The sudden murderous intention caused Xue Yantuo's cavalry to panic.
There are no deep valleys and dangerous passes in Wuyang Ridge, but the terrain is rugged and crisscrossed by ravines. Where the army passed, there were steep mountain walls on one side and curved ravines on the other. Although they were not deep, the ice and snow all over the mountains made the slopes of the ravines extremely slippery.
, for the cavalry, it is no different than a natural chasm.
From the top of the mountain wall, wolf-toothed white feathers shot down like locusts.
From a high position, the power of the Tang army's crossbows was unparalleled in the world. The advancing Xue Yantuo cavalry could not avoid it. They were hit by arrows one after another, wailing and cursing, waving their swords in their hands to block the incoming arrows, but what's the point?
use?
One after another, they were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
The troops marching behind continued to move forward, but the soldiers and horses who were hit by arrows fell to the ground and immediately trampled each other into a chaotic mess.
Da Duju in the crowd, his eyes about to burst, hurriedly brandished his sword and killed two soldiers who were blocking the arrows, shouting angrily: "Go forward! Go forward! You are not allowed to stay, any offender will be killed immediately!"
He really couldn't understand why the Tang army was so bold and dared to ambush them halfway to start a war. Wasn't it afraid that the Xueyantuo Khanate would forcibly interfere with their Eastern Expedition?
When leaving Yazhang, the chiefs and commanders of the Khanate had made a very detailed analysis of the current situation in the Tang Dynasty. Although his father Khan had sternly warned him not to start a war with the Tang Dynasty without permission and not to offend the talented man in the south.
However, no one thought that Tang Dynasty would dare to take the lead in starting a war with Xue Yantuo, so as not to attract revenge from Xue Yantuo.
But now, Tang Jun ambushed openly in Evil Yang Ridge, stealing his own escape route...
Is the Tang Dynasty really not afraid of Xue Yantuo's revenge?
This is impossible!
Dadu She was a little crazy. Although it was his first time to lead an army on an expedition, he was not someone who knew nothing about military affairs. Just looking at the terrain nearby, he knew that it was carefully selected by the Tang army. There were mountain walls on one side and deep trenches on the other. Xue Yantuo's
The cavalry could only cross through the flat land of tens of feet in the middle, and would face a heavy rain of arrows from the Tang army.
Or, they abandoned their horses and ran to the ditch on the other side to retreat north. No matter how good the Tang army's crossbows were, they could not have such a long range...
But if they abandoned their horses and traveled, even if they escaped the ambush of the Tang army, how would these tens of thousands of soldiers return to Mobei?
Use your feet to measure these thousands of miles of snow-covered grassland and desert?
Dadu Shi almost fell into despair.
The hatred for the Tang army in their hearts could not be increased. This group of insidious and cunning Southern barbarians kept their troops stationary and deceived their own vigilance, thinking that due to the upcoming Eastern Expedition, they had to tolerate Xue Yantuo's behavior of living a little life.
But I never thought that they were just playing hard to get and had already made plans to cut off their escape...
The surrounding soldiers woke up when they heard Dadu She's shouts.
This place is narrow, and the slower you move, the more arrows you have to withstand from the Tang army. On the contrary, if you pass quickly, the chance of being hit by arrows is smaller.
Several Qu commanders hurriedly shouted, whipped and hit them hard with their sword scabbards. Finally, the chaotic troops gradually stabilized, and they galloped towards the north with arrows like locusts above their heads.
Even so, people continued to be hit by arrows and fell off their horses, making it difficult for the comrades behind to avoid being hit, and rear-end collisions from time to time led to chaos...
"Second Prince!"
Dadu was riding wildly on horseback when he suddenly heard someone calling him loudly from behind. In a hurry, he looked back and saw that Tumidu, who was behind him, was chasing after him.
When he saw this man's head covered with dense gauze and a dog-skin hat, Da Da Fang was filled with anger.
If not for this person's instigation, how could I have gone straight to Yanmen Pass?
Without coming to Yanmen Pass, it was naturally impossible to cross the Evil Yang Ridge, and as a result, the Tang army was ambushed. Otherwise, if it were a flat and open area under Dingxiang City, how could the Tang army, no matter how brave it was, be able to deal with Xue Yantuo's cavalry?
I really want to chop this bastard with a knife!
It’s just that the situation is critical at the moment. Although it’s fun to chop up Tumidu, it will inevitably lead to chaos. If you use thousands of Hui’s cavalry to rebel, I’m afraid you’ll die here...
Suppressing his anger, he asked coldly: "What's the matter?"
Tumidu didn't notice Dadu's murderous intent, and he could understand his bad tone. If he got into the Tang army's ambush, it would be inevitable to lose his troops. If the whole army was not wiped out, who would be in a good mood?
