Section 741 Bows, telescopes, and maps
Only cavalry can deal with cavalry!
Tang Tian seized the fighter plane, not only destroyed the infantry of the Great Food Army, but also killed a small number of cavalry of the Great Food Army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Great Food Army's attempt to consume (not to mention deal with) the cavalry of the Tang Army with infantry came to naught!
The Central Plains infantry is still a bit of a threat to Hu Cai, and that is because the attack power of the Central Plains infantry bow and crossbow is better than that of Hu Gong.
However, the big cannibal's foot bow is not as good as the Tang army's riding bow, so it is embarrassing, and it can't catch up, and the shooting is completely won by the Tang army, and it is in a situation where it is powerless to fight back after being beaten.
So when the Tang cavalry came to fight again, the cavalry of the big cannibal brigade coaxed out to drive away, even if the bow and arrow were not as good as the Tang cavalry, but they had the speed, they could catch up with the Tang cavalry, and they were threatening.
This time, the Tang cavalry was a light cavalry, wearing only leather armor, and they were as fast as flying.
First of all, the squad battle, the two sides shoot at each other, and when they see that the other party has few people, they rush up, and the other party flees... None of them are fools.
The cavalry of the brigade chased in the vast field, only to see 3,000 cavalry and 1,000 chasing the Tang army, and when it reached a distance of 100 paces, the Tang army, which had its back to the enemy, turned around and looked back in unison, and fired a volley from the sky!
At once, more than 300 cavalry of the Great Eater were shot down, and the horses fell, and the people screamed for the horses, and the rest of the people reined in the horses.
"Parthia shoots back!"
Previously, the Parthian Imperial cavalry (contemporaneous with ancient Rome), where the Iranian plateau is located, was good at immediate return fire, but I didn't expect the Tang army to be so proficient.
Shoot back to the horse is not to shoot if you want to, watch the wind to eat, the horse rushes forward, it is difficult to shoot back when the wind is downwind, and when the wind is upwind, you have to see the wind and the wind is small, decide the elevation angle of the shot, and maximize the use of the wind to help the arrow kill the enemy.
This return shot was very successful, and the Great Eater cavalry retreated in surprise.
went back to report layer by layer, and the senior military attachés of Dashi were speechless.
In the past, the tribes of the Persian land were also good at shooting back horses, but today the technology is all returned to the ancestors.
Tang rode a good horse, good riding and archery skills, and then had the range of riding a bow, which was generally twenty steps away from the Great Food Army, and the stronger one reached thirty steps!
It is not easy to make a good bow, and the six materials required to make a bow are dry, horn, tendon, glue, silk and lacquer. For the selection of six materials, it is also very particular. For example, the seven raw materials of the bow stem are selected, and their advantages and disadvantages are ranked: "Where the seven ways to take the trunk: Zhe (zhè) is the top, 檍 () is second, mulberry is second, orange is second, papaya is second, wattle is second, and bamboo is the bottom." "Of the seven types of trees, it is believed that the best material for making bows is made of oak wood, while the worst is bamboo. When choosing horns, pay attention to the season of cattle slaughter (preferably slaughtered in autumn, when the horns are thickest) and so on.
As for the combination of six materials into a bow, it is not possible to complete it in a short time, and different processes need to choose different seasons to ensure the quality of the bow.
A good bow takes three years to complete, and only a unified empire can make a good bow when it is stable, providing good materials for the army with the strength of the whole country, and the craftsmen working steadily.
For example, in the past Han Dynasty, during the Han Wu period, the craftsmen provided good bows for the army, so that the flying general Li Guang even used 5,000 infantry to deal with 80,000 Hun cavalry, and shot as many Huns as he came.
Today's Datang, with its social stability, also provides a good bow for the army.
When the officers of the Great Food Diet compared the captured Tang Bow with their own bow, they shook their heads one after another.
The Tang bow is steady, accurate, and far, and it can ensure accuracy after continuous shooting, while the Great Food Army Bow is much inferior!
The Great Food Army was mainly Arab, not good at horse archery, and the quality of the bow was not good.
As a result, once the Great Food Army has captured Tang Bows, they can't wait to equip themselves or exchange materials with others, which is extremely popular!
