Ten thousand heavy crossbow soldiers took the lead. The two men operated a heavy crossbow together. The heavy crossbow was slightly raised at a forty-five-degree angle, and the sharp arrow tip shone coldly in the sun.
King Li Chu of Guangping was in the center of the army, surrounded by hundreds of guards. He stared at the Tongluo cavalry's promise. There seemed to be several Tiele characters on the banner.
"What's written on the other side's flag?" Li Chu asked.
Luo Jin, who had just been promoted to deputy commander, bowed and said: "Your Highness, those words mean justice."
"justice?"
Li Chu sneered, "Invade my city and kill my people. Where is their justice?"
He sternly ordered: "Give me the order. Those who kneel down and surrender will be accepted. Those who stand will be killed without mercy!"
This was what Li Linfu meant. Li Chu didn't take it seriously at first, but now he has made up his mind that cruel people should bear all the responsibility for cruelty.
The commander's order was quickly conveyed to the entire army, and every soldier held the weapon in his hand more tightly and looked more sternly.
The thirty thousand cavalrymen were getting closer and closer. They were now five hundred paces away. Four hundred paces away.
Dugu Lie finally gave the order, "Launch the heavy crossbow!"
The flag was fluttered, and the bang was sounded rapidly, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
The soldier pulled the hanging sword, and five thousand heavy arrows were suddenly launched. The dense heavy arrows rose into the air, forming a cloud of arrows in the air. They moved quickly and reached the top of the cavalry's heads in an instant, and shot down like a torrential rain.
The Tongluo cavalry ducked and hid under their horses' bellies, and many cavalry raised their shields high to welcome the heavy arrows.
War horses are not easy to be shot down by arrows. On the one hand, the body of the war horse is long and narrow, and the area where arrows are received is small. On the other hand, the saddle plays a very good protective role. In addition, the horse's head is very small, so it is difficult to shoot. If the horse's buttocks are shot,
It doesn't hurt much either.
In order to deal with this situation, the defensive archery side also made adjustments. First, it increased the number and density of arrows. The number of crossbowmen ranged from tens of thousands to tens of thousands. Secondly, they used heavy arrows. Heavy arrows can also
Shoot through the saddle and wound the horse's bones.
Today, the Tang army used five thousand heavy crossbows. The powerful three-edged iron arrowheads shot directly at the war horses. Countless war horses were hit by the heavy arrows. They neighed in pain and fell down. The soldiers hiding under the horses' bellies were also crushed by the war horses.
He fell down, or stood up and ran away hastily. After running a few steps, he was knocked down by the galloping war horse from behind and was trampled to pieces by the iron hoofs.
But some soldiers jumped onto their companions' horses.
The soldiers facing the giant shield were not much better. The powerful heavy arrows had such strong penetrating power that the round shield could not stop them. The heavy arrows shot through the shield and also penetrated the bodies of the soldiers behind the round shield. Countless soldiers were hit by arrows.
Screaming and falling off the horse.
The first round of heavy arrows caused more than a thousand casualties to the Tongluo cavalry, but the more than a thousand people against the 30,000-strong army were just a few waves stirred up in the turbulent waves. The gap caused by it closed instantly, and no loss was visible.
Two soldiers of the Tang Army strung up their bows and placed arrows. They cooperated with each other tacitly and completed the second round of arrow preparations in a very short period of time. At this time, the enemy cavalry had already reached 300 steps away, and the second round of heavy arrows was fired.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!' Heavy arrows flew out one after another, and they shot at the enemy cavalry as densely as locusts.
Countless war horses suddenly fell down, and soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. In the second round, more than 1,400 war horses were hit by heavy arrows. Two rounds of arrows were shot out. The attacking cavalry paused for a while, but immediately returned to normal.
A heavy crossbow usually fires three rounds, two rounds of upward fire and one round of direct fire. The third round begins. At this time, the enemy cavalry has reached 200 steps away. Ten thousand crossbow arrows are loaded and loaded in one go. Three rows of soldiers are arranged in a high, middle and low position.
In coordination, raise the crossbow and shoot straight at the opponent.
The dense arrows roared towards them, and the Tongluo cavalry running in front couldn't hide. They screamed and everyone fell on their backs. Many cavalry behind them had no time to dodge and were tripped by the horses in front and fell down.
The crossbow troops of the Tang Army were well-trained. After shooting three rounds of arrows, they picked up the spears on the ground and immediately retreated. Behind them were two thousand carts, with a soldier standing in front of each cart. The crossbow soldiers quickly fired one
A heavy crossbow was put into the cart, and the soldiers next to it covered the gusset plate and locked it.
