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- The battle horn has sounded, and the native army, led by Ou Weng, is heading towards Xinao City. No matter from which aspect of this war, the natives are fighting for their homeland. They were the righteous people who opposed colonialism, but the Tang army was the evil party.
Du Rui would have such sentimentality, but the soldiers of the Tang Army would not feel any burden. They only knew that they were fighting for their country. The country had given them the important task of protecting this land. No matter how difficult it was, they must complete it. , they are soldiers, and the duty of soldiers is to protect what they need to protect.
¡°Report~~~~~~~~~~~~~¡±
A scout on horseback came galloping forward, stopped in front of Di Renjie, and handed over his hand to report: "Lord Governor! The native rebels are less than thirty miles away from our army!"
When Di Renjie heard this, he did not panic. He just nodded calmly and said: "Continue to investigate!"
The sentinel took the order and sped away again.
In this battle, Di Renjie did not cower in Xinao City. Although Xinao City had been managed by Feng Yi for several years, it was still far inferior to those fortified cities in the Tang Dynasty. Of course, if the native rebels did not attack the city, As for weapons, cage fighting is also a good choice. It's a pity that the rebels have received guidance from experts. When they attacked several Han forts before, they brought siege weapons such as ladders and rams. If they want to rely on It is simply impossible to defend the hundreds of thousands of native rebels against Xinao City's low city wall.
Moreover, if a cage battle is carried out, the advantages of the Tang army's cavalry will not be brought into play. Although Du Rui has invented firearms in the Tang Dynasty, which has basically brought the Tang Dynasty's war model into the era of hot weapon warfare, the cavalry is still It is the absolute weapon of Datang.
The importance and power of the light cavalry in the Tang Army have been verified countless times during the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and subsequent campaigns.
During the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Tang army used its high morale and flexible combat methods to defeat the heavy-equipped Sui Dynasty army, and also destroyed the clan system and tribal private army system on which the heavy armored cavalry relied.
During the war, the competition between light cavalry and heavy cavalry was reflected in the competition between mobility and armor protection, which ultimately led to the re-emergence of light cavalry as the main force.
In the Tang army, there were a large number of cavalry, and the total ratio of infantry to cavalry was about 3:1. Looking at the history of Chinese dynasties, it was the best. The great ancestor Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan and received the help of 2,000 Turkic horses to supervise the herding in Longyou. This was the earliest cavalry foundation of the Tang army.
Since then, horse breeding has become more and more popular, and they have learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and paid attention to horse breeding methods. They often buy well-bred horses from the northern nomads for crossbreeding, and the horses are even stronger. Their number was even greater than that of the Han Dynasty. Since the Zhenguan Dynasty, Taizong had promoted horse administration, and Du Rui's repeated expeditions had brought countless well-bred horses. At the most, the Tang army had more than 700,000 war horses. Whenever horses are used for battle, good horses must be selected and must be strong and strong. Due to the excellent horse breeding and use, the war horses of the Tang army were no less than those of the Turkic Western Regions. Unlike the Han Dynasty, although the horses were raised in large numbers, the quality was not very good.
The equipment of the cavalry of the Tang Army was also very sophisticated. The short cavalry all used knives, the long cavalry popularly used horseshoes, and the long-range cavalry used bows and crossbows. The Tang Army's cavalry tactics were best at surprise and sudden attacks by light cavalry. For this reason, during every battle, the main force of light cavalry is often concentrated for long-distance attacks.
Du Rui¡¯s father-in-law, Emperor Taizong, and his mentor, Li Jing, were both masters of using cavalry to carry out surprise attacks. For example, Emperor Taizong led his cavalry to encircle Xue Rengao, and Li Jing used three thousand cavalry to attack Dingxiang at night. This method of winning by surprise was used in history until the Later Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. Even infantry also used this method.
In addition, the cavalry tactics of the Tang Dynasty also paid special attention to the coordination of infantry and cavalry, using each's strengths to give full play to their comprehensive combat effectiveness. For example, during the Anshi Rebellion and Guo Ziyi's two battles to recover Chang'an and Luoyang, the infantry was in front, while the Uighur cavalry was used to attack. Its side is behind, so it is successful.
