Chapter 023
This time, there were more Turkic people, but the trouble was even greater. There were dozens of corpses of Turkic people and war horses in front of the formation, which caused considerable trouble for the Turkic people to charge. They couldn't see the condition under their feet in the dark night. No matter how good the riding skills were, they did not dare to let the horse gallop, so they could only get off the horse and fight in a footstep, preparing to forcibly tear open the opponent's defense line.
Having given up the advantage of cavalry, Ashina Modu was still sure of winning. The number of people on both sides was very different. Even if he was slowly consumed, he could also consume Li Zaixing to death. He was worried that Li Zaixing would dive and escape, so he sent cavalry to bypass the river from both sides and patrol the east coast.
He wanted to turn this place into a piece of dead land, wipe out Li Zaixing and others, and let the cannibals see their combat effectiveness so as not to be coveted.
The infantry advanced through the corpse, and soon someone discovered the wooden stakes planted on the ground and the ropes tied to the stakes, which were as many as three. They galloped in the dark. No matter how lucky they were, the war horses would be tripped by these ropes sooner or later. Even if the cavalry discovered these ropes in time, they would not have time to react.
This is why those cavalrymen suddenly fell off the horse. It is precisely because these cavalrymen suddenly fell off the horse, which caused the impact formation to be interrupted, and they were hit head-on and lost more than 30 warriors.
Looking at the half-wire rope, Asuna Modu was so angry that he smoked his orifices. He vowed to cut off Li Zaixing's head and avenge his humiliation.
The horn sounded, and Asuna Modu no longer hid his identity. He just wanted to win and let the cannibals see his courage and ability.
The Turks lined up and rushed forward, raising their swords and shouting, and bows and arrows were fired at the same time.
Pei Xuanqing and others were not afraid and lined up to fight back. Ten Shakirs set up camels filled with goods into camel formations and placed them horizontally in front of the formation. They hid behind the camel formation to shoot accurately, focusing on attacking the lower-level officers who were commanding in front of the formation. In a short while, a layer of arrow feathers grew on the camel's back, densely packed, which saved Shakir's archers from preparing arrows and could take down the arrow branches and shoot at will.
The three infantry small formations covered each other, like waves, advancing and retreating, and repeatedly fighting with the Turks.
In terms of cavalry warfare, although the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty is also dominant, their overall level may not be stronger than that of the Turks who grew up on horseback. However, in terms of infantry warfare and formation fighting, the Turks are no match for the Tang people at all. Pei Xuanqing and others are either rangers with high martial arts skills or mercenaries who have been through the battlefield for a long time. After becoming familiar with the tactics, the combat power they exerted is definitely not comparable to those of the Turkish cavalry who acted as infantry temporarily.
Although they were few in size, they still fought with great success. Even if they were injured, no one said a word and continued to grit their teeth and fight.
The defense line composed of fifteen infantry and ten archers withstood the repeated attacks of more than 100 Turks. The Turks suffered more than 50 casualties, but they still could not break through their defense line.
Ashina Modu was furious and ordered another hundred people to join the battle next time he was to not give Li Zaixing a chance to breathe, so that he must be exhausted in front of the battle.
The battle situation became more and more intense, and the shouts were deafening. The surrounding sand dunes made rustling sounds, as if they were shaken by the murderous aura that soared into the sky.
Ahim rode his horse over and said proudly: "Do you want us to help? I think you are a little helpless."
Without translation, Asuna Modu could guess what Ashim wanted to say. He waved his hand and said, "No, I can do it myself."
Ahim shrugged, muttered a few words, glanced at the guard camp beside Ashinamodu, curled his lips, turned his horse's head, and went back. A knight greeted both ends, and the two whispered a few words.
"how?"
"Asina Modu is already crazy. There are less than two hundred knights left by him. Moreover, these people's attention is in the front line, and only more than ten people are monitoring us."
The knight nodded, took two steps back quietly, and said it in Elmmadi's ear. After hearing this, Elmmadi winked at Ashim, rode his horse away from behind, avoided the Turks' sight, and rushed to the dune. Ashim then whispered an order, asking all the knights to prepare for attack.
Elmdy rushed up the dune and walked more than 500 steps westward along the dune. When he saw Li Zaixing sitting upright on the horse, Bai Xiaode led five knights to stand quietly in the night.
"how?"
"There are less than two hundred people around Ashina Modu, and their attention is on the front line."
"Great." Li Zaixing smiled slightly and stretched out his hand: "Come on the gun!"
Bai Xiaode handed over the dragon spear. Li Zaixing took the gun in his hand, his arm trembled, and the dragon spear buzzed like a dragon roar. Elmmaddy also carried the gun in his hand and stood side by side with Li Zaixing. Li Zaixing smiled: "Ermaddy, today is the first battle for the restoration of the country by Zhong Cao. You must fight beautifully."
Elmdi bowed and clasped his fists: "Here."
Li Zaixing turned around and said to Bai Xiaode and others: "Old rules, we will rush forward, you will follow behind, be careful, don't fight, we have only one goal: Ashina Modu."
