In foreign wars, according to the usual field warfare tactics of the Tang Dynasty army, the Tuanpai and infantry Mo Dao formations were usually in front, forming a copper-like and iron-wall-like fortification, and the cavalry could be used to deal with the barbarian cavalry with long-range and short-range shots. Light cavalry is generally used as an auxiliary unit, responsible for plundering and chasing and attacking on both sides.
The Mo Dao of the Tang Dynasty was a foot long (about three meters) long and weighed dozens of kilograms. It was a long-handled double-edged walking machete that could not be wielded unless a strong man with strong arms could wield it. When wielding it, you need to hold it tightly with both hands, then place the handle of the knife on your waist, and use your waist as an axis to chop with all your strength. Its long handle, weight and double blades all determine its huge lethality!
Therefore, even if they are infantry, as long as they have Mo Dao in hand, the Tang army soldiers are not afraid of the powerful barbarian cavalry. With one strike of the sword, the troops and horses will be transformed! In addition to the terrifying lethality, the intimidation power is also quite amazing!
Pioneer Yuwen Hongtai leads the most elite Modao team in the Kansai Army. Although there are only about 5,000 in number, each of them is like a small armored vehicle, never retreating when faced with the torrent of enemy cavalry!
Today, Hou Junji, who commanded the front army to fight, also made some adjustments to the eight Lierwei formations deployed at the Garqin Mausoleum. He did not let Yuwen Hongtai lead the Mo Dao Formation to charge forward first, but first put up a defensive position. He quickly set up the Julu Horse in front to form a double group card to form a barrier, and then sent an additional 5,000 crossbowmen to Yu Wenhong. Tai, together with the Tuanpai formation, first used arrows and crossbows to snipe to slow down the impact of the Kunlun Iron Cavalry.
Nearly ten thousand crossbowmen fired arrows into the sky, and the arrows rained down like a plague of locusts. They plunged into the Tubo cavalry group, causing many casualties.
However, the momentum of the Kunlun Iron Cavalry has not weakened at all. This cavalry unit is worthy of being an elite unit of battlefield veterans. They maintain a very good distance between each other when charging. They rely on their outstanding riding skills and exquisite sword skills to dodge and block the arrows falling from the sky. The psychological quality of this group of people is also very strong. Even if the rain of arrows grazed his face, he could keep his face unchanged and his heart not beating, and he continued to gallop forward while leaning on the saddle.
Hou Junji immediately looked at the Kunlun Cavalry that was rolling in front of him like a tsunami, his eyebrows furrowed and his expression serious.
Bows and arrows have always been the most effective weapon against barbarian cavalry. Now it seems that the effect on the Kunlun Iron Cavalry is not very significant...
Qin Mubai stood on the high cloud platform with a serious expression on his face. The battle between the two armies has begun. Looking from a distance, you can see the gap between the two armies at a glance - it is very obvious that the Kunlun Iron Cavalry is better than the current one in terms of momentum and combat level. The Xixin Army is stronger by more than one level!
The roar ahead is like thunder!
The Tang Army's card formation broke open, and Yuwen Hongtai led the Mo Dao formation to kill out!
It's like two opposite armored vehicles mounted together, earth-shattering, ghost crying!
Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, smoke and blood mist rose together. From a distance, Qin Mubai couldn't see any details on the battlefield at all. I just saw clearly that Yuwen Hongtai's five thousand swordsmen rushed forward, just like a person who hit the wall hard and was knocked back miserably in an instant!
There is a huge disparity in strength, and you can suddenly see your superiority!
Qin Mubai felt very nervous.
In the battle formation ahead, Hou Junji's face tightened even more, and his teeth gritted to the bone. Half a minute into the battle, he could tell at a glance based on his experience that the elite Kunlun Iron Cavalry of the Tibetan army in front of him was indeed "hard" trained.
Whether it is the equipment, horses, soldiers' personal combat skills or proficiency in combat techniques, they are unmatched by any barbarian soldiers we have encountered before!
