Fights between rangers are common. And those who can be rangers are generally not good at it. They dare to go out and hang out only if they have at least a few tricks in their hands.
Xiao Agu was very cautious. He first sent more than a hundred cavalry to charge forward, and then sent another hundred people to take a detour from the two wings.
As for him, there were hundreds of people surrounding him, watching the battle from a distance - he also specially chose a gentle slope to guard against cavalry attacks.
Very well prepared.
As for the large army, they had stopped and formed a fighting formation. Especially the infantry led by Gao Siji took the antlers off the car and piled them in front. Some people quickly strung their rifle bows and did
Be prepared for any battle.
Such professional actions couldn't help but attract Aguji's attention.
The aesthetics of the grassland are riding and archery. For this reason, some activities are often held to increase people's enthusiasm for horseback riding and archery. This is the tradition of the grassland herders and their advantage. They can rely on this advantage to survive in difficult times.
, when food is insufficient, find ways to chase yellow sheep, wild donkeys, and deer.
But human energy is limited, especially for these ordinary herdsmen who are struggling on the edge of food and clothing. It would be good if they could practice one well. There are definitely a few people who are proficient in both, not to mention that many slaves don't even have horses - even the Khitans can't do it.
If all the people have horses, there will be even fewer people who ridicule them.
In such a situation, melee combat has become their weakness and a lingering pain. Of course, this does not mean that the grassland people will definitely not be able to defeat the Central Plains in infantry combat.
In a battle, courage is not enough, even if skill is not enough, courage can be overwhelming. Be brave and not afraid of death. Following the weak infantry tradition of the grassland, the cavalry dismounts and fights. Without a qualified military formation or good equipment, they can get angry and fight indiscriminately.
, it is also possible to defeat the Central Plains infantry in neat formation.
Because some troops just look like that. They have nothing but being in military formation and obeying military orders. They are like a group of bullies rushing towards those honest and honest field officers, scaring them to death.
But Agu was not sure of defeating the Pinglu army.
The reason why this unit is nicknamed "Gao Jiajun" is that a large number of warriors from Youzhou serve as veterans and officers at all levels. They are all experienced in battles. Some have even fought for more than ten years. They are rich in experience and tough-minded.
.With their supervision, rectification and even infection of those Bohai and Xiren recruits, their combat effectiveness improved rapidly.
"It would be great if I could have this army in my hands." Xiao Agu only whispered to himself.
The trusted chieftains looked at each other.
The Gao brothers are ruthless people, and they have many soldiers and horses, so how can they capture it? Besides, Abaoji also supports them, so this is quite difficult. "After defeating the White Wolf garrison, we may let the Gao brothers continue to attack the other garrison.
Even attacking Linyu Pass directly. It consumes a lot, and the Gao brothers will naturally not be so tough. Furthermore, anything is possible in the battle, if the Gao brothers unfortunately die in battle," someone said.
"Okay, stop talking." Xiao Agu only realized that talking about these things was a bit dangerous and ended the conversation decisively. The Gao family brothers died in the battle? He is not that stupid.
If it is a very difficult task, they are more likely to refuse. But this is good, it will make Abaoji feel disgusted, and he will be sure to touch them again.
On the grasslands, it is common to annex tribesmen. The Khitan can dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops. As long as Abaoji nods and finds an opportunity to kill the Gao brothers, his tribe will not be able to overturn the situation, and there is no other way but to surrender.
After all, Abaoji still had to agree. Alas! "The fight is finally over!" someone next to him said suddenly.
Xiao Agu immediately looked around, only to see that the Xia army's cavalry could no longer resist the enemy and were running away in panic. The Khitan warriors were chasing after them with great courage.
"The bandit army has reinforcements!" someone shouted again.
Xiao Agu just cursed secretly, why do all of them have better eyes than me? He quickly looked at it, and sure enough he saw more than a hundred cavalry coming out from behind the mountain, some galloping along the foot of the mountain, arrows flying around, trying to stop the pursuers.
; One of them rushed forward with spears and spears in hand.
The Khitan people had just defeated the small army with more numbers, and made the Xia soldiers flee in confusion. At this time, they were in high spirits and pursued them in a hurry. Suddenly they encountered the cavalry rushing towards them, and they were caught off guard.
Someone quickly turned the horse's head and pointed towards
They circled around on both sides and got out of the way. Some people were still rushing forward stupidly. It wasn't until the big tree approached that they realized that the bows in their hands were useless, and they fell off their horses one after another.
Xiao Agu was furious when he saw this.
A mere one hundred Xia Cavalry made the two hundred cavalry on his side miserable and even in danger of retreating. How could he endure this? "Follow me!" Agu just yelled and rushed out first.
The commander-in-chief opened his mouth, but before they could stop him, hundreds of horsemen rushed down the hillside like a tide, following closely behind Agu.
The addition of new forces quickly stabilized the situation.
The Khitans kept going in circles, taking advantage of their numerical advantage to send dense arrows into the crowd of Xia soldiers. The cavalry formation was sparse, and the lethality of these arrows was not very great, but over time, they still killed one after another.
The Xia soldiers screamed and fell off their horses. Finally, the two groups of people from the front and back converged, and they did not dare to fight anymore and ran backwards.
"Chase!" Agu had just unleashed his mighty power and shot down two Xia soldiers. Now he was in high spirits, and his blood immediately surged, and he ordered the chase to Zhubei.
There were more than 600 Khitan cavalry in total, shouting loudly and running wildly after less than a hundred Xia cavalry.
As soon as the bowstring rings, someone will always fall off the horse - either he is hit by an arrow, or his horse is shot.
