Chapter 0336: Mo Dao Formation
On the banks of the Yaoshui River, the attack of the 2,000 Tang Army was unfavorable, and when they retreated, under the counterattack of the Tubo cavalry, it evolved into a panicked retreat.
Immediately afterwards, the two or three thousand Tang troops who lined up on the north bank of the Yaoshui River also turned around and ran. This scene was seen in the eyes of Li Ang and Li Mi, and both of them were full of anxiety.
Wang Zhongsi is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty! Under his command, why was the Tang army so vulnerable?
Could it be that Dong Yanguang is doing ghosts? Or was the morale of the Tang Army not recovered due to the heavy casualties a few days ago?
Wang Zhongsi, Wang Zhongsi, don't drop the chain at a critical time, Lao Tzu is trapped on this cliff, if you are defeated, we don't even have a chance to escape!
At this moment, apart from praying, Li Ang had nothing to do, looking at the retreating former army under the pursuit of the Tubo cavalry, becoming more and more chaotic, and Li Ang's heart became more and more entangled.
In the fierce battle of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, each soldier has a very limited range of vision, if the front army collapses, the rear army formation is unknown, each soldier will panic, this panic will spread as quickly as a plague, and the final result is often the collapse of the whole army.
As a famous Tibetan general, Dazaru Gong certainly understands this truth.
No matter why the advance of the Don army collapsed so quickly, but they collapsed, this is an ironclad fact, Dazarugon will not let go of such an opportunity, he immediately ordered to blow the horn of the general attack, and the whole army pressed up.
The dense Tubo army made an earth-shattering cry, as if a huge wave was surging northward, whining horns, long flags, swords and guns like forests, rolling yellow dust, and horses' hooves like rain shook the mountains, that huge war scene. It's thrilling to watch.
The thousands of Tang troops north of the Yaoshui River fled faster, and there was no formation at all, and the Tubo cavalry that rushed across the Yaoshui River let out an excited howl, whipping the war horses and speeding away. The mountains are moving, the earth is shaking, and the shouts are like the waves of the angry sea.......
"Huh! There are quirks! Leon stood on the high stone castle city, looking at the battlefield to the north, and suddenly became startled.
Li Mi, who was standing beside him, also said: "There is something wrong, Ambassador Wang's middle army and rear army have not moved, and it seems that they have not been affected by the rout of the previous army, which is indeed abnormal." ”
"Wang Zhongsi, Wang Zhongsi, you dare to play this game at the risk of the collapse of the whole army. Got it! Got it! The worry on Leon's face was swept away, and his expression became excited.
Normally, after the rout of the front army, the middle and rear armies would cause quite a commotion, if not immediately. But Li Ang looked down from a high place, and Wang Zhonghe's middle army and rear army were standing like a mountain at this time, standing still.
There is basically only one possibility for this to happen. That is, the rout of the former army was a trap that had been set up beforehand, and all the soldiers were told in advance. Only in this way will the soldiers not collapse in panic when they see the rout of the former army.
Even so, it is still necessary for the commander to have strong control over the army, otherwise it is likely to be self-defeating and the deception will turn into a real defeat. After all, at this time, the tens of thousands of troops in Tibet had all been pressed, and it was easy to take advantage of the situation to defeat the Chinese army.
Ordinary people really don't dare to play like this. Wang Zhongsi deserves to be a famous general!
At this time, the war drums of the Tang army suddenly rumbled, and the heavy drums shook people's hearts numb, blood surged, and thousands of Tang troops fled back. After hearing the rumbling war drums, they all bent their waists and drilled into the large array of the Chinese army;
The military formation, which stood like a mountain, immediately rose up to the sky with a rain of arrows, like black and oppressive dark clouds covering the sky, shooting down at the Tubo cavalry that rushed away;
In an instant, the rushing Tubo cavalry knocked down one after another, the war horses screamed, the figures rolled, and the follow-up cavalry avoided them, and they were tripped by the people and horses who fell to the ground in front of them.
The Tang army's arrow rain came one after another, and the sky was like layers of black clouds flying, and every wave of arrow rain falling would make the Tubo cavalry fall a large piece.
At this time, after the fleeing Tang army drilled into the Chinese army's formation, the figures of the soldiers in the front rows of the Chinese army stood out, and they were all burly, wearing heavy armor and holding Mo knives, like a steel city wall;
They took a few steps forward against the rushing Tibetan cavalry and let out a "bluff!" Intimidate! Intimidate! The roar was like thunder, shocking.
The Tubo cavalry who were rushing wildly suddenly saw the cold Mo knife array, and some people were even so frightened that they slammed their horses, and the Mo knife formation of the Tang army was famous all over the world, and it was the nemesis of the cavalry of various countries, which made people frightened.
But it was impossible for the cavalry who were charging to stop suddenly, and the Tubo people who were violently reining in their horses were immediately knocked over by the follow-up cavalry and fell violently. The other war horses leaped past and involuntarily rushed towards the Tang Army's Mo Dao Formation.
The Mo knife used in the Tang Dynasty army weighs 20 pounds, is seven feet long, the blade is three feet long, the handle is four feet long, and the bottom is with an iron drill. The horse step waterway is salty and available. When dealing with cavalry, heavy armor warriors are held and arranged in formation, which is very powerful.
The Tubo cavalry rushed to the Tang army's Mo knife array like a wave, they panicked and put arrows, but the arrows shot on the heavy armor of the Mo knife hand, and they fell one after another, and it was difficult to hurt at all, in the Tang army's war drums, the Tang army warriors raised the long Mo knife, and the sword light reflected the sun at that moment, and the cold air was cold;
"Kill!" The earth-shattering roar sounded, the first row of Mo knives slashed down, and the Tubo cavalry who rushed towards them widened their eyes in horror, watching the huge Mo knives slash head-on, and in an instant, the people were cut in half, the horses were also cut off, and a large area of blood was thrown up, and the junction of the two armies seemed to be a red blood rain.
The Mo knife hand in the first row has just been cut off, and the Mo knife hand in the second row has stepped forward again, like a wall, and the thrilling long knife has been cut down again, and the blockers are all powder.
The rows of Mo knife hands are like a huge meat grinder, and the Tubo cavalry that rushed up like a wave were crushed in front of the battle piece by piece, and the tragic scene made the thieves all angry and trembling.
After the Mo knife array, there is a horse rejection gun formation, mainly in case the Mo knife array is broken by the enemy cavalry and then rushes the entire large array. Behind the repulsion array is an array of archers, followed by an array of crossbows.
While the Mo knife array was strangling the enemy like a meat grinder, the archers and crossbowmen in the back were also firing non-stop volleys, and waves of arrow rain rose into the air, passing the Mo knife array in front of them, and shooting towards the enemy's cavalry like a torrential rain.
The cavalry of the Tubo people were mostly light cavalry in leather armor, and under the continuous blows of strong bows and crossbows, they were shot in pieces, and those who were not hit by arrows were even worse, and they collided with the Mo knife array of the Tang army, and there was not even a whole corpse
The battle clouds rolled, the blood rushed to the sky, and batches of Tibetan cavalry fell like wheat waves, the scene is difficult to describe in words, Li Ang and they stood on the stone castle city, seeing the blood boiling, the strength was fierce, and they cheered one after another.........
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(To be continued.) )