"Da da, da da..." The sound of horse hooves gradually grew closer and closer.
The soldiers of Zhou Dynasty were in panic. Zhu Xie and Fan Chunju couldn't help but feel their hearts twitching.
Zhu Xie was the actual commander of this force. He clenched the sword in his hand and ordered the team to speed up towards a hill not far away, while on the other hand he organized archers for protection.
A small group of thirty or forty Han cavalry suddenly accelerated, rushing from three hundred paces away to within a hundred paces. The scattered formation made the Zhou soldiers' archers who reflexively fired arrows gain very little. The Han cavalry
Instead of continuing to advance, he shot and wounded three or four Zhou soldiers on the periphery with a burst of misguided arrows and then retreated quickly.
The large army of the Han army was hanging behind, but this small group of cavalry did not hide far away and just hang their tails as before. Instead, they stopped one or two hundred steps away from the rear guard, staring eagerly, as if they might pounce at any time.
Come up and bite again!
The remaining twenty cavalrymen in the Zhongshan Army spontaneously gathered together, led by one of Fan Chunju's personal followers. Seeing the position of the Han cavalry team, this personal follower came to ask for instructions whether to dispatch immediately to drive away the threat behind them.
"There's no rush." Zhu Xie first came to a conclusion, then thought about it. After a while, he raised his head and gave a decisive order: "It is strictly forbidden for all ministries to attack without authorization. Let the soldiers in the rear be careful. The infantry archers and cavalry can always be on guard.
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There are only more than 20 cavalry, and now they are like meat buns beating dogs - there is no return! But as long as you hold it in the palm of your hand, facing the surprise attack of the Han cavalry, it is equivalent to having a protective shield. It can be protected.
If one could not save one's life, at least twenty people and even the main force of the Han cavalry would have to be put through. But for a war, this was enough.
The intelligence came in like a stream. The cavalry of the Han army approaching from behind were circling and shooting the soldiers on the periphery of the Zhou army. Although their accuracy was poor, they could still cause considerable harassment to the Zhou army. And the infantry archers in the Zhou army were
, because of the energy, physical strength, and various reasons, a longbow with a range of up to 150 steps can effectively kill a longbow with a range of 120 steps, and now its range is not much farther than that of a riding bow.
Facing the Han cavalry who were fully armored and even their horses were covered with a thick layer of felt, their lethality was obviously insufficient, and their deterrence was also insufficient. The Han cavalry seemed to have noticed this and became more and more courageous. Not only did they charge frequently
They marched for a hundred steps, harassed and radiated fire, and even cut off the heads of Zhou's dead soldiers and carried them on swords and spears. They stood more than a hundred steps away and laughed loudly at the remnants of Zhou's army.
If it were placed before the Battle of Three Stones, the Zhou army would have been filled with righteous indignation and risked their lives against the Han army. But now, with no energy and energy, the Zhou soldiers were not only no longer angry, but also showed expressions of horror and fear.
"What a group of arrogant soldiers." A hint of anger flashed across Zhu Xie's face, and he laughed coldly: "A mere thirty or forty cavalrymen dare to act so recklessly around me with more than ten times the number of troops -"
"They have reasons to be proud." Fan Chunju's laughter suddenly came from behind Zhu Xie. At this moment, he couldn't lie down anymore and climbed up from the carriage. Two master guards supported him. "Bo Dao"
The Ling cavalry is now known as the best cavalry in the Northern Han Dynasty. Looking at our Zhongshan cavalry and the cavalry in Dazhou, they themselves think that they are the best cavalry in the world!" This is no wonder that the Han cavalry is arrogant, because who
Everyone knows that people lose themselves!
In just over a month, the Zhongshan Army had completely lost its face. The Zhou Army's face was also covered in a layer of dust.
"They have already killed and injured more than ten of our troops." Zhu Xie frowned, "If this continues, the soldiers may have complaints."
"So the Han cavalry will become more arrogant." Fan Chunju clearly understood what Zhu Xie was worried about at this moment. "Our army does not dare to attack. In the eyes of the Han people, it is normal."
"Sanshi was defeated so miserably, how could they still take the coalition forces seriously? Both our Zhongshan Army and the Zhou Army must be devastated and have no morale. Therefore, they are very courageous and are very liberal.
And then there’s their war horses. Now, regardless of the horsepower and physical exertion, their war horses will run out of power in half an hour at most.”
Fan Chunju pointed to the main force of the Han army further away and said, "But there is still their large army there. When they chased us, they must have traveled a long distance. Now they are using a small army to consume our endurance and morale.
After the horse power and manpower of the large army recover, we will be like fish on the board, afraid that we will not be able to run. But if their large army does not come in half an hour, the horse riding power of these men will be exhausted, and there will be no vigilance.
, that’s when we attack decisively.
We don’t want to really annihilate them all, just a single victory to boost our morale.”
Fighting requires morale to support, especially in the current sky. Although the sun has already set, it will take at least an hour and a half until it becomes completely dark.
It is late summer now, but late summer is also summer. People often say that Youshi is also the sunrise, also known as sunset and sunset, which is when the sun is going to set. However, when Xushi is updated, the sky is on time, and now you can often see the sky being gray and black.
There is a little white hanging in the middle.
