Tang army and the battleable famous generals in the army almost poured out.

"Are you going to the Turks too?"

"Well, wait until I get back."

"Can you not go?"

“……”

Li Yong hugged Li Lizhi who was crying tightly, caressed her back and comforted her silently, Li Lizhi knew Li Yong's ambition, and it was inevitable to go to the Turks, but he still said that he was reluctant in his heart.

"Don't worry, Tuyuhun and I'm fine, not to mention the Turks, your father sent so many generals and all the troops, they are also other people's fathers, husbands, and sons, I and my black army are even more responsible, believe me, I will come back safely."

"Well, you must give me a safe return."

Li Yong hugged Li Lizhi and Li Xueyan respectively, and held the peace charm that the two of them asked for him tightly in his arms, which was not just two simple talismans, but also a bond, Li Yong looked at the army outside Chang'an City that was constantly heading north.

"They all gave up their small homes for the sake of this country, went out of the jam, the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, and the Long March people have not returned. But to make the dragon city fly will not teach Humadu Yin Mountain. The horse newly crossed the white jade saddle, and the moonlight was cold on the battlefield. The sound of iron drums at the head of the city is still vibrating, and the blood of the golden knife in the box has not dried. Lizhi, Snow Goose, wait for me to come back. ”

The two of them held back the tears that were about to fall, because men couldn't cry before going on the expedition, this was what their mother told them, looking at the lover who didn't want to go away, he remembered the Qin Shimingyue and Han Shiguan he had just recited, and the Long March had not yet returned. How bold and desolate it is, Li Yong borrowed Wang Changling's poem to spread throughout Chang'an, Li Er looked at the poem written in Feibai on rice paper contemplatively.

"Good poem, although I still hate you so much, but, I have to admit that this poem of yours is well written,"

After Li Yong said goodbye to the two confidants, he rushed to the meeting point of the black army, this time he led the black army to follow the secret march along the way, this time under the cover of Li Er's army, he generously marched under the nose of the Tang army.

"According to the established plan, go to Mayi, where we will rest, the ghost will reconnoiter ahead, report every half an hour, and set off."

Li Yong secretly marched in the mountains and jungles under the leadership of the ghost, in order not to reveal his whereabouts, the black army went out day and night, and arrived in Mayi three days ahead of the Tang army, Li Yong let the black army rest in the mountains and forests, and he and his subordinates began to formulate the next opportunity.

"Evil Yang Ridge, our first target, now the Turks only know that the army of the imperial court has been opened, but they all know that Li Jing will definitely settle in Mayi, now that it is winter, it is not a good time to start a war, I can seize this fighter plane to raid Evil Yang Ridge, so that Zhan Xiangcheng will be exposed under my army peak, ghost, report the specific situation of Evil Yang Ridge now."

"Yes, the geographical location of the Evil Yang Ridge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the Evil Yang Ridge is occupied, it is quite choked by the throat of the Turks, and now there are more than 10,000 Turkic troops stationed above, the enemy is condescending, our cavalry cannot give an advantage, the mountain path has been explored, but it can only pass through a thousand troops."

"You all talk about how to fight Evil Yang Ridge."

"Commander, the geographical location of the Evil Yang Ridge is special, if we can't hit it with one hit, it will definitely startle the snake, and the Turks will send heavy troops to defend it, I suggest using light cavalry to quickly attack head-on, hit them by surprise, and then the heavy cavalry will be led by the ghost to outflank the back of the path, and the defenders of the Evil Yang Ridge will definitely be in chaos."

"How far is Li Jing's army from reaching Mayi?"

"Li Jing's army is expected to arrive tomorrow."

"Okay, order, the whole army will check the equipment, tomorrow when the army will raid the Evil Yang Ridge, the first regiment and the second regiment will be the main force, the third regiment will be used as the reserve force, the heavy cavalry regiment will be led by the ghost to take the path to detour to the back of the enemy, the ghost will behead the local future, and immediately withdraw from the battle after the task is completed, the first squadron will assist the troops in the raid, and the second squadron will march to occupy Xiangcheng after exiting the battle, and prepare to receive the whole army, the whole army will capture the evil yang ridge and quickly evacuate to Zhanxiangcheng to assemble, the time of this operation must be completed within one hour, do you have the confidence to complete the task?"

"Yes."

