Countless yurts are connected, white as mushrooms blooming on the vast land, with the cold wind raging. Some flags are hunting in the wind, crackling and exploding, the smoke that has just emerged is blown away without a trace in an instant, and some cattle and sheep are bleating.
Wailing and complaining about the damn weather.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid hoofbeats broke the silence. The cows and sheep were startled and stood up one after another. They looked up at a cavalry rushing down the hillside in front of them. The shepherd dogs even yelled crazily. The sound alarmed the people in the yurt. They came out one by one to watch and interact with each other.
inquire about.
Someone shouted: "Damn it, is it possible that one of our own people is back?"
"Is it possible that the danger has been eliminated and we won't fight?"
"It looks like the costumes of our tribe. Are the men really back?"
"Who knows, it's too cold, go back to the house, go back to the house, baby, is the meal ready?"
In the distance, among the cavalry rushing down, Cheng Chumo was leading the way. He was wearing the captured clothes. Qin Huaidao asked for it before leaving. He was holding a horse in his hand, and his blood was boiling. Finally, he could have a good battle. Seeing that the Xiwandan tribe in front was actually
No one rushed out to stop me, which was a bit surprising.
Cheng Chubi also chased after him on horseback and shouted: "You don't think of us as your own, do you? That's great, why don't you just rush down and kill us."
"Don't act recklessly. If you are trapped in a siege and cannot break out, the consequences will be serious." Cheng Chumo reminded, then turned around and shouted: "Brothers, follow us closely, plan a challenge, and charge closer before taking action."
Everyone also saw that something was wrong with the Xiwandan Department. They were supposed to send people out to intercept them, but none of them were there. Is this arrogance? Or did they treat everyone as one of their own?
But no matter what, it's a good thing.
Everyone beat their horses and rushed faster and faster.
The abnormal behavior immediately attracted the attention of the Siwandan tribe. If they really should have slowed down a long time ago, many people realized that something was wrong, got on their horses, and shouted: "Enemy attack, warning!"
"Woo-"
A deep, deep and long horn sound sounded, spreading all around.
When the young men heard this voice, they rushed out of the yurt, holding bows and arrows in their hands. They jumped on their horses and started to assemble. They saw countless rockets roaring towards them. They were also coming from the direction of the wind. The rockets were burning fiercely. They were obviously added with grease or something, and they flew so fast.
It's farther than usual.
More than two thousand rockets fell instantly, creating a meteor shower.
Countless blooms were ignited, and the fire swelled in the wind and burned quickly. Many people were shot and fell to the ground wailing, but no one bothered to save them. They rushed out one after another. Someone shouted: "Quick, rush up."
Stop them and kill them all."
One after another, the cavalry rushed out of the camp and met them with a hail of arrows.
These Khitan cavalry were also fierce. They charged into the rain of arrows and began to draw their bows and arrows in preparation for a counterattack. However, they found that the attackers turned their horses and whizzed away to one side. They did not rush into the camp but continued to fire arrows.
Many people fell off their horses and screamed, but more people rushed out of the camp and chased them, like a large moving black cloud, and weird howling sounds came from their mouths.
Seeing that he had succeeded in meeting the enemy, Cheng Chumo was not reluctant to fight. He led the army and rushed away. He looked back from time to time and saw a large group of people chasing him. However, it seemed that there were not five thousand people, but at most three or four thousand, which was a bit strange.
I'm willing, but things have already happened, and I can't kill him back.
If two thousand men fight against three or four thousand men, even if they win, they will suffer heavy losses.
"Haha, it's a little less than expected, but it's not bad. Slow down and don't lose it." Cheng Chuliang shouted.
"Stay in formation, don't run too far." Cheng Chumo turned around and shouted, reminding the Turkic soldiers behind him.
Once the team disperses, the pursuers will inevitably disperse as well, and it will be troublesome if the trap cannot be installed.
Worried that the enemy would not pursue him, Cheng Chumo shouted: "Don't be too fast. The brothers behind will shoot arrows for me. Let's follow the wind and shoot far away to kill them."
When the Turkic soldiers heard the truth, they slowed down one after another, drew their bows and nocked arrows, turned around, and fired at the pursuers. The arrows took advantage of the wind and shot much farther than before. Although they were not accurate, it didn't matter, the number covered them.
Cheng Chumo saw that the archery effect was not very good, so he shouted: "Throw, it's time to throw."
Ejection means shooting at the sky, relying on the inertia of the free fall of the arrows to kill the enemy. It is also not accurate, but when the number is large, the lethality is also amazing. The key is that after the arrows are ejected, they fly into the air. When the wind blows, they can fly further.
