Durham was talking happily when he was suddenly startled by the guide's sudden call. The guards around him were also alert, looking around following the sound, and found a dozen knights staring at them from outside the woods on a hill a few hundred steps away.
Upon seeing this, Duolun shouted: "Be on guard!" Then he stretched out his hand to stop Durham, who was about to order a battle, and said: "Master Marquis, don't be anxious. We only brought five hundred soldiers this time, and there is really no need to commit any crime." It’s dangerous. And judging from the other party’s attire, he is not a soldier of Shengtang, so it’s better to send someone to find out first. Maybe he is an ally of the Western Xinjiang Alliance.”
Durham thought about it and felt that what Doron said made sense, so he nuzzled at the guide. The guide hurriedly agreed and led two cavalrymen, holding the Turkic flag, towards the unknown knights.
Holiya asked her men to line up outside the forest, while she and three other girls hid in the woods, looking out to observe the Turkic horse team that had stopped and was on guard not far away.
Just listen to Hesijia whispering: "Looking at their flags and attire, these people should be elite warriors of the Turkic Golden Tribe. At the front of the team, the tall and burly man riding a bay-red horse seems to be the Marquis of Durham. And riding a black horse next to him is General Doron, the leader of the Iron Pigeon Army."
"Great, we caught two big fish now!" Holia said excitedly: "I have just sent out the messengers, and the large force of the right army will be here soon. Don't even think about running away!"
When Hesijia heard that she was going to attack her own people, she was so frightened that she waved her hands and reminded at the same time: "Princess Princess, don't do this nonsense. Have you forgotten Master Li's words? Before the start of the Shenhua Family's enthronement ceremony, the whole army We must try our best to exercise restraint and not conflict with the Turkic army within a fifty-mile radius of Metasequoia City, so as not to attract the other party's attention..."
Holia interrupted impatiently: "You also said that you should try to restrain yourself, but it is not completely prohibited. As for the enemy, it must be divided into priorities. The enemy general who is alone like this, let go If you do otherwise, you will waste your opportunity!"
"That's not the case." Hesijia really didn't want to see bloodshed on both sides, so she tried her best to dissuade them: "What Mr. Li said about exercising restraint means that only when the enemy attacks us in large numbers can we let go and launch a counterattack. But if the other party There is no obvious hostility, so no matter who he is, he is not allowed to take the initiative to provoke."
Holia was too lazy to pay attention to this and said decisively: "Okay, you don't have to worry about the war. I am the commander of the right army, and I have the final say here. You three, get back to the city quickly!"
After that, she got on her horse and galloped directly out of the woods where she was hiding.
"Don't waste any time talking here!"
The guide who was introducing his identity and purpose outside the forest was suddenly interrupted by a female general running out of the forest. He couldn't help but froze on the spot.
Holiya rode up to him and shouted loudly: "Go back and tell that Marquis of yours that we are the Shengtang Metasequoia garrison. Now give him two choices. One is to get off the horse and surrender, and the other is to leave his life here and let him live on his own. Choose. Get out!"
After hearing this, the guide's face turned ugly. He opened and closed his mouth silently a few times, feeling that he really didn't know what to say. In the end, he had no choice but to sigh helplessly, turn around and go back to report the truth to Durham.
After listening to the guide's reply, Turkic Deputy Marshal Durham, instead of being angry, burst out laughing.
As a famous warrior of the Turkic Golden Tribe and the number one warrior under the great Khan Ashina Zhijin, he has commanded the main force of the Golden Army across the Western Continent for many years. Unexpectedly, today he was despised by a small group of local motley crews. It is really funny!
"Okay, okay, this is the best!" Durham shook his beard and shouted to the back with pride: "You guys! Listen. On the hill over there are the remnants of Shengtang's troops, called What Metasequoia Garrison? They just said something, telling us to either surrender or die. What do you think we should choose?"
"Kill them!" "Let him die!" The golden-armored guards were furious and roared one after another.
Durham nodded with satisfaction and raised his riding whip: "Okay! Listen to me, all draw your swords out of their sheaths, and let those weaklings have a careful taste of our golden blade!"
"Huha——" The five hundred golden-armored warriors were aroused by Durham's two simple words. They all displayed their weapons and prepared to charge immediately to annihilate this small group of arrogant people in front of them in one fell swoop. .
Duolun reminded from the side: "Master Hou, since the other party dares to speak rudely and directly provoke us, there is no way that there are only a few people in front of us. There are probably ambushes behind, so we can't take it lightly."
Durham narrowed his eyes, looked at Horiyah from a distance, and sneered disdainfully: "Little Doron, according to you, how many enemies can these five hundred men under my command deal with?"
