Chapter 580: Cheng Bites Jin Xiaowei

Of the 50,000 soldiers and horses led by Cheng Yanjin, there were 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry.

And the other side had only 10,000 cavalry.

Therefore, Cheng Yanjin directly took 20,000 cavalry and directly took Xue Yantuo's 10,000 cavalry.

As for the 30,000 infantry, they were ordered to rush to the scene, and when they arrived, they could clean up the battlefield.

And Xue Yanhong led 10,000 cavalry to surround the Nameless Mountain.

At the first time, I was not thinking about how to attack the mountain, but arranging defenses.

Although on the front, there was their army of Xue Yantuo, dragging down the army of the Tang Dynasty.

But now, after all, they are deep into the enemy, ready to pull out their teeth.

What they need to do is to eat the small Tang army that came to help.

The Tang Army, which came to the aid in large numbers, dragged them as much as possible.

Then send a signal to the peripheral troops, ordering them to come to support and annihilate the large force of the Don army that came to the aid in one fell swoop.

And their tactics are actually very flexible, and it is best to be able to win big.

If things don't go well, at least make sure they get out of the way.

In their opinion, the number of people who received them from outside was as high as 90,000.

With so many people, it can be ensured that they are foolproof.

And the reason why Xue Yannian sent Xue Yanhong to carry out this task was not that Xue Yanhong was an opposition, and he had always opposed the attack on Datang.

It was Xue Yanhong, a general, who was very mediocre in his offensive talent.

But he is Xue Yantuo's best defensive general.

The mission he was sent to hold back the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, and the task of destroying the enemy was actually on the outside to support the army.

When Cheng Yanjin led 20,000 cavalry to roar, Xue Yanhong had already arranged obstacles such as rejecting horses on the periphery.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Bingjin frowned, but he was not reckless.

In fact, Cheng Yanjin has always been reckless when he was marching and fighting.

Cheng Yanjin carefully observed the defense of the 10,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry, Cheng Yanjin chose a weak spot, and ordered his soldiers, holding shields in their hands, to start clearing the obstacles.

The terrain under the nameless mountain is relatively flat, and there is not much difference between the two sides.

Therefore, Xue Yantuo has no danger to defend.

They can only defend by relying on defense.

However, they had only arrived for less than half a day, and they had arranged the simplest basic defenses.

Looking at the Tang Dynasty, there are 20,000 cavalry, and it won't take long to clear a vacancy.

If the two armies face each other, the Datang army is twice as large as them, and it will be difficult for them to win.

Therefore, Xue Yanhong made a quick decision, ordering people to light wolf smoke on the one hand, and arranging people and horses on the other, and decided that after the Tang cavalry cleared the obstacles, they would rush to kill for a while.

On the periphery, Xue Yanshou couldn't help laughing when he saw the green wolf smoke coming from the direction of the Nameless Mountain.

In ancient times, when there were no telephones, no walkie-talkies, it was very difficult to deliver messages in war.

Opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting, because information cannot be transmitted in real time, which will delay a large number of battlefield opportunities.

Of course, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

For example, in the case of Xue Yantuo, in this case, it becomes more difficult for them to transmit information.

However, they also have their way.

The method they used was to use wolf smoke to interrogate.

Not only that, but they also mixed in various colors in the wolf smoke.

Different colors of wolf smoke represent different meanings.

It can be said that this green wolf smoke is the current situation on their side, and everything is developing as they expected in advance.

Seeing this wolf smoke, Xue Yanshou immediately ordered an army of 90,000 troops, divided into three roads, and directly approached the nameless mountain.

The combat effectiveness of the Datang army, they have already done it in their hearts.

And this 90,000 army is almost half of their Xue Yantuo army.

The onslaught of the 90,000-strong army, the Tang army in this regard, it is simply impossible to stop their offensive.

They will definitely be able to quickly tear apart the defense line of the Tang army with the momentum of the wind and clouds, and then hit the Tang reinforcements heavily in the Nameless Mountain.

