The north wind howled, the snow fluttered, and the trumpets sounded from time to time.
The Turkic cavalry was within range of the bow and arrow, but did not continue to charge, but turned the horse's head, about fifty paces away from the wall, diverted to both sides, drew an arc, galloped past, and at the same time shot the arrow in his hand sideways with great skill in horse archery.
If you look down from the sky, the Turkic army at this time is like a great river rushing from afar, but when it is about to reach Shuofang City, it is divided into two and flows around the city wall.
Although these Turkic iron cavalry were brave, their horses could not leap over the two-zhang high city wall after all, and they did not carry siege equipment, so they could only use the best horse archery skills to fight in front of the city, and consume as much as possible the living force of the defenders in Shuofang City.
The Turks are a people on horseback, skilled in horsemanship, and only use their legs to control the war horse to run freely, so as to free up their hands to bend the bow and shoot arrows, and the archery skills are exquisite, and the bow is opened left and right, causing great damage to the border army of Shuofang City.
The Turks had only 10,000 horsemen, so they did not disperse to besiege the four sides, but concentrated on attacking the northern side.
The 10,000 horsemen divided into two groups, marched against each other, drew a circle in the snow outside the city, and repeated the blows, never stopping the attack, so that the defenders did not even have time to breathe.
The Tang army relied on the city wall and launched a counterattack with the help of the protection of the breastwork, but at this time there was no short-handed encounter, and weapons such as horse lances and Tang knives could not be used, so they could only rely on bows and arrows and crossbows to harvest the enemy's lives.
Fortunately, this year, the household department and the military department are rarely generous, not only is there enough food in Shuofang City, but there are also plenty of weapons such as arrows, and even the sharp weapons such as crossbows have been replenished with a lot of tools.
With plenty of arrows, you don't have to worry about running out of ammunition, so the defenders can let go of their hands and feet and calmly counterattack.
Moreover, they relied on the city wall and were protected by a breastwall in front of them, and the soldiers other than the archers did not have the opportunity to meet each other, so they raised their shields to block the arrows for the archers.
The two armies met, but they were separated by a city wall, and they fired each other with bows and arrows, and both caused a lot of casualties.
The Turks are good at shooting, and they shoot sideways in the high-speed running of war horses, which seems to be at ease.
Moreover, the Turks mostly used hard bows, with long range and sufficient strength, and they wandered on the edge of the range of the Tang army's bows and arrows, using bows and arrows to balance the bows and arrows, and suppressed the Tang army by virtue of the advantage of range.
The Turks had a long range and strong strength, while the Tang army relied on the city walls and was protected by shields, and the casualties on both sides were almost tied, and no one took advantage.
In the case of bow and arrow shooting, in fact, there are not many soldiers who are shot at the vital point and die immediately, and most of the people who are hit by the arrow are not fatal, as long as the treatment is timely, they can completely save their lives and even recover.
In the treatment of the wounded, the Tang army had a great advantage over the Turks.
The Tang army had Shuofang City as its base camp, and there were plenty of medicinal materials in the city, and it was the cold season at this time, so there was no need to worry about the wound getting worse.
And the Turks are not so lucky, I don't know if there is an entourage, anyway, I didn't see anyone take the initiative to treat the wounded soldiers, and against the sky is an old guy with a few colorful bird feathers on his head, holding a thick bone, his hands facing the sky, making a gesture of embracing the sky, praying for the blessing of God and the wolf god.
Heaven is very busy, in charge of the heavens and all worlds, where there is time to care about the life and death of your Turks As for the wolf god, the ancestor of the legendary Turks, I don't know if I heard the prayers and blessings, but there were constantly Turkic people who were injured by arrows in Fangzheng and fell off their war horses, and then, they were trampled on by the war horses behind them, and they were trampled into meat paste.
As for the city walls, the role of auxiliaries is revealed at this time.
Since there were no hand-to-hand encounters, and the rolling logs and stones were not consumed, the auxiliaries only had to transport all kinds of arrows and carry the wounded soldiers down the city wall so that the soldiers could be treated.
Because of the fierce fighting, the lightly wounded soldiers pulled out the arrows, applied some medicine casually, and then wrapped them in cloth, and immediately returned to the wall to join the battle.
Even the auxiliaries were not safe, they were so busy that they were sweating, and from time to time someone was hit by a stray arrow and became a wounded soldier.
Ten thousand horsemen shot together, and the arrows were dense, like dark clouds pressing on the top, and black pressed a piece, covering the sky.
The arrows flew at great speed, and the wind gusted, crushing and evaporating the snowflakes wherever they passed.
The two sides shot at each other, arrows rained down, intertwined and collided with each other, and from time to time there were people in the middle, making terrible screams.
The general Qin Huaiyu stood in the city gate tower, calm and composed, observing the enemy situation and issuing orders from time to time to adjust the layout of the city defense.
Qin Gang and Qin Dashan took their own guards to protect him layer by layer, but because they couldn't stop the general from observing the enemy's situation, they could only helplessly leave him a distance of one person.
Deputy General Xue Na, about thirty years old, white-faced and short-bearded, tall and vigorous, is the son of Xue Rengui, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty.
It's a pity that Xue Rengui was not guaranteed in the evening, the army was defeated in Dafeichuan, and he was demoted to a civilian by taking the official position, which is different from history, Lao Xue did not wait for it to be used again and ushered in the great victory of Yunzhou, but lived in his hometown and died depressed.
After Xue Rengui's death, the emperor recalled his past exploits and posthumously presented a Yunzhou governor and general Zuo Xiaowei, which was regarded as a false name as compensation.
Because Lao Xue's late season is not guaranteed, it naturally affects the future of his children and grandchildren, and his son Xue Na has been in the army for many years and has experienced many battles, and he has created many places, but he is only a lieutenant general.
Seeing the general Qin Huaiyu standing on top of the city tower, facing the arrows of the Turks, as a deputy general, he naturally wanted to dissuade him.
"General, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, the general is the commander of the three armies, and he has a heavy responsibility, how can he be in danger and ask the general to return to the city tower quickly, and he is willing to stay on the city tower to supervise the battle on behalf of the general," Xue Nalang said.
"The spirit of the three armies, one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, this commander should live and die with the officers and men of the three armies, and fight against the Turks together."
Qin Huaiyu refused and did not go down the city wall.
Qin Qiong was born on a horse, and when he fights, he likes to take the lead in the front, under the influence and teaching of his old man, the people of the old Qin family are all donkeys, as long as they recognize one thing, the eight horses will not look back.
Xue Na had no choice but to shut up, for the boss's decision, you can kindly dissuade it, but you can't bite it to death, and the verbosity is endless, that is trespassing, which is a taboo in officialdom.
Xue Na, as a deputy general, could only resolutely carry out at the insistence of the great general Qin Huaiyu.
In this way, General Qin was on top of the city tower, braving the rain of arrows from the Turks, calmly observing the enemy's situation, and commanding with certainty.
Suddenly, a cold light was full of strength, passing through the snow curtain in the sky, and shot towards Qin Huaiyu at great speed
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