The Uighur soldiers finally couldn't bear it anymore, they couldn't stand the unscrupulous shooting of the Shence army on these mountain bags. Although I learned that the opponent had a repeater when attacking these mountain packs. The archers are strong guards, and if they want to attack the enemies on these mountain packs, the price must be not small. But now, I don't care at all. Since the progress of the soldiers and horses in the front is slow, let's deal with these mischievous guys on the mountain bag in the rear first. Even if it costs a lot of money, they can't be allowed to act recklessly.

So, after obtaining permission from Qizanali, more than 10,000 Hui cavalry began to charge and sweep several mountain bags in the rear. A repeater on a mountain bag. Archers and Shenwei cannons kill and damage opponents in large numbers. But this time, the Hui people were determined to pull out the hidden dangers on these mountain bags, so after paying the price of more than 8,000 casualties, more than 3,000 Shence Army archers and hundreds of artillery battalion gunners on the rear mountain bags were slaughtered. They seized two mountains, and the seven or eight tiger squat cannons equipped on them were carried down the mountain and transported to the rear as if they had been found a treasure.

Although the price paid for this operation was not small, clearing the Shence Army on several mountain bags was as comfortable as brushing away the flies flying in front of them. Even if the mountain pack in front of him was still bombarded by the long-range weapons of the Shence Army, it was already much less powerful. After all, there were only five mountain packs within the firing range, and three of them were cleared at once, and the bombardment on the remaining two southern mountain bags was very weak.

Sure enough, after the occupation of the three mountain packs, the bombardment on the two mountain packs to the south gradually stopped. Because the casualties they inflicted were too limited. Previously, due to the rapid charge of soldiers and horses, killing a man and a horse would trigger a domino effect, which would cause a large number of casualties. But now, as the formation moved slowly, the soldiers and horses were crowded together, almost standing still. Then the bombardment of solid shells that cannot explode is of little significance. At this time, what was needed was shells that could bloom everywhere, but unfortunately, the Shence Army did not have such shells, so they could only rely on the shells of the Shenwei Cannon to continue to shoot the opponent at the edge of the opponent's formation.

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In the passage, the battle was bloody, and the number of casualties on both sides in the two passages in front had exceeded 20,000 in the time that the Hui people in the rear captured the three mountain bags. The two-mile-wide passage front was piled up with corpses, and blood was spilling all over the ground like a stream. On the face of the meat grinder, the flesh and blood of the soldiers on both sides were constantly devoured, and all that was spit out was residue and blood.

The Hui people are really very strong, and in this case, they still do not show the slightest intention of retreating, on the contrary, they are like bloodthirsty wolves, and the more tragic the battle, the more it seems to arouse their blood. Perhaps it was also because they had been insulted so much by their opponents that they had disregarded their lives in order to avenge the humiliation of the gods. Under this kind of rush that is not afraid of life and death regardless of the cost, they have also made great progress.

Their attack was extremely vicious, and at first in the face of the heavily armored opponent, their scimitar could not penetrate the thick armor worn by the heavy cavalry of the Shence Army, so they thought that they had succeeded in the vital part of the machete, but they were unexpectedly split into two ends by the opponent's Hengmo knife. Soon, they realized this, and all the Uighur cavalry's knives shifted from the upper body to the lower body. They specifically slashed at the legs, waists, and even calves and ankles of the heavy riders of the Shence Army. This is not a problem for them at all, because they pitch freely on the horse's back and do not worry about falling off the horse at all.

In this way, they did find the weakness of the Shence Army's heavy cavalry. The armor of the heavy cavalry of the Shence Army focuses on the upper body and head, and the protection of the lower body is indeed weak. This is also a helpless move, because for the flexibility and convenience of controlling the horse, it is impossible to use heavy armor to protect the lower body. In that case, not to mention the increase in weight, the entire heavy cavalry became a lumbersome piece of wood, and it was impossible to perform effective movements at all. Because of this, under the tricky attack of the Uighurs, the casualties of the heavy cavalry also rose in a straight line. The heavy cavalry of the Shence Army, which met the enemy head-on, suffered more than 4,000 casualties, which was a very heavy loss.

