The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast.

The grassland in September is abundant and beautiful, vast and barren, it makes people panic, it is really a hundred miles of uninhabited, it is difficult to see cattle and sheep for thousands of miles, a large army walks slowly, people are silent, horses do not sound, a solemn breath erupts, startled the high altitude hovering eagle monster screams, panic and leave.

For more than ten consecutive days, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, but the support was like fighting fires, the soldiers gritted their teeth and persevered, no one complained, considering that they had gone deep into the grassland and could encounter the enemy at any time, Qin Huaidao issued a slow order, so that the horses and soldiers could recover some physical strength.

Looking at the endless grassland, the undulating grass, a group of wild wolves in the distance stopped and watched, did not dare to roar a few times, and left in a hurry, Qin Huaidao sighed a little, the grassland in this period is much better than that of later generations, it has not been polluted and destroyed, the blue sky is thousands of miles, the grass is still around, and it is full of primitive wildness.

At noon, the army was eating dry food on horseback, and its energy recovered a lot.

"Drive-"

A scout rushed over, rushed to Qin Huaidao and stopped, clasped his fists and shouted: "Tell the general, thirty miles away, it is found that the enemy army is attacking the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and the situation in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate is worrying. ”

"Oh, thirty miles away?" Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief, and finally arrived.

"General, the last general is willing to lead troops to support?" Li Yixie clasped his fists and shouted.

"The last general will also be the same." Cheng Chubi also hurriedly said.

Qin Huaidao didn't make a decision immediately, observing the surrounding terrain, his eyes fell on a hillside not far ahead, the slope was only ten meters higher than the surrounding area, the slope was not large, and it was almost negligible for the war horse, but the grassland on the platform was a little abrupt, blocking the line of sight ahead.

The inconspicuous terrain made Qin Huaidao suddenly have a plan, and rushed forward with his horse, shouting: "Order, the army stops advancing and prepares for battle, and all the officers above the rank of lieutenant come over." ”

"Obey." Su Dingfang hurriedly agreed and sent the people below to contact.

Qin Huaidao hit the horse and rushed to the hillside, stopped the war horse to observe, the gentle slope extended forward, it was not obvious, and there was no danger to defend, such a terrain was easy to ignore, the only advantage was that the people who came in front of him were affected by the slope, and they could not see the situation about two thousand meters behind the slope.

This invisible 2,000 meters can do a lot of work, depending on how to use it.

At this time, the officers above the rank of captain rushed over one after another, forming a group, there were quite a few people, and the next deployment was very important, and it was too time-consuming to pass one by one, and once the enemy found that the army was coming, he could divide his troops to block the attack at any time, and he was caught off guard and had an unstable foothold.

Fang Yiai was very arrogant, and asked bluntly: "General, why did the army stop?" ”

"Our scouts found that thirty miles away is the capital of Anbei, the enemy is attacking, our scouts can find the battle situation, the enemy scouts can also find us, and they may divide their troops to intercept us at any time, the brothers are sleepy and tired, and they are not suitable for encounters." Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and explained.

Everyone was stunned, their eyes were eager, and no one was afraid.

Qin Huaidao continued: "The matter is urgent, everyone obeys my orders. ”

Everyone looked stunned and pricked up their ears.

"Cheng Chuliang." Qin Huaidao looked over.

"In!" Cheng Chuliang hurriedly clenched his fists and agreed.

"This hillside is more than 300 zhang long, let your men dismount and line up in two rows, make an attack posture, in fact, confuse the enemy to rush to this side, the war horse rushed to the rear to concentrate on guarding, once the enemy approached, quickly retreated, leading the enemy to pursue down the hillside." Qin Huaidao admonished.

Cheng Chuliang looked at the hillside behind, the terrain was gentle, there was no danger to defend, the cavalry went downhill faster, how to run on two legs, wasn't that looking for death? But out of trust in Qin Huaidao, he didn't question it immediately and agreed.

Qin Huaidao didn't explain, pointing to the back of the hillside and continued: "The left and right armies are separated on both sides, the war horses are lying down, and the people are hidden, avoid exposure, and wait for orders. ”

Everyone looked to the sides, the grass was half a person high, hidden in it and could only be seen when they got closer, I don't know why, but they nodded and continued to listen.

Time is pressing, the enemy may be killed at any time, Qin Huaidao also did not elaborate, and said to Li Yixie of the Chinese army and Cheng Chubi of the rear army: "The Chinese army and the rear army dismounted, and the war horses also rushed to the rear to hide, and the army spread out along the slope, keeping an arm's width between the front and back, and dug the horse pit with a war knife, not too big, but deep enough, once the enemy war horse stepped in, it must fall, the density should be large, the action should be fast, once the enemy army arrives, quickly retreat, column goose-shaped formation, two-stage shooting, kill them." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they looked at the terrain again, and the key to this battle was the trap.

