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Volume Two: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 41: The Bitter West Wind Determines Victory

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    The battle in the middle has turned into a pot of porridge. Nearly 200,000 Tang Army and Anxi Army infantrymen were fighting fiercely on the ground within a radius of more than ten miles, risking their lives. Because there were too many people, both sides in the battle did not pay attention to the surrounding situation.  Distraction in battle means death. Every second, soldiers scream and fall to the ground, dead or injured. Blood flows across the ground, forming blood pools, and then solidifies into a black swamp-like viscous substance.  Discarded weapons and severed limbs were everywhere.

    The contact area between the two sides has become a criss-crossing battlefield. The Anxi army formed small formations and the five-flower formation of the Tang army's infantry to fight together. Every ten spearmen formed a formation, with several swordsmen on each side.  The shield soldiers cooperated with the Tang army to fight together, and the crossbows from both sides were fired at each other. The soldiers fighting the enemy in the front would be in danger of their lives at any time, and the soldiers in the back, whether they were exhausted and retreated to take a breath, still had no turn.  Those who come forward to attack may be shot down by crossbow arrows at any time.  []

    The crossbow arrows fired by the Tang Army at the Anxi Army have been greatly reduced, because it has been more than an hour now. The archers with the most arrows are the archers, with more than a hundred arrows, but just opening the bow and releasing the arrows consumes an amazing amount of physical energy.  After shooting more than fifteen arrows, many archers were exhausted. The fingers of the archers who continued to shoot were bloody because they were cut by the bow string. However, the crossbow arrows of the crossbowmen were quite time-consuming and time-consuming.  The crossbowmen of the Tang Army were equipped with only thirty arrows per person and a bag of crossbow arrows. By this time, they were basically gone.

    The crossbow arrows of the Anxi Army did not pause for a moment, and were still pouring down into the Tang Army's formation like a gust of wind. Often, many Tang Army's small groups of soldiers suffered heavy casualties before they even came into contact with the infantry of the Anxi Army. On the other hand, the infantry of the Anxi Army,  The crossbow arrows of the Tang Army had limited damage to the armor of the Anxi Army soldiers, which had excellent protection. In face-to-face combat, the casualties were much smaller than those of the Tang Army.

    In such a battle, any dodge skills are just a joke. Just stab the opponent with a spear, use the armor and a non-vital part to hold it, and then hit the opponent with the weapon in your hand. The comparison is to see whose armor is stronger and whose weapon is sharper.  , and the other thing is battlefield experience. Being able to exchange minor injuries for serious injuries or death of the opponent depends on luck in the end.

    The Tang Army, which had no advantages in armor, weapons, or experience, only had a much larger number than the Anxi Army. However, many recruits who had never been on the battlefield were completely incompetent when faced with veterans like the Anxi Army who had seen life and death on the battlefield countless times.  They were not opponents of the same level. The Tang Army suffered a big loss from the soldiers they temporarily recruited into the army because of their strength. The new recruits collapsed when they saw the Shura Field-like battlefield. They started running around crying, and the Tang Army who was supervising the battle team behind them collapsed.  There were so many people killed that some of the new recruits turned around and ran away despite military orders.

    This also means that the Tang Army in the middle can no longer withstand the fierce attack of the Anxi Army. Even the people and heavy supplies are sent forward, while the Anxi Army is just the opposite. Every soldier is fighting fiercely and kills many enemy soldiers.  It's impossible to count, but we don't worry about the accumulation of military merits. As long as we win, there will be no shortage of military merits. As for casualties, there were no casualties in the conflict in the Western Regions. The soldiers of the Anxi Army have long been used to it.

    The formation of the Tang Army in the middle has been disrupted, and many Tang troops are fighting independently. When the elite veterans in front are almost dead, the massacre efficiency of the Anxi Army has accelerated. Without the protection of the military formation, even if the martial arts is strong,  Facing the tightly-formed soldiers, there was only one corpse on the ground.