There are many examples of the Tang Army using light cavalry to win battles. Not counting Du Rui's attack from a distance of 7,000 miles to pacify Gaochang, there were countless classic battles before Du Rui alone.
The great ancestor Li Yuan sent troops to Taiyuan and wanted to enter Guanzhong. Sui general Song Laosheng led his elite troops to guard Huoyi to stop him. Li Yuan was unable to advance and was in a dilemma. Emperor Taizong resolutely requested a fight and decided to attack. The great ancestor Li Yuan and his eldest son Li Jiancheng deployed their formation to the east of the city, while Emperor Taizong led his troops to the south of the city. Song Laosheng provoked the general's plan and attacked Gaozu, so Gaozu led his troops to retreat and Song Laosheng pursued. Emperor Taizong led his elite cavalry as the vanguard and led troops from the south to attack the side of Song Laosheng's troops, defeated them, and finally killed Song Laosheng.
There was also the battle of Ping Xue Rengao. At that time, Emperor Taizong refused Xue Rengao's general Zong Luohou to stay in Qianshuiyuan. He could not get out of the strong wall, but ordered Jingqi to raid the enemy's food road. When the opportunity came, Emperor Taizong ordered Pang Yu to form an array on Qianshuiyuan to lure the enemy to attack. As expected, Zong Luohou advanced with all his strength.During the attack, Emperor Taizong led his army, with the cavalry as the vanguard, to attack the enemy's flank and defeat them. Then he took advantage of the victory to attack, surrounded Xue Rengao in the rear, and forced him to surrender.
Then there was the battle to quell Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. In the fourth year of Wude, Emperor Taizong led troops to surround Wang Shichong of Luoyang and attacked his outer strongholds first. Every time Wang Shichong came out of the city to support, Emperor Taizong used the cavalry as the vanguard to attack his formation. Every battle All are successful. Wang Shichong was in dire straits and could only retreat to the city and not fight again, so Emperor Taizhong completed the complete siege of Luoyang. Wang Shichong asked Dou Jiande for help. Dou Jiande was deeply afraid that the Tang army would become powerful, so he led his troops westward to break the siege of Luoyang. Emperor Taizong quickly occupied Hulao Pass and blocked Dou Jiande outside the pass. At the same time, he sent cavalry to harass his rear and often attacked his grain transport troops. Dou Jiande was so exhausted that he set up formations every day, but wanted to fight quickly. Emperor Taizong took advantage of the fact that his soldiers were tired after being in formation for a long time, so he used elite cavalry as the vanguard to directly attack his formation, followed by a large army. The Tang army arrived suddenly, and Dou Jiande was unprepared and was greatly passive. Emperor Taizong's cavalry penetrated the enemy formation several times, went back and forth several times, and set up the Tang army's flag behind Dou Jiande's formation. The enemy was defeated, and Emperor Taizong led the cavalry in pursuit. Dou Jiande was captured by Tang cavalry generals Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei. . Therefore, the Tang army besieged Luoyang again, and Wang Shichong surrendered.
In this battle, Emperor Taizong defeated the two heroes, and the cavalry's contribution was great!
Of course, the most classic one is Du Rui's personal participation in the Conquest of the East and the Turkic War. After Taizong came to the throne, the world was initially settled, so he worked hard to govern, train soldiers, appoint talents, select armor soldiers, and even personally led the soldiers to train in the Xiande Hall. Can't stop. In a few years, the country became strong and prosperous. The Hui Turks suffered from successive disasters, first heavy snowfall, then severe drought, resulting in the death of many livestock. In addition, Jieli Khan's political affairs were unclear, and there were many rebellions. Taizong also alienated Jieli and Tuli's uncles and nephews, and the Eastern Turks gradually weakened. Taizong believed that the conditions were ripe, so he decided to conquer the Eastern Turks.
