As the saying goes, if there are ten thousand people, there is no limit. What's more, more than 20,000 cavalry are united together, moving forward with great momentum, charging, charging, and charging again!
Looking down from the air, more than 20,000 Tang Army cavalry were divided into five formations, rushing forward with extraordinary momentum. And beyond their sight, a Turkic army was also galloping towards the south.
Although they are also cavalry, their momentum and appearance cannot be compared with the Tang army. It can be described as a mob.
The Turkic soldiers and horses had no formation, and it was impossible to form a queue. Even if they finally gathered tens of thousands of cavalry, they were mixed with some cattle, sheep and ownerless horses, which made them look like they were fleeing for their lives. It doesn't look like they are going to attack.
However, the cavalry galloping horizontally and horizontally did not march aimlessly. There were still some scouts to determine the direction for them and to go out to see if there were any enemies or potential crises.
Just as Xu Yunyan and the others were moving forward, suddenly there was a black spot in front of them galloping towards them from just within sight. As Xu Yunyan and the others moved forward, the black spot became clearer and clearer. It was a figure from behind. A Tang army scout with a small flag with Chinese characters on it.
The scout couldn't help but charge forward, and Xu Yunyan and the others couldn't help but move forward, and soon bumped into the scout.
The Tang army scout quickly got off his horse and dismounted.
"General, traces of the Turkic army have been found ahead."
"Really? I didn't expect that we would run into Zhishu Sili so soon. After the generals rested with me for a while, the golden drums sounded and they attacked Zhishu Sili. Let him know that I am brave enough to fight in all parts of the Tang Dynasty. Warriors, let them be mentally prepared for the price they will pay for daring to enter our Tang Dynasty." As soon as Xu Yunyan finished giving the order, all the generals hurriedly clasped their fists beside them in response.
They have been waiting for this moment for a long time. From the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate to now, they have not had such a large-scale battle for a long time.
As military generals, they can only lead the cavalry to gallop around within their own range every day to protect the country and the people. For them, it feels a little rusty. Now they finally have the opportunity to fight with the Turks with real swords and guns. They felt quite happy fighting to protect the country and the people.
After all the cavalrymen of the Tang Army had eaten and drank enough to solve their troubles, the war horses had also eaten and drank enough to regain their strength.
Xu Yunyan pointed the spear in his hand, which had not been stained with blood since he rode into the battle, towards the sky. In an instant, the war drums and horns of the entire Tang Army's formation kept making terrifying sounds.
After the passionate war drums and melodious horn sounds sounded, Xu Yunyan and the others drove their horses forward slowly.
This is not a time to fight the Turks life and death, but to lure the Turks to divide their troops. It is best to preserve the physical strength of the war horses. In case the Turks divide out a small number of people and are trapped by them, they will be trapped and the Turks will chase them. They, this war horse no longer has the strength to carry them to the predetermined place.
The propagation of sound is limited by distance, and distant sounds cannot be heard in quite far places. In the Turkic army, the commission for holding the golden sword of Sili Dama is placed on his horse, allowing his bodyguards to escort him forward.
While marching, he looked around proudly.
"This is the family fortune that I pieced together!" When he was under Jie Li's command, even Zhi Shi Si Li had never seen Jie Li in such a state.
Such a scene made Zhi Shisi Li very happy.
"Jieli, Jieli, a guy like you is only qualified to dance in front of Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty to cheer him up. The Turks still have to rely on me. Only an iron-blooded general like me can gather all the strength of the Turks and do something The greatest feat of all eternity." Zhishi Sili couldn't help praising his achievements, and the confidants next to him kept complimenting him, making Zhishi Sili wonder whether he was a general or not, and now he was being complimented. The commander-in-chief did not have the bloodiness of any general's bloody battle. Instead, he became a khan, looking bossy.
If he were to hold a weapon and fight the enemy to the end, he might be bullying him. But just when Zhishisili was lamenting that as the current Khan of the Turks, he would definitely be able to create a different field, the team on his left suddenly galloped away towards the east.
"Huh?" This scene made Zhishusi Li stunned.
"What's going on?" Although there are only 50,000 men on the left, this is equivalent to one-third of their large army.
While Zhi Shi Si was stunned here, the confidant of Zhi Shi Si Li on the left arranged for a messenger to come and report the situation to Zhi Shi Si Li.
"See Khan!" Looking at the messenger who came to deliver the message, Zhishili looked at him.
"What's wrong?"
"Back to Khan, we found traces of the Tang Dynasty champion Li Ying ahead, with up to 30,000 soldiers and horses. Li Ying actually didn't know whether to live or die. The golden drums sounded and he came to challenge us. King Zuo Xian had already led his troops to kill the Tang champion. Hou Liying is here, and I specially asked the young man to come and report to the Khan." Speaking of messengers, Xu Yunyan, who was let go by the commander-in-chief, came to deceive the war horses, and finally became the messenger who issued the letter of war. Now he has finally returned. The place where Xu Yunyan fought Shenwei and wiped out 20,000 Turkic cavalry in one battle.
