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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 16: Tochar's Last Resistance

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    Chapter 16 Tochar¡¯s final resistance

    All Tocharian soldiers, especially the infantry at the front, including officers, have all kinds of colors on their faces. This kind of cavalry charge is almost a dead end for those in front. These soldiers have not yet reached the point of ignoring them.  In the elite realm of life and death, the formation began to become unstable under the pressure of the cavalry's momentum. The officers were still shouting, but under the thunderous sound of hoofbeats, the officers themselves could not hear what they were shouting.  www.jtxsk.com¡ª¡ªe¡ª¡ªtender: no ads, full text, updates

    Within 300 meters, the cavalry charge only takes about 20 seconds. As soon as the charge begins, the crossbows of the Zhou army's cavalry begin to fire. The five thousand crossbow arrows are slightly spaced, and they do not all come off the bow at once, as if there is an invisible attack.  Line, the cavalry fired the crossbow arrows in their hands on this attack line, and then quickly stuffed the horn crossbows that fired the crossbow arrows into the leather pouch behind them, put down the face armor, and the cavalry appeared in their hands. All movements were like flowing clouds and flowing water.  Without a trace of lag, these professional knights have turned all tactics into an art that is pleasing to the eye. This is the art of killing.

    Five thousand three-edged armor-piercing arrows fell into the Tocharian infantry formation like locusts. They easily broke through the soldiers' leather armor, penetrated deeply into the skin and reached the bones, and directly shot through the body.  A few, blood was swayed in front of the Tucharian coalition formation. The blood from the places where many soldiers were hit by arrows spurted along the three blood grooves on the crossbow arrows. A person's blood could be drained quickly, but these soldiers simply waited.  He died before the bleeding was over, because the crossbow arrows were followed closely by the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry.

    The Tocharian coalition also fired arrows, but the damage caused by more than two thousand crooked throwing bows and arrows was negligible. The first few rows of the infantry formation were the main areas where the Zhou army's crossbow arrows struck. Standing in the front row  They were basically the most courageous infantry in the Tocharian army, but now they were hit by the Zhou army's crossbow arrows. The originally neat queue became gaping. The soldiers who were hit by arrows fell to the ground and died.  Their bodies were also wounded by arrows, and many soldiers did not even have the strength to lift their guns.

    When the Tocharian soldier at the front fell to the ground, he was loaded with at least ten crossbow arrows. The cavalry focused on attacking the infantry in front, in order to open a channel for charging. At this moment, all other sounds in the world were heard.  Gone were the sounds of the wind, the shaking of the long grass, and the officer's shout.

    Only the hoofbeats of war horses filled the world, and then there was the sound of armor clashing, the sound of swords and guns entering flesh, and countless screams, forming a cruel symphony of war. The Zhou army's cavalry ran into the Tocharian coalition head-on.  In the infantry formation, many gaps appeared in the front row of infantry under the impact of crossbows. The cavalry, like wolves smelling the smell of blood, immediately concentrated their strength and swarmed towards these gaps.

    The Zhou army's cavalry are all light cavalry. The horses only have leather armor on the chest, neck and horse face. Although the knight's armor is light armor, the protection of the new cavalry armor is even better than that of the Mo Dao soldiers. The important point is  The protective armor on the chest, neck and abdomen are all thickened, and the rest of the moving parts such as hands, shoulders, etc. are all connected by leather armor.

    Such cavalry and horses collided with each other at a speed of more than fifty kilometers. Suddenly, figures flew up in front of the formation. They were all Tocharian infantry. They were hit by the cavalry weighing more than 700 kilograms. Their bodies were light.  They all flew backwards, and the most unlucky ones were those that hit the ground directly. Immediately, countless horses' hooves inlaid with pig iron horseshoes stepped down. In a few breaths, they lost their human form and were trampled into a bloody mess.  A beach.

    The morale of the Tocharian infantry is relatively low, but they are still determined to fight. Behind them is the land of Tocharian. Before the war, Garissa said that those who retreat will be executed, their families will be slaves, and everyone will die on the left and right. When the real cavalry arrives,  Many Tocharian soldiers gritted their teeth and thrust out the spears in their hands, fighting.

    But the result was disappointing. The spear that was thrust out had a hit, but the spear that pierced the leather armor of the war horse could not penetrate at all. The leather armor on the chest and neck of the war horse were all tanned rawhide, and the spear was often used.  It broke without piercing the vest, and the spear that stabbed the knight on the horse yielded very little. The chest armor of the Zhou army cavalry and the waist armor that protected the abdomen formed a curved surface, and the spear immediately skidded and was unloaded to the side when pierced.