    The left wing of the Tang army could not withstand it. After all, a mere 40,000 infantry faced the elite Anxi cavalry. The most effective weapon against the cavalry, the cavalry formation, suffered heavy losses under the impact of the heavy armored cavalry. The soldiers who followed the heavy armored cavalry  The Anxi light cavalry followed the path opened by the heavy armored cavalry and quickly crashed into the Tang army's formation and began to kill. Although the Tang army was still forming an organized formation, gathering into small formations to fight against the Anxi cavalry, the number of people was about the same.  In large cases, casualties were widespread.

    Li Qi also realized the error of his command, and soon the cavalry began to detour and retreat. The cavalry behind quickly turned their horses and retreated a distance, and then began to charge towards the Tang army in waves of hundreds or thousands of people.  , the cavalry gained speed, but the infantry did not have a resisting horse and spear formation that could resist. The bodies of the Tang army that were knocked into the air often flew far away like sacks. The cavalry relied on the high-speed charging horses to wade out strips in the Tang army's formation.  of ravines.

    Li Qi had already changed his war horse once. He was ashamed and ashamed of the loss of his men. He led his own soldiers to launch three charges. In a desperate battle, he was the first to complete the task of penetrating the Tang Army's formation. At this time, the Tang Army  The left wing has lost its ability to resist, and all that is left is to face the strangulation of the Anxi cavalry that quickly left and crashed into the formation.

    Li Guangbi no longer knew how many times he had commanded his cavalry to return and attack. There were only a few thousand Mo Dao soldiers in front of him, but these few thousand Mo Dao soldiers were like rocks on the bottom of the sea.Usually, when the cavalry charge hit the waves, the rocks were submerged, but when the waves receded, the rocks were completely exposed, and the Mo Dao soldiers' long Mo Daos were extremely lethal to the cavalry. Many cavalry, especially the Uighur cavalry, were unwilling to return again.  The horse charged into the Mo Dao soldiers' formation, and the broken corpses of the men and horses at the Mo Dao soldiers' feet made the Uighur cavalry terrified.

    The Tang army cavalry under Li Guangbi were also afraid, but Li Guangbi was strict in running the army. These cavalry were much better than the Uighur cavalry. The crossbowmen behind Mo Dao soldiers also caused huge damage to the Tang army and the Uighur cavalry. Every time they returned to charge, they were hit by crossbows.  When the soldiers were killing a large number of soldiers, the Anxi crossbowmen also divided into several waves and took turns to shoot the crossbow arrows in their hands. Mo Daobing's servants all picked up their weapons and stood beside the crossbowmen. They were the last line of defense.

    The casualties suffered by the Mo Dao soldiers were also huge. Many Mo Dao soldiers had not rested since the beginning of the war. They fell to the ground and died without any fatal injuries while waving the Mo Dao in their hands. They were facing themselves.  The impact of the cavalry with more than ten times the strength, and some Mo Dao soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by the cavalry with heavy weapons. This also let the other side's cavalry know another weakness of the Mo Dao soldiers, which was the attack of heavy weapons.  It is very effective. After all, if a heavy iron hammer hits the head, it will be stunned no matter how thick the helmet is.

    Sanjani has gone crazy. The place where he stands is the intersection of the two horizontal rows of Mo Dao's army. It can be said that he has to face both the Uighur cavalry and the Tang army cavalry, but regardless of the cavalry on that side, as long as they are  Once within three meters of Sanjani, no matter whether there are people or horses, they will turn into corpses all over the sky. Sanjani's side has become a blank area. The Mo Dao soldiers behind him and the soldiers in the first few rows were almost all killed.  , but Sanjani was still standing alone in front of the Mo Dao soldiers who had been stripped off several layers. Beside him was a circle of dead cavalry corpses. He was already half a man tall from exhaustion. When all the cavalry were charging,  He had subconsciously avoided the direction of Sanjani. The power of one person suppressed hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. How majestic and murderous was this?

