Chapter 5: The Samurai in front of the Palace
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The Tang army led by Lou Fan originally planned to capture the Samurton camp before Hongkui's reinforcements arrived. Unexpectedly, Hong Kui deployed in advance and sent his eldest disciple Baiyun Hill to set off overnight to sit in the army of Samurton. He recklessly took the road with 3,000 elite cavalry and attacked the camp of the Tang army. Samurton also took advantage of the situation. Soon, the Turkic armies of the two lines surrounded the Tang army.
The rear of the Tang Army was attacked, and it was immediately in chaos and retreated. In the front team, Samurton took the lead, carrying a big knife to chop the soldiers, as if entering a no-man's land. The Turkic cavalry in the back, with bows and arrows at a distance and scimitars at close. The Turks were originally in a hurry, where could the Tang army resist. Soon the front team of the Don Army was also disrupted!
Lou Fan was shocked and hurriedly ordered to line up!
I saw that the shield soldiers of Lou Fan's Chinese army quickly stepped forward and lined up in a single shield formation. Immediately afterwards, the pikemen lined up in three rows, behind the shield array, and the spears leaned forward. The crossbowmen in the back shot at the position, and the rest of the infantry took up the position. In the blink of an eye, the three-layer battle array was arranged.
As soon as they were arranged, Samurton's cavalry arrived. The cavalry who rushed to the front, shouting one by one, dancing with waist knives in their hands, rushed straight towards Lou Fan's Chinese battle array.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The crossbowmen of the Tang army rained down on the Turkic cavalry. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Turkic cavalry fell in response. The cavalry behind, stepping over the corpses of their comrades, continued to charge forward!
At this time, the crossbowmen were changing arrows. Before the second round of bows and arrows was ready, the Turkic cavalry arrived in front of the shield array. I saw that the shield soldiers quickly crouched down, and the rows of spears behind them pierced the chests of the Turkic cavalry. Hundreds of Turkic cavalry were stabbed.
"Shoot the arrows!" Samulton yelled at this. The Turkic cavalry in the rear row bent their bows and fired arrows. The shield soldiers of the Tang army immediately blocked most of the bows and arrows with their shields, and at the same time, the crossbowmen also finished changing their arrows, and once again shot a rain of arrows at the charging Turkic cavalry.
In such a few rounds, Samurton's cavalry could not help the already precarious Tang Army!
Hong Kui, who was standing in the distance, had already seen all this clearly. secretly said in his heart: "What a Lou Fan!" What a Li Weigong! ”
Who is this Li Weigong? He is Li Jing, the founding general of the Tang Dynasty, who received the title of Duke of Weiguo, and the official worships the secretary of the military department. Li Jing has been sitting in the Western Regions all the year round, and he knows very well that the combat power of the cavalry in the Western Regions is definitely not something that our Central Plains infantry formation can fight. After ten years of research, Li Jing created a set of battle formations to restrain the cavalry.
In later generations, the Tang army will use this battle formation to fight against the cavalry of the world. Although it has been a hundred years, the power of this battle array has not diminished. Although the cavalry of the Western Regions was repeatedly frustrated, they were helpless.
Seeing that he couldn't break the formation, Samurton was so anxious that he screamed, and he wanted to lead the team in person. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Bai Xing and met Hong Kui together. The two approached and bowed to Hong Kui. I saw Na Hongkui brushing his beard and closing his eyes to recuperate.
After a long time, Hong Kui suddenly opened his eyes. Said slowly:
"Rank general, the military formation in front of you was created by Li Jing a hundred years ago, and now the combat strength of the Tang Army is no longer comparable to that of the heyday, but this formation is by no means broken by ordinary cavalry." Bai Xing hurriedly said: "Since Tang Jun is so good at this formation, I don't know what trick the teacher used to break it?" Hong Kui was silent, turned his face to the Baiyun Hill next to him, and asked, "How do you think it can be cracked?" Baiyun Hill paused and said, "Teacher, the Weigong Army formation specializes in restraining cavalry with infantry. However, this is also the weakness of this formation. The students thought that if they wanted to break this formation, they had to use the Dare to Die Infantry Army to break the Tang Army's shield formation. As soon as the shield is broken, the spear loses its barrier and will surely fall into disarray. Hong Kui said: "Which infantry army do you think is appropriate?" "Teacher Hui, if you are not a warrior in front of the White Eyebrow Palace, you can't take on this heavy responsibility!"
"You are the prince's own soldiers, and you will be escorted by the prince's grace. I don't have the authority to make you charge, but we are all Turkic men, born warriors. Ben will ask you, in the face of the Tang Army, can you draw the knife? ”
After speaking, a group of soldiers drew their waist knives one after another and shouted in unison: "We are willing to fight to the death!" ”
Hong Kui said: "Where is Samurton and the subway rushing? "Yes!" "You rush to the subway, you lead the three hundred warriors in front of the palace to charge. Samurton, you led the Eagle Division behind the warriors in front of the palace to rush and kill the Tang soldiers! "Order!"
You subway rushed with a big knife, a short knife across the waist, and rushed in front of the chase on foot. The samurai in front of the temple in the back also rushed up with the general.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Hundreds of bows and arrows were fired at this infantry army. You Metrochong brandished his broadsword and opened the bow and arrow beside him. The sergeants in the back did not have this ability, and many soldiers were hit by arrows, killing and wounding dozens of people. However, there were no cries of pain, and those who fell were quickly replaced by those who came behind. With such three rounds of bows and arrows, the warriors in front of the palace have lost more than 100 people.
The whole team is charging faster and faster! The Tang army and the Turkic army were stunned!