Emperor Taizong followed Du Rui's suggestion and used the Fifth Route Army to attack the Turks, with Li Jing as the general manager of the march. Li Jing led his troops to attack Dingxiang with 3,000 cavalry and defeated it. Jieli was frightened every day, so he pretended to ask for help, but actually waited and watched, hoping to escape back to Mobei. Taizong ordered Tang Jian to meet with Jie Li. Jie Li was overjoyed and did not take precautions. Therefore, Li Jing overcame all opinions and raided Jieli. With Su Dingfang and Du Rui leading 200 troops, they met the night fog and went seven miles to Yazhang before Jieli was discovered. When the army arrived, Jieli fled. The Tang army beheaded more than 10,000 people, captured more than 100,000 men and women, and hundreds of thousands of livestock. Jieli fled to Qikou. Unexpectedly, Li Jing had already led his troops to wait and captured all of them. Jieli escaped with several of his horses.
In this battle, Li Jing made the greatest contribution. This battle made the Tang Dynasty famous and shocked the world, so all the barbarians surrendered one after another. The central dynasty was more famous than the Tang Dynasty.
There was also the conquest of Tuyuhun that Du Rui personally participated in. Emperor Taizong appointed Prince Li Chengqian as the general manager of the march to Xihaido to control the five-pronged army. Du Rui followed him in white. The cause of this war was that Tuyuhun repeatedly harassed the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the local Western Qiang tribes also rebelled against the Tang and returned to Tuyuhun. The armies marched westward along both banks of the Yellow River to Shanzhou. Tuguhun Khan Murong Fuyun retreated without a fight. Li Chengqian adopted one of Du Rui's weapons and ordered Commander Li Daozong's cavalry to pursue him in a hurry. Murong Fuyun defended at Kushan in danger. When the army arrived, Li Daozong sneaked his cavalry across the mountain to attack them. Murong Fuyun's army was defeated and fled. The Tang army pursued closely. Murong Fuyun's father and son were separated, and the emperor and his ministers lost each other. Murong Fuyun fled to the west. The generals were not ready for the attack because the spring grass had not yet grown and the Tang horses were too thin. Du Rui was the only one who insisted on pursuing. So he divided his army into two groups and marched from the north to the south. They carried out a pincer attack and fought successively at Mantou Mountain. , Chishuiyuan, attacked the capital of Tuyuhun. Murong Fuyun abandoned the city and fled, burning all the weeds and retreating to Dafeichuan to stop the Tang army. Du Rui still ordered the Tang army to pursue him. Murong Fuyun was extremely poor and had no way to escape, so he was killed by both sides. In this battle, the Tang army pursued extremely far, including Su Lin, commanded by Du Rui, and Qin Shu's second division, which crossed the Xingxiu Sea and passed through the Qaidam Basin. The entire journey was thousands of miles, comparable to Huo Qubing's sweep of the Qilian Mountains in the Han Dynasty.
The Tang Army¡¯s cavalry was famous throughout the world for its elite cavalry. They were best at the following tactics: flank assault, ambush, and frontal assault.
The flank here may not necessarily be the side of the enemy's formation, but may also be the enemy's weak link, or a detour back to the enemy's formation. In combat, the commander usually lets the frontal troops engage the enemy first. When the enemy's energy is frustrated and exhausted, he will then lead the light cavalry to attack the enemy's weak points, or directly go around and attack the enemy from both front and rear. Such an attack is often a fatal blow, causing the enemy to collapse.
A frontal assault is to use light cavalry as the vanguard and the army as the follow-up to directly attack the enemy's formation, disrupt and disperse the enemy's formation, and ultimately achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy.
Ambush tactics are very sudden. The enemy is suddenly surrounded and attacked. The confusion and fear are conceivable.
Although they are called light cavalry, the equipment of the Tang Army's light cavalry can be said to be armed to the teeth. The knights wear iron armor, and the horses also have equipment. The equipment of the horses can usually be divided into "protective equipment" for the horse's head.The "face curtain", the "chicken neck" that protects the horse's neck, the "dang chest" that protects the horse's chest, the "horse body armor" that protects the horse's body, the "back" that protects the horse's buttocks, and the "parasitic" that stands on the horse's buttocks.
