Viewed from a high altitude, Datang's cavalry troops, after rushing out of the enemy's formation, drew a huge arc and rushed back again. Those cavalrymen who had not yet broken out of the enemy's formation did not turn around directly. Instead, they broke out of the enemy's formation first, followed the large cavalry force in an arc, and then rushed back.
Bugles also sounded in the enemy's formation. Some of the enemy's cavalry had reacted and were ready to kill them. However, seeing Datang's cavalry rushing back, the opponent's frontline commanders quickly began to assemble far away from Datang's formation. army.
Qibi Heli did not rush in. He knew that the enemy was just caught off guard, so he rushed back to the place where he had just made contact. As the trumpeter's horn sounded beside him, the following Tang cavalry quickly cleared away the remaining residue. At the same time, the idle cavalry quickly threw waves of arrows at the enemy.
Others quickly put their brothers on horses or dragged the bodies directly up, and then quickly retreated.
The entire battle was moving at an extremely fast pace. When Qibi Heli retreated, the enemy did not organize an effective formation. The main reason was that the enemy's formation was too long.
By the time the cavalry from behind arrived, Qibi Heli and the others had already succeeded.
However, Goguryeo's cavalry still pursued them, but with the cover of bows and arrows arranged by Qibi Heli, the enemy's cavalry left hundreds more corpses and had to retreat.
The damage of the Tang Dynasty arrows was too high. Within a certain distance, neither the armor on them nor the armor on the horses could resist the arrows of the Tang Dynasty. Although they could not cause much damage after penetrating the armor, But there was meat behind the armor, and neither humans nor horses could stand it.
"Count the casualties." Qibi Heli issued the latest order after breaking away from the enemy.
"General Qi, we have a total of 507 casualties, and 129 brothers have been confirmed to have died. However, we have brought back all the bodies."
"I understand. Send a team to take the brothers' bodies and wounded to the back, cremate them and bring them back home." Qibi Heli said.
"yes!"
A charge involving tens of thousands of cavalry resulted in only more than 500 casualties. This number was already extremely small, and only more than 100 people were killed. It has to be said that Qibi Heli's surprise attack played a decisive role.
Neither Hudar nor the cavalry generals of Goguryeo expected that the Tang Dynasty, with only 20,000 cavalry, not only dared to divide their troops, but also dared to attack.
It hit their mark directly.
When Qibi Heli counted the casualties, Hudar also counted the casualties.
"How many casualties do you think?" Hudar's eyes widened.
"General, the cavalry suffered 3,204 casualties and 1,037 were killed. The infantry suffered 4,087 casualties and 2,977 were killed." Hudar's adjutant said. A heavy figure was produced that Hudar could not bear.
The total casualties were 7,291 and 4,014 killed.
One raid caused so many casualties. Can Hudar not be angry? But it was useless to be angry, because there was no defense and they were attacked by 20,000 heavy cavalry. This result was because the enemy also knew that their numbers were small and they did not dare to go deep.
If the Tang Dynasty's 20,000 cavalrymen really charged to death, it is estimated that they would not be able to defeat them without 20,000 to 30,000 casualties. Of course, in that case, the enemy would probably suffer more than half of their casualties.
But now the enemy's casualties are estimated to be over a thousand at most, and the number of dead is very small. The heavy armor protection area on their bodies is too large. As long as the injured are healed, it will not be a big problem.
"Pass my order to a team of fifty scouts. Keep a distance of five miles from the main force. Keep a distance of five miles from the cavalry and infantry. The entire army should assume a defensive formation and advance steadily!" Hudar took a deep breath. In his tone, he decisively issued a brand new order.
No matter what, since the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty dared to take advantage of the fire like this, it means that the front line of Liaodong City may have entered a critical period, and they must rush to Liaodong City as quickly as possible.
In the next few days, Datang's cavalry continued to appear near them, trying to prevent them from advancing.
But because Hudar issued a death order and suffered a heavy loss, these soldiers and grassroots generals also became alert, and the Tang army did not have a good chance.
Until, "General, there is a small city ten miles ahead, which is Tongyang Fort. However, our scouts found that there are no people in the entire Tongyang Fort. It is currently abandoned. There are traces of the passing of the army. It should be that the Tang army is afraid of us here. A city was repaired, but this place was destroyed first.”
With the latest scout's return, Hudar finally heard good news. Although the town was not big, even if it was an abandoned city, it meant that the area they could defend was greatly reduced.
"Are there any signs of enemies around?"
"The enemy's cavalry has been lingering in front of us."
"Don't worry about them, hurry up today and order the troops to rest around the city today, and have a half-day rest tomorrow with extra meals!" Hudar looked at the sky. Although the sun had basically set, they were still far away from this small city. It's ten miles away, but it's not a big problem.
The terrain here has gradually opened up. On the open terrain, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty did not dare to attack them. Finding a reasonable place to rest is difficult.
"yes!"
Following Hudar's order, there were faint cheers from the army. They had been on the road for five consecutive days, and every day was a high-intensity march. The cavalry was okay, but the infantry and baggage troops were really unable to bear it.
Now that we are halfway through the journey, we can finally take a short break for half a day.
By the time Hudar saw Copper Sheep Castle, piles of fires had been lit around the abandoned city, and a large number of troops could begin to gather on this small plain.
Seeing this scene, Hudar also breathed a sigh of relief, finally having a safe place to rest where he could gather.
The baggage troops have placed some carriages and other vehicles around to prevent the enemy's cavalry from stealing the camp again like before.
After entering the city and staying in an abandoned house, Hudar fell asleep quickly after dinner. He had been very tired these past few days, and he was finally able to sleep well today.
Hudar felt that he had a nightmare. He dreamed that the army he led was once again surprised by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. Especially the charging horn of the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was a nightmare.
"Beep, beep, beep..." The harsh horn sounded in Hudar's mind. He felt that he had not woken up from the nightmare, but suddenly, Hudar's eyes were closed and he suddenly opened his eyes. It was not a hallucination!
"General! It's the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's army!" As soon as Hudar sat up, the guards outside rushed in with frightened faces.
This is probably the case for hundreds of thousands of troops.
