Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Battle of Dengkou
With a shout of killing, the army of the set of troops rushed towards the mouth like a tide. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The idea of the info Rabbit and Huo Luochi is very simple, they want to rely on the huge impact of the war horse to break the formation, which is not only the way they are used to playing, but also the experience that has been passed down from the grassland for thousands of years. But I didn't expect it to backfire!
The shouting horn of the people and horses of the sleeve excitedly rushed to the sand ridge set up by Li Tongfan, and when they arrived, they realized that it was not the same thing at all. From a distance, the sand ridge is very low, and when you get closer, you find that each sand ridge is nearly two meters high, and the slope is also very big and the horse can't go up at all, even if there are people who can cross the first sand ridge, they quickly find that they can't get three meters and another one, this time the war horse has no momentum, and it is too late to turn and slow down, and many knights even take the horse to plant a bottom to the sky. Some only have broken necks, broken legs, broken bones, and even more directly fall on the stones, and their brains are clumsy, and the brains are mixed with blood and flow slowly like tofu milk, making people feel not only disgusting, but also more afraid. The timid, the weak, and the short ones retreated before they could reach them, or bypassed them, or simply threw their necks back to slow down, and the knight sat on horseback, and from time to time the frightened horses were thrown from behind and fell to the ground. If you're lucky, you can urge your horse to go around from the side, but that's not a good idea. Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Tongfan waved a small flag, and soon the soldiers of the Hechi Ti Division, who were hiding in a sand ridge behind, shot sharp arrows at the gap in front of them. "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "Because the gap is small, and the people and horses ushered in are numerous, dense and mixed, and they were suddenly disintegrated by such a rain of arrows. A quick-eyed man hastened to urge his horse to run elsewhere, but so did the rest. Nearly 10,000 troops were blocked out by a few sand ridges? More and more men and horses are gathering near the sand ridge, and the impact of the cavalry has long been dissipated, and the denser and denser men and horses have become the best targets for the Hechiti Division.
Suddenly, something dense flew in the distance, like locusts, and although it could not cover the sky, it was clear that the difference in density was noticeable.
"It's a rain of arrows! Hide! "The man quickly knew what the black press was, and he didn't care too much, so he quickly grabbed a round shield to protect his vital point." Burst! Poof! Puff puff! Poof! Burst! The rain of arrows finally collided with the wall of flesh and blood, and the sound of arrows entering flesh was heard endlessly. Even if the round shield is erected, it is not immune, and the wolf tooth arrows of the Hechi Ti Department are extremely penetrating, although the round shield can protect his vital points, but most of his body is still exposed to the impact of the arrow rain. A soldier slowly lowered the round shield and fell to the ground, although the vital point was well protected, but the round shield was still gnawed by the wolf's tooth arrow from the edge, and the other arrow was right in the head.
The scene was even more chaotic by this rain of arrows, and the battle could not be fought, and the enemy had already suffered heavy losses before they could engage in close combat. The two of them, who were watching the battle on the sand dunes, threw their horsewhips to the ground and shouted, "Hurry! Collect my troops! Hurry up! "Their hearts are bleeding, and these soldiers are the foundation of their lives. However, he had suffered heavy losses in less than a round with the Hechiti people, as evidenced by the mutilated bodies and horse corpses on the ground. But how can you retreat all at once?
Before the military order to withdraw the troops could be conveyed, the second and third rounds of arrow rain had already arrived, and although the strike effect was not as good as the first, it still had great lethality.
At this time, how can the soldiers of the set of troops take care of so much, even if they have no order, they have to retreat. One by one, they ran desperately to the back, because of the rain of arrows, most of them gave up the war horses, and at this time the war horses had already died or ran without edge, and they could only rely on their legs to race with the arrows of the Hechi Ti Division, and everyone wished that they could become a horse and run faster. The sharp arrows that fell from the sky shot the fleeing soldiers to the ground one by one, and more of them were not directly dead but paralyzed on the ground helplessly.
