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Chapter 269
The prairie at the end of February is exceptionally beautiful.

Blossoms of wild flowers are scattered in the boundless blue sea, like bright stars falling on the world, like pearls scattered on the earth.

But the three governors still wanted to vomit looking at the grass that had been tidied up.Not only them, but also the [-] soldiers they brought with them were drawn from the three prefectures of Yan, Xia, and Sui. Among them were some fierce Hu warriors, but now their faces turned sallow, and some of them had long since ignored them. The ridicule of others ran to the side and vomited.

The three soldiers looked at the four thousand soldiers of the Scarlet Battalion again, their faces were very calm, as if they had buried thousands of plague chickens just now, nothing happened.One by one, they were wearing the Hu clothes they had ordered the Hu people to take off just now.

This is a group of devils!
The three soldiers thought to themselves, but they were devils in the first place. They didn't see the eight big characters on the banner blowing with the grassland wind: If you want to die, please come in, if you want to live, don't enter.Why do people enter this battalion, they are ready to die in battle at any time.

People have reached this level, can you still tell them, can you do less evil?

They looked at the young man again, talking with a lieutenant and several soldiers in a gentle tone: "The bloody battle is about to begin, what have you thought about?"

A soldier grinned and said cheerfully, "General, I understand a truth now. The more you want to die, the more Yama King dare not accept us. Look, we entered the grassland twice, and only one died in battle." Hundreds of warriors, how strange."

"Dad, what do you know? Even King Yama is afraid that too many of us will go to the underworld, and the underworld will be completely darkened, so he dare not accept us."

"You two, just brag. You have only killed a few people. Look at me. I killed seventeen people in Hedong in the morning, and then killed eight Turkic people in the defending city. Those are real fighters," said the schoolmaster. Wei said unhappily.

"Tian Lvshuai, isn't it because we missed our chance? In the future, whoever will kill more people may kill more people," said another thick soldier unconvinced.This is a Hu soldier, but this time when Wang Hua recruited recruits, he didn’t know his background or background, but he was not a disciple of the seven surnames. It doesn't matter, as long as you are not afraid of death and persevere in the harsh training, you will be fine.

It seems that he is outstanding in military strength, and now seeing this Tian Lushuai showing off his military achievements, he is a little unconvinced.

But none of these [-] people was a good guy. When the battalion was first formed, there were nearly [-] soldiers.Glory, although he knew that the possibility of entering the camp and sacrificing himself would be very high, but there are still many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty who are not afraid of death.It's just that they are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that they will not find a good master and fail to succeed.As soon as the nature of the new battalion was announced, a large number of soldiers from various prefectural armies voluntarily signed up. This was only in the area around Xijing and the vicinity of Jingzhao Prefecture, such as the southern part of Guannei Road, the eastern part of Longyou Road, the northern part of Shandong South Road, and the border between Duji and Duji Provinces. Soldiers recruited from the west of Hedong Road.

However, in the first month, half of these soldiers who were not afraid of death were sent back to the original camp because of their physical fitness, fear of hardship, and understanding.Then I ran to the prairie to convey it in a circle, and brushed back half of the people.After a winter of inhuman training, three thousand soldiers were once again brushed down.

If you say that these four thousand people are warriors, there must be no problem, and if you say that they are bastards, it can also be established.It doesn't matter if you say they are devils, just like the conversation between these few people, was it normal people?
Even the [-] soldiers brought by the three soldiers to cooperate, usually stay away from these soldiers when they camp.Especially when I saw them training, it was a real attack with real swords and guns. After being shot in the body, I wiped the blood from the wound with my hand, licked it on my mouth, and said to the other party: "Come again."

The soldiers of the four thousand and three mansions were stunned and trembling all over.This is the usual training. After arriving on the grassland, the four thousand soldiers were even more shocked.People say that they don't blink when they kill people, but I'm afraid these people don't even move their eyeballs when they kill people.Wherever they went, people must still be alive, either killed by these Tang soldiers, or captured.I want to have a person who lives well, but I can't find it.The livestock were even plundered, and even the precious belongings of the herdsmen's family were loaded into the large carriages used by the herdsmen when they migrated, and they were carried all the way.

