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Volume 2: Wang Changan Chapter 37: The Final Battle (Part 2)

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    Chapter 37 The Final Battle (Part 2)

    The Tang army was not leading the cavalry. Li Guangbi's cavalry was also concentrated and placed on the right wing, which happened to be in the direction of the Mo Dao soldiers of the Anxi army. The intention was obvious. That direction was where the Uighur cavalry was most likely to appear. As soon as the cavalry on both sides merged,  A cavalry charge formation of about 150,000 people can be formed. That kind of cavalry charge that destroys the world is a force that can sweep everything. The Tang army was also led by spearmen.

    The Tang army had already lined up five-flower formations, with five hundred people in each formation, including one hundred crossbowmen holding crossbows, one hundred archers, one hundred sword and shield bearers, two hundred spearmen, and swordsmen.  The shield soldiers and spearmen were in front, and fifty spearmen and sword and shield soldiers were arranged on the sides and back, standing in a row. This was to protect the sides and rear from being attacked. The long-range soldiers were protected in the middle, with five to five hundred people each.  The military formation formed a huge five-flower formation, and so on. Almost all the flowers blooming on the opposite side of the battlefield.

    Later came the defenders of the Tang Army. The quality of the defenders was much worse than that of the regular Tang Army soldiers. The weapon in their hands was a spear. In the Tang Dynasty, spears and spears were not the same concept. Spears were just wooden sticks.  There is an iron spearhead on it, but long spears are very particular. Not only are the spearheads longer, they are also divided into several types. One is a straight spear with no horizontal branches. This is the Zhangba Spear, which is specially designed to deal with  The cavalry's gun has a crooked tip on the tip, which is used when infantry fights. It is also called a crutched gun. The Overlord crooked gun used by Li Zuoguo is actually an improved version of this kind of gun.

    Long guns have gun cherry, which is usually made of fur or cloth. The gun cherry is tied at the junction of the gun head and the gun shaft. Its main function is to prevent blood from flowing down the gun shaft, causing the soldier's hand to hold the gun to slip.  , the tail of the gun also has an iron sheath, forming another peak, which can also be used for fighting. There is no need to turn the head of the gun upside down for enemies who have fallen to the ground. You can kill the enemy who falls at your feet with the tail of the gun. This is the main purpose of the Tang Army.  Two types of spears used.

    The battlefield where the Tang Army and the Anxi Army are located is very vast and flat, which is suitable for a decisive battle. The front of the Anxi Army's formation is wide enough, almost ten miles, while the width of the Tang Army's formation is simply as wide as the sky.  Before the end, it was almost twice as wide as Anxi's army. However, whoever sets up a wider military formation will not be able to win. The outcome depends on the situation of the battle.

    Li Zuoguo was riding on a tall horse at the back of the military formation. In such a large-scale decisive battle, there was no need to boost morale before the battle. He also had to run up and shout a few words. The soldiers could not hear him at all on such a large battlefield.  Even if you use a messenger to convey all the words to every soldier, it is impossible, let alone stand in front of the army. The soldiers on the side look at the man and the horse in front of the army as if they are small black dots, not who they are at all.  .

    The pre-war mobilization of the Anxi Army has almost ended, and various priests have withdrawn from the military formation. The Anxi Army has complex origins, so its beliefs are also in a mess. Because of this war, Li Zuoguo specially prepared all kinds of warriors from all ethnic groups.  Generally speaking, fighting in Anxi is not that troublesome when clergymen of religious beliefs come. However, this battle is no small matter. If you win, the sky will be brighter. Once you fail, it will be difficult to stand up with the population base of Anxi. Don't look at Li Zuoguo still holding two  Tao, but like Anxi, it is a sparsely populated place with a vast territory.

    Whether it is Islam, tribal totem worship, or Buddhism that Tibetan warriors believe in, the image of some strangely dressed wizards and imams leaving together made Li Zuoguo a little funny. There was a group of people among the clergy.  Wearing red and black robes and tall hats with sharp edges, what they hold in their hands is not a magic weapon such as a book, but a richly decorated dagger. These people are the priests of the new sect War God Sect in Anxi.

    Li Zuoguo did not like religion, but Anxi did not interfere with the beliefs of soldiers and people. However, Li Zuoguo could not indulge in such an important matter, so he secretly supported the establishment of the God of War Sect. As the name suggests, the God of War Sect worships the God of War.  The God of War is not an individual, but a heroic spirit formed by the soldiers of the Anxi Army who have died in battle. Because Li Zuoguo gave the War God Sect great convenience in preaching, and the soldiers in the army hope to be sacrificed after they die in battle, so now Anxi  There are more and more believers in the God of War Cult in the military, and it has become the sect with the largest number of believers among soldiers.

