As a general who had been active in the frontier for a long time and had Hu people's ancestry, Lu Bu's cavalry commanding art can be said to be not only no worse than that of foreigners, but has even been improved and his own unique style after integrating the ideas of Central Plains military strategists.
At least even though it looks more like a miscellaneous army behind them, it still looks decent in Lu Bu's hands - in fact, the Xianbei cavalry is basically the same, with young and strong soldiers drawn from various tribes forming one or more groups.
What is even worse than the Bingzhou Army is that they still need to pay for their own rations and equipment. Therefore, if they cannot plunder enough resources in a battle, it will even be difficult for those soldiers who "pay their own money"
It would be better not to send troops.
Well, if you don't die after a battle, it will be a cheap thing to some extent. After all, war always kills people, and the property and space left by the dead people are not exactly
Will it be owned by a living person?
The laws of the grassland have always been so cruel.
Needless to say, in the face of Lu Bu's provocation, the Xianbei cavalry seemed a little timid, and they seemed not to dare to take the initiative.
Lu Bu didn't seem to be in a hurry. Under his command, this miscellaneous cavalry army used the bows and arrows in their hands and the power of the horses under their hips to continuously rain down arrows on the Xianbei army.
It looks like the riding and archery competition during the "Unlucky Games" held in the Western Regions, preparing for the next round of attacks in a distant place.
Of course, because it is a miscellaneous army, this requires quite a tacit understanding of the attack method, which will always lead to problems of one kind or another. However, because of the "cautiousness" of the Xianbei people, they did not seize the loopholes of the Bingzhou Army and watched helplessly.
The cavalry left calmly.
Perhaps they never expected that this miscellaneous army in front of them would dare to attack without Li Jian City as a barrier.
When Lu Bu's cavalry completed two rounds of attacks, these generals may have just woken up from a dream. The infantry moved forward slowly, leaving the Xianbei cavalry to Lu Bu to slowly toss around - looking like a gecko trying to survive by cutting off its tail.
Same. Of course Li
Shu Shi feels that it is more like the opponent has convinced himself that the cavalry commanded by Lu Bu is the main ace in the hands of the Bingzhou army. He uses the Xianbei cavalry to entangle the opponent's ace, and uses his own ace to defeat the opponent's central army. This deal seems promising.
Once done.
Although the enemy made a choice, they did not completely suppress the troops. They only sent about 2,000 troops as the vanguard. They probably wanted to test the reaction of the Bingzhou people, or they planned to use these 2,000 troops to intimidate them.
A native of Bingzhou.
"Reporting to the princess, Pingcheng Changhua asked if he could be ordered to issue an order to order the caravan guards to launch a tentative attack?"
"Oh? There is such a thing? Then let Yuan Jian do it. It's just in time to see with his own eyes the depth of the Xianbei people."
Although the caravan guards are more of a motley crew, because their nature is closer to that of alien slaves or mercenaries, if you want to gain more benefits in this war, you can only fight with your life.
And this has also led to the fact that although the military discipline and cooperation of these miscellaneous troops are unbearable, they repeatedly deny that their passion, the killing skills and small-scale cooperation developed in Zongheng Prairie are not much worse than the regular army, and even some
Maybe slightly better.
"By the way, let me emphasize again that if the enemy's body dissipates without leaving a body after death, then the weapons he used during his lifetime can also be used as a sign to receive the reward. This time the enemy is somewhat special and cannot hurt the border residents.
Morale.”
So, when the horn with a unique message sounded, Li Shushi heard huge cheers from the caravan guards.
The enemies this time are indeed somewhat special. Even according to Li Shushi, some cunning people will take advantage of them, but they are only a few after all. The high-intensity battle is enough to control the person who finally receives the reward to a level that can make people feel uncomfortable.
within the acceptable range.
Of course, civil servants will also make certain adjustments to the bounty based on the actual situation so that the county finances will not suffer a big loss.
Like fountains gushing out from the ground, the chaotic cavalry rushed out from the flanks of the Bingzhou people's military formation. Soon these cavalry were dispersed into thirty or forty groups, charging at the vanguard sent by the enemy from different directions.
Those who rush in front are naturally confident people who want to seize a favorable position at the first opportunity to reap more results. Those who have gone around in a circle and wasted some time to launch an attack from another direction are probably planning to attack from another direction.
Take a look at the situation first before making a decision. After all, the enemy's previous behavior has been heard a lot from those who fled into the city, and they are somewhat uneasy in their hearts.
Anyway, as long as there is no rout, the official will not interfere with how the caravan chooses to merge with the state army. They are only responsible for deciding how much bounty should be paid based on the results of the caravan. So as long as the depth of the enemy is tested, even those caravans
In the end, they all escaped. As long as they did not collide with the Chinese military formation, the law enforcement team would probably turn a blind eye.
