Liu Mingzhi was blessed with a son, and the palace was once again filled with joy and laughter after the gloom left by Young Master Liu's long-term illness.
After Murong Shan’s fourth son Liu Zhenghao, Liu Mingzhi got the fifth son.
Named Liu Zhengran.
The Spring Festival is not yet approaching, and Qi Yun and her sisters have already begun to decorate the palace with lanterns and decorations.
The palace was filled with joy and laughter because of Liu Zhengran's birth, and the war in Turkic territory reached an extremely critical moment.
Zhang Mo led 120,000 soldiers and horses, blocking them like an impenetrable natural moat in front of Shi Bibu's 70,000 cavalry, completely curbing their attempts to rush to the aid of the royal court.
Zhang Mo used a stratagem to divide his troops and pretend to attack Shi Bi's tribe. Instead of having a chance to rush to the aid of the royal court, Shi Bi's 70,000 troops fell into Zhang Mo's plan and were chased and intercepted several times. There were many casualties within the range.
King Shibi, Shibi Lisi, cursed Zhang Mo as an unethical villain, but there was nothing he could do.
When two armies confront each other, there is no humanity at all.
He could only lead his subordinates to get entangled with the soldiers and horses under Zhang Mo's command.
Thanks to Zhang Mo's restraint, Yunyang and the others were able to lead the remaining troops to join forces with the troops led by Wan Mingliang to the Turkic Royal Court.
Yunyang and his soldiers and horses were still on the way to advance, but Wan Mingliang's troops were already in close combat with the soldiers and horses of the Turkic Dulu tribe about twenty miles away from the Turkic royal court.
In the past, when the Duolu Tribe was still affiliated with the Royal Court of Shibisi, together with the Shibi Tribe, they were the two tribes that attacked the six cities in Dalong's northern border the most.
Whether it was the reason for clearing the grassy valley or the Queen's manipulation behind the scenes, among the many Turkic tribes, none of them had the most frequent invasions of the border areas southward than these two tribes.
Now that the two armies are encountering each other, it can be said that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
There is almost no room for negotiation, and it is a life and death confrontation.
The current King of Dulu is Ashinamo who went to force the Turkic Taichang Great Khan Huyan Yunyao to escape and marry Jiangnan.
His father, Ashinachu, was driven by the interests of the queen to unite more than ten tribes from the Shibi tribe to go south to Dalong and invade the northern border. Wanyan Yanyu offered advice to Hu Yanzhuo, the king of the Huyan tribe, who took the opportunity to capture the Dulu tribe.
A few years after the Dulu tribe surrendered to the Huyan tribe, Ashina Chu passed away and passed the throne to his eldest son, Ashina Mo.
After Huyan Yunyao became Khan, he did not bring up the old story of Ashinamo coming to propose marriage and forcing him to escape from marriage. Instead, he reused Ashinamo.
Ashinamo, who already had a family, was not sure whether it was because he was grateful to Huyan Yunyao for disregarding the past grievances and not worrying about the past with him, or because he still admired this powerful Khan. In the early days of the Khanship, it could be said that he was fully supportive when dealing with the Royal Court of Spieth.
After so many years, Ashinamo is still the leader among the many Turkic tribes loyal to the royal court.
After receiving the message from the Khan, he immediately summoned 90,000 capable soldiers under his command and rushed to the royal court.
Just after detouring out of the Shibi tribe and before rushing to the Turkic royal court, the 90,000 soldiers and horses led by Ashinamo encountered Wan Mingliang's troops who were immersed in their march.
The war is about to break out.
Ashinamo was ordering his top general, Ashitu, to lead his 80,000 troops to charge against Wan Mingliang's only 60,000 cavalry.
And he personally led more than 10,000 men to attack Wan Mingliang's soldiers.
The Great Khan said in the letter that according to her speculation, the dragon soldiers and horses must march quickly in order to raid the royal court, and they almost did not carry any combat weapons such as crossbows and artillery.
For the dragon infantry who now only have swords and arrows, this is the time for their Turkic warriors to show their talents.
