The sound of horse hooves vibrated, and Gao Shun's army, which had been waiting for the enemy for a long time, was instantly excited. Under the command of their respective sergeants, everyone quickly gathered and formed a battle formation. At the same time, the trebuchets lying in wait on both sides also tore off their camouflage and scattered their shells.
Bagged and ready to launch.
"Go, go, go."
Maural also heard the drums and noises from the camp opposite, and directly ordered the cavalry to move forward quickly. He wanted to burn the opponent before he could react, so as to avenge the burning of the camp outside the Moon City.
The light cavalry moved very fast, and the distance of five miles flew by in an instant, and they reached a mile outside the main camp.
"General, did you want the trebuchet to start?"
Song Cheng, who was standing on a high platform in the camp, directly proposed to Gao Shun to start the trebuchet.
"No, this is just the enemy's light cavalry. My target is the enemy's armored cavalry. If we start the trebuchet now, won't we let them know that we are already prepared? Let him come over and order the crossbows to prepare. Give them to me when they are within range.
Shoot the arrow."
Gao Shun shook his head. Now let the trebuchet start. Of course, it would catch the opponent off guard, but it might also make the enemy aware. Knowing that he was prepared, the opponent would definitely not continue to attack. What he wanted to kill was the opponent's armor.
Riding, this is the only threat to the army.
"promise."
Song Cheng nodded to Gao Shun and issued an order directly to the army in the camp. All the strong bows and crossbows were ready at once, waiting for the enemy to reach the shooting range before releasing a thunderous strike.
"Raise your bow, prepare your rocket, and charge forward."
Seeing the enemy camp close at hand, Maurer took the lead and his eyes were full of light.
The more than 10,000 cavalrymen behind Maural took off the bows from their war horses, controlled the horses with their waist and legs, and drew the bows and arrows with both arms, ready to shoot arrows at any time.
"boom."
The war horse under Maral's crotch stepped into the hoof pit, and the horse's hoof tilted. The high-speed charging war horse instantly lost its balance, and fell out together before he could react.
Poor Maurer, who was considered an elite general of the Kushan Empire, was helpless when his horse suddenly stumbled. His mind went blank the moment he fell to the ground.
Fortunately, he always had his own bodyguards beside him, and they immediately stationed their horses to surround him.
"boom."
"boom."
"boom."
After Maurer, war horses continued to accidentally hit the horseshoe pits and fell out, causing the formation to become chaotic. Many fell, and even more did not fall.
Gao Shun's main target is also the light cavalry with armored cavalry. The horseshoe pits are not dug deep. Ordinary cavalry may just stumble when they step on them, but once the heavily armored cavalry charge forward, it will be a hellish nightmare.
"Light up fire and shoot arrows."
Maurer fell unconscious, but the light cavalry did not stop. Immediately another general took over his command. Everyone has experienced the incident of a horse slipping.
They had just experienced a big battle, and they had galloped here non-stop. The consumption of the horse's horsepower was huge. Although their own war horses also staggered, in their opinion, these were minor problems and did not bother them.
With the help of horse power, Guishuang's cavalry took the lead in launching an attack, and the rockets were instantly ignited. Then the cavalry loosened their bowstrings and fired toward Gao Shun's camp like fire burning the city.
"Shield, up."
"Always ready to put out fires,"
"Archers, fight back."
Gao Shun was directing the battle from the commander's platform. It was certain that the opponent would attack the camp with rockets, so he had made corresponding preparations. The fire-fighting teams had been dispersed in various places to put out the fire immediately.
The bows and arrows that had been prepared soared into the sky, shooting wildly towards the outside of the camp like a dark cloud.
"Escape."
Seeing the opponent's arrows coming, the general directly ordered the cavalry to dodge.
"Keep releasing rockets."
After avoiding this wave of arrows, he once again ordered his soldiers to shoot Gao Shun's camp with rockets.
The two sides kept attacking with bows and arrows. As rockets continued to be shot in, fires were everywhere in the camp. Fortunately, a fire-fighting team had been arranged early, and the fire was quickly controlled.
The light cavalry moved forward to fight, and Maurer finally recovered. Touching the horseshoe pit beside him, he suddenly had a bad idea, that is, all this was arranged by the other party. They already knew about his arrival. Here
There are traps.
"General, are you okay?"
Seeing Maurer waking up, the guards around him were also excited.
"Hurry and report to the general. There is a trap here. Hurry, it will be too late if it is later."
Maural couldn't care about anything else now and jumped up directly, asking the soldiers to report the military situation to Hariwan.
"Boom, boom,"
As soon as Maurer finished speaking, he heard a thunderous noise, and Harivan had already charged over with armored cavalry.
"It's over."
Hearing this voice, Maurer knew it was too late.
"rush."
When Hariwan gave the order, the armored cavalry galloped and rushed within one mile of the camp.
"boom."
"boom."
"boom."
Compared to the lightness of the light armored cavalry, the armored cavalry was like a miniature tank, walking with heavy steps. As soon as it touched the horseshoe pit, the horse's hoof immediately broke, and the armored cavalryman and the horse were thrown away.
For a time, no one of the armored cavalry at the front was spared, and they all fell under the horseshoe pit.
"what's the situation?
what's the situation?"
Seeing the chaos in the front row, Hariwan glanced at it and couldn't help but frown and ask.
"It may be that the horse lost its power, causing the horse to stumble."
Soon someone spoke out about the previous situation and thoughts.
"Keep rushing."
When he heard that his horse had just stumbled, Harrivan breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the soldiers to continue moving forward.
But the armored cavalry were still like that. As soon as they rushed to the horseshoe pit formation, they fell directly to the ground. Even if they suffered heavy casualties, no one could rush to the front of the camp.
