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"Barbed caltrops!"

Small caliber short-range quick-loading small wheeled artillery, not enough lethality but better than quick-loading. Because of its small caliber, it is easy to control.

Wei Dayou fought a wave first according to the plan, and then threw grenades behind the shield soldiers in the front row. As soon as the opponent's cavalry rushed through the surrounding area, there might be an accident of turning their backs on their backs. These pikemen use "big guns", which are much longer than ordinary guns. Behind the shield soldiers are cavalry killers. What's more wicked is that the heads of the big guns are not very sharp, but there is indeed a crescent moon on the side. shaped barbs.

When using it, it depends entirely on the speed and inertia of the opponent. As long as the spearman finds the target and then sends the bamboo pole behind to support the ground, only one of the cavalry will be picked up directly from the horse.

If you use it on a horse, the result will be even worse, because the front crescent shovel is facing outward.

Putting the big gun on the shield, it becomes a spur, which is specially used to restrain the cavalry. Does the shield soldier use the body to support the shield? In fact, it is not an improved shield soldier who has passed the military inspection. Everyone is about to carry this piece on their body. For thicker wood, support the shield with a wooden bracket when necessary. The principle of triangular stability and the connection between the shield and the shield can quickly form a shield wall. The spikes on the shield are matched with the big bamboo spear. , is completely a movable and fixed defensive wall.

The vacated shield soldiers were also equipped with small one-armed shields, which could defend with one hand and fight with the other without delay.

With the use of grenades, their role is not inferior to that of cavalry, and their advantages are more obvious in defensive battles.

As it is now, Gar Chinling Tsandro felt that the troops of the Tang people far surpassed them. In fact, they didn't know that there were not many people left under the shield.

"Archer, aim." Wei Dayou urged from behind.

Different from the archers in other guards, the bow and arrow subjects of the Beiya Forbidden Army are very important, and they are even more diligent than those who charge into the battle. The troops of the Beiya Forbidden Army are basically equipped with bows and arrows except for the shield soldiers. Carrying [-] arrows may not look like a small amount, but the load will increase a lot. The main cavalry carries fewer arrows, only [-] arrows per person.

Because the cavalry is mainly responsible for tactics that rely on speed such as chasing, harassing, supporting, etc., when they choose equipment, they will try to reduce the load on the horses as much as possible. All protections that could be removed were removed.

But Li Jing's troops were different. Their equipment was more conventional and not as sophisticated as the Beiya Imperial Guards. The archers' attack mode was very simple. Simply put, it was a round of random arrows, a bit like a high-altitude parabolic.

Seeing this, Wei Dayou can only tell the archers not to worry, but to aim. The allocation of arms requires them to have corresponding qualities, just like archers, they rely on superb skills, and they need to be rational and calm in battle However, if they are anxious, flustered, and flustered, they will affect the aim of the arrow, and nervousness will speed up their physical exertion.

There is no way, after all, Wei Dayou can only control the rhythm as much as possible, unlike the Beiya Forbidden Army.

After a few rounds of grenades, all of them were thrown in disorder, and the Tubo cavalry lost a lot of people, but the number of the Beiya Imperial Army is limited after all. If all the 5 horses were all the Beiya Imperial Army, the battle might have ended by this time.

"Fight the formation, the next step is a tough battle, good man, fight, fight, fight." Wei Dayou shouted.

The shield soldiers in front slapped the shield with Tang swords, making a loud sound, which is very rhythmic. This is another function of the sword and shield soldiers. It can improve morale and send the loudest signal on the battlefield.

The people led by Yuchi Baolin had already charged behind and killed them. Their purpose was to preemptively control the enemy's supplies.

Most of their supplies were livestock. Seeing such a scene, the Qiang people were cats in Tucheng and had been observing the battle between the two sides.

After the attacks of the Tubo people, the Qiang people suffered a lot. When they saw the strange weapons of the Tang people, most people were dumbfounded. Why can the iron ball be thrown so far, so high, and why it can play a role after landing? that effect.

It quickly occurred to him that if the people of Tang treated them like this, wouldn't the little Tucheng be about to collapse in an instant?

Li Jing's people fought in a regular battle formation, and fought hard against the Tubo soldiers. In the melee, Wei Dayou joined the battle with cavalry, but they didn't go deep because their main task was to prevent the Tubo generals from running away.

Gar Qinling Zandro led people to kill them, but the tools used by the Tang people made them reduce their numbers quickly. The people who were rescued were covered in blood and lost a lot of combat power.

The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were very powerful in combat, and the infantry was not weak against the cavalry. The battle lasted for two hours, until the sunset.

The besieged Gar Chinling Tsandro, who was shot in the arm by an arrow, was still struggling with his subordinates, and hundreds of people were surrounded tightly.

In the end, Gar Chinling Tsandro should not be captured alive. He was put on special shackles and it was impossible to kill himself by biting his tongue.

"We started counting and sorting out supplies near Tucheng. After the break, we divided our troops into two groups. 3000 people were responsible for collecting the spoils and returning to Songzhou. By the way, Tucheng was planted with the Tang Dynasty flag, and we will head north tomorrow." Yuchi Baolin said.

