Chapter 3163 Desperate Charge
Fuzhong galloped his horse and raised his whip, and the battle fell to the mouth of the valley. The terrain was slightly flat, which could increase the speed of the horse and facilitate the charge. He held the reins in one hand, raised the machete in the other, and shouted: "My sons, charge! Charge out of the valley mouth, you will find the hinterland of Hexi, where you can find cattle, sheep, food, gold, silver, and women! We have been tortured in Qinghai Lake for almost twenty years. Today is the time to indulge and have fun!”
"Ho ho ho!"
All the soldiers under his command were extremely excited and full of enthusiasm. They slapped their horses and wielded their swords, and rushed towards the mouth of the valley. Twenty thousand people leaped on their horses and launched a charge, pouring out of the Douba Valley like a cross current. The sound of horse hooves shook the valley road like thunder, and even the snow on the distant peaks rolled down.
For the Hu people, the realm of the Han people is paradise.
The Han people know how to build, and each of them has accumulated a wealth of wealth. As long as they rush to the Han people's chassis, burn, kill and loot, it will be enough for the Hu people to live in peace for several years.
Especially Han women, who are gentle and delicate, with white skin and beautiful appearance. They cry softly when pressed and are charming and charming. How can they be compared to Hu women who are smelly and have rough skin?
From the perspective of the Hu people, what is the meaning of their existence?
Just to rob the Han people!
What are you doing working so hard in the ice and snow? Steal the Han people's food, rob the Han people's wealth, and rob the Han people's women!
The 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalrymen all had ferocious faces as they galloped forward, their hearts burning as if they were on fire. As the vanguard of the army, although they had to fight fierce battles, they also had the privilege of being the first to enter the city and plunder. This was also the biggest motivation for the Hu army to fight.
They have no feelings about family and country, and they don’t even have any attachment to the land. In their eyes, they only see killing and robbery...
Fuzhong stayed in the middle army, urging the vanguard army to run wildly with high morale. Then the hillsides on both sides suddenly expanded sharply to both sides like trumpets, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
A fortress suddenly appeared outside the entrance of the valley. The fortress was not high, but the horses could not jump up. There were walls on both sides extending from the fortress to the hillside, blocking the entrance of the valley so tightly that only birds could fly. Wings pass by.
Fuzhong didn't understand how the Tang people built such a fortress in such a short period of time, nor did he understand why the Tang people thought that such a fortress could withstand the charge of the heroic Tuyuhun cavalry. He raised his scimitar high and shouted at the top of his lungs: " Go ahead! Go ahead!”
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Twenty thousand Tuyuhun cavalry galloped out from the valley road, their horses' hooves trampled the ground and raised up billowing smoke. The sound of their hooves shook the sky, pouring out like a surging torrent, and they arrived in front of the fortress in the blink of an eye.
The Tuyuhun people did not just charge blindly. They were skilled with bows and horses and good at fighting. When they rushed to a place dozens of feet away from the fortress, the cavalry in front slowed down one after another, bent their bows and nocked arrows on their horses, and fired the arrows. He headed towards the fortress, then reined in his horse and galloped towards both sides in front of the Luzhai Juma in front of the fortress. The cavalry behind him followed closely and fired another round of arrows.
For a time, countless feather arrows shot towards the fortress like rain.
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When the Tuyuhun cavalry rushed out of the valley road, the soldiers of the Youtun Guards were already on the alert. All the muskets were loaded with ammunition. The soldiers hid behind the arrow stacks to watch the rushing enemies. The thunderbolts were placed one by one at their feet, and the fire was broken. Set aside.
But he has been standing still.
When the enemy rushed forward and released arrows, a shield-bearer immediately raised a huge wooden shield to cover his head, and there was a dense muffled sound of "snatching, snatching, snatching". Suddenly, a piece of reed grew out of thin air on the wooden shield, and the arrows The white feathers are like blooming reed flowers, swaying in the wind, which is really beautiful.
After avoiding a hail of arrows from the enemy, the captains of each department held up their shields and raised their arms and shouted: "You are not allowed to use firearms, you can only use bows and crossbows to meet the enemy. Get ready! Release!"
The soldiers don't understand the general's tactics, and of course they don't need to. The duty of a soldier is to obey military orders. Whatever the military orders are, they must be carried out.
He immediately bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and when he heard the sound of "release", a rain of arrows that looked like a dark cloud rose from the fortress, instantly spanning a distance of tens of feet, and poured into the Tuyuhun cavalry formation.
Different from the crudely made bows and arrows of the Tuyuhun people, the Tang army's crossbows were all standard equipment, manufactured by the Weapons Supervision and Crossbow Factory Department, using the best wood, beef tendon and other materials. Each bow and each bow were carefully crafted. Production and strict inspection before equipping the army.