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On the side of Nameless Mountain, the soldiers sent by Cheng Yanjin had just finished clearing an obstacle.

Over there, Xue Yantuo's cavalry rushed out and killed the generals.

However, Cheng Yanjin here has already been prepared.

At the same time that Xue Yantuo's army rushed over, he also led the cavalry and rushed over.

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

The distance between the two sides quickly closed, and soon they were close enough to reach the distance where the bow and arrow were about to be fired.

A few days ago, Xue Yanhong was also watching the process of Datang fighting with them every day.

He is very aware of the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry.

This time, he was very confident that he could beat the Tang cavalry.

As long as they repel their first attack, let the Tang cavalry choose to temporarily retreat.

They will be able to quickly put in place the defenses.

As long as they can wait for their Xue Yantuo army to rush over, this cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will not be able to run away if they want to.

But the Tang cavalry in front of him always gave Xue Yanhong a different feeling.

First of all, this Tang cavalry actually started to shoot before them.

You must know that the level of bows and arrows on both sides is almost the same, and the range is not much different.

And at this distance, with the range of their bows and arrows, they can't shoot at all.

In Xue Yanhong's opinion, this is definitely a mistake by the Tang cavalry.

And what kind of soldier, such a big mistake will happen?

It can only mean that these are some new soldiers, or they are simply third-rate troops!

It seems that the army that fought with them a few days ago is still the elite of the Tang army.

The elites of Datang have all been taken down by them, not to mention these scum.

I can't even grasp the distance of the cavalry, and I can't even grasp the timing of the cavalry shooting, such a team is definitely a silver-like pewter spearhead.

Maybe a single charge can defeat all 20,000 cavalry.

However, the development of things was completely unexpected by Xue Yanhong.

Because, as expected, the opponent's arrows will definitely not hit them, and will fall in mid-air.

But the fact is that all the arrows shot by the Tang cavalry fell into the cavalry group of their front army.

The Xue Yantuo cavalry, who was defenseless against this, were hit by arrows one after another, and they were immediately killed and wounded.

Well?

When did the range of their bows and arrows become so far?

Could it be that this team is their elite?

It's too late, it's too soon.

Xue Yanhong, who was watching the battle in the Chinese army, only turned a few thoughts in his mind.

And on the battlefield, the second round of cavalry shooting of the Tang cavalry has been shot.

Of course, this distance also reached the firing space of Xue Yantuo's cavalry, and they also began to shoot on horseback.

In this round, both sides suffered casualties on both sides.

It's just that Xue Yanhong found that there were more casualties on their side.

Because this time, Datang's arrows seem to be sharper and more penetrating.

And they got arrows and shot them on the armor of the Tang soldiers, and many of them were directly bounced off.

It seems that it can't break the opponent's defense at all.

The vast majority of the Tang soldiers were injured because the arrows hit the horses.

The galloping war horse suddenly fell to the ground, and then the soldiers were injured, and even a stampede occurred.

The number of casualties is only a dozen or so.

And the casualties on their side were ten times that of the Tang soldiers.

Seeing this scene, the blood stained red couldn't help frowning.

Is it the Tang cavalry that has changed its equipment?

Or did Datang hide their elite?

At this time, the cavalry of both sides, under the rapid running, had come into contact with each other, and a fierce encounter occurred.

Although Xue Yantuo's soldiers suffered a small loss when riding and shooting.

But at the beginning of the match, they still had a huge psychological advantage.

Because according to the previous combat experience, the strength of the Datang cavalry is average, and they have a huge advantage against the Datang cavalry.

But when the encounter actually started, they realized that the truth was very different from what they imagined.

The plot didn't go as they expected at all.

This Tang cavalry, although in terms of the quality of the cavalry, is not very far behind the front.

But in terms of equipment, the gap is simply too big.

This Tang cavalry, equipped with all Mo swords!

The Datang Mo knife is made of 100 forged steel.

Under the ancient steelmaking technology, it would take at least three years to make a handful of 100 steels.

