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Chapter 1168: The Battle of Gonggao (Part )

On the other side, Shi Luodi personally led the Khan's guards. When he saw tens of thousands of enemy cavalry coming, he drew his scimitar and shouted, "Warriors, follow this Khan to charge and kill anyone who dares to resist my Turkic army. Kill!"

"Kill!" The Turkic army's momentum, which had been suppressed for a long time, suddenly burst out with earth-shaking shouts.

The wind and snow were getting heavier and heavier, as if God couldn't bear to witness the tragedy that was about to happen.

If someone looked down from a high altitude at this time, they would find that in the midst of the flying snowflakes, two dark clouds suddenly converged, like two waves that had been accumulating for a long time, suddenly hitting each other, splashing water all over the sky.

"Bang. Boom."

“Ah.”

Tens of thousands of horses galloping at full speed collided violently. The huge force had nowhere to vent, and it violently devoured human lives. Suddenly, the shouts of people and horses, the sound of swords and guns piercing flesh, the screams of the wounded, the sound of weapons clashing, the sound of blood gushing, and the roars of beasts gathered into a tragic song of death on the battlefield.

The snowflakes from the sky were getting denser and denser, and more and more bodies were falling to the ground.

This was a real hell on earth, everyone was trying their best to kill each other, the battlefield was endless, and everywhere was filled with the sound of metal clashing and shouting. Once you fell down, you would never stand up again, and it wouldn't be long before you would be turned into meat paste and mixed with the earth.

Although the Longxi Flying Cavalry was very elite, their number was too small and the strength disparity was too great. With 20,000 men facing off against 200,000 men, they were like a stone in a flood and were quickly surrounded by the Turks.

The army in the middle slowed down, and the Khitan and Jurchen warriors who overflowed from both sides bypassed this group of Tang troops and headed towards the camp in the rear.

They knew that they could defeat the enemy most effectively by blocking most of the Tang army in the camp and turning the opposing cavalry into infantry.

In less than an hour, the 20,000 cavalry were completely wiped out, and no one survived. Some people even saw that the situation was not right and wanted to escape, but they were unable to do so. The 20,000 people were completely trapped in the sea of ​​Turkish cavalry and were swallowed up by the Turks.

Li Chongrui guessed correctly. As long as he got trapped, he would surely die.

After destroying this group of cavalry, Shi Luodie sheathed his sword and, under the protection of Zhuolibuhua, found a high slope, sat on his horse, and watched the fight in front of him. He was the Khan, and his real position was to sit in the rear and command the battle.

Beforehand, you just need to lead the charge and boost morale. The rest of the work still needs to be done by the army.

Next, military orders were issued one after another, and the army adjusted its attack formation. Under the leadership of the leaders of various tribes, more than 100,000 Turks had torn open the Tang army's simple camp, rushed into the camp, and fought with the remaining 80,000 Tang troops.

"Great Khan, this day and night of march was not in vain."

Zhuolibuhua said excitedly: "The Tang army was caught off guard by us, but fortunately we launched a surprise attack. The 20,000 people just now were extremely elite. Their combat power is similar to ours, and their equipment is even better than ours."

"We killed more than 10,000 people in our quest to destroy them."

"This must be the most powerful force in the Tang Dynasty. I followed the former Khan and have seen countless Tang Dynasty armies. Only the Flying Tiger Army back then could defeat them."

"If these 100,000 people really fight us with swords and guns, even if we can win, we will have to lose tens of thousands of people. Given that the Tang army's discipline and equipment are worse, our losses will not be less than theirs."

Shi Luodie sighed silently. He was neither excited nor thrilled. Instead, there was a deep sadness filling his chest, making him feel very depressed and uncomfortable.

These Longxi flying cavalrymen were all indomitable men in the army. Facing the numerical superiority of the Turks, they never retreated even if they died. Even though they knew they would be defeated, they still rushed forward without hesitation. In the end, even when the entire army was wiped out, no one surrendered.

These people should have been the Great Wall of the country, used to protect the country and the people. However, due to historical reasons and the selfishness of powerful people, they became semi-private armed forces, used to protect the interests of the powerful and help the tyrants to commit atrocities.

Step by step, he came to stand against the people and became the enemy of the court.

The deaths of these people under his knife made him feel distressed and heartbroken, and finally all of his feelings turned into hatred and anger towards the aristocratic families. Shi Luodie swore in his heart that he must end the aristocratic politics that had been passed down since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Let the country return to normal and let the people live and work in peace.

The roar of killing continued all night long. Not long after the Turks broke through the Tang army camp, Li Ji returned to the camp, decisively abandoned the front camp, set fire to the tents in the middle area, and blocked the Turks from further attack.

After most of the Turks had dealt with the front army and the fire was extinguished.

Li Ji also organized nearly 50,000 Longxi cavalrymen, retreated to the front of Gonggao City and formed a battle line. Relying on the city wall, they fought against the overwhelming Turkic army.

The Tang army were all cavalry, and they could not abandon their war horses.

It was impossible to enter the city through the city gate in a short time, and the Turks were coming too fast. Once blocked, it would be a dead end. Therefore, Li Ji did not choose to enter the city, but organized forces in front of the city gate to counterattack.

