"Beat the drum, the whole army will attack! Kill!"
The Sui army, which had already made all preparations, formed a charging formation in a blink of an eye, lighting up a large number of torches. Chen Yingliang drew out his horizontal knife and pointed to the front, and personally shouted an attack order. Immediately charge with full feet together, roaring and killing the enemy on the opposite side. As the vanguard, it is still the Kanleng team that can fight toughest battles in the Qiao Peng Sui army. Chen Yingliang personally led the central army brigade, and Ma Sanbao led the light infantry as the rear army. The three armies advanced together like a rushing tide.
Outflanking and attacking the enemy's back, but suddenly a wave of enemies appeared from behind my own buttocks. It would be a little flustered for that army, and the Turkic cavalry was not surprised. From the top general to the ordinary soldiers, they were a little flustered. After Duo Bi was considered a battle-tested master, and he quickly forced himself to calm down, Duo Bi immediately ordered the whole army to counterattack, killing and dispersing the Sui army who rushed from behind, and when the order was communicated, three thousand Turkic light cavalry quickly seemed like As if they had been spat with chicken blood, they yelled strangely and kicked their horses to recoil. Without ordering, they drew their bows and arrows one after another, and threw the arrow rain on the heads of the Sui army vanguard Kan Ling's team.
The Turkic cavalry and archery rain has met its nemesis this time. Kan Leng is good at leading heavy infantry. This time the Turkic, who is good at bows and arrows, is of course everyone wearing heavy armor. These heavy armors were also rewarded by Emperor Sui Yang at the beginning. The ones given to Chen Yingliang were of the highest quality, exquisite and sturdy, and the feathered arrows were almost impossible to pierce. Therefore, although the Turkic feathered arrows were fierce and continuous, the dense arrow rain also made the armor of the heavy infantry of the Sui army jingle, sparks splashed, but only Few soldiers of the Sui Army were shot down, and the Modao Squadron, which specializes in cavalry, was able to maintain a dense horizontal formation and advance neatly. As the two armies confronted each other quickly and approached each other, the Sui Army's Modao Squad finally collided with the Turkic cavalry. Together.
The key to Mo Dao's ability to restrain the cavalry lies in its terrifying length of one foot. The sharp double-edged blade tip is tilted forward, and the first cut can easily hit the cavalry on the horse, completely canceling the attack of the enemy cavalry. Condescending advantage, it was the first time at night that they fought against a large number of Qiao Peng Sui troops equipped with Mo Dao. Ten Turkic cavalrymen then hacked up and down with Mo Dao, swept and slashed obliquely, and hacked many Turkic soldiers off their horses.
After all, the Turkic cavalry were more brave and good at fighting. They were caught off guard and were not discouraged when they suffered a loss. The arrows came and went like locusts, and the battle was fierce. As the fierce battle gradually unfolded, the Turkic cavalry found out that the equipment of their own army was not even the slightest bit different from that of the Sui army. If the sabers and scimitars of their own army fell on the Sui army, unless they hit a vital point, they would be killed. All of them were bounced off by the armor of the heavy infantry of the Sui army, and the sparks were scattered in a row, but there was almost no damage to the heavy infantry of the Sui army.
On the contrary, as long as the Sui soldiers' sharp Mo Dao stabbed the Turkic soldiers, they could easily pierce the thin leather armor of the Turkic cavalry. In the end of the injury, the horse without any protection is even worse. Once it is hit by a knife, it will be a minor injury or a fatal injury. Many Turkic cavalry were injured because of their horses. They fell off their horses and were trampled to death alive. Even more because of the disparity in equipment, the two armies fought close to each other, and the Modao team of the Sui army had the upper hand!
Chen Yingliang's triangular eyes have been staring closely at the battlefield, nervously observing the battle situation and the specific combat effectiveness of the Turkic army. asked Chen Yingliang whether he used gunpowder weapons? It was only then that Chen Yingliang remembered that he still had an emergency magic weapon hidden in his hand, but in view of the favorable battle situation, Chen Yingliang quickly shook his head and said: "Don't use it, keep it as a surprise for the Turkic main force, if you can use it tonight, it's best not to use it."
