Chapter five hundred and sixty-five heavy snow full of bows and knives
"Whoosh..."
"Whoosh..."
One hundred powerful crossbows, five hundred infantry bows, and two hundred repeating crossbows. The eight hundred warriors were arranged in three groups according to the range of the shooting. They fired the crossbows in an orderly manner. Only two groups of covering fire were fired towards a Huqi standing guard who rushed towards the right.
The Qianqi fell to pieces, with nearly half of them dead or injured, and hundreds of remaining soldiers fled back howling like ghosts.
Cheers rang out, and two hundred sledges quickly moved across the battlefield. After briefly cleaning up the results, they slid further north in the vast white snow amid the loud caress of the driver.
The 'self-awareness' of 50's astronomical phenomena is indeed not credible. After dawn today, the wind and snow are still there. Although the force of the north wind has faded somewhat than before, it is absolutely impossible to carry out a large-scale battle.
Not knowing when the snowstorm would stop, Zhu Biao was thinking about Uweituo. At this time, he was definitely distressed.
"Bang!" He hit the table with a heavy palm, and a corner of the table made of heavy wood was cut off by Uwetuo.
The news of the new arrival made him feel extremely bad. A small force of the Han army defeated a patrol patrol and then headed north. Uweituo thought about it with his little toes and knew what he was planning to do.
.
Cut off your connection with the rear——
"Marquis Qitan, I will give you three thousand golden wolf troops. Follow the traces in the snow and kill them all——"
"Another order is sent to Jiequandu. Cattle and sheep must be sent to the front of the army within three days. Otherwise, I will kill him——"
God's sudden change of attitude really caught Uweituo off guard. Now his attack was unable to break through the strong barracks of the Han army; retreating would consume too much combat power in the ice and snow. What is even more worrying is that if the Han army takes advantage of the situation to attack,
It might all be a big defeat by then.
My luck is so bad!
Throughout the day and night, this sentence echoed in Uwetuo's mind more than once.
Yes, no matter how he judged him, he felt that he was unlucky and it was not a crime of war.
For example, if the heavy snowstorm had come one day earlier, he would not have sent troops; if the same heavy snowstorm had come two days later, even if the Han army's camp could not be breached, the troops would have to carry out the subsequent supplies.
Came here.
When the time comes, just waste it. Even if you suffer some losses, you can always be invincible. How can it be like now, where you are stuck between a rock and a hard place? It's so difficult...
However, Uwetuo didn't know that there was a big fish like Zhu Biao in that 'small army', otherwise he would be even more difficult in his heart.
A large-scale pursuit would be harmful to the army itself; but without a large-scale pursuit and killing, Zhu Biao would not be an easy person. Thousands of people would be able to catch even a hair of him.
"Commander. It's Uwetuo's Golden Wolf Army——"
The heavy snow obscured the sight. Even with a telescope, it was impossible to see how many Hu Qi were chasing after them. However, the unique flag of the Golden Wolf Army was still recognizable.
Han Gang and Han Meng, two big men, clutched the one-legged bronze man in their hands. The two brothers had officially joined the army since they followed Zhu Biao in the Battle of Xiyang.
With the merits of the Battle of Xiyang as a foundation, and the two of them were indeed two fierce generals, their military rank was quickly promoted to the rank of Army Sima. However, they were both fierce and fierce, but they were not proficient in strategies and tactics. The two of them saw that
Zhu Biao didn't have much interest in learning that thing. Zhu Biao left them by his side. After the infantry camp was expanded, the two brothers were transferred to the right wing and served as the chief and deputy army commanders respectively. In fact, the people in charge of the military training on the right wing were the left and right.
Marquis of the two armies.
"Searching for death!" Zhu Biao smiled coldly, waved his hand and said: "Go forward, keep going forward. Add the tailgate, set up the shield, prepare the crossbow, and prepare the caltrops——"
This was specially prepared by Zhu Biao in order to prevent Hu Qi from pursuing him along the "front road". A large number of caltrops were sprinkled down, either in scattered pieces or in continuous sheets, which was enough for the chasing Hu Qi.
Those who drink a pot. No matter they are the Golden Wolf Army or an ordinary standing army!
"Ah... acridine..." A series of screams suddenly came from the left and right, and Marquis Tan was suddenly startled, "What's going on?" Just as he asked, the horse under his crotch suddenly went limp, and its head fell to the ground.
Jump down.
Qi Danhou pressed the horse's neck with the back of his hand, and his whole body flew into the air. He looked around, and in just a moment, at least twenty riders fell off their horses.
"Sir, it's iron caltrops. The Han army threw iron caltrops on the road——"
A Baiqi Commander, who was covered in snow and had a white nose and eyebrows, held up a bloody caltrop and shouted loudly to Marquis Qietan. He was one of these victims, and if you look more closely,
If you look at the Hundred Horse Commander, you will find a faint trace of blood on his left arm.
But in this bone-chilling wilderness, the trace of blood was quickly frozen on his sleeve.
"Despicable." Qie Tuanhou cursed loudly. For the Hu people living on horseback, the Central Plains humans have too many sharp instruments that make them afraid, but if they want to mention one thing that makes them hate it, it is
Caltrops, which specializes in 'waste horses', is none other than Caltrop.
No grassland person will like this thing, because no matter you are the best horse in the world, if you accidentally step on this thing, your legs will be broken or seriously injured, and your neck will be broken on the spot. You are the best horse in the world.
It will remain unchanged.
In fact, Zhu Biao himself did not like caltrops very much, but this did not prevent him from using them to harm the Hu people's horses.
