Chapter 675: Grassland Bloody Battle 2
The crossbows continued like raindrops, and the sound of bouncing continued to sound, accompanied by the wailing of the horses and the screams of the knights, and countless Turkic cavalry were shot in the way of the charge when they were caught off guard.
The blood slowly infects the earth, and in the moonlight, a reddish halo flashes in some places, and the formation of the Turkic cavalry is scattered by the crossbows, and the neat columns are full of gaps, and besides, their speed begins to slow down. Because by the faint moonlight, they didn't know how many Xiaoguo soldiers were guarding the camp opposite......
"Damn, they were prepared! The order went down, and the whole army accelerated and rushed over! Be sure to storm the enemy camp. There are more than 10,000 Han soldiers, dare to fight with my Turkic warriors, kill! Hurry up ......" Turkic cavalry in the middle army, Satsuma's eyes were red, and in just a few moments, his subordinates were killed by the other party before they could get close to the other party, and more than a thousand people were killed by the other party, which was unbearable for him who was bent on revenge.
"Alas...... It's a pity that these war horses, if they are handed over to us, even if they are not used as war horses for cavalry, it is good to use them to transport supplies for the army, it is better than being shot directly. A soldier couldn't help but sigh.
"Okay, don't sigh, on this grassland, there is a shortage of everything, that is, there is no shortage of livestock. As long as we can continue to win victories from afar, it is not impossible to talk about thousands of war horses, even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. An officer said with a smile. To be honest, he also felt sorry for these war horses, but he understood that victory was more important than anything else. Don't say that it is a war horse, no matter how precious it is, at this time, it will also be shot. After all, at the moment he is the enemy.
"Archer, prepare to ......" On the camp wall, Tang Niu once again sent a military order. Li Chenfeng deliberately handed over the command to Tang Niu this time, hoping that he could flexibly use what he had learned in the Martial Arts Academy. After all, it's the translation of what you've learned into reality that counts.
Tang Niu gave an order, and the officers of all departments quickly began to act, and the passwords and trumpets were not heard.
"Archers ready to ......"
At the shouting of the officers' trumpets, 8,000 grim-looking archers rose from the ground behind the camp wall, untied their longbows from their backs, and began to arrange the arrows in the quiver.
"Woo woo......" The Turkic cavalry heard the order to speed up the charge amid the sound of the horn, and the soldiers did not dare to disobey. Moreover, this threat can only be defused by storming the enemy camp. Therefore, the Turkic cavalry also gritted their teeth and accelerated their charge. They did not hesitate to rush forward with the crossbow still on the robe corpse that fell on their side, and this style of not fearing death played well at this moment.
"It's up to you to want to take this place too? Don't even think about it! Tang Niu spat on the ground with a disdainful face, and roared sharply: "Archer, let go!" Ballista, put! ”
"Woo Woo ......"
Rows of sharp arrows rose into the air, weaving into a dense rain of arrows like locusts, and then roared down with a piercing shrill roar towards the galloping Turkic cavalry......
"Tuk Tuk ......"
The pitiful ground armor of the Turkic cavalry could not resist the sharp arrows, and in the continuous wailing, the arrows pierced through their leather armor and pierced their bodies. In an instant, the Turkic cavalry fell one by one. More importantly, the crossbowmen did not stop at this moment, but kept shooting. Among them, the archers suppressed the speed of the cavalry rushing over, and the crossbowmen killed the enemy with ferocity.
Not only that, 10,000 young men also participated in the battle, and among them, this crossbow soldier was composed of young and strong. All they need to do is shoot the crossbow out of their hands, and they don't need to fight the enemy head-on. Therefore, even if they do not have armor, it will not affect their combat operations, and there is no need to worry about their large casualties.
"Speed up, rush over......" Satsuma howled with a hideous face.
In fact, the Turks are good at riding and shooting, but unfortunately, because of the snow disaster, there are not many intact bows and arrows in their hands at the moment, in addition, because the Xiaoguo army camp is pitch black, but they are holding torches here, so they can only look at the opposite side, and it is not very clear. However, judging from the results of the cavalry shooting of some of his subordinates, the effect is not obvious. At least, he didn't hear the screams of the Xiaoguo army camp on the other side.
