Chapter 32: The Decisive Battle in the Western Regions (7)
"Rumble!"
The earth-shattering sound of hooves sounded, and I saw the Tang army driving out of the camp one after another, and after a while, there was a large area of black pressure outside the Tang army camp, like a sea tide, I don't know how many Tang troops drove out.
"Damn it!" Abu? Muslims hated so much that they couldn't help but curse.
He made a lot of calculations, but he didn't calculate that the Tang Army would come out at this time. He originally thought that if the Tang army attacked him, it was also when he was about to retreat. At that time, the trebuchet had just been put away, and the Great Food Army had lost its long-range weapon, and if the Tang Army attacked, it would cause a lot of casualties to the Great Food Army.
However, he didn't expect that Tang Jun let go of what he thought was the best opportunity and chose to attack at this time.
"Chinese, you missed the best opportunity. We have reached the gate of the camp, and you can help us. But the soldier didn't see the danger, he didn't think so, he was very happy, and he shouted and screamed.
"Chinese, so insidious!" Ziad saw that Tang Jun had the best chance of choosing.
Abu? The Muslim regrets that he made three mistakes today, and perhaps this is the most wrong day he has ever made on the same day in his life. These three mistakes were: First, he did not expect that Li Changguo would not fight, but would go deep and high, consuming the sharpness of the Great Food Army. The second is that he thought that Li Changguo would attack him when he withdrew to the camp, but in fact, the Tang army made a big move, which was not a sneak attack, but a decisive battle with the Great Food Army, and he was not well prepared. The third is that he misexpected the timing of the Tang army's attack, he thought that the Tang army would be dispatched when he began to retreat, however, in fact, the Tang army was dispatched when the Great Food Army arrived at the camp gate.
The most unforgivable of these three mistakes is the third, which is fatal. If the retreat of the Great Eclipse army does not reach the camp gate, it is not fatal, but once it reaches the camp gate, it will inevitably become a fatal mistake.
The reason for this was that the army that withdrew to the front of the camp was not a sword-bearer, not an archer, and even less a cavalryman, but a bulky trebuchet. Although the trebuchet was dismantled into parts, these parts were also bulky, like the gun carriage was still clumsy even though it was dismantled, and the arm of the trebuchet was not only bulky, but also several zhang long, thick and long, and occupied a huge area. Such a bulky and very large part is difficult to move and inflexible.
What's worse is that these trebuchets are not a few dozens, but thousands, and they will be withdrawn to the camp gate, and in the event of chaos, the camp gate will inevitably be blocked.
If this is the case, the army in the Great Eclipse camp will not be able to go out of the camp to respond, and the retreating Great Eclipse army will not be able to withdraw to the camp, and it will be divided into two parts, and the two parts will not be able to respond to each other and cannot coordinate.
If it is attacked by the Tang army, the consequences are unimaginable.
Although the trebuchet was divided into many teams and retreated from different camp gates towards the camp, the result was the same and nothing changed.
Abu? A shrewd Muslim, when his mind turned, he understood Li Changguo's intentions, and he was shocked into a cold sweat, and his scalp was numb, this was the most terrifying moment in his life.
"Quick, stop the Chinese! Stop the Chinese! "Abu? Muslims shouted loudly and gave orders.
His idea was very good, but it was unlikely to be realized, because the Tang army reacted extremely quickly, and as soon as they opened the camp and rectified a little, they launched an attack on the Great Food Army like a splash.
The direction of the Tang army's attack was not the Great Food Army, but from the gap between the Great Food Army and went straight to the camp gate, and the purpose of the Tang Army was very clear, that is, to attack the trebuchets that were retreating towards the camp.
The trebuchet is indeed the best target for attack at the moment, as soon as it attacks, it will cause chaos, and the parts of the trebuchet will collide with each other, forming a mess, blocking the camp gate, and making it impossible for the Great Food Army to retreat.
The Great Food Army is worthy of being the world-famous elite, although shocked, it is not panicked, and a group of people rushed up to intercept the Tang Army. However, to their surprise, they couldn't stop it at all.
The impact on the trebuchet parts in the retreat had great benefits, which was the most important thing, and Li Changguo made this the first goal, and asked the Tang army to complete it at all costs. As long as this goal is accomplished, the Tang army will successfully divide the Great Food Army into two parts, and then it will not be too late to concentrate its forces to annihilate the 200,000 Great Food Army.
Therefore, the first batch of Tang troops to leave the camp will never be entangled with the Great Food Army, and they must complete this goal as quickly as possible. The Tang army had no intention of entanglement, and shot him with a crossbow from afar.
"Woohoo!" A sharp sound of breaking the air sounded, and huge nets appeared in the air, covering the Great Food Army.
"Ahh The screams rang out, one after another, and many of the Great Food Eaters fell to the ground with arrows.
The crossbow bolts continued, round after round, mercilessly shooting, and the casualties of the Great Food Army were not small.
Despite this, the Great Food Army was still not afraid of death and rushed towards the Tang Army. Braving the rain of arrows, the Great Food Army finally rushed up and fought hand-to-hand with the Tang Army.
As soon as hand-to-hand combat began, the Tang army had the upper hand, and the Great Food Army was at a disadvantage. It's not that the Great Eclipse Army is not good at fighting, on the contrary, they are very good at fighting, and their skills in hand-to-hand combat are perfect. The reason why they were in an underground situation was because the Great Food Army was tossed enough by the Tang Army on this day, and many people were already exhausted, plus it was almost dusk, and the stomachs of the Great Food Soldiers were hungry and had no strength, which could really be described as sleepy and lacking.
