Xiao Shanyu frowned when he heard the voice coming from behind him, and said with some uncertainty.
"The other way? Your Highness means to use the trick and send another wave of cavalry to test? But what if the enemy sends more than two hundred people to ambush this time?"
"Then what's the difficulty? Let's just send a thousand cavalry troops to fall behind the bait this time. I don't believe their ambush troops can exceed this number."
Xiao Shanyu turned to look at the young man sitting on the chair and nodded. Anyone who is qualified to sit on the chair in front of the majestic King of Liaodong and can be called "His Royal Highness" by Xiao Shanyu except those who came with him originally
There is no one other than the second prince Chu Tianxiong who is guarding the border.
When he first came to the grassland, he used one move to attack the two thousand cavalry of the Xianyu family. This suddenly made all the grassland people nervous. They knew that a ruthless character was coming to the border of Dachu, but they
Little did he know that that person was the second prince of the Great Chu Kingdom!
Of course, there was still one person on the grassland who knew that a second prince had come to the border, and it was Helian Zejun who had already made great efforts to lay an intelligence network to Dachu while others were still coveting the cattle and sheep on the grassland.
But it was obvious that he would not tell the others about this.
After deducing Chu Tianxiong's method several times in his mind, Xiao Shanyu also thought of some other possibilities, but he didn't think those barbarians on the grassland could think of so many.
"Your Highness's method is indeed good, but we cannot be careless about the leader of this bait. If they are eaten before the cavalry behind us arrives, our strategy will be completely ineffective."
Regarding this point, Chu Tianxiong nodded seriously, but he seemed to have already made up his mind about it. He stood up and spoke slowly.
"You really can't be careless, the distance must be neither too close nor too far! So this time, I decided to go into battle myself!"
When Xiao Shanyu heard that Chu Tianxiong wanted to go by himself, although Xiao Shanyu was not shocked, his expression still looked a little nervous.
"Your Highness, there are many people in the army who can do this. Why don't we just let Xiao Wangbei go?"
Regarding Xiao Shanyu's kindness, Chu Tianxiong said with a smile.
"This is unnecessary. I was worried that General Xiao would take away my credit! I have been in the grassland for a long time, but I have never made much contribution. Not long ago, news came from Beijing
, saying that there will be a period of stability in Dachu and the grassland in the next few years, so maybe in the spring of next year, I will return to Beijing. I must do something worthy of success before I leave, otherwise I will go back to Beijing.
Those people thought I was just visiting the grassland for fun!"
Chu Tianxiong has been away from Beijing for some time, so he must think of some ways to gain a foothold after returning to Beijing, and the best way to gain a foothold after returning from the border is military merit!
Thinking of this, Xiao Shanyu no longer objected, and he estimated that the risk of going out this time was not that great.
"In this case, Your Highness Lao Er, I will let Quanzi lead a thousand cavalry to follow you. I will also always pay attention to the movement in the direction of the grassland. If anything goes wrong, I will lead my troops there immediately.
"
Chu Tianxiong nodded, and then with a wave of his shirt, he went down to prepare. This battle could almost be regarded as his last battle at the border, so even if he was very sure, he still had to make more preparations in order to ensure nothing goes wrong.
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Two days later, ten miles outside the Tianshan Pass, a team of fifty people from the pass appeared here. They looked alert and were always paying attention to the movements coming from all directions.
"Inform the commander of the village that the enemy's twelve cavalrymen were found in front of them as bait. Please let us know whether we should pursue them or not."
The leader of the village is naturally Chu Tianxiong in disguise, but the fifty people around him are all his personal guards brought from the capital. These fifty people can be as good as ten!
"Actually, at this time, both sides understand that what is on the stage is just bait. What the two sides really want to see is the backup plan each has prepared."
Without too much hesitation, Chu Tianxiong was also very confident in the Qianqi following him, so he immediately ordered the arrival.
"Chase!"
The fifty cavalrymen began to speed up the pursuit, and the twelve cavalrymen in front showed no intention of getting rid of them.
The two sides galloped on the grassland for dozens of miles, and after such a long time, the distance between them did not change at all.
While the team led by Chu Tianxiong was still chasing each other with the twelve riders, a group of people quietly appeared less than a mile away from their two teams.
"General, those fools in Dachu have been fooled again, and they have been chasing them for a long time. Do you think we have to send people to eat them?"
The young master of the Xianyu family glanced at the centurion beside him speechlessly, with a look that almost told him that you are a fool.
"Don't worry, these fifty cavalry are just used to fill the gap between your teeth. The real hard food is still behind. Let them chase for a while. Let's follow them to see the situation."
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In Da Chu's cavalry, a person beside Chu Tianxiong said to him.