After seeing that there was no trace of the Tang army, he had no choice but to go south again to look for traces that would allow him to find Xu Yunyan.
Returning to the vicinity of Zhi Shi Si Li, after getting traces of Li Ying, Zhi Shi Si Li was very happy.
"Li Ying! It's him. That's great. We can finally meet the legendary Turkic nemesis on the battlefield. The whole army stopped and set up camp here to rest and wait for news from King Zuo Xian. I have to wait. King Zuo Xian came to me with Li Ying's head to show off his merits. At that time, I would take Li Ying's head to show off to the generals of the Tang Army. The generals they were so proud of were nothing but local chickens in front of my army. Damn dog." The commander-in-chief was so angry that he did not send troops to chase and help King Zuo Xian. Xu Yunyan, who was marching forward with the sound of golden drums and drums, couldn't help but be stunned after receiving the news from the front.
"What are you talking about? The Turks have divided tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight in our direction? And their central army is actually encamped with no intention of coming to support! Has the head of the commander-in-chief been kicked by a donkey? He Aren't you afraid that I will arrange an ambush along the way to catch them all?" Although he was very confused, the messenger who came to report the news was Xu Yunyan's veteran soldier, so there could be no problems.
After Xu Yunyan once again confirmed that the news was correct, he couldn't help but look at them with a smile on his face.
"Generals, you know, these Turks look down on us so much." As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, the generals in front of him laughed.
"This Turk looks down on us, so let's give him something extraordinary. General, do you think we should go back and kill them all?" Although Duan Kun, Li Kun, Feng Wu, Hou Ji and others People kept begging Xu Yunyan to go back and fight the Turks, but Xu Yunyan said with a smile.
"We still don't know what kind of strategy the Turks are using. After they entrenched the Chinese army, did they create a suspicious formation or did they secretly approach us? This is unknown. We can only follow our own plans first. I think it is best to eliminate the Turkic troops who came to pursue us while ensuring our safety." After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, the general next to him hurriedly agreed.
"What the general said is true. We are too trusting."
"No!" Xu Yunyan shook his head
"Anyone who trusts others or not, they are all brothers. Everything must be considered carefully." After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, everyone looked at Xu Yunyan with a look of sudden realization, and Xu Yunyan even spoke in front of them.
"We must despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically, but when we actually confront them, we must put them in the same position as us. We cannot drag it out, in case we don't consider being defeated by them. If we turn the tables, our lives will be small, and the people will be brought to the Western Turks to suffer, or the world will be in chaos, which is a big trouble." Xu Yunyan's constant teaching made the generals in front of him nod their heads, while Xu Yunyan was talking to them At the same time, a Turkic soldier and horse appeared in the distance.
Seeing the Turkic soldiers and horses, Xu Yunyan asked curiously.
"Look at why the flag in the middle is made so cool? It's like it doesn't show that he is a nouveau riche." Xu Yunyan's words made everyone laugh, but Li Kun next to him was well-informed. He hurriedly came to Xu Yunyan.
"General, it seems that the Turks borrowed the rank from the Huns."
"What? How is this possible?" Li Kun's words made everyone stunned. Fortunately, he was still far away from the army in front. He could only see the golden and silver lights shining in the sun from a distance. The huge banner complained, but Li Kun didn't let everyone complain much, and immediately started to explain to them here.
"According to ancient records, that tall gold and silver flag does not exist in the history of the Turks. Instead, it is the flag of King Zuoxian in the history of the Huns."
"King Zuoxian?" Xu Yunyan's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I didn't expect that we caught a big fish this time. King Zuo Xian and King You Xian are the most powerful generals after Shanyu. In the Turks, there is Zhi Shili who controls the situation. He cleverly established the right king and he should be second only to him. Khan's position. As long as we eliminate King Zuoxian, the Turks will definitely lose a lot of help." Just after Xu Yunyan finished speaking, his old soldier who went to investigate intelligence and act as a scout said hurriedly.
"Grand Governor, we have dealt with their scouts and approached the Turkic army. Looking at the Turkic army formation in the distance, it looks like the central army is led by Zhi Shi Si Li, with the right and left wise kings on the left and right wings."
"Really?" Xu Yunyan was even more happy now as he watched everyone making arrangements here.
"Now that we know who is ahead, we can't let him run away no matter what." After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, the generals were gearing up and waiting for the Turkic Zuoxian King to approach, but they were waiting here to reach the appropriate distance. After that, when he charged forward with his horse and beheaded the King of Zuo, Xu Yunyan looked at the generals who were shouting one by one, just one word away, and they were about to ride forward to fight the Turks. He smiled and turned around. When everyone was confused, Xu Yunyan said something.
"Be ready to retreat at any time. As soon as we come to a place five miles behind us, we will rush towards the place where we left an ambush."
"Ah?" At this moment, everyone seemed to have clenched their fists, as if they were hitting cotton. I finally prepared myself for a vigorous fight, but in the end it ended up like this.
Xu Yunyan looked at everyone's puzzled expression and smiled.
"Your lives are all precious. I want you all to live and enjoy the glory that comes after this victory in this battle, instead of being a cold corpse for us to sacrifice."
