The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 419 The Curtain of War Opens
I don't know Xiangji Temple, and I enter Yunfeng within a few miles.

Where is the clock in the mountains and the ancient woods without people.

The sound of the spring swallows the dangerous stone, and the sun is cold and green.

In the twilight, the air and the pool are singing, and An Chan controls the poisonous dragon. "

——"Passing Xiangji Temple" Wang Wei

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On September 25th, the second year of Zhide, all the soldiers and horses of the Tang army set off at the same time.

On September 27, the Tang army's eastward expedition arrived at the western suburbs of Chang'an and set up camp north of Xiangji Temple and east of Fengshui.

Xiangji Temple is the ancestral home of the "Pure Land Sect". It is located in the north of Ziwu Valley in Zhongnan Mountain, on the west side of Shenheyuan, and is more than [-] miles away from Chang'an City.Xiangji Temple faces south from the north, on a high terrain, bordering the Fu River in the south, the Ju River in the west, and the Fanchuan River in the north.

On the same day, Yan generals An Shouzhong and Li Guiren also led an army of [-] troops to the north of the Tang army camp.

The war is about to start.

This is the largest battle between the Tang and Yan armies since the rebellion in Anlu Mountain, and it is also the decisive battle of the main forces of the two armies.

Everyone knows that this battle will determine the fate of the Tang Dynasty and the fate of the people in the world. It is of great significance and cannot be lost.

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Early this morning, the soldiers of the Tang army had just had breakfast.When the scouts came to report, the gate of the Yan army barracks was opened wide, and the whole army was dispatched.

The Tang army also moved in response to the time, pulled the three armies out of the camp, faced the Yan army across the bank, and lined up to fight.

Li Siye, deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu, led the front army, Guo Ziyi, deputy marshal of the Tianxia Army and Horses, led the central army, and Wang Sili, the Jiedu envoy of Guannei, led the rear army.

Li Siye's former army consisted of 500 people, divided into three layers from the outside to the inside:

The first layer is the crossbow array, which protects the front and left and right wings.750 archers, wearing leather armor, holding cubic shields, carrying a bow and a crossbow, a long spear, [-] armored arrows, [-] live arrows, and [-] long stacked arrows Two thousand five hundred.

The bottom edge of the square shield is flush, the upper end is composed of double arcs to form a gourd shape, the middle ridge is raised, and the upper and lower sharp hooks become hook inlays, which can be used for attack and defense.

The crossbow array is under the command of Duan Xiushi.

On the left and right wings of the first floor, in addition to the crossbowmen, there are [-] cavalry.The soldiers are dressed in bright armor, holding a horse lance, and the horses under their crotches are all in armor.The cavalry is an elite charge, with spears, spears, horses, and round shields, cruising around the army formation.It can not only help the crossbowmen to assist in defense, but also attack the enemy's formation at any time.

The cavalry formation was commanded by Li Feiyuanli.

The second layer is the array of guns and spears, and the array of spears is like a forest.Three thousand and 750 spearmen, wearing bright armor, carrying bows and arrows, carrying horizontal knives at their waists, and holding cowhide shields.

The Spear Formation was commanded by Bai Xiaode.

The third layer is the Mo Dao Army.This Mo Dao army is invincible across the Western Regions.The [-] Mo Dao hands are all muscular, majestic and mighty, dressed in improved Mingguang armor and holding Mo Dao.The cold light of the knife array is shining, not angry and majestic.

The Modao Army was personally commanded by Li Siye.Bai Fu and He Lou Yurun each led [-] Mo swordsmen to protect Li Siye's left and right wings.

The white lion helmet and silver armor, holding a long knife in his hand, is even more heroic in his handsome appearance.The face is well-defined, with strong lines, like a sculpture.The bridge of the nose is straight and straight, and the lips are tightly pursed into a line, showing firmness.

Guo Ziyi, with a helmet on top, an embroidered robe and brocade armor, and a horizontal knife immediately stood in the middle of the Chinese army, guarded by a thousand personal soldiers.In the hunting wind, the flag of the Tang Dynasty is fluttering in the wind!

The Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses and the King of Guangping County, Li Chu, with a golden helmet and a red cloak, stood on the bucket in the Tang Army's barracks, overlooking the battle formation.

Although Li Chu wanted to go to the battle in person, he was left in the heavily fortified camp under the strong dissuasion of Guo Ziyi and other generals.

