Chapter five hundred and seventy-eight: Cheng Yaojin shows off his power
Cheng Yaojin led 50,000 troops, including 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry.
The opponent only had 10,000 cavalry.
Therefore, Cheng Yaojin directly led 20,000 cavalry to capture Xue Yantuo's 10,000 cavalry.
As for the 30,000 infantrymen, order them to rush to the scene quickly. When they arrive, they can clean up the battlefield.
And Xue Yanhong led 10,000 cavalry and surrounded Wuming Mountain.
At the first time, I was not thinking about how to attack the mountain, but rather arranging defenses.
Although in the front, there was Xue Yantuo's army, which held back the Tang Dynasty's army.
But now, after all, they are deep into the enemy's territory, ready to pull out the enemy's teeth.
What they need to do is to eat up the small group of Tang troops who come to their aid.
The Tang army came in large numbers to hold them back as much as possible.
Then he sent a signal to the surrounding armies, ordering them to come to support, and annihilated the large Tang army that came to aid in one fell swoop.
And their tactics are actually very flexible, so it is best to achieve a big victory.
If the situation goes bad, at least it will ensure that they can escape unscathed.
In their opinion, there are as many as 90,000 people responding outside.
So many people can ensure that they are foolproof.
The reason why Xue Yannian sent Xue Yanhong to carry out this task was not because Xue Yanhong was an opponent and had always opposed attacking the Tang Dynasty.
But the general Xue Yanhong, despite his offensive talents, performed very mediocrely.
But he is Xue Yantuo's best defensive general.
The mission he was sent here was to hold off Datang's reinforcements. The mission of annihilating the enemy actually still rested with the supporting armies outside.
When Cheng Yaojin led 20,000 cavalry roaring in, Xue Yanhong had already placed obstacles such as blocking horses around the perimeter.
Seeing this scene, Cheng Yaojin frowned and was not reckless.
In fact, Cheng Yaojin was never reckless when he was marching and fighting.
Cheng Yaojin carefully observed the defense of the 10,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry. Cheng Yaojin chose a weak spot and ordered his soldiers to start clearing the obstacles with shields in hand.
The terrain under Wuming Mountain is relatively flat, so for both sides, there is not much difference.
Therefore, there is no danger for Xue Yantuo to defend.
They can only rely on defense to defend.
However, it had only been less than half a day since they arrived, and they had already arranged the simplest basic precautions.
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, a full 20,000 cavalrymen came, and it didn't take long for them to clear a clear space.
If the two armies faced each other, the Tang army would be twice as many as theirs, so it would be difficult for them to win.
Therefore, Xue Yanhong made a decisive decision. While ordering people to light up the smoke, he arranged his troops and horses, and decided to charge for a while after the Tang cavalry cleared the obstacles.
On the periphery, Xue Yanshou saw the green smoke coming from the direction of Wuming Mountain and couldn't help laughing.
In ancient times, when there were no telephones or walkie-talkies, it was very difficult to deliver messages during war.
Opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting. Because information cannot be transmitted in real time, a lot of battlefield opportunities will be delayed.
Of course, the wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated.
For example, for Xue Yantuo, in this case, it becomes more difficult for them to convey information.
However, they also have their own methods.
The method they used was to use smoke to send messages.
Not only that, they also mixed various colors into the smoke.
Different colors of smoke represent different meanings.
It might as well be said that this green smoke is the current situation on their side, and everything is developing as they expected in advance.
Seeing the smoke, Xue Yanshou immediately ordered all 90,000 troops, divided them into three groups, and directly approached Wuming Mountain.
They already have a good idea of the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.
And this 90,000-strong army was almost half of their Xue Yantuo army.
With the impact of the 90,000-strong army, it was impossible for the Tang army to stop their offensive.
They will surely be able to quickly tear apart the defense line of the Tang Dynasty army with the force of the wind and the remaining clouds, and then severely damage the Tang reinforcements at Wuming Mountain.
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On the Wuming Mountain side, the soldiers sent by Cheng Yaojin had just cleared an obstacle.
Over there, Xue Yantuo's cavalry galloped out and killed the general.
However, Cheng Yaojin here was already prepared.
Just as Xue Yantuo's army rushed over, he also led his cavalry to rush over.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
The distance between the two sides quickly shortened, and soon they were close to the distance of bow and arrow shooting.
A few days ago, Xue Yanhong was watching the battle between Datang and them every day.
He was very aware of the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry.
This time, he was very confident that he could defeat the Tang Dynasty cavalry.
Just repel their first attack and let the Tang cavalry choose to retreat temporarily.
They can quickly deploy precautions.
As long as they can wait until Xue Yantuo's army arrives, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will not be able to escape even if they want to.
But the Tang cavalry in front of him always gave Xue Yanhong a different feeling.