    Originally, soldiers were on the battlefield to kill the enemy bravely, so the God of War Cult had a strong appetite for these soldiers. As for the spread of other sects among the people, Li Zuoguo adopted a bystander policy. You can preach, but the government does not support or oppose it. The people  Freedom of belief is allowed, but forced preaching is not possible. Once such a situation occurs, it will be a word.  Killing, property confiscation, believers' problems will be dealt with in the same way. In this way, all sects will find it difficult to preach in Anxi. The people are realistic, and no matter what the belief is, it must be beneficial, so the God of War Sect hasOfficial support first prevailed among the military.

    Anxi is a place where soldiers have a high status, so once the faith spreads among the army, it will have a huge impact on the people. Now not only the four towns in Anxi have religious buildings of the God of War, but also in every village. The teachings are  It was created by Li Zuoguo after a lot of brainstorming. It was combined with some myths and legends in China. It promoted various situations after death. Moreover, the grave tablets of warriors and soldiers were enshrined in the heirs of the Ares Cult in various places. At the same time, it promoted the death of human beings.  In the end, soldiers also need to be protected. The heroic spirits who died heroically return to the arms of the God of War. The soldiers of the Anxi Army have spiritual sustenance, and the fighting will that breaks out can be said to be completely different.

    After all the priests left, all the Anxi soldiers stopped praying. The entire military formation stood still, with guns like a forest of armor and a sea of ??murderous intent rising. The soldiers' eyes were looking at the flag of Commander Li Zuoguo, waiting for the order to attack, as the war drums sounded.  Before the sound started, many veterans of the Anxi Army had never experienced such a scene of war. Many of them felt a little nervous, and the hands holding the weapons couldn't help but feel hot flashes.

    Sanjani stood up and put away the white cloth placed on the ground for kneeling. He was a big cannibal and a Muslim. Sanjani put on his helmet. Two servants quickly stepped forward to help Sanjani.  Wearing armor, Sanjani's armor is specially made. Although it looks the same as the armor of ordinary Mo Dao soldiers, the protection of key parts is much stronger. The thickened armor brings enhanced protection, but the side effect is that it is heavier.  It had grown a lot, but Sanjani didn't care. With his strong physique, Sanjani felt as if he didn't feel anything when wearing the armor, which weighed 40 pounds.

    The huge Mo Dao was placed beside him. The two servants carefully checked the buckles of the armor and confirmed that nothing was loose. Then they turned around and left quickly. All the Mo Dao soldiers behind Sanjani also put on their clothes with the help of the servants.  Battle armor, as the servants wearing various costumes left, just like the tide receding to reveal the dark ground, Mo Dao soldiers wearing black armor were revealed one by one.

    Sanjani made a fist with his left hand and waved it down. This gesture meant preparation. All the Mo Dao soldiers started from the front row and picked up the flat-headed Mo Dao one by one. It had a wide blade, a sharp blade with two sides, and a long blade.  The knife shaft is made of rosewood. The elastic knife shaft is the same as the cavalry's saddle. The main purpose is to use the elasticity of the knife shaft to relieve the rebound force and avoid arm injuries.

    The entire military formation of the Modao soldiers was the most prominent among the three armies. It was about half a mile beyond the formations of the center and right armies. Sanjani picked up the Modao soldiers in his hand with the blade pointed downwards and stabbed it into the soil under his feet. The powerful force  With strong arm strength, most of the blade was inserted into the mud on the grass at his feet. Then Sanjani raised his hands hard, and a piece of soil was dug out. A hole about a foot deep and as wide as Sanjani's knife appeared on the ground.  The 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers behind Sanjani came in this way, and 10,000 soil holes appeared on the ground.

    Sanjani took ten steps to the left. He did the same thing, and another 10,000 earth holes appeared. Then the Modao soldiers retreated about a hundred meters, and repeated the above action, about five times.  The entire Modao Army retreated to a place parallel to other military formations, and the land in front of Modao Army was densely covered with a hundred thousand earth holes.

    This kind of soil hole is just big enough for a horse's hoof to step into. As long as the horse's hoof hits this kind of soil hole, the running horse will only suffer fractures. The war horse can only fall to the ground and face the impact of a large number of cavalry on the open ground.  The military formation of Mo Dao soldiers is completely unable to withstand the frontal impact of the cavalry. This simplest trap is to slow down the speed of the cavalry. As long as the cavalry loses speed, they can wave their swords in front of Mo Dao soldiers.  things.

