Chapter 82 The bloody battle (1)
The thirty-mile-wide pass is 20,000 people, and Li Longji cannot defend it no matter what. It is different if it is ten miles wide. Li Longji is able to defend it. It is most suitable to fight at the narrowest point of the pass.
"Line in an array and prepare for the battle." Li Longji flew out of the horse and ordered loudly.
Although the Tang army was exhausted, they still carried out the orders very well, and began to arrange the array and quickly formed the array. After a long time, they formed the formation, horizontally and vertically, and the whole group was purged and murderous.
If it were normal, Chen Xuanli and the others would have been very happy, but today they were all frowning tightly, with a look of worry, because they were about to face Mochu's elite.
The elite troops in this unit have a large number of powerful crossbows. Even if the Tang army's battle formation is powerful, they cannot withstand it, so they have to worry.
Soon, their worries became reality.
Mochuo rode on the war horse and looked at the Tang army advancing towards the pass, and couldn't help but sneer: "Li Longji, Li Longji, if you enter the pass, you are seeking death! If you fight at the entrance, you still have a chance to escape. Now, you don't have a chance!"
If the Tang army cannot fight at the entrance, they can still escape. If they enter the pass and fight, the Tang army will have no chance to escape. This is the death place. As soon as the Turks only need to occupy the entrance, Li Longji will be unable to escape.
"Enter the pass!" Mochuo was very happy. With a command, the Turkic army entered the pass and soon reached the narrowest part of the pass.
Mochu looked at the situation in front of him and saw that the Tang army had already formed a formation, and he was even more disdainful. He said, "If it were other great Turkic warriors, they would naturally not do anything to you. These are the elites of the Khan's headquarters, so what if they are arranged in a formation? It's not just a death sentence!"
Other Turkic troops did not have strong crossbows and could not set up crossbow formations. When encountering a dignified formation, the Tang army could only die. The elite troops in the headquarters had a large number of powerful crossbows and could set up crossbow formations. The dignified formation of the Tang army was useless.
Not only is it useless, it is also a behavior of dying.
"Li Longji. Ben Khan will cut off your head in one day! Ben Khan must make your head into a wine vessel!" Mo Chuo's hatred for Li Longji was like a surging Yangtze River, endless.
"The order: set up a crossbow formation and shoot the Tang army!" Mochu gave the order loudly, almost singing, his neck stretched out, like a crowing rooster.
Li Longji repeatedly destroyed Mochu's good things, which made Mochu feel so angry that his teeth itchy. Now, he can finally take revenge, and Mochu is unhappy.
At this time, Mochu was full of energy, as if he had eaten bee shit.
The elite of this department was ordered, and the crossbowman jumped off the horse's back. He moved the crossbow parts off the horse's back and began to assemble them. After a long period of training, these crossbowmen were able to assemble the crossbows easily. Soon, the crossbows were assembled.
The powerful crossbow is very large. When placed in the local area, it looks like an ancient ferocious beast, and it is very terrifying.
The powerful crossbows were continuously assembled, and the crossbow formation gradually took shape. It won’t take long to go, and once the crossbow formation showed its might, it was time for the Tang army to be destroyed, and when Li Longji was finished, Mochu’s joy on his face became stronger.
"Haha! Crossbow Formation! We finally have a crossbow formation!"
"Yes! Looking at the powerful crossbows, I was dreaming. In the past, the warriors who had been shooting us with crossbow formations. Today, it was finally our turn to shoot the hateful and hateful Tang army!"
"The crossbow formation is extremely powerful and can destroy the world. With the crossbow formation, the Tang army will undoubtedly be defeated!"
"The Tang army has shot countless warriors with crossbow formations. Today, it is our turn to shoot the Tang army. Watching the Tang army fly in the air and dance, I relieve my hatred! I really want to drink it!"
The Turkic soldiers were particularly happy to look at the powerful crossbows standing on the local area and talked loudly, with ecstasy on their faces, which was even more joyful than a big victory.
The Turks knew how terrible the crossbow formation was. In the long-term war with the Tang Dynasty, there were countless Turks who died under the crossbow formation. The power of the crossbow formation was verified by the Turks with blood and life. They could see with their own eyes that the Turks used their crossbow formation to shoot the Tang army. This was a supreme beauty, and they would not be able to be happy.
The opposite of the joy of the Turks, the Tang army was shocked and felt heavy.
The powerful crossbow, the sword, and the cavalry are the three powerful weapons that the Tang army is invincible. It is precisely because the Tang army has these three powerful weapons that the Tang army can be invincible, sweeping all nations and destroying dozens of countries. The Tang army is very clear about the power of the crossbow formation, which is indestructible. Any flesh-and-blood body that encounters the crossbow formation will be in vain and will be slaughtered.
The Tang army also had a crossbow formation, but because the Tang army had only 20,000 people, and the number of powerful crossbows was not as strong as the Turks, they were at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. This fight was extremely unfavorable to the Tang army. Not to mention anything else, the Turks and the Tang army were enough to consume the Tang army.
"Bound formation! Crossbow formation! Damn it! Turkic dogs actually have crossbow formation. How can they fight this battle?"
"If the Turkic dogs don't have crossbow formations, why should we be afraid of the Turks? Alas!"
Zhang Xiaofei, Li Kuan and the others were all angry, but they were helpless.
Among the three powerful weapons of the Tang army, the most terrifying one is the crossbow formation. If the Turks did not have a crossbow formation, even if the Turks had a Modao battle formation, the Tang army would not be afraid. The Modao battle formation is powerful, tantamount to a meat grinder, but if it encounters a crossbow formation, it will be useless.
