Wentang

Chapter 514 Miscalculation
The former Turkic army was entangled by the Tang people and could not break through the army formation quickly, which meant that the cavalry who came after them had to slow down, otherwise they would collide with the people in front.

The people in the front were unable to break through for a long time, and people rushed from the rear continuously, and more and more people crowded on this front that was less than a mile long.

However, the number of people that can be accommodated at the front of this front is limited, no matter how many people there are, they can only squeeze in the back and watch.

Naturally, the life-and-death battle cannot be watched, so bows and arrows played a role, and the Turkic people in the rear, led by their leaders, began to shoot at the back of the Tang people.

Not to be outdone, the crossbowmen of the Tang Army began to fight back.

From a bird's-eye view, the entire battlefield is divided into three parts.

The first part is the hand-to-hand fight at the junction of the two armies, and then the crossbowmen of the two sides shoot each other, and a few miles away is the unilateral bombardment of the Turkic cavalry by the Tang Dynasty.

Although there were casualties on both sides, the battle loss rate of the Turks was more than ten times or even dozens of times that of the Tang people, and the shelling caused the greatest lethality.

Li Ji was very satisfied with this situation. As long as the Turkic people did not break through the army formation immediately, the victory belonged to the Tang army.

"The former army must be ordered to withstand the pressure of the Turks and resolutely not take half a step back."

"Tell Zhang Gongjin and Zhou Niubao that if the Turks cannot break through from the front, they will attack from both sides. Tell them to stop the enemy and create time for the Chinese army to wipe out the enemy."

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Unlike Li Ji, who has the chance to win, Xieli's heart is getting colder and colder. At this time, he is already regretting why he didn't listen to Ashina Simo, otherwise... this battle is over, if he is still alive, I will definitely To reuse him.

After all, he was also a hero for a while, and Xie Li quickly put away his negative emotions. He knew that there was no way out at this time.

The army was defeated like a mountain, as long as he dared to order a retreat, the 10,000+ Turkic people would collapse immediately.And the Tang army still has more than 1 cavalrymen who are eyeing it, and they will inevitably pursue it.At that time, I really don't know how to die.

So now he has only one way to go, and that is to break through the formation of the Tang army and use the advantage of numbers to annihilate this enemy.

"Tell Zhishisili and Telerengan not to wait any longer, and immediately send troops to attack the Tang army from both sides. Tell them, the Turkic people's battle is up to them."

The always arrogant Xieli said such dejected words, which made the orderly soldier's heart sink, and he didn't dare to hesitate to deliver the order immediately.

Zhi Shi Si Li and Teller Nuan Han also knew that the situation was not good, and without any hesitation after receiving the order, they immediately led their troops to attack the Tang army's two wings in a detour.

Li Ji noticed Turkic movements immediately, and his expression became serious.

The time for the real decisive victory has arrived.

If the troops on the two wings can entangle the opponent to buy more time for the Chinese army, Datang wins.The two wings were broken, and Datang lost.

The left and right wings of the Tang Army each had 2 cavalry, while the Turkic left and right wings had at least [-] cavalry each, a four-fold difference in strength.

This is a difficult task, even if it succeeds, it will suffer heavy losses, and even none of the ten thousand cavalry will be able to return.

It's not that Li Ji likes to win more with less, but the situation forces him to have no other way.The Turkic power cut off the connection between the Central Plains and the grasslands, and war horses became a scarce resource.

Over the years, Datang has pieced together more than 4 cavalry, of which [-] are ten thousand cavalry.

Of the remaining [-] cavalry, [-] are with Chai Shao, and the imperial army defending the capital and the important towns of the frontier troops will also place a cavalry to maintain mobility.

Most of the rest are in the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion, with [-] riders.[-] was allocated to the left and right wings, and [-] was his last hole card, which was used to deal with emergencies and could not be deployed easily.

But Datang is not without advantages, well-trained, better weapons and equipment, and higher morale.

It can be said that at this point in the war, Li Ji's hole cards are basically exhausted, and the rest can only be left to God and the soldiers.

After receiving the order, Zhang Gongjin and Zhou Niubao raised their weapons and shouted Wan Sheng, and then took the lead in charging.

The four cavalry charged towards each other, and the distance quickly narrowed to a few hundred meters. The two sides took out their bows and arrows and shot at each other for two rounds before throwing them away.

"Bang bang bang..." It was as if two waves collided fiercely, and dozens of hundreds of lives died in the collision at that moment.

"Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate..." At this time, any redundant commands should be useless, Zhang Gongjin opened his mouth and shouted "accelerate" with the highest voice.

It only took a short time, maybe only five or six minutes, maybe only three or two minutes, and the two sides had already passed by and changed positions.

The two sides charged forward for a certain distance, and then stopped the horse and turned the horse's head at the same time as if there was a tacit agreement.

"kill."

Another round of acceleration, another staggered pass and exchange of positions.

But every time they cross each other, their respective formations will become much thinner.

At the end of another round of charging, Zhang Gongjin quickly gathered his troops. Taking this opportunity, he estimated the number of people, and there were less than 3000 people.On the other hand, the Turkic side has reduced staff even more, with only 4000 people left by visual estimation.

Twice the battle damage ratio, this is a stat that everyone can be proud of.However, Zhang Gongjin was not at all happy, and his eyes were a little more dignified.

Their mission is to entangle their opponents to protect the Chinese army. If the mission fails, what if the battle loss ratio is tripled?But judging from the current situation, the possibility of their success is getting smaller and smaller.

This Turkic general just lost his mind, and he is doing the same job as Zhang Gongjin.It's just that after counting the number of people, his face showed joy.

How about your strong fighting ability?I have a lot of people, so it doesn't matter if you exchange two for one or three for one.As long as we defeat you, we can attack your central army and turn the tide of the battle.

Don't give Tang Ren time to breathe, just keep going.

"kill."

"kill."

The two sides crossed again, and this time the Tang army fell more people. After reorganizing the formation, Zhang Gongjin estimated that there were only more than 2000 people on his side, while there were tens of thousands on the Turkic side.

Is it really going to fail?
Zhang Gongjin, who was covered with wounds and lost too much blood, felt a little desperate.

He subconsciously glanced in the direction of the Chinese army, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The Chinese army had abruptly abandoned the rejection of the horse and the trap and was pushing back against the Turkic Chinese army.

In other words, the time for the Chinese army to decide the outcome is approaching.

"Brothers, the Chinese army is about to win. As long as we persist for a while, just for a short while, victory will belong to us."

The morale of the rest of the people was also boosted, shouting: "Kill, kill, kill."

"rush."

Zhang Gongjin led the remaining [-] cavalry to launch a desperate charge against the Turks again, and Zhou Niubao on the other side was also doing the same.

Standing under his handsome banner, Li Ji watched this scene sadly, but his heart was cold.

I still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Turkic people. I didn't expect that the opponent would not be defeated under the repeated bombardment of cannons, but had persisted until now.

Although it seems that the enemy's central army is already showing signs of defeat, however, the left and right wings of our own side can no longer hold on to that time.

Two thousand against ten thousand, there is no chance of winning at all, and it can't even be delayed.

Am I, Li Ji, going to die here?I don't regret my death, I just failed the saint's expectations and harmed the soldiers.

But even if it is death, the Turkic people must be hurt so that they cannot go south for ten years.And... thinking of this, he glanced at the artillery position, and he couldn't leave the cannon to them.

"Send an order to Han Dong, let him..." Li Ji was about to order Han Dong to destroy the cannon.

At this moment, a voice like rolling thunder came from afar and interrupted his words.

(End of this chapter)