Chapter five hundred and ninety-ninth first battle confrontation
When the formations of the Tang Army and the Dashi Army were three hundred steps apart, the Fuyuan Crossbow began to show off its power. This was almost twice the distance of an ordinary longbow. When the arrow shaft it fired fell from the sky.
The food army held its breath nervously and raised its large shield above its head under the order of the phalanx commander.
The screams of the giant eater rang out one after another, and the large shield blocked the arrow shafts, but many of them still fell into the middle and rear of the array, leaving many corpses.
The Fuyuan Crossbow fired again, no longer pursuing the effect of the volley. The crossbowmen began to look for targets individually, killing the phalanx that was steadily approaching. This situation was like knowing that there was death ahead, but still driving people hard.
You can imagine how much psychological pressure they face after receiving arrows all the time.
The Dashi army's formation was forced within the range of Zhang Nu. The formations of the two armies were more than 230 steps apart. With the addition of individual soldiers with Zhang Nu, the enemy's attacks became more and more intensive.
The crossbowmen were divided into two teams: front, middle and back. They pushed the crossbow with both legs and pulled the string with both hands, using waist strength to wind it. Then they stood or half-crouched on the ground to aim and fire. The look at the mountain made by the Tang army's crossbow was also very delicate, and has been
Master the essence of three-point and one-line. After the front team shoots, the middle team takes up the position. After the middle team shoots, the back team takes over again. It rotates back and forth like a wheel.
The rain of arrows from the sky fell like locusts towards the formation of the Great Food Army. The almost unbearable Great Food Army raised their long bows to fight back, but at this time they were still far away from the range of the bow. The wind direction suddenly changed where both sides stood in formation.
, the cross wind that was originally just a disturbance turned into a head wind facing the direction of the food army, and the arrows landed crookedly in the open space in front of the Tang army's formation.
Kang Huaishun, the prison officer in charge of directing the shooting, saw this situation and quickly shouted: "Speed up, aim for me, shoot!"
His meaning is very obvious. The giant cannibals running in formation will soon rush into the shooting range where both sides can hurt each other. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the arrows of the crossbows are thrown over for free.
Falling down with a scream, many holes appeared in the originally tight formation, like a rickety ship riddled with holes.
The enemy general Rasul roared fiercely: "Rush forward, get close to them and fight back quickly!"
At this time, the two sides were close to 160 steps, and the single crossbows of the Tang Army began to emit divine power. Many archers with strong arms also began to join in the throwing process, while the previous Fuyuan Crossbow was still firing arrows. Only
The terror of its kinetic energy can only be felt at close range. The large wooden shield held by the Great Eater was directly pierced, and his chest was shot through. At this time, the Great Eater's army was arrayed in front of the Tang army, as if it was an unprotected enemy.
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Li Siye always rode his horse and stood on the dirt slope prepared by the Chinese army, so that he could have a clearer view of the battle ahead. He always watched every move on the battlefield with concern, and even wanted to grasp the movements of every soldier.
He turned back and immediately said to Bi Sixhen: "Give orders to Tian Zhen's Han navy cavalry, and at the same time give orders to Geluo Ludun Piga's cavalry to prepare the Mo Dao team on the left and right wings of our army. The Dashi infantry formation cannot hold out any longer.
The food cavalry is about to attack from both wings to save the situation. Use the cavalry to counter the cavalry charge, and use the Mo Dao team as a support to kill the enemy."
"Here!"
The Chinese army immediately sent out a blowing signal with a suona, and the orderly soldiers stood on the tower waving the five-party flag. The cavalry on both wings quickly made combat adjustments, and the Modao troops on both wings also stood in the front.
The arrays of both sides approached within a hundred meters, and the enemy's longbowmen finally found a chance to fight back. They were almost exhausted from running for a long distance. They were beaten so long and could not fight back. It was almost like they were about to kill someone.
It drove them crazy. The archers of the Great Food Army roared and fired arrows one after another, but the Tang Army had more archers in the formation, so the lethality exchange between the two sides can be imagined.
Ziad gave the order in a cold voice: "Order, the cavalry attack the two wings, and the second phalanx of infantry presses forward. The first phalanx is about to be unable to hold on. Let them retreat in formations and retreat behind the second phalanx."
