The heavily mounted warrior, shrouded in heavy iron armor, raised his lance angrily and repeatedly stabbed the dead body on the ground to vent his anger. He didn't let go of the vest until he could no longer lift the heavy iron lance in his hand.
The stabbed corpse stopped angrily.
Suzhou, which is located in the southeast of Dayao, does not have a horse farm, and there are only a few war horses. They can only pick out the remnants of the northern cavalry. It took several years to accumulate a decent cavalry army. However, the armor, swords and crossbows are all in the treasury.
The armed forces, cavalry and cavalry carefully selected by the elite are all the best soldiers in the Suzhou army.
In this way, everyone in Suzhou thought that this cavalry army, even if it was not as good as the famous local warriors, could always be among the first-class cavalry armies of Dayao. However, they never thought that they would be defeated by several Jinzhou cavalry troops tonight.
The old military attache was so humiliated that his face was completely disgraced.
After venting his anger, the heavy cavalry warrior set up his lance, took off his helmet and looked at his comrade who was howling miserably. With the help of several sweaty infantrymen, he took off his armor, even if the three layers of iron armor worn by the heavy cavalry were not included.
Horse armor also has a load of tens of kilograms, and special assistance is required to put it on and mount the horse. In this case, the armor originally provided for protection becomes a burden.
Using heavy cavalry to kill three desperate bandits originally seemed to him like using a bull's-eye to kill a chicken. However, it was the King of Xiaoyaoshan who used this force to perform in several secret martial arts exercises of the Suzhou Army.
Only the brilliant heavy cavalry can be regarded as a well-matched opponent, and after killing the bandit leader who is so easy to kill, his heavy cavalry can logically expand again...
His great wish to develop his ambitions was shattered today. Three heavy cavalrymen of a ten-man team were killed in the battle and two were seriously wounded. Two more mounts had their front hooves chopped off and could only be used as meat dishes for the soldiers.
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Several infantrymen were disarming the heavy cavalry and war horses that died in the battle. It would take at least two years from selecting materials to forging equipment for these armors and horse armors. Even if one of them was lost, the chief officer in charge of this matter would have to
Those who are subject to the penalty of being seated consecutively must have their weapons counted and reported, including those damaged in the battle, and then reported back to the state army treasury.
"Sir, the soldiers accompanying the army reported that there seemed to be no movement at the inn after the loud noise." The person who followed the order went to the horse of the knight who took off his helmet, half-kneeling to report the military situation, "Our army took one step ahead.
The scouts came to inspect the horse, but they still haven’t sent back any news.”
The heavy-horse warrior who took off his helmet did not change his expression after hearing the first half of the words. However, he frowned when he heard that none of the scouts who had gone ahead had returned:
"How many people have been scattered?"
"There are a total of twelve people, all of them are old men in the scouts, and they went out in a team of four..." There was a worried look on the face of the follower, "Don't be ambushed somewhere..."
The man on horseback raised his hand to stop him from talking: "Is the whole world a royal land? This is Suzhou, the hinterland of the sixteen states of Yao. If someone is bold enough to attack and kill the army scouts, then
If we don't chop off his head, the court won't have to spend tens of thousands of silver every year to support the army."
"yes!"
A man who was so arrogant that he dared to attack and kill the army scouts in Suzhou would not shrink back if he were to assassinate the king. He was secretly angry.
After a brief pause, the team accelerated their march. The three thieves tried to use their arms as a chariot, which ultimately delayed the thousand-man team for nearly a cup of tea. It is true that there was also this gentleman who used his heavy cavalry out of boredom.
The weight of the heavy cavalry is more than a hundred kilograms, and even a short-distance attack will greatly reduce the horse power. However, it will undoubtedly take time to take off the weapons on them and the horses. If it continues to be delayed, if the king of Xiaoyaoshan really escapes, then he will personally
Wouldn't it be a big joke to lead troops and horses to this point but return without success?
"The last few miles of journey! Pass my order! Everyone abandon the extra baggage and move forward quickly! Move forward quickly! We must intercept the Xiaoyao Mountain bandit leader before he escapes!"
He felt a little uneasy. The twelve scouts were supposed to report the news within an hour at the earliest, but there was still no news at this time. If it were a larger war, the thousand-man team without the scouts would be
On the battlefield, he is like a blind man who makes one wrong move and kills more than a thousand people.
Gone.
When he personally followed the order and left, he raised his head and glanced at the other cavalryman who was half a horse behind the heavily mounted warrior before quickly converging.
