278 The Power of the Steel Bow
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After discovering the Yongzhou Army's scout team, Zhu Zilie did not rush to launch an offensive. He first lowered the height, made a gesture with the ground team, then put away his body and flew quickly towards the Yongzhou Army's scout team.
The scorpion-tailed tiger has a flight height of only about two thousand meters. However, if you look at the ground, if you don’t pay attention, you can only barely see the appearance of the scorpion-tailed tiger. It is difficult to find the knight hidden on the back after the huge flesh wing of the scorpion-tailed tiger.
Those who can become scouts among the scorpion-tailed tiger cavalry are all keen eyes. When they were about five or six miles away from the Yongzhou army's scout, Zhu Zilie could see the other party's configuration and the terrain environment they were in.
As expected, this is a team led by third-grade blood coagulation martial artists.
There is a very simple way to judge the opponent's strength, which is to look at their armor and weapons.
The Yongzhou Army is not as rich as Changding Army. Only martial artists in the Blood Coagulation Realm can wear pure iron armor.
Iron armor has a great amplification effect on internal strength. Only when used on blood coagulation martial artists can the role of iron armor be better played. If used for ordinary soldiers, they can only use the defense of iron armor to the minimum extent.
The fourth-rank Wuzong of the Yongzhou Army was qualified to wear steel armor, or second-class steel armor.
Seeing that the scorpion-tailed tiger had attracted the attention of the other party, Zhu Zilie did not continue to approach, and slapped the scorpion-tailed tiger's back twice. The scorpion-tailed tiger roared twice, then flew back quickly and met with the ground troops.
The Yongzhou Army, the scout unit, is of course the elite among the elite. Only the strong in the army are qualified to take on this position.
After all, once you encounter the other party, it will be a tough battle. Only powerful scouts can avoid the other party's pursuit and pass the news back to the army.
The 70,000 troops that the Yongzhou army escaped from Yongchang City were among the hundreds of thousands of troops in Yongzhou. After a long battle, the elite troops survived the pursuit of millions of coalition forces in the three states. The poorest ones were long eliminated by the coalition forces of the three states.
Therefore, this Yongzhou Army scout team, the team leader Lu Ding, a third-grade mid-term martial artist, three iron armored long sword cavalry and two light armored archers, are all second-grade warriors, and their strength is quite considerable.
The lower the strength of a soldier, the better the effect of getting the blood and energy of the army. The worse the effect of being suppressed by the opponent's military force and energy, and the stronger the strength, the opposite is true.
After all, the real combat power of these ordinary soldiers who do not cultivate internal strength is more reflected in their qualities, while the strong are reflected in their internal strength and literary spirit.
The role of military power mainly lies in internal strength, increase and suppression of literary energy.
It’s like a soldier with only ten combat power. With the support of the military force, he may double his combat power, reach twenty combat power, and be suppressed by the opponent’s military force and blood. In addition, the influence of military formations, morale, etc., the amplitude will usually change between eight and twelve.
The increase in the military with a combat power of 100 is not obvious, but if it is suppressed by the enemy's blood, it will often reduce the battle by nearly half, and it may end up with only fifty or sixty in the end.
In a word, large-scale military battles pay more attention to the physical quality of soldiers, rather than the power cultivated by martial arts, internal strength, literary energy, etc.
Practicing martial arts can better improve physical strength, while practicing literary skills will not have much effect on physical enhancement. This is also an important reason why literary practitioners cannot exert their combat effectiveness in large-scale military wars.
In large-scale military wars, unless the army has a fairly average quality, it can maximize the gap between the soldiers and generals of its own army.
Wang Kang, a veteran of hundreds of battles, naturally understood this truth. Even if a large army fights, even a sixth- and seventh-grade strongman may die. To play the role of a strongman in the army, the best thing is to use it in small-scale battles, such as hundreds of thousands of vanguard battalions, or scout troops.
The hundreds of scout teams sent by the Yongzhou Army are basically the same as those of Lu Ding. Even if the scout team of Qianyuan Guard is not weak, the configuration is far superior to the other party. If you are not careful, you may be killed by the other party!
From another perspective, if we can completely suppress the scouts of the Yongzhou Army, it will be the amazing results of hundreds of third-grade blood-coagulation martial artists and fifth- and six hundred second-grade warriors, which will definitely greatly weaken the strength of the Yongzhou Army.
According to the judgment of Kuang Pu and Gong Chuichi, among the more than 100,000 troops of the Yongzhou Army, there are no more than 500 Blood Coagulation Realm Martial Arts, and no more than 3,000 second-grade warriors!
