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

Chapter 842: The elephant has six weaknesses and one treasure

Xiao Siye stood under a yellow flag with a large Chinese character Xiao embroidered on it.

Among the army in front, war elephants were everywhere.
Countless Tang Dynasty infantry were violently lifted up, and their rifles flew around in random directions.

Xiao Siye stared intently at the belly of the war elephant, but so far, no war elephant's belly had been pierced.

"An elephant has six weaknesses, one of which is its ears." Li Xuan's calm voice suddenly sounded behind Xiao Siye.

Xiao Siye turned around suddenly and looked at Li Xuan who suddenly walked over. He raised his hands and asked urgently: "King Nanchang, is there a way to solve the current situation?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan stopped and said with a solemn expression: "The elephant's weakness is first of all its ears. You can gather all the gongs and drums in the army and bang them on one side of the elephant's ears, and it will flee to the other side. General Xiao A veteran on the battlefield should know how to use it."

"Two wings." Xiao Siye made arrangements quickly without any hesitation, and more than a dozen war drums were quickly distributed to both sides of the battlefield.

Because only in this way can the two outermost war elephants be driven away.

"The second weakness of the elephant is its eyes." Li Xuan's eyes fell on the war elephant in the distance and said softly: "The war elephant's eyesight is weak. You can throw dust in front of the war elephant. Once there is dust entering the war elephant, In his eyes, he must have looked frightened, then turned around and ran away."

Xiao Siye did not hesitate at all and made arrangements almost instantly.

Li Xuan continued: "The third weakness of the elephant is its trunk. The elephant's trunk is afraid of spicy things. You can mobilize a large amount of spicy powder from the rear array and throw it in front of the war elephant. If you compare it, you can control the direction of the war elephant. "

Xiao Siye didn't need to say anything at all. With just a look, there was already a group of soldiers behind him quickly heading towards the rear.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and continued: "The fourth weakness of the elephant is its feet. The elephant's feet may seem heavy and thick, but the soles are very thin and extremely sensitive. There is no need to do anything more. A row of iron caltrops is already strong enough." control him."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xiao Siye breathed a sigh of relief. These things were the most prepared in front of him.

They are originally sharp weapons against Zama. Even without caltrops, inserting crossbow arrows into the ground can produce similar effects.

"The fifth weakness of the elephant is fire. The elephant is a wild beast and is naturally afraid of fire." Li Xuan pulled out ten rockets from his waist, then gathered them together and said in a deep voice: "With this, the flame can rise quickly. A war elephant will stop immediately if it does not want to charge into the fire."

"Go and dismantle the grain truck at the back, lay fire starters on it, and then sprint towards the war elephant." Xiao Siye's harsh order was conveyed immediately.

Li Xuan nodded and continued: "The sixth weakness of the elephant is the lion. When an elephant sees a lion, it fills its bones with fear."

After a pause, Li Xuan continued: "During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when the Southern Song Dynasty attacked Linyi, the king of Linyi sent war elephants to fight. They were defeated in the early Song Dynasty. Later, they heard that lions were powerful enough to conquer all beasts, so they controlled their shapes and fought with elephants. The elephants bear fruit. They ran in panic, and the crowd dispersed, so they rushed to Linyi..."

To make the shape, it is to make a fake lion. The more vivid one is to dance the lion.

"General, I have heard of this method before, but it is not easy to get there now." Xiao Siye couldn't help but shook his head. It was too late to do the lion dance now.

Li Xuan smiled softly, and then continued: "The weakest thing about the elephant is not the external harm, but its huge body, but it is as timid as a mouse on the inside. Once it is unable to attack, it will inevitably retreat in a group."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued, "When Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty sent Liu Fang to attack Linyi, Linyi sent out war elephants again. Liu Fang fired with strong bows and crossbows. The elephants were injured and fled in fright. When the other elephants saw this, they fled one after another. Linyi's army Beginning of great defeat."

