696th Offensive and defensive 2
"Trapped? Zhao Jun! How could Zhao Jun be here? Arruda looked at his own soldiers who were wailing and screaming, and his eyes suddenly lost his mind.
"Come on, kill all the spies who were in charge of the intelligence front! A group of bastards, Zhao Jun set up an ambush again, and you actually reported to General Ben that there was nothing abnormal. What a damn one! Damn it! Aruda turned red and roared sharply.
That's right, what trips the advancing Turkic cavalry horses is the trap. The Turkic cavalry that followed up also suffered the same fate, in this seemingly flat meadow, in fact, there were chaotic and disorderly horse traps, and the Turkic cavalry rushing forward was defenseless and crashed into the horse trap formation. Suddenly, a crowd turned on their backs, and of course the thousands of archers could not be idle. The chaotic enemy cavalry had already been used as a live target to practice archery, and it was easy to shoot and kill......
"Pass the order down, move forward, stop advancing, and respond with mounted shooting!"
"Agille, you lead people to kill from both sides to the small dirt mountain, and you must clear the ambush troops on both sides for General Ben."
However, after the Aruda military order was issued, the Zhao troops on both sides immediately disappeared and withdrew. The archers in front of them also retreated backwards after shooting a rain of arrows in their hands, leaving corpses in the ground.
"Report to the general, the enemy army has withdrawn!"
"Pass my general order, quickly pass through this place, the forward is scattered, and a small number of cavalry are used as probing horses to find out if there are any horse traps on the ground." Arruda ordered with a grim face.
Seeing that he was about to reach Dalinggou, suddenly a soldier from the front came to report that at the exit in front of Dalinggou, there was a camp of the Zhao army stationed.
Aruda was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: When will the Zhao army set up camp here?
"How many are there?"
"General Qiyu, there are more than 1,000 people."
"The rest? Just because they also want to stop General Ben from advancing? Pass my general's order, give this general a quick rush to kill, if the Zhao army does not fight, ignore it. If you want to block the car with the mantis arm, quickly annihilate it. β
This big ditch ridge is a flat river, which can accommodate thousands of horses to gallop, although the end is slightly narrow, but it is not an extremely precipitous place. When the Turkic army arrived at the exit, the Zhao army had already lined up to block the way of the Turkic army. This Zhao army was all dressed in heavy armor and wearing hooded helmets, and was horizontal at the exit of the dam ditch, with about 400 people in the front row, lined up in front of the formation.
"Heavy infantry troops?" Arruda frowned, although the other party's soldiers restrained his own cavalry, but he did not feel afraid. After all, there are more than 10,000 people on your own side, and there are only more than 1,000 people on the other side, with such a small number of troops, you want to block my iron cavalry?
"Rush over and ignore them!"
The commander ordered, and the Turkic knights immediately let out a sharp howl and swarmed up, and the bows and arrows in the knights' hands immediately worked.
One by one, the arrows flew towards the Zhao army. But Zhao Jun did not panic, only to see the front row of people suddenly retreat, and the back row of people immediately took a step forward. Inadvertently changed the formation. Each of them held a huge shield more than a person tall in their hands, shouted in unison, and smashed the shield to the ground. The edge of the shield is sharp, and it is sunk into the earth. Suddenly, a row of solid shield walls suddenly appeared.
Immediately after, sharp spears were inserted from the hollow in the upper part of the shield, forming a solid triangle with the shield. On the surface of the big shield, rows of sharp spikes immediately appeared, and these spikes were naturally the spear heads of the spear. As long as the enemy collides with it, there is at most one breath left if you don't die. The soldiers, on the other hand, used their shoulders to resist behind the large shield to stabilize the large shield so that it could block the charging of the enemy cavalry. Of course, they are also responsible for killing the cavalry on the horses.
Because of this, these heavy armor soldiers have become one of the most difficult to choose troops, not only requiring martial arts, but also physique and strength, which are also very important. Behind the shield is equipped with a special standard long knife for the camp, all of which are five feet long, extremely sharp, weighing twenty-five pounds, extremely fierce, and those who are not strong in martial arts and have a strong physique cannot use it.
