Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 611
Ashina Sheer chose the northward reinforcements as the breakthrough point. On the one hand, he wanted to weigh his weight. On the other hand, it was also because these infantry were not covered by chariots and antlers.

The sound of horseshoes is getting louder and louder. Ashina Sheer, who is leading the army to confront Ma Sanbao, is a little nervous. Whether he can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop is at this moment... He does not pay attention to the reinforcements from Dai County. If he can repel the reinforcements from the north It is very difficult for the Tang army, which was about to collapse half an hour ago, to stop him from going north. After all, the Tang army has lost most of its cavalry.

It was getting closer and closer, and there was a small buzzing sound, and the sky over the Tang army's rear was like dark clouds. Turks who fell or were knocked down by their companions had almost no chance of surviving under the hooves of thousands of horses.

Ashina Sheer tightly gripped the mane of his mount, his heart skipped a beat, it's a crossbow arrow, it's a crossbow arrow!
After fighting the Tang army for so many years, how could Ashina Sheer not know that the Tang crossbow must be owned by the elite.

It seems that the elite of the Tang army really came to help... It may be Li Jing, the general manager of Daizhou, or Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou.

The Turkic cavalry has never been known for charging, but for riding and shooting. It stands to reason that when a crossbow strikes, they should immediately steer their horses around, because they have no way to fight back... The range of riding a bow is short, which is better than that of a horse. Step bow, let alone compare with Tang crossbow.

But this time, the Turkic people did not pull their horses and go sideways, but kept moving forward with the huge lethality brought by the crossbow arrows.

Ashina Sheer squinted his eyes and saw that the Tang army did not stick to it, but continued to march westward. There was a loud roar like a thunderbolt. A short and sturdy man was dragging a long knife in front of the Jianghuai army. After rushing out of the formation, the sword that was longer than a human bounced in the air, striking down like lightning.

The cavalry who followed Ashina Sheer to invade Hedong this time were all Turkic elites and warriors on the grassland. Although they were short of men and horses, they still had courage.

The Turkic cavalry at the front was about to charge straight, with the saber in their hands on the side, ready to cut down the short man who didn't know how to be tall and thick.

Unexpectedly, after a loud shout, a lightning-like knife flashed by, and this majestic prairie warrior was split in half together with the horse under his crotch.

Huge noises resounded throughout the battlefield, and the Jianghuai soldiers who were facing the Turkic cavalry for the first time excitedly rushed up with their shields or dragged their swords.

Hundreds of catties of war horses knocked the first batch of Jianghuai soldiers into the air and trampled them down, but then the sparse cavalry caused by the Tang crossbow were mixed in by the Jianghuai soldiers, and a bloody hand-to-hand battle began.

Ashina Sheer on the north side did not move, and neither did Li Jing on the bow deck. They all silently watched the bloody battlefield.

The crossbow arrows are still being thrown at the Turkic rear army in batches. The Turkic people can no longer bear the pressure, and the horses that have been shot down and knocked down also hinder the way of charging. The Turkic rear army has no choice but to stop , or run left and right.

The lights of the knives flickered in the formation, and Kan Leng, who was holding the Mo Dao to slash horizontally and vertically, under the cover of his shield, knocked down the cavalry he encountered with a single knife.

Whenever encountering Kan Leng, everyone will be torn apart.

Ashina Sheer let out a long sigh with a dejected look on his face, while Niu Bin and Guo Ziheng who were not far behind him... seemed to be mourning their concubines. They rebelled against the Tang Dynasty but failed to win and failed to capture Yanmen Pass. They knew very well what this meant to them.

By the Hutuo River, more than a thousand Turkic cavalry and a thousand Jianghuai infantry rushed into the formation. Although they were assisted by crossbows and arrows, the Turkic cavalry was so defeated that it was still jaw-dropping.

Li Jing on the bow breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "All the world has a way, brave men come from the north, but there are also warriors in the south of the Yangtze River."

Li Kai said: "I heard that Wu Wang Du Fuwei defeated the enemy in front of the battle. After the battle, he inspected and all those with wounds on the back took the lead. Therefore, the Jianghuai soldiers charged into the battle without fear of death."