The Dashi Army attempted to use two wings of cavalry to attack the Tang Army's formation, disperse the Tang Army's attack power, and quickly achieve a smooth rotation between the first and second phalanxes.
"Cavalry! Enter!"
General Dashi, who carried a black flag behind him, rushed out at the lead. The hair of the black Arabian horses was shining brightly. They held lances in their hands, and the horse's hooves jumped on the ground, stirring up bursts of dust.
Tian Zhen's Hanhai cavalry was on the left wing. In order to inflict maximum damage on the opponent's cavalry, he deliberately controlled the time of his attack by pulling on the reins, leaving a charging distance for the infantry's Modao team.
"Everyone, hold still! Don't move." When he shouted these words, the horses under him were kicking the ground with their legs in annoyance, and they couldn't wait to drink the enemy's blood.
The enemy cavalry was less than 150 steps away from them. They could clearly see their bodies covered with silver chainmail like a waterfall under the blazing sun. They held lances in their hands and adjusted their speed to charge forward in an orderly manner.
"One hundred steps, steady!"
The two sides were close to more than sixty steps, and the Tang army's left wing array fired arrows, but only caused a few dozen casualties to the Dashi army.
"The Cavalry! The Cavalry! Charge!"
"Mo Dao Team! Enter!"
Both sides were light cavalry, so during the short charge, they first fully drew their horn bows and fired a round, and then took off their horses or lances from their backs. Both armies began to slow down as they approached.
, when the war horses met, the front row also began to stab each other.
The Mo Dao team rushed up behind the cavalry. They supplemented the cavalry's slightly insufficient flexibility and became an anti-cavalry team with infantry and cavalry. The Mo Dao soldiers passed through the gaps between the horses, with silver light.
He raised it high and chopped it down like lightning. The horses and soldiers screamed at the same time, and collapsed like a hill.
The situation on the right wing was similar to that on the left wing, except that the cooperation between the Geluolu cavalry and the Mo Dao team was not very tacit. The two sides entered into a brief stalemate on both wings.
The alternation between Dashi's first phalanx and second phalanx in the center of the battlefield was not smooth, because the Tang army's phalanx took advantage of this moment to advance forward. The lethality of their arrows was far greater than that of the Dashi army.
In the process, the focus of the attack was gradually shifted to the second phalanx in the rear. The first phalanx retreated in columns thanks to the calm and stable fighting qualities of the Arabs, but the significance of this battle was no longer significant, even if it continued to support
Go down, the one who retreats is still the big cannibal.
Ziad decisively ordered the retreat horn to be blown, and the Arab phalanx retreated quickly. During the retreat, the formation remained stable. The rear team held up their shields to block the arrows fired by the Tang army. The cavalry also quickly broke away from the battle and fled the battlefield.
Li Siye immediately ordered everyone to stop the pursuit. The first day of this battle came to an end. There was no winner or loser between the two sides, but the losses of the cannibals were much greater.
The food army retreated to the camp and continued to cut down trees to strengthen the camp to prevent the other party from attacking the camp late at night. Li Siye also withdrew the Chinese army to the high platform, and both sides were repairing and preparing for the next battle.
Rasul, the general of the first phalanx, returned to the camp angrily. Three arrows in his body stained his shirt with blood. He chased after Ziad and asked bitterly: "Why are you retreating? The Tang army can't hold on any longer!"
Ziad turned around and looked at him coldly and said: "The main forces of both sides have not yet entered into hand-to-hand combat. The first phalanx has already suffered nearly 30% casualties. The Tang army cannot hold on? How did you see it?"
"Our number is more than twice that of Tang's army!"
Ziad thought calmly for a moment, nodded and said: "Twice is not enough. We need to continue to increase our troops. We immediately sent an order to the Samarkand garrison, asking them to send all 30,000 people here, leaving only a few to garrison and stay behind."
He was glad that he did not believe the peace letter written by the Tang army generals and the false information they spread. Today's battle would definitely not be commanded by a person who is afraid of fighting. If he didn't hold a sharp and fierce card in his hand,
His trump card, he would never take the risk and take the initiative to fight this battle with a low chance of victory.