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Seeing countless arrows falling into the enemy, some people kept falling off their horses, everyone's eyes brightened, and they continued to throw arrows at the enemy. The pursuers were unwilling to fight back with arrows, but when the wind blew, the range was reduced by one-third less than usual, and the distance was reduced.
Everyone fell down one after another after still some distance.
Cheng Chumo estimated the distance and shouted excitedly: "Slow down a little more and fuck them."
"Hahaha, fuck them." The Turkic soldiers laughed excitedly. They could shoot each other, but the other party couldn't shoot them. What was there to be afraid of? They all continued to draw their bows and release arrows, feeling extremely relaxed.
After several rounds of arrows, the pursuers lost hundreds of people, but they were also screamed and screamed by the excitement, their hearts were filled with anger, and they narrowed their eyes with hatred. They ignored everything and chased wildly.
You chased me all the way, and we were not far from the encirclement.
Cheng Chumo saw that the team was still scattered. He looked back and saw that the pursuers were even more scattered. He quickly shouted: "Quick, stop shooting arrows, gather together and run, don't get scattered."
Anyway, the enemy's arrows were out of reach, so everyone was not afraid that the hit rate would be greatly increased after concentrating. They pulled their horses' heads closer to the center, gradually forming a column. Cheng Chumo saw that there was a ridge in front of him, and led the team to rush over immediately.
With the mountain ridge as a natural obstacle, many pursuers gathered unconsciously after they came up. Perhaps because there were no more arrows in front of them, they became bolder without the threat. In addition, horses kept stumbling and falling down on the new road, and the crowd gathered.
It became even denser, and soon everyone was chasing forward, following the traces of the horses in front of them.
In this way, the team formed a column about two hundred meters wide.
After rushing for a while, the leader saw a team in the distance. It was still a little far away and couldn't see clearly. He was suddenly startled and thought there was an ambush. He quickly checked around. There was a mountain ridge on one side, two hundred meters away, and there was an ambush.
There was no threat. The platform on the other side was clearly visible. It was impossible to hide soldiers. I calmed down for a while. When I discovered that there were only two hundred people in front of me, a surge of anger rushed to the top of my head.
Two hundred people want to stop the warriors of the Siwandan tribe. Who are they looking down on?
"Charge up and kill them all!" the leader roared angrily.
"Come on -"
"Kill them all!"
Countless people roared, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, driving away the biting cold wind.
How dare two hundred people stand in the way?
How can anyone in the Xiwandan tribe be able to take one bite and run away?
All of them were furious, yelling, and filled with murderous intent.
Three to four thousand people came roaring like a rolling torrent, and they were about to approach. The leader drew his bow and arrows, and locked the front, but found that he could not identify who the generals were. They were all dressed as Khitan people. He was shocked. What is going on? Then?
Does this tribe want to provoke the great Siwandan tribe without risking life or death?
Suddenly, the leader saw a small river in front of him, less than two meters away, and the ice had been broken open in many places. He sneered. Want to rely on this small river to slow down the progress of the heroic Xiwandan warriors? Dreaming
Go ahead and roar: "Charge over and kill -"
The war horses galloped wildly, leaped high, and jumped over the river easily.
The leader looked at his opponent a hundred meters away, with a cruel coldness on his lips. At this distance, he didn't even have to run, he was still fighting on foot. Did he really think he was an impenetrable wall? He quickly drew his bow and was about to shoot an arrow, but found that there was someone in front of him.
There was no fear, and there was also a hint of ridicule and disdain.
"What is going on?" The leader was shocked.
Suddenly, the war horse rushed towards the ground, but its hind legs jumped up high. The person was thrown out by the terrifying inertia and fell heavily to the ground. Before he could get up, he felt something fall from the sky and hit him.
If you are black, you don’t know anything.
In the distance, Qin Huaidao watched as countless war horses lost their front hooves and fell heavily to the ground. Countless people rose into the air and fell to the ground. They didn't even need to use their swords to get hit by the fallen war horses, or they were knocked away. It was terrible to see.
.
"kill--"
After giving the order, the Yulin troops who had been prepared for a long time unfurled their repeating crossbows and fired wildly at the fallen man.
Cheng Chumo and his troops also turned around and came back, replacing their repeating crossbows.
Suddenly, crossbow arrows rained down on the pursuers like a blanket of rain.
When the pursuers behind spotted the ambush, they dared to continue rushing forward. They dispersed and ran to both sides. They saw snowflakes flying. Countless people came out. Before they could realize what was going on, they saw countless crossbow arrows.