Cheng Chuliang was originally worried that the brothers would not be able to run after the cavalry arrived, and he was afraid of a fart if there was a horse pit, so he pointed to the terrain behind the hillside and said: "The enemy army came from the front, the vision was blocked by the hillside, and I couldn't see it clearly, I wouldn't know that there was a horse trap, plus the pursuit of me, etc., the speed is not reduced, and rushing down is death, wonderful." ”

Li Yixie agreed: "That's right, there is a large area with limited vision, let's dig a horse pit here, hide soldiers, the enemy can't see it, and we can take it by surprise, but if you are stable, you can't run in advance, otherwise the enemy will scatter and chase, and if you don't go here, we will be busy in vain." ”

"Okay, time is pressing, everyone will inform everyone of their tactical intentions, avoid making mistakes, and deploy as soon as possible." Qin Huaidao advised, worried that the enemy would come too quickly and the density of the horse trap was not enough, so he looked at Fang Yiai and Wei Chi Baoqi and said: "The left and right armies will leave half of the war horses to appease the war horses and avoid running around, and the rest will come up to help dig the pit." ”

"Obey." The two hurriedly agreed.

The officers who came were grass-roots captains, and the orders were conveyed much faster, saving the generals of the various armies to reconvene the communication link, and the army quickly took action, leaving behind the weapons needed for the war, and arranged for people to drive the war horses to the rear, and the remaining people put the weapons on the ground, and rushed up to dig a pit with the war knife.

The Tang Army's standard war knife is a straight knife, narrower, digging a pit or far away, everyone knows that trapping a horse pit is related to their own life and death, they don't dare to be careless, dig very fast, very deep.

Qin Huaidao stood on the hillside and did not move, waiting for Cheng Chuliang's troops to unfold, he ran forward for a distance to observe, the people digging the pit behind the hillside could not see, but the people who lured the enemy were only four thousand, and the unfolding surface was too large, which seemed a little thin, and it might not be able to attract the enemy to attack, so he let the pro-army come over, erected the general's battle flag, and put on a decisive battle posture.

When there are many people, and the hillside is higher than the surrounding area, the line of sight is blocked, and it is impossible to know how many people are behind the people, and it is easy to have the illusion that the army is waiting for a solemn battle and a decisive battle.

The Tang army is not good at cavalry warfare, so letting the infantry as bait can attract the enemy more, after all, the infantry is a big fat piece for the cavalry, plus the general's flag, if it can't attract the enemy, it is fate.

In less than half an hour, waiting for the report, an army of 50,000 people rushed over.

Time and Qin Huaidao's estimate was about the same, and after looking at the back, the trap pit had been dug about the same, the length and width were about a kilometer, and on both sides of the trap pit were two large armies on the left and right pressing the formation, not afraid that the enemy would outflank him from both wings, so he waited in his heart and shouted: "Order, the army is ready to fight." ”

Immediately someone rushed down to give the order, and as soon as the soldiers who were digging the pit heard that the enemy was about to arrive, they ran away and rushed to their respective combat posts, forming a goose-shaped formation according to the usual training, and the two armies of the middle and rear roads had 8,000 people, half-surrounding the horse pit, and one by one they picked up their crossbows and made preparations before the battle.

Qin Huaidao did not retreat, standing proudly, looking ahead, the former soldiers who were responsible for making the bait were not afraid to see Qin Huaidao, fighting side by side with everyone, morale was greatly boosted, and more than 5,000 people gave people a momentum of thousands of troops.

This momentum made Qin Huaidao determined, as long as everyone did not panic, a decisive battle posture, the enemy would be fooled, if you retreat before fighting, the enemy will suspect fraud, and shouted: "Pass it on, no one is allowed to move without an order, once you retreat, give this general how fast and how fast to run, pay attention to your feet, don't trap yourself in the pit." ”

"Hahaha!" The soldiers laughed knowingly, and their morale rose a few points again.

Soon, there was the roar of thousands of galloping horses in front of him, the earth was trembling, the soldiers looked awe-inspired, and couldn't help but clench the war knife in their hands.

Qin Huaidao held a stainless steel horse lance, put on a decisive battle posture, his cold eyes stared at the roaring enemy, the black pressure was overwhelming, the momentum was strong, the murderous aura was rolling, not to be underestimated, worthy of the nation on horseback, an unyielding surge came to his heart, and shouted loudly: "Steady, draw the sword!" ”

"Boom!"

The soldiers drew their swords one after another and put on a posture of fighting to the death.

"Oooooooo

When the enemy saw the army, they screamed with excitement, like a pack of wild wolves seeing lambs.

The 50,000-strong army charged, and the formation was so sharp that the infantry couldn't stop it at all.

In the eyes of this wave of Turkic cavalry, the Tang army is a big fat meat that is within reach.