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"The Mo knife is the big knife that the infantry of the Zhou army is now raising, about two zhang long. This is a kind of broadsword similar to a horse sword, which is an excellent weapon for infantry to deal with cavalry, and has been tested by our Zhou army's daily drills and actual combat, and has proved to be a successful weapon with considerable threat. Red Sleeves patiently explained: "Especially the cavalry who have not encountered the Modao Army, they will suffer a big loss if they fight with it!" ”

"So, can Yu Gong win the decisive battle?" Yin Fei also said with joy on her face.

"Not necessarily...... Although we have such hole cards, but how do we know that Tang Jun has no hole cards? Li Shimin is now also one of the most outstanding generals in the world, and it is really difficult to say whether Fujun can win this battle. As the head of the Great Zhou Intelligence Department, Red Sleeves obviously knows more about the situation of Tang Jun and Li Shimin than others.

"I believe that Yu Gong will definitely win! He has never let anyone down! Shumeng firmly believes that Yuming can win, and her pretty face is like a golden veil under the sun. Looking at Yu Ming, who was in high spirits and waving a big flag on the high platform, she couldn't help but be a little stupid......

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Li Shimin looked at the Zhou army infantry on the opposite side of the square at this time, but his heart was a little awe-inspiring.

He didn't understand why Yuming would abandon the long and use the short, and let these Zhou cavalry abandon their horses and walk.

You must know that the cavalry of the Zhou army was built by merging the original Liaodong cavalry and Youzhou iron cavalry, and many soldiers in the army were born in various ethnic groups in the Liaodong grassland and were good at riding and shooting. Although his Xuanjia elite cavalry is also an elite cavalry, it is at most at the point of half a catty and eight taels with the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army.

The battle plan he had prepared before had always been based on the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army.

But now the enemy has given up riding and is meeting the enemy with infantry, so that all his previous preparations are useless.

"Strange, what is the enemy doing with such a long broadsword? It looks very heavy, so I'm afraid it's hard to swing! After Li Yuanji saw Yuming's Mo Dao team, he was a little surprised.

Li Yuan said with a solemn expression: "Yuan Ji, don't be careless!" If Dad expected it to be correct, this ten ** is Yuming's well-designed Mo knife. I heard that when Yuming was stationed in Liaodong, he built a Modao army with a long-handled broadsword against the cavalry of various tribes in the Liaodong grassland, and played a major role. ”

However, later, in order to keep it secret, coupled with the lack of cavalry in the Central Plains army, he did not let the Modao army fight again during the campaign. This army was rumored to be a weapon for infantry against cavalry. Our detectives have been trying to figure out the fighting style and combat effectiveness of the Modao Army, but they have never been able to find out the truth and reality. Now it seems that Yu Ming is planning to use the Mo Dao team to fight our Xuanjia Elite Rider! ”

"Infantry against cavalry? Isn't that a miserable death? Isn't Du Fuwei's fiasco just now an obvious example! Li Yuanji said disapprovingly.

"Yuanji, that's not necessarily! Although Yu Ming is young, he has always been cautious and cautious, and he is not completely sure, I don't think he dares to take this risk! Li Yuan was not as optimistic as him, he looked at Li Shimin on the high platform and said: "It's up to Shimin now, I hope he won't live up to my expectations......"

"Humph!" Li Yuanji heard that Li Yuan valued Li Shimin so much, but he snorted coldly, obviously not having a good image of his second brother.

Li Yuan also knew that the relationship between his sons was not harmonious, but he didn't think so, in his opinion, this could prompt them to be angry and strong, show their talents in the war for world dominance, and achieve better results for Li Tang.

At this time, Li Shimin had already ordered a tentative attack. He didn't immediately let the cavalry start charging, but let them shoot with bows and arrows from a distance to test the defense of the Zhou army's Mo sword team.

"Everyone, take off your short bows, shoot at the enemy's infantry, and charge when their formation is loose!" Li Shimin waved the flag and said loudly.

The cavalry of the Tang Army immediately took off the bows and crossbows on their backs, and they were all equipped with crossbows, but they were rarely used in peacetime combat, and archery was generally done by specialized archers.

Because of the short bow's short range, they rode forward and threw arrows diagonally. This allows the arrow to fly from the air in a parabola towards the enemy's front door to increase accuracy.

"Raise your shield!" Without Yu Ming's reminder, the commander of the Zhou army at the scene gave an order.

Listening to the sound of "whew", the infantry of the Zhou army raised a stainless steel shield the size of a square table with a uniform movement, forming an impermeable shield array in front of their own phalanx. More than eighty percent of the arrows fired by the Tang cavalry were blocked by shields, and although some sharp arrows flew over their heads and hit some of the infantry behind, they failed to penetrate the heavy armor worn by the Zhou infantry and fell to the ground.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh a little when he saw this. It is indeed difficult to shoot through hoplites with short bows, and it is also an army like the Zhou army that has put a lot of effort into equipment. But if his cavalry used longbows, he was afraid that he would be able to inflict casualties on the Zhou army.

