Great Tang princess

Chapter 786

If there is someone who is good at observing here at this moment, maybe he can draw the conclusion that light travels faster than sound.

It's a pity that this is a battlefield. When the sound was heard, the cannonball dragging an afterimage in the field of vision had already crossed the sky and fell into the enemy's formation.

Sun Wanrong only felt a "hu--" in his ear.

He knew that when the weapon was swung fast enough, it would also produce a similar sound of breaking the wind.

But the sound was really too fast, faster than when wielding any weapon.

The next moment, I only heard a "噗嗤" ringing in my ears.

He turned his head subconsciously, and saw that a Khitan soldier more than two feet away suddenly lost a piece of his left shoulder.

His left arm had already flown into the air, and his left shoulder and left chest had completely disappeared.

Then I saw a red mist spreading around me.

However, this was not the end, the series of people behind that person were treated almost the same, and their bodies were shattered one after another.

A slanted line filled with red mist was drawn directly in the dark team.

The most important thing is that there is not just one slash like this, but many, coming from two small mounds and intersecting each other in their dark formation.

The two small mounds were nearly a mile away from here, and Sun Wanrong couldn't help but froze in place. It was hard to imagine what kind of magical weapon could cause such a terrifying killing effect?
It's slow to say, but the whole process happened so fast, almost in the blink of an eye.

A large area was tripped in front of them, and there was a lot of noise, which stirred up a lot of smoke and dust.

The rear was bombarded by shells, and the formation was directly torn into pieces.

The Khitan people were very brave when they said it, but when faced with such an incomprehensible situation, they still couldn't help being frightened, their eyes widened, and their mouths screamed in fear.

After hearing the roar of his subordinates, Sun Wanrong came to his senses and shivered violently, his whole body covered with goose bumps.

This is different from what I imagined!Could it be that Princess Taiping really knows Taoism?

At this moment, the lieutenant general beside him quickly reminded: "General, the enemy army is too weird, let's withdraw!"

"exactly……"

Only then did Sun Wanrong come to his senses, and quickly turned his horse's head: "Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

However, it seemed that it was too late at this time, and several strangely shaped big balls had already risen behind the barracks in front of him.

Upon closer inspection, it seems to be an ordinary Kongming lantern.

But the size of the Kongming Lantern was a bit unreasonable. As it gradually drifted towards this side, Sun Wanrong was sure that there was someone in the hanging basket!
Not only him, but also the deputy next to him and other Khitan soldiers froze in place.

For them, this kind of thing has gone beyond cognition, so that they have even forgotten their fear.

However, they were stunned, it didn't matter so much here.

The soldiers on the hot air balloon directly ignited the smoke bombs, and then fired them with bows and crossbows to the rear of the enemy, obscuring their vision.

A large number of bamboo tubes with a tail dragged across the sky, pulling out a smoke screen, and after landing, a huge amount of smoke gushed out.

Not only white, but also various other colors, mixed with each other, so that the enemy's rear was foggy, and nothing could be seen clearly.

War horses will also panic in this environment and go on a rampage.

It was also difficult for the Khitans on horseback to see their friendly forces in this environment, and they began to charge into each other.

In the blink of an eye, there was already a commotion behind him.

Sun Wanrong, who had already reacted, yelled at the top of his voice, trying to regroup.

However, under the spread of this panic, no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't calm down the chaotic team.

However, more and more smoke bombs were fired, so that not only the rear, but also the sides of the team began to be filled with colorful smoke.

Today happened to be a windless weather. In this case, I couldn't see anything clearly except the front.

Sun Wanrong was very anxious. Under such circumstances, once the enemy army surrounded him from both sides, his side would inevitably be wiped out.

But then he took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.

According to intelligence, the enemy's combat troops only have 9000 people, and it is unlikely that they will be able to allocate extra people to outflank them from both sides.

But... what if the information is wrong?
Thinking of this, he knew that he couldn't fight today and had to organize a retreat.

So he grabbed the lieutenant's collar and shouted: "Go and give me an order to transfer the pier uniformly, it's just some smoke, rush over!"

The deputy general was about to agree, when there was a burst of extremely neat footsteps right in front of the team.

