The Tibetan army that came from afar was already depleted of men and horses, and their strength was greatly reduced due to hunger. Once defeated, their morale was greatly reduced, and they retreated desperately, wishing they could grow wings and fly.
The Tang army tried to cover up the killing, and the arrows were sent forward like crazy without any money, until Lun Qinling personally led the elite of the Chinese army to charge forward, suppressed the position, and covered the army's retreat.
The team retreated.
Although Qin Ling was determined to pursue and kill him, he saw that the morale of the soldiers was unstable, and more importantly, the soldiers were weak in physical strength. He was worried that there would be an ambush and could not deal with it, so he had to give up. He was so angry that the blood rushed to the top of his head, and he killed several generals who had improperly commanded them in one go to vent his anger.
On the other side, the Tang army withdrew into the city in an orderly manner, bursting into loud cheers. This battle was full of momentum and majesty, boosting morale, and greatly admired Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao stood on the city wall and watched this scene, determined in his heart. As long as the army resolutely obeyed the command in the future, this battle would have a chance.
"Sir, we have won." Duan Zan was also excited.
"The enemy will not attack for the time being. Send an order to leave three thousand people on guard. Rest and feed the horses. We will fight again tonight." Qin Huaidao warned.
Duan Zan's eyes lit up when he heard that they were going to fight tonight. Although he didn't know why, he didn't ask any more questions and hurriedly made arrangements.
At this time, Xue Rengui came in a hurry with the team protecting the village. Every one of them was covered in blood, and his face was filled with excitement. After coming up, Xue Rengui said: "Young Master, there is something wrong with the enemy's situation. They lack coordination with each other. The generals
Just look after yourself.”
"What do you mean?" Qin Huaidao became serious.
Xue Rengui quickly explained: "There are two possibilities. One is that the generals do not obey anyone. Without the restraint of the general, it is difficult to form a joint force. The other is that the internal opinions are not unified. Many people do not want to fight, but due to some
The reason has to be dealt with, and it’s hard to judge the specific situation.”
Qin Huaidao believed in Xue Rengui's intuition that this guy was born to be on the battlefield. He thought that if the internal opinions were not unified, there would be the possibility of division.
However, when he took the initiative to attack just now, Qin Ling had no time to command, so he was caught off guard. Afterwards, the enemy was enraged and pursued them wildly for revenge. They also retreated hastily and lacked unified command and cooperation. It is understandable that there may not be true internal discord and cooperation.
not enough.
After some thought, Qin Huaidao decided to take another look. Misjudgment would kill the army, so carelessness was not an option. He asked, "It was dark and I couldn't see clearly. How many people did I kill just now?"
"There is no statistics, but it looks like there are more than 10,000 people. In addition to the thousands of people killed by the previous active attack, and the more than 10,000 people killed by the enemy during the siege, the total total is probably 30,000," Xue Rengui said.
Qin Huaidao estimated that there were more than 20,000, if not 30,000, so Xue Rengui continued: "However, most of the arrows have been consumed in this battle, and they need to be replenished, otherwise it will be difficult to fight later."
"What if we steal the camp tonight?" Qin Huaidao asked.
“Stealing the camp?”
If you're not full, I'm afraid you'll be resentful and have a high chance of winning in a sneak attack."
"Not bad, what do you think is the best fight?" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Xue Rengui saw that Qin Huaidao was testing him, so he did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the slowly retreating enemy troops in front, with flags flying, men neighing and horses honking. He then looked at the surrounding terrain, and immediately had an idea, and said seriously: "Young Master
Lord, the enemy is in front. If our army lights up more torches in the city, makes a bluff to attract the enemy's attention, and secretly deploys an army to quietly leave from behind and go around, the ugly time is when we are tired, and the army suddenly rushes out.
It is absolutely possible to run into the military tent, kill an opponent and return to the city."
"Suddenly attack from behind the enemy and kill an army of 300,000 people back to the city. You are more courageous than I expected. However, I never imagined that you would do this. The enemy is even more powerful. Thousands of people are attacking an army of 300,000 people. You are looking for death.
There is no difference, but it can catch them off guard. The chance of winning is not low, but you have to plan carefully." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Xue Rengui nodded, looked at the army outside the city thinking about something, and added after a moment: "Young Master, the enemy's troops spread out horizontally, three hundred thousand seems to be a lot, but the thickness is not enough, it is only three to five miles away, galloping on horseback,
It won't take long to break out. The enemy hastily accepted the challenge and has no time to entangle him. The only word for this battle is, hurry up! Don't get entangled, charge all the way, and run away after the fight."
