Two huge iron fire thunders exploded earth-shatteringly above the heads of the Uighur soldiers. Two blazing fires rose into the sky and instantly turned into black smoke. A strong shock wave spread downwards, and tens of thousands of dense poisonous nails were scattered around.
It shoots down and flies hundreds of steps away.
All the Uighur soldiers with a radius of 100 feet were shocked to death. The spurting iron fragments and densely packed poisonous nails penetrated the leather armor of countless soldiers and entered their bodies. However, the pain of being shot was far worse than
Without the fear and sonic stimulation of the strong explosion, the attacking Uighur soldiers collapsed instantly. They threw away the siege ladder, shouted in fear, turned around and fled at all costs, and were defeated like a mountain.
Two large iron fire mines directly killed more than 700 people, and thousands more were shot with poison nails and iron fragments. Countless people were shot in the head with iron fragments and died on the spot.
The main Uighur force two miles away was also affected by the explosion. The strong explosion made everyone's ears unbearable. The horses screamed and screamed. The prime minister was shocked and shouted: "Retreat ten miles!"
Twenty thousand cavalry turned around and fled. For a moment, it was like a flash flood. Those who were slower were dragged to the ground by the horses and trampled to death by the random horses. Twenty thousand cavalry fled without their lives. The defeated soldiers behind them also ran wildly. The drums on the top of the city were beating like thunder.
Cheers resounded through the sky.
Su Zhen led 500 cavalrymen to fight out of Guancheng, captured the horses and killed the wounded enemy soldiers.
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More than 20,000 people fled for more than ten miles before slowly recovering from the panic. They looked up to the sky and sighed: "I have always been strange, why were the Geluolu people wiped out by the Tang army in Hexi so quickly? Now I know the reason.
They have such sharp weapons, how can the Geluolu people be undefeated?"
Chief Ten Thousand Sumuda whispered: "Prime Minister, something is not right?"
"what happened?"
"I just did an inventory. Why are there only 25,000 people who escaped?"
Chi Xin was also stunned. There was no way that five thousand people could be killed or injured at once!
He immediately ordered: "Let the spies go back and check what's going on?"
More than a hundred spies galloped away on horseback. Half an hour later, there was news from the spies that thousands of soldiers fell on the road and were killed by Tang Army cavalry coming out of Guancheng. We rescued some soldiers, but none of them survived.
, they showed symptoms of poisoning, and they described themselves as having been injected into their bodies by hidden weapons such as poison nails or stings.
Chixin immediately understood that the explosives must have been mixed with a large number of poisonous nails. He gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "Damn bastard!"
In his memory, no Tang army had ever been so cruel. At this time, all the generals were looking at him, waiting for his decision.
Chi Xin said slowly: "Run after being poisoned. Once the poison gas attacks your heart, even the gods will be unable to save you. It's better to save the main force! Send my order and retreat north to the grassland."
Everyone understood that the coach gave up the wounded soldiers, but no one objected to Chixin's decision. They were all frightened by the Tang army's powerful weapon. The idea of going south to plunder Taiyuan had long been forgotten. The generals gathered their soldiers one after another and headed north.
Evacuate.......
The Hexi Army that fought out of Loufan Pass gained a lot. They captured more than 4,700 war horses and killed more than 2,000 injured enemy soldiers. Two large iron fire mines exploded in the densest crowd.
Although more than 700 people were killed on the spot, nearly 600 people were shot in the head by iron pieces, and more than 300 people were trampled to death when they retreated.
However, most of the dead were shot by poisonous nails. The poison spread rapidly throughout the body while running, and finally the poisonous gas attacked their hearts and died. Although many soldiers did not fall dead for a while, they eventually died under the spears of the Tang army's cavalry.
This was a classic firearms strike war. The Uighurs encountered powerful [Biquge www.biquger.me] firearms for the first time. The entire morale and morale of the military collapsed in an instant. Fear drove them into madness, and escape became instinctive.
It is a pity that the Tang army at Loufangguan does not have many troops, otherwise the Huihe army will be completely defeated by pursuing the victory.
Twenty-five thousand Uighur cavalry retreated northward in panic. They rested briefly for two hours at night. Before dawn, the Uighur army hurriedly set off north again, bypassing Shanyang County and Mayi County. At noon, they arrived at the La Valley.
Six months ago, three thousand Uighur soldiers were wiped out here.
However, the traces of the war have long since disappeared. The Uighur army in front of them has no idea what happened here half a year ago?
The La River Valley is about ten miles long, with an average width of about a hundred feet. It is flanked by gently sloping hillsides with lush forests, but it is only a few feet wide at its narrowest point. It is surrounded by cliffs on both sides, which happens to be a turning point.
