The weather today is actually good, the temperature has not exceeded 30 degrees, which is very suitable for fighting.
The Uighurs dispatched more than 10,000 troops, including both infantry and cavalry, with cavalry as the main force.
Shao Shude watched silently from the high platform.
The thieves' infantry took a long time to line up, and they were obviously not very elite. Zang Dubao sent a group of cavalry to harass them, but they were stopped by the Uighurs.
The Xia army dispatched nearly 20,000 people, including more than 13,000 infantry, and 6,000 army cavalry on both wings. In the rear formation, there were a few light cavalry and more than 2,000 armored cavalry resting.
A large number of people bully a small number of people. This is one of the core of Shaw's art of war.
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Shao Shude pinched the horse's belly and came to the front of the formation.
He glanced at the Uighur opposite him from a distance. That gleaming slut was none other than Pikja Khan, who had appeared on official documents many times, right? He was really too young.
Shao Shude is getting older and loves to recall the feeling of full strength when he was young. At this time, he saw the energetic Pijia Khan doing pre-war mobilization, and he was slightly envious.
But competition between armies and even countries is based on strength.
Daxia is now like a young man with divine power and never tired, while Gaochang Uighur is an old man with declining strength and extremely weak, just out of sync with the monarchs of the two countries.
"In just a few decades of life, we have to destroy another country." Shao Shude drew out the Tea Mountain Sword and raised it high.
The sergeants immediately cheered.
He laughed and looked at the orderly formation, a typical flying goose formation.
To be honest, he couldn't remember how many array battles he had with the enemy. But the ones he remembered most deeply were the battles with Huang Chao and the battles with the towns in the northwest of Beijing.
Obviously it was just a fight of a few thousand people, but in the impression it was as soul-stirring as hundreds of thousands of people fighting for life and death.
Now he can really mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to fight against the enemy array, but his mood is calm and he doesn't even bother to take a second look.
More than 3,000 people from Yin'anzhi lined up as the vanguard, led by Zhe Congruan.
Following closely behind were infantrymen from various branches of the Forbidden Army, wearing helmets and armor, and equipped with sophisticated equipment.
There were also nearly ten thousand Beiting Fan soldiers commanded by Dagan Aligu in the rear formation. They were wearing sheepskin coats and holding various weapons such as spears and machetes. They were purely here to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield. Their combat effectiveness was really hard to compliment.
Fortunately, the morale is still good. Driven by teammates who seem to be very reliable, I dare to fight and fight hard.
War is like this. A high-quality and high-level army may not be able to perform at a high level if it is thrown into a bunch of pig teammates. An average-quality army can often perform beyond its level if it is surrounded by strong troops.
The mobilization on the opposite side is almost complete.
Pijia may have seen Shao Shude in front of the formation, and felt a little greedy, so he couldn't wait to launch the attack.
"Go!" Shao Shude shouted.
"Go!" the palace guards shouted in unison.
"Catch them!" Silver Saddle roared.
"Catch them!" Tianxiong, Wuwei, Tielin and other soldiers roared in unison.
"Catch them!" The whole army roared with murderous intent.
"Dongdong..." The drum beat continuously.
The formation slowly moved forward, quickly passed Shao Shude, and faced the Uighurs who were charging towards them.
The coordination of the Uighur cavalry was just right. They ran nimbly towards Yin Anzhi, who was acting as the vanguard, and tried to interfere with the rain of arrows to shake their formation. However, they were quickly driven away by the imperial infantry who came up from the rear with bows and arrows.
After having to retreat far away, the pitiful power of the riding bow could no longer pose a threat to the silver-saddled warriors. The weak arrows fell on the cold-forged steel armor, clanking incessantly, seemingly lively,
But it doesn't pose much of a real threat.
Pijia Khan was so angry that his eyes were splitting. How could the Xia people's military formation be like an old turtle with nowhere to bite?
He led his men around to the rear formation and tried to attack from the side and rear of the Xia army. As a result, he encountered more than a thousand cavalry commanded by Li Siyuan.
After just one meeting, Pijia felt something was wrong.
The knight on the opposite side really didn't want his life. He rushed into the crowd with a hammer in hand. He was invincible. Almost none of his own knights who passed by him survived.
The knights of the Xia army who followed him were not good at fighting either. They greeted them with horseshoes, iron laos, machetes, and long and short weapons, making it difficult for them, cavalry who mainly specialized in mounted archery, to parry.
"Retreat!" Pijia called out and led more than two thousand riders in a circle, desperately retreating to the rear.
"Pijia!" Li Siyuan roared, struck hard with his hammer, and rushed towards him by lapping his horse.
Pijia didn't dare to look back at all.
Today's battle out of the city, the core tactic is to use cavalry to harass the Xia people's formation, causing chaos, and then fighting for a slim chance - the hope is not great, but you have to give it a try, what if you win?
But after fighting for a while, he soon discovered that Xia Ren was just like when he was in Yinzhou before. The infantry was indestructible, and it was difficult to shake their formation with harassment by cavalry and shooting. On the contrary, he was defeated a lot by the powerful infantry bows.
people.
As for the Xia people's cavalry, he was even more familiar with them. They fought against them more often than the infantry. He must not charge head-on with them. That would be courting death. The only way was to keep a distance and fight with bows and arrows as much as possible.
Therefore, he ignored Li Siyuan's insults and provocations, and withdrew to the open land in the northwest to reorganize with his troops.
