Tiantang

Chapter 245

Chapter 253
The Tubo cavalry charged all over the mountains and plains, and the formation was maintained extremely well.

Guo Ziyi's face turned serious, knowing that the leader of the Tubo army must be a general who can fight well, so he should not be underestimated.

He gritted his teeth and shouted, "The left wing moves forward, the right wing retreats, the archer on the left is ready! The central defender is ready!"

As his military order was issued, the formation of the Lingzhou Guard on the left changed. The cavalry retreated, the shieldmen stepped forward, and the archers interspersed behind.

The shield-hands took immediate precautions, while three rows of archers, each with 1000 men, drew bows and arrows, and were fully prepared to shoot and kill the enemy.

This is just a routine action in the era of cold weapons, and Zhang Xuan's real high hopes are not archers, but firearms.

The Shenhuo Flying Crow was equipped with a thousand magic tricks and carried 5000 pieces, while the newly developed Shaking Thunder carried more than a hundred pieces.However, although the number is not large, in Zhang Xuan's view, it is enough.

Nan Jiyun commanded his subordinates to push the three catapults to the front of the formation, level with the archers on the right wing, and then installed the Shaking Thunder, ready to go.The 1000-man rocket cavalry unit of the Shence Army after Shaking the Thunder is ready to charge and launch.

Guo Ziyi glanced back at Nan Jiyun's firearms team, somewhat suspicious.As for the so-called firearm that Zhang Xuan repeatedly emphasized to use, he had not seen the power with his own eyes, so he could only doubt it.

As a precaution, he deliberately strengthened the archers on the left wing, even if it turns out that the power of this firearm is exaggerated, it is better to be prepared.

The Tubo cavalry galloped closer and closer, and they were less than a hundred meters away from the formation of the Tang army, and they could already clearly see the ferocious facial expressions on the faces of the Tubo cavalry.

"Fire the arrows!" Guo Ziyi gave an order, and the arrows rained down on the Tubo cavalry.

The Tubo cavalry had been prepared for a long time, and most of them held small shields.The Tubo cavalry has been fighting with the Tang Dynasty for many years, and has become accustomed to the traditional combat method of the Tang army, and has sufficient experience in resisting the impact of the arrow array.Therefore, although many Tubo cavalry were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, they did not cause too much damage, at least the formation was not disordered.

Seeing that the Tubo cavalry had entered the range of the firearms, Nan Jiyun made a decisive decision and shouted, "Let go!"

The three catapults were launched instantly, and fifteen sky-shaking thunders flew out, whistling in mid-air, and rushed towards the Tubo cavalry phalanx.

A rumbling explosion sounded suddenly, and the impact and damage of the explosion immediately caused the Tubo cavalry to be thrown into disarray. There were screams, horses neighing and long honking, and many soldiers were wounded and fell to the ground. The messy and galloping horseshoes trampled into meat paste.

When the Tubo people encountered this mysterious weapon for the first time, they were terrified, and their formation naturally became chaotic.In fact, not many soldiers were actually injured by Shaking Thunder, but in this chaos, the horses ran wildly, many fell to the ground, and collided with each other. At least hundreds of Tubo cavalry died in their own chaos.

Thunderous cheers erupted from the formation of the Tang army.

Guo Ziyi gasped, and looked at the firearms cavalry unit behind Nan Jiyun, his face became much more serious.

"Nanba, charge and kill!"

"Obey!" Nan Jiyun shouted loudly, "Boys, the chief inspector is watching me in the army, follow my general to rush over, don't fall into the prestige of the Shence Army! Let the Tubo dog thief taste the fire and flying crows!" The smell! Go!"

Nan Jiyun personally led a thousand cavalrymen of the Shence Army armed with five rockets to charge forward, all fighting bravely and unstoppably.

This was the first battle of the Shence Army in Longshuo after they left the capital, and it would directly determine the position of the Shence Army in Longshuo's army in the future.The soldiers of the Shence Army had long held their breath, wanting to show the fighting power of the elite of Gyeonggi in front of these sturdy and proud Longshuo soldiers, especially after being equipped with the infinitely powerful Shenhuo Flying Crow, the soldiers of the Shence Army Morale reached a peak.

In the process of charging, the thousand cavalry took turns launching rockets in the galloping charge according to a certain order, forming a certain rhythm of launching and attacking.The combination of charge and launch can maximize the lethality and deterrence of the rocket.

The roaring rockets came densely, and the Tubo cavalry had no time to dodge and react. The rockets exploded directly, sparks rushed, and some directly hit the Tubo soldiers, igniting a raging fire amidst screams.

The military flag fell to the ground, people turned their backs on their backs, and the fire soared into the sky. The scene was very tragic.

Countless Tubo soldiers died directly from the lethality of the rockets, and more of them were panicked, turned their horses' heads and fled back in a panic, and collided with their own men who were charging towards the Tang army behind them. Died in the chaos.

The firearms he controlled exerted great power, directly shaking the entire Tubo army, causing the defeat of the first wave of Tubo cavalry.

Nan Jiyun was very excited and shouted, "Everyone! Launch!"

Thousands of rockets roared again and rushed into the Tubo formation with lightning speed, and the explosion made the defeated Tubo army and horses even more chaotic. Many soldiers fled to the surrounding wilderness screaming and screaming.

