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Chapter 974 Battle of Taiyuan (15)

Although the two armies in the Tang army camp had fought fiercely, the Sui army camp was still unmoved. The Sui army scouts discovered another Turkic army hidden at the foot of the mountain in the east, with far more than the Turkic army launching an attack on the west, with at least more than 30,000 people.

Zhang Xuan had to admire Fang Xuanling's judgment. The Turkic army indeed used the strategy of vocalizing east to attack the west, using a few cavalry to attack from the western front, attracting his main force to rescue the western front, but his real main force was hidden in the east, like a group of cunning wolves, waiting for the prey to reveal its flaws.

All the tents in the Sui army camp have been removed, and 100,000 Sui army has been deployed in place, 10,000 troops were deployed from north to south, 30,000 crossbowmen were deployed on the battalion wall five miles to the west, and 20,000 cavalry were deployed several miles away from north to south, just like a huge cloth pocket was opened, waiting for the Turkic army to come in.

The Sui army had a total of 40,000 cavalry. In addition to the deployment of 10,000 cavalry from north to south, there were 10,000 cavalry in the camp prepared to deal with the breakthrough of the Turkic army. However, Zhang Xuan could not care about the life or death of the Tang army. After all, the Tang army had just arrived to meet him today, and the wall of the camp had not been built yet. If the Turkic army could not be stopped, there would be heavy casualties. If he did not go to rescue, it would affect the coordinated combat between the two families.

Although Li Pingjiang had already led 5,000 cavalry to reinforce, Zhang Xuan was still worried.

Zhang Xuan immediately ordered the Hu Ben Lang General Zhang Hong to lead another 5,000 cavalry to rush to reinforce the Tang army.

At this time, the Tang army was in full swing. Eight thousand elite Turkic cavalry had broken through the outer defense of the Tang army from three directions and entered the camp. The five thousand cavalry led by Xie Yingdeng intercepted 3,000 Turkic cavalry. The two armies fought fiercely outside the camp. The number of Tang cavalry was superior, but the Turkic cavalry was more brave and good at fighting, and the two sides fought hard.

At this time, ten thousand Sui cavalry who came to reinforce arrived arrived one after another. They divided into two groups. One group, Zhang Hong led 5,000 people to the periphery to support Xie Yingdeng, and the other group, led 5,000 people from the north to break into the Tang camp, attacked the backs of thousands of Turkic cavalry, and caught the Turkic cavalry off guard.

The arrival of reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of the Tang army. They surrounded the Turkic cavalry who entered the camp from all directions. The drums sounded like thunder and the shouts of killing were shocking the sky.

Twenty miles east of the Sui Army camp is a mountain with a radius of dozens of miles, called Yangjiao Mountain. The mountain is steep and lush. The foot of the mountain is surrounded by large woods. The woods encircle the entire mountain and then stretch to the south. It is like a green belt, quite spectacular.

This forest is about a hundred miles long and about ten miles wide. A small river passes through the forest, bringing sufficient water to the forest. The trees grow tall and lush, and there are a large herd of beasts and deer living inside.

At this time, at the foot of the mountain west of Yangjiao Mountain, a Turkic cavalry team of 30,000 people was ready and could launch a raid on the Sui army camp at any time.

This Turkic cavalry team is also composed of Chuluo Khan's guards. It is well-equipped, brave in combat and has very strong combat power. Its commander is no one else, but Chuluo Khan himself.

When the Sui army was still in Jiaocheng County, Chuluo Khan planned this night attack. He sent 40,000 troops early to avoid the Sui army scouts to achieve unexpected results. Facts have proved that his night attack planning was indeed effective. The Sui army did not find a cavalry of 40,000 people hidden on the periphery.

Chuluo Khan originally planned to launch a raid when the Sui army headed north, but he changed his plan this morning. On the one hand, the Sui army did not move north, and on the other hand, the most important reason was that 30,000 Tang troops came to join the Sui army, which gave Chuluo Khan the opportunity to attack.

To this end, Chuluo Khan made careful arrangements. Eight thousand elite Turkic cavalry raided the Tang army camp that had not yet been built, and he personally hid 30,000 cavalry in the Sound Forest more than ten miles away, waiting for the moment of attack.

