On a cold morning, Pound was still standing on the city wall enjoying the sunshine. Suddenly, a captain ran up from under the tower. The captain ran to Pound's side and reported in a panic: "General, west... west...
A large number of Qiang people have arrived, and at a glance, there are tens of thousands of them, approaching the west gate."
"Qiang people? They came so fast. Come with me and take a look." Pang De had expected it, but what he didn't expect was that the Qiang people would come so fast.
All the way from the east gate to the west gate, Pang De climbed up the tower and saw a mass of black people on the white snowfield. A large number of Qiang people pushed strange-shaped carts and ran forward.
Pound felt strange, so he looked over with a telescope, and saw that the Qiang people used four camels or four mules to pull chariots. The chariots were covered with nails wrapped in iron leaves, and a sharp blade came from
Surrounding the chariot on three sides, there are ten Qiang people standing on it, wearing iron helmets and armor. Five of them are holding spears, and five of them are holding bows and arrows. They are showing off their power and look quite different.
"This... what is this?" Pound asked in surprise after seeing it.
There was a captain next to him who was from Liangzhou. He immediately borrowed a telescope from Pound and took a look. He broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said to Pound: "General, these are Zhong Cunqiang's elite troops, named Iron Chariot Soldiers. They are fighting."
They are invincible in all directions, it seems that the Qiang people are serious about it this time."
"Iron chariot soldiers?" Pound asked suspiciously, then took the telescope and looked over again. He saw that there were other iron chariot soldiers with different decorations on the two wings, but he saw that the iron chariot soldiers on the two wings were slightly different from the one in the middle.
The outside is still wrapped with iron leaves, but the nails are different.
Yes, what is distributed on the three sides is not a blade, but a Zhangjin crossbow, and the crossbows on the three sides are all facing the same direction. There is a person standing on the car, probably the person in charge of controlling it, pulling it with two camels, all the way along the Daxia River.
Coming in force.
The Daxia River is a branch of the Yellow River and was named Lishui in ancient times. It originates from the northern and southern foothills of the Dabulheka Mountains at the junction of Gansu and Qinghai in the Gannan Plateau. It originates from Sangquchaoka in the south and Da Naang in the north. After their confluence, it was called the Daxia River.
It flows from west to east, passing through Baishi, Wuhan, Daxia, Didao, and finally merges into
Tao River, and the Qiang people are active in the Xiqing Mountain area. At this time, due to the cold weather, the Daxia River is three feet frozen, and you can gallop all the way along the ice. Wuhan County is built on the mountains and rivers, and the Daxia River
It is northwest of Wuhan City, and the west gate is also opening along the Daxia River.
After Pang De watched the Qiang soldiers, he immediately shouted: "Who cares about the iron chariot soldiers, I have to beat them to pieces."
After saying this, Pang De wanted to go down from the tower.
Seeing this, the captain under his command hurriedly consoled him: "General, please don't act rashly. These iron chariot soldiers have their own interests, which cannot be resisted by human flesh. The Qiang people have sent out such powerful soldiers, as long as they are not allowed to get close to the city wall."
"How can you hold the position of captain if you are as timid as a mouse? Come here, temporarily imprison Jiang Jiong for me. It will cholera the morale of the army. After I have defeated the enemy soldiers, I will come back and punish him severely!" Pang De said angrily.
Captain Jiang Jiu was twenty-seven or eighty years old, about the same age as Pang De. He was a native of Jicheng, Hanyang County. He was originally a small pavilion chief in the Wei army. Three years ago, because he was impressed by the power of the Chinese army, he fled with his family and went to
He defected to the Huaxia Kingdom in the direction of Liangzhou. Later he joined the Northwest Army. When resisting the raids of the Wei army and the Qiang people, he killed a Qiang tribal commander and was awarded the title of captain for his military exploits.
When Jiang Jiong saw that Pang De did not listen to his advice, he could only sigh, but he did not complain and was taken away voluntarily.
Pang De immediately ordered three thousand horsemen, opened the city gate, and set up a formation outside the west gate, waiting for the Qiang people to arrive.
