Chapter 38 Blood-stained Desert (Part 1)

To be frank, Mochuo was brave and not afraid of fighting on the battlefield. However, the critical situation he was facing now was not something that the word defeat could be explained by the word "defeated". There was no news from the Yinshan Road intersection, which indicated that it was captured by the Tang army. The Tang army's intention of this move was very obvious, that is, he could not escape. First cut off the retreat route, then attacked in full force, and annihilated all his troops in one fell swoop. Later, the Turks were in a catastrophe!

This situation is exactly the same as the situation faced by Jie Li Khan back then. If it is not good, he will become the second Jie Li! The destruction of Jie Li has always been a pain in their hearts, and it feels uncomfortable when they think about it.

Du Xitu, who was flexible, also understood that the consequences were so terrible that he couldn't stand and fell to the ground with a loud bang. Many of the ministers did not understand, looked at him disdainfully, and sneered at the corners of his mouth.

"Quickly, send all scouts to inquire about the movements of the Tang army. Report immediately whenever there is any situation." Mochuo reluctantly calmed down, took a breath, and then issued an order: "Each division must be prepared to fight the Tang army, but also be prepared to retreat at any time."

"Retreat? Khan, where to retreat?" Some ministers reacted slowly.

Mochuo really didn't want to explain, but had to explain: "I guess the Tang army is coming fiercely this time, and we may not be able to resist it in Zhongshoujiang City. We can only retreat northward, retreat to the southern foot of Yinshan, and rely on the dangerous terrain of Yinshan to deal with the Tang army."

Although the Zhongshoujiang City is important, it is built in an open place, and he will be attacked from all sides. Retreat to the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, rely on the dangerous formation of Yinshan Mountain, and will not be attacked behind him, which will be of great benefit to him.

Another more important thing is that he thought that if there is a road intersection that is not controlled by the Tang army, or if several road intersections are recaptured, he could quickly retreat to the north of Yinshan. As long as he reaches the north of Yinshan, he would no longer have to be afraid of the Tang army.

The ministers were accepting the order and were about to go and handle it. At this moment, a scout panted and walked in, saying, "You are the Khan, you are discovering the Tang army in front of you."

"How many people?" Mochuo asked hurriedly, his voice rising high, a little harsh.

"About 20,000 people." The scout replied truthfully: "The city of surrender is coming in the city of surrender!"

"Twenty thousand people!" Mochu felt relieved. Then he felt a sense of contempt: "Even if 20,000 people dared to come to Zhongshoucheng, it would be too unfair to take Ben Khan seriously! Ben Khan mobilized the army of Zhongshoucheng with no less than 200,000. Are you afraid of you?"

Then he thought, if this was just one of the Tang army and there were other Tang soldiers coming, then he could not deal with this Tang army. He immediately ordered: "Send scouts immediately to detect the surrounding hundreds of miles to see if there are any Tang army."

He had made up his mind that if there were no Tang troops around, he would be ready to defeat the Tang army, preferably annihilated. What made him very happy was that the scout reported that there were no other Tang troops around. This made Mochu make up his mind: "Tell me the order, set up a formation, and annihilate the enemy you come to face. They must be greedy for me to advance, and then destroy them before retreating!"

The Tang army in front was the artillery and Zhang's troops led by Chen Wanrong, who came to recover the Zhongshoujiang City.

The order to attack was issued, and the Tang army set out from the hidden place and interspersed. It would take some time to arrive at Zhongshoujiang City. The artillery was the closest unit to Zhongshoujiang City, so the task of recapturing Zhongshoujiang City naturally fell on Chen Wanrong's shoulders.

The artillery was nearly 20,000, plus the three thousand Dragon Martial Army and Zhang's troops, a total of nearly 30,000 people. Under the leadership of Chen Wanrong, they were lined up to advance towards the Zhongshoujiang City.

Thirty thousand troops lined up into square formations and advanced simultaneously, and the scene was very spectacular.

Chen Wanrong rode on the back of blue and white porcelain, looking at the Tang army, and sighed a little: "A year ago, when I first traveled to the Tang Dynasty, my family was barely covered with walls, and I had no other sip. At that time, I was so depressed that I could buy a piece of tofu and kill it. No one expected that in a year, I could lead 30,000 troops to fight against the Turks in the desert."

