Chapter 42 Panlong Pass, the Summit of the Decisive Battle

Teng!

As soon as Surileheke said this, all the Turkic generals and tribal leaders in the central army tent stood up, their eyes flashing with greed.

Obviously, these words touched the hearts of the Turkic people.

The Turkic generals, who had just burned, killed and looted in one city and 28 counties in the Shuobei territory, had tasted the sweetness of going south, and their appetites were also expanded. Naturally, they were unwilling to call off the troops and go home.

Besides, in recent times, the Turkic cavalry scouts have been investigating the enemy situation in the natural barrier of Panlong Pass day and night.

The Longcheng troops guarding Panlong Pass only had 80,000 or 90,000 people. They were alone on an expedition, with no ambush and no reinforcements.

At this time, the Turkic side was strong and morale was high.

Although the 30,000 Turkic vanguard army was defeated at Panlong Pass a few days ago.

However, the Turkic cavalry gathered in Shuobei City is still as large as 90,000, and there are 80,000 Yunhui troops who defected to help, plus a variety of auxiliary soldiers and civilians, it is not an exaggeration to call it an army of 200,000.

The art of war says: surround them if you have ten, annihilate them if you have five, and fight them if you have twice as many.

If the Turkic army used twice the force to fight against Chen Huaian's Longcheng army, it would miss the once-in-a-lifetime, God-given opportunity that was within reach.

Looking back in the future, I'm afraid I'll get up in the middle of the night and beat my hands and stamp my feet, regretting it.

Because of this, the Turkic generals and tribal leaders present, although they didn't say it, they all hoped to march south and continue to rob money, food, and women in the Han area all the way south.

The reason why none of them took the lead in speaking to the Khan Temur was that no one wanted to be the first bird to stand out and be entrusted with the important task of the vanguard commander by the Khan.

After all, that Han Chinese Chen Huaian and his Longcheng soldiers were indeed quite capable.

The Turkic generals present were all cunning and shrewd, so they were unwilling to risk losing their heads to lead the charge, and in the end, other tribes took advantage.

Of course, there was one exception.

That was Timur's Imperial Camp commander, Kerait warrior Arsalan, one of the Twelve Guardians.

He was the first to stand up and echoed: "Khan, what Chief Surilhek said is very true."

"The dog Han Chen Huaian killed my envoys and slaughtered my sons. He has long forged a blood feud with my Turkic Empire. His father Chen Polu is the common enemy of all tribes in the Mobei grassland. He once killed as many as 100,000 of my grassland warriors on the banks of the Onon River in Yumuchuan!"

"Blood for blood, life for life. In public and private, in terms of emotion and reason, my Turkic Empire and the Dragon City troops of the dog Han Chen Huaian will eventually have a battle!"

At this point, Arsaleng took the initiative to come to the center of the tent and knelt on one knee facing the Khan Timur who was sitting on the wolf-head chair.

Then, he clenched his fist and placed it across his chest, saying word by word:

"Khan, Arsaleng is willing to be the vanguard commander of the army and lead the imperial cavalry to attack Panlongguan head-on to clear the obstacles for the imperial army to move south!"

Well!

On the wolf-head chair, Timur nodded and said with a look of relief: "Arsaleng, this Khan has approved it!"

"All generals listen to my orders!"

Swish!

Upon hearing this, all the Turkic generals straightened their backs and pricked up their ears to wait for the imperial edict.

Timur said: "This Khan orders that the commander of the Imperial Front Camp, Arsaleng, will be promoted to the commander of the Turkic Empire's southern expedition immediately, commanding 60,000 cavalry to guard the flank of the army!"

"Liang Erhu, this Khan orders you to lead 80,000 Yunhui troops as the vanguard of the army, form a battle formation with chariots and shields, and attack Panlong Pass step by step and steadily!"

"Ah——"

Inside the big tent, Liang Erhu, who was busy eating meat, drinking, and watching the show, looked confused, thinking that I was just a bystander, why is it my turn to charge into the battle?

Liang Erhu looked at Timur with a bitter look, as if he was telling Liang Erhu with his eyes, "My dear, didn't you say that when you wrote to me and asked me to surrender to you?"