Li Siyuan chased for a while, but was hit by an arrow from the city head, killing and wounding dozens of his horsemen, so he stopped chasing and retreated, cursing and cursing.
On the frontal battlefield, there was no flank harassment, and the undistracted Silver Saddle Soldiers had already connected with the enemy infantry.
The battle was straightforwardly one-sided.
The Uighurs—perhaps, they are not really Uighurs, but Hans, Tocharians, Tubos, Qiang people, and other races whose origins no one can tell—the temporarily boosted morale is dripping with blood.
On the battlefield, it did not exist for a quarter of an hour, and was soon cut down by a sharp sword and disappeared into thin air.
The steps of the silver saddle warriors were getting faster and faster, driving the enemy infantry who had already made a lot of noise to roll back. Those who were running slowly could just kill them with a sword, which made the Uighurs panic, trample on each other, and the army formation collapsed.
"Catch them!" the Imperial Guard infantry who caught up from the rear shouted anxiously.
"Catch them!" Soldier Yin Ma Zhi laughed loudly, with swords and guns in his hands, harvesting the lives of his enemies wantonly.
A dense barrage of arrows fell on the city wall, as well as powerful crossbows fired intermittently. The Xia army's pursuit slowed down.
Pijia Khan took this cover and rushed into the city gate in a hurry.
The Xia army cavalry disregarded the casualties and risked missing arrows to pursue them. Seeing this, the gatekeepers fired volleys of rifles and bows. The Xia soldiers and their own men were all mopped down. Then they quickly closed the city gate and shut out the soldiers who were crying.
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"Haha!" The generals who went up to the high platform to watch with Shao Shude laughed in unison.
With this little ability, how dare you fight in the wild?
The tactics of the nomads have never been based on frontal fighting. Shao Shude originally thought that Pijia should give up Gaochang decisively and fight guerrillas with him. Unexpectedly, he did not have the courage to burn everything and was unwilling to abandon his family property.
Go out into the wild and become a traditional nomadic chieftain, leading your tribe to fight against the Xia soldiers.
In that case, Shao Shude would have to send various people to continuously capture his traces, which would definitely not be done in a month or two. In fact, if he escaped far enough and hid well enough, it might take several people just to chase him.
Moon, it will never be done before it snows.
Are you reluctant to part with your palace, farmland, pastures and orchards? Then no one can help you.
"The thieves have been defeated, so they will rush into the city and steal the Uighur Queen Mother. The Queen will be presented to Your Majesty." Ma Sixun laughed.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shao Shude laughed and cursed.
Everyone also laughed and looked high-spirited.
At the foot of the city, all the soldiers and horses were ready to attack the city. On the occasion of a great victory, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity if we didn't take advantage of the situation to attack the city?
Liu Qu, the living room attendant, got off the high platform, sat behind the table, spread out his paper and pen, and began to record: "In August of the 14th year of Jianji, during the Jiaxu period, the emperor personally unified the Sixth Army and set up camp at Ningrong Post, with the flags and bases in charge.
see."
"On that day, all the generals asked for battle, and they all said it would be advisable to attack quickly."
"The capital general Zang Dubao Jin said that the Tibetan invaders are in the city and the king's army is in the field. The offensive force cannot be slowed down by the enemy encirclement. The diligence of flying and pulling back is really a labor of manpower. The harvest will be harvested this autumn. Please collect it as army rations to defeat the Tibetan invaders.
In order to improve morale, the emperor sent Mei Lu Achu and three thousand Tibetan soldiers to mow them day and night, so as not to leave them in the wilderness."
"Wu Yin drove the people of Xizhou under the city and threatened to attack the city. The Tibetan bandits knew about it and they all cared about their families and had no fighting spirit. At the beginning of the day, more than ten thousand thieves tried their best to get out of the city. They were defeated by the king's army and the soldiers were scattered.
.Pegasus rode into the city alone, so he became frightened."
"Ma Sixun, the leader of the black army in Yuhou, invited to attack the city and captured the Queen Mother of Gaochang. The queen offered her as a sacrifice. Although the emperor acted lustfully, his heart was virtuous."
After writing, wait for the ink to dry, then gently close it and put it away.
In principle, this kind of thing would not be shown to saints.
Moreover, Jinshang didn't seem to be very interested in these things recorded. He had wanted to read it in the early years, but the historian refused to let him see it, so he gave up. He never mentioned these things again.
After all, he is the emperor who has conquered such a great empire. I am who I am, and this is the kind of man I am. Just record it truthfully, and it doesn’t matter how you like to write it down.
Liu Qu considers himself a faithful recorder. He writes with great care and will not write randomly. Of course, sometimes he will add a little bit of his own understanding, but generally speaking, he will not deviate too far from the facts.
"Dongdong..." The drums kept ringing all the time.
Tens of thousands of Han soldiers rushed towards the towering city wall without risking their lives, launching waves of offensives.
The Uyghur sergeant witnessed the massive defeat at the top of the city, and his morale was extremely low. He was almost defeated by the Xia army who had reached the top of the city. Although they later organized manpower to kill all the Xia people, their own casualties were not small.
The morale of the sergeants is only one aspect.
In fact, the attitudes of the officials, generals, aristocratic families, and monks in the city are also very important.
Since Yinzhou, we have suffered three defeats, and today is the fourth. The defeat was particularly disastrous, with tens of thousands of horses lost. At this point, Pijia's status is actually in danger - other places dare not
Said that, at least in Gaochang City, he will face huge backlash.