Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 757
Zhe Yuqing looked at the other party's army and said: "The other party is not all bloody horses!"

Brother Yeluxiu laughed and said, "Sweat horses, sweat horses, everyone rides sweat horses, how can they be regarded as a treasure? The three thousand on the opposite side is already all the property of the Kara Khanate..."

"It's so easy to deal with!"

Zhe Yuqing's mind immediately became active, and said: "Sweat horses have both speed and endurance, but they are rare in number. I think the other party has allocated all the sweat horses to the cavalry. No matter how magical the sweat horses are, they can carry three or four horses. The speed and stamina of a hundred-jin man and armor will also be limited, so we can't fight for a long time. We don't need to fight hard with them, keep a distance, consume their physical strength, and then use strong crossbows and big arrows to fight them..."

The strong crossbow is a sharp weapon for the Chinese court to survive, and the big arrow is an arrow developed by Khitan to deal with the heavy armor of the Dayu court.

The Dayu imperial court has never been arrogant about science and technology.Khitan's research on arrows is superior to Dayu's. After Dayu destroyed Khitan, he took this technology for his own use and improved it, greatly improving his armor-piercing ability.

Zhe Yuqing described in detail his general tactics against the enemy to his master.

Brother Yeluxiu couldn't help nodding his head when he heard this, and said: "This tactic can minimize casualties and achieve the best results. But..." He changed the subject and said earnestly: "You must remember that war is just a means. It is a means to achieve the goal. Strategy is always greater than tactics. Xiang Yu is so good that he is victorious in every battle, but he becomes weaker as he wins. And Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, became stronger after repeated defeats. What we want is The overall victory, not the short-term victory. You might as well look farther..."

He paused and said: "There is no need for fancy tactics in this battle, but the opponent must understand that they can do nothing to us. The winner of the overall battlefield is not theirs."

While the two were talking, the other side also slowly came closer.

The two armies faced each other.

Brother Yeluxiu didn't wait for the opponent to make a move, he waved the command flag first, and with the sound of dull and dense battle drums, hundreds of banners were shaken at the front of the formation, and the red-clad and red-armored horses roared and galloped away .

The billowing smoke, the loud shouts, and the uniform armor made them look like a flood.

Ali Musa looked at the horrific cavalry rushing towards the opposite side, his eyes flashed with dignity. This uniform armor was worn on a group of young soldiers. The offensive posture gives people a completely different feeling.In terms of momentum, it is strong by three points, giving people a daunting feeling.

"bluff!"

Ludwig complained, but the envy in his eyes could not be concealed.

Ali Musa said: "Ibuyin, show them some color and let them know that the Turkic people are the kings on the grasslands. In terms of salvo, regardless of Khitan, Uighur, or Tubo, they are all grandsons."

The opponent's red-armored knights all held big bows and rode lightly on fast horses. Obviously, they were light cavalry whose salvo speed was the main focus.

The best way to deal with light cavalry is to fight light cavalry with light cavalry.

A battle of speed and agility.

Ibuyin, a Turkic man, thought about the glory of his ancestors, looked at the majestic light cavalry on the opposite side, and said loudly: "My sons in the grassland, the heroic spirit of Ashina is watching us, and I want the group of ants in front of me to see the pack of wolves." It's amazing!"

The royal surname Ashina of the First Turkic Khanate comes from the she-wolf Ashina in Turkic legend, and is the descendant of Ashina and a Hun.

Ibuyin and his soldiers are all branches of the Turkic royal family. Recalling the glory of their ancestors, the soldiers roared like thousands of wolves howling together!
They rushed towards Dayu Qingcai Army like a whirlwind.

The two vanguards approached like lightning.

Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, 250 steps...

Yibuyin calculated the distance, and prepared to shoot the arrow in his hand the moment it entered the effective range to maximize the damage.

For the light cavalry who mainly shoot salvos, whoever can shoot the first wave of arrows within the effective range will take the initiative.

When Ibuyin was estimating the distance in his mind, he suddenly noticed that the longbow with arrows in the hands of the cavalry on the opposite side was shining with fire.

"……What the hell?"

As the bowstring vibrated, the arrow shot towards him with flames.

This?
Yi Buyin was a little dazed, but he became vigilant.

When a person is on horseback, his legs are only supported by stirrups, and the power he can use is limited. Especially when running fast, it takes a strong foundation to maintain balance and shoot the arrows in his hand. The range is far from being comparable to the infantry.

A well-trained cavalry has a shooting range of about 150 steps while running at high speed, and the effective range can reach a hundred steps, which is already an elite.

Now that the distance between them is less than two hundred, how about shooting arrows?
Do you really use the riding bow in your hand as a crossbow?

Ibuyin knows that the east is the most powerful crossbow in the world, and he is also prepared for it. He has been paying attention to whether the other party does not talk about martial arts in the middle of the crossbow and makes a sneak attack...

