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Volume 2: Wang Changan Chapter 38: The Final Battle (Part 2)

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    Chapter 38 The Final Battle (Part 2)

    As the crossbow arrows fell like rain, the sword and shield soldiers of the Tang Army raised their shields, while the spearmen lowered their heads and used their helmets and armor to resist the rain of arrows. However, the Tang Army actually encountered the giant crossbow of the Anxi Army in the field.  To attack, the shield in the hand of the swordsman is covered with iron sheet. The middle is a pear wood layer, about two fingers thick, and the innermost part is lined with cowhide. Logically speaking, this kind of shield can only be shot by ordinary projectile arrows.  , but as soon as the Anxi Army's crossbow arrow fell.  *

    The shield in Tang Jun's hand suddenly turned into a hedgehog. The iron triangular arrowhead of the crossbow was worth six cents, which was twice as heavy as the ordinary three cent arrowhead. With the more aerodynamic arrow shaft and flying feathers, even if it was thrown, it would break through.  The armor ability is very outstanding. Although it cannot break through the defense of the shield, it is enough to penetrate the armor of the Tang army's infantry.

    Many Tang Army spearmen were shot directly through their armor by crossbow arrows. Those who missed their vital points gritted their teeth and kept moving forward. Those who were hit by their vital organs screamed and fell to the ground, while the Tang Army's spearmen behind them silently replaced them.  The position continued forward, and the crossbow arrows kept falling into the Tang army's formation like rain. Soldiers kept falling in the spearmen array, and the sound of the crossbow arrows falling and hitting the target was like a reminder.  Harvesting the lives of Tang Army soldiers.

    When advancing in formation like this, the generals and soldiers of the Tang Army could not abandon their formation and rush forward in a swarm to avoid casualties. Only by maintaining the formation could the infantry achieve the maximum killing effect. The Tang Army had no choice but to bear these casualties.  , and soon as the two armies approached, the crossbowmen of the Tang Army who were slightly behind were also hit by the crossbows of the Anxi Army with a longer range.  Light armor, to put it bluntly, is leather armor with iron plates on the cowhide, which only protects key parts.

    When the Anxi Army's arrow rain fell, the casualties were much greater than those of the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers in front. The Tang Army passed by all fallen dead and wounded soldiers. The dead soldiers lay silently, and the seriously injured soldiers moaned weakly.  , as the blood flows, they will soon turn into corpses on the ground. On such a battlefield, there is no way for injured soldiers to receive timely treatment. The only way to survive is whether they are tenacious and lucky.  .

    Finally, they were within the range of the Tang Army's crossbows. The Tang Army's crossbowmen fired the crossbow arrows fiercely with hatred. The size of the crossbow arrows seemed to be larger than that of the Anxi Army's crossbows. It was like a dark cloud dissatisfied with the sky, and then shot towards the Anxi Army.  However, the impact of the crossbow arrows stunned the Tang army who could see the situation of the Anxi army in the front row.

    The spearmen of the Anxi Army just lowered their heads, not even trembling with their pointed spears. The falling bows and arrows of the Tang Army caused almost no casualties to the Anxi Army. The brim of the spearmen's helmets was larger than the standard helmets of the Tang Army, and the fletched arrows were basically  It fell from top to bottom, which narrowed the range of hitting the soldiers' bodies. The Tang Army's feather arrows could not penetrate the Anxi Army's helmets at all, and it was impossible to cause harm to the Anxi Army soldiers.

    Even if there are arrows with good angles that escape the big brim of the Anxi Army infantry and hit the Anxi Army soldiers' bodies or even chests, the cloak is the first line of defense. Tough and thick woolen cloaks are not very powerful.  The feather arrows could not penetrate at all. Even if they were shot at the chests of the soldiers of the Anxi Army, the bright and solid breastplates were not decorations. They would directly draw a spark and then bounce away. Therefore, the infantry of the Anxi Army could be said to have suffered casualties under the feather arrows of the Tang Army.  It was insignificant. A few particularly unlucky soldiers were shot in vital parts and fell to the ground dead. There was basically no loss.

