As those strong men blew the horns, the entire drowsy Xi Qi coalition woke up one after another and became very energetic, because this represented the beginning of hunting. In their eyes, The Tang army was the lambs to be slaughtered, and they were the hunters who harvested these lambs.
The bridge has been erected, and even if Tang Jun has reacted now, how can they, who have just woken up from a deep sleep, stop these howling sheep hunters?
Even the Khitan generals gathered in the commander's tent considered themselves victorious and planned to hold a celebration banquet.
Bai Quan, who was on the flagpole of the Tang Army's commander's tent, frowned when he saw the strong men blowing the horns one by one. As expected, the charge of the Xi Qi Allied Forces would soon be launched, but the Tang Army still made no move. It seemed that They still intend to follow the original deployment and not change, so let him see what virtues and abilities this Tang army has that can allow the Tang Empire to dominate such a large territory.
Following the order given by Li Huaixiu who had received the news, the Xi Qi coalition cavalry immediately ran over one after another on the first few bridges erected. The distance of more than ten feet was not long, and they quickly rushed on Tang Jun's dock has completed its assembly, first a small team, then a squadron, and finally a whole brigade was packed into the small dock.
Although it was slightly crowded, and there were still cavalry squeezing in on more than a dozen bridges, no one rushed to the Tang Army camp. The reason was simple. No one wanted to die, although Li Huaixiu had promised that once they fought If they die, their relatives will be compensated. But the problem is that Li Huaixiu is not the chief of their Xi tribe, or even an enemy who assassinated their chief. They only obey Li Huaixiu because the generals of the Xi tribe support him.
Let’s not talk about whether there will be any pension if someone dies in battle or not, let’s talk about themselves. Even if there is a pension and it is very high, they may not rush forward desperately. After all, if you die, you are really dead. Even if If this battle is won, even if the Xi Qi Allied Forces go south to plunder the Central Plains and gain a lot of money, it has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, those who live in an ignoble life can gain great benefits. Under the fear of death, there is no People are willing to move forward.
Moreover, there was no general present who could convince them, and the highest one was only a captain of thousands.
Furthermore, there were countless figures flashing in the Tang Army's camp not far away. It seemed that the Tang Army had discovered their movements and began to gather. As far as the cavalry was concerned, the distance was so close that they could faintly hear the Tang Army's movements. The sound of armor clashing. Although many people also know that if they do not strike preemptively, the Tang army will probably complete the defensive deployment, and their number of casualties will rise sharply by then. However, the Xi tribe is not like the Khitan. They rarely fight against the Tang army, let alone many of them present. Although people are skilled in bow and horse, they are all trained on the grasslands at home. Most of them are fighting for the first time, and the psychological fear cannot be easily overcome.
This made Bai Quan, who was at the commanding heights, feel a little stunned. He didn't expect that the heroic and high-spirited Beiyi cavalry he had originally expected turned out to be just a bunch of idiots.
This news was sent to Li Huaixiu in a very timely manner not long ago, making him furious. Originally, according to his plan, these first batch of cavalry echelons should have rushed into the Tang Army camp and started killing, but these guys actually all Huddled on the dock and the flat ground next to it, it also caused the Tang army to gather. In addition, the general of the Xi tribe who led the first formation was still huddled on their side of the shore. How could this not make him angry?
"That guy drew his own lot at noon. Who can he blame? Give him an order. If he doesn't charge again, no matter whether this battle is won or lost, I will definitely kill all the tribes he belongs to when I go back!" Li Huaixiu said angrily towards the messenger.
His anger also spread from the messenger to the Xi tribe general. In fact, when he received the information that the Tang army was gathering, he felt that he was a little too desperate. Li Huaixiu's anger immediately overturned his dissatisfaction. His anger was extinguished, and he even shivered all over his body.
In desperation, this guy crossed the river with his personal attendants, and quickly organized the first cavalry formation to which he belonged, and launched a charge towards the Tang Army's camp.
As the first group of cavalry launched a charge, the Tang army ambushed along the road became concerned. Although the opponent had only assembled a brigade of 10,000 people, but seeing that the second group had already charged up on the bridge in the river, the situation was not optimistic. .
The most terrible thing is that whether it was Ye Qingcheng's initial plan or the countless discussions among the generals on Wang Zhongsi's side, they all based on the intelligence brought back by Bai Quan and established the proposal to launch an all-out attack on the Xi Qi coalition in the 10th formation, because At this time, most of the cavalry had crossed the Sanggan River and arrived at the Tang Army's camp. They fell into an ambush by the Tang Army and the battle was stalemate with the Tang Army. Ye Qingcheng and Huan Chenyu captured Li Huaixiu alive at this moment. If there were other Khitan generals present, they would kill them all. The Xi Qi coalition forces, which had lost their command system, would immediately fall into chaos, and this news must be spread widely. Propaganda, let the entire battlefield know the news. Once it spreads throughout the battlefield, whether it is on this side of the Sanggan River or on that side, the Xiqi coalition forces on both sides will collapse, and then destroy the giant trees in the river, and the Tang Army camp will The 100,000 Xiqi coalition cavalry lost their retreat. At this time, the 40,000 elite cavalrymen of the Hexi Army who had been hiding behind the Xi Qi coalition were able to rush straight to the other side and catch them off guard. Ye Qingcheng and Huan Chenyu added support to specifically kill the enemy generals. Then the outcome of the normal battle would also be Generally OK.
This plan is perfect, even far superior to Li Huaixiu's previous idea of attacking the Tang army at night, but now it has a problem that no one is sure about. That is, among the 100,000 cavalry in front, 90,000 are from the Xi tribe and the remaining 10,000 are from the Khitan. Will cutting off their retreat and eliminating the command system headed by Li Huaixiu have a big impact on them? Furthermore, they are all elite cavalry. One hundred thousand elite cavalry rushed into the Tang army's camp. Regardless of whether the Tang army set up an ambush in advance and took precautions, as infantry, could they withstand the attack of so many cavalry? Not to mention that although they claim to have more than 200,000 troops, in fact, after missing 40,000 Hexi troops, there are only more than 100,000 Tang troops in the Tang army camp.
