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Ten thousand heavy crossbow soldiers took the lead. The two men operated a heavy crossbow together. The heavy crossbow was slightly raised at a forty-five-degree angle. The sharp arrow tip shone coldly in the sun.

King Li Chu of Guangping was located in the central army, surrounded by hundreds of guards. He stared at the Tongluo cavalry's promise. There seemed to be several Tiele characters on the banner.

What's written on the opponent's flag? Li Chu asked.

Luo Jin, who had just been promoted to deputy commander, bowed and said: Your Highness, those words mean justice.

justice?

Li Chu sneered, Invade my city and kill my people. Where is their justice?

He ordered in a stern voice: Give me the order. Those who kneel down and surrender will be accepted. Those who stand will be shot without mercy!

This was what Li Linfu meant. Li Chu didn't take it seriously at first, but now he has made up his mind that cruel people should bear all the responsibility for cruelty.

The commander's order was quickly conveyed to the entire army. Every soldier held the weapon in his hand more tightly and his eyes became more severe.

The 30,000 cavalrymen were getting closer and closer. They were now five hundred paces away. Four hundred paces away.

Dugu Lie finally gave the order, Launch the heavy crossbow!

The flag was fluttered, and the bang sounded rapidly, 'Bang! Bang! Bang! ’

The soldier pulled the hanging knife, and five thousand heavy arrows were suddenly launched. The dense heavy arrows rose into the air, forming a cloud of arrows in the air. They moved rapidly, and instantly reached the top of the cavalry's heads, and shot down like a torrential rain.

The Tongluo cavalry ducked and hid under their horses' bellies, and many cavalry raised their shields high to welcome the heavy arrows.

War horses are not easily shot down by arrows. On the one hand, the body of the war horse is long and narrow, and the area where arrows are received is small. On the other hand, the saddle plays a very good protective role. In addition, the horse's head is very small, so it is difficult to shoot. If the horse's buttocks are shot, The damage is not serious.

In order to cope with this situation, the defensive archery side also made adjustments. First, it increased the number and density of arrows. The number of crossbowmen ranged from tens of thousands to tens of thousands. Secondly, they used heavy arrows. Heavy arrows can also Shot through the saddle, wounded the horse's bones.

Today, the Tang army used five thousand heavy crossbows. The powerful three-edged iron arrowheads shot directly at the war horses. Countless war horses were hit by the heavy arrows. They neighed in pain and fell down. The soldiers hiding under the horses' bellies were also crushed by the war horses. He fell down, or stood up and ran away hastily. He could not run a few steps before he was knocked down by the galloping war horse from behind, and was trampled to pieces by the iron hoofs.

But there were also soldiers who jumped onto their companions' horses.

The soldiers facing the giant shield were not much better. The powerful heavy arrows had such strong penetrating power that the round shield could not stop them. The heavy arrows shot through the shield and also penetrated the bodies of the soldiers behind the round shield. Countless soldiers were hit by arrows. Screaming and falling off the horse.

The first round of heavy arrows caused more than a thousand casualties of the Tongluo cavalry, but the more than a thousand people against the 30,000-strong army were just a few sprays stirred up in the turbulent waves. The gap caused by it closed instantly, and no loss could be seen.

Two soldiers of the Tang Army strung up their strings and placed arrows. They cooperated tacitly and completed the second round of arrow preparations in a very short period of time. At this time, the enemy cavalry had already reached 300 steps away, and the second round of heavy arrows was fired. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ’ Heavy arrows flew out one after another, and they shot at the enemy cavalry like locusts.

Countless war horses suddenly fell down, and soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. In the second round, more than 1,400 war horses were hit by heavy arrows. Two rounds of arrows were shot out. The attacking cavalry paused for a while, but immediately returned to normal.

A heavy crossbow usually fires three rounds, two rounds of upward fire and one round of direct fire. The third round begins. At this time, the enemy cavalry has reached 200 steps away. Ten thousand crossbow arrows are loaded and loaded in one go. Three rows of soldiers are arranged in a high, middle and low position. In coordination, he raised his crossbow and fired straight at the opponent.

The dense arrows whizzed towards them, and the Tongluo cavalry running in front couldn't hide, and they screamed in agony. Many cavalrymen behind them had no time to dodge, and they were tripped by the horses in front and fell down.

The crossbow troops of the Tang Army were well-trained. After shooting three rounds of arrows, they picked up the spears on the ground and immediately retreated. Behind them were two thousand carts, with a soldier standing in front of each cart. The crossbow soldiers quickly fired one A heavy crossbow was put into the cart, and the soldiers next to it covered the gusset plate and locked it.