They came roaring like locusts or meteor showers, and they were so dense that it made people feel frightened.
The war horses would naturally slow down when turning, so each and every one of them suddenly became a living target and fell off their horses one after another.
The battle became a one-sided massacre from the beginning.
Hundreds of people were shot and killed along the way.
More than 4,000 people surround more than 3,000 people to kill, or use a crossbow that can shoot continuously, equipped with 30 crossbow arrows, and there is no need to stop and replace it within a period of time. How can it be carried?
After a while, most of the pursuers fell down, but a small number managed to escape and prepared to retreat. Unexpectedly, another cavalry came out from behind, also using a repeating crossbow. The dense rain of arrows instantly hit hundreds of people, blocking the way.
Surrounded on all sides, crossbows and arrows rained down.
The pursuers were in chaos, losing speed and only being massacred, falling off their horses one after another.
The neighing of war horses, the wails of wounded men, and the sound of exploding crossbow arrows all came together to form a death movement, and countless people died every second.
The thick smell of blood permeated the air, and even the cold wind could not dissipate it.
War is cruel and indifferent until one side falls.
Finally, the last pursuer fell off his horse. The scene was full of corpses, and the white snow was stained red with blood. Only the horses were whining and roaring around their masters, feeling helpless in the cold wind.
Qin Huaidao gritted his heart and yelled: "Send the order, finish the kills, clean the battlefield, bring everything you can use, quickly!"
"yes!"
Countless people shouted excitedly and rushed forward.
Three to four thousand people were wiped out in one battle, while the losses on one's own side were almost negligible. Such a huge victory was unheard of, so why should one worry about following such a general?
At this moment, Qin Huaidao's status in everyone's minds increased infinitely.
At this moment, everyone looked at Qin Huaidao with enthusiasm and reverence!
Not long after, Zhi lost his mind and came over on horseback, shouting excitedly: "General, a great victory!"
If it was just recognition before, now, Zhi loses thoughts and is convinced by Qin Huaidao. He is convinced and full of energy. The Khitan warriors are not little sheep. They are also veterans who have been fighting for many years. They kill three to four thousand people at will.
The side losses were very small, such a big victory was unheard of, and such a style of play was unprecedented.
"Mr. An Guo, do you still dare to fight?" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"Why don't you dare? Please give the order, General."
Qin Huaidao motioned for him to come forward, took out a map, pointed at a tribe and said: "This is a small tribe under the He Da He Tribe Alliance. I asked Xue Canjun, if there are five or six hundred capable warriors, you can bring a thousand cavalry and pretend to be
Khitan warriors, use their flag to march ten miles forward in the direction of the Xiwandan tribe to be on guard to prevent the enemy from sending troops. If there are any, retreat while fighting, introduce them here, and send someone to report. If not, set off in an hour, and the tribe will
Launch an attack during dinner time and capture it in one fell swoop. The campsite will depend on you tonight."
"No problem, I promise to complete the mission." An Guogong promised, and the enemy had no choice but to be on guard.
Qin Huaidao reminded: "Remember, we should also use the double snake strangulation strategy. Be careful not to make mistakes and try not to kill anyone. Don't kill the prisoners after taking them. Keep them under guard. Send out scouts to investigate in all directions and prepare delicious food for the army."
"Follow the order." Anguo Gong agreed and hurried away.
Li Derjian watched An Guogong leave and asked curiously: "General, are you worried that the Xiwandan tribe will send troops to check? Are you bringing them here to fight again?"
"We have to be on guard. At least we still have the main force of the army here. We can't let a thousand of them be swallowed up by the enemy." Qin Huaidao said truthfully.
"That's right. Why attack He Dahe's subordinates? Provoke a dispute between the two major tribal alliances? They are not stupid, there is no reason not to know that someone is up to something." Li Derjian reminded.
Qin Huaidao smiled and explained: "There will definitely be suspicion, so I threw out the identity of the prince of Goguryeo. If they end up doubting Goguryeo, it would be better to join forces to attack Goguryeo. It's okay if they don't doubt each other. At least they will be suspicious of each other in a short time. No
If they can join forces, we will continue to kill, mainly kill the Xiwandan tribe and weaken their strength. When the time comes, even if the Hedahe tribe knows that it is us, they will take the opportunity to annex the Xiwandan tribe. Everyone in other tribes will be in danger, so we will
We can continue to fish in troubled waters and expand our results."
