The personal guards sent Gongren armor and an eagle-winged helmet. While Gongren was putting on the armor, the ranks of the Tubo people were in chaos. Some people formed a horizontal line and seemed to want to resist the coming enemy. Some people walked into the bushes on both sides of the road. In the clump, more women whipped pack animals, cattle and sheep, calling their children's names, which only made everything more chaotic. A small group of Turkic cavalry appeared at the edge of the woods more than 300 steps away. Yujin tightened the last belt, picked up the spear and raised it above his head: "Follow me, don't fall behind!"
The Turks were like melted asphalt, slowly flowing towards the end of the Tibetan line. These skilled shepherds crossed roots and rocks, choosing paths between bushes and big trees. The Tibetans who served as the rearguard quickly came forward, shouting and waving their spears, rushing towards their mortal enemy desperately. The Turks rarely clashed with them head-on. They first used bows and arrows to reduce the opponent's number and disrupt the formation, then dispersed the formation and detoured to the enemy's side or behind, leaving the Tubos to the main force of the second line.
In the eyes of the Tubo people, this means that the enemy was defeated and retreated under their counterattack. The Tubo people couldn't help shouting with joy, and even Gongren himself couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that the Turks became weak after being defeated by the Tang army. They couldn't even withstand a single attack and collapsed. Very quickly. Well, as long as we defeat them, we can retreat to the Xingxiu Sea area and disperse the people and livestock to the swamps on the edge of the lakes. Then the Tang people will have nothing to fear!"
"Chief, chief!" shouted from the side. A scout rushed out of the forest, his face covered with blood, and his mount covered with sweat. "Chief, there are more enemies. There are more Turks in the woods. They are all wearing iron armor and holding iron spears. Even their horses are armored. Many, many!"
In the eyes of later generations, like most nomads who once dominated the grasslands, archers on horseback are the main image of the Turkic army. But this is not the case. The Turks first entered the stage of history as slaves of the Rouran people, the previous overlord of the grasslands. Before defeating the previous overlord, the Turks had mastered good metal smelting and forging technology, so there are indeed some in the Turkic army. There are a large number of mounted archers, but the essence of the Turkic army is the noble cavalry wearing heavy armor. These heavy cavalry often have leather armor, iron helmets, and iron arm guards in addition to full-body chain mail. Their whole bodies are well protected. , in addition to horned bows, they also use spears, bones, sabers and other weapons to fight. When encountering an enemy battle, Turkic heavy cavalry would usually hide in the second or even third line. A large number of cavalry archers would first harass and weaken the opponent, looking for weaknesses in the enemy's line, and then deliver a fatal blow at the critical moment.
"Asshole, retreat, retreat, blow the trumpet! Come closer to me, dismount and regroup!" Yugihito cursed loudly. He didn't expect that he had fallen into such a simple trap. All nomads are like this. They like to attack first. When you counterattack, he will pretend failure, lure you to a favorable terrain, and then launch a siege. My father has told himself many times that when fighting nomads, you must be careful. Don't launch a rash attack without confirming where the enemy's flag is. impact.
As the horn sounded, the Turkic heavy cavalry appeared from the woods, and appeared from the south and east at the same time. Their armor shone coldly in the sun, drums sounded, and the Tubo people hurriedly formed a formation. In the formation, the Turkic light cavalry kept passing by, shooting arrows one after another. Gongren tried his best, but it was already too late.
Soon enough, the Turkic heavy cavalry rushed towards them. The experienced commander chose both sides of the Tibetan line. Gongren tried his best to order the soldiers to turn around and use the front of the line to resist the spear points of the enemy cavalry. But facing the oncoming wall of iron cavalry, the ranks of the Tibetan soldiers began to become chaotic. Panic also broke out on the herd side, with hundreds of women and children hurriedly fleeing the battlefield, some falling directly under the hooves of their own livestock. An old woman lost control of her bullock cart, and the frightened cows turned around and charged into the ranks of Tibetan soldiers, troubling each other.
"Don't retreat, don't retreat, kill, kill!" Gongren's voice was hoarse. He waved his spear and tried his best to encourage the people around him, but the Turkic heavy cavalry still broke through the ranks of the Tubo people, and then passed by two sides, clamping together like pliers. Some Turkic cavalry archers fired rockets at the Tubo fleeing team. The panicked Tubo people fled in all directions. Most of them were old, weak, women and children, but there were also a few strong men.