"Captain, something seems to be wrong now. Those prairie barbarians seem to have seen our intentions, otherwise they would be too calm."
After chasing so deep, Chu Tianxiong also felt that the current situation was a bit beyond imagination. He guessed that the people from the grassland would lure the enemy deeper, but he did not expect that they had already chased them here and the people from the grassland still did not show up.
"Pursue for another five miles. If something goes wrong, retreat!"
If we continue to go deeper, we will reach the key prevention and control area of the Xianyu family. Once there, we may encounter a cavalry team of more than a thousand people at any time. By then, even if there are a thousand cavalry behind us, it will be difficult to retreat.
That is when Chu Tianxiong said these words, the young master of the Xianyu family gave instructions to the centurion beside him.
"Okay, now you can take your troops to rob and kill them, but you have to remember one thing, no matter how powerful you are, I can't kill all those fifty people, at least half of the eloquence must be left alive.
OK."
"Yes, General!"
The centurion, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately went to look for his troops behind him. Although he still didn't understand why his general had the strange request to keep half alive, he didn't seem to need to understand, he just had to do it.
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Soon, the two hundred men and horses of the prairie centurion were already in place. When he felt that Da Chu's fifty cavalry had fallen into their encirclement, he rushed out with his soldiers.
Just like what happened to Tu Xiong and the others before, when Chu Tianxiong saw these two hundred horses, he immediately turned around and ran towards Tianshan Pass.
After chasing for ten miles, the centurion did not feel anything unusual because he knew that his general was behind him.
But just when he was taking it lightly, a large, dark cavalry suddenly appeared behind Da Chu's fifty cavalry. At first glance, it was probably several hundred in number.
Not to mention, when they were about to run back, hundreds of cavalrymen appeared behind them. Chu Tianxiong's trick of using the enemy's way to retaliate was really used to the extreme. In addition to the number of people,
Apart from the changes, nothing else has changed at all.
Seeing the sudden change of situation, the centurion's eyes were frightened and somewhat at a loss. He was obviously the kind of reckless man who only knew how to lead troops to charge without knowing any strategies.
However, his general did not disappoint him. When the Da Chu cavalry appeared, a large number of their prairie cavalry also appeared on the side. The number seemed to be seven or eight hundred.
"Captain, it seems that the one who attacks us this time is a commander from the Xianyu family. These cavalry that suddenly appeared plus the two hundred cavalry surrounded by us are estimated to be around one thousand."
On the battlefield, Chu Tianxiong remained extremely vigilant at all times. Even if his subordinates were reporting the situation, he still looked at the two hundred knights who were surrounded without blinking an eye.
"Captain, we also have a thousand cavalry. It's hard to say whether we can win this battle."
"Let the 500 cavalry in our rear first hold back the 800 cavalry on the enemy's flank. We must use two charges to capture the 200 cavalry in the middle and then surround the 800 cavalry."
"yes."
After hearing Chu Tianxiong's instructions, one of the fifty cavalrymen immediately sent one person to inform Xiao Wangbei, who was leading the rear group of five hundred cavalrymen. The direction of the five hundred cavalrymen's advance also quickly changed.
Behind a small bumpkin, the young general from the Xianyu family looked at everything in front of him and laughed happily, but the commander standing next to him ruined his good mood.
"General Xiuzhi, I understand that you wanted to lure the enemy deep into the army before, but now we clearly have a thousand or two hundred cavalry hidden behind the dirtbags. Why don't we go out together and eat those one thousand cavalry completely?"
Xianyu Xiuzhi looked at the centurion better than the centurion, but not that much better. However, even though his subordinate was stupid, he still explained patiently.
"This man has to eat a full meal before he dies, so it's not a big deal to let those people in Da Chu taste the sweetness first. What's more, if we show off all the cavalry at once and fight with them openly, they will
Are you still going to fight us? Besides, have you ever seen that gambler who gambled all his money as soon as he started? Even if there is such a gambler, he will be the one who loses the most in the end!"
Looking at the formation on the field without any panic, Xianyu Xiuzhi of the Dachu Cavalry Army said slowly.
"Just like these Chu cavalry, they always think that there are no gamblers they like on the grassland, so they always take our grassland lightly, and this time I will make them pay the price!"
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When Da Chu's 500 cavalry collided with the 800 cavalry appearing on the side of the grassland, Chu Tianxiong's 50 cavalry and the 500 cavalry in front also fought together with the 200 cavalry in the middle.
In just an instant, the grassland centurion lost at least fifty people, while only a dozen people from Dachu fell to the horse, and two of them survived.
But the situation is miserable on the other side. The grassland cavalry is already stronger than the Chu cavalry.
What's more, it's still 500 versus 800.
