Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 144 Withdrawing Troops
Mo Chuai was unwilling to do the landfill project, and ordered people to start collecting stones to carry out a new wave of strikes, preparing to break up the outer tents in order to inspect the inside situation.

Focusing on the attack, the tent was quickly knocked down, the skeleton was smashed to the ground, silently fulfilling his wish.

See the impenetrable pergola.

I thought it was a head-on blow to the enemy, just to do reinforcement work for them.

Turks have anger and remorse.

However, more people have already started to fill in the traps, wielding farm tools that were forcibly requisitioned, digging soil and filling pits so that they can support the weight of the cavalry during the battle.

The Turks have no patience to wait for them to run out of ammunition and food, and just want to kill them and give them a good time.

But the Turkic people filled the hole on one side, and the Dazhou people diverted water on the other half, so the soil was still soft.

The two sides remained in a stalemate for three days and three nights.

Until the terrain of this side of the trap is already higher than other places, it is impossible for the water to flow to high places.

One side of the land was finally filled.

The war is about to start.

The soldiers of Dazhou were not frightened at all. They believed that their general would lead them to victory, as long as they obeyed the orders.

Song Yan was also not optimistic about this small army. Although there were some means, but the number was too small, with outnumbered enemies, it could be delayed for a while, and eventually they could not escape the fate of defeat.The imperial court still had no news of reinforcements, and the Zhaozhou River was not wide. Although they could escape by water, they rode lightly to help and had no boats.

The Turks were now full of confidence.

After eating and drinking enough, they put on their armor and got on their horses. Following silent orders, countless warriors rushed towards the iron shed.

The Turkic soldiers lined up, and the brave army also lined up.

But behind the first row of shield soldiers, there are all new trebuchets ready.

The stones collected by the Turks cannot be wasted. The stones are just right for the cavalry in heavy armor.

When the cavalry had passed half the distance, Da Zhou began to throw stones.

Some stones hit the horse, the horse fell to the ground, and the Turkic soldiers were also taken away.Some stones hit the armor of the Turkic soldiers directly, and the soldiers lost their balance and fell down.

Falling off the horse, falling to the ground and waiting for their ending is to be trampled by the latecomers, and then the soul returns to the homeland.

The soldiers of the Great Zhou fought hard to knock down the Turkic soldiers, and the Turkic soldiers speeded up, trying to rush up faster, and avenged their compatriots.

The battlefield is merciless to everyone.

However, there was a modern soldier king in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After a burst of raids, the Turkic soldiers finally arrived at the battlefield.

The Great Zhou army is already in full battle, using the most commonly used shields, spears and bows to fight to the death.

If the cavalry cannot break through the shield formation, they will be shot into hedgehogs by the archers in the back row, and turned into hornet's nests by the gunmen in the middle.

If the shields cannot be defended, the cavalry will drive straight in, use powerful inertia to overthrow these shield soldiers, fight with the spearmen for a round, and then slaughter the archers in the back row overwhelmingly.

The Turkic soldiers started shouting "Kill".

Da Zhou soldiers started shouting "Kill Kill Kill".

The Turks began to attack, and the heavily armored horses and Turkic warriors began to hit the shield formation. After a round of shocks, they retreated to both sides, and the cycle repeated.

Wait for the shield to fail.

The archers started shooting uninterruptedly, covering the entire Turkic cavalry team, but because the opponent was wearing heavy armor, not many could shoot sharp arrows into the exposed key parts.However, as long as you shoot into the eyes of a horse or cavalry, you can instantly destroy an enemy.The archer's round of attack can bring some damage to the armor, and then provide the gunner with a chance.

The Turkic heavy cavalry attacked round after round, and the Dazhou spearmen shot down many cavalry, but the shield formation remained strong.

Heavy cavalry is basically invincible when fighting on the plains, but after repeated confrontations by stone-throwing, potholes, strong shields, and agile gunners, the soldiers are a little discouraged.

