Chapter 112: The Wild Goose Formation (Part II)
"Kill me!"
A Guards officer in iron armor held a command banner and jumped on horseback, followed by a hundred burly cavalrymen in heavy armor. Each of them holds a long-handled horse lance in one hand and a Yongzhen knife in the other, and under his crotch is a high-headed war horse purchased from the Western Regions with a lot of money, and he is also wearing iron armor.
"Equip the Iron Rider!"
* The soldier sighed in surprise. From the previous generation, the equipped iron cavalry is the magic weapon of the nomadic cavalry outside the fortress, accustomed to winning more with less, charging into battle, but spending too much money, each person costs more than 5,000 per horse, so it is not easy to raise. After the Anshi Rebellion, there were almost no decent mounted iron horsemen on the side plugs, and I couldn't imagine that such a team would suddenly be killed now, * couldn't help but boost morale, and the war drums were beating sky-high, and the momentum of the Tubo army was suppressed.
After the iron cavalry, there were 3,000 light armored cavalry, and the cavalrymen also held a lance in one hand and a sword in the other, and the riders controlled the speed of the horses. Further back, there were 2,000 hoplites, followed by 2,500 light infantry, all with bows on their backs and swords and spears in their hands.
* The left flank launched with all its might, using the mounted iron cavalry as a blade, and stabbed straight into the right flank of the Tibetan army. The tactical intent is very obvious.
After the national strength of the Tang Dynasty weakened, no matter how many battles it won, it was already a beaten image in the eyes of the Tubo people. There was also a commotion in the Tubo army, and from time to time there was a sound of chirping, and I couldn't understand what the shouting was, but I saw the command flag of the Tubo army waving back and forth, and then, countless arrows of different lengths flew out of the sky in front of the armored iron horse.
"Rush over!"
The * rider at the head shouted, planted the command flag behind his back, flattened the horse's mallet, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and shouted:
"Speed up, rush over, don't stop!"
The formation of the mounted iron cavalry had dispersed, and the brave cavalry followed their generals to accelerate forward and rush into the rain of arrows. Hao Jue stood under the banner to watch the battle, and saw that the iron cavalry worth 500,000 guan was covered by the enemy's arrow rain, and his ears seemed to hear the sound of the iron arrow hitting the *armor. I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart, and secretly scolded:
"Rabbit cub, Lao Tzu told him to bring all the three hundred iron horses!"
Hao Wei actually knew that in such a situation, a large number of people may not be effective, so he had to take back his spirit and look at the overall situation.
At this time, the left wing of Tibet also moved, and then the Chinese army also moved.
Hao Jue's spirits perked up and shouted:
"Who is the commander to break his army?"
Don't take Qian Xiong and don't general, Tiele people will be strong and strong:
"The last will go!"
Hao Wei did not distinguish between the front and back, and directly threw out the two command flags, two generals one left and one right, one holding the iron thistle terrestris bones, and one flat end of the horse lance killed out, and met the Tubo Chinese army.
Qian Xiong shouted:
"Protect me!"
Before he finished speaking, a tall and black-faced Tubo general greeted him, and this guy looked like a brave general, and he didn't even wear a helmet. Seeing that the other party's wide-backed knife was about to be pressed down, Qian Xiong shouted violently:
"Go!"
The horse lance in his hand was already handed out like thunder, and his body leaned forward to avoid the opponent's knife. With a bang, Qian Xiong knew that he had pierced the air with a lance, and regardless of it, he picked up the horse lance and swept his current Tubo cavalry off his horse. This is the beginning of the battle.
Over there, Bili Tieli's original black thistle bones were already white and red, and there was everything. Bili Tieli has to be, looking rough but extremely calm, every time he hits. Instantly swept the passage and went straight to kill. From time to time, the * cavalry and the Tibetan cavalry were hit by stray arrows, or were shot down by the enemy, and were trampled into pulp by the horses in an instant.
* On the right wing, Du Duwei looked at the Tubo iron cavalry that was getting closer and closer, and without blinking his eyes, he seemed to be able to see the eye sockets behind the bronze armor of the Tubo people, and saw the surprised eyes coming from inside, Du Duwei shouted:
"Shoot the arrows!"
The archers who had already lined up in formation were divided into three areas, and took turns shooting according to the near, middle and long ranges, this kind of shooting method did not talk about the front sight at all, only about the speed, Rao is the Tubo cavalry is also even men and horses covered with armor, and they were also dizzy by shooting, and accidentally there were arrows shot into the gaps in the armor. The Tibetan cavalry that rushed in front fell in an instant. The iron cavalry behind hurriedly went around, and Du Duwei saw it clearly, and shouted:
"Put!"
The Tibetan iron cavalry rushed into the garrison formation. Du Duwei was not in a hurry, and ordered in a loud voice:
"Close!"
Hundreds of pro-soldiers stamped their feet at the same time, and dozens of human heads suddenly appeared under the hooves of the Tubo people in front of the battle, pulling up more than ten triphorse ropes and sealing the gap. Another large number of Tibetan iron horses fell in response.