The two couldn't help turning their heads to look, only to see the front of the team, and the enemy infantry could already be seen slowly walking towards this side.

These soldiers saw more than [-] rows, and the soldiers in the front were slowly pushing towards this side with shields taller than people.

The shields used by the pioneers in the front row are 1.8 meters high and [-] centimeters thick. They are made of solid wood covered with iron sheets. In this era, it is difficult for bows and arrows or spears to pierce them.

Of course, this kind of shield is also very heavy, and there is no way for a person to walk forward with it.

Therefore, there are two wheels at the bottom of this shield, which are pushed forward by the soldiers at the front.

And in the middle of the shield, there was a gap about ten centimeters wide, allowing the soldiers behind the shield to observe the front.

In order to protect the vanguard as much as possible, this gap was also covered with iron sheets, and then many small holes were punched. Even with accurate bows and arrows, at least a few shots could be blocked.

The spearmen in the front row had to hold their shields, so they didn't have long weapons on them, while the spearmen in the second row stood staggered with them.

The two sides of the shield are not completely straight, but there are arc-shaped gaps, which can ensure that the spear can be pierced between the two shields.

The battle formation, which seemed difficult to break through, slowly advanced, and Sun Wanrong cursed, and quickly turned his horse around to leave.

Can't beat it, absolutely can't beat it!

Sun Wanrong ran and thought in horror, whether it is tactics or equipment, they are too far behind!
At this moment, there are infantry battle formations that are constantly advancing in the rear. The front and sides are covered with colorful smoke, and they are completely trapped.

At the front, the Khitan soldier who had just been tripped managed to stand up, and before he could reply, he saw a giant hedgehog-like iron formation pushing towards him.

Now they were completely panicked and wanted to look back to find the position of the chief general.

But at this time, the surrounding area is in a panic, where can I find it?

Facing the iron-skinned battle formation that was right in front of them, these people reacted differently.

Some people shouted in panic, while others put down their weapons and knelt on the ground to worship, begging for surrender.

There are also some who gripped their weapons tightly in fear and rushed over here.

However, these are of no avail.

The Khitan soldiers who rushed to the front raised their scimitars and slashed at the shield, which did not have any effect except for splashing a spark.

Instead, he was pierced by the spear protruding from the gap the next moment, and then fell down screaming.

……

Li Chongrun, who was standing on the watchtower, put down his binoculars and waved to the messengers beside him: "Tell the third and fourth regiments to wrap around from both sides, don't rush into the smoke, just run!"

"Yes!"

The messenger promised, and immediately raised the two small flags in his hand and waved them.

Naturally, Li Chongrun did this to reduce the casualties on his side as much as possible.

After all, smog does not distinguish between friend and foe. If one of your own people rushes into the smog rashly, their vision will also be limited.

But the sound was different. The horses galloped on both sides, which would cause psychological pressure on the enemy soldiers in the smoke.

Sure enough, as two regiments of black cavalry galloped wildly on both sides of the enemy army, the enemy army really panicked.

Obviously the infantry hadn't pushed over yet, but the enemy troops had already started to collide with each other.

In order to escape for their lives, some Khitan soldiers even raised their weapons and slashed at their companions.

"The overall situation is set!"

Li Chongrun on the watchtower nodded slightly, then turned and walked down.

At this point, there is no need for him to continue to command here when it is determined that there is no reinforcements in the place.

The other soldiers naturally knew what to do next, and the soldiers running outside immediately shouted: "Drop your weapons! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

For the desperate Khitan soldiers, hearing such words is undoubtedly a ray of light in the darkness.

So they dropped their weapons and expressed their willingness to surrender.

And those who are still behind, the crossbowmen behind the shields are ready.

Today, due to the industrialized assembly line, the new army has completely eliminated bows and arrows and replaced them with crossbows.

These soldiers raised their crossbows and threw them forward.

In the air, these crossbow arrows passed over the spearhead soldiers holding their shields at the front, as well as the Khitan soldiers who surrendered, and reached the middle rear.

Listening to the shouts outside, Sun Wanrong wanted to persuade his subordinates not to obey, but as more and more people dropped their weapons, he finally didn't shout out.

