The Tubo people were famous for their fierceness and bravery in battle. Growing up on the plateau, they are still a bit ignorant. Within the clan, the brave are valued more than the old and the weak. Whoever is braver and better at fighting will have more status. On the battlefield, if a soldier returns after being defeated, a fox tail will be hung on his face as a sign of humiliation. The soldiers who escaped from the battle were even worse. In addition to being sentenced to death, their whole family, old and young, would be confiscated and made into slaves, and they would never be able to stand up again!
Therefore, the Tubo army has always been extremely brave and proud of dying in battle!
At this time, the two armies met in a narrow road. Although they lost the opportunity, they had no intention of being timid or retreating. Turn the horse's head and attack head on!
What awaited them was a hail of arrows!
Amidst the screams, the Tubo people first lost several horses. People and horses trampled them, and those who were shot by arrows were all dead. They stepped on the broken limbs of their companions and horses, like a pack of red-eyed wolves, and continued to charge without fear of death. At the same time, they drew their bows and fired back.
The Tubo people make horses their home and are highly skilled in archery. The cavalry led by forward Xue Rengui also suffered some losses.
The cavalry of the two parties clashed and were about to face each other in the blink of an eye.
Xue Rengui took the lead, like a galloping cheetah, rushing into the Tubo cavalry with lightning speed. The halberd was raised and cold light flashed, and the horse that collided with him was instantly shattered into pieces, with blood raining all over the sky!
The Tubo cavalry were suddenly shocked - this man is so domineering!
But they didn't show any fear. Xue Rengui just rushed in and was immediately surrounded by Tubo cavalry from all directions!
The scimitars are like a forest, and the roar is loud!
Xue Rengui has been looking forward to such a bloody battlefield since he practiced martial arts. At that moment, he was filled with passion and murderous intent. The magic weapon Fang Tianhua halberd in his hand was like a dragon coming out of the sea. It danced within a foot around him with a cold light all over his body. Suddenly, limbs and flesh were flying!
With one move, there was no living thing within a foot!
"Eh-"
Even though people are not timid, the horses are frightened! The Tibetan people's horses neighed in fear, and many horses' legs trembled.
The dozen or so Hundred Cavalry Guards who followed closely behind were masters of blocking hundreds of people with one blow. They fought hard to kill and follow the general Xue Rengui, and they were invincible in every direction!
The Tubo people obviously did not expect Xue Rengui's bravery, and relied on instinctive reactions to fight against the enemy for a while. Xue Rengui was covered in blood and surrounded by mountains of corpses!
"Kill! -" With a deep roar, Xue Rengui and his men galloped forward like lightning, forcibly breaking out of the Tubo people's siege and using the Fangtian Painted Halberd to carve out a bloody path!
"Only move forward, no retreat!" This is Qin Mubai's military order!
The general is strong and the three armies are at their service!
Under the leadership of Xue Rengui and Bai Qi, this group of pioneers is like an ice-breaking iron ship, invincible!
On the other side, when Yuwen Hongtai heard the cry of killing, his eyes had already turned red due to congestion. Roaring like a lion, he threw the flag bearer behind him dozens of steps away, and single-handedly charged into the encirclement!
Phoenix wings gilded with gold, a peerless weapon!
With one chop and another chop, half of a human body and a horse's head flew up from the opposite side, and thick blood sprayed more than ten feet high!
“Hahaha!—Behead, behead!”
Yuwen Hongtai laughed loudly like a madman. He didn't care about the troops behind him and rushed towards the place with the most people. The Tubo people were angered by this arrogant guy, and all those with courage came to attack him. Gradually, more and more enemies gathered around him, surrounding him.
Yuwen Hongtai is just a fool and doesn't care about that much. As long as this bang can kill someone, he will be happy. On this battlefield, he had cut down the Tubo troops and horses, and the ground was red, like a Shura dojo. The tribesmen behind him were only complaining. After exerting all their strength, they finally broke into the siege and joined forces with him.
"General Yuwen, how can you be in danger alone?" the deputy general said eagerly, "Hurry up and follow General Mo and others to break out of the siege!"
