Chapter 664: First Pursuit

Feng Changqing only asked for 3,000 light cavalry from Li Siye, including hundreds of cavalry bombardiers equipped with fierce fire and thunder, Li Siye was also taken aback when he heard his request, and asked, "Is 3,000 people enough?" ”

"Doctor, it's totally enough."

"This Balaj is known as the god of war in North India, and half of the territory that Yesaphaman now owns was defeated by him, are you sure of this?"

Feng Changqing said with a smile: "If it is the real god of war, it should unify the whole of India, why bother to be in a corner of northern India like now." ”

"His army consisted of more than 30 war elephants, with a total strength of 20,000 men."

"What about 20,000 people, 3,000 horsemen can easily break it."

Okay, when you come back, someone will personally cook a celebration wine for you. ”

Feng Changqing took 3,000 light horsemen on the road, set off from Bala Luobu City, and each of them rode two horses to change horses on the way, and it took only three days to reach the Ganges Plain.

According to his reasoning, Baghira, who was stationed at Palroyaga, must have marched upstream along the waters of the Ganges. As the river of life of Indians, several capitals raised by past dynasties are located on the banks of the Ganges, and the city of Qunu is located in the upper reaches of the Ganges.

Bagjira's ranks consisted of large war elephants that were more dependent on water and could not escape the pull of the Ganges.

According to Feng Changqing's careful analysis of the terrain along the way, one-third of the journey of Bagjira's northward rescue was dense forests, and two-thirds were plains, and the area was quite flat, with almost no excessively high peaks and hills. Except for the dense forest, it is the most favorable battlefield for cavalry.

The North Indian army had reached more than 300 miles from the dense forest to Qunu City, and according to the speed of the infantry's march, it would take about five days, and he had enough initiative to defeat the North Indian army in five days, which was not too difficult.

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The Indian army marching north was mighty, with more than thirty elephants carrying rattan bamboo baskets, and three people sat inside, one of whom was a driver, and two archers were used to strike condescendingly. The high-caste officers rode horses, wore fine chain armor, and wore intricately carved helmets.

The armor belonging to Bagjira is the most exquisite, the battle helmet is all gilded, the pattern is fine like the relief of the temple, there is a pinch of gorgeous peacock feathers on the top of the head, and there is a hollow gold mask in front, the mask completely fits the facial structure of the human body, if Dai Wang sees it, he will definitely shout insiders, and he will definitely throw away his sandalwood mask in shame.

His armor was also extraordinarily ornate, with the silver gleaming chain mail removed, and his chest was covered with five or six lacquer-like parts, a combination of garan and crimson. These five or six parts are also very consistent with the laws of the human body, respectively on the two pectoralis major muscles, the center of the stomach is a golden disc heart guard, and the most awesome is the abdomen, and the staggered metal pieces actually deduce the feeling of six abdominal muscles.

The winged skirt armor of his legs was also gilded, and the thighs were wrapped with chain mail, but the most ornate were the two combat boots, the noble feeling of metal shin guards shaped by armor, and the tips of the toe toe were inlaid with two light blue gems, which could shine at night to illuminate the night path.

This is not a piece of armor at all, but a sturdy work of art, with an incomparable artistic shape, and it has to be carefully crafted so that its solidity and beauty far exceed that of the Mingguang armor. The Mingguang Armor is just a mass production of soulless armor, and its excellence lies in the fact that it is a limited edition, and the cost is more than 100 times that of the Mingguang Armor, and there is only one such one in the whole of North India, which is exclusive to the golden holy garment of his Bagira.

The officers who followed behind Bagjira were also in good armor, with chain mail and iron breastplates, tall horses, and a variety of ornaments, various ornaments and statues of gods, and you could tell that this horse was a personal item when you saw it.

The officers were followed by hundreds of well-armored heavy infantry, with sturdy tower shields behind them, and from these people's eyes, this army was a difficult bone to gnaw.

But the soldiers who followed these hundreds of men were much more shabby, all of them were yellow-skinned and thin, and those in the best conditions could only wear fur armor, and those in poor conditions could only wear several layers of linen clothes, and most of them had no shoes and marched barefoot on the hard ground on the banks of the river.

An army of 20,000 men marched along the riverbank, looking like a god in a golden robe leading a band of beggars.

Feng Changqing lay in the grass not far away, and the corners of his mouth were conceited and said: "It is too much for me and the doctor to ask for three thousand light horses, and two thousand horses can easily defeat this army." ”

The adjutant general beside him took the initiative to take the initiative and asked, "Why did the general assert this?" ”

He pointed to the distance and smiled proudly: "It is impossible to describe the North Indian Army with good and bad, I think it should be called the inequality between the rich and the poor, only one percent of those who wear shoes, and ninety percent of those who are barefoot." Wasn't the army fed by the imperial court? How can there be such a big gap between the front and rear armies. And the general Bagjira, who had more than half of his armor in gold, how much would it cost to make such a finely carved battle armor? With so much money, can't you make a few more sets of armor for ordinary soldiers? ”

"What now, do you want to attack?"

Feng Changqing nodded: "Order everyone to get on the horse, stab him in the ass in the first round, and crush their weakest protective rear army." ”

The Tang army first mounted 1,500 men five miles away from the North Indian army, removed the excess counterweight, and used only horned bows and horizontal knives as weapons. Everyone dispersed into several batches of cavalry, staring at the ass of the enemy and preparing for a sortie.

Feng Changqing gave an order, and the horse's hooves rushed out with the dust, and the black tail of the North Indian Army could be seen in the distance, gradually approaching like a wolf pack.

The Indian army erupted in a gurgling shout, followed by a brief pause and rioting.

The North Indian rear army, though poorly equipped, was also well-trained, and the officers rode on horses, roared and whipped them to drive them into formation, and set up spears and wooden shields. In the rear of the front formation, some archers were also gathered sporadically, and they fired sporadically at the approaching Tang army.

When they approached the enemy more than sixty paces away, Feng Changqing suddenly whistled loudly, and all the horsemen straightened up from their horses in unison, pulled out their horn bows and threw at the enemy formation, and the weakest rear army fell to the ground one after another.

At the speed of the war horse running more than sixty paces away, it can throw up to two rounds, and after two rounds, the bamboo whistle in Feng Changqing's mouth blew again, and the captains of each cavalry team immediately led the cavalry under their command to turn their horses' heads around the flank of the North Indian rear army, and attacked and killed at close range with horn bows again.

Upon learning of the attack on the rear army, Bagjira immediately shouted and commanded the war elephants to turn back to the rescue, and he also drew his soft swords from his waist, his shining armor as bright as a peacock, and rushed towards the rear of the group, and the high-caste officers followed him closely on their horses.

However, the march of the Indian army was too long, and it was only the tail of the rear army that could form a formation to form a defense, and most of the soldiers were still in the confusion of the march, and the officers waved their whips to drive them into formation. But the formation had not yet been formed, and the Tang cavalry had already pulled out a long line to intersperse with the most chaotic places, and the angular bows in their hands did not pause at all, and continued to shoot at close range.

The Tang cavalry completely cut the North Indian army in two, and their horses stepped into the warm Ganges water, and then turned back to continue cutting the cake. Except for a small number of men who were able to form a formation in terror with spears and shields, the rest of the army were all scattered, like headless flies running around, and these scattered soldiers became easy targets for shooting and harvesting.