Satsuma guessed correctly, the crossbowmen above the camp wall were indeed protected. On top of them, there was a thick layer of wood and an inch of dirt. Therefore, the arrows of the Turkic cavalry could not penetrate. On the contrary, it is the crossbow soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army, which only need to be constantly wound and shot, and do not need any other actions.
You know, the arrow is a parabolic motion, while the crossbow is a straight line. Therefore, the arrows of the Turkic cavalry were stuckly pierced into the dirt layer above, and there was no sound, let alone hurt. Of course, there are also some soldiers who fly into the camp and shoot and injure some soldiers, but under the protection of armor, there is no big problem. Don't forget, the armor of the Xiaoguo Army is in the form of plate armor forged by a hydraulic forging press. Even if it is a helmet, it is an iron plate that is forged into the shape of a city pot. Speaking of which, this is a bit of a helmet in the brocade guard, but the armor after being forged by the forging press is still very good, and it is better than the manual assembly line manufacturing.
"Damn, these Han people are too cunning, but don't want me to stop there. I don't believe it, I can't kill 10,000 cavalry. Looking at the dark barracks in front of him, Satsuma yelled hatefully, "Rush over...... Break through their camp for me, quick! Seeing the soldiers who kept falling, Satsuma's heart dripped. However, at this moment, he can't just drink and stop. Otherwise, he was afraid that his 10,000 people would collapse. Besides, without the tribe and without livestock, how would he lead the tribal warriors in the future? I'm afraid that after a big defeat in this battle, he will disappear.
In response to the leader's call, countless cavalry rushed forward with arrows and crossbows, and I have to say that even if there were countless arrows and crossbows, they still couldn't suppress the galloping cavalry.
"Haha, we rushed over, Han slaves, I'm going to kill you......" A Turkic cavalryman saw that he was about to approach the camp wall, and his heart was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but roar. Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, he felt the mount under his crotch suddenly sink down, and threw him out of the horse, and he was thrown directly out of the horse, and when he got up in disgrace, before he could react, he was shot by several crossbows!
"Plop Plop Plop ......"
I saw that not far in front of the Xiaoguo military camp, suddenly the smoke and dust filled the sky, and a deep trench was cracked in the originally flat ground, and the trench was full of sharp antlers, and dozens of cavalry companies with horses were lying in the ditch wailing, and several sharp antlers had pierced its body......
"Sigh the law ......"
"Stop, stop......"
The neighing of the horses and the wailing of the Turkic cavalry were intertwined, the Turkic cavalry was already in chaos, and the Turkic cavalry in front desperately wanted to restrain their horses, but the Turkic cavalry behind them who had just rushed through the rain of arrows were still sprinting forward, and the men and horses were crowded together, and the Turkic cavalry was constantly squeezed into the trench and pierced by sharp antlers......
"Woo Woo ......"
The archers of the Xiaoguo army, the crossbowmen, did not stop because of the casualties and misfortune of the Turkic cavalry, and the dense arrows and crossbows were still ruthlessly accumulating, constantly killing and wounding the Turkic cavalry......
"Chirp chirp ......" A piercing voice came out, and a jet-black light flashed. A black light flashed, and three Turkic cavalrymen were shot. Immediately afterwards, on average, each black light could kill two or three people in a row, and even the war horse was pierced and shot on the spot.
"Damn...... This is a crossbow machine...... The crossbow machine of the Han people ......," many Turkic cavalry exclaimed. Although they don't know much about the weapons of the Han people, many ordinary soldiers can recognize these extremely lethal things.
"Whew......"
The cold light flashed, and the last wolf's tooth arrow fell from the sky, fiercely piercing the throat of the last cavalryman within two hundred paces, the Turkic cavalry shook its body, and finally fell to the ground weakly.
Although neither the camp nor the Turkic cavalry lit torches on a large scale, they could still be seen clearly by the faint moonlight. At this moment, there were no intact cavalry on the entire battlefield within two hundred paces. Only dozens of war horses were wailing in the middle of the battlefield, as if they couldn't understand why their masters hadn't gotten up. There was no wind, but there was a strong smell of blood wafting through the air......
