Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1353
Wind and snow.

Khan Xue Yantuo ordered more than 13 soldiers to abandon their horses and fight out on foot, and ordered more than [-] auxiliary soldiers to guard the camp behind the horses, guarding [-] herdsmen and cattle and sheep fodder.

Ni Yu drew out his long sword, pointed at the Qin army on the opposite side and yelled.

"For this Khan to destroy these Qin troops, the vanguard who breaks the formation will be rewarded with a thousand cattle. Those who can capture and kill barbarian men will be rewarded with ten thousand cattle and thousands of slaves, regardless of whether they live or die!"

Waves of tsunami-like responses resounded from Xue Yantuo's various soldiers.

The reward of thousands of cattle is too tempting.

Xue Yantuo, who abandoned his horse and walked, rushed towards the Qin army with a sword and shield.

opposite.

Duan Zhixuan took the initiative to ask for orders, "Xue Yantuo abandoned their horses to fight, let me lead the cavalry to attack!"

He has five thousand cavalry under his command, which is a very powerful fighting force.

"No, the wind and snow are too heavy, and the snow on the ground is also deep, so the horse can't charge up." After all, Yi Nan was born in Xue Yantuo, and he knew that dismounting and fighting is actually Xue Yantuo's very powerful traditional killing move.They are used to marching on horseback and then dismounting to fight on foot.

When fighting, there are usually five people and one army, one person stays behind to watch the horse, and four people go out to fight.But this time because of the large number of soldiers, Ni Yu only ordered the regular soldiers to fight.

However, nearly [-] soldiers dismounted and rushed straight, and they were still very strong.

Xue Yantuo likes to dismount and fight on foot, because when they used to compete with Turks and other tribes, they were far inferior in riding and shooting, so they finally got used to fighting with spears, iron knives and big shields to kill enemies.

In the past, the Tiele people used to use tall carts to migrate when they were nomadic in the grasslands. If they encountered an enemy, they would form an formation with tall carts and fight on foot.

Yi Nan squinted at Xue Yantuo's army.

At this time, Xue Yantuo's army had been divided into three major parts.

More than 13 soldiers marched forward and came rushing on foot, mainly with large shields, spears, and straight knives.As for the remaining soldiers and horses, about [-] families were divided into east and west, and they were arrayed for more than ten miles.

The [-] herdsmen camped on the riverside further back with their supplies of cattle, sheep and fodder.

"withdraw!"

Duan Zhixuan was puzzled. After chasing them for so many days, they braved the wind and snow. Although the Qin army was well equipped with leather jackets and blankets, many soldiers were frostbitten along the way, and many were forced to stay on the road. .

Now is the time for the decisive battle, how can we retreat.

Rothmo, who had bandaged his wounds, was also puzzled, "I would like to lead the militiamen of Shuofang Road to take the lead first, to dampen their spirit."

But Rock still ordered in a cold voice.

"Pass my military order, the whole army retreats."

"Where to retreat, how far to retreat, can we fight?" Rothmo was furious.

"Fight, of course, but not here."

In fact, Luo Keyong had already made a comprehensive plan in his mind. He said directly, "Retreat more than ten miles. Didn't we pass a river on the way here? There is a highland to the north of the west bank of the river. Let's go there and follow the river." Who will fight!"

"Isn't this going to work?"

Rock said, "There can be a defensive counterattack based on the high ground, and you can also lure Xue Yantuo's soldiers to escape from the auxiliary soldiers and herdsmen behind them."

"Follow the military order, if anyone disobeys, behead!"

Luo Keyong directly invited out the Shangfang Jade Sword bestowed by the emperor.

Seeing this sword, Luo Simo, the political envoy of Shuofang, and Duan Zhixuan, the cavalry chief of the Northern Expedition Army, both fell silent. When the emperor bestowed the sword, they both said that this sword was like my presence on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition.

"withdraw!"