    Compared with the huge casualties suffered by the Tang Army under the Jujue crossbow, the casualties of the Anxi Army were basically zero. There were also soldiers from the Anxi Army who were slightly injured. Although they had arrows stuck in their bodies, they still fought with their comrades without affecting their combat effectiveness.  Let¡¯s move forward together.

    As the two sides got closer and closer, the spearmen on both sides leveled their spears. The comrades behind them pressed closely against the spearmen in the front row. The spears stretched out from the shoulders of the spearmen comrades in the front were placed on both sides.  Out of the three-layer spear formation that was only used when facing cavalry, the Anxi Army's crossbowmen further reduced their elevation angle at such a close range, and the power of the crossbow arrows became even greater. From time to time, Tang Army soldiers fell to the ground with blood flowing from their bodies.  The blood flowed out, and the comrades continued to march forward on their blood.

    The war drums of the Tang Army were beating more urgently, which accelerated the pace of the soldiers' advance. If they approached like this unhurriedly, the crossbow attack alone would be enough to make the Tang Army drink a pot. The first row of spearmen from both sides approached.  , the soldiers who were able to stand in the first row were all veterans and elites in the army. After approaching like two door panels, the first row of gunmen on both sides retracted their guns in unison, and then shouted at the same time and stabbed the enemy on the opposite side.  of spear.

    The spears of the Tang Army and the Anxi Army are also called rifles. They are also three and a half meters long. The spearmen are the same as the sword and shield soldiers. They are all pure melee combat units. Without courage and skills, they will die quickly. The first row of spearmen on both sides aims  The spears thrust out by the enemy are all in the chest.??This is the biggest goal and the key.

    There was no room to dodge in the military formation. Bloody light burst out from the spear stabs. The first row of soldiers of the Tang Army suffered 50% casualties. Their breastplates failed to block the thrusts of the Anxi Army soldiers. The same triangular spear tip  It has outstanding armor-piercing capabilities and is more expensive than the flat spear head of the Tang Army. The main reason is that the amount of iron used is larger, which can mean life or death on the battlefield.

    As long as the Tang Army's spear pierced the chest of the Anxi Army soldier, almost all the spear points were slid away. However, the spear pointed by the opponent effortlessly broke through the breastplate, penetrated the muscle, passed through the bone seam, and penetrated directly.  The internal pressure of the internal organs and internal organs will expel the blood through the three blood grooves at the tip of the Anxi Army's spear. The blood grooves release the pressure inside the body and will not make it difficult for the Anxi Army soldiers to pull out the spear in their hands. They can easily pull out the spear.  The spearmen of the Anxi Army were able to make another thrust, while the fatally wounded Tang Army soldiers fell to the ground.

    The contact in the entire front row had almost a one-sided effect. The generals of both sides saw it from higher ground. Guo Ziyi closed his eyes slightly sadly, then opened his eyes and remained calm, while Li Zuoguo sighed to himself.  He said to himself that indeed, a small change can bring about shocking results. With just the improvement of the gun head and breastplate, the Tang Army's infantry, which made the world blush, were vulnerable to us.  "

    As the advantage of the spearmen on the battlefield expanded, rows of Tang Army spearmen stepped forward, stabbed out the spears in their hands, and then fell to the ground injured and died. Of course, the soldiers of the Anxi Army were not without casualties. Under the attack of the Tang Army Spearmen,  The spearmen of the Anxi Army also suffered many casualties, but the comparison of casualties between the two sides was completely disproportionate.

    He suddenly thrust out the spear in his hand and penetrated deeply into the chest of a Tang Army spearman on the opposite side. Zhang Su turned his wrist and the spear was pulled out from the Tang soldier's chest with a stream of blood arrows. Zhang Su saw Tang Jun's chest.  Bing's incredible eyes, but Zhang Shu was indifferent at all. As a veteran who participated in two wars, the Talos War and the Anzisguan War, the number of enemies who died in Zhang Shu's hands has reached eleven. In the two wars,  What was brought to Zhang Su were two battle medals, which were shining brightly on Zhang Su's breastplate.

    Zhang Shu was already a fire chief. In fact, Zhang Shu only killed four enemies in the two wars. The rest of the enemies were killed during small-scale clearance at the border. The Tang Army soldier on the opposite side was also a veteran and stabbed out  His spear was accurate and hard, hitting Zhang Su directly on the chest, and even stabbed him before Zhang Shu's spear, but the tip of the spear only made a scratch on Zhang Su's breastplate and was removed.  , and Zhang Shu's shot directly killed him.

