Chapter 99 Bloody Battle Against Sun Ridge
The Evil Sun Ridge is completely silent at night, and the Turkic figures on the Evil Sun Ridge are moving around.
Suddenly, on the other side of the mountain, a sky-high flame rose, deafening sounds of attack came one after another, and Li Ji's army began to feign an attack!
Looking up from the foot of the mountain, Wuyang Ridge looks very tall. In the dark, it is difficult to see clearly where there is a place to stay on the overhanging wall for people to climb up.
In the darkness, Qin Huaiyu led a thousand people to take advantage of the chaos and arrived at the northwest cliff of Evil Sun Ridge.
My back was pressed tightly against the icy cliff. When I couldn't stand the cold anymore, I took a sip of strong wine from the water bag to keep out the cold, and waited quietly without making a single sound.
At dawn, after Zhang Zhizhi drained the last sip of wine in his handbag, he carefully poked his younger brother Zhang Zhixuan who was dozing next to him. What kind of weather was it like? People get hard after falling asleep for a while.
"General Qin, is it safe for so many people to climb up with bare hands?"
Zhang Zhizhi asked in a low voice, he was not afraid of death, but his brother was still young, and if they all stayed in this family, he would never succeed.
If someone else had asked this question, Qin Huaiyu would definitely think that he was greedy for life and afraid of death. But Zhang Zhizhi was different from others. How could Zhang Xutuo's grandson be such a weakling?
"Generals will inevitably die in battle, and shrouded in horse leather is our destiny! To sacrifice for the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty is the highest honor of every soldier! If you want to restore the glory of the Zhang family, you must start by conquering this place above your head.
Start facing the cliff."
Qin Huaiyu squeezed his shoulders and said, seeing him nodding heavily, he turned around and took off the cloth strips that tied his hands and tied his palms, revealing ten fingers. He held a three-edged military thorn in his right hand and inserted it into the cliff between the cliffs.
Climbing the mountain began in the gap.
How can there be no death in a war? These Dong Palace soldiers have always valued their country and honor above all else. Making meritorious deeds, becoming marquises and becoming prime ministers are their highest pursuits as men of the Tang Dynasty. Whether they will die or not is not within their scope of consideration.
Already.
The mountain wind in the early morning was even more biting. Zhang Zhizhi's hands were blistered and bleeding, his clothes were scratched by protruding sharp stones, and his skin was also scratched with scars. His whole body felt like it was being burned.
When the wind blows, the pain immediately goes straight into my heart.
Qin Huaiyu's words just now aroused Zhang Xutuo's fighting blood in his body. He gritted his teeth and followed Qin Huaiyu closely. Whether the Zhang family can be revitalized in his hands depends on whether he can conquer this mountain today...
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"Brothers, the Crown Prince has decreed that the Evil Yang Ridge should be captured, and the three levels of honors and rewards will be rewarded with hundreds of coins. This is the time to kill the enemy and achieve great feats. Kill!"
The sudden appearance of Qin Huaiyu and others really caught the Turkic soldiers who were having breakfast off guard. After a while, fire suddenly burst out on the Evil Sun Ridge, and the sound of killing filled the sky.
"General, the Tang army is attacking the camp!" A Turkic soldier knelt down in front of the Turkic general's tent to report.
"You bastard, what on earth do guards do? Are they all just losers? The Tang army has arrived at the camp and they don't even know yet!"
Zhi lost his mind and became furious. He kicked away the Turkic soldiers in front of him and took the sword from the guard.
"Hold the camp and kill all the Tang people back to me!" Zhi lost his mind and looked ferocious, shouting at the guards around him.
"Charge!" The Turkic soldiers who had been rushed into confusion before saw the general attacking, and their chaotic positions quickly stabilized and met the Tang army that was charging down from above.
Seeing the fire on Wuyang Ridge, Li Ji immediately led the Tang army to move up. Before they reached the mountainside, they were spotted by the guarding soldiers. After a round of attack, Li Ji led the Tang army directly towards the big mountain on the top of the mountain.
They went up to the camp and killed him.
Dugu Mou, the captain of the left camp of the Tonghan Army, took the lead and swept his sword across his hand. The three Turkic soldiers in front of him were suddenly whipped and flew backwards.
"Hahaha, Turkic thieves are punished by death!" Wherever Dugumou passed, the long spear stabbed or swept away, and the Turkic soldiers were either killed or injured.
"General, mighty!" Later, the soldiers of the Tang army shouted in unison when they saw that their general was so powerful. Their morale was so high that they killed the Turkic soldiers and retreated in succession.
Evil Yang Ridge is divided into two sides. On this side, the flames are soaring into the sky. Li Ji confronts the Turkic defenders, and the sound of killing is loud. Qin Huaiyu is like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the black torrent is unstoppable.
Zhi lost his mind and looked back at the two Tang troops who were not afraid of death. His face suddenly turned pale. After all, he was still not as good as Ajanas Mo. He let out a long sigh and immediately led his guards to break through.
However, the Turkic army, which was flanked by the Tang army on Foyang Ridge and lost its command, was quickly defeated by Li Ji and Qin Huaiyu. Only a few Turkic soldiers escaped from the chaos and fled towards Dingxiang City.
As the sun sets in the west, the afterglow of the sun makes the blood-soaked battlefield of Evil Sun Ridge even more solemn. The remains of broken arms that can be seen everywhere are like purgatory on earth, all proving what kind of tragic battle has just been fought here.
Li Chengqian and Li Ji walked on the blood-soaked soil and walked up the Evil Sun Ridge. From halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, corpses of the enemy and our troops could be seen everywhere. After a day of fierce fighting, the Tang army continued to search for the wounded and hungry, regardless of exhaustion and hunger.
