Chapter Seventy-Seven: March
Yelu Jinzhi could no longer imagine that a person's martial arts could reach such a level, leap onto his horse on top of the galloping horse, and then unknowingly, subdue himself.
But she immediately no longer felt incredible, because as soon as she grabbed it in the air, a powerful air flow was generated, and the thick-backed knife weighing dozens of catties on the ground fell to the ground, and it ended up in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Chao didn't know what kind of leap at this time, he had already carried her body and jumped onto his own warhorse, holding a huge thick-backed knife in his hand.
This scene of taking things from the air, although it was only born in a few inches of space, had already shocked her.
She was struggling, and she was hugged by a young man like this, which was very inappropriate, but now she suddenly had no desire to resist at all, and her face flushed.
"Capture her back to the city, and come back after Ben Shuai's big victory!" Tang Chao then commanded.
Yelu Jinzhi landed on his feet at this time and was escorted away by two personal soldiers.
But after all, the Turkic army was a regular army, and the commander was captured, and the deputy general immediately commanded the overall situation, and formed a formation in the narrow Bear's Ears Mountain, holding each other against the Tang Dynasty.
But the Turkic cavalry immediately suffered from Sheva and others, because although the Turkic generals were powerful, compared with people like Sheva Niu monks and children, there was a big gap.
If it weren't for this narrow area, the Turkic cavalry would have been routed, but fortunately, the original general of this 10,000-strong team, that is, the current deputy general, was a powerful person, gathering hundreds of his own soldiers to desperately defend the back road, and fighting and walking, so that he did not suffer the fate of annihilation, but even so, he had already lost 3,000 people.
The Tang Dynasty army fought repeatedly, and when the Niu monks and children saw the Tang Dynasty that still wanted to continue to attack, they said: "Marshal, don't chase after the poor, and our army is tired, why don't you chase?" ”
But Tang Chao glanced at him: "Rush!" "Rushed out first and chased the defeated soldiers.
Tang Dynasty was very angry in his heart, at such a tense moment, you said this kind of thing, it is obviously wrong, you know, the army is heavy on martial arts and momentum.
Now the Turkic cavalry is not good at martial arts, and the momentum has been lost, it is an excellent time for a large-scale attack, how can you return to the army at such a time, what is it that is not to let the tiger return to the mountain?
He knew what Niu Shengyu was worried about, he was afraid that the Turkic follow-up troops would come soon, in that case, it would be dangerous, but he didn't know that the Tang Dynasty had already received reliable information, and the Turkic vanguard and Yelu Jinzhi were careless, leading the troops far ahead, and the Turkic brigade was a day's away, so he was assured to chase and kill.
The Tang Dynasty attached the most importance to intelligence, which was the inspiration he got after watching police movies such as "Infernal Affairs" before, and sent Ban Lin to personally preside over and lead seven snow eagles to detectives around.
The snow eagle is a must-have thing for hunting in the desert, it can detect where there are wild beasts, and when it hits the prey, it can take the pheasant to the owner's side, which is the most useful.
The princes and nobles of the Western Regions all have this kind of powerful snow eagle for hunting, and some psychic snow eagles can only be worth hundreds of taels of gold, which is worth precious animals such as leopards raised by princes and nobles.
Using the Snow Eagle to reconnoiter intelligence is naturally not very satisfactory, but using the Snow Eagle to transmit information is very fast and very safe. You know, in the Western Regions, due to the complex terrain, mostly high mountains and mountains, many wild beasts, and there are many birds, the famous vulture, often come out to capture birds and beasts as its food, if you use pigeons to transmit messages, but you are afraid of entering the mouths of these birds, and the snow eagle is extremely powerful, not afraid of vultures such fierce birds, at the same time it itself also feeds on birds and beasts, once tamed, it is an excellent tool for hunting and communication, very stable.
For intelligence, the Tang Dynasty looked at it as the top priority, and once it got accurate information, the Tang Dynasty would no longer keep its hands.
He knew that the Turks were powerful, if he didn't frustrate his sharp spirit first, then his own Anxi Protectorate would still be in danger, and the Turkic cavalry was not like a horse thief with a wound, they were all well-trained, and if they surrounded the Anxi Protector, it would be extremely dangerous, and when the time came, they would be surrounded like an iron bucket, and it would be a matter of time before the whole army was annihilated.
After a big killing, the Tang Dynasty led his soldiers to chase after 300 miles back, shooting and killing more than 2,000 Turkic cavalry, and the rest fled in all directions with fast horses, and were defeated.
The Tang Dynasty made an appointment with military horses in the sand dunes, counted the sergeants, killed nearly 2,000 people, and a fine soldier of 8,000 was originally left, and now there are only 6,000 people left, but the results of the battle are also brilliant, a total of more than 12,000 Turkic cavalry were shot and killed, and the victory was complete, and the strength of the troops made the Tang Dynasty feel a little incredible.
This battle was originally a bit unexpected, Tang Dynasty did not expect Yelu Jinzhi to arrive so quickly, but she immediately became a fat sheep in his mouth, but he himself did not expect, 18,000 elite soldiers, defeated an army of nearly 20,000 people, this is an exciting victory.
