Chapter Twenty-Six: The Sound of the Eastern Turks!
In the fierce cold wind and snow, countless Turkic youths gathered together and formed a formation on the narrow mountain road, with spearmen in front, archers in the middle, and armor in the back!
On the mountain road ahead, a gray mist rose up, which was the ice and snow foam splashed by the horses' hooves trampling on the ice.
Immediately afterward, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves rolled in the wind and snow, and even the ground under his feet trembled slightly.
The war horse under the crotch excitedly ran the ice and snow on the ground with its hooves, Ashina Simo wiped his face, on the verge of despair, facing several times the strong enemy, the long-lost fierceness of the body gradually surged, and the body that had been corroded by the wine color also became bloody, very strange There is not much fear, but a little more excitement!
Perhaps, this is the fighting blood in the bones of the Turks?
I didn't have time to savor this impulse that had been absent for many years, and the Xue Yantuo cavalry in the distance had already emerged in the wind and snow, and the cavalry at the front was already faintly visible......
Ashina Simo raised his hand high: "Archers prepare!" ”
The archers in the middle row in front of him drew their bows and arrows.
"Put!"
"Bang!"
The bowstring vibrates, and a unique three-leaf arrowhead of the Turks rises into the air, shooting at the enemy in the wind and snow, and the arrow is attached to the bone sphere with drilled holes in the wind, and it roars in the wind, and instantly passes through the wind and snow, and falls obliquely into the Xue Yantuo array.
This is Mingdi!
The sign of the Turkic wolf ride!
Where Ming Di is, the group is easy to open!
Ashina Simo drums are filled with the unique sharp sound of the Mingdi, and the mind is a little lost, this may be the last time the Turkic Mingdi sounded above the battle array, after today, those surviving Turkic descendants, presumably no longer know how invincible the ancestors of the Mingdi have on the grassland.
It's a great ......
The three-leaf arrow fell into the ground formation, and the Xue Yantuo cavalry who rushed to the front fell down a large piece, the warrior fell to the ground, the war horse screamed and fell, and the entire sharp arrow formation that maintained the state of charge was suddenly chaotic, and the cavalry behind could not retract the momentum, nor did they regain the momentum, so they stepped on the body of their comrades and continued to charge!
Ashina Simo's bearded face was calm and waveless, and his raised hand was not put down, and he gave the order: "Release!" ”
"Bang!"
Another round of arrows rose into the air, killing again.
After two rounds, the archer drew his bow and arrows again, and without waiting for Ashnasimo to give the order, he quickly finished the last round, and quickly retreated, letting the armor behind him step forward to guard behind the spearman, and he retreated to the end, carrying the longbow on his back, turning over and jumping on his horse, and drawing his scimitar.
The Turks not only possessed the iron-smelting technology of cash, which could make sharp knife-tip iron tools, but also learned the method of marching and arranging formations from the Han people in countless battles.
In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, warlords such as Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, and Li Zihe successively attached themselves to the Turks, not only bringing siege equipment to the Turks, but also teaching the Turks the art of battle formations, and even learned the tactics of the Han people to use infantry arrays to deal with cavalry!
Treachery has emerged endlessly throughout the ages.
Xue Yantuo's cavalry was shot a lot by the three rounds of Ming Di, and the blade formation was also a little chaotic, but the absolute superiority in numbers made them not stop at all to rest a little, and when they were a stone's throw away, Xue Yantuo's cavalry kept steady from the horseback with the strength of their legs, and threw a round of arrow rain with the bow and arrow behind their backs, and then regardless of the effect, they drew their scimitars and loaded them straight into the Turkic array.
The Turkic array was shot to the ground by a rain of arrows, and some soldiers didn't even have time to pull out the arrows that had been shot into their bodies, and the Xue Yantuo cavalry roared in.
"Boom!"
Xue Yantuo's cavalry slammed into the Turkic spear array.
The spearmen are the natural enemies of the cavalry, and the spear array composed of countless spears is a nightmare for the cavalry. If you want to break through the spear formation, you can either ride and shoot and kill, or use the flesh and blood of war horses and warriors to fill it up and crush it!
The terrain here is narrow and the mountain roads are rugged, there is no space to give Xue Yantuo the opportunity to shoot on horseback, in the face of the Turks who are more accurate in archery and have better arrows, shooting is to find death, only with superior forces regardless of casualties to crush the Turks' spear formation, in order to break through the hard shell of the Turks, and their cavalry to fight hard!
The bodies of the horses and soldiers were pierced by spears, blood gushed out, and men and horses died.
