Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Battle of the Gentlemen (II)

The army of pharyngeal noodles is in front of you.

About a mile away, he ordered the three armies to stop. Dare to resist again, it's not like there's nothing at all. Once this distance is charged, when it reaches the camp of the Tang army, the horses just raise the speed to the peak, and the momentum is also the largest.

He looked at the Tang army camp and the two trenches.

The trench was dug a little deep, and if the horses galloped over, they would be able to bury their heads under the ground. But the Turks stopped, and the soldiers stuck their heads out one by one to look at them.

For these two trenches, Qiuer also heard the scout's report. Again, he didn't understand very well, but now it seems that he found a reason for the Tang Dynasty people to ambush them, intending to use bows and arrows to snipe. Therefore, the trench is not wide, and I am afraid that the war horses will fall into it and trample on the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Isn't that so? It was as if there might not have been ten bows and arrows in the trench. But the sniper made him guess right.

I figured out the reason, so I thought about it again. Bow and arrow sniping is not a big problem, since you come to fight, it is inevitable that there will be casualties. As long as the Tang Dynasty army can be defeated, some casualties are worth it, and it is better than the dismembered ones. And the people of the Tang Dynasty seem to be very careless, and actually gave up the war horses, changed to infantry, and used those small poor cars to resist? I can't figure it out again. Could it be that this Tang Dynasty army was not skilled in horsemanship, so it had to give up its war horses and switch to infantry combat?

That's about it, a smile appeared on the corner of Qiuer's mouth. Fighting against the Tang Dynasty army, he was very nervous, but seeing the scene in front of him increased his confidence in victory.

He was watching, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers were also watching them.

More than 30,000 people came under black pressure, the momentum was very amazing, and it was exaggerated at a glance, but they were lined up one by one, plus the war horses themselves occupied a large volume, and even some soldiers even brought deputy horses, and the whole line was several miles long. Of course, the scale of the Tang Dynasty military camp was also very large.

It was not very far away, only a little more than a mile, and some soldiers had good eyes, and immediately discovered another problem, there were many enemies, but there were many gray-haired old men inside, and there were some young men who had not dried up, and the fur on their mouths had not yet been removed. And some have a good eye, and they can also see another problem, it seems that more than 30,000 pharyngeal troops are neatly arranged, but the various formations are not very rounded, and when the order to stop just now, there was a series of small chaos in many squads.

Stragglers!

Several discerning generals have already given this definition to this force.

Wang Fangyi didn't look at them much. Turned his head and looked at Zheng Qingze. They are all Wangmen, and they have a deep kinship relationship with each other. The Taiyuan royal family had a joint relationship with the royal family, and the Zheng family began to have a joint relationship with the royal family. Therefore, he is very close to Zheng Qingze.

At this moment, Zheng Qingze was riding on a horse, and his body trembled slightly.

"Captain Zheng, are you a little scared?"

"Wang Duhu, it's exciting."

"That's fine, don't be nervous. However, your duty is to chase for a while, and by the way, remind you of some elements of pursuit. In the real battle, the results are not large, and the great victory is often the time of pursuit. ”

"Yes," in fact, in the military affairs superintendent, Liu Renliang said, Pei Xingjian said, Li Wei said, the statements are different, but the difference is not big, but Zheng Qingze still responded.

"This refers to a rout. If the soldiers are strong, LinkedIn is clear, and the command is appropriate, even if the defeat is defeated, the organized retreat, even if the pursuit is pursued, the results achieved will not be great. Therefore, often the same failure, the mortality rate is very different. Also, there are many soldiers in the army. The more you have, the easier it is to rout. If it is an army composed of various alliances, it is easy to overwhelm the enemy in numbers. But once it fails, it is more likely to rout. Therefore, the battle between Chibi and Weishui caused Cao Cao and Fu Jian heavy losses. Han Xin also said that the more troops he leads, the better. The more numerous the subordinates, the more difficult it is to command, and the more the manager needs to have high talents. ”

It's not about preventing defeat, how to organize the attack, how to distribute it, how to coordinate, the more soldiers there are, the more difficult it is to command.

