Outside the city of Dingxiang.

What was supposed to be a battlefield where the two armies faced each other has now become a gladiatorial arena for watching the battle.

The Turkic side was crowded at the head of Dingxiang City, and Jieli took Li Chengqian to the best position at the head of the city, so that he could have a full view of the two cavalry teams facing each other below.

Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty also led the main men and horses to climb the gentle slope in the distance, and they all looked at the battlefield with solemn faces.

On one side is the cavalry of the most elite royal court guards of the Turks, and on the other side is the Tang Dynasty's new force that the Marquis of the Tang Dynasty has been training for a whole year, who can overpower the other party? I think that the one who is most concerned about this issue should be the crown prince Li Chengqian, who watched the battle at the head of the city.

Hou Junji took out the narrow Tang knife at his waist, and swept the blades of the soldiers in the front row, "This battle is the first battle of my Tang cavalry, and it must be fought brilliantly!" Datang Wannian ......"

"Datang Wannian ......"

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On the other side, the Turkic Right Sage King licked the corners of his bloodthirsty mouth, and his face was full of sneers, as if he was brewing some conspiracy.

The war drums sounded, and Hou Junji gave an order, kill!

The 20,000 cavalry rushed up to the opposite side, and from a distance, it looked like a long log that was rapidly crushed, and it was shocking.

Cavalry against cavalry, usually like this, each lined up in a row, rushing and staggering moments out of the knife fight.

Datang gave up the bow and crossbow this time, firstly, the Tang army was not good at archery while riding, and secondly, the body was fully clothed and armored, even with armor on the horse's head, which could block most flying arrows and was not afraid of the opponent's arrow rain.

Rushing to the other side in close combat, this is to play to the strengths and avoid the weaknesses. The armor on my body can reduce damage, and the armor of the Turks ...... Obviously, it can't stop the sharp Tang knife.

On the other hand, the Turkic side did not line up in a row at the beginning, but stood in a scattered manner. Seeing that the Tang soldiers and horses began to charge, the other party did not follow the hedge, but just watched. This made Hou Junji a little puzzled.

On the gentle slope, in the observation group of the Tang Army, the famous general Duan Zhixuan asked suspiciously: "Marshal, what kind of tactic is this Turkic?" The cavalry fought with the heaviest horsepower, and they waited for us to rush, and they had only the share of being slaughtered...... There won't be a fraud, right? ”

Cheng Yanjin said: "Could it be that they dug a trap in front of them?" Just waiting for our people to step in? ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at him, and Cheng Biting Jin scratched his head and said, "Isn't that right?" Why are you all looking at me? Did I really guess it? ”

Li Jing laughed and said, "Zhijie, do you know how much manpower it takes to dig a trap for a 20,000-strong army? ”

…… Cheng Zhijie smiled awkwardly, this is not a guess.

At this moment, the Turkic side moved.

"Strange! What are they doing? The formation is a sharp formation, but it does not charge head-on against the enemy? Instead running towards the east? ”

"Yes, if you want to use the long snake array to outflank and suppress, it should be a two-headed army, this kind of behavior is more like running away!"

Old Li Jing's smile froze on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "The Turkic generals are very clever. Knowing that the armor and weapons are inferior to us, they use their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and choose to avoid the edge for the time being, wanting to consume our troops with wandering cavalry shooting. ”

"Hey, blind commander, our war horses all have a piece of armor, are you afraid of him?" Wei Chigong said disdainfully.

Duan Zhixuan retorted: "Don't be careless, the Turks grew up on horseback and are the best at riding and shooting. And although we are well equipped, it also increases the weight of the war horse, and it is not durable to fight. ”

"Shhh...... So insidious? Can Hou Junji do it? Wei Chi Jingde said worriedly. Although he had a gambling contract with Hou Junji, he still wanted Datang to win this battle.

"It should be fine."

On the battlefield, Hou Junji saw through the other party's conspiracy at a glance, the corners of his mouth curved, and immediately ordered the standard-bearer to command the mutiny, and everyone put away the melee sabers and replaced them with bows and crossbows.