Unexpectedly, the opponent shot the arrow in his hand two hundred steps away, and there were sparks on the arrow.

Impossible to shoot!
He had a faint feeling in his heart that there were not many people who could reach this distance except for a few invincible generals like Xue Rengui.

But he was even more aware that Dayu would not be so stupid to have the power he has today, he must rely on...

For just a moment, Ibuyin's expression was dull:
The arrow that was about to fall spewed out a cloud of flames inexplicably, and on the way, it exerted force a second time, rushing straight towards them, and also made a piercing "huge..." sound.

Before he could react, the arrow exploded.

With a "bang", it exploded between them, and the smoke was lingering.

The frightened war horses that exploded one after another were out of control and fled in all directions.

The arrows didn't hit many people, but made his entire army unorganized.

The earliest record of gunpowder in the West is the Southern Song Dynasty. The time when the Mongolian army really learned to use firearms was in the west. Kublai Khan’s army was defeated in the battle with the Arabs. The Arabs seized gunpowder weapons such as rockets, artillery, and thunder. , so as to master the manufacture and use of gunpowder weapons.

Now 200 years ago, they knew nothing about Dayu's firearms...

The rocket doesn't do much damage, but the loud noise it makes is not something low-intelligence animals like war horses can handle.

Yibuyin had no time to command the army at all, he himself was trying his best to control the horse, the bow and arrow in his hand fell to the ground, and he held the rein tightly with both hands, relying on his superb horse riding skills, he pulled the mount up abruptly , to prevent it from running around.

At this moment, a familiar voice came to my ears, and countless sharp arrows and flying stones flew over like locusts!

When they were in chaos, Dayu's light cavalry had already prepared for the second round of shooting...

The howling sound of arrows piercing through the air echoed throughout the battlefield. Hundreds of people rushing to the front fell to the ground with arrows.

Xiao Punu laughed and pulled out the saber from his waist, and wedged fiercely into the Turkic cavalry, beheading the Turkic men from their horses like mowing grass, splashing blood on the green grass.

This momentary change made Ali Musa speechless in horror. He knew that the Dayu Army was not easy to deal with, but the elite was against the elite, and they had the upper hand in numbers. Who would have thought that the opponent used ghosts and gods to beat them directly.

Ludwig also looked at the elite of his country being slaughtered by the opponent in disbelief and shouted: "Your Majesty, quick, quick rescue!"

Ali Musa also came back to his senses, and gave the rescue order regardless of other matters.

The front troops are already fighting in one place, and the light cavalry is of little use.

He sent five hundred of the most elite Gulam guards...

The image of the rocket exploding appeared in his mind, and he shouted: "Clog the horse's ears first..."

He was afraid to do it again...

This scene was all under Yeluxiu's insight.

In the hands of a famous general like Brother Yeluxiu, the binoculars are like cheating by a bully.

He waved his hand and issued a new order.Another team of red armored cavalry flew past the formation and rushed towards the Gulam Guards.
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After many days of marching, Zhe Yuxun also arrived at his destination, the oasis in the Xiabaersi Desert, Zhambul Fort.

Standing on the sand dune, Zhe Yuxun held up his binoculars and looked at the city defense buildings that were completely different from what he had imagined, thinking about the way to attack the city.

Zhambul Fort is not a common castle in the Central Plains, but a castle in the West. It is not large in scale, but one layer is connected to the other, and they can support each other.

It was the first time for Zhe Yuxun to encounter this kind of defense facility, and his previous experience was not up to par, so he didn't know where to start.

Zhe Yuxun asked Ai Weixiu, the general of Gaochang Uighur who came with him, "How much does the general know about this fort?"

Ai Weixiu said: "This fort was specially sent to build when Heiyi Dashi withdrew his troops in the past. In the past Tang Ting Gao Xianzhi was defeated because of Ge Luolu's betrayal. But the fighting power of the Tang army also made Heiyi Dashi in awe and did not dare to continue. Going east, choose to withdraw troops and look west. When retreating, beware of the return of Tang Ting, and built Zhambul Fort here. The bricks and stones made of mortar mixed with lime water and volcanic ash are extra strong. Zhe Shuai can't underestimate this fort , Since its completion, Tubo has sent troops to make surprise attacks many times but returned without success, and has never fallen."

Zhe Yuxun said: "So there is such an allusion!"

He thought for a while and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, it seems that the usual offensive method will not be effective."

Ai Weixiu was not optimistic and said: "It's not that the last general has the ambition of others, it's just that Zhambul Fort is strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It took half a year more preparation time, and the castle has all the supplies such as soldiers, horses, food and grass. And we are in the desert. , there are no trees or rocks around, and it is difficult to break through in the short term."

Zhe Yuxun pondered for a moment, and said meaningfully: "Then don't rush to attack! In this way, I will gather all the camels and use them to transport siege equipment and artillery stones. When everything is ready, I will bombard you with artillery stones." For ten days and half a month, it depends on who is tougher."

(End of this chapter)