The Tang army's armor abandoned the Wei and Jin's equipment armor and evolved into the Thirteenth Armor of the Tang Dynasty, represented by Mingguang Armor. Mingguang Armor is a plate armor with a shiny breastplate. It is very gorgeous, lighter in weight, and has great defensive power. promote. According to the "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty", the thirteen armors of the Tang Dynasty include Mingguang, Guangyao, Xilin, Shanwen, Bird Hammer, White Cloth, Zaojuan, Cloth Back, Infantry, Leather Armor, Wooden Armor, Chain Chain, and Vest. Among them, Mingguang, Guangyao, Suozi, Shanwen, Bird Hammer, and Fine Scale Armor are iron armors, and the last three are named after the styles of armor plates. Leather armor, wood armor, white cloth, soap armor, and cloth back are named after the materials used to make them.
There are four main types of military horses: Mongolian horses produced in the Hulunbuir Grassland, Kazakh horses from the Western Regions, Yanqi horses, and Weirle horses. Especially the latter two, because they are tall and strong, have long and high necks, smooth and smooth strides, and are sensitive to the reins, they are the most commonly used horses by the regular cavalry of the Tang Army.
Speaking of the king of the light cavalry of the Tang Army, it is undoubtedly the Xuanjia Army, the predecessor of the Forbidden Army and the Anxi Army. A strong general has no weak soldiers. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty wiped out the world, and Youzhou's sudden cavalry played an indispensable role. Emperor Taizong was galloping around, and he had to mention the Xuanjia Army under his command. Regarding this black armor army, the records in the history books are not detailed. The image of this elite cavalry can only be pieced together through fragments of various historical materials.
"Zizhi Tongjian" records about the Xuanjia Army: "The people of the Qin Dynasty selected more than a thousand elite cavalry, all dressed in black armor, and divided them into left and right teams. Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, and Zhai Changsun were divided into generals. Every battle. , the people of the world were taken as the vanguard by Marshal Xuanjia, and they took the opportunity to attack, destroying everything in their direction, and the enemy was afraid of him. The servants of Xingtai shot Qu Tutong, and the prince of praise, Dou Gui, sent his troops to camp, and suddenly met Wang Shichong, and the battle was unfavorable. . The King of Qin, Commander-in-Chief Xuan Jia of Shimin, rescued him, and Shichong was defeated. He captured his general Ge Yanzhang, and captured and killed more than 6,000 people. Shichong escaped and returned."
Although this paragraph is very short, the combat effectiveness and role of the Xuanjia Army can be seen clearly. Emperor Taizong took the lead in almost every battle. He was dressed in Xuanjia himself and led the cavalry to press against the enemy formation like a black cloud. The momentum was overwhelming. Coupled with the elite Xuanjia Army itself, it was almost indestructible.
In ancient battles, elite warriors were often selected as vanguards for assault, which was called vanguard selection. The Xuanjia Army can also be considered a type of forward selection. The Xuanjia Army is different from the Youzhou Cavalry of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is not composed of soldiers from a single region or a single tribe. The Xuanjia Army is an elite selected from the cavalry commanded by Emperor Taizong at that time. The composition should be very complex, and the Xuanjia Army is responsible for The combat mission is very heavy, and they must be the vanguard in every battle, and there are also many casualties. It is estimated that they should be constantly selected and replenished to maintain a certain quota of soldiers.
Regarding the origin of the Xuanjia Army, we can trace back to the time when Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan was responsible for defending the Turks in the Taiyuan area. He imitated the mobile and flexible Turkic cavalry and formed some elite light cavalry units that were not too large in size.
When the great ancestor Li Yuan started his army, Emperor Taizong had already formed an elite cavalry unit led by Qiu Xinggong, Duan Zhixuan and others. After defeating Xue Ju and annexing the Longyou cavalry, the Tang cavalry force was greatly strengthened, and the Xuanjia army was also greatly strengthened. With the addition of Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde and other famous generals, a Xuanjia army was truly invincible in the world. A powerhouse was born.
After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, he split the Xuanjia Army. Some of them became the "Hundred Cavalry" of the Royal Palace Guards. They were stationed near the palace for a long time and only rotated internally without leaving the capital. The main part of the Xuanjia Army was handed over to Li Jing and formed the Anxi Army, which played a mainstay role in the Tang Dynasty's destructive war against the Turks.
Although the 20,000 light cavalry team currently in Di Renjie's hands is not as elite as the Xuanjia Army, it is enough to deal with the native rebels.