    The cavalry's cavalry is extremely lethal. The standard cavalry's blade is in the shape of a flat long triangle. Not only does it have excellent armor-breaking capabilities, but the extended blades on both sides can easily help the cavalry pierce armor and the human body, and it is full of elasticity.  The rebound force on the cavalry's arm was minimal due to the stick. After stabbing the enemy and impaling the person, the stick bent slightly. Then the cavalry pushed against the stick, and the elasticity of the stick threw the person away.

    The end of the cavalry blade is a mountain-shaped swallowing mouth. This prevents the body from hanging on the tip of the blade after piercing the human body. The cavalry can pull out the blade with a slight shake.

    The greatest lethality of a cavalry charge comes from collision. Only cavalry who have lost speed will use their weapons on horseback.Harvesting the lives of the enemy soldiers around them, like wading through mud, the Zhou army's cavalry broke through the Tocharian infantry formation and rushed inside. When the impact of a group of cavalry was exhausted, the cavalry with a little distance behind them immediately  In addition, the infantry's defense line was torn open again with great effort. The front lines of the Zhou army's cavalry had shrunk a lot after the charge.

    The five thousand cavalry were divided into seventeen assault troops. When all the cavalry rushed into the Tocharian infantry formation, the most elite Anxi cavalry of the Zhou army had already marched out of the fifty thousand infantry formation outside the Tocharian camp.  They cut a bloody path and almost cut through the entire formation. After all, the number of people was ten times worse. The Zhou army's charge was absorbed by Tocharo's thick formation.

    At this time, the cavalry immediately gathered into small battle formations. Ten cavalry gathered together and began to kill with the cavalry in their hands. An officer in the Tocharian army was a brave man. In front of him was a  The Zhou cavalry was alone, and the officer immediately raised his spear and stabbed the cavalryman. The cavalryman had just stabbed to death a Tocharian infantryman behind him with his spear, and did not see the officer's sneak attack at all.

    The officer secretly rejoiced. The spear in his hand pierced the cavalryman's back with two "chichi" sounds. The spear did not pierce the cavalryman's back armor, but only scratched out a streak of sparks on the back armor. The cavalryman withdrew.  With his hand, he withdrew the cavalry stick that was still in the chest of the Tocharian infantryman. "Puff" sounded like a water bag being pierced. The Tocharian infantryman who had been fatally wounded in the chest fell to the ground, bleeding rapidly.  The grass was dyed red.

    Zhou Jun's cavalry was stabbed by a shot, but he put back his cavalry and turned around calmly, as if he was not on the battlefield but performing martial arts. With a light turn, the cavalry with blood beads on his right hand drew a blood-red arc.  Shape, lightning-like slashing towards the Tocharian officer who had not had time to put away his gun. The two-foot-long blade of the cavalry was not a problem at all. The officer was also experienced in battles, so he immediately abandoned his gun and stepped back desperately.  retreat.

    He knew that his spearmen were behind him, but as if the Zhou Army cavalry knew his reaction, they leaned forward slightly, and the flying cavalry easily cut open the heroic officer's neck, half of it.  The neck was cut open, and blood suddenly spurted out. The officer covered his neck in vain with both hands, and blood spurted into his fingers, like small red fountains. Soon the blood became smaller and turned into a stream.  , that¡¯s because there is not much blood in the body.

    The officer knelt on the ground, his chest and feet covered with his own blood. Before he lost consciousness, the officer saw three spearmen stabbing the cavalryman bravely with their spears. His last thought was: I hope I can avenge me.  .

    What the officer didn't see was that the Zhou cavalryman who easily beheaded him pulled out the horizontal sword from his back, used the horizontal sword to parry the stabbing spear, and then swung the cavalry sword in his hand to kill the man beside him.  The five Tocharian infantrymen cut down one by one. The last two Tocharian soldiers saw that the Zhou army cavalry was as invincible as the god of war and wanted to escape. However, the cavalry lightly hit their horses from behind and caught up.  He held it with one hand and stabbed the two soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit in two strokes like a poisonous snake spitting out a message.

    The surrounding Tocharian infantry were shocked by the high killing skills of this Zhou army cavalry, and for a while they did not dare to attack again. The cavalry's faceplate was spattered with blood, like a death crawling out of hell, with blood in his chest.  Vigorous ups and downs, it was obvious that the fight just now had exhausted his energy. His faceplate was stained with blood and it made him unable to breathe. The cavalryman raised his left hand holding the horizontal sword and lifted up his faceplate. It was none other than Darren.  Ha Chili, the commander of the Guan cavalry.