The Tuyuhun people are different. They do have good beef tendons with excellent tension. However, like other grassland tribes, they lack high-quality wood, so the range and power of their bows and arrows are insufficient. In addition, the iron smelting industry is not advanced enough. This is also the case in all dynasties. The main reason why the Hu nationality's weapons and equipment in all dynasties lagged behind those of the Central Plains dynasty.
Tuyuhun's bows and arrows hit the fortress and were blocked by the Tang army's wooden shields. However, the Tang army's bows and crossbows came flying towards their heads, and the Tuyuhun people had no way to avoid them.
They could only try their best to stick their bodies to the horse's back to reduce the body area facing the arrows, but despite this, the dense rain of arrows still left them nowhere to hide.
The sharp triangular arrow clusters easily penetrated a handful of leather armors and thin clothing, and more were directly nailed to the bodies of war horses. There was a hail of arrows, and the person hit by the arrow fell off his horse. The horse neighed and roared, and the neat charging formation suddenly became chaotic.
Fuzhong was wearing armor, hiding in the middle of the army, shouting orders: "Charge up! Charge up!"
As long as they keep a sufficient distance, the Han people's crossbows can easily kill enemies ten times their size. Therefore, when the Hu people fight against the Han people, they can only use human lives to fill the gap. They lower their heads and charge fiercely. In hand-to-hand combat, the Han people would fail and collapse most of the time.
It seems that the higher the level of civilization and the more advanced the technology, the more afraid soldiers are of death...
The Tuyuhun people braved the rain of arrows and kept charging without fear of death. Even though Luzhai and Juma pierced the war horses and even their own bodies, they still did not stop for a moment. They used the corpses of soldiers and war horses to destroy the people in front of the fortress. Obstacles are completely cleared.
Tuyuhun's army rushed directly to the fortress.
Then, they discovered that although this fortress was not as majestic and majestic as the previous Han cities, it could not be climbed by just riding a horse...
The cavalry charged to the fortress but could not advance and were jammed. The Tang army fired condescendingly from behind the arrow stack at the top of the city. The nearest Tuyuhun cavalry suddenly screamed in agony, and each one was like a porcupine, covered with arrows.
The cavalry following behind saw that they could not move forward, so they bent their bows and fired arrows towards the city. The Tang army, which was unable to block with wooden shields when shooting arrows, also began to suffer casualties.
Fuzhong, who was in the Chinese army, was almost angry to death when he looked at the situation in front of him.
Is this a group of pigs? So stupid!
He shouted angrily: "Charge on both sides, don't fight head-on!" He then sent his own soldiers to the front, leading the soldiers to charge towards the walls on both sides.
The 20,000-strong army was immediately like water hitting a rock, split in two, and swept towards both sides.
There were several walls between the fortress and the mountain. The Tuyuhun cavalry rode fiercely, knocking down the walls with the bodies of their war horses, and rushed towards the entrance of the valley.
The shape of the fortress is like a huge bunker. Not only can it resist the enemy from the front, but arrow stacks are also built on the sides and rear. The Tang army sits on top of it and shoots wildly at the Tuyuhun cavalry who are browsing the walls. Arrows rain down from the sky like raindrops. They lack protective gear. The Tuyuhun cavalry were hit with arrows one after another. This section of the breakout road was completely filled with the blood and bodies of the Tuyuhun cavalry.
The losses were extremely heavy.
But Fuzhong didn't feel distressed at all. When did the Hu people not suffer serious losses in a siege by the Han people? Even if the losses were serious, it would be worthwhile to break through these walls and go around to the back of the fortress, and then attack with the main force led by his father from the front and back, uproot the fortress blocking the valley entrance, and open up the passage for the big fight to pull out the valley.
As long as this fortress is pulled down and all the Tang troops in the fortress are wiped out, the counties in Hexi will be like completely defenseless women, allowing themselves to be ravaged and destroyed by Tuyuhun warriors.
Finally, stepping on the corpses of his clansmen, Fuzhong finally led the vanguard to break out of the defense line constructed with several walls and circled behind the fortress.
Fuzhong leapt on his horse, wielded his sword, and shouted: "My sons, follow me and kill them!" He galloped his horse and charged towards the rear of the fortress.
At the same time, Nuohebo, who was waiting anxiously in the valley, finally heard that his son had rushed out of the valley entrance and was launching an attack on the rear of the fortress. He immediately stopped hesitating and waved his whip: "Everyone, follow me and fight out of the valley entrance. , Hexi counties, let them plunder for three days!”
"Kill!"
The 50,000-strong army all let out an earth-shattering shout, urged their horses, and charged like a frenzy towards the mouth of the valley. (End of chapter)