It would be a waste if this limited military force was used to defend the city. Once the light cavalry trapped in the city loses their excitement and flexibility, their power will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
So despite the risks, Di Renjie pulled all the power he could muster outside the city, preparing for a face-to-face decisive battle with the native rebels.
Du Xuewu was also wearing a military uniform at this moment, riding on a horse, standing beside Di Renjie, and said: "Senior brother! It is the younger brother who is facing the enemy head-on. The senior brother is leading the surprise troops. Now, in the final analysis, this trouble is caused by the younger brother!"
Although it is not Du Xuewu's responsibility that Ou Weng led his troops to rebel, if he had not been eager for quick success and wanted to conduct universal suffrage so that the native leaders could retain their rights, Ou Weng would not have been able to respond to the incident. , ruining Australia's great situation in one fell swoop.
Although Du Xuewu said nothing, he felt very guilty in his heart. Not only did he feel sorry for Di Renjie, but he also felt unworthy of his trust in Du Rui, so he was so eager to atone for his sins.
Di Renjie smiled faintly and said: "Zhong Fu! Let's not argue about this matter anymore. As an Australian Taoist Observer and the Governor of Northern Australia, I should naturally leave this dangerous job to myself! Besides, as a brother, I should not Familiar with war, leading troops to attack, the most important thing is to make decisions on the fly and seize the opportunity, this is something I cannot compare to you!"
Although Di Renjie can be called Yunwen Yunwu in history, battle formations are not his specialty. Du Xuewu is different. Although he has been a literary scholar since he was a child, he is Du Rui's son after all. Under the tutelage of Du Rui, he has practiced martial arts and studied military tactics. Even though he is not as good as his eldest brother Du Xuewen, it is really hard to find anyone stronger than him in this Australian way.
Du Xuewu argued: "Senior brother, it is precisely because of this that I want to switch with you. Senior brother is not good at martial arts. If there is any difference between the battle formations, I will feel uneasy!"
Di Renjie said: "Zhong Fu! Don't argue about this matter anymore. As long as you seize the opportunity and raid the native rebels, the better you fight, the safer we will be for you. Remember, this is our only chance." Chances are, whether the rebellion in Australia can be quelled is up to you!"
When Du Xuewu heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved. Di Renjie had spared no effort to support all his previous reforms. Even though the war was raging in Australia, Di Renjie never complained. Now that he was entrusted with such a major matter, Du Xuewu felt in his heart In addition to being grateful, I am grateful.
Seeing that Di Renjie had made up his mind, Du Xuewu stopped arguing. He cupped his hands in front of Di Renjie and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I'll take note of it!"
After Du Xuewu finished speaking, he called the captain in charge and led five thousand light cavalry. According to the plan they had agreed upon before, they divided their troops and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Team Leader Geluo, who had settled the tribal soldiers, came over. Seeing this, Di Renjie quickly dismounted his horse to greet him: "Father-in-law!"
Team leader Glo stepped forward and held Di Renjie up, stopping him from saluting. He was very satisfied with Di Renjie as his son-in-law. At a young age, he had already become the actual ruler of this continent. Of course, he was divided. I don¡¯t know what all the messy things about monarchs, ministers, and ministers are like.
"We are a family. It would be great if you would no longer be so polite to me in the future!" Team leader Glo said with a smile, "The soldiers of the thirteen tribes are ready. We are always ready to fight to protect our homeland."
For Team Leader Glo, the days after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty were not sad. On the contrary, after accepting the culture brought by immigrants, he even felt that the previous way of life was wrong and he had become obsessed with it. Having bought those novel items from the Tang Dynasty, for him, Northern Australia is now his home, and he indeed regards himself as a Tang Dynasty person.
Now that Ou Weng has rebelled and wants to invade Northern Australia, Chief Geluo will naturally not agree. If the Tang people really fail and the master of the Australian continent is replaced by Ou Weng, he will go back to the ignorant days.
He had the same idea as Chief Geluo, and there were many people who were friendly to the Tang immigrants. After some encouragement from Geluo, a team of 20,000 people was immediately gathered to fight alongside the Tang army.
Di Renjie nodded heavily and said, "Father-in-law! Thank you very much!"