The 10,000 crossbow soldiers were converted into spearmen, and the 5,000 heavy crossbows were locked into the cart. This way, the damage to the 5,000 heavy crossbows was avoided, and there was no need to worry about being taken away by the enemy unless the Tang army was defeated. These heavy crossbows will become the trophies of the Tongluo cavalry.

The Tongluo cavalry has returned to normal. The overwhelming cavalry reached a hundred steps away, and three rounds of heavy arrows were fired. The Tongluo cavalry lost more than 3,000 people, and the casualty ratio was about 10%. This was within the acceptable range of the Tongluo cavalry. They The advantage is the cavalry. Since it is a cavalry, it is impossible not to be attacked by the Tang army's crossbows.

Especially once the cavalry formation is launched, it is basically impossible to stop it. To stop, the cavalry at the back must stop first, and then it is transmitted forward layer by layer, and the cavalry in front can finally stop. However, this situation is difficult to happen unless It was the rear that was attacked by enemy troops.

The galloping horses of the 26,000-strong army stirred up billows of yellow dust. It was still morning, but the sky had already turned twilight, and the dust in the sky dimmed the sunlight.

The enemy troops coming like a tidal wave were getting closer and closer, and their ferocious faces could already be seen, Boom! Boom! Boom! The war drums of the Tang Army were beating, and the first, second and third rows of soldiers squatted down. , with the tail of the spear pressed against the ground, the spear pointed upward at a forty-five-degree angle.

There are also many soldiers holding Ma Mo knives, maces, and even sharp axes. This is to prevent the battle formation from being broken up and the enemy's canine encounters. The Tang army's individual soldiers cannot use long spears, and must use handy short weapons. .

A fierce battle was about to begin, and the murderous aura in the sky made the war horses begin to feel restless, and they kept tapping the ground with their hoofs.

Fifty steps. Thirty steps. Twenty steps.

Kill!

Both sides shouted miserably.

boom!

Amidst the screams, the cavalry in front hit the cart, and their bones and tendons were suddenly broken, and blood was everywhere. Many carts were knocked up and fell into the group of Tang soldiers, and soldiers were knocked over one by one.

The chariot formation was destroyed and countless passages were rushed out. The cavalry finally entered the main formation of the Tang Army. On the several-mile battle line, the overwhelming cavalry entered the Tang Army's spear formation.

Woo——

The Tang Army's horn sounded, and 20,000 troops from the left and right flanks surrounded them from both sides, charging towards the side of the Tongluo cavalry, just like making dumplings, trying to wrap the more than 20,000 cavalry in the middle.

The tactics of the Tang Army were obvious: to compress the open space for the cavalry as much as possible, so that the cavalry could not take advantage of high-speed maneuvers and could only fight and fight with the soldiers of the Tang Army from a high position.

Absi also saw the Tang Army's intention, and he immediately ordered: The Fifth Army and the Sixth Army will counterattack on both sides of the enemy's main force!

He asked the two armies to jump out of the perimeter and fight. The commander of the fifth army was Nagus. His battle flag was a green wolf-headed flag. He immediately led an army of five thousand to break through and kill to the east.

The commander of the Sixth Army, named Udai, was also a Tongluo noble. He also led an army of five thousand to break through and kill in the west.

Absi's tactics are also very obvious. He wants to concentrate his forces to attack the Tang Army's center. He himself leads 15,000 cavalry to attack from the center, while the other two armies attack from both sides and besiege the Tang Army's center from three directions.

Both sides are fighting hard, and whoever collapses first will be completely defeated.

Li Chu ordered: Order the left and right wings to counterattack the enemy's advancing troops from both sides.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The drums of the Tang army were beating loudly and flags were waving. Pugu Huaien led 10,000 right-wing troops to turn around and surrounded Nages's 5,000 troops. Pugu Huaien also had 5,000 cavalry. They used the cavalry to penetrate Nages. The five thousand troops were separated from the Tang army.

The leader of the left-wing army, Bingma Shihun Shizhi, followed the same pattern. The Tang army had the advantage and gained the initiative. Now it still needed an army to attack Absi's main force from behind.

A soldier of Dugu Lie rushed to Li Chu and said: Your Highness, General Dugu believes that the time is ripe for an encirclement!

Li Chu nodded and immediately ordered: Shoot the rockets!

Nine rockets shot into the sky one after another, bringing thick black smoke. This was Li Chu summoning Guo Ziyi's army.