Chapter 435 The Cost of Crazy

Just as the Tang army in Yaolong City withdrew, a 30,000-man Tang army brigade left the Qing pond and marched towards Haitushi City, the hinterland of the Gelulu people in the north. This 30,000 Tang army was composed of 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 Modao Army, led by Wang Siyu's deputy general Liang Tingyu. It took about 800 miles from the Qing pond to Haitushi City. It took four or five days to march. It was not a grassland along the way. It was mainly composed of low mountains and hills. Countless rivers of all sizes flowed between the mountains. There were few exposed rocks here, and the thick soil was covered with green lawns, and large forests were dotted in it.

That morning, the Tang army crossed a low hill called Hegeling, but stopped. The scouts exploring the way forward heard news that more than 30,000 Geluo cavalry were also coming south and would collide with them head-on in the afternoon.

Liang Tingyu smiled coldly. As expected, as the commander expected, the Gelulu people divided their troops into two groups to seize the Demon Dragon City, while the other group went south to capture several castles beside the Qing pond. He immediately ordered: the entire army rested on the spot and recovered their strength as soon as possible.

This will be a tough battle. Before he left, Wang Siyu once reminded him that if he encountered the army of the Gelulu people, he would not use any strategy, but to fight the Gelulu people in a real battle. Liang Tingyu understood the meaning of the commander. Almost half of the Leaf Army was recruited and had not experienced real battles. They urgently needed to baptize with blood and actual combat. The Gelulu people were the best trainer, but in order to ensure the final victory of the battle, Liang Tingyu turned back to Yan Yun, the general of the Third Cavalry Army, and said: "You lead 10,000 people in our headquarters around the enemy, hide in the forest, as a supporter, and follow my orders."

Yan Yun was the deputy general when Guan Ying seized the city of Snow Ye. He was promoted from a commander Guoyi to a general of the Central Army and led 10,000 people from the Third Cavalry of Snow Ye. He immediately held his fists and received the order, "The last general obeyed the order!"

Yan Yun immediately led 10,000 people from the headquarters to climb over Hegeling again and walked north around the small road.

Two hours later, the Tang army began to advance northward. After about two or three miles, the Gelulu army also appeared on a grassland. They also discovered the Tang army and were fighting for the last time to rest. The two armies stopped two miles apart.

At its peak, the Gelulu people had reached 500,000 people, occupying the entire Shuye Valley and the Daqing Pond. It was precisely because of its strength that it caused the worry of Dashi that the Saiyes were taken back more than ten years ago and forced the Gelulu people to return to the west of Jinshan. Many Turks who depended on them left one after another. Since then, the Gelulu people and their people began to decline, leaving only more than 400,000 people. Despite this, the 400,000 people are still a great force in Anxi, which has a large ethnic group, second only to the Uighurs, with 70,000 elite armored warriors.

The real decline of the Gelulu people was in the Battle of Beiting five years ago. Their best 50,000 elite troops were wiped out, and all kinds of military equipment and materials were lost. It was that battle that killed the Gelu people so scared that they moved westward and continued to fight in the internal strife. To this day, there were only more than 200,000 people left. This is a nomadic people that has already declined. If no one interfered with them, they would slowly die in the long river of history like the Daxi people, and like the Gongyue people. However, the Gelu people had a big backstage, that is, the Great Cannibal. Although the Gelu people had declined, the Great Cannibals were unwilling to let them go out of the historical stage, and they threatened and tempted to push them out, gave them equipment, and granted their land. This was like a sixty-year-old man being recruited, put on his armor and took swords and guns. Who could recognize their old bodies?

The Geluo army in front of us was mostly young people in their twenties. Like the Tang army, most of them lacked actual combat. Although they were all Dashi cavalry equipment, they got leather armor and short spears that Dashi had eliminated. This was the first equipment that Dashi started with the black-clothed Dashi. The slightly better ones were given to the Turks or Tocharis slave army, and the ones who gave the Geluo people were already the worst group. Many of the leather armors were moldy and broken, the short spears were rusted, and cracks appeared on the round shield. Their shoulder knives were not made of Damascus steel, but ordinary iron swords or long swords.

