Everything that happened before his eyes made Jieli Khan feel as if he had been struck by lightning, and he could not recover for a long time.
What is going on?
When King Qi and King Wei came out, he thought he had the situation under control, but as more and more people appeared, he suddenly found that he could not even understand the situation, let alone control the situation.
The prince and Liang Gaozu both appeared, and they were in a happy mood.
what does that mean?
This means that there is no internal fighting in the Liang Dynasty!
So is the news we got before all false information?
Impossible. The previous sources of information were reliable. Of course Jieli Khan would not make such a stupid mistake. He always arranged for his absolutely trusted cronies to find out the information.
In other words, the fight for power and murder between the prince and the king of Qi should have really happened, otherwise the cronies would not have brought this information back.
Could it be that... they are acting?
Hosting a banquet and poisoning is acting? Arranging fierce horses during hunting is acting? Even the battle inside the Xuanwu Gate is acting?
If one of those things is acting, it's no surprise that everything else is acting.
But why do they go to so much trouble to act? Who are they acting for?
What is it that can make them unite and act seriously?
A very terrible idea suddenly appeared in Jieli Khan's mind.
This idea simply shocked him, but it was indeed the only possibility at this time.
These people were acting for him!
The purpose of the acting is to let him lead the troops south!
"Woo!"
Along with the sound of breaking through the air, a huge rock roared towards me.
And this also kicked off the war!
The players had already arranged trebuchets nearby, and then aimed all the trebuchets at places where the Turks might set foot.
If the Turks want to take a look at Chang'an City, then the Weishui River is the place they must pass. In addition, the Turks are coming with a fierce force this time, leading at least more than 100,000 troops, with flags flying for dozens of miles, so this goal is not unobvious.
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The accuracy of this large trebuchet is quite worrying, and it was originally used as a siege weapon.
But now, the opponent's men and horses are already fighting in the face, and they are standing very densely in order to demonstrate, which gives the trebuchet an excellent space to play.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the huge stone smashed deeply into the soil beside the Wei River, splashing large amounts of sand and gravel, and then rolled and jumped further away.
And all the Turkic soldiers along the way were smashed to pieces, including their men and their horses, and they were all smashed into pieces!
And there is more than one such trebuchet.
More rocks flew from all directions, and the sound of hitting the ground was like thunder exploding, and the earth shook.
Of course, the Turkic cavalry occupies a very open area, and the only two divine machine players in this dungeon are Li Hongyun and Li Weiyi. It is impossible for them to control the trebuchet themselves, so under the control of ordinary soldiers, the trebuchet
The accuracy of the machine is still quite worrying.
Several huge rocks came through the air with great force, but in fact only a few dozen Turkic cavalry were killed.
But the reason why players go to so much trouble to build trebuchets is not for lethality, but for deterrence!
In this era, such a huge trebuchet has never appeared. It is at least several times larger than the trebuchets that appear on the battlefield, and the stones thrown are also several times larger.
Have the Turks ever seen such a posture?
In their opinion, huge rocks flying in the air are no different from the sky falling apart and meteorites raining down.
Although the actual lethality is not great, the deterrent effect is extremely strong!
And even if the Turks could withstand it, their horses could not.
After all, horses are animals and are naturally easily frightened. Although war horses can be trained to increase their obedience and courage, allowing them to dare to charge at enemies with weapons, no amount of training is useless in the face of earth-shaking loud noises.
After the first boulder hit the ground and made a huge noise, the horses immediately neighed in convulsion, stood up on their legs, and started running around!
The Turkic cavalry on horseback pulled hard on the reins, trying to rein in the horse, but to no avail.
When the horse is frightened, the cavalry on horseback can only hold on to the hull of the boat like a man in a flood, otherwise he will be accidentally thrown off the horse and will be killed or injured.
This fearful situation spread quickly, and the Turkic army was immediately on the verge of collapse.
In the chaos, the cavalry sent by Jieli Khan came flying over.
"Report! Khan, a large number of Liang troops have appeared behind our army!"
Jieli Khan was in a daze. It seemed that at this moment, the right time, place, and people were no longer on his side...
I originally thought that I had taken advantage of the Liang Dynasty's civil strife to kill, but now I found that they were waiting for work and set a trap for me;
Originally, I thought that when I arrived at Chang'an City, I could advance and attack, retreat and defend, and that I had a good location. But now I found that the opponent had already set up an ambush for me to exploit;
Not to mention harmony, the other side is united and has high fighting spirit, while our own side is frightened and has low morale.