Just when Duan Zan came back, Qin Huaidao wanted to improve Xue Rengui's status and influence in the army and asked Xue Rengui to tell him the plan. When Duan Zan heard about it, he went around and made a sneak attack.
Do you mean kill them all? But after seeing the spread of the Tibetan army, I calculated the thickness of the army formation. Once the horse speed increases, it really won't take long before we are surrounded.
If he could really kill him, it would definitely be a fatal blow to the enemy's morale. He was not calm anymore, so he immediately called the scout camp general to come over and told him to bring a few people to investigate. He only needed to look from a distance without provoking the enemy. Then he said: "
Sir, and this Xue..."
Duan Zan didn't know Xue Rengui well and didn't know how to address him properly. Calling him by his name seemed unfamiliar.
Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Brother Xue is the commander of the guards around me."
"Commander Xue." Forge bowed his hands in salute. He had already heard from Wang Meng in the previous provocation that he was a more powerful general than Wang Meng, and Wang Meng was Duan Zan's most brave general. He was full of admiration in his heart and continued: "If the scout
The investigation is correct, the general will personally lead 5,000 men to conduct a sneak attack."
The sneak attack was successful and it was a great achievement. He finally made it to Tubo. Duan Zan didn't want to miss the opportunity to make a meritorious service.
Qin Huaidao originally planned to go by himself, but if he couldn't compete with Duan Zan for the credit, he would look lackluster and lose the support of the army. He looked at Xue Rengui, who nodded knowingly. Qin Huaidao thought about it, but still felt uneasy. The sneak attack was too important to follow.
Not sure, he asked: "General Duan, do you have anyone to defend the city?"
Defending the city requires steady, cautious and attentive people, and Qin Huaidao did not know Duan Zan's troops well enough.
Duan Zan heard that Qin Huaidao planned to go in person, but he did not deny that he would go too. He thought about it and said, "There is a candidate who should be qualified."
"In this case, let's make an arrangement and leave three thousand people to defend the city. The rest should be energetic and ready with arrows. If we can kill another twenty thousand people tonight, less than half of the enemy's army will be left, and we will be able to fight later.
."
"I will make arrangements here." Duan Zan agreed.
"Wait a minute, let people go out to clean the battlefield, collect weapons, smelt them, and make arrows. We will set off in three hours. There is still some time." Qin Huaidao warned.
Duan Zan nodded knowingly and hurried away.
"You guys should go and have a rest too." Qin Huaidao looked at the village guarding team.
Everyone nodded and turned to leave.
After dinner, Qin Huaidao found a random place on the city wall to take a nap, but it was like a needle that calmed the sea, making the soldiers who defended the city feel at ease.
Time passes quietly and passes by unconsciously.
Three hours later, a large army quietly left through the back door. Xue Rengui led the village guard team at the front, looking for possible enemy scouts. This battle was of great importance and their whereabouts must not be exposed.
Qin Huaidao and Duan Zan walked side by side, with a silent army of seven thousand behind them. Their armors emitted moonlight, which was cold and dazzling. They were silent all the way, burying their heads in the moonlight as they hurried on.
Half an hour later, a team member guarding the village hurried over, clasped his fists and said, "Young Master, we have found three waves of enemy scouts and have been killed. There may be more if we go forward. Brother Xue suggests that we go further to avoid the scouts."
"Okay!" Qin Huaidao agreed.
The army changed its marching route and made a larger circle to avoid the scouts. An hour later, they arrived at a hillside. In front of the hillside was an open, flat grassland. A large army was resting. There were tents and countless bonfires. But the army
There was no noise, but hundreds of thousands of people snoring like thunder, which could be vaguely heard from a distance.
There are many patrol teams outside the military camp, and there is also a large army resting around a campfire in the direction of Luoche City. There are about 20,000 to 30,000 people in shabby clothes. They are in preparation for a sneak attack in the city.
Seeing this scene, everyone was secretly frightened. Fortunately, they took a detour behind the enemy. If they were attacked head-on and hit by surprise, if they were entangled and unable to escape, they would be dumped and none of them would survive. Then Qinling is indeed the Tubo
The future military god is not low on vigilance.
After observing for a moment, Duan Zan couldn't help but said: "Sir, let's do it?"
"Don't worry, after walking for so long, our war horses also need some time to recover their strength." Qin Huaidao refused, staring at the enemy formation with a pair of bright eyes, and suddenly found that there was darkness in the distance, as if the war horses were gathered together.
, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a telescope, so I couldn’t see far at night. Qin Huaidao pointed forward and said, “Brother Xue, you have good eyesight, can you see what that black thing is?”
People who are good at using arrows have good eyesight. Xue Rengui followed what he expected and said firmly: "It's like a war horse. Young Master, what do you mean... kill it, then drive the war horse into the formation, and we will follow behind to cover it up?"
He is worthy of being the future God of War, and it is clear at first glance.
Qin Huaidao was a little convinced. This guy was born with a tactician. This kind of talent cannot be cultivated. He nodded and looked at Duan Zan. Duan Zan also looked at the dark war horses, his eyes became fanatical. It didn't take too much, just a moment.
Thousands of war horses lost control and rushed forward crazily. The army followed behind to cover them up. They were absolutely victorious. He nodded and said: "Sir, the general thinks it is feasible, so let's do it."
"General Zhonglang and the above officers are here to arrange the battle order." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.
General Zhonglang was the senior officer of the army. After hearing the news, they rushed over and gathered around them.
Qin Huaidao placed them with stones and explained: "Wang Meng, Brother Xue, you two lead two thousand people to charge forward. As arrows, go straight to the direction of the horses. General Duan, arrange a thousand people on the left and right to form a formation with the front army."
Triangle, you decide on the specific candidate."
Everyone looked at the triangle placed on the ground, understood in their hearts, and looked at Duan Zan one after another.
Duan Zan also knew the importance of the two wings, which required strong generals to hold them down. Once they collapsed, the enemy would rush up from both wings, surround everyone, and immediately kill the two generals.
Qin Huaidao did not interfere, but told the two people he called: "Be sure to keep in touch with the front army, and there should be no gaps in between."
As he spoke, he drew a line on the ground and connected it with the stone in front, and added: "Connecting the front and back is like a wall blocking the two wings. The enemy will not be able to rush into the middle. The soldiers will have no worries and focus on the outside world. Remember."
The two nodded solemnly.
Qin Huaidao drew a line to connect the two stones at the back, and the triangle was complete. He continued: "There are three thousand left. After breaking off the two thousand, form a horizontal line to prevent the enemy from rushing up. The remaining one thousand can be maneuvered in the center. If you can't hold it, use the repeating crossbow immediately."
Where is the long-range support? The army forms a triangle and rushes forward as a whole. Is there anything unclear?"
Everyone shook their heads. This style of play was obvious and easy to understand at a glance.
"Is there anything you want to add?" Qin Huaidao looked at Duan Zan.
Duan Zan said: "The general will personally lead the team to the rear, and your lord will be in the middle to provide support at any time."
It was relatively safe to be in the middle, but Qin Huaidao had three advantages and two disadvantages, and Duan Zan knew very well that he couldn't explain it.
Qin Huaidao can also understand Duan Zan's worries. He is the commander-in-chief of the army. If there is an accident, the morale of the army will be scattered. If he rushes to the most dangerous place, everyone will be distracted and worried, and the combat effectiveness will not be used. After thinking about it,
Said: "Okay, Brother Xue, General Wang Meng, the charge must be fast."
"Follow the order!" The two of them clasped their fists solemnly.
"After approaching the war horses, the front army dispersed into a semi-encirclement formation, cut off the hemp ropes, and drove at least 10,000 war horses forward, heading straight for Luoche City. They could not stop fighting. The other troops changed into flying geese formations and then covered them up."
"Follow the order!" Everyone clasped their fists and solemnly agreed.
"This battle is of great importance. We must unite sincerely and inform everyone of our battle intentions to ensure there is no chaos. After the war, I will personally ask for credit for everyone and take action!"
With an order, the team took action.
Qin Huaidao got on his horse, pulled out two knives and made a sword. When charging into the formation, he still had to use knives. The team protecting the village came over and guarded the surroundings. They were on high alert, but Xue Rengui was not seen. Qin Huaidao knew that this was because Xue Rengui was worried and wanted to
It’s hard to refuse an arrangement.
Not long after, an army of 2,000 people took the lead and rushed down the hillside. Each one of them had cold eyes and fierce fighting spirit. Then the two wing armies also rushed down, forming an attack triangle and pushing forward. The remaining troops also rushed down, one side
Expand it and merge it with the front. If you look down from a high altitude, you can find a vacuum triangle.
Thousands of people rolled away like a flood, with momentum like a rainbow.
The roar of horse hooves could be heard far away in the night.