Glo laughed and said: "I said, we are a family, what else can I say thank you for? If you really want to thank me, give me a grandson with Luna as soon as possible! I am old, and I want to go Before you see the gods, see your children!¡±
Di Renjie was a serious and generous man. Hearing that Ge Luo actually talked about such private matters, he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and said: "This~~~~~~~~father-in-law! Please return to the battle, rebels." It will be up soon!"
Glo was about to nod in agreement when he suddenly smiled. In the distance, he saw a fast horse galloping towards him from the direction of Xinao City. It was none other than Luna, the daughter of Patriarch Glo and Di Renjie¡¯s wife.
Di Renjie also saw Luna and frowned involuntarily. When Luna came closer and dismounted, he couldn't help but scolded: "Luna! Why are you here? There's going to be a war here soon. Go back to Xinao City quickly!"
Patriarch Glo also followed: "Yes! Luna! Go back quickly! Don't worry, your husband is here, I will protect him!"
Hearing this, Luna smiled and said: "Father! Husband! I am here to help you fight!"
Hearing this, Di Renjie said: "Nonsense! You are a female prostitute. Why do women fight? It's too dangerous here. Go back quickly!"
Chief Geluo also advised: "Yes! Luna! It's too dangerous here, and if you are here, it will distract us! It's better to go back to the city. Don't worry, we will defeat that little guy Ou Weng. The rebels were killed and no one was left alive!"
The father and husband tried to persuade each other, but Luna seemedHe didn't intend to change his mind, but smiled and said: "What I want is for you to be distracted. Only when you are thinking about me will you fight bravely to protect me!"
Luna said as she mounted her horse, and when she got to the front of the formation, she looked at a large group of Tang Army cavalry in black armor. Speaking in half-baked Chinese, she loudly said: "Soldiers! I am Luna, the wife of your governor Di Renjie. Today You are about to fight those rebels. I believe that each of you is a true warrior. In order to protect your homeland and your family, you will definitely fight to the death. Today I am willing to face death and killing with you. , I will stand here and watch you defeat the enemy. If you win, I will celebrate with you. If you fail unfortunately, I am willing to die with you! Soldiers of the Tang Army! Prove your courage and loyalty. The time has come to defeat the rebels! Let us celebrate this victory together and let the Australian continent regain peace and tranquility!"
Luna's pre-war mobilization did not have a single heroic word, but every word penetrated into the hearts of the soldiers. They are fighting here today not only to fulfill their obligations, but also the obligation of a Tang Army soldier to defend the territory. , more to protect the family members behind them.
These Tang Army soldiers have been stationed here for almost ten years. They are all married and have children here. Their homes are behind them. If they don¡¯t want their homes to be destroyed, they don¡¯t want their relatives to be destroyed. If it comes to killing, they must risk their lives.
¡°Moreover, the governor¡¯s wife is still here. Even if they want to protect this beautiful and brave woman, they cannot fail, they can only win.
Di Renjie looked at Luna and was completely stunned. It took him a long time to react. He could feel that the momentum of the Tang army soldiers behind him was even stronger than before. Each of them seemed to be a fierce god returning from hell, just waiting to kill. arrival.
¡°Report~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¡±
Tan Ma arrived again: "Lord Governor! The rebels are less than ten miles away from our army!"
Hearing this, Di Renjie suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly: "Soldiers! The rebels have arrived. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty and for our relatives, we must fight to the death to kill the enemy!"
"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"
"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"
"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"
The fierce battle cry suddenly sounded, and Di Renjie shouted: "Glo!"
Glo also had a serious look on his face and promised loudly: "Glo is here!"
Di Renjie ordered: "Chief Geluo! This governor orders you to lead the warriors of the thirteen tribes in the rear formation. When I and the rebels are fighting together, and see my flag waving, you will attack the rebels' left flank! "
"Glo, take the order!"
Patriarch Glo looked at Luna and said with concern: "Luna! You have to be careful!"
Luna also nodded solemnly and said, "I will! Father, you must also protect yourself!"
Glo left, Luna rode up to Di Renjie's side, holding a knife in her hand, and said: "Husband! Allow me to do whatever I want for once today! Let's kill the enemy together, live together and die together!"
Luna knew that her husband was incompetent and was a weak scholar. He was incompetent on the battlefield. A man like Di Renjie who was not proficient in martial arts would lose his life at some point.