Chuluo Khan was guarded by hundreds of cavalry and stood on a mound in front of the forest. He looked at the Sui Army camp more than ten miles away from a distance. The dark clouds were low, the wind was high and the moon was dark, and hundreds of steps were shrouded in the night fog. He could not see the camp more than ten miles away. However, a few lanterns were hung on the high walls of the camp, just like the middle-point street lights in the dark night, which allowed Chuluo Khan to know where the Sui Army camp was.

However, at this time, Chuluo Khan regained his always suspicious nature. His intuition told him that this sneak attack would be of great danger, but the army had completed its deployment, and the eight thousand cavalrymen who were bait had also come out, just like an arrow on the string and had to be fired.

The two contradictions made Chu Luo Khan in a dilemma. Will this battle be fought?

"Have the spy been back?" Chuluo Khan turned around and asked sternly.

"Khan, you haven't come back yet."

Chu Luo felt so angry that he felt very angry. At the critical moment, these spies were so ineffective. When they were all killed, the sound of shouts and war drums from afar became more and more tense, as if the battle had reached the critical moment.

Time no longer allows him to continue to make things difficult for him. He either gives up or attack. He must make a choice. Chuluo Khan finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, "Send Wen Mutie to lead his army to raid!"

The order was heard, and ten thousand cavalrymen, led by the ten thousand men, suddenly rushed out of the forest and rushed to the Sui army camp more than ten miles away.

Chuluo Khan immediately led 20,000 troops to move slowly, waiting for the results of the 10,000 vanguard troops. Once they successfully attacked, the 20,000 troops would be killed.

The ten provocations sent by Chuluo Khan have been surrounded and annihilated by the Sui army scouts, turning the Turkic army into blind and deaf. Instead, the Sui army knew the background of the Turkic army. The person who commanded the 30,000 troops was the Turkic Khan.

At this time, Zhang Xuan was standing on the high wall of the military camp, staring at the distance with serious eyes. He had heard the sound of horse hooves like thunder. Just from the sound of horse hooves, he could tell that this was ten thousand Turkic cavalry.

This shows that Chu Luo Khan finally kept his hand and refused to attack. He should have followed 20,000 cavalry far away.

"Master, are we going to attack?" Pei Xingyan asked in a low voice, and he also judged that the Turkic army did not kill them all.

Zhang Xuan said coldly: "Tell the entire army to attack according to the original plan!"













Unlike the eight thousand Turkic troops that attacked the Tang camp, the eight thousand Turkic troops that attacked the Tang camp were to create momentum, so the eight thousand cavalry were as powerful as tens of thousands of people. However, the Turkic troops on the eastern front were extremely low-key and silent. All the four hooves of their war horses were wrapped in wool felt to reduce the sound of the horse's hooves and the ground.

Ten thousand Turkic vanguard cavalry had already been killed five miles away from the Sui army camp. The heart of the ten thousand men Wen Mutie began to hang up. As a general, he didn't care about Sui soldiers suddenly appearing on the high wall. For him, frontal impact and sneak attack were a kind of battle. He was worried that countless thorns and trapped horse pits would suddenly appear on the ground, which was a taboo for war horses.

Ten thousand cavalry did not have the slightest sense of stopping and continued to rush towards the camp. Hundreds of cavalry in front had already taken out ropes, which were used to pull down the high walls of the Sui army. The plate-type military camp was made of wood and then tamped with earth in the middle. Therefore, as long as the wooden frame was pulled down, the entire camp wall would collapse.

At this time, ten thousand cavalry were less than a mile away from the camp and had never encountered thorns or trapped horse pits. The heart of the warm wood iron hanging in the air finally fell, and he also felt a little lucky. Did the Sui army really be attracted by the Turkic cavalry on the Western Front?

The Turkic cavalry had already entered within 300 steps. At this time, Pei Xingyan on the high wall roared, "Attack!"

"Dong!Dong!Dong!" A sudden rushing drum sounded above the Sui army camp.
Chapter completed!
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