Chapter 49 The Battle of Jiashan
The late night in the mountains is mysterious and slim, and the thin mist is like an unreachable gauze, soothing this wild and natural forest. The 20,000 Dongxi barbarians are like silent ghosts, winding forward in this narrow valley while the night is winding, and the team lasts for several miles. The mountains and dense forests on both sides seem to have just woken up from the vitality of February, lush and lush, with the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain, accompanied by the sound of beasts in the empty valley that are sometimes stunning from time to time, full of depression.
Peng Shiyu rode the few war horses in the team and was firmly guarded by tribal guards in the middle. At this time, his eyes were shiny, and his sharp eyes were always looking at the endless depth ahead, with an extremely calm expression.
Since his father Peng Shichou received an urgent report from Langzhou, he immediately ordered him to lead his troops eastward to rescue. This time, the Tang army claimed to be a 100,000 army and was coming in full force. It is said that the Privy Councilor was the head commander, which made Peng Shiyu, who had always been arrogant, be cautious. As a native of Xizhou, he knew very well that fighting in the seemingly dangerous and dense mountains and forests was a natural advantage for the soldiers of their tribe, and it was also a place where the Tang army dared not cross.
There were almost steep cliffs on both sides of the road, and Peng Shiyu ordered that the fire should not be caught. So the 20,000 Dongxi barbarians could only walk cautiously in the dark with their natural agility. In the clouds and mists in the distance, Peng Shiyu seemed to be able to sense the outline of the mountain from afar. As long as he flipped over it, he could freely enter the vast flat forest of Langzhou. The plan for this battle became most of the plan. His tribesmen would attack the panicked Tang soldiers like divine weapons descending from the sky.
"Report!" A barbarian soldier ran to Peng Shiyu's horse in panic.
Peng Shiyu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart and asked quickly: "Is there any enemy situation?"
"Uncle, the mountain ahead may have been occupied by the Tang army. The young man touched the foot of the mountain in the dark and saw that they had built a camp. My army would probably not be able to get through!"
Peng Shiyu was shocked: "How is that possible?"
The barbarian soldier hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle, these little eyes are more powerful than the owl's owl at night, and you will never misread it!"
Seeing that Peng Shiyu was a little panicked, a general beside him spoke: "How long is the village and how wide is it? Can you see clearly the flag of the camp, who is the chief general of the Tang army here?"
Seeing the barbarian's hand and feet describe, Peng Shiyu swallowed his saliva, and his eyes like an eagle falcon instantly returned to coldness: "I really didn't expect it, but it was Li Jianqi's idiot! I was beaten by my grandfather and I dared not leave Yiyang City before, but now I have the courage to block my way? Is this Tang army no one?"
Several generals around them also sneered, as if in their eyes, the three words Li Jianqi were like ants and could be easily grasped.
A strong-looking general took the lead in clasping his fists and said, "Uncle, it seems that the main force of the Tang army should be heading for Langzhou! As for Li Jianqi, it is just a useless chess piece used by the Tang army to delay our army. The camp must have been built in a hurry, and the native chickens, tiles and dogs will collapse at once! Finally, the general asked him to be the pioneer and take Li Jianqi's head for the uncle!"
Peng Shiyu shook his head and snorted softly: "No need! Li Jianqi is only a few thousand remaining soldiers, dare to stop me 20,000 Xizhou Erlang? It's ridiculous, I feel life-long! I passed our military orders, and the whole army was openly held on fire. The old man personally led the army and rushed to the Tang army camp!"
"Abide by the order!"
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In the temporary camp built on the hilltop, the chief general Li Jianqi was calming down and patrolling patiently. Since Li Yuan personally visited the camp two days ago and put forward this battle plan to himself in detail, a fire broke out in his heart.
Before March, as the King of Chu was surrendered, he was ordered to lead troops to Yiyang with confidence. After receiving a letter from Langzhou, he thought he would be able to go to the city to surrender soon, but he returned to the court, but unexpectedly, Liu Yan and others were deceived like a three-year-old child, making him a general, a general who was a dignified army, a laughing stock in the court. In addition, those hateful and cunning Dongxi barbarians were always elusive and constantly attacked Li Jianqi, and he was even more miserable and complained in the army. As a military general who read military books and regarded his reputation as his life, he had long wished that he could eat the barbarian soldiers with flesh and blood and avenge his previous shame as soon as possible!
Therefore, when he heard Li Yuan's plan, he followed the order without hesitation. According to the instructions of Mr. Xu, the man under Li Yuan's tent, he seized the mountain at night, quickly built a village, and prepared a set of crossbows and stone tools to wait for the arrival of the barbarians.
"Report to the capital, a large number of barbarian soldiers were found at the foot of the mountain! We are ready to rush to our camp!"
Hearing the soldiers coming to report, Li Jianqi took a deep breath and led his generals to the top and look down.
Sure enough, on the path on the west side of the mountain, there were ignitions endlessly, and a long dragon suddenly ignited in the dense forest! These barbarians forced to cut off some trees on both sides of the path, opening up a few paths up the mountain, and now they have gathered together.
Peng Shiyu, who was with a tiger back and bear waist, was already in front of the battle formation. At this time, he dismounted and straightened his waist. Suddenly, he raised the spear in his hand. The strange drum beats roared, and instantly, shouting and killing like ghosts and wolves howlings shook the sky! The dense barbarian soldiers were like beasts, running barefoot on the mountain road covered with gravel and thorns. In their eyes full of red silk, this lonely Tang army camp hidden in the mountains was just a thin egg as thin as a cicada's wings, which could be swallowed and destroyed in an instant.
