Since the main force of the Jieli rate lord appears in the cloud, this means that the war has transitioned from the early stage to the middle stage. This stage is a critical moment that determines the direction of the later stage.
At present, Jie Li has mobilized a large army of more than 200,000 people, while the Tang army in Yunzhong has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.
At the beginning, the two sides fought several games, but the outcome was inconclusive. However, neither Jie Li nor Tang Jun was in a hurry.
After fully understanding the strength of the Tang army, Jieli issued a simple order.
A passes!
In his opinion, the main force of the Tang Army was exposed, which was a great opportunity for a decisive battle. It would be a piece of cake to kill the main force of the Tang Army with his superior strength.
As a result, a bloody battle broke out between the two sides at the foot of Baishan Mountain.
The Tang army relied on infantry and cavalry formations and heavy plate armor to block waves of Turkic attacks.
It is worth mentioning that it is impossible for the Turkic army of more than 200,000 to attack them all in an instant. The method used by Jieli was unrestricted wheel warfare.
After the 50,000-strong army was defeated, the next 50,000-strong army was pressed forward, and so on. Almost every wave was filled with energetic Turkic cavalry.
However, due to the pressure of military strength, the Tang army could not adopt the same method as Jie Li. In order to block the Turks, the Tang army could not take over the battle and had to press the entire army.
Smoke and dust rose all over the sky and rushed into the sky. The scene was extremely bloody and shocking.
Cheng Mingzhen charged forward without hesitation. He didn't dare to look back, let alone to finish off the attack. All he had to do was to charge forward until he reached a place where there were no Turkic soldiers and horses, and then turn around and continue charging.
What if he can't kill someone with one knife?
The brothers behind him will touch up the wounds for him. If he dares to touch up the wounds on the battlefield, he will be the first to die.
When the war started, the entire army had only one idea: to disperse them!
The so-called meat grinder is nothing more than that.
Some people were killed by swords, some were trampled to death by war horses, and some were shot to death by arrows falling from the sky.
Because of the emergence of light plate armor, ordinary soldiers of the Tang Army also found some obsolete armor to wear.
Therefore, comparatively speaking, the loss is still acceptable.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than half a month, and in nearly July, Jieli finally realized that he had wasted too much time in the clouds.
However, he had no way out at this time. He finally defeated the Tang army and weakened it. It would be a real loss if he did not capture the Tang army at this time.
On the Tang Army's side, the losses were also very heavy.
Neither side counted their troop strength immediately, but the dead bodies on the ground were enough to prove that there is no absolute winner in this war so far.
"How many more people do we have?" Yuchi Gong huddled under the city wall and asked Cheng Yaojin next to him.
"Su Lie said last time that more than 20,000 people died."
"What about the Turks?"
"Hehe, there are many more than us."
Hearing this, Yuchi Gong felt comfortable all over, and then sighed: "Damn it, Duan Zhixuan, Xie Shufang, and our Hedong Road soldiers and horses add up to 250,000, and now except for the 50,000 elite troops around General Li, there is no movement.
, how many have died?”
Cheng Minzhen made a rough calculation and said, "I'm afraid there will be nearly 70,000 people."
Yuchi Gong asked: "You really don't know where Li Jing is?"
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes, "I don't know how many times I have answered this question for you. Let me say it again, General Li is not at Huanghuadui at all. I was ordered to come to support you."
Yuchi Gong snorted coldly: "Li Jing had better defeat the Turks, otherwise, your Majesty will never let him go with such a loss of troops and horses."
On their side of the battlefield alone, nearly 70,000 troops were lost, plus the losses of Qin Qiong's troops on the western front. Even if they could win this time, they would win at the cost of losing one-third of their troops.
In other words, if Li Jing doesn't win beautifully enough, even if he wins, His Majesty will never let him go.
Cheng Yaojin was silent for a while and said: "This is not something we should consider. Since Li Jing asked us to defend Yunzhong, we will wait and see how he can win this war."
