Behind Xue Rengui, the ready-to-go cavalry of the Tang Dynasty launched a counterattack like a tiger out of a trap!
The number of both sides was about the same, but the Tang army's horses were all nailed with horseshoes. The iron horseshoes clicked on the ice and snow ground, and the hard ice and snow were picked up and thrown away by the horses' hooves. The momentum was even greater!
Xueyantuo people also have horseshoes, but their extremely poor iron-smelting technology makes them lack enough iron materials. Even the iron materials used for forging weapons are scarce. How can they be willing to shoe their war horses?
Anyway, they have plenty of war horses...
Between breaths, the distance between the two sides was only a few dozen feet, and the voices of each other shouting and cursing could be clearly heard.
Xue Rengui took the lead, with his feet in the stirrups, his body away from the bumpy back of the galloping horse, trying to remain stable, holding a musket in both hands, aiming at the enemy in front, and pulling the trigger.
The friction of the flint produced sparks that ignited the match rope and quickly ignited the gunpowder. The gunpowder exploded in the barrel of the gun, generating huge energy and pushing the lead bullet out.
"boom"
There was a muffled sound, thick smoke rose from the muzzle of the musket, and a cavalryman on the opposite side fell off his horse.
Xue Rengui then calmly took off the gilded phoenix wing with one hand, hung the musket on the bird's wing ring with the other hand, sat firmly on his horse, and rushed into the enemy's formation.
Behind him, there was a burst of gunfire like exploding beans. The Xue Yantuo cavalry who were charging at the front were shot one after another and fell off their horses like dumplings.
Then, the two armies joined forces.
Xue Rengui dragged the gold-plated phoenix wing blade forward horizontally in his hand, and the two "phoenix wings" that came out cut an enemy soldier into two pieces, and then stabbed forward with the force of the war horse.
Another enemy soldier poked a hole, but because of the "phoenix wings" blocking it, he was unable to pierce through the hole. He was knocked off his horse and died.
A gold-plated phoenix wing danced up and down like a dragon emerging from the water, and was danced by Xue Rengui like a tiger to the wind. None of the enemies in front of him could match him, and they were all killed by him in one glance. The Tang army soldiers behind him guarded him on his left and right, just like a
It drove into Xue Yantuo's formation like a huge arrow!
Gao Kan and Xi Jun guarded their two wings. The two horse poles were like poisonous dragons coming out of their holes. Every time they stabbed out, there would be blood splashing. The three of them formed an arrow, like sharp knives piercing defeated leather, hot knives piercing butter, and they surged wildly.
Advance, unstoppable!
*****
The moment Xue Yantuo was shot by a musket, his morale dropped to the bottom.
I've never seen this thing before...
After the bang bang bang, there was smoke, and then our soldiers fell off their horses and died. Is this witchcraft?
The most terrifying enemy is not invincibility, but ignorance.
Facing an unheard of and unseen situation, not only the soldiers panicked, but even Tuomo Zhi was a little confused.
"boom!"
There was a muffled sound in the ears, and in the dark front there were only the silhouettes of Tang soldiers. The "hidden weapon" flying from nowhere hit Du Mozhi's chest, and a huge force hit Du Mozhi like a sledgehammer.
The hammer hit his chest, and Du Mozhi was shocked all over, and then a sharp sting came from his chest. He reached out and touched it, and found that the leather armor on his chest had been penetrated by an unknown hidden weapon. Blood flowed out, and he was full of strength.
They all disappeared quickly with the blood flowing out.
Du Mozhi groaned, boundless fear struck his heart, and raised his hands to call the soldiers to retreat. Today's Tang army was a little nervous, fearing that something bad would happen. However, before he could shout out, his body was gone.
After losing his strength, he swayed a few times and fell off the horse.
He fell heavily to the ground.
The ice and snow on the ground had been softened by the horses' hooves, and the body fell onto it, splashing up a cloud of ice and snow foam.
The soldiers on the left and right were horrified. They hurriedly reined in their horses and jumped down to help them up. They found that Du Mozhi's face was like gold paper, his chest was dripping with blood, his pupils had begun to dilate, and he was dying at the sight of it...
"He's handsome!"
"He's handsome!"
The soldiers shouted loudly, and Tuo Mozhi tried his best to open his eyes. He used his last strength and hissed: "Retreat, retreat. The Tang army has something strange and is invincible. Baidaokou can no longer be captured. We bypass Yinshan Mountain and return to the desert."
north……"
He is really frustrated!
As a soldier of Xue Yantuo, it is common to charge in battle and be wrapped in horse leather. Everyone is afraid of death, but everyone has to die eventually. It doesn't matter if you die early or later.
But he didn't even meet the enemy, and he didn't know who would kill him. This kind of death was really unacceptable to him...
