On the barren mountain five miles behind the Turkic camp, the Turkic king couldn't help but change his face when he saw the Tang army rushing toward him.
The Tang army, who originally thought they were going to help the reinforcements break out, came to him for some reason. It was obvious that the target of this Tang army was him.
When the Turkic king realized something was wrong, the Tang army was only two miles away from him, and there were only five thousand Turkic guards guarding him on the barren mountain. The only advantage was that he had a commanding position on the mountain.
"The little Tang army actually wants to attack me, how cowardly! Archers, all the Tang soldiers who go up the mountain will be shot to death by me!" the Turkic king stood on the mountainside and ordered.
He has five thousand personal guards, and dealing with Luo Zhang's 25,000 people from a high position is not a problem at all in his opinion.
The leaders around him were even more impressed by the Turkic King's order and sneered at Tang Jun's idea. They also believed that Tang Jun was fanciful.
Under the barren mountain, when Luo Zhang approached the barren mountain, Xia Ling immediately said: "Shield hands, form a shield formation!"
After the order was given, the soldiers walking at the front raised huge shields. These shields were originally used when the two armies faced each other and were set up in the first row to block enemy arrows.
This shield is about 1.5 meters long and 1 meter wide. Luo Zhang had already made arrangements on the way here. Each shield was divided into groups of two, one on the left and one on the left. Horizontal splicing combination, and so on, the four shields at the rear are combined with the shield at the front.
In this way, if a person hides below, he will not be afraid of arrows shot from the mountain.
As long as the shield formation can be laid halfway up the mountain, the Turks will have nothing to do with him. At that time, his soldiers can climb up the mountain from under the shield formation to conduct a surprise attack without fear of being hit by arrows.
As long as the soldiers can reach the mountainside, the archers will have no way to deal with him. At that time, they can only fight head-on. He has 25,000 soldiers. Even if they are old and weak, five people can fight one person. The Turks were killed and no one was left alive.
It is no longer a dream to capture the Turkic king alive.
Li Ji kept nodding. He naturally understood what Luo Zhang meant. It was extremely difficult to attack the mountain. Not only did he have to climb the mountain, but he also had to be prepared for the enemy to shoot arrows down from the mountain.
If one is not good, he will be shot to death.
Generally speaking, there are only two ways to attack a mountain. Either besiege the mountain and not attack it. Soon there will be problems with the drinking water on the mountain. By then, there will be chaos on the mountain. You can defeat the enemies on the mountain without any effort. , but now Luo Zhang simply doesn't have the time to wait. Once the time drags on for a long time, the Turks who besieged the Tang army turn around and attack him. He can only run away with his head in his arms, so this method is not advisable.
The second is to use ten times the enemy's soldiers to attack the mountain and win with numbers, but this method will cause many casualties. Luo Zhang only has 25,000 infantry, and the number of soldiers is only half of the conditions for attacking the mountain. However, Even if Luo Zhang had an army of 50,000 in his hands, he would not be stupid enough to let his soldiers attack the mountain risking their lives, so this method was not advisable.
Luo Zhang's method can be described as ingenious. He actually used the shields of the two armies to block the arrows on the mountain. This was the first time he had seen this use.
“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”
Arrows shot at the Tang army at the foot of the mountain. However, no matter how the Turks shot, their arrows were only nailed to the huge shield and could not reach the people under the shield.
Although the Tang army holding their shields moved slowly, they continued to extend towards the mountain. It wouldn't take long for them to reach halfway up the mountain. After all, this barren mountain was not high.
Seeing this scene, the Turkic King's face was extremely ugly, and the leaders who had flattered the Turkic King on the side became silent and did not dare to say anything anymore. Speaking at this time was tantamount to rubbing the Turkic King's bad luck, and he would be killed with a knife. possible.
"King, the Tang army is about to come up. We'd better retreat first. Once we retreat to a safe place, we can organize troops and horses to deal with this group of Tang troops before it's too late!" the Turkic National Master suggested from the side.
Others did not dare to speak, but the Turkic State Master still had to give face to the Turkic King. This was equivalent to giving the Turkic King a step down, otherwise letting him order the retreat himself would be tantamount to losing face.
"Just follow what the national master said, retreat!" the Turkic King ordered to everyone.
Luo Zhang, who was standing at the foot of the mountain, saw the figures on the mountain and retreated back one after another. He snorted coldly and asked the messengers behind him to wave flags to inform the shield soldiers on the mountain to start charging.
Soon the soldiers holding shields on the mountain saw the flags at the bottom of the mountain. They dropped their shields one after another, pulled out the sabers at their waists, and charged towards the mountain.
The Turkic King had ordered a retreat, and the five thousand guards who were left on the mountain naturally followed suit. Due to the rapid retreat, the Turkic King forgot one thing, that is, the Tang Army would pursue him. When he was halfway down, the Tang Army Climbing up to where he was just now.
Being condescending and simply using Luo Zhang to give orders, a famous Tang soldier took out the crossbow hanging from his waist and fired a stream of crossbow arrows at the Turks below.
"ah!!!"
Screams echoed in the mountains. The personal guards guarding the Turkic King suffered heavy casualties in order to cover and protect the Turkic King.
As for the leaders and national advisors who followed the Turkic king on the mountain, some of them were unfortunately shot to death by arrows.
And this was just the beginning of the suffering. When he ordered the shield soldiers on the mountain to charge and kill, Luo Zhang also ordered Su Dingfang to lead a team of people around the barren mountain to intercept the Turkic King. If he could capture the Turkic King alive, then this Northern Expedition It would be a happy ending, and he could return to the court without having to stay in this cold place.
When the Turkic King came down the mountain under the protection of many soldiers, his face had turned pale. He was regretful now. If he had known this would happen, he immediately ordered a retreat to a safe place.
At that time, he will mobilize troops and horses to surround the group of Tang troops who want to attack him on the mountain. They will be surrounded but not attacked. It won't be long before all the Tang troops will either surrender to him or be killed. It's a pity that there is no regret in the world for selling medicine. Wrong is wrong!
Before the Turkic King could take a breath, a group of people came out from behind. It was none other than Su Dingfang who had been ordered to capture the Turkic King alive.
Seeing Su Dingfang's army rushing towards them, the Turkic King was extremely frightened. He really hated himself now. He hated himself for not leaving immediately. He made one wrong step and one wrong step, which resulted in the current passive situation.
"Block it, block it!!!" The Turkic King said as he mounted his horse and fled hastily towards the east!
