The Turkic cavalry formation on the battlefield fell apart, and many soldiers on the edge fled in all directions. Those who could not escape were like headless flies, cut into small pieces by the fierce Sui army and devoured one by one. The officers and soldiers of the Sui army became red-eyed and launched a wave-like offensive against the Turkic soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were the elite who survived the troubled times. Even after the Sui Dynasty unified the world, they continued to fight against the Turks. Therefore, these officers and soldiers of the Sui army are all veterans who have survived hundreds of battles. Their combat effectiveness and fighting will are rare in history. This is why Daxi Changru dared to fight against the Turkic army of more than 100,000 soldiers with two thousand soldiers. They fought with the Turks for three days and ran out of weapons. The soldiers used their fists as weapons and continued to fight with the Turks. All the bones on the body were exposed, and Da Xi Changru himself suffered five wounds, two of which were piercing wounds. Almost all the two thousand soldiers he led were killed in the battle, but they caused tens of thousands of casualties to the Turkic army. As a result, the morale of the Turkic army was greatly reduced, and they did not dare to advance towards the heart of the Sui Dynasty. The Turks burned Paoze's body and left in tears.
The soldiers led by Yang Ji were also veterans of many battles, so although they were very tired, they fought against the Turkic soldiers with their tenacious will. When they saw that the Turkic soldiers had been defeated, they all mustered up their remaining strength and continued to fight the remaining soldiers. Encirclement and annihilation of the enemy.
Although the soldiers did not know the poem "It is better to chase the poor bandits bravely, but not to be a famous scholar", all Sui army officers and soldiers, including the wounded soldiers, interpreted the definition of this poem with real actions.
Moreover, they are all veterans of hundreds of battles. The many bloody lessons that have happened in the past have taught them the principle of "beating a snake but not dying, but suffering the consequences", so when killing the enemy, no one is merciful.
The Turkic soldiers who were brutally surrounded and annihilated by the Sui army looked desperately at the enemies coming from all directions. Everyone felt that the number of Sui soldiers had suddenly increased countless times.
Naturally, the Sui army would not increase in number, and Yang Ji would not have any spare soldiers to go into the war. The reason why the Turkic soldiers felt that there were more Sui troops was because more and more Sui troops had completed their encirclement and suppression missions and came to help one after another. This gave the Turkic soldiers the illusion that the more they fought, the more enemy troops they would get.
"It's over, it's all over!" Under the protection of a few Fu Li and Tuo Jie, Tan Khan left the battlefield in embarrassment. Looking at the dwindling number of warriors who were divided and surrounded, he closed his eyes in pain and hated He cursed with hatred: "Yang Shuang is a damn devil, even if he dies, he will be against me."
To this day, he still thinks that Yang Shuang came out of hell to fight against him. He can't blame him for feeling this way. In fact, except for the change of the leader, there is no difference between the soldiers and the soldiers are all Yang Shuang. The soldiers and battle flags of Yang Shuang are also Yang Shuang's usual battle flags, and even the "Penetrating Armor Wu Jinyan" in Yang Ji's hand belongs to Yang Shuang.
Because Yang Ji was Yang Shuang's only son, everyone among the soldiers was worried that he would be injured. Everyone wanted to kill a few more people to reduce the pressure on the young master, so the combat effectiveness of this army was more powerful than before.
As Tan Khan fled, more and more Turkic soldiers panicked and were annihilated one by one by the Sui army.
"Let them go, the army will cover them up from behind!" Yang Ji threw the body of a Turkic centurion away and shouted sternly.
This is the Encirclement of Three Ques One. If the Sui army made a gesture of encircling and annihilating the Turkic soldiers, these Turkic soldiers who had no way to escape would definitely carry it to the end; if they saw the hope of survival, very few defeated soldiers would choose to carry it to the end. , which not only reduces the loss of one's own troops, but also kills the enemy from behind more calmly and easily.
"As you command!"
Several burly soldiers took off the horns from their backs. Seeing that their companions were ready, they puffed up their cheeks and started blowing hard.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"
Amidst the continuous sound of horns, former army deputy generals Xue Ju and Su Quan, right army chief general Li Datong and deputy general Liu Tongren, and generals at all levels, who heard the commander's order, ordered the soldiers of their headquarters to change their formations, and quickly ordered the soldiers to regroup. , prepared to follow the trumpet's orders and launch another attack.
Although the Turkic soldiers didn't know why the Sui army suddenly kindly let them go, the desire to survive had already filled everyone's hearts. At this time, seeing the light ahead, they all fought hard and ran towards the north where the tribe was.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Yang Ji's personal soldiers were the most elite troops in the entire army, and were even more powerful than the Donggong Iron Guards who formed the front army. After Yang Ji stopped pursuing, they broke away from the battle and closely guarded Yang Ji. At this time Seeing the Turkic soldiers passing by, they stabbed the horses with spears and shot them with crossbows, forcing the painful horses to accelerate wildly and crash into the horses in front, only to make the Turkic soldiers collapse.