Li Yong knew that in history, Li Jing led thousands of cavalry to raid the Evil Yang Ridge, and then attacked Xiangcheng at night, for his well-equipped black army, if he couldn't take the Evil Yang Ridge for an hour, then he and his black army could immediately withdraw from the Turkic battlefield, and also make a wool. The next day, Li Jing arrived at Mayi with his army around Shenshi, Li Jing was indeed like in history, and was also ready to lead three thousand horsemen to raid the Evil Yang Ridge, and then take advantage of the night to sneak attack the city of Xiangcheng, but just when he was still thinking about the deployment of combat intentions, a cavalry with even horses in black armor meandered along the mountain road that no one knew about in the mountains, and the other cavalry was hidden under the Evil Sun Ridge after sunset, and the Turkic soldiers on the ridge did not know that the black death had come, except for the soldiers and sentries on normal patrols, The others were drinking and dancing in the camp tent, although they knew that the Tang army had come, but the Evil Yang Ridge was easy to defend and difficult to attack, they had more than 10,000 people, and with the blessing of the Weishui Alliance, they sneered at the Tang army, not to mention that they still had 30,000 cavalry occupying Xiangcheng behind them to support them at any time. As night fell, the Evil Sun Ridge lit torches and braziers for lighting, and the hidden black army under the ridge slowly approached, night blindness was common in ancient times, but the black army did not, why? Because of Li Yong, a modern person, there are pig offal in the black army meal, which is an effective treatment for night blindness. The black army approached little by little to reach the charging distance, and the heavily armed cavalry who walked the mountain path overcame the hardships and the danger of falling off the cliff and also arrived at the back of the Evil Yang Ridge on time, Liu Renliang looked at the brightly lit Turkic military camp below and waited for the attack order, the ghost did his old job, skillfully sneaked into the military camp silently in the night, and then locked the tent of the enemy general, and then assassinated them.

"Woo~"

A dull horn broke the silence of the night, blowing the horn that the black army was also the official conquest of the Turks by the Tang Dynasty, the heavy sound of horses' hooves shook this evil yang ridge, the Turks heard the sound of the enemy attack and the galloping of thousands of horses, it was very chaotic at first, but soon the whole team assembled in an orderly manner, but they found that their generals were gone, and it must be said that the combat awareness and ability of the Turkic soldiers were a strong enemy that could compete with the Tang Dynasty, but they were fighting against Li Yong's black army.

"Mask."

Xue Rengui under the ridge and Liu Renliang on the ridge issued an eternal order almost at the same time, and the galloping cavalry pulled down the mask in the helmet without dragging the mud and water, and when they approached the enemy camp, they both shouted at the same time.

"Raise your gun, charge~"

The black army on horseback raised the black horse lance in his hand, and the sharp spear with a blood groove pierced the body of the defending enemy with the impact of the horse, even if he was wearing iron armor, he was easily pierced like a hot knife cutting butter, and the rapid impact of the light cavalry scattered the Turkic frontal defense line, just when they were struggling to resist this group of black cavalry, the roar behind them was like a drum, and Liu Renliang's five hundred heavy cavalry also crushed from the rear of the Turks, The Turkic soldiers were either stabbed to death by the horses of the heavy cavalry or were killed by the heavily armored horses, under the front and back attacks, the Turkic soldiers collapsed instantly, many soldiers began to throw away their weapons and fled to Zhanxiang City, and those who could not run away knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, their results were the same as the soldiers of Tuyuhun, in exchange for the ruthless killing of the black army, the soldiers who fled to Zhanxiang City were either killed by the crossbow or intercepted by the ghosts, and they did not run out of the Evil Yang Ridge military camp alive, and the screams of the Evil Yang Ridge slowly quieted down in the dark night, The Turkic soldiers, who were not breathed and seriously wounded, stretched out their hands in pain to ask the black army for help, but they were hit by a horse lance or a black knife with a blood groove, and they were almost helpless.

"All troops withdraw from the Evil Sun Ridge and march towards Zhanxiang City, and the Ghost 1st Squadron sends those Turks who are not dead to meet their Immortal Heaven."

Hearing the order, the black army no longer paid attention to the dilapidated barracks, and ran to the next one who was currently riding their horses, wearing ghosts with the appearance of evil ghosts on their helmets and began to mend the knives of the Turkic soldiers who were not dead, and those soldiers with painful survival instincts stretched out their hands, and prayed with cute eyes to those ghosts or the immortals in their minds, but they did not get the mercy and help of the ghosts and their immortals, but they got the silent mending knives of the ghosts, and the black knives stabbed into the hearts of those Turkic soldiers one after another, The eyes of the dead soldiers widened, and the appearance of death abounded, and the entire quiet Turkic military camp except for the occasional "snap" sound of braziers and torches, and the miserable white moonlight shrouded the mountain ridge that had just been slaughtered, and more than 10,000 people were not spared the tragic death under the sword of the black army.