Chapter 3246: Big Defeat
The fierce Arab cavalry smashed their heads in front of the Mo Dao formation of the Anxi Army and broke into pieces. The hot blood melted the ice and snow under the feet, and the broken limbs of the corpses of men and horses were spread on the ground in a thick layer. The appearance was miserable and like purgatory.
The attempt to break up the Anxi army array was blocked, and the Arab cavalry became increasingly confused. They realized that their retreat was intercepted, and the entire army might be annihilated. Unprecedented panic quickly spread among the army. On the snowy river, there was no way to advance or retreat, and some people even wanted to simply rush forward.
Even if the front is Gongyue City, the most important stronghold of the Anxi Army in the Western Region, and it is likely to be attacked by countless firearms and Tang crossbows if it hits it, it is still better than staying here and waiting to die!
Ye Zide also panicked and hurriedly commanded his supervising team to kill those defeated soldiers who tried to escape from the formation, boost morale, and reorganize.
However, the Anxi Army would not let him organize a new round of offensive. Xue Rengui stood in the rear array with his helmet on, looking at the enemy's situation through the vast wind and snow. He saw that the enemy's array was becoming more and more scattered, and there were even some Some cavalrymen scurried left and right like headless flies, at a loss and immediately ordered: "Forward!"
"Woo woo woo"
The loud horn sounded in the wind and snow, and there was impassionedness in the desolation. The Anxi army's formation remained unchanged, and the well-trained soldiers held Mo Dao and moved forward.
"Boom!" The neat steps of more than a thousand people seemed like one person. Thousands of feet fell together, like a war drum being beaten, which made people's hearts tremble.
Thousand-handled Mo Dao still raised the tip of the knife upwards diagonally, and entered like a wall!
The Arab cavalry in front of the Anxi Army tried to resist, but they could not even charge in front of the heavily armored Anxi Army with a sharp Mo Dao. They could only watch the Anxi Army approaching step by step, with the sharp Mo Dao. It was chopped uniformly from top to bottom.
The sword was bright and blood was flowing.
The Arab cavalry that used to be arrogant across Europe and Asia were like wolf dogs fleeing in panic in the wilderness. They were blocked by the Tang army in the narrow river and slaughtered at will.
The flickering sword light was like a blade wall, advancing slowly but firmly. Countless once fierce and violent Hulu were shattered in front of the blade wall, with blood flowing freely. Panic spread like a plague among the Arab cavalry. At this moment, there was no trace of West Asia. The Lord's majesty can only run around shouting and crying bitterly.
These scum who seem to be armed with faith, but are actually burning, killing and looting like locusts ravaging civilized society. At this moment, they have long forgotten to pray to their gods why they don't come down from the sky to save them, the lambs trapped in purgatory. They only look towards the riverbeds and hills on both sides. Run like hell. The slope of the hill was steep, and the horses' hooves slipped and rolled over them. They abandoned their horses and walked, using their hands and feet to flee toward the weak point of the Tang army.
The glory of conquering the Western Regions and the ambition of plundering the Tang Dynasty were not more important than preserving one's life.
When the so-called faith in the heart was cut into pieces by Tang Jun's Mo Dao, the cowardice and despicability hidden in the bones unstoppably took over the body, and more than 10,000 people fled crazily across the mountains and plains like dolphins driven by wolves.
On the contrary, this made the Tang army's neatly arranged Modao Formation unsustainable, because once they went to chase these defeated troops, the Modao Formation, which relied on the formation to release its maximum combat power, would be self-defeating.
Without the advantage of the array, how could it withstand the charge of the Arab cavalry?
The Tang army could only stand there, looking at the Arab soldiers running wildly across the mountains and plains, looking at each other.
Xue Rengui was also a little dumbfounded. In order to lure the enemy into this river, he deliberately asked his soldiers to abandon their horses, and then ambush behind the hills and insert the enemy's rear formation to block their retreat. Facts have proved that his strategy was very effective. Modao Formation was It is the nemesis of the cavalry, and the snow here is deep, so it is difficult for the Arab cavalry to speed up the charge, and they are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of the Mo Dao Formation.
However, disadvantages also appeared. When the enemy troops broke up and fled, the Anxi Army did not dare to withdraw from the Modao Formation to pursue. Once the enemy organized a decent counterattack, the Anxi Army soldiers could only be slaughtered in front of the enemy cavalry...< br>
Fortunately, Xue Rengui has a rigorous temperament and knows how to give up when things are good. In this battle, he has killed no less than 3,000 enemy troops. The most important thing is that he severely frustrated the enemy's spirit and knocked their morale to the bottom. This is comparable to the battle formation. The effect of winning a game is better.
