Chapter 206: Defeat in the first battle
Anyway, it is more spectacular than the number of people and horses on the side of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xingzhou said with a smile.
"Don't be afraid, Tubo can't fight without our Tang soldiers, what does it matter if there are too many people?"
Yan Tingzhi's suggestion.
"Let's dismount the infantry army and form a Modao array in the center, and the horse team will be placed on both sides to maneuver, how about fighting with it first?"
Li Xingzhou shook his head and said.
"Put the horse team in front and attack first!"
The two discussed for a while, and then passed down the military order, according to Li Xingzhou's intentions.
After the horse stepped forward, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses adjusted their camps and displayed them in the wilderness.
The difference between the troops of the Tang Army and the cavalry of the Tubo Party can be seen at a glance.
The Tang army paid more attention to military discipline and queues, and before the battle, both infantry and cavalry were arranged in rows, and the phalanx had edges and corners and regular shapes.
On the other hand, the Tibetan cavalry in the distance also had rules.
But they don't pay attention to the neatness of the queue, and they look like a mess.
The coordination of the Tang Army relied on military discipline and formation training.
The Ranger cavalry relied more on safari experience and intuition.
The Tibetan people and horses in the distance walked in sight for nearly half an hour before they got closer.
Like an ant colony spreading like a tide, the horses' hooves roar all over the mountain.
The boundaries of the black pressure crowd are also very rough.
A lot of people on the side don't huddle together.
Instead, they sparsely followed the main force of the brigade and walked in a mess.
The men and horses on the Tang army's side were neatly lined up, but they were motionless.
Only the flags above the heads of the people and horses flew fiercely in the wind and sand, "crackling" and hitting the flagpole loudly.
The horsemen in front of the battle array were all wearing armor, and the bright light armor shone in the sun.
People watched with some nervousness as the slowly approaching flood ahead, and the fight was getting closer.
Li Xingzhou touched the handle of the horizontal knife on his waist and pulled it out with a "swish".
A horse next to it "neighed" and chirped.
He is not very familiar with long weapons, but he is very skilled in using knives and other knives.
So I didn't take a lance and a spear, but carried three knives with me.
He was also wrapped in steel skin, and he was really armed to the teeth.
The Tibetan front line has approached a mile.
Everyone had already seen each other's attire and flags clearly.
When old enemies meet, they don't talk nonsense, just wait for the enemy to live or die.
Li Xingzhou shouted loudly.
"Zuo Yiwei brothers, it's time to cross the battlefield!"
The army shouted, and the mountains shook.
This was followed by the sound of trumpets in the camp
"Woo woo woo ......"
The earth blows like the whimper of the earth.
Then the drums beat in unison.
The cavalry of the front army began to move.
Yan Tingzhi suggested that Li Xingzhou go to the rear infantry formation to sit in the town.
Li Xingzhou completely ignored the admonition and pointed straight ahead with his knife.
yelled.
"The whole army is attacking, and the left and right flanks are following up and covering!"
"Kill!"
Yan Tingzhi, who was aroused by Li Xingzhou, picked up his spear and shouted.
Several regiments of cavalry were in a platoon of fifty horsemen.
Dozens of waves of stormtroopers rushed forward.
The rows of glittering iron armor under the sun add a moving spectacle to the vast grassland.
......
The Tibetan king's tent learned that the Tang Dynasty cavalry had appeared in the morning.
Rinchengang Da Zampu arranged the battle in the morning.
It's afternoon and there's still no news.
The Wild Eagle King stood outside the tent all day.
Motionless looking into the distance.
In the distance, there was nothing but vast grasslands and mountain shadows.
There was no sound of fighting on the battlefield.
It's too far away from here, you can't see it with the naked eye or hear it with your ears, and the sun is gradually turning west.
Tuoba Jiqin looked at the appearance of the Yeli Eagle King, and felt a resentment in his heart, and said to Wei Mingdao.
"Look at Li Xingzhou, there are only more than 10,000 horsemen, all of whom are willing to come to save the Wild Eagle King."