Moreover, with the death of the heavy cavalry in front, the cavalry of the Shence Army in its rear also suffered heavy losses, and those who were oppressed by the opponent had to retreat. The battle line is getting closer and closer to the south side of the mountain pack. And two miles away, there are these two mountain bag passages, and not far ahead, there is a plum blossom-shaped mountain bag land, and you will arrive at the camp of the Shence army. This second line of defense is actually the last line of defense, and after this line of defense, it is actually announced that Wang Yuan's plan has failed, and he is facing the swarming attacks of the opponent from all directions.

The retreat of the Shence army gave the Hui people great confidence. Their attacks were even more ferocious. Countless cavalry stormed the Shence army's defenses in a suicidal charge. The cavalry of the Shence Army was forced to retreat step by step. In this kind of cavalry combat, once the formation collapses, it will be a catastrophic consequence, and in the end there is no way to control it. Both sides are aware of this.

Liu Jun rode his horse and stood on the hillside on the south side, and he could see the situation in front of him. More than half of the heavy cavalry suffered casualties, and his heart was dripping blood. The training of the heavy cavalry was too difficult, but thousands of people were killed and wounded here. But in comparison, what is even more intolerable is that the formation cannot withstand the impact of the opponent and retreats, which has never appeared in the battles that Liu Jun has participated in. Liu Jun frowned, both annoyed and admired the opponent's strong strength.

"Pass my orders and carry out the second set of plans. Be sure to push the battle line forward and stop the enemy from charging and pressing. Liu Jun finally gave the order in a deep voice.

The guards beside him made a deep promise, and several flares that had been lit burst into the sky, bursting out with brilliant sparks.

As the flare was raised, the formation of the Divine Ce Army immediately changed. The cavalry and horses that had withstood the onslaught of their opponents retreated to the sides at the same time, revealing a huge gap. The Hui cavalry was very surprised, and in such a dense engagement, the opponent's sudden retreat seemed a little abrupt. This shows that there is obviously a gap in the back of the opponent's formation, and the formation is thin. Isn't this retreat to give one's own side a more open space to charge. The Hui cavalry, who were already unable to pull the distance and charge fiercely, were not only ecstatic in their hearts. Sure enough, the opponent, who knew nothing about the taboo of cavalry combat, gave up a gap of dozens of steps when he was already defeated, and this was not self-defeating.

"Kill. Kill them all. There was an earth-shattering howl from the Hui army's array, countless scimitars were raised high, and the Hui cavalry urged their horses to launch a fierce charge with flesh and blood all over the ground.

"Aang!" "Aang!"

A strange roar resounded through the night sky in the formation of the Shence Army, and it was obviously not the shouts of people, nor the neighing of war horses, but the great neighing of wild beasts. Hearing this loud roar, the Hui cavalry couldn't help but be stunned, and their hearts were full of doubts.

The next moment, the mystery is revealed. In the hazy and dim dust, a dozen of them were as huge as a hill. The object slowly moved out. Next, to their left and right were more of these behemoths, moving slowly like giant mountains of meat. With each step, the ground shook violently, and a cloud of smoke and dust rose up.

"That's ...... What the? What monsters? The Uighur cavalry stared in astonishment on their horses.

"It seems to be...... Elephant Cavalry...... My god Mani, how can they have elephant cavalry? How can it be? ”

No one could answer the question in their minds, and thousands of cavalry had already rushed through the distance of dozens of paces, approaching the front of the opponent's formation, and at the same time approaching the side of the defense line composed of hundreds of elephant cavalry. Then, they saw that in the elephant seat on the back of the tall elephant, more than a dozen ** crossbowmen showed their figures, and the crossbows in their hands had already made a buzzing sound.

