Chapter 1069: horse neck cross field fight
Chapter 1069 Horse Neck Intersecting Field Fighting
On the Minjiang Plain.
More than 20,000 people approached slowly.
General Liu Lancheng was wearing the imperial bestowed bright light armor, and specially covered it with a brocade robe. The bow bag around his waist was also made of leopard skin.
"Tibetans who don't know how to live or die, teach them to be human this time!"
"Liu Shuai, General Wei Gong Rangbei reminded that Tubo has followed the example of Tang Dynasty in recent years, reformed the system, integrated Subi, Houzang, and Shannan, and through shameless means of coercion and lure, forced Zhang Zhung and Nipo Luo to make peace with them and rule the plateau , imitating the system of equal land and government soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, set up five such as sixty-one Dongdai, dividing the household registration of Guiyong, the military household is Gui, and the civilian household is Yong. Therefore, the Tubo army was very brave to fight, and after they captured Subi, they got a lot of good horses and established a more elite cavalry..."
"So what?" Liu Lancheng disagreed, this is not to underestimate the enemy, but in today's world, Tang Dynasty is the center of the world, which of the surrounding barbarians did not follow suit?
Not to mention that the barbarian monarchs and nobles are now learning Chinese, learning Han culture and etiquette, even the state system, and they all follow suit. Many countries send envoys to study abroad, called envoys and students studying in Tang. Gourd painting, full imitation.
Needless to say Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Dongying, the four eastern countries of the sea, the upper courts, monarchs and aristocrats have fully implemented Chinese characters in speaking and writing. It's called the Bantian system, and the people of Silla learned from the three provinces and six departments and changed the name to imitate it.
The Goguryeo people also faked the military system of the Twelve Guards and Four Houses of the Tang Dynasty, and also established a guard system in the country.
Even Gaya, the small Haidong feudal states supported by the Tang Dynasty, imitated the Tang Dynasty in an all-round way, and did not even change their names.
And Linyi and other countries in the South China Sea are also following suit.
As for the barbarians in Lingnan and Southwest China, let alone the Nanzhao king Xiluonu who was publicly beheaded by Qin Lang not long ago, the most important crimes were arrogance and false appointment of officials. The country also imitated the imperial court's system of equalizing land and mansion soldiers.
In short, if you want to become bigger and stronger, you must learn from the strong. In today's world, only Datang is the strongest, so naturally you should learn from Datang.
It is normal for Tibetans to learn from the Tang Dynasty and also to equalize the land and engage in government soldiers, and even to learn the laws and taxes of the Tang Dynasty.
But Datang is the rightful ancestor. Will Datang be afraid that an apprentice who takes care of cats and tigers will fail?
The confidence of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty was the result of their illustrious military exploits, and it was accumulated after the destruction of one country, so this kind of self-confidence emanated from the inside out.
However, Tubo has been invincible in recent years, from a small state in the south of the mountain to the overlord of the plateau. Although Zhang Zhung is still there, he has to fear the power of Tubo and accept Zanpu's sister as queen. Even Nipoluo in the south of the snow mountain had to marry the princess to Zanpu under the intimidation of the Tubo Zanpu envoy and trade with him.
Therefore, the Tubo people are confident that even though the Great Tang to the east is great, there is no need to be afraid. As long as they teach the Tang family a lesson, they will honestly send the princess to marry them, just like Zhang Hsiung and Nipo Luo. Like the small states on the plateau, such as Niangbu and Gongbu, they will surrender to Dafan one after another.
The Tang and Tibetan envoys have also been in constant contact with Chang'an and Luoyang in recent years, and they actually know a lot about each other, but neither the Tang court nor the Tubo court paid much attention to each other.
After all, we still have to fight with real swords and guns.
Shang Nang was defeated for a while before, but he only thought it was a shameless ambush by the Tang people, and he was not reconciled at all.
Now is the time to really show off your abilities.
Field combat, the most skill-testing method of warfare.
Only the outcome of a field battle can truly convince people.
The two armies were evenly matched, with more than 10,000 troops. In terms of numbers, the Tubo army had the upper hand, but the Tang army fought at home. Both armies are dominated by cavalry, but not all cavalry.
On the side of the Tang army, Liu Lancheng led five thousand troops, occupying the east position, backed by the Ningyuan military city on the cockfighting platform, with two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry.
Spears, heavy axes, and large shields are in front, followed by crossbowmen, archers, swords and shields on both sides, each of which is a pure team of fifty people, and then formed a regiment and battalion, and the army formed by the battalion is connected into one Long horizontal array.
Cavalry lined up on both wings.
Liu Lancheng did not command in Ningyuan City on the mountain. His banner was lined up behind the army formation and held high.
There is also an elite reserve team of 500 people.
The sound of horns and the sound of war drums.
Liu Lancheng is also a veteran of hundreds of battles. He commanded such a field battle with a scale of 10,000 people.
All battalions, regiments, and teams also use their flags to differentiate their actions, and it is enough for the soldiers of each department to follow their own flag bearers and team leaders.
Flying the Tang flag, Liu Lancheng's east formation slowly moved forward, roaring every time it took a step forward, and every time it advanced a certain distance, it stopped to reorganize the team, and then continued to move forward.
The cavalry on both wings slowly marched and followed each other.
The Tubo people formed an army formation with hundreds of households and thousands of households, like fish scales, layered on top of each other, and very tight.
