Chapter seven hundred and fourth trapped beasts still fighting
On Feihu Road, an army of more than 10,000 people was marching rapidly along Laishui. This army was the harassment army sent by Zhu Tao under pressure from the Huihe. It was commanded by Zhu Tao himself. Zhu Tao's two attacks on Hedong failed miserably.
When they returned, their strength was severely weakened and they were no longer able to launch an offensive against Hedong.
But to give an explanation to Uighur, he symbolically sent out 10,000 troops, and commanded them himself, preparing to harass Daizhou. He didn't know what the effect would be, or whether he could force the Jin army to withdraw from the grassland.
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In the evening of that day, the army arrived at Feihu County. Feihu County is a county in the mountainous area east of Taihang Mountain. This area belongs to Yuzhou. Yuzhou was formerly under the rule of Zhu Tao, but is now under the jurisdiction of Hedong Road.
Feihu County has been affected by war all year round, and the county has a very small population, only a few hundred households. For Zhu Tao, there is little profit to be squeezed out of this small population.
Ten thousand people entered the city to rest. Zhu Tao ordered not to disturb the people, and he sent someone to find the county magistrate.
The county magistrate's surname was Zhou. He had been a parent official in Feihu County for at least five or six years. Zhu Tao still remembered him. Magistrate Zhou knelt down and saluted and said: "I see the old prince for my humble position!"
Zhu Tao nodded and asked, "If I remember correctly, I appointed you as the county magistrate, right?"
"Exactly!"
"Then why doesn't Guo Song replace you?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin came to Feihu County for inspection last fall. Beizhi told him that Beizhi was appointed by the old prince. He later ordered soldiers to go to the county to investigate. Seeing that Beizhi had a good reputation among the people, he promoted me to the governor of Wei, but
The people refused to let me go, so I had no choice but to stay and serve another term."
"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Tao was surprised.
Magistrate Zhou took out another letter, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin sent someone to deliver it last month. He said that if the old prince comes over, he will give this letter to the old prince."
Zhu Tao was stunned. Guo Song actually knew that he was coming?
He hesitantly opened the letter. After reading the letter, he was sweating profusely with fear. Guo Song made it very clear in the letter that once his army crossed Feihu County, it would be regarded as a declaration of war against the Jin army. His army would definitely join forces with Tian Yue and Wang Wujun.
The three families attacked Hebei and divided their territory.
Zhu Tao pondered for a long time, and the speculative thoughts in his heart were finally suppressed by the feeling of fear. It seemed that Guo Song had been prepared for him. The ten thousand troops he led could not attack Hedong no matter what. In the end, he failed to steal the fish and got angry.
Sao, it’s really not worth the gain.
After a night's rest, at dawn the next day, Zhu Tao ordered the troops to withdraw and return to Yizhou.
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The unexpected sudden death of the Khan of Uighur caused chaos within Uighur. Some people clamored to avenge the Khan, while others were planning how to inherit the position of Khan. But at this time, news of the disastrous defeat of the army going south came. Under internal and external troubles, Uighur
All the nobles focused their attention on Prime Minister Gu Duulu.
Gu Duolu had served as the prime minister in Uihe for ten years. He was senior and clear-headed. Although he suggested that the 30,000 royal troops go south and were completely annihilated by the Tang army, it did not mean that his suggestion was wrong.
On the contrary, everyone accepted Gu Duolu's latest suggestion. On the one hand, he quickly transferred back Jiegangas' 50,000-strong army, and on the other hand, he immediately evacuated the herdsmen.
On the day after Douluosi died of illness, Guduulu appointed Douluosi's nine-year-old son Achu as the new khan, which settled the khan dispute.
Everyone concentrated on dealing with the invading Tang army.
Guduulu began to recruit young and strong men from more than 100,000 herdsmen in the Yaoluoge tribe, and more than 40,000 people were recruited within three days.
Guduulu ordered Doros' brother Yesaro to lead 40,000 herdsmen to stop the Tang army from moving north. He then began to organize the elderly, weak, women and children on a large scale to retreat northward.
Yesaro led his army only a hundred miles away when he encountered 60,000 Tang troops coming from the south.
Even though Yesaro was very scared, he could only bite the bullet and fight the enemy at this time.
He ran all the way and shouted to the 40,000 troops: "We must fight hard to protect our wives and children. We have no retreat. Let the Immortal God bless us!"
He shouted with all his strength: "We will win!"
"We must win!" 40,000 herdsmen troops raised their spears and shouted together.
These 40,000 herdsmen troops are all from the Yaoluoge tribe, but they are not elites. The elites have all been killed. They are the remaining men. As long as they can ride horses, all men will go into battle. Some are nearly fifty years old, and some are only ten years old.
How old.
If they were defeated again, then only the elderly, women and young children of the Yaoluoge tribe would be left, which would mean the complete defeat of the Uighur royal family.