Du Duwei shouted again:
"Up!"
Countless poles and spears rose from the formation, leaving countless transparent holes in the bodies of the Tibetan army who tried to break through the gap. The archers who had rested for a round also shot at the Tubo iron cavalry in front of the formation, and there were dozens of big hedgehogs in the world in an instant, and they were still not angry.
At the same time, the Tubo soldiers who rushed into the formation did not make any gains. Outside the array, I saw the dense shields, I couldn't see the reality in the array, and I found that there was a large open space inside, and there were still dense shields around the open space. In the middle, there were Tibetan war horses and broken bones, as well as the wailing and screaming of horses and people.
The front hooves of many Tibetan war horses suddenly stepped into the air and sank into the ground, and the great momentum brought by the charge carried the horses and the bodies of the riders forward, and these battle-hardened war horses broke their legs and then threw their bodies and their masters to the ground.
Damn*, I actually dug a lot of traps in the array!
Du Duwei had no time to take into account the feelings of the Tubo army, and ordered:
"Up!"
The pro-soldiers shouted at the same time:
"Up!"
The formation of the garrison was separated, and a hundred strong soldiers rushed out bare-chested with horizontal swords in their hands, specifically harvesting the heads of the Tibetan cavalry who fell to the ground and could not move. Then he rolled up the bead curtain and withdrew to the main formation. Leaving behind a headless corpse, bubbling with blood, and the wailing of horses. There is no wail.
Du Duwei vaguely saw the pain, resentment, unwillingness, and hatred in the eyes of a Tubo general who rushed to the front and fell to the front, Du Duwei was a veteran, and he knew what he was thinking, wasn't it just a nest of loss, and he died a suffocated death? Du Duwei didn't have time to take into account the feelings of this Tubo general, but kicked the soldiers beside him and scolded:
"Shame on your old man's face, what are you spitting up!"
Qian Xiong had already added a few scars on his arms, back, and face at this time, and the Tubo army had already discovered that this person was the arrow of *, and they were rushing to kill him. Qian Xiong was not afraid of anti-joy, and after killing a Tubo general, he shouted violently, and knocked away the shield of the Tubo cavalry in front of him with his teeth and claws in front of him who wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack, and then picked it back, and actually picked up the whole person, and the Tubo cavalry did not move after a few convulsions of his limbs. As soon as Qian Xiong tried his best, he threw the person out. The Tubo cavalry that came up on both sides was naturally blocked by Qian Xiong's own soldiers. Qian Xiong didn't remember how many people he had killed, and the personal soldiers around him had changed to the first few, so he just rushed forward to kill, and his bravery just now obviously frightened the Tubo cavalry in front of him.
Finally killed through the enemy formation, Qian Xiong's arms were a little sore, and when he looked back, the cavalry he brought up was actually lost by more than half. And the Bili Tie Li, who was killed almost at the same time as him, held the already terrible color of the iron thistle bone in his hand, and most of the soldiers around him remained. Feeling that he had lost face, Qian Xiongle turned his horse's head, and he shouted:
"Don't look back, let's move forward!"
In front of him is where the banner of Tubo is reckless, Qian Xiong is also a muddy person, and he can hear that the drums in his formation are still fierce, and he said:
"Where you lose, come forward!"
The two of them did not look back, and rushed straight to the Tubo main formation with the cavalry.
At this time, the iron cavalry of * had already kicked through the right flank of the Tibetan army. When they rushed to the front of the Tibetan army, more than half of the 100 mounted iron horsemen had fallen, and only more than 30 horsemen remained, each of whom had more than a dozen feathered arrows inserted under their horses, and the generals at the head actually had more than 20 arrows inserted in their bodies. When the fierce and vicious * armored iron cavalry slaughtered in front of the right flank of Tibet, the head * seemed to hear someone shouting:
"Forehead drop god!"
Plugging the Hu and Han miscellaneous places, General Tang didn't care whether it was a Han or a Hu person, and shouted:
"Flat-ended lance!"
Just like a hill, he rushed into the Tibetan array, with a knife and a lance, near and far away, and two cavalrymen behind him, the same knife and a lance, close and far away. There was no one of his generals in the entire Tubo army. More than 30 horsemen rushed like this, and the Tubo army formation was quickly torn open a big hole. 3,000 light cavalry of the Guards followed up and entered the Tibetan army.
Hao Wei saw the cavalry of the Guards rushing into the enemy formation like a tide, and heard the general next to him ask:
"Who's the one leading the troops?"
Stretched out his hand and took out a command flag, summoned a marquis of Yu, and commanded:
"Order General Gao, don't be greedy for killing, stick to the Tubo rout, and drive them to the Chinese army!"
Marquis Yu took the order and went. Hao Jue heard another general behind him reply:
"That person seems to be Gao Yu, the grandson of Lord Gao!"
At this time, Hao Yu had already opened his bow and arrows, and shot a Tubo brave general who was killing him in his own camp without even a helmet fell off his horse.