The wind howled outside the tent like a wild wolf howling.
In this cold winter when you have to use a stick to pee outside, it is really a pleasure to drink a bowl of hot radish stew in a cowhide tent, especially because there are a lot of ginger slices in the soup, which warms your stomach.
Yes, the sweat on my body spread from Tianling Cap to my tailbone.
An Lushan became the flag bearer in the team, and moved to the leader of the team, holding the flag with them.
Yuwen, a young man from Shuofang who also came from Chengdu, came to Chengdu. He and the team leader said they were fellow villagers of Anlu Mountain.
Yuwen Chengdu was two years younger than An Lushan, but he came to Wu Huaiyu earlier than An Lushan. An Lushan usually called Chengdu his senior brother.
One has Sogdian Hu blood, and the other has Yulu mixed blood. They have similar origins and experiences, so the two teenagers usually get along very well.
"Why are you here, senior brother?"
"I came here to deliver an order, and I came here specifically to see you." Yuwen Chengdu looked An Lushan up and down, then stretched out his hand to pull it away, "Are you hurt?"
"No, they are just some Turkic fish. They couldn't hurt me, but they gave me thirteen heads." As he said that, he took out a necklace for his left ear and showed off a little.
Yu Wencheng, who is only fourteen years old, is envious of everyone, even though he is not short, and he grew up in the Poyantou tribe, and he also grew up on a horse. Not only did he herd horses and herd sheep when he was a child, he was also good at riding and shooting.
But this time he didn't get the chance to go on the battlefield.
"I really envy you. I can only go around and tell you when I can go to the battlefield."
"Wait two years,"
An Lushan took Yuwen Chengdu to sit together and told them about his experiences on the battlefield. He was always young at heart. He tried to be mature in front of the team leader, but he couldn't help but get overwhelmed in front of the younger brother.
The more Yuwen Chengdu listened, the more envious he became.
"It's getting late, I should go back. You take care of yourself. When the battle is over, I'll treat you to a drink at Shuofang Guild Hall, Tanzhou Street, Youzhou City."
"Okay, please pay attention to safety on the road. By the way, is Aye okay?"
"It's good, but I think tonight will be another sleepless night. Aye hasn't slept much in the past few days."
"Please take good care of Aye."
"Do not worry."
Although the two young men were not officially adopted sons by Wu Huaiyu, people outside said that they were the fake sons of Duke Yi. They knew how good Duke Yi was to them. He took them out of the Shuofang borderlands and taught them martial arts and military arts. They fought
In their hearts, they respected Duke Yi and regarded him as their reborn parent. The young people were willing to go through fire and water for Duke Wu, and were willing to stand up to swords and guns.
Compared with Li Keyong and Wu Sigong, the adopted sons of Mohe boys who were formally adopted by Prime Minister Wu, these two young men had a better relationship.
An Lushan put a cloak on Yuwen Chengdu and sent him outside the tent.
The north wind howled outside the tent, and the cold wind was like a knife.
"Go back, it's cold outside."
Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand.
From the other side of the mountain, the sound of horns pierced through the cold wind.
The two of them listened intently.
"As expected by Aye, the evil wolf Jieli really came to attack at night." Yuwen Chengdu laughed, "It's a pity that everything cannot escape what the foster father expected. We should be able to kill more wolf cubs tonight."
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Before he finished speaking, more horns sounded.
"war!"
The beacon was first lit on Badger's mouth, which was so obvious in the night sky.
Soon, beacon fires were also lit on the other mountaintops of Yehu Ridge.
However, Yuwen Chengdu didn't panic after seeing it, "The wolf cubs have really divided their forces to attack each pass, and they have fallen into the adoptive father's scheme again. Hahaha, it seems that we can fight more wolves tonight."
Every beacon fire represents a mountain pass that is being attacked by Turks at night.