First of all, this Tang cavalry actually started riding and shooting one step ahead of them.
You must know that the bow and arrow skills of both sides are almost the same, and the shooting range is not much different.
But at this distance, their bows and arrows would not be able to hit anyone based on their range.
In Xue Yanhong's view, this was definitely a mistake by the Tang cavalry.
And what kind of soldier would make such a big mistake?
It can only mean that these are just new recruits, or they are simply a third-rate army!
Apparently, the army that fought them a few days ago was still the elite of the Tang army.
All the elites of the Tang Dynasty were defeated by them, let alone these scum.
They can't even grasp the distance and timing of mounted shooting. Such a team is definitely a silver pewter spear head.
Maybe a single charge could defeat all 20,000 cavalrymen.
However, the development of things was completely beyond Xue Yanhong's expectation.
Because, as expected, the opponent's arrows would definitely not hit them and would fall in mid-air.
But the fact is that all the arrows fired by the Tang Dynasty cavalry fell into the group of their front cavalry.
The unprepared Xue Yantuo cavalry were hit by arrows one after another, causing immediate death and injury.
Um?
When did the range of their bows and arrows become so far?
Could it be that this team is their elite?
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
Xue Yanhong, who was watching the battle with the Chinese army, only had a few thoughts running through his mind.
On the battlefield, the second round of mounted fire from the Tang cavalry had already been fired.
Of course, this distance also reached the shooting space of Xue Yantuo's cavalry, and they also started shooting on horseback.
This round, both sides suffered casualties.
However, Xue Yanhong discovered that there were more casualties on their side.
Because this time Datang's arrows seemed to be sharper and more penetrating.
And their arrows hit the armor of Tang soldiers, and many of them were bounced away.
It seems that there is no way to break through the opponent's defense.
Most of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were injured because arrows hit their horses.
The galloping war horses suddenly fell to the ground, then injured the soldiers, and even caused a stampede.
The number of casualties was only a dozen people.
The casualties on their side were ten times that of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing this scene, the blood-stained red brows couldn't help but frown.
Did the Tang cavalry change their equipment?
Or did the Tang Dynasty hide their elites?
At this time, the cavalry from both sides came into contact while running quickly, and a fierce encounter ensued.
Although Xue Yantuo's soldiers suffered a small loss while riding and shooting.
But when the battle just started, they still had a huge psychological advantage.
Because based on past combat experience, the Tang cavalry has average strength, and they have a huge advantage against the Tang cavalry.
But when the encounter actually started, they discovered that the reality was very different from what they imagined.
The plot didn't go as they expected at all.
Although the quality of this cavalry of the Tang Dynasty is not very different from the previous cavalry, it is not very different.
But in terms of equipment, the gap is really huge.
This Tang Dynasty cavalry is equipped with all Mo Dao!
The Tang Dynasty Mo Dao was made from hundreds of forged steel.
Under ancient steel-making technology, it would take at least three years to refine a handful of hundred-smelting steel.
For Xue Yantuo, it is impossible for everyone, let alone ordinary soldiers, to be equipped with such a Mo Dao, even for their little bosses.
Only generals like Xue Yanhong can equip everyone with one.
But everyone of the Tang cavalry in front of them is equipped with such a Mo Dao!
The weapons of the two sides clashed, and the long knives in their hands were immediately broken.
Moreover, the opponent didn't seem to have expended much energy. Mo Dao's remaining power was not reduced and he directly slashed at Xue Yantuo's cavalry. The result was naturally a cut in two.
Of course, on the battlefield, it is absolutely impossible to be one-on-one, and there is no such thing as fairness and justice.
There are many scenes on the battlefield where two or three Xue Yantuo cavalry are surrounding and killing a Datang cavalry at the same time.
And when their long swords struck the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, they discovered that the swords did not break through their armor.
As for the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, they raised and lowered their swords, just like one sword at a time, one at a time - well, one at a time, one at a time Xue Yantuo's cavalry.
Of course, the armor worn by the Tang cavalry was not truly indestructible.
But if you want to cut it, if you don't use all your strength to cut it, you need at least two or three swords to cut at the same position at the same time.
The moves on the battlefield are all simple and direct, killing with every move.
It is simply impossible to use all your strength to chop with every move. If so, I'm afraid you won't be able to sustain a few blows at all.
Therefore, as soon as they fought, Xue Yantuo's cavalry, who was not used to the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty cavalry, was immediately killed and wounded.
Of course, this does not mean that Tang cavalry will not be injured if they have strong armor.
Although it is difficult for a long knife to break the defense, the impact is still there.
The Tang cavalry will still be affected by the impact and suffer internal injuries.
But a pair of armor like this is enough to ensure that the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will have one more life, or even several more lives.
The situation on the battlefield became one-sided in a short period of time.