Seeing the retreat of the soldiers and horses of the set, the soldiers of the Hechiti tribe came out of their bunkers, raised their bows and arrows high and cheered. And Li Tongfan was not idle, he expected that the next attack of the set of troops would be more fierce, and the battle would be more fierce. The soldiers were soon ordered to climb over the first ridge of sand to pick up arrows, and at the same time to give a good time to the enemies who were still suffering.
Seeing that Hechi Tiren came out blatantly to show off, it was just that, and he actually had to make up for the sword fire, and he couldn't hold back anymore, and he was about to have a seizure but was dragged by the rabbit, "Virtuous brother!" You are sent to many people who can't pass those hurdles in vain, and you still underestimated the Hechiti people before, it seems that they really learned from the Han people. Besides, we can't save those wounded sons, so let the Hechiti people give them a good time! May the Immortal Heaven bless their souls with peace. ”
Prayer could not hide the tragic situation in front of him, and it could make him feel a little more comfortable. There is a saying in China that a general will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, although the soldier in front of him is a tool he uses, but before he succeeded, the tool was broken, and it was distressing.
"Big brother! So what to do? Is that all, we have to avenge our sons! ”
How can the rabbit not know? He pulled in a soldier who had survived and asked, "What's going on over there?" ”
The soldier timidly said, "Chief! When the villains got closer, they found that there was no road and the sand ridge was as tall as a person, and the war horses couldn't go up at all, but people could barely go up. There is a gap about five meters wide between each sand ridge, and it is a trap that the Chiti people hide on the sand ridge behind the gap, as soon as our people enter the gap, they will immediately attract them to shoot arrows, and the casualties are heavy, and we will fight back with arrows, as long as they lower their heads, they will not be able to shoot, even if they are accumulated. We couldn't rush over, we couldn't beat and beat them, and the more people gathered, the more and more people gathered, and after a few rounds of arrows, we were defeated and retreated, and many brothers died. ... Whining! ...”
After a general understanding of the situation inside, Huo Luochi felt that he was indeed reckless just now. If you don't figure out the situation, I'm afraid that no matter how many people on it are, it's like adding fuel to the tactics, going to one to die, one to two, and one to die.
"Big brother! What do you say? "Huo Luochi didn't pay much attention, and such a difficult task naturally had to be handed over to the Rabbit. Most Mongolian tribes do not pay attention to the training and reuse of strategists, and the rise and fall of a tribe is often directly related to the decisions of the tribal leader. If the leader LinkedIn is clear, the tribe prospers, and the leader is confused, then sooner or later it will be annexed. Only big tribes like the Xianghe Chiti tribe and the Tumut tribe would think of this.
After a little thought, the rabbit said, "That's it! Virtuous brother! Let the sons rest for a while, you go and send someone to chop some wood to make a giant shield, we don't use the war horse this time, and attack through the gap on foot, the wooden shield is not afraid of the sharp arrows of the Chiti Department when it is in front, and when the short-range soldiers meet, they will be drowned by urinating. ”
The idea of the rabbit is good, but how can there be a tree more than one person tall here? "Big brother! In this mixed place, how can there be a giant shield without a big tree? ”
The rabbit also looked around and felt speechless, there were no stones in the mouth to prevent the Hechiti people from building the city, but there was no big tree for him to attack the city. "Hey! This place is really not a place for people. I still don't believe all the wood we brought, and I can't beat such a grave bend. "The logs, which were supposed to be used as battering rams, had to be used in the first aid field. The Mongols were not good at making sophisticated siege weapons, but that didn't mean they couldn't attack cities, at least battering rams and ladders were essential.
After several hours of intense work, they were finally able to make more than a dozen giant shields, each of which required at least four people to lift, enough to withstand the sharp arrows of the Hechiti people. The giant shield has been completed, and the soldiers have rested enough, and the rabbit still wants to do it all the way, and the longer this matter drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the sleeve.
"Kill!" The rabbit pulled out his scimitar and swung it, dozens of giant shields covered the nurses with a rain of arrows and crossed one sand ridge after another, and several teams of soldiers tried to destroy the giant shields but they were all defeated and retreated, but lost hundreds of lives. This kind of achievement made the people of the set more excited, and it seemed that they had no choice but to do it, and suddenly the morale of the entire set rose to another level.
