Above the sky, white clouds turn into dogs, chasing the sun with the wind.
On the Jinggu Road on the surface, there are also two cavalry chasing each other, about a stone's throw away.
There were about four hundred horsemen in the rear. None of them were wearing armor. They all held spears or ring-headed knives in their hands, and carried homemade poplar bows slanted on their backs. They all spared no effort in using their horses and were not afraid of their horses' hooves being injured by rocks. They whipped their whips vigorously and beat them to death.
Hold the horse under your crotch and let the horse speed up.
They are the Di people who live in the front section of Jinggu Road.
They come from different villages, but they have the same belief.
"Hoo~ho!"
"Hoo~ho!"
The neat whistles and the raised spears showed their indignation that they wanted to crush the hundreds of cavalry in front of them into ashes.
A hundred cavalry were fleeing in front of them, it was the white horse Di led by Yang Ji.
However, there was no trace of panic on their faces.
Some people showed off their superb riding skills by raising their arms and making strange noises while galloping.
Zhao Guang, on the other hand, was hanging alone at the end of the white horse team, leaning on the horse's back with his legs tightly clamped on the horse's belly. He held two stone bows in his free hands, looking sideways like an eagle, staring at the rear.
Chasing troops.
Occasionally, when a Di man came within shooting range, he drew his bow and fired his target.
"Boom!"
Every time the bowstring sounded, the pursuers behind him would burst into mournful screams.
When galloping, he turns around and shoots, and there are no missed shots!
Among the big Han people who are now trapped in the land of Bashu, due to the lack of war horses, there are only a few descendants who are good at riding and fighting.
Not to mention riding and shooting!
Zhao Guang was able to do this because his father, Zhao Yun, was the general who conquered the south.
In other words, since the death of Ma Chao, Zhao Yun has no one who can match the generals of the Han Dynasty who are proficient in cavalry warfare!
In the beginning, Zhao Yun and the late emperor Liu Bei became acquainted. It was Gongsun Zan who sent Zhao Yun to serve as the late emperor's cavalryman!
But it's a pity.
Later, the late Emperor Liu Bei lived under the fence for half his life and had no resources to build a cavalry. Later, he took over Jingnan and Bashu because there were no war horses in these areas.
Therefore, Zhao Yun's skill in riding and fighting was buried.
With regrets, Zhao Yun pinned his hopes on his second son, Zhao Guang.
For example, after having achieved meritorious service, one could enter the court and become a prince at the age of fifteen or sixteen, but Zhao Yun always asked Zhao Guang to be naked and take him with him, teaching him what he had learned all his life.
After all, Zhao Guang is the second son.
It is not his turn to inherit the title of his father's generation, but he can inherit what his father's generation has learned.
Well, in the heart of this general who conquered the south, he always firmly believed that the Han Dynasty would one day recapture Longyou and secure Guanzhong.
Although he himself may not be able to see it.
However, he firmly believed that his second son, Zhao Guang, could wait for him!
By then, when the Han recaptures Longyou, they can rely on Yongliang's horses to build a cavalry army, and Zhao Guang can become a general in charge of cavalry, roaming the battlefield, serving the country at the top, and looking for a feudal lord at the bottom!
Later, Zhao Guang was appointed by the prime minister to recruit soldiers. Zhao Yun not only gave the old soldier Buqu, but also gave him the best war horse.
Yin Yin warned, "Your brother is an official in the court. If nothing unexpected happens, he will spend his whole life working on documents. It is up to you to demonstrate the bravery of the Zhao family."
Zhao Guang kept this in mind.
When he happened to come here, he met Zheng Pu who sent Yang Ji to lead his cavalry in battle. Why didn't he try his ability in cavalry?
If only Yinping and Diqi were to ride, he would not dare to do it
Simply find a place where no one is and kill yourself.
Don't embarrass his father.
Naturally, cavalry and archery are individual skills, and being a commander in cavalry warfare are two different things.
Zhao Guang deliberately hung at the end of the team, holding his bow and shooting, hoping to arouse the anger of these Yinping cavalry and induce them to continue the pursuit.
This is Zheng Pu's general order.
Try to ride and trap these Yin Ping Di as much as possible!
In order to force the garrison at Yinping Bridge, we had to send troops to fight!
