Chapter 435
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In the tent of Shatuo Central Army, Li Keyong and Li Youjin looked at Gaiyu together, wondering what other solutions he could come up with.
Facing the eyes of everyone, Gai Yu coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Mr. Liu asked the governor to lead 15,000 infantry to launch an attack to cover the breakout. I agree with this decision. At present, in the army, except Liu Xu, only the governor has some reputation and can command 15,000 troops. Moreover, the governor has long commanded troops and has rich experience in commanding. Leading infantry attacks is not a feint. You must show momentum. Only when the Tang army is hurt, Zheng Cong-sei will transfer the cavalry on both wings to support him. Except for the governor, if you change to the army, no one in the army, whether it is me or Siyuan, no one has such prestige or ability."
Li Youjin's mouth twitched a few times. Gai Yu was indeed helping Li Ya'er. What is this? Seeing that the situation is wrong, they all pushed themselves to jump into the fire pit? What should they do? They all have to die by themselves. What can they do? Should they surrender to the Tang army?
Just as he was thinking this way, he heard Gai Yu say again: "Although the governor led his troops to cover the cavalry's breakthrough, it seems that there is no return. In fact, I don't think so."
"Is there still a way out?" Li Keyong couldn't help asking. His relationship with Li Youjin was actually very good. But letting this uncle stay was also a decision after thinking well. His choice was the same as what Gai Yu said just now, and he had no other more suitable candidate.
"The governor just needs to wait until the troops stay and lead the cavalry to break through, and then he can surrender to the Tang army immediately!" Gai Yu said slowly.
"Surrender to the Tang army?" A scream of exclamation sounded in the tent.
Even Li Youjin couldn't help but look surprised. He even thought that this was Li Keyong and Gai Yu testing his reaction.
Gai Yu explained: "The lady said this battle very well. The heroes have to cut off their arm. Only in order to protect the Shatu tribe and wait for the future. However, I don't think that those who stayed behind will fight with the court. The court is actually very weak and can mobilize only a limited number of troops. Although we have been defeated in this battle, the court has not been able to seek much effort. There are many deaths in the battle. If we retreat to the north of Yinshan, the Tang Dynasty itself will not be able to control the land of the North of Daibei. This place will be handed over to the three tribes of Sage, Anqing, and Qibi, and Tuoba and Helian also occupied Xia Sui and Tiande in Hequ respectively. I believe very much that if the governor surrendered to the court, the court will not only not kill the governor and the soldiers, but on the contrary, they will also treat the surrendered Shatu soldiers well and use our Shatu tribe to check and balance other tribes in Daibei."
Speaking of this, Gai Yu said with a firm look: "Even if we retreat to the north of Yin Mountain this time, we are not without a chance to come back. Now the Li Tang world is young, and the officials are in charge of the government, and the prime ministers cannot compete for eunuchs and basically rely on eunuchs. In the local area, the vassal states are becoming more and more independent, and soldiers are the kings. Now the Tianping Army and Ziqing area are rebelling, and even Zhejiang and western Zhejiang are also rebels. It is conceivable that the Tang Dynasty is already in turmoil. When we enter the north of the Great Wall, we only need to rest and recuperate, recruit soldiers and horses, and we can kill again in a short time. At that time, if we had our Shatuo power in Daibei, it would be more convenient to return to Middle-earth. This is our chess piece, and it is set up to be used in the future when it is critical."
When everyone heard Gai Yu's explanation, they couldn't help but nodded. Li Youjin's mood is much better now. He just abandoned his son, but now he is a chess.
Li Keyong knelt directly in front of Li Youjin: "Uncle, for the sake of Shatuo clan, Keyong begs to stay."
Li Youjin helped Li Keyong up with both hands: "Don't worry, I'm willing to stay for Shatuo." Several leading figures of the Shatuo clan's older generation, Li Guochang was captured and Li Jinzhong was also captured. If Li Youjin surrenders now, I believe the court will definitely feel satisfied.
On the night of the 28th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Qianfu, on the south bank of Zihe River, the border between Yunzhou and Zhenwu Army, Li Youjin led 15,000 Shatu infantry to attack the seven-town army camp led by Zheng Cong-sei.
Zheng Cong-si's central army camp had 15,000 infantry stations, and 15,000 cavalry stations on the left and right camps. A total of 30,000 soldiers were blocked behind the Shatuo people, and there were 15,000 troops across the river.
After sunset and dusk, the horns of Shatuo people's camp were whistling, and the war drums were like thunder. Countless soldiers and horses shouted like mountain torrents and tsunamis, and rushed towards Zheng Congyizhong Army Road like a flood broke the dike.
The camps of the two armies were less than twenty miles apart, and the water-like attacks of the Shatuo people were soon discovered by the Tang army.
Zheng Cong-yi immediately ordered 15,000 infantry to stay in the camp and rely on the camp bar as cover. He also sent orders to the cavalry troops on both wings to keep an eye on the battlefield and wait for the order to attack at any time.
To the north of the camp, countless soldiers were placing shields and guns behind the camp. Outside the camp, there was a newly dug of the camp protection ditch.
However, when the first wave of Shatu soldiers arrived, the Tang soldiers in the front row were still shocked. The front of the Shatu people's cavalry, their infantry, or even the Hu soldiers and horses of their subordinates, but were all Han prisoners.