How did these Zhou people's shields form?

The impact of heavily armored horses and soldiers could not be dissipated.

Many generals have already planned to send Turkic light cavalry to fight recklessly.

Mo Chuai ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The battle with the brave army was too weird, Mo Chuai didn't want to take any more risks.

There must be mechanical credit behind this shield formation, there must be a mechanism master in Dazhou, even the heavy cavalry are helpless, if you send light cavalry, you don't know if you will meet them, and you may suffer even greater losses.

This battle started quickly and ended quickly, and both sides had losses, but the tens of thousands of silent troops could not take down these thousands of Dazhou soldiers, and spreading the word would be extremely detrimental to the morale of the army.

Mochuo even wanted to move to Dingzhou and lay down Zhang Yang's lair, but unfortunately, the scouts came to report, and Dingzhou's defense did not relax at all.

Siege is always the next best option when the opponent is prepared.

In this battle, they won the Great Saturday State, besieged Zhaozhou for a long time, and plundered property. In fact, the harvest was not low. Looting the population would also make up for the loss of military bravery.

Many people have already given up.

Silently, he started his second conversation with Song Yan.

Song Yan still hopes to exchange news for the Turks to submit.

Wu Sansi also understood silently, he had underestimated Wu Chengsi's son in the past, and he should have a lot of weight in the Emperor Wu's heart. Furthermore, Wu Sansi supported King Luling and used his marriage with the Turks to attack Wudan.If a prime minister who is so determined at every step is to fight against the Turks wholeheartedly, it will be even more difficult to gnaw at the big Zhou iron bucket.Fortunately, the struggle for power within Da Zhou gave him many opportunities.

Mochuo agreed to keep Wu Yanxiu, and then marry Wudan as much as possible.It is no problem to support the two sons of Emperor Wu, but to clearly indicate which one to support is undoubtedly interfering in the internal affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty and offending which female emperor.If Emperor Wu came to attack the Turks at any cost, it would be uncomfortable for Mo Chuai.

These two conditions are also Song Yan's purpose here.

Wudan has been in Beijing for a long time, but in fact he has already formed his own group. Only King Luling is the best puppet.

It's a pity that His Majesty is a little discouraged towards him, that's why Wu Sansi spent so much time and effort. After getting married with Turkic, it is necessary to have some contacts, and a little bit of blame, although it won't make Wudan's life worry, but it should make Wudan out .

The two negotiated for a long time and finally reached an agreement.

Mochuo directly withdrew his troops from Zhaozhou, took a large number of people and food from the six states, and massacred women and children in the two states to pay homage to the spirit of the Turks.

Three days after Mo Chuo withdrew his troops, Zhang Yang cleared his way and entered Zhaozhou City.Hearing the news of the Turkic massacre, Zhang Yang and Li Quan were furious, these bastards.

In order to establish their prestige, they do such things that anger people and others, and one day they will make them pay with blood.

Although there were two defeats, they were covered up by the achievements of going to six states, the large number of prisoners and food brought back, and the Turkic people were very happy.

As for those soldiers who died in battle, their families are naturally taken care of by the tribe.

Wu Yanxiu watched the Turkic troops come back, carefully inquired about the current situation, and continued to secretly learn about Turkic culture.

Turks are a tribe where younger brothers and sons can inherit elder brothers, fathers, and concubines. The old mothers and children of soldiers who died in battle are all Turkic people, and they will also be supported because of their contributions to the tribe. Therefore, many people do not feel sad about dying in battle. I am proud of it.If a son and father die in battle, they can call themselves relatives of a warrior, which is also an honor.Moreover, if there are multiple brothers in a family, the youngest will usually be left at home, so the social stability is extremely high.

Wu Yanxiu only knew the announced results of the battle, not the Turkic casualties. It was only when Man Er remembered the Turkic soldiers who died in battle that he asked repeatedly.


　0.0 Sitting up in a dying sickness

　　
　
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