As the saying goes, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree. Think of the time when "Su Wang Ji Run", a descendant of the royal family of the Wei Dynasty, led 25,000 dredging troops from Daliang, and finally successfully defeated the sixteenth army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng, who invaded the Wei Dynasty. The news of Wan Dajun has not only spread within Wei Dynasty, but has gradually spread to South Korea, Wei State, and the Yinrong who live in this land of three rivers.
Huan Hu, who was born in Han, had naturally heard of this matter and knew that there was such a powerful figure as "Prince Su Ji Run" in the Wei royal family.
However, the "Su Wang Ji Run" he saw before his eyes was really different from what he had imagined in the past.
You know, the rumored "Su Wang Ji Run" is said to have used death threats to force the surrender of 50,000 Chu troops and plundered 300,000 to 400,000 Chu people. The image of Yingjie is promoted in a good light, but in other countries, the image of "Su Wang Ji Run" will inevitably be exaggerated in a bad light.
For example, Huan Hu, in his opinion, acted like "Su Wang Ji Run", he was an out-and-out "evil party". Therefore, he subconsciously imagined "Su Wang Ji Run" as a middle-aged man with a gloomy face. People, for example, like Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang.
What I didn't expect was that "Su Wang Ji Run" turned out to be a young man from the Wei royal family who was only fifteen years old. Not to mention his gloomy face, he even had a pretty face. The evil party that threatened the 50,000 soldiers of Chu State to surrender to Wei State.
"Are you trying to trick me?"
Huan Hu glanced at Li Zheng doubtfully.
But thinking about it carefully, he felt that Li Zheng had no need to deceive him.
"Could it be that that little brat is really that Prince Su Ji Run?"
Huan Hu silently looked at Zhao Hongrun in the distance, secretly saying a few pity in his heart.
He regretted that the employer who hired them to rob the King of Wei did not give King Su a clear price, otherwise, he would have made a huge profit this time.
"Why, don't you want to continue the fight between you and me just now?"
Seeing that Huan Hu had not moved for a long time, Li Zheng asked with a calm face.
You know, Li Zheng is still holding a breath of anger in his heart.
"..." Huan Hu glanced at Li Zheng, and after thinking for a moment, he gave up his plan to fight with Li Zheng.
After all, his military power is actually inferior to that of Li Zheng. The reason why he had the upper hand just now was just to make Li Zheng uneasy with his words, making it difficult for him to perform at his usual level. But now, King Su has taken over Huben The command of the imperial guard allowed Li Zheng to focus his attention here freely. If Huan Hu dared to step forward again, he would really die.
Of course, Huan Hu would not say such words that would destroy his prestige. He shook his head and said calmly: "I just said that I don't have to fight with you..." Rather than fighting you to the death, I am more curious about how King Su, who was said to have defeated the strong and defeated the 160,000 Chu army with only a few dozen men, can resist my more than 200 cavalry... thieves."
When he said the last two words, Huan Hu glanced at Li Zheng intentionally, his face full of ridicule and ridicule. Obviously, he was very unhappy with Zhao Hongrun and Li Zheng calling them "thief".
And when he heard what Huan Hu said, Li Zheng's mind that had just been relaxed couldn't help but get excited again.
It is true that Su Wang Hongrun once led 25,000 dredging troops and defeated the army of 160,000 Xiong Tuo, the king of Chuyang City. However, according to the battle report submitted by Baili Ba, the general of the dredging army, in fact, the 160,000 troops were It is not an elite regular army, but an army temporarily recruited by some desperate farmers and poor people in Chu State, and has hardly been trained for a long time.
The reason why these people were able to break through several cities in Wei was simply because the temptation of the Chu army to let their sergeants plunder the people of the enemy's cities gave them a great desire to fight, so they became extremely fierce. If it weren't for the number of soldiers on both sides at that time, The difference is too great, and this Chu army cannot conquer a city like Zhaoling County at all.
But the current group of horse thieves are actually fierce men. These people are superb in riding skills and well-trained, and their strength is no less than that of the regular army. What's more terrible is that these people seem to take life and death lightly, whether they are killing people or being killed. Killing them will not have much psychological impact on them.
This group of people are tough bandits who have been tested to death for a long time!
Although the Huben Guards are also elite troops who have been trained for a long time, they are still responsible for the escort of Emperor Wei when traveling. Although they are not jokingly called an honor guard, to be honest, they do not have much experience in fighting enemies. Because of this , just now when Li Zheng and Huan Hu were entangled, the Tiger Guards seemed a little panicked, so that within a short time, more than a dozen people died.