However, Zheng Pu led 200 people and settled in a camp on Jinggu Road near the mountains and rivers. He used his body as bait and practiced "scorched earth tactics", but he did not draw out the garrison at the bridgehead.
Well, the scorched earth tactics were exactly what Zhao Guang and Yang Ji did with more than a hundred people riding white horses.
Instead of "relocating" people, we started to attack frequently.
They killed all the cattle and sheep they saw, burned down the houses in Yinpingdi Xiaoyi along the way, trampled the wheat and grain they were about to harvest with their horses, and set fire to the pastures with dead grass.
Let them have no food for the winter!
They were forced to go to the chiefs of their respective tribes to cry out, and asked the chiefs to go to the bridge to garrison and ask for help.
However, after several days of burning, killing and looting, no garrison troops were seen attacking at the bridgehead. Instead, the surrounding small towns spontaneously gathered together 400 to 500 cavalry to chase down Yang Ji's more than 100 cavalry.
Perhaps they felt that there was no need to bother the garrison at the bridge as there were only a hundred cavalry coming to disturb them.
Therefore, Zheng Pu thought of trapping and killing these Di cavalry.
As long as these tribal cavalry can be ambushed, the garrison at the bridge will definitely send troops to stabilize people's hearts.
Even if he still stood still, Zheng Pu could still make the Xuanwu Army famous by killing hundreds of cavalry, as well as the Di people, cattle, sheep and horses he had previously plundered.
Zhao Guang and Yang Ji are here to lure the enemy today.
About five miles ahead, Zheng Pu led two hundred soldiers, all armed with crossbows, and were already lying on the roadside.
And there is no need to worry about being discovered.
In a cavalry chase, the speed of the war horses will be pushed to the limit. When these Yinping cavalry discovered Zheng Pu's crossbow formation, they were in a hurry and could not make the horses turn around instantly!
In particular, Zhao Guang and Yang Ji, with more than a hundred riders, kept deliberately controlling their horse speed.
Stay within a stone's throw of the pursuers behind you.
Make them reluctant to give up!
The distance of five miles is only a slight distance for the cavalry.
"Hoo~ho!"
Yinping Diqi, who was chasing after him, roared angrily, still carrying the same indignation that he had crushed the white horse Diqi to ashes.
However, when the road turned a corner at the foot of a mountain, something unexpected happened!
A crisp and sharp sound penetrated the sky!
"hit!"
"hit!"
He also asked Zheng Pu, who was lying in ambush along the way, and the soldiers who were delivering the order, to shout out orders and have the two hundred crossbowmen who were waiting in formation seize the crossbows and swords.
In an instant, the crossbow arrows were like locusts!
The sound of "buzz" actually suppressed the thunderous sound of horse hooves.
The Yin Ping Di Cavalry who were chasing after them looked at it and screamed in fear. The formation instantly became commotion.
The Di cavalry at the front kicked their horses hard in the belly, hoping to rush through the area covered by the crossbow formation; the pursuers in the middle desperately tried to turn their horses around and run back.
However, how can a rapidly galloping war horse change direction in an instant?
The dense crossbow arrows finally kissed them.
For a moment, the roar of war horses and the miserable screams of humans filled the mountain road.
Forty or fifty riders fell to the ground, the dead ones watered the earth with their blood, and those with broken arms and legs wailed endlessly.
"Enter Kehuo!"
Among the remaining Yin Ping Di cavalry, before the second wave of crossbow arrows hit them, one person roared loudly, took the lead in turning his horse's head, and drove his horse towards Zheng Pu's crossbow array.
Very wise and made the best choice at the moment.
It also made other Yin Ping Di cavalry burst out their blood and courage, and charged forward.
Because with the speed of the war horses, Zheng Pu's crossbow formation could only pour out one more wave of crossbow bolts before they would be rushed in and massacred wantonly!
However, they had no chance.
The white horses that had galloped past earlier had already rushed up the gentle slope. Under the leadership of Yang Ji, they had completed the detour and were speeding towards the formation!
I want to take advantage of the collapse of Yin Ping's cavalry formation to break out and cover up the enemy!
Zhao Guang, who has been hanging at the end of the team, doesn't need to be so troublesome.
With his superb riding skills, he relied on the majesty of his horse and did not need much space to change direction.
When he let the war horse speed up and form a charge, it actually became the leading horse of the white horse.
However, he has no fear!
Immediately, he kicked the horse's belly hard with both feet, riding ahead.