Seeing that the melee was going well, Li Rabbit punched his hands and thought: This should have been the case a long time ago. The success of the front forced him to commit more troops in an attempt to expand the results of the battle.
Gali, who was far away, was always observing the movement in the direction of Dengkou, and in the face of the huge shield of the sleeve, he really sweated for Li Tongfan. Jin Ge Naoribu said with some worry next to him: "General! Are we going to help them? Kali shook her head, "It's not time yet, I believe that this kid Li Tongfan must have a way to deal with it." ”
Sure enough, as soon as Kali finished speaking, Li Tongfan began to command, and all the sand ridges and mounds on the front line were abandoned, which was intended to let the enemy in.
At first, there was resistance, but then even a figure disappeared, and the soldiers of the set saw this situation and accelerated their pace. After crossing a few ridges and mounds, it's a different world. This time there are stone walls, the key is that the stone walls and stone walls form a zigzag road, and the road is also wide and nearly ten meters, so you need to turn around. It was completely impossible to distinguish what was going on around him, and he only turned a corner, and several ballistas had already been arranged and fired one after another to hit the wooden shield, which immediately smashed the main support of the sleeve - the wooden shield. This time, the ballistas of the Hechiti Division fired not spears, but conical stone projectiles. The huge impact force and large force surface can perfectly shatter the wooden shield. Without the cover of the wooden shield, the soldiers in the set did not react, and another ballista smashed through the shattered wooden shield and slammed into the stone wall, scattering small stones that flew in all directions like fairy scattered flowers. Although the stone is not big, but it can still provide considerable lethality, those who are close are the first to suffer, scattered sharp stones knocked them to the ground, all of their faces are under the stones under the small eyes of blood bubbling, most of the eyes are blinded, covering their eyes and rolling on the ground.
The Hechiti Department seized this flaw and killed the enemy with several rounds of crossbow shots, and in some places a whole row of people was beaten to pieces by a ballista, and after a few rounds, they could only retreat to a place where the Hechiti people could not shoot.
A new situation appeared, this time it was not as messy as the last time, but it allowed them to stabilize their position, and a man who seemed to be a general commanded the soldiers, "Quickly tear down these stone walls for me, and bulldoze them!" "Immediately the soldiers understood the general's order and pushed the stone wall together." Whoosh! The arrows and ballistas struck them hard, causing more casualties, but they couldn't stop them, and after a few breaths, the men and horses of the Hechiti tribe were overwhelmed by the sea of people of the set. The slightest improvement in one place will be imitated, and within an hour all the stone walls near the perimeter are left with ruins and ruins, and the price paid by the sleeve is also very large, and the scattered corpse fragments and arrow shafts swaying in the wind all indicate the cruelty of the battle.
In the face of such an attack by the sleeve, Li Tongfan could only shrink the defensive line and stick to the few sand ridges in the center of the mouth and the six arrow towers in the center that they finally relied on for their lives.
There are more and more soldiers gathered around, and the giant shield has been fully reimbursed, and the casualties without the cover of the giant shield are bound to be very large, but if you think about the victory in front of you, you can't take too much care of it, there will be casualties in the battle, that is, the casualties will not be too heavy if a few sand ridges are captured in one go.
After all the surroundings were gathered, the soldiers of the set of troops launched a general attack, and many soldiers climbed the sand ridge with difficulty but were killed by the soldiers of the Hechi Ti Department with spears, row after row, wave after wave, and more people quickly covered the infield from the gap with small round shields. "Whoosh!" The spears fired from a few ballistas pierced the entire line of soldiers through the sugar gourd, bending over like boiled shrimp. Such a massacre could not frighten the soldiers of the set, but only provoked their blood, and one after another seemed to be endless. As it approached, the soldiers of the set and the Hechi Ti began to fire at each other, and long-range weapons always had to strike the enemy first. In this way, the ballista troops of the dragoon army continued to retreat, but they were too quick to open the distance by the trap, and soldiers continued to die tragically under the sabers of the trap. It is much better to enter the defensive range of the arrow tower, which is lined with famous marksmen from various parts of the Dragoon, and each sharp arrow can take away a set of soldiers.
