Chapter 023: Turning into elbows and armpits
This time, there were more Turks, but there were also more troubles. There were dozens of corpses of Turks and war horses in front of the battle, which brought a lot of trouble to the Turkic charge. In the dark night, they couldn't see the situation under their feet clearly, and no matter how good their riding skills were, they didn't dare to let their horses gallop, so they could only dismount and fight on foot, preparing to forcibly tear apart the opponent's defense.
Giving up the advantage of cavalry, Ashina Molu still has the certainty of victory, the disparity in the number of the two sides is huge, even if it is slowly consumed, he will also consume Li Zaixing. Fearing that Li Zaixing would dive and escape, he sent cavalry to bypass the river from both sides and patrol the east bank.
He wants to turn this place into a dead place, annihilate Li Zaixing and others, and let the big cannibals see their combat effectiveness, so as not to covet them.
The foot soldiers advanced among the corpses, and soon someone found a wooden stake planted in the ground, and a rope tied to the wooden stake, as many as three in front and back. Galloping in the dark, no matter how lucky, sooner or later the war horse will trip over these ropes, and even if the cavalry finds them in time, they will not have time to react.
That's why those cavalrymen suddenly fell off their horses. And it was precisely because these cavalrymen suddenly fell off their horses, which caused the shock formation to be interrupted, that they were attacked head-on, and more than thirty warriors were lost.
Looking at the half-cut rope, Ashina Mo was so angry that he smoked. He vowed to cut off Li Zaixing's head, a shame.
When the horn sounded, Ashina Molu no longer hid his identity, he just wanted to achieve victory and let the big cannibal see his courage and ability.
The Turks marched in formation, raising their swords and shouting, and firing their bows and arrows.
Pei Xuanqing and the others were not afraid and fought back. Ten Shakir laid out the camels loaded with goods in a camel formation and placed them horizontally in front of the formation, and they hid behind the camel formation to shoot accurately, focusing on the junior officers who were in command. In a short time, a layer of arrow feathers grew on the camel's back, which was densely packed, which saved the Shakir archers from preparing arrows, and they could take off the arrows and shoot them at hand.
The three small formations of foot soldiers covered each other, like a wave turning, advancing and retreating, and repeatedly fighting with the Turks.
In terms of cavalry warfare, although the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty also dominates the world, the overall level may not be stronger than the Turks who grew up on horseback, but when it comes to foot warfare and fighting in formation, the Turks are not the opponents of the Tang Dynasty at all. Pei Xuanqing and the others were either rangers with high martial arts or battle-hardened mercenaries, and after becoming familiar with the tactics of warfare, their combat effectiveness was by no means comparable to these Turkic cavalry who temporarily served as foot soldiers.
Although they were outnumbered, they still fought vigorously, and even if they were injured, no one said a word, and continued to grit their teeth and fight.
The defense line composed of fifteen foot soldiers and ten archers withstood the repeated onslaught of more than 100 Turks, and the Turks paid more than 50 casualties, but they still could not break through their defense.
Ashina Mo was so angry that he jumped like thunder, and ordered the next time to increase the troops, send another hundred people into battle, and not give Li Zaixing a chance to breathe, and be sure to consume him in front of the battle.
The battle became more and more intense, the shouts were deafening, and the surrounding sand dunes made a rustling sound, as if they were shaken by this murderous aura.
Achim Zema walked over and said with a proud face, "Do you want us to help?" I think you're a little overwhelmed. ”
Without a translator, Ashina Modu could guess what Achim wanted to say, and he waved his hand: "No, I can do it myself." ”
Achim shrugged, muttered a few words, glanced at the guard camp beside Ashina Molu, pursed his lips, turned his horse's head, and went back. A knight greeted them, and the two whispered a few words.
"How?"
"Ashina Molu has gone crazy, there are less than two hundred knights left around him, and the attention of these people is in the front, and there are only more than ten people watching us."
The knight nodded, took two steps back quietly, and whispered in Elmady's ear. Hearing this, Elmadi glanced at Achim, rode his horse away from behind, avoiding the Turks' sight, and rushed up to the dunes. Achim then whispered an order to all the knights to prepare for the attack.
Al Maidi rushed up to the sand dunes, walked more than five hundred steps west along the dunes, and saw Li Zaixing sitting on horseback, Bai Xiaode led five knights, standing quietly in the night.
"How?"
"There are less than two hundred people around Ashina Modu, and their attention is all on the front."
