Zhe Yuqing looked at the opponent's army and said: "The opponent is not all a bloody horse!"
Brother Yelvxiu smiled and said: "A sweaty horse, a sweaty BMW, everyone rides a sweaty BMW, how can it be regarded as a treasure? The three thousand opposite are already the entire possessions of the Kara Khanate..."
"This is easy to deal with!"
Zhe Yuqing's mind immediately became active and he said: "The sweat horses have both speed and endurance, but they are few in number. I see that the other party has assigned all the sweat horses to the cavalry. No matter how magical the sweat horses are, they can carry three or four horses on their backs."
With a man weighing hundreds of kilograms and armor, his speed and endurance will also be limited, so we can't fight for a long time. We don't need to fight hard with them, keep distance, exhaust their physical strength, and then use strong crossbows and big arrows to fight against them..."
The powerful crossbow was the weapon that the Chinese court relied on for its survival, while the big arrows were developed by the Khitan in order to deal with the heavy armor of the Dayu court.
The Dayu court embraced science and technology and was never arrogant. The Khitan's research on arrows was superior to that of Dayu. After Dayu destroyed the Khitan, it was natural for Dayu to adopt this technology for its own use and improve it, greatly improving its armor-breaking ability.
Zhe Yuqing described in detail his general tactics for facing the enemy to his master.
Brother Yelvxiu couldn't help but nodded and said: "With this tactic, you can minimize casualties and achieve the best results. But..." He changed the topic and said seriously: "You should remember that war is just a means.
In order to achieve the goal, strategy is always greater than tactics. Xiang Yu is so amazing. He is victorious in every battle, but the more he wins, the weaker he gets. And Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, suffered repeated defeats but became stronger and stronger after defeat. This is the reason. What we want is
The overall victory, not the small victory in front of you. You might as well look further ahead..."
He paused and said: "In this battle, there is no need for fancy tactics. We just need the opponent to understand that there is nothing they can do about us. The winner of the overall battlefield does not lie with them."
While the two were talking, the other person gradually came closer.
The two armies stood facing each other.
Brother Yelvxiu waved the command flag first without waiting for the opponent to take action. As the dull and dense war drums sounded rapidly, hundreds of flags at the front of the formation waved, and the elite cavalry in red coats and armor roared and rode away quickly.
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The billowing smoke, huge shouts, and uniform armor made them look like turbulent waves like a flood.
Ali Musa looked at the terrifying cavalry rushing towards him with a solemn look in his eyes. This uniform armor was worn on a group of young soldiers. It was a waste of natural resources, but it was really worn on the body of a powerful force that has fought hundreds of battles. Their uniform uniforms
The offensive posture gives people a completely different feeling. In terms of momentum, it is three points stronger, giving people a daunting feeling.
"bluff!"
Ludwig complained, but the envy in his eyes could not be concealed.
Ali Musa said: "Ibuyin, give them some color and let them know that the Turks are the kings of the grassland. When it comes to volleys, regardless of the Khitans, Uighurs, and Tibetans, they are all grandsons."
The opponent's red-armored knights all held large bows, and their light cavalry and fast horses were obviously light cavalry whose main focus was the speed of volley fire.
The best way to deal with light cavalry is to use light cavalry against light cavalry.
A battle between speed and agility.
Ibuyin, a Turkic man, thought about the glory of his ancestors, looked at the majestic light cavalry on the opposite side, and said loudly: "You sons of the grassland, the heroic spirit of Ashina is watching us, and wants the group of ants in front of us to see the group of wolves.
It’s awesome!”
The royal surname of the First Turkic Khanate, Ashina, comes from the she-wolf Ashina in Turkic legend, and is the descendant of Ashina and a Huns.
Ibuyin and his soldiers are all branches of the Turkic royal family. Recalling the glory of their ancestors, the soldiers roared, like thousands of wolves howling together!
They were like a whirlwind, killing the Dayu light cavalry army.
The two vanguard troops approached like lightning.
Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred and fifty steps...
Ibuyin calculated the distance and prepared to shoot the arrow in his hand at the moment it entered the effective range to maximize the damage.
As light cavalry who mainly shoot volleys, whoever can shoot the first wave of arrows within the effective range will take the initiative.
Just when Ibuyin was mentally estimating the distance, he suddenly noticed that the longbow in the hands of the cavalry on the opposite side was flashing with fire.
"……What the hell?"
As the bow string vibrated, the arrow shot towards him with flaming light.
this?
Yibuyin was a little confused, but he was very vigilant.
When a person is on horseback, his legs are only assisted by the stirrups, and the power he can use is limited. Especially when running fast, it requires a strong foundation to maintain balance and shoot the arrow in his hand, which is destined to be a mounted archery.
The range is far beyond comparison with rifle fire.
Well-trained cavalry can shoot at a range of about 150 steps while running at high speed, and the effective range can reach a hundred steps, making them elite.
Now that the distance between each other is less than two hundred, why should we draw our bows and shoot arrows?
Did you really use the riding bow in your hand as a crossbow arrow?
Ibuyin knew that Dongfang's powerful crossbows were the best in the world, and he was prepared for it. He always paid attention to whether the opponent would change the crossbow arrows midway and attack without any moral ethics...
