Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Arrows fired suddenly caused horrific casualties.

In addition, the Khitans were more relaxed and eager to end the battle through a wave of intensive charges, so the number of casualties was even more terrifying.

It seems that endless arrows are shot from the hands of the infantry, and there are some crossbow arrows mixed in among them. It is not too much to say "bow and crossbow thunder".

The archers also overcame the tension and anxiety at the beginning, and the arrows shot more and more smoothly and accurately.Their basic skills are good, but what they lack is experience and courage--the courage they usually boast about is not guaranteed, and it may disappear when they go to the battlefield, which is not uncommon.

If it is a mediocre commander, he will probably rush to urge them to retreat to a higher place, using the terrain to weaken the power of the cavalry charge.In fact, if you really do that, the Khitan people may not necessarily rush.

They are not Turks.When the infantry of the Tang army occupied a high place, they would still charge directly with cavalry regardless of casualties, which eventually led to a disastrous defeat.After a disastrous defeat, he got on his head, continued to charge, and lost if he rushed.

The fighting will of the Khitan people is very problematic.

When they encountered an enemy that was difficult to win, they subconsciously avoided the battle. This is the case now. In history, when they faced Li Cunxu's 20 cavalry [-] years later, the [-] Khitan forwards did not make a move. , Drowning and freezing to death countless times, and the son of Abaoji was also captured.

It is impossible for them to fight recklessly with you.

Shi Shucong was not a mediocre commander, and he didn't want to learn from a certain sage to fight a peaceful battle, so he sent elite soldiers to the rear, making noise on purpose, and luring the Khitans to attack by showing off their horses and wealth.

Now it seems that the Khitan people were fooled.

The knights who were charging forward were confused and turned on their backs.The heavy rain of arrows created a large death trap, the dying horse neighed in pain, and the dying knight lay helplessly on the ground with his eyes wide open.

After they fell, knights rushed up one after another from behind. They couldn't dodge, and they directly bumped into the dead horse and fell heavily to the ground.

A shepherd with excellent riding skills turned his horse's head in an emergency and spread out to both sides, but was soon hit by friendly troops from behind, and both sides fell to the ground together.

Messed up, they're messed up!
"Kill the thief!" Shi Shucong took his handsome flag from the hands of the soldiers, rode his horse down the hillside, and shouted: "Kill the thief!"

"Kill the thief!" Seeing this, the sergeants became more courageous. They abandoned their bows and arrows one after another, and rushed up with long lances, epees, and mo knives.

The dense infantry ran quickly at small steps, and soon reached the front of the Khitan cavalry formation, hacking with knives and axes, turning people on their backs.

Hundreds of soldiers bypassed the flanks and rushed to the rear of the Khitan cavalry, slashing and killing, creating even greater chaos.

Yelulage waved a mace, which was covered with blood and brains.He had already killed two or three soldiers of the Xia army, and with all his strength he pulled out the space, his legs pinched the horse's belly, and the horse neighed and jumped out.Seeing that he was about to speed up and leave the chaotic battlefield, he felt that the horse's hoof gave way and he fell out.

In mid-air, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and it turned out that the horse's leg was hooked by the hook and sickle gun.

"Boom!" Yelucige fell heavily to the ground.Before he could react, he saw two Xia soldiers rushing towards him, one of them raised his epee high.

"Crack!" Yelucige's neck was cut in half, and blood spurted out.

The more than [-] people in the front line also rushed over, half of them lined up with guns, staring at the flying cavalry who had mounted their horses, and the other half went around to the rear of the Khitan, attacking back and forth.

The Khitan people lost their command and were in a state of chaos. Most of them ran around like headless chickens.

They don't want to fight anymore, they don't have the courage to fight, and they don't have the confidence to fight.

They just want to escape now, they just want to get away from this bloody battlefield, they just want to go back to their hometown, and soothe their deeply wounded bodies and minds.

Shi Shucong carried a banner and cruised around the periphery of the battlefield.Wherever he went, the courage of the soldiers surged, and his subordinates were almost three points faster. Killing the Khitan people was like chopping melons and vegetables.

"A thief is easy to break his ears!" Shi Shucong laughed.

Could the infantry be unable to injure or even wipe out the cavalry? Not necessarily.

Chengde Wang Wujun played the hollow phalanx, put the enemy's cavalry into the crowd of his own infantry, surrounded them on all sides, closed the door and beat the dogs, so that the cavalry had nowhere to escape. This is a way.

Li Siyuan's 30 infantry, facing [-] Khitan cavalry, is a way for the infantry to maneuver on the battlefield, go around to the rear of the cavalry, and attack from both sides.

Fu Cunshen burned firewood to create smoke, so that the Khitan cavalry lost their way, ran and bumped, and got into a melee with the infantry, and was finally killed and fled miserably.

Ge Congzhou first used his infantry to massacre the cavalry who were charging into the formation, and then launched a charge to chase the cavalry behind them, and captured Li Keyong's son Li Luoluo alive.

Li Siye charged with his flesh and blood to boost morale. Two thousand infantry blocked people from killing people, and gods blocked from killing gods. It was a way to kill the Anshi rebels on their backs.

Or learn from Yu Zhongwen in the Sui Dynasty, deliberately show the enemy weakness in the rear, lure Goguryeo to attack, and then attack back and forth, killing him to pieces. This is also a good way.

