When Tuoba Chaoguang was still hesitating to answer, Li Guiren suddenly pushed him behind him and said, "Go down."
Li Guiren's martial arts was extremely high. He arrived behind Tuoba Chaoguang silently without anyone noticing. Li Guiren gave a gentle push and Tuoba Chaoguang flew out from upstairs like a cloud and mist. He was busy He curled up in the air with his head in his hands, and rolled on the ground in the middle of the street, so he was not injured. However, the surrounding soldiers immediately surrounded him, and it was impossible for Tuoba Chaoguang to return upstairs by his own strength.
This happened suddenly, and the other seven people upstairs had no time to react. They all glared at Li Guiren. But the most important thing now was not to settle the score with Li Guiren. Na'a shouted: "Erlang is trapped in the enemy's formation, let's hurry up." Go down and help!”
Only then did Dugu Xiang realize that when the seven men besieged Xiang Runke, the missing person was Tuoba Chaoguang.
The party members, led by A Da, each jumped downstairs with weapons in hand and landed next to Tuoba Chaoguang.
Ge Shuhan smiled and said: "Hey, are the eight of you descendants of the eighth surname of Dangxiang?"
These people are indeed the descendants of the nobles with the eight surnames of Dangxiang Qiang. The Dangxiang Qiang have eight surnames: Tuoba, Xifeng, Feiting, Quangli, Pochao, Yeli, Pangdang, and Miqin. Among them, Tuoba is the leader, and Brother Fangcai The Tuoba Shouji mentioned by Shu Han is the leader of the Dangxiang Qiang. Since Chaoguang is the son of Tuoba Shouji, he is the young master of everyone. Ada's surname is Xifeng. Although he is older than Chaoguang, everyone still It is to respect the light.
Tuoba Chaoguang said: "I have long heard that Brother Shulang of Qiuci is a tiger general in the world. Today, the eight surnames of our party have come together to ask for advice and ask whether Brother Shulang's formation is really so miraculous."
Ge Shuhan laughed loudly and said: "Tuoba Chaoguang, you don't dare to fight me alone, do you want to win with a formation? Okay, I will defeat you with a riding formation, and then you and other Shu Qiang will be convinced." "
Ge Shuhan himself was a Turk, but he looked down upon other ethnic groups. An Sishun and An Lushan were miscellaneous Hugdians, but he looked down on them, and he even looked down upon Xiang Qiang, a small party.
He nodded his hand and called six knights, saying: "We will fight six of you against eight of you, lest you say that I rely on my horses and horses to win."
Ge Shuhan is a cavalry general, so he naturally uses cavalry to form troops, so he doesn’t think there is anything wrong with cavalry against infantry. As for the fact that he only uses six people to form a formation, that’s because cavalry is different from infantry. One team, six people, is exactly two teams, not just for Tuoba and Chaoguang.
The knights Ge Shuhan ordered were two Han Chinese and four Hu men. They were all obviously his personal followers and did not listen to An Sishun's orders at all. When An Sishun saw the six knights coming out, he treated him as a regular soldier. He didn't even say hello, and shook his head in anger. He just put his hands on his horse and said nothing, leaving Ge Shuhan to fight with the party members.
I saw Ge Shuhan's knights forming two cones, one in front and two in back, with two Han men leading each team, but he himself did not end up.
Tuoba Chaoguang's side is also in a bad position. Their identities have been exposed and there is no need to hide them. They no longer use kitchen utensils as weapons, but have taken advantage of their weapons.
Ah Qi's surname was Pangdang. He had lost his copper wok earlier and had taken another iron shield to block the front. This shield was huge, bigger than the copper wok just now. Pangdang was hiding behind it.
Ah Si, surnamed Qianli, and Ah Liu, surnamed Yeli. Together with Tuoba Chaoguang, they stood close behind Ah Qi, each holding an iron bone flower in their hands. Ah San, surnamed Fei Ting, and Ah Wu, surnamed Pochao, each held a horse-killing sword. On both wings, Ah Da, surnamed Xi Feng, and Ah Yao, surnamed Mi, stood at the back holding crossbows in their arms.
The eight of them were crowded together like a tortoise shell, and their formation was far less sparse and grand than the cavalry formation opposite.