A centurion-looking man saw the great threat posed by the tower, pointed at it with a scimitar, and said, "Hurry up! Shoot me on it! "Almost all of them began to shoot at the arrow tower, the arrow tower was so well built that the bow and arrow could not hurt it in the slightest, but the marksman above was completely suppressed, and could only take the time to shoot an arrow through the gap in the female wall. Li Tongfan still had nearly 2,000 troops at this time, which means that he lost about 1,500 soldiers in successive battles, which was very heavy. Fortunately, the army of the sleeve has been firmly attracted by him. Seeing that the time had come, Li Tongfan quickly ordered the soldiers to light the beacon fire, which was the sign of his agreement with Kali.
"Look at the general! Beacon fire, Li Tongfan sent us a signal, let's hurry up and send troops! Mo Luo, who had been observing the battle situation, was actually very worried about Li Tongfan's safety, and explained to him before leaving, if he couldn't defend it, he must stand out, and seeing the beacon fire means that this guy is still alive, and it also marks that the time for rescue has come. If Kali and the others operated properly, as long as they drove out the enemy troops in the formation, it would be a common thing to hold for two more days.
Kali also saw the signal, and the excitement in his heart was no less than that of Mo Luo, he stepped on the war horse and pulled out his waist knife to prepare to boost morale, "Soldiers, the set of all evils is below, and it is nailed to death, do you dare to kill me with me?" ”
"Dare! ... Dare! ... Dare! "How could a soldier who had already lost his patience let go of such a good opportunity?
"Good! Rush with me! ”
Just as Kali was about to rush down with his troops, a rumbling roar came from the northwest of the mouth, accompanied by rolling yellow sand. The dragoon soldiers who were preparing to rescue Li Tongfan were shocked.
Also shocked were the two of Litu and Huo Luochi, who complained and said, "This ghost weather, is there going to be a sandstorm again?" "If there is a sandstorm, it is not an ordinary sandstorm, look at the yellow sand sweeping in the sky and the contrast with the quiet and peaceful atmosphere around them, like a heavy earth wall facing them head-on.
"That's not right!" The rabbit saw some doorways, "It's not windy now, and the sandstorm won't turn!" It's the enemy! ... Fast! It was reinforcements from the Hechiti who arrived. Resist me! ”
After knowing that it was the reinforcements of the Hechiti people, the rabbit was even more anxious. The most important thing now is to let the soldiers in the formation exit safely, so that they have the capital to think in the long run. So he sent the last 6,000 rear troops to block the reinforcements of the Hechiti Division.
Everything below was in Kali's vision, and he saw that the Li Rabbit Formation had divided a part of the army and collided with the wall of air composed of sand and dust fiercely, and couldn't help but say excitedly, "Look! It's the Great Khan! It's the Great Khan's reinforcements who have come to join the enclosure department, and the sons and daughters will kill them with me! Kill the dog mongrels in the sleeve and leave no armor behind! Kill! ”
With his roar, the remaining cavalry of the entire dragoon army rushed down the hillside at once, and covered the mouth of the mountain, which was only five miles away.
Huo Luochi looked at the front and looked at the back and almost fainted, this is the momentum of the pinch! The Hechiti people fought bravely, and this time he was probably prepared, he didn't want to end everything about himself, he needed to live but he also knew that Burhan would not spare him, and all his hopes could only be pinned on the Sunang Taiji who came to reinforce him, and he thought of escaping.
"Big brother! I'll lead the troops to pick up the sons who are left behind, and you can take people out of here first! The rabbit nodded, Huo Luochi will definitely be able to stabilize his position, and I don't know if the sons who are trapped in this formation can still escape?
