All the armies were divided into two parts by Tehamu, and they attacked the camps outside Gucheng respectively.
But they didn't expect that a trap had been set around the camp. The first group of cavalry fell down when they rushed over, and the people who followed couldn't stop for a moment and fell down one after another.
Under the trap is a thorn fence made of sharpened wood. If you fall, there is almost no chance of survival.
The Turkic army suddenly became confused, and the following armies did not dare to move forward easily. While they were staying, Li Fei ordered that the catapults and heavy-loaded crossbows in the camp should be fired at the same time.
Screams suddenly sounded, and most of the Turkic soldiers who came to attack were immediately injured.
The tactics used in the other camp were exactly the same as here, and they also caused great damage to the Turkic army.
Tehamu's eyes were full of horror. He had never experienced such a war, and he panicked for a moment.
After all, he was also the general marshal of the Turks. He quickly regained his composure and immediately ordered all the armies to retreat back. At the same time, he gathered the archers and planned to shoot with the merchant army.
Unfortunately, his wishful thinking failed.
Dashang's crossbows and catapults can be thrown at extremely long distances, and the most powerful three-company crossbow can even shoot thousands of steps.
Not to mention the catapult, it starts with at least 600 steps.
Ordinary crossbows are also more than 400 steps!
The Turkic bows and arrows are simply made and the arrows are not professionally polished. They cannot fly continuously in mid-air. It is a miracle that they can shoot two hundred steps.
Such a gap cannot be made up by tactics and battle formations, but by the crushing of lower civilizations by higher civilizations.
According to the current national strength of Dashang, it is very easy to make these catapults and roads. Arrows can be continuously transported here, and they can only be made on the spot in the military camp.
The same cannot be said for the Turks. After the arrows carried by the army were shot, their bows and arrows became useless.
Therefore, the arrows that the Dashan army could produce were several times or even dozens of times that of the Turkic army.
After half an hour, the Turkic army responsible for the attack suffered numerous casualties, but no one in the merchant army was killed.
By the end of the fight, Dashang's troops were numb. To them, this was not a war at all, but a unilateral massacre.
Just by simply controlling the crossbow and catapult, you can kill the opponent in a large area.
Zhao Rui stood in the center of the camp, looking coldly at the Turkic army opposite.
I don’t know how long it took. Perhaps Tehamu felt that such an attack would cause too much damage, so he could only order the Turkic army to retreat across the board.
"Your Highness, should we pursue him?" Li Fei looked full of fighting spirit.
"Don't chase after poor bandits!" Zhao Rui clapped his hands and turned back to the camp.
Li Fei didn't say anything more. She knew the strength of the Turkic army. If the merchant army fought with the opponent in a field battle, it would only lose miserably.
When the two armies are fighting, they must give full play to their own advantages and must not use their own weaknesses to compete with the enemy's advantages.
This point has been emphasized in the military books of all dynasties, and Li Fei naturally knew the key to it.
Zhao Rui picked up the tea can on the table and took a sip, staring at the map intently.
"Give me the order to gather all the people in the army who are good at riding and shooting, and distribute them with bows, crossbows and arrows to form a vanguard army. I will lead them to raid Tehamu's camp."
Li Fei's eyes were a little more excited. This tactic was the best choice for the current merchant army.