    Hachili looked around. The Tocharian soldiers in this area had retreated and were trying to form a formation again. Only six of the ten cavalry under his command gathered around him. The other four did not know whether they were killed in the battle or not.  After being separated, it only took half a moment for Hachili to go from charging into the enemy formation to killing the infantry.

    The Zhou army's second wave of 5,000 cavalry had already charged into the Tocharian infantry, causing greater casualties and chaos. The Tocharian soldiers miraculously withstood the two attacks and did not collapse immediately. Now a small group  The infantry was still resisting, and the infantry of the large group began to retreat and took up their position again close to the gate of the camp.

    Garissa directly ordered the archers to set up a shooting formation in the camp, and several bows and arrows had already been fired. Although the fired bows and arrows did not pose a great threat to the Zhou cavalry, the war horses only had the protection in front of them, but their bodies were  Without armor, some Zhou cavalry horses were shot down and became infantry. The charge of the cavalry also caused some cavalry to lose their organizational structure.

    Looking at the Tocharian infantry fifty meters away, Hachili spit to the side, put the horizontal sword back into its sheath, and wiped the solidified blood on his faceplate carelessly, and there was a crisp "ding-dong" sound.  A feather arrow hit Hachili's helmet, but was bounced off by the steel helmet. Hachili said "hey" and shouted: "Line up immediately and charge again. Why are these Tocharian guys like this today?"  Tenacious?" Hachili and his subordinates, together with dozens of Zhou army cavalry, were preparing to attack the enemy again.?, the sound of neat hooves suddenly came from behind.

    Hachili looked back and saw that the 3rd wave of 5,000 cavalrymen had arrived and had begun to charge. Hachili shouted: "Go to both sides, get out of the way, and don't block the cavalry charge."

    Some officers were also shouting that the Zhou army's cavalry reacted very quickly and were well-trained. Even if they were attacking the Tocharian infantry who did not retreat, they immediately moved their horses to both sides. The cavalry who lost their horses quickly untied their lower skirts.  A, throw away the weapon in your hand to increase the speed of your running. These cavalry all know that once the cavalry starts to charge, no matter whether the person in front is an enemy or a friend, they will be trampled to death.

    As for discarding weapons and armor, Zhou Junzhong will not be punished for discarding weapons during the war. As long as he does not turn around and run away, weapons will never be as important as human life. This is what Li Zuoguo has always emphasized in the army. The best high-class cavalry  , can be made in just two years, but it takes more than twenty years to train a soldier who has experienced hundreds of battles. It would be foolish to sacrifice in vain just to keep the weapon.

    A two-hundred-meter-wide road was quickly separated, and the cavalry charge channel continued to be expanded. However, the cavalry retreating to both sides began to gather, preparing to follow the third wave of cavalry to charge, and the fourth wave on the grassland.  The Zhou army's cavalry has begun to change horses. As long as the Tocharian coalition has not collapsed, the hammer-like fourth cavalry charge will come soon.

    Garissa's face was as heavy as water, and he ordered loudly: "Pull down the camp wall, and let the tribal soldiers behind immediately come to the front and stand on the two wings. When the Zhou army's cavalry rushes in, they will surround me on both wings. The speed of the cavalry must be restricted."

    The messenger quickly delivered the order. Garissa thought for a moment and ordered again: "Immediately order the cavalry to be divided into 10,000 people. Well, use all tribal cavalry to attack the Zhou army's cavalry from the side. Don't leave too far from the infantry formation."

    The momentum of the Zhou army's cavalry made Garissa know that his infantry would never be able to withstand it for long, and it was time to choose to retreat. The coalition forces included tribal warriors who were not Tocharian soldiers, and now was the time to use them to resist the Zhou army.  Now, I have to inflict some casualties on the Zhou army's cavalry, consume some of the Zhou army's strength, and then retreat. The 20,000 tribal infantry and 10,000 cavalry who are on top are basically cannon fodder. The Zhou army will definitely annihilate them. This is also the case.  You can buy time for yourself to retreat, otherwise the two armies will be strangled together and they will not be able to preserve their strength and retreat.

    Following Garissa's order, the walls of the camp were pulled down so that the troops in the camp could leave. Twenty thousand tribal warriors armed with cruder weapons than the Tocharian soldiers rushed out under the supervision of the war team.  The main camp was assembled on both wings of the Tocharian infantry. Not far away, the Tocharian coalition cavalry was divided into about 10,000 people and began to approach slowly.

    Before the tribal warriors could enter the battlefield, the third wave of Zhou army cavalry attacked the formation. It was a powerful impact without any tricks. With a simple charge, Tocharo's seemingly tight formation suddenly fell into pieces, like hot knives.  After passing the oil, the cavalry attacked deeply into the formation with a single blow. The Tocharian soldiers who were relatively tenacious just now seemed to have lost their fighting spirit in an instant.

