Under the meadow hills in front of Kesai City, the two armies once again formed an array. The Tang army was arranged in a crescent moon formation. The crescents on both wings were Ge Luolu's cavalry and Han Haijun's cavalry. The crescent moon square formation in the center was the Anxi army.
Part of the central army, and the phalanx with the largest number of people on the back of the moon, are all soldiers temporarily recruited by Ningyuan Kingdom.
According to the formation method of the Yanyue Formation, the leading general should sit and command on the back of the moon. However, in order to match the formation of the Chinese army being overwhelmed by Ge Luolu's rebellion and retreating across the board, Li Siye made the Chinese army's location empty, with only Lieutenant Colonel Li Siye.
Lie Zhaozhan's Jieduzhao Liubo and Menjing were displayed. But Jiedushi himself transformed into a Mo Dao general and placed himself in front of the Moon Bend Formation. The five-element order flag that issued military orders was also moved here.
The advantage of the Yanyue Formation is that it is not easy for the enemy to discover the reality on the back of the moon. The total strength of the Tang army in this formation is only 8,000, and the rest are composed of Geluolu and Bahanna troops and temporarily recruited soldiers.
The biggest problem now is that this false main force cannot last too long under the cannibal's offensive. This requires Ge Luolu to betray the enemy at the appropriate time so that others will not see through.
The array on the opposite side showed four side-by-side Z-shaped structures. At the front were the enemy's cavalry, totaling 20,000 people, and at the back were the infantry formations, which numbered 55,000.
Ziad also changed his tactics this time and decided to send half of the cavalry to attack the center of the opponent's crescent, followed by the infantry formation to press the enemy. This move was actually to attract the Han navy on the left to block the attack, giving Ge Luolu
"Cavalry, attack!" He ordered the flag bearer beside him to wave the flag.
The Arabian horse kicks the dust forward flexibly and steadily. Its only weakness is that it is not as fast as the Turkic horse, but it is easy to adjust and control. The interval from running at high speed to stopping is very short, and it is most suitable for impacting the infantry phalanx.
The Dashi cavalry unhooked their horned bows from their horses and leaned tightly on the horses, waiting for the horses to rush into the range of the Tang army's crossbows. The Fuyuan crossbows here had already been fully stretched, and the Zhangzhang crossbows had also been flattened.
In their hands, everyone in Li Siye's army had a horn bow or a long bow. They mounted their feathered arrows and watched eagerly, preparing to fight against the flying cavalry.
From the moment the cavalry rushed into the range of 300 steps to the time when they suddenly reached the infantry formation, the crossbows had only two chances to fire, and there were only two chances to break the crossbows and longbows. General Ma Phosphorus, who was in charge of the command, stared at the visual distance.
Breaking through the boundary, he immediately waved the flag and shouted loudly: "Shoot!"
Arrows were shot out like a waterfall, falling on the charging cavalry. Many enemy cavalrymen who were lying on their horses were hit by arrows. Some horses were even taken care of by dozens of feather arrows and fell over while running.
On the ground, the nose bleeds and water flows.
The enemy cavalry quickly approached the forward array of the Tang Army. The crossbow troops in front had been replaced by Mo Daomen. However, the horses did not dare to rush forward. They used the flexibility of the Arabian horses to quickly slow down, like a razor.
Slanting the front line of the Tang army, the lance raised its flat end and stabbed the soldiers in the front row. They quickly turned around and turned around.
Ma Phosphorus waved the command flag in the center of the military formation and ordered the Hanhai cavalry on the left to outflank and kill the enemy cavalry.
"Cavalry! Enter!" The Hanhai cavalry on the left wing quickly engaged in a melee with the enemy cavalry, and the Tang army's vanguard also quickly jumped out and killed the Dashi cavalry.
Four infantry formations behind Dashi quickly pressed forward, and the two armies entered a brief stalemate.
Ma Phosphorus ordered again: "The Chinese troops in the rear retreat!"
Just after he issued the order, the army in the rear began to retreat slowly. General Ziyad looked at the Tang army from a distance and murmured: "Now is the best time for Ge Luolu to attack and kill. Dunbijia must not let it go."
I'm disappointed."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Geluolu cavalry on the right side of the Tang army's formation quickly attacked and killed the false Chinese army camp on the back of the Yanyue formation. The Ningyuan soldiers in the rear were not well trained in the first place, and after such a counterattack, they became a mess.
Li Siye stood in front and turned around to see the chaos. He took the opportunity to shout loudly: "Oh no! Ge Luolu has betrayed! Ge Luolu attacked and killed Chinese Army Doctor Li! Go back and rescue him!"