On the contrary, their opponent, Tang Jun, was equipped with the hardest armor, the strongest bows and arrows in the world and the fastest war horses. They were well-trained, disciplined and highly morale. Most of their officers were promoted from the bottom and studied in the military academy. They had rich practical experience and certain military knowledge. From them, they could see the vibrant revival of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang army's formation has been set up, with the main force of 10,000-held Modao Army, as if a fist, and the other 10,000 cavalry divided into two teams of 5,000 people. The two wings on the side protect the Modao Army from being attacked from side. The entire formation is like a long box with wings, and they began to take the initiative to forge the enemy.

In the Geluo formation, Atre was already a little uneasy. Although he was the chief of the Geluo people, he was only seventeen years old. He was his father's favorite youngest son. Arthuran never thought of letting him inherit his position as chief. The chief of the Geluo people was competitive, only courage, only talent, and only the strongest nobles could ascend the throne. Atre was far from qualified to ascend to this position, but was forced to be pushed up by the great cannibal. He was not as experienced as his fathers, nor had the ability of superhumans. Now he was asked to command this battle related to the life and death of the Geluo people. He was already timid before he fought.

"National Master, what should we do?" He asked Surman beside him in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Surman glanced at him. Although this young man was pushing the position of the chief with force, it can be seen that he is now timid. Surman's eyes were full of disdain, "The Tang army's bows and arrows are very powerful. You can't resist the leather armor. Don't take the initiative to attack, wait for them to come up."

He suddenly reached out and slapped him hard, "You are the chieftain, you are the commander of the battle, cheer me up."

"But I. I don't know how to fight?"

"Bastard!" Surman was furious, "If you can't fight, just straighten your waist and shut up." He turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him. The young men behind him all showed excitement in their eyes, eager to try, and their bodies were filled with the sharpness of a newborn calf. Surman sighed secretly, it seemed that all the Geluo people who knew that Tang Jun's powerful Modao were dead.

At this moment, the two armies were less than 500 steps apart, and the Tang army was still moving forward. The atmosphere of the war became extremely tense. The generals of the tribes of Geluo began to order their tribes to prepare for the battle. However, Surman quietly took Atre to the back of the team while everyone was not paying attention. Surman didn't care whether the Gloru people lived or died. Surman didn't care. He was concerned that the Uighurs had to be enemies with the Tang army. He was concerned that the Tang army was transferred out and the Tocharian army could take the opportunity to seize the Shattered Leaf.

The Tang army continued to advance, as if the Modao Army was like a mountain, every step forward, the ground was about to tremble slightly, one hundred and fifty steps.

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After eighty steps, both sides could even clearly see each other. The first row of the Tang army's three thousand Modao soldiers raised their long Modao, and the murderous aura swept across the sky towards the enemy formation. The first row of Gelulu soldiers felt this murderous aura and began to feel uneasy, retreating, twisting their necks and hissings.

"The Modao Army continues to advance, and the cavalry fires arrows!" The chief general Liang Tingyu gave the first order.

Ten thousand cavalrymen on both wings set their bows and fired arrows. The arrows were like dense rain, and thousands of arrows were fired at the same time. Long arrows drew arcs and flew towards the enemy. The Gelulu army raised their shields one after another, but the dense rain of arrows also tried to pass through the gaps in the shields. The enemy soldiers flew over their heads, causing great damage to the enemy. Batches of Gelulu soldiers screamed and fell off their horses.

After sixty steps, as the third round of arrow rain of the Tang army shot out, the Gelulu army finally began to counterattack. They activated their war horses and threw the short spears in their hands at the Tang army. Thousands of black short spears flew out of the air and hit the heavy armor of the Mo Dao Army, making a crisp jingle sound. The short spears broke and fell to the ground one after another, and could not penetrate the heavy armor of the Mo Dao Army. Only dozens of cavalrymen fell off the horse. At this moment, almost all the Gelulu people seemed to have sunk into the abyss.