Of course, there are more than just the Yaoluo Ge Tribe in Uihe. There are many small and medium-sized tribes in Uihe, distributed around the grassland. However, the Tang army concentrated its forces to attack Wangting, and there is only the largest Yaoluo Ge Tribe here. It would take the fastest time to mobilize troops from other tribes.
One month is too late.
Guo Song looked coldly at the enemy troops in the distance. Although their shouts were loud, it did not mean that they were brave and good at fighting. Perhaps they were using their shouts to cover up the fear in his heart.
This army has incomplete armor and poor equipment. There are almost no teams. The ranks are unevenly arranged. The soldiers are not full of murderous intent. They are old and young. They are obviously an army of herdsmen who have just been organized.
Guo Song has seen too much. This kind of army only relies on morale. As long as they see blood, they will quickly collapse.
Guo Song coldly ordered: "Yao Jin's troops attack the enemy's back. If they don't accept surrender, they will be killed without mercy!"
The Tang army quickly formed a formation, and they still listed the three-stage formation of crossbow, sword, and cavalry. This is the most classic formation for dealing with grassland nomads, whether it is the brave and capable royal army or the newly organized army of herdsmen.
The characteristics of the nomadic people's battles are that they fight with one go and with one morale. They fight fiercely and are strong but not tough. As long as they encounter stubborn resistance, their fighting spirit will gradually weaken. If they are hit again by a sudden blow, they will surely be defeated.
The whole army was defeated.
It is this kind of combat characteristics that makes it necessary for them to seize the opportunity and rush into the enemy's formation, which creates conditions for the Central Plains Crossbow Army to perform.
Yao Jin led an army of 20,000 people to leave the tent and run towards the east. Yesaro was slightly startled. He didn't know the enemy's intention of dividing their troops. Could it be that reinforcements were coming from the east?
Yesaro immediately thought of the Servant Bone Army. Judging from the time, it should be arriving soon.
Yesaro was overjoyed and shouted with all his strength: "Our reinforcements are coming, kill the enemy with all your strength, charge!"
"Come on -"
Forty thousand people shouted in unison and galloped together. Forty thousand war horses galloped on the grassland. The earth trembled and the sound was like rolling thunder.
This is a typical mob battle method. There is no division of troops, no formation, and no way to command at all. They can only rely on the human sea tactics to fight the Tang army one on one.
The only advantage of the grassland herdsmen is that they generally have superb riding skills. Other than that, they have no merit.
"Crossbowmen prepare!"
Guo Song ordered 30,000 crossbowmen to be pressed against. There were 3,000 heavy armored infantry hidden inside, which was actually 27,000 crossbowmen, including 7,000 infantry crossbowmen and 20,000 mounted crossbowmen.
The previous 30,000 royal troops were all equipped with shields, so the crossbow arrows were of little significance. However, almost all of the 40,000 troops had no shields, so they could fully utilize the power of the crossbows.
Twenty-seven thousand crossbowmen raised their crossbows together at an angle of 60 degrees. The sharp crossbow arrows pointed coldly at the sky. This time they did not use fire and thunder arrows. Normal crossbow arrows were sufficient.
The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the faces of the herdsmen and soldiers running in front began to twist. They were so excited that their shouts were trembling. That was because they were excited. The war aroused the desire to kill deep in their hearts. They were eager to kill and to be struck with a knife.
With the blood shed, at this moment they were no longer herdsmen, but transformed into fierce beasts on the battlefield.
Twenty-seven thousand arrows were still waiting patiently. They were as steady as a mountain, and their eyes slowly narrowed. The enemy had already entered the two hundred-step line.
"First row to launch!"
Mr. Shi gave the order, and then there was a sound of crossbow machines clashing. The infantry's seven thousand crossbow bolts were shot out powerfully, instantly forming a cloud of arrows, moving quickly, appearing above the heads of thousands of galloping horses, and the crossbow bolts turned into a storm.
, shooting wildly into the dense group of cavalry.
"ah--"
The screams of being hit by arrows resounded through the cavalry group. The single leather armor of the herdsmen army could not block the power of the crossbow bolts. The sharp crossbow bolts penetrated the leather armor and shot into the body. Countless soldiers rolled and fell off their horses.
Immediately afterwards, the second batch of 10,000 crossbow bolts shot into the crowd again like a storm. The horses neighed and the cavalry howled. Groups of horses were shot down and the cavalry fell out.
Before the herdsmen army could calm down from the shock, the third batch of 10,000 arrows roared and shot again. The Uighur soldiers fell on their backs and howled across the field.
In the first round of 27,000 arrows, more than 7,000 soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Either soldiers were shot down by arrows or their horses were shot over.
However, the seven thousand soldiers were still a minority among the forty thousand troops, so the attack was not affected. The cavalry from behind came and quickly wiped out everything.