    After all, no matter how thick the armor is, plus the weight of Mo Daobing, it is impossible to compete with the galloping war horse. It is impossible to resist the huge kinetic energy. The weight of the war horse is 500 to 600 kilograms, plus the weight of the knight.  The weight, the head-on collision felt like an Alto car hitting head-on at a speed of 60 yards per hour. A single Mo Dao soldier could be killed by this impact alone.

    The Mo Dao soldiers who had dug the trap all sat down on the ground after giving the order. Before the battle, the Mo Dao soldiers had to maintain good physical strength due to the weight of the armor. Resting for a while would ensure that they could swing one more sword when facing the cavalry.  , this may be the distance between life and death.

    The Tang Army had already approached and stopped about three miles in front of the Anxi Army's formation. This was to ensure that the cavalry had enough acceleration distance when charging. Li Zuoguo looked at the stopped Tang Army, although there was a little confusion.  , but still basically stopped in unison. Being able to do this among hundreds of thousands of troops can show the eliteness of the Tang army on the opposite side. Guo Ziyi is well-deserved, Li Zuoguo thought.

    As all the square formations of the Tang Army were deployed one by one, a small group of cavalry came out of the Tang Army and marched towards the center of the battlefield.Later, the flag was displayed with a flag with the word "Tang" on the left and a flag with the word "Guo" on the right. Li Zuoguo did not hesitate to urge Heiyun to sit down, and a team of fifty soldiers behind him followed Li Zuoguo.  As they rode out, Li Zuoguo's flag had the character "Àî" on both sides.

    As the two teams of knights approached, the soldiers on both sides watched from a distance. The two sides met in the middle of the battlefield. The terrain chosen by the Tang army was relatively fair. There was a depression in the middle of the battlefield. The troops on both sides were located slightly higher than the middle. It was very  The terrain is suitable for large armies to fight.

    Li Zuoguo took the lead and arrived in front of the knight on the opposite side. He held his weapon knife behind his back and the gun on his horse. He held the reins with both hands and seemed unprepared. However, Li Zuoguo was confident that he could draw the Overlord's gun behind him in a short time. With his right martial arts  With confidence, Li Zuoguo was not afraid that the other party would want to make a sneak attack with the same force.

    The leading general on the opposite side wore his helmet on and sat down on a majestic white war horse. The war horse kept digging holes in the ground with its front hooves and shook its head from time to time. It looked very powerful. It must have been affected by the atmosphere before the battle.  He must have been infected, and he saw Li Zuoguo stop about twenty steps in front of him.

    The general said, "I am Guo Ziyi, the military governor of Shuofang in the Tang Dynasty. Who is here?"  "

    Li Zuoguo answered Li Zuoguo, the son of Li Siye.  "The official position that Li Zuoguo did not mention has already turned against the Tang Dynasty. It is inappropriate to use the official title of the Tang Dynasty again. Emphasizing that he is the son of Li Siye means that the purpose of Guo Ziyi is to raise troops.

    Guo Ziyi looked at Li Zuoguo carefully, and felt that Li Zuoguo was tall and tall, with arms and waist, a cold face, confident and murderous. He looked calm and neither humble nor arrogant in front of this military governor. The war was about to begin, which did not seem to affect Li Zuoguo's mood at all. Guo Ziyi secretly thought  Nodding, there was no way Li Zuoguo could do this when he was so old. He is such a good general.

    Guo Ziyi said to Li Zuoguo that General Li was such a talented person, and the court was unfair to him regarding Li Duhu. As long as General Li stepped back from the brink and surrendered to the court, Guo Ziyi would definitely protect your position as Duhu, and at the same time rehabilitate Zhaoxue for Li Duhu. Presumably General Li would not want Duhu either.  Protecting one's loyalty turned out to be Datang's rebellion, right?  "

    Li Zuoguo showed an angry look on his face and said to Ambassador Guo Jiedu, my father fought for the Tang Dynasty all his life, expanded the territory and defeated the enemy, and worked hard for the king for thousands of miles. Is there anything I can do that I feel sorry for the Tang Dynasty?  "

    Guo Ziyi was at a loss for words and remained silent on the horse. Li Zuoguo said again that I followed my father Weiji and fought against the Turks and the food and the barbarian coalition forces. I sacrificed my life for the Tang Dynasty. Have I ever failed the Tang Dynasty?  "

    Li Zuoguo didn¡¯t wait for Guo Ziyi¡¯s answer this time and continued, but he didn¡¯t expect that this foolish king actually forced his father to death and destroyed the Great Wall. Li Zuoguo was a son and raised an army to avenge his father. How could he seek official position and wealth?  Are they the same thing as An Lushan?  Guo Jiedu underestimated Li Zuoguo.  "

