"I'm afraid Li Jing has already reached this point." Jie Li looked at the slowly retreating Tang army. They retreated in a controlled manner without any chaos, which was very obvious in the heavy rain. And those armored cavalry were very active at this time.

It was slow, no longer as fast as before. More importantly, the three of them could see armored cavalry falling to the ground one after another from time to time, making bursts of whining sounds. These cavalry and war horses had seriously overstretched themselves.

In the past, their physical strength was supported by medicine and wine, and they were not aware of everything in front of them. But it is different now. They have woken up. The huge pressure is enough to crush them, making them unable to breathe, and the war horses have also

When it reaches its limit, there is no other force left to fight. The war horses are pressing on the thighs of the cavalry, and both men and horses fall to the ground. How can they get up?

"Support, support." Qibi Heli's eyes were blood red. He looked at the falling armored cavalry in the distance and let out a roar. This cavalry was not only his hope of defeating Li Jing, but more importantly, he could

This aroused the high morale of the Turks. Now, the armored cavalry, which the Turks were proud of, was suddenly dragged down by the heavy rain from the sky in front of the two armies. This is so ironic.

The Turkic soldiers behind him fell silent for a moment, looking at the struggling armored cavalry in the distance, their eyes filled with terror.

The iron armor pressed down on the war horse. No matter how powerful the war horse was, it had reached the limit of endurance at this time. It fell to the ground, all the bones in its body had been broken, blood spurted out of its mouth, and it let out waves of desperate whines.

.The poor armored knights no longer have the majesty they once had, and their eyes are full of despair.

"Khan, this battle cannot go on like this. While the opponent is retreating, launch an attack quickly." Jieli said to Qibi Heli beside him: "This is not the rainy season. The rain on the grassland comes and goes quickly.

Hurry, the rain will stop soon, and it will not have much impact on our light cavalry, which can charge. Although Li Jing has a small victory, he is still an infantryman. Although the Liuhua Formation is powerful, don't forget that for the large army

In terms of formations, it is not that the more troops and horses the better, the more troops and horses there are, the more troublesome it is to mobilize them. There are times when the command from the generals of the Central Army to the leading generals fails. We only need to order part of the charge to force

Li Jing mobilized the formation and ordered some people to look for fighters outside. Once they found that the formation was not functioning properly, they would immediately launch an attack on the formation. They would definitely be able to break the formation in one fell swoop. Hum, so what if they lost the formation.

Can you compete with our army?"

"Yes, that's right." Tu Li also said on the side: "Li Jing is not on the grassland, and I'm afraid he doesn't know the characteristics of the grassland. As long as his command fails, this is our chance. Humph, the charge of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, in

It is very rare in history. Li Jing must have never seen it before. The combined strength of both sides is close to one million. This is a collision between our grassland people and the people of the Central Plains. It is rare to see it. It is rare to see it."

Tuli, who was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, suddenly said a few elegant words at this time. Perhaps his poetic nature was also flourishing at this moment?

"That's the only way it can be. It's a pity for my thousands of armored cavalry." Qibi Heli nodded. Obviously he agreed with Jieli's point of view. The battle has already reached this point. He can't just retreat just because he wants.

Retreat. The army of the Tang Dynasty is already capable of entering the grassland. He does not dare to engage in a decisive battle with the army of the Tang Dynasty on the grassland, because he has cavalry, and the Tang Dynasty also has cavalry. If he meets other monarchs, he may be able to

Escape from a distance, wait for the Southern Dynasty army to return, and then fight back again, because at this time the Southern Dynasty army was restrained by their civil servants, they can kill the Turkic soldiers, but they must not kill the Turkic herdsmen, otherwise,

He would be denounced as a tyrant. But the emperor Lu Zhaoci was different. Look at the herdsmen near Xiazhou, weren't they all killed by Lu Zhaoci's personal orders? I don't know how many of them were exterminated.

The old and weak among the Baima and other tribes were all killed. It is conceivable that once Li Jing leads the army into the grassland, there will be mountains of corpses and seas of blood along the way. Is there any hope for the rise of the Turks? Qibi Heli can't imagine it.

.On the other hand, he did not believe that the hundreds of thousands of cavalry he led would lose to these infantry. So he decided to charge against the Tang army...

It is indeed as Jie Li said, the rain on the grassland comes and goes quickly, and it is not the rainy season after all. But half an hour later, the sky is clear again, the grass is green, and the air

It also became refreshing. If there weren't hundreds of thousands of troops facing each other on both sides, or the thousands of armored cavalry lying on the grass, perhaps this would be a beautiful scene. Unfortunately, all of this was caused by those armored cavalry who wanted to die.

It was destroyed by the miserable cries and the whine of the war horses. The battlefield was filled with a sense of desolation, but more of it was excitement and madness. The decisive battle had come, and both sides had invested about six or seven troops in this war.

As many as one hundred thousand. It can be said that since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty launched a million-strong army to conquer Goryeo, in the past ten years, this has been the largest war in the history of war. It has determined the two emerging nations of the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

A war won or lost by two countries.