Such a strange knife, for Xue Yantuo, let alone an ordinary soldier, even their small leader, it is impossible for everyone to equip it.

Only a general like Xue Yanhong can be equipped with one.

But the Tang cavalry in front of him is equipped with such a strange sword!

The weapons of the two sides clashed, and the long knives in their hands were directly cut off.

And the other party didn't seem to spend much effort, the Mo knife was unabated, and it directly slashed at Xue Yantuo's cavalry, and the end was naturally cut in two.

Of course, on the battlefield, it is absolutely impossible to be one-on-one, and there is no so-called fairness and justice.

There are many scenes on the battlefield where two or three Xue Yantuo cavalry besiege and kill a Tang cavalry at the same time.

And when their long knives slashed at the Tang soldiers, they found that they didn't cut through the armor of the people when they went down.

And the Tang cavalry is a sword in hand, it is simply a knife and a monster - eh, it is a sword and a Xue Yantuo cavalry.

Of course, the armor on the Tang cavalry is not really unbreakable.

But if you want to cut it, if you don't use all your strength to chop, you need at least two or three knives to cut in the same position at the same time to cut it.

And the tricks on the battlefield are simple and direct, and the moves are fatal.

It's impossible to fight for every move and slash with all your might, and if that's the case, I'm afraid it won't be able to support a few slashes at all.

Therefore, as soon as they first fought, the Xue Yantuo cavalry, who was not accustomed to the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry at all, was suddenly killed and wounded.

Of course, this does not mean that after the Tang cavalry has strong armor, they will not be injured.

Although the long knife is difficult to break through, the impact is still there.

The Tang cavalry will still be affected by the impact and will suffer internal injuries.

But a pair of such armor is enough to ensure that the Tang cavalry will have one more life, or even a few more lives.

The situation on the battlefield has shown a one-sided situation in a short period of time.

Of course, contrary to Xue Yanhong's guess in advance, this side was the one side they were killed by Datang.

This Datang army, and the Datang team they saw a few days ago, are completely two completely immovable teams!

But why are they so different?

Xue Yantuo's cavalry fell too quickly.

This made many of Xue Yantuo's cavalry almost killed to collapse.

The situation of fighting on the battlefield gave them the feeling that the soldiers on both sides were not on the same level at all.

Xue Yanhong of the Chinese army narrowed his eyes at this time.

He knew very well in his heart that the vanguard army he sent out to attack the Tang cavalry would soon be defeated.

On the battlefield of the Cold Weapon Age, unless it is an absolute elite army.

Ordinary teams, once the damage is more than 20%, it is easy to rout.

In the event of a rout, the consequences will be out of control.

The combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry in front of him is really too strong.

If it was this Tang cavalry that fought a few days ago, I believe that their Xue Yantuo cavalry would definitely be defeated, and it would not be their opponent at all.

However, if this is the case, why didn't Datang send this army to the field at that time?

Suddenly, Xue Yanhong had a faint bad premonition in her heart.

It seems that Datang is digging a hole for them!

At this time, the only way to stop the rout is to send reinforcements.

But the opponent is twice as numerous as them, and the combat strength is not known to exceed them.

If there are reinforcements, I'm afraid that it will be meat buns and dogs, and there will be no return!

However, if there are no reinforcements, when the vanguard army comes back from defeat, I am afraid that the entire army will be in danger of being crushed.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Xue Yanhong still decided to send additional reinforcements.

Soon, the reinforcements sent out were on top.

The teams that were originally killed and disabled were returned for repair.

And the form on the battlefield was really as Xue Yanhong expected.

The team that had just topped up, after facing the Tang cavalry, the battlefield was still showing a one-sided trend.

However, the so-called one blow and then exhaust and decline!

The momentum of the Tang cavalry has been somewhat restrained, and it is no longer as brave as it was at the beginning.

Just when Xue Yanhong had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, a soldier and horse came from the middle position.

It turned out that Cheng Yanjin had already calculated it.

