The soldiers worked in groups of three and advanced in a triangle, giving full play to the three-by-three system.
The Turkic soldiers were used to getting close and killing each other indiscriminately. Where had they seen this kind of group coordination tactic? They couldn't stop them at all. They retreated steadily, and their morale was in chaos.
The special operations division took the opportunity to continue throwing grenades, blowing up a large area.
The Turks were completely shattered by the bombing and fled in large numbers from the back hill, shouting and forming a chaotic mess.
Luo Ying yelled: "Brothers, let them run ten meters and change the crossbow."
The voice is confident and domineering.
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed excitedly, with a fighting spirit. They sheathed their swords one after another, took out their repeating crossbows, replaced the crossbow bolts, and aimed at the enemy who was fleeing down the mountain. They ran about ten meters away.
"kill!"
Luo Ying roared angrily and fired thousands of crossbows.
The distance of ten meters was too close for everyone. The crossbow arrow flew forward accurately, piercing the target's body from the back, splashing a blood arrow, which looked extremely evil and weird in the sunlight.
A large number of special warfare brothers rushed over to help, and the crossbow bolts were as dense as rain.
Where could the Turkic troops escape in a hurry? They all fell down soon after.
Luo Ying was worried and shouted: "Go down with one group, whether they are dead or not, kill them with one blow, then with the second group, and with the third group, surround the castle for me."
"Follow the order!"
The soldiers accepted the order with a bang and took action quickly, with firm and powerful steps.
The castle was quickly surrounded, and the soldiers were not in a hurry to enter, but killed the surviving enemies around them.
Luo Ying stepped forward and looked at the castle. The earthen wall in the front had collapsed, and a gap had fallen on both sides. There were wailings inside. No one came out. He was not sure if there were any survivors. He shouted: "Brothers, enter the castle carefully and pay attention to each other."
Cover and prevent cold arrows."
Everyone walked towards the castle one after another, taking turns to cover and advancing very slowly.
Luo Ying led a group of people through the main entrance. After turning over a piece of ruins, he saw someone peeking inside. Without waiting for an order, several crossbow bolts flew behind him and killed the person. Everyone continued to enter with an indifferent expression, and saw more hidden objects.
The remaining Turks, as well as those who are still alive, will be killed directly.
Soon, more people entered the castle and eliminated the remnants one by one.
Luo Ying breathed a sigh of relief and quickly checked the situation. He found many caves with a lot of food hidden in them, as well as looted treasures and materials. The only exception was that there were no Turkic war horses. This was unreasonable. Where had the thousands of Turkic war horses gone?
Immediately arrange for a large number of people to go out to search.
Not long after, someone came to report that there was a naturally formed cave in the back mountain, which contained many war horses and fodder. There was a deep ditch nearby, which was full of corpses of Tang soldiers. Luo Ying was shocked and quickly arranged for someone to report it to Qin Huaidao.
He followed the messenger to the back mountain.
The cave was very dry, about ten meters high, about twenty meters wide, and about fifteen meters deep. It was crowded with war horses, grazing leisurely. Luo Ying came to the deep ditch again, only three meters wide, more than ten meters long, and deep.
It was bottomless, like a naturally formed crack, and filled with corpses. The armor on their bodies was clearly that of the Tang army.
"King of Han!" came the enthusiastic shouts.
Luo Ying turned around and saw that it was Qin Huaidao, and said quickly: "The war horses are in the cave below. There are many cellars found in the castle on the mountain, hiding a large amount of food. These Tang troops should be stationed on the border. It's a pity."
Qin Huaidao nodded indifferently, and hurried to the edge of the ditch to take a look. He saw that the corpse was rotting, exuding a foul smell, flies were flying, and disgusting insects were squirming. The death was tragic. He felt a pain in his heart and shouted: "They
They are heroes who died to protect the frontier. They must not be treated like this. They were moved up, dug holes on the top of the mountain, buried one by one, and erected monuments. They faced the east. Even if they die, they must look at their homeland."
"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed with a roar.
When joining the military camp, everyone expected to die, but hoped to be treated well.
Qin Huaidao's behavior undoubtedly moved everyone's hearts. Even the border troops treated him favorably, and he would not treat him badly even if he died.
Everyone found ropes, wrapped their faces in towels, hung them down, and hoisted up the bodies of the border soldiers one after another, searched them for their relics, and registered them.
Soon, everyone discovered that except for a wooden sign representing their identity, these people had nothing on them, and not a single copper plate was missing. They had obviously been searched by the Turks.
Qin Huaidao went to the castle to check the situation and the loot. The food was enough for the army for a month, the money was piled up in large quantities, and there were also various weapons and armor of the Tang army.
