Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Fortunately, the Tibetan people's perseverance and endurance in fighting are indeed beyond human capabilities. Although people in the ranks continued to fall down after being hit by arrows, the Tibetan people's formation remained motionless. The first column did not receive an order, but still stood where it was, enduring The Tang cavalry archers attacked, but the soldiers in the second and third columns did not waver. They seemed not to see the dangerous situation of the friendly troops close at hand. This amazing discipline and endurance also won the Tubo people many victories. main reason.

"It's really amazing! These Tubo people!" Yan Liang put down the telescope and shook his head with emotion: "I have endured it for so long, and the formation is not chaotic!"

"Let me go! Your Majesty!" Gao Yannian eagerly asked for a fight: "Let me take charge of this headquarters. Give me two quarters of an hour, and I can take the enemy general's head and present it to you!"

"It's not time yet!" Yan Liang shook his head: "These Tubo people are not so easy to deal with. Send the order and ask the carriages and pack animals loaded with arrows to come to the front line. Tell the soldiers that there is no need to worry about the shortage of arrows. !”

"Follow the order!" Although he didn't quite understand why Yan Liang said this, Gao Yannian still forwarded the order from his superior. More than thirty four-wheeled carriages filled with baggage appeared in front of the Tang army's formation. The baggage soldiers unloaded bundles of neatly bundled arrows from the vehicles and distributed them to each team of cavalry.

"General, look, the Tang people seem to be doing something in front of the formation!"

The strange behavior of the Tang people also aroused the ideas of the Tubo people. An officer pointed to the carriages and asked: "It seems to be a carriage, yes, it is a carriage. It looks like something is being carried from the carriage!"

"Carriage?" Brenzan's attention was attracted. At this time, the sky was completely clear. With his sharp eyes, he could clearly see Tang Ren's actions: "They are distributing something, arrows. Damn it, Tang Ren is giving Those mounted archers replenish their arrows!”

Seeing the obvious wavering of the general, the Tibetan officers could not help but panic. Generally speaking, the number of arrows an archer can carry is limited. Mounted archers have fewer arrows than foot archers, and generally no more than twenty. One of the main reasons is that arrows are too expensive, so one of the main reasons why he supports Brenzan Blade and lets his infantry persevere is that he believes that the enemy cannot pour arrows so infinitely, but now the actions of the Tang Dynasty clearly deny this. According to my own judgment, the Tang people had enough arrows to sustain themselves.

"What should we do? General!" asked a Tubo officer. At this time, another wave of Tang cavalry swept across the right wing of the Tubo formation. These good shooters could shoot four to five arrows in a row in a short period of time, and Maintain high accuracy. From this position, Brenzan Blade could clearly see that people in his own ranks were falling down after being hit by arrows, just like targets being hit one by one.

"Let the subordinates lead the cavalry to counterattack!" Another officer said urgently: "Tang Gou is too rampant. These are light armored soldiers and they are no match for our iron cavalry!"

"Don't be stupid!" Someone retorted: "Have you forgotten what happened before? The Tang people's armored cavalry is hiding behind! As long as you rush out, you will only become the bait of the Tang dogs!"

"But this is not an option! Our foot formation is so densely packed that Tang Dog's archers don't have to worry about missing their shots. Moreover, Tang Dog's bow is also very powerful, not the short bow used by the Tuyuhun people. , Even if there is an armor shield, you can still be shot in many cases!" A Tubo officer retorted loudly. He waved his hand behind him, and a soldier presented a leather shield with two or three arrows stuck on it. He turned the shield over, and everyone found that the arrow had penetrated the shield, and there were dark red marks on the arrow. It was obvious that the shield did not fully protect its owner.

While the Tibetan officers were arguing endlessly, the formation of the first column of the Tibetan right wing finally became loose. Some Tibetan infantry who could no longer bear the approaching firing of the Tang cavalry rushed out of the ranks and fiercely attacked these close enemies with spears. The enemy, two Tang cavalrymen who got too close were stabbed off their horses and were immediately drowned in the crowd. Inspired by the example of the successful people, more Tibetan infantry rushed out of the ranks and rushed towards the enemy. The Tang cavalry seemed to be frightened by these sudden blows. They kicked their mounts in the belly and fled in all directions, as if they were defeated. This immediately aroused cheers of victory among the Tibetan people, and more Tibetan soldiers joined the pursuit.

"Damn, these idiots! Get back quickly, get back quickly!" Brenzan immediately realized that this was a very sophisticated trap. He whipped the soldiers on the side with a riding crop: "Quickly ring gold, hurry up and ring gold!"

