Chapter Twenty-Three: Encirclement and Reinforcement

When fighting against Xue Ju, Qu Tutong had seen the triangular nail of the army. Half of Xue Ju's peerless iron cavalry was almost destroyed on this thing. This time when he came out to inspect, he ordered his subordinates to bring this thing less. Unexpectedly, it really saved his life at the critical moment.

The momentum of the countless cavalry rushing over was very terrifying, and the rumble of horses' hooves rolled from the sky like rolling muffled thunder. The earth trembled, and the stones under the horses' hooves jumped up and down. Dou Liang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but there was no dry spit in his mouth, so he could only swallow dryly.

More than 100 cavalrymen of the Tang Army marched forward and galloped about 100 paces. Immediately barge the horse and open the pocket behind him. The rusty triangular nails inside fell to the ground with a "clang".

After scattering the triangular nails, the cavalry immediately ran back as if they had been driven by wolves. If you don't run fast, you can't do it, the Da Zheng cavalry behind has begun to accelerate, and they will catch up in minutes.

Shan Xiongxin rode his horse and stood at the edge of the woods, and he had 6,000 cavalry under his command. To deal with these two thousand Tang troops, he thought it was more than enough. A charge, the task should be completed.

The war horse galloping at high speed suddenly began to lose its front hooves, not one or two. Instead, groups of war horses went berserk, and some of them kept falling to the ground. The knights on the horse were smashed to pieces, some broke their necks and were thrown to death. Some of them just broke their tendons, and when they tried to stand up, they were ruthlessly knocked to the ground by the war horses rushing up behind them. After the team stepped over, it was estimated that there would only be a few bones left.

The charging formation was like a wave meeting a reef, and more and more Zheng Jun fell off his horse. Shan Xiongxin felt shocked, but at this time, even if he wanted to, he couldn't stop. The cavalry that charged at high speed could only move forward, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of them, they could only continue to rush.

Finally rushed through the scattered area of the triangular nails, and it was completely filled with people and horses. It was this kind of small thing that caused the Great Zheng Army to lose five or six hundred men and horses before it could meet the enemy. Shan Xiongxin hated the root of his teeth, but he didn't have the slightest solution.

"Shoot the arrows!" Qu Tutong gave an order, and the arrows smashed into the Dazheng cavalry like raindrops. Against cavalry, crossbow arrows are good weapons. After Longyou saw the power of the strong crossbow, the proportion of strong crossbow equipment in Li Er's army has always been very high.

There was another burst of people turning on their backs, a distance of about a hundred paces. It was the time when the crossbow was the most powerful, and Zheng Jun's armor was simply powerless to resist the three-edged armor-piercing cone. After some of the horses were shot, the severe pain drove the beasts crazy. They began to jump wildly, throwing their masters off and letting them be trampled into pulp by the cavalry behind them.

Some were scurrying around, and the formation of the charge was chaotic for a while. The cavalrymen had to hide from wounded horses if they were hit by them. I can't get any better!

The cavalry behind saw that the situation was not right, and began to slow down their horses. At this time, charging at high speed can easily cause greater casualties.

The Great Zheng Army was also not a vegetarian, and the cavalry began to draw their bows and arrows to shoot at the Tang Army. With the momentum of the war horse, the powerful arrow can fly a longer distance. And the crossbowmen of the Tang army are all light soldiers, and the armor on their bodies is not as thick as that of halberd soldiers, or sword and shield hands.

Seeing that the crossbowmen had suffered casualties, Qu Tutong waved his flag. The sword and shield men immediately caught up with them, fending off the crossbowmen from the locust-like arrows.

"Mingjin, let them pull down." Shan Xiongxin commanded helplessly. The cavalry lost its shock and suffered a lot from the infantry crossbowmen. Crossbowmen can aim calmly once they are online, which is very difficult to do on a Mercedes warhorse.

A large number of infantry poured out of the forest, and this time Shan Xiongxin could come out with more than 30,000 people. There were not only cavalry, but also more than 20,000 infantry. Since the cavalry can't handle it, let the infantry come out now.

Lu Chu appeared beside Shan Xiongxin like a ghost, looking at the banner of the Tang Army camp in the distance. Suddenly said with a smile: "This is really God helping me Da Zheng, and he actually intercepted Qu Tutong here." General, the last general has an idea. ”

"Say!" Shan Xiongxin doesn't like Lu Chu very much, and always thinks that this person is unpredictable. However, this guy's brain is very useful, whether he is doing things or talking, he is very attentive to Wang Shichong. Although Shan Xiongxin didn't like him, he didn't want to offend this guy.

"What we are surrounding is the former Sui famous general Qu Tutong. I heard that Li Yuan treated him very well, and not only was he crowned the secretary of the military department, but also promoted to the title of Jiang Guogong. This is rare among the generals of the Great Sui.

Since we surrounded him, let's just play bigger. Qu Tutong was surrounded, and Li Shimin would definitely lead his troops to rescue him. The general can intercept and kill Li Shimin halfway, as long as Li Shimin is killed or inflicted heavy casualties on the Tang army, then the Tang army has to withdraw its troops. The purpose of this sortie can be regarded as achieved. ”

Shan Xiongxin looked at Lu Chu for a while, this guy is very important to Wang Shichong. In such a short period of time, such an idea came to mind. Surround the point to send reinforcements, this is a good idea. As long as he leads people to the front and ambushes, there is little chance of killing Li Shimin. However, with mental calculation or unintentional, it is still feasible to inflict heavy casualties on the Tang army.

"General Lu's idea is very good, leaving 4,000 people here to surround Qu Tutong. The rest of the horses, follow General Ben to the front to ambush. ”

Li Er was worried about the sand table, and he didn't know what tricks would come up in Luoyang City. The first period of siege was the most dangerous, and the besieged side had not yet given up hope. will inevitably fight for his life, and Wang Shichong still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him. If he were to fight for his life, it would be very dangerous.

Ever since he learned to make a sand table with Yun Hao, Li Er has liked this thing. Everywhere he went, as long as time permitted, he would definitely order someone to make a sand table.

"Your Highness, it's not good! Jiang Guogong and Emperor Zanhuang were surrounded by the Great Zheng Army in Yuyi, and they asked His Royal Highness to send reinforcements quickly. Hou Junji ran in in a panic, followed by the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Panic what! Didn't grow, where did you point it out? Li Er was taken aback, but his face was not revealed. also reprimanded the panicked Hou Junji!

Hou Junji immediately rushed to the edge of the sand table and pointed to the location where Qu Tutong was attacked.

"Fight for your life! Unexpectedly, he chose to be here, and ordered the Xuanjia Army to go with me. Yin Kaishan led the army to respond, and he must rescue Jiang Guogong and Zanhuang Gong! Li Er took a closer look at the sand table and immediately began to dispatch manpower. Dou Liang is his maternal uncle, and Qu Tutong is the person Li Yuan values, and neither of these two people can make a mistake.

"No!" The generals agreed in unison, and a moment later there were already people shouting at the gate of the camp. The Xuanjia Army is dressed in black Xuanjia, and Li Er is also dressed in black Xuanjia. With a wave of the horse lance in his hand, the camp gate opened and Li Er galloped out first, followed closely by Wei Chigong.