"The entire army is suspended."
Now Hariwan also understood that there must be something he didn't know about before. He knew and had seen the horse stumble, but he had never seen so many cavalry cavalry stumble at the same time. There must be some trap.
"Trebuchet release."
Seeing the enemy's armored cavalry finally coming to kill him, Gao Shun also smiled slightly. After waiting for a long time, he finally arrived.
The yellow flag instantly appeared on the podium, and then waved downwards with force.
"The general has the order, let the trebuchet go."
The yellow flag in the firelight was extremely conspicuous. Even if they were not close to each other, the trebuchets on both sides received the order and then directed their respective commands to launch shotguns at the enemy's head.
"The trebuchet is a trebuchet. The enemy is prepared. This is a trap."
Seeing the scattered bullets falling from the sky, Enter immediately realized that something was wrong. He had been ambushed by the enemy despite all calculations. What should he do now?
"Ming Jin, order the light armored cavalry in front to retreat."
Hariwan also clearly saw the situation in front of him. The trebuchet would not come sooner or later, but his armored cavalry rushed over, and the trebuchet was launched. Combined with the situation of the horse in front of him, if this was not a trick, he
Even if I beat myself to death, I wouldn’t believe it.
"Dang Dang Dang."
The sound of ringing gold resounded throughout the sky, and the cavalrymen who were fighting at the front were stunned. However, the military orders were overwhelming and they retreated directly without hesitation.
"The enemy is awake, hit me with the trebuchet."
Hearing the sound of Mingjin, Gao Shun knew that the opponent must have woken up and discovered that this was a trap, so he led his army to retreat.
Gao Shun was helpless now. Even though the opponent woke up and wanted to escape, he couldn't pursue him. Although he was trapped in a cavalry camp, he couldn't break out of the horseshoe pits around the camp. He could only watch the opponent retreat.
As the saying goes, it's easy come but hard gone. This time Gao Shun's army went all out. There was a trebuchet flying in the sky, a crossbow and a crossbow underneath, plus the horseshoe pits on the ground.
They had already gone through a ordeal when they came. The horses stumbled and finally made it over. But when they went back, they went through it again. The damage to the hoofs of these horses was too great. Countless horses stumbled, causing heavy losses.
"General, we have been ambushed. This is a trick of the enemy. There are horseshoe pits in front of us. The enemy already knows our existence."
At this moment, Maural also came to Hariwan and told him the fact that there was a trap ahead.
"I understand, retreat back first."
Hariwan could not wait much longer. The armored cavalry soldiers had suffered heavy losses and were still facing the enemy's trebuchet attack. He could only retreat first.
The army accelerated its retreat and retreated directly to three miles away. At this time, the light armored cavalry in front also stumbled out. In just one mile, it had become a death zone.
Of the 12,000 light cavalry, only 7,000 actually escaped intact. Five thousand lost their horses and suffered heavy casualties from arrows or scattered bullets.
The light cavalry fought with Hariwan's troops. He didn't have many armored cavalry to begin with. The horseshoe pits and trebuchets just caused him to lose two thousand fine cavalry. This was because he saw the opportunity well and ran fast.
Otherwise, there is no telling how many people will be lost.
Looking at the pitiful soldiers, Harry couldn't help but feel depressed. He really died before he left the army. Of the 18,000 cavalry, 7,000 were lost in the first battle, and now there are only 11,000 left.
, it really gave him a head-on blow.
"General, what should we do next?"
Maural glanced at Hariwan. He was also confused now. The enemy only used a few tricks to disintegrate his sneak attack, which really made him a little frustrated.
"what to do?
What do you think we should do?"
Hariwan is also a little confused now. If he had known earlier, it would be better to follow Enter's suggestion, hide and wait for the opportunity.
"General, although we have suffered heavy losses, the main force is still there. I suggest leaving a thousand people to pretend that the army is still in Upper Star City to deter the enemy, and then the army will go south to Lower Star City."
Enter glanced at the two of them and directly expressed his thoughts. Although he had suffered heavy losses, he still had a chance.
"Well, Maurer."
Harry Wan nodded to Enter. The cavalry should behave like cavalry, coming and going without a trace. Enter's suggestion was very good.
"exist."
"You lead a thousand cavalry and wander again. Remember to create the illusion that the army is still there. I will lead my men immediately south to attack the Chinese army in Xingcheng."
"As commanded."
After Hariwan finished speaking, he led 10,000 cavalrymen and ran southward towards Xiaxing City at night, while the Gaoshun camp was also in a tight formation to prevent the enemy from returning their weapons.
After waiting all night, there was no sign of the opponent. Gao Shun did not dare to send troops rashly, so he could only send out scouts to find out the information about the opponent. At the same time, he reported the battle situation last night to Jia Xu in Zhongxing City.
At dawn the next day, Jia Xu's army was dispatched, and nearly 100,000 troops lined up directly under Zhongxing City.
"The trebuchet is assumed, the carts are assembled, and we are ready to attack the city."
Looking at the Zhongxing City built by himself, Jia Xu couldn't help but sigh, and directly ordered the trebuchets to be erected and the carts to be assembled to prepare for the attack on the city.
Vehicles loaded with trebuchet accessories were pushed out one after another, and assembly began at a distance of five hundred steps from the city. This distance was relatively safe unless the opponent had cavalry.
"General Broome, the general will be back soon, right?"
General Deer timidly glanced at the army below the city and directly expressed his concerns to Bloom.
"Don't worry, the general will definitely come back. Our mission is to defend Zhongxing City and try to delay the general as much as possible."
