When the middle-aged scribe was carried to the edge of the moat, Dingxiang City, where the city gate was closed, suddenly opened the city gate, and a team of Tang soldiers with very strange weapons came out of it.

Lu Mang watched from afar, and suddenly patted his head in annoyance, damn it, I knew that this should have prepared the cavalry below, and as soon as the city gate opened, he rushed up, maybe Xiangcheng could be drummed.

But it was useless to say anything now, and as the few guards who carried the men ran back like rabbits, the falling drawbridge rose again, leaving the sound of laughter on the city.

Lu Mang suppressed his anger and looked at the generals around him: "Order, siege!" ”

The current situation no longer allows him to wait, even if there are no reinforcements from Datang, if those rumors in the army spread, he has no second way to go except to withdraw his troops.

If he withdraws his troops, not to mention whether there are pursuing soldiers behind, or whether he can catch Li Chengqian's black ghost on the grassland, the grain and grass for the winter alone is a big problem.

After all, when he set out, the middle-aged scribe assured him that Dingxiang City did not have much defense, and the 200,000 army would definitely be able to take it.

So Lu Mang decided to fight once, if he could take Dingxiang City within five days, everything would be easy to say.

If you can't, then withdraw your troops, and when you go back, you can 'borrow' some from other tribes.

After making a decision, Lu Mang gave the order to attack, and tens of thousands of grassland cavalry moved, urging the war horses to circle around Dingxiang City.

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At this time, in the gate tower at the head of the city, Qin Qiong was holding a telescope to carefully observe the movements of Xue Yantuo's people, and when he saw that they had mobilized the cavalry, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but provoke a sneer: "Order!" ”

"Yes!" A herald took out a small notebook and held it in his hand.

"The 1st Artillery Regiment was transferred to the northern city wall to do a good job of concealment; The 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments went up to the east and west walls, and the enemy entered the firing range and waited for the attack order, okay, go down! ”

"Yes!" The herald waited for a while, and when he saw that Qin Qiong had no other instructions, he turned around and went down to deliver the order.

"General Qin, how did you calculate the establishment of this new army?" It was the first time that Su Dingfang had heard the military establishment unit of the 'regiment', and asked with some curiosity.

"Army, division, regiment, battalion, company, platoon, and squad, from large to small, take the three-three system as the standard, three squads are a platoon, three platoons are a company, and so on, the approximate number of a regiment is about 1,500 people." Qin Qiong looked at the grassland cavalry screaming outside the city, and briefly explained the establishment of the new army.

After listening to this, Su Dingfang nodded, and because the timing was wrong, he didn't continue to ask in detail, and also looked at the Xue Yantuo people under the city: "General Qin, how do you think we should fight?" ”

"Qin is only in charge of the new army this time, as for how to fight the defensive war, it is mainly commanded by you, so it is inconvenient to beak." Qin Qiong put his position very right, although he is the oldest here, but Su Dingfang is the general of the border army, and it is just polite to ask him, if he really points fingers here, he will end up.

After listening to Lao Qin's words, Su Dingfang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said humbly: "General Qin, then the last general is not welcome!" ”

"Hmm. Come on. Lulu your means, let Qin see if you have wasted time during this time, and whether you have lost all your skills. Qin Qiong teased with a smile.

Su Lie Su Dingfang's actual age is not much different from Qin Qiong, at best, he is three, five, or seven years old, but Su Dingfang voted for the wrong lord at the beginning, and later after the Li family sat in the world, he went into seclusion.

Later, although he was recruited by Li Chengqian, and his official position rose quickly under the mediation of Xiao Li, his seniority was much worse among the officials of Li Eryi's department, which is why he would put a low posture in front of Qin Qiong.

But if you really want to talk about ability, in fact, Su Dingfang is not necessarily worse than Qin Qiong, and in some aspects he is even stronger than Lao Qin.

After reaching an agreement with Qin Qiong, Su Dingfang reached out and picked up the order flag placed on the side, shaking his hand and shaking it.

In an instant, the bed crossbow on the head of the city, which was originally pointing diagonally at the sky, moved at the same time, and after a while, it was already aimed at the Xue Yantuo cavalry who were circling the city below.

At the same time, the Xue Yantuo people under the city also attacked, and one by one the steppe cavalry released the hands holding the reins of the horses in the high-speed movement of the war horses, and stabilized the undulating bodies with the high-speed movement of the war horses with only two legs, and also pulled out the horn bows carried on their backs.

The sound ......of the bowstring continued one after another, and long arrows were thrown into the sky, and when they rushed to the highest point, they fell diagonally downward, and hit the city.

The rain of arrows fell, and the sound ......of countless arrows hitting the shield sounded on the city wall.

This is a unique attack method of the steppe cavalry, and the high speed of movement makes it impossible for the defenders on the city to effectively lock on them, while they can attack the immobile defenders on the city by accumulating shots, so that they can effectively kill the enemy while reducing their own damage.

But the same attack also depends on what kind of enemy you are facing, if the enemy has a tenacious will to fight and perfect combat equipment, their attack can only be a joke.

Because after all, the steppe cavalry is also a human being, and they also have to abide by the physical laws on the earth, for example, the height of the bow on a war horse must be limited, if you use the longbow of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention whether it can be pulled away in high-speed movement, it is very inconvenient to carry it on your back.

Therefore, most of the bows of the steppe cavalry are short angular bows, and such bows can be carried on the body at will, which is convenient to use at any time; The second is that such a bow can have a large opening, which can also allow the arrow to gain greater acceleration before it is fired.

However, this kind of large acceleration is also relatively speaking, if it is slightly inferior to the longbow of the infantry army.

This is just like the car of later generations, small displacement cars may have a variety of advantages, the engine and gearbox are perfectly designed, which can make the car accelerate to a high value of 100 kilometers.

But this is only relative to itself, if you encounter a large displacement car, then this speed advantage will be lost, and only good passability and agility remain.

The same is true for the horned bow, which is only convenient for cavalry to use and at the same time ensures a good attack force, but on the whole it is still not as good as the longbow.

(End of chapter)