While galloping, he also drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
There seems to be no time between the deep and strong strings of the two-stone bow.
The horse kept narrowing the distance between the two armies. In just a few dozen breaths, Zhao Guang drew his bow nearly ten times.
Eighty-nine out of ten!
Such superb riding and shooting aroused the applause of the horsemen behind, "Mighty!!"
However, their cheers were a bit premature.
It's too late, but it's too soon! Zhao Guang, who was about twenty steps closer to Yin Pingdi, had already fastened the two stone bows, held the spear in both hands, and shouted loudly, "Kill the thief!!"
His spear was actually about five feet long!
And both ends are edged, and the blades are each one foot long!
It is the two-edged spear favored by Wuwan's border cavalrymen in Youzhou's fight against Xianbei, and those who are extremely brave!
It cannot be used by those who do not have great strength and skill.
For example, in the past Gongsun Zan was an outstanding person who was good at using a two-edged spear.
Because the person holding this spear must not only have extraordinary physical strength to ensure that the spear can be quickly drawn away when thrusting, but also must be proficient in the skill of looking left and right to fight. Otherwise, the spear blade at the other end will accidentally injure himself.
Zhao Guang, who is more than eight feet long and somewhat more majestic than his father Zhao Yun, is naturally one of them.
"kill!!"
The war horses approached quickly, and Zhao Guang roared.
Relying on the longer advantage of the double-edged spear, he thrust out first, letting the blade, which was more than a foot long, glow with the luster of death in the sun.
The man who led all the Yin Ping Di cavalry to attack Zheng Pu's crossbow formation was not to be outdone, and brandished his spear with his eyes split open.
However, when he thrust out his spear, he suddenly realized that he was too short.
The opponent's spear is too long, and it will definitely penetrate him before his spear reaches him.
But it was impossible to avoid it by driving the horses.
Simply, with a sudden change of heart, he held the spear in both hands and swiped it diagonally.
He wanted to deflect the thrust of the two-edged spear, and then take advantage of the gap between the two horses to pass by. Using his superb riding skills, he instantly pulled out the Huanshou knife at his waist and chopped it in half.
Well, the idea is very good, and he is well versed in the skills of riding and fighting.
But they ignored that Zhao Guang was extremely majestic and physically strong!
Coupled with the force of the charge using his horse power, how could he be able to push it away?
"Duh! Chee~~~"
The spear swept across and hit the double-edged spear hard, but it did not deflect the edge of more than a foot away.
On the contrary, the powerful counter-shock force made Yin Pingdi's arms numb, his body unstable, and he almost fell off his horse.
Then, with a "pop" sound, he flew up.
With no armor on his body, his body was like paper. A sharp blade of more than a foot was penetrated and emerged from the back. The powerful inertia of the high-speed galloping horse took him off the horse's back.
The Yinping Diqi who came with all kinds of whistling and strange calls were speechless.
It's like a duck whose neck has been pinched hard.
Their backbone who was leading the charge, the warrior who had just bravely moved forward, was skewered on the two-edged spear as soon as they met.
"Those who stand in my way!"
"die!!"
Zhao Guang, who was extremely brave, roared like thunder again, swung the double-edged spear in his hand, and threw the man's body away.
Holding the horse with both legs, lifting the chest and retracting the abdomen, using the waist to exert force, the arms drew a half-ring in the air with the double-edged spear, directly using it as a ring-headed knife with a long handle, and slashed it with the backhand.
go.
"ah!!!"
A miserable cry, short and rapid, and then stopped abruptly.
It was the famous Yin Ping Di cavalry, and it was cut open from the shoulder to the abdomen by the long blade of the double-edged spear.
Even the war horse under his crotch was swept to the side by the endless sharp blade. The forelimbs suffered from sudden pain. The horse's body suddenly flew out and fell to the ground.
"Bah!"
Zhao Guang raised his breath from his waist and abdomen again and let out a violent roar.
An inch long, an inch strong!
Zhao Guang, holding a double-edged spear, has no enemy and is in a no-man's land!
In just a few breaths, dozens of Yin Ping Di cavalry were stabbed to death, split open, and penetrated deeply into the formation.
Fighting requires courage!
When we meet on a narrow road, only the brave will win!
Zhao Guang, with one horse and one spear, is as brave as a pig on a sudden, moving forward in an indomitable way!