Dugu Xiang saw this and shook her head in her heart. She heard from her grandfather that the cavalry should be organized in numbers of three, with three teams in one squad and three squads in one main team. All sizes should be cone-shaped, which would be the most powerful. At this moment, although there are only six cavalrymen divided into two teams, the two teams of cavalrymen are very upright and look very strict. Although there are only six cavalrymen, they appear to be full of atmosphere.
Tuoba Chaoguang seemed to have no real talent and knowledge. He only had one person holding a shield. How could he stop two cavalry armies? And the three people in the middle are crowded together, the sword-holders are on both sides, and the front of the shooter is blocked by his own people. How can this break the cavalry's tactics?
Ge Shuhan was also quite surprised when he saw Tuoba Chaoguang's formation. He had never heard of or seen such a huddled formation. He shouted to the two Han leaders: "Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu, break the formation with lances!"
Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu shouted "Hello" and led their troops to rush towards the tortoise shell formation of the Dangxiang Qiang people. Tuoba Chaoguang and the other eight people saw the enemy troops rushing towards them. They did not waver and still squeezed together tightly to defend their formation.
Gao Xiu and Zhang Shouyuyan rushed in front, followed by four Turkic riders. The two teams charged side by side, but they saw that there was only a large shield on the opposite side, and the rest of them were hiding behind it. The arrows of the two teams could not pierce the shield.
Gao Xiuyan pointed his spear at the big shield and shouted to Zhang Shouyu: "Break the shield with a flanking attack!"
Zhang Shouyu understood, and tilted his spear to rest on Gao Xiuyan's spear. The two spears crossed each other and aimed at the big shield, trying to knock it over completely.
Seeing the two spears piercing his eyes, Ah Qi suddenly squatted down, almost lying on his back, and covered his body with a big shield. He really looked like a large turtle, with his hands, feet, and body hidden under the shield.
Ah Qi Pang Dang had fought with Ge Shuhan several times before. Gao and Zhang both saw it. They had never seen him use such a trick like a turtle, and they were all stunned when they saw it. The spear could not be inserted. Under the shield, the tip of the spear grazed the shield, shooting out two streaks of fire.
After Ah Qi fell down and dodged, everyone behind them was also prostrate on the ground. Only Ah Da and Ah Yao squatted there, holding crossbows in their arms and aiming at Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu's horses, and fired iron arrows at the same time.
The two men were shocked. They shook the barrels of their guns and knocked away the incoming crossbow arrows. At the same time, they lifted the reins and passed over the heads of the party members.
Gao and Zhang rode their horses over the heads of the crowd, not caring about the crowd holding short soldiers, but thrust their spears at the two crossbowmen. The two crossbowmen each rolled and dodged the two long spears.
Unlike humans, war horses cannot move suddenly and stop suddenly. The two generals missed one of their thrusts, so they could only let the war horses gallop forward. The two crossbowmen rolled up and fired the iron arrows again.
Gao and Zhang heard the sound of bowstrings behind them, so they came back and drew their spears. Gao Xiuyan's spear skills were like gods, and the tip of his spear just missed the arrow. Zhang Shouyu's skill was weaker, and the spear only knocked the iron arrow away, and the arrow was thrown. Yasao poked his shoulder.
Zhang Shouyu reached out and pulled out the iron arrow from his shoulder. It turned out that he was wearing several layers of cavalry armor made of cowhide, and the iron arrow could not penetrate it.
It was too late, but it was too soon. After the first two cavalry crossed the infantry formation, the four Turkic cavalry behind them had also killed them. They did not use long spears, but four long swords with ring heads. Apparently their tactics were to use the front row of lances to break up the enemy formation. Finally, the saber-hands stepped forward to kill the enemy who lost their protection.
At this moment, the four of them already had their knives in their hands, lying on their saddles, slashing at Tuoba Chaoguang and others.
But they saw Ah Qi, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stand up, and the shield in his hand stood up again, blocking the saber hand. The four of them didn't have time to change their moves, and they slashed at the shield together, making a crisp knocking sound, but compared to The spear's piercing and the long knife's slash on the iron shield are of no use.
The four of them saw the opportunity very quickly. Seeing that the long swords could not break the shield, they immediately turned their horses' heads and galloped past the iron shield on both sides. But they saw Ah Si and Ah Liu swung their iron bone swords horizontally and smashed the chests of the two horses on the left and right sides. The key to the infantry defeating the cavalry was the horses. As long as the horses were killed or injured, the cavalry would be worse than the infantry when they landed.