"Excellent." Li Zaixing smiled slightly and stretched out his hand: "The gun is coming!" ”
Bai Xiaode handed over the dragon spear. Li Zaixing took the gun in his hand, his arm shook, and the dragon gun buzzed, like a dragon's groan. Al Maidi also carried a gun in his hand and stood side by side with Li Zaixing. Li Zaixing smiled: "Al Maidi, today is the first battle of Zhongcao's restoration, and we must fight beautifully." ”
Al Maidi bowed down and clenched his fists: "Wow." ”
Li Zaixing turned to Bai Xiaode and the others and said: "The old rule, we rush into battle, you follow behind, pay attention, don't fight, we have only one goal: Ashina Modu." ”
Bai Xiaode stepped forward: "Captain, let me come this time." ”
"You're making rapid progress, but you're not foolproof." Li Zaixing said with a smile: "You follow me, look carefully at the tail of my gun, how much you can see, it all depends on your understanding." ”
Bai Xiaode was overjoyed, although he didn't quite understand why Li Zaixing asked him to look at the tail of the gun instead of the head of the gun, but he believed that Li Zaixing must have his reasons. After learning a gun from Li Zaixing for several months, of course he knew that Li Zaixing's marksmanship was different, which was a more magical marksmanship, and he had a different knack for power. He had a lot of questions, some Li Zaixing explained, some Li Zaixing didn't, and today he asked him to see the tail of the gun, maybe he was answering his previous question.
In practical actions, this is more useful than a thousand words.
Bai Xiaode gave the other knights a look, and everyone became a little excited.
"Let's go!" Li Zaixing kicked the telebis, and the telebion suddenly started, like an arrow off the string, and galloped forward.
Al Maddy followed closely, galloping on horseback.
Bai Xiaode and the others were divided into two sides, like the wings of an eagle behind them, and walked against the wind.
The sound of horses' hooves broke the silence of the night. The Turks who were on guard nearby were shocked and turned to look at the enemy who had rushed down from the dunes. They didn't think much about it, and while riding up to meet them, they blew the horn of the alarm.
"Uhhh
No sooner had the trumpet sounded, and a sharp arrow flew out of the darkness and struck the Turks in the chest. The sound of the trumpet abruptly stopped, and the Turks fell from their horses. Immediately afterward, several horsemen galloped over, and immediately one of them leaned down, and with a light wave of the sword, the sword flashed, and the head of the Turks flew up.
Ashina Molu turned his head and looked at the place where the horn sounded, shocked and inexplicable.
And the enemy?
He thought it was incredible, Li Zaixing only had thirty or forty people, no more than fifty or sixty people, and he was outnumbered, how could he dare to divide his troops?
He's got a bad brain, right? Ashina Modu laughed as he ordered the fifty knights in the rear to attack.
At the sound of the order, fifty knights turned their horses' heads and rushed towards the sound of horses' hooves in the darkness.
Hearing the trumpets of the Turks' main formation, the Turks who were rushing to kill in front were a little stunned. Are there any enemies in the back? Otherwise, how could Ashina Molu order the rear to attack, this situation will only appear when there is an enemy in the rear.
Seeing this, Pei Xuanqing and the others shouted in unison, brazenly counterattacked, and cut down several people at once, killing the Turks step by step, and the formation was unstable. The Turks listened carefully for a moment, and when they saw that Ashina Modu had no intention of withdrawing their troops, they reorganized their positions and continued their onslaught.
To the northwest, Li Zaixing and Al Medi rode wildly. They looked at the terrain during the day, and it was a flat sandy area with no obstacles, so they could run boldly and boldly. People didn't even raise a fire, but galloped in the darkness in the dim starlight, a distance between the front and back of a horse's body, and the slightest negligence would cause people to turn on their backs.
This is based on the tacit understanding between them, which is almost heart-to-heart, and it is the result of their practice all the way after they set off from Chang'an.
Amid the sound of horses' hoofs, the figures of the Turks drew closer, holding torches and standing out like lanterns in the darkness.
Li Zaixing bent his bow and arrows, shot three arrows in a row, regardless of whether he hit or not, pushed the lacquered bow behind him, stretched out his hand, took the dragon spear from Ermadi's hand, shook his hands, and killed the Turks who had rushed thirty steps in front of him.
The arrow burst through the air and flew past the ears of the Turks, striking the chest of a knight with a torch. The strong force carried him up and down, and the torch didn't know where it flew. The Turks' eyes darkened, and they were immediately startled and screamed.
Before they could get used to the darkness, Li Zaixing came over, and the dragon spear was handed out, writhing strangely.
With two "plops", the two Turkic knights fell from their horses, blood splattered around their necks.
Li Zaixing swept past them, the scimitars of the Turks almost scraping his armor, but he turned a blind eye, and the dragon spear stabbed at the oncoming enemy like lightning. The Turks brandished their scimitars and slashed at them, and the knives hit the barrels of the dragon-descending wood, and they were bounced off one by one, but Li Zaixing's spear head was like a poisonous snake spitting out letters.
The Turks divided into two teams and walked side by side, and Li Zaixing passed between them, like a sharp knife, easily tearing through their formation. Ermadi and the others followed the shadow, raising their spears at the same time, and killed the surviving Turks from Li Zaixing's guns one by one.
The war horse galloped, the two sides were separated with a touch, and Li Zaixing rode like the wind, accelerated again, and galloped forward. Behind them, the Turkic knights were devastated and terrified. At a cursory glance, at least twenty war horses were empty on their backs, and their owners were gone. The Turkic knights looked at each other, gritted their teeth in unison, turned their horses' heads, and chased after them, while blowing the horn of the alarm to inform Ashina Modu.
Interception fails, and the enemy is approaching you!