    The Rangers completed changing horses. When all the cavalry roared past the flag of Li Zuoguo, they all raised their weapons to salute their commander. The Rangers' troop sources are the most complex. It can be said that no matter what race and race there are in the Western Regions,  Nationalities may be found in the rangers, and the weapons they use are relatively mixed. In addition to the Tang Army's standard cavalry and horizontal knives, there are also scimitars, spears, etc. The armor on their bodies is quite neat, and they are all  It is a standard black armor and red cloak. The war horse only wears a leather armor around the chest and neck. Many warriors have tattoos on their exposed faces, making them look extremely tough.

    Li Zuoguo pointed his Overlord Guaitu Gun straight into the sky and saluted the Ranger soldiers. The Ranger soldiers who passed by rushed directly to the battlefield without stopping. During the charge, they completed the queue change, with each thousand knight commanders  As the core, a triangular formation of cavalry charges was formed, and they rushed towards the Uighur cavalry and Tang Army cavalry like a mountain falling apart. The whole process was like flowing clouds and flowing water. Asulu was in the middle of the entire formation, and his cavalry  It split into two strands, and each strand was divided into fifteen arrows, each representing a thousand-man team.

    The Rangers' attack is a bit like the charge formation of prairie warriors. They don't pay attention to how neat the formation is. However, the Ranger warriors who are fearless and fearless of death are the most powerful new troops under Li Zuoguo. Although there are only 30,000, they are highly elite.  They were said to be on par with the elite cavalry of Fengziying and Linziying under Li Zuoguo. Thousands of horses galloped with iron hooves flying, and the rangers approaching the battlefield quickly showed their bloodthirsty fangs.

    Li Guangbi was roaring: "Cao Nengyun and Chen Ruoheng, you two lead 6,000 people to block the Anxi Army cavalry. You mainly block them and entangle them. You can defeat the heavy armored infantry in front of you with just one last blow. You must fight for the army."  It¡¯s time.¡±

    Cao Nengyun and Chen Ruoheng were lieutenants under Li Guangbi. Each had three thousand cavalry under their command. They were also fierce generals who could charge into battle. At this time, both of them were covered in blood. Chen Ruoheng's Mingguang Armor breastplate was cut open.  The big hole was left by a Mo Dao soldier. The Mo Dao soldier died in the battle, but he not only killed Chen Ruoheng's horse, but also almost chopped Chen Ruoheng's chest into two pieces. If it hadn't been for that  The Mingmo swordsmen were exhausted, and Chen Ruoheng was probably reduced to a corpse. Chen Ruoheng's personal soldiers risked their lives to rescue Chen Ruoheng, but he only had about two thousand cavalry.

    Seeing the fear on the faces of Cao Nengyun and Chen Ruoheng, Li Guangbi's heart sank. These two warriors were frightened by the combat power displayed by the Anxi Army, and their momentum was taken away. Li Guangbi also knew that the number of cavalry under their command was insufficient.  He said: "My two thousand soldiers are under your command. If they cannot withstand the opponent's cavalry, we will engage in military law."

    Cao Nengyun and Chen Ruoheng looked at each other and nodded to accept the order. Li Guangbi's 2,000 soldiers were elite, plus the 4,000 cavalry left by the two of them, they should be able to do it after a while. The two could only grit their teeth and agreed. Li Guangbi  Seeing the two generals leading six thousand cavalry towards the rangers, they turned around and pulled out the weapons from their waists.He raised his sword and shouted: "If you attack with a horse and cannot defeat the enemy, you will die." After saying that, he took the lead and launched another charge.

    At this time, the Uighurs had an idea, and the situation on the battlefield was now clear. Except for the left wing of the Anxi Army, which was dominated by cavalry, the other two sides were at a disadvantage and were likely to collapse in the next second. The rangers of the Anxi Army were a new force.  The appearance completely added a weight to the balance of victory and defeat.

    Even if they broke through Mo Daobing's defense at this time, the Anxi Army in the middle had completely consolidated their advantage, and they couldn't be defeated immediately, let alone the Rangers who attacked behind the back and couldn't even run.  Lost it. The Uighurs came here to earn profits from sending troops. If the difference between what they got and what they paid was too big, then the Uighurs wouldn't do it. Besides, the heavy losses they suffered when facing the Mo Dao soldiers just now made Samuri feel distressed.  It's about to burst.

