Chapter 867: Anti-Ambush
"Odile, what do we do now?"
"What to do? Watch the drama and see how the Tang Army's combat power is, I have only heard about it before, but I haven't really seen it yet! Odile said with a smile.
When the Qarluq army was standing still, Fu Gulin couldn't help it and directly ordered to attack!
"Kill!"
Fu Gulin did not let his cavalry rush in the front, but let the infantry of the nine surnamed Wuhu ride in the front, and his headquarters cavalry and Yanqi cavalry attacked on the flank.
After knowing the strength of the Tang Army's weapon, Fu Gulin was reluctant to let his remaining elite cavalry carry that kind of weapon.
You must know that even the heavy cavalry can't carry it.
He just wanted the people surnamed Wuhu to attract firepower, he didn't believe that the Tang army would have a lot of weapons, and then he would kill from the side, and he would definitely be able to defeat the Tang army.
"Ready, fire!"
"Bang bang bang!"
After the 60,000 Uighur troops on the front entered the firing range, the artillery on the front of the Tang army counterattacked, and for a time, the Uighur army on the front appeared in more than 20 passages.
Although the solid bullet is powerful, the killing effect is still much worse, and a solid bullet can hurt several people at most.
The same goes for crossbow arrows, which seem to be powerful, but a few crossbow arrows, or even a dozen or so crossbow arrows, can kill a person.
In the first round of counterattacks, the Uighurs suffered only a few hundred casualties, and although the force was terrifying, it did not stop the Uighur attack.
"Change the shotgun!"
"Boom, boom!"
After a while, the guns, which had been replaced with shotguns, opened fire again.
Those who didn't realize the power of artillery just now realize it.
Thousands of small buckshot bullets and pebbles flew through the Uighur army, piercing the thin leather armor of the Uighur soldiers, and many felt a pain in their bodies, and then they fell to the ground.
Several waves of salvos were shot down, and when they looked out, a large number of people and horses in front of them were down, and only a few lucky war horses stood there alone, looking for their former masters.
Before they could reach the Tang army, thousands of people were killed and wounded, and some Uighur soldiers were also on the move.
"What are you doing? Rush me! ”
The friendly troops behind have already rushed up, and those in front, if they don't rush, will be trampled to death by those behind
"Keep attacking!"
"Rush with me!"
The sight of the frontal charge also attracted the attention of Fu Gulin and Odil and others, but the two sides were not too surprised.
Although the casualties were a bit large, after all, they were less than a hundred steps away from the Tang military formation.
There are still fifty or sixty thousand infantry cavalry in front, and as long as they rush into the phalanx, the Tang army will be finished.
At this time, Fu Gulin ordered his cavalry to start charging.
"Uighur warriors, kill Ben Khan, kill all the Tang army!"
"Kill!"
Seeing the Uighur army coming from both sides, the Tang army was still a little nervous, but they had to resist it.
Since the Uighur army on the front had already rushed within 100 paces, the power of the artillery was not so obvious, so Zhou Dewei ordered all the artillery on the front to be transferred to the flank to counterattack the Uighur cavalry on the flank.
"Ready, fire!"
"Ready, fire!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Whoosh!"
The roar of the cannons drowned out the sound of bows and muskets, and the Uighurs were not afraid of bows and arrows, and the soldiers in front of them raised their shields diagonally towards the sky, guarding against all kinds of sharp arrows falling from the sky.
But not long after the infantry rushed out, they found a pain in their chests, and when they looked down, a bloody hole appeared in their chests, and then they fell one after another.
The people behind didn't know what was going on, and continued to rush forward, and then more and more people fell.
There was soon such a scene on the battlefield, in front of the Uighur infantry army, a large number of soldiers fell inexplicably, and in front of the Tang army, a lot of black smoke appeared.
"Volley!"
"Bang bang bang!"
At this time, more and more Uighur soldiers fell on the frontal battlefield, and many did not know what was going on.
On the other hand, the Tang army's side is killing happily, especially the Right Shenwei Army, which is ready to engage in short combat, who would have thought that the troops of the Right Shenji Battalion behind them would beat the enemy so badly.
In later generations, the Uighurs at this time were like waiting in line to be shot, paying hundreds of casualties for each step forward.
By the time the Uighurs had rushed to less than thirty paces from the Tang army, the Uighurs had already suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
Although the Tang army was close at hand, many Uighurs in front of them were afraid, and there was a hint of fear on their faces.
"Withdraw! Fall back! ”
Hearing the gunshot, the Uighurs were like hearing the trumpets of hell, when suddenly someone shouted, and the Uighurs in front of them ran quickly to both sides.
At this time, to run backwards is to die, and only there is a trace of life on both sides.
Some of the little leaders surnamed Wuhu are scolding the street in their hearts, what bullshit Gulin, Lao Tzu would rather fight with you than die in the hands of the Tang Army!
This kind of situation also happened on the side of Fugulin.
Under the care of most of the artillery of the Right Shenji Battalion, the cavalry of Fu Gulin suffered heavy losses, but at this time he could only grit his teeth and continue to charge.
He also noticed the situation of the frontal infantry army, but without binoculars, and with the smoke of gunpowder, he had no idea what was going on over there.
After paying huge casualties, the frontal infantry finally met the Tang army, and then, the cavalry of Fugulin also mixed with the tribal cavalry and infantry phalanx on the Tang army's side.
A fast horse came to Odil, bringing an order from Servin, and asked Odier to lead his 30,000 cavalry into battle.
The reason is very simple, on the battlefield, the Uighur army paid nearly 30,000 casualties before it came into contact with the Tang army, and the remaining 60,000 troops fought fiercely with the Tang army's nearly 40,000 people.
Although there was an advantage in numbers and a large number of cavalry, there was no advantage on the side of Fugulin.
The infantry of the Tang Army withstood the charge of the cavalry to the death, and the phalanx of the infantry of the Tang Army at this time was like a thorny turtle shell, which could not be moved, and he was still wounded.
At this time, Fu Gulin could be regarded as having learned the power of the Tang Army's infantry phalanx.
Due to the fact that they were already in close contact, the firearms of the Tang army could not exert much power, and at this time, it was impossible for Fugulin to let the 30,000 people of Odil watch the play on the sidelines, and he needed these 30,000 cavalry to break the game.
"Tell me to go down and get ready to attack!"
Seeing that the Tang army really couldn't make a big wave, Odier thought about it and decided to attack, after all, they were here to help Fu Gulin.
Gelulu's cavalry was stronger than the Nine Surnamed Wuhu, and as soon as they attacked, the Tang army felt the pressure.
"Ready, fire!"
In order to prevent the cavalry of Qarluq's fresh army from rushing into the phalanx, the soldiers of the Right Shenji Battalion, who had already been prepared, opened fire as soon as the Qarluq cavalry entered the firing range, in an attempt to block Qarluq's army with dense artillery.
Odile did not charge personally, and he did not send 30,000 cavalry, but 20,000.
Just when 20,000 cavalry were killing the Tang army, a large amount of smoke and dust suddenly appeared in the direction of the east.
At this time, several fast horses came to report.
"Leader of Odier, the cavalry of the Tang Army was found in the east, with a scale of tens of thousands! All are elite cavalrymen in armor! ”
"What?"
Hearing this news, Odile was shocked, he looked at the tens of thousands of Tang infantry on the battlefield in front of him, and he realized that the cavalry of the Tang Army seemed to be a little less.
"So that's what happened!" Odile suddenly realized, and immediately ordered, "Blow the trumpet and retreat!" Fall back! We've fallen for it, it's a trick of the Tang people! ”