But the powerful kinetic energy carried by the war horse slammed into the Turkic spear array like a mountain, the spear shaft shattered, and the spearmen were knocked off the ground and flew up, spurting blood from their mouths.
Then the spearmen behind him stepped forward, their spears erected, their hilts resting on the ground, ready for the next round......
Within the narrow area, Xue Yantuo's cavalry went forward one after another, regardless of casualties, and violently attacked the spear formation of the Turks, and the flesh and blood flew in front of the two armies like hell!
In terms of combat power, the Turks are definitely not inferior to Xue Yantuo, and even surpass them.
The Turkic armored cavalry is the most powerful existence on the grassland, even if it is Xue Yantuo's light cavalry, it is also less victorious and more losing, and compared to the combat power of the starting soldiers, the Turks who studied under the Han people are more than one step higher, just a spear array, and Xue Yantuo, who is several times his own, is blocked here, and he cannot advance an inch!
It's just a pity that the inferiority in troops made the Turks gradually fall into passivity.
Although the spear was sharp, the Xue Yantuo people went forward and followed one after another, regardless of the casualties, and carved a gap in the Turkic long-haired array with their flesh and blood.
The Turkic spearmen suffered all the casualties and could not make up the gap in time, and were torn apart by the Xue Yantuo people who rushed in and tore the formation, and without a complete formation, the spearmen could only be killed by the cavalry.
Ashina Simo stood in the back formation, saw that the spear array was broken, and did not panic much, the scimitar in his hand pointed at the enemy, and hissed: "The life and death of the Turks, fight here!" Only by blocking the enemy here can our wives and children reach the Yanmen Pass and be blessed by the Tang Army! Turkic sons, the invincible wolf god is with us, now, kill the enemy with me! ”
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The battle situation was unfavorable, and in the face of a strong enemy several times their own, the Turks did not feel afraid and panicked, and the fierce blood in their bodies surged, and under the leadership of their khan, they rushed towards the Xueyantuo people without hesitation!
"Boom!"
The first cavalry against the light cavalry, the last strength of the Turks was all invested, and they actually forcibly contained Xue Yantuo's offensive.
Under the heavy snow, flesh and blood flew on the battlefield.
*****
North of Dingxiang City, Xue Yantuo camp.
"Qu Shuai, the second prince has already defeated the blockade of the Lite people, and is continuing to pursue the Turks, and now he has just passed the Evil Sun Ridge."
Listening to the scout's report, Yamachi's stinky face wrinkled.
I sighed from the bottom of my heart.
This second prince is really stupid, attacking and killing the Turks is certainly a great achievement, but how can he forget the Tang army who is peeking on the side? If you make some small moves, the Tang army is afraid of the upcoming Eastern Crusade, and may endure it to the death, after all, Xue Yantuo borders Liaodong to the east, and the Tang Dynasty will not be willing to take the risk of being an enemy of Xue Yantuo at this time, adding variables to the upcoming Eastern Crusade.
Then take advantage of its unpreparedness to raid Dingxiang, occupy the city, and then send an envoy to talk to the Tang Dynasty, not only Dingxiang may be agreed by the Tang people to let Xue Yantuo occupy, and even after realizing Xue Yantuo's determination, he will agree to make peace.
With the Tang Dynasty, the two countries formed a country of Weng sons-in-law, Qin and Jin, and on the grassland desert, who else rebelled against Xue Yantuo's rule?
It's just that this generosity has set up a demon, and he has to eradicate the Turks......
It's just that you sneak attack Dingxiang, Datang will admit it if he pinchs his nose, but slaughtering the Turks under Datang's nose, what does this make Datang, who single-handedly supports the Turkic recovery, have face?
This is forcing Tang Jun to make a move!
It's just stupid!
Sighing in his heart, he was very worried about what happened to Dadushe, stood up and came to the door of the camp, looked at the Dingxiang City standing majestically in the snowfall in the distance, muttered for a long time, and ordered: "The whole army is ready to pull out the camp, return to Baidaochuan to guard the mountain pass, and wait to receive the second prince!" ”
The people in the account will be stunned for a moment.
Didn't the original plan be for the second prince to detour to Dingxiang City and capture Dingxiang City back and forth?
Even though the second prince has changed his plan to hunt down the Turks now, it is precisely because of this that the city of Dingxiang must be empty, and the troops left behind in the battalion are enough to capture the city of Dingxiang.
can also get a credit for the capture of Dingxiang......
"Qu Shuai, the Turks were taken by Ashina Simo to flee to Mayi, and at this moment there must be emptiness in Dingxiang City, why not take this opportunity to capture it in one fell swoop and defend the city?"
There are always people who can't help but ask.