The leader of the Qiang people was Chelixiang, the younger brother of King Cheliji of Western Qiang. He rode a horse and walked behind the iron chariot soldiers. He saw the Chinese army setting up their formation outside the city from a distance, so he ordered the iron chariot soldiers to
The chariots and soldiers temporarily stopped advancing.
As a result, the iron chariot soldiers immediately divided into two groups, and Che Lixiang led a large number of cavalry out of the middle of the iron chariot soldiers, and came out opposite Pound.
The two armies were facing each other. Che Lixiang looked from a distance and saw that the Chinese army had a neat lineup. He laughed and said to the commanders behind him: "The Chinese army is nothing more than that!"
One of the Qu commanders said: "Commander, the man in front of you is Pang De from the Northwest Army. I heard that he has outstanding martial arts skills and extraordinary courage. He should not be underestimated."
Che Lixiang sneered and said, "What can you do to me?"
While he was talking, Pang De rode out on horseback, wielding a broadsword, pointed at Che Lixiang and shouted: "Hey! Wu Na Rong Di, do you recognize your Grandpa Pang?"
Cherixiang rode his horse forward, picked up a long spear, and said with a smile: "What a loud tone. You look like you are going to fight me alone?"
"So what? I'm afraid you, a rat like you, don't dare to challenge me!"
"You are just a rat. I, Cherixiang, the great commander of the Xiqiang, how can I be afraid of you? Come on!" Cherixiang swung the spear in his hand and went to fight.
"Commander, don't underestimate the enemy, that Pang De..." his subordinate Qu Shuai hurriedly rode to Che Lixiang's side and reminded him.
"Shut up! Do you dare to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Are you tired of life? Stand down!" Che Lixiang shouted.
Qu Shuai had no choice but to retreat.
"Watch me take your dog's head!" Che Lixiang clamped his legs on the horse's belly and immediately rushed forward.
Pang De showed no sign of weakness, clapping his horse and wielding his sword, and went straight to capture Che Lixiang.
The two horses crossed each other, Pang De and Che Lixiang waved their weapons at the same time, but they heard a "dang" sound of weapons colliding, and then there was a "click" sound. Pang De waved a sword made of fine steel and cut the sword with one blow.
The iron spear in Che Lixiang's hand was cut in half.
Che Lixiang was shocked. He didn't expect Pound's weapon to be so sharp. Seeing Pound slashing at him with a knife, he quickly pulled out the golden scimitar he wore on his waist and directly blocked Pound's knife. In the first round
So it passed.
Pound saw that the golden sword in Che Lixiang's hand was extremely valuable, so he wanted to snatch the golden sword away. He turned his horse's head and ran towards Che Lixiang again, hoping to kill Che Lixiang with one blow, and then seize the golden sword from his hand.
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Cheri Yoshiyori used his golden sword to protect himself, but when he saw Pound rushing towards him with eager eyes, and his own arm was numb from the shock of Pound's knife just now, he realized how powerful Pound was. He thought of a plan and immediately made a move.
The horse then ran away, secretly taking out his bow and arrows and luring Pound to pursue him.
Unexpectedly, Pound actually reined in the horse and was not fooled. He was annoyed, so he released a hidden arrow and shot an arrow at Pound.
Pound waved his sword and cut the arrow shot by Cherixiang into two pieces with one stroke, and it fell directly to the ground. There was a look of contempt on his face, which made Cherixiang very upset.
"It's a small skill, if you still have any skills, just use them!" Pound stood up with his sword drawn and said with great authority.
Che Lixiang was filled with anger and said, "Don't be so arrogant. I'll show you how powerful I am in a moment."
With that said, Che Lixiang ran back to the main formation and said to his subordinate Qu Shuai: "Send the order and let the iron chariot soldiers attack!"
"Yes, handsome!"
Then, the whimpering horn sounded, and the cavalry of Che Lixiang and others scattered aside, and the chariot soldiers behind them drove forward one after another, without any formation at all.