Although he brought 20,000 cavalry over, because of the battlefield, 20,000 cavalry could not be used at all.

Therefore, before the war, Cheng Yanjin divided his troops into four routes.

Taking advantage of the reinforcements of Xue Yantuo's soldiers and the chaos, let a few soldiers take the opportunity to clear many obstacles, and then kill them together.

By the time Xue Yanhong saw this scene, it was too late to make any countermeasures.

Finished!

This time, it's really over!

The strength of the Tang cavalry was completely unexpected by Xue Yanhong.

It seems that it will be difficult for them to support the arrival of reinforcements!

Even, Xue Yanhong had a bad premonition.

He felt that there might be some changes on the side of the reinforcements.

Perhaps, this is the pit that Datang dug for them!

At the critical moment, Xue Yanhong made a quick decision and immediately ordered the Chinese army to retreat, directly abandoning the 5,000 cavalry on the battlefield.

He himself, with the remaining five thousand cavalry, quickly retreated.

Moreover, while retreating, Xue Yanhong also kept ordering the soldiers to arrange obstacles.

The time it takes for Datang to clear the obstacles must be longer than the time they take to lay out the obstacles.

And Xue Yanhong just wanted to take advantage of the time difference to kill the nameless mountain and burn all the food hoarded on the mountain.

Looking back, Xue Yanhong found that the five thousand Xue Yantuo soldiers left behind by his gecko's severed tail had been completely defeated at this time.

However, even if it is a few thousand pigs, it can let Datang kill for a while, right?

Coupled with the obstacles they constantly set up along the way, they will definitely be able to leave time to burn the grain on the nameless mountain.

This time, as long as Datang's grain is burned, this trip can barely be regarded as not in vain.

At this time, there was an earth-shattering sound of fighting in the distance.

Listening to the voice, it should be the sound of the reinforcements and the Tang Dynasty fighting.

Xue Yanhong felt that their reinforcements should also be in trouble.

In other words, they really fell into the pit dug by Datang.

A few days ago, Datang was simply showing weakness to the enemy!

It's ridiculous that they are all fooled like fools.

General Ben told them at the beginning, be cautious!

It's a pity that those idiots can't listen to it at all, and now they taste the bitter fruit, right?

On the one hand, he complained in his heart, and on the other hand, Xue Yanhong did not dare to slack off.

Lead the remaining 5,000 cavalry and quickly launch an attack on Nameless Mountain.

And Cheng Yanjin's side glanced at Xue Yanhong's side, not in a hurry at all.

There was no quick pursuit and the consciousness of helping the Tang army of the Nameless Mountain to guard the grain and grass.

Instead, on the battlefield, while besieging and killing Xue Yantuo's soldiers, he cleaned up the battlefield.

At the same time, many Xue Yantuo soldiers were also captured.

In a desperate situation, many Xue Yantuo soldiers chose to surrender one after another.

It is estimated that when they have completely cleaned up the battlefield, all the obstacles will be cleared.

Xue Yantuo's 5,000-strong army had already occupied the Nameless Mountain and burned all the grain they had hoarded.

If Xue Yanhong saw this scene, he would definitely be puzzled.

Maybe he will give up attacking Nameless Mountain and choose to flee directly.

It's just a pity that Xue Yanhong at this time only wanted to burn Datang's military rations as soon as possible.

Where is the energy to pay attention to the movements of the Tang Army behind!

At this time, the Tang army on the nameless mountain also discovered the movement under the mountain.

The Tang army, which was defending on the nameless mountain, quickly made heavy preparations and prepared to fight to the death with Xue Yantuo's soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Xue Yanhong couldn't help but let out a sneer.

All the cavalry dismounted, leaving only a thousand soldiers to guard the horses.

The remaining 3,000 people quickly slaughtered the nameless mountain.

If it was really a high mountain, they had only 4,000 people, and against the 3,000 defenders of the Tang Dynasty, they really had no chance of winning.

