Chapter 43: Destroying the withered and decaying
A soldier is the might of a general, and it will be the courage of a soldier.
Xue Rengui believed in these soldiers who had trained by himself, and also believed in the infinitely powerful muskets, and dared to make a military order and would rather die than retreat.
When the soldiers saw that their generals were so determined, they naturally increased their confidence and morale sharply.
"Death doesn't spin!"
"I'd rather die than retreat!"
"Datang will win!"
……
Xue Rengui raised his big hand, and the noise immediately stopped.
A thunderous cry sounded in the distance, from far to near, and gradually turned into rolling thunder, and even the ground under his feet trembled slightly......
The Xue Yantuo cavalry is coming!
Xue Rengui stood on his horse and shouted, "Everyone, prepare to meet the enemy!" ”
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On the Eile River, more than 20,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry charged towards Baidaokou in a disorderly manner.
Da Du sat on a horse, his face was pale, and his eyes were blank.
Killing him couldn't have imagined that the Tang army, which originally thought that they would not dare to start a war with Xue Yantuo without authorization, not only started a war, but also left a back hand earlier and captured Baidaokou in one fell swoop......
If he had known this, he would have conquered Dingxiang City!
Although it is difficult to hold on to the city, it is better than launching a decisive charge towards Baidaokou, which is currently being held by the Tang army, right?
After all, the army had just charged to the death of the Tang army's Mo Dao Formation at the foot of the Evil Yang Ridge for a while, and was killed to the point that the corpses were bleeding like a river, and they hadn't come back to their senses yet......
The Tu Fan around him was also a little flustered, and suggested: "Second Prince, it is not a wise move to rush the position of the Tang Army so hard. The Tang army's forces are scattered, and Dingxiang City must be empty at this moment, why don't we turn around and occupy it and defend the city? ”
Seeing the demoralized soldiers in front of him charging towards Baidaokou, Tu Midu, who had always prided himself on being resourceful, was also panicked.
Baidaokou was captured, the road back to Mobei was cut off, tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo cavalry and the Hui Iron Cavalry under his command, did they want to bypass the towering Yin Mountain and travel thousands of miles back to Yu Du Jun Mountain?
It is better to die here and save thousands of miles of suffering......
Dadu endured the pain of arrow sores in his shoulder blades, gritted his teeth, and stared at Tu Mi with blood-red eyes: "Fart!" If it was enough to take advantage of Xue Wanche's capture of Dingxiang City on the occasion of the Evil Yang Ridge before, now that he looks back, the Tang army will definitely take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and then the formation will be scattered and the army will be disheartened, do you want us to be chased and killed like guinea dogs? ”
At this moment, he can't wait to hack Tumidu to death with a knife!
Since coming to Monan, this guy who is usually known as a witty guy has never given himself a good idea, if he hadn't listened to his advice, how could he have gone deep into the border of the Tang Dynasty to hunt down the Turks? Now the Turks have taken refuge in Yanmen Pass, their own army has been slaughtered in pieces, and even the white road home has been blocked......
If it weren't for Tumidu, who had been staying by his side all the time, and now he was in a desperate situation together, he would have thought that this bastard had been bribed by the Han people and came to his side as a spy......
Tu Midu's cheeks twitched, and the scars on his face from the generous whipping became more and more painful.
Naturally, he knew in his heart that he was full of complaints about himself at this time, but who did he tell him with remorse?
How did he get lost in his mind and listen to Zhao Deyan's nonsense......
Looking back at the scattered Hui Iron Riders, I was so distressed that I couldn't breathe.
Originally, it was with the intention of consuming Xue Yantuo's people, so he constantly instigated Dadu to go deep into the Tang Dynasty to hunt down the Turks, who would have expected that the Tang army would not care about the overall situation of the Eastern Expedition at all, and openly start a war, and it seemed that he was not afraid at all that Xue Yantuo was angry and directly sent troops to intervene in the war of his conquest of Goguryeo.
How did it come to this?
Daduly reprimanded Tu Tu Du, and his heart was rarely decisive.