Not to mention that the opponent actually had rocks as big as meteorites flying around in the sky!
What will happen if we retreat at this time?
Jieli Khan cannot be estimated.
The only good news is that he is leading cavalry.
Cavalry is much better at retreating than infantry.
If the infantry retreats too slowly, they will basically be killed as a result of the formation. However, because the cavalry is highly mobile and the Turkic cavalry has more than three horses per capita, they can break out of the encirclement in pieces, and then gradually close and gather together.
But the question is, since the other party set up an ambush, how could they not think of this?
I'm afraid it's not just the ambush around Chang'an City.
On the way from Chang'an City back to the grassland, Liang Jun was probably waiting at every pass and every city.
Even if they can break out of the siege here once, the mountains and roads are high and the road is far away if they want to return to the grassland...
As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain. Once the order to retreat is given, the Turkic soldiers under his command will definitely be terrified, and the leaders of each tribe will have their own agenda...
In that case, the situation will be completely out of control.
Jieli Khan was indeed a hero on the grasslands. At this moment, he made what he thought was the right decision.
"Don't be messy! Don't be messy!
"Cross the Wei River for me. As long as I kill the Emperor of Liang, I can turn the tide of the war!"
Now that the two sides have broken up, they must not give in at this time.
Moreover, I don’t know whether it was the negligence of the Liang people or something else. They seemed not to have thought about the possibility of the Turks jumping over the wall to fight them. It seemed that they were a little unprepared on the other side of the Wei River.
If we could cross the Wei River with lightning speed and catch all these people in one fell swoop, wouldn't this battle be won without a fight?
If Liang Guo had not taken action, there was still the possibility of forcing peace talks at this time, but now that he had taken action, it could only end in a fight to the death.
Following Jieli Khan's order, the Turkic cavalry immediately rushed forward and fought towards the pontoon bridge on the Weishui River!
It's just that the pontoon bridge obviously can't pass so many cavalry at once, but there are still more cavalry who dismount directly and rely on their horses to cross the Wei River!
Crossing a river with a war horse is a necessary skill that cavalry in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, can basically master.
Horses can swim, and they prefer swimming. The swimming posture is similar to that of a dog paddle, with only the horse's head above the water.
It's just that the body structure of horses determines that they can easily float in the water, but they cannot swim fast, and their physical strength is greater than on the ground.
Experienced cavalry can take advantage of this, grab the horse's reins in the water, and swim across the river with the horse.
Swim across the river together instead of riding a war horse and letting the horse swim and carry him across the river. In that case, the horse's physical strength will be too great, and it is possible to die of exhaustion together with the other person in the river.
There are also relevant records in historical materials. For example, the Jin Dynasty has historical records that "people are brave and brave, like to fight, endure hunger, thirst and hardship, ride horses up and down the banks as fast as flying, and cross rivers without boats and boats, but on floating horses."
Of course, the method of crossing a river by floating on a horse becomes more difficult the larger the river, because the horse's physical strength is limited after all.
Moreover, even if they can cross the river, the physical strength of the war horses will be greatly depleted. If the opponent is waiting for work on the other side of the river, the situation will become very critical.
Therefore, this method is generally only used in two situations. One is when the river is narrow and gentle, and there are no enemies, so you can cross the river calmly; the other is when the situation is urgent and you must risk your life.
Now is the second situation.
If you want to cross the river more safely, you need to use a ferry or build a pontoon, but the Turks obviously do not have such conditions at this time.
Therefore, their main attack direction was still on this temporary bridge.
Liang Guo did not destroy the bridge in advance, which in the eyes of Jieli Khan was the biggest mistake.
The Turkic vanguard cavalry quickly rushed across the bridge and rushed towards the Liang people!
At this time, all the senior officials of the Liang Kingdom, including Liang Gaozu, the Crown Prince, King Qi, King Wei, etc., were all here. If something really went wrong, they would have to be dealt with in one fell swoop.
Seeing that these Turkic cavalry were about to rush towards them, these people remained indifferent.
I saw King Wei dismounting from his horse, taking off his armor, and stepping forward with a sword in hand.
He stood proudly at one end of the bridge and looked at the rushing Turkic cavalry.
The Turkic cavalry couldn't help but laugh. In their view, this was courting death.