People flipped on their backs, screams and neighs resounded across the battlefield. Thousands of repeating crossbow archers on the back of elephants poured their repeating bolts into the enemy cavalry around them like a storm. The crossbow of the elephant cavalry was short and concise, and although it could not reach far, it was extremely accurate and powerful within a distance of fifty or sixty paces. The Hui cavalry rolled on the ground, screaming miserably, and the more than 1,000 cavalry who charged forward barely survived the blows of the repeater crossbows.

More Uighur cavalry galloped in, their figures like kittens beside the tiger in front of the elephant cavalry. In addition to being shot with a repeater, some unlucky or daring Uighur cavalrymen were cut into several pieces by the elephant's sharp knife tied to the elephant's tusks and collapsed to the ground as soon as they approached the elephant cavalry. Some were rolled up by long noses, and even men and horses were thrown into the air.

"Kill them, shoot them with arrows." In shock, the cavalry generals shouted loudly.

All the Uighur cavalry quickly took their longbows in their hands and bent their bows and arrows to shoot quickly. The elephant's target is too big for them to aim at all, and archery is also their housekeeping skill, so there is no doubt that every arrow will hit the target. Thousands of arrows came with the sound of wind and thunder. Each elephant cavalry was hit by hundreds of arrows. The Uighurs shouted for joy, for in their minds they would fall to the ground and become a pile of dead flesh.

However, they were shocked to find that the arrows that had hit the elephant crackled like stones, and the arrows flew and fell to the ground. Those arrows could not penetrate the iron-hard skin of the elephant cavalry. The sting of the arrows angered the elephant cavalry, and one of the leading elephants hissed loudly, triggering a collective roar from the other elephant riders, and then they began to charge straight at the opposing formation.

"Shoot the man on the back of the elephant. They are all manipulated, so it is not a matter of concern to shoot the crossbowmen on the back of an elephant. Someone shouted.

The Hui cavalry suddenly realized, and suddenly another round of arrows came to them, but this time the target was the elephant on the elephant's back.

"Ding, ding, ding, dang." There was a popping sound, and even some dazzling sparks burst out in the dim light. That's a phenomenon that only happens when strong arrows concentrate hard objects. All the arrows crackled and rained down on the ground again, and the elephant seat was safe and sound, and the people inside were naturally safe and sound. How did they know that these bamboo elephants had already been improved, and they used to use wooden shields to prevent arrows. However, this method is not very protective and does not prevent rocket attacks. After that, the Shence Army adopted the method of attaching iron armor. With the improvement of the smelting technology of the arsenal, the iron armor can be lighter and stronger, although the weight has increased a lot, but after reducing the cost of two crew members, the problem has been satisfactorily solved.

After the transformation, the object seat will not be damaged unless it is fired by an iron-headed arrow. Although the iron-headed arrow is sharp and powerful, not just anyone can afford to equip soldiers and horses. Arrows, a material with huge losses, seem inconspicuous, but the launch of hundreds of thousands of birds is enough to discourage any soldier and horse, and they will not equip too expensive arrows. Not to mention the Hui cavalry, they used the wooden arrows used by the grassland peoples, and the arrows were generally used to over-harden the process, and the arrows were specially equipped with hard stone grinding arrows. As for the iron-headed arrows, they were a rarity, and the non-aristocratic tribesmen's guards had no chance to equip them at all. Not to mention these ordinary Uighur cavalry.

While they were stunned, the elephant cavalry roared and galloped in front of the Hui cavalry as it trampled through the dust and flesh on the ground. Then, with all their might, they trampled towards the dense enemy formation. The crossbow bolts on the elephant seat were firing with a roar, constantly reaping the lives of the opponents who were densely packed together. The tusks of the giant elephant below frantically stirred the men and horses, and the long trunk waved like a giant whip, throwing the cavalry within the distance like a plaything. That's not all, on both sides of the elephant's legs, the fine iron sharps sticking out from under the elephant seat swept and cut through the crowd, cutting the people and horses within a few feet of him into several pieces of flesh and blood, and collapsed beside him with a bang. Flesh and blood, stumps and broken arms, splashing everywhere, the scene is so terrifying that you can't breathe.