    After Zhang Su put away his gun, he did not move at the same place. His men would take his place. Sure enough, two sturdy figures came forward with the sound of armor on their bodies. The Anxi Army's upper body was mainly made of breastplates, and the lower body was  The armor is a skirt. This type of cowhide inlay is mainly for mobility. These two Anxi soldiers are soldiers from Zhang Su's group. They are one step ahead of Zhang Su and just take over Zhang Su's position.  Watching the two Anxi spearmen thrust out the spears in their hands, two Tang soldiers were opposite, one dead and the other wounded.

    Zhang Shu curled his lips and glanced at the soldier who just stabbed the Tang soldier opposite him at the junction of his shoulder and chest. He thought to himself: This kid Zhang Lu usually doesn't even use force when stabbing, and he didn't stab such a big target on his chest.  , I must give him extra practice after this fight.

    Zhang Shu had never been ridiculed by Zhang Lu because he didn't have a name when he signed up to join the army. The father who followed him happened to be planting sweet potatoes distributed by the Shule Town government, so his father directly took some potatoes and was killed by a fellow villager.  Zhang Lu, who joined the army, kept laughing at him until Zhang Shu was promoted.

    The thought on the battlefield was just a blink of an eye. Zhang Su took a step forward and thrust out the spear fiercely. A Tang army in front fell to the ground again. Zhang Su felt that this Tang army was obviously not as powerful as the previous Tang army. There was fear in his eyes instead of surprise.  When Zhang Su pulled out his spear, he suddenly saw a shield. The shield was pushed forward. The spear that Zhang Shu had not withdrawn was pushed upward, and then Zhang Su saw a ray of sword light behind the shield.

    Zhang Shu¡¯s pupils narrowed and he shouted loudly, the sword and shield soldiers came up.  "

    Zhang Shu was not slow to open his hand, and he took two steps back. The Anxi Army's military formation was not densely packed with soldiers close together. Every ten soldiers formed a small formation, with gaps in the middle. Zhang Shu's hand was already  After letting go of the spear, the three-meter-five-meter spear seemed too inflexible when facing the sword and shield soldiers. Zhang Su's secondary weapon was a horizontal knife on his waist. At this time, Zhang Su felt the armor on his chest tremble.  There was an unpleasant scraping sound, and a horizontal knife sliced ??past. Because Zhang Shu took two steps back, the sword and shield soldier in front of him did not hit Zhang Su's neck. Zhang Shu had already drawn the horizontal knife, and the two men around him  The subordinate also abandoned his gun in time and drew out his sword. The subordinate behind him stabbed the sword and shield soldier with his long spear.

    The main role of the sword and shield soldiers of the Tang Army on the battlefield is to impact the opponent's formation during the melee combat between the two armies, and also to?The more elite soldiers who rush into battle are called Tiaodang. The types of Tiaodang weapons are not necessarily swords and shields, but may also be other weapons. They are the elite among the elite in the army. The origin of Tiaodang is generally the sword in the army.  Shield soldiers and jumping soldiers who grew up in hand-to-hand combat are all veterans of killing.

    The Tang soldier that Zhang Su and the others faced was a Tiaodang. Under the pressure of Zhang Su and the others, he calmly used his shield to block the attack, stabbing three spears and cutting off two horizontal knives.  He unloaded it to the side, then took a step back and quickly moved forward. The horizontal knife in his hand slashed Zhang Shu's neck diagonally. This move was as fast as lightning. Zhang Shu's horizontal knife happened to be hit by this Tang Dynasty.  One of the horizontal knives was unloaded to the side, and his feet were a little off balance. Zhang Shu had no time to react before this knife came in front of him.

