bastard seizes tang

Chapter 90 Xue Yantuo Formation
The hatred of robbing food, the hatred of seizing land, the battle between Jieli and Yi Nan has been held back for a whole winter.

Since the end of autumn last year, Yinan robbed Xieli's food and grass, this battle has been inevitable, not only for the lost [-] stones of food and grass, but also for Xieli's prestige.

Although it was early spring and it snowed heavily last year, it was supposed to be a time to recuperate, but on the Mobei grassland, Xieli would never allow anyone to challenge his authority.

Today's Xieli is just like Emperor Sui Yang who was desperate to conquer Goguryeo. Even though he knew that the conquest was useless, but for his own face and prestige, this battle is imperative.

The Turkic and Xue Yantuo armies confronted each other, and gathered their troops at the foot of Yu Dujun's mountain to the west, fifty miles away, on the banks of the Orkhon River.

The [-] Turkic cavalry stationed troops on the west bank, while the Xueyantuo's [-] clan soldiers were on the east bank, about [-] feet away from the river bank, guarding against the river.

"The barbarians, who only dare to defend by the river, are also worthy of being the enemy of this Khan?" Jie Li looked at Xue Yantuo's soldiers on the other side of the river, holding bows and arrows, but did not dare to come forward, and smiled disdainfully.

On the side, Su Dingfang under Li Ke's command looked at Xue Yantuo's formation on the opposite bank, and whispered to Li Ke: "Your Highness, Xue Yantuo's formation is very strange, and it seems to be inconsistent with common sense."

Li Ke asked: "How do you say this?"

Su Dingfang replied in a low voice: "Xue Yantuo has few soldiers, and their greatest strength is nothing more than this river, but they lined up fifty feet across the river to give the Turkic people a place to stand on the river bank. I'm afraid they have other plans. If the Turkic people rush forward, they may suffer losses."

Yi Nan fought [-] against [-]. If he and Xieli fought on the grassland, he would be killing himself. It was a wise move for Yi Nan to face off across the river and hide his disadvantage of having few soldiers.

However, Xue Yantuo guarded each other across the river. According to common sense, it is natural to form an formation close to the river and wait for the Turks to attack when they cross the river. However, Xue Yantuo gave up a distance of [-] feet from the east bank, giving the Turks a chance to forcefully cross the river. It's really weird, and Li Ke is also a little confused.

But Li Ke next to Jieli doesn't care so much, he just looks like he doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, and then Jieli's words seem to be flattering, and he flatters: "How can a mere Xue Yantuo be Khan's opponent?" , even if they defend across the river, they are just struggling to die, how long can they last when Khan's army crosses the river?"

Who is the most comfortable to flatter? Naturally, it is not one of his own people, let alone his subordinates, but his own enemy, especially the prince of Tang Dynasty like Li Ke.

The majestic king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty and the third son of the emperor flattered him so much in front of the two armies. Xie Li, who was already very happy, listened to Li Ke's words, and suddenly felt a little lighter in his body, as if the battle had not yet been fought. , but he is already sure of winning.

"Hahaha, the words of the third prince won the heart of this Khan. When I win a big victory, after capturing Yi Nan, the third prince must say these words in front of Yi Nan." In this battle, From the Khan Jieli to the ordinary soldiers, everyone thought that victory was inevitable, and never considered the possibility of defeat. It was not too early for Xieli to say such big words.

Jieli pointed to Xue Yantuo's soldiers on the opposite bank, and said to Ba Yeli behind him: "The third prince has already spoken, you can't make the third prince look down on you, and send an order to go down and prepare to cross the river!"

"Obey!" Bayeli stood under Jieli's horse, took the order abruptly, and went down to prepare for the battle.

Ever since Ba Yeli was robbed of food and grass by barbarians in Yinshan last year and was shot with an arrow, Ba Yeli has always held a grudge in his heart.

