Chapter 0352 - A Thousand Miles to Help

The Tang army was waiting for the battle, and Du Yuanshan ordered in a hoarse voice: "Crossbowmen prepare!"

The five thousand Tang army crossbowmen had already put down their spears, everyone held the Tang crossbow in their hands, and the crossbow and quiver on their backs, they lined up in three rows, and under Du Yuanshan's order, they took a few steps forward and opened up the distance.

The range of the Tang army's hard crossbow was about 200 paces, and the effective killing range was 100 to 10 paces, and when the Khitan army rushed close to 30 paces, the crossbowmen would quickly run back and be taken over by the spear infantry behind.

Within 90 steps of the Khitan army rushing into the killing range, ordinary soldiers can send two arrows, and trained crossbowmen can send three arrows, and the Tang army responsible for intercepting the Khitan army is a veteran, and after strict training, it can send three arrows, that is, a total of 15,000 arrows.

In addition, the five thousand spear infantry in the back row are equipped with bows and arrows, and they can also shoot a round in a short time, so that in fact, 20,000 arrows are shot, which is a great threat to the Khitan army, but the strength of the bow and arrow is not enough, and it cannot penetrate the shield of the Khitan army, and most of the time it can only hurt the horse, while the crossbow arrow is different, it can penetrate the shield of the Khitan army.

In the blink of an eye, the Khitan cavalry rushed into the firing range, and five thousand crossbowmen raised the Tang crossbow high, tilting upwards at a thirty-degree angle, and the tip of the crossbow arrow was coldly aimed at the cavalry group that was getting closer and closer.

The enemy army is getting closer and closer, the yellow sand fills the sky and the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and the Khitan army is completely invisible, only to hear a drum, the 1,500 arrows of the first row of the Tang army soar into the air, whistling and shooting into the diffuse yellow sand.

Immediately the first row was loaded with arrows, the second row was fired, and then the third row was fired, and a round of three rows of arrows and 15,000 crossbow arrows were like a net of arrows, which were overwhelmingly shot at the Khitan cavalry.

Screams suddenly erupted in the yellow sand, and people continued to have arrows from horses, and the horses fell, throwing the cavalry out, and the powerful crossbow arrows penetrated the wooden shields in the hands of the Khitans, and shot into the faces and chests of the cavalrymen.

But the Khitans had already killed the red eyes, regardless of life and death, riding horses and galloping, at this time the bows and arrows of the Tang army's spear infantry also followed, the arrows were like rain, and the arrows were like locusts, and a cruel battle of cutting and devouring blood began.

Fifteen thousand arrows shot over more than 2,000 cavalry, the Khitan cavalry finally swept in, the crossbowmen quickly picked up their spears and retreated, and the Tang spear infantry also raised their guns against each other.

The two armies were getting closer and closer, and they could even see the anger on each other's faces, but the faces of the soldiers at the front changed in an instant, and they became terrified, but they could not stop, and they closed their eyes in despair amid the screams.

In an instant, there was a loud bang, and the two armies collided, and countless people at the front died tragically in this collision, their bodies shattered, and their helmets and broken spears flew into the sky, and a fierce battle began.

Horses and infantry fought in groups, guns and bayonets slashed, shouts of killing, screams, the click of broken bones, and the gurgling of the throat before death.

A Khitan centurion was fierce and abnormal, he held a thirty-pound sword in his hand and fought fiercely, and he was fighting against a young Tang army, inexperienced, he grabbed the spear, backhanded a sword, and cut the Tang soldiers into two pieces, the internal organs rolled out, and the blood arrow spurted out of the zhang.

Another burly Tang military captain was furious, he flew silently and hurriedly, stabbed from behind, the force was strong, and a shot pierced the chain mail of the Khitan centurion, the tip of the gun leaked out from the chest, the Tang military captain roared and lifted him high in the air, the Khitan centurion turned his back and faced down, a pair of copper bell eyes glared at Tang General angrily, and used his last strength to chew his tongue and spray at the person who killed him.

