Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He and Zuo Lang Jiang had just finished their conversation when the Xueyantuo cavalry in the field made new moves.

Thousands of cavalrymen armed with bows and arrows rode out shoulder to shoulder. Under Pugushe's command, they took off the longbows on their backs.

Zuo Langjiang's face changed and he shouted quickly.

"Raise your shield!"

"Everyone get behind shields!"

I saw hundreds of shield soldiers holding up their shields, and the other thousands of soldiers quickly squeezed under the shields.

Zuo Langjiang said to Du He, "Prince Consort Du, please dismount and go inside to take shelter!"

"it is good."

Du He quickly jumped off the horse, then took the scabbard and hit the warhorse hard on its butt.

"Sigh~"

The warhorse felt the pain and immediately spread its legs and rushed towards the river. After running to the grass by the river, it stopped instantly and began to eat grass leisurely.

"This beast is quite leisurely."

Du He laughed and cursed, then huddled together with the other soldiers.

When the soldiers in charge of holding shields saw Du He squeezing over, they quickly stacked several shields together to protect the entire area above Du He's head.

Not long after, a series of dense banging sounds were heard overhead.

"Dang~"

"Dang~"

The arrows were like heavy rain, which looked powerful but could not penetrate the thick shield at all.

Then came the second wave, the third wave... a rain of arrows, shooting over continuously, and soon the shield was filled with a layer of arrows.

Zuo Langjiang laughed and said, "Hahaha, these beasts are really sensible. When they saw that we had used up all our bows and arrows, they immediately sent them back."

Hearing Zuo Langjiang's teasing, the other soldiers also spoke up.

"The Xueyantuo are so generous, we can't be stingy."

"It's a good idea to return the favor. We'll use these bows and arrows to shoot back later!"

"This is called giving someone a taste of their own medicine!"

The Xueyantuo cavalry fired a continuous rain of arrows, while the Tang army hid under their shields and joked and chatted.

I have to say that this scene is really harmonious.

A soldier hiding on the outermost side picked up an arrow on the ground and said with disgust on his face.

"Prince Du, General Chen, the arrows of these barbarians are too poor."

"Giving us gifts won't be any better."

The bows and arrows issued by the imperial court had even and solid shafts, and their arrowheads were very sharp.

The arrows shot by the Xueyantuo cavalry were extremely crudely made, except for the sharp tip of the arrow.

General Zuo Lang laughed and scolded, "You are so greedy, what good things can a poor relative give you?"

"Hahaha."

All the soldiers had big happy smiles on their faces.

After the archers had shot all their arrows, everyone felt heavy-hearted. Without the restraint of bows and arrows, they could only engage in close combat with the Xueyantuo cavalry.

Now with thousands more bows and arrows, they could kill more enemies.

After an unknown amount of time, the clanging rain of arrows finally stopped.

From the fields below, there was also the rumbling sound of horses trampling on the ground.

General Zuo Lang quickly gave the order: "Arrange the battle array to resist the enemy and prepare for a fight to the death!"

"Archers, pick up all the arrows!"

Thousands of Tang soldiers moved following the order. The spearmen rushed to the front, the shield soldiers stood on one side to guard, and thousands of archers were busy picking up arrows.

Du He also joined the ranks of collecting arrows.

A soldier hurriedly said, "Prince Du, the sharp arrows will hurt your hands, let us handle it."

Du He shook his head and said, "I'm not that delicate. One more person means more strength."

As he spoke, he also sped up the collection of arrows.

When the soldiers around saw that the son-in-law Du He was doing it personally, they were deeply moved and their morale rose again.

"Tap~"

In just a few dozen breaths, Pu Gushe personally led thousands of elite cavalrymen and lined up in a line to launch a charge.

They ignored the war horses and comrades lying in front of them, and the war horses trampled directly on their corpses and launched the most fierce attack on the Tang army.

Just when the Xueyantuo cavalry rushed to within thirty steps, Zuo Langjiang shouted loudly.

"Archery!"

As his words fell, thousands of arrows were instantly shot out from the Tang army formation.

"Ah~"

Hundreds of unlucky Xueyantuo cavalrymen were shot in places without armor protection and fell off their horses in pain.

The remaining hundreds of cavalrymen had already rushed up the hill by the time the Tang army archers were drawing their bows and drawing their arrows again.

"Oh!"

"clang!"

The first wave of fierce collision pushed the soldiers holding shields back two steps, and a group of spearmen quickly stabbed the horses in the face with their spears.

Pu Gushe wielded his broadsword and hacked left and right, sweeping away all the spears that were thrust at him.

The cavalry around him also gathered together, and with him as the center, they charged into the Tang army's camp.

"Knock them down!"

Just as Pu Gushe was swinging his sword and slashing left and right, Zuo Lang Jiang came over with a spear to block him.

Du He also ordered several guards: "You also go up and help, aim your spears at the horses' bellies!"

"promise!"

Several of Du He's personal guards quickly ran over with spears in hand.

They don't target people on horseback, but only challenge the horse's belly thorns.

"Sigh~"

Several war horses neighed in pain, shaking their bodies wildly, and ignoring the orders of their masters on horseback, they ran around with their heads down.

General Zuo Lang also took advantage of the fact that the war horses were disrupting Pugushe and his men's movements, and quickly led his elite soldiers to defeat Pugushe.

"hateful!"

Pu Gushe, who was forced to retreat down the hill, roared in anger.

Although the slope was not high, it blocked most of the brothers. Even after he rushed up, he was outnumbered and could not stand on his own.

The elite soldiers under his command were also blocked by the Tang army's shield soldiers and beaten down by the Tang army's spearmen.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

A dense rain of arrows appeared in the sky again.

Pu Gushe quickly ordered: "Retreat a hundred steps!"

The soldiers who ran fast were fine, but some soldiers who ran slowly had many arrows stuck in their backs.

Pu Gushe looked at the Tang army position in front of him, which looked like a tortoise shell, and his face looked extremely ugly.

The defensive position chosen by the Tang army was very good. Although it was not large, it was difficult to capture it in a short period of time.

"Tap~"

A lieutenant general came galloping from the center of the Xueyantuo army. He came to Pugushe, reined in his horse, and spoke in a questioning tone.

"Pugu set up a general, and the little Khan was very angry and asked why he couldn't capture the Tang army's position?"

Pu Gushe said in a deep voice: "Go back and report to the little Khan that this general will annihilate this Tang army in half an hour!"

"it is good."

The lieutenant nodded, then reined in his horse and went back to report.

Pu Gushe narrowed his eyes at the Tang army's camp and gave orders with gritted teeth.

"Everyone attack together!"

He just couldn't believe that even if he used human lives, he couldn't destroy these thousands of Tang army infantrymen.

Under the command of Pugushe, tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry launched fierce attacks on the Tang army's formation one after another.

Although they rushed into the Tang army's formation several times, they were quickly beaten back.