The Tibetan troops who were patrolling heard the noise and stopped to watch. When they realized something was wrong, they rushed towards the military camp one by one, shouting warnings. However, the Tibetan army's defense focus was on the front, and the army behind them was snoring like thunder. They were all tired.
If it breaks, how can it be so easy to wake up?
After finally waking up some people and rushing out of the camp to check, the Tang army had already rushed up and fired at a large area. They did not charge directly into the formation, but rushed to the other side. The Tubo army survived the disaster, but they were confused.
He watched helplessly as Tang Jun rushed past.
Xue Rengui took the lead and only had eyes for the group of war horses. When he got closer, he could see clearly. He was overjoyed and shouted excitedly: "Haha, these are really war horses, General Wang. We are rich."
"Hahaha, it's fine if it's a war horse. I'm still worried that I've misjudged it. This battle is safe." Wang Meng also shouted excitedly. Mo Dao flattered him and shouted: "Brothers, fight up and drive -"
"kill!"
The soldiers have long known that the core of this battle is the war horse. If it were not for the war horse, this battle would be very dangerous. Now that they can see clearly, why are they afraid? One by one, howling and screaming, they rush forward and shoot the enemies in front of them.
The Tang army came well-prepared, and the horses moved faster. The Tibetan army was caught off guard and was unable to form an effective resistance. It was unable to stop them at all, and the military camp was swept to pieces.
Soon, the army rushed near the war horses and began to slow down. Wang Meng shouted excitedly: "Disperse and drive the horses."
The soldiers were mentally prepared, quickly dispersed, and rushed forward in a semi-encirclement formation. They made various strange noises from their mouths, which frightened the horses into panic, turned around, and ran in a direction where no one was around.
"Oh oh oh..."
All kinds of strange cries sounded like ferocious beasts, and the war horses ran faster.
Two thousand people spread out to form a semi-encirclement, and more than 10,000 horses were enclosed. Everyone screamed and drove excitedly, not caring about killing the enemy.
Countless Tibetan troops rushed up from both sides and tried to organize, but the Tang troops behind them attacked and quickly spread out, flying up like wild geese. The crossbows made a sound, and the arrows were like locusts crossing the border, and they were killed like heavy rain.
The Tibetan troops fell one by one, unable to stop them.
In the face of such a powerful weapon as the Lian Nu, the Tibetan army with backward equipment was no match at all. Coupled with sneak attacks, they were unable to organize effective resistance, and the battle turned into a one-sided massacre.
Wails, screams, and shouts of death were intertwined and shook the wilderness. Even the moon couldn't bear to look directly at it and hid in the dark clouds.
The war horses became frightened and became crazy. They were driven wildly in one direction, knocking each Tibetan army away, trampling on them, kicking over tents, kicking away bonfires, countless tents burned, and the scene was chaotic.
A large army responsible for guarding Luoche City for sneak attacks came after hearing the news, but it happened to be blocked in front of the war horses. No matter who the frightened war horses were, they rushed forward with all their strength and smashed the army into pieces. The Tang army then rushed
When they arrived, there was another round of shooting, killing and killing countless people.
Soon, the Tang army drove their war horses out of the Tubo camp, continued to charge forward, and stopped when they were ready.
"Hahaha!"
"My lord is mighty!"
"The Tang army is mighty!"
The soldiers shouted excitedly and walked away, leaving only a mess.
Lun Qinling came with the Chinese army. Seeing this scene, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He led the army to chase after him without hesitation. Several generals were worried about fraud and quickly reminded him, but Lun Qinling felt bitter in his heart and had to chase.
, the army was attacked by surprise. Let’s not talk about morale. The strength of the army was reduced by more than half. If we don’t take the opportunity to capture Luoshou City, how will we fight later?
More than half of the 100,000-strong army was lost in one night. How can we convince the masses and fight for hegemony in the future?
However, the soldiers were still hungry and did not want to fight. They did not pursue resolutely and the distance became farther.
Lun Qinling was furious and had only one thought in his mind: he rushed into the city and captured Luoshou City in one go. If he missed tonight, he would be very passive and even fall into an unfavorable situation, and he would not be able to care too much.
In the slave kingdom, many of the soldiers are slaves. As a noble, Lun Qinling doesn't care about everyone's life and death. If there are no more people, he can recruit them again. Tubo has no shortage of slaves, but if Luoshou City is not captured, he may die.
Own.
