Chapter 281: Thousand-Mile Attack

The 30-year-old Su Dingfang looked at the general manager Su Dingfang with longing eyes.

Then, of course, he turned around to look at the emperor.

As a result, he saw that the emperor Li Shimin was turning his head to look at Zhangsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji was studying the situation map on the screen carefully, and was even discussing with Hou Junji:

"The Turkic bandits are all light cavalry. If the infantry forms a formation with heavy shields, how can they be broken?"

"Dingfang will definitely defeat the bandits again in this battle! Do you think so, Duke Lu?"

Hou Junji looked at the eyes of the emperor behind Changsun Wuji, carefully took two steps back, and said perfunctorily:

"Duke Qi's view on the military formation is really unique!"

But Changsun Wuji took a step to catch up almost at the same time, and said enthusiastically:

"But the Turkic bandits are easy to break but not to destroy. Disperse them now, reunite at that time, and invade again."

"What do you think of defeating the enemy, Duke Lu?"

Hou Junji shook his head vigorously:

"No."

It is a question whether he can lead the troops in the future, why worry about this?

But at least he, Hou Junji, still has the official title of General of the Right Guard.

On the other hand, Duke of Qi, Changsun Wuji...

Li Shimin ignored the little tricks between the two, snorted coldly at Changsun Wuji's back, and then changed his face to Su Dingfang at the speed of light, with a face full of praise:

"Dingfang is brave and resourceful, he is really a wise general of the Tang Dynasty!"

Simply saying this was enough to make Su Lie smile, and then he did not forget to raise his eyebrows at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin simply closed his eyes, out of sight, out of mind.

But in his heart, he felt that Changsun Wuji was right. In a sense, he felt that the Western Turks might not be as good as the Eastern Turks.

Because at least the Eastern Turks were quite close to the Tang Dynasty, through smuggling or stealing the craftsmanship, the Eastern Turks were not as good as the Tang army in terms of military equipment, but the difference was not too much.

But the Western Turks might not be so lucky.

And sure enough, the sound of the light curtain in his ears also verified his guess.

【Su Dingfang certainly thought carefully before dividing his troops in the face of an enemy force several times larger than his own.

Once the fight started, Xiao Lu quickly discovered that something was wrong.

Facing fewer infantry, Xiao Lu chose to press forward with his entire army, ordering the left and right wings to surround and attack together.

The infantry were not in a hurry, and first retreated to the nearby hillside to ensure that they would not be attacked by the cavalry.

Then they formed a formation, and everyone pointed their spears outward.

In this situation, although Xiao Lu had an army of 100,000, it was useless. The scene was summarized in one sentence: a dog chewing a hedgehog, it has no way to start.

Under Xiao Lu's shouting, the Turks organized three offensives, but with little effect.

And this is how it is on the battlefield. If you can't break my army formation, then it's my turn to fight you.

Facing the repeated setbacks of the Turkic offensive, Su Dingfang did not hesitate to take advantage of the chaos to launch an attack.

There are hedgehogs in front and iron cavalry behind. The history books used two words to describe the reaction of the Turks: collapse.

Su Dingfang led his army as if he was in an empty land, and Xiao Lu saw that he was defeated and fled.

The Tang army chased and killed him for thirty miles, beheading and capturing nearly 30,000 people, and 200 chiefs and Turkic officers were beheaded.

It was undoubtedly a great victory, a common victory, and a great victory as a matter of course.

Thanks to the power of the Tang army during the Zhenguan period, and the Turks themselves knew that their Great Khan was now an overseas student of the Tang Dynasty, so what was there to do?

So the right wing of the Western Turkic, the Wunushibi tribe, figured it out overnight.

The next day, before Su Dingfang had even had breakfast, he received news that the right wing wanted to surrender.

The Wudulu tribe of the left wing had a little more backbone than the right wing, but not much.

The left wing fled south under the leadership of the chief, and finally surrendered to another army of the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Lu, who was scattered when the tree fell, led his tribe to flee westward.

Faced with this chaotic scene, Su Dingfang ordered Xiao Siye and Po Run to hunt down the Turks who were unwilling to surrender, and then personally led the troops to start hunting down Xiao Lu.

However, because the war started at the beginning of the year, it was unlucky to encounter heavy snow when chasing Xiao Lu.

The generals requested a rest, but Su Dingfang opposed it, thinking that the enemy would definitely rest when seeing the heavy snow, which would be a chance for our army to win.

Under Su Dingfang's personal example, the Tang army braved the heavy snow to chase Xiao Lu for 600 miles, and finally caught up with Xiao Lu in Jinya Mountain (now Kyrgyzstan).

There was a prepared attack on the unprepared, and the Tang army was stronger than the Turks. Xiao Lu's tens of thousands of headquarters were defeated by Su Dingfang in one blow.

However, the embarrassing thing was that when Su Dingfang attacked, Xiao Lu happened to be hunting. When he heard that the Tang army was coming, he ran away directly, and only took some remnants with him. He ran very fast.

The two sides continued to run and chase, and after running another 500 miles, Su Dingfang caught up with Xiao Lu again at Suiye River (now Kazakhstan).

There was another big battle, and Xiao Lu's remnants were all captured, but Xiao Lu himself, his son and dozens of riders, became a fish that slipped through the net and fled to Shiguo (now Uzbekistan).

Xiao Lu ran 1,200 miles this time, which amazed Su Dingfang, saying that he was too old to catch up.

