"General, this is already the third signal gun for help!"
Ten miles away, a Tang general looked at the colorful clouds in the sky and said anxiously.
Li Ji said unhurriedly, "Don't worry. The Firearm Army has gunpowder weapons in their hands. They also have the strongest armor made by the Mohist. They can attack or retreat. Xue Yantuo won't be able to break through the Firearm Army in a short time."
He had seen the strength of the Firearm Army with his own eyes. Even he didn't want to encounter this army with abnormal attack power. If Xue Yantuo wanted to attack, he could only use lives to make up for it.
"But the Firearm Army has Prince Consort Zhangsun. If there is an accident, it will be difficult for General to explain!" The Tang general said with some worry.
Li Ji coldly snorted and said: "What is difficult for this General to explain? The original plan was that the Firearm Army was waiting for this General to attack together, but Zhangsun Chong was greedy and rash. Otherwise, how could he be surrounded today?"
"Even so, if we don't help and watch the Firearm Army being surrounded, I am afraid that after returning to the court, we will be criticized by the court." The Deputy General said with difficulty.
Li Ji was unmoved and said: "When soldiers go to war, they must have the awareness of dying on the battlefield. The Firearm Army used the Turks cavalry as bait. This General can also use the Firearm Army as bait. For a General, what he cares about is the overall situation, not the life and death of one person."
Zhangsun Chong never thought that he, who had always been a fisherman, would be used as bait one day. Li Ji had already arrived at the grassland and saw the signal of the Firearm Army. However, Li Ji didn't act rashly, but quietly laid out a plan. After all, the purpose of their attack was not only to defeat Xue Yantuo, but to weaken the overall strength of the grassland and ensure 30 years of peace at the border of the Tang dynasty.
"The fourth signal gun for help." The Deputy General looked at the signal light again and anxiously said.
Li Ji was as calm as Mount Tai and didn't have the slightest intention to send troops.
"The fifth signal gun for help." The Deputy General was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. What Li Ji said was not wrong. It also depended on the person. If Zhangsun Chong died in the chaos, even if Li Shimin could pass, Zhangsun Wuji couldn't pass. One must know that Zhangsun Chong was Zhangsun Wuji's eldest son.
Li Ji turned a deaf ear and continued to observe the battle through his binoculars.
It wasn't until the sixth and seventh signal guns rose at the same time that Li Ji put down the binoculars and waved his hand, "All troops, attack!"
Following Li Ji's order, tens of thousands of Tang dynasty cavalry suddenly moved and charged toward the signal gun.
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Sun Wukai chopped down a Xue Yantuo cavalryman with his blade and raised his head to look at the colorful fog in the sky that didn't disperse for a long time. He couldn't help but have a bitter expression on his face. This was already the seventh signal flare, but the reinforcements still hadn't arrived.
"Kill!"
Sun Wukai wielded his long spear and knocked a Xue Yantuo cavalryman off his horse. The firearms army had already used up all their gunpowder weapons and had begun to fight with swords and spears. However, the firearms army that had lost their war horses had become infantrymen. They were at a disadvantage when facing the Xue Yantuo cavalrymen. Fortunately, the firearms army was equipped with the best weapons made by the Village Mo. Even though they were at a disadvantage, they were still able to cause huge losses to the Xue Yantuo cavalrymen.
However, there were too many Xue Yantuo cavalrymen. They used the human wave tactic to besiege the firearms army. Soon, the firearms army's physical strength was almost exhausted. Even if they were protected by the best armor, it was inevitable that there would be casualties.
Magnanimous Design was also bleeding in his heart. This time, Xue Yantuo had suffered a great loss in besieging the firearms army. Fortunately, all his efforts had finally paid off. The firearms army was at the end of the road.
Once the firearms army was eliminated, they would turn around and defeat the Turks. Even if the Tang dynasty blamed them afterward, Xue Yantuo would still have the capital to fight against them.
"Kill …!"
Magnanimous Design was about to give the order to kill all of them when suddenly the ground shook.
Magnanimous Design suddenly looked up and saw a torrent of steel rolling in from the south.
"The Tang Dynasty army is here!"
Magnanimous Design suddenly felt cold. Xue Yantuo had chased the firearms army for a long time and fought with them for a long time. He was already exhausted. However, the Tang Dynasty army in front of him was a fresh force with the advantage of weapons. In addition, the Tang Dynasty army had the power to destroy three countries in a row. Magnanimous Design couldn't help but feel intimidated.
"The Tang Dynasty army is here!"
Contrary to Magnanimous Design, Li Simo's heart was full of joy. Now, the 40,000 Turks had suffered many casualties, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered. Fortunately, his perseverance finally paid off. Li Ji's army finally arrived. The Turks had the hope of turning the tables.
Zhangsun Chong heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at the Tang Dynasty army rolling in, he secretly rejoiced. He was not only glad that the firearms army had survived the disaster, but also that he had survived the disaster.
"Meet the enemy!"
Magnanimous Design waved his hand and blew the battle horn. With 200,000 cavalrymen in hand, even if the Tang Dynasty army was famous, he still had the confidence to fight.
As Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen turned their horses around, the firearms army's pressure was suddenly relieved. Only then did Sun Wukai realize that the Tang dynasty's reinforcements had arrived! He couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Get into formation and protect yourselves. Treat the wounded!" Sun Wukai stopped the firearms army's soldiers from continuing to attack Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen and began to plan for self-protection. Every soldier of the firearms army was the most precious treasure. The more people who survived, the lighter Zhangsun Chong's responsibility would be. Not to mention that the firearms army had already lost their warhorses and the most powerful gunpowder weapons. They were no longer relevant to the overall situation of the war.
Even if they were exhausted, the well-trained firearms army still quickly got into formation and quickly treated the wounded. This was the compulsory course of the firearms army's training. At the same time, the firearms army did not forget to collect the defeated Turks' heavy cavalrymen and treat the surviving Turks' heavy cavalrymen. After all, the firearms army was able to survive because the 3,000 Turks' heavy cavalrymen had taken a lot of pressure off the firearms army.
At the same time, Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen and the Tang dynasty's cavalrymen collided like two torrents. Torrents of flesh and blood were no match for torrents of steel. As soon as the two sides collided, the Tang dynasty's torrent of steel was like a meat grinder, crazily harvesting the lives of Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen. In a short time, Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen suffered heavy losses.
"Retreat!"
Magnanimous knew that this matter could not be done. If it dragged on, the entire Xue Yantuo would be buried here.
"You want to retreat? How can it be so easy! " Li Ji snorted. He risked offending Zhangsun Wuji and used the firearms army as bait. How could he let Xue Yantuo retreat smoothly?
Immediately, another Tang dynasty's cavalrymen charged out and directly split Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen into two. At the same time, Li Simo's Turks' cavalrymen did not stay idle. They all began to surround Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen.
The once awe-inspiring Xue Yantuo's cavalry, which had led two hundred thousand cavalrymen south, immediately collapsed and scattered after suffering a large number of casualties.
Li Ji's army took the opportunity to kill tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen before retreating. The only regret was that Magnanimous managed to escape during the chaos and saved his life.
In this battle, the Tang Dynasty's army still maintained its undefeated legend.
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