Li Yiyan shook his head, "The land in the south of the Yangtze River has many mountains and rivers, but few plains. It's close combat, but today it's against Turkic cavalry..."

The Turks had withdrawn their troops, and Ashina Sheer also led his troops back to the south. Li Jing, who was watching the battle, thought that the overall situation had been settled, and then he turned around and said, "The defeat of the Turks depends on rock-solid determination. These thousand Jianghuai soldiers were all the guards of King Wu back then. , and later returned to the command of Hou Kanleng of Linji County."

Li Kai nodded and said: "Huai Ren has shown kindness to the King of Wu and Kan Leng, so he died for him."

"Secondly, crossbow arrows, armor, and Mo Dao are all sharp weapons, and I would like to thank King Ren Cheng for their gifts." Li Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The Marquis of Linji County is a powerful general in this world, and he is invincible."

"Last year, Yuan Junzhang led the Turks to defeat Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia, and the Turks rushed to attack Yanmen Pass." Li Yiyan recalled: "Huiren responded to the defeated army, and it was Linji County Marquis who led the infantry to fight and defeated the Turks."

Li Jing nodded slightly, but did not continue to explain... In fact, the cavalry had a great advantage against the infantry. A large part of the reason for today's victory was that the Turkic cavalry had been fighting for many days. Encountered elite heavy armored infantry with crossbow arrows, armor, and Mo Dao.

If it is a battle on the plains, more than a thousand Turkic soldiers have exhausted their crossbow arrows, and they can easily surround and kill thousands of infantry with cavalry and shooting.

The low and rhythmic sound of the horn suddenly sounded, and Kan Leng led hundreds of Jianghuai soldiers to march westward. After a long time, the soldiers retreated to the southwest.

Although Li Jing was born in the Li family of Longxi, he was born in Jingzhao, Guannei. After that, he had been active in Hedong for a long time, and served as the governor of Mayi County. .

The southwest direction is towards the junction of Xinzhou and Lanzhou. The geography of Xinzhou is similar to Hedong Road. There are high mountains on the east and west sides, and there is a basin in the middle. The big river connects the north and the north.

The Tang army was blocked in the south of Nao County, and it was impossible for the Turkic cavalry to go north from other directions. After losing nearly half of their troops, it was impossible for them to go south from Xinzhou to attack Taiyuan Prefecture, which was ready to be armed as a hedgehog. The most likely way was to go west to Lanzhou. Flee back to Shuozhou from Loufan Pass.

"Order to withdraw troops."

Li Kai and Li Yiyan were a little surprised. Since they won such a great victory, why didn't they pursue and fight fiercely, but let the Turks escape?
Without waiting for the junior to ask questions, Li Jing slightly stretched his body, and whispered something to the guards. Not long after, a small boat approached, and there was a person standing on it that surprised both Li Kai and Li Yiyan.

"Zhang Gongjin!" Li Kai whispered, "How could it be him!"

Li Yiyan woke up suddenly, turned around and glanced at the mighty ships on the river, as well as the soldiers who had landed, "No wonder the troops are withdrawing..."

Li Jing was a little surprised, and glanced out of the corner of his eye, thinking that this Guzang house brother is better than Demou... Of course, Li Yiyan served as the prime minister during Gaozong's reign.

"Daizhou, don't drive Zhang Gongjin to meet the manager."

"Hurry up, Hongshen, we haven't seen each other for many years." Li Jing said with a smile: "Today's success, Hongshen really made great achievements."

Zhang Gongjin said sternly: "The defeat of the Turks and the protection of Yanmen is really the merit of the county magistrate, and my subordinates dare not take it rashly."

Li Jing laughed again and again, and walked into the cabin holding Zhang Gongjin's arm.

Li Kai hasn't figured out what's going on, but Li Yiyan has already fully understood it. He glanced at the hundreds of Jianghuai soldiers who couldn't see clearly... No wonder Li Jing deployed a thousand Jianghuai soldiers to the river, Marching westward to face more than a thousand Turkic cavalry, Li Jing must have only the thousand Jianghuai soldiers in his hands.

Thinking of this, Li Yiyan only felt that the river wind was bleak, and his sweaty back was chilled.

(End of this chapter)