Chapter 771: Fierce Battle (1)
Just as Zhang Lun expected.
The Jin army crossed the river in a hurry, but as time went by, it was the Tang army that was in a hurry to fight.
More than 100,000 Tang soldiers arrived at Feng Yi, and after only a short rest, they went out of the city to line up and confronted Wei Chi's troops.
Because the Jin army did not intend to attack the city, the Tang army could only go out of the city to fight, and could not use the city to consume the enemy's strength, which was a little uncomfortable for the Tang army.
And just last night, the Jin army under the city increased by thousands of people.
The elite of more than 10,000 people has become a force to be reckoned with, you must know that last year at the Fengling Ferry, only a few thousand Jin troops defeated tens of thousands of Tongguan defenders.
While that battle actually dealt a severe blow to the Tang army, the subsequent impact was much more serious than that of Li Shentong's defeat that year, which can be regarded as completely waking Li Tang up from the dream of being elite in Guanxi and winning many princes.
Therefore, from the moment the Tang army pulled out the camp from Wannian County, the Tang army's tactics had no choice, and it was a state where the arrow was ready to be attacked.
And now the Tang Army has some holders, which is nothing more than the strength of the local battlefield brought about by the strategic superiority, as well as the logistical superiority.
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The Tang army gradually moved, and the sound of heavy footsteps, the impact of swords, guns and armor, mixed with the rude orders of the generals, made this side of the world full of restlessness.
Nearly 2,000 light cavalry, led by Zhai Changsun, the first leader of the Qin Palace, Chen Yu was basically equivalent to a reserve after the battle, and in this battle, they had no use.
The place chosen by Wei Chikai was set up for the fortification, and he would definitely not let the hoplites attack him.
And Zhai Changsun really didn't dare to move lightly, the cavalry of the Tang Army has become more and more scarce over the years, and the reason goes without saying, so the cavalry is becoming more and more precious to the Tang Army and cannot be easily damaged.
But the Jin army was born from the Daizhou border army, and it has always been dominated by cavalry, if it were not for the Yellow River, it would want to fight with the Jin army in the field...... You have to ask their cavalry if they say yes or not.
Even now, after the army lined up, groups of Jin army cavalry had already appeared behind the Tang army, and they were in a team of hundreds or dozens of people, patrolling the left and right of the battlefield like hunting wolves.
Li Shimin, who was in the Chinese army, looked back, like a man, and strengthened his determination to fight quickly.
The first to shed blood is the collision of cavalry, and the Daizhou cavalry has long been famous all over the world, but there are still people who don't believe in evil and want to drive away these guys who are secretly snooping.
Of course, this is also a temptation, whether it is Li Shimin, the king of Qin, or others, in fact, they have not seen the power of the Daizhou cavalry.
More than a thousand cavalrymen broke away from the Tang army formation and slowly dispersed to the rear, and amid the shouts of the officers, the knights kicked their horses, and a small-scale cavalry battle broke out.
The Jin army cavalry turned around and left, without the slightest intention of confronting the Tang army, chasing and fleeing, and gradually disappeared into the smoke and dust.
It was really a very unpleasant start, like just about to start the meal, but a fly flew into the mouth, which made the appetite completely extinguished.
In fact, the cavalry of the Tang Army did not chase far away, and turned back in the order of the general.
From this, it can be seen that the Tang Army is actually also a military with strict military discipline, orders are forbidden, advance and retreat appropriately, and it will not be like the righteous army, which rushes up when it sees a bargain, and rushes away when it suffers a loss.
But their opponents were very dissatisfied, so they quickly approached each other according to their usual tactics, and began to greet each other with bows and arrows.
When the Tang cavalry turned around, dozens of people stayed outside, and behind them, the Jin cavalry brandished longbows, and in bursts of whistling sounds, they showed off their martial bravery unscrupulously.
Only this tea kung fu, the strength and weakness have been clear, and the Kansai Iron Cavalry, who has never fought against a strong enemy in these years, seems to have only a reputation left when facing such a fierce enemy.
After that, more cavalry appeared in the rear of the Don army......
After more than 100,000 Tang troops lined up, they naturally would not be afraid of this cavalry.
The Tang army gradually stopped the commotion, and the Tang army lined up neatly, and the atmosphere of the big battle became rich all of a sudden, even the birds in the sky were driven into the distance by the startled killing aura.
On the gentle slope opposite the Tang army, more than 10,000 Jin troops were already in battle.
The place chosen by Wei Chi was conducive to fortification, but there was an obvious shortcoming, that is, there was no water source, but their task was to hold back the main force of the Tang Army.
It doesn't take much time, only two or three days, so they will not be trapped in the traditional art of war with enough water and food.
Wei Chikai and Zhao Shixun stood on a high place, watching more than 100,000 Tang troops coming from the field, with clear flags and distinct arrays, and they had to praise more or less in their hearts, the Kansai army really deserved its name.
