Chapter 450 Temple Army!
“Boom boom boom!”
As the war drums continued to beat, the clanging sounds of swords and spears clashing spread throughout the fields. Arrows rained down from the sky, and soldiers were shot to death by the sharp arrows. Blood spurted out, and they fell to the ground wailing. Countless feet stepped over them, and they fell into silence.
On the front battlefield, who is the invincible king?
Fully armored heavy infantry!
Before the appearance of armored cavalry like the Iron Pagoda, heavy infantry was invincible on the frontal battlefield. They formed a formation and marched forward, wielding swords and spears like a meat grinder.
Without a heavy crossbow, the power of the cavalry bow alone is not enough to break the armor, and it is even more impossible for the cavalry to directly charge the infantry formation, as that would simply be seeking death.
The Han army had few heavy infantrymen in the Western Regions, but they were all strong warriors. Under the rain of arrows, the Han army and the allied forces fell one after another, but the heavy infantrymen continued to advance almost unscathed.
Luo Shi had been paying attention to the battlefield. Seeing that the Han army had the upper hand in morale, especially the armored soldiers, he waved his sword and shouted, "Push forward, push forward!"
Upon hearing this, the two reserve armies that had been in the center of the army since the beginning of the war immediately rushed forward to disrupt the formation of the Dayuan army. Luo Shi, riding on his horse, turned around and said, "Brothers, please go out to fight and lead the temple army to attack the Dayuan army from the left wing. My father asked me to bless you.
'The King of Su is with you!'
When Luo Shi was delivering the message, he raised his hands high above his head, and his head hung heavily opposite his hands. Several members of the Luo family looked solemn, and they all raised their hands high to their foreheads and bowed their heads solemnly.
The three thousand temple soldiers were filled with uncontrollable excitement and incomparable piety on their faces. They crossed their hands on their chests and bowed their heads heavily. A voice that shocked the whole area rang out, as if the air was trembling, "The Su King is with me!"
When the Han army heard the voice of blessing and praising the emperor, accompanied by the fierce sound of war drums, their morale was greatly boosted and their offensive became more fierce.
The Dayuan army was somewhat confused and didn't know what had happened to the Han army. Only the Dayuan nobles were wondering whether it was the legendary Han priest who took action.
The three thousand temple soldiers all have a talent for mastering horsemanship. They do not need reins to control their horses. They can easily control their horses to charge left and right on the battlefield.
A high-flying temple army flag, engraved with the mountains, rivers, plants, rare treasures and animals of the Western Regions, is the most beautiful flag on the battlefield.
The temple soldiers all wore scarlet robes under their armor, which looked as red as blood as they leaked out from their armor.
The left wing of the Dayuan army, which was already in a bit of disarray, was thrown into complete chaos by the three arrows fired by the Temple Army, and it seemed that it was about to explode under just a little pressure.
The soldiers of the temple army put away their bows and crossbows, picked up their lances and rushed forward. Even while galloping at high speed, these soldiers were still able to control the horses firmly.
One was naturally the best war horse ridden by the soldiers, and the other was an empty packhorse used to transport grain. These packhorses were controlled by the soldiers and rushed directly towards the soldiers of Dayuan.
The force of a galloping horse is so strong that once it hits a person, the bones and tendons will be broken immediately. There are very few people like Li Siye who can break both the horse and the person.
Almost in an instant, the Dayuan army's formation was in chaos. The most crucial thing was that the equipment that had previously blocked the cavalry's charge fell to the ground. The cavalry of the temple army displayed extremely superb horsemanship, turning and leaping, as agile as butterflies, but the lances in their hands were like messengers of death, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the Dayuan people.
Every time he killed a Dawan man, he would whisper, "In the name of the Su King, I give you death!"
The Dayuan Army had a 11:1 ratio of soldiers to civilians, and most of the soldiers could not be professional full-time soldiers. Facing the Temple Army, a natural killing machine, the gap was simply too big.
The two sides only fought for a few rounds. Facing the precise killing of the Temple Army, the morale of the Dayuan left wing army had completely collapsed. Those with horses fled on horseback, while those without horses ran around like headless flies, and were then killed by the Temple Army that was marching in formation.
The lance was dripping with bright red blood, and the armor was also stained with blood. The blood and the red robe under the armor were blended together, and it was impossible to tell which was redder, the robe or the blood.
Even with such a fierce charge, the Temple Army did not suffer much loss due to the huge gap in strength between the two sides. Moreover, the Temple Army had the characteristic of being fearless and unafraid of death from the moment it was born. Not to mention charging into a chaotic army, they would even dare to charge into an infantry phalanx if they had no choice.
The defeat of Dayuan's left wing army brought about a chain reaction. The defeated soldiers fled backwards frantically, and the temple army followed behind, leisurely loading crossbows to harvest the soldiers who had thrown away their armor and weapons. The commander of Dayuan's central army wanted to stabilize the formation, but Luo Shi certainly would not give him this opportunity. He immediately led the spiritual soldiers and brave warriors to press forward. When the Han army's rain of arrows almost did not stop, Dayuan's central army could only hold up their shields high to survive the coverage of the rain of arrows.
When the rain of arrows stopped and he stuck his head out from behind the shield, he saw the fleeing soldiers had already rushed over, followed closely by the messenger of death, his body soaked in blood, the blood on the lance had already flowed onto the shaft. The horses were roaring under their crotch, while the men on the horses were extremely quiet, and one could only see a pair of eyes filled with murderous intent under the black visors.
fear!