However, soon the lord of Sudu City in Shiguo, Yijuda, sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he had lured and captured Xiao Lu who was passing by, and when would the Tang army come to take him away?

At this point, this war of annihilation of the Western Turkic Empire finally ended completely.

From Chang'an to the Western Regions, and then from the Altai Mountains to Suiye River, the one-way distance is nearly 7,000 miles. It is hard to imagine that this was the record of a veteran who was almost 60 years old more than a thousand years ago.

After the Turkic troops in the Western Regions were almost wiped out, Xiao Siye finally had time to come and take Xiao Lu away and send him to Chang'an to show his merit.

After this battle, Su Dingfang was promoted to General of the Left Guard and was honored as Duke of Xing.

The captured Xiao Lu had lost his temper. He complained to Xiao Siye on the way:

Tang Taizong treated me very well, but I betrayed him and was punished by God. I hope I can die in Zhaoling Mausoleum to apologize to Taizong.

Li Zhi studied Xiao Lu's wish and suddenly had an idea to hold a grand captive offering ceremony in Zhaoling Mausoleum.

Then he pardoned Xiao Lu's death penalty.

After all, Xiao Lu is still useful, isn't he? Only two months later, Li Zhi took advantage of the New Year to hold another grand captive offering ceremony in the Taimiao, and the protagonist was still Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu, who had been embarrassed twice in a row, finally couldn't hold it anymore. He died of depression in less than a year and was buried next to Jie Li by Li Zhi.

So far, Erfeng's strategy against the Turks has finally come to an end after two generations.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty also officially extended to Central Asia, which was unprecedented.

The prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions also reached its peak. 】

Although there were no ups and downs and twists and turns as imagined, Su Lie was already very satisfied.

Li Jing, who was also a general, praised him:

"Show the enemy weakness, then fight and decide, chase thousands of miles, chase the enemy to the west."

"This is the style of a famous general."

Li Shimin also gave what he thought was a fair evaluation:

"Decisive in battle, decisive in pursuit."

"Even if I come in person, it's no more than this."

Su Lie was immediately delighted, and then looked at Li Shimin eagerly.

Li Shimin naturally praised this:

"Dingfang is both brave and strategic. He defeated the enemy in times of crisis and acted after careful planning. He revitalized the country and the people with one battle. He is the pillar of the country."

Su Lie was overjoyed, but still said modestly:

"I almost escaped from this little Lu Khan. If I could go out in my prime, I would definitely capture this little Lu Khan and not waste my horsepower."

Li Shimin just smiled at this. When he was the King of Qin, he personally participated in every battle. He knew that if the enemy generals wanted to escape, you couldn't stop them.

But he still understood Su Dingfang's sincere desire for war, so he immediately promised:

"Now that Hexi is still unstable, let me see the heroic figure of the Yinshan stepping tent again."

In response, Su Lie solemnly saluted with his hands crossed to show his willingness to follow.

Yuchi Jingde on the side was full of dissatisfaction, but he was scolded many times for his gaffes, so he learned his lesson and never spoke unless necessary.

However, Qin Qiong whispered quietly beside him:

"Seeing that the defeated generals of the past have received the grace of the emperor, are you not convinced?"

When they fought Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, they were all generals in front of the emperor, so it can be said that they both defeated Su Dingfang, and twice.

Therefore, Qin Qiong knew what Yuchi Jingde was thinking in his mind better than the number of scars on his stomach.

So he warned:

"Now that your majesty wants to start a prosperous century, you and I should all strive to be the first, rather than relying on our achievements to be proud."

There have been too many similar words, and Qin Qiong has no better way.

After all, at Xuanwu Gate, Yuchi Jingde shot Li Yuanji with his own hands, and brought soldiers into the palace to ask the emperor to issue an edict.

This merit is not easy to say, but Yuchi Jingde's show-off of it can be seen by everyone.

I just hope that this old friend will be alerted to the future "retirement" through the light curtain.

Different from the prospects of the generals.

Fang Xuanling glanced at Su Lie, and then at Changsun Wuji, who was still staring at the light screen with a frown.

Turning his head, he met Du Ruhui's eyes, and saw Du Ruhui nodded.

The two of them had communicated their thoughts with a few glances:

Su Dingfang's victory should be the beginning of Changsun Wuji being forced to hang himself.

From the time point of view, it is only a year difference. From the inference, after the destruction of the Western Turks, the prestige of Prince Zhi should be unshakable.

Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, from the success of the abolition of the queen and the resumption of the war with the Western Turks, it can be seen that Changsun Wuji gradually retreated at that time.

After winning this battle and offering prisoners twice, Changsun Wuji should no longer be able to compete with his own nephew.

However, the two sighed in their hearts, and even couldn't help but admire Empress Changsun for seeing clearly.

At the beginning of the Zhenguan period, Empress Changsun was worried that the Changsun family's excessive honor and favor would lead to disaster, so she urged Changsun Wuji to resign.

Unexpectedly, this view was perfectly verified on the light curtain.

However, the two ministers looked at each other again, and when they thought of the things about each other's offspring, their hearts sank a little.

Li Shimin's sigh interrupted their meditation:

"Oh, such a thief still wants to die in Zhaoling?"

"He should be treated like the prince, and let him die of sorrow and anger!"

"He should be killed and his heart destroyed!"

The Tang Dynasty on the light curtain came out from the Western Regions, and large areas were dyed vermilion.

In this comparison, Li Shimin felt for the first time:

Why is the Tubo in the lower left so annoying?