Seeing that there was still a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, the archers of the Zhao army began to fire back behind the shield. The rows of thousands of archers all use hard bows of about three stones, and the arrows have been modified to have blood grooves, and the penetrating power is very powerful.
The Turkic cavalry that rushed to the front fell three or four hundred people in an instant in one round. The horses neighed, the knights wailed, the horses' hooves trampled over the wounded, and the whole formation froze. At a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, hundreds of people fell. The dead, the blood, the wailing of the horses, far from stopping the advance of the Turkic cavalry, made them more ferocious.
How can there be a reason for immortality in war? Although their companions continued to fall off their horses, the Turkic cavalry did not stop there. Seeing that they were approaching thirty paces, all the archers of the Zhao army suddenly put down their hard bows. Pick up the crossbow from the ground and take a step forward. Crossbow bolts shot out from between the gaps in the shield.
The piercing humming crossbow bolts, with a huge penetrating force, burrowed into the bodies of the horses and knights, causing a series of terrible screams. Blood splattered, refracting a strange light in the sun. The weeds on the side of the road. Instantly dyed red.
"Keep shooting, take turns...... Don't stop! β
Rows of archers instantly turned into crossbowmen, and after one round of shooting, the second row of crossbowmen followed.
Although it was only a distance of thirty paces, it inflicted heavy losses on the Turkic cavalry. But if you want to get through GuΓ², you have to rush through this line of defense. Some cavalrymen who had dodged the crossbows rushed forward, but they could not break through the shield wall of the great shields. The long thorn on the shield that was more than a foot long. It immediately penetrated the body of the war horse, causing a terrible scream. Many cavalrymen took off as their horses collided with the giant shield, and in an instant they flew off their shields. But immediately after, he was stabbed to death by Zhao Jun.
Arruda in the rear was a little confused...... Donβt know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon. He was stunned, but the cavalry under his command was not. Continue to launch a ferocious attack on the front.
The iron shield kept shaking back and forth. Spears poked out of the gap in the slap. Changge, stabbed or swept away, left corpses in front of the shield wall. It is impossible to calculate how many people died in front of the shield wall. In short, a steady stream of cavalry charged forward, all of which were crowded on this river, making the originally spacious place suddenly very crowded.
In the face of rounds of cavalry attacks, the Zhao army slowly and continuously, but regularly retreated. With every step of withdrawal, dozens or hundreds of corpses lay in pools of blood. Over time, Arruda's division gradually gained an advantage. It was also because of this that Arruda roared and let his corporal charge forward.
"General Zhang, it's almost, this Turkic army has been attracted by us, it's time for Nangong Duwei and them to rush out." In the land of the valley, Tang Niu, the commander of the capital, said to Zhang Ju, the deputy general of the first town.
Zhang Ju looked at the enemy troops opposite, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It's almost, give Nangong Hao an order!" β
"Woo woo woo ......"
Suddenly, there was a horn sound in the Zhao army's array.
Immediately afterwards, the rear of the valley, that is, the flank of the Turkic army, suddenly responded with a sound of horns.
"Huh? What's going on? We ...... behind our backs," the Turkic striker general Aruda was stunned. When he heard Zhao Jun blowing the horn in front of him, he felt a little bad. But the sound of the horn behind him made him chill.
"Report ...... Checkmate...... Big things are wrong! Behind our army, two cavalry under the banner of the Zhao army suddenly appeared. At this moment, it is attacking our rear military formation. At that moment, a knight hurried to report it.
"Damn, Zhao Jun has an ambush behind him!" The Turkic commander Aruda suddenly exclaimed.
Suddenly, with the sound of "boom", two cavalry armies came out from both sides of the back and entered the formation of the Turkic army from the rear. The first general, holding a hundred refining steel guns, shouted loudly, like chopping waves, and killed the main general Arruda who stood under the banner.
The Turkic cavalry in front of them were also taken aback by this sudden attack, and before they could react, they saw the shield bearer suddenly draw his long knife and overturn the shield. All the ground archers, also holding round shields and horizontal swords, rushed towards the cavalry formation.
