At the beginning, Zhao Youlin really didn't think of this.
This is not because of anything else, but because the southern territory of the Western Turks is full of mountains and is not suitable for cavalry warfare.
Therefore, this guy who is obsessed with the authorities has always been steadfast in dealing with the opponent in the mountains and ravines.
But such an operation would inevitably put Western Turks into a state of chronic death.
Angsa defeated their strongholds one by one, causing the Western Turks to completely fall into passivity.
And if this guy could, like Li Chengqian, see at a glance the fatal weakness of the weapons in the hands of the Angsa people, the war would not have reached this point.
As mentioned before, the flintlock gun can be regarded as an improved version of the fire blunderbuss.
But the shooting speed of this thing is as slow as a turtle.
After a shot is fired, it often takes one to two minutes for the soldiers to reload.
It was also for this reason that Li Chengqian abandoned the popularization of flintlock guns and instead ordered the ordnance battalion to directly develop more advanced percussion guns.
In addition, the range of the flintlock gun is also a flaw.
Although the shooting range of this thing is stronger than that of bows and arrows and fire guns, it is only between 200 and 400 steps up to the sky.
And in this case, it’s easy to say.
For the soldiers of the Western Turks, the most dangerous thing is the first four hundred steps.
For infantry, this may be an insurmountable chasm.
But for cavalry, it's completely different.
After all, the speed of the cavalry, especially the speed of the Western Turkic cavalry, means that the distance of two hundred steps is only a matter of the blink of an eye.
Regardless of the casualties, they just charge with their heads covered. In just a moment, they can rush through the most dangerous two hundred steps and fight the opponent close to each other.
And when they get up close, do they still need to be afraid of the firearms in the hands of these people?
Zhao Youlin, who wanted to understand all this, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "You know how to sarcastically mock me."
"But sometimes when I think about it carefully, what you said is still true."
"If I could have thought of what you are thinking of, put yourself to death and live."
As he spoke, Zhao Youlin put his hands behind his back, looked towards the south and said, "I'm afraid there won't be so many brothers who died in vain in those mountains, rivers and ravines."
"Okay, don't be sentimental."
Li Chengqian said directly: "Besides, it's not too late for you to react now."
"oh?"
Zhao Youlin was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Chengqian and said, "How do you say that?"
"Today we will give the Angsa people a good beating."
Li Chengqian asked back: "If you were the commander-in-chief of the Ansa Army, would you let us, the chief culprit, go?"
"of course not."
Zhao Youlin raised his head and said, "If I had firearms, I would chase you and fight you to the end."
"Isn't that what it is?"
Li Chengqian shrugged and said, "If my inference is correct, we will face another war in three days at most."
"At that time, the tens of thousands of people who came to us were not just tens of thousands of people."
"I'm afraid it won't be the whole army, but it will be about the same."
"At that time, all I could do with 50,000 people was a drop in the bucket."
Li Chengqian's words are not belittlement, but facts.
The reason why he was able to beat the Ansa people like this today.
But it also took advantage of the suddenness of the incident.
The Ansa people did not know their arrival, nor did they know that the Tang Dynasty had weapons and weapons that far exceeded theirs.
So I was caught off guard as soon as I came up.
But if the other party is prepared for this, everything will be difficult to say.
After all, Li Chengqian only has these people under his command, and they can't attack them all at once.
At that time, if the other party uses personal naval tactics for him, he will probably have to give up.
And Zhao Youlin is not a fool, of course he understands what this guy means.
At the moment, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Then what do you mean?"
"Means nothing."
"I just want you to be the leader."
Li Chengqian turned to look at Zhao Youlin and said: "The victory or defeat depends on whether you can lead your brothers to break through the enemy's formation and kill the enemy in one fell swoop."
"If you kill them, we will win this battle."
"If you can't kill me..."
Li Chengqian lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Then we're afraid we'll have to retreat again."
At the beginning, Li Chengqian's words might have been a bit joking.
But at this moment, Li Chengqian said these words extremely seriously.
Therefore, Zhao Youlin had to start to look at the matter again.
He looked straight at Li Chengqian and said, "Do you really want to take such a risk?"
"if not?"
Li Chengqian tilted his head and said, "How about asking your infantry to kill people?"
This is the current situation.
Li Chengqian and his 50,000 men may be able to win the defensive battle, but if they want to counterattack, it is absolutely impossible.
You might even end up playing yourself into a ditch.
Therefore, if you want to counterattack or even eliminate the opponent, you have to rely on Zhao Youlin himself.
At this moment, Zhao Youlin finally understood.
"Anyway, I said at the beginning that this war will be left to you to command."
"I am your soldier now. Whatever you say, I will do."
"But I still hope..."
He pursed his lips, looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "You can help my brothers survive a few more times."
"rest assured."
"Since I joined this war."
"I just never thought about anything else."
Li Chengqian raised the corners of his lips and said, "What matters between you and me is between you and me and has nothing to do with anyone else. I still understand this clearly."
"Even if one day, you will lead your team to attack Datang again."
"That will be between you and me in the future and has nothing to do with now."
After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhao Youlin finally felt relieved.
What he fears most is that Li Chengqian will attack both sides at this time, using Angsa's hand to weaken himself.
But he obviously thought too much.
Li Chengqian may play some clever tricks, but unless it is absolutely necessary.
He will never do anything to harm his allies.
And this is also his bottom line and his code of conduct.
Next, the two of them split up.
Li Chengqian ran to direct the soldiers to receive supplies and replenish them to the various armies.
Then, he personally led people to reinforce the fortifications at the front of the camp.
Zhao Youlin went to mobilize everywhere to prepare for a war that might break out at any time.
And next.
The movements of the Ansa Army were as Li Chengqian expected.
They moved their camp overnight, from the south side of the mountain to the north side.
Then they moved forward again to twenty miles south of the Tang Dynasty and Western Turkic military camps, and built new camps.
Seeing the other party doing this, Li Chengqian also took the lead in launching an offensive.
On the day the opponent built the camp, Li Chengqian asked Zhao Youlin to send five hundred cavalrymen carrying Sky Fire Thunder to cause trouble.
Just as Li Chengqian said to Zhao Youlin.
On the plains, the damage caused by the opponent's firearms to the cavalry is very limited.
Only five hundred people turned the entire Angsa military camp upside down.
The sky fire thunder combined with the Western Turkic cavalry had a miraculous effect.
For a moment, even those standing twenty miles away in the military camps of Datang and Western Turks could hear explosions rolling in from the south...