The latter did not wear the standard armor of the Suzhou army. He had a wide robe with wide sleeves and a black suit carrying a sword. Rather than looking like the Suzhou army, his demeanor was more like that of a young man from an aristocratic family on a spring outing.
Being able to be the personal follower of the Lord, he will naturally not be one of those rats who only know how to run around in the camp. Ten years ago, he was also a pioneer in the battle to suppress the Southern Barbarians. He held a sword and trampled through one village after another. He was able to kill.
The bloody warriors of Nanman's Thirty-sixth Village boasted that their bravery ranked among the top three in Suzhou's army, but they were always frightened every time they faced this man who looked like a young master from an aristocratic family.
"That fool Tang Huai Li originally promised to kill two birds with one stone, but now it seems that he is not safe." As he led the horse to run, the heavily mounted warrior lowered his voice and said to the man next to him who looked like a young master from a noble family: "Three hundred elite riders,
We can't take down the bandit leader of Xiaoyao Mountain and the more than 20 old guys who came south from Jinzhou, but I'm afraid it will still be a fierce battle later."
"My lord, I came from the imperial examination and don't know much about martial arts accidents in the martial arts world. At the level of martial arts like Wu Erlang, if you really want to fight to the death with three hundred knights, even giving him another life will not help." There was a burden on the horse.
The man with the sword faced him calmly, "But if you are really determined to escape, once you are chased into the mountains and forests, you will be like a fish in water. No matter how many three hundred elite cavalry you have, there will be nothing you can do about it."
The Jinzhou military attachés used their last physical strength and a lifetime of experience in confronting the northern barbarian cavalry to inflict heavy damage on the ten-man heavy cavalry almost in a single encounter. If the man with the sword had not pressed the formation at the end, he would have appeared at the moment of crossing the horse.
The sword kills people, and the ten-man team that is already in chaos will not end well.
"After all, he is a military attache in the land of hundreds of battles at the border. Even if he is at the end of the road, his combat power cannot be taken lightly." The man carrying the sword sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty's heavy cavalry has unprecedented combat power in Suzhou. In the military exercise in Zhouzhou
Wuzhong is even more invincible, but if we want to compare with those cavalry troops in the north, they are still far behind."
The heavy cavalry warrior whose face was covered by a visor could not see his expression clearly, but he heard that the Suzhou heavy cavalryman who had devoted a lot of effort was demoted to a second-rate cavalryman by a man, and I am afraid that his face would not look good.
"It's almost here." The man carrying the sword could already see the embers after the blazing fire in the forest. The stench of burning corpses filled the air and he couldn't help but frown. "My lord, it's better to stay in charge of the central army. With the Xiaoyao Mountain
If the bandit leader's martial arts suddenly breaks out into an attack, even if I am close at hand, I may not be able to rescue him in time."
The faces of the few personal guards on the horse changed slightly. This ignorant fool just turned a blind eye to them. How could he dare to speak in such a tone when treating adults? Do he really think that someone with some martial arts skills can show such a commanding attitude?
posture?
As long as the adults give you a hint, it won't be difficult for them and their followers to swarm up and beat this guy up.
But when the adults heard the words clearly coming from the following criminal, he did not even show any dissatisfaction. He just replied with some doubts: "He is just a bandit leader who dominates the mountain. It is true that he has failed many times in the past. First of all, he is a small bandit."
Yaoshan is surrounded by natural dangers on three sides. Secondly, the soldiers of Liuxia County are weak, and the county captain who leads the army is not familiar with military affairs. This is the big joke of being beheaded by the bandit leader in the army. Thousands of people are today.
If you come prepared, how can you follow in the same footsteps?"
"This King of Xiaoyaoshan has been a crazy warrior ever since his brother's death. He really takes action without hesitation..."
The man carrying the sword was about to explain the joints, but he heard a thunderous sound on the ground not far away, "Sir, be careful!"
The man yelled to warn the heavily mounted warrior, but when he was about to draw the long sword on his back to fight the enemy, he found an empty space.
Having been immersed in swordsmanship for more than twenty years, I will never even know where the hilt is when carrying the sword. There is only one possibility for the current situation...
He rolled off his horse in an unsightly manner. After becoming the deputy master of Tianshui Pavilion, this was one of the few times when he was in such a state of embarrassment.
But before he could figure out how to deal with the powerful enemy who could take off his sword without anyone noticing, a chill on the back of his neck helped him make a choice.