Leading such an army that is well-trained and well-equipped but has almost no experience in killing enemies. What's even more terrible is that there are only less than a hundred Tiger Guards here. How can they withstand more than two hundred fierce horse thieves?
Thinking of this, Li Zheng wished he could leave Huan Hu behind and personally command the Huben guards.
But he knew very well that he could not act rashly.
Because the horse thieves are still fighting on their own, this is probably because Huan Hu did not command them. If Li Zheng relaxes his threat to Huan Hu, Huan Hu will be free to command those under his command. Horse thieves, the situation is likely to get worse.
"...Please, Your Highness, Prince Su!"
At this point, Li Zheng can only entrust his hope to Zhao Hongrun, who is probably the most experienced person on the battlefield.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had taken over the command and directed the Huben guards to form a line of defense with the shields in their hands.
"It's a very ordinary military formation..."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Huan Hu's eyes. He thought that "Su Wang Ji Run" would use some clever tricks to deal with them. In the end, it was just the same old trick used by infantry to deal with cavalry.
But just when Huan Hu was disappointed, the defense line formed by the Huben guards changed slightly. What was originally a dense row of stations suddenly changed into a single row, forming a formation with only one person deep.
"ha?"
Huan Hu opened his mouth, feeling a little baffled.
You must know that the formation of infantry is specially used to deal with cavalry. The most important thing is that the formation must be tight and airtight, just like the tiger guards at present. With only one person's defense, what threat can they have? The cavalry can attack as soon as they charge. If they are scattered, it will be a massacre.
"Hey, hey, does King Su know how to fight? He actually used infantry to put up such a weak defense in front of the cavalry... It's just a waste of money."
Huan Hu touched his chin, unsure of what to expect.
At the same time, the horse thieves under his command also noticed the movements of the Huben guards. They all had mocking faces and licked their lips to reorganize their formation.
"These guys actually want to block the cavalry with a defense line thicker than one person?"
"Hahaha, you really underestimate the cavalry."
"Kill, kill, kill them all!"
The horse thieves screamed and charged towards the defense line of the Huben Guards. Just looking at this scene, it was hard to imagine that this neat army of galloping horses was actually just a band of horse thieves.
"What exactly does His Highness Prince Su want to do?"
Li Zheng was also shocked. After all, he also knew that an infantry formation with one person depth could not stop a cavalry assault.
But he did not make any move and watched silently, because he knew that His Highness King Su, who had defeated the strong with the weak and won great victories with small losses, would never commit suicide like this without any reason.
style formation.
The horse thieves began to charge, but the Tiger Guards did not move at all.
When the horse thieves were only more than ten feet away from the defense line of the Tiger Guards, Zhao Hongrun suddenly raised his hand and ordered: "The Tiger Army obeyed the order and threw the spears in your hands towards the oncoming traitors!
"
As soon as he finished speaking, the row of Tiger Guards raised the spear in their right hand and threw it fiercely at the horse thieves who were charging towards them.
Immediately, the unsuspecting horse thieves fell on their backs, especially those who rushed to the front of the team. Their bodies were pierced by the spears, and they died with their eyes open.
"Bang bang bang——"
After a series of sounds like heavy objects falling to the ground, both parties came to their senses.
Only then did they realize that at this moment, more than twenty horse thieves had been directly pierced by those spears and died.
At this scene, the surviving horse thieves immediately reined in their reins and stood there blankly.
"These idiots...they stopped."
Huan Hu helplessly slapped his forehead with his hand, thinking: If the cavalry can no longer sprint, what threat does it still have?
"but……"
Huan Hu turned his head and glanced at Zhao Hongrun among the Huben guards, secretly speechless.
"What a mess. You actually used the main battle spear as a spear thrower... Although this move is indeed unexpected, is it really appropriate to lose the long weapon?"
Just when Huan Hu was secretly guessing, the formation of the Huben guards changed. About half of the Huben guards lined up in a row. They drew out the swords around their waists, and seemed to be preparing to use these short weapons to fight horse thieves.
Like fighting.
The other half of the Tiger Guards didn't know what they were doing behind the shields of their teammates in front.
"..."
"..."
The horse thieves looked at each other and seemed a little hesitant.
It has to be said that the fact that they had lost more than twenty people at once was a huge shock to their minds. After all, when this gang of horse thieves attacked the Qingyang tribe, the two sides fought for a long time, and finally this gang
Only eight or nine of the horse thieves died in the battle.
