The 50,000-strong army charged, and the horses' hooves trampled the ground, making the entire valley tremble. The sound of horse hooves and shouts were gathered by the unique terrain of the valley, and became more and more shocking like muffled thunder.
Suddenly, a distance of more than ten miles passed by in the blink of an eye.
The soldiers of the Youtun Guards on the fortress had already received the military order from the general and knew that the real battle was now taking place. The shield bearers stepped forward one after another and raised their wooden shields to protect Pao Ze's body, while the crossbowmen raised their loaded muskets.
, or draw a bow and set an arrow, or hold the thunderbolt in your hand, and blow the fire stick...
A thunderous cry of killing came from the valley, and then, the Tuyuhun cavalry who were rushing forward suddenly jumped out and appeared in front of the Tang army.
"Hold still and obey the orders!"
The generals continued to shout loudly to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Faced with the collective charge of tens of thousands of cavalry, and the unique terrain such as the Great Battle of the Valley, the visual and auditory aspects of the charge were greatly reflected, which inevitably made the Tang army's infantry feel timid and shrinking psychologically.
Waiting for fluctuations, this requires the general to act as the backbone, constantly boosting morale and stabilizing the morale of the military.
Although the Tuyuhun people have been resting and recuperating in recent years and have rarely fought in battles, they were once the overlords of a powerful side twenty years ago, spanning Qinghai and wreaking havoc in Hexi. They were very powerful in military revolution. Although they did not have a systematic war theory like the Han people,
But the battle experience is extremely rich.
Naturally, he has a good way of improving morale.
The simplest and most direct way to boost morale is to say "don't seal the sword for three days"...
For the wild and untamed Hu people, there is no reward more satisfying than rushing into the enemy city to kill, loot and commit violence without restraint.
The charge of 50,000 people is not the same as the charge of two people. It is not a simple change in numbers, but a completely different magnitude of momentum.
Just facing the charge of 20,000 people can be described as "thrilling".
However, the roaring arrival of 50,000 people is enough to cause the mountains to collapse and the earth to crack, and the sun and moon to be darkened. This is the power displayed by the cavalry with its mobility and combat effectiveness. Even the infantry, which is several times the number, cannot match it.
Even though they were fully prepared, in the face of such a devastating force, the Tang army hiding behind the arrow stacks on the fortress still had their hearts beating fast and their faces turning pale.
This is the most primitive reaction of human nature in the face of powerful forces.
Nuo Hebo was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. He raised his machete high and shouted: "Charge forward! Join the vanguard in a flanking attack, defeat the Tang army's position, and the land west of Hexi will be enslaved by Tuyuhun!"
"Ho ho ho!"
Countless Tuyuhun warriors, their eyes red with excitement, rushed towards the Tang army's fortress.
On top of the fortress, the Tang Army general who was in charge of the lookout waited until the enemy troops came within range and immediately shouted: "Let go!"
The guards behind him immediately chopped down the red flag that had been held high.
"Bang!"
Hundreds of thousands of muskets pulled the triggers at the same time, and the projectiles were pushed out of the muzzle by the huge force of the gunpowder, carrying huge kinetic energy and shooting towards the oncoming Tuyuhun cavalry. After the projectiles were launched, the gunpowder excited the formation of
Smoke spurted out, and the muzzles of countless muskets formed a thick sheet of white smoke, slowly rising, creating a spectacular sight.
The soft lead bullets carry huge kinetic energy, and can travel through a distance of tens of feet in an instant. They hit the bodies of the charging Tuyuhun cavalry hard, but easily broke through their armor. After the soft lead bullets entered the torso, they were hit hard.
The resistance immediately distorted and deformed, and the irregular shape was rolled forward on the enemy's body, destroying all bones, blood vessels, organs, and tendons, and then burst out of the body of the enemy, forming a bowl-sized wound with blood and flesh splattering.
The Tuyuhun cavalryman who was shot screamed in agony, and all his strength was taken away instantly. He fell off the horse immediately, but the robe behind him ignored it and stepped forward on horseback. In fact, under the charge of thousands of troops, the distance between the left and right soldiers was extremely small.
It was limited, and it was impossible to take any evasive action. The fallen soldiers were immediately trampled into a pile of meat...
However, the Tang army's shooting did not stop for a moment.
After one round of shooting, the military commander immediately ordered: "Change!"
The soldiers in the front row immediately retreated, and Pao Ze, who had been waiting behind him, immediately stepped forward and took aim with his musket.
"put!"
"Bang!"
