That was when engineers and artillerymen were cooperating with each other to build forts and transport gunpowder.
In the darkness on the other side, Hu Yanzheng and the others who took a detour to come over also waited for a long time.
Looking at the brightly lit Ansa military camp in front of him, the lieutenant general couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "General, the enemy seems to be unprepared. Why don't we launch an attack now?"
"The Prince of the Tang Dynasty asked us to hide for the time being, so we will hide for the time being."
Hu Yanzheng slowly took out his sword and wiped it on his sleeve: "Wait a little longer, the signal should come soon..."
Hearing this, the deputy general was also a little dissatisfied.
He curled his lips and said, "He is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty and not our king. Why should we listen to him?"
"Why?"
"Only because he can lead us to victory."
Hu Yanzheng looked at the deputy general coldly and said, "Without him, we still don't know where we were beaten by the Ansa people."
Others may not know the importance of Li Chengqian to Western Turks.
But how could Hu Yanzheng not know?
And now Hu Yanzheng is completely convinced of Li Chengqian.
He was also willing to obey Li Chengqian's orders.
He would even feel unhappy when he saw others criticizing Li Chengqian.
At this moment, he also specifically warned the deputy general: "Never say such words again in the future."
Hearing this, the deputy general had no choice but to close his mouth and feel depressed secretly.
Boom!
And just as the two of them finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the otherwise silent night.
Hearing this sound, everyone even three miles away couldn't help but be startled.
Many war horses were so frightened that they raised their front hooves and neighed.
At this moment, looking ahead, one could suddenly see a ball of flame rising from the direction of the hillside.
The next moment, countless fireballs flew towards Ansa's military camp like meteors in the dark night.
Seeing such a scene, even if you think with your feet, you will know what happened What.
Li Chengqian must have taken the lead in launching bombardment of the enemy camp.
And this means that the war has begun.
Hu Yanzheng made a decisive decision and said to the people around him: "The whole army listens to the order and attacks quickly!"
After saying this, he first spurred his war horse and ran towards the Ansa military camp with his long sword in hand.
The journey of two miles is neither long nor short.
But the bombardment by artillery fire also exposed their actions.
At the same time, an Ansa sergeant had also rushed into Edward's camp.
He stumbled to steady his body, and then said to Edward: "Commander, something bad has happened. The enemy has come to steal the camp."
"Stealing camp?"
Edward was also surprised.
Then, he hurried out of the camp to take a look.
And when he saw the scene in front of him, he was a little dumbfounded.
At this moment, the camp was in chaos.
Under the intensive bombardment of artillery, the gate of the camp disappeared in an instant, and a large part of the wall was blown down.
Some Ansa soldiers who had no time to escape were blown away and could not find their way around.
Of course, compared to the shock wave and those flying shrapnel generated after the explosion of the artillery shell.
In fact, what is even more terrifying is the flames produced after the shell explodes.
The territory of Western Turks belongs to the north temperate zone, with a cold and dry climate.
In late autumn, it only takes one spark to burn down an entire grassland.
What's more, what's falling now is not sparks, but large fireballs?
But within a moment, the flames ignited on the wall of the village burned to the weeds on the ground, and then the area continued to expand.
Some were unlucky enough to be too close to the village wall
Egg did not die from the bombardment of artillery fire, but died from the burning of the flames.
Edward commanded almost subconsciously: "Fight the fire, go and put out the fire."
But now that almost the entire Beiying camp is on fire, how can anyone be saved in time?
And it was at the same time that he issued the order to put out the fire.
Another Ansa soldier ran straight from the direction of the camp on the north side.
He stumbled to Edward and said urgently: "Your Majesty, Commander, a large number of enemy cavalry appeared in the north of our camp. They have now broken through the north camp and are heading towards the Chinese army."
"It's over..." .??.
After hearing this, Edward also felt a little dizzy.
Even though he was not a newbie on the battlefield, he didn't know what to do when faced with this situation.
After being stunned for a long time, he finally said: "Quick, quickly send orders to all generals, organize manpower quickly, and resist the enemy's attack no matter what."
"yes."
The Ansa soldier glanced at Edward, and then hurried to convey his order.
And after he conveyed the order, it did have some effects.
The chaotic private soldiers of the Wang family began to slowly gather and headed to the wall to resist the enemy's attack.
But at this moment, the sound of waves of iron hoofs hitting the earth suddenly came.
Looking up, he saw countless cavalrymen coming straight from the north under the reflection of the blazing fire.
As they ran, they threw out skyfire thunder one after another.
The power of these sky fire thunders after they hit the ground is almost as powerful as cannonballs.
Under a burst of wild bombardment, many Ansa soldiers were blown away.
When had they ever seen such a ferocious offensive?
When had they ever experienced such a horrific scene?
Even some of the Ansa soldiers who were belatedly realized that when they walked out of the military tent, they thought it was a god coming down to earth when they saw such a scene, and they forgot for a while that there was such a thing. The enemy stole the camp.
But before they could react, after the cavalry crossed the border, Li Chengqian's artillery began to fire again.
And their target was only one, and that was the enemy's northern camp. They had the potential to level the enemy's entire northern camp in one go.
Seeing this scene, Edward also showed the style of a general.
He shouted directly to the people around him: "Everyone, don't panic, don't be chaotic, form a formation to defend against the enemy! Form a formation to defend against the enemy!"
Hearing the shouts, the soldiers around him woke up as if from a dream.
A group of people quickly began to gather in formation.
But there is no need to elaborate on how fast the Western Turkic cavalry is.
Just now, I saw that they were still far away in the horizon, but before the military formation here was assembled, they were already killing them right in front of us.
Those Ansa soldiers only had time to fire one shot, and then they were face to face with the enemy.
In such chaotic battles, the Western Turks' individual combat capabilities were clearly demonstrated.
At this moment, each of these Western Turkic warriors was like a god of war, harvesting the lives of many people as they passed by.
Everywhere he passed was a scene filled with blood and mist.
And it's not over yet.
They continued to set fire while running forward.
Either kick over the brazier, or seize the torch.
As long as it was something that could be burned, as long as it was something that they could see, almost nothing was left behind.
And it was also because the opponent's military formations were too densely packed that the fire started to expand uncontrollably, and the tents were set alight one after another.
What's even more unlucky are those guys who haven't rushed out of the military tent yet.
There was no need for fire, just the thick smoke and choking effect, causing them to faint on the spot.
Then, it was roasted into charcoal by the hot flames.
For a time, the pitiful screams that made people feel their scalp numb just listening to them lingered in people's ears...