But just now, in the blink of an eye, more than twenty brothers were gone.
They wanted to charge again to avenge the brothers who died in the battle, but looking at the swords in the hands of the tiger guards, they couldn't help but feel a little scared in their hearts.
Because none of them can guarantee that when they charge again, those despicable guys will do their same trick and throw out those swords to hurt people.
After a stalemate for a long time, Huan Hu couldn't bear it anymore and cursed: "Idiot, if the other side dares to throw those swords, they will no longer have weapons in their hands and will be slaughtered by you. They don't even understand this."
What?!"
After hearing this, the horse thieves suddenly woke up and immediately charged towards the tiger guards again.
"..."
"Hey!" Zhao Hongrun frowned and glanced in the direction of Huan Hu, and actually ordered: "Retreat!"
In the incredible eyes of Huan Hu and Li Zheng, dozens of Huben guards retreated quickly when faced with the charge of the horse thieves.
This made the group of horse thieves immediately put away their worries, howling and screaming, and accelerated their horses to sprint.
On the other hand, Huan Hu already had a bad premonition in his heart, and he quickly shouted: "Stop! Stop!"
Unfortunately, he shouted too late, and the horse thieves could no longer stop their charge. With ferocious expressions on their faces, they rode their horses past the area where the Tiger Guards had just deployed their defense line.
Suddenly, the horse thieves at the front of the team felt their crotches were empty, and the horses under their crotches fell to the ground for unknown reasons.
For a moment, all the horse thieves flipped over and fell to the ground, howling in agony.
"What's going on?"
Although he had a bad premonition in his heart, Huan Hu was still shocked by the scene he witnessed. He really couldn't understand why the little boys under his command fell inexplicably when they were driving the horses normally.
He squinted his eyes and took a closer look, and then he discovered that in the area where the Huben guards had originally deployed their defense line, many fist-sized holes had been dug in the ground.
Yes, these holes were dug by the half of the Tiger Guards who were hiding behind the shields of their teammates when the horse thieves were shocked by the attack of the first wave of spears.
These holes are not big, only about the size of a fist, and can be dug with two swipes of the sword blade in their hands.
These potholes are not deep, only half the depth of a palm, but they are enough for a galloping horse to sink its hooves into the pits and sprain its feet. As a result, the horse's legs will be broken, and the horse thieves on the horse will also fall.
Half dead.
"kill!"
Following Zhao Hongrun's order, the Huben guards stepped forward again and used their swords to strike back at the horse thieves who fell to the ground and were unable to move.
Immediately, the Tiger Guards returned to the area where they had just deployed their troops. The soldiers in the front row lowered their shields again, cutting off the sight of the horse thieves on the opposite side.
For a moment, the horse thieves who had been clamoring to kill all the Tiger Guards fell silent at this moment. The failure of two consecutive offensives and the inexplicable deaths of dozens of brothers extinguished the fighting spirit in their hearts.
a bit.
Even Huan Hu had a look of amazement on his face.
"I see... It turns out that the purpose of throwing spears in the first wave was to delay time and scare those idiots? The real killing move is those small pits... It's just Yin damage, using this in such a dark place.
Such a "despicable" trick...』
Huan Hu looked at the densely packed pits with great interest and kept this trick to trap the cavalry in mind, not sure when he would be able to use it.
"It's really amazing. In such a place and in such a situation, one can still think of such a clever trick. It is worthy of defeating the 160,000-strong army of the Chu State, forcing them to surrender, and plundering more than 400,000 people. But...
...I have killed dozens of my brothers, and I still have to recover this blood debt from you, King Su of Wei State..."
Thinking of this, Huan Hu suppressed the smile on his face, raised his fist and shouted: "Young men, gather together."
Upon hearing this, the horse thieves turned their horses' heads one after another and reorganized their formation around Huan Hu.
Seeing this, even Li Zheng could only retreat.
For a moment, the entire Wei camp became silent. The horse thieves led by Huan Hu and the Huben Imperial Guards commanded by Zhao Hongrun were facing each other.
However, just when Huan Hu was about to personally command the group of horse thieves to fight, a group of panting Huben guards, numbering nearly a hundred people, hurried in outside the Wei camp.
"Hey! Did you miss the opportunity..."
Seeing this, Huan Hu frowned, then took a deep look at Zhao Hongrun opposite him, with a slight smile on his lips.
His smile seemed to be saying: We will meet again, King Su of Wei. When the time comes, let me recover today's blood debt!
"withdraw!"
Making a decisive decision, Huan Hu chose to retreat.