A row of shirtless Indian soldiers stood on the white chiseled stone wall of Qunv City. They leaned on spears and lowered their heads. They saw a masked man wearing a black cloak below leading an army tightly covered by armor.
He immediately blew the rhinoceros horn in his hand, and a low and urgent sound filled the city.
King Yesabhaman of North India hurriedly sent his ministers to the top of the city to inspect the enemy's situation. When he saw Dai Wang and the army he led, he quickly ran down to the top of the city to report to the king.
"My king, that greedy masked Dai Wang from the Tang Dynasty has brought more than a thousand soldiers from nowhere. He is shouting a challenge at the city gate right now. What should I do, please let me, the king, decide?"
Yesaboman bit his lip and paced back and forth in the palace. He turned back angrily and asked the minister: "Has the enemy situation been reported to the elders of the Brahmin temple?"
"Oh, it has been reported, but the elders said that this is a war for the common people. They are not condescending to intervene, but they have received the oracle. In the land created by Brahma, you and your army have received the blessings of God.
Bless him, so he cannot be your opponent. Just fight with confidence, your enemies will be cursed by God, and they will lose their armor and be defeated!"
Yesabhaman muttered dissatisfied: "These monks only use some oracles to fool me. They enjoy their noble Brahmin status in the temple every day, but when disaster strikes, they only use gods to comfort themselves and deceive us. There are
They go to the battlefield to try it themselves. Aren't they blessed by the oracle? The enemy's bows and arrows will definitely not be able to hit them, and the enemy's feet will definitely rot when they see them."
The minister hurriedly lowered his head and said: "My king, you don't dare to say such nonsense. If the high priest finds out, he will definitely punish you in the name of Brahma. But facing the enemies outside the city, you still have a chance of winning. They
Although the armor is tight, there are only more than a thousand people. If we attack with ten times the strength, we will definitely win."
"There are only a thousand people? Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Yesapoman raised his fist and hit his right hand and said: "Dasi Luo, I ordered you to be the general of the expedition and lead 8,000 people out of the city to fight against the army led by Dai Wang.
We must capture him alive. If we can't capture him alive, we can take his head."
Minister Daxiluo was extremely reluctant, but had to obey the king's order, so he had to leave the palace and go to the city to order troops to fight.
In fact, the armies of the North Indian kings were also good at fighting, and among the generals there were many strong and handsome men like King Bahori. But they and the lower-level officers belonged to the Kshatriya and Vaishya classes in the caste system, and the majority of the generals held
The soldiers who go to the battlefield with swords and guns are lowly Shudras who are excluded from the Aryans. It is impossible for such an army to share the same hatred with the enemy, and its combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly reduced.
A more serious problem is the ownership of the army. The army seems to belong to their founder, the king, but the king's duty is also to serve and obey the Brahmins. Therefore, the Brahmin temple has over-level leadership rights for the army. Sometimes the generals are confused about what should be done.
Who is responsible to whom, who is loyal to, and obedience to the king is too low, which further weakens the combat effectiveness of the army.
There were thirteen elephants in the city, and all of them were driven out of the city by the elephant trainers. The elephant trainers stood in bamboo baskets on the backs of the elephants. The elephant team stared at the enemy troops in front of them with their white tusks. Eight thousand soldiers.
Standing behind the herd of elephants, some were holding shields and spears, while others were equipped with iron swords and long bows. They seemed to have only these two types of arms.
Most of the soldiers of the Tang army had never seen an elephant, and they were frightened when they saw such a huge beast. Dai Wang comforted them and said: "Don't be frightened by the elephants. These beasts are actually very easy to deal with, and they don't run very fast."
Daxiluo gave an order, and the elephant array began to move forward slowly. Although Dai Wang had never commanded a battle, he had seen the pigs running and knew that he should send archers to suppress them first. He immediately waved his hand and said: "Ready! Fire arrows."
Cavalry horn bows and infantry long bows were the basic equipment of the Tang army. There were also a small number of crossbows and arrows, so this round of shooting counted as thousands of arrows. They penetrated the white elephant's skin and caused them pain, but the elephant trainer could
Use whips to calm their emotions and keep the elephants moving forward.
After three rounds of projectiles, the Tang army suffered some injuries to the elephants, and one of the elephant trainers was shot and fell out of the basket, and was trampled to pieces by the elephants' legs, but in the end they could not stop their advance.