Qin Huaidao rushed into Luoche City with the army and quickly climbed up the city wall. When he saw the enemy chasing him, he shouted: "Quick, General Duan, deploy the defense according to the last attack."
"Understood!" Duan Zan agreed and ran to give instructions.
Having experienced the enemy's last assault on the city, the soldiers knew very well how to deploy their defenses and how to counterattack. They quickly took up their positions and stood ready with their crossbows in hand.
In the blink of an eye, Luoshu City was like a hedgehog with explosive hair.
Lun Qinling was overjoyed when he saw that the city gate was open. If the city gate was closed, it would be difficult to attack without siege ladders. He ordered a large army to rush up and the other armies to slow down and stop to avoid crowding.
It is impossible for Qinling to make the same mistake again.
However, this kind of fighting method is nothing more than a tactic to add fuel to the fire. Qin Huaidao looked at the charging enemy troops and smiled, with a bit of coldness. Without any command at all, the soldiers fired their crossbows like crazy, and the arrows were like rain, and they were about to attack.
The Tibetan troops who came up fell down in pieces, and many rolled into the ditch.
At the city gate and on the city wall, arrows flew from top to bottom, forming a three-dimensional defense network to trap the oncoming enemies.
The passage at the city gate is only five feet wide, that is, fifteen meters, and there are trenches five meters deep on both sides. People can't climb up if they go in. They can only walk through the passage, and the advantage of military strength cannot be used.
At this moment, the Tibetan army was like moths rushing to the flame. Corpses were piled up one after another, blocking the footsteps of the enemies behind them. Many people had no time to stop and were crowded into the trenches. The trenches were gradually filled with human and war horse corpses, and countless
Cans of kerosene flew over and were smashed into the ditch, followed closely by rockets.
A raging fire was ignited in the trench, which intimidated the enemy and forced them to retreat.
Lun Qinling watched his men fall one by one, his heart was bleeding, and he wanted to withdraw his troops, but he was unwilling to give in. He gritted his teeth and held on, trying to consume the Tang army's missiles, but the generals around him were anxious. They were all members of his own tribe, and a young man would die.
One, moreover, without an army, what the hell is he?
Like the Turks, the Tubo army is dominated by tribes. The leader of each army is also the leader of the tribe. Every soldier is a tribesman and the backbone of the tribe. Once all of them are killed in battle, the tribe will be reduced to other people's words, wives and wives.
Children become other people's wives and children, cattle and sheep become the cattle and sheep of others.
How is this acceptable?
One general couldn't help shouting: "Sir, if we continue to fight, all our warriors will be gone."
Lun Qinling locked eyes with the opponent as sharp as a knife and said coldly: "Are you going to disobey the order?"
"No... I don't dare." The other party panicked, thought of something, and suppressed his resentment.
The generals around him looked at him with sympathy, but no one asked for mercy.
"You all listen up to my lord, this battle is extremely crucial. If it succeeds, a major event will be decided. I will give you ten times the slave compensation. If you fail, everyone will have no place to stand and will be captured by other armies to quell the anger of the Tang army.
If you don't want to die, don't feel bad about the loss. The Tang army came from afar and carried limited supplies. We will exhaust them all in one battle." Lun Qinling's eyes were murderous and his attitude was determined.
Everyone heard that it made sense. The strongest weapon in the Tang army was the repeating crossbow, but there was a limit to how many arrows could be carried. Once they were all used up, they were no longer lambs to be slaughtered.
The military morale stabilized instantly.
Lun Qinling smiled with satisfaction, looking forward with a bit of madness and a bit of cruelty. He was attacking and beating the army, which was about to be exhausted. He shouted: "Everyone, the first one to break into the city will get all the silver in the city."
,who’s going up?”
Please be more aggressive than others!
When everyone heard this, they became uneasy. If you have money, do you have to worry about having slaves? If you have slaves, do you have to worry about having no soldiers?
"Sir, I'm coming!"
"give it to me."
"Why, no one should rob me."
One by one they started fighting, but the general who had exhausted all his troops remained silent, with a flash of hatred in his eyes.
Lun Qinling didn't pay attention, pointed to a general with the largest number of troops and said solemnly: "Please."
"I would like to share your worries and capture Luoche City." The other party bowed excitedly and left in a hurry.
Soon, another large army rushed forward, and their morale was like a rainbow.
On the city wall, the soldiers saw another large army coming to die. They were not afraid at all and continued to shoot.
Qin Huaidao frowned slightly. The enemy's morale was a bit high, which was unreasonable. Qin Ling was really capable in this regard.