Just as Chen Wanrong turned his mind, Chen Zairong, who was responsible for reconnaissance of the enemy situation, came to report: "I report to the army supervisor, there are 200,000 Turkic troops in the city of Sushujiang, and Mochuo is also there. They are setting up their formation and preparing to eat us."

This is a formal occasion. Chen Zairong doesn't call him brother, but calls him a military supervisor.

Chen Wanrong smiled coldly: "I want to eat me, but I am afraid Mochu will not have that tooth. The command: All the troops advance at the same time, enter the city of Zhongshoujiang, and fight to the death with the Turks!"

Chen Wanrong had absolute confidence in the combat power of the Tang army. Although he was only 30,000, he could defeat him even if he faced 200,000 Turkic troops. The Tang army had very good coordination and cooperation, and all the advantages were used. There was no problem with one to top ten. In addition, with artillery and the Dragon Martial Army, it was impossible for the 200,000 troops to resist the attack of the artillery.

As soon as the order was passed, the artillery soldiers were all excited and wanted to face the Turks immediately. The most exciting one was the Three Thousand Dragon Martial Army, who were responsible for guarding Chang'an and had very few opportunities to go to the battlefield. Now, the battle is right in front of you, and you all had the idea of ​​fighting a good battle.

Not long after walking, I saw a square formation in front of me from a distance, which was the formation of the rear Turkic army. Chen Wanrong looked at it with a telescope and smiled: "Why is the formation of the Turkic people so similar to the formation of our Tang Dynasty?"

"That's because they learn from us!" Wang Zhongsi pulled the corner of his mouth: "I'm afraid it's just a shape but nothing."

Chen Wanrong was interested in examining Wang Zhongsi and asked, "Tell me, what's the difference?"

"There are quite a few of the main ones." Wang Zhongsi replied without thinking: "The Tang army has excellent equipment, they do not. Even if their formation is neat, it is useless to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang army has very good coordination and cooperation, and there is a tacit understanding between different troops. It can be said that it is a whole that can maximize our equipment advantages. They cannot do this."

The Tang army was well-equipped, well-trained, highly morale, strong mobility, flexible command, appropriate tactics, and proper coordination and cooperation. These were the advantages of the Tang army. Among all the advantages, counting equipment and coordination and coordination were the greatest advantages of the Tang army.

Because these two points are not only related to the army, but also to science and technology and civilization.

Without advanced technology, it is impossible to create excellent equipment. Without splendid civilization, it is impossible to educate the people well. The gap between illiterate and well-educated people is self-evident.

The Tang Dynasty valued education very much, and most of the officers of the Tang army were well-educated, flexible in mind, and quick in command and combat response.

The Turks are nomadic peoples and have no technology. How can their civilization be compared with Chinese civilization?

Wang Zhongsi's words were too precise. Chen Wanrong praised the high-fives and said, "The analysis is in the sense of reason. Wang Zhongsi, you really have to grow up quickly and lead the army to gallop on the battlefield."

A flash of eyes at Chen Wanrong, Wang Zhongsi became naughty and then said, "It is not his strength to confront us head-on. If Mochuo is smart, he should use the flexible advantages of their army to deal with us and try to avoid head-on confrontation. He sacrifices his strengths and fights us in a dignified formation, and hits our minds!"

"That's because he looked down on us and thought that our army was not enough for him to get stuck in his teeth!" Chen Wanrong said in a word that Mo Chuan's intention.

"The distance is enough, you can stop!" Wang Zhongsi reminded.

Chen Wanrong nodded, Wang Zhongsi immediately sent an order, and the Tang army stopped. The artillery began to prepare for firing, took down the oil curtain, and the cannons were exposed, arranged neatly, and were particularly powerful under the sunlight.

A cavalry rushed out of the Turkic formation, came to the formation, and said, "Please speak your general."

Chen Wanrong rode out of the blue and white clothes and asked, "If you have something to say, just say it, if you have farts, just let it go!"

"Your general comes out!" This Turkic soldier was very arrogant.

Chen Zairong, who followed Chen Wanrong to the battle, was very unhappy: "If you call out, come out?" He bent his bow and arrow and shot it at his head. The strong wind blew, and the Turkic soldiers hurriedly lowered their heads, and the arrows flew over his scalp, scaring them into a cold sweat.

This is Chen Zairong's mercy, otherwise he would have taken his life long ago. The soldier's face turned pale, and Chen Wanrong shouted: "Speak quickly, don't want to say go back!"

