Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 861 First Battle ([-])

Li Shan stared with a telescope in one hand, and tightly held the railing on the chariot with the other.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind, the flags on the chariots fluttered and the yellow sand rose all over the sky, so that Li Shan could barely see the battle between the two sides.
However, Li Shan could clearly see that the yellow dragon heading north swept forward, hardly stopping at all, and the Tang cavalry who could vaguely be seen on both sides were speeding up to catch up, regardless of the formation of the Turkic cavalry on both wings.

Hu Yan and Hou Hongtao took the lead in breaking through the formation and opening a gap. Zhang Zhongjian personally led more than a thousand heavy cavalry to chisel along the gap to the northeast.

But Ashina Sheer, who was standing on the hill, looked indifferently, watching this scene coldly, even though the casualties were so heavy, he was not allowed to retreat. In the valley several miles away behind him, Turkic cavalry poured out continuously. But the road is narrow, and it is difficult to enter the battlefield for a while.

Hou Hongtao had already thrown away his horse, and with a long knife in his hand, he slashed wildly, and took the time to shout at Hu Yan: "Over there, over there...that hill!"

Generally speaking, after the heavy cavalry broke through the formation, if they did not cut through the opponent's formation quickly, long weapons such as spears and horse lances would not be very suitable. He is extremely brave and proficient in martial arts. He still holds a long halberd, but at some point his helmet is gone, his hair is messed up, his face is stained with blood, and he looks like a ghost.

Hou Hongtao only took the time to yell, and immediately attracted the attention of three Turkic men. The heavy cavalry lost their horse speed, and their power was greatly reduced. In just two or three rounds, Hou Hongtao was eaten on his shoulders and thighs. Twice, the first one was blocked by the iron leaf on the armor, but the latter was hit hard, and he screamed in pain.

When Hou Hongtao was about to die, a long halberd protruded, first separated the stabbing spear, stabbed the Turkic man on the opposite side, and then swept across with the long halberd, hitting a Turkic cavalryman on the chest like a heavy hammer superior.

It seemed that the sound of the sternum breaking could be heard, and Hou Hongtao, who survived the catastrophe, reacted quickly without the slightest hesitation, and threw out the long knife, startling the remaining Turkic man away.

"Hold it!" Hu Yan ignored the Turkic cavalry who was crumbling but hadn't fallen off his horse, and drew out a long knife with his backhand and handed it to Hou Hongtao, "Where is that hill?"

"Both sweat flags are there, they must be bandit chieftains!" Hou Hongtao shouted loudly: "Zhang Sanlang is horizontal, Zhao Guogong is leading the formation, we will take the sweat flag straight!"

No matter how brave Hu Yan was, no matter how brave he was, no matter how fearless he was, he could not help but be astonished. There were Turkic people in all directions, and he and Hou Hongtao were surrounded by only two or three hundred riders. Zhang Zhongjian led the main force to charge towards the southeast , while the hill is due north.

At this moment, a Biao Tang cavalry rushed out from the west side. Qu Silang held a knife in his left hand and a gun in his right hand, attacking bravely. The seven or eight hundred cavalry around him pierced through the Turkic front.

Hou Hongtao was overjoyed, and led the remaining hundreds of cavalry to move closer to Qu Silang. Hu Yan looked around and sighed in his heart. It is impossible to withdraw the troops now. If they retreat at will, it may be a rout. If it is a deadly battle, there are two directions .

One and the best option is to go east. Zhang Zhongjian led the main cavalry of the former army to break through the formation, and the Turkic cavalry was fighting. Originally, the plan was to lead the remaining hundreds of cavalry to join the main force eastward, so that they could take it easy whether they were advancing or retreating.

The second is the hills that Qu Silang and Hou Hongtao, who are flying the Khan flag, are located in the north. It is almost impossible for the cavalry to reach the hills.

But Hu Yan didn't say anything, he only drove his horse to speed up to keep up, but he was yelling at Li Shan in his heart... There are at least [-] Turkic cavalry, and the Tang army has a total of more than [-] cavalry. If it is not good, it will lose troops and generals, at least the former army will definitely lose a lot.

Hu Yan didn't have to follow Hou Hongtao to the north, he had no choice but to do it... The King of Handan arranged the old generals and the generals who used to be part of the Li family in the front army, which directly made Hu Yan unable to control his cavalry at all .

The sound of fighting resounded all over the world, and the smell of blood in the air became stronger and stronger. Su Dingfang used his crotch strength to hold down the restless mount, waiting quietly, and took out his binoculars to watch the battle from time to time.

Feng Li and Duan Zhixuan, who led the side divisions on both sides, were a little impatient. They turned their heads to look at Su Dingfang from time to time, and waited to lead the army to press up. After all, only half of the cavalry in the front army were heavy cavalry, and the rest were light cavalry. Wear Turkic camp.

In fact, this is almost impossible. From hundreds of steps in front of the hill, through a road that is not too wide, it spreads to the valley six miles away. The Turkic cavalry moved forward like a torrent, although the speed was not fast, But it never stopped.

Ashina Sheer sneered at Tang Qi who was fighting bravely in the formation, "Does Li Huairen only know this trick?"

"Although it's simple, it has miraculous effects." Tuli Khan said in a tone-deaf way, and then said: "But this time Li Huairen is timid and dare not hold the knife himself."

Ashina Sheer shook his head. During the battle in Guji Town that day, Li Shan was forced into a desperate situation and had to fight in person. However, judging from the current situation, there is no need for this at all. However, his style has not changed. Take the Chinese army directly and stare at the Khan flag for a surprise attack.

Glancing sideways to the east, the troops added later were fighting against the main cavalry of the Tang army. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but in the current terrain, the combat power of the Turkic cavalry was really lower than that of the opponent.

Ashina Sheer squinted his eyes and stared at a general of the Tang army in the middle commanding, constantly dispatching troops to gather the Tang cavalry in the rear into a small team, or hundreds of cavalry, or more than a hundred cavalry, or even dozens of cavalry. Riding, taking turns to attack from all directions, each charge will cause large or small riots in the Turkic formation, and the impact of the heavy cavalry will be brought into full play.

And every time the cavalry rushed into the battle, Zhang Zhongjian would dispatch small cavalry to cover, flank, or respond to show off their military talents... If Li Shan saw it, he might be very, very surprised, in such a chaotic situation Under the circumstances, there is actually the ability to play micromanagement, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"There are some methods..." Tuli Khan also saw this scene, "Use the main force to attack the side, and let the elite raid the Khan Banner."

Ashina Sheer nodded, then shook his head again, "It's harmless."

Zhang Zhongjian tried his best to defeat the same number of Turkic cavalry with nearly [-] cavalry, and entangled at least [-] reinforcements from the rear, which enabled Qu Silang and Hou Hongtao to reach the hill for hundreds of steps distance.

But Ashina Sheer was not afraid. Although the casualties were heavy, the troops in his hands were strong enough to resist. To show his sincerity, Tuli Khan climbed up the hill himself to show that he would never do anything sneaky.

Ashina Sheer thought in his heart, come on, Li Huairen, let's see what tricks you have.

(End of this chapter)