"Blow the trumpet: Let the defeated troops disperse to both sides. Anyone who dares to rush into the formation will be killed without mercy!"
"Command: All units speed up, line up, line up!"
"Come forward, personal guards. Anyone who stirs up will be killed!"
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Having a large number of soldiers and horses is originally a good thing when it comes to fighting, but under certain circumstances, it is an outright disaster. This is the case for the food army at this time. It is obviously not possible to adjust the huge force in place.
What could be done in a short period of time, but seeing that his own position was not completed, and the defeated troops from a distance were already swarming in, Yazid Ibn Abu was really angry and anxious, but he had no choice but to be ashen.
With a straight face, he issued a series of orders one after another in an attempt to stabilize his own position.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"
After the general gave the order, dozens of trumpeters mixed in with the crossbowmen in front of the formation immediately blew the horns desperately, trying to make the rout of their own side obey the order and disperse to both sides. However, at this time, the rout were in the wild pursuit of the Tang army.
After killing them, they were already panicking. Only a few of them could act according to the orders. The vast majority of the defeated troops still rushed towards the formation regardless of the situation.
"First, second row of arrows!"
Seeing that something was wrong, General Dashi, who was commanding at the front of the formation, did not dare to be negligent and roared out the order.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Almost all the infantry crossbowmen of the Great Food Army have been moved to the forefront of the formation. More than 20,000 crossbowmen stand in six rows. As soon as the general order is given, the crossbowmen in the first two rows immediately take action.
, but after hearing a burst of sound from the bowstrings, thousands of feathered arrows shot out like locusts, instantly shooting the advancing vanguard of the defeated soldiers to the point where they were knocked off their feet. The rest of them saw something bad and did not dare to move forward.
He rushed and ran around in panic. When he was less than 60 steps away from the Dashi army formation, it was a chaotic mess.
"When two armies meet, the brave one wins. At any cost, rush into the enemy's formation, assault, assault!"
Lin Chengbin was galloping at the forefront of the chasing army. Although he could not see the situation of the Dashi army clearly because of the defeated troops, as soon as he noticed the chaos of the defeated Dashi army in front, he immediately knew that the Dashi army was shooting arrows to stop him.
The defeated soldier couldn't help but tremble, but without the slightest hesitation, he roared and issued a decisive assault order, because he knew very well that despite the Tang army's consecutive victories, although its morale was high,
But the soldiers and horses are already exhausted, and the number of troops is far less than that of the opponent. If they cannot disrupt the Dashi army in one fell swoop, the only way for the Tang army is to be defeated. At this time when victory is on the line, the only way to win is to make a desperate attack.
is the only way to win.
"The Tang Dynasty is mighty, the Tang Dynasty is mighty!"
If the cavalry attacked the arrow formation, it would be impossible for them to suffer no casualties, and the casualties might even be quite large. However, the Tang army showed no fear. The sprint speed suddenly accelerated a lot, and the sound of battle trumpets was louder than before.
"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow quickly!"
As soon as the Tang army accelerated, they instantly killed the defeated troops who were already in a mess. They almost effortlessly rushed to a distance of less than 60 steps from the Dashi army formation. When they saw this,
There was no need for Yazid Ibn Abu to give orders, and the general of Dashi who was in charge of commanding the crossbowmen was already roaring at the top of his lungs.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The Tang army rushed too fast. The first one who had already fired his bow and arrow had no time to draw the bow and arrow again. However, the three to six rows of crossbowmen were already prepared and would give the order.
, the sound of the bowstrings was loud, and more than ten thousand feather arrows were shot out in an overwhelming manner, regardless of the fact that there were still a large number of defeated troops of our own side who were still within the attack range of the bows and arrows.
"Assault, assault!"
More than 10,000 feathered arrows are not fun to talk about. The rain of arrows that came like a torrential rain instantly killed countless of the chaotic soldiers. Of course, the vanguard of the Tang Army who rushed at the front also
They also suffered a lot of losses. Nearly a thousand officers and soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. However, Lin Chengbin was not frightened by such heavy losses. He waved his long horse into a round to deflect the incoming arrows.
, while roaring wildly, the horse's speed did not slow down at all, and like a god and demon descending from the earth, he rushed straight towards the already slightly chaotic Dashi army formation.
"I am invincible, kill, kill, kill!"
Seeing how brave the general was, the Tang soldiers all showed their strongest blood courage. Regardless of the scattered arrows still falling from their heads, they roared and launched a desperate attack, and tens of thousands of war horses galloped together.
Down, the sound of hoofbeats exploded like thunder, and murderous intent soared into the sky.
"Shield-swordsman, step up, stop the Tang thief!"
Seeing that the rain of arrows in the sky could not stop the Tang army's charge, the enemy commander in front of Dashi immediately became red-eyed, roaring and urging the shield-swordsmen who were barely arranged in three rows to rush forward, trying to block the Tang army's charge.
Wild impact.
"kill!"
Although the distance of sixty steps is not close, for a high-speed galloping horse, it is only a blink of an eye. Just as the shield swordsmen of the Great Food Shield have just taken their positions, the shield formation has not even had time to stand up.