"Kill!" You Metrochong roared, and with a wave of the big knife in his hand, the three Tang Army shield soldiers opposite the machete. The waist sword of the samurai in front of the palace in the back also flew in the ranks of the Tang army.
Shouting and killing, crying, and shouting!
Soon, the pikemen of the Tang army's battle array were crushed, and they saw that the scimitar was about to slash at the crossbowmen. In an instant, the infantry army behind rushed up and resisted the samurai in front of the palace, who only had a few dozen people left.
After a short period of hard work, the three hundred warriors in front of the palace had all been bloodstained on the battlefield and sacrificed their lives for the country. There is only one person left in the whole team, and he is the subway rush! I saw that the big knife in his hand had long since disappeared, and he held the scimitar like a god descending from heaven and a demon was born. Everywhere the scimitar passed, the flesh and blood of countless Tang Army soldiers were blurred, and the wails continued. Countless flesh and blood stained the robe of the subway rush!
Although this subway rush was brave, it could not withstand the siege of hundreds of Tang troops, and the offensive gradually weakened!
Suddenly, thousands of Turkic iron horsemen rushed over!
Lou Fan saw it really well in the battle, and hurriedly ordered the deputy general Hua Wenzhong to lead the team and rushed over. He took five hundred of his most elite cavalry and rushed straight to the south of the enemy formation. It turned out that the southern part of the country was low, and the Turkic army was the weakest. Lou Fan picked up the gun, and the first one rushed over, and picked the general who led the team with one shot. With a pop, the dead body fell to the ground. Lou Fan waved his spear and roared: "Kill!" The five hundred cavalry quickly broke through the Turkic formation. The nearly 10,000 Tang troops behind rushed over!
The Don Army broke through! Hong Kui urgently ordered the whole army to attack! The bows of the Turkic cavalry were pointed at the Don Army! Countless Tang troops hung up their colors, and some people fell in response.
Nearly 10,000 Tang troops broke out of the encirclement, and the Turkic cavalry behind them pursued closely, constantly firing arrows to kill the Tang soldiers in front of them, and so on for thirty miles. Lou Fan fled with 6,000 remnants to the Iron Hoop Mountain. The brigade had just ascended the mountain and prepared for defense. The Turks from behind surrounded them.
Soon, Hong Kui also arrived with the rest of the Turkic army. I saw that the white cloud hills, white sex, Samurton and the tour subway rushed on both sides. The army was a mile away from the Tang army and suddenly stopped. I saw that Na Hongkui made a move, and rushed out as soon as he rode next to him. I saw the soldier holding a spear with a human head on it.
When it was about to go a stone's throw away, it stopped. The soldiers of the Tang Army saw it really well, and it was the head of Hua Wenzhong that they picked.
"General Tang Jun listen! The general of my family saw that you and others were also loyal and righteous people, and he could not bear to slaughter you. The general has an order: Anyone who submits to our army will be spared death! Those who dare to confront my heavenly soldiers, this person is an example! With that, he threw down Hua Wenzhong's head and returned to the team alone.
Someone from the Tang army here had already picked up the head and sent it to Lou Fan. I saw that Hua Wenzhong, his eyes were wide with anger, and his face was full of blood and dust. Lou Fan wiped Hua Wenzhong's face dry with the placket of his clothes and gently closed the general's eyes. After a long time, Lou Fan said loudly:
"Soldiers, we have to avenge General Hua!" "Revenge! Avenge! Avenge! ”
This roar resounded throughout the Iron Hoop Mountain, and resounded through the entire military formation of the Turkic army!
After a long time, Hong Kui ordered the troops to retreat.
Someone had already reported it. Lou Fan ordered the troops to rest in batches and eat some dry food. Prepare for a Turkic raid. But he convened the captains and officers to discuss the matter.
The first lieutenant said: "General, now our army has been defeated and trapped in this mountain. I wonder what the general's good plan is? Lou Fan said: "Generals, although our army has been defeated, it is in danger. But it is by no means impossible to get out of trouble, I have already made an appointment with General Guo, if our army is in trouble, he will send reinforcements.
Now that our army is defending against danger, it is not good at attacking fortifications, and our army is not in danger for the time being. As long as you wait for reinforcements to arrive, you can flank inside and outside. ”
When the generals heard this, they felt a little relieved.
Suddenly, a partial general said: "General, our army's battle formation was created by Li Jing and Li Weigong, a famous general of the previous dynasty. Today, the Turkic infantry army has broken through our army's battle formation, could it be that the Turkic infantry army has surpassed us in combat strength? ”
Lou Fan said: "Definitely." I have served under the Governor of Anxi for many years, and I know the strength of the Turkic army. As far as I know, this infantry army was a warrior in front of the palace of the Turkic Khan. Its members were all Turkic orphans, and the Turkic khans placed them in the army, where they were brutally trained from an early age. All of them are brave, proficient in foot combat, loyal, and regard death as home, and their combat power is by no means comparable to that of ordinary Turkic elite cavalry. ”
The partial general said: "That's true, the warriors in front of this hall are indeed amazing, and they are all bloody and indifferent. The last general is deeply admired! However, if there are more samurai leaders in front of the palace to break the formation, what will we do? ”
Lou Fan said: "General, there are a total of three thousand warriors in front of the Turkic Palace. As far as I know, 2,000 of them belong to the present-day Turkic Khans, and most of the rest are assigned to the Turkic princes. There are very few things that this white-eyed king can master. I expected that the warriors in front of the palace in Hong Kui's hands were only a few hundred people, and they had been wiped out by our army. ”
With that, Lou Fan got up and looked up. I saw that the remnant sun was like blood, gradually sinking westward. An inexplicable fear suddenly came to my heart!