More Turks poured out of the woods, not only heavy armored cavalry, but also horse archers wearing only hard leather vests and sheepskin hats, in small groups. Various flags flew above their heads. The wind blew the flag constantly, and Yugihito couldn't see clearly, but he caught a glimpse of a bear, a group of birds and a tree. He wanted to look for the wolf totem, but couldn't find it for a while.
At this time, there were still many Tubo people on the battlefield who were resisting tenaciously, but they could no longer change the outcome. In fact, the Tubo people were not too disadvantaged in terms of numbers, but the attackers were sudden and powerful. In the center of the battle group, Gongren stood high on the stirrups, his brocade cloak and eagle-winged helmet very eye-catching. He raised his spear, and his soldiers gathered around him, trying to break out of the siege. But the Turkic heavy cavalry in a wedge-shaped formation rushed over with guns, sabers and bones. Gongren's horse stood upright on its hind legs, its hooves kicked wildly, and there were five or six arrows stuck in its chest. Finally, he was submerged by the iron flow.
It was all over, the Tibetans collapsed, and everyone began to flee, leaving behind their weapons, carriages, livestock, and even children. The flames jumped from one place to another. Amidst the smoke, a wedge-shaped formation of knights rushed out, riding armored horses. The most eye-catching wolf head banner flying above their heads was the flag of Ashina clan. The huge wolf head jumped and danced in the firelight, as if rushing out of the sky. The flag comes to the world.
Yugihito was lying on the ground, feeling that every part of his body was aching. He didn't know where he was injured or how much he was injured, but he knew that he had exhausted the last bit of his strength, and the huge fatigue was impacting him. , just at the last moment before he fell into coma, he heard the enemies cheering in unison.
"Long live the Khan, Ashina Dao is truly a Khan!"
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Dafeiling.
"Before dark, trenches must be dug and stakes erected for every opening in the ring wall," Wang Zhaotang shouted to the busy soldiers.
The Tang Army's camp was already roughly sized. A ring wall had been built halfway up the mountain. Behind the wall, black tents emerged like mushrooms after the rain. Blankets and bedrolls covered the bare land. Servants in the army lined up the pack horses in a long queue and fed them fodder and water. The soldiers took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to pick up axes and go to the woods to cut wood to prepare for the night. A group of craftsmen set about clearing the ground and untying bundles of fire-hardened pointed stakes that were to be driven into the bottom of the trench to pierce the bodies of enemies who fell into it.
Of course, to serve as a real fortress, there is still more work to be done, such as building reservoirs. Although there are many springs on the mountain, they are far from enough for tens of thousands of soldiers and pack horses to drink. Most of the soldiers and livestock drink water. Depend on the small river flowing through the foot of the mountain. But if you are the attacker, you will build a dike upstream to change the course of the river, and use thirst to destroy the defenders. Also, although the ring wall was built, there were no jagged protruding fortresses, which made it difficult to fully exert the power of the forty "scorpions" it brought. As a veteran who experienced the Goguryeo War, he is very aware of the terrifying power of this weapon in defensive warfare. To truly unleash the full power of this weapon, now he needs to spend more time and sweat more, and finally he can Less blood and more blood.
After inspecting the fortress, Wang Zhaotang was ready to go to the commander's tent to report the progress of the project to deputy general manager Guo Daifeng. He had also heard some rumors about the young boss - some good and some bad, but he put them all behind him. As a veteran who has served in the military for more than 20 years, Wang Zhaotang certainly knows the importance of a good boss - in other industries, the most he can do when encountering a bad boss is to lose money, get beaten, or be demoted; when a soldier encounters a stupid boss, it is You're going to lose your head. But as a warrior, you don't have the right to choose your boss - you are like an arrow, where it flies depends entirely on where it is shot. Therefore, instead of spreading gossip about your boss all day long, it is better to concentrate on doing your job well, so that the chance of survival will be higher.
When Wang Zhaotang walked to the door of the handsome tent, there was laughter inside, and everyone's face was full of joy. Is there any good news?
"Is there any good news? Did the former army win the battle?" Wang Zhaotang asked the captain at the door.
