As for war horses, only soldiers who have fought against Xixia can understand its role and truly appreciate war horses.
Gao Jingxian was one of those who did not have this experience. Although he was a general, he had never participated in a battle against Xia or Liao.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, or that the family was protecting him. It was because he had already entered the guard camp before he had the chance to join the war.
There are very few generals who do not have a position and go to war as pure soldiers, and they are not even at the level of commander... After all, they are all serving as cannon fodder.
Except for the Zhe family and the Zhong family...these two families have been stationed at the border for generations, and their position as son-in-law is earned entirely through military merit.
Therefore, the three of them had differences on how to deal with the war horses...
"Shou Weng, Zun Dao, I know how the two of you view the war horses, but the posthouse war horses are not the war horses of the country. They are all the property of the Western thieves, and the war horses are not a bet."
"Since it is designated as a harassment battle, the war horses can also be used. Besides, maybe the frightened war horses run away, and they may be gathered by me and other guards of the camp, and become ours."
Gao Jingxian was thinking about the Xixia people's decision to search on horseback. Once the Xixia warriors searched on horseback, they could save a lot of energy... In this way, the goal of total annihilation would be very uncertain.
As for losing, I really haven’t thought about it.
What Gao Jingxian said is true. It is one thing to love horses, but it is another thing to keep war horses for the enemy...
Just after midnight, all the soldiers of the guard camp gathered at the stable... The Xixia warriors had been tired for a day, and they had arranged for rotating guards. They probably slept the most at this time.
"Two horses for each person, it is best to frighten hundreds of horses at the same time..."
"Jingxian, should we drive out a few war horses first, make the whole post house chaotic, let all the Western bandits rise up, and then..."
This is a good idea!
Late at night, even a little sound can travel a long way, let alone in a post office.
When four or five war horses neighed and then galloped rapidly, the Xixia warriors were awakened...
Even though he was sleeping deeply, there was still a guard on duty, so the whole inn was filled with noise.
"It's done! Action!"
The soldiers of the guard camp were still in the stables, with each one of them next to the horse's buttocks, holding military spurs in their hands...
After a shout of action, the military spurs in everyone's hands were stabbed at the horse's butt... This was not flattery, but a stab.
Then, the kind of neighing that made the cavalry palpitate and drowned out the noise in the front yard suddenly sounded... This sound was no longer limited to the post house.
"They're in the stables..."
"Quick! Quick! Quick! Gather towards the stable..."
The Western Xia warriors also regarded fighting as a war. Although they were all asleep, they were all lying in their clothes, and even had weapons at hand.
When the first war horses neighed, everyone was already alert. When they heard so many war horses neighing again... no need to ask, this was the Song army targeting the war horses.
First food and grass, then war horses. If the Song army succeeds in both, the duel will be completely lost.
Therefore, the fifty Xixia warriors did not need to give orders at all. The moment they heard the neighing of the horses, they all gathered in the direction of the stables...
It's a pity that this is a group of frightened war horses. They are no longer in their daily well-trained state. They are war horses that have been stabbed in the butt by military thorns...
I don’t know what the scene of tens of thousands of horses in silence would be like, but the sound of these two hundred or two hundred frightened horses running wildly after being stimulated by the sting, and in the space of the streets and alleys of the post house... is really amazing!
The sound of war horses neighing and galloping was so loud that even the entire western district of Bianliang Outer City was awakened by the sound of horse hooves...
"This is……"
Gao Yi stood up tremblingly, holding on to the wall of the post house, he could feel the tremors.
He could go back to his home to rest, but the post house was surrounded by soldiers from both sides, and he was a representative of the imperial court. The Xixia envoys could sleep in the open, so he had to stay here... for three days. Unexpectedly
That's it for the first night.
"What's going on here?"
"Hahahaha... High Envoy, I, the Great Xia Warrior, are warriors on horseback. This is the way it should be! Let's see where you are going to escape..."
When Wu Zong heard the first neigh of the war horse, he got up and came to find Gao Yi.
He thought that this was the time for their Western Xia warriors to embark on the right path...
Cavalry! If this was really a Xixia warrior chasing on horseback, even the soldiers of the guard camp would not be able to outrun the war horses!
Gao Yi shivered even more, not because he was afraid of the sound of horse hooves, but because he was thinking about the aftermath of this matter...
The guard camp, which is His Royal Highness's personal army, if all were lost here, his accompanying envoy... the key is that there are also generals from his Gao family in it!
It’s over! It’s really over!
It was dark, so I couldn't see Gao Yi's pale face, but his legs and feet were clearly moving.
Wu Zong of Xixia had already turned around and moved to the gate of the post house, wanting to see the scene of Song soldiers being chased by Xixia warriors for the first time... But Gao Yi, after slowing down for several times, could barely move his legs.
All the soldiers surrounding the posthouse were awake, listening to the sounds within the walls of the posthouse without leaving their posts...
The door of the post house is always open... allowing soldiers who have abstained to come out at any time.
"This is……?"
Gao Yi asked again. He hadn't even reached the gate yet, but he found that Wu Zong, who was earlier than him, quickly dodged away...
"Mr. Gentleman, the horse is frightened! Get out of the way!"
However, there were some soldiers who were not frightened. They dragged Gao Yi and hid aside...
Fortunately, there are only two.
The old horse knew the way, but unfortunately, the post house was not an environment these war horses were familiar with. Among the rows of houses, it was late at night, and the war horses were stabbed, so they could not find the correct path.
The two horses that came out were just two of the four or five horses that came out the first time, and they came out purely by chance.
I have to admire the Xixia people's riding skills. Even if the horse is frightened, someone still gets on the horse quickly and controls the frightened horse...
"Wu Zhengshi, our horse is useless!"
"what for?"
"The horse was stabbed and ran away. It was bleeding! It was crippled!"
"High Envoy, it's just a fight, what does it have to do with war horses?"
Ouch, that's what I said. Didn't I just say that you are warriors on horseback...
Gao Yi felt that the Xixia man was on the verge of collapse, so he didn't say a word and walked away... He had to think about what happened.
The two horses that accidentally ran out were able to be controlled in this way, but in the post house, hundreds of frightened horses were running around like this, and it was not so easy to control them...
The Xixia warriors gathered together and headed towards the stables, but before they reached the stables, they heard that the horses were frightened...
The war horse ran wildly in the stinging pain, regardless of whether his master was in front of him or not...
"Quickly control the horse!"
"Hurry up……"
Shout out, but how can such a chaotic and frightened horse group be easily controlled? Unless you don't care about being trampled by frightened horses!