The throat is the barrier to breathing, and the key to locking the key is solid.
Guanshan Grassland has been the throat of northwest Guanzhong since ancient times, a battleground for military strategists. Daqian asked the Jiuhu people living in the Guanshan grassland to herd horses, because the Jiuhu people were good at raising horses, but the terrain of Guanshan was too critical.
Daqian deployed heavy troops at the overflow area of Guankou Mountain in Guanshan Grassland, firstly as a defense for the horse farm, and secondly to prevent the rebellion of these Jiuhu people.
As the four thousand Jingqi entered the Guanshan territory, the temperature dropped sharply. The auxiliary soldiers gave cotton-padded clothes to the Jingqi who were riding forward, but the dry and cold air still caused attrition among the four thousand Jingqi.
As it approached Guanshan Grassland, the carriage escorted by the auxiliary soldiers also started a mysterious felt step.
A complete set of Dagan-style armor, strong bows and crossbows, long spears and crossbows, arrows and shields... This is the armament of the Beiya Forbidden Army on the Ministry of War's paper.
The chain mail armor from the Western Regions and the large-scale iron armor are two pieces of armor in one. The inner part is full-body chain armor, the outer part is inlaid with iron armor plates, and the back of the chest is a large round bright armor plate. The whole set of armor It has protection comparable to that of armor, but still retains the flexibility of zha armor. Coupled with the inner lining of chain mail, this set of armor is undoubtedly a synthesis of large-scale armor and foreign armor.
"I'm afraid this armor is not cheap!" Su Ce got the armor and put it on while moving around and said to Guan Yi who was putting on the armor.
Guan Yi didn't stop his hands and whispered without raising his head: "I just went to inquire about it. The saint asked the weapons supervisor to make cold-forged armor. It is extremely expensive. I have saved it for more than ten years, but it only costs ten thousand pieces so far. "
Su Ce nodded without saying anything. The saint used the prescriptions he had "copied" to keep part of it, and the rest was given to the royal family of Qianzhou's ancestral land, and he received eight million strings.
Shenwu Shenwei's two armies and four guards numbered nearly 100,000 people, and each person only had 80 swords. The military camp was ready-made, and the armor and weapons were no worse than those of the Yulin army.
But the actual situation is that they are all soldiers from the government, and most of the armor they wear is customized at their own expense. It is said that the country is equipped with armaments, but in fact, the people in the army only adopt the style of the standard armor, and most of the materials are prepared by themselves.
There is a saying that has been circulating among the people in Daqian: civilian iron and military steel.
The common people can be refined into iron, and the army can be refined into steel.
In fact, not all weapons and equipment in the Daqian army are made of steel like the civilians.
The standard weapons, arrows and armor are all made of iron, and the weapons are made of so-called hundred-refined steel.
On top of the hundred-smelted steel, there is also gold steel with a deep blue luster. One or two pounds of steel is called gold steel.
When the saint's personal army arrived, the herdsmen and horses on the Guanshan grassland were in a panic. The grass and trees were all soldiers. The saint showed his favor and honor, and there were no swordsmen or soldiers in Guanshan.
"Who has offended Emperor Daqian!"
"The Zheluo Department brought back a lot of food and property some time ago, I'm afraid it wasn't them!"
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As the convoy of 4,000 elite cavalry and 2,000 auxiliary troops entered the Guanshan grassland, the main grassland did not fall silent due to the snowfall. Instead, there were horsemen traveling between various tribes every day.
In two days, the tribes on the Guanshan grassland were making constant deductions, getting closer and closer to the true answer.
"Zheluobu, kill people and steal goods!"
"Not only that, set fire to Chang'an!"
"Hiss! You can't let the Emperor's own troops take action when you raise your son, otherwise we will no longer have a place to herd horses in the world!"
"Zhe Lian, Ah Du, and Langkan have already sent their young men to Zheluo Valley. It seems that they have the same plan as me. We must not fall behind others."
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In the vast snowfield, it was difficult to hold on to the iron clothes, but in the valley where Zuluobu was located, no one could laugh.
"Are you aware of your mistake?"
"Father, what's wrong? We are cunning people and have high-quality war horses. Just give us a hundred guan, and they can sell it for 500 guan. We asked for 400 guan, but we were laughed at. I can't bear it!"
"Pa!" The leader of the Zheluo Tribe slapped his eldest son, who was holding his neck, hard. He only said that Bai Guan would collect the horses and sell them five times, but he did not expect that this was the tacit consent of the saint, otherwise the horses in Guanshan Grassland would all be the private property of the saint and the emperor. .
In the past, the Holy Emperor agreed, and all the tribes in the Guanshan grassland were slaves, not the people! Too many people have forgotten their identities, and who gave them food and pasture when their tribes were on the verge of death. .
"Chief, the emperor's personal army is coming with the nine troops of Guanshan!" A sturdy man in his early twenties, wearing cotton clothes, opened the tent.
"Tie them up and follow me to the mouth of the valley. I only hope that the saint will show mercy, otherwise today will be the day when our tribe will perish." The leader of the Zheluo tribe said with a gloomy expression.
The guards in the tent tied up the young leader with hemp ropes.
Leader Zheluo opened the tent and shouted in a low voice: "Let the Sirius guard the armor."
"Young master, I have nothing to do. I hope the angels will spare Zheluobu for the sake of raising horses for the saints." The leader of Zheluo rode a horse, dragging a hemp rope behind the saddle, and the end of the rope dragged him. 's eldest son.
There was a thin layer of snow on the grass, and the young leader of the Zheluo tribe looked embarrassed, but in fact he was not injured.
