Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 534
"Send the order, Mingjin, let the cavalry back!" Heizhi Changzhi yelled, because the position he chose was on a gentle slope, he could stand at a high position and overlook the entire battlefield without any obstruction, and he could clearly see The second and third formations of the Tubo people were in strict formation, and the few cavalry only walked forward slowly, always maintaining contact with their own infantry.In this case, even if the Tang Army cavalry can win the cavalry battle, the Tubo cavalry can retreat to their own infantry phalanx, regroup and fight again.It is very difficult for the cavalry of the Tang army to completely wipe out or expel the Tubo cavalry from the battlefield, let alone attack the Tubo people from the side or from the back to win the final victory.That being the case, it might as well let the cavalry retreat first, take advantage of the high ground, and stay invincible first.

Hearing the sound of gold ringing from behind, Sha Zha Xiangru turned his head and looked towards his own formation, only to see that the handsome flag was still standing. Out of the old friend's intention.He raised his arm and said loudly: "The Tubo dogs are going to fight desperately, we don't have to fight them here, let's go back to the camp first to take a breather!"

With the sound of the horn, the Tang army's cavalry, like birds returning to their cages, began to gather their formation, and then slowly retreated towards the hillside. The position is pressed up.

"Quick, quick, bring water!" Sha Zhaxiangru jumped off the horse, snatched the water bag handed over by the servant, and drank heavily. After taking two sips, he said loudly, "Ma, the horse is about to drink enough. Going to fight again soon!"

As the second and third formations of the Tubo people approached, a sense of panic arose behind the shield wall of the Tang army. Although these Danyang shield players were carefully selected by Cao Wenzong, they were strong and possessed certain martial arts skills. They also exercised discipline and obedience during the long-distance march, but it was the first time they fought against such a tenacious and tenacious enemy as the Tubo soldiers.They saw with their own eyes that the heads of the Tubo people were shot by crossbows and javelins, and the corpses were scattered all over the field, but the rest of the people still moved forward firmly, repeatedly hitting the shield wall, and now more enemies came forward, as if forever. It was like a non-stop wave, but the cavalry of one's own side retreated. When the hatchback was compared, someone suddenly wavered.

Cao Wenzong, who was supervising the battle in front of the battle, could see it clearly. He knew that the situation was extremely critical. The two armies were fighting like two strong men. Once you retreat, you will be crushed like a landslide, unless you have ten times the strength of your opponent, you will definitely not be able to turn the game over.

"Where are my disciples under Cao Wenzong's sect!" Cao Wenzong shouted loudly.

"Li Bo is here!"

"Wang Hequan is here!"

"Liu is not harmed here!"

With a sound of harmony, more than [-] men gathered around Cao Wenzong. They were all disciples who followed him from Chang'an. He shouted: "The governor usually treats each other like a national soldier. Today's situation is critical. I will report it as a national soldier!" Those who strike with swords and cones are all invincible.The Danyang soldiers behind them saw it, their morale was greatly boosted, and they moved forward in unison. When they were condescending, the Tubo's first group was suppressed and retreated.

"Cao Wenzong's iron cone is really amazing!" Hei Chi Changzhi could see clearly from the big banner, he saw Cao Wenzong led all his disciples straight into the Tubo formation, killing more than ten people with his hands, as if entering grass, he couldn't help but be speechless , he knew that this was a rare good opportunity, so he hurriedly ordered the drums to be beaten, and all the troops marched together.

The second and third formations of the Tubo people were moving forward on a gentle slope, trying to replace the first formation that had been fighting fiercely for a long time, but they did not expect that the situation that was still favorable to their own side would suddenly reverse, and the first formation was pushed back steadily, and suddenly crowded Became a ball, lost the original order.The Tubo generals also knew that this was extremely dangerous, and while ordering to turn around for a while to fight to the death, they also ordered that whoever dared to disrupt their own formation, no matter who they were, beheaded on the spot to show the public.In a blink of an eye, twenty or thirty bloody heads were chopped off and thrown in front of the battle for public display.