The 10,000 crossbow soldiers were converted into spearmen, and the 5,000 heavy crossbows were locked into the cart. This way, the damage to the 5,000 heavy crossbows was avoided, and there was no need to worry about being taken away by the enemy unless the Tang army was defeated.
These heavy crossbows will become the trophies of the Tongluo cavalry.
The Tongluo cavalry has returned to normal. The overwhelming cavalry reached a hundred steps away, and three rounds of heavy arrows were fired. The Tongluo cavalry lost more than 3,000 people, and the casualty ratio was about 10%. This was within the acceptable range of the Tongluo cavalry. They
The advantage is the cavalry. Since it is a cavalry, it is impossible not to be attacked by the Tang army's crossbows.
Especially once the cavalry formation is launched, it is basically impossible to stop. To stop, the cavalry at the back must stop first, and then move forward layer by layer, and the cavalry in front can finally stop. However, this situation is difficult to happen unless
It was the rear that was attacked by enemy troops.
The galloping horses of the 26,000-strong army stirred up billows of yellow dust. It was still morning, but the sky had already turned twilight, and the dust in the sky dimmed the sunlight.
The enemy troops coming like a tidal wave were getting closer and closer, and their ferocious faces could already be seen, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The war drums of the Tang Army were beating, and the soldiers in the first, second and third rows squatted down.
, with the tail of the spear pressed against the ground, with the spear pointed upward at a forty-five-degree angle.
There are also many soldiers holding horse-killing knives, maces, and even sharp axes. This is to prevent the battle formation from being broken up and the enemy's canine encounters. The Tang army's individual soldiers cannot use long spears, and must use handy short weapons.
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A fierce battle was about to come, and the murderous aura in the sky made the war horses start to feel restless and kept tapping the ground with their hooves.
Fifty steps. Thirty steps. Twenty steps.
"Kill!"
Both sides shouted miserably.
"boom!"
Amidst the screams, the cavalry in front collided with the carts. Their bones and tendons were broken immediately, and blood splattered everywhere. Many carts were knocked up and fell into the group of Tang army soldiers, and soldiers were knocked over one by one.
The chariot formation was destroyed and countless passages were rushed out. The cavalry finally entered the main formation of the Tang Army. On the several-mile-long battle line, the overwhelming cavalry entered the Tang Army's spear formation.
"Woo——"
The trumpet of the Tang army sounded, and 20,000 troops from the left and right flanks surrounded them from both sides, charging towards the side of the Tongluo cavalry, just like making dumplings, trying to wrap the more than 20,000 cavalry in the middle.
The tactics of the Tang army were very obvious, which was to compress the open space for the cavalry as much as possible, so that the cavalry could not take advantage of high-speed maneuvers and could only fight and fight with the soldiers of the Tang army from a high position.
Absi also saw the Tang Army's intention, and he immediately ordered: "The Fifth Army and the Sixth Army will counterattack on both sides of the enemy's main force!"
He asked the two armies to jump out of the perimeter and fight. The commander of the fifth army was none other than Nagus. His battle flag was a green wolf-headed flag. He immediately led five thousand troops to break out and fight to the east.
The commander of the Sixth Army, named Udai, was also a nobleman of Tongluo. He also led an army of five thousand to break through and kill in the west.
Absi's tactics are also very obvious. He wants to concentrate his forces to attack the Tang Army's center. He himself leads 15,000 cavalry to attack from the center, and the other two armies attack from both sides, besieging the Tang Army's center from three directions.
Both sides are fighting hard, and whoever collapses first will be completely defeated.
Li Chu ordered: "Order the left and right wings to counterattack the enemy troops advancing from both sides.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Tang army's drums were beating loudly and flags were waving. Pugu Huaien led 10,000 right-wing troops to turn around and surrounded Nages's 5,000 troops. Pugu Huaien also had 5,000 cavalry. They used the cavalry to penetrate Nages.
The five thousand troops were separated from the Tang army's central army.
The leader of the left-wing army, Bingma Shihun Shizhi, followed the same pattern. The Tang army had the advantage and gained the initiative. Now it still needed an army to attack Absi's main force from behind.
A soldier of Dugu Lie rushed to Li Chu and said: "Your Highness, General Dugu believes that the time is ripe for an encirclement!"
Li Chu nodded and immediately ordered: "Shoot the rocket!"
Nine rockets shot into the sky one after another, bringing thick black smoke. This was Li Chu summoning Guo Ziyi's army.