Bai Xiaode took a step forward: "Prince, let me do this time."
"You have made rapid progress, but you can't do anything foolproof." Li Zaixing smiled and said, "You follow me and look carefully at the tail of my gun. How much you can see depends on your understanding."
Bai Xiaode was overjoyed. Although he didn't quite understand why Li Zaixing asked him to look at the tail of the gun instead of the head of the gun, he believed that Li Zaixing must have his reason. He learned from Li Zaixing for several months, and of course he knew that Li Zaixing's marksmanship was different. This was a more magical marksmanship, and there was a trick to differentiate himself in terms of force. He had many questions, some Li Zaixing explained, while some Li Zaixing didn't explain. He asked him to look at the tail of the gun today, maybe he was answering his previous questions.
To express it with practical actions, this is more useful than thousands of words.
Bai Xiaode winked at the other knights, and everyone was a little excited.
"Let's go!" Li Zaixing kicked Tellerpill lightly, and Tellerpill suddenly started, like an arrow leaving the string, galloping forward.
Elmiety followed closely and galloped on his horse.
Bai Xiaode and others were divided into two sides, like an eagle wings behind him, walking in the wind.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly broke the tranquility of the night. The Turks who were alert nearby were shocked and turned their heads to look at the enemy rushing down from the sand dunes, shocked. They didn't have to think too much, and rode their horses to meet them while blew the horn to call the police.
"Woo--"
As soon as the sound of the horn sounded, a sharp arrow flew out of the darkness, hitting the Turks' chest. The sound of the horn stopped abruptly, and the Turks fell off their horses. Then several cavalry rushed over, and immediately bent down, and the sword light flashed, and the Turks' heads flew up.
Asuna Modu turned his head and looked at the place where the horn sounded, and was inexplicably shocked.
And enemies?
He found it incredible that Li Zaixing had only thirty or forty people, no more than fifty or sixty people at most. With a small number of people, how dare he divide his troops?
He was crazy? Ashina Modu laughed and ordered the fifty knights in the back formation to fight.
With a command, fifty knights turned their horses' heads and rushed towards the sound of horse hooves in the dark.
When the Turkic people heard the sound of the horns of the Turkic formation, the Turkic people who were rushing in front were a little confused. Is there any enemy behind them? Otherwise, how could Ashina Modu order the rear formation to attack? This situation will only occur when there are enemies in the future.
This sudden news frustrated their fighting spirit and affected their attack momentum. Seeing this, Pei Xuanqing and others shouted in unison and fought back, cutting down several people at once, killing the Turks step by step, making the Turks retreat step by step, and the formation was unstable. The Turks listened carefully for a moment, and saw that Ashina Modu had no intention of withdrawing the troops, so they reorganized the formation and continued to attack fiercely.
In the northwest, Li Zaixing and Elmdei ran wildly. They watched the terrain during the day. This was a flat sandy land with no obstacles and could be safe and bold. People did not even raise fire, but were riding in the darkness with dismal starlight, with a distance between the front and back. If they were careless, they would fall over.
This is due to their close spiritual understanding, and it is the result of their practice all the way after they set out from Chang'an.
Amid the rapid sound of horse hooves, the Turks were getting closer and closer. They held torches and were as conspicuous as lanterns in the dark.
Li Zaixing bent his bow and shot three arrows in one breath, regardless of whether he was shot or not, pushed Qi Gong behind him, stretched out his hand, took the dragon spear from Elmdi's hand, shook his hands, and killed the Turks who had already rushed to thirty steps in front of him.
The long arrow broke through the air and flew past the Turkic people's ears, hitting the chest of a knight holding a torch. The powerful force flew up with him and fell to the ground. The torch had not known where it had flown. The Turkic people's eyes turned black and they were shocked and screamed in a daze.
Before they could get used to the darkness, Li Zaixing came over and handed out the dragon spear and twisted strangely.
Two "punching" sounds, two Turkic knights fell off their horses, and blood splattered from their necks.
Li Zaixing swept through them, and the scimitars dancing in the hands of the Turks almost scraped his armor, but he turned a blind eye. The dragon spear was like lightning, stabbing towards the enemy rushing towards him. The Turks waved the scimitars and slashed them hard. The sword hit the gun rod of the dragon wood and was bounced away one by one, while Li Zaixing's spear head was like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter. As one stretched and contracted, one person would be dismounted.
The Turks were divided into two teams and walked side by side. Li Zaixing passed through them, like a sharp knife, easily tearing their formation apart. Almaddy and others followed the shadow, holding up the spears at the same time, killing the Turks who survived Li Zaixing's gun one by one.
The war horses were racing, and the two sides were about to part. Li Zaixing's seven horses accelerated again and ran forward. Behind them, the Turkic knights were in a state of terror and frightened. A brief look at them, at least twenty war horses were empty on their backs and their masters were gone. The Turkic knights looked at each other, gritted their teeth at the same time, turned their heads, chased after them, and at the same time sounded the horn to call the police and notified Ashina Modu.
The blocking failed and the enemy is approaching you!
Chapter completed!