On the other side of the Tubo army formation, Stanley straddled his horse with a pale face, looking at the remnants of the defeated soldiers and horses, he roared angrily, "Mingjin retreats, quickly gather and retreat back to Shancheng!"

The firearms of the Shence Army showed their prowess.

Be it the horses of the Lingzhou guards or the Shanzhou guards watching the battle, from the generals down to the soldiers, they all gasped, and their eyes became awe-inspiring and enthusiastic.

Guo Ziyi yelled, "Let's pass the order, the left-wing central defenders are all there, attack with all their strength, and try to break the Tubo army in the shortest time!"

The desolate and majestic bugle sounded whimpering again, which seemed strangely piercing amidst the neighing of people.

"The Great Tang is mighty! Our army is mighty! Invincible in every battle!"

The [-] cavalrymen of Lingzhou Guard and the remaining [-] soldiers of the Shence Army rushed towards the Tubo army formation like a tsunami, and the deafening shouts made Zhang Xuan's ears buzz.

The ferocious Lei Wanchun brandished the Mo Dao and charged at the front of the entire team. He roared and beheaded the nearby Tubo cavalry with a single stroke of his sword, then drew out the sword angrily and swung it forward, with blood dripping from the blade. It shone with a strange and tragic light in the sun.

"Come on for me! If anyone is a coward, I will kill him! Go, go at his mother!"

"Nanba can't take all the credit. Kill, kill the Tubo dog thief, and the governor will give you a big reward!"

While speaking, Lei Wanchun had already led more than a hundred cavalry into the Tubo formation, shouting wildly, waving the long Mo knife, running from left to right, and in a short while, several Tubo soldiers died under his knife .

"Kill!" Lei Wanchun roared almost crazily, the bloodthirsty and warlike nerve deep in his heart was stimulated by the blood, a Tubo soldier rushed over viciously, when the two horses crossed, the Tubo soldier's hands The scimitar slashed fiercely at Lei Wanchun's shoulder.

Even though Lei Wanchun dodged quickly and was wearing leather armor, he was still cut, and blood burst from his shoulder.

"You fucking get off my horse!" Lei Wanchun gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain, and slashed down with all his strength with the Mo Dao in his hand, even beheading the Tubo soldier and his horse's head to the ground, blood spurting Splashed all over Lei Wanchun, he almost became a bloody man.

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On the periphery of the battlefield where Tang and Tibetans fought, on a high slope on the right.

The 5000 Huihe cavalry were ready to go, and the scimitars in their hands were shining coldly, and they rushed straight into the sky.

Although they were unwilling to go out with Zhang Xuan to fight the Tubo army and horses, Ge Le and Su Hudong were still worried about Zhang Xuan's safety, so they asked Su Hudong to lead 5000 cavalry to lie in ambush more than ten miles behind the battlefield, ready to rescue at any time Zhang Xuan.

Standing on a high place, Su Hudong and his subordinate Huihe generals had a clear view of the frontal collision between Tang and Tibetans on the battlefield.

Su Hudong originally thought that under the attack of the Tubo cavalry, it would be difficult for the Tang army to resist, and they would surely be defeated gradually.But unexpectedly, the expected scene did not appear. Instead, the firearms in the Tang army showed their power. Under the command of Guo Ziyi, the whole army covered and killed them. The Tubo army was defeated and retreated. .

The corpses of Tubo soldiers were left all over the battlefield, and the messy and burned half of the Tubo army flags were covered on the ground, which was shocking!

Su Hudong stared in front of him dumbfounded, and Mingyan's face gradually turned red.

Although she knew that Zhang Xuan's soldiers controlled a mysterious firearm, which was quite powerful, she did not expect that this firearm would play such a significant role in the confrontation between the two armies, and its deterrent power far exceeded its lethality .

"Princess, let's also rush to help our army. The Tubo army is defeated, and there is no doubt that our army has been defeated. At this time, our army..." A Huihe general begged Su Hudong for his life.

Su Hudong shook his head with a complex expression, "No need, the Tang army has not done its best yet. Just look, there are more than ten thousand Shanzhou guards standing by on the spot. It seems that Governor Zhang is also guarding against the Tubo people. Ambushes, cover up and kill them from behind."

"Our army is right here. If Tubo has another ambush, we will step forward to help. If not, let's just forget about it."

A very strange feeling rose in Su Hudong's heart, which could not be described in words.

She never expected that Zhang Xuan, a scribe with no power to restrain a chicken, would actually dare to lead an army in person to fight a decisive battle with tens of thousands of Tubo soldiers and horses, and there were really...really signs of a big victory !
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Among the rebellious army, Stanley fled to Shancheng under the protection of his guards, while roaring, "Where are Gyatso's men? Why haven't Gyatso's soldiers arrived yet? You bastards, you've delayed your military opportunity, I will never forgive you!" without him!"

In fact, Gyatso's [-] soldiers and horses ambushed behind the Baima camp, and there was a distance of more than ten miles from the Baima camp to the battlefield here.Originally, the plan was very careful, as long as Stanley fought with the Tang army for half an hour, Gyatso's ambushes would come from behind.

But no one expected that the Tang army's firearms were so powerful that the Tubo cavalry lost their positions within the time of drinking tea, and the army was defeated like a mountain, and they couldn't control it.

(End of this chapter)