The Tang Dynasty led the army back slowly, and after resting for a day in the protectorate of Anxi, the Khitan reinforcements led by Yelu Xiongzi had arrived. Almost as soon as it received the attack of the Turkic army, the Tang Dynasty sent Xin Baijiang to the Tanggula River to ask Yelu Xiongzi for help.
Yelu Xiongzi is a kind and affectionate person, knowing that the consequences of doing so are very serious, but he still brought 10,000 troops without hesitation, and he didn't care about it.
Tang Chao followed at the gate of the city, held his hand, and was very moved, and really felt like a charcoal in the snow.
It was also at this time that the Yellow Wind Mountain horse thieves led by the Blue Whale also arrived, bringing nearly 10,000 horse thieves. You must know that the martial arts and prestige of the blue whale are far from the previous Huo Injury, so many horse thieves scattered and set up their own doors, shrinking from the original 15,000 to nearly 10,000. The blue whale ate the "red pill" of the Tang Dynasty, life and death were in his hands, and after receiving the order of the Tang Dynasty, he obediently led the troops to come, fortunately, his martial arts were the crown of this group of horse thieves, and the three Tornado brothers were famous figures in the desert before, so it was logical to be the new leader of this group of horse thieves, but according to the instructions of the Tang Dynasty, it was much more convergent.
Let's say that when the Turkic Marshal Xu Lesheng heard the report of the defeated army going back, he almost vomited blood in anger, and was deeply ashamed, and while blaming himself, he quickly urged the military horses, day and night, to take revenge!
The Turkic armies crisscrossed the Western Regions, and it was rare for them to encounter such defeats, and he was afraid that the matter would be transmitted back to the DPRK and China, and the opposition would use it against him.
A few months before leaving, he had sent spies to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty to inquire about the news, and the result was exactly the same as his own guess, Li Longji really did not give a single soldier, and did not give a grain of grain and grass to the Tang Dynasty, making it clear that he wanted to rectify the Tang Dynasty, as rumored, as long as the Tang Dynasty had a small defeat, he would be dealt with.
But this undoubtedly gave him an opportunity, after more than half a year of rectification, the Turkic situation has been controlled, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he will not miss it.
He knew that Li Longji was playing with fire, wanting to make a whole person, and he paid such a big price, he knew that with the strong national strength of the Turks, once he took the lead in controlling the Anxi Protectorate and expelled the forces of the Tang Dynasty from the north of Yanmen Pass, that would be the real overlord of the Western Regions, and the wealth would be rolling in in the future, even if the Tang Dynasty brought troops to seize it again, even if Gao Xianzhi came again, he would not be afraid of him. After all, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks were still at war before.
"Han Kao, Mai Jin, Chong Ji, Chaomang, Pressure Rain Wan, Ye Rate Qingyun!" During the march, Xu Liesheng shouted.
The eight generals around them immediately said: "Here!" ”
"With Han Kao and Mai Jin with 20,000 cavalry as the front, keep a distance of ten miles from the Chinese army, the remaining four people each with 40,000 people, once the battle, rushed up all over the mountains, the Tang Dynasty has a lot of martial arts generals, when the time comes, entangle him with superior forces, don't fight alone with them, ten thousand crossbows, don't be afraid of any ambush, even if there is an ambush, Ben Shuai personally led the army of 30,000 His Royal Highness to support, the Tang Dynasty is now empty, even if there is a small ambush, there is no need to be afraid!"
"Yes!" The six major generals agreed one by one.
Xu Liesheng immediately drew his battle knife, struck a false blow in the air, and shouted: "Tang Dynasty, I want to kill you!" ”
Originally, when Tang Dynasty was competing with him, he gave him face and was kind to him, but he finally knew later that Roland Yan and Tang Dynasty still gave birth to the last thing he wanted to see.
Roland is his woman, he has always seen it this way, as the eldest brother of the Khan has died, although his son Xingan can have this woman, but in the eyes of Xu Liesheng, this is understandable, and this is the Turkic custom, it is not a big deal, even Wu Zetian when the Tang Dynasty was founded, it was first the woman of Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, and then the woman of Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong, and finally ruled the world. In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, the social atmosphere was very open, and women were also very open, it is often not surprising that a woman has several men, Tang Taizong is a mixed-race child, and his mother Dugu is actually a Hu person. And there are often wars in the Western Regions, and the women they grab are also taken for themselves one by one.
In Xu Liesheng's opinion, it doesn't matter what Roland and her son do together, but the Tang Dynasty got the sweetness in it, and that is a great crime, so he wants to take revenge on the Tang Dynasty!
When Zhelan led the defeated soldiers back to the camp, Xu Liesheng did not reproach him, and after carefully inquiring about the situation of the battle between the two sides, he immediately comforted him with kind words, telling him to gather the defeated soldiers who fled back one by one, and reorganized an army of 10,000 people as a rear team.
Now, the cavalry under his command has a total of 90,000 people, which is a powerful force in the world at that time, which can threaten the security of any country, including any major country in the Western Regions at that time. Even if Tianzhu and Persia encounter an attack by 100,000 cavalry, it is a very dangerous thing, and if they do not deal with it well, they are in danger of losing their country.
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