The point is not this, Wang Fangyi just made an example, did not say more on it, and said: "We must also pay attention to a situation to prevent the enemy from ambushing and deliberately deceiving the enemy." At this time, it depends on the eyesight. Defeat is completely different from rout, even if the other party is properly disguised, but no matter how disguised, the defeated soldiers have confidence in their hearts, and when they retreat, they are disguised, and if you look closely, you can still see that they are defeated and retreated in an orderly manner. In this case, scouts must not be pursued, and scouts must be sent to make further investigations. This is the Lord's business. You are now a captain of 100 people, study it. But the lieutenant also has the duties of the lieutenant. First, we must fight bravely and set an example for our subordinates. The second one is to see the six roads, listen to the eight directions, closely watch your subordinates, but also watch the other teams, cooperate with each other, and not just care about chasing and killing the enemy. ”

"Yes."

As soon as the words fell, the pharyngeal man attacked.

Quill was also observing. To prevent the Tang Dynasty from being cheating, I watched it for a long time, but I didn't see it, and finally put my mind at ease. Then he stared at the big flag, which was very conspicuous, and there were many people under it, all wearing armor. That one was not clear to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. But when the banner was erected, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty must have been under that banner. So he shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen well, if anyone captures or kills the emperor of the Tang Dynasty alive, he will be rewarded with a thousand gold, and a thousand cattle and sheep." ”

He also underestimated Li Wei's worth.

Could it be that an emperor of the Tang Dynasty was only worth a thousand gold? Hugh said that Li Wei said that if the head of Qinling could be bought, Li Wei was willing to pay 100,000 gold or 500,000 gold to buy it.

But it's still a huge asset for the bitter warriors. So many soldiers screamed, which can be regarded as a morale boost. Only then did he say, "Rush! ”

Rumble!

More than 30,000 iron hooves made a huge sound of horses' hooves and ran over.

Li Wei and Li Jinxing glanced at each other and laughed, a wry smile. I'm sorry for these noodle people. What are they?

How can a full-scale offensive be launched in a campaign of this magnitude? At the very least, leave a strong reserve behind. This is the least common sense, if you don't even understand this, how can you have the courage to resist! It was Li Wei's turn to figure it out.

He thinks so, but not everyone can see it. Some of the envoys in the river saw tens of thousands of iron horsemen galloping and roaring like thunder, and they were so frightened that they trembled on their horses and almost fell off their horses.

It wasn't until the people of the swallowed noodles were only half a mile away from the Tang Dynasty army that Li Wei gave the order.

Since the invention of the trumpet, it has become easier to command. However, this is easy to learn, and the Turks and Tibetans are now also using the horn language. It's back to ***, to see whose soldiers are brave and whose command level is superb.

Hearing the order, the Tang Dynasty took action, some soldiers were preparing bows and arrows, and some opened the sacks, and what was in the sacks was still unclear. Some soldiers opened the cart plate, and there were round holes above the cart, and then put these spears into the round holes, and the spearhead was more than half a foot outside the cart, but more than three feet were exposed inside the cart. In addition, there were many large hammers under the soldiers' feet.

Some Turkic people were experts, their eyes lit up, and they seemed to understand Li Wei's intentions. But with that, you can't win a big game. So focus and watch what is happening below.

The Pharyngeal Army charged quickly, and it was only at this moment that it became like war. To Ku's surprise, he saw that he had reached the trench, but the army of the Tang Dynasty ambushed in the trench did not release arrows. But at this time, the horse was rushing down from the soldiers, and the speed reached its peak, and it could not be stopped. I didn't have time to think, so I rushed to the first trench, and the Tang Dynasty army still didn't move. At this time, including Qiuer himself, he also saw the Tang army in the trench. But they were on horses, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers lay in the trenches, their weapons could not reach, and it was impossible to restrain their horses and release arrows. Moreover, these soldiers were not the main force of the Tang Dynasty army, let alone the most important figures in the Tang Dynasty. The most important people still stand under that banner.

When I saw the weapons of the Tang army in the trench, I felt a little chilled. I also saw the spear tips on the car, but I still didn't expect that such a short spear tip would be able to hurt the war horse? But I felt that it was not good. However, at this time, the speed of the war horse became faster, and it was even more difficult to stop. Soon, the people in front rushed to the second trench.

At this time, the Tang army sounded the horn of a counterattack.

The three lines of defense moved together.

The first line of defense stretched out the axe and the saber. If the person can't reach it, he will greet the horse's leg. Someone else took something out of the sack and threw it outside. It was a small ball, but when the messengers saw the ball, they sounded the sound of cold air one by one.

It's a very ordinary wooden ball, but on this small ball is inlaid with pointed iron cones.

