Hundreds more cavalry were lost, but this allowed Prague Khan Saktu to calm down. He dispatched more than 3,000 cavalry five times to carry out intimidation tactics, but the opposing phalanx remained motionless.
The second wave sent more than 400 cavalry to test, but in less than two-quarters of an hour, the small one hundred were gone.
The third wave sent out 2,500 light cavalry and 500 armored cavalry. In the end, they were not even used to charge into the formation, and were defeated by the enemy only in the shooting stage.
More than 300 cavalrymen were gone in an hour. Counting all the casualties, at least 700 to 800 people had lost their combat effectiveness, and I don't know if there were fifty people on the opposite side.
This ratio, as well as the combat effectiveness displayed by the enemy, clearly told Saktu a fact.
That is to say, the thousands of people on the opposite side are no longer just described as hard-to-gnaw bones. This is not a bone. This is a mace made of fine iron. If the attack continues, the casualties will be even greater.
Tuman Angel, the Ghulam Guardsman next to him, glanced at Saktu. He knew that Bragg Khan had already intended to retreat. In fact, he thought so too.
Our advantage lies in mobility. The previous plan was to attract the Khotan Jin army to the Mayidan Pass to the Alhu area for consumption, and then pursue them in tandem when they retreat. This strategy is undoubtedly the most correct.
And like now, it is quite unwise to use cavalry to attack the large formation set up on the opposite side.
"No way! You don't want to attack anymore?" Zhang Zhao had just bandaged a spearman who had been hit by an arrow in his arm when he found that the Karakhanites on the opposite side had stopped moving.
Although they covered the entire bank of the Boguzi River, they had no intention of continuing to attack.
"My lord, we can't let them leave like this. The loss of Saktu's military appearance is nothing to him. If they were allowed to retreat, we wouldn't dare to pursue them, or even take down the city of Atush.
Because once you move, it will be difficult to maintain the stacked formation, and they might get a counterattack, which would be terrible. I think we still need to find a way to let them continue to attack! "
Liu Zaisheng ran over from behind on horseback. He was actually quite familiar with this stacked formation, because Zhang Zhao had practiced this formation with him when they were in Yaotougang, and they had also tried it once before Shule City. , but at that time, Zhang Zhao still called this a large array of bows and crossbows to defeat cavalry, and there were no defensive horses around it.
At that time, he didn't see the effectiveness of this formation in restraining the cavalry, but now he can see that the more than two thousand people here are carefully selected. If you attack the opponent steadily and steadily, it is very likely that you will not be able to defeat them. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to gain more credits, you will still be able to win. When?
Zhang Zhao nodded. The biggest drawback of the stacked formation was that it could not move. Zhang Zhao was sure that if he dared to move, the Karakhan cavalry on the opposite side would definitely come back to trap him.
In other words, if Saktu led his army to retreat now, he would have no choice but to not only watch, but even to continue to guard this hilltop until the Khotanese army arrived.
"Ma Yaozi, it's up to you this time to implement Plan B!" Zhang Zhao called Ma Yaozi over again.
When it comes to being funny, cursing, and irritating, this is the big brother. No one else can create that irritating feeling.
"Isn't that right? Lord, are we really going to do that? If this spreads out, how can I have the dignity to behave like a kite?"
Ma Yaozi had a sad face. When Zhang Zhao told him, he was not happy. I wonder where Erlangjun came up with these weird ideas? No need to offend others.
"Quickly go! What are you waiting for? Then Angel's wife and two concubines are all for you to enjoy alone. I have never had sex with her. She is the head wife of a great general of the country. Do you think she is so easy to have sex with?"
Zhang Zhao kicked Ma Yaozi's thigh in disgust. He knew best the virtues of his group of killers. There were no good people, and there were only a few good people, especially guys like Ma Yaozi. , would he be embarrassed?
"Fourteen! Go and build a small mound in front of the formation to open the eyes of our Prague Khan. I think he is still reluctant to leave!"
After giving orders to Ma Yaozi, Zhang Zhao called for Cao Yanming again, preparing to provide double insurance for Saktu who wanted to retreat.
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"Khan, please look!" The heavy cavalry of the Gulam Guards rushed to Saktu's side. The armor on his body was full of holes, and his forehead was wrapped in white cloth. It seemed that if it was not made by Doudun, If it was good, it would probably be cut open immediately.
Saktu reached out and took what Domi had handed over, which was an arrow. He raised it to his eyes and squinted his right eye, observing it carefully for a moment.
