The enemy troops walked in step by step, and they had already entered the line of two hundred paces.

"Crossbow ready!"

Three thousand crossbowmen raised their crossbows with a brush, and the cold, sharp bolts pointed at the sky at a forty-five degree angle.

One of the lieutenant generals shouted: "Shoot!" ”

'Click! Click! Click! A crossbow machine sounded, and three thousand crossbow arrows rose into the air, forming a cloud of arrows in the air, and pounced like locusts on the Tibetan soldiers rushing in formation.

The Tibetan lord shouted, and the running Tibetan soldiers stopped running, knelt down on one knee, and raised their shields high.

'Whoosh! Sou! Whoosh!'

Dense crossbow bolts shot through the snowflakes flying in the sky and into the ranks of the Tibetan army.

A crossbow bolt deep into the muddy ground, inserted in the high raised shield, the Tubo army shield with pine as the bottom plate, covered with two layers of tough yak skin, very strong, the general crossbow and arrows can not shoot through the shield, and the shield is larger, completely covering the vital parts of the Tubo soldiers.

This is also a defensive weapon developed by the Tibetan and Tang Dynasty in a hundred years of fierce battles against the powerful crossbows of the Tang army, and the effect is very obvious.

After a round of crossbow arrows, none of the Tubo soldiers were hit by arrows, and the leading general of the Tubo army shouted, and the two thousand soldiers got up again and killed the Tang army two hundred steps away.......

Guo Song's expression became serious, he realized that he was a little underestimated by the enemy, the opponent's cavalry was wiped out by scouts in the woods, it was just because they were not suitable for fighting in the forest, but the Tang army was very good at it, nothing more, it must not mean that the Tubo army was low in combat ability.

From the attack of these 2,000 soldiers, it can be seen that they move in an orderly manner, the rules are clear, and they are a well-trained army, no wonder in history the Tang army and the Tubo army have always lost more than they won, and the individual bravery and well-trained army are indeed terrible.

Although the other party is using a short sword and shield, this is actually equivalent to the sword and shield army, as long as the use is skillful, it is not weaker than the lethality of the spear, once it enters the close combat, the spear of the Tang army will be restrained, while the short sword shield of the Tubo army can give full play to the advantages of flexibility, and the chance of victory of the Tubo soldiers at this time will be greater.

Guo Song cheered up, he already knew that he underestimated the enemy, so he would not be careless in the future, he must discover the weakness of the enemy army as soon as possible.

"The crossbow army retreats, and the heavy infantry attacks!"

Seeing that the bow and crossbow could not play a role, Guo Song immediately made a decision and ordered the crossbow soldiers to withdraw, and the three thousand crossbow soldiers immediately turned into spear infantry, assembled behind the heavy infantry, and guarded the back of the heavy infantry.

The three thousand heavy armored infantry stood neatly, holding the Mo knife in their hands, their eyes were indifferent and emotionless, they had killed too many enemies, they had seen too much blood, and in their eyes, the enemy troops killed in front of them were about to turn into a pile of rotten meat.

'Woo-'

The horn sounded in the middle of the Tibetan army, and Shang Jiezan saw that the enemy's bow and crossbow army had withdrawn, so he immediately ordered the whole army to attack, and the 13,000 Tubo army gave up their horses, and they gathered into infantry to attack, and the army killed the Tang army like a sea tide.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Tang Army were eager to try, and the adjutant general Li Bing shouted: "Your Highness, let's go up to the battle!" ”

Guo Song was as calm as a mountain, his face was as cold as a rock, he saw that the enemy army was mixed but not chaotic, and he did not lose his discipline in running, it was still a group of five, and the Tang army would inevitably lose the support of the formation if he rushed to kill, and fell into chaos, Guo Song had learned the lesson of underestimating the enemy before, and he would not underestimate the enemy at this moment anyway.

Guo Song shook his head and said sharply: "Order the army to stabilize the formation and not be chaotic!" ”

At this time, Pei Xin and his deputy general Yang Xuanying stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Highness, please Rong Beizhi and General Yang each lead five hundred cavalry to attack and disrupt the enemy's formation!" ”

These two people are both fierce generals who are good at riding and shooting, and their suggestions are also feasible, Guo Song immediately agreed, "Quasi! ”

Pei Xin was overjoyed, he and Yang Xuanying each led five hundred elite cavalry, one on the left and one on the right, like two sharp swords straight into the enemy's sides, they were like chopping waves, killing into the enemy ranks.