The war horses screamed one after another, and the goose feathers covered the caltrops with heavy snow, giving them the best protective clothing. The Golden Wolf Army, which was pursuing the sledge along the "forward path", was completely defenseless.
When more than a hundred horses were killed or injured after a mile or two, Qi Danhou finally couldn't bear the worthless casualties. "Go around, go around..." he shouted loudly.
The two armies were now on the same starting line. The Han army was "breaking through mountains and cutting roads", and Hu Qi was also "breaking through thorns and obstacles", and the speeds of both sides were roughly the same.
Zhu Biao stopped his previous "escape" blindly, and the military forces of both sides got closer and closer.
"Swish, swish -" Zhu Biao shot three arrows in a row from a sledge behind the palace.
With a damage bonus of 15, a range bonus of 15, coupled with armor-piercing combat skills and the help of Bei Feng, Zhu Biao's three arrows not only accurately hit the three golden wolf cavalry a hundred steps away, but the sharp arrows
They all penetrated the strong bodies and armor of the three people, and continued to fly inward. After shooting through the bodies of the three more people, they disappeared straight into the snow.
This was because the heavy snow had affected Zhu Biao's vision, otherwise he would have been able to draw his bow from 200 paces away.
The three sharp arrows were like a signal. In an instant, fifty powerful crossbows pulled the trigger. The fifty crossbow bolts shot out and sank into the falling snow. Then, a series of screams came from the wind and snow.
Fifty powerful crossbows, two hundred infantry bows, and one hundred repeating crossbows. In this 'game' of chasing, Zhu Biao actually split his already weak force in half, and even prepared a reserve team of 100 people.
, it can only be said that he is full of confidence.
The Golden Wolf Cavalry, which is pursuing against the wind, is unable to shoot effectively from a hundred steps away. The north wind and snowflakes are their biggest enemies at this moment. Moreover, under the erosion of ice and snow, their riding bows, bow bodies, and bow strings are slowly getting damp.
If it is exposed to light for a long time in ice and snow, its function will become increasingly weakened.
The cavalry bow that should have been able to shoot against the wind sixty or seventy paces away could only shoot to forty or fifty paces, or even shorter. What's more, the Han army's sledges were equipped with tailgates and roof covers, even if there were arrows hitting them.
, as long as it does not pass through the one-and-a-half-foot gap between the tailgate and the roof, it will not be able to cause real damage to the Han troops inside.
Oh, no, there is also the thick layer of cotton-padded leather armor on the Han army. How likely is it that an arrow from a hundred steps away will really penetrate even if it is pierced? Unless it hits the face.
Therefore, when the chasing game lasted for a quarter of an hour or two, Qie Tanhou helplessly shouted to stop. He did not know how much casualties this burst of shooting caused to the opponent. Anyway, his feeling told him that the counterattack of the Han army on the opposite side
The intensity has not been reduced in any way.
But on his side, the casualties of two to three hundred people had already made Marquis Qietan sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Detour, give me a detour -
Encircle the Han army, encircle the Han army——"
The strength of his men has already been reduced by more than 10%. If the fight continues like this, all three thousand cavalry will be exhausted, and the Marquis Tan has no confidence that he can destroy the enemy.
Therefore, he had no choice but to make a decisive blow and ordered his three thousand cavalry to pursue them in three directions, encircle and surround them, and finally force the Han army to stop their movement and fight to the death with themselves.
"Continue to go north and widen the distance even further -" Zhu Biao was also shouting loudly.
When he noticed that the Golden Wolf Cavalry behind him began to split up and encircle them, he knew that the Hu Cavalry behind him no longer had the confidence to rely on mounted fire to defeat him, and the time for the 'decisive battle' was coming.
Another two-quarters of an hour of chasing, forty to fifty miles northwest of Hu Qi's camp, more than two thousand Golden Wolf Cavalry surrounded Zhu Biao's tribe in the center.
Under the telescope, Zhu Biao could clearly see that the horses of the Golden Wolf Army on the opposite side were panting heavily. Running for dozens of miles in the snow had exhausted their physical strength.
The Han army was changing their battle armor. The leather armor was replaced by pieces of iron armor. The sledges were connected to form a small cube. Eight hundred soldiers were ready, and two hundred grooms were putting thick coats on the horses.
Behind the thick felt blanket, carefully feed pieces of bean cakes that horses like to eat into the horse's mouth.
The nutrition and supplementation of the concentrate are much stronger than eating the withered grass roots under the thick snow. Moreover, the endurance of the pack horse is already strong. Running all the way, it is not exhausted like a war horse. Next, you only need to rest.
In a matter of seconds, they will be in high spirits one by one.
The eight hundred Han soldiers in the square, including powerful crossbows, infantry bows, and repeating crossbows, were still arranged like this. It was just that the rows that faced only one side before became a square formation facing all directions.
"Da Hu's warriors are invincible, and the warriors of the Golden Wolf Army can even be equal to ten. The Immortal God bless us, and we will surely win——"
"Must win——"
"Must win——"
Qie Tuanhou was a qualified general. He did not immediately send troops to attack after besieging the Han army and rush for revenge. Instead, he asked the soldiers and horses to stop and rest, and he also took the opportunity to boost morale.
Of course, the cry of "must win" evoked thousands of echoes. Even Zhu Biao could feel that the fighting spirit of the Golden Wolf Cavalry on the opposite side was rising, and their will was changing from hesitant and impatient to hard and strong——(To be continued. Please search
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