"Okay, the Beiya imperial guards sent [-] artillerymen to bring the wounded soldiers and supplies back to Songzhou, and the remaining [-] cavalry could be the vanguard." Wei Dayou said.

Yuchi Baolin nodded. Their artillery is very valuable, especially since the artillery cannot be carried all the way, it can just be used as a material escort to carry out separately.

The situation in Songzhou was rushed to Lanzhou three days later. Yuanshan saw the battle report and he was victorious. He captured 500 Tubo soldiers and horses. A large amount of supplies has not been counted for a while. Our side has more than 8000 slightly injured and all seriously injured. Back to Songzhou.

It is estimated that there will be no more than 4 soldiers and horses going north. The loss in this battle is not small, but there are basically not many prisoners. Yuan Shan is very humanitarian, and it is more valuable to let the prisoners go to labor reform.

But what he didn't know was that all the people led by Gar Qinling Zandro resisted with death, they were very tenacious, and adding firearms to join the battle was very tragic. They are lagging behind in treating the wounded.

So what can be solved on the battlefield will be solved directly, and what can't be solved will be escorted back to Songzhou.

It was an accident that Gar Qinling Zandro was captured. After many verifications, this general was the son of Lu Dongzan, Songtsan Gampo's effective subordinate. This was undoubtedly the biggest gain of this battle.

Chapter 806 Hou Junji is in a hurry

"Block the news and let the Tibetans know that their vanguard has lost." Yuan Shan said.

"But the news can't be hidden for long. Except for the people in Songzhou, all the Qiang people have seen it. It's not safe for Songzhou to control the news well." Li Junxian said.

"Try your best, I just hope that Yuchi Baolin and the others can come back in time," Yuan Shan said.

The fighting situation in Tubo is very complicated, mainly because the geographical environment does not have any guarantee at all. After occupying the land, it is completely meaningless to return it. disappear completely.

"Guo Gong, a letter from the general manager of Hezhou." The receptionist of the Economic and Development Department came with a messenger and said.

Yuan Shan opened the letter which was written by Li Jing, looked at it and frowned slightly.

"Lan Guogong, nothing will happen." Li Junxian worried.

"The people led by Hou Junji clashed with Songtsan Gampo's soldiers and horses. General Li sent a letter saying that the Tubo people seemed to be impatient, and the last time they chased Hou Junji was almost as far as Hezhou." Yuan Shan said. .

"Hou Shangshu doesn't have many people, so he can't fight against him. Is there anything wrong with that?" Li Junxian asked.

"In the current situation, they may be waiting for news. Now that Gar Qinling Zandro has been captured by us, it is very likely that they are anxious." Yuan Shan explained.

Li Junxian seems to have realized that the current 20 soldiers in Tubo, if they really go crazy, it will definitely be a vicious battle. Besides, the 5 troops led by Li Jing are still on the way, even if they are the defensive side, they will not have the advantage.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Shan is even more worried, because the initiative is now in the hands of the Tubo people, and it is simply impossible to guard against.

"Lan Guogong, what should we do now?" Zhang Wenyi asked.

"Wait a minute, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Even if the Tubo invaders, relying on the distance between the states, it won't take too long to rush to help. If I had to choose, I would definitely choose Shancheng as the target. The city there is big and the walls are strong. If it can be fought down, it can take care of the Western Regions to the west, and the Turkic territory to the north. Needless to say, it can threaten the safety of our Tang Dynasty in the east. At most, places like Lanzhou and Lanzhou were looted, but nothing was done." Yuan Shan said.

"Of course, this is just speculation. Maybe they came here to be robbers, and they are not interested in the city." Yuan Shan continued.

"Can we just wait?" Li Junxian asked.

"It's like this at the moment. Don't worry about Hou Shangshu now. His men and horses are not many, and it's not time to see the real trick yet, so what should everyone do?" Yuan Shan said.

Then I was really dealing with business matters. The Silk Road here is very profitable. Most of the caravans that come to Lanzhou go to the four-week road to pan for gold. They use goods from the Tang Dynasty. Grade silk was traded for the gold wealth of the nobles.

"We can use the Silk Road. Let's say that the Tang caravan transported ten carloads of gold back and passed through Xining. Are you still not tempted by such a temptation?" Yuan Shan said.

"Will they believe it?" Li Junxian asked.

"Don't worry, don't we have caravans wandering in Tubo, I have told them long ago, wait for them to take the bait, and let them lose the opportunity when the time comes." Yuan Shan said.

"It's a little risky, so what if they don't fall for it." Li Junxian asked.

"Then we can only continue to maintain this status quo, and study with Lu Dongzan after our captives are rhymed over." Yuan Shan said.

The current situation is not clear. What Yuanshan told them can only be used as a reference. The specific implementation cannot be easily solved in a few words. Xining is very close to Shancheng and directly borders Tuyuhun. The reason why the Tubo soldiers moved there was actually to give Li Jing's troops a chance to intercept the Tubo soldiers.