"I'm Bai Qingsong, deputy master of Tianshui Pavilion." The man slowly opened his hands to show that there was no hidden weapon hidden in his hands, "
May I ask who you are?"
"You are not qualified to ask questions."
At this time, the surrounding Suzhou soldiers realized that there was a man who appeared out of thin air, and almost instantly restrained the strongest one among them. Several of his followers led the group of horses in the first instant they reacted.
The warriors on heavy cavalry gathered around, and then the spear-wielding soldiers Wu Yangyang surrounded the deputy master of Tianshui Pavilion who was restrained under the horse's belly, together with the man, three levels inside and three outside.
"Don't do useless work, the weapons in your hands are just a sideshow to him." The heavy cavalry warrior took off his helmet again after giving the order, "I am the Suzhou garrison officer, Gong Yong."
"May I ask why Lord Gong and the deputy master of Tianshui Pavilion led their troops here?"
"Most of the bandits from Xiaoyao Mountain have descended from the mountain, and their accomplices are committing all kinds of crimes including burning, killing, looting, and so on. I have received the news and asked the help of the great hero Bai of Tianshui Pavilion. I will lead the army to eliminate the harm for the people." Gong Yong, the Suzhou garrison on horseback, said.
Sonorous and powerful, "This time we cannot completely wipe out the bandits in Xiaoyao Mountain, and I vow not to return them."
"There's no need to go." A round object was thrown under Gong Yong's horse's hooves, "Wu Erlang is dead, and this is his head."
No one could see clearly how the man surrounded by layers of people threw the head dozens of steps away. If this man really had the intention to kill people just now, and exchanged the head for a hidden weapon of simmering poison, even the personal followers who surrounded him in an iron barrel would not be able to see clearly.
There may not be enough time to take action.
One of the attendants nearby dismounted to examine the thrown head. Although the face was bruised and swollen to the point of disfigurement, the attendant, who was familiar with the portrait on the list, could still tell the identity of the head at a glance.
, it turned out to be the notorious Xiaoyaoshan bandit leader.
"Wu Erlang is dead. Most of the remnants of Xiaoyao Mountain bandits have been killed, and a small number have fled back to the mountain." Ah Wu added, "If you take advantage of this opportunity to lead your army to attack Xiaoyao Mountain in a detour, it will be a surprise."
One piece of work."
"Your Excellency is a righteous man who killed the Xiaoyao Mountain bandit leader, but what he said was not just one-sided words. What's more, along with the Xiaoyao Mountain bandits, some of his comrades who went south from the north were burned and killed. They were all extremely vicious people. Even if they escaped a few times,
People are not trivial." Gong Yong on horseback narrowed his eyes and said, "I have led my army here, and it is only a few miles away from that place. I have to make this trip."
"I forgot to tell you earlier that among the Xiaoyao Mountain bandit comrades who escaped earlier, there are quite a few people with similar skills to me. Just this Great Master Bai and these shrimp soldiers and crab generals." Ah Wu looked around and then smiled.
, "I'm afraid I can't protect you, Sir Zhou Quan."
This was a naked threat. Feeling slighted and humiliated, the spear-carrying infantrymen advanced without any orders. Even if dozens of spears could not turn the madman into a hedgehog, they still had the arrogance to kill him. A few of them still wanted to kill him.
Although the personal followers could not come forward, most of them had already drawn the horn bows on their backs and were ready to shoot.
"Sir." Ah Wu's expression remained calm, "Before your subordinates take action, think about the consequences."
"What a joke, you thief, you are clearly an accomplice of the Xiaoyao Mountain bandits! You are sneaking here, just to assassinate the Lord!" The close followers yelled, "Knives and shields in front!"
"end!"
The heavily mounted warriors on horseback roared suddenly, and the soldiers who surrounded them with swords, shields, and spears stopped their attack at the moment before the attack.
"retreat!"
The soldiers of Suzhou Prefecture Army all retreated more than ten steps to make way for the men in the encirclement.
At this moment, Gong Yong's feeling of coldness on his back suddenly subsided like an ebbing tide. He didn't need to touch him to know that his vest was soaked with cold sweat. This feeling appeared just now when he looked at this man who seemed to have fallen from the sky.
He forced Gong Yong to issue the last resort order.
He had no doubt that if he had not given the order to stop, or if he had ordered his soldiers to continue advancing, the seemingly airtight defenses around him would not have been able to save his life.
"Who are you?" Gong Yong said coldly when the man turned to leave, "The person who can capture Bai Qingsong in an instant will not be an unknown person."