    However, the charge of the two groups of cavalry just now caused terrible casualties to the Tocharian soldiers. At the beginning, they were unable to avoid it. The Tocharian soldiers were still able to support them with bloody courage, but when they retreated,  As soon as he relaxed, his morale could no longer be raised, not to mention that the corpses of his own dead and injured soldiers were scattered all over the ground in the position just now. The hellish miserable situation was such that even the Tocharian soldiers who saw it could not even mention it.  Boost morale.

    There are strict requirements for the toughness of qualified soldiers. They must be able to continue fighting. Now the problem of insufficient training of the Tocharian soldiers has been revealed. The Tocharian soldiers were suddenly unable to withstand the third attack of the Zhou army.  , the cavalry almost rushed through the entire Tocharian infantry formation, and then began to kill them. The entire Tocharian defense line was in danger.

    Duan Heng was the leader of the first wave of attacks. He was currently on the right wing of Tocharu. His cavalry had concentrated 3,000 cavalry. The other cavalry were on the other side. Duan Heng did not want to gather all the cavalry and adjusted the formation.  Duan Heng was about to attack the Tocharian infantry again. At this time, Duan Heng noticed the movements of the opponent's cavalry. A cavalry of about 10,000 people started to approach the battlefield close to the camp. Duan Heng immediately saw the enemy's intention.  , want to come and get a bargain?

    Duan Heng's cavalry gathered very quickly. These elite cavalry showed their well-trained side on the battlefield. There were also casual cavalry who kept joining the queue behind Duan Heng. They only trotted around in circles for a while.  About a thousand cavalrymen had gathered. Duan Heng pointed the cavalry gun in his hand, and the cavalry team also began to move towards the opponent's cavalry. The generals on both sides were relatively familiar with cavalry battles, and they all approached in an arc.

    The 10,000 cavalry force of the Tocharian Alliance Army is composed of tribes who came to join the alliance. There are eleven flags, indicating that it is composed of eleven tribal cavalry.Seeing the approaching Zhou army cavalry, these tribal cavalry were not nervous at all, and began to take out their bows and arrows. These tribal cavalry often fought with Zhou army cavalry. Although they failed every time, they also summed up some experience. Although  The Zhou army's cavalry was better equipped, and its horses had strong load-bearing capabilities, but after all, the armor and Ma Kai were not light. The Shule horse, which focused on explosive power, was very capable of sprinting over short distances, but it still had shortcomings when running long distances.

    Now the Zhou army's horses have been fighting for a while without changing horses, and their horse power is damaged. Therefore, these tribal cavalry do not intend to charge head-on with the Zhou army, but begin to prepare bows and arrows. The horn crossbows of the Zhou army's cavalry have a longer range, but they cannot fire immediately.  It may be true that the cavalry who can shoot accurately on horseback are the most elite warriors in the army, and there are not many such people.

    The generals of the tribal cavalry thought that when they got close, they would fire arrows and divide into small groups. If they entangled the Zhou army, they would win. Although there would be losses, the armor weapons on the Zhou army were the most popular equipment on the grassland. They could use two  A human life can be exchanged for a Zhou Jun's Hengdao. Human life on the grassland is worthless, but a Hengdao that can be passed down to future generations is worth even more.

    Looking at the Tocharian cavalry in front of him who were divided into more than a dozen groups, Duan Heng immediately knew what they were going to do. With a sneer, Duan Heng ordered: "Separate them all into teams of fifty and attack them separately. Those who can attack with horn crossbows can  Use the horned crossbow. If a small team catches the opponent, they will gather together and strangle them immediately."

    The Zhou army immediately dispersed along the route of advance, and the entire formation suddenly became countless times larger. The cavalry took out their horned crossbows and began to cock them. Duan Heng knew in his heart that these tribal cavalry clearly felt that they had more troops than him, so they used two  It is worthwhile for an individual to exchange for one of his own.

    However, the horn crossbows used by the Zhou army's cavalry can be aimed at the horse for a longer period of time. How can it be compared with the attack of bows and arrows? In the past conflicts with these grassland tribes, the largest scale was only a hundred cavalry, but in small-scale conflicts,  They are elites who can use their numbers to suppress the Zhou army's cavalry, but in a battle with cavalry of more than a thousand people, one shot has a covering effect, which cannot be resisted by spreading out the formation. Duan Heng took the lead and rushed towards the opponent, then  Let them experience the power of the Zhou army's large-scale cavalry.

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