When they finally got close to the Tubo army, Liu Lancheng's crossbowmen were the first to attack. Thousands of crossbow triggers were pulled one after another, and the crossbows rushed towards the Tubo army like flying locusts.
The more than 15,000 people in Tubo were closely united, and because there were two Tang armies behind them, Shang Nang hugged his more than 10,000 troops into a ball, and he and his frog flag stood in this circle the most central.
Faced with the Tang army approaching step by step, Shang Nang tried several times to send cavalry to disperse and cut Liu Lancheng's main force. This is also the way Tubo ruled the roost on the plateau. Engaging in battle, this method of warfare is a test of the mobility of the cavalry.
It has been tried and tested in the past.
But this time, several attempts by Shang Nang failed.
Their cavalry gathered and rushed towards the Tang army, and then prepared to ride and shoot first. When they reached the front, the two soldiers were divided into left and right, and the two wings surrounded the Tang army, and then cut and surrounded them. Locust-like crossbow arrows attack.
The crossbow machines of the Tang people have a long range and a large number, far exceeding the range of the horses of the Tubo cavalry.
In the past, Bailing's tricks did not work. The Tubo cavalry suffered a big loss and couldn't react in time.
Turn around, regroup the team and fight again.
was shot again.
They outflanked the two wings in advance, but this time not only the crossbowmen, but also the archers began to join in the counterattack, especially those infantrymen with spears and broadswords that frightened the Tubo cavalry. Fucking lob.
Arrows rain down.
Although the small bows of these infantrymen are not as far and accurate as those of the crossbowmen, they can't hold up a large number.
If this happened again and again, Shang Nang also had a headache, and the traditional tactics didn't work at all.
can only stop useless attacks.
Tang Jun approached step by step without stopping.
On the battlefield, behind the Tang army's formation, there are several tall nest cars. These tall cars can not only look down on the entire battlefield from a high position, but also wave flags on them to issue semaphore orders, and respond to commands with various departments.
It can even be seen from several mountain fortresses behind the army city, and then pass the beacon tower to send orders.
Tang Jun's command system is clear, very fast and clear.
More than 10,000 troops were divided into three groups on the vast river valley and plain, but under Liu Lancheng's command system, they kept advancing and adjusting, and always held the initiative on the battlefield.
I thought that there were more than 10,000 people in the Tang Dynasty, and the soldiers were divided into three groups to fight in the field. Tubo could just defeat them one by one. Unexpectedly, now that the opponent is coming around like a tight hoop, they have no way to deal with the enemy.
The bows and crossbows of the Tang people kept shooting wildly, and the Tubo army kept hitting arrows.
At this time, Shang Nang began to regret underestimating the enemy.
He should be cautious. If he is not so impatient, he should set up a camp first. Even if he just digs a few trenches and erects some simple wooden fences, it will definitely be a hundred times stronger than the current situation.
Now surrounded by three sides, the tactics are not smooth, so they can only be beaten passively, without even a little support.
At this point in the battle, it really can only be a melee.
The more than 15,000 soldiers and horses of Tubo formed a huge circle. At the same time, facing the pincer attacks of the enemies on three sides, they could only fight separately.
The cavalry they are proud of can't even run, so they can only shoot at the Tang people there.
And it didn't take long to shoot, the Tang people kept squeezing over, and eventually they were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
How did this **** battle end like this?
Shang Nang was a little confused.
The Tubo soldiers on the periphery are defending desperately, and the battle is stalemate for a while, but Shang Nang knows very well that a field battle of this scale cannot be really stalemate. How long did it take to attack, besides, the spears and the Modao team have already rushed forward.
what to do?
"I can only charge into the formation. Pick the elite, choose a direction, and rush to the past recklessly. If you can charge a **** path, then the Tang army will be broken through. Once broken, then three formations will be broken. When the Tang people can no longer After maintaining this army formation, we will surely win."
Several Tubo generals can only say so.
Can't just be shot and shot by the Tang people like this, and then pounce in front of him, stab and slash, right?
The Tibetans like to fight in the field, but they are obviously not good at positional warfare, and even less good at being blocked there.
As it is now, no matter how they are opponents of the Tang army, they have always maintained a strict formation. The bows, crossbows, shields, spears, knives, and cavalry cooperate so closely and tacitly that they are not opponents at all.
"Some casualties in the fight must also rush into the Tang formation, and we can't fight like this again."
The Tang army has strong bows, dense spears, sharp knives, and rangers, but they can't continue to fight like this. They have no hope if they continue to fight like this.
So no matter what, they still have to rush. Now they all regret that they didn't make up their minds and rushed to the end just now, otherwise they wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation at this time.
The lady under the frog flag was frowning, and after a long time, she had no choice but to nod in agreement with the generals' proposal. Although he felt that a full-scale melee might not necessarily lead to an advantage, it was better than sitting still and waiting for death. Chance turned defeat into victory.
Under the flag of the general who leads the army on the left, Qi Lancheng quickly noticed the change of the Tubo army in the nest car.
Sneered a few times, "When death is imminent, did you finally remember to work hard? It's too late, pass on the order, Xiaofan is about to flee like pigs and mice, and each department guards the line, no matter how much it costs, they must be blocked. The surprise battle, no matter what Victory or defeat is only a matter of a meal, so we only need to withstand the time of a meal for the Tibetans, then they will have no chance to stand up."
(end of this chapter)