People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1244 Right Xiao Guard Heavy Cavalry

The goshawk flew high in the sky, and everything on the ground was in full view.

Between the fields, countless brown-armored cavalry rushed towards the fleet in the center of the canal from all directions.

The closest one is even only half a quarter of an hour away.

Even if they are far away, it will never take more than a quarter of an hour before they are completely killed.

By that time, Li Xuan was using 4,000 soldiers and armor to face 20,000 people in Lun Qinling.

……

He was all out.

Li Xuan stood on the bow of the boat, and the boat behind her quickly passed through the gap on both sides, and then rushed forward at a very fast speed.

Underwater wooden piles can force large ships to stop, but they have little power against flexible small boats.

Not long after, almost all the boats had already passed the wooden pile position.

At this moment, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the big ship in front of him, and decisively ordered: "Sink the ship."

"Here!" The big ship that was blocked at the front was scuttled immediately without any hesitation, at an astonishing speed.

The moment the big ship sank, the nearby river suddenly rose by nearly half a meter.

Strangely, the sunken ship also sank to the bottom of the river all of a sudden.

The height does not seem to affect the passage of ships above at all.

It was as if Li Xuan had expected this scene.

Taking advantage of the sudden rise of the nearby river surface, countless boat poles stretched out from the boats behind the sunken ship. With a strong stroke, the big boat rushed up immediately.

For a moment, in the river, it actually passed directly above the wooden pile array.

But the stake array is too long.

When Li Xuan's boat reached less than the middle distance, the water had already sunk.

His entire ship was stuck right in the middle.

It was not just his ship that was stuck, there were many other ships in front and behind that were also stuck.

Not even a big ship passed through the wooden pile array.

……

The sound of horse hooves all around became clearer and clearer, and one could even clearly hear the sound of the left guard cavalry and the Tubo people fighting hard, with blood splattering.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at the boat in front, with a devilish sneer on her lips. She waved her hand directly and said: "Everyone, please come back and arrange as planned."

"Here!" Countless voices sounded, followed closely by the boat in front of them that quickly moved back.

It retreated directly to the center of the wooden pile array, and then followed closely, one by one, the sides of the boats were pushed away directly.

Then someone pulled out the planks below and put them directly on the opposite boat.

The wooden wedges were nailed instantly, and a large number of boats were connected together in a very short time.

It was sinking to the bottom of the boat, but in the end, the bottom strangely came into contact with the wooden piles.

It was at this time that someone used nails to nail the bottom of the boat and the wooden piles directly together.

Then someone pushed hard, and Li Xuan's boat suddenly landed on the wooden pile.

The same was true for more ships behind. At this time, they also boarded the wooden piles.

All this was smooth, as if Li Xuan had known for a long time that this scene would happen.

However, they did not move on, just like Li Xuan had the opportunity to leave together in a boat before, but did not leave at all.

On the contrary, the planks were put on, and the water surface rose again. The ship that was originally two feet wide suddenly became two large ships side by side.

But very crowded.

At this time, all these ships completely blocked the channel.

There is no way to move forward at all.

All the soldiers on the small boats were now on board the big boat.

Immediately, tall vertical shields were taken down from the ship.

Immediately afterwards, a thousand soldiers disembarked from both sides of the ship and landed directly with shields in hand.

He stopped about ten feet away from the river, and then raised his long shield.

There were five hundred shields on each side of the bank, and a shield wall was firmly erected in front of the ship.

Not only that, a wooden pole had been installed behind the shield at some point. When the wooden pole was put down, it was firmly pressed against the ground.

The soldiers squatted down, and at this time they had already grasped the crossbows in their hands.

Li Xuan stood in the center of all the ships, then nodded slightly, and hundreds of soldiers stood up holding shields and walked to the side of the ship.

The shield in his hand was inserted directly into the card slot that had been reserved on the ship's hull, and it suddenly stood up on both sides of the ship.

They even directly surrounded all the ships and connected them together, like a small fortress, in a complete defensive posture.

It was as if Li Xuan had been prepared for a long time and was waiting to be besieged by Lun Qinling.

……

Li Xuan's eyes fell on the boat. A Fuyuan crossbow was ready. As long as the shield in front was lowered, they would launch it immediately.

But there is no rush. Only when the Tubo people are densely concentrated to a certain extent can these Fuyuan crossbow arrows exert their maximum power.

Li Xuan stood up solemnly and spoke directly: "Send the order, the left guard cavalry is to retract, fight while retreating, and retreat behind the shield formation."

"Here!" Li Zhu immediately raised his hand, then waved the flag, and then the gong sounded rapidly.

Seeing the left guard cavalry appearing quickly in the distance, Li Xuan nodded slightly.

Each of them was wounded. In just a few moments today, the left guard cavalry had lost more than 20% of its troops.

But everyone knows that today's battle, this battle now, will completely determine whether these people can completely stand firm in northern Tubo.

Among all the Tang sergeants, they bear the heaviest pressure. Likewise, they will also be the most glorious and have the most military exploits.

After the left guard cavalry recovered the shield formation in an orderly manner, they stood firm and immediately opened their bows and fired arrows at the Tibetan cavalry chasing them from a distance.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people's bows and arrows were very light and were most affected by wind.

When the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo people distanced themselves, there was a problem with the accuracy of the Tubo cavalry. Many of them were directly nailed to the right guard's shield. When they appeared in the range of the right guard's crossbow, there was a "buzz" sound, and a bunch of crossbow arrows flew directly into the air.

Finally, it fell hard on the Tubo cavalry. In an instant, the Tubo cavalry fell to the ground.

For a time, no Tubo people could get close within the range of the Tang soldiers' crossbows.

But at this time, more densely packed Tubo people had rushed out from all directions, rushing towards the shield formation without any care.