"The sage decreed that the Zheluo tribe set fire to Chang'an, hurting the lives of my people, and should be destroyed!"
"Wind! Wind! Wind!" The four thousand cavalry roared as the saint's instructions shouted out by Dugu Jin's personal guards in unison, and the horses took a step forward in unison.
With three roars, the war horse took three steps.
"The Zheluo tribe set fire to Chang'an, which is an unpardonable crime. Angels will wait a moment, and we and the other nine tribes are willing to be the vanguard of the saints!"
"The saint said, the nine tribes are willing to be the vanguard, and the opportunity to serve the people is today. Send the order to form a formation!" Dugu Jin looked at the tens of thousands of nine cavalrymen wearing cotton-padded clothes and holding scimitars gathered at the entrance of the valley, and his anger surged. In my heart, there are no weapons in Guanshan.
"From the left guard, follow me later!" Su Ce roared angrily when he saw the raised battle flag. After speaking, Su Ce began to check the armor on his body. The blue armor was given to him by the second prince. Yes, the horse bow in his hand was not stained with blood. He took out the broken leather bag and took out the refined bow string. It was unmatched in crossbows, but the generals in the army preferred strong bows.
After assembling the bow string, Su Ce put the strong bow in his hand into the holster and pulled out two swords, one long and one short, from his waist. The long sword was used as a horizontal sword and the short sword was used as a barrier.
The plains are the most suitable for cavalry battles. The auxiliary troops are in the center to protect the battle flag, and the four thousand cavalry are surrounded by the outer circle, moving slowly in tandem.
The war horse paces and accelerates, and soon the war horse speeds up to a galloping speed. The circle composed of cavalry on the outside is getting bigger and bigger.
"The pro-troops are moving!"
"Everyone, don't hesitate and shout louder to kill. The Zheluo tribe has been kind to the nine tribes. I only hope that today the angel will be soft-hearted and the sons will follow me into the valley."
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The leader of the Zheluo Tribe seemed to have been prepared for this. He whipped the horse hard on the crotch. The horse felt pain and ran back to the mouth of the valley.
Three thousand Sirius guards in leather armor in the valley watched their leader return, followed by tens of thousands of unarmored cavalry.
"The front team charges, the back team shoots! Kill!"
"kill!"
"The Zheluo tribe violated the holy order! Kill!"
"Butcher!"
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The sound of fighting in the valley broke out in an instant!
Although the shouts of killing were loud, there were not many casualties on both sides. Only the war horses slipped, and the unlucky guy who fell off the horse was trampled by the random horses.
However, the four thousand elite cavalry and two thousand auxiliary soldiers outside the valley slowly pressed the nine unarmored cavalry in front into the valley.
Three thousand versus ten thousand, the outcome seems very simple.
But one side has armor and holds a sword and bow, while the other side has no armor and only has a scimitar in his hand.
"Are you just watching?" Guan Yi followed Su Ce from the side and watched the fight in the valley.
"Look? It's been fighting for a quarter of an hour. Believe it or not, when we enter the valley later, the casualties of the Jiuhu people will be less than a thousand. These Jiuhu people are acting! Just wait and see what General Dugu says!" Mask
Next, Su Ce's voice was sharp, making Guan Yi shiver next to him. Su Ce usually spoke softly and in a southern style.
At this moment, Guan Yi looked at Su Ce in front of him and felt it was ridiculous. The murderous aura that pierced his face made Guan Yi shudder.
Su Ce did not disappoint, and Dugu Jin's military order soon came from the war flag!
"Five hundred steps to the direction of the battle flag, anyone who enters will be the enemy! Force!"
"force!"
"force!"
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Dugu Jin had a frosty look on his face. Hearing the "fighting sounds" at the entrance of the valley, he snorted coldly. These Jiuhu people were blocking the entrance of the valley to prevent him from entering. What was their plan? Dugu Jin knew it as soon as he thought about it.
"The front army of the left guard entered the valley to investigate the battle situation!" Dugu Jin would not put all his troops into the valley, but sent two units of 200 cavalry into the valley to investigate.
"Let's go!" Su Ce heard the military order and without hesitation, led more than a hundred cavalrymen from the former military headquarters to break away from the circular military formation.
Guan Yi followed Su Ce with doubts. In less than half a cup of tea, Su Ce led his troops into the valley.
But what he saw made Su Ce furious.
Guanshan's ten tribes, each with different colors, only saw two thousand Qimu tribe's cavalry being besieged by three thousand Zheluo tribe's cavalry, while the other eight tribes were outside the battlefield and had no idea of taking action.
"Turn around and go back and ask General Dugu to make a decision!"
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"The former army lieutenant general Su Ce is here!" Dugu Jin's bodyguard made an opening, and Su Ce led his cavalry into the auxiliary vehicle formation.
"General Dugu, the Qi Mu tribe was surrounded and annihilated by the Zheluo tribe, and the eight tribes watched from the sidelines!" Su Ce lifted up his visor, beat his chest in salute, and explained the battle situation in the valley in a concise and comprehensive manner.
"Bang!" The white porcelain teacup in Dugujin's hand fell to the ground.
"Have Jiube seen you?"
"Saw it!"
"Do you dare to enter the valley again?"
"dare!"
"Pass my military order and tell the nine tribes in Guanshan. The Qi Mu tribe has two thousand people. I want to see 1,500 people alive. I want 20,000 people in the valley. The Qi Mu tribe has 1,500 people. One person is missing. In the valley
Ten more heads!”
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Su Ce turned around and left. It seemed that this military order was no different from the previous military order to investigate the valley.
It’s just that the population of the Zuluo tribe is 18,000. What about the remaining 2,000?