However, it is said that the troops sent by the Xianbei people, who were originally a grassland race, were all composed of infantry, while the armies sent by the Han people, as a farming nation, were all composed of cavalry. Such battles were unprecedented in the history of wars between the Han people and the grassland peoples.
It can be considered rare. Li Shushi feels that today may be called "a moment to witness history."
It's a pity that this time he was not distracted by this sudden thought and was in a daze on the battlefield. Instead, he concentrated on the battlefield where the battle was about to break out. He wanted to know how this Xianbei army and Fars
Which of the Skitarii is stronger and which is weaker?
Until the merchant cavalry was about fifty steps away from the enemy, the Xianbei people still had no reaction. They seemed not to care about the approaching enemy at all, and still marched forward neatly. But the caravan guards would not because of them
The enemy's strange behavior caused him to give up on himself just like Song Xianggong.
What he should do - I don't know if the leader shouted loudly, the cavalry did not charge directly towards the Xianbei army, but moved slightly at an angle, detouring towards the flank of the Xianbei army. At the same time, he let go of the reins with both hands.
, riding the bow from behind, bending the bow and clasping arrows, a series of movements like flowing clouds and flowing water, refined over time.
There is no need to shout any commands. Taking their own cavalry as a unit, the Han cavalry is like a barbarian, clamping the belly of the horse with its legs on the galloping horse. The hand holding the bow does not shake with the ups and downs of the mount.
Then they shoot out the arrows at the same time.
A cavalry team can only shoot more than a hundred feather arrows at a time, or at least only ten. Even though the damage caused by the feather arrows is scattered and extremely limited, it makes the scene look somewhat continuous. Logically speaking
How much can it damage the enemy's morale?
"Wen Qiao, have you noticed that the armor on those Xianbei people is not that thick, and at least 30% of the attacking caravan should be old troops. Most of them use iron arrow clusters. The lethality is not
Low. Why hasn’t anyone fallen down so far?”
"I heard later that many of the people who fled back to Pingcheng claimed that many Xianbei soldiers were invulnerable, especially those responsible for climbing the city. At first, my subordinates thought it was an exaggeration, but now it seems that it may not be groundless.
No cause.”
"It seems that we should prepare a pension for these caravans." This is of course just a joke. There is no such rule in the northern frontier, and it is impossible for those caravan guards who lick blood with their knife heads to get the same pension as the regular army.
treatment.
But what is certain is that everyone is aware of the strength of their opponent, even if they are just observing from the sidelines.
But what surprised them even more was what came next!
After about two rounds of arrows, the cavalry had completely dispersed, and they were moving back and forth around the Xianbei vanguard in small groups. Even if they occasionally collided with each other, they were basically running smoothly.
But no team dared to rush forward to fight the Xianbei vanguard troops, because these Xianbei people were so weird.
Yes, weird.
It was as if Li Shushi had noticed even from behind that these Xianbei soldiers were too tough. Even if many arrows were shot on their cheeks or exposed skin, they would be directly deflected, let alone other parts of the body.
, to use a popular saying in the game, many of the attacks of those caravan guards cannot even break through the defense.
This is obviously not possible because those Xianbei people are already extremely thick-skinned. After all, some feather arrows can still break through the skin of these Xianbei people, but the wounds caused will be much worse than those caused by ordinary enemies.
This made many caravan guards secretly murmur, feeling that the idea was difficult to deal with. Even if they couldn't escape immediately, they would rather "fly a kite" aside than pick up the guy and rush over to engage in hand-to-hand combat——
No one here wants to die.
"Where is Zhongkang!"
"The end is here!"
"I order you to lead a hundred troops and try to attack the enemy's vanguard. No matter what the result is, don't be reluctant to fight and return immediately!"
"Here!" Xu Chu didn't say much, and immediately ordered his troops and rushed out.
"I wish my intuition wasn't so sensitive." Recalling the heart palpitations just now, Li Shushi's brows furrowed even deeper.
But before Xu Chu could get very far away from the Chinese army, the situation on the battlefield changed almost dramatically - the Xianbei infantry who had been moving forward steadily seemed to have reached the limit of their patience, and they finally launched a counterattack.
"Is this really the speed that infantry can achieve? Although it seems that it is not comparable to the speed of light cavalry, for ordinary people, even sprinting with all their strength cannot reach such speed, and these guys can still
Without worrying about physical strength and muscle soreness, it’s no wonder they can return to Wubao overnight.”
Just as Li Shushi was amazed, the enemy's performance was really unexpected... Well, using the word terrifying here is not an exaggeration. After all, being able to sprint with all his strength regardless of all physical conditions is surprising enough, but
However, these strange Xianbei infantry were able to accurately use their weapons to launch fatal attacks on the enemy at such a high speed.
