Chapter 172: Fierce battle (it’s late, monthly tickets!)

Tiger slope.

The two armies approached.

The Tang army was in a strict and tidy manner, while the Khitan army was still fierce and evil.

In the Tang army, Zhang Mai, the leader who was invincible, was in charge, and Guo Wei, who had increasingly outstanding command capabilities, was generally dispatched. He was in a state of momentum, but in terms of rules, he was close without flaws.

On the Khitan side, the successive battles after entering Taunan have eliminated the psychological shadow of ordinary Khitan soldiers on the Tiance Army, especially the battle in Lingzhou. The several consecutive defeats of the famous Han general Zhang Xichong not only made Yelu Shuogu and Yelu Wuzhi and Yelu Huo's reputation reach a higher level, but also strengthened the Khitan people's determination to go all out!

Khitan cavalry has entered the range of bows and arrows, but if you shoot now, the effective lethality is very limited. Units with slightly worse psychological qualities, especially those with weak cavalry combat effectiveness, usually rush to shoot arrows at this distance to prevent being approached by the Khitans. Because what the infantry and crossbow army fears most is that they are approached by cavalry. When the bows and arrows cannot effectively suppress the impact of the cavalry, the infantry and crossbow side is doomed to fail. However, when the cavalry has not yet entered the effective shooting distance, it is destined to be unable to cause huge lethality - there is a very subtle opportunity here, only the battlefield generals can seize this opportunity, and only the army of war can calm down.

But at this time, the Tang army was still motionless!

When a master fights, you can see the clues of the victory or defeat without waiting for the confrontation.

Seeing the Tang army's demeanor, Yelu Shuogu became a little angry and turned to Yelu Wuzhi and said, "Zhang Mai is worthy of being Zhang Mai."

Although several generals heard this sentence, only Yelu Wuzhi could truly understand it. He knew that Xiangwen vaguely recognized the combat effectiveness of the army opposite - and this was exactly what Yelu Wuzhi was most reluctant to see.

On the battlefield of the Tiger Po, both sides have equal time and place, and the Khitans can afford a war of strong confrontation.

But in the entire battle, the right time and place were all on the side of the Tang army. The approaching of winter made the Khitan have to retreat if there was no big victory. The supply line was too long and short, which gave the Tang army a huge advantage in the advantage of the local area. Therefore, at the battle level, the Khitan could not afford a war of strong confrontation. Now Yelu Shuogu and Yelu Wuzhi still insisted on launching a frontal impact on the Tang army, just a prerequisite: they all thought Zhang Mai was pretending and believed that the Tang army was strong outside and did the inside!

Now the two armies are approaching, but from the perspective of formation, this premise seems to have no existence.

"Detailed and stable," said Yelu Wuzhi: "Guo Wei has a strong scheduling ability and can also pretend to be imposing. Without a fight, who knows whether Zhang Mai is really Zhang Mai on the platform, and whether Tiance Army is really Tiance Army?"

Only Yelu Shuogu could understand his two words. Yelu Wuzhi meant: It’s only one step away, so let’s give it a try.

The veteran Khitan smiled and issued an order. The Khitan army, which had been slowly approaching, suddenly took action - fierce action!

That was the Sanqian Tuyuhun tribe, and under the command of the Shuaiqi, it suddenly accelerated its charge!

Here comes! Shock!

Bai Kejiu, who was watching the battle on the mountain on the right, became angry. Just now, he was like Yelu Shuogu, and praised the strictness of the Tang army in Tiance. At this time, when he saw the Khitan launching an attack, the Tuyuhun tribe was the first to act, and immediately understood: the Khitans wanted the Tuyuhun tribe to be cannon fodder to test the strength of the Tang army!

Although the relationship between the Tuyuhun tribe and the Khitan was alienated, it was also a powerful soldier in the Hedong tribe in Monan. The ground was shaken by this charge, and the dust drifted out fearful clouds. Guo Wei, who was good at looking at the sky, could roughly determine the strength of a cavalry from the form of the smoke and dust floating. At this time, he praised: "No, Tuyuhun tribe, not bad!"

Facing a strong enemy, he was very calm, as if such an enemy was not enough to threaten him!

It's approaching, it's approaching...

Finally, the most effective shooting distance has reached!

Wave the flag on the high platform!

"shoot!"

The Tuyuhun tribe is closely related to the Central Plains, and all the cavalry seemed to have a considerable premonition about the movement of the infantry and crossbow formation. While the Tang army's infantry and crossbows were operating, everyone fell on the horse's back, and those with shields protected the vital points with shields!