All the Hui cavalry who witnessed this were terrified and trembled. Even if they are so strong, in the face of the scene in front of them, many people have hot crotches and are so frightened that they pee their pants.

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Nine miles northwest of the city of Pizhou, the wilderness under the dim moonlight was suddenly illuminated by countless lanterns and torches that suddenly appeared around them. Obviously, this is an ambush.

The torches around were as bright as day, and countless figures poured up from all directions, and the sound of shouts and cries of killing resounded throughout the four fields. Before Li Pu, Li Jian, and the others came back to their senses, countless soldiers and horses surrounded this panicked team of two or three hundred. In order to quietly go out of the city and not move the people, Li Pu and Li Jian only brought more than 200 personal guards to escort the family carriages and horses, and at this moment, it is impossible for more than 200 personal guards to break through the encirclement.

"Dismount immediately and surrender, or you will be killed." The surrounding soldiers shouted noisily, Sensen's blades flashed with cold light and pointed at the people trapped in the middle, and countless archers drew their bowstrings, and the black arrows were also aimed at them.

"Fight with them." Li Pu shouted.

"Brother Twelve, let's not do this. How is this posture their opponent, they didn't have to give their lives in vain. Li Jian said with a pale face.

"What then?" Li Pu gritted his teeth and asked.

"What else? There is only one way to surrender. Hope...... Remembering that we are also royal blood, the eighteenth brother can spare our lives. We are to Him who we are. ”

Li Jian said this, but he was actually pessimistic in his heart. Is the eighteenth brother such a merciful person? Of course not. At the head of Chang'an City, he has already cut off his robe, which means that he will no longer be bound by the so-called blood link. But at this moment, fighting is bound to die, and you can only try your luck.

Li Pu sighed when she heard this, and lowered her head like a deflated ball, regretting it in her heart. Knowing this, he shouldn't have secretly fled from Bizhou City with Li Xuan, relying on Bizhou City to defend the city, although the hope of winning and surviving was slim, it was much better than the situation in front of him. In Pizhou City, I thought it was already a dead place, but now I know that now is the real dead end.

"Who's coming? Is Lee Kwang-pil Lee handsome? Or which general in the DPRK? Li Jian calmed down, stepped forward with a hard head, and arched his hand towards the vague figure of a dozen war horses on the road in front of him.

More than a dozen war horses slowly trotted from the opposite side, standing still more than twenty paces away. More than a dozen generals were surrounded by a tall, thin general who was heavily armed. The general had a handsome face, beautiful hair, and a very proud expression. He was stroking his beard and looking at himself with contempt. Li Jian recalled carefully, but he couldn't recall the identity of the person in front of him in his mind. It seems that he is not an important official and military general in the imperial court, otherwise he would definitely know him.

"Dare to ask...... Which general led the army here? Li Jian shouted.

"This marshal is the deputy marshal of the Tang Dynasty, and Zheng Qiushan, the envoy of the east and west sections of the south of the Yangtze River. Lord Ying, don't come unharmed. Zheng Qiushan laughed.

The tall and thin general was ordered by Li Guangbi to lead his troops to Zheng Qiushan, who was on the northwest side of Pizhou to prevent the soldiers and horses in Pizhou from breaking through.

"Zheng Qiushan?" Li Jin's mind was a little confused, he seemed to have some impression of this name, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Did you forget Lord Ying? In the autumn of the second year of Tianbao, Prince Ying was boating in East Lake, and I posted a post to ask to see. At that time, the prince was drunk, saw Zheng, said a few words, and sent Zheng away. It's really a noble person who forgets things. The prince naturally has no impression of Zheng, but Zheng never forgets the prince's demeanor. Zheng Qiushan spoke sarcastically, stroking his beard and smiling.

When Li Jian mentioned it, he suddenly remembered who this Zheng Qiushan was, this person was the head of the Zheng family in Jiangnan. He had come to the capital many times before, and he had also handed over his name to the princes, including himself, to ask for a meeting, but at that time, his father was on the throne, and the world was peaceful and prosperous