Not only are bows and arrows sought after, but Tang knives and Tang helmets are very popular, as long as they are available, they are immediately equipped.
However, what the officers of the Great Food wanted most was the map, binoculars and medicine of the Tang Army!
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The two sides are fighting, the goddess of victory is not Wei Xi's wife after all, and it is inevitable that the Tang army will also suffer losses, such as a thousand Tang troops who are responsible for harassment, and when they are in the middle of the trouble, they suddenly encounter the assault of 6,000 people of the Great Food Royal Forest Army!
I saw that the Great Food Army was divided into two ways, and a large number of men and horses emerged like a flood that opened the floodgates, densely covering the field, and countless horses' hooves trampled on the rolling dust, like a demonic attack with fangs and claws.
The enemy is strong, retreat!
The Tang cavalry fled in a hurry, but there were many big food soldiers, 2,000 people on the left and right pursued at the tail, and 1,000 people each patronized and ran, giving full play to the fast characteristics of their Arab horses, rushing to the front of the Tang army and encircling the Tang army!
"Fight to the death!" The officers of the Tang Army issued the battle horn with the heralds, and the soldiers released their arrows, holding swords and guns, ready to fight.
In the middle of the group, a reconnaissance staff officer took out his binoculars, took out a dagger, and thrust it into the left lens barrel, destroying the lens.
Just as he was about to deal with the right lens, an arrow suddenly came from behind the side, stuck in his neck and protruded from the front of the arrow, which was torn out of his trachea, and he stood up.
Fallen off his horse, and after the battle, the Great Eater was given a single tube that was a little flattened by the horse's hooves.
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The trophies of the Great Eclipse Army also included a quarter of the map, which fell into the hands of the enemy when the combat staff officer failed to completely tear it up when his horse was bumped.
This Tang army was exhausted, but under the siege of the enemy's superior forces, they also caused 1,200 dead and 1,300 wounded in the Great Food Army!
With such heavy losses, the big cannibals were naturally very annoyed, and what made them even more angry was that it was impossible for them to abuse the Tang Army prisoners!
Thirty-two of the Tang troops wounded in the battle were captured, the others were killed, and the big cannibals punched and kicked them.
General Hazia, who came from the top, stopped their movements, brought the Tang prisoners under his jurisdiction, and were not allowed to beat and scold, and then from the captured booty the Tang army medicine to the prisoners to heal themselves (they were all trained), and the people went to carry the wounded Tang prisoners, gathered them together, gave them food and clothing, and sent people to protect them.
Then he took what he thought was a valuable trophy to the former enemy commander-in-chief, Culkin, and first reported to him about the disposition of the prisoners of the Don army, and Kalkin nodded and approved of his actions.
Why give preferential treatment to captives?
Kalkin gave this order, and he had to think about what the Tang people would do to the prisoners of the Great Food Army in case the army suffered!
If the Tang army prisoners are captured, they can be exchanged for the captured prisoners in the future.
Beating and scolding the Tang army prisoners was certainly angry, but it did not help.
He picked up the flattened single mirror tube and looked at it, and the scene in the distance was pulled closer, and he immediately let out a sigh of relief!
I fully understand why the intelligence of the Tang Army is so accurate, and it is always able to catch the army off guard.
"Anything else?" Culkin asked.
General Hazia silently pulled out a small pile of destroyed mirror barrels, and Kalkin regretted it.
And then there's the map to take their breath away!
The painting is very detailed, the roads, mountains and rivers are clear at a glance, but unfortunately only a quarter!
The medicine of the Tang army is also good, and it has been fully realized that the main thing is that the Tang army will not burn the medicine when it is besieged, so some of the medicine falls into the hands of the big food army and is immediately looted.
Bone-setting wine, dog skin ointment and Jinchuang medicine are very popular.
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Kalkin made a major report to the Harry about the telescope and the map, much to the Caliph's astonishment, and ordered the army to be rewarded if it could be obtained in its entirety!
It's a pity that they have always been difficult to get, this is something that the Tang Army focuses on protecting, and it is too late for them to imitate, so they still keep using telescopes and maps for the Tang Army to strike at them!