The rapid sound of horns in the distance woke up the 10,000 Ge Luolu soldiers hiding in the canyon from their sleep. Sarei was also pushed awake by the soldiers. Hearing that there was an enemy situation, he immediately ordered: "The Tang army must have been discovered.
, ordered the army to line up immediately and rush out from the mouth of the valley!"
The chief issued the order, and ten thousand Geluolu soldiers stood up and lined up, holding up torches, lighting up the canyon like daylight.
The canyon where they camped was relatively open, several miles wide, but it was surrounded by cliffs. There was no second exit and they had to rush out from the front entrance.
However, if the Ge Luolu army abandons their war horses, the soldiers can go over the mountains. But asking the nomads to abandon their war horses is equivalent to cutting off their legs. How is this possible?
After the team was assembled, Sarai ordered a commander: "Reqianda, lead your men to open the way in front. No matter who you encounter, kill them all and rush out of the valley!"
"Follow the order!"
The commander waved his hand and shouted: "All my men follow me!"
He led a thousand cavalry and suddenly launched into action, rushing out of the valley like lightning.
Soon, the Tang army, who was about five miles away from them, heard the sound of galloping horses, which rumbled like thunder, getting closer and closer, becoming more and more thrilling.
Li Ye immediately shouted: "Crossbowmen, prepare!" The three thousand crossbowmen were divided into three groups, each group had a thousand people, and they raised their crossbows together, preparing to execute the three-stage shooting.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the stone wall was gradually illuminated dark red by the firelight. The enemy was coming. Just two hundred steps away, the black cavalry appeared. Li Ye shouted: "Fire arrows!"
A thousand crossbow troops were launched, and a thousand crossbow arrows flew into the sky, hitting the galloping cavalry like raindrops. In the darkness, the cavalry were caught off guard and screamed. Countless cavalry and horses were shot down, and torches were fired.
When it hit the ground, a large area was extinguished, but the cavalry behind did not stop and continued to gallop.
The second group of thousands of soldiers fired crossbows immediately. This time the Gallulu cavalry were prepared and hid under the horses' bellies. Although many horses were still shot down, the casualties of the soldiers were reduced by half.
"Crossbow arrows fired flatly!" Li Ye shouted.
The third group of thousands of soldiers switched to horizontal shooting. In the narrow valley, horizontal shooting is much more lethal than projectiles. The projectiles are from top to bottom, and there is only one chance to kill the enemy. If the arrow misses, just insert it directly.
on the ground.
But level shooting is different. An arrow has more than one chance to kill the enemy. Even if the cavalry in front dodges the arrow, the cavalry behind may not be able to dodge it. As long as it is within the effective killing range, an arrow can kill the enemy many times.
Chance.
Dense arrows were shot out like a storm, and this time the effect was remarkable. The arrows were too dense and the valley was so narrow that the cavalry had no way to dodge. The cavalry screamed and fell down one after another.
The enemy cavalry continued to charge forward, but was shot rapidly by 3,000 crossbowmen in turn. After only three rounds of 9,000 crossbow arrows, most of the 1,000 cavalry were killed or injured. The more than 200 cavalry behind did not dare to fight and turned their horses.
Run back.
More than 700 Geluolu cavalry were shot down in a valley more than 100 steps long. Many soldiers climbed up, but were shot dead by crossbowmen. The valley was filled with the smell of blood.
At this time, Sarai arrived with nine thousand cavalry. Sarai heard that the entrance of the valley was blocked by crossbowmen, and he was furious. He turned around and ordered: "The infantry of the fifth thousand people are charging forward, and the cavalry is following!"
Not all the Geluolu people have shields. The 5,000-man team has shields. If the infantrymen rush up with shields in hand, they can cover the charge of the cavalry behind them.
This is indeed a good way to deal with the Tang army's crossbowmen.
"Woo——"
The horns of Ge Luolu's army sounded again. This time there were no torches or the sound of rushing horse hooves. There were waves of neatly running footsteps in the darkness.
Pei Xiu whispered to Li Ye: "The enemy seems to have changed their tactics!"
Li Ye nodded. The opponent's cavalry could not break through, so they turned to infantry, most likely holding shields.
"Heavy infantry ready!"
Li Ye shouted, and the Mo Dao Formation drew a bright line, and suddenly a cold light shone, and five hundred heavy armored infantry stood in formation, like a mountain.
The enemy army finally appeared. It turned out to be a dense mass of shield infantry, more than a thousand of them, rushing towards the entrance of the valley.
They were facing off against heavy armored infantry for the first time, and they had no idea how powerful this army was. When they saw the entrance of the valley, the hundreds of people running in front shouted and rushed forward faster, waving their spears in an attempt to open a gap.
