Three days later——
Lantian Camp.
Early in the morning, Lantian Camp was extremely busy. At this time in the past, the cavalry would be preparing to start a new day of training.
But today, there was no training in the whole camp, but there was a sense of urgency that the war was coming. Whether it was ordinary soldiers or leading generals, they all had "Today's battle, we will win" written on their faces.
It’s the beginning of time.
Woo, woo, woo.
With the sound of several clear horns, a cavalry team galloped out from the Lantian Camp. In the wilderness outside the camp, there was already a cavalry team of thousands of people lined up.
"Father!"
Halfway up the mountain, Liu Chan, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, said to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang with a smile: "I will definitely win today's battle."
"Otherwise, it's not the case." Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, in order to make the competition fair and just, I also sent out five thousand cavalry." After saying that, he paused and said, "In this way, your Majesty may be able to win a small victory."
Five thousand versus five thousand?
No, this is not what Liu Chan wants.
"Xiangfu!" Liu Chan refused: "What I want is to win with less, not to win evenly. What's more, if Xiangfu also has five thousand cavalry, then even if I win, it will be a weak victory."<
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Today's competition is not a matter of life and death.
As prime minister, Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan were monarchs and ministers, but in fact, Liu Chan always regarded him as his elder, so in this competition, Zhuge Liang did not want to gain the numerical advantage.
After all, the two cavalry have been training step by step for more than half a year, but they have not yet reached the point where they can ride on the world.
I originally thought that if the two cavalry were equal in number, it would be enough to compete, but when he just proposed to compete with 5,000 cavalry, Liu Chan said that he could not win without force.
Although Zhuge Liang seemed calm and calm on the surface, he was somewhat curious about the cavalry that had been lined up neatly in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain.
While they were talking, the cavalry from the Lantian Camp had already arrived in front of the formation. Liu Chan, who was standing on the mountainside, looked carefully. There were definitely not 10,000 cavalry in the Lantian Camp. They looked to be about the same number as his Xixiaochang cavalry.
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"Father, since you only sent out five thousand cavalry;" Liu Chan said with a smile: "Then I will challenge you with three thousand cavalry." Then he said to Fu'an: "Send the order to withdraw two thousand cavalry."
"No!"
Fu'an immediately agreed, then took out two small flags, one black and one white, waved them twice at the foot of the mountain, and then quickly swung them back.
Zhuge Liang took it very seriously. He was naturally very familiar with the eunuch Fu'an.
Just after the black and white flags in his hand fell, the Xixiaochang cavalry at the foot of the mountain took action. The cavalry at the rear immediately retreated back. It seemed that the number should be about two thousand.
This scene really surprised Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
It seems that the emperor is confident today.
In this case, Zhuge Liang would not hesitate to reduce the number of troops, because he has already seen that if he withdraws another two thousand people, the emperor may also reduce the number. If this continues, the competition will be meaningless.
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"Your Majesty!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Can the competition begin?"
The two cavalrymen at the foot of the mountain have lined up in order, waiting for instructions from halfway up the mountain, and they are about to attack each other.
"Let's start!" Liu Chan said calmly.
As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, a war drum standing not far away started beating immediately.
Boom, boom, boom.
After the three-tone drum sounds, it means that today's battle has officially begun.
Liu Chan was relatively relaxed, but Wang Yuanji, who was sitting not far from him, clenched her hands unconsciously and looked nervously at the wilderness below the mountain.
"Kill!"
Suddenly there was a loud shout from the bottom of the mountain, and the first to take action was the cavalry from Lantian Camp. Five thousand light cavalry beat their horses and whipped their whips, approaching the three thousand Xixiaochang cavalry on the opposite side.
Seeing that the cavalry on the opposite side had activated, Guo Huai glanced at Tian Mu and then at Yang Tongshan, and all three of them smiled knowingly.
Stay where you are.
The three thousand cavalrymen, like Guo Huai and the others, just watched from a distance, watching the cavalrymen from Lantian Camp charging towards them.
Before the battle begins, the two cavalry groups must be thousands of paces away from each other.
The cavalry of Lantian Camp began to attack. The distance between the two cavalry was getting closer and closer. Liu Chan watched carefully and looked at the cavalry of Lantian Camp. They were actually in very good condition because they were also equipped with horseshoes and stirrups.
Saddle.
The knights slapped their horses and galloped while waving their scimitars.
At least the scene seemed more calm than the previous cavalry.
If today is a simple cavalry fight, Liu Chan is not sure that he will definitely win this contest.
After all, the soldiers trained by Zhuge Liang will not be easily defeated. You must know that in history, even if the Shu Han people were sparse, they also had few cavalry capable of fighting.
However, even infantry can defeat Sima Yi and prevent him from leaving the stronghold.
Sima Yi had a large number of Cao Wei cavalry in his hands, and he had an absolute advantage in terms of number of troops. However, facing Prime Minister Zhuge, he could only choose to retreat.
Therefore, if you want to confront the Prime Minister head-on, you are asking for trouble.
But Liu Chan is not worried now, because he has also made special arrangements today, and they are arrangements that can determine victory or defeat in one battle.
The Xixiaochang cavalry who had been staying in place finally started to take action when the Lantian cavalry was still five or six hundred paces away from them.
