656, Closed (above)
When Gao Kan successfully used the Mo sword soldiers to kill and injure a large number of Tubo people, the Tubo people were indeed furious. Because the killing efficiency of the Mo Sword Soldier can be said to be the highest, otherwise it would not be called the first class of melee combat in the Cold Weapon Era. The melee ability of the Mo knife soldier can be said to be the best in ancient times, and if you want to kill the Mo knife soldier in close combat, if it is a cavalry, it is difficult to completely annihilate it without several times the price. And the infantry wants to annihilate all the Mo sword soldiers, and they dare not speak lightly without more than ten times the cost. Therefore, although Songtsen Gampo almost annihilated a Modao barracks, the price was not unbearable, and the loss of more than 3,000 people was enough to make the Tubo people feel painful. And the deaths of these people are also very miserable, many of them were cut off by the waist, and they look very terrifying. However, this did not make the Tubo people afraid, but inspired the fierce character of the Tubo people, who chased after them regardless of qiē, wanting to take revenge. And they also know that there shouldn't be too many troops like this kind of enemy, and the rest of the troops are relatively weak, so this is the reason why they dare to chase them out.
"Maintain the queue and retreat in an orderly manner! Be optimistic about the rank of the nearby officer, and if you lose contact with your own commander, follow up with the nearest officer with a high rank, and don't go your own way. Gao Kan kept giving orders.
And Gao Kan marched in general, while forming a whole team, obviously very concerned about this queue. In ancient battlefields, retreat and rout were often separated by a line. If the retreat is not well mastered, it may become a rout, so this is a test for the elite Cheng dù of the soldiers. As far as the Tang Army, which has carried out preliminary military reform, this is not a big problem. Because they have military ranks, with the help of military ranks, soldiers will not have a situation where they cannot find officers and do their own thing. This ensured the orderly retreat, which was the reason why Gao Kan dared to take the initiative to retreat.
"Chase!" Songtsen Gampo continued to shout.
The Tibetans rushed up, and more than 50,000 people chased in the direction of the Tang army, obviously trying to slaughter these troops who had brought great casualties to themselves. And they pursued and killed the Tang army very resolutely. Because they have to give Tang Jun a little color, otherwise I'm afraid it will really be a big shame.
But at this time, Qin Ling said: "Zampu, do you think this is the Tang Army's plan to lure the enemy?" ”
But Songtsen Gampo said with great certainty: "Impossible! Whenever we lure the enemy, we must lure us to a place where we can ambush, but on our way to Lanzhou, there are not many places to ambush. Even if there were, it would not be suitable to ambush our army of 50,000 men. Moreover, they want to surround us, which is not possible. We're 50,000 troops. They are only more than 20,000 people, and it is impossible for them to surround us. The Han people have all the art of war, and ten rules are encircled, that is to say, if you want to encircle, you must have ten times the strength of the enemy. They are even smaller in number than we are, and it is impossible for them to surround us. If they dare to surround us, then we will be able to break through and have nothing to fear. ”
It has to be said that Songtsen Gampo's idea is very correct. If under normal circumstances, Jingwen they are indeed unlikely to surround the Tibetans. However, the current situation is different, and the Tang army's combat methods and weapons and equipment are different from those in the past, so the Tubo people are destined to miscalculate.
"Crossbowmen. Shoot while retreating in the back! Gao Kan shouted.
Soon, Dugu Mou led the crossbowmen, and then fired alternately from the rear.
"Whoosh ......"
"Whoosh ......"
These crossbowmen shoot aside. Immediately after shooting an arrow, they started running again, and it was the turn of another group of soldiers to shoot. After that, repeat the action again, and keep alternating. And the arrows were like rain. Constantly shooting at the Tibetans.
"Damn, what's wrong with the bows and arrows of the Tang Dynasty?" Songtsen Gampo shouted.
Songtsen Gampo saw very clearly that the bows and crossbows of these Tang Dynasty people were actually standing and wound. According to Songtsen Gampo's understanding of strong crossbows, strong crossbows should be stepped on the ground with one foot, and then broken back with their hands before they can be wound. But now the crossbows of the Tang Dynasty can be wound while running. However, the power has not decreased at all, which is simply incredible. And Songtsen Gampo didn't know that this was the power of technology. Just add a pulley set to the crossbow's arm and the winding can be much less labor-intensive, and the power will hardly change. And the Tibetans simply can't understand these things with very "high" scientific and technological content, because the Tibetans have just escaped from ignorance and have just gradually become a real preliminary civilized people, so they can't know much about science and technology at all.
"Pick up your shield and block their crossbow arrows!" Songtsen Gampo shouted.
After paying the price of hundreds of people, those Tibetans finally knew to raise their shields. But after raising the shield, Gao Kan didn't have a good way. However, Gao Kan also ran for three hours, and he was already about to reach the encirclement on his side.
On the other hand, the Shuai Tent Headquarters of the Western Army outside the city.
"Where is the decoy army led by Gao Kan?" Jingwen asked.
Soon, a deputy chief of the staff office immediately said: "Marshal, they have reached the center of the encirclement, and they will come to the periphery of our encirclement in a short time. When the time comes, we'll be able to close the fence! ”
Gao Kan saw a marker, and then immediately knew that this was the outer edge of the encirclement, and knew that he could stop. And then, after the Tubo people failed, the one who beat the water dog still needs to come by himself. Therefore, my task has been preliminarily completed, and the next thing is to rest. When the inferior Tubo people completely lose their combat effectiveness, it is the time to recharge their energy and beat the water dogs.
"Huhuhuhu......" A big flag began to wave, and this is the ancient flag soldier giving orders to everyone.
And when everyone saw this order, they immediately began to kill.
"Kill—"
The soldiers began to shout, and 20,000 soldiers began to kill from the ground where they were ambushed, and then they were ready to be surrounded by the Tibetans who had entered the encirclement. And more than 20,000 people are enough to form a large encirclement, but it surrounds more than 50,000 people. If you want to say militarily, this can be said to be very risky. More than 20,000 people surround more than 50,000 people, which seems to be a fantasy in many cases. But in the eyes of Jing Wen and Tang Jun, it is not something that cannot be done. Because their next tactics are enough to ensure that the encirclement does not go into chaos.
"Zampu, we seem to be surrounded by the Don Army." Qin Ling said. (To be continued......)