This time because of Wang Hua's two invasions, which caused great harm to the Turkic tribes north of Yinshan Mountain, Mo Chuan got angry and personally led an army of 4000. He did not attack Guannei Road where Wang Hua was located, but Hebei Road. There were countless armies in the Tang Dynasty.It is not worthwhile to fight Wanghua. If you take [-] people to run east and west, you may not be able to fight. It is better to deal with the main force of the Tang Dynasty and cause serious damage to the main force of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tang people will voluntarily give up this anti-invasion method.

But there are still many soldiers in the grasslands, and they are not soldiers. Nomads serve the people in peacetime and serve as soldiers in wartime. As long as young and middle-aged people are organized and led by a few generals, they can form a large army.Under the command of Xiu Kuhe, 9000 people were quickly gathered to wipe out Wang Hua's army.Hearing the news of their army coming, Wang Hua started to flee towards Yinshan with the army.Run away, just run away, they are just like taking a walk in the garden, slowly, without putting down any belongings, one step at a time, they evacuate to the south.

What made Xiu Kuhe angry the most was that no matter how many scouts he sent, it was like someone with clairvoyance, one would miss one, and two would miss two.I didn't get any news, I only made a rough judgment based on what was left by their army marching and the traces left by the burning and killing.

Tatata!
There were a few crisp sounds of horseshoes, and a few scouts galloped forward on horseback. When they got close, they got off their horses and reported: "General, the enemy will probably catch up within an hour after they come back."

Wang Hua said: "Very good, we will report again after further investigation."

Then he turned his head and said to the three soldiers: "Get ready."

The three soldiers immediately ordered to let their subordinates put the rope sash of the Scarlet Battalion on their saddles first.This is the signboard of the Scarlet Battalion. When you hit an enemy, you cut off one of the soldier's noses and put it on the rope. However, in order to distinguish between soldiers and civilians, a helmet is hung on the other end of the rope. A barbarian's helmet represents killing a soldier. A barbarian regular soldier.

Seeing these bloody noses, the Three Counties soldiers wanted to vomit again.It's not over yet, and I still have to change clothes. Putting on the red armor of the Bloody Battalion, another strong smell of blood rushes into my nose.Let the soldiers of the three counties surge in their hearts again.

Soldiers from the Scarlet Battalion over there were also preparing. They put on barbarian beards, picked up ropes on the ground, and tied their hands.It's not really tied, it's just to make people in the distance look like they are tied together.In fact, there is a cart in front of them, and the bows and arrows in the cart can be taken out at any time.There are war horses behind them, and they can turn on the horses at any time to fight to the death.

Some soldiers also took the initiative to stop laughing. This was the first official fierce battle since the establishment of the Scarlet Battalion.Moreover, more and more soldiers from the other side came. At the beginning, the scouts reported that there were only 9000 or 3000 soldiers. Now, after hearing about Wang Hua's bad deeds, more than [-] Turkic soldiers rushed in.

But what they did in the Tang Dynasty, they automatically forgot.

The team continued to move south, but the entire team was in a state of alert.

The scouts reported again, saying that the enemy was only half an hour away.Wang Hua nodded and said, "Let's go back to the team."

Look no further, get ready to fight.More than a dozen scouts also began to change their clothes, but tied a tube under their necks around their waists like a baby.This is why Huo Kuhe is puzzled.A real clairvoyance, a simple telescope.No one reported this news to Wang Hua, and it was included in the first secret military law of the whole battalion.It cannot be said that although the quality of glass is very poor now, there are many glass products in Dashi. It is only a matter of polishing, and it is easy to imitate.

Don't say that the Tang Dynasty government will pay attention to it, it will definitely pay attention to it, but expect everyone to have no selfish intentions and keep this news a secret?Impossible, first of all, in order to make friends with the Turkic people and do business, the Wang family obtained this technology, and sold it to the Turkic people first.

Under equal conditions, everyone is equal to each other even if horses and soldiers are equal.But the opponent is a leather saber, skilled in riding skills, although the quality of defense is slightly worse.Can be superior in speed.What is the advantage of cavalry?It's mobility, Genghis Khan's light cavalry is invincible, what armor?
So there is no need to leak it.There are only ten telescopes in the whole camp, and the effect is not very good. The glass is green, and things in the distance are a bit blurry, but they can be seen from a long distance.Xiu Kuhe sent many scouts, but they were all discovered by the scouts of the Scarlet Battalion. There were few people, and a few of them formed a team and went it alone.Many people went back to ask for help.As a result, none of Shukuhe's scouts approached Wang Hua's army.

