Although I knew that this battle would probably be indecisive, I was determined not to retreat...at least not at this time. However, I saw how many tribesmen had lost their lives, and saw the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wearing iron armor resisting the slant of the sharp blade.
He slashed, and then knocked his opponent off his horse with a stab. Ashina Sheer still looked gloomy. This kind of terrain was really unsuitable for prairie cavalry.
If it weren't for the fact that they had to use Liang Shidu to lure the enemy, Ashina She'er and Tuli Khan would have chosen Yanzhou or Longyou Road instead of coming to Yuanzhou to gnaw hard bones. Even if they went to attack Yanmen Pass, it would be better than here.
Much.
In the rebel army, although Hou Hongtao and Qu Silang reached a place hundreds of steps away from the hill, they could no longer move forward. They only saw densely packed Turkic cavalry and spears and sabers like a dense forest.
Qu Shilang couldn't help but look back in the midst of his busy schedule. It was impossible for these few hundred cavalry to suddenly reach the Khan Banner, but before he could completely turn his head, a loud shout rang out in his ears.
"I shall die here today!"
This loud shout was like a thunderbolt from the blue, causing the soldiers on both sides of the battle to freeze slightly. Hu Yan, who was not wearing a helmet and had disheveled hair, caught up from the rear. He leaped out of the formation, thrust his halberd straight, and swung sideways. It seemed like an understatement.
But the heavy halberd head was like a sledgehammer and knocked down the two Turkic cavalry without any suspense.
Hu Yanli penetrated his right arm, and the long halberd flew through the air like a snake, easily tearing apart a Turkic cavalry not far away. The halberd head passed through the chest, pierced the thigh of the Turkic cavalry behind, and nailed him to his mount.
superior.
In such a chaotic battle, personal force was brought into full play and played the most critical role. The formation was quiet for a moment, and then there was an explosion. The cavalry of the Tang Army who witnessed it cheered one after another, and their morale was boosted. And the same
The Turkic cavalry who witnessed it turned their horses and retreated.
Ashina She'er's face became gloomy, and he couldn't help but think of the battle in Guji Town. Jieli Khan tried to raise the Khan flag to gather troops. As a result, General Xue Wanjun of the Tang Army rushed over with joy and rushed into the formation, which made the Turks frightened and had to abandon the battle.
He fled with flags.
After experiencing the battles last year, Ashina Sheer had to admit that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were fighting to the death against the Yuanmai people... But today, he was not afraid. The Tang army's cavalry only totaled more than ten thousand people at best.
, this should be the last cavalry in Guanzhong. Even on this terrain, it is impossible to defeat several times the number of Turks.
"The Tang army has increased its troops." Tuli Khan suddenly reminded: "The report at noon should be Su Dingfang."
"Su Dingfang..." Ashina She'er sneered and ordered to mobilize troops from the rear again. Only a few thousand cavalry wanted to kill him. Li Huairen, have you underestimated me too much and overestimated yourself too much?
But not long after, Ashina She'er and Tuli Khan suddenly changed their expressions, and the guards around them all blew their horns, urging the troops in the rear to speed up.
For today's cavalry battle, Su Dingfang, Li Shan, Zhang Zhongjian, Dou Gui, Li Daoxuan and others have made full predictions and prepared no less than five sets of plans.
When Qu Silang and Hou Hongtao fought hard and fought hundreds of steps away from the hill, and when Hu Yan showed off his power so much that the Turkic cavalry did not dare to face him, Su Dingfang gave an order, and the five thousand cavalry who had been waiting impatiently were divided into
Two teams.
Su Dingfang and Feng Li led three thousand cavalry to rush north quickly, and in a very short time penetrated the two thousand Turkic cavalry who had been staring at them.
Ashina Sheer did not expect that the two thousand Turkic cavalry who had been reserved would be defeated so quickly... There was nothing that could be done about it. The Turkic cavalry had never been based on frontal resistance as the main method of combat. Su Dingfang personally took the lead as the vanguard.
, lifted a Turkic general high into the air, and two thousand Turkic cavalry immediately reflexively avoided his sharp edge, trying to find loopholes on both wings.
