The sound of killing shook the sky, and the screams continued.
In front of the dense forest of Qingshi Fort, nearly a thousand Tuyuhun cavalry were chased by more than fifty Tang cavalry and were running around. The soldiers who ran slower were beheaded by the Tang army who caught up with Tou Tou and brandished their sabers.
In order to escape the pursuit of Tang Qi, those Tuyuhun soldiers ran out of their own camp crying. But as soon as they ran a dozen steps, they were pierced by arrows whizzing from the dense forest.
"Get on your horse, get on your horse, and run to the north. The terrain there is flat!" With the help of his adjutant, Monchae finally climbed onto his horse and shouted loudly.
"Gather together, those who want to survive should follow the general!" the adjutant jumped up, got on his horse, and whipped his horse whip and repeated.
The panicked soldiers finally made the right choice under the guidance of their commander, and followed closely behind their commander with their horses and whips raised. As the adjutant shouted, more and more people gathered in Moncha
Beside Ai, the team gradually formed a cone shape.
On the battlefield, the cone-shaped formation is most suitable for charging and breaking through. Even when facing an enemy army several times larger than one's own, as long as the formation is reasonable, there is a high possibility of a successful breakout! But to Monchae's expectation, the Tang army did not
He sent cavalry to block it from the flanks, and even the archers who were ambushing in the dense forest did not release another feather arrow. His intuition from many years of leading troops in combat told him that there must be something fishy about this matter, but at this moment, Monchae had no intention to think about these things. The night fell.
It was pitch dark, and who knew which Caowo Mountain depression the Tang Army was hiding in. The only way to survive was to rush through the Tang Army's blockade at all costs.
"Bah!" Monchae swung his riding crop again, got off his horse and started galloping.
"Go from the horse path in front of the city gate, don't stick to the woods!" Monchae's nerves were always tense at this moment, for fear that the Tang army would rush out from behind some bush. The terrain in front of the city gate was open and flat, and the Tang army had nowhere to hide!
"General, there is no movement in the city, there may be an ambush!" the adjutant urged, clasping his fists tightly. The Tang army set up an ambush in the dense forest, and after gaining a huge advantage, they did not continue to intercept and pursue. It is really suspicious. Although our own side was ambushed because of a trick, it was broken.
More than 300 people were lost, but when the defeated troops gathered together, there were still more than 600 people. If the planning was reasonable, they might not have the strength to fight the Tang army.
"What kind of ambush could there be? If the Tang army captured Qingshi Castle, why would we still be ambushed? They are obviously sieging the city for reinforcements, hoping to consume our elite cavalry. Their real purpose is to bury Qi City!" But Monchae was Gu.
Without turning around, he kept waving the riding crop in his hand.
The adjutant's lips moved, but in the end he said nothing. Alas, let it go.
The remnant army of Fuqi City moved forward unimpeded, and when they arrived at the Qingshi Fort, they were not attacked from the top of the city.
Monchae glanced back at the adjutant and said: "I just said that Qingshi Fort was not captured by the Tang army. If they had captured Qingshi Fort, there would be no need for them to do this!"
The adjutant held his fists and said: "The general is wise, but I still think it would be better to send a few sentries forward to investigate."
Monchae waved his hand impatiently: "Check, check, after they finish checking, the Tang army will chase them. Let the brothers work harder, and we will go to the next fortress to rest and recuperate!"
Although Montchaet bet that the Bluestone Castle was still in his own hands, he did not dare to risk knocking on the city gate. As the night turned dark, the defenders were already frightened. When they saw the large group of cavalry approaching, their first reaction must have been a feather.
Arrows gathered to shoot. Secondly, if Qingshi Castle was really captured by the Tang army, wouldn't he be the lamb that was delivered to his door?
The only way is to break through the blockade of the Tang Army, go to the next fort to rest and recuperate, and then make a big plan!
The coach gave the order, but the adjutant was helpless.
After hearing the horn, the Tibetan cavalry who were pulling up their reins in a hurry waved their whips and hit their mounts hard on the crotches. If they fled here earlier, they would be less likely to be overtaken by the Tang army. They were here to show off their military exploits.
Yes, now that military merit is not involved, there is no need to risk your life in it!
The sound of tapping horse hooves sounded again, and a group of light cavalry roared towards the north in the night.
However, before they had even taken a few dozen steps, they felt their bodies sinking, and both men and horses fell sideways and forward. Some of the horses kicked their legs and struggled to throw their masters away. These poor people didn't understand what was happening.
Then they were dug into bloody holes, and black-red blood gushed out along the chest, instantly dyeing the ground red and khaki; some horses fell to the ground, crushing their owners to the ground, and those unlucky ones didn't even have time to curse.
His legs were broken after being crushed by this beast, and he screamed in agony.
The war horse neighed in pain and fell to the ground, twitching uncontrollably on all four hooves. The horse's mouth, twisted due to the severe pain, spat out foam from time to time, followed by a strong sour smell that spread all around.
Go. Horses fall down and people die, and mourning has indeed spread all over the land.
