The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 215 Cruel
Woo~~woo~~
The sound of the horn blew the gloomy sky, under the cloud, the huge "Li" banner moved slowly, and the array of 3000 people advanced from west to east in three square formations, stirring up countless dust and smoke in the sky.

Geng Qing was sitting on a four-wheeled wooden cart, and was pushed to a nearby hill by soldiers, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers guarding him. Looking into the distance from a height, tens of thousands of Shence troops were gathering in formation, densely packed with people and horses. The figure is as turbulent as the waves undulate.

".The classic siege and aid, it depends on who can stick to the end."

He murmured softly, regarding the battlefield, he has already let go to Li Jiji, Zhao Zhouyi, and the cavalry general named Fu Daozhao. The plan has probably been perfected by the three of them, and they are all veterans in the army. Geng Qing doesn't have to worry about it. Yes, especially Du Rangneng and Wei Zhaodu were on the opposite side. In the past two days, he specifically inquired about their deeds, and they had no experience in leading troops, let alone fighting.

The emperor in Chang'an asked them to come out to lead the army. At the beginning, Geng Qing felt unbelievable. After he realized it, the purpose of it was self-evident. The real trump card should be that Li Shunjie and his Longxiang army.

"The strength of the Shence Army only exists in the past. It is no longer the army in my cognition. It will only gradually fade away under comfort. After this battle, if we win, this army will no longer exist. "

Geng Qing rubbed the edge of the wooden cart, looking at the Chang'an army that was moving in the distance several miles away, changing the formation. After a while, when the horn sounded from the big banner with the word "Li", he turned his face, " After informing Li Liu, the Longxiang Army is the elite, so we must fight hard here, and draw Li Shunjie out in advance, as for the Shence Army in front of us."

In the desolate and long sound of the horn, his cheeks puffed up, suppressing the surge in his heart, "...the Shence Army in front of me will be defeated directly."

Looking at the advancing smoke, he raised his hand and pressed it down, speaking in a low voice.

"Here!"

Ling Qi handed over his hands, rushed to the horse and turned up, rushed down the hillside and galloped to the advancing army formation, and soon, horns with different meanings sounded, two long and one short.

Li Jiji looked up at the hillside behind his eyes and nodded, and immediately waved his whip to urge the horse to gallop across the phalanx, shouting: "Beat the drum, go forward—"

The three advancing phalanxes flipped down their shields and stood in front of the soldiers. The spears were like forests, and the archers followed slowly with their feathered arrows pressed down. Their eyes were fixed on the 'black line' gathered at the end of their field of vision.

At the same time, the Dragon and Tiger Army was also rapidly forming formations. As a military envoy, Du Rangneng continued to issue orders to reorganize the army and inspect weapons on horseback, urging the military law teams to go to their respective positions, while Wei Zhaodu rode around various places on horseback. He kept asking Ling Qi to urge You Tianxing, You Shenwu, and Zuo Yulin to move closer to him for reinforcements.

Wei Zhaodu looked at the [-] Longyou Army advancing from afar, thinking about the various small-scale sneak attacks and harassments that happened before, gritted his teeth, and issued an order.

"Notify the commanders of the other three armies, and be on guard against an ambush on the way."

Ling Qi galloped away, and the army that was advancing in his eyes had reached two miles away, and the two sides could already see each other. Wei Zhaodu's hands were trembling. As a literati, this is the first time for him.

But no matter what, he must delay and entangle the enemy here to fulfill His Majesty's entrustment.

Wei Zhaodu glanced at him, and Brother Qunyi, who was also looking at him, smiled at him, and immediately, holding the hilt of his sword, he pulled out his sword and raised it up, screaming!
"Prepare--"

In the hoarse and high-pitched voice, the movements of the army array, the large shields were lowered, and the arrows were pointed at the sky one by one. At a certain moment, the two sides entered the front line of the battle. Wei Zhaodu dropped his arms suddenly, and the sword edge slashed: " kill!"

shhhhh--

Tens of thousands of arrows rose into the sky, instantly forming dark clouds and throwing them towards the Longyou Army in the Lixu Land. The formation of 3000 men, Li Jiji was guarded in the rear, and he did not need to give orders. The commander was already shouting loudly at this time, and the formation quickly tightened. One shield after another was raised over the heads of the people and joined together, covering the spears and archers beside them. The next moment, a dense rain of arrows flew over a hundred feet. .