He trusted Huo Luochi very much, but this time he was deceived by this guy, Huo Luochi led about 3,000 people from his descendants to rush down, not only did he save the soldiers of this formation, but rushed directly to the northeast, and when he was finished, he also took a large number of war horses. Seeing this situation, Li Li Rabbit threw the horsewhip towards the northeast and shouted: "Huo Luochi, you bastard, Lao Tzu, when you are a brother, I didn't expect you to stab Lao Tzu in the back, I am really blind." ”
The practice of falling into the red is despicable, but people do not destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, and the more powerful and rich people are, the more they can abandon their allies for themselves.
The soldiers persuaded Litu to leave quickly and try to make a comeback, but found that it was too late. When Huo Luochi was leaving, he took away a large number of war horses, and also broke many of the hoof tendons that could not be taken away. Huo Luochi, who was galloping on the way back, thought to himself: Huh! If I don't do this, won't you be able to escape, and none of us will be able to escape when the Hechi Ti Department chases us, so you will leave me to resist for a while. Rest assured, focus on the rabbit! As long as Lao Tzu escapes back to Da She, Mrs. She will definitely take good care of your subordinates and family.
Burhan was on his horse, and the wolf cavalry had already begun to engage the people and horses of the Taobu, and they were tired of horses and horses all the way to gallop. Even if the Hechi Ti Division is well equipped, it will not be able to fight for a long time, on the other hand, the last 6,000 troops in the rear of the set of troops are waiting for work, and the equipment is not inferior to that of the Hechi Ti Division. Therefore, this battle must be resolved quickly, otherwise even if the result is the same in the end, the price of casualties will be unbearable for Burhan.
Just thinking of a way, suddenly he saw the fire and red soldiers and horses moving, his eyes couldn't help but look in that direction, but he found the rabbit on the sand dunes and the shining battle flag, Burhan was sure that there was the supreme commander of the entire set, and the thief captured the king first! As long as they knock out their backbones, the resistance of the sleeve will inevitably collapse.
He raised his horsewhip and pointed at the rabbit and said, "There must be where the leader of the set is located, and any of the generals are willing to capture and kill him?" ”
"Great Khan! Please allow the minister to take it down. "It was Burhan's brother-in-law, Iragon, who was under his command, and the Ulus battalion to which he belonged was itself a death squad, and even if Burhan did not say that they would have to be where they were most dangerous and difficult to gnaw. Before Burhan could agree, Iragon led the Ulus towards the dune.
The original intention of the Ulus camp was not to be a death squad, but a group of slave children, whose role was to cooperate with Ulgi to do some dirty work. Later, the First Battle of Blackwater allowed for its own armament, and the regular army did not think about it, so they used the ruffians, prisoners, and untamable people selected from the slaves as their main force. Over time, not only the Hechi Ti tribe but even they themselves thought they were death squads. In their eyes, the Ulus camp was not only a place of atonement for their sins, but also a shortcut to glory and wealth. No one served in the Ulus camp for life, they were all temporary, and because of their special duties, their treatment was almost the best in the entire tribe, even the camp of Chinas. As soon as Iragon gave the Great Khan the task of the Great Khan, the Ulus was already boiling, and for them there was no danger ahead, only wealth.
Unlike the Ulus, who were wealthy, both men and horses wore one or several layers of leather armor, the Ulus were bare-chested and liked to engrave their exploits on their chests. The hideous scars recall not the pain of the past, but the eternal glory.
The rabbit chose a good place, because the sand was thick and the slope was large, and no one could run fast on the horses, so the soldiers of the Ulus battalion gave up their horses and fought on foot. One by one, they scattered, holding small round shields, holding scimitars in their hands, and slashed towards the place where the rabbit was.
How could the rabbit not know about the actions of the Hechi Ti Division? Although the 6,000 army in the rear has been entangled by the Hechi Ti Department and cannot come to the rescue, there are still 500 guards around him, most of them are soldiers of the Hongqiang tribe conquered by Litu in Qinghai, and they are much more reliable than people like Huoluochi, otherwise Litu would not trust them so much. Don't underestimate these people, almost all of them are marksmen and fighting masters. was about to rush up, but suddenly a rain of arrows came, and some of the Ulus soldiers could not dodge and were penetrated by the swarming arrows, and a soldier fell helplessly with arrow feathers stuck in his chest, but even if he died, the Ulus soldiers would not leave their backs to the enemy, and they would not die spineless. The tough guy knew that he was running out of time, so he used a round shield to support himself, knelt on one knee and finally hung his head helplessly.