To put it simply, the Kunlun Iron Cavalry has two abilities at the same time: the traditional advantages of barbarian soldiers - powerful individual combat capabilities, and extraordinary tactical literacy!
Qin Mubai began to understand why, in just ten years, the Garqin Mausoleum was able to assist Abandoned Zong Nongzan to organize a complex, huge and divided plateau into a unified and complete Tubo Empire; and at the same time, Tubo's military and national power were also expanding day by day. In addition to conquering many small neighboring countries, they also dared to challenge the Tang Dynasty!
They do not have rich products and a large population base, nor do they have far-reaching cultural and religious foundations and beliefs, and they don’t even have their own writing!
It's because of this ridiculously powerful army in front of us!
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Yuwen Hongtai's 5,000 Mo swordsmen charged into the Kunlun cavalry group, like a chicken swallowed by a giant beast from the wild, and instantly fell into the sea!
Hou Junji's expression changed.
The flag was raised, and the cavalry on the left and right wings were dispatched to assist in the battle!
In the distance, in front of the large roulette tent pulled by eighteen snow-white yaks, Gal Qinling raised the corner of his mouth slightly and revealed a very disdainful sneer. He raised his neck and drank a glass of highland barley wine, tapping his left index and middle fingers forward slightly. . The starter on the sentry tower next to him instantly picked up a big blue flag, waved it desperately into the wind, and at the same time blew a whimpering yak horn!
There were more than 10,000 cavalrymen on the left and right wings of the Tang Army. They were all the elite cavalrymen of the original Lanzhou Field Army. Most of them were veterans, and they could be regarded as well-trained elite troops. The average recruit is really not able to do things like plundering the auxiliary wings.
According to the general tactics in the past, the Yue cavalry flew together on both wings, and the cavalry fire attack forcibly tore a gap from both wings of the enemy's formation, and then took advantage of the mobility and impact power to pierce into the belly of the enemy's formation like a sharp knife. Disorganize the enemy's formation so that the head and tail cannot see each other, and then divide and kill them.
But today, when these two groups of Yueqiu rushed from both wings, they were surprised to find that the Kunlun Iron Cavalry they were about to face actually dodged to both sides like a tide, like a giant beast opening its two bloody mouths. , just waiting for them to throw themselves into their arms!
The Yueqi soldiers were surprised!
These veterans of the battlefield have never seen infantry advance and retreat so freely and orderly in a battle formation. When have they ever seen such strange cavalry? -In other words, how many of you have seen a group of cavalry charging forward suddenly turn around and run back without hitting their own people behind? Some of them even reined in their horses and walked backwards, not too slowly, and firing arrows as they walked!
If I hadn't practiced it thousands of times, I wouldn't have been able to display such skilled coordination and exquisite riding skills when facing the enemy in front of the battle!
On the cloud platform, the corner of Qin Mubai's mouth twitched.
Although he couldn't see the details on the battlefield, he had a clear view of the overall situation. Now it seems that the Tubo cavalry formation is like a huge sponge, and the Tang army is like a wisp of ink - a sponge, swallowing up the ink easily, leaving no trace behind!
Soon, the Tang army on both wings jumped into the Tubo cavalry group, and instantly fell into a tight siege!
"Combined into one, separated into eight... Apart from Duke Wei, it is estimated that only Garqin Ling in the world can use this formation so proficiently!" Although he was very unwilling, Qin Mubai admitted in his heart this fact.
Hou Junji couldn't sit still.
Twenty-five thousand elites had already entered the Kunlun Iron Cavalry, but it was like a mud cow entering the sea with no effect; behind him, there were still thirty to forty thousand soldiers and horses, more than half of whom were new recruits.
Can we expect these 30,000 to 40,000 new soldiers to change their destiny and turn the tide of the war
"Impossible!" Hou Junji understood this fact better than anyone else.
But now, there is no way out! ... Even if all these 30,000 to 40,000 recruits are killed in battle, it is still worthwhile to save one Mo Dao Shou and one Yue Qi!
