Chapter 665: Competition to determine master and slave
"It should be so." Huang Xie said with a smile. He could hear the warning in Pang Nuan's words, but this matter was indeed not done by Chu State.
As for whether there is another meaning, Huang Xie didn't care. The State of Zhao is very powerful, and the State of Chu is not weak. Moreover, there are still two countries, South Korea and Wei, between the two countries. No matter how long the arms of Zhao State are, they cannot reach the State of Chu. .
"This Zhao army is very elite." Huang Xie pointed at the Zhao army behind him and said. The tall body, strong muscles, powerful breath, cold eyes, and armor covering the whole body all declare the strength of this army. powerful.
Even in the Chu State, there were not many soldiers who could be equipped with full body armor.
In addition, the horses under the Zhao army are taller than those of the Chu army.
However, Huang Xie was not surprised by this. After all, Chu's war horses were bought from Zhao, and Zhao would definitely keep the best horses for himself.
"You can also train them. You can feed them meat every day and train for more than four hours a day. For up to half a year, you will definitely undergo radical changes. Like your Chu cavalry, it is not a problem for one to fight three." Pang Nuan said with a smile. .
It is true that Zhao Jun's treatment is the best among all countries, but he is also the hardest trained among all countries. Looking at the whole world, he can train for more than four hours a day, and he also has to learn writing and arithmetic for an hour. .
Besides Zhao Jun, which other army can do this?
Not even the Military Soul Legion can do it.
In Pang Nuan's opinion, the Chu cavalry was already very elite. At least in the Chu state, to be able to achieve this level without any cavalry background, the general was definitely a figure.
But that's all.
Whether it is the skills of training and commanding cavalry or the equipment, there is a certain gap between Chu and Zhao.
If there is a way to make up for these problems, then the source of troops and horses are the chasm that the Chu State cannot bridge no matter what when it develops its cavalry.
In terms of military resources, the Chu State is not even slightly different from the Zhao State. Most of the children in the three northern counties of the Zhao State have learned to ride horses and archery since childhood. Even compared with the nomads, there is not a big gap.
The vast majority of people in the Chu State may not have the opportunity to ride a horse in their lifetime, let alone learning to ride horses and archery from childhood.
In terms of war horses, there is also a huge gap between Chu and Zhao. Zhao owns the entire Hetao and most of the grasslands, all of which are Zhao's horse farms. Chu's war horses can only be purchased from Zhao, although Zhao does not sell slave horses to Chu State, but it is impossible to sell the best war horses to Chu State.
Pang Nuan's words were not meant to belittle the Chu army, but they did not sit well with Huang Xie. In recent years, the Chu state had spent a lot of money and food on training these cavalry, and even the Chu palace had no money to repair it.
The purpose is to one day go north to compete for hegemony.
Now Pang Nuan said that one Zhao cavalry could defeat three Chu cavalry. How could Huang Xie be convinced?
As for what Pang Nuan said about training for four hours a day and eating meat, Huang Xie thought it was nonsense. How much food and grass would be consumed? If so, which country could afford to raise soldiers?
Even if he doesn't know about soldiers, he still knows that this is not how an army is raised.
"Do you want to compete? If the Zhao army wins, then the Zhao army will be the main force and our Chu army will be the auxiliary. If the Chu army wins, the Zhao army will follow our Chu army's arrangements." Huang Xie said.
If they want to continue to cooperate, Zhao Jun and Chu Jun must decide their priorities.
At the beginning, Jingyang and Huang Xie discussed that they wanted to use their military power to give Pang Nuan a show of strength. The Army Soul Corps was not there, and the infantry had no power against the Zhao Army's cavalry, so Jingyang and Huang Xie put the Chu State's cavalry at the forefront. Ahead, I plan to let Pang Nuan see the power of the Chu cavalry.
Who would have thought that Pang Nuan could not be frightened!
"How?" Pang Nuan asked.
"Forget it is one to three. The Zhao army will send out 2,500 cavalry, and our Chu army will send out 5,000 cavalry. Use wooden sticks instead of weapons and wait until the point is reached." Huang Xie said.
If they win like this, Zhao Jun can't say anything. After all, Pang Nuan himself said that Zhao Jun can fight one against three. If they lose, Chu Jun can accept it. After all, the Chu cavalry started late.
"Okay." Pang Nuan nodded.
Even if this matter is settled.
After both parties arrived at the camp, Pang Nuan went straight to the main seat, and others also took their seats.
Soon, the banquet was served.
"Drinking is not allowed in the army. I will drink tea instead of wine to show my respect to the Chu army for coming all the way to uphold righteousness and attack the unjust." Pang Nuan picked up the tea bowl with a smile and said to Jingyang and Huang Xie.
"Thank you, general." The generals of the Chu army raised their glasses and said.
"There are no dancing girls in the army, so why not dance with swords for everyone in the end?" Xiang Yan stood up and said.