"You have 100,000 iron horsemen in your hand, and you want to send us to the king tent of the Tubo people, and whisper to the Tubo people!"
Wei Mingdao sneered.
"Do you think Li Xingzhou is here to save a woman?"
"He's here to kill me!"
"Without our party's response, it would be a big joke for the Tang soldiers to come out of the fortress to repel the Tubo people and recover the area north of Jishi Mountain."
"Anyway, he has the courage!"
Tuoba Jiqin replied resentfully, thought about it and asked.
"Can Li Xingzhou kill the king's tent?"
"Do you want him to come here and take my head, so you can find a new love?!"
Wei Mingdao said angrily.
"Stop dreaming! Li Xingzhou, a brave and unscrupulous horseman, was sent to death this time. ”
"Yu Zebu's tens of thousands of troops are facing the Tang army, even if they can't be destroyed, isn't it fun to drag them out for a day and a half?"
"Rinchengang Dazanpu then mobilized a large army to outflank him from the left and right, and the horse team would soon be able to form an encirclement."
"Fifty to one forces disparity besieged it."
"Don't say that Tang Bing is a heavenly soldier, and it is difficult for a heavenly general to fly! Li Xingzhou doesn't die, who will die? ”
Even though Tuoba Jiqin doesn't know much about military affairs, he feels very reasonable when he hears Wei Mingdao say this.
Doesn't the art of war book say that it will be surrounded by ten?
What's more, there is no danger to defend on this vast grassland, and fifty times the strength of the troops surrounds the other party.
So many people took turns to go into battle, and the siege on all sides was tired, and the Tang soldiers were tired to death.
……
The battlefield was still fighting, from morning to afternoon, Zuo Yiwei and Yu Zebu fought for most of the day.
The Tang army had a slight advantage, but was unable to defeat the Tibetan army in a short time.
Thousands of cavalry of Zuo Yiwei took turns to attack the Tibetan men and horses.
However, there was a huge disparity in numbers, and the depth of the enemy's camp was very large.
There has been no substantial progress on both sides, except for rising casualties.
The Tang army withdrew its cavalry and confronted it with the infantry camp.
Rushing back and forth like this, only hitting the sun to the west.
At this time, Ma Sui came to the Chinese army to see Li Xingzhou's report.
"The left and right flanks spotted a large group of enemy horses approaching."
Yan Tingzhi on the side said without hesitation.
"Tubo wants to be encircled, general, we can't fall in love with war, hurry up and retreat!"
Park Jingtai's face also changed suddenly, and he persuaded: "The Tubo army is 500,000, once the siege is encircled, I will wait for a break!" ”
Li Xingzhou looked at the battlefield in front of him unwillingly.
The soldiers are fighting hard.
Yan Tingzhi said in a deep voice.
"After the last general is willing to lead a cavalry to break, the general hurriedly ordered the main force to mount and retreat quickly, and at this time, if there is a slight delay, Zuo Yiwei may be wiped out!"
"Order the infantry to mount and prepare to retreat!"
Li Xing gritted his teeth and shouted, then glanced at Zhang Wang Sili and said.
"You are only in the army, and you are not suitable for the rear."
Yan Tingzhi hurriedly hugged his fists when he heard this.
"The miscellaneous family is willing to take on this mission."
Li Xingzhou pondered for a moment.
Yan Tingzhi patted the golden scabbard on his waist and said.
"The general's gift, the subordinate loves ...... very much"
"Good! Brother Yang will have a period after taking care. ”
Li Xingzhou hugged his fists and saluted, his face was not very good.
A wave of depression was written on his face.
On the contrary, Yan Tingzhi looked very open, and replied with a cheerful smile.
Immediately turn the horse's head and leave.
After a while, he was heard shouting.
"Let's go! Kill him! ”
After the order was given to the whole army to retreat, the infantry ran faster.
Because they were at the rear of the battle formation.
And if you have a horse, you can run on it.
