My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty Chapter 188

Published at 27th of October 2023 05:54:37 AM

When Qin Huaiyu and Niu Jinda won the victory in the middle, Tuyuhun and the left and right armies fell into the trap that Li Yin had set up long ago.

Using the long range of the compound bow, when the Tuyuhun cavalry rushed, the archers threw more than 20 consecutive shots, and 1,500 archers shot more than 20,000 arrows. The powerful arrows lifted into the air, like Raindrops fell, and the galloping cavalrymen of Tuyuhun fell in pieces like wheat blown by a strong wind in the arrow rain, while the front cavalry fell down, and the rear cavalry had no time to dodge and could only step over the bodies of the soldiers in front, even if the fallen cavalry did not He was shot by an arrow and buried under the hooves of his own people.

Xue Rengui commanded the archers among the infantry, and from time to time let the archers adjust their direction to attack the densely populated cavalry, but the cavalry is cavalry after all, and the advantage lies in the extremely fast speed, which crosses the arrow shooting area in an instant.

"Archers shoot freely, and infantry are ready." Tuyuhun cavalry came in a blink of an eye, Xue Rengui shouted, and upon hearing his order, the Modao team immediately knelt down on one knee in front of the three-meter-wide passage, almost two meters long. Mo Dao was tilted upward at 45 degrees, ready to meet the cavalry, while the other sword and shield players were also standing on the edge of the trench, just waiting for the cavalry to enter the trap.

The infantry of the Tang Dynasty was right in front of them, and the Tuyuhun cavalry roared like beasts again. The arrow volley just now caused them to lose a large number of men and horses. Seeing their companions fall, this made them extremely angry, and their eyes turned red and they just wanted to Cutting these Tang people into pieces, they believe that it is easy to deal with these five or six thousand people with the advantage of cavalry, and they can eliminate this group of infantry with a simple charge. This is their experience gained from years of fighting, and they also firmly believe this.

Murong Shun was in the first half, and he already felt something was wrong. Although the arrow rain from the Songzhou defenders caused them heavy losses, the impact of the left and right troops could still kill these infantry, and now this group of defenders Jun, however, looked as usual, without a trace of panic.

The defenders of Songzhou are close at hand. He could rush to them in the blink of an eye, and the Tuyuhun soldiers raised their weapons at this time. Although Murong Shun was a little puzzled, he had no way to retreat and could only rush forward, but the next moment, he suddenly saw the battle in his life. In the most terrifying scene, the cavalry in front of him suddenly fell down like the dumpling he saw in Chang'an, and the howls of men and horses resounded across the battlefield.

"It's been tricked, retreat, retreat!" Murong Shun held the reins tightly. He issued an order to retreat hoarsely, but the thousands of cavalry in front of him still couldn't stop the inertia and fell into the pit. The first pit was filled with horses and soldiers, and the cavalry behind continued to charge, and then fell into the next pit. , so repeated.

Drenched in cold sweat instantly, Murong Shun led the remaining 5,000 cavalry and retreated without turning their heads. An instinct told him that he could not continue charging, otherwise the 5,000 cavalry would be gone.

The Tianzhu King on the other side also encountered such a situation. He did the same thing as Murong Shun did—retreat. At this moment, only deep fear remained in his heart. These Songzhou defenders were too terrifying, not only their weapons were excellent. It's even tricks one after another.

But when he turned and ran away, he was desperate again. In his eyes, he saw the blood-soaked Songzhou cavalry, and the horses of this group of cavalry were stepping in neat steps. The rumbling sound was like thunder in the sky, and the earth seemed to be trembling as well, and the Tuyuhun cavalry was in chaos. No one wanted to fight this group of cavalry again, and each fled for his life.

Qin Huaiyu and Niu Jinda led the cavalry to rush left and right among the fleeing Tuyuhun cavalry, like driving ducks, and drove the remaining Tuyuhun cavalry back to the camp.

"Hahaha...Old Murong, how dare you open the door to fight!" Qin Huaiyu reined in his horse and waved a long spear, yelling at Murong Fuyun who was standing on the watchtower.

Murong Fuyun's face turned red and green, green and red again, he didn't expect this group of Songzhou cavalry to be so powerful, he watched four Tuyuhun cavalry surround a Songzhou cavalry for a long time, and the man There was no injury at all, but in the end all four Tuyuhun cavalrymen were killed.

Niu Jinda also laughed, but he understood that it is not appropriate to be obsessed with fighting at this time. The Tuyuhun army has not lost its combat effectiveness, so he said to Qin Huaiyu: "Huaiyu don't love to fight, and clean up the battlefield quickly. War horses are good things. Don't be taken back by the Tuyuhun people."

Tuyuhun retreated in a panic. Many soldiers abandoned their horses and fled. Now the battlefield is full of abandoned horses, some abandoned, some killed by their masters, and many wounded horses lying on the ground. It can't be done.

Qin Huaiyu looked back, there were at least tens of thousands of horses on the battlefield, now Tuyuhun was scared out of his wits and dared not fight, he turned his horse's head and shouted: "Soldiers, drive the horses back."

Hearing this, the soldiers lined up and began to drive the horses.

