Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 342 Battle Eleven
When Yu Chigong saw that Tubo had joined, he did not rush to attack, but approached slowly, waiting for the infantry to encircle him.

The main force has been besieged, and on the other two sides Li Xiaogong and the three young generals have begun to besiege.

"Surrender! Or die!" Yu Chigong shouted while holding a gold-plated phoenix wing on the straddle horse.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Datang soldiers raised their weapons and shouted loudly.

Surrounded on three sides, the morale is higher with less confrontation with the Great Tang. On the other hand, Tubo, who was already tired of attacking the city, is now surrounded. The ordinary soldiers only know that this is the reinforcements of the Great Tang. If you are surrounded, you will definitely be at a disadvantage, and you will lose most of your heart.

Drinking Kumara looked around and saw that many people were flustered, so he quickly boosted morale: "Everyone, don't be afraid, we still have a hundred thousand troops, these Tang people will not be the opponents of the Tubo warriors."

"Your Prime Minister has already escaped, surrender to avoid death!" Yu Chigong continued to shout, attacking Tubo and their morale.

"Don't listen to their nonsense! The Tang people are the most cunning, kill them, and after entering the city, the sword will not be sealed for five days!" Drinking Kumara saw that many people were scared to death after hearing Yu Chigong's words, and immediately comforted him , and said loudly encouragingly.

"Kill!" Seeing that the opponent had no intention of surrendering, Yu Chigong raised his weapon and charged forward.

"Kill!" More than 2 cavalry roared and followed closely.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The infantry battle drum sounded, and the soldiers followed the drumbeat and approached in unison, with the sound of killing and the sound of orderly footsteps, stomping heavily on the ground.

Although many of the Tubo warriors have experienced many battles, they have never encountered a formation like Datang's. The training formation is uniform, and they are already scared to three points before the battle.

"Dalang! Erlang! Lead the cavalry to attack!" Drinking Kumara was no fool, so he immediately asked his two sons to lead the troops on top.

Turning back and drinking Kumara, he commanded the other tribes to fight against the two groups of infantry respectively.

Yu Chigong hadn't fought for a long time just now, but Gar Dongzan gave up and retreated. He had already suppressed his anger, and with the gold-plated phoenix wings in his hand, he rushed forward on a fast horse, and his personal guards behind him guarded him with horses.

Niu Jinda, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanshu were also fierce generals, so they were naturally not willing to lag behind, so they also led the cavalry to fight.

Whether it is cavalry or infantry, the best equipped and most elite soldiers are often arranged at the forefront when charging. They were originally full-body armored soldiers.

"Kill!" Several people were like sharp swords, forming four cone formations, and charged towards the Tubo cavalry.

"Kill!" The Tubo people also charged!
Soon the cavalry collided with each other. When entering the battle, no one was thinking about who was better than whom. There was only one thought in their heads, charge!Kill all enemies in sight.

At this time, the sturdyness of the Tubo people came to the fore, without flinching, facing the Tang army, waving machetes and spears, attacking non-stop, attacking.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were all veterans who had seen blood, and they did not show any weakness. They ran into them without hesitation. Fortunately, those who rushed forward were all the personal guards of the generals, as well as some elite soldiers, with very sophisticated weapons and equipment, and high combat effectiveness. Strong, and most of them are horses. Of course, long weapons are more advantageous, which offsets the gap in numbers.

But cavalry battles, especially this kind of hedging, are more about persistence. Even brave soldiers will be knocked off their horses by continuous enemies.

Fortunately, most of the guards are in full body armor. Even if they fall off the horse, as long as they are not trampled by the horse, they can get up immediately, draw out the horizontal knife, and continue to fight.

Yu Chigong has a special armor given by his good son-in-law, coupled with magical weapons and long weapons, he constantly cuts the enemy in front of him, including people and horses, into two pieces, and is particularly conspicuous in the crowd for a while, constantly rushing forward, surrounded by personal guards The composed cone head is inserted into the middle of the Tubo people fiercely.

Although Xue Wanjun and the others didn't have magical weapons, their armors were all the best Mingguang armor, and their personal guards also had fish scale armor, so they were easy to kill.

The two sides were fighting together. Although the Tang Dynasty had a small number of people, the benefit of cooperation was reflected at this time. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were often several people close together, with horses and spears stabbing forward, while Tubo swung their knives at their respective targets.

The 7 people on both sides fought together, and the killing was indistinguishable for a while, but on the infantry side, the Tubo people suffered a big loss, although they were also large in number.

"Fire the arrows!" When they entered the shooting range, the Tang army formation fired their bows and arrows and flew towards the Tubo people.

The Tubo people are mostly leather armor, and the hard bows and steel arrows used to defend against the Tang Dynasty are not satisfactory, and they are easily pierced.

From the Tang Dynasty to the emergence of blast furnace steelmaking, all the arrowheads are made of inverted molds, all of which are three-edged arrowheads, and the arrowheads of the inverted molds are of the same size, and only need to be sent to the local place to make the arrow shaft.

Another advantage of steel arrowheads is that they can be recycled, just change an arrow shaft.

Tubo people usually fight on the plateau, and they face more bone arrows and tooth arrows, which are made of animal bones and teeth. Leather armor can defend well, and there is no serious problem except for a little pain.

But for steel arrows, leather armor is not as good as silk. A few percent of silk can entangle the arrow and prevent it from getting into the flesh, but leather armor can be easily pierced. Moreover, the three-edged arrow can almost guarantee that the arrow will be killed in the battlefield. The enemy has no hope of survival, and many enemies are bleeding profusely, watching themselves die.

"Let go!" As the army formation continued to approach, the generals continued to urge them to release the arrows.

The tragic Tubo people, whether it is leather armor or wooden shield, the defense effect is really poor. Even if the thick wooden shield is shot by steel arrows many times, it will crack or even be broken directly, just like cutting wood. Wooden shields are all looking for big trees, without thinking about what kind of wood to use.

The Tubo people also counterattacked with bows and arrows, but there were too few of them. After many days of attacking the city, their arrows had already been exhausted. Occasionally, a few arrows were completely ignored by the Datang shield formation.

Of course, the Tubo people would not stand still. Under the yelling of the centurion and the thousand commander, they ran quickly, as if approaching the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty earlier, so as not to be used as a target.

They did approach Datang soldiers very quickly, but something more desperate happened. As soon as they approached, Datang's big shield fell to the ground, forming a wall, and the spears behind them continued to stab, reaping their lives.

No matter how they slash with their scimitars, the steel shield in front of them remains motionless, and the soldiers behind them don't know what's going on in front of them, and they are still rushing up quickly, because only when they rush up can they not be shot by bows and arrows, and have no backhand power .

The formation of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty was originally designed to prevent cavalry. The weapons and equipment are also aimed at cavalry. The large shield is thick and strong, and the long spear is also an extended version. It only needs to be stabbed, retracted, and stabbed.

(End of this chapter)