    The one who felt even more distressed than Ye Samuli was Mohur. He lost almost half of his cavalry. The casualty company of the Uighur cavalry had already suffered more than 30,000 losses in the attack on Modao Formation just now. Mohur came to attack the horse at this time.  To Ye Samuri's side he said: "General, it is no longer possible to defeat the Tang Army at this point. If we stay, we will just let our warriors die in vain. How about?"

    Seeing the questioning expression on Mohu'er's face, Ye Samuli was in agreement, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he used his eyes to signal Mo Huer to speak up. At this time, Dong Fang, who was behind Ye Samuli, quit.  The blood of Uighurs flows in his body, but Dong Fang is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Dong Fang glared at Mohuer: "You accepted the benefits of the Tang Dynasty and made an oath with the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help. Now that you are at a disadvantage, you want to  Isn't it the way to be a human being to withdraw?"

    Dong Fang pointed to Li Guangbi who was leading the cavalry to charge towards Modao Formation again: "You must now cooperate with Li Jiedushi's attack, otherwise the Uighurs will face the wrath of the Tang Dynasty."

    It was okay if Dong Fang didn't say this, but Samuli became angry when he said it. Samuli looked at Dong Fang coldly: "As a Uighur descendant, you actually want the Uighur army to die. You are simply a traitor.  The defeat of the Tang Army in this battle has been decided, and the blood of our Uighurs cannot flow in vain. Once the Anxi Army defeats the Tang Army in this battle, there will no longer be an army to fight against in the north."

    Samuli said that he suddenly remembered, what can he do to fulfill his promise after defeating the Tang Dynasty?  I'm afraid it will be the Anxi Army that will deal with the Uighurs in the future. Samuri thought about this and made up his mind. He waved his hand and loudly ordered: "The Uighurs' army and horses retreat. The battle here is no longer something we can reverse."

    The Uighur general, who had been beaten by Mo Dao's soldiers and was frightened, answered with a loud voice: "General, I obey your orders." After that, the Uighur cavalry turned around almost at the same time. They were not so uniform in the battle just now. Tens of thousands of Uighur cavalry were flying quickly.  After fleeing, Dong Fang was left with thousands of remaining cavalry under his command. They were shaking with anger. A general around Dong Fang came forward and said to Dong Fang: "General, the Uighur cavalry has withdrawn. Why not persuade Guo Jiedu to return to Lingdu?"  If the Anxi Army wants to stabilize the situation in Shuofang, it will still need big families like us." The meaning is self-evident, even if Dong Fang is asked to simply take his people and run away, the Anxi Army will stabilize the occupation in order to stabilize the situation.  The situation will not attack the Dong family.

    Dong Fang smiled miserably and said: "The Anxi Army's cavalry has reached 60,000. Now the army is already before a major defeat. They still have tens of thousands of new cavalry. How can we retreat to Lingzhou? As a member of the Tang Dynasty,  Deputy Governor Shuofang, I can only be loyal to my country. Dong Cheng, take two hundred people back to Lingzhou. If I die in the battle and Lingzhou is occupied by Anxi, you must not let the enemy have the desire for revenge. An Anxi  Be a good citizen steadily."

    Dong Cheng said anxiously: ¡°Master, why don¡¯t we go together?¡±

    Dong Fang drew out his sword and shouted sternly: "Go quickly, it depends on you Duoduo to keep the bloodline of my Dong family alive. Today I, Dong Fang, sacrificed my life for the Tang Dynasty."

    Dong Cheng was helpless, crying and dismounted with two hundred Dong Fang's soldiers to say goodbye. Seeing Dong Fang leading thousands of Dong family cavalry under his command to rush towards Mo Dao's formation without hesitation, Dong Cheng wiped away his tears and rushed towards Lingzhou.

    Sanjani saw the Uighur cavalry leaving. He did not realize that the Uighur cavalry had escaped. The Tang army, led by Li Guangbi, charged with all his life. Sanjani felt that the pressure was even greater than when the Uighurs were there. Sanjani had already  The Mo Dao soldiers on the attack side of the Uighur cavalry gathered here, and the servants behind also pushed forward. Now every Tang army knew that reinforcements had arrived. The Tang army went crazy for the last time, and the battle became even more bloody and fierce.