All the generals applauded.
Xiang Yan walked to the middle of the camp, pulled out the sword from his waist, and began to dance slowly.
"How old is this general?" Pang Nuan looked at Huang Xie.
"It's not enough to stand up." Huang Xie said.
"Did he train the Chu cavalry?" Pang Nuan asked.
"His father trained him, but he also deserves credit," Huang Xie said.
"What a pity." Pang Nuan shook his head.
"Why did the general say this?" Huang Xie frowned.
"If he were in our country of Zhao, he would be another famous cavalry general. The country of Chu delayed him," Pang Nuan said.
When Xiang Yan heard this, his figure suddenly stagnated, but even if he returned to normal, Chu State did not have any advantage in cavalry, but Zhao State also could not give Xiang Yan the platform he wanted.
Xiang Yan had known for a long time that Li Mu came out of Zhao State and became famous earlier than him. Even if he arrived in Zhao State, he could only be inferior to Li Mu, but in Chu State, he might surpass Li Mu.
"Haha, I think Zhao Guo delayed the general." Huang Xie said.
Pang Nuan smiled and said nothing.
After Xiang Yan finished her sword dance, everyone cheered.
Then Qiang Xu went up and danced his sword again.
By the time the banquet was over, it was already very late, and both parties returned to their camps.
"I just made an agreement with General Pang Nuan of the Zhao army. Five thousand will defeat Zhao's army with two thousand and five thousand. Are you sure?" After returning to the camp, Huang Xie called Xiang Yan over.
Although the Chu army's cavalry commander was Xiang Pei, both the King of Chu and Huang Xie knew that Xiang Yan was more capable than his father, but his merits were not enough to support him as the cavalry commander, so they let Xiang Pei take over for the time being.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now Chu State has trained Xiang Yan as the next generation military leader after Jingyang.
"The Zhao army's cavalry is indeed stronger than our army, but if five thousand fight against two thousand and five, our army will win." Xiang Yan said with great confidence. In the entire Chu country, he has not met a single opponent among his peers.
If Zhao Jun sent Li Mu, he would still be a little worried. Qiang Hu? He had never heard of it.
"If you win, I will give you another credit. If you lose, your previous credit will be halved." On the other side, Pang Nuan also said to Qiang He.
"General, don't worry. Even if one fights two, our army can easily win." Qiang Xu was also extremely confident.
The next day, the two armies came outside the camp.
The head of the gun has been removed, leaving only the barrel. The one who falls off the horse and is hit by an arrow is defeated.
The two sides lined up on the left and right, ready to go.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the war drums beat, Qiang Yu and Xiang Yan led their armies to rush toward each other at the same time.
The number of the Chu army was twice that of the Zhao army, and the momentum they unleashed directly exceeded that of the Zhao army, but the Zhao army was not afraid at all.
They fought against the Qin army, fought against the Yan army, fought against the Qi army, fought against the Xiongnu, Lou Fan, Lin Hu, and Qu Yan... The Chu army was almost the weakest cavalry they had ever seen.
Even if it's just a competition, they still want to win cleanly.
"Fire arrows!" Qiang Yu shouted, and while running forward, he shot arrows at the Chu army. The black arrows came overwhelmingly, and after falling on the Chu army, they immediately exploded. In an instant, hundreds of Chu soldiers were eliminated. .
"Damn it." Xiang Yan yelled. The Chu army was not good at riding and shooting, and the Zhao army took the lead.
However, the distance between the two sides was already close, and there would be no chance for bows and arrows to be used. Looking at Qiang Fu, who was getting closer and closer, Xiang Yan swung his gun towards the opponent. In the sky, fiery red war clouds and light golden war clouds also collided with each other. Together.
"Dang!" Qiang Yu blocked Xiang Yan's blow.
Neither side had any intention of getting entangled, and the figures quickly passed each other and attacked the other soldiers at the same time.
Soldiers from both sides continued to fall to the ground, and were rescued by the escorts in time to avoid being injured. In terms of numbers, the number of Chu troops who fell was far greater than that of Zhao troops.
After the charge, the two armies exchanged positions and looked at each other.
A smile appeared on Qiang Yu's face. If the strength of the Chu army was only this, then he would not be polite.
Arrow array!
Qiang Fu pointed his spear forward, and the battle formation covered the entire army. With Qiang Fu as the tip, the whole army formed a huge arrow and stabbed hard at the Chu army.
"Well done!" An imperceptible sneer appeared at the corner of Xiang Yan's lips, and she rushed toward Zhao Jun without fear.
The distance of several hundred meters passed in the blink of an eye, and the two sides crossed paths again. An ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Qiang Yu's heart. However, Qiang Yu felt relieved slightly when he saw that the number of fallen Chu troops was still greater than that of Zhao troops.
After all, the Zhao army is the strongest army in the world, and the Chu cavalry has only been established for a few years. Even if they fight with more troops and fewer troops, how can they win?