Beep——

Numerous arrows were nailed to the copper and iron sheets wrapped in the shield, and some pierced through the gaps and pierced people's shoulders with bloody flowers. At the same time that the soldiers who were hit by the arrows cried out in pain, the rain of arrows fell, and Li Jiji's voice rang out. stand up.

"fight back!"

The shield clattered open, and the hidden archers raised their arms to the sky. The frontier-style longbow was more penetrating than the Shence Army's bow. According to the cover of the opposite army formation.

The arrows were nailed to the shield and bounced off, or were directly nailed to it, and some pierced through the shield, piercing more than half, and nailed to the face, arm, or shoulder of the person. The vacancy was filled by the arrows that followed, blood splashed in the crowd instantly, and all kinds of screams, screams, and buzzing gathered into one piece.

"Wei Zhaodu is okay."

Li Jiji murmured while looking at the opposite army formation. The formation under the longbow was quickly being corrected to fill in the gaps. He raised his arm and held up a finger.

On the flanks of the phalanx, the wandering five hundred Qingqi rushed out, avoiding the front line and making a long arc, drawing bows and arrows on horseback.

Among the Dragon and Tiger Army, a thousand light cavalry were also galloping out on the flanks. Both sides were equipped with the Tang Army's standard horn bows. They were not equipped with excellent equipment. Only the number of people and the combat experience were compared. The Shence Army probably knew that the number of the Longyou Army on the opposite side was less than They, but they are experienced, don't fight with each other. Instead, after shooting at each other for a while, they directly push up, relying on numbers to suppress the opponent.

While galloping, the Qingqi of the Longyou army dispersed in an instant. With a few or ten cavalry as a small team, they quickly controlled the horses.

In just a short moment of confrontation, the Qingqi of the Dragon and Tiger Army suffered a disadvantage. Many people fell off their horses with arrows and dropped their horses. Wei Zhaodu did not dare to withdraw them. Once there were no cavalry to restrain Qingqi, the right phalanx would be constantly harassed .

"Advance the left and right wings and eat these 3000 people!"

Thoughts flashed through his mind, Wei Zhaodu didn't dare to hesitate, quickly made up his mind and issued an order, the two phalanxes of 2000 people on the left and right of the central army changed their defensive posture, and kept a neat formation and slowly advanced towards the front line.

"Kill him!"

Almost at the same time, Li Jiji issued the same general order on horseback. The formation composed of 3000 people rolled out slowly, and the archers walked and shot while hiding behind the shield pawns.

The moment the two sides approached the front line, the commanders of the three phalanx drew their swords and roared: "Kill—"

"kill!!"

The 3000 people screamed almost at the same time, their shields were firmly connected into one piece, their spears moved down to form a forest of guns, and they suddenly ran, and their steps exploded in this field and shook the ground.

"kill--"

The 4000 people from the Dragon and Tiger Army on the opposite side were also shouting, crossing into the battlefield from the left and right. After the arrows shot at each other caused a little waves in the crowd, they stared at the approaching 3000 people, and many soldiers gritted their teeth. , the hands, arms, and steps holding the weapon trembled at this moment.

Then, he opened his mouth as hard as he could, let out a roar of "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" and squeezed his comrades to meet the Longyou army who was also rushing towards him likewise.

Boom boom boom!
The shield clashed against the shield, and the body behind the trembling shield retreated stiffly. Numerous spears protruded from the gaps around them, aiming at the top of the person's head, stabbing the shield, the opponent's front door, and the body frantically.

puff puff!

Puff puff--

Blood spattered, the human body's eyes widened, and it fell down forever in the constant collision and squeezing.

(End of this chapter)