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Chapter 860 Victory Opportunity
The moment when the cavalry of the Tang army launched their charge was truly spectacular.

The sound of horseshoes rattled, the horse's head jumped, and the cavalry of the Tang army, wearing exquisite bright armor and holding up the Li character banner, lined up in an attacking formation.They can be regarded as the first-class elite cavalry of this era.

Qu Tutong raised his long sword and kept shouting the names of the generals of the Tang army, and the generals of the Tang army also shouted in response.Qu Tutong's method of motivating the soldiers raised the morale of the cavalry of the Tang army who were charging up the hillside.

Due to the rapid forward assault, Qu Tutong ordered the cavalry to line up in four columns, forming an incomplete cavalry assault formation.This assault formation shortened the width of the front and strengthened the length of the column. Of course, the purpose was to advance faster when the column was marching, and to chase the retreating Zhao Jun Zhongjun.
When Li Shimin, who was in the camp, saw Qu Tutong suddenly leading the cavalry to charge, he suddenly ran forward a few steps, and then turned around to face Fang Xuanling. Du Ruhui asked angrily, "What's going on with Qu Tutong?" ?”

Fang Xuanling said: "I have just seen Zhao Jun's central army flag retreating, it may be that General Qu is going to pursue him!"

Li Shimin threw the whip on the ground heavily and said: "I just want him to cut off the connection between the Zhao army's central army and the right wing. How dare he make his own claim. Without infantry as a supplement, he uses cavalry to attack the infantry by force. This is his own death!"

"Immediately send an order to Qu Tutong to withdraw!"

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, Du Ruhui lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Qu Tutong has already started the charge with the whole army. At this time, even if he hears the order, he will not be able to withdraw."

"Your Majesty, the arrow has left the string right now!"

Li Shimin trembled when he heard this.

On the side of Zhao Jun's camp, Li Chongjiu also saw the scene of Qu Tutong leading the cavalry to attack, and smiled to the left and right: "Qu Tutong is a veteran who has experienced many battles, but he also made this big mistake. Li Shimin has lost The only chance to win, pass the order!"

More than a dozen Tangmas knelt in front of Li Chongjiu and said, "Your Majesty, please order!"

Li Chongjiu waved his command flag and said, "Order Li Yuanji, Li Yuan, and Yu Chigong's ministries to spare Qu Tutong and let them attack the Chinese army directly. They only need to intercept and kill the Turkic cavalry, and let them not come over. As for Luo Shixin The cavalry outflanked Qu Tutong's troops, and today I will wipe out Li Shimin's fine cavalry."

"promise!"

A dozen or so pond horses were ordered together, and then galloped away on fast horses.

Then Li Chongjiu glanced at Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu and the others said: "As for us to continue retreating, the Tingwei army retreated past the mountain ridge and set up an array to meet Qu Tutong's troops!"

Under Li Chongjiu's military order, Qu Tutong's [-] cavalry assaulted very smoothly.Li Yuanji, Li Yuan, and Wang Mahan's troops just stood firm and waited for Qu Tutong's cavalry to pass by, shooting them with strong bows and crossbows.But Qu Tutong's cavalry did not entangle, but quickly left the battle.

Soon the cavalry of Qu Tutong's troops captured the former camp of Zhao Jun's middle army.However, after Qu Tutong rode his horse over the mountain, he found that the Zhao Junting guards who had thought to be collapsed were waiting in full force.

Behind the hillside, Zhao Jun's seven thousand court guards deployed ten infantry phalanxes.

The heavy shields were erected outside the infantry phalanx, and the heavy shields were inserted deep into the ground. Behind the heavy shields, there were heavy armored sword soldiers, mo sword soldiers, spear soldiers, infantry soldiers, and behind them were crossbowmen and archers.Each phalanx has seven hundred soldiers, and the ten phalanxes are the horns of each other, relying on each other.

At the end is the central phalanx where Li Chongjiu himself is, and Zhao Jun's infantry guards the general flag where Li Chongjiu is like a rock.

"Zhao Jun did not retreat!" Qu Tutong suddenly realized.

However, the momentum of the Tang Army's charge could not be stopped at all. It was too late for the Tang Army's cavalry in a column to re-arrange.

Although the hillside was not steep, the cavalry had a good view from the high ground, and Zhao Jun's general flag was clearly visible. At this moment, Qu Tutong ordered to retreat, but these brave cavalrymen of the Tang Army refused.And now Qu Tutong has only one fight.

But in the face of infantry with long spears, even well-trained horses would not dare to charge forward. For the Tang army, whose cavalry resources are very scarce, it is even more impossible to use cavalry for charging.
The scene in front of me was like a surging wave that suddenly encountered a reef on the river.Although the huge waves are coming fiercely, when they encounter hard rocks, they have to make a detour, otherwise they will only be smashed to pieces in a head-on collision.

So at the moment when the horses charged, the cavalrymen of the Tang Army reined in their horses one after another, and rushed towards the left and right sides of the infantry phalanx.

"Bowman, prepare to shoot!"

"Shoot at the enemy's horse!"

"Don't shoot people, shoot horses!"

After giving these orders, Zhao Junlang in the phalanx will slash his sword down heavily.

Under the cover of heavy armored infantry with spears like a forest, Zhao Jun's crossbowmen were ready long ago. Facing the Tang Army cavalry who rushed into the whole line of sight, there were countless jumping horse heads, and they could shoot with their eyes closed. middle.

"shoot!"