But the advantage of the Tang army cavalry was fully demonstrated at this time-four legs are always faster than two legs. It launched an impact on the Tubo people.With irresistible valor they broke the enemy's line and rushed straight to the center of the line where the banner was raised.Wherever this rushing torrent passed, there was only a thrilling cry of killing, the clatter of horses' hooves like a storm, the clash of weapons and weapons, and the chopping of knives and swords on metal armor and flesh. various sounds on the

The Tubo soldiers in the first formation had been fighting fiercely for half an hour. They were already exhausted. The bravest and most obstinate man, in order not to be swallowed up by the enemy who rushed from all sides at the same time, was obliged to draw back to ensure that he was protected behind and on both sides by his companions.As the saying goes, an army is defeated like a mountain. With the fall of the banner of the first Tubo army, some Tubo people who lost their commanders are still fighting on their own, and some have completely lost their ability to resist, like sheep scattered by tigers. The group ran for their lives all over the mountains and plains, trampling each other, but no one put down their weapons and surrendered to the Tang army.

After defeating the Tubo people in the first formation, the cavalry of the Tang army did not directly attack the enemies in the second and third formations. Compared with these crossbowmen and shieldmen, these cavalrymen had much richer combat experience. Shoot the enemy soldiers with bows and arrows, drive the defeated Tubo soldiers, and rush towards the enemy's line, just like herdsmen driving sheep.Facing the Tubo cavalry who rushed out to launch a counterattack, they did not rush to fight. Instead, they pretended to retreat, and then whistled, swept over from all directions, surrounded and wiped them out.In fact, the Tubo cavalry did not lack courage, but they were far behind in other aspects.

Facing the onslaught of the Tang army, the generals of Tubo knew that victory was impossible. The only thing they could do was to persevere until dark. At that time, the chances of victory and defeat for both sides were evenly divided, and most of the generals of the Tang army would withdraw their troops. , I will lose as little as I win.Once he made up his mind on this idea, he immediately ordered his infantry to shrink and line up in three hollow phalanxes. The crossbow catapults fought back, and for a while arrows and stone bullets shot at each other like rain. Many cavalrymen of the Tang Army were also shot by arrows for a while, so they had to back away a little to let the crossbowmen and archers behind them come forward.

Hei Chi Changzhi put the Tubo people in a posture of hugging their heads and being beaten, but he was relieved in his heart.Before he set off, he knew that the strengths of the Tubo people were that their soldiers were tough and durable, with strong armor and strict discipline.This kind of army fighting hand-to-hand with each other naturally makes people scratch their heads, but if they hold their heads like this, there is nothing terrible.To put it bluntly, when it comes to long-range weapons such as bows, crossbows and throwing stones, Wang Wenzuo said that he is second, and no one really dares to say that he is the first.No matter how thick the armor of the Tubo people is, if they are only beaten, the beatings will be more severe.

With the sound of horns and drums, the heavy crossbowmen of the Tang army have appeared in front of the formation. They hid behind the shield wall and began to open the heavy crossbow with winches. The pulling force of this heavy crossbow for individual soldiers is basically more than 800 catties. It cannot be wound even with leg pedals, and can only be wound mechanically with a winch.Due to the problem of the center of gravity of the crossbow, its longest range is actually average, but the use of special armor-piercing arrows has a one-hit effect on heavy armor at short and medium distances, and even some shields can penetrate.Of course, the disadvantage is that the winding and loading speed is slow, which is almost catching up with the early matchlock guns. Even for skilled shooters, two rounds per minute is enough.

With a soft sound, people in the Tubo formation continued to fall. At first, the Tubo people thought they were accidentally shot in the face or other armor gaps, but when they found that some of the arrows had been pierced through the armor At the chest of the key defense, a feeling of panic began to spread in the ranks. After all, it was one thing to be killed, but it was another thing to stand there without resistance and be shot by the enemy.The Tubo people began to attack the shield wall of the Tang army spontaneously, but were quickly repelled by the firepower of the "scorpion" and the crossbow. Even if there were a few who could get close, they were defeated by the side attack of the Tang army cavalry.

After several repetitions like this, the situation became very obvious. There were only two paths before the Tubo people, either gritted their teeth and continued to persevere, or retreated down the hillside surrounded by the Tang army on three sides, and then fled across the river with their backs to the Tang army cavalry .If the danger of crossing the river to attack the Tang army on the high hillside was one, then after the counterattack failed, with the back facing the condescending Tang army, the risk factor of crossing the river and escaping was one hundred.Any fool can see that Tang Jun is playing the trick of "encircling three and missing one". The problem is that the Tubo people have no choice.