This is the method of cavalry protecting themselves in the Arrow Rain Battle. Although it is impossible to completely defend themselves, it can maximize the survival rate. To put it bluntly, when a cavalry faces an infantry crossbow, it is a game between the speed of the cavalry and the density of the armin Battle Rain. No single cavalry can guarantee that it will be unscathed under the Arrow Rain. However, for the entire army, no matter how strong the Arrow Rain is, it is difficult to wipe it out. The cavalry unit must exchange certain casualties for the fierce battle to rush in!

If the Rain of Arrow can suppress the cavalry to a point where the melee infantry can deal with, the ins and crossbow formation will win. If the cavalry can preserve enough combat power to meet both sides, the cavalry formation will win!

Whether it is Yelu Shuogu or Bai Kejiu, Hu Han and both sides were staring at the arrow rain. This was a remarkable moment. Almost everyone could infer the victory or defeat of the Battle of Tiger Slope from this moment, and even the reality of the Tang army in Tiance!

brush!

The dense rain of arrows shot over at a fearful density! Like a group of locusts! Bai Kejiu was surprised, but Yelu Wuzhi, who was more eye-catching than him, laughed! Although the rain of arrows was strong and seemed dense in the air, the distribution was not right!

Silent...

There was a war horse wailing, but it was completely covered by the sound of the thunderous sound of the horse's hooves stomping!

Thousands of feathered arrows were inserted into the ground like weeds, but not many people were injured. Although this rain of arrows had enough strength, its accuracy was surprisingly poor!

"Ha!" Yelu Shuogu also laughed.

Looking at the world, only the Central Plains dynasty can compare with the bow and crossbow technology of the Tiance Army. The waist crossbow, mechanical crossbow, continuous crossbow, divine arm crossbow, etc. are all enough to allow a man with enough strength to shoot strong bows and arrows.

But to master the accuracy of arrow rain to ensure lethality, it is necessary to train for a long time!

The Tuyuhun tribe did not expect that the degree of injury would be so small that it could be ignored under such a rain of arrows. Everyone was overjoyed and shouted: "Come on, fight!"

Their impact speed has accelerated again!

In contrast, the Tang army's siege crossbows seemed extremely clumsy.

In addition to range, penetration force and accurate head, arrow rain is also extremely important. Especially when facing cavalry charges, the continuity of a crossbow force is sometimes the key to determining the outcome of the entire battle! From the cavalry entering the effective range of the range to the cavalry rushing to the middle of the near front, how many arrows can the crossbow force shoot continuously, which can best test whether a crossbow force is elite or mixed fish!

For crossbow soldiers with three thousand people, skilled trainers can shoot tens of thousands of arrows and kill thousands of enemies during this period, while the three thousand crossbow soldiers with insufficient training may only shoot for one round, and their lethality may not exceed a hundred. Therefore, the difference in combat power between strong soldiers and weak brigades can be more than ten times the distance!

In terms of the present, if Tuyuhun loses nearly a thousand people, the morale may collapse before the troops are fought, but now the loss is only a mere three-digit number, which has almost no impact on the combat effectiveness of this cavalry!

The timing of the crossbowmen firing arrows can be controlled by the main future, but the continuous shooting skills cannot be compensated by the general's command ability!

Seeing that the Tang army's crossbowmen were unable to complete the continuous shooting, some of them rushed out of arrows but their trajectories were all crooked, and all the Khitan troops laughed.

"ha!"

Almost everyone saw that Tang Jun’s rigor just now was just a bluff!

Yelu Hu took the lead in speeding up without waiting for the order from behind!

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and the Khitan generals who came from the nomadic tribe had considerable decision-making power. At this time, the entire Khitan formation, in addition to the Tuyuhun tribe, was generally approaching the Tang army. Yelu Hun's order to accelerate was not considered a violation of the military law.

In addition to him, there were several other soldiers who were not willing to let the enemy down, but several were not changed in time. Although some of the local impacts of the Khitan army became fierce, the overall situation showed a slight chaos.

Bai Kejiu was standing tall on the mountain. Seeing this, he was delighted: "Okay! Have a chance!" But then he was worried: "But, does Tang Jun have the ability to seize this opportunity?"

At this moment, a long Qin Opera sound became louder in the battlefield!

"rise--"

Wow!

The crossbow formation suddenly changed, and thousands of bright moji swords and battle axes suddenly appeared in front of the battle formation! The moji swords and battle axes reflected the sunlight, which immediately made the winter on the battlefield seem to come early, allowing everyone to see snowflakes.