The importance of this war rests on the shoulders of the commanders of both sides, which makes people have to treat this war with caution. Both Li Jing and Qi Bi Heli are sizing up the armies of both sides. One is full of morale, and the other is strong.

Like cattle, one is lined with swords and spears, and the other is radiating cold light, but they are comparable. One has powerful cavalry, while the other is well-equipped infantry. Driven by the Rikka Formation, they exert powerful force and are ready to attack at any time.

The opponent dealt a fatal blow.

But what these two people didn't know was that in a forest not far from the battlefield, a group of dark cavalry was watching everything on the battlefield. Needless to say, this group of cavalry was none other than Lu Zhaoying, who had been hiding in the dark for a long time.

, I saw that his fingers were long and his eyes were flashing with excitement. Men all yearned to ride on the battlefield. Lu Zhaoying had not enjoyed this atmosphere for an unknown period of time, let alone such a large-scale war.

It could arouse the passion in his heart. He could imagine the scene where he would lead an elite army into the rear of the Turks at the most critical moment for both sides. When he thought of this, Lu Zhaoying wanted to rush in immediately, but it was a pity.

Unfortunately, reason told him that this was not the best time.

"Your Majesty, when will we attack?" the deputy general said cautiously: "We can't watch our brothers fighting bloody battles there while we watch here."

"Don't worry, the time has not come yet." Lu Zhaoying gritted his teeth and said. He naturally knew when was the most important time. Only by setting off at that time can we maximize the results and take the opportunity to enter the Central Plains. That time is

When the Tang Dynasty was at its most glorious, it was also when Lu Zhaoying was at his most glorious. It was so exciting to enter a foreign territory and wipe out clans. Attacking at this time, although you can win in the end, maybe both sides will fall into a bitter battle.

Among them, even if they won the victory in the end, they would have suffered countless losses. How could their tens of thousands of cavalry have the chance to enter the grassland and fight on other people's territory? This is also different from Li Jing's arrangement. Although not far away

The two armies were about to fight. In the small-scale contact just now, many Tang army soldiers died tragically at the hands of the other side. Lu Zhaoying wanted to rush out immediately, but rationally told himself that rushing out at this time was not necessarily a good thing.

At this time, the Tang army could clearly see the appearance of the Turkic soldiers a hundred steps away. Their faces were ferocious and full of madness. In the impression of the Turkic people, the Han people were always a symbol of cowardice. Although in the recent wars, the Tang Dynasty

They all achieved victory, but in the eyes of the Turks, the image of the Tang people remained unchanged.

"Crossbow" Zu Ming was behind the formation, looking coldly at the oncoming Turkic soldiers, with a sneer on his lips. What did the Central Plains people rely on to continuously defeat the grassland peoples and finally win the victory? It was not the cavalry.

The fundamentals are defense and crossbows. In the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian defeated the Huns with crossbows. Even when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty achieved such a great victory, crossbows still played a large role in the offensive process.

.Because of the existence of crossbow arrows, it can ignore any armor defense and is difficult to be affected by the weather. As long as it is properly kept, it can shoot the sharpest arrows at any time and defeat all enemies in front of it. Although it has just been fired,

There was a heavy rain, but the Tang Army's crossbow team did not suffer any losses. At this time, in the Liuhua Formation, under the protection of the shield formation, these crossbowmen were not afraid of the cavalry attack at all. They raised their crossbow arrows and charged towards them.

The cavalry came up and launched the most fierce attack...

Following Zu Ming's order, he saw a dark cloud flashing in the sky. The dark cloud moved quickly and covered the heads of the oncoming Turks. It must be said that these Turks are very brave. They are not

Like the Han people in the Central Plains, they all wore heavy armor. Of course, they were not like those in the pre-Qin period who went into battle shirtless, but what they wore was not necessarily much thicker. They just wore leather robes, which could keep them warm, but

If it is a crossbow with strong defensive power, it will be much worse. There is a big difference between crossbows and bows. Bows and arrows are shot through human arm strength, which has a lot to do with the quality of the bow and the strength of the arm.

Some people shoot far, some people shoot close, some people shoot fierce and powerful arrows, but some people shoot arrows that become weak after a certain distance. But crossbow arrows are different.

It is shot through a machine. Although the machine is made by humans, it is much better than humans in some aspects, such as the crossbow arrows in front of us. The strength is the same, and the distance it shoots is basically the same. Yes.

The enemy's damage is basically the same, except where the damage is caused is different.

"Ah!" A scream rang out from the Turkic cavalry team. After all, they were just Turkic soldiers wearing leather robes. Even ordinary Tang troops wearing iron armor sometimes could not withstand the attack of crossbow arrows.

For example, in the equipment of the Tang Army, most of the soldiers only covered their chests. What they wore were pieces of armor. Unlike the generals and captains, who wore full body armor, chainmail, etc., but

Sometimes, after a crossbow arrow is fired, it does not necessarily cause death to cause the greatest damage. If it causes serious injuries, it will more easily weaken the enemy. Basically, the lethality caused by the crossbow arrow is very large, even if it does not

Death will occur immediately, but it will also cause a lot of pain. Faced with so many enemies, the crossbow can hit the opponent without even looking at the mountain. At this time, basically as long as it hits the opponent, it will

The opponent is killed. Thinking about a high-density charge, the man and the horse must be integrated into one. Otherwise, in the end, only one man will be killed and the horse will be injured. But as long as one is hit by a crossbow arrow, how can this be achieved?