He quickly whipped his horse a few times, hurried forward, got closer, and then said loudly: "The Tang army has an ambush. It will definitely not just arrange archers. There will definitely be an ambush when we get to the lower ridge.
Please slow down the speed, gather the soldiers, and then charge down the mountain road from a high position. Otherwise, once the Tang army ambushes a heavy army somewhere, we will be unable to increase our speed due to confusion and cannot charge, and we will definitely die here!"
Dadu was shocked and secretly thought it was dangerous.
He was only focused on escaping, and it looked like he was galloping on horseback. In fact, because there were too many cavalry, the formation was already chaotic, so the speed was not very fast. However, he did not expect that if the Tang army laid down a heavy force at the foot of Evil Sun Ridge, Xue Yantuo's cavalry would be unable to use their speed.
At the moment when he has the advantage to charge, it is very likely that Xue Yantuo's army will be dragged there...
He wiped his face, endured the severe pain in his shoulder blades, and said loudly, "I will gather the soldiers at the front and launch a charge. The rear formation will be left to you. You must not let the Tang army attack, otherwise we will all be killed."
Everyone is in danger!"
Tumidu responded quickly: "Second prince, don't worry, as long as there is only one Uighur left, we will fight to the death with the Tang army!"
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and ran towards the Uighur cavalry behind the palace. He was faced with Xue Yantuo's cavalry running in a panic. He almost knocked him off the horse several times. He was so angry that he vomited and his whip flew left and right in his hand.
A way out of the chaos broke out.
At this moment, he also regretted it. Why did he believe Zhao Deyan's lies?
Although Xue Yantuo suffered heavy losses during this trip, he was accompanied by the most elite cavalry in his clan. Even if he could escape, the loss would be considerable!
Looking at the posture of the Tang army, there are no less than 3,000 crossbowmen firing arrows on the mountain wall alone, and the total strength should be no less than 40,000 to 50,000. I am afraid that the Youwu Guards or the Youtun Guards will gather all the troops to defeat them.
Come on, you must eat more than half of Xue Yantuo's troops alive!
Returning to the Uihe cavalry formation, Tumidu secretly made up his mind. If the Tang army ambushed the Tang army at the foot of Wuyang Ridge later and Xue Yantuo couldn't resist it, he would lead the Huihe cavalry to break out of the encirclement and let him die generously!
His army of thousands of cavalry was naturally favored by the Tang Army in war, but if they were to run away, he still didn't believe there was an army in the world that could keep them alive!
Now that the matter has come to this, it is necessary to bring these thousands of people back. As long as the strength of the Huihe people is preserved, Yinan Khan will not be able to care about it no matter how angry he is afterwards...
Dadu Shi ran in front, constantly instructing the commanders around him to stabilize the morale of the army and gather the soldiers. At this time, the terrain gradually opened up, and there were only a few arrows shot from the mountain wall. They could no longer threaten the lives of Xue Yantuo's soldiers, and the situation gradually stabilized.
When we arrived at a section of open land with an obvious slope at the bottom of the ridge, we could see from a distance that the Tang army was already waiting in formation under the ridge. The densely packed enemy horses and the gleaming Mo Dao formation were like lions with their mouths wide open, waiting.
The little lamb is delivered to the door by itself...
Standing on the mountain ridge, the people of Xue Yantuo looked at the Tang army's position below the mountain and felt their scalps go numb.
Even though the Tang Dynasty has conquered the grasslands several times since the founding of the country, and Li Jing even raided the Yinshan Jieli Khan's tent, the Han people have long given the impression that the Hu people are good at defending. Forming troops and forming formations is the Han people's specialty. The grassland
The warriors on horseback are invincible with their bows, horses, horses, and archers, and the Han people who hold on to the camp are unparalleled in the world.
Da Du She swallowed secretly, how could he charge with so many Tang troops and such a tight formation?
But no matter how difficult or dangerous it is, you still have to rush!
Enduring the severe pain in his shoulder blade, the arrow cluster had already penetrated deeply into his muscles and bones, and half of his body was dyed red with blood, but he ignored it and raised the sword high with his other hand, glaring angrily.
, shouted: "The Tang people are treacherous and treacherous! We are only chasing the Turks, but the Tang people ignored the peace agreement between the two countries and blatantly tore up the agreement, intending to annihilate my Xue Yantuo warriors! However, we are all on the grassland.
Warriors, fear the gods, but will never sit back and wait for death! If the Tang Dynasty wants us to die, we will bite off a piece of his flesh and blood! There are still parents, wives and children at home waiting for our triumphant return, and the Great Khan is still at Yu Dujun Mountain
We are waiting for our good news in Yazhang, are we going to perish here, achieve the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty, make our parents sad, make our wives and children cry, and let the Great Khan be disappointed?"