Luna was different. She had grown up in a dangerous natural environment. When she was born, it was the first time Du Rui visited the Australian continent. She and her tribe were imprisoned in the barren land of Central Australia. On the land where she has lived for nearly ten years, although she has never practiced martial arts, her body is flexible and agile, and her chance of surviving on the battlefield is definitely higher than that of Di Renjie.
Since the moment she knew that Di Renjie was going to fight the rebels outside the city, she made up her mind that when the war started, she would go to the battlefield no matter what to protect her husband.
Di Renjie looked at it. He couldn't say no. To be honest, at the beginning, he was very repulsive to this foreign wife. If it wasn't Du Rui's idea, he would never marry a barbarian as his own. His wife, but as the two of them lived together longer, he also developed feelings for Luna. Although his wife was young, she was kind, brave, and strong. Now listening to Luna's words, Di Renjie's heart Also very moved.
"Yes! We, husband and wife, fight side by side!"
The Tang army stood ready, and soon a cry of "Howl! Howl!" came from the distance, which was the war cry of the Maori warriors.
A black shadow suddenly appeared on the horizon, getting closer and closer. Di Renjie's brows also knitted together for an instant. His hand held the sword tightly, and veins burst out on the back of his hand. This was his first time.Leading an army in battle for the first time, he was inexperienced and inevitably panicked, but he definitely did not lack courage.
If generals are not greedy for life, and soldiers are determined to die, then the military spirit can be expected!
This is what Du Rui said to these disciples at the beginning. Di Renjie could not deeply understand the meaning of this sentence before, but now he knows that when he puts life and death aside, he finds that his body is full of endless energy. Courage, this courage made him firmly believe that Datang would win this victory and become the one with the last laugh.
Di Renjie was ready for a decisive battle, but Ou Weng was imagining that he would fight all the way to Xinao City and burn that very eyesore castle to the ground. Compared with the castle of the Tang Dynasty, he still liked the tent more. To him, the castle was a prison that bound his soul and prevented him from communicating with nature.
"My friend! The outsiders seem to be ready for battle!"
Zhenla, who was next to Ou Weng, saw the Tang army waiting for him in the distance, and reminded him loudly. Ou Weng was dreaming about snatching Luna to be his wife. As soon as the dream came true, he was awakened by Zhenla. It made him a little dissatisfied.
"My friend! What are you talking about? Those Tang people will only hide in their walls and tremble. They don't have the guts to fight our warriors face to face!"
The central and southern parts of the Australian continent that swept across the continent seemed to be too smooth, which gave Ou Weng the illusion that the Tang people were all cowards.
Zhenla pointed to the Tang army¡¯s military formation in the distance and said, ¡°They don¡¯t look timid!¡±
Ou Weng looked in the direction Zhenla pointed and was immediately surprised: "How dare they~~~~~~~ come out!"
No matter how surprised Ou Weng was, the Tang army had indeed come out of Xinao City, and was waiting for them to come to their door. They seemed a little impatient.
Zhenla was not surprised at all. To him, the enemies hiding in the wall were no different from the enemies in the wilderness.
"My friend! I think we should take the initiative to attack now and let those outsiders see our courage!"
When Ou Weng heard this, the big whites of his eyes suddenly rolled. Ignorant people are really innocent. Ou Weng had had a head-on confrontation with the army led by Du Rui before when the natives and Tang immigrants rebelled. At that time, Du Rui's subordinates Although there were very few cavalry, Ou Weng also had a good experience of the powerful power of cavalry.
There were tens of thousands of cavalry in front of him. Ou Weng couldn't count, but the majestic momentum of the Tang army's formation still gave him a strong sense of oppression.
Seeing that Ou Weng was silent, Zhenla thought that Ou Weng was afraid, which made him a little dissatisfied and said: "My friend, a real warrior will not be timid. If you think we can't defeat outsiders, I won't either." I am willing to follow you through this muddy water! I will leave here today and go back to our Maori island!"
Let the Maori people leave. After Ou Weng heard this, he suddenly woke up. If Zhenla leads his army of more than 100,000 people to leave, there is only one fate waiting for him, and that is to be madly chased by the Tang army and finally dumped. Wilderness, completely integrated with the nature he loved.