"The Great Turkic Khan has an order: You have surrounded us thirty troops, put down your weapons and spare your lives!" The soldier recounted Mochu's words. If he hadn't suffered a loss just now, he would have been arrogant. Now he is looking at the bow and arrow in Chen Zairong's hand from time to time.

Crazy enough!

Chen Wanrong felt anger in his heart and said, "Go back and tell Mochuo: Today will be the last day he regrets in his life! Fighting with us will be the most wrong decision in his life!"

More than a thousand artillery pieces are ready, and once they show their power, they will be like a landslide and cracks. The artillery has not yet fought since it expanded. Mochuo decided to start a war with the artillery today, and he will inevitably be hit by the artillery head-on, and it will not be possible without regret.

"Get out!" Chen Zairong shouted, aiming the bow and arrow in his hand at the soldier. The soldier quickly turned his horse's head and hurriedly went.

"Chain his horse!" Chen Wanrong ordered.

Chen Zairong didn't say anything, and shot an arrow, hitting the horse's leg. The war horse neighed and fell to the ground. The Turkic soldiers rolled on the saddle and fell off the horse, and they didn't care about the war horse and ran back in a hurry.

I wanted to overwhelm Tang Jun in terms of momentum, but I didn't expect that Chen Wanrong wouldn't take this trick at all, but instead made me feel dirty. Mochuo was very angry and clenched his fists tightly: "I remember you, I must want you to look good!"

When the soldiers finished reporting, Mochu could no longer bear it and ordered: "Moju, you will lead the army to attack the formation."

After Moju received the order, he led the rear Turkic army to rush over.

Nomads have little organizational discipline. Ancient Chinese historical books say that they advance when fighting is beneficial, and if they are unfavorable, they will scatter birds and beasts. What they especially like is individual combat, and they do not support each other and fight their own.

This is the case with the Huns, the Xianbei, and the Turks. However, during the decades of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, the Turks learned a lot of the tactics of the Tang army, especially in terms of formations. They took the Tang army as their troops, made great progress, and rushed in neat battle formations.

The Turks rushed over in row after row, as if they were surging sea tides. It has to be said that in the era of cold weapons, this formation was heavy enough that even the warlike Tang army would take a lot of effort to defeat them.

However, their opponent today is artillery. Artillery is hot weapons, and they are still using cold weapons to fight, and they will definitely suffer a great loss.

"Brother, they rushed over like this. They were giving gifts to us artillery. Wait for the bombing!" Chen Zairong pulled the corner of his mouth and started to mock him.

That was an inevitable result. Chen Wanrong didn't say much and returned to the formation. Yang Sixu's delicate voice sounded: "Prepare! Let it go!" The flag in his hand waved, the artillery was exerted, and more than a thousand shells flew into the sky and flew straight towards the Turkic army.

More than a thousand shells were flying in the sky with tail flames. The scene was extremely spectacular, as if a huge net was covering the Turkic formation.

Mochu was surprised when he saw such a scene in the formation and his eyes widened. Not only was he curious, but who was not curious about all the Turkic people who saw this scene?

Moju saw it and thought in surprise: "What is this? Why is it so bright?"

As soon as his thoughts were turned, the shells fell into the crowd, and fireballs flashed one after another, and explosions were heard everywhere. Needless to say, the power of the explosion of a thousand shells was naturally earth-shaking. The sound spread from afar, and it could be heard for dozens of miles.

The Turkic army had a heavy formation, and people were caught by people. A shell could kill several people. Each shell exploded, like a huge rock smashing into the water and making a hole. The people there disappeared in an instant, leaving only broken limbs and broken arms and broken internal organs.

This round alone caused thousands of casualties in the Turkic army.

Such a major casualties were enough to shock them. However, what surprised Chen Wanrong was that the Turkic army was still in front of them as if nothing had happened. It was not until it advanced for a while before it suddenly became chaotic.

This is the first time in human history that such a large-scale firearm was used to confront each other head-on. The Turks' technological level was pitifully low, so how could they understand it. The deafening explosion sounded just thunder and nothing special. When they found that their companions were gone and saw the broken corpses on the ground, they realized that something was wrong and that they would not be able to get over.

When the Turkic army was moving forward in an orderly manner, Chen Wanrong was confused. It was not until they were in chaos and shouting that Chen Wanrong realized that he could not help but feel funny.

"Get harder!" Wang Zhongsi's tender voice sounded.

