Two thousand cavalry came with great momentum, but only a few hundred people fled back in panic.
In front of the trench, the serial crossbow failed to demonstrate its combat effectiveness. The battle was over again, but Cheng Chumo was not happy. The failure of the serial crossbow to demonstrate its combat effectiveness did not mean that it was a decoration. It was just that compared to the field battle, hundreds of people were still shot by the crossbow bolts.
Fortunately, people from the medical camp rushed to help with treatment. It’s hard to say how long he will survive.
Thinking of the tragic death of his subordinates, Cheng Chumo became angry and shouted: "Quickly, place the enemy's corpses in front of the first trench, move quickly, clean the battlefield and prepare to fight again."
The team took action and defeated two thousand cavalry with a loss of several hundred people. Everyone accepted it and their morale was still there.
The 1st Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment also jumped out of the trench, looking for repeating crossbows and crossbow bolts.
Cheng Chumo looked forward with a cold face, wishing he could lead his troops to charge forward, but when he thought that the enemy still had 5,000 people and 5,000 repeating crossbows, he would die if he went up to them. He suppressed the thought and shouted to the flag soldiers beside him: "Ask,
Do you want to counterattack, you bastard? I don’t like passive defense, attack is the way to go.”
The flag soldiers quickly waved the flag.
On the hillside, Zhao Long received the flag message and quickly informed Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao's face was solemn and silent. He quickly calculated the enemy's strength in his mind and how much loss he would suffer if he attacked by force. After some calculations, he found that it was not advisable.
Anyway, my goal is to cut off the water supply. As long as the dam is there, I will win and there will be no need for casualties.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he shouted: "I am ordering all the troops not to take the initiative to attack. I will hold tight and wait for orders."
"Follow the order." Zhao Long quickly conveyed the order.
Li Derjian came up and was a little confused after hearing the order. There were still about five thousand enemies left. The army was surrounded on all sides and they were bound to win. He asked curiously: "Brother Qin, why don't you take the initiative to attack?"
"It's them who are anxious now, not us. As long as the river is cut off, they will have no choice but to compromise besides attacking. Relying on the trap and defending the trench will be beneficial to us. After all their troops are exhausted, we will win." Qin Huaidao was confident.
Said all over the place.
When Li Derjian heard that it made sense, he said: "There are still about 5,000 cavalry in the Qiemo Kingdom, and Luo Zhang is watching behind them. They should not dare to fight anymore and will withdraw their troops. After the withdrawal, the heavy troops will go up to help and dig more traps."
Horse pit, especially Cheng Chumo’s front position.”
"Yes, as time permits, each army will dig more horse traps in front, add one more trench, and add a few more communication trenches in series to facilitate support. Next, it is time for the main army of the Kingdom of Qiemo to take the field."
"Understood, I'll go make arrangements." Li Derjian hurried away.
After waiting for a while, the Qiemo Kingdom cavalry really didn't dare to fight anymore and began to withdraw.
After receiving the release order, Luo Zhang decisively led his men to get out of the way, followed for a distance, and after confirming that the enemy was walking in the direction of Qiemo City, he led his troops back, stopped in front of the position, signaled that the troops were on standby, and went to the big tent on the hillside alone.
"You're back, are you okay?" Qin Huaidao came up to greet him.
"It's okay. We fought with the enemy and suffered some losses, but we captured a thousand repeating crossbows. Where did these bastards get the repeating crossbows? And there were as many as ten thousand." Luo Zhang asked, expressing his doubts.
"It's hard to say. I initially suspect that it was the bargaining chip given by Li from Zhao County."
Luo Zhang couldn't react and said incredulously: "You mean that the Zhaojun Li family exchanged 10,000 repeating crossbows for the people of the Qiemo Kingdom to kidnap my aunt? Damn it, it is really possible. Those big families only have family interests in their eyes.
No one cares about the life or death of others, but what does the Qimao Kingdom want?"
"With these ten thousand repeating crossbows, the Qiemo Kingdom will have the opportunity to conquer the major tribes thousands of miles away and increase its strength. If Brother Xue hadn't kept harassing and interrupted the Qiemo Kingdom's plan, he would have taken action against the surrounding tribes that refused to submit.
Of course, it’s just a guess, none of this matters because here we are.”
Luo Zhang cursed and said: "We must find out the evidence. Go back to Chang'an and let the man in Chang'an issue an edict to punish yourself. Who did you use? And the Li family in Zhaojun, don't even think about living in peace after death. Uncle, is there any way out of this?"
Tone?"
"Don't worry. Once verified, I will write a book immediately and let all the storytellers in the world tell the story. Then build a shrine for traitors. I will carve all the traitors, sycophants and corrupt officials in the Tang Dynasty into stone statues, especially those with five surnames and seven looks."
Kneel down and face the monument, and then carve the evidence of their crimes on the stone slab so that future generations will know."
Kill people, kill your heart!
Luo Zhang smiled with satisfaction: "This is a good method. I think it will work. Don't let the rebellious prince and the former prince go. I will handle this matter later. This is how these bastards have to be dealt with."