As far as the eye can see, the battlefield is full of corpses of men and horses, more than 3,000 Turkic cavalry forwards, and less than 4500 cavalry escaped back to their own camp alive. It's not that they really couldn't retreat, it's just that they got a trench around the forward camp wall and the horses were a little late, so that the cavalry who rushed forward in a hurry retreated, but at this time, it was already a little late.
"!" Satsuma punched hard in the saddle and scolded: "These cunning Han people are so shameless! When the camp wall is broken, they will be broken into thousands of pieces, so as to eliminate the hatred in my heart......"
Satsuma looked at the dim Han camp, and then at the dead and wounded on the battlefield, his brows were tightened, in his opinion, the camp in front of him was simply a demon with a wide mouth, constantly devouring his own soldiers. If the fight continues like this, the remaining 7,000 soldiers will be finished sooner or later. Besides, I haven't touched the side of the Han camp yet, and I don't know how many archers and crossbowmen there are in the merchant camp.
"My lord, night is not good for cavalry battles. Besides, this Xiaoguo army seems to have been prepared, we can't continue to fight like this, otherwise we ......"
Before Dora could finish speaking, Satsuma swung his knife and slashed, directly slashing Dora off his horse. He glanced coldly at the thousands of people around him, and said, "Cowardly as a mouse!" I, the warrior of the Turks, how can I be so cowardly? Tonight, I will take this place, and give orders to the whole army, and drive the horses of the battlefield forward, and fill in a passage for me. ”
"This time, this king also rushed in, and you will come with me to kill me!" Satsuma burst out and pointed forward with his sword. In an instant, 7,000 cavalry swarmed forward, like ocean waves, and swept towards the camp of the Xiaoguo army.
"This Turkic cavalry is not afraid of death, but it is good that it relieves a lot of pressure on the brothers of the Fifth Capital who are moving behind." Seeing the Turkic cavalry rushing over, Tang Niu sneered. Then he indifferently looked at the Turkic cavalry that was getting closer and closer, rushing up like an ant tide, and his right arm was quietly raised......
"Archer...... Take turns...... Prepare for ......"
"Click......"
In the chaotic footsteps, another 8,000 archers emerged from the rear, replacing the previous archers in place, and at the same time, the previous archers also began to make soothing arm movements, ready to enter the battle at any time.
Eight thousand archers stood in two rows, front and back, behind the barracks, and in the sound of the collision of armor and weapons, they all pulled their bows in their hands, and one after another sharp wolf's tooth arrows were already on the string. A thousand pairs of indifferent eyes turned to the swarming enemy cavalry beyond the camp walls, and waited quietly in their ears for the officer's order. And the officers in various places have their eyes on the high platform in the camp, and Tang Niu in the afterglow of the torch is raised on his right arm, which is also the brighter place in the camp. It is a benchmark for all officers to obey orders, so that all officers can see.
"Whew~"
"Kill ......"
Seven thousand cavalrymen howled and drove the horses in front of them, and the distance gradually approached......
"Shoot the ......"
Tang Niu's right arm was raised high and waved down leisurely, and the eight thousand Xiaoguo Army archers raised their longbows high in an instant under the military orders of the officers, and their eyes were indifferent to the murderous intent in their eyes......
"Woo Woo ......"
Sharp arrows swept through the air, intertwined into a rain of death, and fell overwhelmingly on the heads of the Turkic cavalry, and in an instant, the neighing of war horses and the terrible howl of knights rushed into the sky, and the Turkic cavalry, lacking shields and heavy armor protection, fell one by one......
"Crossbowmen, shoot ......"
Looking at the Turkic cavalry that was not slowing down, Tang Niu's face showed murderous aura, and he ordered again.
"Chirp Chirp ......" The crossbow shot out in an instant, and shot the cavalry who had escaped from the rain of arrows to the ground, and in an instant, the Turkic cavalry surging forward like a wave suddenly slammed into the direction of the barrage, as if it had encountered a barrage dam, and was forcibly stopped.