The infantry of the Don Army was not slow, and the tactical maneuvers were still very fast.
Immediately, most of the cavalry also retreated from the battlefield.
The Tubo fish Zebu naturally wanted to cover and pursue from behind.
At this time, Yan Ting's department charged in the opposite direction.
"Kill!"
Yan Ting took the lead, carrying a spear and leading the cavalry to charge.
In the face of the flood of enemy troops, the thousand armies also broke out with a tragic cry.
The shouts were filled with fear, but the horses' hooves did not stop, and the people had no time to think about it but to fight to the death.
After a round of charge, it slightly blocked the advance rhythm of the Tibetan army.
The thin charge of the Tang army suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Yan Tingzhi looked back and saw that the main force had all been riding horses.
The speed at which the horse team left the battlefield was indeed fast.
Yan Tingzhi hurriedly shouted.
"Don't fall in love, let's go!"
The cavalry of the Tang Army was busy turning the horse's head and running wildly, and at this time they were still paying attention to what queue.
The remnants of the defeated army rode their horses and ran away.
The light horsemen of Tibet galloped out of the army.
Chase and shoot arrows in the rear and to the left and right of the Don army.
Tang Qi also fought back with arrows while fleeing.
Arrows flew over the meadow like locusts.
Many people had arrows stuck in their backs, and there were basically no fatal injuries when they were shot.
Because the armor of the Tang Cavalry is surprisingly good at defending against arrows.
In particular, the design and structure of the Tubo people were not as advanced as the bows and arrows of the Tang Army.
It was difficult to inflict fatal damage on the cavalry of the Don Army, which was equipped with iron armor.
But the most unfortunate thing in this escape situation is to be shot on a horse.
If you fall off your horse, you will surely die.
Soon the enemy soldiers who will catch up will shoot into a hedgehog first.
Then it was trampled into a pulp by countless iron hooves.
The Tang soldiers behind the palace suffered heavy casualties.
Along the way, there were scattered corpses that had been cut down and flesh blurred.
The sunset in the western sky was about to set, and it was surprisingly red, like blood on the ground.
Fortunately, night was falling, and there was a military stronghold of the Tang people in the east.
It is difficult for the Tibetans to make a breakthrough in a short period of time when they chase them to the border.
When Zuo Yiwei got out of the encirclement in time, the Tubo people had little need to chase down.
Gradually, the pursuit stopped.
More than half of Yan Ting's troops were killed or wounded.
Fortunately, it was not surrounded and annihilated, so it can be regarded as a good job.
In this battle, the Tang army was defeated, and most of the casualties and losses were inflicted on the way to retreat.
When he took turns fighting against Uozawa Bububu, he lost less.
……
However, the goal of Rinchen Gang's Dazanpu leading the main cavalry to encircle from the north and south was not achieved.
It was a very reliable tactic, but the Tang people ran too fast.
It's almost enough to make the results soar.
It really made Renqin Gang Da Zampu somewhat regretful.
The battle lasted from the morning to the evening.
Then the Tibetan soldiers chased eastward for half a night, and finally ended.
Rinchen Gang Dazanpu then sent a large army back to the king's tent.
According to their established strategy, they first surrendered to the party and received the response and materials.
Cutting off the wings of the Tang Army is the first goal.
And the annihilation of Zuo Yiwei was just a fighter that suddenly appeared.
If it is not achieved, it will not hurt the overall situation.
Rinchen Gangda Zampu was ready to go back, so he formed a bloody alliance with Wei Mingdao, and then married the princess of Dangxiang.
and then quickly blockaded the Tang realm, trying to advance eastward.
They had just returned to the king's tent and saw that Wei Mingdao and the others had not rested.
Wei Mingdao should go to the camp gate and ask with concern.
"What are the results of the wise Great Zanpu, did you kill Li Xingzhou?"
Rinchengang Da Zampu said with a smile.
"Li Xingzhou of the Tang Dynasty fled quickly, but our army captured a lot of people, which scared the Tang people."
