Chapter 642: Defeat
In the front army formation of Tibet, the bombardment of thunderbolts was endless, and the entire front army formation of Tibet was blown out of a gap. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe Tibetan soldiers and horses fled in all directions, hiding from the area bombed by thunderbolts. Within a radius of 200 paces of the Shenwei artillery bombardment, there was a scorched black and smoking earth, large and small craters blown out, corpses everywhere, and broken flesh and blood torsos, and the scene was unbearable.
The Jiannan Army was quite restrained, because the number of thunderbolts was limited, and Wang Yuan did not allow them to fire at will. Of the less than 3,000 thunderbolts, only about 20 rounds have been fired so far, with more than 30 rounds per round, and in fact 1,000 have not been used. But the power of the explosion of this thunderbolt is truly terrifying. The lethality is also extremely amazing, and this less than 1,000 thunderbolts have already killed and injured six or seven thousand Tibetan enemy soldiers.
It is also to blame that there are too many people in the Tubo and are too crowded, so they give these thunderbolts a greater chance to kill, which makes the thunderbolts that can only be regarded as ordinary power become more terrifying in the eyes of the Tubo people.
In the chaotic situation, Enalgu finally made a brave decision, that is: to launch a fierce attack on the Jiannan army against all odds. In other words, making this decision is also a helpless move on the part of Enagu. Now the tens of thousands of cavalry in front of the army are in disarray, and once the withdrawal of troops is announced at this time, it will be a catastrophic rout. The Tang army did not need to engage head-on, but only needed to send cavalry archers to chase and kill in the rear, and a large number of Tibetan soldiers and horses could be killed.
This is not the main reason, but the main thing is that Er Na Gu suddenly found that he was actually not safe in Pibo City before, and the Tang Army was fully capable of attacking Pibo City, because they had this unheard-of weapon with extremely lethal power and long projection distance. Tang Jun has been unable to provoke, not because they are afraid of themselves, but because they may just want to prepare better and plan more accurately. No wonder there were only more than 50,000 of them, but they dared to camp under the city of Pibo for so many days, it turned out that they had no fear.
For a moment, Enagu found himself ridiculous. Before, I thought that I had taken the absolute initiative, but now I found that the initiative was in the hands of the other party. The other side is holding a siege weapon, and the initiative is completely in their hands. In fact, the strong walls of Pibo City could not stop the Tang army with this great killing weapon.
Therefore, in fact, in addition to the loss of soldiers and horses in vain, the city may not be able to hold it. Moreover, if the troops are withdrawn like this today, they will not be able to send troops in the future. From last night to now, the army has lost forty or fifty thousand people, but not even a few hairs of the Tang army have been injured. How to explain to the princes and ministers of Zampu is another thorny question.
In view of the above considerations, Er Na Gu decided that it was better to fight to the death, anyway, the formation had been arranged, even if it did not achieve the purpose of attracting the Tang army out of the camp to fight to the death, with three cavalry raiding the Tang camp at the same time, coupled with the desperate bet of tens of thousands of infantry behind, it might be possible to save the defeat. So he decided on the order to attack.
At this order, the generals couldn't believe their ears, and everyone thought that Eh Na Gu was crazy. Under such circumstances, it is simply unreasonable that the general actually gave the order to attack. The tens of thousands of cavalry of the front army have been bombarded in a mess and chaos, how can they charge? The soldiers and horses behind the flanks were already frightened, and the army had already called the Tang army's unknown killing weapon a punishment of the true gods to the Tubo people, and their morale had fallen to a low point. And at this time, their general actually asked to launch an attack without knowing whether he was alive or dead, which is simply funny!
But they didn't know that their general actually had no other way, and the pressure he was under was unimaginable to his generals. Even a major defeat in an offensive is much better explained than a result of heavy casualties. What's more, the city of Pittok doesn't protect them from being safe and sound.
Enargu suppressed the dissatisfaction of the generals with a tough attitude, and the generals had to bite the bullet to convey orders. When the soldiers heard this order, they were in an uproar and cursed. The general is ignoring his own life.
The soldiers and horses on the flanks were better, because they did not suffer direct bombardment from the Shenwei artillery, but just watched from a distance, and suffered serious psychological trauma. But the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the front can only be described as miserable. The unlucky will always be unlucky, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Wangmu, who had decided to play the vanguard again, suffered the heaviest losses. Together with the 30,000 Kamikawa cavalry who were preparing to charge together behind him, they were blown up. In the bombardment of thunderbolts, these soldiers and horses scattered and ran wildly to dodge, crying for their fathers and mothers.
Wangmu himself was wounded, and a piece of iron pierced through his armor in his arm, baring his teeth in pain. He was about to go to see Ernaragu and ask for his troops to retreat and leave the range of the Tang army's unknown weapon, but he received an order from Ernaragu to charge them.
Wangmu immediately broke out in front of the heralds: "Tell Erna Gu and tell him to clean up the situation himself, and see if the soldiers and horses can still restrain the whole team from attacking?" Lao Tzu doesn't know the southeast and northwest, and he still wants us to attack? Don't we think we're dead enough? Lao Tzu quit, Lao Tzu went back to Namco Lake overnight and told him to come and die. ā
Wangmu roared loudly, and asked his guards to spread the word that the remnants of the defeated troops of Beichuan would immediately gather and retreat. As soon as he heard that Wangmu had ordered a retreat, the remaining more than 20,000 remnants of Beichuan immediately began to turn around and retreat with Wangmu. As soon as the soldiers and horses of Beichuan City ran, the soldiers and horses of Shenchuan Capital became even more confused, and the disadvantages of the recruits ignoring military law immediately appeared, and they could do anything in order to survive, and many people also fled with Wangmu's soldiers and horses.
