Chapter 542 Meeting on a Narrow Road, the Brave Wins
The north wind is blowing wildly and the sky is covered with heavy snow.
A large number of Turks dismounted and charged on foot.
"Captain, the Turks have begun to attack."
On the top of Badgerzui Mountain, Wu Huaiyu wore a bearskin cloak outside his bright light armor. The wind and snow obstructed some of the sight, but the Turks still stepped into their trap.
The Turks were quite powerful, but Wu Huaiyu didn't care. The terrain here completely limited the Turks' numerical advantage. No matter how many ten or eighty thousand of them there were, they still couldn't squeeze through here.
"Everything is going according to plan. Each department is not allowed to attack without authorization. It must be ordered by the commander-in-chief."
Everyone has been freezing here for several days, and finally caught Jie Li, but we can't scare them away all at once.
Wu Huaiyu would not be willing to bite off a large chunk of Jieli's flesh.
The louder the trumpets, the more violent the wind and snow.
The first batch of Turks, only about a thousand people, rushed up. They abandoned their horses and fought on foot, carrying shields and swords and axes. They looked very elite.
Amidst the passionate sounds of horn horns and cowhide war drums, and with a heavy reward for their strength, they launched a fierce attack on the Tang army and advanced through the thick snow.
An Lushan felt that the ground beneath his feet was shaking. He opened his shield a little and looked towards the mountain pass. The white snow was now crowded with black Turkic soldiers.
The team leader shouted there again.
An Lushan's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. As the enemy troops approached, his heartbeat began to slow down again, and his eyes became firmer. As a young man with a mixed appearance, he followed Duke Yi from Shuofang. He was better than many Shuofang.
The miscellaneous young man at the frontier was much lucky. He walked out of his hometown that many people would never be able to leave.
But he also knew very well that although he was now a fake son of Duke Yi, if he wanted to have a better future, in addition to his usual hard work, diligence and respect, he also needed more opportunities, and war was the best opportunity.
The mountain pass is narrow, getting narrower and steeper as you go forward.
Kang Ayiqu squeezed into the attacking team and advanced slowly to the beat of drums. It was not that they were afraid of fighting, but the terrain became narrower and steeper as they went forward, so everyone naturally crowded together.
The leather armor on his body was stiff from the cold and hindered his progress.
The increasingly crowded queue made them even come to a standstill, and Kang Ayiqu was even squeezed so much that his back started to sweat.
The people behind were still pushing forward desperately, shouting and rushing while pushing.
Kang Ayiqu wanted to rush to your mother. How can we rush when we are all crowded together? The road is narrow and steep, and there is so much snow. There are many people trampling on it, and the snow has turned into slush, making it extremely slippery.
He couldn't even see left and right, and he thought the offense was terrible.
Fortunately, there were thousands of troops behind him, which gave him some peace of mind. One hundred thousand versus five thousand, no matter how you fight, you can win. He even felt lucky in his heart that he could draw the first batch of attacks.
Yamaguchi, that's a big reward.
As a Sogdian Hu, his father was Kanghulu Dagan, a close minister of Jieli Khan's mother, Po Shi. Jieli's Khan court had many Sogdian ministers, but their Sogdian Hus still had a low status in the Turkic Khanate.
His father also had many sons, and Kang Ayiqu had to work hard on his own.
The drum beats non-stop.
Although Kang'a Yiqu's back was sweating from being squeezed, he didn't dare to stop, so he had to continue pushing forward slowly.
······· An Lushan saw that the Turks were getting closer and closer. He held his shield tightly and did not even dare to look left and right.
Although they are subordinate to the Yameni Army, they still follow the military laws of the imperial court when they go to the battlefield. As soon as they enter the barracks, the officers read out the military laws, "seven prohibitions and fifty-four kills," which is very clear.
When facing battle, anyone who looks left or right or whispers to one another may be killed.
He looked ahead. They were guarding the front of the mountain pass. There were several temporary shallow trenches dug in front of them, and several half-chest-high low walls were built with ice and snow.
In the middle, there are many defensive means such as pickets, cabinet horses, and iron caltrops.
Due to terrain restrictions, they did not set up traditional infantry battle formations. Instead, they relied on the terrain, with each team fighting in a relatively dispersed manner, occupying favorable terrain, and defending from a high position.
