The troops of the Tuyuhun Khanate approached, and on the plains east of Lukou Mountain, foreign military flags formed into a long dragon, looming in the hazy yellow sand.
Twenty miles away, looking over, at the end of the grassland, on the yellow sand, the breath of war has been conveyed to the hearts of every soldier in the Tang army.
In the Chinese army's tent, Li Jing wanted to re-arrange his tactics.
Because of the previous Gu insect incident, there is no guarantee that the previous tactical plan has not been exposed.
The enemy's arrival was a bit too fast, exceeding Li Jing's expectation.
Li Jing was originally very relaxed about this battle and didn't take it to heart at all.
Because the Tuyuhun Khanate originally only belonged to a branch of the Turks, and it was a very small branch.
The Tuyuhun Khanate had limited national strength and limited military strength.
In the war six years ago, the Tuyuhun Khanate did not send out a single soldier. Seeing the defeat of Jieli Khan's troops, they immediately expressed their surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
For such a war-fearing country, Li Jing had no reason to pay attention to it.
But as one bizarre thing happened after another, Li Jing realized that the Tyuhun Khanate today seemed different from what he imagined.
First of all, the Tuyuhun Khanate had the help of the Miao shaman, and their soldiers' combat effectiveness was greatly improved through Gu insects.
Moreover, this time the opponent took the initiative to attack with a fierce force, seemingly determined to win. Such a firm will to fight made Li Jing feel the urgency.
Could it be that the Tuyuhun Khanate had other forces to rely on?
Bai Song said: "When things go wrong, there must be monsters. Before we know the details of the opponent, we should avoid a head-on confrontation. In this first battle, it is best to adopt a feint attack tactic, with cavalry as the main force, disrupting and provoking in the front, and tempting
When the enemy is fighting with a small force, we should first test the combat effectiveness of the opponent's soldiers. Our army does not have to fight the enemy. After the confrontation, we should retreat in time to avoid losses as much as possible."
On the sand table, Bai Song pointed out an open grassland outside Lukou Mountain, which is where it meets the desert: "Fighting here is convenient for our army to observe the enemy's combat power, and it is easier for our soldiers to evacuate."
This is the first time that the military advisor has made a formal statement on tactics.
The soldiers all frowned slightly after hearing this: "Commander, we have been waiting for so long, and finally the enemy has arrived. Instead of letting us fight as hard as we can, you want us to retreat? Isn't this a waste of our army's morale?"
"That's right, Tuyuhun's idiots are nothing to be afraid of. Besides, there are so many of us. If we can't win the first battle, won't the Turkic tribes who come to support us laugh at us?"
The original Eastern Turkic troops have been assembled and are heading towards Lukou Mountain for reinforcements.
Li Jing was also worried. When the two armies fought, the first confrontation was very important. If they lost the first battle, it would affect every subsequent battle.
He could understand Bai Song's thoughts, but the loss of deliberate defeat would be too great. How effective would the information obtained be?
"Military advisor, we were defeated in the first battle. Is there any way to recover later?" Li Jing asked.
"I don't know how to deploy troops, but I know what is the key to victory."
"The key to victory? What is it?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
Everyone looked at Bai Song's confident look and wondered if this military advisor had any clever plans?
"I said that I have prepared a lot for this battle. Do you still remember the battle in Chengdu?"
"The Battle of Chengdu..."
The generals looked at each other. They were all Li Jing's subordinates and had experienced the Yizhou rebellion.
When Bai Song talked about the battle in Chengdu, the first thing that everyone thought of was the divine punishment that day.
The Shenwu Cannon was the top secret. Li Miao first informed Li Jing that the military generals only saw a scene that was like a punishment from heaven, but they did not actually see the Shenwu Cannon.
In the entire army, only Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin were insiders.
They even hid it from the emperor.
Cheng Yaojin remembered Bai Song's kindness for rescuing his family of more than 70 people, and knew that once the matter was exposed, the emperor would use all means to force Bai Song to hand over the production method.
If Bai and Song did not have friendship, their lives would definitely be in danger.
So it was Cheng Yaojin who suggested concealing the truth.
Li Jing acquiesced because of Shu Wang. No matter how much he disliked Bai Song, he didn't want anything to happen to Bai Song and make his granddaughter sad.
So when Bai Song mentioned it at this moment, the generals were confused, except Cheng Yaojin and Li Jing who looked surprised.
The two old men were waiting for Bai Song to take the initiative to hand over the Shenwu Cannon.
Since Bai Song said that he had made a lot of preparations, it means that the Shenwu Cannon must be a part of his preparations.
With the divine cannon, no matter what kind of monsters and monsters they are, they will be wiped out in the face of heaven's punishment.
Bai Song didn't need to say any more. Li Jing understood Bai Song's intention.
What the army needs to do now is not to fight hard, but to delay time, test whether the enemy has potential attack methods, and avoid any accidents.
As long as the Shenwu artillery rushes to the battlefield, the enemy army will be defeated.
Li Jing gave Bai Song an affirmative look and immediately ordered: "Follow the military advisor's instructions and send five thousand cavalry to provoke the enemy's formation. The main purpose is to test the local military strength and not to fight. The remaining troops will deploy in their respective positions according to the established plan."
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After that, the meeting was dismissed. The generals were a little suspicious, but the military order had been issued and no one could change it.
In the afternoon, the first battle took place.
The Bai Song Dynasty failed to witness the magnificent scene of the confrontation between the two armies.
He was watching from a distance on the sentry tower of Lukou Mountain, holding a telescope.
At first, thousands of soldiers from the two armies could be seen colliding together, but the next second they were covered by yellow sand and dust, and nothing could be seen.
Five thousand people tried to fight, but 4,400 people came back, and 600 corpses were buried in the yellow sand.
Bai Song felt a lot of pressure, because with one word or decision of his, six hundred or even more lives disappeared in an instant.
This is a kind of suffering that I have never experienced before.
I didn't see the blood of the battlefield, but I already felt the cruelty of war.
At this moment, Bai Song knew that he was not qualified to be a general and would never be able to fulfill his ambition to bring peace to the world.
At least using war to bring peace to the world is not the path that suits him.
After that, during the daily discussions in the military tent, Bai Song rarely spoke and rarely expressed opinions.
He has only one goal, which is to delay time and try to avoid large-scale battles.
As for how to delay time and how to avoid large-scale battles, that was what Li Jing and his generals were thinking about.
After several confrontations, the strength of Tuyuhun Khan's army gradually emerged.
The Tuyuhun Khanate had sufficient grain and grass support, which was obviously not the accumulation of the Tuyuhun Khanate itself.
The Tuyuhun Khanate suddenly made tough changes, and there must be forces behind it.
But this is not complete. Several confrontations did not encounter the super strong combat power mentioned in the previous intelligence, and there are more hidden things.