Just as the Turkic army was in chaos, the second round of shells flew out. After this round of explosion, the Turkic army was completely in chaos, and the originally decent formation disappeared. I don’t know who screamed: “Crash evil! Escape quickly!”

Huh, rushed towards the back team in a mess.

Moju was also very surprised, but he still had to be responsible for command, riding on the horse, shouting loudly: "Stay! Stay!" However, the defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and the result of the two rounds of bombing was much greater than the casualties of the Turkic army's previous five charges. Who wouldn't be afraid of being able to stabilize the formation.

There was no need for Chen Wanrong to issue an order. The artillery soldiers knew that this was a good opportunity. They were all quick to load and fire the cannon, and there was no need for Yang Sixu to wave the order flag and fight after loading it.

The shells poured into the Turkic formation, and the explosions came one after another, and countless Turkic people were killed or injured.

Moju is brave. Even though he suffers heavy casualties, he is not scared. He still shouts and yells, and uses a scimitar to chop over the fleeing soldiers from time to time, but he just can't hold back.

Suddenly, his war horse roared and jumped around. Moju tried his best to control it, but the war horse just refused to obey the command and ran straight towards the road.

The explosion of shells was very shocking. If the war horses had not been trained, they would inevitably run when they heard it. The first few rounds of shells came, and the Turkic war horses were a little panicked and neighed from time to time. Fortunately, the Turkic riding skills were good and could still be controlled.

As the shells poured out, the war horses finally couldn't stand it and rushed around in a panic.

Not only did Moju's war horse not obey the command, but there were countless war horses like him. Even Moju's war horses jumped in a mess, and Moju was so panicked that he tried his best to control the horse. However, the war horse, who was very obedient in daily life, ignored him at all. No matter what means he used, he still couldn't calm down.

The originally calm Turkic army was in full bloom, with war horses running and wailing everywhere, and Turkic soldiers fighting war horses everywhere. The Turkic people regard horses as more important than life. They have lived on horseback since they were young. Horses are good partners for them and are very obedient. Such things have not happened today, so they are so bad that they are so bad.

Such changes were greatly expected by Chen Wanrong and others. According to the plan agreed by Chen Wanrong, Wang Zhongsi and Yang Sixu, bombard them with cannons first. After disrupting the Turkic formation, some artillery soldiers will be left to guard the cannons, and the others will charge and defeat Mochu.

I didn't expect that the war did not proceed as they imagined. The Turks only charged for a while and were in chaos!

On the other hand, the Tang army's war horses only had their eyes half-open and their ears erected, as if the roaring cannons were beautiful music, which was very enjoyable.

Chen Wanrong stared at the changes in the Turkic formation. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and shouted: "Wang Zhongsi, you lead 4,000 brothers to protect the artillery, and the other brothers will fight with me! The Dragon Martial Army and the brothers from the Dragon Martial Army are in the middle and kill them from the Turkic."

The Turkic formation has been completely chaotic, and it is a good opportunity to make the last blow.

As soon as Chen Wanrong reminded him, Yang Sixu and the others immediately understood and adjusted the team.

According to the original idea, the artillery would have to be bombed for at least a long time before the Turks could be stopped. The cavalry guards on both wings, infantry and crossbowmen were behind the artillery.

The artillery attacked far and wide. If the enemy approached, the crossbows would still have great achievements. It was precisely because of this that Chen Wanrong retained three thousand crossbowmen among the artillery.

Now we have to transfer the cavalry, Longwu Army, and the 4,000 artillery soldiers from the Longwu Army to the center. Fortunately, the Tang army's movements were very fast and it took less time to complete them. Chen Wanrong put on his helmet and covered his body with bright light armor. He picked up the horse spear, held it high on his head, and shouted: "Brothers: avenge the brothers and sisters who died unjustly in the Five Episodes!"

Mochu killed 100,000 border people on the fifth chapter, which was a pain in the hearts of the Tang people. Chen Wanrong inspired this. Tang Jun was full of hatred and shouted loudly: "Avenge the brothers and sisters who died unjustly in the fifth chapter!"

Under the leadership of Chen Wanrong, the Tang army lined up in an orderly battle formation and rushed forward towards the Turkic army!

Although they were artillery soldiers, Chen Wanrong asked to train to fight and charge in addition to firing artillery. In this regard, artillery soldiers are no worse than other armies.
Chapter completed!