The army laughed when they heard this, and Wei Mingdao also breathed a sigh of relief.
Tuoba Jiqin was stunned and speechless......
Isn't the legendary Tang Bing very powerful?
How did you lose in one day?
Rinchen Gang Da Zampu said to Wei Mingdao.
"Today, if Li Xingzhou escapes a little slowly, he will be our prisoner, after this battle, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to have the courage to come out and find trouble, just nest behind the wall on the mountain and wait for us to conquer!"
Wei Mingdao hurriedly bowed and groveled.
"Da Zampu is wise and martial arts, and we are extremely respected!"
"How about we make a bloody alliance tonight, how about making friends forever?"
"From now on, your herding horses can graze freely on the Dangxiang grassland without being harassed by the Tibetan army."
"Then the party is in the north, and I Tubo is in the south, attacking the Tang Dynasty from both sides."
"Take Shanzhou and seize the Helong Plain, and share the pasture, cattle and sheep, women, and money and silk you get!"
"Forever make friends!"
Wei Mingdao said happily.
"From now on, the two states will be relatives, and they will share blessings and hardships!"
Rinchengang's gaze swept nonchalantly over Tuoba Jiqin's face.
Look at the Wild Eagle King.
"An untamed wild horse is not respectful, but it is not a bad horse. See how I conquer it! ”
He turned his head and shouted.
"Come on, prepare for the sacrifice!"
The Tibetans prepared the ceremony in the king's tent overnight.
A few roaring bonfires illuminate the meadows as bright as day.
A group of Bon believers, wearing crowns and robes, came to sit under the altar and sat on the ground.
Singing with words.
The sergeants drove yaks, horses, sheep and other livestock to the ground.
Take a bright knife and slaughter the sacrifice.
and poured all kinds of blood into the barley wine.
Rinchen Gangda Zampu took the lead and took a knife and gently cut it on his finger.
Dripped blood into the wine, and let Wei Mingdao and Tuoba Jiqin drip blood.
Tuoba Jiqin was extremely reluctant and famous.
"You are shedding the blood of the Tuoba clan, and you can't lack it, so that you can show the sincerity of our party members!"
Wei Mingdao said that he forced Tuoba Jiqin's hand to be pulled.
I took the knife and pulled it quickly.
Tuoba Jiqin screamed in pain, and tears almost flowed from his aggrieved face.
At this moment, a group of strange mermaids with their arms and hair ran out.
Singing and dancing in front of the altar was a great joy to play.
But the dance was not good, and he trembled as if he was going crazy.
The congregants seated on the ground below beat their drums and began to sing
……
After a long time, the drumming and dancing suddenly stopped.
A bare-chested man with a feather on his head fell straight to the ground.
All eyes were on the strange man, thinking he was dead.
A moment later, the man woke up again.
His face was pale and weak, and he was babbling......
Everyone was given blood wine in their hands, and Tuoba Jiqin and Yeli Eagle King were no exception.
They looked at the strange god who was babbling in wonder.
He looked down again at the dirty blood wine in his hand, which was mixed with the blood of many people.
They couldn't help but churn in their stomachs.
In the middle of the night, the grass is full of gods and ghosts, singing and dancing.
Toss for most of the night.
After that, he slaughtered cattle and sheep, ate meat, drank wine, and tossed raw until it was almost dawn.
The party members who came to participate in the alliance were also exhausted, and they were finally able to go back to their accounts to rest.
At this time, Rinchen Gang Da Zampu had every chance to go to the tent of the Yeli Eagle King and spoil her.
Because the Wild Eagle King is here, he is his quasi-concubine.
They were arranged in a separate tent.
But Rinchen Gangda Zampu was more interested in Wei Mingdao's wife.
has long coveted her mature figure.
He asked the nobles close to him for advice,
At this time, Yu Zebu immediately stood up,
Looking at Yu Zebu's expression, it was obvious that he had already figured out Da Zampu's thoughts.
And be prepared.
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