The formation of Xue Yantuo's army was not fast. After all, Xue Yantuo's troops were regular visitors. Now they had to serve as infantry, which was really difficult for some. However, the Tang army did not take advantage of Xue Yantuo's unsteady foothold to launch an attack. , instead he stood there and watched quietly, as if it had nothing to do with him. Although coach Li Ji had no expression on his face, there was a look of disdain in the corner of his eyes - in Li Ji's view, Xue Yantuo was They just plan to hold on for a while, wait for the horse power to recover, and then find an opportunity to retreat. There is nothing to say. If the time can be delayed until dark, maybe Xue Yantuo's army can escape under the cover of night, but well, this opportunity It can only be a dream, and Li Ji doesn't care if it takes some time. Without him, Li Ji is also waiting, waiting for the arrival of Li Xiyu's army that cuts off Xue Yantuo's retreat.
At noon, although it was just after noon, the sky gradually became overcast. Dark clouds rolled across the sky. The wind became much stronger. It was a sign that snow was about to fall. The two armies had been facing each other for more than half an hour. But they never fought. The Tang army didn't care. Anyway, they had already had lunch and were waiting for work. They were very energetic. However, Xue Yantuo's army had a big problem-not to mention fighting all morning, they were still chasing Li Zhen. After traveling for more than thirty miles, not only were they unable to have lunch, but the sweat on their bodies was blown away by the cold wind. At this time, the whole army was weak and their feet were a little unsteady, not to mention their morale was very low. stop.
"It's almost time to start." Li Ji looked up at the gloomy sky, tugged at the long beard on his chest, and muttered to himself, then waved his hand and said: "Attack!" The trumpet in the Tang army's formation The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the Tang army, surrounded on three sides, began to move forward, with the swordsmen in front, the spearmen behind them, the archers at the end, and the cavalry hanging at the corners of the Z-shaped array, ready to advance at any time. Charge.
"The Tang Dynasty is mighty!"
"The Tang Dynasty is mighty!"
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Orderly war trumpets rang out from the slowly advancing Tang army array, and the battlefield situation suddenly became tense. The shouts of nearly 100,000 people were deafening. The two armies had not yet fought, and the momentum of Xue Yantuo's army was already at an absolute disadvantage.
Seeing the Tang army approaching slowly, Dadu Shi's hands began to tremble involuntarily. Resisting the uneasiness in his heart, he raised his hand and said: "Archers, prepare!" When the Tang army approached about 150 steps, Dadu She waved his hand suddenly and said: "Fire the arrow!" In an instant, tens of thousands of feather arrows shot out from the circular formation of Xue Yantuo's army. At the same time, a loud roar came from the Tang army's formation: " Stand up the shield! Fire arrows!" The shield-swordsmen in the Tang army's array immediately raised the huge shields in their hands and pressed against each other, forming a thick shield wall in an instant, while the archers at the end of the Tang army's array At the same time, he shot the arrows in his hand upwards. Tens of thousands of feathered arrows also covered Xue Yantuo's army in the middle from three sides. The sky was full of flying arrows, covering the sky and the sun.
The number of arrows fired by both sides in this round was roughly the same, but the effects were quite different. The shield swordsmen in the Tang army's array used special large shields. They cooperated with each other skillfully, and the shield wall formed was solid. It was reliable. Although it could not completely block the flying arrows, it blocked most of them. Only some fish that slipped through the net flew into the Tang army's array, killing and wounding more than 300 people. However, Xue Yantuo's army was unlucky. Those so-called The shield in the hands of the shield swordsman was originally a round shield used by cavalry. Not to mention its small area, it was still round and round, and could not form a reliable shield wall at all. In this round of shooting, more than 2,000 people were killed or injured. , Dadu Shi was so distressed that he was trembling - not too much, just based on the current casualty ratio, with a few more rounds of fire, how many of Xue Yantuo's army would be left? This battle would not need to be fought again.
"Attack the Wolf Camp!" Seeing the Tang Army approaching step by step, Dadu Shi finally couldn't bear it and sent out his trump card, intending to rely on the powerful impact of the Wolf Camp to disrupt the infantry array pressing on the Tang Army, and then drive the defeated troops straight to the enemy.
Take Li Ji's central army and capture the thief first. Not to mention, as soon as the wolf camp came out, the atmosphere of the battlefield suddenly changed. Those men in black clothes and black armor silently fought out of Xue Yantuo's central army.
The more than 5,000 cavalrymen were stunned with a sense of death, and their aura was so powerful that it suppressed the Tang army's shouts of war cries.
Damn it, it’s the wolf camp, ***, Da Du She’s son is about to go all out now? Damn it! When Li Zhen saw that Da Du She had sent out the trump card in his hand so early, he couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized
What was Da Dushe's idea? He just wanted to remind Li Ji how ferocious the Lang camp was, but when he saw the presence of the old god Li Ji, he took it back and just looked at the battlefield silently, helplessly.
In front of him, Li Zhen had already made Li Ji very angry by commanding his superiors. If he were to do something like this on the battlefield, God knows what Mr. Li would be thinking. Li Zhen wanted to hold the banner in the army.
, as the second most powerful person in the army, Li Ji was someone who could not be offended, so Li Zhen could only hold back any suggestions she had in her heart.
Li Ji's illustrious reputation was not for nothing. When he saw the Wolf Camp killing general coming out, he immediately realized that this black cavalry was very different from the other Xue Yantuo tribesmen. His face suddenly darkened and he snorted coldly:
"Command: The cavalry on the left and right wings attack and entangle the enemy cavalry!"