One more thing, a compass.Now there is a thing, Si Nan, which is used to look at Feng Shui to find "Yang Qi".The original compass did not appear until the Song Dynasty.Wang Hua uses it to avoid getting lost on the vast prairie, and of course there are bigger uses in the future.

This is another confidential matter of the Scarlet Camp.Even the three soldiers with 4000 men followed Wang Hua's army for more than ten days without hearing any news.

In the distance, you can see the tall Yinshan Mountains, standing horizontally in the distant sky.

The more Xiu Kuhe chased him, the angrier he became.The beautiful prairie in the past is now full of vitality when spring comes, and flocks of cattle and sheep can be seen everywhere, as well as the loud voices of herdsmen.But now?
Just like a dead zone, no herdsman, no cattle, no sheep, not even a tent.Only when the army came, the animals hidden in the grass were frightened and fled to the distance quickly.

"Revenge for our people!" Shuku said with a wave of his saber.

The army was like a whirlwind, blowing quickly to the south.Finally, the black dots could be seen in front of them, and the Turkic soldiers accelerated one by one.

When they got closer, they could see that the Tang army was ready for battle. They all dismounted from their horses, holding shields in front of them, and the soldiers behind them held bows and arrows.But in front of them were large herds of cattle and sheep, as well as many carts and horses.Among the cattle and sheep were thousands of Turkic captives, who were tied up with ropes.

Shukuhe said: "Trigi, you lead 5000 people from the left, and the rest from the right, outflanking the enemy."

Now that his clansmen and large herds of livestock are blocking the front, it is impossible to attack frontally.The army was methodically divided into two teams, like two black dragons, winding towards the group of red-armored Tang soldiers behind them.

Seeing them getting closer, the group of Tang soldiers started to shoot arrows.

Xiu Kuhe laughed, now there are at least five or six hundred steps away from Tang Jun, and he really is Xue Rengui.Why they shoot arrows from such a long distance shows that they are nervous.It seems that the rumors outside are exaggerated.That night, the army of my own tribe was defeated outside the city of Fanjun. It was because of carelessness, coupled with long-distance raids, that they were exhausted and fell asleep one by one, so the Tang people succeeded.

He waved his saber and shouted: "Come on. For the sake of the people, wipe out the enemy!"

The speed became faster, and more than 1 war horses stepped on the grass, making the ground tremble uncontrollably.

It was getting closer, and a few soldiers had already been shot down by the Tang army.But the Turkic people were not afraid, only a few soldiers fell down. This is because the Tang soldiers were cowardly. Otherwise, if they were shooting arrows by themselves, more Tongze soldiers would fall down.Even they could see the terrified eyes of these Tang soldiers, and faintly felt that the God of Victory was waving to them.

The overall situation has been decided, how many battles Shukuhe has participated in, seeing the eyes of this group of soldiers on the opposite side, you can know the result of today's battle without fighting.He reined in his horse and turned his head to look at the group of captured herdsmen.

Suddenly his eyes widened and he shouted, "Be careful!"

As soon as the words were spoken, these "herdsmen" took out their bows and arrows, and the crossbows shot at the two armies like raindrops.These herdsmen were not the group of Tang soldiers just now, they were skilled in arrows, and the main two cavalry troops were all within the range of these herdsmen's bows and arrows.

This is not the main point. The "herdsmen" adopted a strange shooting method, which happened to be divided into three groups. After the herdsmen in the front row shot out, they took the arrows and put them on their bows, and the herdsmen in the second row behind them dropped their crossbows again.Then he drew the bow, and the third batch of arrows and crossbows fell again.The first batch starts over.It's like the arrow crossbow never stops.

In fact, only three shots were fired, but for the Turkic people, it seemed like ten years.The tight-knit team immediately became sparse after three rounds of arrows were shot.Most of the soldiers are still wondering, why did one of them shoot themselves?
These "herdsmen" got on their horses. In fact, there were still many Turkic soldiers left at this time, but because of the sudden change, there was no organization, let alone why, and a few soldiers continued to be in a daze.Now fight on your own.After a while, one by one, they kept moving in circles, and they fell under the horse one after another, as if they were being watched by a group of hungry wolves.