The sun was gradually obscured by large dark clouds, the dark clouds hung low, and the cold wind blew from the north, blowing up the dust on the ground, and the blood on the ground quickly froze and froze, as if people were in an ice cave, and the cold was breathless.

In the wheat fields covering an area of thousands of hectares, the fierce battle between the two armies continued, but the physical strength of the Tang army was rapidly declining, and the fierce battle of nearly ten days made them all exhausted, sweat and blood were mixed, and many people fainted due to excessive physical exhaustion.

However, the Khitan cavalry has not participated in the battle, they are full of physical strength, skilled horsemanship, and the cavalry impact is extremely sharp, which will disrupt the Tang army's large array, divide and surround them, and the Tang army will gradually be unable to resist and retreat.

"General, get out of here! The brethren could not resist. One soldier shouted.

Du Yuanshan bit his lips, how to let him withdraw now, once they can't support the retreat, the Tang army will collapse, and the fierce battle will turn into a massacre.

But the reality is so cruel, he watched groups of Tang Army soldiers being slaughtered, wailing and crying, holding his head and fleeing, the left wing had already taken the lead in collapsing, seeing that the whole army was about to be defeated, Du Yuanshan couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, "I didn't think that I, Du Yuanshan, would die here!"

He was just about to order the whole army to retreat, but at this moment, a loud horn suddenly sounded in the distance, and the sound of the horn blew away the coldness of the cold winter like a spring breeze, and also blew the hearts of the Khitans, who retreated one after another and stopped the slaughter of the Tang soldiers.

I saw a Tang cavalry of thousands of people galloping towards this side, and a big flag with the word 'Thousand Cavalry' embroidered in the wind, this is Li Zhen led 5,000 Tang Army cavalry to arrive.

More than 10,000 Tang Army soldiers suddenly cheered, their morale was greatly boosted, and Du Yuanshan was so excited that tears came out.

At this time, it was almost dusk, and the Khitan army was exhausted, and the sudden arrival of the Tang cavalry made their formation chaotic, Luo Wuquan was shocked to find that the Tang army was actually killed from their backs, and if they did not face the battle, they would face the situation of being attacked by the enemy on their backs, so anxious that he shouted: "Assemble the team! Assemble the team!"

However, the Khitan cavalry was almost in separate formations, and it was difficult to assemble the team for a while, at this time, 5,000 Tang cavalry had already been overwhelming, and more than 1,000 Khitan infantry shot arrows at the Tang cavalry in a panic.

"Defeat the Khitan army, kill—"

Countless Tang cavalry waved their knives and shouted, Di Yan followed closely behind Li Zhen, and she was so excited that she raised her sword and shouted: "Kill!"

Li Zhen waved his sword, and he crouched on his majestic horse and galloped, his white mane fluttering and floating on his silver helmet.

Behind him, the banner of the Tang army was waving in the wind, thousands of troops and horses galloped in the field, five thousand cavalry roared forward, the sand and soil under the rolling horses' hooves were flying, the dust was overwhelming, covering the sunset at dusk, and the murderous aura was like a storm on the wasteland, sweeping towards the Khitan army.

The darkness that hung over the heads of the Tang army was driven away at this moment, the Khitan army was wailing, extreme fear enveloped them, they gave up the attack, dazed and at a loss.

"Assemble! Resist!"

Luo Wu screamed, but the Tang army rushed into their rear army, and thousands of Khitan infantry who had not had time to complete the team became the ghosts of the Tang army's sword, blood splashed everywhere, wailing all over the field, human heads rolled to the ground, the war knife waved a dazzling light, the spear was like a forest, the ground echoed with the roar of the Tang army, and the iron cavalry was like a stream, covering and chasing the Khitan soldiers who were scattered and fleeing.

The trapped beasts were still fighting, and although the Khitan banner soldiers of the three thousand guards Luo Wuquan were also frightened by the sudden Tang army, they still resisted desperately.

The three thousand Khitan infantry simply stood in line, some holding spears, some holding shields and long swords, and some holding bows and arrows, trying to resist desperately, but the black-pressed Tang cavalry instantly rushed in front of them, and the storm momentum of the impact made them unable to open their eyes, and many people let out desperate shouts.