A guard hurried over and handed over a roster while explaining: "Young Master, this was found in a room. It was hidden on the back of a bench. It was only exposed after the bench was blown over, otherwise it would be difficult to find."
"It's the roster."
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but said when he saw the writing on the cover. He quickly opened it and looked through it. There were names and addresses on it. He handed the list to Luo Wu and solemnly warned: "Keep it together with the relics. No misappropriation is allowed. Return it to them in the future."
Their families, they are heroes and must be treated kindly."
"Uncle, please don't worry, I will keep it well." Luo Wu took it solemnly and put it away close to his body.
Qin Huaidao's eyes fell on Pei Xingjian and warned: "You are good at writing. I will make a copy of the roster in a moment, just in case. I will leave it to you to erect a monument for everyone."
"Follow the order!" Pei Xingjian responded solemnly.
"How did you feel about the battle just now?" Qin Huaidao took the exam.
"Once the cannonballs are released, the cavalry will no longer have the qualifications to be rampant, and it will no longer be difficult to attack fortresses. The ladders, carriages and other things used to climb the city in the past will be eliminated. Our army will rewrite its tactics and the book of war will have to be rewritten." Pei Xingjian said excitedly.
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After the emergence of thermal weapons, the cavalry did withdraw from the battlefield and was reduced to a substitute and a messenger.
The horrifying explosion of the artillery shells cannot be tolerated by the war horses. They will be frightened and run away, or even blow up the camp.
Qin Huaidao said with satisfaction: "You can see this, that's great, is there anything else?"
Pei Xingjian knew that he was testing himself, so he braced himself and told all his thoughts: "The King of Han, infantry, cavalry and artillery can fight together. It has been proven in the battle of Yumen Pass. I thought we can kill people with air strikes, then the artillery clears the way, and then the light cavalry rushes to kill.
The infantry follows and hits the target, and no one can stop it."
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up and he asked: "What if the enemy's army is strong?"
"As long as the air strike succeeds in decapitating the enemy, the enemy will command and dig, and the remaining troops will fight on their own, cutting their combat strength in half. If the enemy's troops are strong, artillery fire can open the way and create greater chaos, and then the heavy armored cavalry will tear open the opening, and the light cavalry will expand the results.
Other types of troops can crush them, but there will be no solution."
"Hahaha, good, I have made great progress. I have my own unique skills in the use and understanding of new weapons. From now on, I will serve as a staff officer in a regiment, responsible for making suggestions and providing tactical suggestions to the regiment leader. How about that?" Qin Huaidao was satisfied.
asked.
Pei Xingjian hesitated for a moment, then said truthfully: "King of Han, I want to be promoted step by step based on my military merit."
"Okay, be ambitious!"
Qin Huaidao became more and more satisfied, with no reservation of admiration in his eyes, and said: "As expected of the general, then I will listen to you and practice more at the grassroots level."
"Thank you, King Han!" Pei Xingjian said gratefully.
Qin Huaidao waved his hand carelessly. How could he not see that the other party did not act like a staff officer, but just wanted to lead the troops. He stopped speaking and walked out of the castle to a commanding height. His eyes fell on the burned village in the distance, and his voice became deeper.
He stood up and said, "Luo Wu, arrange for someone to go over and have a look and bury the person. If it can be proven that he is from the same family as a certain border soldier, bury him together."
"Will the enemy take the opportunity to attack?" Luo Wu reminded.
"To the west here is Qitun, which your uncle is guarding. To the northwest is Loulan, and to the northeast is Yumen Pass. They are all our own people. To the southeast is Dunhuang City, and there are ten thousand Turks. They learned that Yumen Pass and Yang Pass were lost.
Don't dare to leave the city, you have no worries for the time being, unless there is a large army hidden in the mountains somewhere." Qin Huaidao looked to the west, with a confident look in his eyes.
"That's right, even if a large army comes, we can hold it off for a while relying on Yangguan. The Turks don't have artillery, and there's no way they can capture this place without tens of thousands of people." Luo Wu agreed, and immediately called someone to give him a few words of advice.
The other party hurried to the village with a battalion of troops.
"Report——"
A guard who was in charge of surrounding areas came on flying horse, ran up and down and shouted: "Young Master, there is a cavalry from the west coming at full speed, their identity is unknown."
"Western? Luotong?"
Qin Huaidao raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Sure enough, there was a cavalry roaring in the vast sky. He couldn't see it clearly. He shouted: "Send the order, the first regiment, the second regiment, distribute them in order, and rely on the favorable terrain for defense. The third, fourth, and fifth regiments stay on the top of the mountain and wait for orders."
Reserve team, move quickly."
"Follow the order!"
Luo Wu quickly led his people to deliver the order.