After the Talas War in history, the Tang Dynasty gradually declined due to the Anshi Rebellion.
But the black-clothed Dashi is getting stronger and stronger, gradually expanding its power.
The fate of the two huge empires was so different, which really made Li Yunze very unhappy.
Why am I having a bad life, but you can have a better life?
Just because you know how to buy traitors with huge sums of money?
Li Yunze didn't bother spending money to bribe them, so he simply went ahead and killed the traitors.
As for the real master, let’s defeat them openly and openly on the battlefield!
Hearing the rumbling drums, the Tang army, which was at a numerical disadvantage on the battlefield, burst out with strong momentum. Under the command of the captains of the military generals, captains and lieutenants at all levels, they continued to advance against their opponents.
The powerful fighting power of the Tang army deeply shocked the cannibals.
They were also veterans of many years of warfare, having fought countless wars and even just overthrown the Umayyad dynasty.
But he has never encountered such a terrifying opponent.
They have seen many brave warriors who are not afraid of death, but almost the entire army is brave and fearless of death. This is the first time they have seen them.
As soon as Governor Abu came up, he smashed the strongest cavalry legion in his hand, trying to decide the outcome in one battle.
But when the cavalry charge failed to defeat the Tang army and instead retreated, the numerically superior Dashi army fell into a battlefield disadvantage.
It is impossible to retreat. Behind us is the Talas River. Although the river is not very spacious, once we retreat, the hundreds of thousands of people crossing the river will fill up the river.
Seeing the Tang army approaching step by step, Governor Abu hurriedly ordered the fleeing cavalry to regroup and rest on both wings, and then archers and infantry stepped forward to stop the Tang army.
He did not believe that his army of hundreds of thousands would lose.
The cannibal archers came forward first, forming a very dense formation.
First shoot upward, then throw, and finally shoot upward.
When shooting upward, one arrow will take ten breaths, and when throwing it, one arrow will take six or seven breaths. When shooting upward, it will switch to rapid shooting. He will shoot more than ten arrows in a row until his arms are sore and weak, and then he will retreat.
There are many archers in the cannibal, and the rain of arrows they shoot is really like a dark cloud.
Dense arrows fell like raindrops, hitting the Tang Army's armor with a clanging sound.
Tang Jun is not a Spartan who only wears underpants!
The national power and technological level of the Tang Dynasty were at the top of this era. Under Li Yunze's attention, the armor rate of the Tang army on the battlefield at this time was almost increased to more than 90%, and most of them were high-quality armor.
Among the soldiers of the Tang Army who were advancing, those who had shields naturally erected their shields above their heads.
If not, then simply lower your head and use your armor to resist.
The arrow landed on Tang Jun's armor and bounced away after a clanking sound, leaving not even a white spot.
The man-eating arrow rain was spectacular in both scale and speed, but it could not break through the defense.
A rain of arrows that cannot break the defense is useless.
This also means that at least tens of thousands of large-scale archers have become decorations in this war.
Because most of the Archers of the Great Eclipse wear cloth armor, and a small number of them wear chain armor or something. In addition to bows and arrows, the weapons only have some short swords and even daggers.
In front of the soldiers of the Tang Army, these tens of thousands of archers were no different from lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
By the way, the real Spartan is not the one in movies and TV shows. In addition to the shield in his hand and the Corinthian helmet on his head, he relies entirely on his pectoralis major muscles to deal with damage.
In movies and TV dramas, it is to highlight masculinity and for visual effects.
You must know that the real Sparta in history was famous for its heavy armor!
Do you know what heavy armor is? It's not about pants and pecs. If that were the case, their enemies would be able to turn Spartans into hedgehogs even if they were blind men shooting randomly with bows and arrows.
A real Spartan has everything from Corinthian helmets to breastplates, skirts, and greaves, and he also carries a huge copper shield in his hand.
Therefore, armor is a real strategic weapon in the cold weapon era.
Throughout the dynasties, swords, guns, bows and arrows were not forbidden (not counting the era of tribal invasion), but armor was hidden privately for rebellion.
The armor defense of the Tang Army was at least two levels higher than that of Sparta.
Not only is it a fully protective heavy armor, it is also of better quality.
Seeing the Tang army gradually approaching amidst the sound of drums that resounded throughout the fields, Governor Abu was really panicked.
Could it be that such a huge army like his was going to be defeated?
The archers, who each shot an average of thirty arrows, quickly retired to rest and recover from their sore arms.
The real main force of the cannibals, the super-large infantry, finally began to line up, preparing to collide with the Tang army.
The food army in movies and TV shows is like countless cavalry, and the cavalry is the main force wherever they go.
The real situation is absolutely not the case.
Any normal empire cannot be all cavalry. Because the cost is too great, it is impossible to afford it. Unless you follow the example of a certain nomadic tribe and continue to plunder.
The larger the empire, the more stable the infantry's main position becomes.
The battle between infantry is even more fierce because the two sides need to chop each other face to face.
The one walking at the front of the Tang Army was still the rock-like Mo Daobing.
