Chapter 4824 Indestructible
"Armed cavalry!"
A scream full of despair plunged all the defenders into panic and confusion.
Tubo's iron smelting technology is extremely primitive and backward. The forged iron knives are either soft and weak, or too hard and easy to break. Even the ability to forge arrow clusters is very lacking. Most of them use bronze arrow clusters, not to mention that they represent the pinnacle of current iron smelting technology. of armor.
Even the "Light Army", the most powerful force around Zamp, never had "horses and men in armor". An iron helmet and a few armor leaves were considered well-equipped, but it was absolutely impossible to have such a luxury as wearing iron armor on the war horses... …
Although there are only about twenty galloping cavalry in front of us, they are fully armored and tightly packed from top to bottom. Especially the "eight-petal helmet" on the head of the cavalry is a unique equipment of the Tang army. It can be seen that the Tang army was an invincible "armored cavalry" galloping across the battlefield.
It is naturally impossible for the Tang Army to directly participate in the war, which means that the Tang Army gave even its most high-end equipment to the Gar tribe.
With Lu Dongzan, the "first wise man in Tubo", handsome men like Zan Xiruo and Lun Qinling, and powerful generals like Bo Lun, Zan Ren and Zan Po, the Gar tribe's combat power ranks among the various tribes in Tubo. It has always been among the best, and now with the Tang Army's high-end equipment, its combat effectiveness has more than doubled.
The moment Subiyangxiong saw the "armored cavalry" appearing, his hands and feet went numb and his whole body trembled. Although there were only about twenty or thirty soldiers with both men and horses, due to the narrowness of the current battlefield, these men and horses were enough to be like a " "Front Arrows" generally penetrate one's own forward array. If they are not blocked and allowed to drive straight in, the entire Chinese army will be split into two.
The choice he faces now is to fight or retreat?
If they fight, it is very likely that the "armored cavalry" will pierce through the middle army and then rush into the rear army. The entire array will completely collapse and more than 10,000 troops will be wiped out.
If they retreat, it will mean collapse at the first touch. As long as Lun Qinling pursues them one after another, a huge defeat will be staged.
No matter how you feel about it, "collapse" is the biggest risk.
Just when he was hesitating, the "armored cavalry" of the Gar tribe had ignored the arrows and crashed into the defenders' forward array. The wooden shields were torn apart, and the shield-hands were staggering around with blood spurting from the mouth under the impact of the horses. Unless you are very lucky, the spear will hit the iron Otherwise, the armor joint could not harm the "Armored Cavalry" at all. The spears were broken one after another. The "Armored Cavalry" swung its steel knife, easily cutting off the spear shaft, breaking the leather armor, and severing the body. Blood spurted out for a while. , The remaining limbs are flying around, as if entering a deserted place.
The front army almost collapsed at the moment of engagement. The soldiers dropped their shields and spears, turned around and ran away with howling, and plunged into the waiting array of Chinese troops behind them. The Chinese army didn't know what to do. In a daze, the entire array was overwhelmed by the comrades of Paoze who had escaped from the former army, and the scene was chaotic.
Su Piyangxiong no longer had any chance of taking any chances. His eyes were about to burst and his face was red. He shouted: "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat to Huashi Gorge!"
Then he turned around and rode ahead, then turned around and ran away surrounded by his own soldiers.
It's not that he is cowardly and afraid of death, but that he sits in the rear to supervise the battle. If he doesn't move, the entire army will not know what to do. Soldiers in the front will withdraw, and soldiers in the rear will not know whether to advance or retreat. This can easily lead to If we are inconsistent in advancing or retreating, the consequences will be to trample on each other.
He is also a veteran on the battlefield and knows that this is the worst situation. Even if it is a big defeat, not many soldiers will actually die on the battlefield, because generally speaking, as long as the casualties reach three, the army will have collapsed. No matter how strong the army is, It is also impossible to continue fighting when the casualties exceed 50%, and the greatest casualties often occur in the self-trampling after collapse.
These are the foundations for his survival, so he can accept defeat, but he can never accept the death of his soldiers in the Sea of Liemo...
The commander evacuated first, and all the soldiers in the army knew what to do. Immediately, more than 10,000 people from the rear army and the front army turned around and ran away, and the entire battlefield was in chaos.
Bo Lunzan was wearing an iron helmet and armor, with only two eyes exposed on the horse's crotch. He rushed into the enemy's formation with arrows flying in the sky and killed them wantonly. He swung his mace and hit the hard chisel and was invulnerable. He was so bloody and emotional that Passionate, ready to act First, he led the "armored cavalry" to break up the enemy's formation. When he saw that the enemy's army completely collapsed and fled, he still pursued closely. He chased for more than 20 miles without any chance of killing the enemy. Only then did he receive the military order to stop the pursuit and return to the shores of the Sea of Lemo. The inn is resting and reorganizing.
The post station has been completely captured, and there are people healing their wounds and soldiers cooking pots everywhere. Bo Lunzan jumped off his horse and took off the eight-petal helmet on his head. He wiped the sweat from his face and patted the top of his horse lovingly. The war horse snorted and scratched its hooves, looking quite unsatisfied.
Bo Lunzan threw his iron helmet to the soldiers and strode into the only building in the post station. He saw his brother Lun Qinling standing in front of the map. He walked closer and grabbed the kettle on the table. He took a sip and saw that it was warm water. Then he tilted his neck and drank it all in one gulp.