"Modao Battle Axe Formation!" Bai Kejiu exclaimed!

Yelu Wuzhi was almost frightened when he saw him in the distance!

"Enter!"

Qin Opera moved again, and the Modao Battle Axe formation took a step forward, and the blade forward was aimed at the approaching Khitan cavalry!

"I'm fooled!" Yelu Wuzhi exclaimed!

The Modao tomahawk formation of the Tiance Army was so powerful that everyone said that this army had recovered to the full combat power of the Modao formation of the Tang army in the prosperous Tang Dynasty! It suddenly appeared and the Tuyuhun tribe that rushed to the front was all panicked! Some people even stopped. Although the Tuyuhun tribe was fierce, its training could not be compared with the Pishi Army after all. When they suddenly discovered a mortal trap appeared in front, more than half of the people were at a loss for a moment!

In this fleeting chaos, a cavalry rushed out of the gap in the crossbow formation!

This cavalry has no banner, it only calls the word "公"!

Soldiers are heroic soldiers in a hundred battles, and horses are sweat-blooded horses! They have been accumulating their strength for a long time, and then they rushed out suddenly, twice as fast as ordinary cavalry!

The war horses came as if they were rushing to lightning! Before Tuyuhun's tribe could react, they had already cut into the flaws exposed in its chaos!

He rode the snow scarf and waved the rotten silver spear. Wherever he went, he kept running without stopping! The pear blossoms took away every time they bloomed!

Although this cavalry only has 1,500 people, it does not take Tuyuhun's troops seriously at all. It is like a thousand,500 tigers rushing into the 3,000 panic wolf dogs. Even if the number of wolf dogs is twice as high, how can there be the power to fight back?

"It's the King of the Spikes of the Tang Dynasty!" Yelu Wuzhi shouted!

"The King of the Tang Dynasty, the King of the Tang Dynasty!" Thousands of people also shouted together in the battle formation of the Tang army.

All the Khitan generals were nervous, but all the Tang army was filled with blood! The gun king of the Tang Dynasty, that had almost become an invincible myth!

“Huhhhh…”

The fireballs crossed the sky, and two hundred large and small catapults were launched! These catapults were either installed on the mountain or behind the formation. At this time, the fireballs crossed the Tang cavalry led by Yang Xin and fell among the approaching Khitan cavalry, causing great casualties in an instant!

The lethality of the fireball exploded when it fell, and the catapulting car fired the fireball. Yelu Wuzhi paid attention to the fact that the accurate head was surprisingly good!

If a catapult car wants to control the range and correct head, it is more difficult than a crossbow, which requires more sufficient training.

"It's true!" He paused his feet suddenly and stepped heavily on the stirrups.

The flame lake formed by the fireball temporarily isolated the support of the Khitan troops to the Tuyuhun division. Under the impact of Yang Xin, the three thousand Tuyuhuns had already fallen into pieces and were defeated.

These people were all members of Bai Kejiu's tribe, but he could not hate the Tang army at this time, because he knew very well that the Tang army would naturally not be kind to attack. He also knew that the Tang army was not the Tang army who put the Tuyuhun tribe in such a situation, but the Khitans who used it as cannon fodder.

But Bai Kejiu was still surprised by the combat effectiveness of the Tiance Tang army. He had also heard that the Tang army was very strong, but he never expected it to be so powerful! If it weren't for the fact that the Tang army was under the iron hooves, he would almost cheer for Yang Xin.

Tuyuhun people have the self-esteem of Tuyuhun people. If they had not seen it with their own eyes, Bai Kejiu would not be able to accept the fact that Tuyuhun was vulnerable to the elites of Tiance!

"Strong...too strong..."

Snow scarf is the best among the sweat-blooded BMWs. After exploring the west, he traveled thousands of miles east. Although Yang Xin took good care of it along the way, he was able to maintain his current spirit in the battles and let it be called a king!

At this time, Tuyuhun collapsed, and Xuewei let out a long hiss, and rushed forward again, rushing to the defeated soldiers of Tuyuhun to continue to attack the subsequent Khitan army! That was the Monan Zubu tribe!

"Enter!"

The Tang army's infantry formation is advancing again!

At the same time, another cavalry rushed out of the gap and followed the tail of Yang Xin's army. Bai Kejiu recognized at a glance that it was his wife's uncle-Zhe Congshi!

"The King of Arrows of the Tang Dynasty, the King of Arrows of the Tang Dynasty!"

Thousands of people behind the Tang army let go of their throats and roared at the same time, and the sound spread throughout the battlefield!
To be continued...