At this time, seeing them start to collapse, Tang Jun from behind also started to attack.Although the shot was a little late at this time, it was undoubtedly worse for the Turkic people.The formation of the two cavalry troops finally disappeared, and the Turkic warriors began to flee in panic on the prairie on horseback.

Daming Palace, Wu Zetian had a look of disgust in the corner of his eyes.

Although the imperial city of Chang'an was more magnificent than the imperial city of Luoyang, she left too many bad memories here, even the few plum blossoms outside the Daming Palace made her disgusted.It's the end of February, why don't you wither?Playing with charming figures one by one, showing off coquettishly.

After the ministers finished reporting, they looked at Wu Zetian one by one.

It is precisely because of Wang Hua's so-called military training that the Turkic people retaliated wildly this time.An army of [-] attacked Hebei, although there are Wei Yuanzhong, Li Duozuo, Xue Na, and Luo Wuzheng from Mohe and Khitan in Hebei.Among them, Li Duozuo, Xue Na, and Luo Wuzheng were originally three brave generals.But this time silently vowed to win, and the [-] troops selected were all elite Turkic cavalry.Several battles, although there are gains, the overall situation is at a disadvantage.

In particular, Mo Shui was cunning in using troops. When he heard that the Tang Dynasty army was coming, he took advantage of the cavalry and moved immediately.Then attack the weak Tang soldiers.In desperation, Wei Yuanzhong had no choice but to rush to the capital, while being forced to take a defensive position.

But since the beginning of February, three counties have been breached, and tens of thousands of Hebei people have been wiped out again.Many states and counties were cut into isolated cities because of Turkic movements.

Many ministers asked Wu Zetian to set up soldiers to dismiss Wang Hua. Although they all admitted that Wang Hua's original intention was good, but he was young and eager to make contributions. He used thousands of households to make his own contribution.Not for the benefit of the court.

Wu Zetian didn't speak, just listened quietly.When they fell silent, Wu Zetian opened his eyes, but looked at Tang Xiujing, Shangshu of the Xia Palace who had only returned to the court for half a year, and said, "Tang Qing, you are in charge of the Ministry of War, why haven't you heard what you have to say?"

Tang Xiujing replied: "I don't know the severity. It depends."

"How do you see it?"

"Blindly negotiating peace now will definitely not help. Just like last year, the Turks once again invaded Xinzhou and carried out crazy revenge. If they are allowed to attack our Dazhou, can't we attack their Turks? Could it be that our Dazhou has tens of millions? surname, is it okay to surrender to the Turkic people?"

Wu Zetian nodded, "That's right."

"But it depends. It is not good for the country if we blindly deplete our troops. If this kind of competition continues, the people on the Turkic border will be terrified, and the people on the border of Dazhou will also be terrified. But the Turkic people are different. They follow the water and grass. , the big deal is to stay away from the border. But our people in Dazhou are farming according to the fields, and countless people on the border cannot leave."

Hearing Tang Xiujing's words, all the ministers nodded.This is the truth.

Tang Xiujing said again: "But this time, let's see what General Wang Ying thinks."

He unfolded the map and said, "If the Wang Ying generals make good use of it, this time they will achieve a great victory. There are not many good soldiers and good generals on the Turkic grasslands. But facing the Wang Ying generals' invasion, they have to start fighting back. This It's an opportunity. Then, with the power of a big victory, attack again."

As he spoke, he drew an arrow on the map, but after the minister saw it, his face changed completely.

Wu Zetian also sat up straight, Sifu said: "This is impossible, he only has 4000 people."

"It's impossible. As long as you make a gesture, what will you think after silently listening? He will immediately withdraw his troops. If he uses it well, it will be a replica of encircling Wei and saving Zhao. It mainly depends on whether Wang Ying can lead the soldiers to make Mo It’s the point where we have to withdraw our troops. According to Yichen, immediately report to Ambassador Wei on a fast horse.”

The ministers became suspicious after hearing this, thinking that Tang Xiujing agreed with them, but they didn't expect that his ideas were crazier than anyone else.Can Wang Xiaoer achieve this strategic goal with 4000 people?
As soon as he said that, the eunuch outside announced loudly: "Saibei is a great victory!"

(End of this chapter)