Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 239 Ambush Raid
Based on the usual combat methods of the Tuyuhun people, their level of attacking cities and villages is really not very high.

They are good at cavalry, and when cavalry fights, what they fight is to open and close, not to destroy cities and villages.

Therefore, although Liangzhou City did not deploy many troops, as long as the more than [-] people stood firm on the tower, there was no need to panic if the Tuyuhun invaded.

But at this time, the guard of Liangzhou City was already pacing back and forth in a panic, almost crying.

This is naturally because there is really no one available in his city.

Li Chengqian led [-] soldiers out of the city and defeated most of the army.

And those remnant soldiers who escaped from Huicheng were very depressed at this moment, and they had no fighting ability.

The general thought that Liangzhou's defeat was doomed, so he could only do a desperate struggle.

"Oh, Liangzhou City is already in danger!"

After walking a few steps with his hands behind his back, the general sighed and shook his head.

"General, the other side is approaching, I'm afraid they will send troops to attack the city!"

Soldiers came to report the situation.

The general hurriedly leaned up to the city wall and took a look. Sure enough, the Tuyuhun people had already quickened their pace, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they would be able to reach the bottom of the city tower.

Just looking at the energetic horse soldiers and the Tuyuhun battle flags dancing wildly in the wind, one can tell that the Tuyuhun people are coming with great ferocity.

"How can this be good..."

The general's heart trembled. He suppressed his fear and ordered the crossbowmen to prepare.

Knowing that it was useless, Liangzhou City also had to struggle.

"No! General, the Tuyuhun people seem to be in trouble..."

Just as the general lowered his head, secretly cheering himself up, he heard the soldiers beside him shouting loudly again.

He quickly raised his head, and sure enough he saw something unexpected happened to the Tuyuhun army.

The army in the front row fell down one after another, as if they had been ambushed.

"This... in our city, has anyone set up an ambush outside the city?"

the general asked hastily.

"No! There are only so few people in the city, how can they have the energy to set up an ambush outside the city?"

The soldier shook his head in confusion and replied.

"No! It's reinforcements outside the city, look!"

At this time, the general had already seen that, taking advantage of the chaos among the Tuyuhun people, two more groups of cavalry rushed out from the flanks.

Just by looking at the cavalry's attire, one could tell that it was Datang's army horse.

"Someone is coming to help? Who could this be?"

Liangzhou City fell into confusion, they could only try their best to keep their eyes open and keep a close eye on the battle ahead.

"Who? Which army is this?"

On the battlefield, the two generals of Tuyuhun were screaming in shock.

Their army was rushing towards Liangzhou City, but they didn't know that there was a roadblock on the ground ahead.

This is someone pulled a barbed wire on the road and tripped the frontmost cavalry.

Caltrops are tiny iron spikes that are usually scattered on the ground to slow down enemy troops.

Ropes can also be connected in series to form tripping ropes.

Once the war horse tripped over the caltrops, the horse's legs would be cut.

At this moment, the Tuyuhun army marched rapidly, with a tight lineup.

As soon as the front row horse was frightened, it immediately affected the back row.

General Tuyuhun was shouting loudly to calm down the army, but he didn't expect that two cavalry troops suddenly appeared on both sides.

There are quite a few cavalry troops, attacking from both sides.

The Tuyuhun people were caught in the middle, with barbed thorns blocking the way ahead, and cavalry charging on both sides, if they wanted to avoid the battle, they had to turn back.

But it is not easy to turn around when the army is moving fast.

"Get ready to fight!"

The lord of Xiping City had already raised his long knife and conveyed the military order.

"kill!"

The Shu army cavalry on both sides roared loudly and charged towards the Tuyuhun people.

In the front row are Li Ke and Ma Liuzhi, one on the left and the other on the right, each leading a route of heavy cavalry to encircle Tuyuhun's troops.

After the heavy cavalry, it is the main force of the infantry.

They rushed to the battlefield before the Tuyuhun people, and had already laid an ambush.

First use barbed caltrops to block the enemy's marching route and disrupt the defensive position.

When the enemy is suddenly blocked and the mood is unstable, then lead the crowd to kill.

At this time, the two groups of cavalry had rushed a hundred feet away from the Tuyuhun people.

The Tuyuhun people managed to stabilize the general's mind, and they were ready to meet the enemy at this time.

Suddenly, there was a shocking explosion on the battlefield, and several horses were suddenly blown away in the Tuyuhun formation.

"Boom, boom!"

There were four or five explosions in a row, and there were some casualties in Tuyuhun's formation.

Those few explosions occurred in the densest part of the army. The shocking explosion injured the surrounding sergeants, and many people were crying loudly while covering their cheeks and thighs.

"This... what is this?"

The Tuyuhun people were shocked.

And the war horses under them jumped back and forth in shock, crowding and trampling each other.

Before the fight started, the shocking thunderstorm completely wiped out the momentum of the Tuyuhun people.

Although the soldiers were shocked, they were still able to control their formation under the leadership of the general.

But the war horse couldn't stand it any longer, disturbed by the series of noises, it started to run wildly.

Many Tuyuhun people have been thrown off by their own horses, and then trampled to death by horseshoes.

Not many people were injured by these thunder explosions, but the chaos caused and the subsequent injuries caused were much more serious.

Moreover, this time is the critical moment for the three armed forces to prepare to meet the enemy.

How can we fight in such a mess?

Li Ke had already rushed forward, seeing that the opponent was in a state of confusion, he raised Fang Tian's drawn halberd, and rushed into the opponent's formation.

These few thunderclaps were exactly his latest thunderbolt.

Although before the battle, he expected that this thing would not be able to kill too many enemies, but considering the opponent's many horses, he decided to try it out.

Sure enough, as he expected, this thing is in an open area, and its lethality is not enough, but it is full of deterrence.

The other party was so frightened that he completely panicked.

And his army happened to rush to the side, and the opponent's foothold was not stable.

He rushed into the crowd, first killed several cavalrymen of the opponent, and then swept all the way, heading towards the enemy's main general.

Capture the thief first, capture the king, and kill the enemy general, and the opponent will surely lose.

But the enemy general was also insidious, and he had already hid among the crowd, away from Li Ke's attack range.

At this time, the heavy cavalry rushed in, using heavy armor and long spears, they rushed the Tuyuhun people into chaos.

"Quick, withdraw!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Tuyuhun people immediately ordered to turn around and evacuate.

Knowing that if they retreat at this time, they will suffer heavy losses, but the defeat is already certain, and if they don't retreat, they will die even worse.

"Kill!"

At this time, countless cavalry rushed from behind the enemy.

These cavalrymen cut off the back of the Tuyuhun people, covered and killed them all the way, and rushed the Tuyuhun people who wanted to retreat into chaos.

This is the arrangement Li Ke made earlier.

The terrain is open, and it is not easy to prevent the Tuyuhun people from escaping.

The light cavalry is slightly more mobile and can prevent the opponent from retreating to the greatest extent.

Of course he knew that it was absolutely impossible to completely block the enemy in such an open terrain.

But it is still possible to try to kill the enemy as much as possible and rescue Li Chengqian while taking advantage of the chaos.

Li Ke was fighting in the opponent's formation. He went all the way to the enemy's rear, trying to find Li Chengqian's position.

(End of this chapter)