Some horses were cut off by knives and axes, and even some big axes cut off horses' legs. The war horse immediately fell out, and this fall even brought down the war horse behind it. But this is not the most deadly, the key is the thistle terrestris, the first trench is thrown out, the second trench is also thrown out, and the rear car array is also thrown out. Tens of thousands of thistles immediately spread all over the open space in front of the Tang army camp. This thing may not be as effective as rejecting horses, but the cost is low, and the more effective it is. The horse's hooves stepped on it, and it was immediately pierced, and the horses were in pain, and they jumped up one by one, and even lifted the soldiers down.

It's time to throw it too, and if you throw it late, all the Turks will rush to the front of the car formation, throw it early, and when you see this posture, you won't charge, isn't it stupid?

Knowing that it was not good, but Er continued to shout, rush, rush. I thought that I rushed to the front of the car formation and everything was fine.

The second trench weapon worked, and a hook scythe was outstretched. Since the first battle of Lü Guang, this weapon has become a swan song, and it happened in the Western Regions, and almost no one paid attention to it. Shengsheng made Li Wei turn it out of the history books. I don't know what the hook and sickle used by Lu Guang looks like, this kind of hook and sickle gun was thought out by Li Wei, Liu Renliang, and Pei Xingjian at home.

The effect is pretty much the same.

Hook the face armor, hook the face armor, and hook the neck with a curved sickle. However, few of these people had face armor, and they directly stretched out their necks with curved sickles. Don't push it, the horse continues to run, and the horse pulls the sickle with his neck. Bows and arrows were also shot out in the back.

Before the attack on the front of the car formation, the pharyngeal army was already in disarray. Some of them were clever, lagging behind, and at this time they couldn't help but stop the war horses and watch. Not everyone is clever, and the war horses behind continue to rush up. Even without rushing to the ambush circle of the trench, chaos formed.

From the counterattack of the Tang Dynasty army to the arrival of the first batch of pharyngeal noodle people approaching the car formation, the time was very short, almost instantaneous. The battlefield became fierce, and a terrible wail sounded on the mile-long defensive line. Some of the noodle swallowers even fell off their horses and were repeatedly trampled by the horses of their comrades. Almost as fast as magic, countless corpses appeared on the long defensive line, and blood stained the yellow ochre Gobi Desert.

Most of the pharyngeal warriors were cowardly, and everyone was afraid of death. There are also a few who maintain the strength of the nomads, and continue to turn their horses and rush forward. A very simple idea, as long as the car formation is broken and the Tang army camp is rushed, the situation can still be saved. Then his wife and children will be saved, and his own tribe will be saved.

But the envoys of the Wulu Army, who were standing behind and watching, had already begun to shake their heads and sigh, and it was over, after this battle, the pharyngeal face was officially removed from the Seven Rivers Valley.

All this, driven by the rapid speed of the horse, is only in the blink of an eye. Someone finally rushed to the chariot formation, and some even slapped the horses fiercely, trying to force the chauffeur formation. At least it seems, these little carts are holding the rush of the war horses.

But after all, it was a cart, connected by iron cables, and even for the sake of being heavy, the workmanship was rough, but it was full of stones. That's so easy to break. And the fatal blow was revealed. Seeing a soldier approaching the car, Tang Bing raised a sledgehammer and slapped it at the tail of the spear. Just now there was a suspicion that such a thick spear could not be thrown, but it was not meant to be thrown in itself.

This is also the product of research on the Moon Array.

But the moon array is not easy to quote. It is very demanding, first, if it is on a gentle river, second, the slope of the river is also very gentle, third, there are huge ships in the river to respond, and fourth, it requires the enemy to force a charge. Therefore, the moon array was used once, and it has also become a swan song for the ages.

But the Moon Array could not be brought to the Western Regions.

So the three of them consulted and decided to make some improvements to it.

This time it was still considered a drill. Mainly for the big cannibals later. Li Wei has a very clear understanding of the Western military branches. The funniest is the Roman phalanx. Later generations disputed, but if it ran into the Han army or the Tang Dynasty army, it would be finished. Sun Tzu said that the water is controlled by the land, and the soldiers are victorious because of the enemy, so the soldiers are impermanent, the water is impermanent, and those who can win because of the changes of the enemy are called gods. What will happen to this seemingly powerful, but actually clumsy and rigid military branch that lacks change once it encounters the army of the Tang and Han dynasties? History has also proved that Yuan and Mongolia Europe were invincible, that is, Byzantium was more or less influenced by the Roman phalanx and was repeatedly frustrated by the Great Cannibalism. There is only one person in the Chinese calendar who has successfully used this kind of phalanx, Fu Deng. But he also made many changes and reforms, not purely quoted.