Lin Chengbin, who was leading the charge, was already approaching, but when he heard his roar, he stabbed with the long horse spear in his hand. With the strong momentum of the galloping horse, he killed the panic-stricken Dashi soldier in front of him with his shield and body.
And pierced it, and then flicked it hard, and the Dashi soldier, who was already piercing his hands and feet and howling miserably, was lifted up into the air.
"Draw out the sword and kill!"
After all, the Dashi Army is an army capable of hundreds of battles. Although it was frightened by Lin Chengbin's power, it did not forget its fighting instinct. However, after hearing a low-level general roar, six or seven scimitars were already
He attacked Lin Chengbin unceremoniously from three sides, as if he wanted to cut Lin Chengbin into pieces before the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty could reach him.
"Roar!"
Although the reaction of the Dashi officers and soldiers was quick, Lin Chengbin's change of moves was even faster. Before the Dashi soldier who had been thrown away landed, Lin Chengbin roared and swept the long horse in his hand from left to right, attacking the enemy.
All the officers and soldiers of Dashi who came up were swept away, and then he threw the horse sword in his hand forward with force, and stabbed one of the officers of Dashi to death with one shot. On one side of his body, he touched his waist with the force, and the sword was drawn out.
, he made a bold move of "Domination of the World", and in an instant, an arc of sword light shot out, killing several of the chaotic Dashi officers and soldiers, and the originally shapeless shield array suddenly disappeared.
A big hole was swept out, and before the food officers and soldiers on the side could fill the gap, Lin Chengbin had already rushed into the rebel army on horseback.
A rout, an unstoppable rout! The only formation formed by the Dashi Army was the Tang Army's infantry phalanx, but in the face of the Tang Army's fierce attack, it was not much stronger than paper. As it became more and more
Many Tang army cavalry rushed into the formation, and the entire infantry square was completely defeated. They were killed by the Tang cavalry, leaving corpses everywhere.
"It's over, it's all over..."
Although the Tang army had just broken through its first infantry phalanx, and even though it still had hundreds of thousands of troops in its hands, Yezid Ibn Abu's heart had already sunk to the bottom, just because he already knew about this battle.
There was no possibility of recovery at all. With his hands and feet so cold, he could not even think of commanding the troops, so he could only murmur.
As expected, as Yezid Ibn Abu expected, the hundreds of thousands of food troops with neither a complete formation nor horse speed were just hundreds of thousands of meat targets. How could they withstand the wild onslaught of the Tang army?
, without even a trace of resistance, he was killed by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone fell on his back. The troops fled in all directions, the soldiers could not find the officials, the officials could not take care of the soldiers, and the defeat was completely irreversible.
"Your Highness, leave quickly, we can't stop you!"
Yezid Ibn Abu was so heartbroken that he had no intention of paying attention to the battle situation and did not want to escape. He just stared blankly at his troops disintegrating like a mountain. As soon as this situation happened, he followed closely beside him.
The captain of the personal guard became anxious. He waved his whip without hesitation and whipped Yazid Ibn Abu's horse under his crotch. He led a group of personal guards to surround Yazid Ibn Abu and then
Fleeed to the west.
"Chase!"
When Yezid Ibn Abu moved like this, his commander's flag naturally followed suit. The troops of the food army, which were already beyond their capabilities, lost their fighting spirit and fled away in confusion.
Lin Chengbin, who was leading his troops to attack and kill, did not intend to stop there, because he knew very well that his victory was just an unexpected result. Once the food army reorganized and returned, the nearly 200,000 troops alone would be enough to kill several people.
The Tang army was about to run out of ammunition and food. For this reason, he no longer paid attention to the scattered skirmishers of the food army, but roared and led his troops in a mad pursuit in the direction of the commander's flag of the food army.
Of course, it is impossible to catch up. Not only the horses under the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty are tired, but also there are countless rebels blocking them. If they want to catch up with Yezid Ibn Abu's troops who have already started,
There is no chance that the soldiers and horses will be defeated, but the purpose of the Tang army is not to completely annihilate the food army, but to prevent the food army from having a chance to regroup at close range.
After traveling for more than forty miles, it was not until dark that the Tang army withdrew its troops and allowed the defeated soldiers of Dashi to scurry away in confusion. Even so, the threat to the Tang army from Dashi's army was almost non-existent.
"Victory, victory, the Great Tang is mighty, the Great Tang is mighty!"
Although it was getting dark, it did not hinder the joy and cheers of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. With more than 32,000 troops, they defeated two groups of nearly 400,000 troops of the Great Food Army, beheaded nearly 100,000 people, and captured no one.
Our side only suffered less than 5,000 casualties. No matter from which perspective, this kind of victory can only be described as "brilliant". Not only the ordinary soldiers were extremely excited, but also the coach Lin Chengbin.
His face turned red because of it.
"Sending a message to His Highness, our army has defeated the main force of the Food Army, and there will be no serious problems on the way back!"
Lin Chengbin was excited, but he did not forget about business. He did not bother to order the soldiers to clean the battlefield, but ordered the guards around him to send out the news of victory. After a moment, he saw an eagle soaring into the sky, flying briefly over the battlefield.
Circled, like a sharp arrow, broke through the gentle twilight, spread its wings and flew high to the east...