"No! My friend! Of course I won't be timid!" Ou Weng hurriedly defended, "It's just that I hope you and your people can be prepared. What those outsiders ride is an animal called a horse. That kind of animal runs like flying. Once it charges, it cannot be stopped by human power. When we fought with the outsiders, they only had a few hundred horses, and they smashed our army into pieces. Now they With so many cavalry, I think we may have to reconsider the way we deal with this war!"
Hearing this, Chen La not only did not take Ou Weng's words to heart, but laughed loudly and said: "My friend, the shadow of your past failure has shrouded your heart, making your heart no longer as firm as before. Yes, the horses you mentioned, no matter how fast they run, they are still beasts. As long as they are beasts, they are without intelligence, creatures without intelligence. Why should we be afraid? Well! My friend! Hurry up. Launch an attack, end this war, and restore peace and tranquility to your land. This is the mission given to you by God!"
After Ou Weng heard this, he directly characterized Zhenla as a fool with a pain in his intestines and eyes. He made it so clear that Tang Jun was difficult to deal with, but this guy didn't seem to understand at all. , who has been constantly touting these days, this guy really thinks of himself as a little strong man who saves the world.
Suppressing his depression, Ou Weng said: "My friend, those outsiders are very cunning. We were fooled by them in the first place and were wiped out by them. Now we should be more careful!"
¡°I have to say that the previous rebellion wasRui's annihilation made Ou Weng feel a little self-taught. He thought so, not because he was timid. After all, China had been fighting for thousands of years. In terms of war experience and strategies, how could native people like them be? is an opponent.
Zhenla said with some dissatisfaction: "Of course! You are right, we should be careful when dealing with these outsiders, but this is definitely not a reason for us to avoid it. The warriors are already prepared and are waiting for us to attack now. Order, if they retreat at this time, I think they may never be able to muster the courage to fight against outsiders!"
Although Zhenla is straightforward, what he said is correct. If you are timid before fighting, then you might as well not fight and just run for your life.
Ou Weng had to admit this, and if he just retreated, he would not be reconciled. After all, victory was right in front of him, and the beautiful Luna was still waiting for him to rescue him. How could he give up just like that.
Encouraging himself, Ou Weng nodded vigorously to Zhenla and said: "My friend, you are right. We are fighting for justice and justice. God will bless us to defeat evil outsiders. As long as we With courage, any enemy will tremble under our righteous fist!"
As Ou Weng spoke, he ran to the front of the team, brandished the captured sword, and shouted loudly: "Warriors! The evil outsiders are right in front of us. Now is the time to take revenge. Since these outsiders came, In our land, they brought killings, brought diseases, made us leave our homes and wander around. Now is the time to give it all back to them. Hold the weapons in your hands tightly and follow my footsteps. Rush up, kill all the outsiders you can see, and take back our home!"
"Howl! Howl! Howl!"
The indigenous rebels immediately let out bursts of shouts.
Di Renjie in the distance also heard it. After all, it was the cry of hundreds of thousands of people. The ground was shaking. He said to the Tang Army general next to him: "Be prepared, the rebels seem to be about to attack!"
General Ling Ling of the Tang Army looked at the native army in the distance with deep disdain in his eyes. He had followed Du Rui to fight in Tubo, and fought against the cannibals in the Western Regions and Central Asia. He had never experienced such powerful enemies. He had defeated the powerful Tang army, let alone these natives in front of him.
Di Renjie obviously felt the disdain of the Tang army general, and quickly reminded: "The enemy has a large number of people, so we must not take it lightly."
If Di Renjie was leading the most elite Tang army, he would naturally not be worried. However, the so-called 20,000 Tang troops were actually only 10,000 elites. The rest were recruited from the Tang immigrants. , I really don¡¯t dare to have high expectations for combat effectiveness.
The general of the Tang Army raised his hand and said: "Don't worry, Sir, I will do my best to keep you and your wife safe!"
Di Renjie said: "You don't have to worry about the safety of our couple. You just need to fight this battle well. Okay! Go and prepare!"
With Di Renjie's order, the Tang army also began to take action, and this battle was about to break out. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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