Tian Mu and Yang Tongshan, who were on the left and right sides, made forward gestures almost at the same time.
However, the cavalry they led did not move very fast and could not be considered galloping. They could be described as walking.
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Zhuge Liang was also a little confused when he saw this.
What does this mean?
We are already at a numerical disadvantage, so we need to divide our troops?
But soon, he was shocked.
Because he had already seen that Yang Tongshan and Tian Mu led their respective cavalry to extend to both sides, and the cavalry in Xixiaochang had already formed a fan shape.
The cavalry of the Lantian camp was led by Guan Xing. He also noticed something was wrong while running. What kind of trick was the emperor's cavalry doing?
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In a cavalry battle, shouldn't there be a direct confrontation, and then both sides engage in a horse fight to compete on both sides' riding skills, as well as martial arts?
This——
Before he could figure it out, Guo Huai, who was in the middle, suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist and shouted loudly: "Kill!"
In an instant, a thousand-man cavalry team immediately started and rushed straight towards the Lantian cavalry led by Guan Xing.
Seeing that the opponent had launched an attack, Guan Xing also became interested. As for Yang Tongshan and Tian Mu on both sides, he planned to put them aside and defeat Guo Huai first, and then defeat them one by one.
After all, he now has the numerical advantage.
However, Guo Huai sprinted forward for a while, and suddenly slowed down again. Just when there were still more than 200 steps left with Guan Xing's cavalry, the thousand cavalry led by Guo Huai suddenly stopped again.
At the moment Guo Huai stopped, Yang Tongshan and Tian Mu on both sides suddenly accelerated their speed. They immediately raised their horses and whips, and rushed straight to the outer flanks of Guan Xing.
"Kill!"
Tian Mu shouted loudly, and in an instant, the cavalry soldier behind him quickly took out a short bow, galloped forward, and bent the bow to nock an arrow.
Whoosh, whoosh!
In an instant, arrows were flying, which made Guan Xing a little confused for a moment. This is a competition. What kind of operation are you doing by just shooting arrows?
Do you want to shoot us?
You know, when fighting in close combat, both sides know how to use light and heavy hand, at least they will not hurt each other, but this arrow does not have eyes.
"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang was also surprised and asked hurriedly: "Why did you shoot the arrow?"
Zhuge Liang had the same idea as Guan Xing. After all, both sides were cavalrymen of the Han Dynasty. This was just a competition. The competition could determine the winner, but it could not cause casualties.
However, Liu Chan smiled and said: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Xiang. How can I shoot my big Han cavalry?" Then he pointed at the cavalry at the foot of the mountain and said with a smile: "Look, Mr. Xiang!"
Zhuge Liang heard the sound and looked down the mountain. He saw the cavalrymen on both sides of Yang Tongshan and Tian Mu, shooting arrows at the galloping Lantian cavalry, but no one fell off their horses.
This——
What's going on?
Zhuge Liang was also confused. After all, arrows don't have eyes. What's more, since the emperor chooses to release the arrow, it will definitely cause some damage.
However, no one was injured.
Moreover, in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain, it was not just Yang Tongshan and Tian Mu who were shooting arrows on both sides. Even Guo Huai's troops, who had stopped, were cruising back and forth and taking the opportunity to bend their bows and shoot arrows.
The cavalry led by Guan Xing was already in disarray. In a short time, the five thousand cavalry led by Guan Xing were surrounded by the cavalry in Xixiaochang.
The arrow split.
However, this arrow is extremely fast, and it shoots more and more arrows.
Poof——
A feathered arrow hit Guan Xing on the left side of his face with a pop.
Guan Xing looked shocked, but after being shocked, he realized that his face felt pain, but it was as if someone had slapped him in the face, and he did not feel the sting of the arrow piercing his body.
The next moment, Guan Xing's eyes and hands were quick, and he caught an approaching feather arrow.
This——
Guan Xing was stunned. Not only did these feather arrows have no arrowheads, but they were also wrapped with a soft object in the place where the arrowheads were. Therefore, when this thing is shot on a person, it will only feel a collision and will not cause any harm.
them.
But——
Looking at the feather arrow in his hand, Guan Xing understood instantly.
They lost.
Because if these feather arrows were not made of soft cloth, but sharp arrows, most of them would have been killed, so how could they compete with their opponents?
While Guan Xing was stunned, the Xixiaochang cavalry who had been wandering around the Lantian cavalry slowly stopped and their arrows also stopped shooting.
Halfway up the mountain.
Liu Chan said with a smile: "I agree, Xiangfu."
The overall situation has been decided. Liu Chan used 3,000 cavalry to defeat Zhuge Liang's 5,000 cavalry. Strictly speaking, the two cavalry forces had not yet formally contacted each other, and they had already decided the winner.
Both sides at the foot of the mountain had stopped. Zhuge Liang naturally knew that the contest between him and the Emperor was over, and he had indeed lost.
Because according to the competition agreement, once the competition begins, the two of them can only watch the battle as spectators. As for how the cavalry at the foot of the mountain fights, they can no longer fight.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has won, I admit defeat."
I was expecting an exciting and exciting battle, but the battle came to an end so quickly.
Wang Yuanji, who was watching the battle, seemed to have not reacted before the match was over.
This——
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