Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 1350 Strangulation (Part )

After enduring this for so long, I finally saw hope.

Although the Turkic cavalry had superior strength and attacked fiercely without retreating, was the Tang army really powerless?

of course not.

Although the Tang army was short of troops, it still had about 20,000 troops, with a tight formation and favorable terrain... Even if it was really not low, it would not be possible for the Turks to attack them in less than two hours.

The key reason is that the cavalry brigade led by Su Dingfang and Liu Heier, which is the most mobile and the most powerful, has been unable to hide.

Although the Chinese army was on the verge of collapse, Wang Junhao and Ma Sanbao led their cavalry into battle frequently, and Li Mengchang and Qu Silang from the left and right armies also led their cavalry to provide support, resulting in the presence of Tang cavalry on the battlefield.

But Su Dingfang and Liu Heier have been hiding behind the formation, waiting silently.

"Get ready!" Li Shan stared at the left wing with a telescope, biting his lower lip unconsciously.

Su Xu, who was also holding a telescope, did not look to the left wing, but to the right wing. The Turkic cavalry rolled in and bypassed the right army. They not only tried to destroy the morale of the right army and then break the formation, but also went around to the rear of the Tang army. attempt.

However, Dou Gui had already reduced his defense line and rolled out his chariots to resist. Li Mengchang led his cavalry to bypass the frontal battlefield and rely on the large formation to confront them from a distance.

Liu Heier led two thousand cavalry to quietly appear on the east side of the right army. With five hundred cavalry as the vanguard, he rushed into the formation at a high speed and ran into some Turkic troops who were trying to get around to the rear of the Tang army.

The unstoppable charge, the violent impact, and the hoarse screams of fighting suddenly exploded. Chang He had no time to pull out the horse spear in his hand when it pierced the two Turkic cavalry, so he could only draw out his long knife and kill them wantonly. In terms of bravery, This former Wagang veteran is not inferior to anyone.

Dubu Khan, who personally led the troops forward, looked like ice and urged the flanking troops to attack. There was no other way... The Tang army's formation had already suffered such heavy losses in a frontal attack, and it was only possible to find a breakthrough from the flanks.

At the same time, Dubu Khan also guessed that his old opponent should have some back-ups. Sure enough, after the five hundred Tang Cavalry vanguard broke through the formation, Liu Heier commanded more than a thousand Tang Cavalry to divide into two groups and attack from all directions without stopping. The way of charging into the formation intercepted the Turkic cavalry's attempt to circle back.

If it were in other places, Tang Qi's attack would be difficult to achieve actual results, because the Turkic cavalry could withdraw to the north and penetrate into the rear of the Tang army on a large scale. However, Tang Qi, who was at a disadvantage in speed and flexibility, would be difficult to stop. If they insisted on If you pursue, you might even be eaten by the opponent with superior force.

But the problem is that the battlefield chosen by Li Shan makes it impossible for the Turkic cavalry to go around far. The Jinghe River is slightly north. The Turks can't swim across the Jinghe River on horseback, right?

The battle on the right battlefield has almost been settled. Although hundreds of Tang cavalry did not block the eastward road, they stayed not far away openly. As long as the Turkic cavalry had the intention of bypassing the rear, they could immediately speed up and charge into the formation.

There were more than a thousand Tang cavalry led by Liu Heier in the rear. They chose a location that was close to the battlefield to reduce the defensive pressure on the right army, and at the same time, it could quickly support hundreds of vanguard cavalry.

Although Dubu Khan was a little disappointed, this was what he expected. He turned his head and looked at the other side from a distance. He lured out Li Huairen's backhand, and the Tiele cavalry on the other side could break the formation. Opportunity.

The Tang army was divided into left and right armies. As long as one of them could be destroyed, the Tang army would be unable to sustain it... Dubu Khan shouted a few words, several guards raised their horns, and the rhythmic horn sound sounded again.

This was the bugle urging the attack. Li Shan licked his dry lips and suddenly ordered: "Tell Wang Junhao and Ma Sanbao to lead the cavalry to supplement the left army."

Ma Zhou's voice was a little sharp, "Huairen, what if the Chinese army is broken?"

"No." Su Xu reminded: "If the left and right wings advance, the pressure on the central army will be much less." Li Shan's eyes were still on the left wing, and the horn sound was still echoing in his ears. He nodded slightly after hearing Su Xu's words. , this man was much stronger than Ma Zhou in military strategy.

The Turks' fierce attack on the Chinese army was not intended to break the formation directly, but to prevent the Tang army from taking care of both the left and right wings, and then find a breakthrough from the flanks. This was the main reason why Li Shan insisted on not calling Su Dingfang and Liu Heier.

Now that the Hu cavalry is advancing on the left and right wings, the Turkic cavalry attacking the Chinese army head-on will not intensify the offensive, but will slow down the offensive or even leave the battlefield, hoping that the Tang army's left and right armies will collapse and cause commotion before attacking again.

Therefore, the pressure on the Chinese army would be less at this time, and Li Shancai dared to transfer hundreds of cavalrymen led by Wang Junhao and Ma Sanbao to the left wing.

"It's sped up." Su Xu whispered, "Is it almost done?"

Li Shan stared hard at the Tiele cavalry that was gradually speeding up, and after a moment he shouted loudly: "Drum beat!"

"Bang the drum!"

The Tiele cavalry wandering on the left wing were trying to find a breakthrough, and some of the troops accelerated, preparing to go around to the rear of the Tang army. However, they did not expect that on the east side of the Tang army's left army, Su Dingfang led thousands of cavalry to show their ferocious faces.

The sound of heavy drums resounded throughout the heaven and earth. Su Dingfang did not immediately go into battle in person. The first to rush into the battle were the hundreds of Tianjie Army cavalry sent the day before yesterday. This supplementary force has been kept in the Chinese army as a reserve force. .

It was not until this morning that Li Shancai decided to add this force to Su Dingfang's command after learning that Yanzhou's troops could not arrive in time.

The Tianjie Army was originally the Youzhou cavalry under the command of King Luo Yi of Yan County. They had always been feared by the Hu people, and because they were in a state of fear and anxiety following Luo Yi's rebellion, they were able to exert powerful combat power at this time.

Hundreds of vanguards rushed in from the flanks of the Tiele cavalry and cut the enemy army in two. Only then did Su Dingfang lead three thousand Tang cavalry on the most suitable time to press as fast as thunder.

Just after the battle, the Tiele cavalry tended to be in chaos. On the one hand, it was because they did not expect that the Tang army would suddenly deploy such heavy troops on the left side, and on the other hand, it was also because the Tiele tribe was unwilling to fight to the death.

After Liu Rengui broke the formation with his horse, Su Dingfang personally led the second group of troops to charge into the formation, turning thousands of Tiele cavalry into a mess, causing the Tiele cavalry to think of retreating.

But it was too late.

Li Shan had waited so long and taken such big risks just for this moment.

The flag of the Chinese army was waving, and the drums were beating continuously. Yuchi Gong left Qu Silang to take charge of the left army, and personally led nearly a thousand cavalry and the additional hundreds of cavalry under Wang Junhao's command to go out into the formation, kill diagonally to the northwest, and intercept the iron. The cavalry's retreat.

The Turkic cavalry on the frontal battlefield had retreated not far away. If the Tang army's left flank was penetrated and destroyed, they would quickly pounce on the Chinese army again.

But the Tiele cavalry was trapped on the left. Will the Turks once again brave the rain of arrows and pay huge losses to rescue them?

Of course not.

(End of this chapter)