Chapter 812 The bravery of a man
More than a hundred miles east of Fengzhou.?
The main trunk of the Yellow River converges here with the southern tributary. In summer, it is a wide water surface, but by this cold winter, the river surface has already formed a thick layer of ice.
For the Turkic cavalry, this thick ice layer is a smooth road for them to cross the river. Although there are many disadvantages in winter marching, there is also one advantage, that is, the complex water network of Hetao is no longer an obstacle to the cavalry. The river is frozen and it is smooth everywhere.
"Have Li entered Fengzhou City?"
"Yes, he brought two thousand people into Fengzhou City to hide from the wind and snow."
Yu Sheshi was very happy to hear the news. After chasing for so long, he finally caught up. There were only two thousand people, where did Li run?
"Send the order, all the march."
Faced with Asina Momo's order, someone dissuaded him.
"There is a lot of wind and snow, and it's dark again. Should I rest for a night before leaving?"
"No, let's leave now, go all night, march for a night, and arrive in Fengzhou at dawn. At that time, Li was sleeping in a scent, so we caught him off guard!"
The weather is very cold, and the wind blows constantly, blowing on the face, making people feel pain like a knife shaves. The snow is very big, and it keeps falling down. It is still the kind of snow particles with frozen snow that hits people's faces. Although they are wrapped in a leather robe and even the face is surrounded, only the nose is exposed, but the frozen lips are still black.
The beard is all frozen.
Each person had two horses and took turns riding, and the war horses were also very tired.
People are trapped and horses are exhausted.
But I don't plan to stay.
Li has arrived in Fengzhou and will be able to cross the river tomorrow.
Every time he wasted a little time, Li was one step closer to the Tang army in Lingzhou. He could not let Li slip out of his hands.
Yu Shishi chewed hard and dry beef jerky, drinking the melted snow water in a pot, and almost couldn't feel any smell. Just to have the strength to continue running, Yu Shishi came here along the way.
Yugushi refused to go south together, and persuaded him to be too risky.
But Yu Sheshi refused to give up, and Yu Gu Shi was unwilling to go with him, so he would come alone.
"Walk!"
Although the knights complained, no one showed it. Everyone turned their backs and continued to speed towards Fengzhou in the cold wind.
Everyone has only one thought at this time.
It was also great to arrive in Fengzhou early, kill Li, then set up a bonfire, cook a pot of milk tea, and stew some horse meat.
The Turks' riding skills are very good, and even if they travel overnight, they are not lost.
They arrived outside Fengzhou City before dawn.
Ten miles outside Fengzhou City, Yu Sheshe stopped his eight thousand cavalry.
The sky was still gray, with only a hazy white reflected by the snow. Yu Shishi gave his team a rest, eat some jerky meat, and drink some water. Because the water was too cold, he simply ordered the soldiers to take out some exhausted horses that had run away, kill them, and take warm horse blood to the soldiers to drink.
After a while, I drank the blood of the hot horse, and I took a sharp ejaculation and pulled my sword to finger.
Eight thousand Turkic cavalry rushed towards the broken Fengzhou city in Xiaoseli.
Yu Sheshi's offensive plan was very simple. While Li was still asleep, he let his eight thousand cavalry attack from Fengzhou City in all directions.
The horse had already reported to the report that after Li entered Fengzhou City, he did not do anything to repair it. The city was broken and nothing could stop them from entering.
A city that doesn't even have a city gate cannot provide protection for Li.
They just rushed in and killed every sleeping Tangren.
Fengzhou City under the darkness is extremely quiet, as if it is still sleeping.
But what the Turks didn't know was that Li had expected them to come, and even Fengzhou City was the battlefield that Li had chosen long ago.
Li did not repair the city gates and walls of Fengzhou because it was unnecessary.
Although Fengzhou City is broken, it is still very useful to Li. When fighting, you don’t have to fight a battle to defend the city, or a street battle.
The streets, alleys, houses and shops in Fengzhou City can become battlefields to block the Turks. Such streets and alleys are a good place to restrict Turkic cavalry.
Li only had two thousand cavalrymen.
But he had already occupied some important tunnels in the city and even made simple arrangements of the streets and alleys. This place had become a everywhere institution and blocking positions.
For the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the eight thousand Turks did not scare them. The most troublesome thing they are now is the extremely cold weather.
In order to deal with the Turks, they began to enter the position in the middle of the night.
The wind and snow were strong, and even if they stayed in those houses, the frozen people would still shake. They had to breathe at their knives and guns from time to time because they were afraid that their hands would freeze.
When the Turks attacked, they did not blow the trumpet or the drums of war.
But the ground was shaking.
The Tang soldiers felt the slight vibration of the ground beneath their feet, and their hearts were filled with longing.
