Forty steps...

Thirty steps...

"Crossbow, put it away——!"

"Bu Zhen, come on——!"

When the distance between the two sides was twenty steps, the Tang Army's crossbowmen and longbowmen immediately retreated in an orderly manner, while five rows of long-armed men stepped forward to take their positions, and then one after another poked their long-armed men out of the gap between the shields, and joined forces with the sword-shielding men.

Form a thorny shield wall.

Not long after, the two frontier arrays collided violently.

After all, the shield wall was supported by manpower. The Shule heavy-armored soldiers, who were holding back their breath, were like bloodthirsty beasts withstanding the stabbing swords, knocking many Tang soldiers to the ground.

Liang Jianfang smashed the enemy in front of him to death with his mace, then picked up a large shield, worked hard to block the loopholes in the shield wall, and then shouted: "Fighter, advance--!"

The next moment, there was a "choking" sound when the Tang army was neutralized. The crossbowmen who had previously retreated to the second line to regain their strength pulled out the three-foot horizontal swords and iron bone swords from their waists. They struck and chopped with each blow, and then broke through the shield wall.

The Shule heavy armored soldiers pushed back.

The Tang army had just stabilized its position, and the Tocharian spear phalanx, which was slightly slower than the Shule people, attacked the Tang army's formation again.

Although these Tocharians were all half-skilled spearmen, and the spears they used were one foot shorter than the Tang army's rifles, the sheer force of their numbers still put a lot of pressure on both sides of the Tang army's battle formation.

Seeing that the array in front began to loosen, the general Su Dingfang pointed his saber forward: "Tiaodang soldiers, come out——!"

"Your grandpa is here too!"

Zhenhua Mansion shouted at Captain Gao Deyi and led the crowd to rush out of the shield wall and plunge into the enemy group.

Gao Deyi was born in the Bohai Gao family. He was originally a fierce general under Li Yaoshi, the Duke of Wei. Together with Xue Gu Wu Ren, he was known as the "Shuofang Two Heroes". Unfortunately, he seriously violated military discipline during the Tang Dynasty's campaign to annihilate the Eastern Turks and was impeached and demoted.

Ding You missed the battle to defeat Tuyuhun. As a child of a military aristocrat, he was never willing to continue to sink. His eagerness to make meritorious deeds had long been impatient!

It can be said that Gao Meng put all his efforts into this western expedition, but he was wearing silver armor, with a broad-bladed ax in his left hand and a mace in his right hand. Wherever he went, broken spears flew everywhere, ghosts cried and wolves howled, and he was as brave as a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

Unstoppable.

Seeing that his own side's offensive was showing signs of weakness, the grumpy Zhelishi could no longer sit still, and immediately ordered the cavalry of Bhanna and Bobutqin led by Asana Shuni and Geshu Queqijin to lead the army.

The Turkic cavalry joined the battle group and charged on the left and right wings of the Tang army respectively.

"Ma Jun, come out on the right to drive away the enemy!"

"Archers with weapons, advance to the left wing to support!"

When the flag was issued, Dugu Dati mounted his horse and led a group of armored and fine cavalry out to fight against the Turkic cavalry. The infantry archers immediately picked up their prepared hooks and sickles and quickly formed a formation to block the heavy cavalry of Bukhan.

There is a saying that "you gain wisdom after taking a cut". The lethality of the Turkic horse bow against the Tang army's cavalry is really very small. Bo Buteqin and Geshu Queqijin can't help but explain it. Relying on their superior strength and excellent personal riding skills, they can do the same.

Following the example, he began to try to form a wall formation to fight against the Tang army's cavalry.

But, how can this wall charge be learned by just "sharpening the gun in front of the battle"?

The Turkic cavalry could still maintain an orderly formation while jogging, but as soon as they accelerated at the end, their formation immediately fell out of shape... they were sparse and dense, but they were still rushed to pieces by the Tang army's cavalry.

When Duguda led the Tang army's cavalry to rampage wantonly, the left flank of the Tang army's battle formation was already in chaos.

The wall of shields and thorns of the Tang army seemed to have been smashed with several big holes by heavy hammers, but in the end it was still unable to block the thunderous and powerful impact of Bukhan's weak heavy cavalry.

"Follow me!"