These prisoners were all Han men and women, most of whom were taken away by Li Keyong when he retreated. Li Keyong originally wanted to escape to Mobei and serve as their slaves. Now that they wanted to escape from the light cavalry, they naturally could not take them away. Li Keyong simply asked Li Youjin to push all tens of thousands of young and strong Han slaves to the front line.
These young and strong men and women were driven away by Shatuo's soldiers behind, poked guns and smashed with knives, and forced them to move forward. They carried sandbags on their shoulders, and the front row was holding wooden rafts.
Driven by the Shatuo people, they had to slowly approach the Tang army camp.
Looking at the camp's bright spear, the sharp horizontal sword, and countless bows and arrows, I couldn't help but cry as I walked: "Don't shoot arrows, we are our own people, our own people." Tens of thousands of wailing sounds gathered and rushed straight to Yunxiao.
This scene makes people feel sad when they hear it and cry when they look at it.
Many Tang soldiers guarding the village couldn't help but lose their morale. Some soldiers even put down their raised spears, and the knife in their hands could not be tightly held.
Du Yuhou, who was responsible for battlefield discipline, and Yuhou below shouted: "Cross shield, raise the gun, prepare the bow and arrow, and don't let them get close!"
But no matter how loud the Yuhou shouted, the soldiers in front were still hesitating, and their hands were shaking. These were tens of thousands of compatriots, how could they bear to kill their compatriots? Several young soldiers even started crying, and some soft-hearted soldiers shouted to the front of the formation: "Don't come over, run, don't come over!"
Some Han prisoners stopped for a moment, but were immediately chopped and killed by Shatuo people without hesitation. Dozens or hundreds of people instantly spread all over the ground. The remaining prisoners were shocked and began to move forward helplessly again.
Zheng Cong-sei personally rushed to the front line of the formation with his sword in hand. Looking at the Shatuo people who were approaching, he couldn't help but burst into anger and trembled all over. But he was a commander, and he knew very well what the choice he could make at such a time.
The old prime minister burst into tears and made a roar of grief and anger: "Listen to my order, anyone who approaches the camp will be killed without mercy!"
"Shoot the arrow!" Yu Yan was also angry at this moment, but they had no choice. On the battlefield, either you die or he dies, and he is not in charge of the army!
Zhongwujie coach Cui Anqian inserted his sword into the ground, picked up a bow from a soldier, and took the arrow and went out the first. He shot out one arrow and directly killed a Han man who had been driven to the edge of the woe.
Cui Anqian issued the first arrow, and there were two commanders and deputy commanders, Zheng Cong-sei and Yu Vin, who were the commanders and deputy commanders and deputy commanders, so the soldiers could only shoot arrows at this time. The second arrow, the third arrow, and then countless rains of arrows fell.
Arrows fall like rain!
Seeing his compatriots die under his own arrow, not only did the generals shed tears, but even the hardest-hearted Du Yuhou Yuhou also choked up.
While shooting arrows, the soldiers cursed the Shatuo people loudly. The boundless anger made the soldiers of the camp high.
However, the Shatuo people did not hesitate and continued to drive the Tang prisoners forward carrying sandbags and wooden rafts. One after another, one after another, one after another, and one group died and one after another. Although the moat ditch in front of the camp was deep, the Shatuo people finally filled the moat ditch with tens of thousands of bodies of the Tang prisoners, and successfully approached the front of the gate.
The Shatuo soldiers were also completely erected at this time when they stepped on the flat road built by the Tang people's corpse tower. They did not know that they were destined to be abandoned, but were bewitched by Li Youjin and Li Keyong, saying that they wanted to break out of the siege tonight.
The ones rushing to the front were elite infantry with as many as 3,000 people. These three thousand soldiers have been guarding Jincheng. Although they have rarely been on the battlefield, their elite soldiers cannot be underestimated. These soldiers were wearing cowhide armor, carrying large horizontal swords and shields, and even maces, hammers, iron rods, and Hulala.
Later on, there were as many as 10,000 new soldiers. These soldiers were recruited by the Liu family in Shuozhou, all of which were the Daibei Hu tribe. The Daibei Hu tribe was born brave and did not need wife training. They were just qualified good soldiers. At present, these people did not even have armor, wearing leather robes, holding simple spears or even hunting forks, and bows and arrows rushed up like rushes.
The last one was two thousand elite infantrymen, all of whom were Shatuo's veterans. Li Youjin was not willing to fight these soldiers, and they would not take them to fight them out unless they had to. He planned to cover Li Keyong and surrender immediately as soon as he left. In the future, these are his foundation.
Before the battle began, Li Keyong and Li Youjin had promised them that if they broke through the Tang army's siege today, everyone could receive a generous reward. The first warrior to break into the Tang camp would immediately receive a reward of 10,000 yuan and be promoted to deputy envoy of the Tielin Army. Each Tang army leader who was killed could be replaced with a reward of 10,000 yuan.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards. Under this high and terrifying reward, all Shatu soldiers became warriors.
Before the war, Li Keyong took out all the wine he brought with him and rewarded the five thousand infantrymen.
Chapter completed!