"Kill!" Gelulu's army roared wildly, pulled out the sword and rushed towards the Tang army. They had no formation, but they formed a team of hundreds of people to fight. Because the two armies were too close, Gelulu's army's speed had not been brought up and had already met the Tang army's close soldiers. The Tang army's Modao formation was launched. They lined up in three rows like a wall, and used the power of their waists to wield the Modao, like a tide rolling in the sea, invincible. The oncoming Gelulu cavalry were all cut into pieces. In an instant, there was a pile of corpses and seas in front of the Tang army. Blood invaded the Tang army's armor and dyed the land under their feet red.

The Tang cavalry on both wings were mobile and flexible. Some soldiers waved their long spears to fight against the enemy and protected the sides of the Modao Army. The other part of the Tang army had a team of 100 people, galloping across the enemy formation, either wielding a spear or shooting a bow or shooting arrows, and attacking the enemy's team on both sides.

After only half an hour, the Tang army killed the Gelulu army and suffered heavy casualties, especially the Gelulu soldiers in the front row. They had no way out and were rushing and pushed by the army behind them. They rushed forward with a tough bullet, but when they came forward, they were immediately chopped into pieces by the snow-clear sword. The Gelulu people were frightened, and the legend of their fathers became a living reality in front of them.

When the Gelulu people found that they were far from being the opponent of the Tang army, their sharp force disappeared without a trace, and their morale was extremely sluggish. More importantly, the Gelulu army was composed of various tribes, each tribe had its own general, and they each fought and lacked a powerful unified commander. Atre was too young to take on this important task. In order to protect the strength of his tribe, the tribe began to retreat. One hour later, signs of the Gelulu people's defeat had appeared.

Liang Tingyu frowned. He did not expect that the Gelulu people were so vulnerable, which was a world of difference from the Gelulu brigade in Beiting. If he had known that Yan Yun's 10,000 cavalry would not have to hide as a supporter and directly enter the battle to surround their retreat. Seeing that the enemy was about to be defeated, it was too late to transfer it to surround them. Liang Tingyu immediately ordered: "When Wang Yongchen Camp and Yang Han Camp surrounded the enemy, cut off their retreat, and let the Red Eagle summon Yan Yun's army to join the battle."

At the command of the chief general, two 2,000 Tang cavalry rushed out from the left and right, like arrows leaving the strings to kill straight towards the rear of the Geluo people. At the same time, a group of red eagles in the Tang army camp rose into the air and hovered over the battlefield, which was a signal to order reinforcements to fight.

The battle finally turned into a bloody massacre. The Tang army, who had red eyes, began to change its formation. The second and third rows of Mo Dao Army joined the battle. The front line was lengthened and turned into an arc-shaped sword wall, which began to shrink to the middle.

Atre and Surman, who were hiding in the rear army, were also attacked by the Tang army who were surrounded. The safest rear army has now become the weakest link. In the sharp attacks of the Tang army, the five thousand Gelulu rear army retreated step by step. At this time, Surman suddenly discovered that another Tang army appeared on the hill three miles away in the north, with tens of thousands of people. He was so scared that he ran away, shouted, and fled west with Atre.

When they fled, the five thousand men's rear army was defeated. When Yan Yun's new army came from behind, the 30,000 Gelulu army finally collapsed and was defeated like a mountain. The Tang army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill the Gelulu soldiers, with blood flowing into a river. Countless people kneeling down and surrendering. Thirty thousand people followed Atre and less than three thousand escaped. More than 20,000 were killed by the Tang army and captured 6,000 alive. However, less than 300 people died in the Tang army, with brilliant results. This battle was destined to be the complete destruction of the Gelulu people.

"The Modao Army led the prisoners of war back, and the cavalry continued to move northward, and the people of Geluo must be wiped out." The chief general Liang Tingyu issued the last order.

Two days later, 20,000 Tang cavalry arrived at Haitushi City. This area was close to the Yili River, with abundant grass and abundant water resources. More than 100,000 Geluo people lived. A tent was distributed on the grasslands of a hundred miles. Most of the young men went out to fight, leaving only tens of thousands of elderly, weak, women and children and an army of less than two thousand people. They mainly protected the lives and safety of the nobles in Haitushi City.

That morning, the guards on the Haitushi City sentry tower suddenly discovered a black line in the distance, galloping towards this side. Soon, the sentry saw clearly that it was tens of thousands of cavalrymen.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The rapid bell rang over Haitushi City. The nobles living in the city of Geluo came out to ask.

