In a depression twenty miles west of Anle City, a thousand elite cavalry led by Su Lie were ambushing.
These one thousand cavalry were originally the garrison force of Anle City. There were three thousand defenders of Anle City and two thousand infantrymen guarding the city.
If it were normal times, it would be impossible for the mobilization of these thousand cavalry to be hidden from others. This time it was different. Xiao Rui held this trade fair, and all the people who came were provided with food and accommodation. People from outside were reluctant to leave after they came. But why are there still people coming and going at the city gate? It was these businessmen dressed as cavalry who were so deceptive that they mobilized a thousand cavalry, which made Su Lie shout "Brilliant".
However, it would be great if it was used to plot against the enemy, but unfortunately this time it was used to plot against the gang of profiteers outside the city.
The scout Pegasus came to report: "Report, three thousand Turkic cavalry, after showing off their power under the city for a while, are escorting grain and grass supplies back. They are ten miles away and are expected to pass by here in half an hour."
"Okay, let's explore again!"
Su Lie drove his horse to the front of our army and said loudly: "This time we set up an ambush to intercept the Turkic cavalry, one thousand against three thousand. We do not have the advantage in numbers. However, I have confidence in my own soldiers. I, the Tang Dynasty's Soldiers are elites who are equal to ten!"
Everyone was holding knives and slapping their chest armor, and they were not allowed to shout when they were ambushing. But it can be seen from their expressions that everyone is confident.
Su Lie was very satisfied and changed the topic: "I will reiterate that in this ambush, killing the enemy is the second priority, and supplies are the third priority. The most important thing is that Chang Shi specifically told us to preserve our strength and avoid casualties."
ah? ? ?
Hearing this, everyone's momentum was relieved.
This was also expected by Su Lie. Even though we had been vaccinated last night, it was still hard for everyone to accept it. Those who came out to fight, ambushed and raided, it was the time to bravely kill the enemy and achieve military merit. How could Chang Shi allow us to avoid casualties? ?
The Tang Dynasty attached great importance to military merit. If you came to serve as a soldier, your family would be exempted from corvee service. If you could behead someone for meritorious service and be promoted to a knighthood, you would be able to get rid of poverty and become rich, and you would be able to honor your ancestors.
Su Lie increased his tone and said: "Chang Shi once said: Withdraw your fist in order to strike hard next time. We only have a thousand people. Even if all the Turks stand there and let us behead them, how many people can be killed by the cavalry? We are good at surprise attacks. But if we hang together with the enemy for a long time, then our advantage will no longer be there, and it will lead to bad things over time."
"Therefore, in this battle, just scare the Turks away, let them learn a lesson, and they will not dare to attack again in the future."
"Is it possible for the soldiers led by me, Su Lie, to carry out orders and prohibitions?"
Everyone's eyes were firm and they beat their chest armor again.
Scouts kept coming to report, and the Turkic troops moved eight miles, six miles, five miles...
Su Lie had already led a thousand elites out of the depression and came to the wide official road. "Kill the enemy and make a meritorious service right in front of you. Follow me and rush over! Kill!"
kill!
The deafening roar was quickly drowned out by the sound of horse hooves.
At this moment, Asmo was immersed in the joy of returning from victory. What he heard in his ears was the flattery of his subordinates, what he saw in his eyes was the full load of goods, and what he was thinking about in his heart was what kind of reward the little Khan Tuli would give him after he returned... …
"Report! General, what's bad, the Tang cavalry appears in front..."
"What??? How many people are there on the other side? How come there are Tang cavalry? They are so frightened by us that they dare not leave the city gate."
"Looking at the formation, there are about a thousand people. There are no flags. They should be Su Lie's cavalry from Anle City."
Su Lie? Isn't he hiding in the city? We saw him just now.
Recalling the time when they were showing off their power in the city just now, Asmo was still cursing proudly. Su Lie was rumored to be a famous border general, bah! Why don't you pull out your cavalry and join forces with me? You will also bully weak chickens like Khitan and Mohe...
Now I know that Su Lie at the top of the city just now must be fake.
Asmo is capable after all. Although he was not panicking, he immediately ordered: "There are only one thousand cavalry. How can we, three thousand men, be afraid of him? Send the order to put down the goods temporarily and form a formation to meet the enemy!"
Su Lie in front felt happy. He was worried that they would scatter and escape, but you would die on your own. That is to say, the Turks have different tactics of war. If it were me, I would use the grain trucks as an obstacle to defense! Maybe there is a glimmer of hope.