Suddenly, the entire Yinping Diqi were seized with anger, and everyone had a look of horror on their faces.
Yang Ji and the other Baima Di, who followed closely behind, watched with excitement.
They clamped the horse's belly fiercely, waving the ring-headed knives or spears in their hands, turning the determination to break through the Yinping Di people into roars in their mouths.
"Hoo~ho!"
"Hoo~ho!"
Especially Yang Ji, there was a trace of longing in his hot eyes.
Zhao Guang, who seemed to be in a deserted land, was very similar to an old friend in his memory.
It is Ma Chao of Xiliang who is exceptionally brave.
When Ma Chao joined the army at a young age, he was praised as "healthy" by the whole army before he reached the rank of weak. When he grew up, he would often lead the way on horseback during battles. He would rush forward with a spear and be invincible.
Yang Ji was lucky enough to see Ma Chao leading the Xiliang cavalry to break out of the formation, and he was astonished at that time.
This is also the reason why he led his tribe and raised troops to respond to Ma Chao's capture of Long.
However, now, Ma Chao has been dead for several years.
As for Ma Dai, who commanded the incomplete Xiliang cavalry, he was far inferior to Ma Chao in terms of personal bravery or fighting with the cavalry.
well.
The Xiliang Iron Riders are unprecedented!
He can run thousands of miles without getting tired and fight without any dust.
It is obviously a leather light cavalry, but it can also have the power of a horse-armored heavy cavalry!
However, if the general who is in front of the sudden attack does not have the courage to attack, and does not have the courage to seize the power of the three armies, he is just an ordinary cavalry, how can he be called "iron cavalry"?
A little regret flashed through his heart, Yang Ji stared again, tilted his head slightly to avoid the spear that came with the strong wind, raised the ring-shou knife high in his hand, and slashed it away at a tricky angle.
A human head was hacked into the dust.
"Hoo~ho!"
"Hoo~ho!"
All the white horses and horsemen roared wildly.
The earth trembled with the sound of horse hooves, and the opponent's ears were devastated with the cry of killing. Like a torrent carrying the force of thunder, they charged up behind Zhao Guang and Yang Ji.
The sharp ring-shou knife is raised high!
With the help of horse power, the moment the two sides approached, they used the huge inertia to chop those Yinping cavalry to death.
At this moment, on Jinggu Road, the horses' hooves rolled up into bursts of muffled thunder, the whistles, the death screams of the killed, and the screams of injured war horses, which frightened Bailongjiang and quietly covered up the sound of gurgling water.
"kill!!"
"Hoo~ho!"
The formation of Yin Ping's cavalry suddenly broke apart from the middle like bamboo slices separated by bamboo strips.
Some people's heads were cut off constantly. With the remaining power of the blade, they flew into the air, whirled and fell into the dust, and were trampled into minced meat by the horses' hooves. From time to time, horses fell to their knees, and cavalrymen flew several feet away, hitting the ground heavily, accompanied by
There was a crisp sound of fractures, blood spurted from the mouth, and he died in pain.
In about a quarter of an hour, the white-horse Di cavalry with Zhao Guang as the blade pierced the array of Yin Ping Di cavalry.
"Carousel!"
"Carousel!"
Zhao Guang immediately raised his spear in his hand to signal and shouted loudly.
Holding the horse's reins with one hand, he turned the horse to charge up the gentle slope, using the white horse to make a detour. He accelerated the horse again and prepared for the second round of charge.
"accelerate!"
"accelerate!"
However, when he let his horse gallop back at high speed again, he found that the war seemed to be over.
Those Yin Pingdi who were also proficient in cavalry warfare, after being cut through the formation, knew that they could not resist the charge with their scattered formations, and they would just be slaughtered wantonly if they were left here.
Many people dismounted, threw away their swords and spears, and bowed their heads to the road to ask for surrender.
There are also some clever ones.
The horse galloped to the foot of the mountains on both sides, then abandoned the horse and ran wildly, escaping along the narrow path created by the stream.
Well, no one will chase them in this chaotic battlefield.
[Note: In 1974, the "Eastern Han Yongchu Dating Iron Sword" was unearthed in Cangshan, Shandong Province. It is 1.15 meters long, the back of the blade is 1 centimeter thick, and has a carbon content of 0.7%. It is strong, easy to chop and sharp. 】