"It's the Tang army, the Tang army is here!" The cavalry had already arrived two miles away, and the sentry had seen it clearly that it was the Tang army coming.

The city of Haitushi suddenly seemed to have a blast. The nobles didn't care about women and children, so they rode horses and ran out. There were crying sounds in the city. The army that had originally stayed to protect them was scattered like birds and beasts. There were tens of thousands of Tang troops coming. They wanted to go back to protect their wives, children and families.

Twenty thousand Tang troops arrived in an instant and surrounded Haitushi City. Dozens of fleeing nobles were chased by the Tang army and shot to death with arrows. Liang Tingyu rode his horse to the small city. He saw that the city was so simple that there was no city gate, and it was not even as good as the small county town in the mainland. He couldn't help but smiled contemptuously, "It's really overestimable that this broken city dares to fight against our Tang Dynasty."

"General, how should we deal with these Geluo people? Just give us rewards!" Several young generals were eager to try, their faces full of excitement.

Liang Tingyu glared at them fiercely and said solemnly: "The emperor has orders first. No one is allowed to kill Gelulu and women and children indiscriminately. They will be brought to the Saiye to educate them and become Han people. Do you dare to disobey the emperor's order?"

Several generals bowed their heads one after another, not daring to say more. Liang Tingyu waved his hand and said, "Leave five thousand people to clear Haitushi City, and the rest of the Tang army was divided into thirty teams to drive away the scattered Gelu people from all over the place, with three hundred miles as the boundary. Four days later, this meeting was met. During this period, no money or property must be embezzled, and no women are allowed. Those who dare to violate the order shall be treated as military law!"

The soldiers agreed with a loud reply, and the captains led their soldiers to all over the grassland. The remaining Tang army entered Haitushi City and drove the thousands of Geluo nobles living in it out of the city. The crying sounded loudly along the way, most of them were women and children. Only four or five elderly Geluo nobles mixed in the middle, looking anxious.

The Tang army also found out all the wealth that the Geluo people had robbed for decades, and piled up outside the city, with golden light shining like a dazzling treasure mountain. There were countless cattle and sheep, and carriages drove out of the city, crying and shouting, and the cattle and sheep cries, and the noise outside the city was noisy.

At this time, a general led the way to report: "Report to the General, all the people in the city have been driven out, and all their property has been transported out."

"Okay! I'll let the army level the Haitushi City immediately."

When he ordered his troops to go out, thousands of Tang troops rushed into the city immediately. For a moment, a rumbling sound spread everywhere and dust flew. Hundreds of Tang soldiers used long ropes to tug the city wall and pulled it hard. The low city wall swayed and finally fell down with a loud bang.

Liang Tingyu looked coldly at the Tang army demolishing the capital of the Geluo people. He glanced at the women and children who were trembling with fright, and ordered: "Put up a tent three miles away and let these women and children stay in the tent temporarily, and don't scare them."

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Four days later, with the return of the last Tang army, the action to drive away the Gelulu people was finally over. Except for some people who lived far away, the other Gelulu people, the weak and the women and children within 300 miles were all driven, with more than 100,000 people. The Yili River was crowded with people, noisy and hustle and bustle. There were more than 500,000 cattle and sheep and more than 100,000 horses. In addition to the 20,000 Gelu troops in Yaolong City, this place was almost all the property of the Gelulu people.

On the night when the people were all here, 20,000 Tang troops escorted more than 100,000 Gelu and all their property and began to march southward. The elderly, women and children of Gelu were sitting in the carriage, and men rode horses and drove cattle and sheep to follow. The Tang troops did not treat them cruelly, so that they felt relieved. The carriage was creaking. The women on the carriage protected their meager property. The children held the lambs, and they stared blankly at the gradually distant home, not knowing what kind of fate would be waiting for them.

In July of the fifth year of Dazhi, 20,000 Datang cavalry brought back the 140,000 elderly, weak and children of Geluo who were captured on the banks of the Yili River. Since then, the Geluo people who were once strong in the Chu River Basin have finally come to perish.
Chapter completed!