A dozen soldiers were accidentally caught in the lasso and were dragged out of the formation by the Turkic cavalry. The noisy battlefield could not cover up the screams, but no one paid attention to them. Thousands of Turkic cavalry were speeding towards them.
Holding a saber and a spear, he struck at the gap.
After experiencing the Shandong War, especially after the Battle of Xiabo, Li Daoxuan became less sharp and more steady. He ran down the hill with a sneer and kept giving orders.
Hundreds of spearmen and shield soldiers filled the gap and fought desperately. War horses weighing hundreds of kilograms easily rushed into the formation. The dozen Tang soldiers who bore the brunt had their spears broken in their hands, their shields fell to the ground, and they fell to the ground vomiting blood.
Even if the light cavalry charged into the formation, it was not something that the infantry could resist head-on. Although the soldiers were brave, the Turkic forwards still embedded themselves in the formation, forcing the supplementary infantry to retreat.
The Turks were very excited. A general wearing a golden helmet shouted loudly and drove his horse to speed up. The horse's hooves trampled on the soldiers who were still alive, and slashed horizontally and vertically with the long sword in his hand. More than a thousand cavalry followed closely behind.
The formation is about to be broken.
The Turkic cavalry from other areas either accelerated or rushed straight into the formation, trying to disrupt the Tang army's formation.
"Get out of the way and let Ma Sanbao prepare." Li Daoxuan shouted loudly, snatching the big bow from the guard's hand, and the long arrow flashed through the air and appeared on the neck of the Turkic general wearing a golden helmet.
As if this was a signal, the Tang soldiers on both sides had their own division of labor. The strung crossbows made a buzzing sound, and a large number of crossbow arrows rose up like dark clouds and rushed towards the Turks' rear formation.
The Turkic cavalry rushing into the formation were like surging waves, and God suddenly reached out and wiped away part of it. A large number of war horses were still galloping, but the saddles were empty.
Although more troops were added to the rear, with more than 2,000 cavalry arriving, the large group of Tang cavalry on the south side was also ready to move, and slowly moved north to press the formation. If they continued to fight, they would not be defeated, but it would be difficult to win.
Although the formation was broken, the opponent did not break up due to the obstruction of the shield soldiers. This directly caused the Turkic cavalry to slow down. At this time, hundreds of soldiers rushed into the formation, slashing and killing, disrupting the formation of the Turkic soldiers.
Into a mess.
Without backup, the most important speed was lost, the queue was disrupted, and the Turks could no longer withstand the Tang army's counterattack. A Tang army soldier stabbed his sword into the horse's belly, and easily tore the Turks off before he could pull it out.
He pulled out a long knife and stabbed the Turks hard with a spear, pinning the Turks to the ground.
Ma Sanbao did not pay attention to the stragglers, but charged diagonally towards the rear of the fighting Turkic army.
At this time, the Turkic army was a little confused. Although there were not many reinforcements coming, the key to the problem was that the Tang cavalry stationed not far away joined the battle.
Why envy?
Because Feng Li had already led more than a thousand cavalry to approach the battlefield from the flank, he first gave a warning with a hail of arrows, and then detoured into the formation to declare his participation in the battle.
That place had just been attacked by a large number of crossbows. Even now, the Tang soldiers in the car formation were still firing arrows, and thousands of Turkic cavalry who came to support were trying to withstand this wave of arrows and enter the car formation.
Within the vehicle formation, although they were under great pressure, the shield soldiers and spear soldiers did not collapse. There were densely packed large shields nearly as tall as a person erected on both sides, and hundreds of elite soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades were erected.
The soldiers in armor pounced on the Turks as quickly as tigers.
Several chariots on the flanks of the station suddenly gave way, and the armored Tang Army elite cavalry galloped out. Ma Sanbao, who was wearing Mingguang armor, was in front of him, holding his horse high. The few Turkic cavalry outside the formation moved their horses away, lightly.
The cavalry is difficult for the infantry to contend with, but the heavy cavalry is also difficult for the light cavalry to contend with.
The Tang soldiers on the periphery had already filled up the gap. The trapped Turks roared in despair. Some of them tried their best to kill, but were easily pierced by the dense spears. Some wanted to take a backstop, but unfortunately they had to face several
Some of the heavily armored infantrymen knelt down and begged for mercy, but they were killed by the Tang Dynasty soldiers who lost their temper.
The key to the problem is not the cavalry confrontation outside the chariot formation. The Turks can rely on the speed of their horses to wrap up the Tang cavalry slightly away from the battlefield. However, the battlefield is only so big and there is only so much room to move. The impact of the elite Tang cavalry is the Turks.
The cavalry was irresistible.
Duan Zhixuan in the distance snorted with envy, and looked back at Su Dingfang, thinking that he had followed the King of Qin in the south and north, and in the battle of Hulao Pass, he was the second one to penetrate the enemy's formation and raise the flag.
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There were only about a thousand Tang cavalry who entered the formation, but a large group of Tang cavalry were still watching. These three or four thousand Turkic cavalry had different thoughts. Some tried to continue forward along the gap to break the formation, and some tried to withdraw their troops and plan for the future.
Some tried to wait for reinforcements to arrive and strangle the two groups of Tang cavalry, while others were being chased by Ma Sanbao and Feng Li and fled for their lives.
Li Daoxuan did not go into battle in person, but carefully observed the battle situation, seized the opportunity, and used his personal guards as the vanguard to throw hundreds of spearmen into the battlefield and cut off the Turkic queue in the middle.
At this moment, the Qianwu heavy cavalry charged into the formation diagonally. Ma Sanbao kicked the horse's belly violently, shouting loudly, and strung the two Turkic cavalry into a gourd with a long stick in his hand. Then he dropped the long stick and looked at the bright light.
He pulled out his sword and moved forward with all his strength. The cavalry behind him were all brave.
Just before, when Ma Sanbao led the cavalry to attack the enemy, Li Daoxuan gave an order, and a large number of crossbow arrows temporarily blocked the Turkic support forces. Ma Sanbao and Feng Li also went out to fight one after another, entangling thousands of Turkic cavalry.
Like a sledgehammer, the thousand and five cavalrymen smashed the faces of the Turkic cavalry who came to support them. However, after all, there were thousands of Turkic cavalrymen and they were highly skilled in equestrian skills. After a short period of chaos, they immediately dispersed and tried to drive the horses away.
The Three Treasures are trapped in the formation.
Not far away, a Turkic general frowned and looked at the chaotic battlefield, then looked at the car formation, grinned and thought for a while, asking someone to blow the horn and retreat temporarily.
What's more critical is that within the chariot formation, nearly a thousand Turkic cavalry who entered the formation broke through the formation, but they did not widen the gap and failed to penetrate deep into the chariot formation, causing chaos to the Tang army. Instead, they were trapped in the formation.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have already dragged the chariot and are closing the gap.
Smelling the fresh smell of blood, Li Daoxuan was a little excited. This was the first time he visited the battlefield in person after the First World War in Shandong. Although troops were sent to Hedong and stationed at Yanmen Pass before, there was no war.
Li Dao
Climbing the hill again, Li Daoxuan saw that the Turkic cavalry was withdrawing to the north, Ma Sanbao had led the cavalry back to the formation, and Feng Li was still chasing the remaining soldiers who were fleeing to the southeast.
Duan Zhixuan, who also saw this scene, clamped the mount under his crotch with both legs, licked his lips and continued to be envious. He was really taking advantage of Feng Li!