Of course, Duolun heard the arrogance in the other party's words, he pondered for a moment, and responded cautiously: "The soldiers under the Marquis' command are all our Turkic ace troops. Not to mention one against a hundred, it's definitely one against ten. no problem."
"Isn't that enough?" Durham laughed loudly after hearing this: "According to your calculation, even if the other party comes to ambush five or six thousand troops, we don't have to worry. The question is, do they have that many people? Hahaha, Erlang Guys, don’t waste time, rush up and kill them!"
The main force of the Turkic Golden Clan is indeed a well-trained elite division. Once the battle target is clear, there will be no hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the five hundred warriors formed a crescent formation for a cavalry charge and surrounded the hill where Holiya was.
Just watching the Turkic soldiers move quickly, the sense of oppression made Xia Lian and others still hiding in the forest feel extremely nervous. Efentia held Hestia's hand and her body trembled slightly. She didn't know whether it was fear or excitement. And Hesijia frowned anxiously.
On the contrary, Horiyah, who was sitting on the war horse, looked calm and composed. Her stern eyes scanned the Turks who had formed a formation in front of them, and her eyes radiated light like fire. The next second, Horiyah took out a small horn from her waist, put it to her mouth and blew it hard.
Woo——
The melodious sound of the horn spread far and wide, echoing continuously in the vast ghost desert wilderness.
In an instant, the sound of horns also sounded in the woods behind, obviously echoing Holiya's horn.
Not long after, the sound of intensive horse hooves and footsteps suddenly came from all directions and got closer and closer. In just a blink of an eye, thousands of infantry and cavalry emerged from the dense forest and pressed back against the Turks in a larger crescent formation!
Metasequoia's right army was ordered to kill!
In an encounter that takes place in the plains and wilderness, the two warring parties cannot have enough time to arrange their troops. Everyone is almost moving quickly while forming the most advantageous battle formation. This is a great test for an army. The level of commanders and the training quality of soldiers.
The elite cavalry of the Turkic Golden Tribe are the perfect representatives in this regard.
Although they suddenly encountered thousands of opponents, the Turkic Guards did not panic. In just a few breaths, they not only greatly shortened the distance between them and Holiya, but also moved the originally slightly loose crescent formation. , quickly gathered more densely, looking well-organized and organized. The warriors at the front of the team all held knives and guns, lowered their bodies on their horses, and couldn't help but sprint forward, while those at the back put away their swords, held bows and arrows in their hands, and aimed at their opponents from a distance.
Durham and Doron, who stayed in place to watch the battle, did not feel panic or anxiety due to the sudden appearance of a large number of metasequoia troops.
On the one hand, the Metasequoia soldiers and horses are a mixture of infantry and cavalry, which has no mobility advantage in plain battles. Therefore, even though Horiyah and the others were outnumbered, it was difficult to compare with the Turkic full cavalry formation that was completely free of arms and legs.
On the other hand, the two of them also have full confidence in their golden armored cavalry.
Since the victory in the Crescent Bay Battle, the Turkic army's self-confidence has soared to an unprecedented height. In just one battle, they killed 120,000 people on the other side and almost completely destroyed the two main legions of Shengtang. Such a result can be called the pinnacle of the history of the conflict between the Turks and the Holy Tang.
The powerful combat power displayed by the Turkic army is indeed qualified to dominate the Eastern and Western continents!
How could such a powerful force take the miscellaneous army in Metasequoia City seriously?
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The two crescent-moon military formations, one large and one small, ran faster and faster, rushed closer and closer, and suddenly collided with each other in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, there were swords and guns on the battlefield, people shouting and horses neighing, and a fierce battle broke out between the Metasequoia Right Army and the Turkic Guards.
According to the Marquis of Durham’s previous expectations, which is also the traditional fighting method of the Turkic Golden Tribe, the entire battle process should develop like this:
The golden armored cavalry first aimed at the opponent's center line with a high-speed impact, using their own speed advantage and rapid assault force to tear a huge hole in the opponent's front line.
After the gap appeared, the cavalry immediately changed to a wedge formation. The front of the formation rushed forward along the gap without stopping until it penetrated the entire opponent's battle formation and charged out from the rear.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry who came out of the formation relied on their mobility and flexibility. Without waiting for the enemy to turn around and re-arrange their formation, they quickly turned around, once again entered the opponent's formation, and charged out from the other side.
With such repeated attacks, within a few rounds, the opponent's formation will be torn to pieces by them, and they will completely lose their ability to resist.
All that is left to do is to treat the opponent's scattered remnants of soldiers as prey, just like hunting, and pursue and kill them wantonly.
This was the case when we were in Crescent Bay. The 120,000 Holy Tang Army could not last even an hour before being beaten by the Turkic cavalry who came and went like the wind and repeatedly charged and killed, and they were unable to fight back.
Unfortunately, Durham was wrong this time.
