"When General Li and the others step over the row of dead trees, we will pull the hemp rope!" Dou Qing looked at the dancing light and shadow in the distance and ordered to the soldiers beside him. The distress of the six hundred Tongwu soldiers disturbed the captain.
The deployment, I just hope it won’t ruin the plan!
The rumble of horse hooves broke the silence of the night, but hundreds of Tang cavalry were seen in the distance sweeping past like wind and lingering clouds without stopping for a moment. Most of the mounts were carrying two people, and brown blood dripped from the horse's back.
Come.
One hundred steps, eighty steps, fifty steps.
The Tang army beside the gravel ditch finally understood why their captain was so eager to rush here. Behind hundreds of Tang cavalry, there were three thousand Tubo cavalry following! Although the Tubo people were in a hurry,
They also lost many horses at the convergence area at the mouth of the valley, but after all, the family had a strong financial background, so it was not a problem to bring out some light cavalry.
The focus of a cavalry duel is speed and sheer numbers. Faced with such a numerical advantage of the Tubo people, how could even someone as brave as his own captain dare to attack them head-on?
Li Kuo was quite nervous at this time. Although Yanji and Wuxin had set up the trap on time, would the Tubo people follow their planned route? (Note 1)
"Drive!" He waved his riding whip fiercely, and the young man resolutely led hundreds of Tang cavalry to the gravel ditch.
In fact, the vigilance of the Tubo people was not as high as Li Kuo imagined. After experiencing an unseemly "big victory", the Tubo people gradually found their confidence and wanted to annihilate the Tang army in one go to eliminate future troubles.
Therefore, the governor of Jiuqu, Eszang, handed over all the cavalry to his confidant, Wei Xiequ, and ordered him to strangle all the Tang bandits before the sun rose.
Although Zhiqiluo, the counselor in the army, repeatedly advised the general to be careful of the Tang army pretending to be defeated and setting up an ambush, Wei Xiequ ridiculed Zhiqiluo for being timid and short-sighted.
In his opinion, the main force of the Tang army had been defeated by him, and even the cavalrymen who went to the rescue were less than 500, so why pretend to be defeated?
"Order, march at full speed and be sure to catch up with the Tang invaders in front of Yangjiaogou'er!" Wei Xiequ pulled out his scimitar and pointed it at the night sky.
The Tubo people were already good at riding and shooting. After listening to the commander's order, they clamped tightly on the horse's belly and followed them with shouts. The three thousand light cavalry formed a narrow bright belt and moved quickly on the mountain road.
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After turning around a boulder that was two to three feet high, the narrow mountain road suddenly became open, and the distance between the Tubo people and the Tang cavalry in front was also slowly shrinking. Wei Xiequ was overjoyed. Before, in the narrow mountain road, the most he could do was
Allowing three or four cavalry to pass through at the same time, his numerical advantage was completely unable to be used. But now, in the open mountain plains, he was able to completely annihilate the Tang bandits with the three thousand light cavalry in his hands.
Judging from the bloodstains on the ground, Tang Kou's mount was seriously injured and its momentum had dropped sharply. With the endurance of the plateau horses, he would soon be able to catch up with them, and by then, he would be able to catch them all with just a few clicks of his fingers.
"Order everyone to divide into two groups, the east and the west, to attack the Tang invaders!" Wei Xiequ half-squinted his eyes, as if he already had a chance to win.
"The order is given!" The military commander pulled out a dark green flag and hung it on the flagpole, swinging it vigorously.
"The front army is divided into two groups: left and right, and attack the Tang invaders separately!"
"Divide into two groups and attack the Tang bandits!"
These Tibetan cavalry were all the best in the army. They had been simmering with anger after being teased by the Tang people several times. They were overjoyed when they heard the order. Didn't the Tang bandits want to run away? Could they outrun the wolves on the grassland?
The sound of hoofbeats from the horses' hooves was rapid and powerful, and the distance between the Tubo people and the Tang cavalry was getting smaller and smaller.
Fifty steps, thirty steps, twenty steps.
Tang Kou was really driven into a hurry, and he even rode through a gravel ditch full of gravel and dead trees!