Unexpectedly, the opponent shot the arrow in his hand two hundred steps away, and there were sparks on the arrow.
It can't be shot!
He felt something bad in his heart. Except for a few invincible generals like Xue Rengui, there were not many people who could reach this distance.
But he knew even more clearly that for Dayu to be so powerful as it is today, he would never be so stupid and must have something to rely on...
Just for a moment, Ibuyin's expression was dull:
The arrow that was about to fall spewed out a ball of flame inexplicably, and then it exerted force a second time on the way, rushing straight towards their direction, and making a harsh "huge..." sound.
Before he could react, the arrow exploded.
With a "bang", it exploded between them, and smoke filled the air.
The horses were frightened by the explosions one after another and fled in all directions out of control.
The arrows didn't hit many people, but they disabled his entire army.
The earliest record of gunpowder in the West is from the Southern Song Dynasty. The time when people really learned to use firearms was during the Mongolian army's western expedition. Kublai Khan's army was defeated in the battle with the Arabs. The Arabs seized rockets, artillery, thunder and other gunpowder weapons.
, thereby mastering the manufacture and use of gunpowder weapons.
Two hundred years ago now, they knew nothing about Dayu's firearms...
The rockets don't do much damage, but the loud noise they make is something that a moron like a war horse can't deal with.
Ibuyin had no time to command the army. He was also struggling to control the war horse. The bow and arrow in his hand fell to the ground. He was holding the reins tightly with both hands and relied on his superb horse control skills to forcefully pull up the mount.
, to prevent it from running away randomly.
At this moment, a familiar voice came into my ears, and countless sharp arrows and flying stones flew in like locusts!
When they fell into chaos, Dayu's light cavalry had already prepared the second round of shooting...
The sound of arrows piercing the air echoed throughout the battlefield. Hundreds of people rushing at the front were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Some died on the spot, while others were hanging on to their lives, rolling and wailing on the ground.
Xiao Punu laughed and drew out the saber from his waist, wedged himself fiercely into the Turkic cavalry, and chopped off the Turkic cavalry from their horses like cutting grass, with blood splattering on the green grass.
This momentary change made Ali Musa speechless in horror. He knew that the Yu army was difficult to deal with, but elites versus elites, they had the upper hand in numbers. Even if their strength was slightly lacking, they could use their numbers to offset their disadvantages.
I didn't expect that the other party was using ghosts and gods, so I just forced them to fight.
Ludwig also watched in disbelief as his country's elites were slaughtered by the other side and shouted: "Your Majesty, hurry, rescue quickly!"
Ali Musa also came to his senses, and without caring about anything else, issued a rescue order.
The troops at the front were already fighting in one place, and the light cavalry was of little use.
He sent five hundred of the most elite Ghulam Guards...
The scene of a rocket exploding appeared in his mind, and he shouted: "Block the horse's ears first..."
He was afraid it would happen again...
This scene was all under Brother Yelvxiu’s insight.
A telescope in the hands of a famous general like Brother Yelvxiu is like cheating by a top student.
He waved his hand and issued a new order. Another red-armored cavalry troop passed by the formation and rushed towards the Gulam Guards.
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After many days of marching, Zhe Yuxun also arrived at his destination, the oasis in the Baersi Desert, Zhambul Fort.
Standing on the sand dune, Zhe Yuxun held up his telescope and looked at the city defense buildings that were completely different from what he had in mind, thinking about ways to attack the city.
Jiangbul Fort is not a common castle in the Central Plains, but a Western castle. It is not large in scale, but it is connected one floor to another and can support each other.
This was Zhe Yuxun's first time encountering this kind of defense facility. His previous experience was not up to par, and he didn't know where to start.
Zhe Yuxun asked the Gaochang Uighur general Ai Weixiu who was coming with him: "How much does the general know about this fort?"
Ai Weixiu said: "This fort was specially built by people when the Black Clothes Dashi withdrew their troops in the past. In the past, Gao Xianzhi of the Tang court was defeated due to Ge Luolu's betrayal. However, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army also made the Black Clothes Dashi awe and did not dare to continue.
Marching eastward, he chose to withdraw his troops and go west. When retreating, he was careful of the return of the Tang Dynasty, so he built Jiangbul Fort here. The masonry was made of mortar mixed with lime water and volcanic ash, which was extremely strong. Don't underestimate this fort.
, since it was built, Tubo has sent troops many times to launch surprise attacks but all failed, and it has never fallen."
Zhe Yuxun said: "So there is this allusion!"
He thought for a while and said with a smile: "In this case, ordinary attack methods will not be effective."
Ai Weixiu was not optimistic and said: "It's not that the final general is more ambitious than others, it's just that Jiangbul Fort is already strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. With half a year of extra preparation time, the castle has all the troops, horses, food, grass and other materials. And we are in the desert.
, there are no trees or rocks around, so it will be difficult to break through in a short time.”
Zhe Yuxun pondered for a moment and said meaningfully: "Then don't rush to attack! In this way, I will gather all the camels and use them to transport siege equipment and cannon stones. When everything is ready, I will bombard you with cannon stones."
It will take ten days and a half to see who is tougher."