The Turkic cavalry's ability to control horses is also really good. With a pull of the reins, two horses flew over the Iron Bone Duo with four hooves.
Before the two horses could land, Ah San and Ah Wu rolled out from the ground and slashed at the two horses' hind legs with their swords.
At this time, the other two riders cut in from the outside. The Turkic knights reined in their horses and raised their hooves together, trampling the two of them. Ah San and Ah Wu rolled away again, and the two horses were in the air. The knights on the horse did not dare to fight, and galloped forward. .
The four cavalrymen ran behind Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu before reining in their horses and regrouping. The party members over there had already reversed their formations, and the tortoise-shell formation was re-aligned with the cone-shaped formation.
This is the first battle between the two sides. An infantry-cavalry duel is very different from an infantry battle. The cavalry needs to charge repeatedly. If both sides miss a hit, they have to prepare for a second confrontation.
When cavalry attacks, it can only move forward but not retreat. If it cannot break through the enemy's formation, it cannot defeat the enemy. How could Ge Shuhan not know this? He shouted: "Destroy the enemy with guns!"
Someone immediately sent spears to the Turkic riders behind. At this moment, all six knights used spears, but the formation became an inverted triangle.
The lengths of the six spears are also different. The spears in the hands of the four Turkic knights are already longer than those of ordinary infantry, with a length of eight feet. However, Gao Xiuyan and Zhang Shouyu's new lances are actually one foot long.
It is impossible for ordinary people to hold such a spear levelly. Gao and Zhang put the spear on the shoulders of a Turk in front of them while running, thus forming a tight formation of two in front and one behind, and charged again.
Arriving in front of Ah Qi Iron Shield, Gao and Zhang shouted in unison. The four knights in front of them suddenly moved to both sides. The spears slipped from the shoulders of the Turkic knights in the front row and slammed towards Iron Shield.
This time the lance was longer and heavier than the previous one. If Ah Qi fell to the ground and fell to the ground again, he would still be pierced. This time he tried to advance before retreating, and even rushed towards the second lance with his shield. He His physical strength is really amazing. He can actually charge forward with such a heavy iron shield.
There was just a crisp sound, and the two spears of Gao and Zhang pierced the iron shield as easily as piercing paper. Gao and Zhang shouted and exerted force at the same time. They actually turned the iron spears horizontally, thinking He picked up Iron Shield and Ah Qi who was behind the shield.
Unexpectedly, although Ah Qi was young, he was extremely strong. He calculated the angle so that the two spears could pierce the shield, and he held the barrel of the spear between his armpits. At the same time, the people behind him pushed his waist together, and actually blocked the two men. The power of riding forward.
Gao and Zhang were unable to thrust forward, and even if they tried to regain their strength, they were unable to do so.
However, although the eight members of the party and the Qiang were tied with the two cavalrymen, four Turkic cavalrymen surrounded them from both sides. Four spears bypassed the iron shields and stabbed at everyone!
Tuoba Chaoguang in the formation suddenly shouted: "Let go!"
Everyone let go and rolled away to both sides. Gao and Zhang couldn't react in time. Their hands sank, and their guns hit the ground through the iron shields. Tuoba Chaoguang suddenly rose up from the ground, crossed the shield, and stepped on it with his feet. Holding the barrel of the gun, he ran towards the two men on the horse. He waved the Iron Bone Duo in his hand and turned into a gray shadow and hit the two men in front of them. Gao and Zhang were startled, and hurriedly threw away the gun and turned the horse to run to both sides. .
A group of people in the middle dispersed in a hurry, and the four riders on both sides couldn't stop their horses and were about to collide with each other.
The four Turkic knights did not rein in their horses, but still rushed forward. The four knights faced each other in two directions, passing each other without hitting each other. This was so thrilling that all the sergeants present couldn't help but cheer together.
After the party members rolled out of the way, they immediately turned around and counterattacked. If the four knights had reined in their horses to avoid it, the party members would have been dismounted by now.
Li Zhuer looked at it upstairs and praised: "Du Dao Party Xiang Qiang is originally a herdsman, but he is quite familiar with the method of defeating cavalry by infantry. Looking at it today, it is indeed well-deserved!"
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