"When a man is born in the world, when he is strong, he will seek achievements in conquests and be granted the title of Marquis! How can he guard the old hills, seek fields, and ask for help?"
This was what Zhang Te's elder father said when he left his hometown all the way to join the Han Dynasty to bid farewell to his parents and elders. It was partly to encourage him, and partly to scold other family members not to hold hands and say goodbye with tears.
Zhang Te has always kept this in mind.
But today he planned to forget about it for now.
The ambition to make achievements and the lofty sentiments of seeking a title slowly disappeared as Pao Ze kept falling off his horse, leaving his eyes full of tears and making him feel inexplicably guilty.
Originally, they would not run into two groups of Wei army scouts in succession.
The mission of spying in the army was only to go eastward within a hundred miles of Puchuang County, but this time he often took his men eastward for a hundred and eighty miles in order to obtain more information and beheadings.
Because the reward for killing enemy scouts is very high, and even higher if they can be returned alive.
He does not covet those possessions.
But he could not resist the desire and persuasion of his scouts for rewards: "Captain, we are all vulgar people, and all we want is for our children to have enough food and clothing. Although since joining the army, the court has never been short of our salary, but
Now that schools have been set up in every county in Liangzhou, we want to spend more reward money to collect enough money for education and purchase of pens and ink, so that the children in our family can be proficient in writing and calligraphy in the future, so that they will not be despised like me all the time."
Moreover, they also agreed that no matter who shot or captured the scout alive, the reward would be divided equally among everyone; if someone unfortunately died in the battle, he would get half of the accumulated reward alone.
Zhang Te, who came to the Hexi Corridor for the first time, could not refuse the expectations of his parents for their children.
Or in other words, he had the ambition to expel the barbarians and make great achievements, and he was in his prime of life, so he had some expectations for such a bold and dangerous act by a skilled man.
At first, they took to the water like a fish in water.
Relying on his superb riding and shooting skills, for more than a month in a row, he always came back with gains every time he went out.
However, if you often walk by the river, why don't your shoes get wet?
However, when the time comes, it will no longer help to feel regret.
well.
I traveled thousands of miles to come here, but I acted on my own initiative when the situation came up. After all, I failed to live up to the expectations of my parents at home.
At this moment, Zhang Te could only sigh in sadness.
Immediately, he added: It also failed to live up to the expectations of the rear military advisor.
He still remembered that when Zheng Pu asked his maternal uncle to take in his wife's maidservant as a daughter and give it to him, he said this: "Zi Chan is really a talented person! Therefore, I have the shame to do this for my mother's family, but please
In the future, my mother’s family will be able to be prosperous and prosperous based on the merits of their children.”
Zheng Pu made no secret of his abnormality.
It was precisely because of Zheng Pu's recommendation and kind words that he, who had become famous and had not made any achievements, had the opportunity to succeed Zhang Bao as the commander of the armored cavalry, and was later transferred to Hexi by the prime minister.
That's all, don't do useless thoughts.
But I hope that this time I can kill a few more thieves, so that the family members who died in Paoze can be rewarded more.
Zhang Te, who wielded a strong bow, sat up straight on his horse, drew the bow and arrow without any distractions, paused briefly, and then loosened the bowstring.
"Boom!"
The sound of strings exploding from the two-stone bow was heard.
I saw an arrow decorated with wild goose feathers, like a flying feather startling a giant, covered in sunshine but dull, riding on the breeze without making a sound, so fast that even the wind had no time to moan, and rushed towards Wei who was pursuing him.
In the national scout formation.
The distance between the two sides was less than an arrow's length, and with the support of the two stone bows, I saw that the forelimb cavity of the war horse of a scout in the front line of Wei was at least half penetrated by an arrow that was more than three feet long.
It also made it let out a mournful cry in an instant. In pain, it first stood up and then fell to the ground.
Not only did it throw the cavalrymen on horseback far away, but it also tripped up several cavalrymen behind who had no time to escape.
Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first.
Not only because the huge body of the war horse makes it easier to shoot, but also because when the war horse falls to the ground, it will cause additional damage to the enemy. Zhang Te, who was born on the border of Youzhou, is no stranger to the common sense of mounted combat.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
He made a great achievement with one arrow, his legs were firmly clamped on the horse's belly, and he repeatedly drew the bow regardless of the correct posture of his mount, which made him more likely to be shot.
It's hard to draw a bow while riding a horse, but he can shoot left and right!
It can be seen that, despite being plundered by Xianbei and Wuhuan barbarians all the year round, the bravery of the Han family in Youzhou was no less than that of the good family members of the six counties who had numerous famous generals.
Perhaps it was the excitement of Zhang Te hanging at the end of the team on purpose and firing his bow frequently.
The rest of the Han army scouts who were leaning on their horses also worked hard and straightened up their bodies, firing their bows regardless of the oncoming crossbow bolts.
For a moment, I saw that the momentum of the Wei army scouts, who had been making all kinds of crazy screams and excited pursuit, was slightly dampened.
Because it was already after noon, the dazzling sunlight from the west made it difficult for them to aim, and there were too few Han scouts and the formation was too scattered, making it even more difficult for their crossbow arrows to achieve success. And their long pursuit
In the formation, every time one knight is hit by an arrow, several knights will be knocked down.
Such results made them angry.
With the absolute advantage of more than a hundred cavalry, chasing down more than ten Han cavalry, how could it be so embarrassing?
"Oh~~ha!"
"Oh~~~heh!"
The first ones to react were Liu Bao's men, and the whistles of their charge roared out from their mouths.
And he separated diagonally from the pursuers. He rode back with his bow and whipped the horse's buttocks hard. He kept kicking the horse's belly with his heels, urging the horse to speed with all his strength, intending to outflank him from the side. The urged horse speeded up sharply.
The strong and powerful horses' hooves fell hard, digging up the thin sand and filling the air with withered grass and dust, indicating their master's determination to kill all the Han army's scouts here.
After such a gallop, the horse will be exhausted after only forty or fifty miles.
After the war, it takes at least more than a month to recuperate before being able to return to the battlefield. Some war horses with poor physical condition may even suffer from heart and lung injuries, and will be reduced to riding horses for the rest of their lives.
But the effect is significant.
The Southern Xiongnu cavalry thrust out diagonally, slowly but surely approaching the Han army scouts as time went by.
At least, their weak cavalry bows could already cause damage to the Han army's scouts.
Two quarters of an hour passed by.
The quiver on Zhang Te's left side was empty, and the quiver on his right side only had four or five arrows left.
Moreover, the speed of the horse under his crotch also slowly decreased, because there was an arrow behind the horse's butt, which was trembling slightly with pride as it galloped.
But he is still lucky.
The Southern Xiongnu cavalry's insufficient bow power and poorly made arrows prevented the horses from falling to the ground in pain.
The Han army scouts who were still driving alongside him now only had five cavalry left.
Wei's scouts, who were at a disadvantage, suffered more losses, with more than twenty riders falling off their horses.
But he still pursues it relentlessly.
This place is still more than ten miles away from the warning range of Sima Liu Zhu, the cavalry guard of the Qiang camp. If there is no accident, the distance of more than ten miles is enough for them to be shot by Wei scouts.