After five rounds, Qiang Yu looked at the Chu army on the battlefield, which far outnumbered his own. He was suddenly shocked, where is the Zhao army? How come there are less than one thousand of the two thousand and five Zhao army? The Chu army still has at least three thousand. .
If this continues, Zhao Jun will undoubtedly lose.
Outside the field, Pang Nuan's face turned dark. The dignified Zhao army had lost to the Chu army in cavalry. If this spread, he would not be able to lead troops in the future.
Feng Quji frowned. Qiang Yu's level was definitely more than this. Zhao Jun's strength was definitely better than that of Chu Jun. Even if it was one versus two, he should still be at an advantage. The problem would only appear on Xiang Yan.
"The Chu army has great tricks. If my guess is correct, General Xiang must have used talents since the beginning of the competition. It should be interference or suppression talents." Feng Quji said with a smile.
"As expected of Zhao Jun's military advisor." Huang Xie praised, but did not mean to expose Xiang Yan's talent.
"If such a good talent is used on the battlefield, it can definitely deceive the enemy and even turn defeat into victory. It's a pity that it is used in a competition, and it is a losing competition." Feng Quji shook his head, as if he was worried about Chu. I was puzzled by Jun's stupidity.
"Now the Zhao army only has more than 900 troops left, and our Chu army still has 3,000. The military counselor said that our Chu army will still lose?" Jingyang's face sank. Even if Zhao Jun is arrogant, he is not so arrogant.
"General, why don't we wait and see." Feng Quji didn't explain much, but the eyebrows on his forehead had already melted, revealing a warm smile.
On the field, Qiang Yu stared at Xiang Yan with great anger. He had realized that he had been deceived by Xiang Yan, but he did not understand how he was deceived. He clearly watched the Chu army fall bit by bit. How could the Chu army fall? There are so many people.
"In this case, there is no need to keep it. Whether it is one against two or one against three, now I will let you see the true strength of our Zhao army." Qiang He said with great seriousness.
Originally, he just regarded this competition as a joke and never thought that he would lose.
But Xiang Yan gave him a heavy slap, which taught Qiang Yu not to underestimate anyone at any time.
At this moment, Qiang Su's talent fully blossomed, and red light erupted from Qiang Su's body, instantly covering all of Zhao's army.
Qiang Su's talent can only be used when one's own team is at a disadvantage, and is most suitable for turning defeat into victory.
"Kill!" Qiang Yu took the lead and led the Zhao army to kill the Chu army. He waved his spear like the wind and slammed it towards Xiang Yan.
Xiang Yan raised his gun and faced him. There was a crisp sound, and the gun barrels of both sides broke at the same time. Qiang Xu quickly took out the scimitar from his horse bag and slashed at Xiang Yan with the back of the knife.
Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, until the back of the knife was about to hit his chest, and then he waved the broken gun shaft to resist. His body fell to the side under the terrifying force. The Chu army beside him rushed forward to block Qiang Yu, allowing Xiang Yan to fight for it. time.
Weapon breakage and blade curling are something that almost all veterans will encounter. Countries have no choice, because they cannot spend twice as much money to equip all soldiers with two weapons, and the national finances cannot support it.
Especially if you lose the battle, these weapons will be captured by the enemy and will be used to fight yourself in the future.
In the past, the State of Zhao had no choice. Later, after copper and iron became rich, it began to gradually improve this system.
The Zhao army always has spare weapons. In addition to bows, arrows, scimitars, and spears, the cavalry also has short swords. In addition to shields and heavy swords, the shield soldiers are also equipped with crossbows, so that they can also cause lethality.
, Archers are equipped with daggers in addition to bows and arrows.
Even if the Zhao army's weapons were broken, they could naturally replace them.
But the Chu army couldn't do it.
Even Xiang Yan did not have a spare weapon, but he did have a sword on his waist, but this thing was for decoration. Even if a sword was used on the battlefield, it was an epee. It was rare to fight with a long sword, and it was difficult to pull it out.
Moreover, if someone is struck by the sword, he will die. This is a competition, not a real war.
Qiang Xu's sword has a back, but his sword has no back.
Qiang Xu held a broken spear in one hand and a knife in the other, and started working left and right. He did not burst out his inner energy, but relied on brute force to sweep all the Chu troops in front of him off their horses.
The Zhao army behind him burst out with absolute strength. With a sweep of his spear, a Chu soldier fell to the ground. The medical staff rushed up and rescued the Chu soldier.
Even if the Zhao army is very restrained, the explosion caused by the Zhao army's attack on the Chu army will still injure the Chu army.
Jingyang and Huang Xie can't say anything about this. This is Zhao Jun's innate ability. You can't let Zhao Jun use it.
Originally, the number of Zhao's army was only half that of Chu's. If Zhao's army was allowed to lose one of its arms, Chu's army would lose face even if it won.