Danger!
Inhuman!
This is the evaluation of the Temple Army by the Dayuan Army soldiers. Even the Han Army couldn't help but look at these warriors with superb killing skills. This army created by the Grand Protector in a short period of time turned out to be so powerful.
This was the first time that the Temple Army was involved in actual combat. Even the warriors looked at each other in surprise and suspicion, feeling that this was a strong enemy whose combat power might really be comparable to that of their Luo family warriors.
This is simply unbelievable. Since the moment the Warriors were born, they have never lost when faced with the same number of people. But now they feel threatened by this army composed of different tribes.
Luo Shi was quite satisfied in his heart. It was worthy of being a product of the divine artifact of destiny. It was indeed trustworthy.
These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment, and the next moment he was once again found on a horrific killing battlefield filled with swords and guns clashing and blood and corpses strewn everywhere.
At this point, everyone understood that Dayuan was doomed to fail in this battle!
Everything changed because the Temple Army broke through the left wing of the Dayuan Army with a lightning-fast charge, and then almost perfectly controlled the left wing to attack the central headquarters of the Dayuan Army.
"Soldiers, charge into Dayuan City! Kill the King of Dayuan!"
Luo Shi rode on his horse, holding the lance high in his hand, waving it and roaring, blood dripping on his visor and armor, which was quite bright and eye-catching.
"roar!"
Upon hearing this, the Han army roared loudly and rushed forward. Luo Shi took the lead and led the spiritual soldiers and brave warriors to rush towards the commander of Dayuan.
The commander of Dayuan was a middle-aged man in his thirties, with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge, but it was a little too sharp. From the perspective of the Han people, he looked a little mean and ugly. During the Zhou Dynasty, when faced with such barbarians, they were usually called Di Gui.
"Surrender, big man, and I'll spare your life!"
Luo Shi spoke fluent Dayuan language. Facing Luo Shi's sudden appearance and such authentic Dayuan language, the commander was stunned, and then said angrily: "The royal family of Dayuan is the eagle in the sky, and I am the prince of Dayuan. I will never submit to the tribes on the ground!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Shi sneered at first, and then said with a mocking tone: "You have been dogs for the Huns!"
The prince of Dayuan was instantly defeated upon hearing this and roared, "You... you are talking nonsense. It was just a stopgap measure. Dayuan only spent some worthless things to trick the Xiongnu fools away."
Hearing this, Luo Shi said to himself, "You have submitted to the Xiongnu five times in total. You have offered more than a thousand beautiful women from Dayuan and more than five thousand horses from Dayuan. The previous king of Dayuan even called Qilian Chanyu his father. Am I just making this up?"
The prince of Dayuan stopped being stubborn and asked in disbelief, "How do you, a Han Chinese, know this?"
Luo Shi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a cold voice: "The Xiongnu died in the hands of our Han Dynasty. My father was one of the people who personally killed the Xiongnu Chanyu. In the Han Dynasty, there were countless Xiongnu people for us to drive. You, a small Dayuan, dared to be so rampant. I wonder who gave you the courage?
If you anger the Han, the Xiongnu will be the same fate as your Dayuan Kingdom!"
The previous words, coupled with these murderous words, completely broke through the Dayuan prince's defenses, and he said in a painful voice: "General of the Han Dynasty, I have never thought of going against the Han Dynasty, but the king was bewitched by the ministers who hated the Han Dynasty, and the result is what happened now.
Now you have defeated Dayuan's army, but there are still defenders in the royal city, and this army is assembled by the nobles in the royal city. Those soldiers who escaped must have returned to Dayuan to guard the city.
It is not easy to capture Dayuan City!"
Luo Shi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now tell me everything you know about Dayuan City. If what you say doesn't match what I know, I will kill you on the spot and destroy your relatives in Dayuan. We, the Han, always keep our promises."
The prince of Dayuan immediately told everything he knew, and Luo Shi ordered the Han army to simply clean up the battlefield and then advance to surround Dayuan city.
Arriving at the foot of Dayuan City, Luo Shi found that the city was indeed heavily guarded. Instead of attacking the city directly, he ordered his soldiers to destroy the water source that blocked the flow into the city, and then surrounded it.
Due to the control of the border cities, the Han army's logistics were able to continuously arrive at the city of Dayuan, which made it feel less like an away battle.
Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Dayuan City, and Luo Shi was waiting for an internal conflict in Dayuan City, and was also waiting for the local noble army of Dayuan to come to the king's defense after receiving the news.
In this day-to-day waiting, the army of the Dayuan nobles arrived, and then fled in disgrace. The city of Dayuan was still under siege. The defeat of the Dayuan noble army was shocking, and the atmosphere in the city of Dayuan changed instantly.
One month.
Two months.
The city of Dayuan finally became restless.
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The Han Dynasty’s suppression of the Dayuan rebellion was a just war to safeguard the territorial integrity of the Han Dynasty and oppose the secession of backward nobles. The result of the war greatly consolidated the Han Dynasty’s rule over the Western Regions, struck a blow to the backward noble forces that attempted to split within the dynasty’s territory, and was warmly welcomed and supported by the people of the Western Regions and Dayuan. ——"History·Grade 8, Book 2"
(End of this chapter)
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