This arrow is pretty good! The arrow shaft is straight, with almost no bend visible. It is made of fine birch wood and smells like a faint scent of paint. The tail of the arrow shaft is engraved with the words "A Song Wuchen of Anjun Prefecture Manufacturing Institute".
This is not a casually made arrow, but a fine arrow shaft made by the Wuchen craftsman Song at the Anjun Prefecture A-Zi Manufacturing Factory where the Khotan King's City is located. The name is engraved on it because if there is artificial quality. If there is a problem, you can use this mark to hold people accountable.
This set of production processes was also implemented in the Kara Khanate by Saktu, but it soon stopped being implemented.
Although this method can improve quality, it will also lead to a decrease in output. In the manual era, striving for excellence will inevitably mean slow work and careful work.
Karakhan had been fighting everywhere in recent years, so he needed a lot of arrows, and he didn't have time to do such delicate work as in the Khotan Kingdom.
"Great Khan, according to the general's inquiry, there are not many troops in the Jin Kingdom of Khotan who can use this kind of arrows. Even the palace guards of Yuchi Sengwubo can't assemble them. The general thinks that if they line up opposite us They must be the elite of the Khotan Palace Guards!"
Saktu nodded, Domi's judgment should be accurate, and he also knew the implication of what he, the heavy armored cavalry of the Guards, said, that is to say, the Khotanese sent over such elites, they If it can capture the opponent, it will definitely greatly destroy the combat effectiveness of the Khotan army.
However, Saktu still didn't want to fight, because it was not cost-effective. He had never seen the formation on the opposite side, but Saktu could see that this was actually a city wall with horses and spears, and bows and crossbows as the main ones. means of output.
If it were all elites, attacking this formation would be no different from attacking a city. They could defeat it, but the loss would definitely be huge.
These generals were deeply stimulated by the loss of their families and their lives. Saktu, who had calmed down, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment. After a while, he would give them a little blow to let them vent their anger, and then proceed as planned!
"Look, Khan! Damn Tang Gou! What are they doing? Ah! I want to kill them all!"
Domishi, who was waiting for Saktu's instructions, suddenly screamed angrily. Saktu looked in the direction of his finger and saw a dozen Tang dogs coming out of the formation and posing in various shapes in front of the formation.
Ma Yaozi is wearing the headdress of Queen Cao of Saktu and a purple Karakhan noble lady's robe, and is posing in various poses.
After a while, he knelt on the ground and raised his head slightly, as if he was licking and swallowing something.
After a while, he lay down again, raised his buttocks, and screamed.
After a while...!
Not to mention, after this bitch broke through himself, his performance was so lifelike that the soldiers around the formation rolled on the ground with laughter, and waves of irrepressible roars broke out in Karakhan's army.
We are all men, and it is clear to both sides what Ma Yaozi is imitating.
"Spare your life! Spare your life! Yeah, please save me! Yeah, please save me!" A child's shrill voice rang out. It turned out that after Ma Yaozi and the others finished their performance, it was Huang Yang, Huabu and Black Dog's turn again.
And their performance was even more understandable. Rows of children wearing Karakhan noble costumes were chopped down to the ground in pieces amidst screams.
Angel took a deep breath, and the cries seemed to explode in his mind. He had three children, three children he regarded as treasures, and now they are gone.
"Khan! Let's go! According to the original plan, there must be a reason why these people stimulate us so much. We can't be fooled!"
Tears poured out of Angel's eyes, and the hand holding the knife handle was shaking, but he still remained awake.
Saktu glanced at Angel with equal pain and admiration. He was proud to have such a general!
"Boom!" At this moment, a huge explosion sounded. Just in front of the Khotanese army's formation seven or eight hundred steps away, a bright fire appeared with the explosion.
After a while, the smoke and dust cleared, and the small mound of earth that the Khotanese people had piled in front of the battle completely disappeared.
"This is it! This is it! Great Khan! The west side of Shule City was destroyed by this thing!" Adumu, who had just gained his freedom and was preparing to be a dead soldier, shouted wildly.
Saktu, who was about to give the order to retreat, took a deep breath, and then an unprecedented greed appeared on his face.
Since the Khotanese's thing can bring down the city wall of Shule, it can certainly break open the walls of Samarkand and Bukhara.
"Pass my order! The whole army is in armor, with Gulam's light cavalry as the forward, the Assassin's and Traitor's troops as the left wing, the Chi'i's department as the right wing, Hudog's department as the reserve, all the Gulam's Guards' armored cavalry and Yi's Keta's heavy cavalry is a hammer, wait until the enemy's formation is broken and attack! I want none of them to escape!"