With a desolate horn, the Tubo people began to slowly retreat down the mountain. Arrows and stone bullets continued to fall into their ranks, knocking people down, but no one cared. The living people stepped over the bodies of the fallen. , move on, no one cares whether the people on the ground are dead or alive.At this time, the living can no longer care about the dead.

"Want to pursue?" Sha Zha Xiangru asked enthusiastically.

"Yes, but it's still early!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi said: "The Tubo people already have the will to die, if you charge up, they will bite back, at least they will go to the bone!"

"That's true! These Tubo dogs are very difficult!" Sha Zha asked, "Then let them go?"

"How is this possible?" Hei Chi Chang Zhi said with a smile: "It's a bit of a fluke that we can win this time. It will be hard to say whether we will win or lose next time. How can we let it go easily! Now they are determined to die , don't touch the front lightly, but it will be different after they cross the river—"

"That's right, people will fight to the death when they are in a desperate situation, but when they get to a safe place, they want to escape!" Sha Zha Xiangru said with a smile: "We will fight after they cross the river!"

"It should be said to wait for them to cross the river halfway! Those Tubo people who cross the river first will surely be able to defeat them easily, and the remaining half will not be able to fight even if they have the will to die!"

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Songzhou, Governor's Mansion.

"The army ahead has reported!" Cui Hongdu said, "It's the news from Hei Chi Chang Zhi!"

"Hurry up and take a look!" Wang Wenzuo took the military newspaper and said with a smile: "I sent He Bayong and Hei Chi Changzhi to divide up the troops. The first arrived!"

"Maybe he met Tubo soldiers on his way!" Cui Hongdu said, "I hope the flag will win and we will have a good start!"

"Hei Chi Changzhi has a calm temperament. Although he may not win, he will not be defeated either!" Wang Wenzuo opened the letter while speaking, and after reading a few lines, he suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, Hei Chi Changzhi encountered Tubo in the river valley." Soldiers, beheaded more than [-] ranks, and captured more than [-] people, the first battle is countless, this is a great victory!"

"Really? There are so many!" Cui Hongdu was taken aback when he heard this, and was also overjoyed: "I remember that Hei Chi Chang Zhi's entire army was less than 4000 people when he set out this time, and he was able to kill so many prisoners. It's a super-level performance. Already!"

"That's for sure!" Wang Wenzuo was already grinning from ear to ear: "If we win this battle, the hearts of these Qianghu tribes will be settled down, at least this winter will be settled down first, and there is room for me to manipulate. No matter how unwilling the Tubo people are, they have to wait until the spring of next year to talk about it!"

"That's right, the terrible weather here. It's like this in late autumn. In winter, you can only cat in the house. If you want to go out to fight, it's a dream!" Cui Hongdu laughed. He knew Wang Wenzuo's plan. During the war, Wang Wenzuo was more interested in uniting the Qiang and Hu tribes and opening up trade routes.Of course, the Qianghu tribes on the northern Sichuan Plateau are all fools. No matter what they want to do, they have to show enough force first.So the most ideal state is to fight a beautiful victory before winter, and then take advantage of this prestige to contact the Qianghu tribe, business traveler, and sign an agreement in winter. After the beginning of spring, when the Tibetans fight again, the situation will be different same.

"Since Hei Chi Changzhi's side has won the battle, there is no need for He Bayong's side to continue! Send an urgent envoy to chase He Ba and tell him that he can retreat!" Wang Wenzuo said. His original strategy for dispatching troops was to divide and unite Jin, now that Hei Chi Changzhi's side has won the battle, He Bayong's side won't need to do anything extra.

"Yes, just like this, will He Ba feel unwilling?" Cui Hongdu asked in a low voice.

"Are you unwilling?" Wang Wenzuo stroked his beard under his chin: "In military affairs, only interests shall prevail. If He Ba doesn't even understand this truth, he is not worthy of being a general of the army. He is my lowly man." I won't lose him in all kinds of things, but I can't care so much about the battle!"

"Yes, yes!" Cui Hongdu lowered his head, feeling a little apprehensive in his heart. What he said just now was to please He Bayong, hoping to give He Ba a chance to make some military exploits, so as not to be overwhelmed by the black-toothed Changzhi. , but didn't want Wang Wenzuo to refuse directly.

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　　In the discussion area, I saw some book friends saying that Hu Jiang could not enter the inner circle, so it was easy to handle, so Tang Dynasty liked to use it. In fact, there were too many Hu Jiang in the Tang Dynasty.

　　
　
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