Chapter Seventy-Six: The Aftermath of Ming Di's Defection Miao I
readx;??? The crescent moon has sunk and the stars are dotting. It has been almost twelve hours since www.biquge.info the Anxi army was attacked by the Great Food rebels.
In the face of the enemy's frantic siege, although the Anxi army was brave and good at fighting, if it were not for a glimmer of hope in their hearts, they might not be able to support it for such a long time.
Even so, the pikemen of the Anxi army were exhausted, the crossbowmen lost half of the Tai, the light cavalry died nearly half, and the sword and shield soldiers suffered 30% casualties, only the Mo swordsmen and heavy cavalry suffered fewer casualties.
The remnants of the Bahana army, inspired by Dou Wuma, tried their best to fill the personnel gap of the Anxi army. Although their combat strength is average, when the two armies fight to the end, every ounce of strength is extraordinarily precious.
From cooking on a fire to distributing arrows, from bending a bow to killing enemies with a light cavalry...... In the camp of the Anxi army, the figure of Bahanna's soldiers was active everywhere. Among them, Dou Wuma, who took the lead, was the soul pillar of the Bahanna army. If it weren't for Dou Wumo's persistence, the remnants of Bahan's army would have collapsed long ago.
Under the tempering of the war, Dou Wumo and the remnants of thousands of Bahanna troops are growing at an astonishing rate. Although they can't be compared with the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, they have been tempered by the Great War, and they already have the atmosphere of a strong army.
Of course, the premise is that the army of Douwuma and Bahanna can survive the great battle......
After besieging the Anxi army with several times the superior force but not being able to capture it for a long time, the more than 20,000 Khorasan cavalry under the command of Abu Muslim were inevitably a little discouraged.
As for the 50,000 light cavalry of the Sogdian countries that were conscripted, after being fiercely counterattacked by the Anxi army, they were already frightened and had no courage to fight again.
The 20,000 Qarluq cavalry, who were temporarily allied with the Great Food rebels, ostensibly obeyed orders. In fact, he carefully obeyed the secret order of plotting to "preserve strength" in Montenegro, and hid if he could, avoided when he could, and never rushed to the front line until he had to.
Looking at the Anxi army camp standing tall in the frenzy, Abu Muslim felt more and more uneasy in his heart. He paced around a little anxiously, mentally going through all the information related to the battle situation, but found no obvious oversights or loopholes.
He had been a little suspicious of the plot, but according to the reports of the guards, there was nothing unusual about the strips of cloth that the Qarluq cavalry shot into the camp of the Anxi army. After the persuasion cloth fell into the camp of the Anxi army, it did cause a little commotion, and Mutaia also took the opportunity to lead the team to rush for a while, almost knocking on the east gate of the camp.
"Could it be that Gao Xianzhi's subordinates are so good at commanding his subordinates that he can let the Tang army die without surrendering?" Abu Muslim was so confident in his ability to command his troops that he asked himself that he couldn't have done better than Gao Xianzhi.
"Where did the Ziyad tribe go? The scouts had been out for a long time, but there had been no news. Do you want to send thousands of soldiers and horses south to look for it? Abu Muslim hesitated for a moment.
"Forget it, wait. Maybe it's lost, after all, after Qi Yade led his troops north, there would be no contact between the two armies, and it was possible to get in touch a little sooner or later. And the Tang army is already tired, even if Qi Yade does not come, at most in half a day, our army will be able to defeat the Anxi army! Abu Muslim temporarily dismissed the idea of sending troops south, and at this point in the battle, it was a critical moment for the poor dagger to see him, and he was eager to press all the horses up, and he did not want to waste his troops in vain.
"Give me one more day, and I will be able to repel the Tang army and cut off the clutches of the Tang people stretching out to the Sogdian land!" Abu Muslim pondered
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page): "After defeating Gao Xianzhi and Wang Zhengjian, our army will be able to recruit more troops and horses in Sogdia and Tocharo, and turn to conquer Syria, Egypt, and the wider territory!" ”
Thinking of this, the ambitious Abu Muslim turned to look north, and said to himself: "As long as the Beiting Army does not go south, the fall of the Anxi Army will be irreversible!" I left 60,000 soldiers and horses outside the city of Talas, and Wang Zheng saw that even if he saw through the tricks I had laid and rashly left the city, he might not be able to win. However, in order to be cautious, we have to send more scouts to the north! ”
As Abu Muslim was full of ambition, in the darkness of the night, nearly ten miles north of the battlefield, Hakim slew the last of the Great Food Rebel scouts with his sword.
Behind Hakim, the torches were extinguished, the horses' heads were moving, and the sound of iron hooves was sounding.
The heavy armor of the heavy cavalry required each of them to be equipped with several mounts. It is necessary not only to charge the war horse, but also to march the army, and to carry the pack horse specially to transport armor and weapons. Due to the high cost, the two major protectorates of Beiting and Anxi had only a few thousand heavy cavalry.
At this moment, a thousand Beiting Xuanjia Iron Cavalry were putting on armor and sorting out weapons with the help of auxiliary soldiers. The dark armor and the thick night color blended together, and under the illumination of the starlight, it reflected a fierce murderous aura.
Ashina Yang nodded with satisfaction, drove his horse to the front of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, raised his spear, and shouted in a low voice: "Arrow formation, line up!" ”
Since the Western Expedition, all kinds of coincidental changes have made Ashina Yang's mood more and more excited. Gao Xianzhi was unexpectedly attacked by the main force of the Great Food Rebels and fell into a predicament; However, with the efforts of Wang Fei and his entourage, the Beiting Army was like a fierce tiger and became the key to determining the victory or defeat of the Western Expedition.