Liang Jianfang unhooked an iron hook with a rope from his waist, then threw it forward with all his strength, and firmly entangled an oncoming enemy rider.

Immediately afterwards, two soldiers holding hooks and sickles quickly stepped forward to attack the enemy's horses, only to hear a miserable hiss, and the sharp hook blades easily cut two hooves.

The armor-covered knight fell heavily to the ground. Before he could get up, Liang Jianfang had already approached him, raised his mace, and smashed it down hard. The knight's brains immediately exploded!

However, "taking steps to control a horse" is not an easy task after all.

Fighting against the iron beast-like heavy cavalry requires a very strong psychological quality, and it is obviously impossible for everyone in the Tang army to be as calm and calm as Liang Jianfang.

Seeing that the battle was stalemate, General Ge Zhigao, who was holding a long sword, couldn't help but ask Su Dingfang for instructions: "May I ask the general, when can I go out to fight?"

Su Dingfang looked ahead and said calmly: "Juro, don't be anxious, let Hu Renjia ride on for a while."

Ge Zhigao looked along the general's line of sight, with a cruel smile on his face: "In this case, Ge can only hope that these Huqi will not die too early."

Not long after, Ba Khan's cavalry tore through several Tang army infantry formations and finally reached Su Dingfang's general flag, but the forward momentum was almost at its end.

Just when Athena Shuni was preparing to gather some strength to kill the general and seize the flag, suddenly the golden drum sounded rapidly.

Under the sun, a dazzling wall of swords suddenly appeared in his sight.

"Mo Dao, come in——!"

After giving the order, thousands of soldiers holding long swords immediately stepped forward.

The "Mo Dao" is not a new thing nowadays. Kan Ling, a hero from the Jianghuai River in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, was an expert in using this weapon. However, it is the first time in history that it was used as a standard military weapon by the Tang Dynasty.

The Mo knives held by these soldiers of the Tang Army were all long-handled steel knives with two edges, one foot in length and weighing fourteen kilograms. The blades were all made of fine steel and could cut iron like mud and blow hair off.

Moreover, this sword also requires very high skills on the part of the swordsman, and only those who are bold and strong will not be able to do it.

The ten brigade of swordsmen commanded by Ge Zhigao were naturally all elite warriors selected from the army. They were all strong, tall and powerful. When they marched together, their momentum was quite terrifying.

Among them, Ge Zhigao himself is the most eye-catching. Juro Ge, who is nearly six feet five inches tall, wears a brocade helmet, black armor and a red face. He holds a sword and looks like a demon general. All the cavalrymen of Bukhan saw him.

An urge to stay away.

As a staunch supporter of Li Yao, Ge Zhigao has long served as the military officer of the Tianfu Imperial Prefecture. Although this status as a third-level official looks impressive, he rarely has the opportunity to truly display his martial arts.

, otherwise he would not still be a mere fifth-grade general.

Therefore, this man of the Tang Dynasty, who was in his prime and at the peak of his physical condition, had a strong desire to go into battle and kill the enemy.

At this time, this opportunity to make a name for himself was right in front of him!

Seeing the enemy's fearful expression, Ge Zhigao suddenly felt great courage in his heart.

Before the other party could react, he had already jumped out of the crowd, taking three steps and two steps at a time, and his body suddenly accelerated, as fast as eight steps.

When approaching Asena Shuni, Ge Jiajuro suddenly waved the Mo Dao reflecting the scorching summer sun, followed by a shocking roar: "Drink!!!"

If you shoot a man before you shoot a horse, of course if you kill a general, you also kill the horse first.

A brilliant sword flashed, the horse's head flew high into the sky, and blood sprayed on its owner's face.

Before the red-stained Asana Shuni fell off the saddle, Ge Zhigao waved the Mo Dao again, and only heard a heart-wrenching piercing sound. This was the heavy blade cutting through the armor.

With the sound of pieces, muscles and bones, Asana Shuni's entire body was instantly cut off at the waist and divided into two parts.

Ge Zhigao didn't even look at King Bukhan who was screaming for death on the ground. He raised the long scarlet knife to his chest and issued a loud and long command: "Behead——!"

Thousands of swords were raised high, and then slashed down hard, splashing countless blood.

At this moment, many Bhanna cavalrymen suddenly found themselves blocked by several bright lights at the same time, blocking their movements and breathing.
Chapter completed!