Chapter 172: Battle (2) [Ask for Recommendation!] 】
After returning to their own camp, the Turkic generals immediately ordered the whole army to prepare, if the main force of the Tang Dynasty is exhausted, just make a show, just wander around, and retreat immediately after the attack, don't fight with the Tang army. You don't need too many cavalry to do the raiding action, only a few thousand, and if there are too many people, you can't use it. The cavalry of the first half was ready to attack, and the cavalry of the second half was ready to retreat.
Under the watchful eyes of the Hui cavalry, all the gates of the city were opened, and the first to come out of it were a thousand heavy cavalry. Although the number of heavy cavalry was only 1,000, every step it took would emit an earth-shattering roar, and its momentum was even more powerful than 10,000 cavalry. Yu Chi Baolin rode his horse to the front, compared to other heavy cavalry, Yu Chi Baolin's armor appeared thicker, and the mount kept exhaling hot air, looking like a steel monster from a distance, which was creepy.
After the heavy cavalry marched out of the city to open the formation, the two thousand heavy infantry also slowly walked out of the city gate, and the two thousand infantry were divided into two parts, one thousand to the left and one thousand to the right. Although it was a harsh winter, and the ground was frozen very firmly, there were still footprints left by the heavy infantry. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, rolling up the dry sand on the ground, and clinging to the armor of the heavy infantry, adding a little to the momentum of the heavy infantry, like an invincible killing god on the battlefield.
After all the heavy armoured troops had gone out, the city gates were closed. The Turkic generals, who had already planned carefully, saw that only a few 3,000 people had left the city, and suddenly changed their original strategy. Let half of the cavalry who were ready to retreat also join the ranks of the battle, and the Turkic general thought to himself, only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and in the face of his 10,000 cavalry, he could only be trampled on. Although Datang's army has strong combat effectiveness, the border defense is tense, and if you kill more soldiers and horses, Datang's defense will be weakened by one point, which will play a vital role in the future grand strategy.
Wei Hong, who was standing on the city wall, was afraid that the Turks would fight guerrillas, or retreat directly, after all, with the speed of the heavy armored army, they would not be able to catch up with them at all. But at this time, seeing that the Hui Turks all turned their horses' heads and prepared for a big battle, Wei Hong's hanging heart could be regarded as falling.
Because the heavy armoured army was still too close to the city gate at this time, although the Hui Turks had the intention to meet the enemy head-on, they did not dare to rush forward. Seeing this situation, Wei Hong hurriedly ordered the heavy armored army to take the initiative to approach the enemy formation. When the heavily armored army marched to the center of the two armies, the Turks really couldn't bear it and began to attack. 10,000 cavalry kicked up thousands of feet of dust and rushed towards the heavy armored army, and the sound of assassination was everywhere in an instant, and the momentum should not be underestimated.
Originally, the idea of returning to the Turks was very simple, only 3,000 soldiers and horses, or infantry, and wanting to defeat the other party with his own 10,000 cavalry was simply a flick of his fingers. However, as the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, the thoughts of the Turkic generals began to waver, and they saw that the originally vague heavy armored army began to show their true faces, one by one heavy armor, although the speed of movement was slow, but with an unparalleled momentum, which was terrifying. The Turkic generals have dealt with the army of the Tang Dynasty countless times in their lives, but they have never seen such a strange army, so they are cautious and let the team retreat first, and then start after the details are clarified. But at this time, the distance between the two sides was too close, and it was too late to give another order, so the Turkic generals could only bite the bullet.
When he was less than a hundred zhang away from the Hui Turks, Wei Chi Baolin, who was walking in the forefront, raised his head to the sky and roared: "Raise your gun!" With an order, a thousand spears were all raised, and the tips of the spears were aimed horizontally at the oncoming Hui Turks. After walking more than a dozen steps, Yu Chi Baolin shouted again: "Charge!" "The heavy cavalry, which had been steadily advancing, increased their speed in vain, left the heavy infantry on both flanks behind, and took the lead in meeting the Hui Turks.
The two heavy infantry that had been thrown away immediately converged like a river cut by a sword. Cheng Chumo, who was walking in the middle, took the lead in pulling out the Tang knife on his back, standing the Tang knife behind his arm with his backhand, and then shouted in a rough voice: "Draw the knife!" The two thousand heavy infantry pulled out the Tang knife almost at the same time, and like Cheng Chumo, they stood the Tang knife behind their arms with their backhands. At this time, it was less than fifty zhang away from the Hui Turks, and Cheng Chumo ordered again: "Standing cone!" ”
The 'standing cone' is a special tactical order for the heavy armoured army, which basically means that the heavy infantry will move the right shoulder with the iron cone in front of them, and steadily approach the place with the side body.
While the heavy infantry was still steadily approaching the enemy position, the heavy cavalry had already collided with the Hui Turks. The Uighur Turks were all light cavalry, and the soldiers on horseback wore leather clothes and leather armor, and their main advantage was that they were agile, but their relative defenses were weaker. The advantage of heavy cavalry is that it has perfect defense and super high lethality.
The heavy cavalry, numbering 1,000, ran head-on with the Turkic cavalry, which outnumbered them ten times their own. At the moment when the two armies collided, 300 spears successfully stabbed the enemy, either on the cavalry or on the horses, and the Turkic cavalry who were stabbed instantly lost their combat effectiveness. And the spear that did not stab was like a sharp blade plunging deep into the camp of the Round Turks.
......When the cavalry of the two sides came into contact, the Hui Turks were not idle, and the Turkic cavalry, who was close to the heavy cavalry, struggled to slash at the heavy cavalry with the long knife in their hands. But the result is often just a little spark, and it can't hurt the heavy cavalry at all.
The heavy cavalry was like a sharp knife, plunging into the belly of the earth. During the charge, countless Hui Turks collided with the heavy cavalry, and the Turkic cavalry was knocked to the ground, but the pace of the heavy cavalry did not stop at all, and continued to rush inside. In the end, the cavalry of 10,000 people was torn apart by a thousand heavy cavalry.
The Turkic cavalry, which had passed by the heavy cavalry, rushed madly towards the heavy infantry that followed. Since there is no way to deal with the heavy cavalry, then let's get some face back on these infantry, every Turkic cavalry thinks so. Although the armor of the heavy infantry was thicker than that of the heavy cavalry, the Turks still rode their horses and crashed into them, believing that the mere manpower could withstand the onslaught of the horses.
Cheng Chumo, who led the heavy infantry to advance steadily, saw the Turkic cavalry attacking, tightly protected the thorn armor in front of him, and shouted: "Steady!" ”
With Cheng Chumo's order, the speed of the heavy infantry dropped in vain, and they could have walked ten steps, but this time they only walked five steps. At the same time as the speed slowed down, the lower plate was relatively stable, ready to fight head-on against the cavalry's charge.
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