Holding the crossbow bolts and long arrows, he rushed over with all his strength.

Short arrows, crossbow arrows, long arrows.

For a time, countless bows and arrows were flying in the sky.

Tang soldiers and Tubo soldiers suffered countless casualties in an instant.

Under the dense siege of Tubo soldiers, the Tang army's circle became smaller and smaller.

……

Li Xuan stood on the bow of the ship, looking to the farthest distance, where a white lion flag seemed to be flashing.

That's the location of Qinling, which is extremely far back.

"He has learned his lesson this time and refused to give me the slightest chance." Li Xuan sighed softly, looked away from a very far distance, then looked at Li Zhu to one side, and said: "Give the order, right Xiaowei , heavy cavalry, surprise attack.”

"Here!" Li Zhu suppressed his excitement and handed over his hand. The next moment, a rocket soared directly into the sky, and finally exploded directly at high altitude.

"Send the order, level the shields." Li Xuan gave the order, and all the shields on the ship were flattened in an instant.

The Fuyuan crossbow arrow that shot diagonally toward the sky appeared in the sight of all the Tubo people at this moment.

Twenty thousand Tibetan cavalry rushed toward Li Xuan from all directions.

Even though they were arranged in order at the beginning, when they reached a very small circle, the distance between them was already very small.

Even there is no gap between them.

With a "buzz" sound, one hundred and twenty Fuyuan crossbow bolts were shot out in the east and west directions.

The crossbow arrow with huge impact instantly passed through a distance of two hundred steps and shot into the chest of a Tubo cavalryman.

Even before he fell to the ground, Fuyuan's crossbow arrow had passed through his body and instantly shot through the chest of the Tibetan cavalry behind him, causing blood to explode.

A far-reaching crossbow arrow penetrated the chests of three Tubo cavalrymen in one breath, and all of them fell off their horses in an instant.

One hundred and twenty Fuyuan crossbows killed more than 300 Tibetan cavalry in an instant.

Orderly, cold, and with a special sense of beauty.

The front of the entire Tubo formation was immediately severely scraped off a layer.

Of course, it is only one level, with only 300 cavalry. Qin Ling has 20,000 cavalry under his command, and they are so densely packed that no trace can be seen.

There were three hundred people, but I don't know if it was because of the terrain at the front that they seemed a little conspicuous.

Behind, more people were swarming forward regardless of life or death.

With a "buzz" sound, one hundred and twenty Fuyuan crossbow arrows flew up again, and then flew fiercely in the east and west directions.

The Tibetan cavalry in front wanted to retreat, while the Tibetan cavalry in the rear wanted to advance, and the chaos suddenly became even more chaotic.

"Duoduoduo..." One hundred and twenty crossbow arrows penetrated directly through the chests of hundreds of Tibetan soldiers.

In an instant, large areas of blood mist were brought up.

With a "buzz" sound, another one hundred and twenty Fuyuan crossbow arrows flew up again. In an instant, in one hundred and twenty specific directions, there were already lines coming directly from the air.

"Left guard attacks." Li Xuan's cold voice sounded on the ship, and the red flag pointed in the northeast and northwest directions.

The next moment, without any hesitation, the more than 1,500 left guard cavalry no longer cared about Li Xuan and quickly moved towards the northeast and northwest diagonally to kill.

As for the Qinling Mausoleum in the south, the real main force of the Tubo people is also in the south.

After all, there are fewer Tibetan cavalry in the northeast and northwest directions.

But even so, there were more than 3,000 people on each side.

With more than 700 people attacking the cavalry of 3,000 people, even if the Fuyuan Crossbow has the killing power of hundreds of people, it is still a drop in the bucket.

But no one had any hesitation. Li Xuan's military order was issued immediately, and everyone could only charge, charge, and charge again.

The left guard rushed out, and the five consecutive rounds of Fuyuan crossbow arrows completely stopped.

Before the shield formation, it was already covered in blood.

The bodies of people and horses fell on the ground, and many people felt hesitant for a moment.

At this time, the trombone of "Woo" sounded, and more Tubo cavalry looked fierce. The next moment, they had begun to rush forward desperately.

Without fear of life or death, the Tubo people rushed very fast. The three rounds of crossbows behind the shield formation were all shot. Hundreds of Tubo people had fallen on the ground, but more people were already approaching.

All the soldiers, without any hesitation, lowered themselves, picked up the rifles placed on the ground, and placed them directly on their shields. The next moment, the Tubo cavalry had already slammed into them.

In an instant, dozens of shields were completely knocked away, and countless Tubo cavalry rushed in from the gap and charged directly towards the big ship.

At this moment, Fuyuan's crossbow, which had just loaded two arrows, had been raised.

With a "buzz" sound, hundreds of arrows were fired fiercely. Two rounds in a row, hundreds of people fell to the ground in an instant.

Before and after, at least a thousand Tubo people died under Fuyuan's crossbow. Almost everyone had a crossbow, and its lethality was also not low.

At least two thousand people died under the crossbows, but at this time, more Tibetan cavalry continued to rush forward crazily.

They have only one target, and that is Li Xuan under the black banner on the ship.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry rushed forward like crazy. At this time, the shield formation on the ship stood up again.

Countless bows, arrows, swords and axes hit it, unable to shake it at all.

The big ship is half a meter above the ground. It's just that half a meter. In addition, the shield is stuck firmly in the groove of the wooden ship, making it almost impossible to shake it.

"The Prime Minister has ordered, fire attack, fire attack." A loud shout came from a distance.

The ship immediately felt the offensive slow down, and Li Xuan's eyes turned cold. At this moment, a loud vibration came from the north.

The heavy cavalry has arrived.

(End of this chapter)