Five thousand cavalry of the Tang Army rushed into the Khitan army like a storm, rushed out of a bloody road, trampled everything in this bloody road, overwhelmed everything, and was invincible to everything.

The Khitan soldiers rolled under the hooves of their horses, their necks were cut with horizontal knives, spears pierced their chests, human heads flew to the ground, flesh and blood flew from their limbs, blood mist filled the air, and shouts and screams resounded throughout the field.

The Tang army penetrated the Khitan army's large array like mercury, dividing and surrounding them one by one, although the Khitan army resisted stubbornly, the combat effectiveness of the infantry and cavalry was too disparity, so that they were defeated and retreated, and suffered heavy casualties.

More than 12,000 Tang troops finally sorted out their ranks, their morale was reinvigorated, seeing where the Tang cavalry passed, invincible all the way, Du Yuanshan was so excited that he couldn't help himself, turned around and shouted: "Sons, kill the enemy with me!"

"Kill—"

Thousands of Tang soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Khitan cavalry, spears like a forest, stabbing at the Khitan cavalry, at this time the morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, countless Khitan cavalry was picked off the horses, and the tide of the battle was rapidly turning.

In the cavalry ranks of the Tang Army, five hundred cavalry of the Tang Army followed Li Zhen and galloped, and they were like a sharp dagger, piercing the back of Luo Wuqian's personal army, and in an instant, they opened a bloody road.

Li Zhen's sword flew over, and the Khitan army was killed and wounded under his knife, at this time they were less than three hundred steps away from Luo Wu, and Li Zhen could clearly see Luo Wu's golden helmet, which was given to him by Sun Wanrong after he slaughtered the city in Zhaozhou.

Li Zhen thought of Wang Xiaojie's tragic death, his eyes became red, and he roared, "Whoever takes the head of Chief Hu will be promoted to one level and rewarded with two thousand yuan!"

Inspired by the heavy reward, the soldiers of the Tang Army became like wolves and tigers, and everyone rushed to kill the Khitan generals dozens of steps away, killing the Khitan soldiers and retreating one after another, and the dead bodies were everywhere, and they were less than 100 steps away from Luo Wuqing.

Li Zhen was not interesting, took off the bow and arrows, he controlled the horse with his legs, opened the bow and arrows, urged the horse to run, the flying horse shot sideways, and a wolf's tooth arrow shot out like lightning, straight to Luo Wucheng, who was a hundred steps away.

At this time, Luo Wucheng's vision was blocked by the Tang cavalry, he saw that the Tang army had been killed near him, and hurriedly prepared to break through and escape under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers, and the wolf's tooth arrow time arrived in front of his eyes, Luo Wucheng was taken aback, but he couldn't dodge, 'poof!' He was shot in the throat by an arrow.

Luo Wuquan covered his throat with his hands, turned over and fell off the horse, his own soldiers hurriedly wanted to save him, Jiu Zhi had led dozens of Tang cavalry to kill, Jiu Zhi's eyes were red, and he raised his knife and slashed indiscriminately.

Luo Wuquan's personal soldiers saw that this Tang general was extremely fierce and difficult to resist, and the coach saw that he could not survive, so in desperation, they had to give up the coach and run west.

Jiuzhi turned over and dismounted, ignoring the arrow on Luo Wuquan's throat, raised his knife and cut off Luo Wuquan's head, he turned over on his horse, raised his head and shouted, "The enemy chief has been killed by me!

Seeing that Jiu Zhi had robbed Li Zhen of his credit, Di Yan was so angry that he scolded in a low voice: "Why is this person so thick-skinned?"

Li Zhen didn't want to compete with Jiuzhi, he roared: "The enemy chief is dead, brothers, kill me!"

As Luo Wuquan was killed by the Tang army, Shuai Qi was also cut down by the Tang soldiers, and more than 10,000 Khitan troops finally collapsed in despair and fear.

The Khitan cavalry did not have the life to flee to the north, but the infantry suffered heavy casualties, they could not outrun the iron cavalry of the Tang army, and fell to the ground one after another, and angry horse hooves galloped past them.