Of course, contrary to what Xue Yanhong had guessed in advance, this one-sided situation was the result of them being killed by Datang.
This Datang army, and the Datang team they saw a few days ago, are two completely different teams!
But why are they so different?
Xue Yantuo's cavalry fell too fast.
This caused many of Xue Yantuo's cavalry to be killed until they collapsed.
The fighting situation on the battlefield gave them the feeling that the soldiers on both sides were not on the same level at all.
Xue Yanhong of the Chinese Army narrowed his eyes at this time.
He knew very well that the vanguard army he sent out to attack the Tang cavalry would soon be defeated.
On the battlefield in the cold weapon age, unless it is an absolutely elite force.
An ordinary team will easily collapse once the damage exceeds 20%.
Once defeated, the consequences will be unstoppable.
The combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty cavalry in front of them is really too strong.
If it was this Tang Dynasty cavalry that went into battle a few days ago, I believe that the Xue Yantuo cavalry would have been completely defeated and there was no way they could be their opponent.
However, if this is the case, why didn't Datang send this army to the battlefield at that time?
Suddenly, Xue Yanhong had a bad feeling in her heart.
It seems that Datang is digging a hole for them!
At this time, the only way to stop the defeat was to send reinforcements.
But the opponent's number is twice as many as theirs, and their combat power is even greater than theirs.
If reinforcements are sent, I'm afraid it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return!
However, if there is no reinforcement, when the vanguard army returns from defeat, the entire army may be in danger of being overwhelmed.
After careful consideration, Xue Yanhong decided to send additional reinforcements.
Soon, reinforcements were sent out to push forward.
The team that was originally killed and maimed was sent back to repair.
And the situation on the battlefield was exactly as Xue Yanhong expected.
After the team that had just advanced faced the Tang Dynasty cavalry, the battlefield still showed a one-sided trend.
However, the so-called so-called vigorous effort will eventually lead to failure!
The momentum of the Tang cavalry has somewhat slowed down and is no longer as brave as it was at the beginning.
Just when Xue Yanhong breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, a soldier and horse came from the middle to kill the general.
It turned out that Cheng Yaojin had already planned this.
Although he brought 20,000 cavalry here, due to the battlefield, the 20,000 cavalry could not be used at all.
Therefore, before the war started, Cheng Yaojin divided his troops into four groups.
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by reinforcements from Xue Yantuo's soldiers, let several groups of soldiers take the opportunity to clear many obstacles, and then kill them all together.
By the time Xue Yanhong saw this scene, it was too late to make any counterattack.
It’s over!
This time, it’s really over!
The strength of the Tang cavalry was completely beyond Xue Yanhong's expectations.
It seems that it is difficult for them to support the arrival of reinforcements!
Xue Yanhong even had a bad premonition.
He felt that there might be some changes on the reinforcement side.
Maybe, this is the hole that Datang dug for them!
At the critical moment, Xue Yanhong made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the Chinese army to retreat, directly abandoning the five thousand cavalry on the battlefield.
He himself took the remaining five thousand cavalry and retreated quickly.
Moreover, while retreating, Xue Yanhong continued to order the soldiers to set up obstacles.
It would take Datang longer to clear the obstacles than it would take them to lay them out.
Xue Yanhong wanted to take advantage of the time difference to go to Wuming Mountain and burn all the food stored on the mountain.
Looking back, Xue Yanhong discovered that the five thousand Xue Yantuo soldiers whose tails were cut off by his gecko had been completely defeated.
However, even thousands of pigs can be killed by Datang for a while, right?
Coupled with the fact that they keep setting up obstacles along the way, they will definitely have time to burn the food on Wuming Mountain.
This time, as long as all the food in Tang Dynasty is burned, this trip can barely be regarded as in vain.
At this time, a shocking sound of fighting was heard in the distance.
Judging from the sound, it should be the sound of fighting between reinforcements and the Tang Dynasty.
Xue Yanhong felt that their reinforcements must have also encountered trouble.
In other words, they really fell into the pit dug by Datang.
A few days ago, Datang was simply showing weakness to its enemies!
It's funny that they all acted like fools and got fooled.
I, the general, told them back then to be careful!
It's a pity that those idiots couldn't listen at all. Now they have tasted the bitter pill, right?
While complaining in her heart, Xue Yanhong did not dare to neglect.
Leading the remaining five thousand cavalry, they quickly launched an attack on Wuming Mountain.
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Xue Yanhong, not worried at all.
There was no intention of quickly chasing down and helping the Wumingshan Tang army to secure food and grass.
Instead, he was on the battlefield, surrounded and killing Xue Yantuo's soldiers, and cleaning the battlefield at the same time.
At the same time, many Xueyantuo soldiers were also captured.
When they were desperate, many Xue Yantuo soldiers chose to surrender one after another.
It is estimated that after they have completely cleaned the battlefield, all obstacles will be cleared.