Li Derjian suddenly realized it, thought for a moment, and asked: "Aren't you afraid that they will join forces to encircle and suppress us?"
"What are you afraid of? In the worst case, let's go to Goguryeo."
"ah--"
Li Derjian's expression changed drastically. He must have been too courageous. Five thousand troops dared to provoke the Khitan and provoke Goguryeo. This was simply seeking death. He was not afraid of provoking a chaos. He reminded: "General, if Goguryeo questions the Tang Dynasty,
We will be accused of starting a war."
"You forgot, we are Khitans." Qin Huaidao said nonchalantly.
Li Derjian reacted suddenly, his eyes lit up, he smiled, and said sincerely: "General is wise, we are Khitan people, and we have the guts to let them settle accounts with Khitan. General, this game is so big, it not only provoked civil strife among the eight Khitan tribes, but also
Goguryeo is also involved, is it possible that we want to take over both places at the same time?"
"You don't want to?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Li Derjian couldn't guess whether Qin Huaidao really wanted to do it or had other intentions, but when he thought about it, if it really came true, it would be a great achievement that would expand the territory and leave a name in history. Whether he thought about it or not, at least the soldiers would think about it.
Moreover, with the stimulation of this goal and the continuous victory of battles, there is no need to worry about morale. Maybe the troops will go crazy and no one can stop them.
My heart became inexplicably excited and I became more ambitious!
"Quickly go and count the battle achievements." Qin Huaidao reminded.
"Follow the order!" Li Derjian went excitedly.
"Captain Fang." Qin Huaidao shouted.
"Here!" Fang Yiai ran up excitedly, having been stunned by the first battle.
"Go to Xue Canjun, find a few prisoners and ask where the main force of the Wandan tribe has gone. You need to know the specific location and total strength." Qin Huaidao explained.
"Follow the order!" Fang Yiai agreed and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao looked behind him at Li Yixie, who was staring around with vigilance. He was worthy of being the general behind the gate, and he knew how to protect himself. He was much better than Fang Yiai, that reckless man. He waved forward and said in a low voice: "This general and your father are not fighting."
We don’t know each other, do you want to make meritorious service?”
Li Yixie looked around and whispered: "Before leaving, my father told me to listen to the general in everything. If possible, try to make meritorious service. If not, we must ensure the general's safety."
"If you are determined, there will be opportunities, believe me." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.
"Thank you, General!" Li Yixie said gratefully.
Qin Huaidao said nothing more. He looked at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield in front and felt a little excited. In any case, this battle was won, and it was won beautifully. No one should jump out to object in the future. The command power was finally obtained.
Not long after, Fang Yiai came over in a hurry and said excitedly: "After asking, I found that there are still about 5,000 soldiers in the Xiwandan tribe. Most of the troops have gone to the west. After asking several times, I don't know what they are going to do."
"Five thousand?"
Qin Huaidao thought to himself that the grassland people are different from other peoples. Once the tribe is attacked, regardless of gender, old or young, as long as they can draw the bow, they will join the battle. The Xiwandan tribe can draw at least 20,000 people to fight, and has 5,000 soldiers to command.
, the combat power cannot be underestimated. If you cannot attack hard, you can only continue to look for opportunities to take a bite.
"Let everyone hurry up." Qin Huaidao urged.
As soon as the topic dropped, a war horse from a distance rushed over crazily, shouting from a distance: "Report——"
Qin Huaidao's heart skipped a beat and he stared at the opponent. He was a captain of the Turkic Army.
When he got closer, the opponent suddenly pulled his horse.
"Herod!"
The war horses neighed and the men stood up.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Report to the general that two thousand cavalry from the Wandan tribe are coming to fight."
"Wha...what?"
Everyone around him was shocked and looked at Qin Huaidao.
"Why are you panicking?" Qin Huaidao scolded, but he didn't expect that he had guessed it right. However, it was only two thousand, not much, and he could eat it. He immediately said: "Go and inform Duke An, and retreat while fighting, and introduce the enemy as before."
Here, be quick and be silent——"
"exist!"
"If you have experience, follow me and have a look."
"Follow the order!" Cheng Chumo agreed, got on his horse, and drove away wildly.
Qin Huaidao immediately summoned all the first-level officers and said solemnly: "Time is tight and I don't have time to elaborate. Listen to the general's orders."
Everyone looked serious and pricked up their ears.
Qin Huaidao continued: "The Turkic troops went to both sides of the battlefield and lay down to pretend to be dead..."
Everyone looked stern, what kind of tactics is this? A captain couldn't help but said: "What will happen if you are exposed?"