But the big cannibal Li Wei did not ignore it.

I have not seen it, and all the generals of the Tang Dynasty have not seen it, but through the description of the Byzantine envoy, Li Wei can imagine it. Because the war horses are tall and good, they are not only armed with heavy armor soldiers, but also fast, and the weapons are not weaker than those of the Tang Dynasty. In particular, the smelting technology of Dashi may be superior to that of the Tang Dynasty in terms of armor and scimitar. The soldiers will not be weaker than the Tang army. In the event of a battle, most of the place was in Khorasan. The weather here is hot, the terrain is empty, and most of them are desert Gobi oases, and the terrain is more suitable for the Dashi army to fight.

Therefore, cavalry alone seems to have the upper hand. The three of them came up with many ideas, including improvements to the infantry class. Also, let the countries in the Hanzhong region take a look, it turns out that the infantry can also be used in this way, increasing their combat effectiveness.

This time, only one was tested.

The spear soldier is not easy to throw, but the sledgehammer can be shot quickly.

As the spear was slapped out with the great force of the sledgehammer, this power was very strong, far exceeding the projectile. All at once it penetrated deep into the horse's neck. Some of the war horses jumped up again, screaming in pain, and some of the war horses were even killed and fell on the spot. But at this time, there was no way to retreat, and most of the people who swallowed the noodles had already ridden into this ambush circle that was several miles long and more than a hundred meters wide. Even if you escape, you won't have more than half the chance of surviving.

Some of the soldiers had to drink and order their men to continue to rush to the car formation. Some of the cars were wrecked under the collision again and again, but what they encountered was arguably one of the most powerful units in the world. The quality of the commander, combined with Li Wei, Li Jinxing and Wang Fangyi, and even with the guidance of Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian, this quality can definitely be ranked among the top ten in the world. Hugh said that the three commanders, even Guo Yuanzhen, probably would not be like him, and sent 15,000 people as infantry, but only half of them really defended in front of the car formation. Half of them were kept as reserves, and of course, in the event of an accident, the thousands of cavalry behind could also be used as reserves. Seeing that the car had been damaged, the reserve team immediately flashed out, some raised their shields, some raised spears and horizontal knives. The most terrifying thing is that all the three thousand Mo Daomen of the Mo Dao Battalion stayed in the reserve. This is the ultimate defense. And it was also supplemented by archers who continued to shoot. Firmly do not let the pharyngeal person go deeper. In just a few moments, most of the cars were piled up in front of the corpses of the soldiers of the horses.

The Tang army also sacrificed, and some Turks rode on horses, drew their bows and arrows. But the Tang army calmly raised their shields. Even if someone is injured or killed, they will immediately come to their comrades and carry them down. There was hardly a hint of panic to be seen.

The most ferocious were the soldiers in the two trenches, fighting tenaciously in the running and trampling of countless war horses.

But it seems dangerous, but the mortality rate is very low. These 3,000 soldiers were all veterans with rich combat experience, and they were also the fiercest soldiers in the Tang Dynasty army. Although countless war horses were running and trampling, they were in the trench after all, and experience allowed them to calmly kill the enemy and avoid it. The trenches were again their cover. If a war horse is injured, it is possible to run around, but after all, it is a high-level animal, and it is impossible for it to sink into the trench by itself. Of course, this requires a strong heart and a cool head, otherwise it is still very dangerous to stay in the trench.

In short, the entire Tang Army is like a high-speed machine, calm, calm, orderly, and fluent, maybe there is no shouting like a swallowing face, but that kind of silence makes people feel terrible. Even the emissaries who watched could clearly feel the sense of oppression.

After a long fierce battle, the soldiers on the pharyngeal face saw that there was no hope, and finally had the psychology of retreating. Starting from the pharyngeal face outside, it took the lead in escaping backwards, and finally affected the soldiers in the ambush circle.

After watching the change of the battlefield situation, Li Wei gave the order to pursue. Except for a few guards who stayed behind to protect him, Guo Yuanzhen and Wang Fangyi led thousands of other soldiers to outflank the camp on horseback. This seemingly gentleman's battle has finally entered the stage of recovering the palace and evolved into a pursuit battle.