Twenty-five thousand Uighur troops entered the canyon in a mighty manner. In the woods on the hillside, Guo Song looked coldly at the Uighur army below. He turned back and ordered: "Send the order for the heavy armored infantry to move!"
Two thousand five hundred heavy armored infantry were quickly dispatched. They rushed to the south of the La Valley and cut off the south retreat at the entrance of the valley.
At the same time, three thousand crossbowmen and two thousand spearmen were also arranged to the northernmost part of the valley entrance.
The Uighur forward gradually entered the narrowest place. At this moment, seven or eight large iron fire mines were thrown continuously from the top of the cliff. Before the Uighur soldiers below could react, a series of iron fire mines exploded in the valley.
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The continuous violent explosions were like landslides and earth shattering. Blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and screams were shrill. Almost all the Uighur soldiers were frightened. When they reacted, the soldiers turned around, shouted loudly, and fled southward desperately for their lives.
They had been frightened by the Tang army's powerful weapons.
'Woo!'
Bugles were blown on the hillsides on both sides, and more than 20,000 Hexi Tang troops came out from the woods on the hillside. Arrows shot like a storm at the chaotic Uighur army below, and large areas of the Uighur soldiers were shot down.
Guo Song waved his sword and said, "Kill!"
"Kill--"
The 22,300 Tang Army cavalry killed them and cut the extremely chaotic Uighur army into countless segments. The Tang Army was well-trained and had very organized combat. They were organized into teams of a hundred people and ruthlessly attacked the chaotic Uighur army.
Uighur soldiers started killing.
Chixin was very aware of the danger of the situation at hand. If he continued to fight like this, the Uighur army would be wiped out and he had to withdraw. He shouted with all his strength: "Break through to the south! Break out!"
Thousands of Huihe cavalry in the south fought desperately to break through, but they were intercepted by 2,500 Modao troops. The Modao troops were like an iron wall, waving sharp long knives and cutting the enemy cavalry into pieces.
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Corpses were piled up in front of them, and the valley was filled with the pungent smell of blood and viscera, which made them sick to smell. Although more than 3,000 Uighur cavalry were killed, the cavalry who broke through still rushed forward one after another.
There were also many cavalry in the north trying to break out, but the narrow passage restricted large-scale cavalry from rushing out. On the opposite side were three thousand crossbowmen. Any cavalry who ran out would be shot dead by random arrows, and war horses were not immune.
This battle lasted from noon to dark, and the war like a meat grinder finally came to an end.
The fierce battle has ended, and thousands of Tang Army soldiers are busy cleaning up the battlefield. In this battle, almost the entire Uighur army was wiped out, and 25,000 people died in the La Valley. However, the Hexi Army also paid a heavy price.
Five thousand casualties, although only 20% of the enemy's number, were a rare heavy loss in recent years.
At this time, Li Bing walked over quickly and said: "Envoy Qi, I have discovered the whereabouts of the enemy's commander."
This is what Guo Song is very confused about. After combing through it several times, he did not find the body of the enemy commander Chixin, nor did his soldiers. He obviously escaped, but Guo Song did not figure out where he escaped from.
at this point.
"Where is he?" Guo Song asked anxiously.
Li Bing pointed to the woods in the southwest and said: "He led about a thousand people and fled into the woods from there. He walked south from the woods and bypassed the heavy armored infantry. He was discovered by outside scouts, but they still broke through.
"
Guo Song became even more puzzled, "Going south should be a cliff. The heavy armored infantry is at the mouth of the cliff. How can they get around it?"
Li Bing smiled bitterly and said: "The corpses became an obstacle for the heavy armored infantry. They kept pushing forward, advancing a total of two hundred steps. As a result, these two hundred steps left a gap, causing them to escape from the edge of the cliff."
Only then did Guo Song realize that the battlefield is constantly changing, and the defense should also assess the situation and adapt to changes. He should remain unchanged to deal with the changes, more or less, he is always looking for a sword.
Guo Song said helplessly: "Where did they escape to?"
"They should have withdrawn from Yangmayu in the west to the north."
Yangmayu is a very wide valley eighty miles away to the west. It is much safer to go there than here, but it has to take a detour of almost two hundred miles. The Uighur army did not have enough food to support it, so they chose
La Valley, and eventually the entire army was destroyed.
Chi Xin led more than a thousand of his men to rush all the way in the dark night, and entered Yangma Valley at dawn.
Although the Tang army surrounded the Huihe army impeccably, Prime Minister Chixin still found a loophole. He led more than a thousand cavalry to break out into the woods, bypassed the heavy armored infantry blockade from the woods, and escaped.
Qianhui's cavalry galloped forward, not daring to stop for a moment, and fled towards the nearest grassland to the northwest.