The sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, echoing in the valley.
A Ming army scout galloped over on horseback, shouting: "There's an ambush! There's an ambush!"
He no longer needed to shout, everyone saw that behind him, a team of iron cavalry swarmed in like locusts. When the scout saw his team, he let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly his body went limp and he fell on the horse.
, more than ten sharp arrows were shot on his back.[]
The Ming army in a circular formation in front made way for the horse to come in. Before the scout could dismount, several soldiers rushed up to catch him.
"It's over!"
A captain only saw the injuries on his back clearly and said sadly.
Feng Suiyan sat upright on his horse. He had already taken off his hard bow and mounted a wolf-fang arrow that could penetrate three layers of heavy armor. His big eyes shot out with cold light: "My lord, this is a swarm of horse thieves from the Western Regions."
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The sound fell, the strings rang, and a wolf-fang arrow was shot away quickly. The horse thief who rushed at the front faced the arrow from the door. He was knocked down by the force of the arrow and fell on his back. Feng Liyan's second arrow had already been shot.
One arrow hit his horse, and when the arrow reached the horse servant, Feng Huiyan's third arrow flew out again.
Continuous arrows, the most advanced archery skills of Zhe-level archers on the grassland, Feng Splitting Flame can shoot four arrows in a row, and the four arrows can knock down two people and two horses.
It tripped many people and stirred up a cloud of flying snow. Only those behind had time to move their horses to avoid it and circle around from both sides.
Xia Xun sat next to him, looking at the horse thieves rolling in, and exclaimed: "The horse thieves are so powerful! This swarm is famous in the Western Regions?"
At this time, the horse thieves had already faced the Ming army's vanguard, and the horse thieves ambush on the mountains on both sides were also rushing down the mountain. The scouts sent up the mountain to explore the road were fighting with them, and they went around to the outer edge of the valley.
Feng Splitting Yan said: "The leader of this 'swarm' is called Ba Sa. The Ba family was originally a wealthy family in the Western Regions, one of the largest families in Shazhou. Later, because they offended the powerful, they were always domineering in their own business, which angered several other major families in Shazhou.
The Shazhou dignitaries and several big families joined forces and lost all their money. The Ba family was so angry that they simply led their people to become horse thieves. After more than ten years, the Ba family annexed several powerful horse thieves in the Western Regions, and it seemed that they were no longer tolerated by anyone.
People ignore the power of force."
Feng Liyan said, scanning the two sides fighting in front, listening to the sonorous clash of weapons, he only raised his hand, but did not see the action of clasping the string and setting up the bow. An arrow had been shot away like a ghost, and one was talking to Ming Ming.
The horse thieves who were fighting with the army were struck by arrows in their hearts, and they dismounted with a loud cry.
Feng Suiyan smiled and said: "Basa is a one-eyed dragon. I have dealt with him before, and his one-eyed dragon is what I shot. A few years ago, I went to Hami to perform official duties, and I met with the people at the foot of Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain.
The big chieftain Shenglong went with him. What this Bajia horse bandit hates most are officials and wealthy gentry. They used their large numbers to rob the general. As a result, he was shot in the left eye by the general with an arrow, but he managed to save him.
He got rid of a mother and daughter who were kidnapped by him and prepared to be the wives of Yazhai. Haha..."
While he was talking, Feng Split Flame's hand kept shooting five arrows in a row, killing people with the arrows.
Xia Xun sighed to himself that his archery skills were not very good and he was afraid of accidentally injuring one of his own. Although his sword skills were good, he did not dare to let him come forward to fight with the soldiers under his command, so he had to stand there and watch.
Since he knew that the other party was a horse thief, it seemed that he was here for robbery. Although his group was heavily guarded, there were also many vehicles among them, which matched his official and noble status. The horse thief's eyes and ears were able to detect the news.
Naturally, they came here to make a fortune, but unfortunately, they were really unlucky this time. Although there were nearly five thousand horse thieves, how could they compare with the elites of Jingying and Ganliang Jingqi?
Just when they realized there was an ambush, Feng Lieyan and Saihazhi made the correct judgment. Fenglieyan deployed the Yanling Formation to meet the enemy based on the terrain at the mouth of the valley, while Saihazhi set up a round formation on the second line of defense.
Self-protection, with such a formation, coupled with such outstanding soldiers and horses, even tens of thousands of elite soldiers can't maneuver around this small valley mouth, and they can't even think of breaking through for a moment, let alone this group of horse thieves.
If they noticed something was wrong at that time and retreated immediately, it would be bad. As soon as the three armies retreated, the formation would be in chaos. Even if they were elite soldiers, if they were just a ball of sand, they would not be able to withstand the charge of this group of horse thieves who were like wolves and tigers. Once they were attacked by them
Breaking into the camp and starting a melee, the army's advantage is gone.
"My lord, I will go to the front. Since they dare to come, if you don't kill them, they will inevitably weaken our Xiliang...weaken our Ming Dynasty's majesty!"
Xia Xun nodded slightly: "General, be careful!"
Feng Splitting shook his horse's reins, drew his sword and charged forward.
The Ba family was once a wealthy family in Shazhou, and a family that wants to establish itself in a place like Shazhou must have private soldiers, especially after hearing Feng Huiyan's introduction. Back then, the Ba family had offended even the powerful and wealthy gentry in Shazhou.