    Zhang Su closed his eyes and waited for death, but his heart was surprisingly calm, and he didn't think about it, but the knife hadn't arrived yet?  Suddenly Zhang Shu's face was splashed with warm liquid. Zhang Shu opened his eyes and couldn't help but burst with anger. Zhang Lu was just to the left of Zhang Shu. Seeing that Zhang Shu was in a hurry, he thought about it and blocked Zhang Shu.  In front, Tang Bing's fierce sword cut open Zhang Lu's neck guard, almost cutting Zhang Lu's neck in half. Blood spurted out and splashed on Zhang Shu's face. Zhang Lu fell to the ground without a word.  on the ground.

    The same group of soldiers on the left and right shouted Zhang Lu together with Zhang Shu.

    Zhang Su went crazy. Zhang Lu and he were in the same village, and they were related. Zhang Lu's father had helped the poorer Zhang Su family in his early years. Because there were three in Zhang Lu's family, it was better than the one in Zhang Su's family.  The girl is much better. Zhang Lu is the eldest, so he joins the army to get food. Although he always talks about Zhang Shu¡¯s name, the relationship between the two is very good and close to each other. Now that Zhang Lu died in front of him to save his life, Zhang Shu directly  With a roar, he jumped forward.

    This fierce collision directly knocked the Tang Saber Shield soldier in front of him backwards. Before he could regain his balance and fell to the ground, Zhang Su slashed the Tiaodang's calf with his knife, directly cutting open the leg armor.  After cutting a deep hole in the calf that showed the bone, the Tiaodang opened his mouth and screamed in severe pain. He turned the tip of the horizontal knife in his hand and thrust it into Zhang Su who fell to the ground. A spear "clicked"  A sound penetrated into the mouth of this Tiaodang, and the tip of the spear penetrated directly from the back of the head. The horizontal knife stabbing up and down in Tiaodang's hand suddenly became weak, and the blade of the knife grazed Zhang Su's face and penetrated into the soil.

    Zhang Su stood up quickly. There was no one sad at all on the battlefield. The sword and shield soldiers of the Tang Army and a small number of Tiaodang soldiers had already rushed into the formation of the spearmen. They used the lances to start killing the spearmen of the Anxi Army. Soon the war drums changed.  , the sword and shield soldiers of the Anxi Army began to move forward to meet the enemy, and the spearmen began to retreat and reorganized, and the forward turned into a duel between the sword and shield soldiers.

    The crossbowmen fired non-stop, and the Tang Army's arrayed formation received a huge blow. After the Anxi Army's sword and shield soldiers came up, the Tang Army's sword and shield soldiers could not take advantage. The Anxi Army's sword and shield soldiers were more protected.  Well, the weapons are sharper and they are also skilled killing machines. Then the whole team of spearmen once again cooperated with the sword and shield soldiers to charge forward. The 40,000 Tang army was actually beaten back by the 20,000 Anxi army. As Anxi army  The infantry of the Tang Army could hardly withstand the advance of the soldiers. The individual strength of the torn apart military formation was very small. No matter how good your martial arts skills were, they would be penetrated by five or six oncoming spears if they could not move well.  Into candied haws.

    Seeing that the Tang army was gradually unable to withstand the onslaught of the Anxi Army's infantry, Guo Ziyi signaled to the messengers that the entire Chinese army would move forward to support the forward, and the left wing should be prepared for the Anxi Army's cavalry attack on the right. They must hold back the Anxi cavalry and give the Uighurs  The cavalry signaled for the Uighur cavalry to immediately attack the right flank of the Anxi Army.  "

    Watching the flag of the Chinese army move accordingly, there were three red flags on the side of the Uighur cavalry. When the red flag was brought down, it was a signal to attack. The entire Tang army's military formation moved. The 40,000-strong Chinese army began to advance. The left wing  The 25,000 infantrymen also began to advance slowly. Guo Ziyi's most elite divine soldiers were deployed on the left wing. The purpose was to hold back the 30,000 cavalry of the Anxi Army so that the Uighur cavalry and Li Guangbi's 40,000 cavalry could be defeated in one fell swoop.  Defeat the right flank of Anxi Army and establish victory.

    There are only 20,000 soldiers on the right side of the Anxi Army. Although Mo Dao soldiers are majestic in heavy armor, Guo Ziyi definitely cannot withstand the impact of hundreds of thousands of cavalry with 20,000 people. This is simply impossible. Guo Ziyi feels in his heart that the Tang army must  Victory, I can't help but feel sorry for the elite Anxi Army on the opposite side. It's still a pity. If it were used to fight Anlu Mountain, it might be much faster to put down the Anlu Mountain rebellion, right?