There is only one wisp of beacon fire at a time, which actually does not mean asking for help, but means safety, and everything is under control. Unless three beacon fires are lit, it means danger and the need for reinforcements. If all five beacons rise at the same time, it means that the pass here is
Already lost.
In this cold night, using beacon fire to transmit signals in the Feihuling Mountains, which is more than 30 miles away, is the fastest and most effective way. It allows Wu Huaiyu to sit at Badger's Mouth and grasp the overall situation at the first time.
A fierce night battle began.
Yuwen Chengdu mounted his horse and went back to resume his duties, and An Lushan also returned to his tent.
The leader of the team and the flag bearers are re-wearing their armor.
Although there is no order, since the trumpet sounds and the beacon fire is lit, you should be ready for war at any time.
Stay alert.
Everyone helped each other put on the armor, then checked the shields, spears, bows and arrows, etc., and finally took out the sharpeners and sharpened the knives. After doing all this, the team leader packed up and then lay down on the dog skin mattress.
"Go to sleep and recharge your batteries,"
An Lushan knew that this was a veteran's experience and always saved up his strength, so he also lay down.
Lying down in iron armor was actually very uncomfortable, but no matter how uncomfortable it was, at least we were in a tent, and there was no shaving wind like knives, or even rain of arrows and knives and guns falling from all directions.
close your eyes,
Still can't sleep.
An Lushan replayed the battle experience during the day over and over in his mind.
The snoring of the burly team leader could be heard next to him, and then the giant flag bearer, who was as big as an iron tower, and even the lean teammate started snoring. These guys are really powerful, and they fell asleep as soon as they said they were asleep.
Badgerzui North Pass.
The night battle here was fierce again, and Jieli changed his tactics this time. Not only did he launch attacks on the passes at the same time, but this time he also sent additional troops to the main battlefield, Badgerzui, with two thousand ordinary Turkic soldiers in front, and then a thousand final troops.
The elite Turkic soldiers numbered 3,000 at a time, and additional archers were sent to cover the rear. Even behind these 3,000, there were another 3,000, almost without interruption.
He tried to take advantage of the darkness to increase his troops and break through in one fell swoop.
On the Badgerzui Mountain with three thousand steps, Wu Huaiyu deliberately retreated slowly during the day and gave up eight hundred steps, which gave Jie Li the confidence to continue his gamble.
As long as he works harder, he can defeat the Tang army and take the mountain.
Under night.
Arrows flew randomly on both sides and the melee was fought in the dark. For both the attacker and the defender, such a battle seemed difficult and the casualties were greater.
But no one will give up.
Wu Huaiyu was covered in armor and sitting on the top of the mountain, with the Qingyi military flag still behind him.
The mountain wind howled and the fires lit up. It was difficult to see the two warring parties, but from the sound of the fighting, one could tell that it was fierce.
The Turks had only one goal, and they continued to attack the mountains until they reached the top of the mountain. The Tang army also had only one goal, which was to hold their position and chop down whoever came and stab them when they saw them.
The Turks' offensive was fierce, but the Tang army was well prepared. Every half an hour, new troops would come forward to take over the defense line, and they could even slowly move back during the breaks in the offensive.
In one hour, we retreated about a hundred steps.
The horses, pickets, iron caltrops, and the crossbowmen at the rear were all constantly consuming the Turks.
These Youzhou soldiers did not disappoint Wu Huaiyu. This night battle did not become a chaotic battle, it was still orderly in the chaos, and the Tang army always controlled the rhythm.
Every time the Turks advance a hundred steps, they pay thousands of casualties.
It was too dark, so the crossbowmen could only work as a team to carry out collective hoisting and long-range fire support. Those strong men with long arms and strong strength would change defense collectively after shooting a hundred arrows and retreat to the rear to rest.
Each crossbow team takes turns taking the field.
Shooting hundreds of arrows in succession is actually not a problem for archers.