At the beginning, when Liang Erhu was desperate, Timur offered him an olive branch and asked him to lead 80,000 Shuobei Yunhui troops to surrender to the Turkic Empire.

He promised to give him and his brothers in the Yunhui army a high degree of autonomy, and they only needed to assist the Turkic cavalry in defending the city when Chen Huaian led his troops to attack the city.

After the matter was done, whether Timur marched south or retreated back to the Mobei grassland, he would leave the one city and thirty-six counties in the Shuobei territory to Liang Erhu.

If Liang Erhu was willing, Timur could also divide a piece of exclusive grassland on the Mobei grassland for Liang Erhu, so that he could be a rich man on the grassland who raised horses and sheep.

It's only been a few days, and the ink on the handwritten order hasn't even dried yet, but Timur wants him to lead his Yunhui Army to fight in the front line. You're not as quick as me to cross the river and destroy the bridge!

Others don't know how powerful Chen Huaian and the Longcheng soldiers are, but Liang Erhu knows it very well.

What the hell is using chariots and shields to form a battle formation, step by step, and steadily attack Panlong Pass?

The last person who attacked Longshan Camp with this trick should have grass growing on his grave now.

You Turkic northern barbarians really don't know how powerful Chen Huaian is!

You really haven't seen the terrifying oppression brought by the Longcheng Iron Pagoda when they charge in groups!

You have never felt the terrifying dominance of the "sword and shield" composed of Longcheng infantrymen holding seven-foot long swords and "wall-like advancement" on the battlefield!

Infantry chasing cavalry and slashing, one knife down, people and horses are all broken, can you imagine it?

Damn Timur, you tricked me into Shuobei City just to make me and my brothers work for you now!

Is this the vanguard of the army?

It's clearly a suicide squad!

In the middle of the big tent, Liang Erhu was hesitant and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Timur's face immediately sank, and he looked at Liang Erhu with cold eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Why, Liang Erhu, you don't want to serve the Turkic Empire on the battlefield?"

"Or are you going to take advantage of the battle between my Turkic army and Longcheng troops to lead your 80,000 troops to turn against my Turkic army and stab my Turkic army in the back?"

"Say, is it true!"

Bang!

After saying that, Timur slapped the table in front of him with a slap, making a loud bang.

Hiss——

Under the big tent, Liang Erhu was frightened by the sudden slap and trembled, and took a breath of cold air.

Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced unconsciously inside the big tent.

Only then did he realize that the Turkic generals present were frowning, cold-eyed, and glaring at him.

Liang Erhu knew very well that if he dared to say no at this moment, these barbaric Turks would pounce on him and skin him alive in the next second.

With the attitude of a hero not to suffer a loss in front of him, Liang Erhu immediately replied respectfully: "Great, Great Khan, the heart of this general Liang Erhu's loyalty to the Turkic Empire is clear to the world, and the sun and the moon can testify to it."

"This general, this general is willing to lead his 80,000 Yunhui troops to serve as the vanguard of the Turkic Empire's southern expedition!"

"But, but--"

Speaking of this, Liang Erhu hesitated for a few seconds, and finally gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and said:

"It's just that the dog Han Chen Huaian has a super heavy cavalry of 3,000 people, all of whom are heavily dressed. "Armor, once they charge on the battlefield, their momentum is so brave that even gods and humans cannot stop them!"

"The battle formation formed by chariots and shields can't withstand the impact of Longcheng Iron Buddha heavy cavalry. I hope the Khan will re-determine the strategy to defeat the enemy!"

Hearing this, Timur's expression froze and said, "What did you say?"

"Chen Huaian has a 3,000-man Iron Buddha heavy cavalry?"

"But the Iron Buddha of the Later Jin Dynasty was defeated by Jin Wang Chen Polu outside Zhuxian Town that year?"

"That's right!"

Hahaha!

Suddenly, Timur's unbridled laughter rang out in the central army tent.

Liang Erhu was confused and didn't know why.

The other Turkic generals in the tent also looked at each other, not knowing why.

After a long time, Timur stopped laughing wildly.

Then, he said loudly and proudly: "I never thought that I would be able to fight the heavy cavalry of the Dragon City Po Lu Army again in my lifetime."

"This may be God's will, hahaha!"