There were bursts of golden sounds in the Tubo formation, but the fanatical Tubo soldiers couldn't hear it at all. They bravely rushed towards the "fleeing" enemy. In past experience, as long as this is the case, victory will be achieved. In front of you. But what they didn't notice was that more gray riding figures began to emerge on both sides of them, and they were outflanking them from behind.

In an instant, the drums in the Tang army's formation were beating loudly, and the cavalry mounted their horses to charge in wave after wave, bringing up large amounts of dust like smoke. Although there are only a few hundred war horses, the iron pockets, Mingguang armor, and horse armor that rise and fall with the rise and fall of the war horses are like the lake surface reflected by the sun, emitting a continuous dazzling light of sparkling waves. The iron hooves tread the ground and the armored iron soldiers collide. , deafening, the sound of people shouting and horses neighing was completely drowned in it. The expressions of the Tibetan pursuers who rushed out of their formation suddenly changed. They hurriedly moved closer to each other, trying to form a circular formation to protect themselves. However, under the simultaneous impact from several directions, they were quickly wiped out, and corpses lay scattered on the ground.

"It's really a trap! These idiots!" Brenzan stamped his sword and cursed, unable to help but shed tears, but now that the matter has come to this, what else can be done? He had no choice but to order the second column to step forward to fill the gap in the front column. Sure enough, only a moment later, dozens of enemies on horseback swept over and rained down arrows on Tubo's formation.

"General, this can't go on like this!" The Tubo officers also saw the enemy's plan at this time. The Tang people only came with dozens of horses each time, and at most hundreds of horses. Most of the remaining people could take turns to rest and recuperate their human power. Most of the Tibetan soldiers were in formation in armor. Even if they did nothing, they would feel hungry and thirsty even if they stood for an hour or two. If the stalemate continued like this, they might not be able to hold on until it gets dark. But if they rush out, those cunning Tang cavalry will retreat back, and then surround and eliminate them from several directions at once.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Blenzan asked.

"Gather our infantry archers together and come forward to shoot with the Tang people. The Tang people's mounted archers are definitely no match for our infantry archers!" someone said.

"The Tang people are not stupid! Why would they shoot head-on with your infantry archers?" Someone among the officers immediately retorted: "Besides, if you put the infantry archers forward, what would you do if the enemy's cavalry rushes directly towards you? The Tang people's Those mounted archers don't just have bows and arrows, they also have short spears and swords on their horses, and they also have armor on their bodies, but they are less powerful than the heavy cavalry hiding behind them. Killing your archers is not like cutting grass!"

"That's better than being beaten and unable to fight back!" Hearing the argument among his subordinates, Brenzan couldn't help but feel irritated. He knew very well that the reason why the Tang people dared to play like this was actually very simple: he didn't have enough. Crossbowmen, although Tubo's handicraft industry has made great progress after annexing Qinghai, there is still a huge gap compared with the Tang people. This is reflected in the army's overall backwardness in armor, weapons, and crossbows. Especially in "technology-intensive" weapons such as armor and crossbows, the gap is even more obvious. If he had thousands of powerful crossbows under his command, the Tang army on the opposite side would never dare to shoot the infantry at such close range.

"Pass the order! Let the second column cooperate with the first column, and the third column of the second column, and the whole army beats the drum and moves forward!" Brenzan Blade finally issued the order. The Tibetan officers had different expressions, and it was obvious that they had different attitudes towards this order. Brenzan raised his right hand and said, "Stop talking. In front of the two armies, those who are afraid of death will lose, and those who are single-minded will win! In today's battle, we will make progress." There is no retreat, there is death but no life, so you can win in defeat and survive in death!”

"Yes!" the Tibetan officers responded in unison. They each returned to their own troops. As the drums of the Tibetan army sounded, the long-silent Tibetan army heard shouts of killing, like A monster that had been sleeping for a long time finally woke up.

"This is going to be a fight to the death!" Under the banner, Yan Liang heard the drums of the Tubo people, his expression changed drastically, and he showed excitement: "Come here, get my armor quickly!"

"Your Majesty, let me charge first!" Gao Yannian asked again.

"Don't worry yet. The Tubo people have many infantry and few cavalry. The infantry will only clash for three or four hundred steps at most before their physical strength is exhausted!" Yan Liang said with a smile: "Wait until I use a plan to defeat him!"

