Following the order, all the troops of the Tang Dynasty army moved into action. All the troops drove into the depths of the grassland.
Somewhere deep in the grasslands, there was a small tribe of a thousand people. Currently, this small tribe only had the old, weak, women, and children. The rest of the able-bodied men had gone to fight with Jie Li Khan.
On this day, the old, the weak, the women, and the children of the tribe acted as usual. Suddenly, they felt the earth tremble. This was something they were all too familiar with. It was the earth trembling caused by a large number of horses running. The tribe immediately cheered. They thought that the warriors of their tribe had returned. Without these people in the tribe, they were always on tenterhooks. At this time, their tribe was the most vulnerable because the law of the jungle was too common in the grassland.
But soon, an army appeared in their line of sight. This army did not belong to their tribe at all, nor did it belong to any of the grassland tribes. This army was too well-equipped, and it was not something that the grassland tribes could afford to equip. Even if it was the army directly under the Jie Li Khan, it was impossible. With a single glance, they could tell that it was the army of the Great Tang of the south. Thus, this small tribe fell into chaos, and panicked shepherds could be seen everywhere.
The army rushed into the tribe and cut through the entire tribe. Then, they split up and surrounded the entire tribe. At this time, some people resisted from time to time. The Tang army naturally did not show mercy to these people who resisted and killed them.
Some of the rebels were crippled from the war, and some were muscular women. It must be known that Turkic women could also mount horses and fight, especially when two tribes were about to annex each other.
However, the resistance was useless to the Tang army. In less than fifteen minutes, the entire tribe fell into the hands of the Tang army.
There were about 2,000 people in this Tang army. The commander was Colonel Su Dingfang, who led a regiment of more than 2500 people.
This was the third tribe he had encountered after venturing deep into the grasslands. He was now arranging for a squad of soldiers to escort this small tribe south to the Great Tang. They would take everything with them, so he did not have to worry about any tribe daring to provoke the Great Tang.
After arranging all these, Su Dingfang would continue to lead the troops towards the target.
The people of this small tribe looked desperate because according to the rules of the grassland, they would end up very miserable. Therefore, they listened to the arrangement of the Tang army like walking corpses.
However, five days later, the Tang army told them about the Tang Empire's policy toward them and that their settlement would be based on the settlement policy of the attached herdsmen. Hearing this, the herdsmen of the entire tribe seemed to have come to life at once. The speed of migration was greatly accelerated. No one was willing to live a life of exile and uncertainty.
As for the tribe members who were killed by the Tang army some time ago, it was not something they considered. It was too normal on the prairie.
This tribe was just one of the many captured tribes after the Tang army went deep into the grasslands.
On the third day after the Tang army entered the grassland, Jieli Khan of Xiang City received the news that the Tang army had attacked the grassland. This was brought by some people who had escaped before the tribe was surrounded.
This news immediately blew up in Xiang City. A large number of tribes and Turkic troops had gathered here. Of course, large tribes like Xue Yantuo and Huihe did not come, including some small tribes that had submitted to them.
These people were gathered together to attack Xue Yantuo, Huihe, and other tribes. However, before they could start, they heard the news of the Tang army's attack.
Some of the smaller tribes were clamoring to go back because their tribes were on the Tang army's marching route.
Jie Li Khan was shocked three times in a day. People kept reporting which tribe had fallen into the hands of the Tang army.
Jie Li was very conflicted now. Some suggested a decisive battle with the Tang army, and some suggested avoiding the battle. Anyway, they were noisy and did not have a unified opinion. The troops and tribes gathered in Xiang City gradually showed signs of instability.
At this moment, just like in history, Jie Li Khan decided to retreat from Xiang City to the vicinity of Iron Mountain and continue to gather tribes.
For a moment, it was chaotic everywhere. The tribes and armies moved toward Iron Mountain.
At this time, Jie Li Khagan received a report from his scouts that an army of about twenty thousand people had advanced too suddenly, and had already left the other armies for more than a day or two.
Khan Jie Li's eyes lit up when he heard that. He had more than 200,000 troops in his hands. It should not be a problem for him to deal with 20,000 Tang soldiers. He also wanted to win a battle with the Tang army to boost their morale. Otherwise, it would be difficult to lead the troops.
Therefore, Jie Li Khan ordered two hundred thousand troops to meet the Tang army, while the other tens of thousands of troops continued to escort the tribes to move towards Iron Mountain.
200,000 against 20,000. In ancient times, this was an absolute victory. No army could defeat 200,000 with 20,000.
At this time, the Tang army also received the news that Jieli Khan's army was moving towards them. This 20,000-man army was a division led by Lieutenant General Li Ji.
Li Ji sneered. Did they really think he was a pushover? Did they think that 20,000 yuan was something they could chew on? What a joke. If he didn't have this confidence, would he, Li Ji, dare to leave the great tribe and act as bait?
When the Tang army was twenty miles away from the Jieli Khan's army, they chose a small hill to stop. This hill was very low and could be climbed with a charge. The grassland was not flat, but uneven.
All the troops of the Tang Dynasty began to do their work in an orderly manner. Some pulled the barbed wire and some dug holes. Now the army had a whole set of methods to deal with cavalry.
Soon, all the work was done and the vanguard of the Turks could be seen. However, the vanguard did not dare to charge at the Tang army, but stopped two miles away.
Not long after, the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Eastern Turkic army led by Jie Li Khan had all arrived. The Turkic side was a dark mass, appearing very thin compared to the Tang army, but none of the Tang army was timid.
With a single order from the Jie Li Khan, fifty thousand people left the tribe and charged at the Tang army. This was a true stampede of ten thousand horses, but the Tang army remained motionless, waiting for the Turks to approach.
When they were three hundred paces away from the Tang army, the Tang army's rifles began to ring, just like the last time they fought with the Turks. The Turks kept falling off their horses.
When the Tang soldiers fired and the Turks fell off their horses, the Jie Li Khan felt a flock of crows flying over his head. The veins on his forehead popped. He quickly ordered 50,000 men to attack the Tang army from both sides. In an instant, the Tang army was surrounded by 150,000 Turks.
When the Tang army was besieged by the Turks, they still fired, retreated, and reloaded their ammunition. The Turks could not break through. The worst thing was that even if they rushed 300 steps, there were three rows of barbed wire at 200 steps. Each row was two meters apart. If you jumped over the first row, even if you did not get caught on the barbed wire, you could not jump over the second row. Without speed, it was impossible for a horse to jump over.
It wasn't that there weren't any horses that crashed into them. Some horses simply couldn't stop and crashed into them, but what was the use? There were still two rows behind them. Even if they passed this group, there would be another group of three rows of barbed wire thirty steps behind them. How was he supposed to play?
The Tang army was piled up with corpses, but not a single hair of the Tang army was injured.
The Turks were still charging forward desperately, but it was useless. The Tang army was still calmly repeating their actions.
When more than 80,000 Turks were killed or injured, they became timid and began to flee frantically. Jie Li Khagan's face was pale as he muttered," Devil, devil…" He was really afraid. 150,000 people attacked 20,000 people, and almost half of them were dead or injured. However, the Tang army was not injured at all. How could they fight? Jie Li Khan had completely lost the confidence to fight against Tang.
Jie Li ran away with the army, he didn't even go to Iron Mountain. He didn't have any confidence now, he just wanted to run as far as possible.
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