Chapter 645: Battle of the Sanggan River (55)

With the command of the leading generals, the cavalry in this first formation obviously burned a lot of fighting spirit, at least not as timid as before, and this guy seems to have done a lot of mobilization in order to muster their courage. At the same time, the guys in the second formation have also pressed up, and if they don't rush forward, I'm afraid Li Huaixiu will have to cut off his head.

When the first array of Xi Qi coalition cavalry rushed on the flat road to the Tang army camp, the Tang army marshal's tent on the small slope of the 15,000 crossbow men finally started, they took advantage of the terrain to shoot at the Xi Qi coalition cavalry a rain of arrows and horizontal crossbow arrows, so that the Xi Qi coalition army in the front fell to the ground one after another, and there were also horses that fell to the ground with arrows and caused the riders to be crushed to death, or trampled to death by other cavalry who followed behind, the corpses in front blocked the way of the cavalry behind, but they stumbled a lot, and the most casualties in the first battle were not from the Tang army's bows and crossbows but from their own cavalry trampling。

Although these guys are skilled in bowing and horses, it stands to reason that this kind of problem should not occur, but after all, this is the time of day, even if the technology is good, in this kind of black-lit and blind environment, their eyesight will be greatly reduced, plus braving the Tang Army's bow and crossbow attack, the cavalry in this first formation will soon be killed and wounded more than half.

Despite this, there were still many people who risked being shot and approached the Tang army camp, and at this moment, many Tang army heavy infantry jumped out on both sides of the road, and they waved the Mo knife in their hands, and cut these cavalry in half at once, some of them were strong, and even the men and horses were split in half. Ren couldn't have imagined that these Tang soldiers would brave the rain of arrows from their companions to fight them at close range, but the crossbow shot on their heavy armor only made a "clanging" crisp sound, and splashed sparks, and did not cause any damage, and these cavalry were wearing leather armor and light clothing, in case the bridge was broken, and encountered the long-range attack of the Tang army, which was very fatal.

For the cavalry of the second formation that rushed up behind, after seeing the tragic situation of the first formation of casualties, their previous burning fighting spirit was extinguished a little, but under the pursuit of their Xi generals, they finally mustered up the courage to rush forward.

The general of the first formation was also hit by several arrows, but he seemed to be able to move, but he ran down the road, and gathered the remnants of his group back and forth, and merged into the second formation, ready to continue the attack. Bai Quan, who was standing on the commanding heights, had already noticed him, in his opinion, since the first formation had collapsed, there was no need to let them continue to join the second formation, so he saw him wave his right hand, and a flying knife flew straight out, which suddenly penetrated the heart of the first formation of Xi generals, making him tumble from his horse to the ground and no longer move, and those remnants of the first formation who had not yet merged into the second formation lost his command, and immediately became a mess of scattered sand, almost hindering the teammates who rushed up behind the second formation.

However, their charge was not as smooth as the first formation, because a large number of Tang army heavy infantry poured out of the road, and with their sharp bows and crossbows, the second formation also quickly fought with them, without advancing at all. The most fatal thing is that these heavy armored infantry also seem to be specially selected strong men, about thousands of people, and the cavalry of the Xi Qi coalition army, whose charging momentum can be comparable to a thousand catties, can not knock them away like the ordinary Tang army, but are resisted by them with their heavy bodies, and then wield the Mo knife, cutting the rider in half at once, and a heavy armored infantry can almost be compared to several Xi Qi coalition cavalry.

The second formation was defeated in this frantic strangulation, but by this time the cavalry of the third formation had already made up for it and pounced on the battle group.

Bai Quan casually took away a few commanders of the Xi clan in the battle just now, and the general of the second formation was shot by the Tang army's stray arrows before he could make a move, so he had to admit that the Tang army's bow and crossbow were sharp, at least unparalleled among the mortal human race, and it was no wonder that the surrounding countries and nations were extremely afraid of the Tang army's long-range weapons, not to mention that they still had arranged bed crossbows that were not used.

The unfavorable news of the front army soon reached Li Huaixiu's tent, and the news that the first formation had been wiped out was brought in, which made Li Huaixiu's eyes widen, from the time he launched the general attack order to the present, it was only a cup of tea, and a brigade of 10,000 people had already been wiped out? Moreover, according to the reported news, it was ambushed by the Tang army, and it was obviously deployed specifically for the cavalry.

This made his face pull down in an instant, and he slapped the table hard, and the Khitan generals around him who were laughing and drinking instantly quieted down, and the entire handsome tent was silent, and the people around him didn't even dare to breathe.

This is obviously that their whereabouts were leaked out in advance, although they boast that the entire nation is united, and there can be no spies of the Tang Army, but now it seems that this is probably not the case. And since the joint has been completed, it should not be possible that there is a problem with the few spies they are lurking in the Tang Army, I am afraid it is still within them.

After a moment of silence, Li Huaixiu finally said to the herald who had been standing there for a long time and didn't dare to speak: "Let the Baye Department take over the fourth formation and press up, and tell Bano Ya that if they are still stopped in place and can't move, then I will ask him, he has already lost Xicang and is already unforgivable, if it weren't for his father's intercession, he would have died 10,000 times, let him cherish this opportunity." ”

After receiving Li Huaixiu's order, Baye Mi, who was located in the rear of the Xi cavalry formation, sighed helplessly, this is clearly asking him to use the lives of the Baye cavalry to fill in the road of the army behind, although this 10,000-strong brigade is also mixed with soldiers from other tribes, but it is still a pull of the wild department, and he is very distressed to lose any of them. Originally, he was supposed to be stationed in Xicang, and he had no right to participate in the Battle of Sanggan River, but after he fled to the camp of the Xiqi coalition army, because the original representative general of the Baye Department was a pus, Li Huaixiu even let him take over the position, but now he wants to lead his people to die, he is very uncomfortable, but he has no right to refuse, because of the loss of Xicang, the rations of their entire Xiqi coalition army have been greatly reduced, and they have to launch an offensive in advance.

And even if he wants to repay the guilt of losing Xicang, he must also undertake the arduous task of opening a breakthrough.