At this moment, a scout found Yuchi Gong.
"General, General Li has an order."
At this moment, at the foot of the green mountains far north of Jieli, a Tang flag fluttered in the wind. The elite Tang army, armed to the teeth, passed through the vast mountain road and arrived at Jieli's rear.
Luo Shixin pursed his lips and looked at Li Jing in front of him, feeling some ups and downs in his heart.
In the past few months, they have only done one thing.
On your way!
Starting from Shuozhou, we first pass through Yanmen Pass, cross Juzhu Mountain, and arrive at Dongxing Pass. Then we go north, along the Xiawu Mountains and Hengshan Mountains, and arrive at Taixi Mountain. After that, we cross Pingxing Ridge and arrive at Lingqiu.
Immediately afterwards, we continued walking north along the Taihang Mountains, passed through the Zhigu Pass, and arrived at Anbian, Yuzhou. After a day of rest, we went north along the Hulu River and arrived at the bank of the Sanggan River.
Finally, they traveled along the Sanggan River, along the Yanmen Pass Passage, and galloped all the way, and finally arrived at Jieli's rear.
These months of marching were something Luo Shixin would never forget.
The mountain road was so long that they couldn't ride horses and had to take care of their horses. The difficulty was simply the most difficult circumnavigation march he had ever seen.
However, this is all coming to an end.
He rode up to catch up with Li Jing and couldn't help shouting: "General."
Li Jing nodded and asked, "What's wrong?"
"General, in order to attract Jieli's main force to go south this time, our troops and horses suffered heavy losses in the clouds. If we cannot completely defeat the Turks, we will be considered a failure."
Li Jing twitched the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "Don't worry, I'm just treating others in their own way."
Luo Shixin was stunned for a moment and then said: "General, are you talking about the last time?"
"Yes." Li Jing said: "How did Jie Li win last time? This time, I want him to lose. And, I want him to lose completely!"
As he spoke, he explained: "The Turkic troubles have existed for hundreds of years. If we want to completely maintain the stability of the border for more than ten years, we must seriously injure the Turkic soldiers and horses. This battle is not about saving lives, but about the lives of the Turkic soldiers."
I want this cloud to be the burial place for more than 200,000 Turkic soldiers!"
Hearing this, Luo Shixin trembled all over.
In July, Li Jing led an elite army and appeared in Jieli's rear. Just like a monkey attacking his sister-in-law's belly, he beat Jieli's entire rear area to pieces and blocked Jieli's only way back to the grassland.
At the same time, after receiving the news, Cheng Yaojin and others raised an army of more than 100,000 people, met them in the south, and led their troops to attack the north.
Under the strong attack from both sides, the Turkic troops and horses, which had already suffered heavy losses, were even more frightened and fled crazily.
Finally, Jieli led his troops to escape into Baishan Mountain.
At this time, Li Jing, Yu Chigong and others finally met.
After counting the soldiers and horses, they found that there were still 180,000 soldiers left. Li Jing immediately ordered 180,000 soldiers and horses to surround Baishan Mountain. He also issued a fatal order not to release a single mosquito from Baishan Mountain!
It is quite ironic to say that Baideng Mountain was also surrounded 800 years ago. However, the one who was besieged at that time was Han Emperor Liu Bang, and those who surrounded Baideng Mountain were the Xiongnu.
Although Liu Bang escaped at that time, the vitality of the newly born Han Dynasty was greatly damaged, and he had to make a marriage in order to preserve the Central Plains.
But now, the Turks are being surrounded, and the Tang army is surrounding them.
The two sides changed positions, and the result would naturally change completely. Li Jing had made up his mind to bury Jie Li's more than 200,000 troops here.
In order to implement this policy, he specially brought good things to Jie Li and others.
A big treasure that made Bai Shanshan and Jieli disappear, as well as hundreds of thousands of Turks.