But when I saw the long knife, the cold light was shining. The foot soldiers in front of them raised their long knives and let out earth-shattering shouts, forcing the Turkic cavalry to retreat again and again. The scimitars and arrows of the Turkic cavalry slashed on the heavy armor of the Zhao army, leaving only a "boom" sound and some white traces, which could not bring any damage to these Zhao soldiers wearing heavy armor.
Like a team of bulldozers rushing in the chaos, the cold light flickered, and a puff of blood splashed in the air, like flowers blooming in the spring breeze. The ground had long since become muddy because it was soaked in blood......
Arruda, who was in the middle of the army, saw that the situation was not good, and he was just about to gather his men and horses and fight again. This was also a big mistake he committed, from the very beginning, the whole army was in a hurry to rush out of the valley, and failed to form a cavalry formation, so that when there was a sudden attack, they were all out of order.
There is chaos ahead, and it is even more unbearable behind. The Turkic armies were all concentrated together, and there was no speed at all. What's more, now that Zhao Jun's sneak attack is coming from behind his back?
"Quick...... Quickly turn around and face the battle behind you! The voices of the Turkic officers came and went, but none of them could cope with the situation in front of them. The cavalry of the Zhao army that attacked was the soldiers of Zhao and the warriors of the nine tribes. But they were all wearing Zhao Jun's clothes and armor, and they were wearing red flame qilin flags. The red helmet told all the enemies that they were the Great Zhao Sergeants. A wave of red, like red waves, overwhelming the sky......
"Just now that you want to fight? It's late! Nangong Hao took the lead, looked at the panicked Turkic cavalry, and sneered secretly.
Let the enemy slow down and relax at Lake Oko. An ambush was set up at the entrance to the valley to provoke the Turkic cavalry, and an ambush was set up at the exit to lure the enemy forward and into the valley. In the end, it was the front and back flanking attacks, completely engulfing the vanguard army of this Turkic army.
Nangong Hao looked left and right, raised his hand, and said, "Brothers, put away the knife and prepare to throw the gun!" Let these Turkic enemy troops see, my big Zhao throws a gun powerfully! β
"Qiang ......"
The sound of endless iron grinding sounded, and among the two sneak attack armies, more than 1,000 cavalry cavalry in front of them put their horizontal knives into their sheaths, each of them drew a sharp throwing spear from behind the saddle and held it in their hands, and more than 1,000 sharp throwing spears reflected the dazzling cold light of the slanting sun, like more than a thousand cruel hungry wolves, grinning open their bloody mouths and revealing sharp and hideous fangs.
"Rush ......"
Nangong Hao led the throwing gun forward, and more than a thousand horsemen rode forward one after another, covering the enemy army in front of him. It was followed by three thousand nine cavalry. And the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side was also barely turning their horses' heads and coming to meet the battle.
The two cavalry forces quickly approached, and a cruel killing intent ignited from Nangong Hao's eyes, and in an instant, Nangong Hao's loud and poignant roar resounded through the sky.
"Projecting ......," Nangong Hao ordered.
"Instigation......
Suddenly, the sound of breaking the air sounded continuously, and more than a thousand sharp throwing spears had swept out of the Great Zhao Cavalry Formation, drawing vague and strange curves in the air. Staggered into a cold spear array, it flew above the Turkic cavalry in an instant, and finally fell down with the cold of death......
"Ah......h
The centurion used a scimitar to shoot a spear, but the second spear followed, piercing into his chest, and the sharp three-edged blade of the spear sliced through the centurion's musculature and bones, piercing through the fragile body.
"Uhh......h
A Turkic cavalryman was stabbed by two throwing spears at the same time, was picked up by a whistling throwing spear, flew away from his horse, and finally landed on the ground a few meters behind. Before he could fully land, the cavalry behind him was like a tide, trampling over him unstoppably, poor him was crushed before he could struggle, and his flesh and blood twitched twice and then fell silent......
"Puff puff ......"
"Ah......h
In an instant, the sound of sharp weapons cutting through flesh and bones and screams were intertwined, and more than 1,000 volleys landed and threw guns to the cavalry in the rear of the Turkic army, causing tragic damage, and in an instant, more than 500 or 600 horsemen fell from their horses in a flash, either trampled into flesh by their companions, or broke their neck bones and leg bones, and completely lost their combat effectiveness.