"Bang" threw the kettle on the table, "Hu" let out a long breath, and sat on the stool with a golden sword in his hand. His eyebrows were flying and his fighting spirit was high: "It's so fun! It's really fun! The armor of the Tang Dynasty is really great. Good thing, invulnerable to swords and arrows, breaking the formation and killing the enemy is like entering an uninhabited place, so happy!”
Lun Qinling turned around and sat aside, looking at the iron armor on Bolunzan's body, shaking his head and sighing: "It was only thirty pieces of iron armor, but it killed Subi Yangxiong completely and had no resistance. , I heard that when Fang Jun led his army thousands of miles to the Western Regions to defeat the Dashi army, there were thousands of armored cavalry in the army. It is unimaginable that thousands of armored cavalry were fighting in the desert. What an invincible sight it would be when launching a surprise attack on the Gobi... It is said that the Tang army was so powerful that it equipped its warships with a kind of artillery. The shells fell down on the walls, and the houses collapsed and the mountains collapsed. They are as defenseless as a broken army. The strongest spear and strongest shield are in the hands of the Tang people. How can anyone in the world be their enemy? ”
Bo Lunzanren couldn't understand his brother's worry, and said disapprovingly: "The Han people have a saying that 'he who knows the current affairs is a hero.' Since the Tang Dynasty is powerful and invincible, then why don't we stand with it and not become enemies with it?" ? For example, now that we are wearing armor and fighting against Tibet, and there are thunderbolts from the Tang army attacking the city, what should we worry about? "
Although he is brave and unparalleled, he is not a reckless man, nor will he try to defeat him knowing that he is invincible. He understands the principle of "join if you can't beat him." Since the Tang Dynasty is powerful and unparalleled, then he will stand on the side of the Tang Dynasty. It's better to attack Tubo on the side.
If the strength reverses in the future, then we can turn to Zanpu and attack Datang...
Lu Dongzan often taught his son that "there is no absolute loyalty, only absolute interests." Bo Lunzan said this is right...
Lun Qinling shook his head and said: "I'm just feeling a little emotional. When my father tried his best to promote the marriage between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and asked Zanpu to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, he was using the pretext of good relations between the two countries to form an alliance and then introduce various kinds of things from the Tang Dynasty. Advanced technology evolved Tubo from a backward tribal country to become as advanced and powerful as the Tang Dynasty. As a result, the marriage was more than half completed, but Fang Jun blocked it and fell short. If it had happened, not only would my father's prestige have greatly increased, he would not have been exiled to Qinghai Lake, and Tubo would have introduced iron smelting, medicine, construction, etc. from the Tang Dynasty. Advanced technology doubles the national strength, and perhaps the offensive and defensive trends are also very different.”
In the confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, Tubo actually had the upper hand. It could be invincible just by virtue of its plateau location. Then, it searched for the weak points of the Tang army and made sneak attacks and invasions from time to time, which made the Tang army exhausted. The city was plundered.
As long as the internal political power of the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, Tibet could break through the Tang army's defenses and march straight into it.
But now Tubo has not been able to obtain the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty to improve its national power. The Gar tribe was expelled, which caused the loss of Tubo's strength. In addition, the Gar tribe had to attack Tubo fiercely under the heavy pressure of the Tang Dynasty. The situation facing Tubo can be described as bad. The extreme.
The beginning of all this was the failure of Lu Dongzan's trip to Chang'an for marriage.
It can be seen that the success or failure of a strategic decision is enough to cause a country to attack and defend against different forces for a long period of time, and its rise and fall are unpredictable...
Bo Lunzanren was impatient to discuss these strategic things, and he didn't understand either, so he waved his hands and said: "Brother and father can make up their minds on these matters. Don't tell me. I only care about whether we can pursue the victory or not?"
Lun Qinling shook his head: "Subi Yangxiong retreated too quickly. At that time, the unfavorable situation was just revealed on the battlefield. He immediately made the decision to retreat first. He didn't care whether Liemohai fell or not... This is a bit unreasonable. You must know that although he is However, the prince of Subi Kingdom was almost driven out of the capital. He was able to sit in Liemohai because Zanpu deliberately provoked Subi Kingdom. The internal disputes favored him. Under such circumstances, how could Subiyangxiong repay Zanpu's appreciation if he lost Liemohai? Therefore, Subiyangxiong should fight to the death even if he knew he was losing. His retreat so quickly showed that he didn't care whether Lemohai fell or how to explain it."
Bo Lunzanren was confused and confused when he heard this: "So? What does this mean?"
"Subi Yangxiong is firm and fearless, and is not afraid of Zanpu's accountability, which shows that Zanpu is clearing the country on a strong wall and tempting the enemy to penetrate deeper!"
Lun Qinling glared at his brother angrily: "Zanpu must be waiting for us to go deeper into the hinterland of Tibet. When we have to go on an expedition and the food roads are ineffective, he will assemble a large army somewhere to compete with us!"
"Ah? That's right! Where does brother think Zamp will choose to fight us?"
Not only did Bo Lunzan Ren not show any fear, but he was also very excited. As long as there was a fight, he would be excited. The stronger the enemy, the more excited he would be. Lun Qinling thought about it carefully: "This depends on how much Zanpu trusts the tribes. Although we use our hands to consume the tribes that are unwilling to be loyal to him, it is impossible to let every tribe he fears They all mobilized their troops to fight against us, so It is more likely to kill as a warning to others. Now that Chisang Yangdun's tribe has been greatly weakened and has to rely on Zampu with all its strength, then there may be another close friend Subi who is a big trouble... Maybe the decisive battle will be at Huashi Gorge. .”