But this nameless mountain is just a hill, and it is a dirt mountain, not even a mountain rock.

I can't find it if I want to use rolling stones and rolling wood.

And, most importantly, they don't need to occupy the entire nameless mountain at all.

There is no need to exterminate the Don army.

They just need to get to a position where they can fire arrows and it is enough to burn the military rations.

In Xue Yanhong's view, this is actually an easy task to complete.

Soon, four thousand Xue Yantuo soldiers quickly rushed towards the nameless mountain.

Nameless Mountain, there is really no danger to defend, just to occupy a height advantage.

Xue Yantuo's soldiers rushed quickly, and they were pleasantly surprised to find that the defending Tang army had no intention of coming down to meet the enemy.

It seems that he has made up his mind to meet the enemy at the top of the mountain.

Seeing this scene, Xue Yanhong couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Great, really great!

The Nameless Mountain was not very high, and in a short time, they almost rushed to the top.

At this distance, the range of their bows and arrows was almost enough to reach the grain and grass of the Tang Dynasty.

Things went so smoothly that it was beyond Xue Yanhong's expectations.

Xue Yanhong hurriedly ordered the soldiers to take out rockets and prepare to burn food.

At this moment, the Tang army on the top of the mountain finally began to counterattack.

Sou!

Sou! Sou!

The arrows in the sky made a terrible sound, and suddenly a group of Xue Yantuo soldiers continued to fall.

Not good!

Hearing this sound, Xue Yanhong suddenly became alert.

This is definitely not a hand-drawn bow, but a powerful crossbow fired by the power of the machine!

No, they have to fight quickly, otherwise they will inevitably lose a lot.

"Launch!"

Here, Xue Yantuo's soldiers had already ignited the rocket and shot it out quickly.

The rockets in the sky reflected half of the mountaintop.

Countless rockets fell on the grain and grass piles.

But to Xue Yanhong's great surprise, those grains and grass were not burned.

What kind of food and grass is this?

So many rockets were shot over, and they were not even lit?

At this time, Xue Yanhong finally realized that something was wrong!

They were completely tricked by the Tang Army!

The grain and grass they saw was absolutely fake, and the grain and grass on this mountain had already been transferred away by them.

The reason why the defenders on the mountain did not go down the mountain to fight them was to let them go up the mountain.

Moreover, Xue Yanhong dared to conclude that Tang Jun must be working together.

Because of the rockets they just launched, because of the distance and angle, not all rockets fell on the grain and grass.

There were also some rockets, which fell on the positions of the Don Army.

But he did not hear a single scream of the Don army, and did not see any burning armor.

Xue Yanhong couldn't help but complain secretly.

Today's battle is really a complete defeat.

And in this short moment, more than ten percent of their soldiers fell under the crossbow arrows of the Tang army.

"Retreat! Fall back! ”

Xue Yantuo's soldiers had already been frightened by the crossbow arrows.

Now he heard the sound of retreat, and fled for his life down the mountain.

At this moment, their speed is simply too fast.

Countless Xue Yantuo soldiers, their legs almost ran into afterimages.

After all, it's going down the mountain, and with the help of the slope of the mountain, the speed of running is simply as fast as possible.

Of course, there are also many Xue Yantuo soldiers, because they can't adjust the frequency of their legs, one accidentally loses his balance and rolls down the mountain.

And Xue Yanhong was horrified to find that Tang Jun's crossbow arrow had not been broken.

How could the crossbow arrows of the Don Army have such a long range?

It couldn't have been the reason why they were chasing after them.

With a crossbow arrow, it is absolutely impossible for the Tang army to run so fast, let alone launch a crossbow arrow at this speed.

Although he was on the run, Xue Yanhong still quickly observed.

Then it was discovered that from the halfway slope of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there were Tang soldiers hidden all along.

They dug trenches one by one, covering them tightly, and they all fired crossbow arrows in the trenches.

When their army rushed to the top of the mountain just now, they didn't even notice anyone under their feet.

It seems that the Tang Army has already counted them to death!