After a command, the horse hit by the arrow was jumping wildly, or its hooves fell, and the soldiers of the Tang Army rolled off the horse's back, or were thrown away by the horse.There was a sound of neighing from the horse, all the cavalrymen of the Tang army turned their backs, and there was a dull sound of falling to the ground, and there was a sound of impact.
After a row of long-prepared volleys, none of Zhao Jun's crossbowmen observed the results of the battle, but lowered their heads to load the crossbows.

"Crossbowmen, shoot freely! Infantry step forward, cover!" General Lang of the phalanx shouted to the left and right.

"Promise!" Zhao Jun's soldiers agreed loudly, with two rows of long spears erected outside, posing as a forest of spears and a wall of shields.
Faced with this, the cavalry of the Tang Army did not dare to charge into battle, but they also drew their bows and arrows from the saddle, and shot arrows with armor-piercing heavy arrows.

call out!call out!
The arrows flew like flying, and Zhao Jun's heavy armored infantry was shot by many arrows on the armor and heavy shield. From time to time, muffled groans came from the phalanx, and the soldiers who were hit by the arrows suddenly went limp and fell from the crowd .Zhao Jun's crossbowmen had no time to take a look at the fallen robe beside them, even though many of them used their bodies to block the Tang Jun cavalry's arrows to save their lives.

With a firm infantry phalanx, Zhao Jun withstood the cavalry and shooting of Tang Jun's cavalry.The infantry phalanx cannot be broken, and the cavalry of the Tang army are like a pack of wolves who have strayed into a dangerous situation. They can only walk around in front of the ten fortified infantry formations of the Zhao army in a dizzy manner. grave.

Under the shooting of Zhao Jun's crossbowmen, Tang Jun's cavalry was shot down like being mowed, and the suffocating smell of blood filled the battlefield. The battle flag was trampled over and over again by countless horseshoes.

The corpses of war horses are piled up together, and the open space is full of corpses of horses and horses. Some undead horses twist their bodies, and dying soldiers crawl in vain in the gaps trampled by horseshoes.
Qu Tutong commanded the Tang army to fight bravely, but the courage was not worth the casualties.Before the heavy casualties, the cavalry of the Tang Army failed to attack, and the cavalry of the Tang Army retreated in panic.

Qu Tutong and his personal guards desperately protected the general flag, and came to the open space beside him.Qu Tutong saw that Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Gongjin, the other two generals of the Tang Army who attacked with him, were no longer in the formation, so it may be more or less ominous.But right now, if he wants to reorganize the army, he can only rely on his troops.

Qu Tutong raised the general flag and was about to regroup, but at this moment there was a loud sound of horseshoes from the left wing, and a large flag with the word Luo appeared.

Qu Tutong and his subordinates were pale at this moment.

At this moment, on the other side of the hillside, the fierce battle between Changsun Wuji and Wang Mahan's village has entered a stalemate.Tang Jun's 5 horses besieged Wang Mahan's [-] Zhao Jun and fought for three hours. The corpses of soldiers from both sides were all over the village.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who is a general, has been in command for a day, his voice is hoarse, his lips are chapped, and he hasn't taken a sip of water.

Changsun Wuji stared at the battle situation, clenched his fists and said, "Give me a little more troops, give me another 1 troops, no, even a thousand fresh troops, and I can break through Zhao Jun's left wing."

Having said that, Changsun Wuji turned around and asked, "Has the person who asked His Majesty for reinforcements come back?"

Just as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, a pond horse arrived and said to Changsun Wuji, "General, Your Majesty said that he doesn't have any extra troops. Right now, General Changsun can only lead the soldiers to fight bravely."

When Changsun Wuji heard the words, he couldn't help but stamp his feet heavily.

Just a moment ago, in the middle camp of the Tang Army, Tang Ma kept coming in and out, delivering military information.

Fang Xuanling picked up the whip thrown by Li Shimin, handed it to Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, should we send troops to reinforce General Changsun, or should we send troops to rescue Qu Tutong who is in heavy siege?"

Li Shimin looked at the Chinese army who was in the fierce battle and said: "Qu Tutong is on the verge of death, what's the use of saving him, right now it is the best policy to break through the left wing of the Zhao army, and then encircle the left and right sides to attack the Zhao army's central army!"

Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, and this minister also thinks so."

Li Shimin was sending an order, when Tang Ma came to report in a hurry: "Your Majesty, on the west side of the Wei River, Dudu Yang led the army to fight fiercely with the large cavalry of the Zhao army, but they couldn't hold on anymore. The Zhao army had at least [-] cavalry We are crossing the river!"

Li Shimin turned his head and asked, "Where did this cavalry come from?"

"It should be Zhao Jun Wang Junkuo's West Route Army. General Chai, who was chasing Wang Junkuo's 3 horses before Dudu Yang, was designed to escape by Wang Junkuo. Now he is leading more than [-] cavalry to approach Sanyuan. It will take less than an hour to arrive here."

Hearing this news, Li Shimin's left and right generals, the faces of the nearby soldiers turned pale. The Zhao Guoxi Route Army they defeated with all their tactics before, not only came back, but also came here at the time of the great war to copy Li Shimin's successor. road.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the direction of Chang'an is also unstable. Zhao Jun, who raided Meridian Road from Hanzhong, has just captured Lantian, south of Chang'an by Chen Bing."

Another bad news reached the Tang army barracks, and now there is silence on the battlefield.

PS: There are a lot of things to do in the New Year, and I could have written it hastily, but it involves the finale, and I am worried about the unfinished ending, so I would rather slow down.So the update is a bit unstable, everyone forgive me, anyway, there are only two chapters left.

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