If the cavalry wants to give full play to its advantages, it must have enough length and time to increase the speed of the cavalry team, so that the horse can trample everything like a mighty torrent.
So it doesn't mean that you are a cavalryman just by riding a horse. The cavalry standing still is a living target for the infantry holding spears.
But if it is a cavalry running at full speed, even an infantryman carrying a shield is as fragile as a piece of paper. Therefore, all dynasties have tried to invent the tactic of using foot to defeat cavalry, but the results have been unsatisfactory. It is extremely remarkable to be able to achieve two for one.
If not, how come Emperor Li Er was so sick that he sought medical treatment and sent Xiao Rui to raise horses to solve the cavalry problem?
At this moment, Asmo felt for the first time the frustration of the Tang infantry. I have three thousand Turkic cavalry, but my carefully selected warriors have just lined up and ran a few steps, and before the horses have even taken a breath, they are shot by Su Lie's one thousand cavalry like crossbow arrows on the cloth. Like that, it was torn and pierced in an instant!
This was also the first time he used cavalry to defend. He had no experience, otherwise he would not be so passive. In the past, the Turkic cavalry took the initiative to attack, and I, Asmo, was the vanguard. When had I ever fought in a battle where I was ambushed?
"Spread out, spread out, take a detour and speed up from both sides, come around and kill the enemy!" Asmo yelled. His tactics were fine, but what he encountered was Su Lie.
Su Lie's response was: "Divide into two teams and chase them one after another!"
What a great chase.
The Turks wanted to avoid Su Lie's arrow formation, outflank him from both sides, and increase the speed of their horses. But Su Lie directly divided into two teams, and used the already running speed of the war horses to pursue them one after another.
Don't you want to go around in a big circle and come back to confront me with my front arrow array? I won't let you get what you want. I bite your tail so that you can never turn your head around. You can only watch helplessly as we bite you and chop you from behind.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Turkic cavalry lost nearly a thousand people, and their formation was scattered and unable to organize an effective attack. On the other hand, on the Tang Dynasty, not only did the horse power not decrease, but the momentum was like a rainbow, and the killing became more and more enjoyable.
Asmo knew that the situation was over, and if he dragged it on any longer, he would suffer even more losses. So he quickly ordered: "Retreat, retreat quickly..."
Su Lie personally led his men to pursue and kill them for five miles, and then immediately gave an order: Don't pursue the enemy and stop the pursuit.
The subordinate pleaded: "General, the horse power is still there, let us chase for another ten miles, this is a rare opportunity to kill the enemy..."
"The order is like a mountain! One more step to pursue, engage in military law! Go back and clean the battlefield."
With the strict orders before the war, the men quickly calmed down, and everyone excitedly counted their achievements.
Send out scouts to investigate and prevent the other party from retaliate. Then he ordered people to clean the battlefield, gather the trophies and war horses, gather the corpses of the Turks and burn them, and take away the remains of his own robe. At the same time, they escorted food and supplies all the way to Anle City.
The lieutenant general said excitedly: "General, what a great victory, what a great victory! We killed one thousand and fifty-three enemies, and we only had fifty wounded and ten killed! An unprecedented victory."
Su Lie smiled, "You haven't counted the captured materials and gathered Turkic horses. Tsk, tsk, let's go back and report our merits to the Chief! It's all the Chief's careful planning, otherwise we would only be training troops in the city for defense." , how can there be such a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
"Yes, General, it's so satisfying to take the initiative to kill the enemy!"
In Anle City, Xiao Rui was interrogating the people who had fled into the Anle Chamber of Commerce, "What did you just say? Then Cui Baiquan promised to give all the materials outside the city to the Turks? And he said that he and the Turks are his own people?"
Hiss...is this guy crazy? You dare to say anything! It’s true, the Cui family of Qinghe is having an affair with the Turks, tsk tsk, let’s see what they say next time.
Haha, I didn’t expect that I would be curious to interrogate these prisoners who were lucky enough to survive, and there would be unexpected gains. Cui Baiquan was hit by an arrow in the chest, but luckily escaped the critical point. He seems to be still recovering from his injuries, right?
No, I have to save it myself. I must save this guy’s life! Xiao Rui ordered all the people from the Anle Chamber of Commerce to be imprisoned, except for the porters and coolies. He went to the military doctor's office in the city himself.