Xue Yantuo's 5,000-strong army had already occupied Wuming Mountain and burned all the food they had hoarded.
If Xue Yanhong saw this scene, she would definitely be confused.
Maybe they will give up attacking Wumingshan and choose to escape directly.
It's a pity that at this time, Xue Yanhong only wanted to burn the Tang Dynasty's military rations as soon as possible.
How can I still have the energy to pay attention to the movements of the Tang army behind me?
At this time, the Tang army on Wuming Mountain also discovered the movement at the bottom of the mountain.
The Tang army defending on Wuming Mountain quickly took heavy precautions and prepared to fight to the death with Xue Yantuo's soldiers.
Seeing this scene, Xue Yanhong couldn't help but sneered.
All the cavalry were dismounted, leaving only a thousand soldiers to guard the horses.
The remaining three thousand people quickly went to the unknown mountain to kill.
If it was really a high mountain, their mere 4,000 people would really have no chance of winning against the 3,000 defenders of the Tang Dynasty.
But this nameless mountain is just a hill, and what's more, it's a dirt mountain with no rocks at all.
I can't find any rolling stones or logs.
And, the most important thing is that they don't need to occupy the entire Wuming Mountain.
There is no need to drive the Tang army to an end.
They only need to rush to a position where they can release arrows and burn the general's rations.
In Xue Yanhong's view, this is actually an easy task to accomplish.
Soon, four thousand Xue Yantuo soldiers rushed towards the Wuming Mountain.
There is really no danger to defend Wuming Mountain, it just occupies a height advantage.
Xue Yantuo's soldiers rushed very quickly, and they were surprised to find that the defending Tang army had no intention of coming down to meet the enemy.
It seems that he is determined to meet the enemy on the top of the mountain.
Seeing this scene, Xue Yanhong couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Great, really great!
The Wuming Mountain is not high, and in a short time, they almost reached the top.
At this distance, their bows and arrows could almost reach the Tang Dynasty's food and grass.
Things went so smoothly that it was beyond Xue Yanhong's expectation.
Xue Yanhong quickly ordered the soldiers to take out rockets and prepare to burn food.
At this moment, the Tang army on the top of the mountain finally began to counterattack.
Whoosh!
Whizzing!
The arrows all over the sky made a shrill sound, and suddenly scores of Xue Yantuo soldiers continued to fall.
not good!
Hearing this sound, Xue Yanhong suddenly became alert.
This is definitely not a bow drawn manually, but a powerful crossbow fired by mechanical force!
No, they must fight quickly, otherwise, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
"emission!"
Here, Xue Yantuo's soldiers had already lit their rockets and shot them out quickly.
The rockets all over the sky reflected half of the mountain top red.
Countless rockets landed on the grain pile.
But what surprised Xue Yanhong was that the food and grass were not burned.
What kind of food is this?
So many rockets were fired at them, but they were not set on fire?
At this time, Xue Yanhong finally realized something was wrong!
They were completely fooled by Tang Jun!
The grain and grass they saw were definitely fake. The grain and grass on this mountain had probably been moved away by them long ago.
The reason why the defenders on the mountain did not go down to fight with them was to let them go up the mountain.
Moreover, Xue Yanhong dared to conclude that Tang Jun must be a colleague.
Because of the rockets they just launched, not all of them landed on the grain and grass due to distance and angle.
There were also some rockets that landed on the Tang army's position.
But he did not hear a scream from the Tang army and did not see any armor burning.
Xue Yanhong couldn't help but complain secretly.
Today's battle was really a complete defeat.
And in this short period of time, more than 10% of their soldiers fell under the crossbows of the Tang army.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Xue Yantuo's soldiers had already been frightened by the crossbow arrows.
Now when I heard the sound of retreat, I hurriedly ran away down the mountain.
At this moment, their speed was really too fast.
The legs of countless Xue Yantuo soldiers almost turned into afterimages.
After all, we are going down a mountain. With the help of the slope of the mountain, we can run as fast as we want.
Of course, there were also many Xue Yantuo soldiers who accidentally lost their balance and rolled down the mountain because they could not adjust the frequency of their kicks.
Xue Yanhong was horrified to find that the Tang army's crossbow arrows had not broken.
How could the Tang army's crossbows have such a long range?
It couldn't be the reason why they pursued him.
It was absolutely impossible for the Tang army to run so fast while holding a crossbow, let alone fire a crossbow at such a speed.
Although he was on the run, Xue Yanhong still made a quick observation.
Then I discovered that there were soldiers from the Tang Dynasty hidden all the way from the hillside to the top of the mountain.
They dug trenches one after another and covered them tightly. They fired crossbows in the trenches.
When their army was charging towards the top of the mountain just now, no one was found under their feet.
It seems that Tang Jun has already taken care of them!
