Anyone familiar with history knows this.
The destruction of the Northern Desert Turks by the Tang Dynasty had great significance to the whole of China.
This is another bloody battle in Chinese history.
It's not just about defeating a powerful enemy who owes a lot of blood debt.
It is also necessary to sound the clarion call for a nation to rise again in the world after suffering and war.
As a nomadic empire that has been invading the Central Plains for a long time since the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
There is more than just a blood feud between China and the Turks.
During the Peasants' War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was the ambitious Turks who deliberately supported several major northern regimes, which led to the protracted and tragic civil war.
After the Tang Dynasty unified the north and the south, the Turks violently invaded the south again, once again severely damaging the Chinese nation, which was struggling to recover.
Starting from Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were constantly being attacked by Turks on various battlefields.
The Chinese army, which was mainly infantry, faced the Turkic cavalry with powerful smelting technology and advanced tactics, and was once beaten to the point of being miserable.
For Li Shimin, the Turks were a shame branded on his soul.
Back then, he was accused of killing his brother and prepared to build a steel power.
Unexpectedly, before the throne was firmly established, the Turks gave him a blow.
In the civil war, Datang was victorious in every battle.
For some reason, he turned into a piece of paper in front of the Turks.
Even Li Chengqian, who had just come to this world, was dumbfounded.
How did Datang lose?
Why were the confused Wine Glass Turks defeated?
It was lost all the way from the border to the Weishui River in Chang'an.
If Li Shimin hadn't stayed calm in the face of danger, he angrily scolded Jie Li for betraying the alliance by the Weishui River.
Later, Tang Dynasty soldiers fought bloody battles and finally tragically withstood the Turks' crazy offensive. Only then did the Turks restrain their arrogance.
After accepting a large sum of gold and silver from the Tang Dynasty, he proudly withdrew his troops!
But all the civil and military ministers and even the common people and soldiers who have experienced the war understand it.
The Turks' retreat was only a short truce.
As Li Chengqian told Li Jing, the characteristics of Turks are as ferocious as wolves.
Either beat him to death or don't beat him.
Otherwise, the Turks will surely make a comeback the next time they are hungry.
Cutting meat to feed wolves can never buy peace, only iron and blood can buy a peaceful life.
Li Chengqian clearly remembered the day when the Turks withdrew their troops.
Li Shimin hugged him and stood at the top of the city, saying only eight words: "If you want to take it, you must hold it firmly."
From then on, Li Shimin worked hard to manage.
Especially the armaments construction is being carried out with a red eye.
Li Shimin not only practiced riding and shooting with the soldiers in person.
A powerful cavalry regiment was also created.
So, this year.
Li Shimin declared war on the Turks on the grounds that the Turks rebelled and sent people to assassinate the eldest prince and the princess.
The man of the Tang Dynasty, who had already suppressed his resentment, set out with the passion for revenge.
Without defeating the Turks, Datang's border troubles would be impossible to eradicate.
Without defeating the Turks, it would be impossible for the people of the Tang Dynasty to truly recuperate.
In fact, this war is no longer for Li Shimin or for someone else.
This war is to safeguard the opportunity for rebirth that the Chinese nation has gained through hardships.
No one can take this opportunity away.
The Turks cannot be taken away.
The troops were divided into six groups and attacked in four groups, gathering almost all the battlefield elites of the Chinese nation in the early Tang Dynasty.
Li Jing, Chai Shao, Li Ji, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Zhang Baoxiang, etc. are all famous names that are familiar to people who have heard stories about Sui and Tang Dynasties.
There were even people like Su Dingfang, who had fought a bloody civil war with the Tang Dynasty in the past.
At this moment, these Chinese soldiers completely gave up their past grudges.
They stand together under the same battle flag and execute the same order.
Fight back against the Turks!
…
That night, Li Jing led three thousand Qingqi, hiding in the darkness somewhere on the grassland.
They wrapped the horses' hooves with cotton cloth so that the horses would not make such a violent sound when sprinting.
Su Dingfang, who was at the front of the crowd, gently stroked the horse's mane and looked at Li Jing.
"General, when shall we attack?"
"Wait for the signal."
Li Jing replied lightly.
His eyes were always fixed on the direction of the Turkic tooth tent.
They had already discussed it with Li Chengqian.
Waiting for Cheng Yaojin in the Turks to send him a signal.
They immediately attacked.
But until now, the direction of Yazhang is still extremely quiet.
Li Jing actually started to beat the drum in his heart.
Has our own plan been exposed?
…
In fact, it was not the plan that was revealed.
It's just that Cheng Yaojin was having fun drinking and forgot about it.
I don't know how much time passed, but it wasn't until a soldier next to him reminded me that Cheng Yaojin got down to business.
Cheng Yaojin stood up unsteadily in the dental tent and put his arms around Jie Li's neck.
"Brother Jieli, let me tell you, our Tang Dynasty has a lot of good things."
"Today, I brought you some."
Jie Li also drank a little too much and glanced at Cheng Yaojin.
"Gong Lu, what did you bring me?"
Cheng Yaojin smiled mysteriously.
"Fireworks, have you seen them?"
"fireworks?"
Jieli was a little confused.
He has indeed never seen it, and he has never heard of it.
Cheng Yaojin chuckled: "Then let's go and have a look together."
After this drink, Jieli thought he knew Cheng Yaojin.
He felt that Cheng Yaojin was a brave and foolhardy guy who had force but no brains.
So at this time, without doubting his presence, he followed Cheng Yaojin out of the tent.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand and asked the soldiers who escorted him to place the fireworks.
These fireworks were all obtained from Li Chengqian.
When the fireworks were set up, Cheng Yaojin waved his hand.
The fireworks were lit by the servants, and the flames flew out of the bamboo tubes.
The flash point, after flying into the sky, instantly bloomed into extremely gorgeous fireworks.
At that moment, everyone in Turks was dumbfounded.
Jie Li was also dumbfounded.
When had they ever seen this?
At this moment, everyone was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them.
It was also because he was so stunned by the fireworks that he didn't notice Cheng Yaojin's gloomy expression.
Is Cheng Yaojin a foolhardy person?
If so, could Li Shimin reuse him for so long?
Can you compete with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in the court?
The most amazing thing about Cheng Yaojin is that he looks rough but is actually as careful as his hair.
These fireworks are just to send a message to Li Jing who is ambushing outside.
…
At this moment, I saw fireworks blooming in the tent.
Li Jing directly gave an order to Su Dingfang beside him: "Su Dingfang, I order you to lead two hundred knights into the enemy camp and leave no trace of armor behind."
Su Dingfang cupped his hands and said, "Subordinate, follow your orders."
However, Li Jing warned again: "Remember, the battle is over at the first stop. As long as the war starts, don't give Jieli a way to survive."
"As you command!"
Su Dingfang took the order and left.
Among the crowd, I picked out the two hundred Qingqi who had already been selected and took advantage of the night.
Taking advantage of the fact that all the Turks were attracted by the fireworks, they quickly approached the Turk camp.
The huge explosion of fireworks covered up the sound of galloping horses' hooves to a certain extent.
Moreover, Li Chengqian gave Cheng Yaojin a lot of fireworks this time.
The first ones to bloom were the fireworks that shot high, and then the fireworks that bloomed were all close to the ground.
The fireworks were to convey a message to Li Jing, and the fireworks were to deceive others.
Therefore, Su Dingfang's two hundred light cavalry rushed into the Turkic camp without any hindrance...