On the city wall, Li Yin smiled and handed the binoculars to Zhu Youzhi, "Qin Huaiyu finally has some skills!"

Zhu Youzhi was also shocked in his heart, "It is true that Qin Huaiyu and General Niu are brave, but the difference between armor and weapons is the basis for victory in this battle. The plate armor and the composite bow are indeed the ultimate shield and the other is the ultimate attack. "

Li Yin thought to himself that it was natural, this plate armor was the equipment that dominated Europe in the 16th century, and most cold weapons were helpless against it, not to mention that Li Yin's plate armor was made of high-strength duralumin alloy purchased from modern times , It goes without saying that even the modern army is using the compound bow.

At this time, five thousand infantry were sweeping the battlefield. Facing the Songzhou soldiers who were like a steel fortress, most of the Tuyuhun soldiers chose to surrender, and those who resisted were shot and killed by the archers.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield, Li Yin said to Zhu Youzhi: "It's too slow to rely on soldiers to clean up these battlefields. You go and mobilize the people of Songzhou to clean up the battlefield. All the intact horses and weapons are gathered back to the camp. The wounded horses and those who died Let's distribute the horses we have got to the common people, there will be a fierce battle at night, save some energy for the soldiers!”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhu Youzhi led the way down the city wall.

The news of the victory in the first battle quickly spread in Songzhou City under Zhu Youzhi's deliberate propaganda. People opened their homes and poured into the streets. It was the news of the victory of the Songzhou defenders that was hyped up. The people were relieved, and they rushed out of the city and cleaned up the battlefield under the command of the soldiers.

The people are relieved. Songzhou City quickly resumed its usual hustle and bustle, but Tuyuhun's army is still outside the city. According to preliminary statistics, Tuyuhun only lost 15,000 people in this battle, and there was no muscle injury. bone.

"The plan for the evening continues. They must have never imagined that we will climb over the mountain and attack directly from the inside of their camp at night. Zhu Youzhi is entrusting you with the unified command. Anyone who dares to disobey your command will be **** directly. "Songzhou Daying Camp, Li Min rearranged the attack at night, this battle will determine the outcome.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhu Youzhi responded, while Qin Huaiyu and Niu Jinda were too embarrassed to speak.

"Niu Jinda and the king personally led the cavalry to pursue them. We can't make any more mistakes this time." Li Yin's side was not without losses. One hundred and twenty cavalrymen were slightly injured, thirty-three were seriously injured, and twenty were trampled to death by the horses. , This number made Li Yin a pain in the chest. Although such a record is enough for other armies to be proud of, this number could have been reduced, because none of the infantry and archers who stood firm in the trenches died in battle, and only a few were injured. Just a minor injury.

Li Yin wanted to deal with the two of them, but Zhu Youzhi persuaded Li Yin to talk about it after the battle tonight. Although the two of them said that they disobeyed orders on the battlefield, they had established meritorious service, otherwise they would not be able to achieve such gains. sneak attack.

All the generals got the order to lead their own teams, and went up the mountain from the trail in the south of the city to the forest on the side of Tuyuhun's camp.

Different from the festivities in Songzhou City, the Tuyuhun camp was filled with a strange atmosphere at this time. The Tuyuhun soldiers no longer looked domineering, but were wilting like eggplants beaten by frost.

"Father Khan, retreat! There is no chance of winning if you continue to fight." In Tuyuhun's tooth tent, Murong Shun said in an almost pleading tone.

Murong Fuyun recalled the scene of being humiliated by Qin Huaiyu during the day, so he was so angry that he kicked Murong Shun in the stomach, "You coward, have you lived with the Tang people for several years, have you forgotten the **** nature of our Tuyuhun? If I don't avenge this revenge, what face do I have to be this khan.”

Murong Shun staggered and fell to the ground. Being humiliated by Murong Fuyun on such an occasion, his blood surged up immediately, and his face flushed. He had been dissatisfied with Murong Fuyun for abolishing his crown prince for a long time. I am even more desperate for this father Khan.

King Tianzhu pretended to help Murong Shun up, but his eyes were full of ridicule. Murong Shun looked at it, and became even more annoyed, and threw away King Tianzhu's hand.

Murong Fuyun was not stingy yet, seeing Murong Shun treat his confidant minister like this, he raised his hand to hit him again, at this time Tianzhu Wang said: "Khan, now is not the time to be angry, Songzhou defenders should not be underestimated, we should Think long term."

A general stood up and said: "Khan, the Songzhou garrison only has 3,000 cavalry. If we hadn't divided our forces today and fell into the tricks of the Tang people, we would not have suffered such heavy losses. We will join forces tomorrow and we will be able to Kill these cavalry."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Murong Fuyun nodded, "Today is careless, but our military strength is still five times that of the Tang Dynasty. Take a rest tonight, and tomorrow I will take revenge for that humiliation."

Looking at Murong Fuyun and then at the other conceited generals, Murong Shun understood that it would be useless to persuade him any more, and he didn't want to continue to persuade him. Maybe Murong Fuyun had never looked up to him because he was not a pure and honest general. Tuyuhun people, his blood is still half of the blood of the Han people. (To be continued..)

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