In the Tang Army camp at the end of this road, under the reflection of the moonlight, there seemed to be a lake in the camp. As the breeze blew by, silver waves rolled up. If you look closely, you will see that they are not waves. , but a pair of shining Mingguang armors. This is one of the armors that the Tang army is proud of. It is the Mingguang armor that is equipped with the most troops and has the highest evaluation.
They are patiently waiting for the prey that comes to them. Needless to say, this prey is naturally the Xiqi Allied Forces that are advancing little by little. The fourth formation led by Ba Yemi is actually the Beiyi led by the tenth formation. The cavalry were sacrificing the Xi cavalry to eliminate the trap they had set against the cavalry bit by bit, and slowly approached the Tang Army's camp.
It is impossible to say that they are not nervous. Although the Tang troops present are all elites from various border towns, they also know how sharp the Beiyi cavalry is. Many of them have even fought against them, and they are still familiar with the Beiyi cavalry. Some people are afraid. If they didn't have the upper hand now, I'm afraid these guys' legs would start to shake.
In front of these well-formed infantry, there are tens of thousands of crossbowmen. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, they are firing arrows at the cavalry of the Xiqi Coalition Army who are slowly advancing down the slope. These crossbowmen are divided into two formations, each Every once in a while, they will exchange breaks and replenish arrows.
The most surprising thing is that these crossbowmen carry several arrow pots on their backs. Every time they are replaced, there will be at least one pot full of arrows on their backs, but after it is full, the next round They will still have one pot left, instead of shooting all the way. This is the effect they deliberately caused, making these brainless Beiyi people think that they don't have enough bows and crossbows, and they will wait until they get closer. Suddenly showing its true strength, by then, the lethality of the crossbow at such a close distance will be even higher.
However, just as they expected, many of the Xiqi coalition cavalry, including Ba Yemi, had no idea of the insidiousness of the Tang army. How could they, who usually make a living by herding, imagine the dangers of the human heart? They are all too naive, and in this regard, they will suffer a great loss from the Han people.
Between the formations of these crossbowmen, there are dozens of crossbows that have been assembled for a long time. The huge cold arrows are placed on the crossbows and emit a cold light. If they are shot out , I am afraid that it can penetrate four or five cavalry of the Xi Qi Alliance. This weapon will start to show its power when these guys appear at the door of their Tang Army camp. These guys don't know that even if they break through so many traps and arrive at When the Tang army arrived at the camp, the only thing waiting for them was death.
No, maybe they won't die if they get close to the Tang Army's camp.
When he learned that the Xi Qi coalition forces had slowly advanced to the point where they were still half way away from them, Wang Zhongsi finally issued an order to attack Li Zheng, who had been waiting for orders by his side.
Some people may wonder, since Li Zheng is the captain of the most elite scout battalion in Shuofang and does not stay where he belongs, how can he be waiting for orders at Wang Zhongsi's side at any time. It turned out that he was temporarily transferred to guard the location of the Tang Army's most critical weapon, the ten large trebuchets. Even the scouts of the Xiqi Coalition did not know that the Tang Army had hidden such a terrifying thing behind the camp.
Large trebuchet, how do you call this weapon? Even in the face of the emerging Arab Empire, this weapon is very powerful, and it is also a heavy-duty weapon of destruction that has been used on a large scale for a long time in history. Tang Ziran also had a lot of equipment, and some were deployed in various border military towns. However, in this expedition to attack Beiyi, there was no plan to bring a trebuchet, or even a large trebuchet. There is no other reason. After bringing this kind of thing, it will not only move slowly, but also consume too much manpower and material resources, and it will not be possible on the grasslands or plains. In the battle, he faced nomadic cavalry that marched extremely fast, so Li Longji had no intention of letting Wang Zhongsi carry a trebuchet at first.
But in the end, considering various factors and whether there would be an offensive and defensive battle in Songmo City in the future, Wang Zhongsi still brought ten large trebuchets. Of course, they were parts. Things like trebuchets are not available all the time. The entire vehicle will only be assembled during wartime and used at designated locations. Therefore, although the spies of the Xiqi Allied Forces have been very active in the Tang Army camp recently, they have not discovered such a terrifying thing. If he knew that the Tang Army had a large trebuchet, he would not dare to give Li Huaixiu a hundred courages. Camped on the other side of the Sanggan River, because it was within the attack range of trebuchets, let alone large ones. In other words, if he later learned that the Tang army had brought trebuchets, he would never arrange for the cavalry to launch a night attack.
However, the lack of intelligence was a problem for Ba Yemi. He was considered a capable general among the Khitan people, and he also knew a little about military strategy. He was a general trained vigorously by Li Huaixiu.
At this moment, he was leading his subordinates of the Wilderness Department, breaking through various corpses and remaining traps on the main road little by little, heading towards the Tang Army camp where the outline of the fence could be clearly seen. Because of the sacrifice of the Xi tribe cavalry, just A lot of traps on the main road have been eliminated. In addition, considering the future access problems, there are no potholes and traps on the main road. The iron caltrops have been reduced by seven or eighty-eight times after the sacrificial charge of the Xi tribe cavalry. As for the horse-proof fence, some people dismounted to destroy it. Although it was not fast, they were indeed moving forward, and the fire of hope ignited in their hearts became more and more burning.
At this moment, someone next to him suddenly let out a burst of shouts, and he immediately followed their gazes and fingers to the sky. In the dark night sky, there were actually several large fireball-like balls at this moment. The thing seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. When he opened his eyes and finally saw clearly what it was, his body instinct made him subconsciously kick hard on his mount. The horse He was also stepped on and fell to the ground. He used the force to jump into the air and passed by five huge fireballs. The burning sensation made him feel as if his right arm no longer existed. It seems so good.
Immediately afterwards, there were bursts of screams and whines behind him. When he looked back, he felt his scalp was numb. He saw that many of his soldiers from the Wilderness Department were killed on the spot. Those who were burned to death, but some who were not dead, became flaming men twisting wildly on their horses, and the horses also let out heart-rending screams. What on earth is this?
