"General, I lost."
Da Tuo rode his horse to Wu Yetu and apologized dejectedly.
"It doesn't matter. The enemy is too powerful. It's good that you can come back. I still need you to lead the army to attack the enemy!”
Wu Yetu patted Da Tuo's shoulder and gave him an order after comforting him.
After receiving this order, Da Tuo raised his head and nodded with determination.
Now that Li Yu had led the Imperial Cavalry back to their formation to rest, they couldn't possibly run out to attack the enemy.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, perhaps he could destroy the cavalry and the enemy together!
"General, I want to use a bow and arrow this time.”
Da Tuo pleaded.
"Absolutely."
Wu Yetu nodded.
Then, Da Tuo led the 50,000 cavalrymen who had not participated in the battle earlier and charged towards the battle formation where Li Yu was hiding.
The fifty thousand cavalrymen led by Da Tuoxin had not participated in the battle just now, so they were all in their most energetic state.
Apart from that, these 50,000 cavalrymen were all archers. Their mission was not to use their own horses and equipment to fight the enemy in close combat like the cavalrymen from before.
Instead, they used bows and arrows and warhorses to shoot back and forth around the battlefield, trying their best to harass the enemy.
This kind of riding and shooting tactic was very strong.
The infantrymen without armor were nothing more than a bunch of targets for the archers.
More importantly, the Ancient Baye Tribe did not lack iron. Their cavalry archers were all equipped with four to five full barrels of iron arrows!
"Your Highness, it seems like these enemies are up to something.”
Baiqi looked at the cavalry archers charging at him, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"The riding and archery tactics are fine against the soldiers on the plains who don't have armor, but it's completely useless against us who are wearing full sets of armor.”
Li Yu said confidently.
"Then these slave warriors…"
Bai Qi pointed at another group of people in the battle formation.
They were the servant army that Li Yu had previously subdued. As Li Yu did not completely trust them, he did not give them too good equipment.
If the enemy cavalry archers were to shoot arrows at their own formation, then the slave warriors would be in trouble if they were only wearing leather armor.
"This is a chance to test if I can trust them completely.”
Li Yu said in a deep voice.
While they were talking, the 50,000 archers of the Ancient Baye Tribe had already rushed to the front of the battle formation. They did not directly charge into the battle formation. Instead, they took turns to shoot arrows at the inner part of the battle formation.
The rain of arrows covered the sky and covered the earth, hitting the bodies of the Dragon City Iron Guards and the Back Wei Army. However, they only left a scratch on their bodies before they bounced off and fell to the ground.
Bai Qi wielded his sword, and his sword techniques were sharp and fierce. He cut off the arrows that were flying towards him and Li Yu.
On the other hand, the Slaves weren't having a good time.
The sound of sharp objects cutting through flesh could be heard one after another. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of soldiers were killed or injured.
The ancient tribe of Bayeo did not lack iron, but their arrow production was a little lacking. Therefore, those who were shot did not die immediately. Instead, they lay on the ground and screamed.
Hearing the wails, a commotion broke out among the Slaves.
They really wanted to dodge the arrows, but after looking at Li Yu, they gave up.
They were already used to acting according to Li Yu's orders. Now that Li Yu did not give the order, their thoughts were actually not to flee in all directions, but to stand where they were and wait.
More and more arrows landed on the battlefield, and more and more Slave Soldiers were injured.
However, no matter how much they screamed and wailed, no matter how afraid they were, they did not scatter or flee for their lives.
"These people have already been tamed by us.”
Li Yu looked coldly at the wounded Slaves and said.
"These people are still useful. Should we let the Wei Army block for them?”
Baiqi asked.
"No, the slave warriors are indeed useful, but they are nothing more than cannon fodder. I don't want cannon fodder, so I can only ask the enemy to 'cleanse' them for me.”
Li Yu said.
"Yes."
Bai Qi nodded and said nothing more.
The Slaves were indeed suffering great losses, but they weren't just wailing. Some of them even picked up their weapons and cut off the arrows.
This kind of person was the kind of warrior that Li Yu wanted, not a pure cannon fodder.
"Damn it, what is the armor of these people made of?”
Da Tuo, who was riding on his horse, looked at the battle formation and grumbled angrily.
He had already lost many of his iron arrows, but aside from killing a group of Turkic traitors, he had done nothing else.
He had to change his battle strategy.
" Stop shooting!" Da Tuo turned around and ordered loudly," Charge into the enemy's formation!”
Upon hearing the order, the cavalry archers who were running around in circles stopped shooting and gathered together. They formed an orderly formation and charged towards the enemy's formation.
These cavalrymen were the elites of the Ancient Baye Tribe. They didn't need the commander to say anything and automatically divided into several groups to attack from all directions.
The purpose of this was to make the enemy's battle formation unable to focus on defending a single position, weakening all the soldiers at the outermost perimeter, causing them to gradually lose their stamina and be broken through.
However, what they encountered were the Dragon City Iron Guards.
"The enemy cavalry is charging! Everyone, defend!"
A loud shout rang out from within the formation.
Upon hearing the order, the Dragon City Iron Guard soldiers placed their shields on the ground and placed their spears on the shields. These two-meter-tall men in heavy armor were all in horse stance, ready to face the incoming attack.
The cavalrymen ran very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had already collided with the Dragon City Iron Guards at the outermost part of the battle formation.
Their warhorses slammed against the shields with all their might, as if they were trying to open up a path.
However, the shields of the Dragon City Iron Guards were all made of metal. Moreover, they were half the height of a person, so they were not easy to break.
The enemy's warhorses kept ramming against the shield, shattering their own neck bones, but the shield did not budge at all.
Not only did the Dragon City Iron Guards have tough shields, but they also had long spears. They stabbed forward fiercely and directly pierced through all the enemy cavalry in a line. The power was terrifying.
"Wuwuwu!"
"Ah!"
"Don't kill me!"
“……”
The cavalrymen of the Ancient Baye Tribe let out a series of wails. Those cavalrymen who dared to charge into the battle formation were all killed in a short period of time.
As the one who initiated the attack, the cavalrymen of the Ancient Baye Tribe had lost at least a few thousand men!
On the other hand, the Dragon City Iron Guards on the defensive side did not suffer any casualties. This group of strong men, who were more than two meters tall, were covered in blood. They stared at the cavalry archers like evil ghosts.
Da Tuo was too ashamed to go back and see Wu Yetu when he had the upper hand and fought like this.
However, these Dragon City Iron Guards were not Li Yu's trump card.
"Men, fire the cannons."
Li Yu ordered.
Taking advantage of the cavalrymen's failed attack and retreat, the Tang army opened a gap in the battle formation. Two hundred cannons were pushed out by the Beiwei Army and aimed at the enemy.
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