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Chapter 1167: The Battle of Gonggao (Part )

In this way, after layers of escalation, the most official "first-hand intelligence" obtained by Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin showed that there were only more than 100,000 remnants of the Turks running around.

In order to wipe out all the remaining bandits, Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin discussed and split their troops into two groups, one to attack from the northwest to the southeast, and the other to attack from the southwest to the northeast, so as to encircle and annihilate the Turks in the Dezhou area.

At the beginning, Li Ji was very cautious. Later, he captured several cities in succession and wiped out hundreds of Turkic teams that were dividing the land. Only then did he confirm that the Turks were indeed still scattered all over the place. Are they dividing the land as vigorously as before?

They already have few people, and they are scattered all over the place. How can they not be defeated?
This gave him a great boost of confidence, not because of how many enemy troops he had destroyed, but because it showed that the enemy had no traitors in the court and was unaware of their arrival.

The enemy doesn’t know me, but I know the enemy. This is our greatest advantage.

Li Ji put aside his worries. If it weren't for his usual cautious character, he would even want to divide the 100,000-strong army into several groups to eliminate the enemy forces in various places.

Fighting along the way, using 100,000 elite cavalry to annihilate a small Turkic group of 100 or 200 people was really an overkill. Li Ji planned to use a large army to force the Turkic people to gather the scattered groups.

Then, he and Cheng Yaojin would go to the north and south respectively and solve the problem at once, so that they wouldn't have to run around everywhere.

After Li Ji entered the city, the army stationed in the wilderness south of the city.

The reason why they didn't build a strict camp was because they were very powerful. In the Central Plains, a hundred thousand elite cavalrymen were a force that could destroy the world and decide the fate of a great country, not to mention a prosperous era, even in troubled times.

In addition, from the perspective of cavalry's combat style, it is not suitable to build overly solid camps. Things that make infantry feel extremely safe are a constraint for cavalry.

In case of an enemy attack, the fences and trenches would make it very difficult for them to assemble quickly and launch a counterattack.

Since they joined the army, this group of Longxi flying cavalry has never faced a life-and-death battle. After leaving Hexi, they have had a smooth journey, whether in the south of the desert or in Hebei. These days, they have been fighting with the Turkic team, and they have been crushed to pieces.

This also made them extremely confident, believing that no one in the Tang territory dared to challenge them.

There was no nightlife in ancient times, and the military camps were strictly managed. Basically, people had to go to sleep as soon as it got dark. Now it was winter again, and the cold wind was howling, mixed with sand-like snow seeds, which kept falling from the dark sky to the ground.

It is midnight now and people are sleeping soundly.

On the south bank of the Ji River, south of the camp, 200,000 Turkic wolf riders, led by the Great Khan Shiluodi and the leaders of various tribes, were crossing the frozen river and all arrived at the north bank. They traveled all night, and all of them were frozen red in the face, breathing out white mist.

"Swoosh" a long arrow shot out from the darkness and landed among the crowd.

"what"

The Turkic soldiers who were hit by arrows let out a scream, breaking the silent darkness.

The Turks quickly fought back, shooting a hail of arrows back along the way they came. A faint cry was heard, followed by the sudden neighing of war horses, and the rapid sound of horse hooves quickly spread from near to far.

Zhuolibuhua's face changed, and he suddenly said: "Great Khan, it's bad, the Tang army's scouts have discovered us and have gone back to report the news."

"It's ok."

Shi Luodie said coldly, "We are only 20 miles away from Gonggao City. Everyone, mount your horses and gather your troops to charge forward. They only have 100,000 soldiers, while we have 200,000. We will surely win by using the prepared to defeat the unprepared. Pass on the Khan's order to destroy the enemy at all costs."

"Yes, Khan!" More than a dozen leaders responded loudly and began to assemble their troops. Then they rushed directly towards the direction of the Tang army camp in battle formation.

After advancing ten miles, the army had adjusted its formation and everyone was ready for battle.

Shi Luodie took the lead and shouted, "Blow the horn and speed up."

Then, the messenger soldiers around him picked up the horn hanging on the saddle, put it in front of their mouths, and blew it hard.

'Woo'

A long trumpet sounded up into the sky and spread into the silent night, and the army slowly began to accelerate.

After advancing another five miles, two trumpets sounded in the sky, and the army suddenly sped up and entered the running stage.

When they were approaching the military camp and could see torches on the camp gate in front of the camp, three trumpets sounded quickly. All the Turks drew the scimitars at their waists and let out the suppressed and muffled roars of wolves before hunting.

More than 200,000 Turks, with their shining scimitars raised, formed an endless forest of swords and pounced on the Longxi Flying Cavalry's camp like wolves.

When the Turks entered the area within ten miles, the Longxi Flying Cavalry had already received the news.

The sound of war drums suddenly rang out in the camp, and the rapid drumbeats quickly awakened the sleeping soldiers. They immediately got up, dressed, and at the urging of their respective fire captains, they picked up their weapons and ran out of the tents. Everyone ran desperately towards the nearby stables.

They all knew that in this land, the only people who dared to attack them were the Turks, and the Turks were all cavalry.

Only by riding on horses can they fight against the Turks. Otherwise, the 100,000 Tang troops are no match for the 10,000 or 20,000 Turkic wolf riders. Whether they can ride on horses and rush out of the camp before the Turkic army arrives will be the key to whether they can resist the Turks.