"Riding and shooting? Ben would have been prepared. Although my cavalry has not been trained for a long time, and they are not as good as your cavalry and archery since childhood, they are stronger than our crossbows, and they have a range of twenty paces longer than your bows. ”

Sure enough, Hou Junji's response was very in place, and after the distance between the two sides was shortened to the firing range, the Tang army fired ten thousand arrows in unison, although the accuracy was almost good, but the victory was covered by the rain of arrows, and there were still many Turkic cavalry who fell with arrows.

In just one round, he knocked over about 1,000 opponents.

The observation group on the gentle slope applauded in unison! Well done and off to a good start.

Li Chengqian, who was at the head of the city, couldn't help but wave his fist excitedly, and said with a smile: "Don't be too happy, and look down." ”

The right Xian King who led the Turkic team was slightly surprised, obviously he didn't expect this small change, but although he was not panicked, he also commanded the standard-bearer to give orders, no matter how close the distance was, he would also fight a rain of arrows.

Although it was a chase and an escape, this time it was within the range of the Turks, that is, both sides could shoot each other, the Tang army relied on the advantage of armor, and the Turks relied on the cavalry to shoot more accurately, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

At the same time, the two sides came to a round of arrow rain to each other. This time the result was evenly divided, with each with its own damage.

The generals on the gentle slope applauded again, only the old handsome Li Jing's face was grim, and there was a faint sense of worry.

Sure enough, the next moment, the order flag of the Turkic Right Xian King changed again, and the Turkic cavalry, which was originally rushing mightily, suddenly changed their formation and dispersed, with a team of several hundred people, and actually fled in different directions. It disrupted the deployment of the Don Army at once.

Now if ten thousand arrows are fired at once, it will not cover many people, and the Turkic war horses are slightly faster, and if they want to run with all their might, the Tang army with all the equipment will not be able to catch up.

"What does this mean? Running separately? Hurry up and chase separately! Wei Chigong shouted anxiously.

Duan Zhixuan said calmly: "No, you must not chase separately." ”

Li Jing nodded, "Not bad." Our army's cavalry shooting is not as good as the Turks, the opponent comes and goes like the wind, once they chase separately, their advantages will become disadvantages, waiting to be shot by others. ”

"Oh...... Fortunately, Hou Junji did not impulsively divide his troops. Wei Chigong breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone complained in their hearts, do you think Hou Junji is as reckless as you?

Li Jing sighed and said, "I'm afraid that this battle will be lost." The other party kept shooting stragglers, like mosquitoes, and bitten them from time to time......"

Lose? How so? How can it be so fast?

Fast? No, of course, it will not be lost soon, but it will be lost in the end. Lao Li Jing did not explain, with his many years of experience, he could basically see the results at a glance, but the group of people under him was not necessarily.

In fact, as Li Jing guessed, a team of 200 Turks was like mosquitoes, attacking and biting from time to time. It is possible that there are only three or five people at a time, but the other party has almost a hundred such teams.

Although the war horses of the Tang Dynasty are elite, they are still inferior to the most elite cavalry of the Turkic royal court.

Hou Junji looked at the soldiers who were gradually losing, and secretly scolded despicable! Gritting his teeth, his eyes were fierce, he ordered the standard-bearer to give orders, prepare for a rain of bows and crossbows and arrows, do not chase and fight scatteredly, look at the flag, and shoot at only one Turkic straggler at a time.

Anyway, if there is a battle loss, then come on, exchange life for life, 10,000 arrows are aimed at one, and the rain of arrows will be almost 20,000, covering you with only 200 people? Where are you going?

After a rain of arrows, none of the targeted Turkic stragglers survived, and all of them were nailed into hedgehogs.

The crowd on the gentle slope shouted in unison again, good! Well done. Lao Hou is really a ruthless person.

Old Li Jing shook his head, "Life for life...... Alas, it seems, there is no other way. ”