    Sanjani was already dizzy. The nostrils and mouth under the visor were opened as wide as possible. It seemed that he still couldn't breathe in the air. The excessive exertion made Sanjani feel that the Mo Dao in his hand, which was originally as light as straw, was now as heavy as a mountain.  Similarly, Sanjani struck the shoulder of a Tang soldier in front of him with a knife, but did not cut the Tang soldier in half with the knife. The blade got stuck in the Tang soldier's shoulder blade, and the Tang soldier died suddenly and screamed loudly.

      The cavalry of the Tang army was at the end of its strength at this time. Many of the Tang army had lost their horses and were fighting on foot. The servants of Mo Daobing played their role and withstood the Tang army's crazy counterattack. A war horse in the distance  He rushed to Li Guangbi, who had just retreated and changed his horse to prepare for the charge. This messenger had several crossbow arrows stuck in his body. His face was pale due to blood loss. After seeing Li Guangbi, he said: "Jiedushi ordered General Li to lead  The rest of the cavalry retreated to Lingzhou, and the Jiedushi general led the soldiers to cut off the rear. The Jiedushi general said: Please Li Guangbi preserve the last bit of Tang army's vitality. Today is the Day of Death of the Tang Dynasty."

    Li Guangbi already knew that the Uighur cavalry had escaped, but the deep fatigue in his heart made Li Guangbi unable to get angry. He saw from a distance that Guo Ziyi's flag was still standing, and that the Anxi Army had completely suppressed it.  The position was already in contact with the Anxi Army. They must be fighting hard. Li Guangbi had tears in his eyes and was about to speak. The messenger in front of him had already fallen to the ground. He came to Li Guangbi within the range of the Anxi Army's crossbowmen.  He was hit by four arrows, three of which hurt his vital parts. After finishing Guo Ziyi's military order, he could no longer hold on and fell to the ground dead.

    Li Guangbi stood up with a long sigh. Not far away, the cavalry blocking the rangers had been surrounded. The rangers were divided into small groups and pounced like wolves, biting the Tang army cavalry piece by piece. I believe they will soon kill these  The Tang army was completely wiped out, but the rangers had gathered nearly; 20,000 cavalry began to form a team. Once the 20,000 cavalry arrived, they could not leave even if they wanted to.

    Li Guangbi was also a decisive figure in killing. Ma ordered to break away from the Anxi army, and the Tang army's cavalry turned around and left. As a result, Li Guangbi saw that there were not even 20,000 cavalry who could still be with Ma, and finally glanced in the direction of Guo Ziyi.  , Li Guangbi led the remaining cavalry and turned around and retreated towards the desert, without even thinking of retreating to Ulan.

    The moment Tang Jun retreated, Sanjani sat directly on the ground. The Mo Dao in his hand also fell to the ground. His whole body felt as if he had been trampled by a thousand war horses. Sanjani tried hard to pull up his visor and took a big breath.  Breathing into the air, the thick smell of blood in the air seemed to have solidified and hit his face, but Sanjani didn't pay attention at all.

    In front of him, countless ranger knights rushed past, one after another as if there was no end. The rangers rushed directly into the center of the Tang army like a knife cutting into butter. The cavalry led by Li Qi on the right wing also defeated the Tang army.  The left wing then broke into the center of the Tang army. The Tang army was attacked on three sides and it would only be a matter of time before it collapsed.

    The cheers of countless people came to Sanjani's ears. Sanjani turned around hard. The afternoon sun shone on a slope behind the Anxi Army. There was a man and a horse there. Li Zuoguo, bathed in the golden sunshine, looked like  It was a god who watched his warriors gain an unprecedented victory.

    Sanjani raised his right hand, which had lost strength, and lightly tapped his scarred breastplate. He gave a military salute to the figure. Before his vision went dark and he fainted, Sanjani thought: "The military order is completed."  ."
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