The two armies collided with each other. The sharp Mo Dao instantly cut off the enemy's spear and split the shield. Then there was a bloody killing. The head was split in half, the body was cut off at the waist, blood spattered, and blood mist
It was so permeable that the soldiers behind didn't react at all. They continued to charge forward and were killed continuously.
After killing two to three hundred people, the strong stench and horrific killings finally made the infantry wake up. They turned around and fled for their lives in fear, but they could not escape at all. The valley behind them was blocked by dense cavalry.
The heavy armored infantry lined up step by step, advancing like a wall, chopping melons and vegetables along the way. Wherever they passed, the Geluolu infantry were chopped into pieces. Cries, pleas, and screams resounded throughout the valley.
"Fire the arrow!"
A commander gave an order, and the Gallolu cavalry fired thousands of arrows, clanking at the heavy armored infantry, but it had no effect at all and did not shoot down a single heavy armored infantryman.
Heavy armored infantry are simply impenetrable to arrows and swords. There is only one way to kill them. First, let them alone. The cavalry will use zip ropes to trap them and drag them down. Once they fall, it will be difficult for the heavy armored infantry to stand up.
, they can be stabbed to death with spears from below.
Therefore, the heavy armored infantry fought in collective formations to prevent individual soldiers from being overthrown by the enemy.
A thousand Gallolu infantry were quickly killed, and then it was the turn of the cavalry behind them. This cavalry was led by Lodar, the third son of Sarai.
Lodar was also a fierce character. When he saw the opponent's sword array was sharp, he shouted, "Throw the torch over!"
Hundreds of horsemen shouted and threw torches one after another. Countless torches were thrown at the heavy armored infantry, but the heavy armored infantry remained motionless. The torches hit their bodies and fell to the ground. They stepped on them, and blood spattered all over the ground. The torches
Instantly extinguished.
But the moment of light also allowed Lodar to see the loopholes of the Tang army. On the far right, the Tang army did not have enough people to fill the valley.
There was a gap on the far right. Lodar pointed his mace and shouted: "Break out from the far right!"
Hundreds of Ge Luolu cavalry rushed towards the gap on the far right.
Li Ye was commanding the battle from behind and could see clearly. He also shouted: "The spearmen block the gap on the far left!"
No longer waiting for the spearmen of the Tang army to attack, they rushed to the gap to deal with the cavalry. Li Ye rushed forward in desperation.
Three spears stabbed at Li Ye at the same time. Li Ye slashed with his sword, 'Crack!' The three spear shafts were cut off at the same time. Then a cold light flashed, three heads flew up, and the three headless corpses sprayed blood.
, before the corpses fell off their horses, Li Ye stabbed more than a dozen times through the gap, so fast that it was unparalleled. The five cavalrymen behind him screamed in agony, and the corpses fell off their horses one after another.
Eight war horses blocked the gap. At this time, hundreds of Tang soldiers with spears rushed up and blocked the gap with sharp spears.
Li Ye then retreated, hung his long spear on the saddle bridge, and drew out his bow and arrows. His eyes were fixed on Lodar, who was loudly urging the cavalry to attack. Li Ye had just discovered that this man was the leader.
It was only the attitude of the cavalry that blocked him. At this moment, the enemy cavalry dispersed, and the leader appeared again, just eighty paces away.
Li Ye put on the string, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot out an arrow. The arrow was extremely powerful and unparalleledly fast. In the chaos, Lodar was completely unprepared. "Poof!" The arrow hit his temple, and the tip of the arrow hit him.
Flesh and blood seeped out from the other side.
Lodar screamed, turned over and fell off his horse, and there was a chaos among the cavalry around him.
At this time, the heavy-armored Mo Dao formation began to show its power.
Five hundred heavy-armored infantry lined up, while countless cavalry retreated in horror. They all saw clearly that in a flash of cold light, both men and horses were split into two halves, followed by another horizontal slash, and their bodies changed as they landed on the ground.
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Heads were chopped off one after another, and plasma spurted out from the neck cavity of the headless corpse. It looked like many heads had been chopped off, with white brains splattering everywhere.
The mountain-like human wall pushed forward. They were like demons coming out of hell, wielding rows of gleaming long knives to kill everything. They were invincible. In front of them, people and horses were chopped into pieces by the long knives.
All the Geluolu cavalry were actually ordinary herdsmen. They had never seen such bloody killings before. Many people were so frightened that they lost control of their urine and lost their souls. They turned their horses and fled, only to find that the way back was blocked. Many people were so frightened that they even lost their horses.
No more, he jumped off the horse in desperation and climbed out from the gap between the horse's legs to escape.