As for the strength that surpasses ordinary people, it is not a very powerful characteristic for Li Shushi who is already a little numb. At most, it just makes him shout a few more words, "It's so awesome, it's so awesome", and it's still a great read.
tone.
Of course, another fact that makes the caravan guards feel discouraged is that the enemies are indeed different from ordinary people. Although they are not wiped out immediately like the assassins after death, they cannot keep them for too long. And although their weapons are in their hands
It was extremely sharp when it was used, but after the owner died, all that was left was a pile of scrap metal that looked like it had been corroded by countless years. Speaking of which, if you take this kind of thing to collect the reward, the caravan guard feels that
I would never accept it if I had changed it.
Under the double blow of material and spiritual force, these caravan guards did not flee the battlefield directly because of the fact that Li Shushi was the boss, and they were worried that they would encounter trouble in settling accounts in the future.
"I'm afraid it depends on Zhong Kang's victory now, otherwise the caravan guards will be wiped out."
But even so, the trouble in front of him is enough to cause a headache. If the enemies he has to face in the future are like this, Li Shushi feels that such a force will definitely be invincible. After all, even the strongest army in the world will need enough time.
Growing up, from the beginning he could only hide in Lishi City and deal with the Jie and Xianbei people. Now, even if he has to face such a strange army, Li Shushi still has the pride of fighting. He has experienced too much in the process, and it is even more exhausting.
Nearly ten years.
Whether they are strong men like Xiaoqiang or Zilongjiang, or the soldiers around them, who among them has not come through this way?
This probing attack between the two sides has now entered a stalemate stage - the caravan guards were caught off guard because they did not anticipate the enemy's speed. The losses were quite heavy. Even some of them were lucky enough to escape the enemy.
Raid. However, the horses under their crotches often do not have such good luck, and many of them are killed by the enemy, turning the guards into horseless infantry.
I should make a comment here. Sure enough, even if they are still horse-mounted cavalry for the time being, will they eventually become horseless infantry?
Although the guards who turned into infantrymen temporarily saved their lives, it is conceivable that they may not escape death after all.
They were obviously very aware of their situation, so they showed off their charisma as northern men in this situation. Since they were trapped in a dead end with no chance of survival, they should embrace the enemy and die together. Killing one of them would be enough.
Killing two will still make a profit, and the most important thing is that it will give other robes in the caravan a chance to escape the attack range of the Xianbei infantry.
Their speed is indeed very fast, completely ignoring the basic human physical abilities to sprint, jump, attack and other actions. However, no matter how fast the two legs are, they are no match for the four-legged team in a short period of time. As long as those cavalry teams are given a
In the time it takes to react, they can use their power to escape and form a new encirclement around the perimeter, making it easier to fight or flee.
It was under this situation that Xu Chu rushed over with an army of one hundred men, looking murderous and menacing.
On the contrary, many cavalry teams who were originally preparing to cut off their tails to survive were able to put down their little calculations and rejoin the battle.
In fact, if they can save their robes, these men who have lived in the border areas for many years are still unwilling to give up, especially the friendship formed through years of ups and downs, which cannot be easily let go.
Compared with the caravan guards, the centurion led by Xu Chu and belonging to Li Shushi's personal guard still have many differences. For example, the weapons of the centurion - except that Xu Chu is holding the ancient ingot sword given by Li Shushi, a Noble Phantasm-level weapon.
Outside the blade, every other bodyguard
It is equipped with a "horse-killing sword" between a long handle and a short handle. It is originally intended to be used against thick-armored targets that cannot be dealt with by swords. The imaginary enemy is the tin cans in Li Shushi's impression, and is used here to deal with those Xianbei people.
Infantry may also have some effect.
It should be pointed out that this "horse-killing sword" is not basically the same as the legendary Shangfang sword recorded in historical materials. It is more of a ceremonial thing than a weapon. It actually upholds the
The idea of using infantry against cavalry
Although the battlefield weapons designed were not very famous in the Han Dynasty, their derivatives are famous far and wide - the Tang Youbai Zhan Mo Dao, which is also the Tang straight sword, and later the prototype of the Japanese sword. In the Song Dynasty, it evolved into the Qu Dao.
Knife, eyebrow knife, phoenix mouth knife, etc.
Of course, the horse-killing sword held by Li Shushi's personal guard is one of those types that retains strong attack power and is easy to use on horseback. However, it requires relatively high physical fitness. After all, this thing is really hard to play without any strength. What's more,
Not to mention the recoil generated after high-speed sprinting and slashing, which means that ordinary troops have no possibility of equipping this thing.
