Chapter 60: The Bloodstained Desert (Part II)
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In just one round of attack, the Turks killed and wounded hundreds of people, and the price paid by the Tang army was negligible, and this was when the Tang army's strong crossbow was not used. If the Tang army uses a strong crossbow, it is still a matter of whether these one-third of the men and horses can come back.
You must know that the strong crossbow is the most lethal threat to the Turks of the Tang army.
For more than a thousand years, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, the main threat to China was from the nomadic peoples of the north. These nomads were able to ride and shoot, and the reason why they lost to China was that their riding and shooting were suppressed by strong crossbows, and they could not wield their power.
"Damn! Damn it! Dagan's eyes widened with hatred, but he could accept the result.
In the wars between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, the Tang army was always able to win more with less, and always achieved great victories at a very small cost, which has been proven by countless wars.
For example, in the first battle of the river, Su Dingfang fought with more than 10,000 people against more than 100,000 Western Turks, and the result was that the Tang army cut tens of thousands and wiped out the Western Turks. And the price paid by the Tang Army was very small.
For another example, in the Battle of Montenegro, the Tang army used hundreds of thousands of troops against hundreds of thousands of concession troops, and the result was a river of Turkic blood, a mountain of corpses, and hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded.
"Come again! Rush! Dagan gritted his teeth and ordered three hundred men to charge.
Three hundred Turks rode horses and lined up in neat battle formations to charge the Tang army.
The eyes of these three hundred Turks were blazing, and they wanted to capture Li Longji alive and make a miraculous feat.
However, they were greeted by death.
"Strong crossbow, release!" This time, Li Longji decided to let the strong crossbow join the battle.
More than a dozen powerful crossbows stood, like ancient beasts. The crossbow arrows of the thickness of the wine glass, one zhang long, were quietly placed on the arrows, shining like the fangs of a ferocious beast.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
A powerful sound sounded, like thunder, and it shook the eardrums.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”
The bolts swooped out like thunder and lightning, breaking the barrier of the air, and bursting with a deafening sound that shook people's eardrums with a faint pain.
"It feels like firing a missile." Li Longji said secretly in his heart.
Crossbow arrows flew through the air, like poisonous snakes pounced on the Turks, mercilessly piercing into the Turks' bodies.
"Poof! Burst! Burst! The dull sound of flesh sounded incessantly.
The bolt is so powerful that once it hits the Turks, whether it is a man or a horse, a transparent bloody hole will appear, and the bolt will pass through the hole and fly towards the next target.
Because the crossbow bolt is too fast, the blood does not have time to fill the hole, and the front and back are transparent, and the light can be seen. Immediately after, blood filled the hole, and blood splattered like a fountain.
"Ahh The screaming Turks were carried through the air by a tremendous force, screaming and dancing as if they were dancing in space.
"Yu Yu!" If the horse is shot, it will let out a mournful neigh, and it will also be carried through the air, like a leaf falling in the wind.
The war horse is very heavy, weighing hundreds of catties, and it will also be carried by the crossbow to fly in the air, so you can imagine how powerful the crossbow is.
A crossbow bolt will often penetrate a man or horse, and its strength will gradually weaken.
When the crossbow bolts are exhausted, a spectacle will appear. Each crossbow has as little as three or two people or horses, and as many as four or five people or horses, forming a meat skewer.
The sight of the people or horses being strung together is not yet dead, struggling, still convulsing, and the sight is terrifying.
"Phew!" Tang Jun let out a burst of cool breath, and everyone was shocked.
As for the power of the crossbow, Tang Jun had already heard Zhang Xiaofei, a veteran, say it, but they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, but now, they saw it with their own eyes, and its terrifying Cheng was far beyond their imagination.
"A strong crossbow can be said to be an ancient missile." Li Longji was also frightened, and said secretly in his heart.
In just one round of crossbow shooting, the Turks were killed or wounded thirty or twenty.
"I've only brought a dozen powerful crossbows, and they're so powerful. If you form a crossbow array, then you still have to do it? Li Longji took a look at the battlefield situation, and only felt a heartbeat.
The strong crossbow has always been a sharp weapon in the world in ancient China, once the crossbow array is formed, its power is devastating, and no flesh and blood can resist it.
"Shoot again!" Although there were many casualties, the Turks still did not stop attacking, they were still charging, and Li Longji decisively gave the order to shoot with a strong crossbow.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! "The crossbows were shot round after round, and there were many Turkic casualties in each round.
The denser the formation, the more powerful the crossbow, and at the beginning, the shooting effect of the crossbow is very obvious. Later, with the increase of Turkic casualties, its formation became more and more sparse, and the power of the crossbow shot became smaller and smaller.
At this time, the Turks had already rushed to the range of the Tang army's hand crossbows, and Li Longji ordered: "Hand crossbows, shoot!" ”
"Whew! Shout! Shout! "After the shooting of the crossbow, many Turks were killed and wounded.
"Bow and arrow, put!" The Turks rushed within range of their bows and arrows, and Li Longji ordered the Tang army to release their arrows.
"Bow and arrow, put!" At the same time, the Turks were also firing arrows.
For a time, the two armies fired at each other, and the arrows flew through the air like locusts.
In this round of shooting, the casualties of the Tang army were not large, while the casualties of the Turks were large. It's not that the Turks are bad at archery, it's that the Turks' defenses are really poor. The Turks did not have good armor, mostly leather armor, and when they encountered bows and arrows, could they not suffer?
However, the Tang army was dominated by iron armor, and its defense was much better than that of the Turks, so naturally the casualties were much smaller.