"Damn it! We've fallen into a trap!" Through the moonlight, Montchaet finally saw the caltrops inserted into the soles of the war horses and cursed loudly. The caltrops are the natural nemesis of the cavalry. Once the caltrops are pierced into the hoofs of the war horses, they will instantly
Losing the ability to march, let alone charging and galloping. Therefore, when a large-scale cavalry marches, the commander-in-chief will order scouts to lead people to inspect the terrain in areas controlled by the enemy to ensure that there are no thorns on the ground before leading the cavalry through.
It's just that the Tang army traveled a long distance, so how could it bring so many caltrops with it? Could it be?
A possibility flashed through Monchae's mind, as if struck by lightning.
"Quick, abandon your horse and run north. The Bluestone Fort has probably been captured by the Tang army!" Monchae couldn't care so much, so he got up and ran north.
When all the soldiers saw it, they rushed to dust off their butts and followed Monchae closely.
But they woke up too late. Hundreds of archers suddenly appeared at the originally silent Qingshi Castle. Two hundred Tang Dynasty-style hard bows glowed pale silver under the reflection of the moonlight, and the dark arrows pointed straight at them.
Watching these Hulu fleeing in embarrassment.
The Tuguhun soldiers moved their legs vigorously, hoping to further increase the distance between themselves and the archers on the top of the city. As they ran, they could even clearly hear the buzzing of the bowstrings being fully drawn, and the strange buzzing sound.
It was like the sound of flesh being peeled off bones, which was extremely terrifying. The Tuyuhun soldiers blocked their ears and hugged their heads, and ran towards the north in groups like frightened sheep, not daring to stay here for a moment longer.
But how can the infantry within a hundred-step range escape the pursuit of the eagle-feathered arrows? There was just a buzz in the sky, and the locust-feathered arrows spread out, eating up all the living creatures in front of them. They fell to the ground and hissed sadly.
The pain of the war horses ended immediately. In an instant, their bodies were covered with arrows with black heads and white tails, and they could not help but tremble in the wind. Bing Yong, who had broken his leg, no longer had to struggle. In an instant, they were covered from head to toe.
It was nailed into a porcelain solid body, leaving no gap...
The armor-piercing arrows penetrated the fine chainmail, biting into the flesh of the vest, tearing the skin, tearing the muscles, and tearing apart all living creatures trying to escape. Fear devoured their lives, and the fleeing Tuyuhun cavalry fell down one by one.
Let out a cry of sorrow.
In just one round of shooting, the Tang army shot and killed nearly 200 Tuyuhun soldiers. Including those who fell off their horses and were stabbed to death by iron caltrops and those who were trampled to death by their own robes, the Tuyuhun cavalry lost a total of 300 soldiers in front of Qingshibao City.
Famous soldiers and brave men.
It is not the enemy that causes a large number of deaths in the war, but the fear in one's own heart!
At this moment, Monchae deeply realized the correctness of this sentence, but he had no time to evaluate the artistry of this sentence. The Tang army followed him step by step like a devil, making him unable to live in peace for a moment. First, there was an ambush in the dense forest, and then
When the city was trapped, the Tang army had already dug a deep pit, and he jumped in without hesitation like a fool. He had no time to look back, and he did not have the courage to look back. He broke his horse and lost his flag.
, he relied on the most primitive survival desire to support himself and fled forward.
"How many brothers escaped?" Monchae shook his head and asked the deputy general beside him while running wildly.
The lieutenant general smiled bitterly: "I don't know, maybe two hundred, maybe three hundred."
"Don't stop, don't stop, these Tang troops are devils, they are devils. Only by escaping can you survive!" Monchae did not consider the possibility of surrender at all, not because he was loyal to His Majesty Zamp, but because this group
The Tang army was too cruel. According to a veteran of Tuyuhun who was captured, the Tang army did not kill defeated generals who surrendered. As long as the defeated soldiers knelt on the ground and dropped their weapons, the Tang army would not kill people and take credit.
Bullshit! In front of the dense forest, Monchae saw the fifty-horse Tang army roaring and dragging their sabers. Many soldiers who fell off their horses and were injured knelt on the ground and kowtowed, trying to win the forgiveness of the Tang people.
But before they could raise their heads, a cold light flashed through them, their heads flew up suddenly, and a column of blood spurted out three feet high!
Who said Tang Jun was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness? These are a group of Shura from hell!
Unconsciously, Monchaet had already run two hundred steps away.
"Hey!" He let out a long breath, rubbed his sore waist and looked up to the north.
Looking at him, his face instantly turned pale.
But in front of the Miao Ai Mound, one hundred and fifty Tang soldiers were standing on horseback with their swords drawn, their eyes full of hatred.
"In the long march of thousands of miles, the beacon fire will never be extinguished. When men die, there will be no time for strong men to fight!"
Note 1: Siege and reinforcements: a military terminology. The attacking party surrounds the enemy defending the city with part of its troops, induces the enemy to send troops to rescue, and then uses the main force to annihilate the enemy's reinforcements. It was earlier used in the third to fourth years of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty (
In the battle between 620 and 621 AD) King Li Shimin of Qin led the Tang army to conquer Luoyang, the capital of the Zheng Kingdom under Wang Shichong.
ps: In fact, Monchae guessed half of it right. Li Kuo did want to besiege the city for reinforcements, but he had already captured the city at this moment... So this reinforcements are destined to annihilate all the reinforcements... Please collect it!
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