However, at the urging of the cavalry behind, and under the persecution of the leader Satsuma, these Turkic cavalry had no choice but to gallop forward in the rain of arrows. After all, only by being close to the camp of the Han people can it be possible to rush into it, and only then can there be hope of surviving. Of course, it is the best thing to win.
"Don't stop, kill me ......" Looking at his subordinates who kept falling, Satsuma's eyes were bloodshot, but at this moment, he had no way back. So far, only half of his hands remained. After the first batch of archers joined by the Xiaoguo army, the rain of arrows simply did not stop, causing his subordinates to suffer casualties.
"Boom ......"
As soon as Satsuma finished wielding his long knife, a black light came like lightning, piercing through his front chest, and then penetrating out of the northern part of Satsuma and entering the chest of the second person.
For Satsuma, all he felt was a thump in his body, and as he held the reins tightly, he felt something pass through his body. Subsequently, he felt a terrible pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a stream of heat gushing out of his chest, and he felt that his whole body was gradually weak, and the darkness in front of him gradually fell.
"Uhh......h
Of course, Satsuma understood what was going on, but he was a little unwilling. Immediately, he roared violently to the sky, and then stopped abruptly. The next moment, Satsuma's hands loosened weakly, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground with a muffled clang, and his majestic body shook on the horse's back, and fell headlong......
"Sigh the law ......"
The mount, which had lost its master, hissed and galloped forward in panic. In a matter of moments, he fell into the trench and was impaled by the antlers......
"The king is dead...... The king is dead......"
Suddenly, the Turkic cavalry was in chaos, advancing and retreating, not knowing what to do. However, the Xiaoguo Army will not let up its attacks because of this. In the eyes of the Xiaoguo soldiers, they are all military exploits and enemies of life and death.
"Withdraw ......," a commander shouted violently and ordered in a cold voice. At this moment, he knew very well that if he continued like this, all the remaining more than 5,000 cavalry would remain here. Besides, don't say that they can't attack the opponent's camp at this moment, even if they can, after the death of the king, they won't be able to attack anymore. Because, the soldiers still lost the morale to attack.
"Summons the brethren of the Fifth Capital, and in addition, give orders to the battalion, light the torches, and the pikemen prepare to attack." Because of the situation of the enemy army, Tang Niu ordered in a deep voice.
"Woo......"
"Boom ......"
The sound of the horn resounded loudly in the sky, and the camp of the Xiaoguo Army, which had not been attacked for a long time, began to gradually light up. The Turkic cavalry, who were preparing to retreat, suddenly realized that not only in front of them, but also behind them, there was also the sound of trumpets and red fire.
"Damn, there's an ambush! These Devils have an ambush behind us! The cavalrymen at the rear, who had just turned around and were about to retreat, suddenly realized that there were five or six thousand pikemen behind them, not far from them. And this distance is precisely the distance that the cavalry cannot charge.
"Damn, they're all so close, why haven't we noticed?" Many Turkic cavalry shouted angrily. But by this time, they had no time to take care of it. Because, in the large camp that they had not captured for a long time, thousands of pikemen and nearly 10,000 archers also poured out. Pressing on them step by step, the cold light on the spear and the arrows told them that tonight was likely to be their death.
"Those who descend will not be killed!" Tang Niu snorted coldly. If these Turkic cavalry surrendered, it would be good to pull them back as slaves, and there were many places under the rule of the Xiaoguo army that still needed labor. And these free laborers are exactly what the Xiaoguo Army needs.
"Those who descend will not be killed!" Nearly 20,000 soldiers shouted in unison.
The spears of the infantry on both sides are all specially made repulsive rifles, two or three zhang long, converging into two large terrifying forests of death, the sharp blades of the guns flickering coldly under the light of the fire, behind the spearmen, there are archers with cold expressions, the bow has been drawn, the arrows have been put on the string, the only difference is that in the place of the camp, there are nearly 10,000 archers, and the back, there are only thousands, but at this moment, no matter how much, it is not good news for these cavalry......
"Why is this happening? Why are they behind us? Damn ......"