No matter how well-trained a beast is, it is still a beast.

Just like the war horses that were with the soldiers day and night, when encountering sudden situations, the animal's instincts would still explode, and would still lift his master off the horse. The bombing would blow up the camp and convulse. Tengjian did not believe that these Annan people could train these elephants to be smarter and more docile than war horses.

Since it is a beast, it will inevitably have the characteristics of a beast.

As for the 20,000 Annan soldiers, if they were scattered in this large jungle, it would really make Teng Jian feel a headache, but if they gathered together to fight a decisive battle, Teng Jian was very happy.

You know, the equipment under his command is to be precise, the equipment of the entire core army of Liu Xinda, and it is not as frustrating as the most elite Tang army.

This is the reward for Liu Xinda obeying the Tang army's grand strategy and harassing the south.

In the end, he counterattacked and seized the rear of the Right Qianniu Guard in Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, and robbed a large amount of the logistics equipment of the Right Qianniu Guard. Now on this land, it can be said that except for the Tang army, Liu Xinda's troops are the best equipment.

Tengjian didn't take it seriously at all for 5,000 to 20,000.

What he is now thinking about is what to do in the future?

If he had expected it was right, after he had captured Lang Sang Mansion, he would probably have taken root here. Liu Xinda would definitely throw himself in this place and become the front line to resist the Tang army in the future.

One day, the Tang army will come to this place.

On this point, Liu Xinda and Teng Jian have a common understanding, and the difference is that the time is short.

So Teng Jian needs to make some preparations for his own control of Lang Sang Mansion.

This is also the reason why he asked Liu An to capture as many prisoners as possible. Because the most important thing is to take root in this place is to have people. Without people, they are desolate, even if they have three heads and six arms, they cannot use their means.

To win over Liu An and form an alliance with him in the dark is the second preparation. What if the Tang army is not going well and is blocked by the Southern Alliance for a long time? I always have to survive.

Liu An is much more nervous than himself. As Teng Jian analyzed, once Liu Xinda has gained power in Annan and has the power to dominate, the first thing he has to deal with will definitely be his nephew with outstanding abilities, and it will be Teng Jian's turn next.

This is a result that can be easily inferred and will not be varied by anyone's will. Even if Tengjian is loyal to Liu Xinda, he will make such a decision when Liu Xinda consciously grows old.

Because these old subordinates of Liu Xinda are likely to be infinitely loyal to him, but they are not necessarily infinitely loyal to his son Liu Buwu.

After a simple conversation between the two, they tacitly decided on the alliance agreement, and then Tengjian threw the matter aside.

We must first win this battle before we can talk about anything else.

This battle not only needs to be won, but also needs to be beautiful.

As far as he knew, Li Yun was an important minister of the Annan Li Dynasty and the most powerful Annan nobleman. If he could defeat him in one battle, the fear of Annan would definitely be very small. This would be of great significance to their future management of Annan.

This time they had no room for compromise with the Li dynasty in Annan. Because they came to scout other people's nests and wanted to overturn their opponents from the root.

Therefore, these nobles in Annan will definitely not stay. As for ordinary people, in Tengjian's view, even if they will have strong opposition to outsiders for a certain period of time, as long as they work together and candied dates, it is still no problem to manage them in obedience.

After all, Annan is inseparable from history and is closely related to the Central Plains Dynasty.

The army began to prepare for combat.

Regarding the matter of the elephant soldiers, Tengjian did not hide it from the soldiers. Instead, he asked the officers to repeatedly tell the soldiers about the elephant soldiers. He had never seen elephants, and the soldiers had never seen them. It is extremely normal for them to feel fear in their hearts about things they had never seen before. So from now on, speaking every day and from time to time, it can ultimately offset the fear of some soldiers when they really face this guy.

Soldiers should believe in the swords and guns in their hands.

What's more, now they not only have swords and guns, but also grenades, sulphur bombs, explosives, and the most advanced catapults, powerful crossbows and other weapons from the Tang Dynasty.

In Zhuzhou, Liu Xinda got dozens of large trenchers that could be temporarily formed and assembled by the Tang Dynasty. If he had obtained a treasure, Tengjian, as one of the three core troops, was assigned to ten units. Using this heavy long-distance attack weapon in field battles can allow the troops to form a three-level strike sequence in the distance, middle and near, and greatly enrich the tactical use of the troops.

Teng Jian was confident in dealing with a mere 20,000 elite army armed to the teeth.

Five days later, the two armies finally collided head-on.