"Haha, it's so good!" Agu only had a BMW under his crotch, and he was going very fast. He caught up with someone, and hit him hard with the iron bone. The man screamed and fell off his horse, and blood flowed all over the ground.
Chase! You must chase the enemy until they are so frightened that they dare not look back, and then cut off their heads and bring them back.
Even if the result of this battle is not great, it can greatly improve morale and be of great benefit to the next battle. Agu is not a fool and knows this very well.
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Li Cunxiao stood on the hill and stared at the battlefield at leisure.
The two sides who were chasing and fleeing had already run for more than ten miles and were still entangled. Of course, the Xia army suffered more casualties, and the Khitan people were full of fighting spirit and kept killing each other.
"Check the equipment and prepare to kill." Li Cunxiao ordered.
He was not prepared to wait any longer. He had not attracted a large number of enemy troops, and a few hundred horsemen would be enough. He would eat it first to weaken the enemy's spirit, and then think of a solution later.
At this time, there were only seven to eight hundred cavalry following him, all soldiers of the Qingyi Army, and he personally commanded them. An Jingjing also brought more than four thousand cavalry, most of whom were recruited from the Tibetan army, and were ambushed in another place.
The thief will come in person and be served by five thousand of them. How can the blessing be small?
At the same time, Li Cunxiao was also greatly impressed by the intelligence capabilities of the imperial court. Who was providing the information, so much so that he even got the exact date of the enemy's dispatch - the error did not exceed three days.
The imperial court has put food in your mouth. If you still don't know how to eat, you might as well wipe your neck yourself.
Li Cunxiao smiled proudly, inserted the sword, iron sword, and short sword into the left side of the sheath, then picked up a heavy horse sword, threw it to the soldier, and told him to follow closely, then he got on the horse's back.
In fact, he doesn't really like using heavy cavalry weapons. It's fine when it stabs people, but it requires both hands to swing, which is very troublesome. Zhu Jin of Yanzhou likes this style, but it's really not Li Cunxiao's cup of tea.
Generally speaking, he prefers to use relatively short and light weapons such as iron laos, short spears, and iron swords so that he can carry bows and arrows - his archery skills are very good, so it would be a shame not to use them.
Today I brought the horses with me, mainly because I was worried that the thieves would escape back to our formation and be blocked by infantry.
Yes, Li Cunxiao had no intention of letting Xiao Agu go back at all. If he couldn't be caught on the spot, he would chase him with all his might. If a god blocks him, he will kill a god, and if a Buddha blocks him, he will kill a Buddha. Even if you send a battalion of infantry to stop him, he will still take the horse.
Sweep the enemy soldiers away.
"Charge!" Seeing that it was almost done, Li Cunxiao grabbed the horse's belly and rushed down the mountain.
There was no military mobilization, no military orders and threats, just calm, extreme calm.
More than 700 cavalrymen followed Li Cunxiao, their expressions were so calm that they were numb, as if they were not charging for a kill, but going for a spring outing. The only thought in their minds was to kill more soldiers and collect more rewards so that they could spend them after going to Liaodong.
More generous.
No one would mind having too much money. In their eyes, the Khitan thieves are just pieces of moving silk, waiting for him
Come and get it. What? You will die? Who can guarantee that you will not die in a war? It is very reasonable to use your life to gain wealth.
Hundreds of cavalrymen had just the right timing. When the enemy's horse power gradually declined and the formation lengthened, they rushed in horizontally and cut off the enemy.
When Li Cunxiao rushed down, he fired three arrows in succession, killing the two thieves. Then he gave up his riding bow, drew his iron bow, and hit the person in front of him on the head.
This person moved quickly, and the man-horse combination was excellent. The bone in his hand greeted him almost at the same time.
"Dang!" Li Cunxiao didn't even look at it, he passed by the wrong horse and dodged a wooden spear that came from nowhere. The iron lao finally hit a person in the face.
"Ah!" Several terrible blood holes appeared on this man's face, and his facial bones were directly sunken. When he passed by the wrong horse, Tie Lao pulled away and took away a large piece of flesh.
"Whoosh!" A flying arrow flew towards him. Li Cunxiao ducked subconsciously and took a few steps faster. Tie Lao hit another person in the chest.
He didn't stop at all, and didn't care about his victory at all. He just stared at the figure of the Khitan general and charged forward.
There were weapons summoned everywhere around him. The Qingyi Army warriors tried their best to block him. Li Cunxiao moved around like an elf on the battlefield, doing miraculous movements in a narrow space. Wherever he passed, five or six people
The thief fell off his horse.
"Agu Zhi!" Li Cunxiao yelled.
"Who are you?" Seeing Li Cunxiao's bravery, Xiao Agu lost his fighting spirit and ran away without forgetting to ask.
"Your grandpa!" Li Cunxiao laughed loudly.
He just asked casually, but he didn't expect that it was Xiao Agu, the leader of the bandit army. It was a God-given opportunity, what else could he say? A spear came towards him, Li Cunxiao clamped his left armpit, and then released it. The bandit cavalry was unprepared and fell to the ground with a surprise.
"Suffer death!" Li Cunxiao no longer cherished the horse, pushed his speed to the extreme, and soon caught up with Xiao Aguzhi, who could not pick up the horse's speed.
"Dang!" Tie Guduo and Tie Lao met face to face. Agu felt a huge force coming from his hand and his body tilted.
"Come here!" A shout rang in his ears, and Agu's neck was strangled by iron-like arms, and he lay face up on the horse's back.
The hard saddle pressed against his back, almost knocking his breath away.
"I was actually captured." In a daze, Xiao Agu only had one last thought in his mind.