Although Da Chu's five hundred cavalry were huddled together and determined to defend rather than attack, twenty of them were still cut off from their horses, and the grassland side only paid the price of three or four cavalry.
And although the centurion on the grassland was generally stupid and couldn't see the situation clearly, he also had some cleverness at this time. After losing fifty cavalry again, he immediately abandoned the two men who were entangled with the Dachu cavalry.
Ten cavalry, and then led the rest of the troops towards the main force.
And Chu Tianxiong immediately chased after him with his men and horses. The centurion was worthy of being a master in the army who killed Tu Xiong. In such an environment, he took the lives of five Chu cavalrymen. If he had the courage,
If it were bigger, this result could be expanded.
Just when the cavalry, divided into four battle formations, were about to collide, a new change occurred on the battlefield.
Where the eight hundred prairie cavalry had appeared before, a group of cavalry of about five hundred people rushed out again, and a group of about five hundred cavalry rushed out immediately behind the Dachu cavalry.
It turned out that in order to ensure Chu Tianxiong's safety, Xiao Shanyu increased the number of cavalry following them from one thousand to fifteen hundred!
So even at this time, the situation on the battlefield still looks very anxious, and it will be difficult to tell which side has the upper hand for a while.
However, Xianyu Xiuzhi, who was sitting on a small pile of dirt, looked very excited when he looked at the densely packed thousands of cavalrymen fighting together below. Even when he saw his own cavalrymen being killed, he did not show a trace of sadness, because he only knew that today
In this situation, not a single one of the 1,500 Chu cavalry troops could escape from the palm of his hand!
"After sixty breaths, all our remaining cavalry will be thrown into battle. This time I will take a good bite out of the body of the Liaodong King! To command such a large number of cavalry, one must be at least a fourth-grade man.
General!"
When both sides were determined to fight to the death, something unexpected happened again. A large number of cavalry appeared where the five hundred prairie cavalry had just rushed out.
At this time, Chu Tianxiong no longer cared about the number of cavalry that suddenly appeared, because he knew that even a small number of two hundred cavalry would be fatal to their current situation!
"Break through! Break out toward Tianshan Pass! My personal guards go to the front to form a sharp knife and tear a hole for me!"
Fifty people rushed all the way to the front to escort Chu Tianxiong, and this meant that Xianyu Xiuzhi did not end up on his own. Otherwise, at this moment, one could recognize at a glance that this guy surrounded in the middle was the key figure in Dachu.
But the scene at this time is already a bit chaotic. The ancients often said that a defeat is like a mountain! Although Chu Tianxiong is not defeated yet, there is also some decline!
What’s more, the sharp knives composed of his fifty personal guards have also been shaved off. No matter how powerful his personal guards are, they are still humans after all. What’s more, in such a complicated situation, their martial arts cannot be used at all.
Unless you are truly a first-level master who can compare one to a thousand, it will be of some use!
And just when the Dachu cavalry had no hope of fighting hard and just wanted to break out, a long rainbow suddenly appeared from the rear of the battlefield and fell into the enemy army. After a punch was blasted out, at least thirty people died in front of him.
, at least a hundred people stepped back together to leave an open space.
It was also at the moment when this rainbow appeared that Xianyu Xiuzhi, who was already very happy, immediately jumped up with joy. In addition to surprise, there was also surprise in her eyes!
"First-class master!"
After seeing the terrifying strength of that person, Xiu Zhi exclaimed, then jumped up and shouted.
"I guessed wrong! I guessed wrong! What kind of big fish is there among these fifteen hundred people? There is a really big fish among these people! Is it Xiao Wangbei, the son of Xiao Shanyu? But this
Impossible! His son is not qualified to be protected by a first-level master! Could it be that he himself is here?"
This bold idea suddenly appeared in Xiuzhi's mind, but he quickly laughed and shook his head.
"If Xiao Shanyu comes in person, what I'm thinking about is not how to eat these fifteen hundred riders, but how to escape with my people. But no matter how many there are, whoever he is, kill them all.
If you die here, that big fish will definitely not be able to escape!"
"Ironwood Shadow!"
Xianyu Xiuzhi suddenly shouted into the void, and what was incredible was that a figure slowly appeared in front of him. To do this, this person must be at least a second-grade top master!
"My subordinate is here."
"Take my order and bring the thousand wolf riders I have hidden to the battlefield. In addition to the big fish that doesn't know where it is hiding, I also want to keep this first-level master here! Let me also keep him here.
The first-level masters of Da Chu are very knowledgeable, and our prairie wolf riders are very good!"
As Xianyu Xiuzhi spoke, he threw a dark token to the man, with a lifelike wolf head carved on it!
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the man disappeared into the air again, and Xianyu Xiuzhi's side also returned to calm. He once again looked at the changes in the field with stern eyes!