"Ask Zhang Shigui to send a group of cavalry to support."

"yes!"

Chu Tian did not expect that he would cause such a big commotion by following the example of the Turkic prince Ashina Sheer and provoking the Goguryeo army.

Tens of thousands of Korean cavalry rushed out in a mighty and mighty manner that stretched for several miles.

This was an unexpected incident that no one expected. There were only three thousand Tang troops guarding the pontoon on the other side of the river.

The Tang Army's large forces began to reinforce the position of the floating bridge upstream.

Chu Tian led a group of cavalry to the pontoon bridge urgently to meet Li Guang and Di Qing.

The general on the left of the Tang army, the Duke of Guo, Zhang Shigui, was on the other side of the river, leading three thousand Tang troops to camp. When he saw Li Guang and Di Qing leading tens of thousands of Korean cavalry, he wanted to curse for no reason.

The Tang army's strong field combat ability does not mean that it can cope with the impact of tens of thousands of Goryeo cavalry at all times.

"Form up!"

Zhang Shigui commanded the Tang army to form the Queyue Formation with their backs to the river, with sharp infantry pointing to the outside, and the Tang army's crossbowmen at the rear.

There was also a Tang Army cavalry guarding the flanks.

"The Tang Army's phalanx is ahead, what should we do?"

"Kill over and destroy the Tang Army's pontoon bridge!"

Eulji Mundek assessed the situation and saw that the deal was already done. The morale of the Goryeo army was greatly increased because of the provocation. They simply did not stop and launched an offensive against the Tang army on the other side of the river.

The Tang army fired thousands of crossbows, and hundreds of Koryo cavalry fell. More and more Koryo cavalry emerged from behind, as if black clouds were about to swallow up three thousand Tang troops.

Zhang Shigui was caught in a bitter battle. The Goryeo cavalry was armed with thousands of arrows, and the arrows fell on the Tang army's shield! Occasionally, sharp arrows were shot from the gaps in the shield array into the Tang army's formation!

When an infantryman of the Tang Army was hit by an arrow and fell down, the soldiers in the rear row immediately made up for him.

Facing the cavalry, if there is a flaw in the phalanx, it will soon be broken through.

The Tang army's crossbows were more fierce than the opponent's cavalry, and they shot down the opposing cavalry one after another.

The Goryeo cavalry, led by Eulji Mundeok, did not use light cavalry to attack the Tang army's tight phalanx. Instead, they avoided the Tang army's formation and used the arrow rain caused by cavalry shooting to attack the Tang army.

Although the Goryeo cavalry suffered heavy losses, it was worth sacrificing three or four Goryeo cavalry in exchange for one Tang army.

"Call the heavy cavalry!"

Goguryeo general Gao Yanshou was alerted and came to join the battle in person.

He was also a famous historical hero of Goguryeo, but he met the Heavenly Khan Li Shimin.

The elite cavalry of the Goguryeo army were thrown into the battlefield, intending to decide the outcome in a single battle.

Five thousand heavy cavalry arrived subsequently, planning to launch a heavy cavalry assault on the Tang Army soldiers defending the pontoon bridge.

This heavy cavalry wears heavy armor, which is somewhat similar to the armor style of the Central Plains cavalry, but there are subtle differences.

The appearance of the Goguryeo heavy cavalry made Zhang Shigui's face even more ugly.

Three thousand Tang troops could not defeat five thousand heavy cavalry and tens of thousands of light cavalry.

If it must be said, Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army, Li Siye's Modao Team and other special Tang Dynasty troops can do it...but not Zhang Shigui.

"It's really unacceptable to ask me to use heavy cavalry for only 3,000 Tang Dynasty cavalry."

Under the protection of a group of elite soldiers, Goguryeo general Gao Yanshou personally went to the front line to command the siege of three thousand Tang troops.

There were at least dozens of military generals and hundreds of soldiers around him, so he was not afraid of the Tang army.

Qin Qiong, the fierce general of the Tang army, has died of illness, military god Li Jing is critically ill, Cheng Zhijie is staying in Chang'an, and Yuchi Jingde is in his sixties with gray hair. The only ones who can charge into the battle are a group of young generals.

The appearance of five thousand Goguryeo heavy cavalry on the battlefield meant that the decisive battle between Goguryeo and the Tang army across the river had begun.

Some of the Goguryeo cavalry dismounted and used long bows to shoot at the Tang army. Both sides fired arrows at each other.

As long as some people in the Tang army were slack or timid, and some turned around and ran away, destroying the formation, then the heavy cavalry could completely defeat this Tang army.

However, what surprised the Goguryeo army was that although the Tang army was sparse in number, they still maintained the Queyue Formation composed of spears, crossbows, and horse-drawn carriages, and no one escaped back to the other side of the river without authorization.

The main force of the Tang army on the other side of the river was crossing the pontoon bridge to support Zhang Shigui.

One thousand cavalrymen under Zhang Shigui were ready to attack the large number of Goguryeo cavalrymen.

"You join my cavalry!"

The elderly Zhang Shigui recruited Li Guang and Di Qing.

His age no longer allows him to charge into battle personally, but Li Guang and Di Qing can serve as the vanguard of the Tang cavalry.

Li Guang and Di Qing stirred up a hornet's nest and fled back to the Tang Army's square formation. When Zhang Shigui had an idea, they immediately joined the Tang Army's cavalry.

Among the cavalry of the Tang army, a Tang soldier in white holds a Fangtian painted halberd and carries two bows at his waist.

When he saw Li Guang and Di Qing, who were both physically strong, he was eager to try.

It was Li Guang and Di Qing who angered the Goguryeo army just now. These two men were so powerful that even General Zhang Shigui decided to temporarily use them as vanguards.

The main force of the Tang army on the other side of the river relied on pontoon bridges for reinforcements. The chance of a decisive victory for the Goguryeo army disappeared and they gradually became uneasy.

"retreat."

Gao Yanshou saw that there was nothing he could do, so he ordered the Goguryeo army to withdraw from this place.
Chapter completed!