The shield was broken, and the Western Turkic soldiers could only face the crossbow arrows with their flesh and blood.
"ah!"
"Help!"
"Hiss~"
For a time, there were endless screams and the neighing of war horses on the battlefield.
It must be said that the harsh environment of the grasslands fostered the wild nature of the Turks.
The Turkic soldiers did not show any fear because of the large number of deaths of their companions. Instead, they charged forward with red eyes.
However, what greeted them was ruthless crossbow arrows and endless death.
"Devils, they are devils!"
Finally, someone collapsed, dropped their weapons, cried and wanted to retreat.
Fear is contagious. Those who have lost their minds will no longer have the courage to charge when they come back to their senses.
"Quickly order the withdrawal of troops!" Bad Zorg said in panic.
Dawa Tsering said quickly: "No, the soldiers are about to collapse at this time. Once the order is given to retreat, it will cause a rout and cause greater casualties."
Once a war is defeated, casualties will be particularly high, and not all of these casualties are caused by enemy pursuit.
In fact, the casualties caused by the enemy's pursuit can be said to be minimal.
Most of the casualties are self-inflicted. Once defeated, the soldier will just run away and attack anyone who stands in his way, regardless of whether he is one of his own.
In addition, it can also cause trampling.
This is also the reason why there have been so many cases in history of winning more battles with less.
Take the Battle of Chibi as an example. Although Zhou Yu used fire attacks to burn Cao Cao's ships.
But as long as Cao Jun can retreat in an orderly manner, he will not be defeated at all.
However, people have a natural fear when faced with a fire. In panic, there is no way to organize an evacuation.
It can be said that the use of water and fire in ancient wars was not to use water and fire to cause much damage to the enemy, but to use water and fire to cause fear to the enemy and cause chaos to the enemy.
Once a major chaos breaks out, the soldiers cannot find the generals, and the generals cannot command the troops. At this time, only a small number of troops are needed to pursue, without giving the enemy time to reorganize the army. The chaos and stampede alone can cause great casualties to the enemy.
Bad Zorg pointed forward with an ugly expression and said, "Won't we be defeated if we don't give the order?"
Dawa Tsering was silent. At this time, on the battlefield, some of our own soldiers had already attacked their own people in order to escape. However, because the Tang army did not pursue them, this situation was not serious.
Once the Tang army makes some movement, it might be the last straw.
Bat Zorg no longer took care of Dawa Tsering, but directly asked the messenger to order the withdrawal of troops.
After two attacks, he had only a few thousand of his 20,000 men left. If these thousands of men were lost here, he would be nothing more than a mere commander.
"Woo~"
The retreat horn sounded, causing those soldiers who were still a little sane to go completely crazy.
At this time, these Western Turkic soldiers had only one thought in their minds, and that was to run.
Anyone who blocks their escape is an enemy.
How could Lin Xuan let go of such a good opportunity? When he saw that the crossbow had finished shooting, he quickly ordered a pursuit.
"kill!"
The morale of the Tang army was high. Although they had no horses, they could not run very slowly with their two legs.
The Tang army's shouts of killing made the Turkic cavalry more confused and made their escape even slower.
Seeing this, Batzorg and Dawa Tsering no longer cared about the soldiers, and prepared to retreat with their own soldiers.
"kill!"
At this moment, a cry of killing came from the gap previously opened by the Western Turks.
Xue Rengui was wearing a silver battle armor, and when he waved his halberd, he took away the lives of Western Turkic soldiers one by one.
Bat Zorg and Dawa Tsering's faces were ashen, and behind them were the defeated troops who had lost their senses. Their retreat was blocked by the Tang cavalry. Once the defeated troops behind them came over, they could be said to be dead ends.
Just when Xue Rengui was about to lead his troops into the camp, Sha Boluo, who was paying attention to the battlefield from a distance, saw a reinforcement from the Tang Dynasty suddenly approaching, and quickly came to stop it with the remaining 20,000 cavalry.
Xue Rengui could only leave two thousand cavalry to guard the gap in the camp to block the retreat of the Western Turkic soldiers in the camp, and led the remaining people to fight Shaboluo.
Xue Rengui saw Sha Boluo being protected by many people. Although he did not know the specific identity of this person, he also knew that the identity of the other party was not simple. He drew an arrow, took off the hanging bow, and wanted to find an opportunity to kill Sha Boluo directly.
Luo.
However, Sha Boluo's personal soldiers were too well protected. In order not to alert the enemy, Xue Rengui could only put down his bow and kill the enemy with a halberd while looking for opportunities.
Although Shaboluo had 20,000 people, the Heroic Guards were already elite, and their weapons and armor were much better than those of the Western Turks, so they fell into a stalemate for a while.
Sha Boluo was extremely worried. The cavalry from the North Camp of the Tang Dynasty launched an attack and even sent reinforcements to help the South Camp. This gave him a bad feeling.
He had no idea what was going on in the camp now.
"Leave some people behind, and all the others will join the battle. Kill these cavalry for me as soon as possible." Shaboluo said to the commander of the soldiers.
To say that the most powerful fighting force under him is his two thousand personal soldiers. In order to eliminate the brave guards as soon as possible, Sha Boluo no longer cares about so many.
"Yes!" The commander of the personal soldiers left 500 people to protect Shaboluo and joined the battlefield with 1,500 people.
Xue Rengui's eyes showed a hint of joy. Just now, there were two thousand people protecting Sha Boluo in the middle. He could not find an opportunity. Now, although Sha Boluo still has five hundred people protecting him, he also saw an opportunity.
Xue Rengui remained calm and waved the halberd in his hand, but there was no enemy left. Unknowingly, Xue Rengui went deeper alone.
"Quick, surround him and don't let him escape." Sha Boluo showed a hint of joy when he saw Xue Rengui going deep alone.
Although Xiaoyongwei is brave, the one he fears the most is Xue Rengui.
If Xue Rengui can be surrounded and killed, the morale of the Tang army will be greatly damaged.
Sha Boluo and Xue Rengui both thought of catching the thief first. Who can succeed will depend on their methods.
On the other side, Cheng Yaojin led more than 20,000 cavalry to attack and defend his 30,000 Turkic cavalry.
Siri Gureng had been watching the Beida Camp. As soon as Cheng Yaojin came out of the camp, he led his people to greet him.
"Kill those traitors!" Siriguleng was very angry when he saw the five thousand cavalry of the Mukun tribe charging ahead.
However, when his cavalry and the cavalry of the Mukun tribe fought together, Sriguleng was stunned.
His tribe is not far away from the Mukun tribe. Of course, this distance is from the perspective of the Turks.
Siriguleng was very clear about the strength of the Mukun tribe. The warriors of the Mukun tribe were much weaker than the warriors of his tribe.
But the scene before him made him wonder if the cavalry in front of him was someone from the Tang Dynasty pretending to be one.
When these people fought, they looked completely lifeless and crazy, as if they had a deep hatred for him.
Siriguleng even thought that if the Mukun tribe was really so crazy, the Tang army might not even be a match for the Mukun tribe.
The reason why the Mukun tribe was so desperate was not because Cheng Yaojin threatened them with their joining.
But it comes from the law of betrayers.
For betrayers, the ones they hate most are their original companions.