"Yes!" The lieutenant's face was also full of joy: "I heard that the former army had caught up with the Tibetan herds, captured thousands of people, tens of thousands of miscellaneous animals, and even captured the Tibetan commander alive. eldest son!"
"That's great!" Wang Zhaotang also laughed: "We've won. This is really good news!"
"Yes! After walking such a long way, so many brothers fell ill before the war started. I finally won the battle, so I'm happy!"
"Yes!" Wang Zhaotang nodded: "You keep an eye on it here, I'll go in and report to Manager Guo about the camp!"
"good!"
Guo Daifeng held a wine glass and listened to the conversation in the tent. Laughter filled the tent, but his heart was filled with bitterness. Winning the war was certainly a good thing, but this good thing had nothing to do with him. Obviously, Xue Rengui, a treacherous guy, was avenging his personal revenge. He asked himself to lead the rear army to take care of the baggage, but in fact he monopolized the military exploits. If this continues, all his hard work will be in vain.
"Manager Guo!"
Guo Daifeng raised his head and saw Wang Zhaotang saluting him respectfully. He nodded blankly: "It's you, what's the matter?"
"I have something to tell you about the construction of the fortress!" Wang Zhaotang did not notice Guo Daifeng's expression. He said according to the original draft: "As of today, the outer walls and trenches of the fortress have been basically completed. , but the sharp wooden stakes at the trench level have not been arranged yet, and it is estimated that it will take another two days. There is also the matter of the reservoir. I plan to start construction tomorrow. In the back mountain, a canal will be built from each of the two springs to pass through it. Drinking water for the army for ten days. There is also a protruding fort on the outer wall to house the 'Scorpion'——"
"Okay, okay!" Guo Daifeng waved his hand and interrupted Wang Zhaotang's report: "You don't need to say these things!"
Only then did Wang Zhaotang notice the strangeness of his boss. Guo Daifeng frowned, his face full of boredom. He scratched the back of his head. Could it be that he had just said something wrong and offended his boss? ?
"The last general just said nothing, please forgive me, Mr. Guo!"
"That's all, it's no big deal!" Guo Daifeng didn't want to take Wang Zhaotang as the target to vent his anger: "Commander Wang, you can just handle these things, so you don't have to report them to me!"
"Let's see what we do?" Wang Zhaotang was stunned. He hesitated and said cautiously: "The camp is where the army's supplies are located. The lives of the three armies depend on this place. You must not make any mistakes. The last general is just a captain of the first battalion. How can I be the master? Please—"
"Okay, okay!" Guo Daifeng became more and more bored: "Didn't the front army already win the battle? The rear army may break camp and advance tomorrow. What's the use of building this fort so impregnably?"
"Breaking camp tomorrow?" Wang Zhaotang opened his mouth: "But didn't General Manager Xue say that the rear army is the foundation of the army and must be strictly guarded and can only leave Dafeiling with military orders?"
"Shut up!" Wang Zhaotang's nagging finally exceeded Guo Daifeng's patience, and he shouted angrily: "Wang Zhaotang! Are you the deputy general manager or am I the deputy general manager? Will the rear army be led by me or by you? One mouthful, one manager Xue. , you might as well become the deputy general manager, and everyone will follow your orders!"
"My subordinates deserve to die, my subordinates deserve to die!" Wang Zhaotang was frightened to death. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Guo Daifeng snorted coldly and rushed out of the tent with a roll of his sleeves. After a while, someone helped Wang Zhaotang up and said with a smile: "Old Wang, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Wherever Mr. Guo feels uncomfortable, you poke him there every day, even if you think your life is too long. You must seek death here!"
"Did I offend Manager Guo with my words just now?" Wang Zhaotang looked confused: "I just said something about building a fort, right? Did I offend Manager Guo too?"
"Lao Wang, Lao Wang, what do you want me to say to you?" The colleague said angrily and funny: "What are you doing in your head all day long? You are not thinking about digging trenches and building walls, are you? After all these days, you haven’t heard anything about Mr. Guo?”
"Those are all baseless rumors. How can our subordinates take them seriously!" Wang Zhaotang replied.
"Old Wang, you are really hopeless!" The colleague "looked like he had nothing to do with you": "How can there be any real evidence for this kind of thing? But if you pretend that he does not exist, then you will be dragged out and beheaded in the future. Stop shouting about injustice!”
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