The Qixi Flying Cavalry were indeed well-trained. After only a short while, they assembled an army of 20,000 cavalrymen in front of the camp gate. The leader of this army was Li Chongrui of the Longxi Li family.

Seeing that there were 20,000 people, Li Chongrui breathed a sigh of relief. This way, they could hold out for a while and buy some time for the subsequent troops to leave the camp.

Once all the troops are out in battle formation, the Turks will be defeated without return.

The Turks actually attacked the camp at night. He cursed inwardly. Isn't it said that most Turks suffer from night blindness and cannot march at night?
What Li Chongrui didn't know was that night blindness was caused by a lack of vitamin A. After entering the Tang Dynasty, Shi Luodie had already added a lot of vegetables, pork liver and fish to the food of the Turkic army, but these were mixed in with the mess of ingredients, and he didn't explain these tricks.

During the past two months of treatment, the Turks have also achieved normal vision at night.

It's just that they were used to going to bed early and getting up early, so they didn't pay much attention. Tonight, it was snowing heavily, and the sky and the earth were covered with white snow. Everyone thought that the light from the snow enabled them to see normally.

In the distance, a vague black line was rushing towards them. Hundreds of thousands of horses were galloping, and the whole earth began to tremble slightly. A vast murderous aura was gathering. The war horses in the Tang army's formation were snorting restlessly, digging the ground with their hooves, and becoming restless.

Li Chongrui's face changed. He originally thought that since the Turks gave up the fair confrontation in broad daylight and chose to attack the camp, their numbers must be small.

But he felt the vibration brought by the galloping war horses, which seemed to be no less than the sound of their usual 200,000-strong army charging.

Li Chongrui's heart trembled and his mind was in a mess. If the Turks had not taken the Tang army hostage, then the intelligence was wrong.

Damn it, it was discovered right before the battle that the enemy force was far greater than expected, this is a big taboo!

Li Chongrui swallowed his saliva, feeling extremely nervous. He had never faced so many enemies before. He had never thought that so many enemies would choose to launch a despicable sneak attack. He already had an overwhelming number of people, so he had to be prepared for the worst.

Li Chongrui's heart sank deeply, and a bad premonition grew heavier in his heart.

The Turks approached from far away, their speed gradually increased, and they were also gradually increasing the momentum of the army. Once they reached the peak, they would form an unstoppable torrent, directly rushing across the camp and killing their way into it.

By then, all the soldiers who have no time to assemble will become the souls of the Turks.

Once the momentum is lost, they will be defeated, and even gods will not be able to save them. Li Chongrui knew that in this situation, the only way was to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the enemy's rhythm. When the enemy's momentum was rising, he had to interrupt it in advance.

However, the troops used to charge into the enemy camp will suffer a 90% chance of death.

However, Li Chongrui had no choice. In order to seize the glimmer of hope, he said decisively: "Not good, the enemy's number far exceeds ours. We must break their formation. Soldiers, listen to my order, charge and defeat the enemy."

As soon as the military order came out, the deputy general beside him looked at him in surprise. Seeing that he stood there without moving, he glanced at his face with a meaningful look, then drew out his sword and shouted: "All soldiers, listen to my order, follow me to kill the enemy."

Afterwards, the 20,000 assembled troops, led by the deputy general, charged out.

Li Chongrui turned back to the barracks. He had to organize his troops to meet the enemy as soon as possible. As a general of 10,000 people, it was not his job to charge. He had to stay in the rear and dispatch and command. As a core member of an aristocratic family, he would not risk his own death.

He joined the Longxi Flying Cavalry in order to gain control of the military power, take over the family in the future, and become the behind-the-scenes controller of the world, rather than wasting his precious life on "defending his country."

If he was absolutely sure of victory, he would certainly not hesitate to show up.

Today's situation was clearly beyond his understanding. When he gave the order just now, he wanted to rush out, but the moment the order came out, he felt fear. His subconscious told him that if he rushed out, he would die.

So he asked his deputy general to lead the team to stop them, and he returned to the military camp in the name of gathering troops.

Amidst the constant shouting and calling, Li Chongrui led several family confidants and ran all the way to the deepest part of the camp. He knew that the further back he was, the safer it would be. If the army was defeated, he could just run away from the back of the camp.

It was the dead of night and the place was in chaos. No one would notice him unless he stood out.

Li Chongrui's face was stern, and everyone thought he was worried about the battle situation, but in fact he was hiding his inner cowardice. His complex and tangled heart suddenly became timid, and he finally chose to retreat in the face of the battle, which made him extremely ashamed.

Especially the last look the deputy general gave him, which seemed to contain contempt and mockery, which he could never forget.

He originally thought that he had been in the army for many years and had already put life and death aside.

But just now when he was facing death, he realized that he was not afraid of death before, only because he knew he would not die. When he was really going to die, he would hesitate, hesitate, and escape.

He really wanted to say that he was not fussy about details and wanted to stay alive to do more meaningful things, but he knew in his heart that he was actually afraid of death.

He doesn't want to die
On this night, Li Chongrui's fighting spirit, which had been built up over more than ten years of military career, was broken.

(End of this chapter)