During the charge just now, Li Xiang could see that the grassland cavalry might have lost their confidence.
To deal with these grassland wolves, Li Xiang must of course tighten and loosen his grip. Their territory borders the Tang Dynasty, and almost all of their people are soldiers. If they are given confidence, it will be a hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when they fight, Li Xiang must let them know that they are stronger than the enemy, but at the same time, he must let them see the gap between them and the Tang Dynasty army.
Zhang Jiuli nodded beside him. He had been thinking of giving him a reminder, but he didn't expect that His Highness already had an idea in his mind. With such a person leading the Tang Dynasty, how could it not prosper?
More than 2,000 musketeers immediately formed a long snake formation. After the officer gave the order, they fired at the Pyu cavalry not far away.
The grassland cavalry saw it very clearly. After a burst of white smoke rose in the distance, a large number of Pyu cavalry fell off their horses. They launched two charges, and even with the artillery attacks, it seemed that they did not kill as many people as these musketeers.
Just as Li Xiang had imagined, the recent victory had made many grassland people a little proud. They even wanted to restore the glory of their ancestors. If they could organize tens of thousands of cavalry, what could the Tang army do? Could they possibly defeat us? We had defeated them before, and perhaps the same thing would happen again in the future.
Just when they were thinking about these illusory things in their hearts, more than 2,000 musketeers pulled them back in an instant. Looking at the corpses of the Pyu cavalry in the distance, these prairie wolves calmed down a lot.
Is this the strength of the Tang Dynasty’s musketeers?
"Put away your guns."
At Chang Sun Ze's command, more than 2,000 musketeers fired just one shot and then walked towards their original place. It was not that they did not want to continue fighting, but there was no need. More than 1,000 Pyu cavalry had fallen down just now, and some were still groaning on the ground. Now there were less than 2,000 cavalry left, and there was no need to continue using our musketeers.
"Surround them."
The young Turkic king and his men also realized that the Tang army was not here to fight. The scene just now was just a reminder for them to know what position they were in and to see clearly the strength of the Tang army. If you have any inappropriate thoughts in your minds, then you will be the same as the Pyu cavalry on the ground.
As for the Pyu Kingdom further south, they didn't know what to say. Once the Tang army's musketeers took action, the balance of victory in the entire war had tilted towards them. Were our 6,000 or so cavalrymen going to be lost like this?
General Mipeng looked at the remaining troops. After this battle, there were not many cavalry left, and they could not withstand such a tossing and turning by them.
"Send these infantry back quickly."
Without the cover of cavalry, the combat effectiveness of these infantrymen is not very strong, so General Mipeng is about to withdraw his troops, but can the grassland cavalry do as you wish?
Hearing the sound of troops withdrawing behind him, the young Turkic king looked at the command platform, where two big red flags were waving vigorously. The young Turkic king immediately understood what was happening. He abandoned the Pyu cavalry in front of him and immediately led his troops to attack southward.
As for the remnants of the Pyu cavalry behind him, there was nothing to worry about. Chang Sun Ze's army rushed out directly and forced these people to lay down their weapons and surrender.
If the Pyu infantry had continued charging, their losses would not have been so great. After hearing the order to withdraw, these guys ran south like crazy. In this situation, can you escape the pursuit of the cavalry?
The grassland cavalry raised their scimitars and began to reap the lives of these Pyu infantry on a large scale. This was their favorite battle. The infantry fled in panic, and the cavalry behind them either shot arrows or retreated. In short, a large number of infantry fell down.
When they were about to reach the range of the southern army's bows and arrows, the young Turkic king immediately raised the scimitar in his hand. His soldiers also understood what he meant, so they charged to this point. Although the killing was very exciting just now, they also knew that they could not go any further.
"Oh shit."
General Mipeng was already swearing. Today's battle was about to end. They had lost more than 6,000 cavalry and more than 3,000 infantry. Those who ran back were all injured. Today's losses were greater than yesterday's.
Just when he thought the Tang army was about to stop, the war drums of the Tang army sounded again.
Two cavalrymen?
What surprised the Pyu army was that this group of grassland cavalry retreated, but instead more than 3,000 cavalry ran out from the left and right sides. The clothes on these people were obviously different from the previous group. Where did these people come from?
General Mipeng also knew that Li Zheng had conquered too many tribes, so no one dared to say no as long as he was asked to conquer them and go to the battlefield.
The previous group was Turkic cavalry, and this group is Tuyuhun cavalry. Li Xiang has already ordered the mobilization of troops from all ethnic groups to the front line. Yesterday, none of these people arrived. Now that they have all come today, they must show up on the battlefield to avoid being accused of favoritism.
Chang Sun Ze shook his head helplessly. The elite troops under his command could only run out to clean up the battlefield. It seemed that it was not their turn to lead the charge.
"Hurry up and get on the barricades."
General Mipeng had already seen through what the other party was trying to do, and he could no longer bear it. If he continued to watch here, these more than 3,000 cavalrymen might rush into his camp.
The men took out these things quickly, but no matter how fast they were, they could not be faster than the cavalry. In the blink of an eye, these cavalry had arrived in front of their camp. The archers on the Pyu side were not idle either. They shot the arrows in their hands, causing certain casualties to the cavalry.
However, these people were good at fighting on horseback. While riding their fast horses, they drew their bows and arrows to fight back against the Pyu archers.
In the time it took them to shoot two arrows, they had already rushed into the Pyu camp.
"Well done, full cavalry charge."
Li Xiang said this lightly, and the Turkic cavalry who had just returned to the camp mounted their horses again, with 3,000 Tang Dynasty cavalry behind them.
A deafening sound came from the north. General Mipeng saw a large number of cavalry coming. There must be tens of thousands of them.
