The soldiers rushed forward and slashed and killed, catching the Turkic cavalry by surprise. In just a short time, dozens of them were brought down. They were unstoppable and screamed again and again.
But the Turkic cavalry reacted quickly. They were afraid of the explosion they had never seen before, but they were not afraid. They were stimulated by the screams of their companions and became ferocious. They jumped off their horses one by one and rushed towards them.
The stopped cavalry is not as nimble as the infantry, let alone being crowded together.
"Array up!" the captain yelled.
A team of more than fifty people quickly formed a system of threes and threes. The shield holders were in front, so there was no need to fight. All they had to do was block the Turkic attack. The spears were behind and they took the opportunity to stab. The enemy was blocked from the shield, so there was no need to worry about being attacked.
To kill, stab quickly and hard, focusing on the fatal parts.
If a fish slips through the net and squeezes into the shield, the swordsman will rush forward and kill it with one strike.
This formation can not only work in groups of three to fight together, but also form a whole, especially when the large shields are connected together, like a shield wall, which is indestructible.
This three-three formation required to integrate cold weapons must be practiced and mastered by every unit of the Hanzhou Army.
A team of more than fifty people is like a well-coordinated and tightly coordinated killing machine, blocking hundreds of thousands of Turkic soldiers from charging and killing without retreating at all, and is as stable as a rock.
In just a moment, the ground was covered with corpses, and the ground was stained red with blood.
The Turks were also furious and quickly dispersed, outflanking them from both sides.
The Hanzhou Army still had too few troops to take care of all sides, so the captain decisively ordered: "Retreat!"
The soldiers retreated while fighting, and soon arrived at the city gate. Now they only had to face the enemy in front. The captain shouted loudly: "Stop!"
The team stopped, the big shield fell to the ground, and they used their bodies to resist the fall.
The spear stabbed again, biting fiercely like a poisonous snake that suddenly appeared in the jungle.
"ah!"
"my eyes!"
Screams and wails sounded one after another, shrill, panicked, and frightening.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The roar of horse hooves came from behind, and the army rushed in.
The captain looked back and saw that his own people had rushed to the city gate. He shouted excitedly: "Brothers, our people are coming, retreat to both sides!"
In tacit agreement, everyone quickly retreated to both sides to get out of the way of the city gate.
The cavalry roared in and pushed forward with the momentum of crushing everything.
"ah--"
Screams and wails suddenly broke out. Countless Turkic soldiers were knocked away by their horses. The remaining people lost their will to fight and fled. Many even lost their weapons.
On top of the city.
Ashina Zanpo's mind was buzzing when he saw this scene. It was very unreal - the city gate was just lost? And what was that loud noise just now?
"My lord, my lord?"
A hurried shout made Ashina gradually react and shouted: "Quick, counterattack quickly, shoot arrows at the enemies rushing into the city and kill them."
The voice was sharp, trembling, and filled with a certain panic.
Once the city gate was broken, the defenders had no support. What followed was a brutal close-quarters fight, using willpower and strength. Ashina Zanbei knew very well how many people he had, and he immediately wanted to retreat.
How can a majestic royal family be buried here?
But he was unwilling to retreat just like that, and shouted: "Send the order to all armies to fight to the death!"
The messenger quickly ran to deliver the order.
"Report——"
A man rushed up and shouted urgently: "The north gate has been breached, and the opponent has entered."
"Boom boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were two more earth-shaking explosions, making the whole earth tremble.
Ashina Zan's face changed greatly when he heard the roar. Thinking of the previous door blasting, he had some guesses in his mind, and quickly ordered: "Go, tell the gate guards that the gates must be taken back, otherwise they will be killed!"
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Once the city gate is lost, the situation is over and the morale of the army will inevitably fluctuate.
Ashina Zanbe didn't know whether strong orders could save the defeat, so he looked outside the city unwillingly. A large number of Hanzhou troops were entering the city in an orderly manner. The archers on his side were all shooting at the enemy troops in the city, and they could no longer care about the city.
Outside, what to do?
A very spicy thought suddenly came to mind.
"Someone is coming!"
The deputy commander of the pro-army army rushed forward.
"Take all the slaves from the Tang Dynasty and follow me." Ashina shouted loudly and ordered as he hurried towards the city. The city gate was lost and there was no way to go. If he didn't save himself, he would surely die.
The pro-army soldiers pressed down on the Tang slaves and quickly followed them, heading straight to the city gate.
Xue Wanche just happened to lead his troops in. Seeing the frightened Tang people and Turkic soldiers, he decisively stopped his horse and shouted: "Interpreter, come up and answer!"
An interpreter pushed through the crowd and came forward, saluting solemnly.
"Ask them what they want to do?" Xue Wanche ordered coldly. Although he had already made a guess in his mind, he still wanted to verify it and quickly thought of countermeasures.
The interpreter stepped forward and exchanged a few words with Ashina, then hurried back and said quickly: "General, the other party wants to negotiate. As long as we withdraw from the city and ensure that the hostages are not dead, we will kill them all."
"Tell him to put down his weapons and hostages, and I will allow them to leave." Xue Wanche said coldly.
The interpreter went up and said a few words, and then came back: "General, the other party does not agree."
"That's nonsense!" Xue Wanche's temper was rising. Ma Shan pointed out and was about to issue an attack order. The lives of the people are life, and the lives of the soldiers are also life. Xue Wanche couldn't do it for the people, regardless of the lives of the soldiers.
, giving up a great victory.
Ashina Zanbei also had a hot temper. When he went crazy, he didn't care about anything. When he saw that Xue Wanche was going to take action regardless of the lives of the hostages, he yelled: "Get ready to take action!"
The Turkic soldiers who held the hostages placed their swords on the hostages' necks and prepared to take action.
Xue Wanche was not willing to be threatened by the other party, and shouted loudly: "Archers, prepare, aim and shoot for me, save people first, you also listen to my order and get down!"
Due to the language barrier, the Turks could not understand Xue Wanche's words.
But the controlled hostages understood. Stimulated by the desire to survive, each and every one of them got strength from who knows where. They broke away from the restraints and quickly fell down, or simply fell to the other side.
The incident happened so suddenly that the Turkic soldiers controlling the hostages had no time to react.
"Shoot!" Xue Wanche yelled.
"Boohoo!"
Almost at the same time, arrows flew away one after another, targeting the Turkic soldiers who were controlling the hostages.
Xue Wanche even galloped forward with his horse, pointed a horse pole at Ashina and prostrated, shouting: "Suffer death——"
Seeing that the threat failed, Ashinazan was so angry that he picked up a big knife and rushed forward, shouting like a madman, and even the commander of the troops ignored him.
The Turkic generals had long been accustomed to Ashina's wind demon, and they were immediately commanded by the commander of ten thousand men. However, the Hanzhou army was not a vegetarian. They swarmed forward, protected the Tang people behind them, chopped with all their strength, and fought to the death.
"Kill!"
More Hanzhou troops rushed into the city and joined the battle group.
Xue Wanche was truly a fierce general. A shot of his horse spear stirred up the wind, as fast as a gust of wind and a sudden shower of rain. It stabbed Ashinazan and made him crawl and block, making it difficult for him to counterattack.