At this time, the two thousand Tubo vanguard army finally killed in front of them, three thousand heavy armored infantry waved the Mo knife, the cold light flashed, sharply slashed at the Tubo soldiers, the Tubo soldiers raised their shields to resist, but their shields could not block the extremely sharp Mo knife at all, the shield was split in half, the blade continued to penetrate the flesh, and suddenly blood splashed, the body was broken, the human head rolled, many Tibetan soldiers were split in half, and the red and white brains flowed all over the ground.

The 2,000 Tibetan troops shouted and shouted, encouraging the soldiers to fight fiercely with the Modao, but they couldn't get close at all, and they would surely die if they rushed up, and they would die miserably.

Despite this, the Tibetan soldiers still rushed up without fear of death, extremely brave, trying to crush the heavy infantry, if it was other Tang troops, they might not be able to withstand it, but unfortunately they encountered the mountain-like Modao army, their bravery could not shake the other party at all, but turned into a quick death.

At this time, the Tubo army in the rear also killed, and the cavalry led by Pei Xin and Yang Xuanying was too small, like waves in the sea, which could not change the discus-like Tubo army, and they launched an offensive from behind after killing the enemy army.

The Tang cavalry and the Tibetan sword and shield infantry collided violently, and in the snowflakes fluttering in the sky, the two sides fought fiercely together, and the horses of the Tang soldiers continued to overturn, and their chests were immediately pierced by another Tibetan soldier with a sword, and the corpses of the Tibetan soldiers were constantly picked up in the air by the spears of the Tang soldiers.

Guo Song was still unusually calm, he did not participate in the battle, but observed the development of the fierce battle with sharp eyes and observed the loopholes of the enemy army.

At this time, Guo Song finally discovered a loophole in the Tubo soldiers, the Tubo soldiers often had to hit three blows to injure the Tang soldiers, but the Tang soldiers only needed one blow to stab the other party, this difference lies in the armor defense capabilities of both sides, the Tang soldiers are almost all Mingguang armor, strong and light, but the Tubo soldiers are leather armor, leather armor can not block the assassination of the Tang army's spear, and it can also not block the Tang army's armor arrows.

Guo Song immediately ordered: "Order Pei Xin and Yang Xuanying to lead two thousand cavalry archers each to shoot the enemy with piercing arrows from the periphery!" ”

This was actually three orders, one was to lead two thousand cavalry archers each, the second was to fight on the perimeter, and the third was to shoot the enemy with piercing arrows.

Pei Xin and Yang Xuanying did not play a big role, it was not that the two of them were incompetent, the key was that their combat methods were wrong, first, the troops were too small, and secondly, they were going to impact the enemy army, but they could not break the enemy formation.

In that case, why not fight the other way?

Pei Xin and Yang Xuanying each led 2,000 cavalry archers to the periphery, and they shot arrows at the backs of the Tubo soldiers dozens of paces away, and the arrows were like a torrential rain, so that the Tubo soldiers could not be guarded against them, and they were hit by arrows one after another.

The Tang Army's archers and cavalry made the Tubo soldiers extremely angry, and Shang Jiezan shouted: "The fifth and sixth teams will fight each other!" ”

The two Tibetan soldiers separated, and they rushed at the two archers, but the archers were as fast as the wind, and did not give the Tibetan soldiers any chance at all, but kept shooting in the run, knocking down the Tibetan soldiers one by one.

The appearance of the two archers, like two catfish mixed into the school of fish, enlivened the whole situation, so that the Tang army opened up a second advantage on the basis of the superiority of the heavy cavalry, and the two advantages were superimposed, and the effect was obvious, and the weight of the war began to be obviously tilted towards the Tang army.

Shang Jiezan was anxious, he originally expected his army to fight fiercely with the Tang army for most of the day and drag down the physical strength of the Tang army, but the Tang army only took an hour, and it had already gained the upper hand, and if he fought for another hour, he was afraid that his army would be wiped out.

A general rushed over and shouted: "Minister, our troops are inferior to the enemy, and we will suffer heavy casualties, retreat!" ”

The only chance for the Tibetan army to retreat is the order of the main general, if the main general does not order the retreat, they will fight to the death, but if they retreat, they will be chased and killed by the Tang army.

Shang Jiezan weighed it for a long time, and finally ordered: "Pass my order, the whole army retreats!" ”

'Woo-woo-'

The horn of retreat sounded continuously, and the Tibetan army began to retreat gradually, and their retreat was not to turn around and run, but to leave the battlefield while fighting.

The Tibetan army will be the last to inspect the corpse, and if anyone is shot in the back, he will not only be killed in battle, but also his family, and the whole family will be confiscated as slaves.

Guo Song saw the intention of the Tubo army to retreat, and he shouted: "Pursue and kill to the end, and never let go of the enemy!" ”

(End of chapter)