The leader of their team leads the flag bearer, and the flag stands at the front, followed by five lines of soldiers of their team, ranging from seven or eight to ten, eleven, and finally the deputy, forming a cone-shaped formation.
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Their team is a basic unit, equipped with large shields, spears, bows and arrows, and horizontal knives. Behind their team is a team of crossbowmen, and behind them are infantry.
An Lushan was standing in the first row of the fifth line of troops. There were seven people in his line, divided into two groups of three, with the other leader serving as the commander in the middle.
An Lushan held the shield, and the other two people actually stood beside him. Due to terrain restrictions, it was not the front row of shield soldiers followed by a row of spear soldiers.
During normal training, An Lushan still worked very hard. He also practiced swords, guns, shields and bows well, and he was also good at riding and shooting. But after all, this was considered the real first actual battle. The previous pursuit of the Sogdians was not considered
superior.
As the disciples of the Yamen, their mission is not to stick here. They are just the first batch. As long as they can hold on for a period of time, they can be replaced and replaced to rest.
But being the first to take the lead is both an honor and a lot of pressure.
An Lushan looked at the shield in his hand and felt a little more confident. The shield in their hand was also called Peng Pai. This kind of shield was relatively large, with a large door plate. It was tightened from the middle to the upper and lower ends.
The lower end is pointed, the middle line is raised, and the center is decorated with a tiger head-shaped decoration. Compared with the cowhide bucklers usually equipped by light infantry, this kind of long platoon is longer, heavier and naturally has stronger defensive power.
In the current battlefield terrain, this long shield gave him a great sense of security. The arrows raining down from the Turks just now only added many feathers to his shield.
"Support the shield!"
The loud voice at the head of the team sounded again.
An Lushan immediately stood Peng Pai on the ground, took out a wooden stick from behind the shield, and propped it on the ground. Compared with holding it directly, although the defense was weaker, it could free the soldiers' hands and the soldiers could
Use a spear or spear to shoot the enemy.
Following the shout from the leader of the team, everyone put their big shields on the ground, opened the rotating shaft behind the shields, propped up the sticks, and then picked up their spears.
One after another, stiff spears stood upright.
This spear is also called Yi Zhangwei because it is one Zhang long.
This kind of spear is actually an ordinary spear. The real spear in the Tang army was called Yi Zhang Ba, which was eight feet longer than this.
Although this kind of one-foot spear is not as powerful as the eight-foot spear, the spearhead is also prismatic and sword-shaped, and its killing power is stronger than ordinary spears.
The large shield on the door panel is equipped with a powerful spear, and all the young and brave soldiers of the Yamen are young and brave. Most of them are either the children of the soldiers of the Yamen generals, or the fake sons and adopted sons of the generals. They volunteer to join the army and serve the country.
Effectiveness.
We put them in the front line to lead the battle, not to use them as cannon fodder, but just because we don't want to completely expose the elite of the Tang army and scare Jie Li away.
A familiar whistle came.
The Turks started firing arrows again at the foot of the mountain to cover the Turk soldiers approaching the mountain.
An Lushan had already calmly shrunk under the big shield, with no trace of emotion on his face.
But the crossbowmen behind him had not moved yet.
Those crossbowmen with long arms and strong strength had already measured the distance at the foot of the mountain and marked them one by one. The crossbowmen only started shooting when the enemy was close to 150 steps.
The drums have not sounded yet, which means that the enemy has not entered one hundred and fifty steps yet. The crossbowmen cannot fire randomly, otherwise they will be dealt with according to military law.
The snow is heavy and the wind is very cold.
An Lushan felt hot all over.
The Turks came in dense crowds. They walked very slowly, and many of them fell down, looking a little embarrassed. Seeing them fall and trample, An Lushan felt a lot more relaxed.
A thud.
There was a sound of war drums coming from behind, and then a second sound, and the sound of war drums was beating passionately.
This means that the enemy is close to 150 steps, and the crossbowmen in the crossbowmen team are ready to shoot.
An Lushan never looked back,
But soon, migratory locusts flew overhead, and large crossbow bolts shot out quickly. The crossbowmen had the advantage of being on the mountain, and their range could be increased.
The Turks who attacked the mountain were so crowded that they became a living target for the crossbowmen.