"The enemy's armor is very thick, and it is difficult to kill them with arrows. Now Ben will give the order to launch a surprise attack in a sharp formation! Look at these broadsword soldiers, what is the strength of the melee combat! Li Shimin immediately ordered.

The cavalry of the Don Army made a big circle and returned to the place where they had set out before. Then, to the drumming of the two Li Shimin's personal soldiers on the high platform, they shouted loudly, raised their spears in their hands, and rushed towards the Zhou infantry at a fast speed.

The distance between the two armies was only a mile, and this distance was nothing more than a matter of tea for the cavalry marching at high speed.

In an instant, the cavalry of the Tang Army rushed to less than seventy zhang in front of the infantry of the Zhou army. They shouted wildly, ready to rush into the enemy's line and slaughter them.

But Yu Ming, who was standing on the high platform, smiled coldly and said to Zhang Zhongjian: "Pass the order down and use the longbow to shoot!" ”

Zhang Zhongjian immediately picked up the horn and blew it, and another soldier also waved a large flag at the same time and ordered to start shooting.

The infantry of the Zhou army, who had been waiting for a long time, would not let go of such a good opportunity. With Yu Ming's order, the Mo sword soldiers standing in the front row immediately squatted down with the iron shield, revealing more than ten rows of archers in the rear.

As early as when the cavalry of the Tang army began to charge, the infantry of the Zhou army used the overall uniform action to put the sharp arrows in their hands on the bows and arrows that had been opened, and prepared to shoot.

After the Mo Dao soldiers in the front row squatted down, they immediately aimed the longbows in their hands at the Tang cavalry who had already entered the firing range.

"Shoot the arrows!" The commander of the Zhou army, who was standing in the middle of the line, drew his waist knife and shouted loudly with all his might.

"Buzz"

The bowstrings of the four longbows trembled at the same time, and there was a terrible humming sound. With the sound of this bowstring, countless Wujinli arrows rose densely from the phalanx of the Zhou army's infantry.

They crossed the Zhou Junmo sword soldiers squatting in the front row, crossed the trench, and flew straight into the sky.

A moment later, the black-pressed arrow rained down from the sky like a raindrop, making a fatal "whoosh" sound, and accurately poured down on the head of the Tang cavalry who were rushing straight over.

"Ahh

"Ouch!"

The cavalry of the Tang Army, who were still sprinting, suddenly let out a burst of screams.

In the blink of an eye, they fell like wheat.

These longbows of the Zhou army have been carefully modified by the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau, and their strength is particularly large, and the arrows used are also made of Ujin, which has strong penetrating power. You can wear half-inch thick armor in ten zhang ****. This has made it impossible for most hoplites to resist. Not to mention the heavy cavalry, which was heavily equipped and still under the hoplites.

Although the cavalry of the Tang Army was their most elite Xuanjia elite cavalry, their equipment and weapons were the best. However, for the sake of the speed of the march and the protracted duration of the battle, it was impossible for the cavalry to wear heavy armor. And in this way, it made the Xuanjia Spirit Rider unable to resist this black gold arrow.

"Second round salvo ready!"

Yu Ming's deep eyes did not show a trace of pity, he knew that war is a life-and-death struggle, and being merciful to the enemy is ruthless to his own people, if this battle is lost. Luoyang will fall into the hands of Li Yuan, and at that time, Li Yuan will hold the two fortified cities of Chang'an and Luoyang, and he can not only attack Hebei from Luoyang to the north, copy his own eastern Hedong team, but also go east along the Yellow River and go straight to Shandong and Huaibei, which he has just occupied. Then it will be difficult for you to resist.

Moreover, even if Li Yuan didn't attack himself first, he would attack Xiao Milling. That's going to do more with less. From Luoyang, he could attack Xiangyang and Jiangling, and threaten Xiao Miao's capital from the north. At the same time, the sailors of the Tang army will also go down the river from Badong to the east, forming a two-sided attack on Xiao Mill.

And even if he wanted to send troops to intervene, he couldn't go to rescue Xiao Mo because Li Yuan occupied the barrier of Luoyang. At most, they can only take the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao and attack Luoyang or the southeast of the river. But these places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. I'm afraid that before I can take these two important places, Xiao Mo will perish.

At that time, Li Yuan occupied Guanzhong, Longxi, Bashu, Hanzhong, Jingxiang, Luoyang and other important places, and the world has scored one of the points, and whether it is territory or population, it is far superior to himself.

If you are still trapped in the north of the Huai River, you can only be destroyed by Li Yuan in the end.

Therefore, Luoyang is very important to Yuming, and it must not be lost!

"Arrow wound!" His cold voice sounded again.

"Shoot the arrows!"

I only heard the sound of "buzz" sound again, and the terrifying buzzing sound resounded throughout the audience.

A moment later, several more Ugin long arrows with black cold light galloped out of the Zhou army's phalanx and flew towards the Tang cavalry......

The screams of soldiers after being hit by arrows were constantly heard from the cavalry group of the Tang Army.

One by one, the elite Xuanjia Elite Rider fell very unwillingly under the ravages of these Ugin sharp arrows......

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