It is true that there is no need to use gunpowder weapons. The well-equipped heavy infantry of the Sui army is enough to control the situation. In front of the heavy infantry of the Sui army advancing like a wall, the Turkic cavalry has no choice but to shoot desperately with bows and arrows, but the effect is still not good. It was so big that it was impossible to shoot down the Sui army's heavy infantry at all. Kan Leng was still leading the heavy infantry to march forward triumphantly, killing the Turks on the opposite side, which was amazing. Seeing that the situation was not good, Duobi had no choice but to quickly change his tactics, ordering the cavalry to outflank the Sui Army's heavy infantry and rush to attack the Sui Army's flank.
As mentioned earlier, Chen Yingliang dared to launch this battle even though he was not sure. The biggest reason was that the terrain in this area was too favorable for the Sui army. The Hutuo River on the left effectively protected the left wing of the Sui army, and the mountains behind the Turkic army It also greatly limited the space for the Turkic army to turn around, forcing Duo Bi to lead his army back to attack the right wing of the Sui army, and was unable to take advantage of the charge due to lack of space. The heavy infantry and the Turkic cavalry came round and round. The Sui army first shot with bows and crossbows, and then used the heavy infantry on top. They stabbed the cavalry with big spears and spears. A chance to disperse the Sui army.
The heavy infantry under Kan Leng's command moved slowly, but they were not completely powerless. After Kan Leng gave an order, the Modao team immediately turned around and made a roundabout outflank, striding towards the right flank of the Turkic cavalry. And as the Modao team approached, the Turkic cavalry, who had already suffered a great loss, began to panic again. In order not to give these damned heavy infantry the opportunity to continue to abuse their own army, Duobi gave another order, and the Turkic cavalry simply came again A big roundabout, outflanking and roundabout to the rear of the Sui army, continued to try to disrupt the Sui army.
Without Chen Yingliang's instructions, Ma Sanbao, who is very smart, has already ordered the army to fight in formation, using spears, spears, bows and arrows and dense formations to compete with the Turkic cavalry. The cavalry charged and ended the battle with one blow.
Sangouzi ignited the fuse with his own hands, and the fireworks made by Yuan Tiangang flew into the air and exploded, blooming a huge beautiful flower. The Turkic barbarians who had never seen gunpowder exclaimed up and down, and couldn't wait a long time ago. The impatient Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong immediately led their troops to fight out. Two thousand cavalry horses were like thunder, galloping like a stream, and the momentum was astonishing. They rushed to the back of the Turkic cavalry with unparalleled momentum. front.
There is no suspense, the narrow terrain completely limits the advantage of the Turks in riding and shooting. The elite Qiao Peng Sui army still used more to fight and beat 3,000 Turks with 8,000 experienced elites. Qin Qiong, Cheng Yao Jin, Ma Sanbao, Kan Leng and other first-class generals all appeared on the stage, and Qiao Peng and the Sui Army would almost all have to apologize if they could not win this battle. Ma Sanbao resisted the front, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin teamed up to stab the Turkic chrysanthemum, Kan Leng's Mo Dao team also quickly outflanked, blocking the Turkic eastward road, and then Chen Yingliang also led the Chinese army to turn around and attack, aggressively Of the 3,000 Turkic cavalry, only the life of being tortured was left.
In the light of the fire, under the moonlight, the Qiao Peng Sui army sandwiched between the three sides became more and more courageous as they fought, and the more they killed, the more excited they became. Mo knives, big guns, spears, bows and arrows, and throwing guns greeted the Turkic team for free, and took one after another. A large Turkic cavalry killed people on their backs and chopped them to pieces. The poor Turkic cavalry had no room to turn around, so they could only bite the bullet and barely parry, but the thin leather armor on their bodies was extremely weak in defense. The sophisticated weapons of the Sui army had almost no protective effect, and the casualties were naturally very heavy.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, the Turkic infantry on the Zigan Plain once tried to go down the mountain to rescue, but unfortunately the distance was too far and it was difficult to reach it for a while, and it was even more difficult to walk on the mountain road with bandy legs grown from riding too many horses. The light infantry of the Sui Army led by Zhang Di picked up a lot of advantages, and used their familiarity with mountain warfare to sneak attack and kill many Turkic ring-legged soldiers—preparing for the situation to break up and flee for their lives. The Sui army brought by Zhang Di this time Army infantry are naturally good at mountain warfare, but they didn't expect to be used in such a way.