The Turkic company was attacked, its casualties were not small, and it was shot by bows and arrows, and it had lost its offensive ability, and had to retreat when it rushed to a distance of 20 zhang from the Tang army.
Of these 300 people, less than 100 people returned, and two-thirds of them were killed or wounded. This made Dagan angry and itchy at the root of his teeth, but he was helpless.
"There were so many dead and wounded in two charges, and if we continued like this, we would have lost all our lives in a few rounds. No, I have to withdraw. Dagan weighed it in his heart: "It's just that once I withdraw, this camp will be slaughtered by the Tang army." I can't care so much, leaving the army is the most important thing. ”
The dignified array against the dignified array, the Turks have no chance of winning, and withdrawing is the best choice.
However, his idea was destined not to succeed because Li Longji would not give him a chance.
"Brethren: It's time for us to attack!" Li Longji said loudly: "Come and don't be rude!" If the Turks can attack us, we will attack the Turks, hold on to your bows and arrows, hold on to your horizontal swords, and enjoy the feast of slaughter! ”
The Tang army not only defended like an iron bucket, and the attack was extremely sharp, once it attacked, it would be an overwhelming offensive, it would be a killing, and the eyes of the soldiers flashed fiercely.
"Cavalry, sortie!" Li Longji's right hand swung down heavily, like thunder and lightning.
"Rumble!" The cavalry on the left and right flanks immediately galloped up and outflanked the Turks from the left and right flanks.
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was all light cavalry, and what was needed was its ability to move quickly, and this gallop was very fast, like two arrows, straight behind the Turks.
Dagan has fought against the Tang army many times, and he knows the Tang army's style of play, Li Longji wants the cavalry to cut off the Turkic retreat and give the Modao battle array a chance to kill.
"Stop them!" Dagan made a quick decision and ordered the Turks to intercept the cavalry of the Tang army.
Immediately, two groups of Turkic horseback rushed out, trying to stop the Tang cavalry. However, that was not destined to be possible.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! "The cavalry of the Don Army first shot with a crossbow.
Compared with bows and arrows, the range of the crossbow is much longer, the penetration is better, and the lethality is greater.
And the Turkic bows and arrows could not reach the Tang army, only to be beaten.
After a few rounds of crossbow shooting, the Turkic bows and arrows finally reached the Tang army, and the bows and arrows were released, however, the armor and defense of the Tang cavalry were good, and the arrows were helpless against the Tang cavalry.
The Tang army was very well equipped, Li Longji's cavalry was even more well-equipped, all the Mingguang armor, and the Turkic arrows hit the Tang cavalry, which was useless.
After long-range shooting, the distance between the two armies quickly closes, and it is time for hand-to-hand combat.
The cavalry of the Tang army put away their bows and arrows, picked up their horses, and rushed towards the Turks.
The front fingers of the numerous horse lances are neat and tidy, like poisonous snakes.
And the Turks could only hold on to the scimitar.
The two armies collided, and there were many more corpses on the ground, bursting out of a patch of blood, and the ice and snow were red.
One inch long, one inch strong, the Tang army's horse lance is much longer than the Turkic scimitar, naturally it has the upper hand, it is often the Tang army's horse lance that stabs the Turks on their backs, scattered, and the scimitar in the hands of the Turks is not enough to reach the Tang army.
The purpose of equipping the horse lance of the Tang cavalry was not to kill or injure many enemies, but to create chaos and facilitate the subsequent slashing. The cavalry of the Tang Army decisively threw away the horse lance in his hand, pulled out his horizontal knife, and slashed fiercely, fiercely and mercilessly.
After being stabbed by the horse lance, the Turks suffered a lot of casualties, and the formation was chaotic.
In addition, the defense of the Tang army is amazing, even if the Turks hit the Tang army, it is just a crisp metal crash, and there is just a spark.
And the Tang army slashed at the Turks, it was a real fight, and if they didn't die, they were wounded.
After only a few moments, the Turks were at a disadvantage. After a while, the Turks had to turn around and flee.
The cavalry of the Tang Army was like sharp arrows, piercing directly into the back of the Turks, and the two cavalry soon converged, cutting off the Turks' retreat.
"The shot is fierce and sharp, but it lacks murderous spirit." Li Longji saw it in his eyes and was still satisfied.
It's the first hard fight, and it's good to have such an appearance.
"Attack!" The cavalry had cut off the retreat of the Turks, and it was time to completely annihilate this Turkic army, Li Longji decisively ordered and ordered the whole army to attack.
"Rumble!" The Tang army pressed against the Turks, and an earth-shattering sound broke out.
At the front was the Mosaman, followed by the Swordman, followed by the Archer, and finally the Knifeman who protected his back. The wings were covered with knife hands.
"Modao is here! Modao is here! Run! Run! The Turk looked at the shiny Mo knife, his heart was cold, and he wanted to escape.
They already knew the power of the Mo Dao, and they definitely didn't have the courage to face the Mo Dao.
When encountering a Mo knife, no matter how brave a person is, it is useless, and he will be chopped into minced meat. The only thing that can deal with Mo Dao is the crossbow array, but do the Turks have it?
"Kill!" The cavalry of the Tang Army, which cut off the Turkic retreat, fought against the Turks and drove the Turks away from the Modao battle formation.
"Kill!" The Mo knife battle array was mighty, and the shiny Mo knife slashed down at the Turks.
Any flesh and blood, whether it is a man or a horse, can only be slaughtered when encountering the Modao battle array, and the Turks have no power to fight back, and they suffer heavy casualties.
The Modao battle array split the Turkic army into pieces, and then rushed to the camp and split the Turkic old and weak into pieces.
By the time the Modao battle array stopped, there was not a single Turk who could catch their breath, and the entire camp was red