Xiao Siye couldn't help but nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. War elephants are so big. Why have lions, tigers, and leopards been considered bears among beasts from ancient times to the present, but elephants are rarely heard of. They are called timid. It’s enough to kill you.”

Li Xuan nodded and looked at the battlefield. The elephant cavalry was still wreaking havoc on the battlefield, but Xiao Siye was very smart and got most of the rear soldiers out of the way. Only the center led to the place where he would flag, and there were still heavy troops. defense.

As long as you don't fight with the elephant cavalry, it's not easy to turn easily with the huge body of the elephant.

Although Xiao Siye didn't know much about war elephants, he was a veteran for many years, so it was enough to deal with them reluctantly.

Now that I know the weakness of the war elephant, I can naturally deal with it easily.

"Although I say so, elephants are born treasures. The elephant is auspicious, and the elephant is auspicious." Li Xuan looked at the war elephant and said softly: "In the second year of Yuanshou in the Han Dynasty, South Vietnam presented the tame elephant auspiciousness, and raised it in Nanyuan; In the second year of Xianheng in this dynasty, an envoy from Zhou Chengguo came to the dynasty and reported: The white elephant is a specialty of Hejia Kingdom. Wherever the white elephant goes, the water and soil are fertile. If people drink the white elephant tooth water, all diseases will disappear. "

Speaking of this, Li Xuan smiled and said: "The envoy just wanted the Tang Dynasty to send troops to destroy Hejia, that's why he said this. However, in pharmacology, elephant tusks do have miraculous effects. It can clear away heat and calm panic." , detoxify and promote muscle growth, treat epilepsy, palpitations, carbuncles and sores; although it is not very effective in His Majesty’s disease, it has miraculous effects on other illnesses, especially children, with fever, palpitations, and carbuncles, General Xiao.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice." Although Li Xuan's words were cryptic, Xiao Siye could completely understand him and sincerely bowed his hand to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "Elephants are sacred objects after all. Killing is ominous, and they are timid. It is not difficult to tame them. Just like now, isn't it also being tamed?"

Li Xuan's eyes fell on the Tubo soldiers above the war elephant. Xiao Siye understood immediately, turned around, and immediately made arrangements.

Li Xuan crossed the battlefield in front of him and landed to the east of the Shazhuyu River, where endless dust and smoke were surging.

The countless cavalrymen who suddenly appeared earlier were stopped by the [-] cavalrymen who suddenly appeared before they could reach the main formation of Lun Qinling.

Lun Qinling originally had [-] Tibetan cavalry at his disposal there. Now, if someone crosses the Shazhuyu River, those [-] cavalry will naturally stop him fiercely.

However, upon interception, the opponent rushed in among the thousands of Tubo cavalry, as if the opponent's target was them.

Looking over from high in the air, the Tubo cavalry were dashed directly from the center of the formation.

Who is it? Who did Liu Rengui transfer?

Such ferocious cavalry, once they overwhelm the [-] cavalry, they will immediately attack Luon Qinling's main formation without any hindrance, and the entire situation will immediately change drastically.

On Qinling's elephant cavalry and Liu Rengui's secret cavalry.

Two old foxes said they wanted to fight, but neither of them took the challenge seriously.The entire battlefield has long since spread from the north bank of the Shazhuyu River to the entire Qingnan Basin.

Li Xuan's eyes crossed to the west, where the right guard cavalry was cleaning up the mess, and landed farther west. He watched his men annihilate Shang Jiezan one by one, as well as Su Hegui who was patrolling under Fuqi City in the northwest of Chaka Salt Lake. , and Wang Xiaojie who defeated them.

No one saw that Wang Xiaojie's Chinese army had begun to cross the Shazhuyu River.

A group of cavalry was moving towards the back of Lun Qinling to outflank him.

Simple, direct, fierce, and sinister.

Without that eye in the sky, Li Xuan wouldn't have been able to see this brutal scene.

Withdrawing his gaze, Li Xuan focused on the battlefield in front of him.

