After waiting for a long time, a spy came galloping over on horseback. He got off his horse and reported, "Report to Lieutenant, we found that the Tang Army was stationed in the new camp!"
Ashina Chengqing was startled and asked urgently: "Where is the new camp?"
The spy pointed to the southwest, "In that direction, it's about seven or eight miles away from us."
Sun Xiaozhe immediately stepped forward and said: "Lieutenant, I guess it was because the Tang army saw that we were not willing to be fooled that they moved the camp north. Why don't we humble ourselves and lead the cavalry to attack and catch them by surprise."
Ashina Chengqing thought for a while and said: "Since our army has gathered, let's just go up and have a look, General Gao!"
"The humble duty is here!" Gao Xiuyan bowed quickly and said.
"You lead 10,000 troops to guard the camp. If the enemy attacks, greet them with bows and arrows!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Ashina Chengqing nodded and ordered: "The remaining 40,000 troops will follow me to meet us!"
"Woo--Woo--"
The low horn sounded continuously, and the 40,000-strong army set off in formation. The cavalry walked at the front with spears in hand, followed by 30,000 infantry. The team's armor was shining, their spears were like a forest, and they were filled with murderous intent.
Soon the Tang army's scouts also discovered the enemy's movements and immediately rushed to report.
As soon as Li Ye's army arrived at the new camp, they received reports that about 40,000 enemy troops were marching toward the new camp.
Li Ye sneered and ordered: "Army formation!"
Nearly 50,000 Tang troops quickly set up a large formation in front of the new camp. Here is a platform, about ten feet high, with very low cliffs on both sides, only more than 20 meters high. There is a cliff about one mile wide.
The gap, the slope of the gap slowly descends and extends downward.
If the two sides faced each other here, the Tang army would form a condescending posture. Although it was not very high, only about thirty meters, this height was still very deadly for large armies to fight, and it would be difficult for the side with low terrain to win.
The main force of the Yan army stopped advancing three miles away. Ashina Chengqing looked at the slope from a distance. He frowned. The Tang army was actually condescending again. How could he attack?
Sun Xiaozhe jumped up and tried: "Lieutenant, let the humble post rate be impacted. If it doesn't work, the humble post will be withdrawn immediately!"
Ashina Chengqing thought for a while, then nodded and agreed, "Yes, once encountering a strong blockage, retreat immediately!"
Sun Xiaozhe was so happy that he immediately raised a huge horn and blew it himself.
"Woo-"
Amidst the low sound of the horn, 10,000 cavalry quickly gathered. Sun Xiaozhe waved his iron gun and shouted: "Brothers, charge with me!"
"Kill--"
Ten thousand cavalry shouted in unison, and the war horses began to gallop, gradually forming a huge triangle, like a spearhead spread on the ground, killing the Tang army on the slope with thunderous force.
Li Ye coldly ordered: "The crossbowmen are ready, the heavy armored infantry are in position!"
Two thousand heavily armored infantry formed a solid iron wall, holding gleaming swords, and blocked the gap.
Behind the two thousand heavy armored infantry were ten thousand crossbowmen. They knelt on one knee and pointed their crossbow arrows diagonally upward at the sky.
The enemy troops were like a rushing tide, getting closer and closer. They were already close to the slope and within 150 steps. Li Ye gave the order, "Launch!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A crisp bang sound suddenly sounded, and ten thousand crossbow arrows were fired at the same time, quickly forming a dark cloud in the sky. They did not shoot at the enemy at the front, but into the densest group of enemy at the back.
This cavalry was all composed of Khitan people. All of them had superb riding skills. They got under the bellies of the horses to avoid the arrows. The arrows fell like a storm. Many horses were shot and fell to the ground neighing. The cavalry below also fell to the ground.
Follow to the ground.
Some cavalrymen moved nimbly and jumped onto their companions' horses. However, many cavalrymen were unable to run and were knocked down by the horses behind them, screaming and being trapped in the horses' hooves.