As long as they are properly interspersed and mounted with arrows and crossbows, how can the two-legged dragon infantry be the opponent of the Turkic warriors?
However, Ashinamo didn't know that after the dragon's cavalry was restrained by the 80,000 warriors under his command.
A few miles away, there was something hidden behind the phalanx of those sword and shield soldiers in front, covered by spears and halberdiers, and assisted by archers.
Under the command of Wan Mingliang, thousands of soldiers from the rear army were carrying artillery pieces and crossbows down from sledge-like sledges to start building defensive positions.
Just as Huyan Yunyao guessed, Yunyang and his generals racked their brains and had sleepless nights on how to transport artillery and crossbows during the raid.
According to the content of the reconnaissance report, the snow in the Turks has been making it difficult to move under the heavy snow that has been blowing continuously for more than a month.
Of course it is possible to carry it by force, but the speed of a surprise attack and the risk of exposure are also increased several times.
However, not carrying these weapons with great lethality and fighting deep into the Turks is tantamount to giving up one's own advantages and letting the brothers use their own flesh and blood to fight against the Turks and the remnants of the Jin Kingdom's artillery and crossbows. Working hard is like an egg hitting a rock.
Dalong himself also has artillery and crossbows, and has a deep understanding of the power of these weapons on the battlefield.
After several discussions with no results, Yunyang and others were ready to give up the plan of the surprise attack. They planned to wait until the spring of next year and honestly use stronger troops to gain a chance of victory.
The arrival of Cheng Kai and others solved the problem that Yunyang and others could not resolve despite racking their brains.
Because they encountered the same problem when they followed Liu Mingzhi to conquer the countries in the Western Regions.
The snow was deep, and sharp weapons such as artillery, catapults, and crossbows could not be transported to the hands of the army in time.
At that time, they saw for the first time that there was a transportation device on the snow that was lighter and more effective than a horse-drawn carriage.
War horses can be carried forward without much use of sharp weapons, and they are faster than infantry on the march. Often, before the main force arrives, the gunners have already screened the positions for artillery deployment.
After Cheng Kai and others informed Yunyang and other generals about the sled.
Suspicious, Yunyang and the others immediately ordered craftsmen to build some. Although the appearance was somewhat different from what Cheng Kai and the others said, the effect really made Yunyang and the others shine.
An object pieced together from just a few wooden boards is actually more convenient than a bicycle frame.
After several tests, it was confirmed that sleds could indeed transport these large and heavy combat weapons quickly and easily. Yunyang and others immediately made the decision and began preparations for the raid.
Seeing that all the cavalry in Dalong's enemy army had been completely restrained by his subordinates, Ashinamo looked at the condor guard guarding him.
"Ashiwa."
"The humble position is here!"
"Rush to the royal court immediately and inform the Great Khan that our troops have started fighting with the Great Dragon Vanguard Army."
"Got the order!"
Ashihe carefully scanned the surroundings to see if there were any of the dragon's scouts circling around, then turned his horse's head and ran towards the direction of the Turkic Royal Court.
As Shihe's figure gradually faded away, Ashinamo drew out the scimitar inlaid with gems from his waist and pointed towards the dragon infantry phalanx.
"My sons, attack on both wings, insert the central army, and attack with me!"
"Drink...drink..."
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen from the mainland were breathing hot air, waving their scimitars and charging towards the dragon infantry phalanx several miles away.
"The deputy commander has given the order. The shield soldiers are in formation, the crossbows are cocked, the artillery is loaded, and the archers are ready."
As the Turkic cavalry gradually approached the army's formation, the front army's shield bearers suddenly spread their wings, revealing the center's gap.
In the horrified eyes of the Turkic vanguard cavalry, thick and long crossbow arrows flew away from the string.
The burning torches were also lit towards the hundreds of black and shiny gun barrels.
Above the boundless snowy field, thunder broke out from the plains.
The artillery shells that came from behind were bombarded by the crossbows and exploded among the charging Turkic cavalry.
The smoke of gunpowder mixed with the bombed snow that was flying all over the sky covered the screams of the Turkic cavalry.
"The intelligence is wrong, the enemy has artillery weapons!"