After seeing this, Pang De didn't think so. Thinking about how powerful his armor was, why should he be afraid of these iron weapons? He also saw the Qiang soldiers rushing over in a disorderly manner, and his lineup was neat, which further strengthened the message that he would win.
After a while, three thousand chariot soldiers gathered on the front battlefield, and there were many chariot soldiers behind who had not yet appeared. Che Lixiang shouted to Pound: "Pound, boy, just watch, I will too."
I won’t bully you, let’s fight three thousand against three thousand, let’s see if I let you taste the power of my chariot soldiers.”
"Hmph! Just let the horses come over, why bother?" With that, Pound retreated into the formation, with the shield soldiers blocking the front and the cavalry scattered on both wings. He personally commanded 250 cavalry on the left and 250 on the right.
The cavalry was handed over to the command of his subordinates, and the 2,500 infantrymen in the middle stood there in order, ready.
After Che Lixiang looked at it, he laughed coldly. He waved the golden sword in his hand forward and shouted: "Attack!"
With an order, three hundred chariot soldiers lined up in a row and rushed forward in a straight line.
The driver in the front was driving a chariot, and the archers on the chariot behind began to draw their bows and arrows, and as soon as they entered the shooting range, they immediately released arrows.
The Chinese army used shields to cover the area, and the crossbowmen were holding repeating crossbows, aiming at the iron chariot soldiers rushing in front, waiting for them to enter the shooting range.
Three hundred chariots, pulling three thousand iron chariot soldiers standing on the chariots, rushed over so quickly that the earth trembled.
Seeing this, Pound hurriedly shouted: "Get the ballista ready - let go!"
At the end of the team, ten giant crossbow vehicles have been set up. The huge crossbow arrows are tied with small explosive bags. After lighting the fuse, they are launched into the sky, flying directly over the heads of the Chinese soldiers in front, but
The range of the shot was short, and it did not hit the iron chariot soldiers, but fell in front of the iron chariot soldiers.
After Che Lixiang saw it, he laughed and said: "The Chinese army is nothing more than that. They can't even shoot as well as me. How can they fight with me?"
At this moment, when the iron chariot soldiers passed by, the explosive package that fell on the ground suddenly exploded.
"boom!"
Loud noises exploded around the chariot soldiers. Unexpectedly, more than a dozen of the bombed vehicles were turned upside down, and even the wheels of the chariots were blown off. The horses and camels were frightened, and they rushed around one after another. Some
As soon as the iron chariot soldier standing on the chariot fell down, he was immediately stabbed to death by his own three-sided iron chariot.
After looking at it, Che Lixiang's eyes widened, and he cursed in anger.
Pound took his time and saw that the chariot soldiers had entered the range of the repeating crossbow, so he immediately ordered: "Fire the arrows!"
With an order, the crossbow arrows were fired in succession, and the sound of "swish, swish, swish" kept ringing in everyone's ears. Although the battlefield was filled with Qiang arrows, the crossbow arrows of the Chinese army were also as dense as locusts, heading directly towards the chariot.
The mules, horses and camels were shot away.
After a row of arrows were fired, more than thirty chariots were shot down.
However, there were still more than 200 chariots charging forward, and the archers on the chariots also began to shoot non-stop. The arrows hit the cavalry in a targeted manner, and dozens of cavalry were shot down. It was at this time that
, the iron chariot soldiers rushed over angrily. Although many mules and horses were hit by arrows, they still ran in pain and directly collided with the Chinese army's infantry phalanx.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the two armies connected. The Chinese soldiers in the first row were immediately knocked away, their bones were broken, and blood was vomited from the mouth. Only then did the iron chariot soldiers show their true power, with blades on three sides.
, scratched many soldiers wherever it passed, and the spearmen standing on it specially stabbed the vital parts of the soldiers, while the archers also kept firing accurately.
For a time, the infantry square formation was directly disrupted.
"Surround us!" Pang De was surprised when he saw this. He didn't expect that such a huge deficit would occur after being approached by the iron chariot soldiers.