At the front of the Tubo people were more than a thousand heavy armored infantry, all armed with spears, and there were hundreds of cavalry on each side. The Tang Dynasty cavalry saw that their infantry and cavalry were covering each other and did not dare to fight with them. They retreated to both sides, exposing themselves. When the Tang army's main formation came, as the Tubo military drums suddenly became fierce, the Tibetan infantry suddenly moved forward and attacked the Tang army's main formation. The knights of the Tang army also dismounted and fired a volley of arrows with their rifles and crossbows. The Tubo cavalry also rushed forward and ran into the Tang armored cavalry. Both sides are armed with spears. Once they get close, they will use their long spears to stab the opponent's men and horses. The pole penetrated the horse's belly, then broke, making a snapping sound. The sound of broken poles and the screams of fatal stabbings came one after another. For a time, corpses were scattered everywhere, and there was nowhere to go.

Brenzan led dozens of his troops to charge straight into the Tang Dynasty's formation, making them invincible. Brenzan wore black armor inlaid with gold, and a white fox fur hat on the iron pocket. The long silk in his hand was already stained with blood. His knights were all warriors raised for generations, and they were guarding him. Their armors were in tatters, and their sleeves were soaked with blood.

Gao Yannian was originally guarding Yan Liang, but he saw the Brenzan blades going back and forth, scattering several groups of his own knights in succession. He asked Yan Liang, "I didn't expect that there are such warriors among the Tibetan thieves. I have to behead him to weaken the enemy." Seeing Yan Liang nodding, he asked someone to bring his mount, but he didn't bring it with him. Douchun, wearing two pieces of armor to block arrows, carried a long spear, and only brought about twenty riders with him, rode his horse straight towards Brenzan Blade. When the knights of the Tang Army saw him, most of them recognized him and said, "General Gao is here!" and they all made way for him.

Seeing Gao Yannian charging at him with his long spear, Brenzann knew he had encountered a powerful enemy. He wanted to pull his horse and turn around, but it was too late. He had to cross the spear shaft to deflect the opponent's assassination. He couldn't deflect it, so he had to turn sideways. , being scratched by the tip of Gao Yannian's penis, I only felt a burning sensation in my waist, and I didn't know how serious the injury was. He managed to grab the opponent's long pole, pressed it hard, and broke it with a snap.

Gao Yannian quickly pulled out the short knife from his waist and stabbed Brenzan Blade in the chest. At the same time, Brenzan Blade also reversed the tip of the spear in his hand and stabbed Gao Yannian in the neck. Gao Yannian's knife was faster and hit the gap in the armor, penetrating straight through. Brenzan felt pain in his chest, and his hand was deflected. The tip of the spear in his hand was empty, but the spear hit Gao Yannian's neck, leaving a purple mark.

The Blenzan blade was stabbed in the vital part, and blood immediately flowed profusely. Although he stabbed hard, he gradually lost his strength. Gao Yannian fell off the horse and cut off his head. Seeing this, Brenzanren's followers around him shouted to Gao Yannian: "My master is Brenzanren, the younger brother of Qinling, the Prime Minister of Tubo. Please return his head to us so that we can bury him whole." !”

Gao Yannian was shocked when he heard that he had killed the enemy general. He hurriedly said: "This is my great contribution, how can I return it to you? But don't worry, we will definitely sew up your master's head after this battle." , buried with the whole body!”

The knights of Brenzan Blade looked at each other in confusion, thinking that if their master dies in battle, they will naturally be buried with him, and there is no point in continuing the fight. Why not just follow what the Tang man said, at least they can bring back their master's body to atone for their sins. .

"Well, you Tang Dynasty man keeps his word, then we will wait until you finish the battle and return our master's body!" So the dozens of horsemen put down their weapons, jumped off their horses, and followed Gao Yannian as if they were prisoners.

After beheading the Blenzan Blade, Yan Liang immediately ordered Gao Yannian to hold his head with a long spear, and shouted before the battle: "The Blenzan Blade has been decapitated, the Blenzan Blade has been decapitated!" Upon seeing this, the Tibetan soldiers Suddenly there was no fighting spirit anymore. Seeing that the Tang cavalry had gathered together again, they abandoned their armor and surrendered. Only a few cavalry took advantage of the chaos to escape, and the Tang army won a complete victory.

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Changan.

Political Hall.

A wisp of cigarette emerged from the mouth of the gilt animal-head incense burner, rising slowly, exuding a refreshing aroma. Zhang Wenguan was looking at the chessboard in front of him attentively, thinking about how to deal with the opposite King Han, while Wang Wenzuo was leaning on the bed, stroking his beard and lazily watching the game between the two. (End of chapter)