……

With a "buzz" sound, a Fuyuan crossbow arrow shot straight down from high altitude, and then penetrated hard into the wooden frame of the elephant cavalry.

With a "bang", the wooden frame shattered directly, and the Tibetan soldiers on the elephant cavalry were directly penetrated.

With a "ding" sound, the crossbow arrow directly penetrated into the thick armor on the back of the war elephant. Although it did not directly penetrate too much, the blood that poured out had already made the war elephant go crazy with pain. At this moment, "Boom" Countless drums sounded instantly on the right side of the war elephant.

The huge sound waves directly impacted the war elephant's eardrums, causing the war elephant to shake its trunk in annoyance, and dozens of soldiers on the ground were thrown away at the same time.

The next moment, the war elephant suddenly turned around and fled desperately towards the rear.

Ten giant drums were sent to both sides of the military formation. The crossbows killed the Tibetan cavalry. Then as soon as the drums sounded, the east and west war elephants fled immediately.

……

Huge drums roared, pink stones dazzled the eyes, pungent powder hit the nose, and there were iron caltrops paving the road ahead, and twenty trains rushing forward at top speed.

In the surprised eyes of countless right guard soldiers, the war elephant that had been wreaking havoc on the battlefield suddenly turned around uncontrollably and ran back towards the way it came.

There was only one war elephant with an injured right leg, lying on the ground and wailing miserably.

Li Xuan looked at the war elephants who turned around and fled, then turned sideways and said to Xiao Siye: "General Xiao, the last weakness of the war elephants has been exposed."

Li Xuan's words made Xiao Siye stunned for a moment, and the next moment, he suddenly woke up.

"Archer, aim at the elephant's butt and shoot hard." Xiao Siye cupped his hand towards Li Xuan, waved his right hand, and thrust the flag forward.

They actually started to chase towards the Shazhuyu River. In an instant, countless bows and arrows were fired hard at the back of the war elephant.

Li Xuan's eyes fell on the battlefield and he couldn't help but sigh.

War elephants, war elephants. In less than half an hour, thousands of left guard soldiers were killed or injured on the battlefield.

Although Qinling's special move failed to destroy the main force of Zuowei, it was enough to bring a huge psychological shadow to these Zuowei soldiers.

"Come here, go and treat these brothers from the left guard." Li Xuan turned sideways and ordered. Li Zhu immediately stepped forward and handed over his hand. Li Xuan said softly: "After the war, if anyone is willing to go to the colleagues, we will share the room and the land. Those who are willing to join the right back should be properly recruited, and those who want to retire and go home should find time to send them back together."

Li Xuan's words were very soft, but Li Zhu fully understood what he meant, cupped his hands, and turned around to leave.

The army has never been a place where weak people can easily stay. After these left guard soldiers are injured, it is really difficult to say whether they can continue to stay on the right guard.

Injuries, gossip, salary, psychological torture, many things can affect them, but this is also an opportunity.

The real use of these Zuowei soldiers to Li Xuan is their familiarity with Zuowei...

Li Xuan raised his head again and looked at the left guard infantry and the right guard army who were chasing the war elephant in the distance.

Under the overwhelming crossbows, finally, a miserable neighing sound sounded.

With a "bang", a war elephant fell to the ground sideways, and then was thrown hard on the river bank, its buttocks covered with blood and crossbow arrows.

At some point, a Fuyuan crossbow arrow was inserted deeply into his right hind leg.

At this moment, the remaining war elephants rushed into the Shazhuyu River crazily.

The river, which did not reach the top of the human body, only reached the thighs of the war elephants, but these war elephants did not care at all and rushed forward crazily, but the arrows from behind were shot wildly.

There was a miserable cry, and a war elephant fell into the river with a snap.

The remaining war elephants became even more crazy, rushing directly onto the banks of the Shazhuyu River and towards the location of the central army of Lun Qinling.

A good show is on.

(End of this chapter)