The elite infantry archers in the imperial army are required to shoot sixty arrows in a row, while the cavalry is required to charge three arrows from a hundred meters and hit all the targets. The so-called three arrows per horse.
The elite archers are on the battlefield, firing arrows at the enemy sixty steps away, shooting three times in advance, and retreating behind the spear and shield soldiers.
But on a battlefield like tonight, when they stood on the hill behind the shield infantry, it was no different from standing on the top of the city and firing arrows. Moreover, the lob shot did not require precise aiming. The only requirement was that they had to fire a salvo and the direction could not be wrong.
Generally, it takes three seconds for archers to launch a single shot, and the enemy only needs about ten seconds to charge sixty steps before the battle, so three arrows are needed before the battle.
Usually archers only carry thirty to sixty arrows, ordinary infantrymen carry thirty, and crossbowmen carry at least sixty.
In this battle, Wu Huaiyu asked the logistics battalion to prepare a hundred arrows for each crossbowman at a time. After shooting, they would change the batch to rest and take turns to take the field.
Shoot ten arrows and rest for half a minute.
In fact, if there is no rotation, if an elite archer has enough arrows and a solid position to protect him, it is no problem to shoot thousands of arrows in one day. Of course, it will definitely be affected the next day.
The main thing that affects the archers' arrow matching is the weight they carry, not the strength of the arrow. Thirty arrows in a pot are already very heavy. Specialized crossbowmen have several types of arrows, and some armor-piercing arrows are even heavier.
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Each crossbow team fired blindly in rounds, facing the direction of the formation, covered with arrows, and the hundred arrows were quickly used up. Then they retreated, and another group of archers came up carrying two large bags of arrows to replace the rounds.
This kind of extravagant shooting method can only be done by the Youzhou Legion. The Turks who were also covering and shooting at the foot of the mountain did not dare to shoot so fiercely.
Wu Huaiyu prepared enough arrows in advance. After each archer shot a hundred arrows, he took turns to rest. After resting, he took another hundred arrows and took turns.
Keep cumming,
Arrows are free of charge.
Although the hit rate of this kind of hanging shot in the dark night is not high, the continuous rain of arrows is still very effective in blocking the enemy. The infantry in front not only has Peng Pai's large shield, but also has a powerful spear. Even at the front, there are also
They will stand up their horses and scatter iron caltrops to block the enemy. This will cause the Turks to attack close by and always gather very densely. This will greatly increase the damage caused by the arrow rain of the archers, even in the dark night.
How many can I take away?
The arrow rain support from the crossbowmen relieved a lot of pressure on the shield infantry.
Fighting against horses, iron caltrops, large shields, spears, rain of arrows, the sound of fighting resounded through the dark night.
"Report, sweat, move forward another hundred steps!"
"Report, push a hundred steps further."
"Great sweat, the Tang people retreated a hundred steps."
... Under the mountains, the Turkic camp, the big tent of the gold wolf, ‘good news’ continued, and after the Turkic army changed its strategy, it really made a good progress and continued to advance forward.
But after the initial joy, Jieli gradually became frowning.
Because under normal circumstances, if the Tang Army really retreated steadily, then they should soon collapse, but now the Tang Army has been retreating fifty or a hundred steps, but it has never collapsed. The war has been stalemate, which makes
He found that it was more like Tang Jun was always controlling the rhythm.
The Tang army was not repulsed, but gradually retreated.
The Badger's Mouth of 3,000 paces captured 800 paces during the day. This night, they advanced 50 paces to the left and 100 paces to the right. However, after fighting in the middle of the night, they only advanced 300 to 500 paces.
Jie Li didn't pay attention to the casualties just now, so now he had to call Zhao Deyan, "Let the executive lose his mind and count the casualties."
"There are troops attacking other passes. Why haven't they made any progress? It's not that the other passes are empty. Why haven't they been captured yet?"
Jie Li has gone from being proud to becoming anxious.