Rothmore's Shuofang militiamen were the first to withdraw. They had 1000 militiamen. They had lost more than [-] in the previous battle. Who knows but will retreat before the battle.

There was nothing they could do about holding their breath in their hearts, so they could only take the lead in retreating with curses. Fortunately, Rothmo told them that they should retreat and choose a place to fight a good battle with Xue Yantuo's black wolf cubs.

Thousands of militiamen withdrew first, followed by infantrymen of the Northern Expedition Army on horseback. Duan Zhixuan led five thousand cavalry to guard on both sides.

Xue Yantuo over there was a little dumbfounded.

Qin Jun chased them all the way, and they finally stopped and fought them, but the naughty Qin Jun turned around and left again.

"How to do?"

"Chase!"

Niu gritted his teeth.

He knew very well that the [-] Qingqi led by Yu Chigong and Li Daliang were not far away at this time, and they might arrive at any time, so he must first defeat the [-] Qin troops behind, or else he would be trapped here.

"In such a heavy snow, they can't run faster than us on horseback. Chase!"

Xue Yantuo's tens of thousands of troops originally thought that it would be a fierce battle, but who would have expected it to be like this.

The order was passed, so we had to continue chasing.

Qin Jun didn't care about them at all, just retreated.

When it was almost dusk, the Qin army had already arrived at the predetermined battlefield for Rocky.

Five thousand cavalry retreated to the west bank of the river.

The infantry and militiamen of the Northern Expedition were divided into two groups, and they lined up in front of the highland northeast of the river bank, one east and one west.

More than [-] militiamen are on the left, and [-] Northern Expedition infantry are on the right.

By the time Xue Yantuo's tens of thousands of people stepped on the snow and chased them to this new battlefield, the Qin army had almost set up their formation.

More than [-] infantry lined up on the hillside and high ground, forming two major army formations, while [-] cavalry lined up on the west bank of the river and mountains, ready to support at any time.

The mounted infantry of the Northern Expedition had also dismounted by this time.

The shieldmen set up rows of shield walls at the foot of the mountain, while the crossbowmen stood on the high side of the hillside behind.

"kill!"

The leaders of Xue Yantuo's various tribes saw that the Qin army finally stopped running, and did not study the mysteries of the formation and position of the Qin people, so they directly ordered an attack.

Xue Yantuo's nearly [-] infantry soldiers lined up nearly ten miles wide, and directly killed the two infantry positions.

The sky was full of snow powder.

A Kongwu powerful Tongluo soldier, holding a leather shield in one hand and a straight knife with a ring head in the other, rushed forward.

This is a sturdy warrior, the shield in his hand can withstand the arrows of the archers.

Countless Xue Yantuo troops behind him rushed towards the high ground like a tide, and the snow-white land was submerged.

The banner of Yinan's military commander stood on the high ground, in the middle of the two formations, surrounded by cavalry, messengers, banners and drums.

Stand tall and look far.

The scene of nearly [-] Xue Yantuo soldiers charging was indeed very spectacular.

Yi Nan turned his head and looked at his team.

He smiled.

If you line up on the mountain, you will have no worries.

"arrow!"

The flag ordering soldiers waved the flag and issued flag language orders, and the army's middle drummer sent a message with the sound of the trumpet and the drum order.

Shuofangdao chief envoy and Lord Shun Luo Simo personally stood behind the shield wall at the forefront, squinting his eyes at the approaching enemies.

Pick up the bow and nock the arrow.

An arrow was shot, and a sturdy Xue Yantuo soldier who rushed to the front with a leather shield in his hand was shot in the eye by an arrow and fell down in response.

The arrow was so fast and accurate that the warrior's shield was only lifted halfway, and he couldn't resist it at all.

After that arrow was shot, thousands of militiamen behind him shot the arrows in their hands one after another.

Arrows, like locusts, soared into the air densely, and then covered Xue Yantuo's army like rain.

(End of this chapter)