Carrying the remains of comrades.
"After many years of not seeing each other, brother Dugu has become a brave general in our Tang army. I and General Li can see the British talents in the army just now. It can be said that he is invincible and unstoppable. Under Jiuquan
If our former general knew about it, he would definitely be smiling."
With that said, Li Chengqian gave the sweat towel on his body to him and Qin Huaiyu. Li Chengqian's words made the brave general of the Tonghan Army feel embarrassed. After wiping the blood on his face, he looked at Qin Huaiyu next to him, whose armor was soaked in blood.
"Your Highness, you are ridiculous. General Qin is the real general of tiger and bear. The trivial tricks of the general are not worth mentioning."
"General Li is blessed. No wonder the Tonghan Army can become the elite of our Tang Army. You can see the whole story from Brother Dugu. The general is not as capable as Zhou Yafu."...
Turkic Dingxiang camp
Jieli Khan wears armor, has a tall appearance, and has a pair of wolf eyes looking for power. He sits on a sweaty horse and stands in front of the army, which is very majestic.
"For you warriors on the grassland, a glorious moment has arrived. One hundred and fifty thousand lions have lined up, and the Yellow and Hun rivers have frozen. What else can stop our cavalry?"
After saying this, the Turkic army's shouts of long live echoed through the sky.
"I order the warriors of the Aghana tribe to set off immediately, cross the Hun River from the east before dark, rush towards the lamb-like Tang army on the other side, and use their blood to moisten the dry earth.
Don't begrudge the scimitars and spears in your hands, the true gods on the grassland will witness your bravery and fearlessness today, and the ancestors will be even more proud of you. Let's set out."
Under the command of Jie Li, these Turkic warriors held reins in one hand and a scimitar in the other, singing the war song of the grassland in their mouths. 150,000 of the most elite cavalry on the grassland rushed towards the Hunhe River like lightning.
Just when Jieli's front army marched ten miles to Hunhe River, Zhi lost his mind and was afraid that Jieli would chop off his head because of losing the strategic location.
So he sent a messenger to rush to the Chinese army, and he himself fled with the guards to the Yinshan Pass where Ajnasmo was stationed.
"Die Luozhi, you lead 30,000 troops to detour from the side and go behind Chai Shao's Jinhe army to wait for an opportunity to attack. His army is the weakest among the Tang army. As long as he is in chaos, Zhang Baoxiang will lose the barrier.
At that time, we will attack from both sides and eat them both first. We will tear off two pieces of flesh from Li Jing's body first to dampen the Tang army's morale."
Just as Dieluozhi was about to take the order and leave, a cavalryman not far away galloped in front of them. "Report"
"Great Khan, Evil Yang Ridge was lost. At dawn, a Tang army climbed over the cliff from the northwest valley and attacked the mountain wall. The Tang army then began to violently attack Evil Yang Ridge. General Xiang Si lost his strength and fought hard for half a day. Unexpectedly, he was outnumbered and had to lead the army.
The troops have broken through."
After hearing what the messenger said, Jieli felt as if he had been struck by lightning and couldn't hold himself up. Dieluo Zhi on the side quickly stepped forward to support him.
Evil Yang Ridge is his lifeblood, the support point for his rampage on the battlefield in the clouds. He really regrets that he should not have used the idiot Zhi losesili to replace the grassland eagle Ajanasimo.
Ten years of hard work evaporated in an instant.
In fact, Jieli also knew in his heart that this was all retribution. If he hadn't killed the former army chief Ashi Nagolen who had assisted him for half his life three years ago in order to establish his authority in front of the eighteen large tribes, he wouldn't have been guarding Ashi now.
Nasmo avenged his brother.
Moreover, Ajanasimo's prestige in the Turkic army is getting higher and higher day by day, no less than Tuli. What if he is like Moton did at the beginning? You must know that this kind of thing is common on the grassland.
"Zhi losesili is a piece of trash. The entire imperial hegemony has been ruined in the hands of this bastard."
Just before Jie Li had enough of scolding, two more messengers came galloping over.
"Bao, the Great Khan, Yi Nan and Qi Yao Heli surrounded the ancient tribe of Beye and raised a rebel banner, claiming to attack the Great Khan."
"Erhan Tuli has also rebelled. Now he has merged with Tang general Xue Wanche and is rushing towards me."
It was true that the house leaked and it rained all night, and the dead child fell into the well and could not be saved. The battle situation had such a big reversal in just a few days. This was something he never expected.
But Jieli is worthy of being a hero on the grassland, so he thought about it for a moment.
"Quickly, send someone quickly to ask all the troops in front to turn back, abandon Dingxiang, and retreat to the foot of Yinshan Mountain to join Ajanasimo."
"Father Khan, why are we retreating after the battle has ended like this? It would be better if the whole army fought with Li Jing before, maybe we can turn the tide of the battle."
From the perspective of the Dieluo Zhi, it was still a waste of money, so go ahead, kill one to make up for the loss, kill two to make a profit, but even death would not make Li Shimin and the two traitors satisfied.
"It's stupid. If Evil Yang Ridge is lost, the Tang Army's East and West Groups can respond to each other from a distance. They have one hundred thousand more troops than us. Their combat power has also been greatly improved compared to three years ago. How can we compete with others.
If our army is entangled by the Tang army here, it will immediately be in danger of being surrounded. At this time, we can only retreat quickly to lure the Tang army to go deep and keep them away from the fortress and lose their solid barrier.
Then, based on the favorable terrain of the Yin Mountains, we defended the mountains and held a stalemate for a while to dampen their spirits. After they ran out of food and fodder, they might still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Send an order immediately and don't hesitate any longer."
Chapter completed!