One soldier died, but more Ulus pounced on the Rabbit in the face of a rain of arrows. Seeing that this was not an option, Bayar ran quickly, deftly dodging several sharp arrows and then throwing the scimitar in his hand towards the arrow array. People have an instinctive reaction when dodging damage, and when the scimitar cuts through a beautiful arc and meets the arrow array, the instinct drives the archers to raise their arms, and take advantage of this gap to kill Bayar, who is holding a scimitar with a round shield, in front of him. He first used his round shield to fend off several spears, and then with a wave of his right hand, he slashed five or six people to one side. Bayar's rush into the arrow array completely disrupted their deployment, and the other Ulus soldiers hurriedly threw their axes out of their waists. The hand axe had a huge lethality, and only a dozen hand axes completely widened the gap, and the Ulus rushed forward.
Bayar ran left and right with a round shield, the life of the ruthless reapers, these archers. Although they are all masters of fighting, how can the strength of one person compare to that of a team? The training of the Ulus Camp is exactly the same as the regulations of the Camp of China, and it is even more rigorous, and the most important thing in addition to the regular training is teamwork. I saw them in a group, and the two of them cooperated well and did not understand each other, and they rushed left and right to kill as if they were in a no-man's land! After a while, these Hongqiang soldiers were killed, and the rabbit tried to ride a war horse and leave alone, but was discovered by Bayar, he used the lasso to pick up a few laps and threw it just around the neck of the lasso, and the horse swooped down very quickly, and the person was stopped by the lasso and immediately fell off the horse's back and landed on the soft sand. The rabbit covered his neck with his hand and coughed constantly, and a shadow beside him looked up, only to see the cold light flashing in front of him, blurred in front of him, and no longer conscious.
Bayar held the head of the rabbit in one hand and held it high, and the remaining soldiers who were still resisting around him also laid down their weapons, waiting for them to either die or be reduced to slavery, even if it was a slave, it was better off for them to live now, because of the attitude of the Hechiti towards slaves. The battle continued in the distance, unaware that the Rabbit was dead. The addition of Kali's new force to the battle formation showed the strength of the Hechi Ti Division, and the exhausted people of the Sleeve were retreating one after another, and even Li Tongfan launched a counterattack, compressing the space for the soldiers to move infinitely.
Bayar, under the escort of his attendants, came to Burhan with the head of the rabbit and replied, "Enlighten the Great Khan!" My Ulus camp is fortunate not to be dishonored, and this is the culprit of the Rabbit Head. "Say it high.
Borkand was somewhat disappointed that he could not kill his father's enemy, but he could not pursue it for the sake of victory. A handful of people helped Bayar up, "Bayar! Sure enough, he was a warrior and didn't disgrace your father. Go, stick the head of the rabbit on the flagpole, and spread it all over the battlefield. ”
Bayar was thrilled, how happy it was to be recognized by Burhan and to be on such a mission! Wiping away his tears, he stepped on the war horse, held the head of the rabbit, and shouted "The rabbit is dead!" as he walked. The Rabbit is dead! ”
Sure enough, the news of the death of the rabbit spread like a plague, and many people saw the battle just now, and word of mouth was even more convincing. The leaders are all dead, and what else is there to start? Seeing this, the Hechiti people shouted, "The rabbit is dead, and you still don't surrender?" Surrender or kill! Surrender or kill! ”
On the one hand, morale is low, and on the other hand, the momentum is like a rainbow. Soon they were already tired, and the frightened soldiers dragged their tired bodies out of the mouth, handed over their weapons in the clearing, and then knelt down, or lay down, or sat and waited for the disposal of the Hechiti people.