Lu Ding frowned and looked at the shadows away, then turned his eyes to a knight who carried a car and killed a horse and a long sword: "Zeng Fan, have you noticed that the closer you get to Tianshui County, the more these scorpion-tailed tigers appear?"
It is quite common to use air cavalry to explore the way, or to train flying monsters and ferocious birds to monitor movements.
Among the scout teams of Yongzhou Army, more than a dozen teams arranged air cavalry, and the situation in the air was also something that the scout team must pay attention to.
Zeng Fan smiled and said disapprovingly: "Captain Lu, do you think these scorpion-tailed tigers were sent by Chang Dingjun?"
"Didn't Master Zhou Mu say that these scorpion-tailed tigers are monsters on Huya Ridge. Datong County is right next to Huya Ridge. We march towards Datong County and it is normal to see monsters on Huya Ridge."
Another long sword knight also smiled and said, "It is. The scorpion-tailed tiger is a fourth-grade monster. The Changding Army of Tianshui County, but he has mastered the secret method of steelmaking and his armor is sharp. How could he control so many scorpion-tailed tigers?"
Lu Ding also felt it was impossible, so he nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, please be careful and pay attention to the situation around you."
"Although Tianshui County only has 30,000 to 40,000 troops, its armor is sharp and it is said that it has defeated 200,000 Yellow Turban Army, and its strength is certainly not weak."
Zeng Fan laughed: "Captain Lu may not be too cautious. So what if the armor of the soldiers is sharp? Can you even protect the eyes, throat and other vital points? Can an ordinary mountain villager block the sharp blade in our hands by wearing any steel armor?"
The success of this period of time, with successive victories, and the 70,000 troops more than doubled, which made Zeng Fan and others' confidence soar, and they were disdainful of the so-called Changding Army.
"Lao Zeng, stop kidding. How can steel armor and steel soldiers be used for village men and women? No matter how many steels the Changding Army has, it is impossible to waste like this? I heard that the Changding Army has two or three thousand sets of fine steel armor, tens of thousands of steel swords and swords, and there are a large number of them, but there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."
The Long Sword Knight followed and said, "The Yellow Turban Army is just a strong villager. You can use a thousand-man cavalry to disperse it. How can the combat power be compared with our Yongzhou Army?"
"It would be great if we could meet Chang Ding Army's scout team. Chang Ding Army has so many steel armored soldiers, the scout team's equipment will definitely be almost the same."
"I'm afraid that the scout team that wiped out the opponent's side can get two or three steel soldiers, or even a complete set of armor!"
Zeng Fan licked his chapped lips and said excitedly: "Mr. Zhou Mu has already said that as long as he wiped out the other side's scout team, all the seizures will belong to us."
"If you get the steel armor, of course it is for Captain Lu. However, if you do, Lao Fan will not be humble to all brothers. This iron knife is long time ago."
Another cavalryman with a long sword smiled and said, "Old Zeng, don't dream. If the Changding Army's tens of thousands of farmers' troops were attacking, they would probably be scared to hide in the early days. How dare you send scouts to die!"
Lu Ding's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly: "You all think so?"
When Zeng Fan saw Lu Ding's face was solemn, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Don't Captain Lu think so?"
Lu Ding said in a deep voice: "If the Changding Army was so easy to deal with, how could the Southern Barbarian Army form an alliance with the Changding Army, and even marry his only daughter to Chu He! If the Changding Army was not strong enough, even if the Southern Barbarian Army did not take action, the other rebels would definitely swallow it in one go, how could he keep him in Tianshui County for a good time!"
He looked at everyone coldly: "Although we are not very clear about the strength of the Changding Army, we can judge from this point of view that the Changding Army is terrible, otherwise we would not have to dispatch more than 100,000 troops to attack Datong County!"
"Mr. Zhou Mu even felt that Chang Dingjun would take the initiative, so he specially reminded me to be careful and prevent it."
"No matter what, you can't be careless, otherwise don't blame the ruthless military law!"
When everyone heard Lu Ding say this, they suddenly felt amazement in their hearts, all of whom felt that Lu Ding’s words were reasonable. Even if there was no military law, they would not dare to be careless.
At this moment, the six-person team was slightly scattered and half-moon-shaped patrols around, while carefully checking the situation. One of the knights also took out a charcoal pen to outline the terrain and mountain landscapes everywhere.
Not long after, Lu Ding's ears moved, and he heard the sound of horse hooves sounded rapidly. He suddenly felt a sudden roar in his heart, and he quickly roared and summoned the team members back.