The infantry defeated the cavalry, but they were unable to pursue and injure others. Are you too good? Facing the enemy cavalry in all directions, you don’t have the courage to change formation when facing the enemy, and the infantry has the ability to maneuver on the battlefield against the harassment of the cavalry?
In the worst case, do you dare to charge naked and lead the infantry to pursue? Infantry and cavalry do not necessarily need a formation, Xue Yantuo does not need it, Ge Congzhou does not need it, Li Siye does not need it, as long as they are brave enough, scattered infantry can also Fight with cavalry.

As long as you think about it, there are many ways to do it. It depends on whether the soldiers are brave enough and whether the generals are strong enough to adapt to the situation.

Shi Shucong's trick is completely learned from the old wisdom of Yu Zhongwen in the Sui Dynasty. The Goguryeo people were fooled, and the Khitan people were also fooled.

"Kill!" The infantry chased the rout, shouting all the way, stabbing with spears and smashing with tomahawks, the Khitan rout ran around, no one dared to fight back.

Husband war, courage also.

Most of the soldiers led by Shi Shucong were state soldiers and Tibetans, and their fighting power was just like that, but now their courage came up, and when they came up, they all went down the mountain like tigers, with red eyes, holding knives, axes and long spears, and dared to chase after the cavalry and kill them.

On the other hand, the Khitan cavalry, Cige was killed, and the rest just wanted to run for their lives, running around, often running, when they met two or three infantrymen, they were slashing the rider up and down the horse's legs, and they were killed one by one. Drag off the horse and kill.

The entire battlefield fell into chaos, people and horses were mixed, neither side had a formation, there was me in you, and you in me, it was a mess.Because of the natural combat disadvantage of riding on a horse, and the extremely low morale, this battle almost became a one-sided massacre by Xia Bing.

Li Congke watched from a distance with fear and excitement at the same time.

He is not a timid person.

On the battlefield, he even dared to risk his life and death, riding alone into the battle, capturing the enemy soldiers and returning.

This battle was fought so brilliantly, it was too much for him.He even substituted himself into Shi Shucong, thinking about how to kill the Khitan people more efficiently.

"Excellent!" Li Congke licked his lips, and clenched the horse in his hand.

Seeing this, the sergeants silently arranged their equipment and prepared to charge with him.

"Let's go!" Li Congke turned around coolly and withdrew.

The sergeants were stunned, but they didn't say anything else, and followed.

Rescue the Khitans? Grass, it's not bad if you don't beat your allies.These bastards are looting everywhere, and they have long been disliked.

Furthermore, they have left a large number of infantry to guard against their own side.

In addition, rushing into the chaotic battlefield, even the Khitans and the Xia people rushed together? What if they crashed into the Khitans' horses and messed up themselves? A bigger melee?
Let's go back to Yunzhou to report.

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"This is Yelv Tsange." You Kunlun held a head and respectfully offered it to Shi Shucong.

"Abaoji's younger brother?" Shi Shucong took it with interest, and took a closer look.

The eyes are wide open, the flesh is bloody, and there are even horseshoe marks on the face...

Alas, it was too miserable to die.

Hand it over to the soldiers
Finally, Shi Shucong walked up to the soldiers and looked at them with a smile.

The sergeants were all convinced.

It turned out that the people of Liang also knew how to fight, and General Liang was indeed very capable, perhaps a little worse than a saint.

After fighting this big victory today, after returning to my hometown, I can even boast for the rest of my life.

More than 2000 Khitan cavalry, only a few hundred ran away in the end, and even Abaoji's own brother was hacked to death.The killing was so soul-stirring, who would dare not praise a good man after hearing it?
"All the property looted by the Khitan people will be distributed to the brothers." Shi Shucong said with a big wave of his hand.

When the generals of various states heard it, they subconsciously felt that it was not in compliance with the rules.

But rules are rules, and on the battlefield, enforcement is often not so strict.It has been this way for thousands of years.As long as the amount of property obtained by cleaning the battlefield is not too large, it will be divided if it is divided, and the Shangguan will not go into it.

"After cleaning the battlefield, the whole army will set up camp. Tomorrow -- follow me westward to Yunzhou." Shi Shucong ordered again.

The generals responded loudly and their morale was high.

Shi Shucong noticed their obedience and was very satisfied.

The state soldiers in Guanbei Road are actually pretty good.If the sage confidently and boldly entrusts him with full power and lets him rule the army according to his own method, and after a few more years of fighting, he dares to knead it into an army at the level of the imperial army.

In this way, he also has the capital, instead of commanding the troops purely by the order of the court.He can use his prestige to replace court orders, at least part of them.

Some people, mediocre, have worked in one position for decades, and in the end they still rely on imperial orders to command the troops, and they are not doing very well.

Some people are born generals, as long as they are given a chance, they can influence soldiers with their charisma, make friends with officers, lead them to victory in battles, receive rewards, and their prestige is growing. Wherever they go, the officers dare not show their air.

Prestige is invisible and intangible, but it is the most precious thing in today's ever-changing era.

In the face of prestige, the system can be distorted.

Ethos can be changed in the face of prestige.

Wu Fu's world is that simple.