Section 349 Fight to the death with the enemy
He knew in his heart that the heavy cavalry was most afraid of the rangers who were good at riding and archery, which was why he had asked Jerushlus to borrow three hundred rangers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
At the moment, however, three hundred rangers were far from enough. If it's 2,000 people, that's okay.
Letting these soldiers throw down their sabers can completely cut off their idea of using swords in close combat, and allow them to consciously keep a distance from the Tibetan heavy cavalry from beginning to end, and win the battle with bows and arrows.
At the same time that the soldiers reluctantly threw down the sabers that had been fighting with them for many years, the baggage carts in the rear of the army were already on fire.
The sergeants were shocked when they saw this, if they had lost these burdens, they might not even have food for tonight.
Liu Yu pulled out his waist knife and threw it to the ground, "Fight to the death with the Tubo people, either be killed by them, or take food from their mouths!"
Not far from him, Garhai began to give orders, ordering all the soldiers to draw their bowstrings and aim their arrows at the Tibetan heavy cavalry in the valley.
These Tibetans were all wearing iron armor weighing more than 40 pounds, and they had to be supported by two people at the same time before they could climb on their horses with great difficulty.
Before the vast majority of them could mount their horses, arrows rained down on the top of the mountain, and hundreds of them were killed.
Garhai was overjoyed when he saw this, and if he continued like this, it would not be a problem for the five thousand enemy leaders. He divided his soldiers into several groups, and in turn set up the strings and shot arrows into the valley, and the rain of arrows continued incessantly.
After a period of confusion, the Tibetans gradually calmed down. They searched for terrain in the valley and took the opportunity to mount their horses, and then rushed out of the valley one by one, heading straight for the top of the mountain. Their eyes were red one by one, and they wanted to seek revenge on these Khitans who killed their brothers on the top of the mountain.
Liu Yu was condescending and understood the situation, and he hurriedly called the leader of the three hundred light cavalry, "You are skilled in arching and horses, and you will look for favorable terrain in front, and we will follow behind." ”
After the leader of the three hundred light horsemen received the order, he led his horse and galloped straight towards the Tibetans. When they were only a hundred paces away from the Tibetans, they suddenly turned and walked away, and at the same time did not forget to bend their bows and arrows in their hands, aiming at the lower limbs of the horses of the Tubos who rushed up.
The armor of these Tibetan heavy horses was in the form of sheets, which only protected the horse's belly, and the horse's lower limbs were exposed, unable to resist the attack of bows and arrows, and horses were constantly falling from arrows. The heavily armored cavalry sitting in the saddle also fell to the ground, falling to the ground for a long time and unable to get up.
Seeing this, Garhai was overjoyed and ordered all the soldiers to follow suit. More than 2,000 people have followed the same example, and with the advantage of the terrain, they have walked these Tibetan heavy horses.
At the same time, Nogi nervously observed the enemy around him, and as soon as a Tibetan approached, he quickly sent a warning signal to remind the soldiers to avoid.
The more than 40,000 Tibetan cavalry were completely enraged, and they divided into several teams and outflanked Liu Yu's main formation. Liu Yu held back his temperament, and when the enemy approached more than 100 paces, he ordered all the soldiers to retreat in the opposite direction to the battlefield.
This was perhaps the greatest victory Gaalhai had ever achieved since he joined the army, and he was clearly in the mood for it. He volunteered to be in charge of the rear, and at the same time kept organizing his soldiers to bend their bows and arrows, aiming at the Tubo people who were chasing at the front.
Horses of the Tibetans were constantly shot and fell to the ground, and their owners wearing heavy armor fell heavily on their backs, and the sound of people howling and neighing came and went.
Garhai looked at these Tubo people who had fallen to the ground, and only slapped his thigh with hatred, "If General Right asks us to leave the saber, we will definitely be able to rush up and cut off these people's heads!"
Nogi poured cold water on him in time, "Big brother, if you rush up and cut off the heads of those people, then your heads will be cut off immediately by the Tubo people who rushed up next." ”
After hearing this, Garhai came to his senses, and he laughed, "Second brother, why are you serious, I'm just talking." ”
He turned his head and saw that Hu Wei was following behind him and not shooting arrows, so he asked, "Third brother, don't you want to make meritorious contributions?"
Hu Wei's blindness was already covered with a cloth, but he could still see that the horizontal flesh on his face was twitching, and the black tumor on his nose was a little red. He said angrily: "Hmph! Meritorious service has a fart use, and the boss doesn't just listen to those villains!"
When Nogi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Shhhh ”
Hu Weihun didn't care, "He heard it when he heard it, anyway, Lao Tzu is telling the truth!"
Over there, Liu Yu was nervously observing the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw that there were fewer and fewer Tubo people catching up, he said in his heart: "It's not good, the Tubo people must have recognized our strategy." They only sent a small team to chase after them, and most of them should have already returned. ”
In this way, his intention to contain is null and void.
He quickly made a decision and ordered Garhai to lead his soldiers to disperse to the side, turn back and advance in the shape of a crescent moon, and surround the Tubo people who were chasing after him.
These Tubo people were caught off guard, they didn't expect these Khitans to dare to turn back and fight back. Soon, these helpless melee knights were shot off their horses one after another.
Seeing that there were no more Tibetans around, Garhai pulled out the dagger at his waist and wanted to dismount and cut off the heads of these people.
Seeing this, Nogi hurriedly stopped, he pointed to the distance, "Big brother, look, the boss seems to have something to look for you!"
Over there, Liu Yu really yelled at Garhai: "Don't let go of those Tubo people who escaped, lead the troops to chase back!"
After obeying the order, Garhai hurriedly led all the soldiers to hurry up and chase after the retreating Tibetans.
Those Tubo people didn't expect that these Khitans would be so difficult. Between the comings and goings, a lot of horses were lost.
In this way, the iron cavalry that they could charge lost a lot, and there were a thousand.
However, for a Tibetan cavalry of as many as 40,000 people, this number is still a drop in the bucket.
The Tubo people were unable to deal with this small group of Khitan people who "hit and run, withdraw and chase". The two sides played the game of cat and mouse back and forth, which lasted for several hours.
Liu Yu's purpose is only one, he wants to contain this Tubo people's weapon of victory, keep it away from the battlefield, and create a chance for Yelu Shilu to turn the tables to the greatest extent.
After chasing me for more than 20 miles with the Tubo people, he once again waited for the Tubo people to retreat, and his subordinate Garhai habitually ordered the soldiers to turn back and chase after him.
Only this time, these Tibetans learned well. They no longer thought about turning back and fighting back, but fled with their heads covered. After Liu Yu chased out more than ten miles, he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly ordered Garhai to stop the pursuit.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Tibetan archers came out from all directions and aimed their arrows at them.
Nogi was taken aback when he saw this, and shouted, "There is a surroundment, everyone hurry back!"
This is indeed a smart man, and he organized a retreat in an orderly manner, and there was no major panic from start to finish.
Liu Yu rode his horse and galloped through the army, ordering the soldiers in the rear to keep shooting arrows to cover the retreat of the soldiers in front. In this way, the whole army and horses retreated one after another.
Nogi frowned, and while retreating, he counted the number of people, for fear that it would exceed five hundred, so that he would be questioned by the boss.