Seeing rows of barbarian soldiers wearing vine armor yelling and rushing up from the slope with a large area, Li Jianqi swallowed his saliva and issued an order to the nervous archers in the village, "As long as you plan! Don't panic!"
On the temporary wardrobe, a soldier began to shout: "Two hundred steps!"
"One hundred and fifty steps!"
"One hundred steps!"
"Eighty steps!"
"Suddenly", Li Jianqi calmed down, gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly: "Let it go!"
In an instant, the Tang army in the village shot out the first round of arrow rain. The sharp arrows that made a sound rose into the air and disappeared at the end of the night sky. After forming countless black dots, they suddenly fell down like poisonous snakes, and nailed the hundreds of barbarian soldiers who rushed to the front to the mountain road!
The commander of the barbarian soldiers Peng Shiyu rushed in front. Seeing the Tang army facing high ground according to the terrain, hundreds of tribe members fell in front of them. They burst into anger and shouted, "Create a vine armor formation!"
With a command, the barbarians in the back row held up huge vine shields and rushed forward to stand in front. This is a common tactic of Dongxi Barbarians. The source of vine shields and vine armor is easily obtained. There are a large number of inexhaustible vines in the mountains and forests. For barbarians who have been hunting in the mountains since childhood, even if the shield armor is damaged, they only need to use materials locally during the gaps between battles and can create a solid defense net in a moment.
"Everyone, the barbarian soldiers have a shield and tied up a formation! Our arrows are afraid that they cannot penetrate!" A general touched the cold sweat on his forehead and quickly reminded. They had experienced the thickness of the barbarian soldiers' vine armor in the past few months. No matter how sharp the ordinary swords are, they are difficult to easily cut. Instead, they will be entangled by complex knots. As long as the barbarian soldiers swung gently, the Tang soldiers would lose their weapons if they were not careful, resulting in their lives in vain.
But Li Jianqi was confident tonight, just because Xu Kuangheng had already reminded him of the way to crack it. So he waved his hand and shouted: "Rocket!"
After the military order, the Tang army's crossbowmen turned around, the arrows were ignited with oil, and they bent their bows and shot them out! In an instant, the second round of arrow rain of the Tang army carried the ignition light that soared into the sky, and immediately illuminated the gray night sky. Countless meteors fell to the ground, and the Teng Shield, which the barbarians were proud of, was ignited in a moment, and then shrill screams rang out.
Before they could retreat in a mess, the Tang army ruthlessly shot out the third and fourth arrows, and in an instant, the bodies of the barbarian soldiers on the west side of the mountain accumulated into flesh and blood hills!
Peng Shiyu and several generals had already retreated five hundred steps away. In less than half an hour, they had lost thousands of tribes and were beaten for nothing, but the Tang army was not injured. While he was extremely resentful, he also deeply regretted his underestimation of the enemy. But looking at the densely packed Tang army arrows on the slope and stabbed a large number of barbarian soldiers like hedgehogs, Peng Shiyu could not suppress them and said furiously: "Why don't our army fight back when the enemy is shooting arrows? Where are the archers? Temper the poison and blow the arrows!"
After the words came, the barbarians around him were all looking at him in shock. A general stepped forward and hurriedly said, "My uncle, the Tang army has built a village with high altitude, and our army can only attack from the top. It is really hard to climb up the high arrow! Moreover, our army's arrow can only shoot fifty steps, but now it is impossible to get close to one hundred steps!"
Peng Shiyu shouted at the crowd ferociously: "I don't believe it, uncle! We have 20,000 people, but we are really blocked at the foot of this mountain? Pass our military order! We will form two thousand vine armor formations, and we will cover the archers to come forward even if we fight to the death! I don't believe it, Li Jianqi's arrows are inexhaustible!"
"Abide by the order!"
On the Jiashan Post Tower, the Tang soldiers shouted again: "They are all envoys, and the barbarians have formed a formation again!"
Li Jianqi sneered: "The barbarians are like beasts! I really think they are thick in skin and flesh, so I don't want their lives? Keep launching the rocket!"
"Swish!" Another rain of arrows spreading down the sky, falling with fire. This time, the barbarians seemed to be in the belief of death. Even though the huge vine armor was instantly ignited, the flesh and blood that were so hot that it smelled stinky, had no intention of retreating, and they were still crushed one after another.
Hearing the blockbuster screams from the barbarians at the foot of the mountain, and even, the fire burned her eyebrows but still struggling, clasping against the rocks to try to climb forward. These scenes were like the Shura hell built by the Avici Fire. The Tang army in the camp was shocked. Smelling the burnt smell of barbecue in the air, several soldiers were already vomiting.
Li Jianqi climbed the sentry tower himself, and suddenly saw dozens of barbarian soldiers with strange tools like bamboo tubes in the pile of flesh and blood of the barbarian soldiers. He tried to struggle to hide in the dead corners down the slope. His face suddenly fell. He had suffered countless losses and immediately reacted and shouted: "Be careful of the barbarian soldiers blowing arrows!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a few "swoosh" sounds, as if the tip of a needle had cut through the air. The Tang soldiers standing in front of the camp instantly froze and fell down in less than three breaths, with black green spreading on their faces and staring at the night empty.
"The shield hands come forward to form a formation! The archers continue to catch fire!" Li Jianqi roared and issued an order while getting down the ward.
Immediately afterwards, he said coldly to the general beside him: "Since the barbarians are not afraid of death, then I will fulfill their wishes! I will send our military orders to take all the harsh oil in the camp and cook these barbarians for me!"
When the general got the order, he immediately shouted: "Abide by the order!"
Chapter completed!