After chatting for a while, Luo Zhang suddenly changed the topic and said: "The light cavalry is a deterrent to the enemy and can contain some of the enemies. How about I fight flexibly on the periphery?"
"Okay, everyone's war horses are on the hillside. There is no need. Each of you has two horses. Bring extra arrows and meat for backup. Use guerrilla tactics. Take advantage if there is any advantage. If not, forget it. Be careful."
"Don't worry, it's time to learn guerrilla warfare. I will focus on sneak attacks on the enemy's logistics and supplies. It's only two hours away from Qiemo Kingdom's fast horse. They can't defeat us for a while, and they don't look like admitting defeat. They will definitely send food up.
Fight to death." Luo Zhang expressed his thoughts.
Qin Huaidao also thought of this and said with a smile: "As long as you can see this, go ahead. It doesn't matter how you beat me. There is only one thing you can do. Come back alive."
"Follow the order." Luo Zhang saluted solemnly and hurried away.
"Luo Ying."
"Here!" Luo Ying rushed up.
"Have you seen the riverbed?" Qin Huaidao pointed to the cutoff downstream direction and said solemnly: "Next, the enemy will attack crazily and have the upper hand. The riverbed must be the focus of the attack. They need water. Your task is to guard the dam.
Don’t let the enemy succeed.”
"Follow the order!" Luo Ying responded solemnly.
"Bring on the steel wire, lay out dense snagging ropes for me, and then collect stones to build a wall as a bunker. You will hide under the bunker. The wall must be high. When stacked, it will tilt inward to form a slope. People can hide from arrows inside, you know.
How to do it?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Luo Ying was a little confused. How could the stones pile up into a slope?
Qin Huaidao knew at a glance that he didn't understand, and he didn't talk nonsense. He took the people of the special battle group to the river bed, asked everyone to collect stones, and demonstrated it himself.
Everyone gradually saw the doorway. To put it simply, it was a stone pressed against a stone. The stones that protruded inward were mostly flat, and were piled up layer by layer. It was similar to building an arch bridge. It was very strong and not afraid of being hurt by arrows.
A thousand people took action and the speed was very fast.
In about an hour, a long stone wall was formed, about one meter thick, blocking the entire river bed. There were many exits in the middle, and the soldiers could rush up at any time. What was even more terrifying was that Qin Huaidao asked everyone to leave many small holes on the stone wall.
The hole is similar to a shooting hole, which can not only observe the enemy's situation, but also shoot with a repeating crossbow.
With this stone wall and the dense steel wires in front, the war horses would fall down if they rushed over, posing no threat. A thousand people in the special operations group could stop ten thousand people.
With the last flaw repaired, Qin Huaidao was in a good mood.
Before he knew it, it was dusk. Qin Huaidao returned to the top of the mountain to fight. The commanders of each army came over one after another. Everyone sat around, eating and talking about the upcoming battle.
Perhaps it was too late, or maybe it was not prepared, and the Kingdom did not send troops at the end.
As night falls, the bright moon shines in the sky.
The army continued to dig horse traps and trenches under the moonlight. With the battle experience during the day, everyone paid more attention to horse traps and trenches, and no one was lazy.
Until midnight, the horse trap was pushed forward an additional three hundred meters and two more trenches were dug.
The 800-meter-wide horse pit and the addition of seven trenches greatly increased the confidence of the army. They contentedly hid in the trenches to rest and regain their strength in preparation for future battles.
The moonlight is cool and the breeze is gentle.
The desolate land became quiet, and there was not even a sound of an insect.
Qin Huaidao stood still on the hillside, looking in the direction of Qiemo Kingdom, feeling inexplicably agitated. The enemy had suffered heavy losses during the day, and he hoped that He'er would not be implicated.
"Sister-in-law, are you still awake?" Li Jingren came over slowly.
"There is something I need you to do." Qin Huaidao suddenly had an idea and looked at Li Jingren.
"That's the order." Li Jingren said quickly as he didn't dare to rely on his status as his uncle.
"Is it possible to arrange for some reliable Turks to infiltrate Qiemo City, find out He'er's current situation, and report quickly?" Qin Huaidao asked bluntly.
"It should be possible. There are many Turks in the Intelligence Department. Their wives and children have followed them to Loulan. They don't dare to betray. I will make arrangements soon. By the way, the first batch of grain traded with Dianhe has been transported to Shazhou. Two days later
You can go to Qitun, and the liquor and crossbow arrows you specially ordered are also delivered in two large carts, do you think?"
"Call Luo Tong, leave the things in Qitun, find excuses to delay, receive the news that our army defeated the Qiemo Kingdom before trading, just in case, it will take up to five days. In addition, the liquor and Liannu will be shipped quickly.
Bar."
"Follow the order." Li Jingren agreed and hurried away.
"I hope nothing will happen, He'er, you must hold on, it will be soon..."
Qin Huaidao looked forward, his eyes full of worry.