"Afraid of birds!" Yuwen Hongtai laughed, "It's fun when there are many people. You can chop off your head with just one move! - Kill!"
As soon as he finished roaring, he charged into the crowd again.
The generals smiled bitterly, but had no choice but to follow him and kill him.
The Tubo people were led by these two fierce generals to attack, and the formation was suddenly in chaos. Qin Mubai on the other side faced relatively few enemies.
This group of Tibetan cavalry numbered about four to five thousand, and they robbed nearly 10,000 cattle, sheep, and horses, all of which were robbed from nearby pastures. While the war was going on, the cattle, sheep and horses were left unchecked and ran around in panic.
In the vast flat land, cattle and sheep were suddenly covered with smoke and dust, and the shouts of killing shook the sky!
Qin Mubai was already full of enthusiasm, and his whole body was unbearably hot! Although he has been in the army for a long time, he has not seen scenes of killing before, but this is the first time that he has charged into battle in person with a spear and a horse.
Huoyunma is indeed a divine horse. When it goes to the battlefield, it is more excited than anyone else. When galloping at full speed, people and horses are like shadows like a whirlwind!
When the tiger-headed gold spear pierced the chest of a Tubo man for the first time, Qin Mubai felt a little lost!
Get lost in the madness of killing and the excitement of blood!
"ah-"
He roared like a beast in his throat, and his strength, which was different from ordinary people, burst out, and with all his strength, the Tubo man who was pierced through the chest was lifted up from the mount, and then fell heavily to the Tubo man. Riding among the group!
"Major General!" All the soldiers cheered loudly, and their morale soared!
"Kill -" a roar sounded behind Qin Mubai, and all the soldiers moved forward to kill the enemy with all their strength!
Three fierce generals, leading three groups of the most elite Tang cavalry, were like three awls piercing into the Tubo cavalry group, struggling forward, only killing the enemy in front of them, regardless of the enemy cavalry behind them.
The Tubo people lost the opportunity first. They failed to charge forward and were unable to take advantage of the impact of their cavalry. They were also unable to stop the three fierce generals. They were almost pierced through the formation by these three groups of cavalry like they were walking through sugar-coated haws!
This is a cavalry tactic commonly used by the Tang Dynasty cavalry warrior faction. When Li Shimin used 5,000 cavalry to defeat Dou Jiande's 100,000-strong army at Hulao Pass, he used this kind of tactics - using the elite generals as the spearhead of the army, moving forward with all his strength to penetrate the enemy's formation, and disrupt the enemy's formation first; if he encountered an enemy general, , then capture the thief first and capture the king!
Li Jing's Book of War fully recorded the detailed process of this battle, and gave a very detailed description of this simple and practical cavalry warfare method. Today, Qin Mubai used this strategy according to local conditions, and the results were extremely obvious!
Xue Rengui is obviously the tip of the spear of these three groups of cavalry! Like the fine steel tip of this spear, he plunged into the hinterland of the Tubo cavalry, unstoppable and like entering an uninhabited territory!
"Pfft" came down with a halberd, and a head flew up in front of him, and blood shot up all over the sky. The Tibetan people next to him suddenly screamed and screamed incomprehensible language.
But Xue Rengui saw from their frightened eyes that he had killed the enemy general with just this halberd!
Sure enough, next to him was the flag envoy holding the general's flag!
Xue Rengui let out a deep roar and clapped his horse forward with all his strength. The white horse and silver robe plunged into the water like a snowy silver carp, stirring up a wild wave. He raised his halberd and dropped it. The Tibetan cavalryman facing him fell to the sky. The flag fell to the ground, and there was an arm attached to the flagpole!
"General's divine power, kill the enemy general!"
The hundred knights and soldiers who followed closely roared loudly, their morale was high!
The general, the backbone of the army, lost his leader, and the Tubo people's battle formation became even more chaotic. The current battlefield is like three pointed awls piercing into tofu, with no stopping power.