"After waiting for the middle of the night, these wolf cubs finally arrived. Now they can kill them."
Wang Xuance held the crossbow eye in his hand and said excitedly.
The Turkic cavalry rushed in from all directions to Fengzhou City. Yu Sheshi also rushed behind with his own Fuli. He did not mean to leave a reserve team, nor did he have a second combat plan. He had only one plan. The whole army rushed in, cut off all of Li and his two thousand men, and then returned with Li's head.
The Turkic cavalry rushed into the city without a gate.
War horses galloping on the empty streets.
No one was seen.
"These Tang soldiers must have fallen asleep, and there is not a single one to fight."
A Turkic cavalry who was rushing in front thought to himself that it must be like this. But the next moment, something that he would never forget for life appeared, and he suddenly heard a string.
Although the sound of horse hooves hitting the streets was very loud, as an experienced warrior, he was very sensitive to the sound of bowstrings, and he could hear it immediately, it was the sound of bowstrings.
The sound of the bowstring does not come from behind, but from the opposite side.
To be precise, it should be from the house next to the street?
The cold made his reaction a little slow. He watched the arrow shoot in front of him. He had just moved a little away but still didn't dodge.
He didn't even feel any pain when he hit him, but the force had already caused him to fall off his horse. The horse behind him could not hold it back and stomped on him directly.
"The Tang people were prepared for a long time." Before the knight died, he only had one thought.
At the same time, countless bowstrings sounded inside the houses on both sides of the street, and even on the roofs, and arrows were shot out. The Turkic cavalry was shot and turned over and caught off guard.
The Turks immediately launched a counterattack.
But compared to being shot from all directions by the Tang army on the streets that were crowded on the wide streets, their counterattacks were much less powerful. The houses were the best shields of the Tang army, blocking the arrows of most Turks for them.
They shot arrows freely behind the door, behind the window, on the roof.
The most terrifying thing was that the Tang people threw a grenade from time to time, like thunder, the war horses of the Turkic cavalry were frightened and chaotic, making their team even more chaotic.
In the center of Fengzhou City.
There is a bell tower there, which is the highest point in the city.
Li stood above the bell tower, holding a telescope in his hand and observing the battle in Xiaose.
The battle begins in full swing.
Eight thousand Turkic cavalry rushed into Fengzhou City, while the two thousand Tang troops built street defense fortifications based on several major streets and alleys, using the terrain of the streets and alleys, and counterattacked the Turks with bows and crossbows, grenades, etc.
The two armies fought fiercely in the wind and snow.
"The Prime Minister, the Turks were blocked by us from the fortifications, and they couldn't rush in."
Li did not repair the city gate, but let the Turks enter the city, just for the current situation. If the Turks were blocked outside the city, they would sweep more in the open area outside the city. However, after they were put in, the narrow streets and alleys in the city divided their teams and restricted their attacks. Although they had many soldiers, it was difficult to have a place to use it.
After putting them in, it became easier for the Tang army to kill them behind the fortifications.
The Turks must have never fought such street wars before. They only thought that city defense war was to fight against the city walls and gates. Once the city gate was gone, they would definitely let them cut and kill them.
"The Turks have learned another trick." Li said with a smile.
"What's the use of learning? They can't leave alive." Cheng Chumo told the truth. He learned a lot with his teacher.
"Remember one thing: water has no shape and soldiers have no shape. Don't stick to dogma, use troops to fight, and learn and apply it. Just like now, who told the Turks that we must guard the city gate and fight with them? At this time, it is more appropriate to let them in and fight. Eight thousand people will be fine, and it will be fine if they are allowed to come in."
"Teacher, if you are Yu Sheshi, how can you resolve this situation now?"
"If I am Yu Sheshi, there is only one choice at the moment. Retreat and retreat immediately outside the city. If you can retreat as quickly as possible, don't hesitate at all. When you get outside the city, reorganize the troops and stay around us."
Li Gan shook his head, "But if we don't leave the city, then they will have no choice but to do anything to us?"
“It’s true.”
"But if this happens, it will take a few days to delay our reinforcements. When our reinforcements arrive, won't Yu Shishi have to retreat?"
"certainly."
Cheng Chumo and others couldn't help but admire Li Yue. No wonder they were so confident. They didn't need Su Lie to escort them at all, nor did they want Li Simo and the others to help them. It turned out that the result had been reached.
In a strong attack, Yu Shishi could not defeat him and besieged him. Their soldiers dared not surround him for a long time, otherwise they would be captured by the Tang army.
However, Yu Sheshi did not retreat immediately.
Facing the Tang army's long-prepared counterattack defense, he held his arm that was shot by an arrow and was yelling at the command of his full attack.
He was running for hundreds of miles, not for retreating.
Chapter completed!