This sentence is a code word, ordering everyone to take the next step according to the plan. The Hanhai cavalry blocked the pursuit of the Dashi Army in the rear, and everyone began to retreat towards the Zhenzhu River in a planned and organized manner. Ge Luolu blocked them in the name of pursuit.
rear, so as not to let the generals of Dashi see through their chaos and order.
The Anxi army was in chaos, but the Ningyuan army was really in chaos. Part of this fake show must be true. They didn't know the truth and left many corpses in their escape.
King Ningyuan followed Li Siye in the front line and retreated with the Tang army. The king asked loudly and anxiously: "Are we going to be defeated? Is my capital going to be lost? Doctor Li, please say something!"
Li Siye grabbed his horse's reins with his backhand and pulled his horse forward. He laughed loudly and said: "How could we be defeated? The main force of our Anxi Army is not here. After we cross the Zhenzhu River, I will show you a good show."
"I know you must have a backup plan, but many of the warriors recruited by our country will die. You are playing too big a game!"
Li Siye shouted against the wind: "Not too many people will die. I sent Tian Zhen to lead the Han navy cavalry to fight and retreat in the rear to stop the heavy raiders. Ge Luolu blocked the chase behind us. He is..., He
There are our people to support you. When we win this battle, I will make it up to you!"
Dashi's infantry formation was bloated and huge. It was not easy to catch up with the retreating Tang army. The biggest threat was Dashi's cavalry. They must effectively block their pursuit, at least let them fall behind the Ge Luolu cavalry.
Tian Zhen led the Han navy to take on this important task. They charged at each other like flying kites with the Dashi army, then quickly withdrew and fired arrows, and then turned back to continue the struggle.
After a journey of fifty miles, the retreating Tang army led by Li Siye arrived within an hour. Everyone was running out of breath, and even the animals carrying supplies around them were so tired that they were foaming at the mouth. Now they had to cross the river again, which was extremely difficult for people's physical strength.
A big test.
The water level of the Zhenzhu River was rising in the spring and summer. Fortunately, the Tang army who responded had set up dozens of rafts by the river overnight and used ropes to pull them back and forth on both sides of the river, so that the transportation capacity could be improved.
Li Siye stood by the river and shouted: "If you don't know how to swim, get on the raft! Anyone who can ride a horse or know how to swim can wade across from the upper and lower reaches! Get your legs up and hurry up! Don't let the big cannibals attack you soon."
Got it!"
Cen Shen advised from the side: "Doctor Li, you cross the river first. The south bank is really too dangerous!"
Li Siye turned back and glared at him and said: "You scholar, what do you know! If my tooth flag had crossed the south bank, it would have demoralized the soldiers crossing the river. Now I am still on the north bank! I just want to tell them that I, Li Siye, will not abandon it.
The brother escaped danger alone."
"Hurry up, if you know how to swim, swim over quickly."
Soon the Ge Luolu cavalry chased them to the shore. They deliberately slowed down their pace and waited until all the Tang troops had withdrawn to the other shore before shouting and firing arrows towards the other shore.
"Don't let Tang Jun get away! Cross the river and chase him."
The Han navy relied on the super short-distance sprinting power of the Turkic horses to bypass the Geluolu cavalry and ford the river from the upper reaches.
Dunbija finally joined forces with the Dashi Army, becoming another independent cavalry service besides the Dashi Cavalry. The commander, Ziad, rode on his horse and loudly praised: "Today's battle can complete the overall situation, all thanks to Dunbija."
The Great Khan of Bija suddenly raised the flag of righteousness and turned from darkness to light. I will ask the Caliph for your merit."
Dun Yehu grinned unnaturally: "Khan? Or the Great Khan?"
"That's right!" Ziad laughed loudly: "If we can completely drive the Tang army out of Congling, fully control the Wakhan Corridor bordering the Indus River countries, and control the entire Big and Small Bolu and Tochar territories, then
I will ask the Caliph for merit and appoint you as the Great Khan occupying Suiye River, Talas, and Qisai City. You only need to accept Allah's blessings, join the embrace of Allah, and be loyal to the Caliph."
Dare to make me believe in religion, Dunbijia grinned secretly, stepped forward and said with arms crossed: "Dear general, I am willing to be the vanguard of the army, cross the Zhenzhu River and continue to pursue the Tang army. The rugged road of thousands of miles in Congling will be
It became the burial place of the Tang army. What do you think?"
"Okay, the army continues to cross the river and pursue the Tang army."