He called the remnants of Qu Shuai to the front, looked at the faces that were arrogant and domineering in the past, but now they were at a loss, gritted his teeth, and hissed: "The Tang army blocked our way home, if we can't break through the Baidaokou, we will all have to be buried on this Eile River, don't say anything stupid about bypassing the entire Yin Mountain, not to mention that the Yin Mountain that spans thousands of miles can't be bypassed at all, will the Tang Army let us go home unscrupulously?" No! They will chase after our butts, like wolves biting cattle and sheep, and bite us one by one, even if there are no bones left! Therefore, there is only one way for us to live, break through the array of the Tang army, enter the white road, and return to Mobei! ”
He pulled out the waist knife that had been curled at his waist, pulled the reins with his injured hand, his expression was firm, and his tone was resolute: "In the face of the Tang Army, don't have those messy thoughts, only a desperate charge is a chance to survive!" This time, together with all of you, I will not retreat, do not dodge, either rush out of the white road and return to Mobei, or spill blood on the battlefield and die on the spot! ”
Grabbed the reins and yelled, "Everyone, charge!" ”
With a clamp on the horse's belly, the war horse under the crotch neighed and rushed towards the Tang army array.
"Charge!"
"Charge!"
The desperate Xue Yantuo cavalry once again burst out with high morale, shouting and waving their blades, riding their horses to follow behind Dadushe, and launched a final charge.
Live or die!
There is no other way.
Tumidu looked at the clansmen behind him helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "Put away all those dirty thoughts, life and death, in this battle, use my corpse to pave the way home!" ”
"Charge!"
Thousands of Iron Riders gathered together and chased after Xue Yantuo.
More than 20,000 cavalry rose up to the remaining might, completed the assembly in the running on the flat terrain under the mountain pass, gathered into a huge front arrow formation, and set up a horse to rush to the front first, the sound of hooves rumbling snow droplets flying, and the momentum rushed towards the Tang army at the mountain pass.
Dadu set to rush to the front, the arrow sores at the shoulder blades cracked open again and oozing blood, and the arrow clusters sandwiched between the bones and tendons could not be taken out, and every time I moved, I felt a pain in my heart.
But at this moment, he didn't care, because he knew that even if he rushed through the White Road and lost tens of thousands of troops, he would face only death after returning to the Khan's Tooth Tent on Yu Du Jun Mountain.
If he doesn't die, how will his father Khan explain to the tribes who sent troops to the south?
Now, Dadu's heart is still full of life and death.
Since both horizontal and vertical are death, how can the prince of Xue Yantuo die without dignity in the khan tent, in front of those tribal chieftains who are dormant under Xue Yantuo's notice?
He doesn't want to be laughed at by those guinea dogs!
Let this Baidaokou be your own burial place!
Da Du set gritted his teeth, put life and death aside, his eyes were blood-red and stared fiercely at the Tang Army array that was getting closer and closer in front of him, thinking that he would be the first to rush in and kill, killing one is enough, killing two is enough to earn!
Clenching the knife in his hand, feeling the biting cold wind blowing across his cheeks, his gaze was resolute and fearless, and then ......
Well?
At the moment when he saw the Tang Army array clearly, he was stunned on the horse.
What is this formation?
There was no blocking the cavalry's gun formation, and the Tang troops armed with bayonet spears were all squatting on the position, and behind them, all the soldiers were standing, standing straight in a neat line.
When I got closer, I finally saw what seemed to be a spear in the hands of the soldiers who were standing......
What's going on?
Not only for Dadu, but all the Xue Yantuo warriors were a little confused.
However, this unexpected array did not slow them down, and they rushed to the forefront with a determined heart, and they did not plan to be able to return home alive!
They clenched their blades one after another, and let out all kinds of howls and roars on horseback, about to reach within a stone's throw from the Tang army's position, with the Tang army's usual tactics, they would release three rounds of arrows, they were ready to dodge and block the arrows, just waiting for the moment of sacrificing their lives after rushing through the arrow rain!
"Bang Bang Bang"
Without warning, a deafening sound sounded in the Tang army's position, followed by a stream of rising gray smoke rising from the Tang army's hands, instantly converging into a huge smoke screen, and then blown away by the north wind blown out by the white road.
Before Xue Yantuo could figure out what was going on, he heard a terrible scream in his ears, accompanied by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground and the neighing of war horses, and the entire charging array instantly became a mess.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The roar of the Tang army continued to sound, round after round, and Xue Yantuo's cavalry fell one by one like wheat harvested by a sickle in autumn.
Dadu set up to rush to the front, and the warrior robes beside him fell to the ground one after another, leaving him dazed and stunned!
What kind of weapon is this?!
As soon as this thought rose in my heart, my chest was like being hit by an oncoming hammer!
A sharp pain came through his chest, and the force of the force knocked his body off the horse's back and slammed it to the ground.