After the defeated troops had almost fled, the army then covered them from behind and directly killed their tribe. Using them as 'cannon fodder', they drove away Tanhan Khan's tribe, and another massacre followed. Although Tan Khan and many of his people fled to the north, his tribe was completely finished.
It's a pity that after counting, the Sui army also lost more than 600 people. This was still the result of using the fire horse charge. If they were to withstand the charge of the Turkic soldiers, the casualties would definitely increase several times.
Despite this, it still made Yang Ji very heartbroken. He knew that this was the result of fatigue fighting. If the soldiers had a good rest and everyone could face the enemy with high morale and strong fighting power, and supplemented by the fire horse formation, the casualty rate would definitely be A few hundred fewer people.
But as the coach of an army, you must have a heart of stone and make some sacrifices for the general situation.
The next time he encounters this kind of situation again, even if he doesn't want to, he will do it, he must do it.
"Your Highness, there are men, women, and children among the Turkic prisoners. How to deal with these people?" Su Quan has a high level of education and concurrently serves as a marching commander. After counting, he reported to Yang Ji, and emphasized the four words "men, women, old, and children."
"We are the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty who are here to cause destruction. Burning them all and killing them all is our only mission now. Except for ourselves, everyone is an enemy. There is no difference between men, women, old and young. Every time we kill an 'enemy' , we have less danger and more vitality. Therefore, we do not want prisoners on the battlefield." Yang Ji looked at the prisoners in the distance and said lightly: "The only kindness I can bestow on them now is to let them die in their graves. An. Let them dig a big hole, then kill them and bury them all in it."
"I humbly obey my command." Su Dan felt solemn in his heart, bowed in response, and turned around.
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After the order was issued, Yang Ji stopped caring about the affairs of Tanhan Khan's tribe and walked slowly along the Xiongnu River.
Li Daliang quickly led his soldiers to follow.
Zhang Chuchen, Liu Rumei, and Murong Xianyue, the three commanders of the Suzaku Guards, glanced at each other and followed with their only four soldiers. They learned dexterous martial arts skills and fought alone one on one. Who among them would They were not afraid, but the majestic battlefield was a war that they were not qualified for, so they did not participate in the war from beginning to end, but guarded Yang Ji nearby when he was resting.
Yang Ji didn't go too far, left the noisy tribal camp, and sat down on a piece of grass.
Tanhan Khan has fled north, and he will definitely organize young men in front to fight. If he pursues at this time, he may encounter the tribe in front and attack him. However, the Sui army is no longer able to fight and must stop to rest, otherwise If so, this army will be useless. But once they stop, they will encounter more tough battles in the future.
This is a dilemma. You cannot have the best of both worlds. You can only take one step at a time. Sometimes you think too much and get confused.
Liu Rumei was more attentive than Zhang Chuchen and Murong Xianyue. When she saw Yang Ji alone, she swept away her aloofness and suddenly became worried. She guessed that there was something difficult to decide in Yang Ji's heart, but he didn't want to affect the military morale, so a People carried it silently.
She thought for a while, then walked forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you have any instructions?"
"No." Yang Ji sighed and asked, "You said I would kill them all, right?"
"I, I don't know." Liu Rumei felt a little uneasy. As an assassin, she started killing people at the age of fourteen. If her former master Yang Su and now Yang Ji asked her to assassinate the emperor, she would still dare to do it, but She just happens to be in awe of class.
This may seem contradictory, but in fact, it is not so when she is outside a certain circle. She can flout all the rules in the circle, and there is nothing that she must respect and obey. But when she willingly enters another When she is in a circle, she must comply with everything in this circle.
She is no longer an assassin, killer, or slave now, but she has a new meaning in life because of Yang Ji. She cherishes everything now, so she jumps into a new circle and is bound by new rules.
Yang Ji asked casually: "Don't you have any ideas of your own?"
"I don't think I have one." Liu Rumei looked at Yang Ji blankly and asked in a daze, "But should I have one?"
"..." Yang Ji was speechless.
Liu Rumei became even more uneasy. She racked her brains for a while and whispered, "If Your Highness kills them like this, will they take revenge?"
"The grassland people believe in the wolf's survival law. If you don't kill them, they will kill you. So revenge is normal, but we can't let them go just because we are afraid of revenge." Yang Ji said: "We don't want them to Revenge is actually very simple, that is, kill them so that they dare not retaliate."
"What does Your Highness need from me?" Liu Rumei thought she had a mission and asked quickly.
Yang Ji lay down on the grass and closed his eyes tiredly: "Let me sleep for a while."
"????" Liu Rumei got it wrong, her face turned red and her heart was extremely tangled.
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