At present, the troops under his command are restricted from pursuing at will. The more than a thousand swordsmen are divided into five squares, supplemented by spearmen, crossbowmen, and shieldmen. They fight separately and attack separately to chase down the remaining enemy troops. However, they are strictly ordered not to pursue two more troops. Ten miles away, and then gathered in place.
The Arab soldiers who abandoned their horses and fled were like rabbits being chased by hunters. They were running for their lives in the snow. How could they stop and organize their ranks to launch a counterattack? Even the supervising team was nowhere to be seen...
Ye Zide felt like he was about to spurt out a mouthful of old blood, and he was extremely depressed. He was about to mount his horse and charge forward with his sword to fight to the death with the Tang army, but he was pulled off his horse by the frightened soldiers beside him, and then ignored him. Ye Qide flew into a rage and pushed him to the ground, taking off his majesty. He put on a stern cloak, cut off his beard, and even threw away the iron helmet on his head. Then he took off the clothes from a dead soldier and put them on him, pretending to be an ordinary soldier, and then together they protected him and followed the scattered soldiers. Heading south over the hills, they fled like crazy.
This was Caliph Muawiya's favorite son. If he died here, with the Caliph's cruelty and Arab customs, not only would all the soldiers here not survive, but their families would also have to be captured and buried...
The laws of the Great Food Kingdom are unbelievably cruel. Except for the nobles, civilian slaves are almost the same as dolphins and dogs.
Everyone knows that Ye Qide has a violent temper, especially when his blood is high, his IQ is infinitely close to zero. How dare you let him go back and die under the sword of the Tang Army? Several people changed Ye Zide's clothes and even gagged his mouth. They carried him with their hands and feet and mixed him into the disintegrating team. They climbed over the hills and ran all the way in the vast snow, making a long circle. It was not until evening that we returned safely to the camp.
Ye Zide also calmed down along the way and understood that if his own soldiers had not held him hostage until his death and returned, he would have died in the Tang army's formation by now.
He is not afraid of death, but his father has entrusted him with an important position, and he will command and command the more than 200,000 elite troops. If he dies, these more than 200,000 people will be leaderless, and they are afraid that they will be hunted down by the Tang army. The annihilation of the army is not impossible.
If that's the case, I'm afraid even my father's rule will be shaken...
When the generals in the camp saw Ye Zide going out in a menacing manner and throwing away his helmet and armor when he returned, they naturally understood what had happened and did not dare to say a word.
Ye Zide was alone in the camp and drank half a bottle of strong wine. Then he asked people to count the troops and horses. He found that of the more than 10,000 people he took with him when he went out, only about 3,000 came back. The rest died tragically at the Jinnumo of the Tang Army. Under the knife, you will either get lost or separated in the snowfield.
The weather is severely cold and the heavy snow has not stopped. If the separated soldiers cannot return to the camp before dark, they will freeze to death in the field...
Yezid felt frustrated.
When he went on the expedition, he was extremely ambitious. He only felt that the Tang Empire in the far east was prosperous and prosperous, but it was strong on the outside and incompetent on the inside. He did not see that neither the Han Dynasty, which threatened the world in the past, nor the Sui Dynasty, which claimed to dominate the world, or even the Tang Dynasty today. Have they never truly conquered the Western Regions?
The Western Region is vast and full of small countries, but they are just a bunch of scattered cities. The Arab army only needs to be pointed by the sword to be instantly overwhelmed.
Compared with this, Datang has nothing to fear.
However, when I set foot in the Western Region and faced off against the Anxi Army with real swords and guns, I found that this was not the case at all. The strength of the Anxi army is not only reflected in the higher quality of its soldiers than the Arab soldiers, but also in its unpredictable tactics and strategies.
Until now, the Anxi Army has never fought a battle with the Arab army in a dignified manner without any fancy.
They are dodging and evading, and there are conspiracies and tricks everywhere. It is an insult to the courage of the Arab soldiers!
But it happened that such fancy tactics led to his being restrained everywhere, and he was constantly losing troops and generals. This is because the Tang Dynasty devoted its entire country to the Eastern Expedition, leaving the Western Regions and Guanzhong empty of military strength. If the Tang Dynasty had a large number of elite soldiers, how could the Great Shi Country be able to defeat them?
After the anger dissipated, endless fear surged in Ye Zide's heart. He realized that his so-called rapid advancement, outflanking and other strategies were not enough in front of the Tang people. Instead of achieving the expected results, they were targeted and exploited by the Tang people. They would sneak attack on him from time to time, although they were not able to reverse the situation of the battle. But no matter how many soldiers and generals I have, I can't bear to peel off the skin layer by layer like this!
(End of chapter)