There were still more than fifty steps left, so Dai Wang immediately turned the horse's head and whipped the horse's buttocks: "Retreat!"
The cavalry galloped quickly in front, while the infantrymen ran wildly behind. The elephant trainer used his whip on the elephant, and these seemingly cumbersome and slow guys actually ran very fast.
Some soldiers ran wildly and cursed loudly: "We were tricked by the military advisor! How the hell is this unpleasant?"
Fortunately, the degree of domestication of these elephants is not complete. The elephant trainers cannot drive the elephants to run long distances and pursue them. They can only slow down and wait for the soldiers behind to catch up.
The enemy commander Darsilo ordered loudly from behind: "Chase me and don't let go of the masked man! He is a sinful person that Brahma wants to punish, and he will be burned by the fire of hell!"
In order to take care of the other soldiers, Dai Wang slowed down, shook his reins, turned back from his horse, and gritted his teeth: "These farmers want to burn me to death. When I lead my army to break through Qunu City, I will sacrifice you to the evil god."
The temple of obscenity was set on fire!"
They attracted the North Indian Army all the way to the densely forested valley. In fact, it is not a valley. The terrain changes in the Ganges River Basin plain are very small, and there are basically no mountains with large differences. So they are only two hills.
The low-lying land was not an ideal terrain for the Tang army to ambush. Fortunately, the dense vegetation on both sides made it easy to hide, so Zhao Congfang and Bai Xiaode led the Tang army to ambush in the bushes.
The Indian army quickly entered the depression. They drove the elephants to clear the way ahead and trampled down some low bushes. Some soldiers with bare arms and only leather vests followed closely behind. They held round shields and held their spears against the ground.
Marching on the shoulders, the queue was as loose as a grand sightseeing tour group. The high-caste officers in the rear were either riding horses or being carried in soft sedans. The most comfortable configuration belonged to Commander Darsilo, who actually had
Sixteen soldiers carried him and sat him on a gorgeous chariot. Behind him was a charming female slave holding a peacock feather fan.
When all the troops entered the depression, Zhao Congfang and Bai Xiaode respectively raised the command flags in their hands. The soldiers stretched the crossbows and drew the strings fully, and the kerosene on the arrows was ignited.
"Fire the arrow!"
With orders from both sides, countless rockets shot out from the grass, covering the entire Indian army under a rain of fire.
The elephants were frightened by the flames, and immediately turned around and ran wildly, chasing the troops behind them into pieces. The soldiers fled in a hurry. They were trampled to the ground by the elephants when they ran too slowly, and even their brains were torn out.
The fleeing soldiers were shot to the ground by crossbow arrows, making miserable screams, and the flames crackled along the leather armor. The officers waved the steel knives in their hands to kill the deserters, but they still could not stop the army from fleeing.
Darsilo angrily cursed loudly on the chariot: "You shameless attackers will surely be punished by Indra! If Balaji were here, he could kill all of you shameless people by himself."
Behead!"
Bai Xiaode naturally didn't understand these wild words, so he waved his hands numbly and cold-bloodedly: "Cavalry team, mop up!"
The Tang army's war horses suddenly climbed onto the tiger skins and moved toward the Indian army to cover up the enemy. Daxiluo hurriedly jumped off the chariot, turned over and mounted his mount, leaving the soldiers behind and fled quickly. Several high-caste officers organized a counterattack.
, was shot and killed by the charging light cavalry of the Tang Army.
The cavalry were outflanking from both sides of the hills. At this time, the upper caste's advantage became apparent. They rode war horses and fled very fast. Dai Wang led a thousand soldiers under his leadership and turned around to catch up. He beat them hard.
Riding his horse's haunches, he shouted to Bai Xiaode, who was leading the pursuit: "Try to capture the Kshatriyas as much as possible, the lives of these Shudras are worthless!"
Bai Xiaode leaned on the horse and turned around and asked: "Who the hell is a Kshatriya?"
"It's the ones who sit in sedan chairs and ride on horses!"
"Okay!" Bai Xiaode responded loudly. Turning around, the brothers behind him shouted: "Have you all brought your lasso?"
"Bring it!"
"Okay, regardless of whether General Zhao rewards you or not, I, Lao Bai, have offered a reward here. I will reward you two guan for capturing a Kshatriya alive!"