    ¡°When Guo Ziyi heard this, she said that the saint was deceived by the slanderous words of the eunuchs. If he did such a thing, he can ask the saint to kill the slanderous eunuchs and avenge Li Duhu"

    Li Zuoguo interrupted Guo Ziyi unceremoniously and said that the eunuchs' slander was simply Hunjun's idea. If Hunjun had remembered his father's merits at all, might he have done such a shameless thing?  Needless to say, Jiedushi, today we will see each other on the battlefield. If you win, you will keep Hunjun, and everything will be at rest. If I win, then I will definitely enter Chang'an and use Hunjun's head to sacrifice my father's spirit.  "

    After saying that, Li Zuoguo no longer waited for Guo Ziyi's reply, turned his horse's head and headed towards the formation. The soldiers behind him waited for Li Zuoguo to walk a certain distance before returning to the horse to follow. Guo Ziyi stood there for a while, looking at the neatly arranged people on the other side.  The Anxi army, which exuded endless murderous aura, sighed deeply, turned its horse's head, and went into battle.

    The generals of both sides returned to the military formation. Li Zuoguo waved his hand, and more than a thousand war drums in the army began to beat. The war drums of the Tang army on the opposite side also sounded. The entire battlefield was filled with the sound of war drums, and the war was about to break out.

    "The front army of 20,000 people will move forward to attack the Tang army. Five thousand crossbowmen will follow the army to cover the front. Tell Guo Bei that he cannot go into battle in person and give me good command." Li Zuoguo gave the order.

    Soon the military order was passed to the front army. The Anxi Army's front army, which was mainly composed of spearmen and sword and shield soldiers, formed four huge phalanxes of 5,000 people each. With the sound of war drums, the soldiers of the four phalanxes stepped forward together.  The footsteps accurately followed the rhythm of the drums. Twenty thousand feet lifted up and fell almost at the same time. The entire ground seemed to tremble from these neat footsteps. The cloak rolled forward like a wave.

    Behind the 20,000 front troops, three rows of 5,000 crossbowmen are gathering. The 5,000 crossbowmen are not just 5,000 people. Each crossbowman has an auxiliary to help the crossbowmen string the crossbow arrows. At the same time, the auxiliary soldiers also carry two bags.  The number of crossbow arrows in each bag is thirty, plus the bag of arrows brought by the crossbowmen, it is just a crossbow arrow, which can form a continuous strike of crossbow arrows. The range of the crossbow arrows is longer than that of bows and arrows, and the crossbow arrows used are  Anxi's unique triangular armor-piercing arrows, five thousand crossbowmen are equivalent to more than four times the Tang army's bows.After all, the Anxi Jujue Crossbow has an advantage in terms of range and arrow size.

    Following the actions of the Anxi Army, the Tang Army's front troops also began to move. Their number exceeded that of the Anxi Army, reaching 40,000, which was twice the strength of the Anxi Army. The Tang Army was indeed stronger than the Anxi Army. The Tang Army formed a five-flower formation.  The crossbowmen and the spearmen, swordsmen, and shieldmen advanced together. Both sides agreed that the infantry was the first to be dispatched. The cavalry was the decisive force and the fist that dealt the opponent a fatal blow at the critical moment. Neither of them moved.

    The rigorous training of the Anxi Army was now different from that of the Tang Army. The advance of the Anxi Army almost did not stop. The steps taken by the soldiers were almost equal. Every soldier paid attention to the long yellow feather on the helmet of the leader.  , the helmet on each soldier's head matched with the cloak, and the blood was fluttering, and they moved forward with murderous intent.

    "The Tang army had to stop every fifty steps to let the already uneven formation adjust. This is where the gap lies. In such a decisive battle between large armies, the side that is more organized and well-trained will have the advantage.

    Each Anxi soldier swung the red cloak behind him in front of him. The cloak made of wool can effectively resist bow and arrow shooting and enemy weapons slashing. This is equivalent to another layer of armor, and at the same time, it protects the vital parts of the chest.  Covered under the cloak, the enemy's key points of attack will have a deviation in perspective. Even if there is only a slight deviation, the difference on the battlefield is life and death. The sword and shield soldier puts the cloak diagonally on the side holding the shield, and the hand holding the sword needs to be flexible.  sexual.

    Although the two sides were not moving fast, they were getting close after all. The crossbowmen of the Anxi Army had a higher range than the Tang Army. At this time, the Tang Army had already entered the shooting range. With the sonic boom fired by the Jujue's crossbow string, the armor-piercing arrows flew towards  In the sky, the decisive battle between the Anxi Army and the Tang Army in Ulan began.

    Chapter 37 The decisive battle (Part 2)

    Chapter 37 The decisive battle (Part 2)
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