Li Yun, the Annan royal family, and the prefect of Langshan Prefecture. He was an important figure in the Annan Li dynasty. He was stationed in Langshan and specifically dealt with threats from the Tang Dynasty. This shows the importance of this person in the Li dynasty.

For the Li dynasty in Annan, they had only two enemies. One was the possible harassment from the Tang Dynasty, and the second was the action of usurping the throne from the powerful nobles in the country.

Li Yun was an important official in dealing with one of these two threats. He had more than 20,000 troops under his command and was also a very elite force in Annan.

Li Yun, who was stationed in Liangshan, actually had a lot of contacts with Guangxi in the Tang Dynasty. Over the years, the internal division of the Tang Dynasty had been broken and there was no power to have any ideas about Annan. The Li family of Annan knew that even if the tiger of the Tang Dynasty was now lame, they could not make any decisions, so they have always been content with their own affairs. The economy and trade between the two sides have been prosperous than ever before.

When Liu Xinda's army attacked, Li Yun naturally knew the news in advance.

But what he learned was obviously wrong with what he saw now.

The information given to him by Guangxi was that this was just a bandit, and the Guangxi Observation Command was unable to gain a foothold, so he fled towards Annan. However, the number was quite large, with tens of thousands.

I heard that it was a bandit, but Li Yun didn't take it too seriously. It's just that the number of people is a bit of a headache.

However, when he saw the enemy army opposite, his heart suddenly became pounding. There was no such bandits here, it was clearly a well-equipped army.

The army and the bandits can still be distinguished at a glance.

Just looking at the opponent's army's formation and solemn military discipline, facing the Annan army that is several times more than one, it can be seen that the noise is inaudible.

The other party's equipment made Li Yun feel even more upset.

The front was the opponent's infantry, with large shields and long spears. All the soldiers were wearing iron armor, and the two wings of cavalry were hovering back and forth. Between the infantry, a series of powerful crossbows shining with cold light were dazzling. What was even more terrifying was that behind these infantry phalanxes, there were even giant trebles.

At this moment, Li Yun almost believed that he was deceived by the Guangxi Observatory. Where can the bandits have such excellent equipment? Could it be that your Guangxi Observatory's thief was called to catch the thief and sent a large army to attack me Annan?

"Send someone to ask carefully. If there is any misunderstanding between the two sides, it can be negotiated." Li Yun waved his hand and called a civil servant. "Now the Southern Alliance of the Tang Dynasty was forced to breathe by Li Ze from the north. If they just wanted money and food, it was not unanimous. We Annan was willing to provide them with some."

Without any last resort, Li Yun did not want to confront the army in front of him. He hoped to solve the problem through negotiation.

However, the result disappointed him very much, and the person who went to negotiate came back very quickly.

The other party only said one sentence, and it was this sentence that made Li Yun give up all other ideas.

The other party wants Li to abdicate.

This request alone forced Li Yun to be unable to fight.

The first wave of charges of thousands of people was accompanied by a considerable temptation. Before the decisive battle, you have to measure the length of the opponent.

Then, the first wave of 3,000 people experienced the opponent's fierce long-range attack.

First, countless stone bullets fell like raindrops.

Then the powerful crossbow roared, and the thick crossbow arrows opened like bloody alleys among the dense crowds of charge.

Immediately afterwards, they were covered with crossbow arrows.

When the Annan army, which was hit by the attack, rushed to the opponent with huge casualties, they were greeted by the flat push of the large shield, the stabbing of the long spear, and the division of the sword and shield hands.

Courage could not offset the huge disadvantage in equipment. The first wave of Annan troops quickly retreated, and the winning opponent did not chase after him. Instead, they retreated back to the position they had set out before amid the sound of golden gongs.

The military formation remains.

Li Yun weighed the other party's weight.

Knowing that today, I seem to be the number of people, but I don’t have the confidence to win at all.

"The second wave of attacks, all the elephant soldiers will attack together!" Li Yun decided to take out his killer move. The elephant soldiers are not afraid of stone bullets. As long as they are not hit by a strong crossbow, it doesn't matter. As for those bow feathers, for the elephant wearing a layer of silk, it will be a tickling sound at most. As long as the elephant soldiers disrupt the opponent's military formation and destroy the opponent's heavy weapons, their number advantage will be more fully utilized in the future.

More Annan soldiers surrounded more than a hundred elephants and once again launched an impulse.

This time, I was still far from the enemy and could vaguely see the opponent's army in a commotion.

"Through the drum, send orders, and take a step back, you will be killed without mercy!" Teng Jian issued a stern order in the military formation. Although the soldiers had given enough psychological construction in advance, panic was still inevitable when facing the frontal impact of hundreds of elephants.
Chapter completed!