But Tang Jun was because he had planned early, Tang Jun was well fed, well-rested, and full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.
Under the advantages of one or the other, it is impossible for the Great Food Army to be at a disadvantage.
The Great Food Army was not afraid of death, but it couldn't stop the Tang Army, and after not rushing for a while, the Tang Army broke through the interception of the Great Food Army and rushed towards the parts of the trebuchet.
The Tang army was like a tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable, and they opened fire on the slingers, slashing everywhere, flying heads, and blood flowing, and the slingers could not resist at all, only to run and jump around.
The main role of the trebuchets was to use trebuchets, not to fight in close quarters, and once the Tang army was close, they did not have much resistance, and what awaited them was inevitably slaughter.
This chaos was terrible, the originally orderly trebuchet retreat team was in chaos in a blink of an eye, only to see the trebuchet parts in a mess, hitting each other, overturned, horizontal and vertical everywhere, only one breath of effort, the camp gate was blocked, and the Great Food Army was divided into two parts.
The Great Food Army in the camp could only watch the Big Food Army outside the camp being pressed and beaten by the Tang Army and could do nothing, at most it was just scolding the Tang Army.
The Great Food Army outside the camp looked at the camp close at hand, sighing in vain. It's just a little distance from the camp, but now it's like the end of the world, and you can't enter the camp, and the big food army is extremely depressed.
"Quick, clear the way and push the trebuchet aside." Abu? The Muslims were shocked by the situation on the battlefield, so many camp gates were blocked, and the Great Food Army could not withdraw to the camp. If he wants to return to the camp, the only way to get rid of the trebuchet is to clear it, although this will cost him a lot of trebuchets, once he has so many trebuchets, he will not be able to fight against the strong crossbows of the Tang army. However, in this situation, it is not so much to take care of, and the withdrawal of the army to the camp is the most important thing.
His idea was good, however, it was destined to be impossible to complete. A large number of trebuchet parts blocked the road, and it took a lot of work to clear it out. Not to mention, Tang Jun didn't give him a chance at all.
"Return to the camp from the nearest camp gate." Abu? The Muslims knew that his idea was too idealistic, so they had to settle for the next best thing, and had the army return to the camp from a nearby camp gate.
It is impossible for a military camp to have only one camp gate, and the camp of dozens of armies must have many camp gates. The most convenient camp gate cannot be used, and you can only return to the camp from the camp gate a little farther away.
The question is, what can he think of, Li Changguo can't think of? The Tang army had already rushed to the left and right flanks of the Great Food Army, cutting off the retreat of the Great Food Army.
The Great Food Army rushed forward and rushed together with the Tang Army, wanting to fight for a retreat, but it was useless to press and beat the Tang Army.
Abu? The Muslim saw it in his eyes and was shocked in his heart, and if he could not return to the camp, what would be a nightmare awaited him.
"Abu? Muslims, come and fight for 300 rounds! At the moment when he was depressed, he only heard a roar like thunder, and when he looked closely, he saw a team of Tang troops under the leadership of a tall general, killing him.
"Long Wujun!" Abu? At a glance, Muslims know that this is the most elite army of the Tang Dynasty, the Longwu Army.
That's right, this is the Longwu Army under the leadership of Guo Ziyi, and they have only one mission, that is, to deal with Abu? Muslim. Abu? As the leader of the Great Eclipse army, it would be of great benefit for the Muslims to be able to kill him. Even if you can't kill him, you have to interfere with him and make him unable to command the Great Food Army, which is of great benefit to the Tang Army.
Abu? The Muslims agreed to Guo Ziyi's proposal and fought for 300 rounds. However, in the current situation, he must not be rash, he must take the command of the Great Food Army as the first priority, and he cannot respond to the battle, pull the reins of his horse, and gallop away.
"Abu? The Muslims fled! With a wave of his hand, Guo Ziyi led the Long Wu Army to roar and chase after him.
His mission is not to get Abu? The Muslim commander wanted to interfere with him, Guo Ziyi carried out this order very well, and pursued Abu hard? Muslim.
"Rumors, rumors, this is rumors!" Abu? Muslims listened to the roar of Long Wujun, so angry that they almost vomited blood, he was just a rational temporary evasion, how could he run away again?
Abu? Have the Muslims ever fled? It's definitely not running away right now, it's slander.
Abu? Muslims can't get rid of the pursuit of the dragon warrior army in any way, and are chased like dogs on the battlefield to hide in the province, embarrassed, Abu? Muslims almost blew their lungs. He had never been so embarrassed in his life.
However, what made him even more shocking was that he saw that a strong crossbow was taken out of the camp by the Tang army, and under the command of Li Changguo, a crossbow array was being deployed.
The crossbow array is the sharpest weapon of the Tang army, once it is placed into a crossbow array, the power will be devastating, and the Great Food Army will only be slaughtered.
If there is a trebuchet in hand, the Great Food Army still has the strength to fight, and the current Great Food Army cannot have any trebuchet, even if it is one, if the Tang Army's crossbow array is powerful, the consequences are unimaginable.
"O Allah, O Almighty, save your faithful servant!" Abu? For the first time in their lives, Muslims were robbed of heaven and earth.
(To be continued)