It's the end of Shenshi time now, there's still an hour and a half left!
"The general is right. Let them be rampant for a while, and then the young general will personally lead his men to deal with them."
Zhu Xie spoke lightly, but when it came time to take action, he still went all out. Not only did he attack by himself, but he also brought with him the masters around Fan Chunju, and the more than twenty disabled riders were not impressive.
Facing the sudden attack of the coalition forces, the Suffix Han cavalry really didn't expect it. Although they were caught off guard by the coalition forces, only a dozen or so of the thirty or forty cavalry escaped! But that was because of the masters of the Han cavalry and Zhu Xie.
They collided without fear, but the difference in strength was too great. These cavalrymen were certainly elites for ordinary people, but they were invulnerable to martial arts masters.
Nearly thirty cavalry casualties were all killed by Zhu Xie and the three masters who accompanied him. As for the more than twenty remaining cavalry, more than ten were chopped off by the Han cavalry like melons and vegetables. Without Zhu Xie and the four Han cavalry, the Han cavalry would have lost their lives.
Kill all the remaining twenty cavalrymen of the coalition, and there will be no more than ten self-inflicted casualties, and no more than five will be seriously wounded or killed.
The victory in this skirmish immediately boosted the morale of the remaining coalition forces. However, before they could wake up from their joy and excitement, Fan Chunju and Zhu Xie poured cold water on them.
After defeating the Han cavalry squad behind him, Zhu Xie immediately announced that Fan Chunju would move quickly in a carriage, and the remaining infantry would follow him to the rear. He also mobilized some of his own soldiers who could fight on horseback, and used the war horse organization left by the Han cavalry.
Raise a cavalry of fifty men.
Rearing the rear is a lifelong mission. Nine and a half of the ten infantry left behind are Zhou soldiers. It is easy to imagine whether the will to fight is strong or not. Therefore, as the actual commander of this coalition, Zhu Xie, except Fan Chunju,
The highest general outside the country, he must stay and take charge.
The 400 to 500 coalition troops were unable to retreat safely for a few miles toward the hill. They saw smoke rising from behind, and a large group of Han cavalry approaching from behind on flying horses. As they approached, they formed a dispersed formation and outflanked them from both sides. Soon
This created a situation of being flanked from a distance on three sides.
Zhu Xie was shocked. During the period when the remaining coalition troops were retreating, he had been looking at the rear, and he had been praying secretly in his heart, praying that the Han army would not arrive so soon. But the reality was the opposite. Hundreds of Han soldiers
The army's cavalry rushed towards them. Such a small number of manpower was just a small wave in the entire battle, but at the moment, the cavalry getting closer and closer could represent the shadow of death covering everyone's hearts.
Zhu Xie is not a person who has never seen life and death. After experiencing a series of tragic defeats after Ningwu Valley, his nerves are among the best in Zhongshan, strong and tough, but he is still nervous in the face of death.
Because he is not that kind of fierce person, a fierce and courageous person. After this series of failures, he will not survive and keep running for his life. Deep down in his heart, he has never been prepared to die on the battlefield. He is not a coward but is very greedy for life.
people.
"Adjust the formation, raise the shields on the outside, keep the archers on guard, and keep moving forward!"
The team cut down branches and made the crudest shield.
The four to five hundred allied troops responded. The Zhou soldiers, carrying extremely crude shields with leaves on top, walked to the outside of the team. They only had some long spears and a long pole made by cutting wood for the soldiers, and lined up in front of the shield soldiers.
Behind you, the front end of the long pole is sharpened to a sharp point, but can this kind of wooden tip really pierce the iron armor of the Han cavalry soldiers and the thick felt covered by the Han cavalry war horses?
No one knew for sure. But when facing the Han cavalry, these long poles were extremely popular with the Zhou soldiers. The front and rear queues were still kept five feet apart, and there were only a few on the inner layer.
Foot archers. The team continued to move forward after changing formation, but the speed slowed down a lot.
Zhu Zhong stared hard at the defeated troops in front of him. They actually lost nearly thirty brothers. This was something he could never let go. He would execute all the defeated troops in front of him, leaving no one alive!
Hatred bit into his heart like a poisonous snake!
And if nothing unexpected happened, this group of troops was defeated, this was the fifth group of hundreds of troops that he had encountered since he sent out troops yesterday. It should be Fan Chunju's team.
The surviving soldiers all mentioned that the three men in black clothes were not the masters accompanying the army. Among the entire coalition army, Zhou Jun did not take them, and among the Zhongshan Army, only Fan Chunju himself was the only one who was qualified to send the masters accompanying the army. This time he not only wanted revenge.
, and just happened to catch the target!
The shields made of rotten branches and leaves were ridiculous, and the wooden spears made from wooden poles were ridiculous. The peasant rebels who chopped wood into soldiers were better than the current defeated army. Zhu Zhong didn't take this into account at all.
The only thing that made him frown was some of the infantry archers among the defeated troops. If they hit the horses directly, they might be damaged. So after leading the troops to catch up, he only commanded the cavalry to hang behind the defeated troops, and
Very spread out.
If you have the ability, just shoot. If you shoot a few more arrows, you will lose the strength!
ps: The most evil power outage, the most evil heavy rain and thunder, the most evil Electricity Bureau!!! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