At this time, the vanguard Xue Rengui's branch had already killed the Tibetan army. He immediately reined in his horse, turned back, raised his halberd and pointed - "Charge back - kill!"
The troops turned their horses and followed the same pattern and turned back to charge.
Xue Rengui used the Qianqi Penetration strategy to great effect!
The three cavalrymen all sprinted back and forth in the same way. The Tubo people lost their leader and the battle formation became more chaotic. Under the powerful sprint of the three groups of cavalry, they involuntarily dispersed to both sides, and the battlefield expanded in a circle.
After several in and out, the Tubo cavalry group has become a scattered mass. Under the leadership of the main general, the three groups of Tang cavalry are still twisted into a line, rushing towards the enemy group like spears and thorns.
This kind of strategy is originally used to defeat more with less. Our army rushes into the middle of the enemy's army, only focusing on moving forward without looking to the left, right or behind. Therefore, the only enemy we face is always the one in front of us. Even if the enemy had a numerical advantage, they would not be able to exert it. However, the requirements for the bravery of these charging generals are extremely high - they must be invincible!
Obviously, Xue Rengui is such a general!
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The battle lasted for more than an hour. Although Qin Mubai's side encountered not many enemy troops, and the battle was not as brutal as the one on Xue Rengui's side, he still killed no less than ten enemy troops with bloody hands. The Tubo cavalry group has been penetrated into a large sieve, more than two thousand corpses are scattered in all directions, and the ground is filled with blood!
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves rolled forward. Qin Mubai looked back and saw a group of nearly a thousand cavalry coming from the northwest. Judging from the color of their armor, it was obvious that they were not Tang troops, but Tibetan reinforcements!
"Order Yu Wen Hongtai to attack the reinforcements, and the rest will continue to kill!" Qin Mubai made an immediate decision, and the deputy general beside him blew the horn and waved the flag.
At this moment, a group of Tibetan cavalry who had just rushed suddenly stopped and blew a horn horn. The Tibetans on the battlefield heard the trumpet and began to retreat.
"Want to run?!" Qin Mubai shouted: "Order, kill with all your strength!"
There was also a sound of horns in the Tang Army formation, and the soldiers of the three armies roared in victory and began to pursue the enemy with all their strength!
When the remaining Tibetan cavalry heard the horn sound of retreat, they no longer wanted to fight, and most of them pulled up their horses and retreated. The few who stubbornly resisted were all killed on the spot!
As the saying goes, a military defeat is like a mountain falling. If one party is defeated and the other party takes advantage of the victory to pursue them, the outcome is no longer in suspense. The thousand Tubo cavalry who came to rescue and respond to the orders seemed to be very cunning. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, they fled first. They fled all the way, blowing the horns all the way to report the news to their own troops in front.
Qin Mubai led his army to pursue him for a while, then decisively stopped and ordered his troops to retreat.
The three groups of cavalry no longer wanted to fight and quickly gathered together. Yu Wen Hongtai came galloping anxiously. He didn't even bother to wipe off the thick layer of blood on his face and shouted: "Young General, why are you paying so much to withdraw your troops when you are enjoying the killing?"
"Don't chase after the poor bandits." Qin Mubai said, "There are more than ten thousand Tubo people on horseback, and there are at least five or six thousand people in front. They blew the horns along the way to report the news. They must have assembled in formation and are waiting for us now. Our army is brave At this point in the battle, we are already exhausted. If we continue to rush in, wouldn't we let them wait for work? Moreover, they must have formed an encirclement and laid a trap for us to exploit! "
Yuwen Hongtai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, blinking his eyes blankly: "There are so many more? Our cavalry is so powerful, are we afraid that we can't kill them?"
Qin Mubai smiled bitterly: "I'm too lazy to tell you, a fool like you!"
Xue Rengui killed with invincible force for a while, but at this time his face was still as calm as water and his expression was calm. He swung Fang Tian's painted halberd to shake off the blood on it, and said with a smile: "General Yuwen, Major General Shen An's Art of War is exactly what it says. You better not ask any more questions, just follow the general's orders."