Seeing that the situation was not right, many smart Turkic soldiers also began to flee westward, trying to escape across the Hutuo River to an open area. Unfortunately, the luck of these Turkic soldiers was a little bit bad, because the Hutuo River has a relatively large amount of water in this area. It is also relatively deep. Even if the Turkic soldiers crossed the river on horseback, they could drown up to their mouths. The horses completely submerged in the water struggled for their lives, and many Turkic soldiers were thrown into the river. They were washed away by the river and drowned. Few of them managed to escape the Hutuo River by chance. In the end, these Turkic soldiers had no choice but to flee for their lives along the river bank to Wangjiagou.
It is estimated that reinforcements will not be available for a while. In order not to become the first Turkic general captured by the Sui army, Du Bi also joined the ranks of fleeing to Wangjiagou. Of course, the Turkic soldiers who are herdsmen are not polite. Those who are scrambling for their lives are all fleeing to the Wangjiagou small road. During the scrambling to escape, people and horses collide, and countless horses fall. It is also the nature of barbarians, not surprising.
At the same time, Chen Yingliang also asked the soldiers to shout the slogan of surrender without killing in Turkic, hoping to get some decent prisoners to go back for interrogation, but to Chen Yingliang's surprise, the Sui army's surrender tactics were quite Yes, after hearing the well-spoken slogan of surrender without killing, quite a few Turkic soldiers immediately put down their weapons and dismounted their horses and surrendered. Only then did Chen Yingliang know that these Turkic soldiers only wanted to follow Shibi Khan to the Central Plains to grab a hand, and did not intend to die for Shibi.
The relatively narrow Wangjiagou path gave the Sui army a good chance to pursue them. When they could not quickly escape into the depths of the path, the Turkic defeated soldiers crowded and pushed each other, and countless people fell into the river, trampling each other to death. There were quite a few of them, and the light and nimble infantry of the Sui army hacked and smashed around the intersection, killing and killing enemies desperately like making dumpling stuffing, and captured a lot of people. And when the defeated Turkic soldiers finally fled into the depths of the path, the highly morale Qiao Peng Sui army once wanted to pursue it. Fortunately, Chen Yingliang was not dazzled by the victory and ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops in time to avoid chasing too far and encountering the enemy. Turkic reinforcements.
At the same time, after seeing that the aggressive team had been defeated, the Turkic infantry who were not good at mountain warfare also returned to Ziganyuan honestly, and Zhang Di's team, who served as the lure army, also quickly withdrew down the mountain with little loss. Rendezvous with the main force led by Chen Yingliang. Then Chen Yingliang did not hesitate, and immediately ordered to clear the battlefield and retreat to the way he came.
After cleaning the battlefield, the results of the battle were quickly sent to Chen Yingliang. With 154 soldiers killed, the Qiao Peng Sui Army achieved the brilliant result of beheading more than 1,300 soldiers, and captured more than two soldiers at the same time. Hundreds of Turkic soldiers captured more than 500 horses, thousands of Turkic horn bows, and a large number of bows and arrows. Facing the results of this battle, General Qiao Peng cheered like thunder, but Chen Yingliang remained calm, and just ordered: "Take back all the remains of our fallen soldiers, take away the dead horses on the battlefield, and take them away tomorrow. Eat horse meat at tooth-making sacrifices."