"Li Shimin, the king of Qin, is here in person, how fortunate he is......" Wei Chi said, but in fact, he was muttering in his heart, if he could catch the king of Qin and send it to the king, tsk...... It's just a pity that there are fewer soldiers......
Zhao Shixun didn't have so much emotion, "I was busy all night last night, I was really sleepy, I will rest for a while, and when I need to rush to kill, wake me up." ”
Wei Chikai pursed his lips, originally he led more than 6,000 people here, what he asked for was to take the first credit of the war, when crossing the river, the battle was quite short, it can only be said that it was a small victory, in his opinion, now this battle is the real merit.
It's just that Zhang Lun crossed the river and sent Zhao Dalang to compete with him, which is really unpleasant.
It can be seen from this that although the two have different thoughts, they do not take the Tang Army very seriously, and the courage of a battle-experienced general like them is comparable to that of others, and it is normal to have such a mentality.
In fact, whether it is them, or Zhang Lun and others, the basis for using troops lies in the fact that the elite of the Jin army is beyond the reach of the Tang army.
Over the years, the Jin army has been almost invincible, invincible, and imperceptibly, everyone has a confident mentality.
The Jin army backed the mountains, and set up a small camp on the gentle slope, because of the time, and because the war was coming, it was impossible to make the soldiers overworked, so the camp was very rough and simple.
There was no walled wall, but a few trenches were dug and horses were rejected, and it was not to kill or injure the enemy, just to create more trouble for the Tang army and delay the Tang army's attack.
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The morning light of spring in Qindi, the warmth still did not get rid of the gloom of winter.
The flags of the two armies were flying fiercely in the spring breeze, the soldiers were making the final arrangements, the veterans were secretly moving their bodies to adapt to the atmosphere before the war, and the recruits were slightly restless and nervous to the point of shortness of breath.
Such a confrontation did not last long, and there is no doubt that Li Shimin would not hesitate to settle the war quickly, and that he was also one of the most outstanding leading generals of this era.
The whining sound of trumpets echoed between heaven and earth, which was the signal for an attack, and first the rows of people stepped forward with wooden rafts and bags of earth on their backs, ready to fill in the trenches, because of the terrain, they could not run quickly.
Almost as soon as they reached the front of the trench, a puff of blackened arrows rose into the sky and fell with a creepy whoosh.
The sound of arrows entering the wood sounded intensively, and some unlucky ghosts screamed and fell to the ground, with limited effect.
Under Feng Yicheng, the Tang army is attacking the fortifications, a very peculiar phenomenon, isn't it?
But no one could laugh at this time, but after more than an hour of effort, several trenches were filled, and the Jin army did not have many arrows, nor did they waste much, allowing the Tang army to complete the preliminary battle very smoothly.
And then...... And then of course, it's a battle of flesh and blood.
Relying on the strength of the troops, the front army of the Tang army finally began to move forward slowly, until a stone's throw away, at this time, the two soldiers could even see each other's faces.
Both sides were born from the former Sui army, rising in the troubled times, and today they finally collided face to face, whether it was the elite of the Jin army, or the Kansai Erlang was stronger, only with the steel knife in his hand to measure.
First, the long horn sounded, and after the war drums, the Tang sergeants clenched their blades, held their round shields, and marched forward with the beat of the drums.
The defender is condescending, occupies a favorable position, and has a certain first move.
The drums are getting more and more urgent, this is not a performance, this is urging the soldiers to move forward, every sound is shocking, and the gloomy ghost gate is vibrating a gap.
Tang Jun stepped on the drum, his footsteps gradually accelerated, while his breathing was short, his eyes slowly became bloodshot, and when he reached a certain distance, finally someone couldn't help but raise his long knife and howl, and his face was even more hideous like a ghost.
With a buzz, the sky darkened, and the arrows had fallen like raindrops, and with the sound of popping into the flesh, countless people fell down screaming at the same time, and a large amount of blood finally emerged.
In a few breaths, the Tang army in the front row had already come to the front of the Jin army, and they were greeted by Rulin's spear, and the moment the battle was engaged, the blood of the Tang army was splashed on a large scale in front of the formation.
The spear retracted and retracted in a regular manner, and with little effort, countless people were poked to the ground, and those in front fell, and those behind immediately followed, struggling to rush through the guns and engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
But the tough Jindi soldiers will not give them this opportunity easily, and the gun array has been trying to keep it intact, even if someone falls, someone will immediately make up for it.
Kansai Erlang's corpses gradually piled up, and the bloody atmosphere became more and more intense, but the soldiers of the two armies who fought desperately didn't care about this, they just wanted to have a life-and-death contest.
With the passage of time, the offensive of the Tang army gradually frustrated, and the two armies did not know when, they had already separated, and after experiencing extremely heavy casualties, the first wave of the offensive of the Tang army ended.