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense. Tell me, Major General, what should we do now?" Yuwen Hongtai muttered.
Qin Mubai frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then said, "Rest where you are and wait and see what happens!"
"yes!"
At this moment, the three groups of cavalry gathered together and rested briefly.
A few miles ahead, thousands of Tibetan cavalry were arranged in three directions: west, north, and south, forming a pocket encirclement. The defeated more than a thousand Tibetan cavalry returned to the main formation, advanced first and then retreated into the protection of their own army.
Originally, they were waiting for the Tang army to take advantage of the victory to pursue them, and then use the encirclement method to annihilate them. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, no Tang army arrived. All over the land and fields are only the yellow sand blown by the strong east wind, and the smell of blood in the wind.
"Cunning Han people!" the Tibetan generals yelled.
At this time, drums suddenly sounded in Shancheng. They probably heard about the arrival of reinforcements and were ready to attack Tubo from both inside and outside to form a pincer attack.
The Tubo generals couldn't help but feel frightened. The encirclement and annihilation could not be completed. If both groups of Tang troops rushed out at this time, it would be a big disaster for their own troops to be flanked.
"withdraw-"
The sound of horns sounded, and three groups of Tibetan cavalry turned their horses and retreated quickly toward the southwest Dafeichuan. The herds of robbed cattle, sheep and horses ran too slowly, and most of them were lost on the battlefield.
At this time, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the northeast, and a large number of Tang Cavalry suddenly appeared on the horizon, with loud shouts of killing, rolling in!
"Cunning Tang Army! They're here to kill you again!" the Tubo general yelled, but his troops had already retreated. If they had to turn their horses to attack, their mobility and advantage would have been lost. They knew that this group of Tang Army cavalry was extremely powerful, so they did not dare to take risks and had no choice but to carry out the retreat to the end!
It turned out that it was Qin Mubai and others who heard the sound of drums in Shancheng from afar, and immediately decided to come back and pursue them. As expected, the Tubo people were afraid of being flanked and retreated. Their formation was chaotic and they had no intention of fighting.
Qin Mubai, Xue Rengui, and Yu Wenhongtai led their troops in pursuit for more than 20 miles. In Shancheng, more than a thousand fine cavalry were dispatched to join forces to kill them together. The Tubo people still killed hundreds of corpses and fled in a hurry. Return to Dafeichuan.
"Stop—the entire army retreats!"
He will stop when he sees a good move and will never go deep alone. Qin Mubai immediately issued a military order.
The two Tang army cavalry reined in their horses and quickly withdrew into Shancheng without stopping for a moment.
Qin Mubai entered the city, his body dripping with blood like a bloody yaksha, and the original color of the robes of the men and horses could hardly be seen. He turned over and dismounted and threw the tiger-headed golden gun at the soldiers beside him. At this time, the soldiers on the city top let out a cry of surprise.
"With such fierce fighting power, we thought it was General Qin Shubao personally leading the army to help, but we didn't expect it was the Major General!"
"Where is the general of Shancheng Army?" Qin Mubai shouted loudly.
Several deputy generals Xue Wanjun from the Shancheng army hurriedly ran over: "The last general is waiting for punishment!"
"I order you two to go out of the city each with a thousand crossbows and card players, and set up multiple archways and arrow stacks on the left and right sides of Shancheng with Tuanpai and Juma as the backbone, and serve as horns to prevent the Tibetans from attacking again!" Qin Mubai said nothing. After taking a moment to catch his breath, he nodded to two of the lieutenants and said loudly, "Remember! Build wooden platoons with multiple crossbows high up. If there is an enemy attack, you are only allowed to shoot arrows but not attack!"
"Yes!" Since Xue Wanjun was injured, there was no general in the city to take charge. At this time, the two lieutenants heard the general's order and set off immediately.
At this time, Qin Mubai gave an order to the other two lieutenants, ordering them to prepare more rolling stones and trees to defend the city. If the Tibetans came back, they would shoot them back with thousands of arrows. In addition, many sentries were set up in the city to enforce curfew. To prevent criminals from taking advantage of the chaos to commit crimes. The two generals received the military orders and retreated.