But if you think about it carefully, even the world-famous Mo Dao Shou was unable to compile a large number of copies for various reasons. In the end, he completely disappeared from history, leaving future generations unable to achieve even if they wanted to have the grace of the immortal shells.
It can only be quoted from other sources.
There were no unnecessary words or passionate roars. Xu Chu led the Hundreds to appear on the battlefield almost silently, but their impact was not as low-key as when they appeared - no attempt was made to use bows and arrows.
Contain, directly lead the troops to rush towards the enemy with lightning speed. Rush in
Xu Chu, who was at the front holding an ancient ingot sword, first used the power of the tiger talisman to kill a small leader who was very active and seemed to have some status in the Xianbei army. Then he used his backhand sword to leave a deep mark on another Xianbei infantry.
There were traces of this, and the Xianbei infantry was quickly killed by the personal guards who followed.
In fact, they discovered it when the guards who lost their horses began to fight desperately. Although these feather arrows seemed to be difficult to cause much damage to these Xianbei infantry, this did not mean that the convenience was really complete.
Copper skin and iron bones, in fact, whether it is swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and hooks, it seems that these Xianbei infantry have far more destructive power than bows and arrows, and the stronger the weight of the weapon. In other words, the greater the kinetic energy carried by each slash.
The damage caused is also considerable - of course this is nonsense.
It's just that this so-called "considerable" damage is relative to the damage caused by feather arrows. In fact, although the enemy's protection against close physical attacks is much lower than that of bows and arrows, it is still better than that of a fully armed warrior wearing iron armor.
, coupled with their outstanding foot strength and agility. Even without the assistance of horses, these soldiers are still a headache for all generals on the battlefield.
Apart from anything else, it is indeed a bit difficult to allow these brave and cunning caravan guards to risk their lives easily.
Therefore, when Xu Chu pierced the enemy and returned to the central army, the caravan guards seemed to have received the signal and began to take the initiative to leave quickly to the side and rear.
Li Shushi directly ignored the actions of these guys. After all, these mercenaries who only came to earn reward money had already paid about 30% of the battle losses in such a short period of time, and the number of enemies they destroyed was only about 10%.
Reaching three digits means that except for a few lucky guys, their exploratory actions have basically encountered major setbacks.
By the way, a large part of the results that will reach three digits will be obtained by following Xu Chu's hundred-man team to pick up cheap gains. Unfortunately, there are still only a few who are so bold. Most of the guards would still choose to surround them from a distance.
Shooting the arrows in their hands at the enemy, they must have been frightened by the swift and ghostly enemy.
In comparison, the results of Xu Chu's repeated charges were greater than those of the caravan guards. From visual inspection, it seemed that it could be at least more than two hundred, or even close to three hundred, and this does not include those who were followed behind him.
Caravan guard last-hits and grabs people
Of course, because the number was not large, and the "warriors" who picked up the leaks also paid a high price, Li Shushi felt that he should not be too harsh. Anyway, those guys should not go too far, such as taking credit.
Just ignore it.
"Lord, the enemy's strength cannot be underestimated. If the enemy's formation had not been attracted by the caravan guard before and the formation had become loose, we would not have been able to penetrate it so easily. It is conceivable that if the enemy is well organized,
If we attack in formation, I'm afraid our strength will be even higher."
With personal experience, Xu Chu's face was solemn. He was a fierce general, and he commanded elite soldiers. Moreover, he was more or less unprepared to attack the enemy, so he achieved good results. But don't forget, what they just faced
The enemy is just a vanguard force thrown out for testing. It can be said that if they were replaced by ordinary soldiers, it is really doubtful whether they can hold the defense line firmly when the enemy army is pressing on them.
.
As if to confirm Xu Chu's worries, a strange sound of horns sounded from the enemy's center. Although I didn't understand what it meant, as long as I saw the enemy troops slowly advancing with the sound of the horns, just like the vanguard troops just now.
Generally speaking, it can be known that the enemy general probably feels that the information has been collected enough and can start to launch a general attack.
The biggest change came from the Xianbei infantry who were the vanguard.
They once again began to sprint with all their strength, as if they were going to hit the Bingzhou Army's formation with their bodies.
In the distance, Lu Bu was leading his men to take advantage of the width of the battlefield to tease the Xianbei cavalry. Far away from the battlefield, a group of seemingly inconspicuous "little ones" were gradually approaching their target.
The development of the battlefield situation seems to be about to enter its most intense stage.
Pan Sen: I went to the store today to buy a notebook, and was told that the model I wanted was out of stock. I asked the store why they didn’t replenish the stock, and the store told me, “It won’t be restocked until March 15th.” I always feel like I know something, and yet I don’t seem to know anything.
