Chapter 539: The Power of the Prairie
Li Hao led the Linghui army all the way forward to kill, and at first the momentum was like a bamboo, defeating the Turkic army one after another.
In the rear of the Linghui army, the archers took out black crossbow arrows and fired at the enemy's rear camp.
Their crossbow arrows have a range of 300 paces, far beyond the range of ordinary crossbow arrows, and they don't have to worry about hurting their own people because of the range.
Under this fierce offensive, the Turkic army was defeated and retreated, and it was about to be surrounded by the Linghui army on the left and right.
But Li Hao stood at the front of the army, but he obviously felt a trace of strangeness.
Since the start of the war, they have only been fighting for half an hour, but Li Hao, who has the power of the overlord, is already a little tired at this moment!
This kind of thing has never happened before, when he led his troops to conquer the party Xiang Tuyuhun, fought on horseback for a day and a night, he was also full of energy, and never felt tired. But how can you feel tired after only playing for so many moments?
And this is not Li Hao's illusion alone, the Linghui army, which has just returned to the dragon and tiger, has begun to lack a follow-up at this moment, and is gradually suppressed back by the Turkic army.
Immediately afterwards, the rear of the Turkic army also began to rain arrows, although the range of their bows and arrows was not as far as the crossbow arrows of the Linghui army, but it could be seen that the enemy's physical strength was still quite abundant, and the power of the arrows was very strong.
Gradually, the main formation of the Linghui Army in the middle was gradually pressed back by the enemy.
As soon as the middle road was disjointed, the armies surrounding the enemy on the left and right sides were also suddenly in chaos, and when the formation was broken, there were also flaws in the encirclement.
At this moment, in the middle of the crowd of the main Turkic army, Su Erluo saw the opportunity, and immediately commanded the army to rush to the left front, breaking through the encirclement on the left side of the Linghui army in one fell swoop.
"Not good! The left flank troops were counter-surrounded, the main formation changed formations, plugged the gaps, and they could not be allowed to surround the left flank troops! ”
Li Hao saw the gap in the left flank that had been rushed out, and immediately commanded the change of formation. 、
But the formations that have been trained countless times in ordinary times are particularly obscure when they are converted today, as if the original precision machine parts are rusty, and they are running very slowly.
On the other hand, the Turkic army was still walking like a fly, not only avoiding the entanglement of Li Hao on the frontal battlefield, but also surrounding their corner before the left flank troops changed formations.
In just one wave of charges, the Linghui Army lost hundreds of soldiers.
"How is it possible, their speed is so fast!"
Li Hao was taken aback, the Linghui Army had worked hard in the formation drill, and the method of changing the formation had been memorized in the hearts of every soldier, and the speed could not be slower than that of the Turkic army, but how could it be today......
Li Hao was thinking about it, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he turned his head to look at the Linghui Army soldiers beside him, only to see that they were following him all the way to pursue the Turkic army, but they were already vain, and their faces were pale, as if they were exhausted.
It turned out that it was not the speed at which the Turkic army changed formations quickly, but the Linghui army that slowed down!
But it shouldn't be! On weekdays, the intensity of military training is not low, and the soldiers should have been familiar with high-intensity combat for a long time, and there has never been a situation where the army has been slowed down due to physical exertion, so how can it be today......
"The enemy is lacking, counter-charge!"
Before Li Hao could figure out what was happening, he suddenly heard that in the crowd of enemy soldiers, Su Erluo had already shouted loudly.
He seemed to have guessed early on that the Linghui Army would slow down the pace of the march because of the question, and he actually gave the order to counterattack first when the Linghui Army pursued the past.
"Kill!"
The Turkic army roared, ignoring the rout of the Linghui army on the left flank, and turned to kill it.
This time, the disadvantage of the Linghui Army's physical exhaustion was completely revealed.
On top of the frontal risk, the Linghui Army, which could have fought on a par with the enemy army, and even stabilized the enemy's side because of its better equipment, was unexpectedly broken up by a wave of charges from the Turkic army at this moment.
The infantry camp in front was overwhelmed, and no matter how hard the archers in the rear tried, they could not shoot all the incoming enemies in a short time.
The Turkic army divided the former elite troops, broke through the main formation of the Linghui army in the shape of a sword, and went straight into the archer troops, and for a while blood was splashed, and the Linghui army was killed by surprise.
Li Hao was also taken aback, his Linghui army was all over the world, and he had never tasted a defeat, how could his state be so bad today, and he couldn't even withstand a wave of charges from an enemy who was far inferior to them in numbers?
Looking at the frontal battlefield.
The soldiers of the Linghui Army were all panting, and they could only grit their teeth.
A warrior slashed his spear with a swing of his long knife, then charged forward with all his might, intending to kill the enemy with a single blow.
But at the moment when he exerted force under his feet, his body shook suddenly, and he fell to the ground.
With heavy rain for months, the ground is already slippery, and the grassland is dense, making it even more difficult to control the balance of the body.
The Linghui warrior fell, and the Turkic soldier, who was still at a disadvantage just now, took the opportunity to snatch a stab, severely wounding the Linghui warrior who fell to the ground, and turned defeat into victory.
Li Hao saw this scene in his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and looked back at you in all directions.
Sure enough, on the battlefield of the wind line, this kind of thing appeared one after another.
"Damn! Hit the trick! Li Hao scolded, waved the overlord halberd in his hand vigorously, and struggled to send the five Turkic soldiers in front of him flying, and then took out the arrow on his waist and shot it into the sky.
"Boom!"
A cloud of crimson smoke filled the air.
When the soldiers of the Linghui Army saw it, they were all taken aback.
The crimson smoke represents encountering a strong enemy and calling for reinforcements.
This is a signal arrow rarely used by the Linghui Army.
Over the years since the formation of the Linghui Army, it has been invincible all over the world, so why did it need to use this kind of signal arrow for help? But they never thought that this first signal arrow for help was actually used by Li Hao, the god in their hearts.
"The whole army listens to the order, gathers forces, and retreats!"
Li Hao yelled as he popped out the shield in his sleeve in front of him, and the Linghui Army soldiers did the same, took out the shield to form a shield wall, and began to retreat back gradually.
The Linghui army on the left and right also quickly integrated, not to surround the enemy, but to quickly flee back to the rear.
Li Hao stood in the crowd, directing the army to kill the enemy remotely with crossbow arrows while retreating. was awe-inspiring in my heart, and secretly scolded myself for being so careless.
Marching and fighting, pay attention to the right time, place and people.
The choice of the battlefield is the geographical advantage.
Heavy rain for days, the ground is slippery, which is not conducive to logging, coupled with the dense grassland, a lot of rain is locked in the ground, and the entire grassland has become a swamp country.
The Linghui army pursued the enemy from the outpost and ran for two or three miles. It's almost like reconnecting a few kilometers in the water.
The resistance to people's actions in the water is naturally several times greater than that on land, and the 10,000 Turkic reinforcements in front of them are waiting for work, and their physical strength is naturally much more abundant than that of the Linghui army. It's no surprise that less is more.
In addition, the Turks grew up on the steppe, they have long been accustomed to fighting on slippery grass, the Linghui army has never fought on this kind of terrain, and it is extremely difficult to control the balance, let alone fight with them.
In today's battle, the other party has taken advantage of the geographical advantage, and the power of the grassland, Li Hao has finally kicked back!
But fortunately, he reacted in time, gathered the team together and retreated in a defensive formation, as long as the formation was not broken, the enemy was too small in number, and it could not pose much of a threat to them.