This is the disadvantage of not having enough prestige. Qin Huaidao held back his anger and explained: "I will bring two thousand forbidden troops to form a formation here, displaying the momentum of a big battle. Together with the captured horses, the momentum will be no less than four thousand. When the enemy comes,
I'm bound to be attracted, so why bother waiting for you?"
"The general understands, the general realizes his mistake." The other party came to his senses and said quickly.
"The ambush formation should be extended to form a pocket. Wait for the enemy to enter the encirclement and then cover it from the back and sides. Go ahead and execute it." Qin Huaidao said coldly.
The Khitan captains left in a hurry.
Li Derjian reminded with some worry: "General, how can you ambush twice in the same place? Or is it really possible to pretend to be dead, which is unheard of?"
"If you think so, the enemy will think so too. Time is short, so we can only take a gamble. Everyone moves, gather the horses in front to form a bunker, and people behind the horses, squat down and shoot, quick!"
"Follow the order!" Everyone ran away quickly and directed their respective teams.
Seeing Qin Huaidao's insistence, Li Derjian felt anxious. The art of war is clear, but it can't be done again. Wouldn't it be courting death to ambush twice in the same place? The enemy is not stupid, how could he not pay attention, but once the military order is given, he dare not say it again, otherwise it will shake the morale of the army.
The enemy suddenly arrives and it is impossible not to fight.
Qin Huaidao was worried that everyone would not be able to ambush in place, so he rushed to command on horseback. When he saw someone who was inappropriate, he immediately shouted: "You guys, please go back a little further and get out of the way. You can put the enemy's corpse on your body to cover it, or you can do this like this
I was hiding in the snow before, so hurry up."
When the Yulin army saw that Qin Huaidao had passed, they all went over to protect him.
Qin Huaidao looked back when he heard the voice and shouted: "Follow me for what? Go back and help set up defenses."
Li Yixie and Fang Yiai exchanged glances and had no choice but to lead the team back. Fortunately, the enemy had not arrived yet.
Qin Huaidao saw that the horses were unwilling to gather and it was difficult to form a bunker. Moreover, if the horses were frightened and ran away after a fight, the consequences would be serious. He made a fierce move and shouted: "Quick, use the enemy corpses to build a bunker behind the horse trap formation."
Although Zhiqiang cannot stop the collision of war horses, it can block some arrows.
"Quickly, use corpses!" Many captains reacted and shouted one after another. Everyone rushed up and piled the corpses together. The horse trap position was already full of corpses. There were people and war horses, so they just pulled them over.
It can be used, life and death are bald, everyone does not care about taboos, and everyone does it very quickly.
Qin Huaidao rode his horse forward and continued to command the Turks to ambush. He would rather stay farther away than to be trampled by the galloping horses and die in suffocation. Not long after, he heard the faint sound of galloping horses. He knew that the pursuers had arrived, so he quickly rode back.
, seeing that the bunker was not ready yet, he quickly shouted: "Continue to raise the height, Yulin Guards, step forward to repair the horse trap."
"Follow orders."
Two hundred feather forest guards rushed up and emptied out the horse trap filled with ice and snow. Qin Huaidao returned to the position and looked up worriedly. The cavalry had appeared. The Turkic soldiers kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows. Every round of attacks
The pursuers fell off their horses, and the pursuers were unable to shoot at everyone.
Next to him, Li Yixie suddenly said: "It seems that there are only a thousand people pursuing us."
Cheng Chuliang also said: "It's the benefit of the tailwind. This is what we did before. In fact, we don't need to stop them. We just lead them and run away. We can kill them by slowly consuming them."
"Don't talk nonsense to disturb the morale of our army. What if the enemy distances himself, insists on holding on, and notifies others to surround him?" Qin Huaidao glared at Cheng Chuliang, and then shouted loudly: "Get ready to fight, use repeating crossbows, don't save money.
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Cheng Chuliang realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he shrank his neck in fright, and was shocked in his heart - the eyes of the Qin brothers were getting sharper and sharper.
"Follow the order!" Everyone accepted the order in a loud voice.
The morale is like a rainbow, and the fighting spirit shakes away the cold wind that fills the sky.
There are only more than a thousand people. With the blessing of the great victory just now, the soldiers have nothing to fear!
"bring it on!"
Qin Huaidao stared ahead, his gaze was steady and powerful. If he took down this pursuer, even if he hurt the Xiwandan tribe, the situation would definitely change drastically, and the water would be completely muddied.
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao was filled with fighting spirit and slowly drew his sword.