Unfortunately, the Turks had a crossbow formation.
"Don't be afraid! What's wrong with Turkic dogs having crossbow formations? We are good men, why are we afraid of Turkic dogs? We are fighting against Turkic dogs!"
"That's right! Fight with the Turkic dog!"
Although the Tang army soldiers were heavy in their hearts, no one was afraid of the formation. Even though they knew that this battle was unlucky, they were in a high spirit of fighting.
"Come here, report to the Grand Marshal: I can definitely defend the Jikou! I can defend it no matter how long it takes! The Grand Marshal should drive the Turks toward the Jikou to facilitate the entire annihilation of the Turks! Eliminate future troubles forever!" Li Longji said loudly.
"What? King Chu, what did you say?"
"Can we guard the Jikou?"
"King of Chu, you are drunk without drinking, saying such crazy words!"
As soon as Li Longji's words were finished, they were interrupted by a voice of doubt. They came from Chen Xuanli, Zhang Shuo, Xue Zhi, Zhang Xiaofei and others, and each of them had a look of Li Longji's nonsense.
The Tang army faced the elites of the headquarters. It was impossible to take advantage of it. It was impossible to defend Jikou. This was a consensus. Li Longji actually said that he could defend it, and he would stay as long as he wanted. This was too unbelievable.
Zhang said that they all looked strange as if they saw an old sow climbing a tree and men gave birth to children.
If the Tang army had more than 50,000 troops, they could compete with the Turks, and they could consume all the crossbow arrows, so that the powerful crossbow could not show its power. They could defend it.
But the Tang army had less than 20,000 people, so it would be strange if they could defend Jikou.
"I say I can defend it if I can defend it!" Li Longji said in an unquestionable tone.
If Li Longji spoke like this in normal times, everyone would have unconditional trust and support, but today there was a lot of doubts: "King of Chu, don't talk nonsense. How can we defend it without a chance?"
"That's right. If we have more troops, we can defend it. But we only have such a small amount of troops and we can't defend it no matter what."
"Don't say you can stay as long as you want. It would be great if you can stay for one day."
"The day has been long. Most of the time is a blessing."
Zhang said, Chen Xuanli and others were talking none of them believed it.
"What you are afraid of is a strong crossbow, right?" Li Longji was very calm and said, "As long as the strong crossbow cannot show its power and cannot threaten us, there is no fear."
"Yes. But how can we prevent the strong crossbow from threatening us?" Zhang Shi couldn't help but shake his head, and said with a head as if it was rattle, "If we had more troops, there were 50,000 or 60,000, we wouldn't be afraid. Or if we had dangerous terrain that could be used, we wouldn't have to be afraid of being strong. But there was no dangerous terrain that could be used in our place, and the strong crossbow would be fatal to us."
"That's right." Chen Xuanli agreed loudly, saying: "Although our Mingguang Armor has good defense and can withstand swords and arrows, it cannot stop strong crossbows."
Mingguang Armor is the top armor in ancient China, and is known for its strong defense. However, in front of a powerful crossbow, it is still just a piece of paper.
"The way to crack the powerful crossbow is actually very simple." Li Longji seemed to have not heard what Chen Xuanli and Zhang said.
"Simple?" Zhang said that his head almost shook, with a look of regret, and said, "King of Chu, in this situation, it is difficult to crack a powerful crossbow in this situation."
Although strong crossbows are powerful, there is no way to crack them. For example, using complex terrain conditions makes them unable to exert their power. But at present, there is no dangerous terrain that can be used, and cracking strong crossbows is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"King of Chu, you have always been wise. Why are you talking nonsense today? You haven't drunk? You won't be drunk even if you don't drink, right?" Chen Xuanli also didn't believe it, shook his head and looked regretful.
"King of Chu, what you said today is too big, too big." Xue Zhi, Zhang Xiaofei and the others shook their heads.
It is difficult to crack a powerful crossbow itself. In the current situation, it can be said that it is as difficult as ever. Li Longji actually said it is very simple, whoever believes is a fool.
Li Longji's words were not bragging, but bragging his cowhide!
"Just kill the horse." Li Longji said calmly.
"Killing horses? What's the use of killing horses? Can killing horses break a powerful crossbow?" Xue Zhi, Zhang Xiaofei, Li Kuan, Su Fan, Pei Xiaoke and others shouted in unbelieving.
In front of the powerful crossbow, any flesh and blood is futile. If you can kill a horse, it will become a strange thing. If Xue Zhi and the others are killed, they will not believe it.
"Yeah." Zhang said, Chen Xuanli's eyes were shining with glitter, as if he had some insight.
"No, I thought of it so soon." Li Longji glanced at the two of them with approval.
"Bang!" Suddenly, Zhang Shuo slapped his right hand on his forehead, looking like he suddenly realized, and praised him, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Good idea!" Chen Xuanli then praised, his eyes shining, and the worries on his face disappeared in an instant, as if they did not exist at all.
"You... the King of Chu got drunk before you got drunk, and you were drunk too? How could you talk crazy with the King of Chu?" Zhang Xiaofei said frankly and accused Zhang and Chen Xuanli.
"That's right!" Xue Zhi and the others agreed loudly.
"Don't just talk nonsense! The King of Chu was talking about a wonderful idea!" Zhang Shuo's face sank and shouted.
"Excellent idea? How wonderful, let's talk about it?" Zhang Xiaofei's mouth was cracked to his ears.
Chapter completed!