Guo Ziyi has a sophisticated personality and would not let Li Chu play at all.Guo Ziyi thought to himself: "The King of Guangping County is the eldest son of His Majesty, with a body of ten thousand gold, there is no room for any mistakes.

As a Grand Marshal commanding the army, it is okay to supervise the army. If he falls into the chaos, the nine Yiguo clans will not be able to relieve His Majesty's hatred. "

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The Yan army has [-] troops, all of whom are grassland cavalry.The smoke and dust billowed, and they came to meet Tang Jun.

"Drumming!"

Guo Ziyi ordered.

After the drummers in the army got the order, they immediately beat the drums!More than a dozen big drums played in unison, and the drums burst out.

The main herald waved the command flag in front of the central army flag, and the sub-herald officers of each army formation saw the main command flag waving, and immediately followed the semaphore of the main command flag, waved the command flag in their hands, and conveyed the command of the chief general Guo Ziyi to dispatch troops. to each army formation.

The drums are rumbling, and the hearts of Tang soldiers also beat to the rhythm of the drums.The recruits in the army were especially nervous, their hearts seemed to jump out of their throats, goosebumps appeared on their arms, and their legs and feet were shaking uncontrollably.

veteran!Only veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, at this moment, still have a neat military appearance and are as tall and straight as a javelin.

The reason why Guo Ziyi chose the Anxi Army as the former army was because the experienced Anxi soldiers could hold their ground before the war.

An Xijun stared into the distance with deep eyes, as if waiting for a grand coronation ceremony.

The smoke and dust billowed, and the Yan army was getting closer and closer. There were many swords and guns, and the armor was bright.

"Two drums!"

Guo Ziyi ordered.The sound of beating drums resounded through the sky, the earth shook, and the horses neighed.

Many recruits couldn't hear the drums, but could only hear the beating of the heart.

Mo Dao Army Chang Dao was speechless and silent, only his slow and long breath.

Three miles away from the Tang army's position, the Yan army stopped their horses and lined up to clean up their formation.It was as if one could see the ferocious expressions of every Hu Qi, and the white foam from the mouth of the horses when they panted.

"Three-way drum!"

The war horse's ears were erected, its teeth bared and its eyes glaring, ready to move.The cavalry stepped on the stirrups hard, clamped the horse's belly tightly, held the reins tightly, and reined the horse firmly.

The time for the decisive battle is approaching.

Bai Fu took a deep breath, his blood surged up, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, shining with a sharp light.

"Woo..." The Hu people's horn sounded, and Yan general Li Guiren took the lead to challenge.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen brandished their maces and spread them out like a tidal wave in Qiantang, charging towards the Tang Army's line with a roar.

"Arrowers prepare!"

Duan Xiushi was as calm as usual, commanding with determination.

"promise!"

Three thousand and 750 archers shouted and rushed out in unison, piercing the square shield into the ground, leaning towards the sky, bending their bows and setting arrows.Armored arrows, raw arrows, and long stacked arrows, the clusters of arrows are cold and gloomy.

Long-range weapons—large bed crossbows are drawn by several people, and each crossbow is equipped with hundreds of arrows, which can shoot more than ten iron arrows at the same time.Iron Arrow is cold, eager to drink the blood of the rebels.

"Fire arrows!"

Seeing the cavalry of the Yan Army entering the range of the bow and crossbow, Duan Xiushi immediately gave an order.

"Swoosh, whoosh, whoosh"...

Thousands of arrows are fired, like locusts, shooting into the sky, drawing a beautiful arc, and flying into the enemy's formation!

The crossbowmen in the first row retreated immediately after releasing their arrows, and replaced the second arrows.The second row of crossbowmen immediately stepped forward and shot a second wave of arrows!The third row of crossbowmen had finished loading their arrows and were waiting to shoot.

The crossbowmen fired in three rows, and the arrows were like pouring rain.Where the arrow fell, people turned on their backs, and the cavalry fell off their horses one after another.

Especially the iron arrows on the bed crossbow. Wherever they went, people and horses were pierced by an arrow, splashing a cloud of blood mist.

In less than a stick of incense, Li Guiren's [-] cavalrymen were harvested by three waves of arrow rain, more than half of them were killed and injured, and the casualties were heavy.

On the battlefield, the Yan army wailed all over the field, the horses fled, and the Yan army's vanguard fell into chaos.

Li Guiren saw that the Tang army's arrows were fierce and outnumbered, so he turned his horse's head and led the remaining [-] cavalry to retreat to his own line.

(End of this chapter)