"Blast the drum!" Hou Junji shouted loudly, raising his iron gun high - "All the troops, attack!"
"Kill-"
The roar of the mountain and the tsunami of killing cries shook the sky. Except for the Yifu Yueqi and the Snow Eagle Army, which Qin Mubai personally served, the remaining Kansai army was killed in the battle formation...
Qin Mubai's eyes were like ice and his face was like cold iron.
In this battle, even if Hou Junji did not allow Hou Junji to fake defeat, he would have lost so completely... by a huge margin!
There is indeed a huge gap between himself and Gal Qinling, between the young Guanxi Army and the experienced Kunlun Cavalry!
"Mu... Mubai..." A trembling whisper came from behind, coming from Li Xueyan, whose existence had been forgotten by Qin Mubai.
"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai asked mechanically without turning around.
"I... I... I know, what... is a war." Li Xueyan kept breathing in the cold air and still shivering.
"That's good." Qin Mubai still looked ahead.
"I... won't go to Tubo. I want to stay in Dafeichuan and take care of the wounded soldiers, is that okay?"
"casual."
"..." Li Xueyan felt that she had a hot face but a cold butt. But at this moment, she could also understand Qin Mubai's mood. So I didn’t dare to say more.
The battle was in full swing, and the vast Qingluo Plain, which was hundreds of miles away, was trembling like an earthquake. In the face of this earth-shattering battle, the mountains, rivers and clouds seemed to be shaken, and the situation changed.
The battle situation was quite unfavorable to the Tang army.
Although Hou Junji has led the main force of the Chinese army into the formation, which has alleviated the one-sided battle situation, the two sides can be roughly evenly matched. But... in the distance, half of the Kunlun Iron Cavalry soldiers and horses remained motionless!
Gal Qinling simply sat on the Mazha, with a pot of fine wine in front of him, and his face was clear and calm.
"Hou Junji, you have wasted your reputation!" He couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "I only formed eight formations, and I beat you so embarrassingly. After today, how can you still have the face to dare to live up to your reputation? This is the pride of Wei Gong Pharmacist Disciple?"
"Hey -" After a whole glass of wine, Gal Qinling smacked his lips, with pearls of wisdom in hand and high spirits!
At this moment, a subtle change occurred in the battle formation - Hou Junji led a brigade of Guards cavalry to rush into the northwest corner of the formation. At the same time, Yuwen Hongtai's Mo Dao team, which was the first to fall into the siege, actually cut out a bloody stream from the deepest siege and was rushing towards the northwest corner with difficulty!
On the cloud platform, Qin Mubai's eyes flashed with surprise!
"Not bad! Very good! - Hou Junji, you really did not disappoint me! Even if you are surrounded by soldiers, you can still see through the weaknesses of the enemy's battle formation!" Qin Mubai punched excitedly , muttering to himself, "There is no such thing as perfection in the world! No matter how sophisticated the tactics are or how powerful the army is, it still has its shortcomings and omissions!"
"Mubai, what are you talking about?" Li Xueyan was confused and couldn't help asking softly.
Qin Mubai spoke quickly, pointed his finger at the opponent, and then said: "Look - in the northwest corner, where the snakes and pans are divided into eight formations, the general may have died suddenly, and the formation corners were slightly visible for a moment. Chaos. Hou Junji seized this fleeting opportunity and attacked the Snake Pan Formation! At the same time, the most elite brigade of our Kansai army, the Mo Dao Team, miraculously escaped from the siege. And following Hou Junji's order, he also launched an attack on the Snake Pan Formation! "
"Then... what does this mean?" Li Xueyan, who knew nothing about military affairs, could only ask this.
"Combining into one formation and separating into eight formations are actually one formation. The biggest advantage of this formation is that it is both offensive and defensive, and it is as difficult to break through as an iron wall. However, as long as there is an abnormality in one corner of the formation and improper command, It may lead to the collapse of the whole situation!" Qin Mubai gritted his teeth and said, "Now, it depends on whether Hou Junji can break through the snake formation!"
