Chapter 912: The Tang Army Suddenly Arrives, and the Quasi-Army Collapses
Under the order of the monks, Chechnya immediately led the more than 40,000 soldiers in the rear of the quasi-army, who were the last reserve force, and roared out from their main formation.
They quickly divided into two divisions and made a detour towards the flanks on both sides, preparing to crush and kill all the rampant troops of the Tang army, which was fighting with all their might, with the impact of their surprise.
As soon as the reserve soldiers of the quasi-army moved, Liu Guoneng, the mayor of the Tang Army over there, saw it clearly, and immediately made a move of the command flag in his hand, and the Tang cavalry, who were also on standby on both sides, immediately roared and rushed up.
Compared with the quasi-army infantry with all the equipment, the Tang army's heavy-armored cavalry Xuanhu heavy cavalry rushed to the forefront, these elite Tang army cavalry with heavy armor, although they failed to successfully charge in the group because the distance was too short, but in such a short-handed battle, its combat ability and defense ability are much stronger than the quasi-army, which can be called a crushing advantage.
At this moment, in the Tang army's main formation, the formation changed rapidly, and more than 1,000 spearmen who were originally behind the gun and shield battle array, waiting as a reserve, quickly divided into two teams, and they rushed out of the formation, ready to go behind the quasi-army soldiers, to completely encircle and eliminate them.
The thousands of reinforcements of the para-army quickly fell into the dangerous situation of being surrounded by the front and rear. It's just that the cavalry of the Tang Army was wedged extremely deep and fought fiercely, and the quasi-army could not break away from the whole team at all.
At this point, both sides did their best, completely exhausted their forces to fight each other, this life-fighting tragic battle, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the blood flowed like a river.
However, compared with Liu Guoneng, who had a dignified face, the face of the monk who was watching from a distance was filled with inexplicable joy.
Because, with a total strength of more than 130,000 troops, the strength advantage is too much stronger for the Tang army, which has only more than 30,000 people. Although the Tang army fought hard, the number of casualties and efficiency far exceeded that of the other side, but after all, the strength was limited, and it began to be gradually surrounded by the quasi-army and began to fall into a disadvantage.
Seeing that the Tang army was gradually being eaten away by his own soldiers, the monk couldn't help but be excited, and even jumped off his mount and personally beat the drums to cheer, hoping that his own soldiers could destroy the remnants of the enemy more quickly, and avenge the soldiers and horses in the front that had been destroyed.
The most dangerous moment for Liu Guoneng, the commander of the Tang Army, and his soldiers and horses in the Sixth Town, has finally arrived.
Liu Guoneng is calm on the surface, but he is also very anxious inside.
Alas, the emperor's army, why hasn't it come yet!
At the beginning, Liu Guoneng made an appointment with Li Xiao, he was the vanguard of the Tang Army, and he moved forward to explore the way, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly encounter the monks here, and immediately came to a life-and-death battle.
I don't know if the envoy I sent in a hurry has seen the emperor now, or if the emperor hasn't gotten the news......
Liu Guoneng's face flashed gloomy, but he shouted more and more: "The whole army obeys the order!" Fight to the death with all your might, and you must hold on until the emperor arrives! ”
"Order!"
The drums rumbled, the swords slashed each other, the sound of killing shook the sky, the soldiers of the Tang Army shouted all over the army, fighting more and more to the death, everyone's faces were full of determination, and the quasi-army on the opposite side was fighting more and more stubbornly.
At this moment, on the distant horizon, there was finally a change.
On the horizon in the distance, a thin black line seemed to emerge prominently, and as time passed, the black line became thicker and thicker, and gradually transformed into countless neat soldiers and horses and flags, overwhelming, I don't know how many there are.
These soldiers and horses, densely packed and extremely imposing, were marching in the opposite direction from the quasi-army, and began to gallop towards the battlefield quickly.
"Mayor Liu, our reinforcements have arrived!"
Beside Liu Guoneng, a guard pointed to the Tang soldiers and horses in the distance, so excited that he could barely speak. Liu Guoneng was also happy, his resolute face was filled with joy from the bottom of his heart, and he shouted loudly at his own soldiers: "Brothers! Come on! The emperor has brought a large army here, and the enemy army must be completely destroyed! Slaughter these bastards completely, and leave no one behind! ”
The officers and men of the whole army cheered in unison, and everyone's faces were full of excitement and joy, as if they had suddenly been beaten with chicken blood, bursting out with infinite motivation and courage, and their fighting spirit was extremely high.
And at this moment, seeing these vast Tang army formations that stood out from the distant horizon, Sangge's originally excited heart sank to the bottom of the ice lake in an instant.