As the flags of the Tang army's center waved and the drums beat loudly, Qin Huaiyu on the left and Li Wanling on the right each led six thousand fine cavalry from the corner of the formation to kill the generals. They rushed towards the wolf army in an oblique thrust. The center of the battlefield suddenly became a mess.
, the three cavalry armies were fighting inextricably, even though the Tang army had more elite cavalry to defeat the fewer, they could not defeat the Wolf Camp. The two sides fought desperately in the center of the battlefield, with shouts, the clash of weapons, the dead and wounded.
The screams were loud and the smoke and dust were billowing. Although the momentum of the Wolf Camp's attack was stopped, the Tang Army's elite cavalry was unable to repel the Wolf Camp. The number of casualties was even higher than that of the Wolf Camp.
There were many young and old.
"Both wings are on standby. The Chinese army is on horseback. Follow me!" Seeing that the Wolf Camp's offensive was thwarted, Dadu Zhener became a little anxious and waved his hand to give the battle order for the Chinese army to attack.
Most of Li Ji's troops were infantry, and the cavalry totaled only more than 12,000. At this time, they had all entered the battlefield. The infantry was hindered by the melee on the battlefield and could not launch a general attack at all. They could only use
The bows and arrows came to interfere with Xue Yantuo's cavalry, but unfortunately the distance was far away and the effect was not great. After two rounds of arrow rain, they only killed more than two hundred Xue Yantuo's cavalry. The impact on the entire battle was not great. Really
If Xue Yantuo's cavalry were to charge forward, they might not be able to penetrate the tight infantry formation of the Tang army in the middle, but the more than ten thousand Tang army cavalry on the battlefield would be in danger. Unfortunately, Tianshi never sided with Xue Yantuo.
Just when Xue Yantuo's army was busy mounting their horses, smoke and dust suddenly rose from behind Xue Yantuo's army - more than 35,000 Xiliang cavalry arrived!
According to Li Zhen's strategic plan: Li Zhen led his troops to follow Xue Yantuo's army and was responsible for fishing, while Li Ji's troops went out to kill Hukou and ambush more than 30 miles away from Bailangyuan. As for Li Xiyu's troops, they used Xiliang to
The high mobility of the cavalry allowed them to drive 200 miles in a row and attack from Yungang. They first captured Xue Yantuo's camp and then outflanked Xue Yantuo's main force. On the one hand, the Tang army was concealed due to its fast movement, and on the other hand, it was generous enough to divert all attention.
Attracted by Li Zhen, he was completely unaware of the series of maneuvers by the Tang army, and finally fell into the trap carefully planned by Li Zhen. At this moment, the arrival of the Xiliang cavalry tightened the throat of Xue Yantuo's army like an iron rope.
At that time, Xue Yantuo's army had nowhere to escape.
It’s chaos, it’s all chaos!
As soon as they rushed, the entire Chinese army collapsed completely. Everyone just wanted to run for their lives, and they didn't care about orders. Unfortunately, Xue Yantuo's army was surrounded on all sides and had no way to escape. They were just running around in place.
It didn't matter that the rear army was in chaos. The Wolf Camp, which was fighting hard at the front, immediately became chaotic when they saw it. Some planned to continue to charge forward, while others wanted to turn around to save Dadu She. It was a mess.
The cavalry of the Tang Army immediately seized the opportunity and beat them to a pulp, leaving them completely defeated.
"Those who surrender will be spared death, and those who do not surrender will be killed without mercy!" Seeing that the chance of victory was within his grasp, Li Ji showed a smile on his serious face and waved his hand, signaling that the entire army would attack at the same time. Tens of thousands of them could not wait any longer.
The patient soldiers of the Tang Army immediately roared and rushed over, rushing Xue Yantuo's rebel army to pieces like a tide. The desperate soldiers no longer had the determination to resist. Except for a few die-hard elements who were stubbornly resisting, most of them
As soon as most of the soldiers saw the Tang army rushing over, they dropped their weapons, knelt down with their heads in their hands, and raised their hands in surrender.
Huh? Not good! Da Du She's son is about to escape! Li Zhen, who is always paying attention to Da Du She's every move, has sharp eyes, watching Da Du She's handsome flag being escorted by a group of soldiers from the Wolf Camp who fought desperately to return.
, is rushing to the side and rear, where is the junction between the Xiliang Cavalry Army and the Tang Army in the north. The strength of the troops is already weak. At this time, the battlefield is in chaos, and there is a small gap there. At the sight of Dadu, he wants to escape.
, Li Zhen suddenly felt anxious. She waved the bright silver gun in her hand and said to Li Ji: "Commander, I will ask you to capture Dadu She'er." As soon as he finished speaking, he planned to rush to the battlefield. Unfortunately, Li Ji this time
But she didn't give Li Zhen another chance and said coldly: "Your Highness, stay!"
What are you doing? Everyone is running away. If you don’t chase, you won’t be able to catch up! Li Zhen was angry and anxious, but she didn’t dare to disobey the military order on the spot. Her face suddenly turned ugly. She frowned. Just as she was about to ask, Li Ji
He glanced at Li Zhen and said calmly: "Let him go. This is the holy will." As soon as he finished speaking, he ignored Li Zhen and looked at the battlefield that was gradually calming down, passing by the corners of his eyes.
A strange look.
Holy will? Damn it, how do you say this? What kind of trick is our old man playing? There is no reason. Could it be that the old man is able to calculate and know that he will be captured alive? Damn it, what exactly does this old man Li Ji do?
Is what he said true? Although Li Zhen was angry, but after all, the city was deep and she did not do anything about it. Seeing that Li Ji was unwilling to talk about it, she didn't bother to ask more questions, and just silently thought about the mystery.