Chapter 502 Sacrificing the War Horse

The soldiers were unwilling to do this. After all, the war horses got along well with them. If there were no war horses on the grassland, even if they won tonight, they would still face the pursuit of these grassland people tomorrow.

But at this moment, they have no choice. Even if they chase and kill, they will face it tomorrow. But if they don't do this today, everyone will die here tonight. Looking at the dark cavalry outside, it is impossible not to do this. There is no way to survive.

Hundreds of war horses were in pain and rushed towards the outside. With tears in their eyes, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty lit their arrows and shot them at the running horses.

Suddenly hundreds of fire horses appeared on the grassland, which had never appeared before. Xue Yantuo's army, who was preparing to charge, was also frightened. There were no cavalry on these horses, and their butts were stabbed, so they knew they were going strong. He rushed forward, his body still burning with fire, and used all his strength in the final stage.

Some of Xue Yantuo's soldiers retreated and were not affected by these war horses. But if they push slowly, once they are touched by these war horses, the oil on the horses will also soak into their bodies, and they will be spread from ten to ten. , the entire Xue Yantuo army was on fire.

"Shoot everyone who's on fire."

Khan Xue Yantuo arrived in time, so before the fire spread, he asked his men to take action. The men under him also knew that those were their brothers, but they also understood very well that in such a situation, if If we don't shoot them to death, they will be covered in fire and their death will be even more uncomfortable. By killing these people now, we are actually doing a good deed.

What's more, there is a lack of medical care and medicine on the grassland. Even if these people survive, they will have various scars on their bodies. They cannot escape this disaster at all. Instead of letting them die slowly and painfully, it is better to give them What a pleasure, I guess these people who were burned thought so too.

One night passed like this. King Wu Li Ke's men suffered more than 4,000 casualties. The whole camp was filled with the smell of blood. Xue Yantuo's army also stopped attacking. They were the attacking party, so their losses would be greater. Now everyone is counting the losses, but Li Ge knows that maybe these people will continue to attack.

What the two sides are competing now is willpower. If either side has weak willpower, it will simply not be able to survive in such a war. There is the smell of blood everywhere. Ordinary people who come here to stand for a while will probably be affected by this smell. Drown.

The soldiers on both sides also saw that this battle was a fight to the death. Whether it was the people of Tang Dynasty or the people of Xue Yantuo, they were on the edge of the cliff at this moment and could not take a step back. If anyone stepped back, there would be danger. It may lead to a retreat, which no one can afford.

"Your Majesty, I can see that the people of the Turkic tribes should be their weak point. Otherwise, we make a surprise attack and regard the people of the Turkic tribes as the main target. Once the people of the Turkic tribes retreat, we may be able to cause a chain of events. As a result, they won’t be able to hold on anymore.”

Li Zhilong led people to conduct reconnaissance outside, and also fought with the other party's scouts on the way. Xue Yantuo's people were still very capable. Although they suffered a lot last night, no one was clamoring to retreat now, but the Turks The people of the tribe are different. Their own strength is very small. After suffering successive blows, they are ready to leave here. However, their prince is still being held by Xue Yantuo Khan, so there is no way to leave for the time being.

"The strategy is indeed a good one, but we can't do it now. Come and see."

When Li Zhilong went out to investigate, King Wu Li Ke also took a look at the situation in the military camp. At present, there are not many cavalry that can be organized. If we have a 100% chance of winning, then we can still let them take risks, but now There is not even half a chance of winning. Once they leave the camp and are wiped out, then the remaining sick and wounded...

Li Zhilong raised his head and looked at the entire camp. The entire camp was filled with screams of pain. He had never seen the Tang army like this. This should be the most tragic war. Think about it, everyone died last night. , there really isn’t much offensive power left.

Woo woo woo...

While the two were talking, the horn sounded outside. It was obviously Xue Yantuo's howl. It seemed that he had convinced the little Turk king. At this moment, there were armies from all directions around. They wanted to The final charge was made.

"Soldiers, I, Li Ge, am very honored to die fighting with you here today to promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. I am sorry this time. I will not say more if you have any unnecessary words. If we are lucky enough to have a next life, I will I will return the cow to you as a horse.”

It can be said that it is very rare for a prince to say such a thing. The soldiers below did not blame him. After all, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. Now we have failed. If we succeed, then all of us will All the people have meritorious service, and it is useless to say so much. They are all the elite border troops of the Tang Dynasty. When they were guarding the border, they knew that when the enemy came to fight, either you would die or I would live.

"Long live the Tang Dynasty, a thousand lives for the prince."

The soldiers slapped their shields with their knives, and then said loudly. Although many people were decorated, they were also in high spirits at the moment. They knew that the final battle was coming soon, or the enemy could not hold on. We will survive, or we will be annihilated by the enemy...

"Hold on until the end."

The enemy in the distance had already begun to charge. King Wu Li Ke took out his sword and tightened the cotton cloth on his body. He had been injured last night, and now the wound is probably torn open again, but he doesn't need to worry about it anymore. Come down and take care of it slowly. If you don't survive, this wound won't hurt.

"Capture Li Ge alive, reward five thousand silver."

General Xue Yantuo was already shouting loudly. If they could catch the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it would really show their face. No matter what conditions were imposed, the Tang Dynasty would have to listen honestly. , unless you don’t care about King Wu’s life or death.

When he heard this, Wu Wang Li Ge was already prepared. If he really couldn't resist it, he would never survive and leave this mess to Datang.