    Guo Ziyi shook his head slightly to get rid of this idea. It was no longer possible now. It was just life and death. Guo Ziyi also ordered the rear army to press forward with weapons. When the Anxi army was defeated, prepare to pursue.  "

    The rear army of the Tang Army was basically a militia with heavy troops. These could not be considered soldiers. They could fight with the wind and build a strong momentum. In a real battle, these soldiers who only had spears could not be counted on. However, the Anxi Army defeated these soldiers.  It can be used. Guo Ziyi will not think that he will be defeated. The Uighur cavalry will arrive soon.

    Li ZuoguoyuanSeeing the actions of the Tang army from a distance, Guo Ziyi curled his lips. In fact, the number of soldiers in the entire battle was not less than that of the Tang army. The number of soldiers that the Tang army could fight was only about 140,000. Li Zuoguo, the 100,000 rear army behind him,  It seems that they are civilians, but they are useless in large numbers. Although the Anxi Army only has about 80,000 regular soldiers, the 60,000 auxiliary soldiers plus the 40,000 civilians are all qualified soldiers who can go to the battlefield. They also have a lot of armor, especially  The auxiliary soldiers can be used as regular soldiers. Guo Ziyi thinks that he can defeat the Anxi army just by relying on the Uighur cavalry?  Too naive, Li Zuoguo sneered.

    Turning around, I also ordered the 40,000 Chinese army to advance, and the 60,000 auxiliary troops to follow up, defeating the Tang army's center army in one fell swoop. Li Qi attacked on the right wing, and handed over my heavy armored cavalry to him. He must defeat the Tang army's left wing in the shortest possible time, and sent out fireworks signals.  He ordered Asulu to immediately advance into the battlefield and send a message to General Sanjani. Whether this battle can be won completely depends on the performance of his Mo Dao soldiers.  "

    The messenger quickly ran away on horseback, and soon a red firework signal rose from behind. Eight consecutive signal fireworks went up to the sky. This was a signal to Asulu's rangers. Then all the Anxi troops who were resting in place got up.  , the battle formation began to move forward amidst the clanging armor. Li Qi stood in front of the black cavalry in heavy armor. Behind him were lined up one thousand heavy armored cavalry that Li Zuoguo had given him. Behind the heavy armored cavalry were thirty thousand light cavalry.  The cavalry's shining breastplate dazzled the eyes, and the blood-red helmet flipped with the majestic wind. Li Qi put down his chin, raised his front finger, and the entire cavalry formation began to move, aiming directly at the left flank of the Tang army.

    Sanjani's tall figure stood up, and the horse hooves of the messenger kicked up a cloud of smoke. The ten thousand soldiers behind him also stood up with the general. Countless steel warriors showed their figures in the noon sun, poking through the earth hole.  The Mo Dao was polished by the Mo Dao soldiers with the small whetstones they carried in the previous section. The cold sword light was exuding cold murderous intent. This murderous intent was so sharp. Ever since the Mo Dao soldiers formed an army,  They will show their fangs.

    The ground shook slightly. Sanjani saw a black line appearing in the distance. This was the Uighur cavalry. However, Li Guangbi's cavalry in front of him did not move. Sanjani and Li Guangbi wanted the Uighur cavalry to attack, and the Tang army cavalry followed.  With one blow, this mere 20,000 horsemen would be overwhelmed by countless hundreds of thousands of cavalry. He was really excited. Sanjani shook his neck, and his neck, which was almost as wide as his head and filled with muscles, let out a slight "pop".  ring.

    Sanjani raised the huge Mo Dao in his hand. There was a tattoo on the armor on his hand. The lifelike inscription made the dancing tattoo seem to be swimming under the sun. The Mo Dao soldiers simultaneously raised the Mo Dao in their hands and shouted together.  "Huha!" The voice was majestic and confident, and the light reflected from thousands of Mo knives seemed to tear the sky apart, and the decisive battle began.

    Chapter 38 The decisive battle (Part 2)

    Chapter 38 The decisive battle (Part 2)
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