For a while, there was even more inexplicable panic.
No, the main force of the Tang Army also rushed over, and it was so coincidental that they were just in time for the most critical and important moment of the war.
Yes, the monk was right, the reinforcements of Tang Emperor Li Xiao's headquarters finally arrived at this critical moment.
Originally, Li Xiao's soldiers and horses could arrive earlier than the rear soldiers and horses of the quasi-army, but because the wind and sand came from the north, Li Xiao's whole army went west against the wind, and a large number of artillery needed to be carried, which caused the soldiers of the headquarters to delay their arrival until now.
As soon as the army arrived, the situation of the battle immediately changed.
The quasi-army, which originally relied on its superiority in strength and had a slight advantage in the battle situation, immediately lost the most important capital, and every quasi-army who fought hard against the Tang army had inexplicable fear written on their faces.
The whole army is on the top, and it is not easy to fight against the soldiers and horses of the Tang army, and now that the Tang army is so big, how many chances can there be in this next battle.
Such a simple and realistic thought flooded my heart, and it was like a scoop of extremely cold water, completely extinguished.
And at this moment, with the command flag in the Tang army waving high again, and a strange swan trumpet, it sounded sharply and piercingly.
The monk was astonished to see that from the distant horizon, as if by magic, there was a cavalry of about 5,000 people, speeding around and around, and they were rushing in their direction like a raging rush in their own direction, shouting and killing.
The monk's face was pale, his mouth was half open, his eyes were full of disbelief, and his head was blank at this moment.
Unexpectedly, when the Tang Army's reinforcements came, they actually gave themselves a trick to dig out the black tiger......
In such a difficult situation of the battle, Tang Jun was still so calm, and he kept quietly hiding this killing move until he played all the cards in his hand before he released it.
It's hateful, Lao Tzu has played eagles all his life, and today I went here and was pecked blind by the eagle!
The Sangha is now faced with the most painful choice.
In a practical sense, if all the cards have been played, you are still invincible, and the best way to deal with it is to quickly escape, so that your life can be saved.
However, if he, as the commander, turns around and flees at this critical moment in the war, it is conceivable that the battle formation of the quasi-army, because the main general will flee, will definitely be demoralized, and even collapse in the whole formation.
And these Tang cavalry, even if they couldn't catch up with him, they could immediately turn their backs on the quasi-army formation that was falling into a bitter battle. Rushed by these 5,000 cavalry, those troops who were in turmoil when the main general fled the army were afraid that they would collapse completely faster.
Moreover, as a general of the unified army, even if he can escape from the battlefield with his life, but he has lost more than 100,000 Dzungar soldiers and horses, how will he explain to his father after he returns!
What's even more terrifying is that these more than 100,000 people are the most elite combat power of the Dzungar Empire, if they are all lost here, then the Dzungar Emperor is empty, and the Tang army can destroy the Yarkand Khanate, and then go north, and attack the weak Dzungar Khanate, then the Dzungar Khanate is very likely to be defeated by the Tang army!
It's going to be a nightmare ending.
It's just that if they don't run, when these 5,000 cavalry come, they now only have more than 500 escort cavalry around them, and their strength is only one-tenth of the enemy's, how can they withstand the impact of the Tang army?
It is almost certain that if the two armies engage in a battle, the more than 500 escort cavalry, including themselves, will be firmly surrounded by the 5,000 Tang cavalry, and all of them will be wiped out, and there will be no more survivors.
At this moment, the monk was full of regret and anxiety.
Damn, is Lao Tzu a dead man now?!
The monk was at a loss and in a dilemma, and the five thousand Tang army cavalry had quickly passed through the main formation that was fighting fiercely, and they were getting closer and closer to the monk and the others.
At this moment, the monk's face changed greatly, his eyes were full of horror, and he shouted repeatedly: "Quick, quickly pass on the general's order, immediately ring gold, recall the sons and daughters who are fighting with the Tang army, and order them to withdraw with all their strength, and then the whole army will form a formation on the spot to meet these damn Tang troops together!" ”
"Order!"
The flags flew over, and the strange and rapid sound of gold immediately sounded sharply and continuously.
Hearing the sound of gold coming from behind, all the quasi-soldiers who were concentrating on fighting with all their strength suddenly couldn't believe their ears.
No, how could it be!
At this time when the battle situation is so stalemate, isn't it crazy that the main general Sangha actually ordered the whole army to retreat?
What the hell is going on?
It's just that the clear and sharp sound of gold is not broken, like a heavy hammer, constantly beating in the hearts of the remaining more than 100,000 quasi-army soldiers, making everyone's already low morale like a deflated ball, completely depressed.