He knew very well that under such circumstances, he could no longer control the troops.

If he stood up and yelled at this time, it is very likely that these terrified soldiers would rush up and tie him up and hand him over to the enemy.

So what he can do now is to go back as soon as possible, take advantage of the smoke to cover both sides, and escape in the chaos.

However, at the next moment, there was only a sound of "嗖——" in my ears.

Then I felt a chill on my right shoulder, and the next moment I felt a sharp pain.

Unable to control his body, he subconsciously relaxed his waist and hips, and fell headfirst from the horse.

……

Li Yuechen rode a horse and walked down slowly from the hill next to the barracks.

When they returned to the barracks, there were already a large number of prisoners here, waiting in line for the next arrangement.

And those soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order held crossbows with both hands slanted on their chests, and surrounded them faintly with their chests raised.

Looking at these soldiers standing on both sides like statues, the prisoners did not dare to act rashly.

Moreover, among these soldiers, many of them were holding a kind of black iron pipe that they couldn't understand, and the back was connected with wood.

Although they didn't know what it was, the Khitan soldiers who had just experienced shell bombing didn't dare to make any changes.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming back, the soldiers all raised their heads and saluted.

This scene naturally also attracted the attention of those Khitan soldiers. Looking at this tall woman in black military uniform, they also had guesses about her identity.

I had only heard the legend before, but seeing it with my own eyes was really amazing.

It was neither the scary appearance with three heads and six arms in the legend, nor the mighty woman with muscular body in their phenomenon.

It can be said that apart from the fact that the height is more in line with their impression, the other feeling is another person.

She looks thin, and she is not scary, on the contrary, she is unbelievably beautiful.

Only the ponytail swinging behind him is exactly the same as in the legend.

Other than that is the height, these days, even Khitan people rarely grow so tall.

With a height of 1.7 meters seven, in this era, he is indeed considered to stand out from the crowd.

Li Yuechen came all the way to the headquarters office, and saw Li Chongrun discussing follow-up issues with a group of staff officers.

At the same time, in front of them was a man with a bare upper body who was tied up and sitting on a chair.

Seeing her coming in, everyone stood up together, and the other staff officers saluted and called His Highness.

Sun Wanrong, who was sitting on the chair, turned his head to look. At this moment, he heard Li Chongrun call his aunt, and he also knew her identity.

Li Yuechen took a look, and found that Sun Wanrong was naked from the upper body, with straps on his shoulders.

And under the strap, you can still see a circle of red.

"You are Sun Wanzhan?" Li Yuechen came to the chair next to him and sat down.

"Hmph, someone's name is Sun Wanrong!"

"Presumptuous! This is Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping, you are a prisoner, how dare you be so disrespectful?" Hou Chao who was next to him roared and slapped him directly on the head.

If it was someone else, maybe he wouldn't have such an attitude.

But Princess Taiping is different. For the soldiers, she is a living legend and the object of admiration for soldiers in every new era. No one is allowed to dare to disrespect her.

Sun Wanrong staggered from the beating, and was about to say something when the female staff officer next to Li Chongrun said, "I advise you to be honest. Since you are already a prisoner, you should know what position you are in. If you don't want to die, it will be too painful. , it is best to cooperate obediently!"

Hearing that a woman dared to speak rudely to him, he subconsciously looked up.

But after seeing the other party's indifferent eyes, he finally didn't dare to hate her, and turned to Li Yuechen and said, "I've seen Your Highness the Princess!"

Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "Excuse me."

Then she stopped talking, the matter of the interrogation had nothing to do with her, she just came to observe.

But I couldn't help but ask, "How was the result?"

The female staff officer just now replied respectfully: "Return to Your Highness, wiped out [-] enemies, escaped [-], and captured [-] prisoners. There were no deaths or serious injuries in our army, and six people were slightly injured!"

Li Yuechen nodded, raised his hand and patted Li Chongrun's back lightly: "This battle was fought beautifully!"

Although he was very happy to be praised by his aunt whom he respected since he was a child, Li Chongrun still felt a little embarrassed in front of his subordinates, and said with a slight smile, "Thank you, aunt, for the compliment!"

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