"Draw your sword, fight ......"
Nangong Hao let out a long howl, changed back to the spear from his left hand, held it high above the top, and stood upright from the horse's back with both feet on the horse's pedals. Suddenly, the two horses intersected, and the sharp spears shot like cold stars, and in an instant, several Turkic cavalrymen were assassinated.
"Ding......
"When......
"Poof......
"Uh......"
The sound of weapons colliding, the sound of bones shattering, and the screams were intertwined again, and the two cavalry armies were like two torrents viciously colliding together, and suddenly there was a brilliant blood flower, and the two cavalry suddenly merged and separated, and then staggered, but hundreds of corpses were already lying on the ground, and nearly a hundred ownerless war horses neighed in grief, and fled in horror to the distance.
At the same time, at the exit of the valley, more than 1,000 cavalry rushed out and rushed out with those infantry troops to kill the Turkic cavalry front army.
The Great Zhao army flanked back and forth, rushing towards the Chinese army.
Nangong Hao took the lead, pointed directly at the banner of the enemy commander, and rushed to the banner of the commander of the Chinese army when the Turkic cavalry was in a panic.
With a little spear, Nangong Hao stabbed fiercely at Aruda, and shouted loudly: "Thief chief, take your life!" β
Aruda, who was already in a panic, couldn't care about reorganizing his troops and horses, and fought with Nangong Hao with a knife. But in this way, the Turkic army, which had lost its command, became even more disorganized.
"Boom ......" Tang Niu, who rushed from the front, cut off the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, and shouted at Nangong Hao: "Brother Nangong, Old Tang is here to help you!" β
Before Tang Niu could act, Arruda, who had already been killed by Nangong Hao, was shocked by Tang Niu, and was picked off by Nangong Hao.
"Brother Nangong, the first credit is yours...... Tang Niu said with a smile.
"Isn't there still so many Turkic cavalry who have not surrendered! Kill! Nangong Hao said with a happy face.
After more than an hour of fighting, the war came to a halt. The entire valley became a cemetery, and the Turkic army suffered numerous casualties, and about 4,000 surrendered alive. Only 200 escaped. It can be said that the vanguard of the Turkic army is basically wiped out.
"General Zhang, what should we do with these corpses?"
"The lord has an order, all Turkic enemy troops will be beheaded, and the Beijing view will be cast!"
As a result, the more than seven or eight thousand Turkic troops who were killed, under the command of the main general Zhang Ju, let the captives who surrendered, and outside the valley mouth, set up a terrifying giant Beijing Temple.
Nangong Hao looked at the more than ten Jingguan, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "After this battle, it will definitely be able to deter the Turkic army." β
Zhang Ju said lightly: "It is true to deter the Turks, but it may not be able to dispel the meaning of the Turks to go to war." It doesn't hurt them, they don't know what to fear. β
Nangong Hao smiled and said in a deep voice: "If you don't know the fear, then hit them to be afraid, and hit them until they are wiped out!" Look at the soldiers of these nine tribes, they are not obediently surrendered. They have long been intimidated by our strength, they already know our strength, and they are afraid that what they have will be ruined by us. β
"General Hui, in this battle, our army lost more than 2,500 people. Of these, 800 were sergeants of our army, and the remaining 1,700 were nine cavalrymen. In addition, we captured more than 6,300 war horses this time. β
"Gather the corpses of the brethren, collect the spoils of war, and return to the army!"
Blue Capital City, General's Mansion.
"Good! Well done! In this battle, the Turkic army lost 15,000 people, which was enough for them to feel distressed for a while. In the hall of the General's Palace, all the generals laughed heartily.
"However, we are about to engage the Turkic army in full-scale battle next. The generals should not be careless, and do not underestimate the Turkic army because of this victory. Don't forget, they're a repeat enemy. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.
"Of course, we don't fear them now. Today's victory shows that the days of being humiliated by the Turkic cavalry are gone forever. From now on, it's time for us to change the situation on the border and have us to bully them. β
"Haha......"