Ten thousand arrows shot down more than 600 war horses. Although many war horses were hit by arrows, some of them missed their vital points. For example, the horses were able to continue running when they were hit on the horse's butt. There were also many crossbow arrows that hit the saddle, and the saddle became
The natural armor of the war horse protects the war horse.
At this time, Li Ye suddenly saw the enemy general running at the front. Although Li Ye did not know Sun Xiaozhe, Sun Xiaozhe's costume was very strange and completely different from other cavalry.
First of all, his war horse is extremely tall and strong. This is actually the war horse of Anlu Mountain, which was awarded to Sun Xiaozhe. This war horse is tall and strong, and can carry a thousand kilograms of weight. Sun Xiaozhe is about 1.9 meters tall, and he is wearing heavy armor.
Afraid of arrows, even his face and neck were wrapped in thick iron armor. The man and horse were like giants, holding a large iron gun that weighed at least sixty or seventy kilograms.
Li Ye saw with his own eyes that this general was hit by several arrows, but the arrows did not hit the armor and fell to the ground. This must be an extremely important general.
Li Ye took off his two-stone Dinghai bow, pulled out a wolf-fang arrow, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot the arrow. The arrow was as fast as lightning and arrived in front of Sun Xiaozhe in the blink of an eye.
Sun Xiaozhe didn't take it to heart at first, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. The power contained in this arrow was too powerful, and the sound of breaking through the air was far greater than that of ordinary arrows. He quickly dodged, as fast as light and shadow, and luckily escaped his neck.
But in the end, he was still a step too slow and couldn't dodge with his whole body. "Pfft!" An arrow hit the right shoulder socket. The arrow penetrated his armor and his shoulder, and the tip of the arrow came out from his back.
Sun Xiaozhe screamed, lost his balance, fell off his horse, and was trampled by several horses. His bones were broken, and the pain made Sun Xiaozhe scream. More than a dozen of his soldiers fought to save him, and rescued him.
He grabbed his horse, turned around and ran to the side.
Sun Xiaozhe was the leader and benchmark of the Kelan Cavalry. Wherever he went, the Kelan Cavalry followed him. At this time, the cavalry brigade behind him did not know what was going on, and they also followed him and ran to the side, leaving the front battlefield.
The Tang army fired thousands of crossbows, and the enemy cavalry's flanks were exposed. The horses were hit by arrows one after another, and everyone fell on their backs.
The enemy's Wanqi troops left the battlefield when they were still eighty steps away from Modao's army, leaving behind the bodies of more than 1,500 men and horses, and evacuated the battlefield in a panic.
Li Ye secretly regretted that he shot this arrow, which caused the enemy cavalry to escape.
Sun Xiaozhe was seriously injured and was carried back by the soldiers. Ashina Chengqing hurriedly stepped forward to check. He suddenly took a breath of cold arrows. An arrow actually shot through his armor and his shoulder. The tip of the arrow came from behind the armor.
Reveal, what a powerful force this is?
Although Sun Xiaozhe was seriously injured, his mind was very clear. He said in a low voice: "It's Li Ye. I saw him ejaculate with my own eyes."
"Stop talking and let the military doctor take a look at your injuries!"
Ashina Chengqing turned around and waved, and the military doctor quickly stepped forward to check. After a short inspection, the military doctor stood up and said to Ashina Chengqing: "The left thigh bone is broken, five ribs are broken, and the most serious injury is the right shoulder.
, the arrow has injured the tendons and bones, and must be immediately sent back to Chang'an for treatment with the best medicine."
Ashina Chengqing quickly sent people to send Sun Xiaozhe back to Chang'an. They returned to Chang'an from Ba River by boat, which was not bumpy and had little impact.
At this time, it was already dusk, and the Tang army had withdrawn its troops. Seeing that the opponent did not look like they were going to attack, Ashina Chengqing also ordered the troops to withdraw back to the camp, and sent a large number of spies to monitor every move of the Tang army's camp.