However, the life that quickly disappeared made his eyelids heavy and his will blurred. No matter how angry he was, he could not restore the lost life.
"He's handsome!"
"Wake up!"
…
All Xue Yantuo, big and small, were stunned.
What exactly is going on?
Why do we only hear a banging sound, and then our soldiers fall off their horses and die one after another?
Could it be that there were gods assisting the Tang army?
"what to do?"
The leaders of Qu Shuai looked at each other and were at a loss.
Not far away, the Tang Army's cavalry had already rushed into the defensive array, like a red-hot spear piercing into butter, indestructible and invincible.
If I don't make a decision, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to escape...
"Withdraw!"
"Yes, it's not that we are afraid of death, but the situation is too weird. How could we know that the Tang army did not use some magic of ghosts and gods? We are not afraid of swords and arrows, but how can we defeat the power of gods and ghosts!"
"Run away quickly. The morale is low right now, and the Tang army has unpredictable means. If it's a little later, we won't be able to escape!"
"If you run now, you may still have a chance to survive. It is too far to go around Yinshan Mountain, but there is always a glimmer of hope. It is much better than dying here inexplicably..."
Faced with low morale, several Qu commanders only made a decision after a brief discussion.
"retreat!"
"retreat!"
Several Qu commanders stood up and jumped on their horses, shouting and summoning their subordinates.
As for Tumoji's body, no one paid any attention to it.
Xue Yantuo has a fierce personality and believes in shamanism. He believes that after death, the soul returns to nature, so there has never been a tradition of collecting corpses...
In a flash, he turned his horse's head and retreated towards the way he came.
After retreating for a while, I felt something was wrong again.
So straight forward, if the Tang army bound for Xiangcheng were to attack from two sides, wouldn't it be possible to mount it with one end?
Then he quickly turned around and ran towards the west along the foot of Yinshan Mountain...
Xue Rengui led his army to charge all the way, and in just a cup of tea, he defeated the enemy's formation. Looking at the thousands of cavalry who fled, he was too lazy to chase them.
"Cleaning the battlefield, taking prisoners into custody, and not mistreating them. This is all money!"
General Xue was also led astray by Fang Jun. In the past, in the eyes of the Tang army, he was a completely burdensome prisoner that he wished he could chop into pieces one by one, but now he is guarded like a treasure. As long as these young and strong Xue Yantuo soldiers can
If you survive, you will be a top-notch labor force, digging mountains, building roads, mining, and smelting iron. Everyone is a good hand, which is much easier to use than recruiting and hiring the common people of the Tang Dynasty...
"promise!"
Gao Kan accepted the order excitedly and turned around to direct his soldiers to clear the battlefield.
Not only were there a large number of injured prisoners but also a large number of camp baggage discarded by the Xueyantuo people, and thousands of war horses alone were captured!
Xue Rengui was riding on his horse, glanced at the direction in which Xue Yantuo's people were escaping, lowered his head, picked up the musket in his hand and weighed it, feeling extremely satisfied.
Although this musket still has some shortcomings, it is light and convenient when facing the enemy, and its lethality is not small. Especially the sound and smoke when it is fired can disturb the enemy's horses and demoralize the enemy. It is really a sharp weapon on the battlefield.
I heard that the Bureau of Guns and Artillery is developing a brand new musket. As long as "bullets" are pressed into the barrel of the gun, it can be fired continuously even while riding a horse. It would be a real killer!
In future battles, where will we need to charge to the death with swords and spears?
Standing in a row from a distance and shooting with muskets, you can kill all the enemies...
Just think about the scene of the brave Xue Yantuo cavalry charging in neat formation, and then the Tang army firing muskets non-stop...
I’m really looking forward to it!
It was a pity that this expedition was in a hurry and the ammunition carried was limited. Otherwise, we could really test the power of the "three-stage attack" that we usually practice against the enemy.
Only by waiting for Fang Jun to lead the army to catch up can we witness such a grand scene.
Previously, Fang Jun wanted to go straight out of Baidao into Mobei, sweep across Wuchuan and go straight to Yu Dujun Mountain. Xue Rengui thought that Fang Jun was out of whims and eager for quick success. But now that the muskets have been tested in actual combat, Xue Rengui discovered that the Tang army with such weapons faced Xue Yantuo's cavalry.
Almost invincible...
Not to mention, there are also powerful weapons such as Zhentian Lei that are unparalleled when charging into battle!
Riding his horse back to the mountain pass, Xue Rengui gave a loud order: "After cleaning the battlefield, quickly light a fire and make food, send scouts all the way south to meet the commander, and at the same time investigate Dadu She's whereabouts. If there is any news, report immediately!"
"promise!"
The entire mountain pass was busy. The morale of the Tang army was high and their fighting spirit soared!