Although the "Crossbow Arrow" repeating crossbow has huge lethality, it has a huge weakness, that is, it is very troublesome to install. Although Lu Zhaoci used the three-stage shooting method, the number of people required is also huge, not to mention, in front of him is

The distribution of the Rikka formation and the crossbow team is also different. You can only shoot twice at most, and you must change the formation.

Sure enough, after Zu Ming ordered the crossbow arrows in his hand to be fired again, news came again from the central army's general office that there was a change of formation. After Zu Ming, there was Chang He. After a group of crossbow arrows, the remaining Turkic soldiers retreated hastily.

.A lot of corpses of Turkic soldiers had fallen in front of the two armies. These corpses, together with their horses, fell to the ground and screamed. Some soldiers fell to the ground alive and screamed for help.

, and the war horses that had lost their owners were also walking back and forth.

"Drum attack." In the Turkic army, Qibi Heli said loudly: "They use crossbow arrows. It is not easy to load the crossbow arrows. After shooting them twice at most, there will be no chance to shoot again. We cannot stop at this time.

Come down, only by attacking can we get close to the opponent. Only by getting close to the opponent can we have a chance to break into the opponent's formation, and the opponent's crossbows will have no chance of harming our soldiers. Only in this way can we win. Send the order, and all the cavalry will

If we launch an attack, whoever can come within fifty steps of Li Jing's army will be rewarded with thousands of miles of fertile pasture." Qibi Heli was already crazy. At this time, he finally understood how different the grassland peoples are from the Central Plains peoples.

Crossbow arrows are not easy to make. For every ten crossbow arrows, six or seven are broken. The Tang army actually equipped tens of thousands of these crossbow arrows. How much money did it cost to accumulate such crossbow arrows? This is so important to the grassland.

It is simply a powerful number...

"These Turks are really crazy. They can still attack after suffering such a heavy blow." Behind Li Jing, his soldiers looked at the Turkic soldiers who had regrouped and rushed forward again, with a look of surprise on their faces.

"He has to rush, he is taking a gamble." Li Jing said lightly. He is also a military commander, so he naturally knows the other party's heart. It can be said that neither Qi Bi He Li nor Li Jing has any idea about this war.

He couldn't afford to lose. Qibi Heli was the Khan and was taken from the hands of Tuli and Jieli. Not to mention that Jieli was unwilling to accept his defeat. Even his former ally Tuli also coveted the position of Khan.

For a long time, once this war fails, it will be difficult for Qi Bi He Lim, not to mention the position of Khan, or even his own life. Therefore, he cannot fail, he can only succeed. Besides, Li Jing, although

He has Lu Zhaoci's trust, but he commands all the armies of the Tang Dynasty. I am afraid that apart from the tens of thousands of troops left behind in Guanzhong, plus the necessary government troops from various places, the rest of the troops are under Li Jing's command.

He was in control. If this battle failed, he would not only have no face to see Lu Zhaoci, but his own conscience would also be troubled. After Dingxiang fell, the door to the Central Plains would be wide open. What about the more than a thousand soldiers relying on Yanmen Pass?

If they can withstand the Turkic army, I am afraid that the Turks can capture Yanmen Pass with a single charge, so Li Jing cannot lose.

"General, what should we do now?" The soldier looked stunned. From his position, he didn't know what Li Jing was thinking. Even if Li Jing said what he was thinking, I'm afraid he wouldn't

I don't understand. This is why some people can become generals, while some people are just soldiers.

"Hmph, just do whatever you want. My soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are all brave. How can a small Turk be the opponent of our army? Order the Liuhua Formation to operate and tell Zu Ming to let these vanguard troops go.

Slowly let them in, let one group go, resist the other group, and digest the original group in the large formation. Hum, look at how many soldiers and horses you Turks have spent here, this time I will let you

Leave your lives here." Li Jing sneered and said: "I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can also be plotted by you. If I don't completely eliminate you this time, I won't have to take the position of general. I ordered Xue Rengui to sign the contract.

No matter how powerful the Chinese army is to attack, remember to retreat with one blow and not to confront them head-on. Divert their attention and disperse part of their forces. After the army in front of you is eliminated, release another group. It will be like boiling frogs in warm water.

But that's the case." When the soldier next to him heard this, his expression changed, with a hint of fear on his face. He didn't expect that General Li Jing, who usually enjoyed high prestige in the Tang Dynasty, would be so vicious and wanted to kill the Turkic soldiers in one breath.

Putting everything in, and still adopting such a vicious strategy, is really unexpected. But it was just a thought in his mind, and he still waved the big banner in his hand and ordered Zu Ming and Xue Rengui not to take action.

"Look, Khan, our cavalry has already penetrated the opponent's formation. As long as our cavalry goes deeper again, it will be enough to cause chaos in the opponent's formation." Tu Li's eyes suddenly lit up and he said

Qibi Heli said.

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