The cheers reappeared, but Chen Yingliang called Changsun Wuji to the front again, and ordered in a low voice: "After going back, immediately arrange for military doctors to examine the remains of our fallen soldiers. I want to know how many soldiers died under the bows and arrows of the Turks. Find out the types of soldiers who died from being shot by arrows, how many light infantry and heavy infantry should be separated." Changsun Wuji knew that Chen Yingliang was still afraid of Turkic cavalry and shooting, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
It was already dusk when they retreated. For the sake of safety, Chen Yingliang did not let the army take the open official road on the west bank of the Hutuo River, but chose to take the wilderness and fields on the east bank of the Hutuo River to the south. Although it was a bit difficult to walk, it avoided the bad luck of being chased by the main force of the Turks—Qiao Peng Sui Army had only completed half of the way back to the division, and tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry had already gone south to catch up, but seeing Qiao Peng Sui Army After the east bank of the Hutuo River, these aggressive Turkic cavalry who wanted to take revenge were all dumbfounded. They dared not cross the river under the blocking of the Sui army in Qiaojun. When the Turkic cavalry finally crossed the Hutuo River with a large amount of water, Qiao Peng and the Sui army had already gone far.
Although the distance was far away, the Turkic army who refused to give up still launched a pursuit. Unfortunately, when they finally caught up with the Qiao Peng Sui army, the Sui army had already withdrawn to the edge of the camp, and Niu Jinda and others who stayed behind in the camp would send troops In response, Chen Yingliang used strong bows and crossbows to cover Chen Yingliang and crossed the river to return to camp from the pontoon bridge. The Mo Dao soldiers led by Kan Leng were also waiting in formation at the ferry. I had to watch Qiao Peng Sui army laughingly cross the Hutuo River, return to the camp protected by strong fortifications to rest, and finally return empty-handed.
The Turkic pursuers retreated in disgrace, but Qin Wangyoujun, who received the news, came like a tide, and surrounded Chen Yingliang, clasping hands and bowing, constantly boasting about Chen Yingliang's victory in the first battle, and Chen Yingliang hurriedly returned the salute with a smile on his face. Yin Shishi leaned closer to Chen Yingliang's ear and said, "Nephew, Ambassador Li also sent troops last night, but his northward army was ambushed by the Turks, and one thousand troops were killed and only two hundred people escaped. .”
"What else?" Chen Yingliang's joy was nothing small - he had won the first battle, but Li Yuan had suffered a disastrous defeat in the first battle. The contrast was so stark, Li Yuan had another slap on his face.
"It's absolutely true." Yin Shishi nodded to confirm, and then said with a smile: "I was going to find out the situation, but I heard that you won the battle on the east bank of the Hutuo River, so I came here to congratulate you first."
After speaking with a smile, Yin Shishi patted Chen Yingliang on the shoulder again, and said with a gentle smile: "Good boy, you really deserve your reputation. This battle was fought beautifully. With your victory, our army's morale can not only be encouraged, Turkic It must be so arrogant over there, and His Royal Highness King Qi can relax a lot in Nao County."
"I hope so." Chen Yingliang replied: "It's a pity that this junior's gain this time is not too big. It only hurt the fur of Turkic. The pressure that can be shared by His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Qi is pitifully small."
"Not bad." Yin Shishi patted Chen Yingliang again, and sighed: "Twenty thousand against two hundred and fifty thousand, and there are people inside who are making things worse, and dare to take the initiative to attack. This courage is remarkable."
"It's all thanks to my uncle and my colleagues." Chen Yingliang's tone was rare and sincere, and he saluted: "If it wasn't for the full help of my uncle and my colleagues to give the junior team a sufficient rest, this junior would not have the courage and strength to attack. .and also… ."
"Congratulations to the deputy envoy, the flag has won the victory, congratulations to the deputy envoy for winning the first battle, the next official congratulates you for being late, I hope you will forgive me."
Chen Yingliang's rare words of sincere thanks were interrupted by a familiar voice. Chen Yingliang, Yin Shishi and others turned their heads to look, but saw Li Jing leading two soldiers to congratulate him. Seeing Li Jing's arrival, Chen Yingliang was overjoyed at first, then moved in his heart, hurriedly strode forward, grabbed Li Jing's right hand, and said loudly to the leaders of King Qin's army: "Everyone, colleagues, Uncle Yin, I have something to ask Let me explain to you. The reason why our army was able to defeat the Turks last night and win King Qin's first victory is not the person who contributed the most, but Li Jing and Li Juncheng from Mayi!"