But Su Dingfang did not stop at all, and regardless of the possible threats from both wings, he led his troops directly towards Hou Hongtao. Originally, the Turks had trapped hundreds of Tang cavalry in the formation. Even if they acted bravely and the soldiers fought hard, they could not escape.
It is more difficult to continue the attack.
At this moment, the Turks did not expect to be kicked hard in the back. The remaining troops were completely unable to withstand the attack of Tang Cavalry. Su Dingfang personally led 500 heavy cavalry into the formation, like a sharp knife cutting through tofu.
Easily, easily crush any obstacle in front of you.
After such a ferocious impact, any life will no longer have any chance of survival.
Subsequently, Feng Li led the remaining more than 2,000 cavalry as the second wave, taking over Su Dingfang who had already made a gap, and rushed northward, pointing directly at the flag on the hill.
This was the first time to witness the power of the Tang Dynasty's heavy cavalry at close range. Tuli Khan couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and Ashina She'er on the side also gritted his teeth. In fact, in several battles last year, Daizhou's army
There were not many heavy cavalry, otherwise it would not have been possible to pursue them all the way north.
In the original time and space, the Tang Dynasty could not afford to organize such a heavy cavalry during the Wude period. The Xuanjia cavalry that Li Shimin relied on to roam the world were also heavy cavalry, but they only had more than 2,000 cavalry. The key was not the armor, but the lack of it.
A suitable war horse.
The cavalry wears armor, and the mounts also need to wear armor. Ordinary war horses cannot bear such a weight. Even if they can barely bear it, it will be difficult to form a strong impact.
That is to say, because of Li Shan's troubles in Daizhou in the past two years, a large number of good horses were traded from the grassland through Xiashi, Yuhuchun and Shangdao. Some of these good horses were sent to Longyou Racecourse, and some were sent to Daizhou Army.
Among them, the remaining and best part is in Jingzhao, so it is possible to organize such an amazingly powerful heavy cavalry.
But this was not the whole reason that made the expressions of the two Khans change drastically. Just when Su Dingfang led his heavy cavalry to press forward, Zhang Zhongjian, who had been on the east side, suddenly turned his troops and charged towards the northwest. The target was also vertical.
The hills of Khan Banner.
In fact, the equestrian skills of the Tang Dynasty cavalry are generally not comparable to those of the Turks. After all, they are said to be a nation on horseback, and they can easily change the direction of attack during a battle. Firstly, it is very difficult, and secondly, it also carries great risks.
, after all, there are nearly 10,000 Turkic cavalry on the opposite side, and a bad flank will be attacked by the Turkic cavalry.
But in the eyes of Ashina She'er and Tuli Khan, the thousands of cavalry led by Zhang Zhongjian left the battlefield in an extremely smooth manner and turned towards him.
On the opposite side, nearly 10,000 Turkic cavalry who had just suffered a raid tried to attack, but two Tang cavalry happened to be approaching from the south. The cavalry on the left broke the formation without hesitation, while the cavalry on the right did not follow.
Instead, they stayed not far away to prepare for the response.
"It's such a coincidence!" Ashina She'er almost vomited blood when he saw it. The Tang army completed a perfect and aboveboard sneak attack under almost impossible circumstances.
It was indeed impossible to be such a coincidence. Su Dingfang watched the battle for a long time and decided to try to attack the Khan Banner. He sent his personal guards to cross the Turkic blockade regardless of casualties and communicate with Zhang Zhongjian and Li Daoxuan respectively.
That's why when Su Dingfang led the main force of cavalry to press forward, Zhang Zhongjian suddenly turned so unexpectedly, and Duan Zhixuan appeared behind Zhang Zhongjian in time. At the same time, more than a thousand heavy cavalry led by Ma Sanbao under the right army Li Daoxuan appeared.
Now the center of the battlefield is on the hill. Within four or five miles around, there is blood everywhere and corpses lying everywhere. Li Daoxuan's right army has no Turks watching at all. If the rest were not infantry, he would