The tumbling horse hooves stepped across the bridge, and while charging, they also drew their bows and arrows, and shot towards King Wei.
But King Wei was dodging left and right, and he actually avoided these arrows from the vanguard cavalry!
These cavalrymen were stunned.
what's the situation?
It is true that this man is not wearing armor, and his body looks lean and flexible, but it is a bit outrageous to dodge all these arrows, right?
Luo Ying, who played the role of King Wei, chuckled.
Where is this?
I remember that in the Battle of Xiangji Temple, on the battlefield of two of the most elite armies in the world a hundred years later, I was naked and slashed seven in and seven out without batting an eye.
What kind of qualities do you have that you come to call me for formation?
These few arrows want to shoot me to death, but they are really overthinking.
The Turkic cavalry did not realize what was going on and had already rushed to King Wei.
As King Wei fell into a tight siege, the cavalry in the rear did not dare to shoot arrows anymore for fear of accidental injury.
Luo Ying directly wielded the Mo Dao and killed everyone!
The Weishui River Bridge is not very spacious, but it can accommodate three or four horses running in parallel.
Such a battlefield is very restrictive for the cavalry, but for Luo Ying holding the Mo Dao, it is just right.
At the same time, in the direction of Chang'an City, the sound of horse hooves thundered.
Liang Jun’s best warriors are here!
Of course, the players would not stupidly use all their elite troops to block the Turks' retreat. They also left a large army in front to prevent the Turks from jumping over the wall.
The previous performances by the Crown Prince and the King of Qi had almost gathered all the troops of the Liang Kingdom.
Some were lying in ambush on the only way the Turks would retreat, and some were around Chang'an City, preparing to fight this tough battle.
These Liang troops quickly arrived at the banks of the Wei River, rode on their war horses, drew their bows, and aimed at the Turkic cavalry who were swimming with their horses in the river.
"put!"
With one command, thousands of arrows fired!
The Turks could neither resist nor escape in the water. A large amount of blood poured out in an instant, dyeing the river red!
Arrows are not like bullets. The loss of kinetic energy after entering the water is not that great, and they can still maintain a certain degree of lethality. What's more, the Turkic cavalry and war horses float on the water and cannot sink to the bottom. The target is too big, and it is impossible to miss it.
All are difficult.
On the other side, the Turkic cavalry tried to rush through the pontoon bridge several times, but they could not rush through it at all.
Instead, King Wei, played by Luo Ying, was so excited that he went straight along the pontoon bridge and came to the center of the pontoon bridge. He moved around among the crowd of Turkic cavalry, causing the Turks to become a mess.
Those trebuchets were still throwing huge stones at the Turkic people. Although they did not cause much damage, they continued to increase the psychological pressure of the Turkic people.
In ancient cold weapon battlefields, morale was the key to victory. Once morale collapsed, no matter how many people there were, they were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Jieli Khan clung to the horse's reins tightly, knowing that his destiny had reached a crucial crossroads.
In real history, King Qin's illustrious reputation made him look forward and backward every step he took, and King Qin's repeated extreme pressure made him make the wrong choice almost every time, which ultimately delayed the Liang Dynasty from becoming stronger.
Destroyed in one battle.
In this plane, without King Qin, Jieli Khan naturally grew in size like never before.
This time he was not put under extreme pressure, nor did he hesitate at all, he just acted recklessly.
And the result of being decisive is in vain.
Who would have thought that these people in the Liang Dynasty were fighting life and death for so long just to put on a show for him?
In the end, Jieli Khan found that he had no other options.
"withdraw troops!"
Jieli Khan looked at Chang'an City in the distance. He once dreamed that he could invade Chang'an and become the leader of the world, but now, this was probably the last time he would look at Chang'an City freely.
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Seeing that the Turks began to withdraw their troops, the King of Qi, played by Zhao Haiping, put on armor and held a gun, got on his horse.
"Command the whole army to pursue!"
"This battle will last three days without dismantling the armor! Aren't the Turks proud of their cavalry? Then let them see if the Liang Dynasty's cavalry is faster than them!
"We can't capture Jieli alive, we can't let the Turkic army fail to return, and we vow not to return!"
Zhao Haiping took the lead and rushed across the bridge, while the other Liang Jun troops followed closely behind with shouts of death like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
Under the players' plans, they want to decide the outcome in one battle, and completely eliminate the threat of the Turks here, without having to wait for the heavy snow on the grassland many years later!