The scout teams of the Yongzhou Army were each responsible for one area, where there was a rush of horse hooves, and it was judged that the number of nearly ten cavalry was definitely not the Yongzhou Army.
Zhu Zilie ordered the scouts to launch an offensive and fight head-on with the Yongzhou Army, which was also a helpless choice.
The other party was too cautious, the formation was scattered, and the route of travel was constantly changing. He wanted to ambush in advance and could not find a suitable place, and it was impossible to approach the other party quietly without being discovered by the Yongzhou army. He simply attacked directly and wiped out the Yongzhou army scout team head-on.
The six scouts of the Yongzhou Army gathered together. At this time, the cavalry of Changding Army had already appeared in their sight.
When Lu Ding saw the scout of Chang Ding's army coming, his heart suddenly trembled.
Even Lu Ding is like this, let alone Zeng Fan and others.
These ten cavalry of the Changding Army were really beyond their expectations.
All ten people were covered in black armor. Although it was not clear whether it was forged in stainless steel, it must have been iron armor, and the protection area was outrageous.
Zeng Fan previously said that they could protect their eyes, throat and other vital points, but the facts are really protected.
These ten knights have face armor protection, and their throat, neck and neck are also covered with layers of armor. From head to toe, they are covered with black armor. If they want to kill the knights inside, they must pierce the black armor, or use gravity to strike them to death.
What shocked Lu Ding and others the most was that even the horses under their seats also had armor to protect the vital points. I didn't know what to say to Lu Ding.
Seeing that his subordinates were all frightened, Lu Ding roared: "What a Chang Ding Army, it's true that it's not as expected by Lord Zhou Mu, and he dares to take the initiative!"
"This time our team is about to develop! If we can kill the opponent, all these steel armored and steel soldiers will belong to us!"
When everyone heard this, they were immediately excited. They were all second-grade warriors, so they were afraid of scouts from Changding Army.
The better the equipment on these people, does it mean that the higher the value! Even if it is iron armor, a piece of armor is worth at least a thousand taels of silver. With those steel knives and other things, it is probably not as much as 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver.
As long as they win this battle, they can even retire directly. There is absolutely no problem to be a rich man!
Although in order to stimulate their morale, Lu Ding and others have tried their best to estimate the value of Chang Ding Army scouts, they never expected that the valuation of 30,000 to 40,000 silver vehicles was even less valuable than the equipment of a Chang Ding Army scout!
A scout of the Changding Army, with people and horses, weighed more than 500 kilograms. Not to mention the additional value of the armored steel bow, the value of steel alone exceeded 5,000 taels of silver.
A set of stainless steel armor has already been sold for 30,000 taels of silver outside!
No matter what, in the eyes of Lu Ding and other local bullies, 30,000 to 40,000 taels of silver were already an incomprehensible number, and morale must have risen. Even with his eyes glowing, he looked at the ten rushing cavalry of Changding Army, as if he was watching silver mountains rushing towards him.
"Everyone obeys the order! Get ready to fight!"
Lu Ding raised the ghost head and thick-backed knife in his hand, and squeezed the horse's belly with both feet. The ghost head sword shone white light, and rushed towards Chang Dingjun with one horse first!
Zeng Fan and others also roared wildly, and the three long sword knights dragged their big swords and followed Lu Ding closely.
The two archers were slightly behind, with a half-open bow in their hands, and four sharp arrows were already sandwiched between their fingers. Once the opponent entered the shooting range, they could fire four arrows in a short time to kill the enemy to the greatest extent!
The archer who can become a scout team is extremely skilled in archery skills, and can shoot rabbits a hundred steps away while running!
Even if the opponent was hiding in the iron can, as long as it was not the steel armor, two second-grade archers were still confident that they would shoot sharp arrows into the grille armor and directly take the opponent's life!
Stimulated by the wealth of the Yongzhou army, the scouts burst out ten times of their morale and came to fight, but the ten scouts and cavalry of Changding Army were fearless!
One person and one horse weigh more than 4,000 kilograms. If it weren't for the specially selected excellent horse mounts, it would be difficult to bear such weight. Although it was only ten horses, it stirred up dust in the sky. The sound of horse trampling was like thunder, and it ran out of the momentum of thousands of troops.
Chen Shan, led by Chu Gu, was headed by the two-pound bell, galloping rapidly in a triangular storm formation, getting closer and closer to the six cavalry of the Yongzhou Army, and the contact war was about to break out!
Chapter completed!