He believed that with the fighting power of the Longxi Flying Cavalry, the Turks would not be able to easily defeat them. After all, according to the "information" obtained by Li Ji, there were only more than 100,000 Turks. His judgment was similar to Li Chongrui's. Since the other party chose to launch a surprise attack, there must be not many people. But he did not expect that the Turks would come with a full 200,000.

Under the command of Shi Luodie, they charged forward regardless of casualties, and eventually, with their absolute advantage in military strength, they gradually wiped out the Longxi Flying Cavalry.

Finally, Li Ji led the remaining thousands of troops and fled back to the city.

By noon, the Turks had finished cleaning up the battlefield, and the leaders of each tribe came to report the details to Shi Luodie.

Zhuolibuhua was the first to speak: "Great Khan, in this battle we almost wiped out all the Tang cavalry, and only a few thousand remnants retreated back to the city and garrisoned on the city walls. However, this Tang army is really strong, and our losses are not small."

"Twenty thousand of the Khan's direct troops were killed in the battle. The Khitan tribe led by the great leader Yelu Shi and the Jurchen tribe led by the great leader Suhemutai both lost more than half of their troops, a total of 50,000 brothers were killed and wounded."

"If you hurt the enemy by one thousand, you will lose eight hundred of your own!"

"I didn't expect the Tang army to be so strong. We lost 70,000 men in the sneak attack. If we fight head-on, I'm afraid our casualties will not be less than those of the Tang army."

The Khitan leader Yelu Shi and the Jurchen leader Suhemutai looked unhappy. This battle was a tough one. Although they won a great victory, they did not get any gold, silver or jewelry, but only some war horses, which they did not lack.

However, they couldn't say anything about last night's battle.

Originally, Shi Luodie led his personal guards as the vanguard, and the two of them were behind, trying to take advantage. But who knew that the Tang army had organized 20,000 cavalry in a hurry to meet them and block the direct forces of the Ashina tribe.

Under this circumstance, the troops in the rear could not just stand by and watch, so they had to bypass the battlefield and rush to the military camp. They knew that the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing, and Shi Luodie was not a god, so it was impossible for him to control everything.

Having been in the army for a long time, they were able to react to emergencies. They knew that if the main army was held up by this Tang army, the 80,000 troops in the rear camp would rush out of the camp and form a battle array, and the losses would be even greater if they were to be eliminated.

So he led his tribe to charge forward, and sure enough, the military camp was in chaos. Many Tang soldiers couldn't even find their war horses. They rushed around in the camp, killing people like slaughtering chickens and dogs, and they enjoyed it very much.

They didn't expect the enemy general to react so quickly. He directly abandoned the front camp and set fire to the middle camp to block them. After they had dealt with the 30,000 troops in the front camp, Li Ji also organized the remaining 50,000 troops and formed a military formation to resist.

Later, Shi Luodie led a large army, with the Khitan and Jurchen tribes as the vanguard, and only then was the remaining army destroyed.

In this battle, the Ashina clan also lost more than 20,000 people, and the losses of the three tribes were almost the same. Shi Luodie did not target them, so even if they were heartbroken, they couldn't say anything.
After hearing about the losses, Shi Luodie looked at the two men with grumpy faces and consoled them, "Thank you, great leaders, for your hard work this time. This battle was won thanks to the warriors of the two tribes. Although no gold or silver was seized in this battle, the Tang army's cavalry equipment is pretty good."

"How about this, I will make the decision and let the warriors of the two tribes choose first?"

"Really?"

The two men's faces suddenly lit up with joy. The three tribes were going to fight together. Logically speaking, the Khan's tribe had the most troops and should be selected first, and more than half of them would be selected. When it was their turn, only three or four tenths would be left.

After a brutal battle, probably less than half of the 100,000 Tang troops had complete equipment left. So, by the time they got there, there would be nothing useful left.

Who knew Shi Luodie would be so generous? The two were afraid that the Khan would go back on his word, so they quickly agreed: "Thank you very much, Khan, for taking care of us. Our two tribes will always be loyal to the Khan until death."

"Khan, no."

Zhuoli was not in a hurry and said quickly: "We have always been the first to pick the spoils. Our army has also lost more than 20,000 people. I am afraid that if we divide them this way,..."

"It goes without saying."

Shi Luodie waved his hand, interrupting Zhuolibuhua, and said righteously: "We people on the grassland would rather suffer ourselves than be unfavorable to our friends. My friends from the Khitan and Jurchen tribes followed me south and suffered such great losses. I feel bad for them."

"It's just some spoils of war. As long as the two great chiefs are satisfied, I will be happy."

Then he looked at the two of them and said cheerfully, "You can choose as many as you want. I'll try to make sure every warrior can be equipped with armor."

"Great Khan, I am ashamed."

Seeing that many of the generals nearby were looking at them with dissatisfaction, the two men immediately dismounted, kowtowed to the ground, raised their hands and said, "Throughout history, no other grassland Khan has ever had such a generous heart and sincere friendship as the Great Khan."

"The Khan is like an eagle soaring in the sky, and we are the sparrows on the ground."

"I, Yelu Shi, and I, Suhemutai, hereby swear to the Eternal Heaven that I will always obey the orders of the Khan and will never go back on my word."

(End of this chapter)