At this time, Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief, called Xue Rengui over, and said, "Rengui, please do some hard work. Lead your Yue Cavalry to support the four gates. If the Tibetan cavalry attacks, you don't have to worry about it. Wait for them to evacuate. , then send out troops to cover up the enemy for a while, but don’t go deeper than twenty miles, remember!”
"The last general has received his order!" Xue Rengui received the general's order, drew his horse and left.
Yu Wen Hongtai laughed innocently at the side: "Major General, are you too timid? The Tubo people have been killed for a while, so they must be too scared to come!"
"Let's wait and see!" Qin Mubai smiled slightly and was too lazy to talk nonsense to this idiot.
After the military orders were issued one after another, Qin Mubai took a breath and called the soldiers in the city to ask, where is Xue Wanjun? The soldiers led Qin Mubai to Xue Wanjun's official residence.
Xue Wanjun's general's mansion is right behind the county government office. When Qin Mubai came in, the officials and generals in the county all breathed out a sigh of relief - "Now Shancheng has an owner!"
Xue Wanjun suffered more than ten wounds and lost a lot of blood. He only regained consciousness after several days of emergency treatment.
Qin Mubai opened his door and walked in, filled with the smell of medicine. Xue Wanjun saw Qin Mubai come in covered in blood. He was ashamed and excited. He struggled to get out of bed, but turned his head away and was too embarrassed to face him.
"General, please rest. There is no need to get up." Qin Mubai stepped forward and helped him lie down. He sat down beside his bed and asked, "How is the injury?"
Xue Wanjun smiled bitterly: "I can't die. If the Major General wants to punish me in accordance with military orders, please hurry up!"
Qin Mubai smiled slightly: "Victory and defeat are common affairs for soldiers, and you don't have to worry about it, the general. Fortunately, the city was not lost this time, and the people were not particularly affected. At Chaoyan, my father and I will do our best to take care of the general."
"Hey!" Xue Wanjun sighed with shame and gratitude, lowered his head and was speechless.
At this time, a soldier ran to the door and shouted: "Report - the Tubo people have left and come back. About 7,000 horsemen have arrived at the city!"
"That's unreasonable! Let me kill them all and take revenge on my dead brothers!" Xue Wanjun yelled and was about to jump out of bed. Unexpectedly, he opened the sore and blood burst out. He screamed and fell down again.
"General, please don't get angry!" Qin Mubai hurriedly stepped forward to hold him down, and said confidently with a smile, "The Tubo people took advantage of our army's victory, thinking that our army would relax because of this, so they came again and killed them. "The way of the deceitful soldier", I guess the opponent's general is also a person who is accustomed to fighting the deep darkness. However, Tubo's move was only expected by me, so I have already made arrangements to ensure that they will not get any advantage. General Xue, you can rest assured."
Xue Wanjun looked at Qin Mubai in surprise. He was stunned for a long time and said nothing. Finally, he seemed to be very reluctant and said sincerely: "Young General Shen An's tactics are calm and composed. Xue... is ashamed of himself!"
"General Xue is overly praised." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and called two pawns to remove the heavy and blood-stained armor and robes from his body. He felt light-hearted and said with a relaxed smile: "It's just a small test! "
Xue Wanjun was choked and didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, he sighed helplessly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. The future life is to be feared!"
Not long after, Yu Wen Hongtai barged in carelessly and laughed loudly: "Young general, win, win! The Tubo barbarians ran back angrily to seek revenge, thinking they could take advantage of our army's victory and relax. Cheap. Unexpectedly, they were shot at randomly by the three-party arrows and crossbows that the Major General had arranged. He left more than a thousand corpses and fled. Xue Rengui took the opportunity to lead the Yifu Jingqi to kill them for 20 miles outside the city, and chopped off hundreds of their heads. What a pleasure, hahaha!”
Xue Wanjun shook his head with a wry smile, cupped his fists and bowed: "Major General, Xue... I'm convinced!"