"Why are we decoys? We are the Divine Machine Battalion that the Holy Lord spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build, and we actually used it as bait. ”

Riding on the horse, Zhang Lian couldn't help but complain.

"Horses, it is precisely because we are a god battalion and have the advantage of firearms that we can withstand the attack of the enemy.

If you let other armies come, you won't last long.

What's more, when we counterattack, we can't catch up, so let's be honest as bait. The deputy commander of the Right Divine Machine Battalion next to him said with a smile.

In the previous pre-war meeting, Liu Kui decided to use the Right Shenji Battalion, the Right Shenwei Army, and 10,000 tribal cavalry, a total of nearly 40,000 people, as bait.

A total of 35,000 cavalry of the border army led by Zuo Shence and Zhong Wei were the main force of the counterattack.

The rest of the army stayed behind to guard Sawada Temple, guarding grain and grass supplies.

"Acting as bait? The Falcon had to be fooled this time. Zhang Lian said.

"Then it's up to our luck!"

"To be honest, this horse has never seen the battle of the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion against the cavalry on this kind of battlefield. Who of you has seen it? Zhang Lian asked.

As the commander of the Right Divine Machine Battalion, Zhou Dewei shook his head, he had seen it during training, but he really hadn't seen it on the battlefield, and he was also transferred to the Divine Machine Battalion halfway.

"The last general has seen it!"

Suddenly, one of the generals raised his hand, and when he saw everyone looking over, he explained, "When the puppet Liang rebellion was put down, the last general was in the Shenji Camp.

As long as the artillery and muskets are well coordinated, the enemy will not be able to rush in at all. However, at that time, the pseudo-Liang did not have too many cavalry, and our current enemy is mainly cavalry, whether it can be blocked or not, it is not certain. ”

"The disadvantage of the Shenji Battalion is that it is not good in close combat, but with the right Shenwei army and tribal cavalry on the periphery, the shortcomings of the Shenji Battalion have been filled.

Perhaps, then will be the time for my Divine Machine Battalion to exert its might. Zhou Dewei said lightly.

As a veteran, Zhou Dewei thinks things more thoroughly.

What he said was the conclusion reached by the Shenji Battalion in the drill and actual combat, just like in Nanzhao before, in the face of Zheng Maihei's elephant soldiers, the Shenji Battalion suffered some heavy losses.

There are reasons for the rough skin and thick flesh of elephant soldiers, and there are also reasons for the improper protection of the Shenji Battalion.

"Commander Zhou, rest assured, with the right Shenwei army here, he will not let the enemy cavalry threaten the Shenji Battalion!"

Ding Hui knew that although the Right Shenwei Army had a strong infantry phalanx, it was still a little difficult to face too many enemy troops.

They protect the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion can fire and wound the enemy as best they can.

"Then there's General Lautin!"

Just when everyone was discussing countermeasures, the scouts of the Tang army were very active and active, constantly transmitting the news of the reconnaissance to the rear.

Although they speculated that the Uighurs might have deliberately retreated to lead them in pursuit, the presence of scouts would also allow them to obtain more accurate information on how to react in a timely manner.

"The enemy camp is empty, no enemy troops have been found!"

"There are no enemy troops on the left flank!"

"There are no enemy troops on the right flank!"

"A lot of rut marks were found ahead!"

"The enemy army has divided its forces, and a large number of horseshoe prints have been found in the right front."

Upon hearing this information, everyone guessed that the Uighurs were really setting up an ambush, and that so many horseshoe prints could not be hidden.

Since the Uighurs planned to invite you into the urn, Zhou Dewei naturally had to cooperate, "Pass the order, the Right Shenwei Army is located on the periphery of the Right Shenji Battalion to defend the Right Shenji Battalion." The tribal cavalry was in charge of the pursuit, and watch out for the Uighur ambush! ”

While Shang Guangming was marching at an accelerated pace with his tribal cavalry, he found traces of the Uighur army twenty miles west of the Uighur camp in Baozhuang.

Although the Uighur army seemed to be large in number, it was noticeably much smaller in cavalry, and the infantry accounted for a large proportion.

"Pass the order, rush in front of the enemy and shoot a few rounds of arrows before turning around!"

Shang Guangming did not come nonsense, but according to Zhou Dewei's request, he tried to lure out the Uighur ambush.

When Shang Guangming led 10,000 cavalry to slaughter, there was a hint of confusion in the ranks of the Uighurs.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

The Uighur army hurriedly stopped to meet the enemy, and the cavalry led by Shang Guangming had already slaughtered, and they all set up bows and arrows as they galloped on their horses.

Although the Uighur soldiers in Western China were good at cavalry archery, the cavalry of the allied forces led by Shang Guangming consisting of the Tibetans, Wenmo, Qiang, and Uighurs was not bad.

They are all a nation on horseback, who is better than whom, right?

Most of the Uighur army in front of them was infantry, and they were still a little panicked in the face of cavalry.

The Uighur infantry was not at the same level as the infantry of the Tang Dynasty.

Just as Shang Guangming was about to provoke the Uighurs again, there was a tremor on the ground on both wings.

"Governor, there are ambushes!"

Shang Guangming was a little disappointed, but he was not surprised by the Uighur ambush, tightened the reins of his horse, and ordered, "Withdraw!" ”

When Shang Guangming ordered the retreat, dark shadows had already appeared on the left and right flanks, and he hurriedly ordered a quick convergence with the army.

When he learned that the Tang army was really killed, Fu Gulin was still a little happy, but when he came out to kill, the number of Tang troops he saw was not much, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"Why is there only so many people chasing after the Tang Army?"

At this time, several cavalry from a distance came quickly, and finally came to Fu Gulin and reported, "Qi Qi Great Khan, I found a large number of Tang troops ten miles ahead, including cavalry and infantry, with a scale of tens of thousands of people. ”

"Really?" Hearing this news, Fu Gulin was overjoyed, "Pass the order to go down and kill it immediately, a godsend!" ”

Hearing that the main force of the Tang army was really coming, the haze between the eyebrows of Fu Gulin was swept away, and he directly ordered the cavalry under his command to kill it, and ordered the infantry behind to also quickly turn back and find a way to surround the Tang army in one fell swoop.

"Chief Odil, what do we do now?" The Qarluqs were hesitant.

Odier looked into the distance, thought for a moment and said, "Keep up, remember to watch your people, everything is subject to my actions." ”

Soon, Fu Gulin led more than 30,000 cavalry of the Uighurs of Xizhou to chase after him, and when he saw the Tang army, he looked excited and directly ordered to surround the Tang army.

Soon Qarluq and 60,000 infantry also arrived, looking at the 'main force' of the Tang army surrounded by their hundreds of thousands of troops, all the Uighur soldiers smiled, and the previous depression also disappeared.

pointed at the Tang army in the encirclement, and laughed, obviously not taking the Tang army seriously.

"Such a tight infantry phalanx, it must be an elite division."

Seeing that the Tang army was surrounded and the formation was still in order, Odier was quite surprised.

"What do you mean?" The person next to him was puzzled.

"In this battle, we may have underestimated the enemy, and the reason why the Tang army did not have a trace of chaos means that they have no intention of retreating, and they may even know that we are going to surround them."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"The Don Army has seen through our ambush plan!"