Even though they suffered heavy losses under the attack of the cavalry group, the surviving Mo Dao soldiers still followed Li Siye's footsteps firmly and collided with the cannibal infantry.
The cannibal's infantry mainly use shields, long hairs, swords, and scimitars.
These weapons are no problem against the pectoralis major, but against the armored monster in front of them, they can only scratch and listen.
When the Mo Dao soldiers slashed at them with their Mo Dao, the large food infantry who only had chain armor on their bodies could only rely on their shields.
However, in front of the unparalleled sharp Mo Dao, all kinds of shields and chain armor were useless.
On the front of the Mo Dao soldiers, they kept advancing and advancing, and under their feet were strewn with broken limbs, even so dense that there was nowhere to stand.
The nearby Tang army was not idle either. They were also well-equipped and determined to fight.
The various long weapons and horizontal knives in his hands can also break through defenses.
But the cannibal's weapons are mainly harmful based on the sound they make.
What is the suppression of technology and strength? This is it.
Governor Abu, who originally thought he could win with numerical superiority, fell into despair when he looked at the battlefield in front of him.
Why?
Obviously I have more people, but why can't I defeat them?
In addition to the initial cavalry charge, which caused a lot of damage to the Tang army. The remaining archers and infantry were almost just decorations in front of the Tang army's armored formation.
The decorations waiting to be chopped down by the Tang army.
"This is impossible."
Governor Abu pulled his hair vigorously, his eyes full of disbelief, "Why do they have so many strong iron armors? Why are there so many!"
It's normal for him not to understand, because the technology and productivity of the Middle-earth Dynasty have been at the pinnacle of the world for thousands of years.
Black-clothed Dashi feels that his national productivity and technological level are already very high, and he has no problem beating his surroundings.
But in fact, when compared with Middle-earth, the gap is more than two levels.
This difference is most likely due to India’s desire to compete with China in terms of technology and productivity.
The Tang army's sword slashed one by one, regardless of whether the shield was raised or armor was pierced.
But on my side, no matter how I cut, I could only hear a sound. Unless I hit it with a heavy weapon, or I was lucky enough to hit the eye socket or other places, or I was very clever and squatted on the ground, kicked my legs and hit my ankles, etc., otherwise it would be completely Cannot break the defense.
In this case, the Dashi infantry, who suffered horrific casualties, finally couldn't bear the pressure and began to turn around and run away.
They don't care about the river behind them, they are their own governor.
They just want to get as far away from these murderous gods in front of them as possible, and run as far as possible.
What does it mean to be defeated like a mountain? This is the scene before me.
When hundreds of thousands of infantry began to collapse, the decisive battle that broke out in Talos was basically over.
Li Yunze finally stood up from the horse.
Looking at the fierce battlefield in the distance, Li Yunze took a deep breath, "I let you cross the river. Do you still want to go back? Please stay!"
At this time, the Tang army, which was constantly advancing, had already advanced the battle line to a position no more than ten miles away from the river.
It seems like a long distance, but here it is crowded with hundreds of thousands of food and soldiers from its vassal countries.
The most important thing is that these soldiers and horses have fallen into chaos and turmoil at this time.
Governor Abu, who was completely desperate, immediately turned around and rushed onto a pontoon bridge under the escort of his own cavalry, and rushed off the bridge all the sergeants on the pontoon who were still crossing the river for reinforcements.
The commander-in-chief's escape dealt the heaviest blow to the defeated soldiers.
As Governor Abu fled, the defeated soldiers went completely crazy. They rushed onto the pontoon with all their strength and ran towards the other side regardless.
It is not easy for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to escape to the other side through several pontoon bridges.
You must know that when they came here, it took almost two days of effort.
Amidst the chaos, there are smart people.
Most of the cavalrymen who retreated made a smart choice to escape from the two wings along the river before the Tang army arrived to encircle them.
Their actions also led many people to follow and escape from the two wings.
But as the Tang army's formation approached, the two wings were gradually blocked by the Tang army, and there was no way to escape.
The pontoon has become a hell on earth, with countless people crowded on it, desperately pushing the people in front of them, trying to get to the other side faster.
As a result, people on the bridge fell into the river like dumplings.
When a person wearing armor falls into the water, he sinks without struggling for a few times.
Some people jumped directly into the river and tried to swim across the river.
But there were too many people and it was too crowded, so not many people could swim through in a panic.
In fact, if there were not these pontoon bridges, it would be impossible for the desperate giant cannibal to fight to the death.
But with a way to survive, they lost the courage to fight.
With the continuous oppression of the Tang army, more and more people fell into the river, so many that they even covered the surface of the river.
At this critical moment, Tang Army cavalry appeared on the upper reaches of the river like dark clouds.
The Tang army who went to pursue Tuqi Shi Huihe Geluolu and other tribes crossed the river from the shallow water ferry in the upper reaches and rushed to the other side at this critical moment.
Next, all that's left is a crushing defeat!
Seeing the cavalry group arriving at the battlefield at the appointed time, Li Yunze looked up at the blue sky and roared in anger.
"Datang will win this battle!!!"
(End of chapter)