There was another volley, and the gunpowder smoke in front of the fortress became thicker, rising slowly and lingering for a long time.
"Change!"
"put!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Volley after volley, with only a slight pause in between, countless lead bullets poured down like a heavy rain on the charging enemy troops.
The front of the fortress facing the valley mouth is a wide horizontal wall, and the middle position is slightly retracted to form a less obvious arc. This can maximize the formation of the line of troops of both sides, making the power of the muskets more powerful.
Found obviously.
The distance from entering the range of the musket to the bottom of the fortress became a nightmare for the Tuyuhun cavalry.
The lead bullets with powerful kinetic energy penetrated the bodies of the Tuyuhun cavalry at will, and all the men and horses became the targets of the Tang army. Thousands of people's uninterrupted "three-stage attack" exerted the huge power of the muskets, as if they were building a wall in front of the Tuyuhun people.
A "bronze wall" made of lead bullets, anyone who came within range would be brutally shot.
Even if they were lucky enough to escape the lead bullets flying all over the sky and rush into the fortress, the Tang army, which had already stopped in front of the arrow stack, lit the fuse of the thunderbolt and threw it under the city wall.
"boom!"
A thunderbolt exploded, and several people were overturned by the air waves. Then the cast iron shell of the thunderbolt was exploded, and more than ten pieces of shrapnel shot out, flying in all directions, ruthlessly piercing all nearby objects.
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Nuo Hebo stood in the rear army. He saw from a distance that the tribes under his command were being frantically harvesting their lives by an invisible sickle, and he immediately felt a chilling fear.
When Fuzhong led 20,000 vanguard troops to charge into battle just now, he did not face such an almost violent attack.
Obviously, the Tang army planned a trap, deliberately let Fuzhong pass, and then cut off the middle army and the vanguard, so that the two parts fought independently, unable to form a unified deterrent and release the maximum combat power of the Tuyuhun cavalry.
The most terrible thing is that the Tang army was obviously very confident that it could take down the 70,000 to 80,000 Tuyuhun cavalry. Otherwise, how would they dare to lure the wolf into the house and let the vanguard army pass?
The earth-shaking firing of firearms and the sound of thunderous explosions on the fortress bombarded all of Nuohebo's ambitions like dregs.
Everyone knows that the weapons of the Tang Dynasty were the most powerful in the world.
However, Nuo Hebo now knows that this is more than just being the best in the world. With the incredible power of firearms, the Tang army gained a completely disproportionate combat advantage. What this triggered was a crushing strategic and tactical victory.
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It's like a strong young man facing a kid with a runny nose. The fighting strength of both sides is not at the same level...
"Boom boom boom!"
"Bang bang bang"
In front of the fortress, the thick smoke was billowing in the breeze, making the entire battlefield look like a fairyland, making it difficult to see reality.
In the smoke of gunpowder, the corpses of Tuyuhun army soldiers and horses were spread out on a thick layer. The broken limbs and broken arms were scattered in all directions. The flowing blood had soaked the land at the mouth of the valley, flowing freely and shockingly.
Nuo Hebo fell into hesitation.
It stands to reason that the firearms of the Tang army showed such shocking and incredible power, and they were protected by a fortress. The Tuyuhun people had no chance of winning. If they continued to charge, everyone would be shot in front of the fortress.
However, if we withdraw our troops at this moment, what will Fuzhong do after he leads the vanguard into the fortress?
There is no doubt that once Nuohebo withdraws his troops at this moment, the Tang army can easily divide its forces, surround Fuzhong's vanguard army and kill them all.
That was his biological son who he had high hopes for and raised as his heir...
There is another possibility.
The Tang army was short of troops and it was obviously difficult to maintain such fierce firepower around the fortress, so they built walls on both sides in an attempt to prevent the Tuyuhun cavalry from attacking their flanks or even bypassing their rear formation.
At present, Fuzhong has rushed over, and must be storming the rear of the Tang army's fortress. If he launched a fierce attack at the same time, regardless of casualties, and attacked from the front and rear, it would be possible to defeat the Tang army.
Of course, if this fortress that suddenly appeared at the mouth of the valley could not be captured and attacked by force, the Tuyuhun army would be in danger of being wiped out.
Nuo Hebo stood on his horse, looking at the extremely tragic battlefield under the fortress with eyes split open, weighing the pros and cons in his mind, and hesitating to make a decision.
At this moment, an earth-shattering roar suddenly sounded behind him. Nuo Hebo looked back and his face instantly turned pale...