Hearing Chen Yingliang's words, Yin Shishi and other leaders of King Qin's army were a little surprised, and Li Jing himself was even more surprised, and hurriedly said: "Fushi Chen, what do you mean by this? I didn't help you in the battle last night, and there is no merit in it." , how dare you deserve such praise?"
"Li Juncheng doesn't need to be modest." Chen Yingliang said with a smile: "Pretend to steal Ziganyuan, lure the Turks to send out troops to outflank, and then set up an ambush at the foot of the mountain to ambush the Turks. This strategy was taught to me by you. If I hadn't used your clever plan, How can we have the victory of last night?"
"This..." Li Jing was even more dumbfounded, and then subconsciously glanced at the civil and military officials of Shanxi Qin Wang next to him. Seeing that someone's expression was wrong, Li Jing couldn't help crying in his heart, and quickly waved his hands and shook his head. The matter? The officials are stupid, how could they present such a clever plan to you? No such matter, really no such matter... "
"Li Juncheng, you are too modest." Determined to let Li Jing gain a foothold in front of Li Yuan, Chen Yingliang refused to be polite at all, and simply saluted Li Jingji in public, and said loudly: "Li Juncheng, your ingenious plan will help me defeat the enemy , I have nothing to repay you, only a bow can express my gratitude to you!"
After all, Chen Yingliang really clasped his hands and bowed to Li Jing, with an extremely respectful attitude. Seeing this scene, the expressions of some of Li Yuan's direct subordinates present became even more strange, while Li Jing's expression was complicated, looking like he wanted to cry and laugh, but Chen Yingliang didn't give him a chance to defend himself. Walking in the big tent, he loudly ordered a banquet to be arranged, thanked Li Jing for his advice, and invited Yin Shishi and other civil and military officials who worked hard for the king's friendly army to accompany him.
Because some officials left early during the period, when Chen Yingliang, Li Jing and others were still celebrating their victory in the Qiaopeng Sui army camp, the situation where Chen Yingliang thanked Li Jing in public had already been sent to the Taiyuan army camp. In front of Li Yuan. Hearing this news, Li Xiaogong, who still had an arrow wound on his arm, jumped into a rage on the spot, and shouted: "It turned out to be the fault of this spy! This bastard named Li Jing, I want to kill him! Kill him!"
"Shut up!" Li Yuan was relatively calm, and immediately shouted: "Shut up your stinky mouth! What do you know? This is clearly the trick of the little thief Chen Yingliang. The credit rests with Li Jing, who made it clear that he wanted to drive a wedge between us and Li Jing, so that Li Jing, who is familiar with all kinds of Turkic situations, has no place in front of us and can only be used by him! You can’t even see such small tricks. Have you read all the military books into the dog's stomach?"
"Divorce?" Li Xiaogong was taken aback, thinking it was reasonable, but he was still a little worried, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, what if it's not a divorce? That bastard Li Jing stayed in Mayi for eleven years, even Turkic He knows all the shit, if he really falls for the little thief Chen Yingliang in secret, and sincerely uses it for the little thief Chen, wouldn't it make the little thief Chen Yingliang even more powerful?"
"Why should he be used by Xiaozi Chen?" Li Jing snorted coldly and said: "What capital does Xiaozi Chen have to make him obey orders? Official position, status, family background, how can Xiaozi Chen be as good as this old man? Li Jing is not him Chen Xiao thief's godfather, why should he take the risk of offending and angering the old man, and serve as his running dog for Chen Yingliang, the boy?"
"Remember, when Li Jing comes back, we must be polite and polite to him. Don't let him feel that we have lost our trust in him. Every ally is extremely important to us now!"
After scolding his impulsive nephew, Li Yuan put his hands behind his back, looked at the Qiaopeng Sui army camp in the northeast, and murmured: "Boy, you are so cruel! You arrived at King Xinkouqin before the old man, and won the first battle ahead of the old man. This old man's old face is swollen by you! But it doesn't matter, the main force of the old man will arrive soon, and other King Qin's troops will also arrive one after another. It's time to elect the commander-in-chief of King Qin. What do you use to compete with this old man, a relative of the emperor and an important official of the court?!"