That time, he was scolded by Xieli and almost lost his life. He thought that one day he would personally lead an army to conquer and kill Yi Nan to vent his hatred.

Bayeli waited all winter, from the end of autumn to the beginning of spring, and finally his chance came.

Ba Yeli looked at the arrow wound on his shoulder, as if Yinshan's humiliation was just yesterday, but today, he wants to use Xue Yantuo's blood to wash away the humiliation he has suffered.

As the vanguard of the three armies, Ba Yeli was ordered by Xieli to order [-] light cavalry to prepare for the forced crossing.

It is early spring at this time, and the water of the Orkhon River comes from snow-capped mountains. In the early spring, Qibei is not so warm, and the ice and snow on the snow have not yet melted. Yeli picked a shallow river beach, which can be crossed by riding a horse.

Ba Yeli took the lead and led the army to cross the Orkhon River against Xue Yantuo's arrow rain.

As Su Dingfang said to Li Ke before, if Xue Yantuo lined up next to the river bank, the Turkic people would probably suffer more casualties if they wanted to cross the river, but they deliberately gave up a distance of fifty feet to the east of the river bank, giving the Turkic people a chance to land. However, the Turkic soldiers who crossed the river only killed or injured more than a thousand people in the outermost periphery, and successfully landed on the east bank.

Li Ke looked at Xue Yantuo's soldiers on the opposite bank, and felt that Yinan's behavior was a bit unimaginable, but when Bayely led the first wave of Turkic soldiers who crossed the river to prepare for a large-scale attack, Xue Yantuo's formation suddenly changed.

Xue Yantuo Qingqi, who was at the forefront, suddenly dismounted, formed a team of five, and one person stood up and held the horse on which the five were riding. The four of them fought forward, turning Qingqi into pawns, holding spears, bows and arrows, and shot straight at the crossing river bank. Turkic soldiers.

The infantry was down-to-earth, but the light cavalry straddled the horse. The infantry was naturally farther than the cavalry in terms of range. Xue Yantuo's front infantry shot the Turks with sharp arrows, but the Turks were unable to fight back effectively.

Moreover, the crisis of the Turkic people does not stop there. What is even more terrible is that although the Xueyantuo people have left open spaces for crossing the river, these open spaces are only enough for more than a thousand people to settle down, and the remaining Turkic people are blocked on the river. Seeing that the Turkic people in front were blocked by the rain of arrows, and the people behind couldn't rush up, the Turkic people's offensive suddenly came to a stalemate.

"I see." Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Ke suddenly understood Xue Yantuo's intentions. Xue Yantuo came prepared for this battle after carefully studying the Turkic people.

Changing from riding, Yi Nan played suddenly and beautifully, the situation on the field suddenly became chaotic, and most of the Turks were blocked on the Orkhon River, unable to enter or retreat , and the [-]-zhang open space on the east bank has become a Turkic Shura field, and the Turkic people in the field can only be slaughtered by Xue Yantuo.

Xieli on the west bank of the river looked at the Turkic soldiers in a dilemma, his face turned ugly. Just now he was bragging in front of Li Ke, but at the beginning of the war, the Turkic people fell into a passive position.

Xieli's face was ugly, and Bayeli on the battlefield was extremely aggrieved.

It is clear that Xue Yantuo is only fifty feet away from the opposite side, but the light cavalry under his command cannot rush through, and the only loss on the opposite side is arrows, while nearly half of the Turkic soldiers under his command have been killed or injured.

"Rush! Break the formation! Break the formation!" Ba Yeli yelled at the soldiers who had been unable to break through the current situation, telling them to rush forward.

However, the distance from the river bank was only fifty feet. Such a distance was neither long nor short. Against Xue Yantuo's rain of arrows, the speed of the horse could not be increased at all, so why charge?

　Xue Yantuo's formation is not a fiction. In history, Xue Yantuo did rely on this strange formation to hang and beat the Turks, which cast a psychological shadow on the Turks.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)