Ashinayang believes that after this battle, although the originally unattainable goal is not said to be within reach, it will be easier to achieve.
On the way south, Ashinayang, who was in a good mood, chatted with his two baby daughters for a long time in the gap between the march.
After learning of the night terror in Broken Leaf City, Ashina Yang stared at the eldest daughter for a long time before he said angrily: "The dog's daring scheming dares to disturb you!" After defeating the Great Food Rebels, the Father must punish the Qarluqs! ”
"Thank you, father!" Ashina Xiaoyun smiled happily: "You must teach that big fat man a hard lesson!" ”
Ashina Wenxia bowed her head and was speechless, not saying a word.
Seeing that the second goddess had a different feeling, Ashina Yang knew that the attack on Dayun Temple was not simple. But he didn't continue to dig deeper, but pretended to be casual, asked about the cold, and asked the two daughters what they had seen and heard along the way.
When Ashina Yang was chatting with his daughters, he was keenly aware of Wang Fei's eyes that floated over from time to time.
Although Wang Fei's obsessive gaze at the eldest daughter still disgusted Ashinayang, he also had to admit that Wang Fei's strategic talent and adaptability were amazing.
Ashina Yang looked meaningfully at the second daughter who looked at her affectionately, and couldn't help but whisper in her ear: "Wenxia, your vision is good." It's man-made, and the Father supports you! ”
Ashina Wenxia, who was in a trance, suddenly heard her father's words, and she was so frightened that she lost her face. But she quickly reacted that her father was not scolding her, but encouraging her, and a brilliant cloud like rouge rose from her face excitedly.
Ashina Wenxia subconsciously glanced at Wang Fei, her eyes shining. Ashina Yang smiled and nodded.
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) Shi Na Xiaoyun saw that his sister, who had been wilting since leaving Broken Leaf City, suddenly bloomed like the flowers of a tree in the spring breeze, although he didn't understand the root, but his heart was also a little gloomy for no reason.
War horse Xiao Xiao, Jia Ye Sensen.
Ashina Yang shook his head slightly, as if he wanted to throw away the distracting thoughts in his mind. He slowly pulled down his armor, and his whole body was like a cast of dark iron, exuding a murderous aura like a sword and the pride of making meritorious achievements.
Thousands of paces in front of Ashinayang, thousands of war horses captured from under the city of Talas, in groups of five, the saddles were full of fierce oil fires.
After Wang Zhengjian learned of Wang Fei's method of stepping into the camp, he immediately decided to capture and collect the war horses of the Great Food Rebels as much as possible, and use the fire horse array as a sharp weapon for the charging of the formation.
Behind the fire horse formation, followed by a thousand archers on war horses. When the fire horses have rushed into the enemy line, they will dismount and line up, firing rockets and igniting the fierce oil fire that has been sprinkled in the enemy's line.
The tower-like Iron Cavalry followed the archers far behind, serving as the vanguard to penetrate the enemy formation and disrupt the enemy's deployment.
Behind the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry Formation, 1,000 Beiting light cavalry and 500 tooth soldiers were rapidly lining up under Wang Yong's command.
After Wang Fei and Wang Zhengjian converged, Wang Yong, who was relieved, was finally able to devote himself to the war. The heavy responsibility of guarding Wang Zhengjian and other high-level officials in the North Court was handed over to Ma Lan.
The light cavalry of the Gang and Shatuo tribes followed behind the light cavalry formation in the north court, forming a loose formation. Their duty was to protect the flanks, expand their gains, and chase the dead north.
Nine hundred turks attached to the guards and two hundred cavalry of the Great Eater, but they were not included in the large array, but lined up separately on both sides of the array, and the camera moved.
Kudulu did not trust the Beiting Army, and the Beiting Army was also wary of the Turian Cavalry Division, so neither side wanted to join the interlocking army.
However, Khudulu was anxious to find out what was going on with Mudea'a, and he personally led 900 of his own guards, ready to charge alone.
Bakut, who was bent on fighting, was left behind by Kudulu and led a hundred attached troops to protect Ayitengna.
Since the Great Food Cavalry was a guest from afar, Wang Zhengjian only asked them to trap and kill the Great Food rebel scouts, and did not force them to fight.
At this moment, the Great Food Cavalry has completed its task ahead of schedule. In the next battle, whether the Great Eater cavalry rushed to kill or not was completely voluntary, and Wang Zhengjian would not interfere.
After consulting with Saiifdin, Hakim decided to lead 200 cavalry and follow behind the Beiting army. If possible, Hakim is looking forward to being able to slash Abu Muslim!
The crossbowmen, swordsmen, and sword and shield soldiers who were not suitable for charging into the formation were used as reserves, and together with the five hundred tooth soldiers, they set up a defensive formation to defend the high-level of the North Court and the baggage battalion.
When the Beiting Army went south, it did not drag the mud and water. All the men and horses took the key baggage and left Talas City.
When leaving the city, Zhao Dahui commanded the engineer battalion, hurriedly dismantled the counterweight stone thrower, loaded the core parts into the carriage, and burned the rest of the accessories. All the remaining fierce oil fires in the whole army were also loaded into trucks and taken away.
The stars are shining, and the array is majestic.
"Father, can you start it?" Wang Fei, who was standing beside Wang Zhengjian, asked eagerly.
"Xiao Langjun, don't be impatient!" Du Huan smiled: "Du Hu is waiting for the scout to return." ”
(End of chapter)