Ten people will run with one person, and 10 people will run with 100 people, and soon it will be as if they have an infectious disease, and all the Tibetan soldiers and horses in front of the battle will begin to turn their heads and run back, and they have completely lost the concept of military law, and have completely become a group of rabble. The Tibetans finally paid the price for their efforts to recruit new recruits in numbers, and the recruits who ignored military law were the mainstream of these fleeing soldiers, who could not understand the east, south, and north, and as soon as they heard that they were going to run, they immediately rushed to be the first, completely ignoring any constraints.
Well, Gu watched from the rear, and the order he gave to attack became an order to retreat. Enraged, he ordered his flankers to come forward immediately. Wangmu bought his battle there, and rushed over with his men, and he scolded angrily, so he had to let him go for the time being. This is not the time to deal with Wangmu, at this time the army is defeated, and if you want to retreat, you should retreat quickly, otherwise the Tang army is afraid that it will be in pursuit.
In desperation, the order to attack was really changed to an order to retreat, and at this order, as expected, the army suddenly retreated like a lost dog to the city of Pibo. In the dawn of dawn, the Tibetan soldiers ran back with no faces, like a pot of porridge.
Looking at such a scene, Enagu felt as if he had been cut by someone. He had never experienced such a major rout in his military career. When he was in Beichuan Capital, his soldiers and horses were not elite, but this has never happened today. With an army of 100,000 in hand, he was beaten and fled like a lost dog, which made Gu feel embarrassed.
He knew that after this defeat, the Tibetan army would no longer have the courage to go out of the city to fight. Including himself, he no longer had the courage to fight with the Jiannan Army. And the whole battle will turn dramatically tonight. Although there are still 90,000 soldiers and horses on hand, this is only a number. In fact, these soldiers and horses have become vulnerable from morale to psychology, and they cannot be used in battle at all.
How did all this happen, and I don't understand it. I had long heard of the prestige of the Jiannan Army, but I never thought that they would be so strong. Where did that big killer come from? This is not the equipment of the Tang Army at all, is it really given to them by the gods to punish the Tubo people? Have the gods given up on the Tibetan kingdom?
With a full stomach full of chagrin and unwillingness, Erna Gu retreated all the way to Pibo City surrounded by his guards and generals.
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In the Jiannan military camp, Wang Yuan had already ordered the whole army to prepare for the desperate charge of the Tubo people, especially the front side of the giant spear formation that was destroyed by the Tubo people. In order to plug this gap, Song Jiangong mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and prepared a shield of spears to prevent the forced breakthrough of the Tibetan soldiers and horses. However, an incredible scene happened in front of the Tang army soldiers, and the Tibetan soldiers and horses suddenly began a great rout.
"What's wrong with the Tibetans? Why did you run away all of a sudden? This hasn't been fought yet. Ge Shuhan frowned.
"yes, what the hell are you doing, but after being bombarded by my divine power a few times, are you scared one by one?" Song Jiangong also frowned and said puzzled.
"Isn't it a feint? Draw our army out of the camp to attack, and then engage me head-on? "Lee Kwang-pil is always the one who thinks one step further.
Wang Yuan laughed and said: "Li Dashuai is too worried, there is a difference between a feint and a rout. Just look at their formation. Running without looking back, this is not a feigned rout, but a real rout. It seems that the psychological pressure on them from the Shenwei cannon is too great. ā
"Needless to say? It's the first time in my life that the old man has seen such a powerful remote device. Dashuai, when did you come up with this kind of thing, and from now on, who will fight against my Jiannan Army, will there be a way to live? Li Mi said in a deep voice.
The generals said again and again that Wang Yuan didn't want this matter to be known, but he couldn't deal with it without sacrificing the divine power cannon in today's battle, so he showed his face. But when Wang Yuan was asked to explain the matter, he refused. After Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan found out, they were afraid that it would soon come to pass. Don't know what the consequences will be? If the imperial court wants to hand over the formula of gunpowder and the production method of the Shenwei cannon, will it hand it over or not? That's a problem.
But at this moment, Wang Yuan had no time to think about these problems, the enemy army was defeated, although the army could not attack and chase at this time, but the pursuit of the cavalry was necessary, so he shouted in a deep voice: "Liu Jun, when your chance to kill the enemy has arrived, immediately lead seven thousand cavalry to attack, and chase and kill the remnants of the enemy with bows and arrows." Remember not to engage the enemy, only shoot and harass from a distance. They couldn't enter the city for a while, and there were more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. ā
Liu Jun almost jumped up excitedly, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and immediately galloped away across the horse. Ge Shuhan couldn't sit still, and arched his hand: "Wang Jie Du envoy, I will also lead my three thousand cavalry to chase and kill the remnants of the enemy, this is a good opportunity for me to avenge the brothers of the Northern Route Army." ā
Wang Yuan spread his hands and said: "Brother Shu is handsome, but remember, don't fall in love with war." Whoever falls into the enemy's ranks, I will not send troops to save them. Song Jiangong, repair the camp immediately, don't let your guard down. After they entered the city, the battle ended. ā