The Turks raised their shields one after another to defend themselves. Most of their shields were made of round cavalry leather. They were usually tied to their arms when riding horses. The shields were very small and could only block their heads when raised.
The densely fired crossbow bolts swooped down from the air,
A cone-shaped crossbow bolt swooped down and hit the shoulder and back of a Turkic soldier at high speed, splashing a flower of blood. Another crossbow bolt directly hit the neck of a Turkic soldier, killing him directly.
He fell to the ground... An Lushan hid most of his body behind his shield, only revealing a pair of eyes under his helmet, looking at him ruthlessly.
Screaming repeatedly.
The dense crossbows caused a lot of casualties. The main advantage was that they had the advantage of being at a high altitude. Moreover, the Turks were too crowded. Thousands of Turks attacked the narrow and steep mountain pass. They were all crowded together and could only move slowly.
Moving is a complete target.
However, although the rain of arrows thinned the dense Turkic soldiers, they did not stop, but instead accelerated.
The crossbowmen of the Tang Army did not stop either.
Each crossbowman has fifty crossbow arrows in front of him. Although the individual crossbows they use are not as fast as bows and arrows to load, a skilled crossbowman can still load them at a distance of 60 steps from 150 steps to 90 steps.
Within, fire multiple rounds.
And with this favorable terrain, they can shoot twice as much as usual.
At the command, the crossbowmen's crossbow arrows flew down like locusts, each time splashing blood among the Turks, causing considerable damage.
"The thief is nearly a hundred steps away!"
An Lushan heard someone shouting from behind, and the drums also changed their rhythm.
At this time, all the Tang troops on the mountain immediately picked up the bows they had prepared in the morning, including Anlu Mountain, who also immediately picked up their own bows.
The Tang army focused most on long-range shooting. Regardless of whether they were infantry or cavalry, whether they were gun and shield soldiers, sword and shield soldiers, or other arms, all soldiers were equipped with bows and arrows and were 100% equipped. Before engaging in battle, shoot him a few rounds first.
An Lushan, a shield and spear soldier, also immediately picked up his bow and arrow.
"Sixty steps, shoot!"
"shoot!"
The enemy was sixty paces away, and the archer fired three times.
Under normal circumstances, from sixty to twenty or forty steps, it is possible to shoot three consecutive shots. However, the terrain is favorable now. At this distance of forty steps, An Lushan stretched his bow and shot ten arrows in a row.
He showed off the power of a fast archer, and even the team leader on the side noticed the young fat man, "Boy, shoot ten arrows in a row, what a skill."
This wave of bow and arrow attacks by the Tang army were more ferocious than crossbow attacks, fast and dense. The Turkic soldiers were closer and suffered greater casualties.
But they still charged up the mountain without fear of death.
"gun!"
The leader of the team started shouting again, behind the tall and tough figure, the team flag fluttered,
After shooting ten rounds, An Lushan put down his bow and immediately pulled out a spear from the ground, "Huha!"
The shield soldiers fired a volley of javelins. These short spears were much more lethal than crossbows at a distance of twenty or thirty steps. Neither the leather shield nor the leather armor could block this blow, and they directly killed the row of Turks in front of them.
Shoot over.
"Come again!"
An Lushan quickly picked up another javelin, charged up his strength, and threw it in one breath.
come again,
After three consecutive javelin shots, An Lushan felt sweat on his forehead. At this time, the team leader and flag bearers were already carrying flag guns, and Mo Dao was engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the oncoming Turks.
An Lushan also quickly raised his power, stood behind the large shield that was propped up on the door panel, and began to stab the front with his colleagues.
A Turkic soldier rushed forward. An Lushan roared, thrust out a spear, and pierced his abdomen fiercely, "Death!"
An Lushan had just shot arrows and spears and hit two Turks, but they were not as exciting as directly piercing the enemy at such a close range.
Seeing the painful expression on the Turkic man's face and the steaming blood spurting out, An Lushan was extremely excited.
"kill!"
The roars of their comrades were heard everywhere. After suffering heavy casualties, a thousand Turkic soldiers finally rushed into the first line of defense of the Tang army, engaging in hand-to-hand melee combat!
The bright red blood is sprinkled on the white snow, and beautiful blood flowers bloom.
