Chapter 158 Living is a luxury

"Oh my God, don't run around. Instead of letting them blow up to death, you will be trampled to death. Please control your horses."

Uncle Yu Dan said loudly, the tens of thousands of cavalry who were well-guarded just now are now in chaos, all because of the crossbows flying from the sky. The landing place of these things is not fixed, and they may land anywhere. Falling down, after falling, the surrounding ten meters is the death zone, so the people present are panicking, and they want to run so that they can escape from this hell.

If in normal times, no one dares to disobey an order if the tribal leader says a word, unless he doesn't want to live anymore, but who can hear him in this situation now? The shouts of various people, coupled with the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, and most importantly the sound of explosions, made people's nerves full. No matter who gave the order at this time, they probably couldn't hear clearly.

"Protector."

Uncle Yu Dan heard the words of his guard. The guy stared blankly at a crossbow arrow that fell to the ground not far away. This crossbow arrow also killed a soldier. At this moment, sparks began to burn quickly to his head.

Several guards around him pressed Uncle Yu Dan down like crazy. Their fate was tied to this uncle. They were his personal guards. If something happened to him, they would On the contrary, if they are alive, then their family members will not be alive, which means that you are not protecting them well. This is the law in Tuyuhun, so these people must ensure the safety of the emperor's uncle even if they risk their own lives.

The explosion sound came quickly, and Uncle Yu Dan felt the ground shake. This was also the first time that a crossbow exploded within 30 meters around him. At this time, he was out of breath and rolled twice hard. , only to find that several people on his back had no breath.

"Take care, leader..."

The personal guard closed his eyes helplessly. He didn't know how many ceramic pieces had been penetrated behind his back. If they hadn't stacked them thick enough just now, Emperor Yu Dan would have been killed by this now, and none of the six guards would have died. There were more than a dozen other soldiers who escaped this explosion. This weapon of the Tang Army was really powerful.

Uncle Yu Dan opened his mouth and took a big breath of air. Breathing air may be a luxury for him at this moment. If his subordinates hadn't been able to do it just now, I'm afraid he would have reported to the Palace of Hell by now. The backs of the people in front of him were all blown apart, and there was a smell of cooked meat in the air, but this smell made people want to vomit.

The attack was still going on. Uncle Yu Dan looked at the sky in front of him and saw a bunch of small black dots coming over. This meant that the opponent's bombardment was still going on. When did these Tang troops equip themselves with this thing? It's hard for us to eat. All the hard work.

"Hurry and protect the leader and retreat."

A group of people under his command finally came to their senses. They had to let Uncle Yu Dan run out. The situation at the scene was really too chaotic. If they continued to stay here, they would not be able to leave until the entire army was in chaos. It's impossible. In fact, the damage caused by the crossbow arrows to them was limited. At most, two or three thousand people died. But everyone has never seen such a scene, so when the crossbow arrows exploded, both men and horses were lost at this moment. Losing their sense, they just wanted to gallop on the grassland, and countless people were trampled to death along the way.

Uncle Yu Dan did not say that he would stay on the battlefield at this time. He had already seen the danger of today. If he could turn defeat into victory by staying, Uncle Yu Dan would never leave his beloved army. After all, this was what he was doing The foundation of the grassland.

But now he can see clearly that even if he stays, there is nothing he can do to save the day. Tens of thousands of troops have become a mess, and no one can rectify them. Moreover, the Tang army not far away must have a back-up plan. They I will never let you reorganize the army.

"Your Highness, you see it's such a mess. Let them stop quickly. We'd better keep some more gunpowder."

Just now, these guys didn't believe in Li Xiang's modified crossbow, thinking that it was not as powerful as their cavalry, but now they are looking at this thing one by one like a treasure. Although their cavalry is powerful, they want to When attacking the cavalry phalanx of tens of thousands of people, their losses will definitely be considerable, but with His Highness, this becomes an easy task.

"Just keep your heart in your stomach. I have plenty of these things. Your soldiers are very valuable. I can't let you go up and take risks. When they become more chaotic, you can charge with your own people."

According to Li Xiang's previous battle plan, there are still three rounds of artillery strikes. His soldiers are not trained proficiently enough, so they still make a lot of mistakes when loading crossbows. If they wait until they are fully trained, , the attack speed can be twice as fast as now, and it will be a real weapon to kill enemies at that time.

The generals under his command all nodded secretly. Our prince cherishes the lives of soldiers, not just in words. From the time he entered the grassland to fight, the prince's words and deeds have been based on the lives of soldiers. Everyone does. I can really feel it, and I feel relieved following such a prince.

A total of about 700 crossbow arrows were prepared this time, and they have all been fired now, mainly because there are not many crossbows. If there are enough, Li Xiang can even pull out hundreds of them. That is the real thing. covering bombardment.

But even so, the battlefield was riddled with holes, so it was our cavalry's turn to move forward at this time.

"The credit is before your eyes. Whether you can defeat the third largest tribe in Tuyuhun for me depends on the swords and crossbows in your hands. Brothers, follow me and kill the enemy bravely. The Tang Dynasty is mighty."

As everyone followed Li Xiang and shouted the mighty power of the Tang Dynasty, thousands of cavalry rushed out from three fronts.

If you rush out like this from the beginning, even if you carry out a surprise attack, you will not be able to penetrate the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Ronggong tribe. They will definitely find a way to defeat the enemy in the middle, but no matter how many are rushing out at this moment People, these tens of thousands of cavalry are like ants on a hot pot. The soldiers can't find the officers, and the officers can't find the soldiers. They just want to escape now, and they don't see clearly how many cavalry are coming in the distance. They just want to ride their horses. Stay away from these Tang troops...