"That means... Hou Junji may turn defeat into victory, right?" Li Xueyan asked carefully.
Qin Mubai was startled for a moment, turned to look at Li Xueyan, smiled bitterly and said, "That's right!"
Li Xueyan bit her lip in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so nagging and talkative. I know nothing about military affairs..."
"It doesn't matter." Qin Mubai showed a rare smile, but immediately turned around and continued to pay attention to the battle situation, with a solemn look on his face.
Li Xueyan breathed a long sigh of relief.
The current scene had already made her breathless. Growing up, she never even dared to crush an ant to death, let alone kill a chicken. Right now, there is a scene of thousands of people fighting with blood flowing into rivers, and limbs flying all over the ground!
She was surprised why she didn't faint and could still keep her eyes open and look at the scene in front of her!
At this moment, Gal Qinling paused in holding the wine glass, and his brows inadvertently moved for half a minute.
"Order, the Snake Pan Formation retreats, the Flying Dragon is cut off, the Tiger Wing and Bird Wing formations fill in the gaps and the eight formations are reorganized!"
Tubo's magnanimity waved again, and the situation of the war changed drastically again!
It was immediately apparent that the cavalry brigade of the Shepan Formation, which had just fallen into a short-term chaos, quickly began to retreat. Every cavalryman, even if the sword of a Tang army soldier was inserted into his body, would retreat desperately at all costs!
The cavalry of the Feilong Formation approaching the battle slashed in with diagonal thrusts, like a large gate between the Shepan cavalry and Hou Junji, blocking Hou Junji's troops and horses!
The eight formations of Tubo cavalry began to rotate and rotate rapidly like a huge whirlpool in the rapids. In an instant, the remaining soldiers of the first brigade were withdrawn, and the remaining seven troops actually reorganized into eight formations, forming a new one - Li Er. For the eight formations!
Hou Junji was shocked!
Qin Mubai's expression suddenly changed!
"How is this possible! -" One was in the formation and the other was on the cloud platform. The two men let out such frightening roars almost at the same time!
"Haha!" At this time, Gal Qinling was playing with the blue and white patterned wine glass in his hand and said leisurely, "Would it scare you? Fierce battles, formation changes, disassembly, reorganization, such a skill, no one in the world except me can I'm afraid only Medicine Master Wei Gong can do it! ... What a pity, Wei Gong, you were born forty years earlier!"
"Mubai, what's wrong?" Seeing Qin Mubai's expression changed drastically, Li Xueyan asked eagerly.
"..." Qin Mubai glared in front of him and gritted his steel teeth, saying nothing.
Li Xueyan didn't dare to ask again. The Tantai sisters on the left and right hurriedly waved their hands and winked at him, signaling her not to get into trouble.
"Pa!" Qin Mubai slapped his hands on the handrail angrily, turned around and walked towards the bottom of the cloud platform.
"Yi Mansion, Snow Eagle, listen to the order! - Get ready for battle!"
"promise!"
The eight hundred snow sculpture army has secretly sent three hundred people to Pang Fei to command. Right now, Qin Mubai only has five hundred fire gods left at hand who have never gone into battle!
The cloth bag was opened and the gun was born!
Li Xueyan, who was sitting on the cloud platform, suddenly started to beat like crazy and couldn't help but tremble all over... "Mu Bai, you must be careful!!!"
"Princess, you must not move around while watching the battle. My two sisters will go down and accompany the young commander to the battle!"
"Okay, you go!" Li Xueyan said urgently, "Remember, you must not let him get hurt!"
"clear!"
The two sisters each nodded, stood on tiptoes, and like two goshawks, they flew down from the cloud platform and landed next to Qin Mubai's Huoyun horse.
The tiger's head is equipped with a golden gun, pointing forward proudly!
"The God of Fire breaks the formation and charges on horseback - all the troops, follow me to attack!"