The Tubo cavalry couldn't believe their eyes. War horses were the cavalry's second life. It was suicide to mistreat the horses like this!
The counselor Zhi Qiluo frowned and said hurriedly: "General, I think the behavior of the Tang army is a bit strange. There are clearly flat dirt roads on both sides of the stone ravine. Why didn't they take it?"
Wei Xiequ waved his hand impatiently and said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty were frightened by us, how could they care so much?"
"Pass my general's order to march at full speed and surround the Tang bandits from the east and west sides!"
In his eyes, the Tang people were invaders and demons who destroyed their homeland and did not tolerate any mercy.
The Tubo soldiers let out strange screams and controlled the reins to chase after them with murderous intent. Some of the soldiers who were eager to make meritorious deeds even surpassed the horse of the general Wei Xiequ and ran at the forefront of the team.
Wei Xiequ didn't care about such transgressions. As long as he could annihilate all the Tang bandits and the reward he received would be enough to spend a lifetime, why should he care about these false gifts?
"Kill!" Nearly a hundred Tubo cavalry had arrived in front of the gravel ditch. They followed the order of the general Wei Xiequ and bypassed the ditch full of dead trees and gravel, taking a circuitous route from both sides.
"Ah!" Before the horse stepped onto the soft soil for a few steps, its entire body sank in. The huge inertia threw the cavalryman on the horse out heavily, and he was thrown into a huge pit three feet deep!
The people of the Tang Dynasty actually dug deep ditches on both sides of the stone ditch!
Hundreds of Tibetan cavalry were instantly shot with antlers from the horse pit, and their hearts were stabbed with bamboo sticks. For a while, the pit was filled with howls and screams.
"Hiss." Wei Xiequ struggled to hold on to the reins and took a breath of cold air. If he hadn't been a little slower, he might have been poked into a bloody hole by now. These Tang Kou are really cunning!
Looking at the counselor Zhi Qiluo, Wei Xiequ felt a burning sensation on his face.
"Well, order the brothers to pass through the middle of the ditch!"
Wei Xiequ cleared his throat to hide his shame.
Although he lost more than a hundred cavalry, they were only a drop in the bucket compared to the army. Once they cross the gravel ditch, let's see what tricks Tang Kou can do!
"The general has an order, turn to the middle of the gravel ditch and walk through the dead wood!"
"The general has an order, step on dead wood and cross the gravel ditch!"
Thousands of Tibetan cavalry turned their horses and followed the route that the Tang army had just taken. The gravel ditch was about ten feet wide, and for the horses, it took only a blink of an eye to move. There were only dead trees lying across it.
It is complicated and full of potholes, and the horse speed must be reduced to the minimum to pass safely.
"Slow down your horse speed, don't rush this moment!" Zhiqiluo shouted loudly, fearing that something might happen to the soldiers because of their eagerness.
However, nearly a thousand cavalry of the former army had already stepped onto the dead wood, and nothing unusual seemed to have happened. Although the dead wood soaked in rain made a weird creaking sound, it was quite thick and showed no signs of loosening.
"Follow up, keep up! Kill the Tang bandits earlier and return to Zhanbao earlier!" the warlord roared at the top of his lungs. He had clearly seen the scene of thousands of Tang troops being slaughtered at their necks, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Jab Lala!"
"Jab Lala!"
Huh? What is this sound? The warlord was slightly startled, and a question flashed in his mind.
"Prick!" The strange sound sounded again. At this moment, the warlord finally understood that it was the sound of dead wood rubbing against each other. It turned out to be a trap!
"Go back quickly, run quickly, it's a trap, this is a trap set by the Tang Army!"
But it was too late, only a loud bang was heard, and dozens of dead trees were instantly pulled away from Kishihara and fell into the ditch!
Note 1: Horse trap: a kind of defensive fortification. A pit is dug at a key pass to trap enemy troops. Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty, "Li Weigong's Art of War: Offensive and Defensive War Gear": "The horse trap is five feet long, one foot wide and deep.
Three feet deep, deer antlers, spears and bamboo sticks are buried in the pit. The pit is like a hook connected with each other and shaped like a hook. It is covered with grass and fine dust, and all the important roads of the military city and barracks are set up."
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