And the orthodox army killed the quasi-army Etuoke Zaisang Chechen on both wings of the Tang Army, the cousin of the monk, heard the sound of Mingjin, and his heart was even more angry.
Fuck it! What a bird fight!
When the victory or defeat is not decided in such a stalemate, it is simply a suicide to withdraw the queen in a hurry!
Besides, now that the two armies are fighting like this, how can their own side, even if they want to retreat immediately, how can they do it easily.
It's just that the military order is ruthless, how can you disobey it.
"Withdraw! Evacuate! Return to the camp as soon as possible! Chechnya shouted loudly and took the lead in turning around and retreating.
For a time, the rear team of the quasi-army changed to the front team, and they turned around and retreated, the formation changed greatly, and the order was chaotic.
They were like a group of wild boars who did not care about their heads, they had no desire to fight, fled frantically, regardless of the fierce pursuit of the Tang cavalry, and the continuous stabbing of the Tang army's spearmen behind, a large number of quasi-army routs screamed and fell to the ground, or killed or wounded, and were chased and killed very embarrassed.
The quasi-army soldiers broke away, and the cavalry of the Tang army who was fighting with them was immediately divided into two parts, one of which was a flying harrier light horse, and they went around all the way, trying to completely block the retreat of all the rout.
The other part is all Xuanhu heavy cavalry, these horses and horses are heavily armored, and the steel monsters weighing more than 500 kilograms turn around and rush towards the quasi-army infantry who are retreating and fleeing one after another.
Such transients have only happened in a very short period of time.
Seeing the instantaneous change in the situation, the quasi-army retreated, and the commander of the Tang Army, Liu Guoneng, made a quick decision, and Rieter issued an order for the whole army to attack.
Don't miss out on such a great opportunity!
The gun and shield battle array, which had been deliberately maintained, dispersed in an instant, and a large number of Tang Army spearmen, like tigers out of the mountains, desperately pursued the retreating quasi-army.
A sharp spear stabbed at the parasoldiers who were retreating desperately, and one after another the parasoldiers who fled fell to the ground and died.
When the Tang army's spearmen were killed, the more than 1,000 Xuanhu heavy cavalry, like steel tanks, ruthlessly rushed in from both sides, and the quasi-army formation that was retreating in chaos was turning around.
Men and horses are heavily armoured, and the Xuanhu heavy horse, which weighs as much as half a ton, is like a terrifying steel beast, rushing into the unsuspecting quasi-army that is fleeing at a sharp speed, and its impact has reached an almost terrifying level.
Countless quasi-army routs were shocked by the iron horse and flew like pieces of paper, and after crossing long or short arcs in the air, they fell to the ground with a snap, either dead or disabled.
More of the quasi-soldiers were knocked to the ground by the iron-armored heavy horsemen, and then their heads or stomachs were trampled alive by the thick iron hooves, and a terrible popping sound sounded on the ground.
The powerful and incomparable Tang Army's Xuanhu Heavy Cavalry, in the screams of the quasi-army, from the fleeing quasi-army array, used violence and death to plow out a bloody road with blurred flesh and blood, covered with broken limbs and wreckage.
The distance from the battlefield to the main formation was not long, but the remaining quasi-army infantry of nearly 100,000 people collapsed under such a powerful and terrifying impact.
The retreat, which was barely a bit orderly, instantly turned into a goalless escape. They abandoned their weapons, wailed loudly, and even took off their armor as they ran, in order to be able to escape as much as possible in this escape competition.
And the Tang Army's Xuanhu Heavy Cavalry, and the thousands of Tang Army spearmen, were like beasts chasing their prey, continuing to bite and hunt them mercilessly.
Seeing his own more than 100,000 soldiers, he was still in retreat, and went to a complete rout, and the monk's heart was as painful as a knife, but he was already powerless.
I subconsciously wanted to retreat from the army in order to protect myself, but in the end, I lost so completely.
He had no choice but to watch the quasi-army soldiers all over the slopes, slaughtered by the Tang army like pigs and sheep.
At this moment, the monk suddenly felt a sense of disillusionment, at this time, he only felt that he was a walking dead with only breathing, and he didn't know what the meaning of his existence was.
At this point in the battle, the defeat was decided, and the monk knew that if he continued to resist, he would be powerless and useless.
It's a pity, I wanted to gamble, I wanted to rethink the formation of a battle to protect myself, but now it seems like a very ironic joke.
Pity the more than 100,000 quasi-army soldiers under his command, but today, with such a wretched ending, they are coming to the end of their fate.