It is conceivable that the force is powerful. It should be noted that most powerful and wealthy families collude with each other and have close relationships. The Ba family can actually get other wealthy families to regard them as a thorn in their side. You can imagine their character.
Arrogance requires capital. At that time, the Ba family must have had an extremely powerful armed force. After returning from the sandbank, the Ba family dispersed their wealth, recruited soldiers and horses, and started a business without capital. Force was their only reliance.
, in this regard, they naturally spare no effort. Most of the horse thieves in front of them have soft armor, carry knives and spears, carry long bows on their backs, and have small shields on their saddles. Their equipment is actually more complete than the average formal cavalry. No wonder the company's army
They also dare to rob.
After watching for a while, Xia Xun raised his voice and called out: "Sehazhi!"
Saihazhi, who was paying close attention and on tight alert, immediately rode in front of him. Xia Xun ordered: "Move the formation and retreat!"
Sehazhi was stunned and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, we have not exposed ourselves. Don't worry, Your Majesty. We have humble positions and they can't do anything to us!"
Xia Xun pointed at the valley and said: "The terrain in front of us is certainly not conducive to the horse thieves' strength advantage, but if the situation goes bad, it will be easy for them to escape. Let them out and annihilate them all!"
By the time he finished speaking, Xia Xun was filled with murderous intent.
When he came to the Western Regions, he wanted to try his best to win the hearts of the tribes in the Western Regions to the Ming Dynasty. Even if they temporarily succumbed to Timur's power, it didn't matter. As long as they didn't think that Timur could really invade the Ming Dynasty and gain a firm foothold, then they would
They will not work hard for Timur with all their heart. Whether these local cowards are perfunctory or attentive can produce very different effects.
To win over these people, of course, we must pay equal attention to kindness and power. And this kind of kindness is easy to handle, but this kind of power is not easy to use casually. At this sensitive moment, if it is used inappropriately, it will be counterproductive. Now there is nothing better than annihilating a force that makes the entire Western Region look down upon.
Are the powerful horse thieves a better deterrent? They are actually equivalent to an army, and are more powerful than many tribes in the Western Region.
Furthermore, here, neither the orthodox forces nor the good people have a unified belief and a unified sense of national belonging, let alone a group of horse thieves and bandits who are mothers if they have breasts. Once Timur comes to the city, it is these horse thieves and bandits who will eventually
They may become his most powerful minions. Not only will they use Tamerlane's military strength to harm the people of the Western Regions and make the people there live in chaos, but they will also surrender to Timur with all their heart and use the power they are more familiar with than anyone else.
The geography of the Western Regions caused greater harm to the Ming army.
Now that there is an opportunity, of course we should annihilate it if we can!
When Sehazhi began to move the rear formation, Feng Suiyan also received Xia Xun's instructions. He immediately used the golden drum to order the soldiers to retreat at a steady pace to prevent the formation from being disrupted by horse thieves.
The biggest difference between horse thieves and the army is discipline and orders. No matter how strong their individual combat effectiveness is, they are just a mob in front of a well-trained army. In the chaotic moments of fighting between the two sides, the army can conduct an orderly strategic retreat according to orders.
Even when the horse thieves attacked, they were disorganized. Some of the horse thieves noticed something fishy, because as soon as they fought, they discovered that the combat effectiveness of this Ming army was much stronger than the enemies they had encountered before, and they had the strength in numbers.
Everyone, even fell behind.
At this time, the other party chose to retreat. Anyone with a little scheming would know that there was a trick. However, the horse thieves who were red-eyed did not have an effective command system. Their tradition is that the leader should charge forward.
, with no soldiers. Therefore, some mature and prudent people could not even find their leader in time, let alone convey some orders with flags or gongs and drums.
Once the Ming army began to retreat, the horse thieves who were engaged in a fierce battle became energetic and rushed forward, howling and screaming. The Ming army retreated to the three arrows, and the horse thieves fought and chased the three arrows.
, and began to try to circle the flanks to form a cutting attack on the Ming army. At this time, the Ming army, which had been retreating, suddenly launched a counterattack after hearing three short trumpets, and cut into the team of horse thieves in a cone shape.
The problem is that the horse thieves have no fixed camp, and they have nothing to hold on to. Their purpose is to attack and plunder. Some of the horse thieves have already attacked the two wings, trying to cut off the Ming army's camp. The Ming army that broke through in the middle is very difficult.
Quickly kill the horse thieves' team, so that they will reach the rear of the horse thieves.
Then, the terrible blow began...
Corpses littered the fields. Five thousand brave horse thieves from the Western Regions kicked an iron plate and were killed by the most elite team in the world. The horse thieves who were lucky enough to survive squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to look around.
But they kept their ears open to listen to the noise, and from time to time there was a scream, which made their hearts tighten.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves was heard, followed by a long neigh, and it stopped not far from them: "Reporting to the Duke, the horse thief has escaped with less than a hundred horses, and the leader of the thief has been killed in the battle. This man's name is Batu, and he is Basa, the leader of a swarm of bandits.
My brother’s head is here, please take a look at it!”
A faint and clear voice then came: "Clean the battlefield and take away the prisoners. Take this human head with you. Let's consider it as a meeting gift to Shazhou!"
"Duke?"
The Western Region was originally an area ruled by the Northern Yuan Dynasty. There were many princes and dukes who were granted the title here, so these horse thieves knew what the duke meant. When they heard that this time they robbed a duke of the Ming Dynasty, they suddenly felt that they had fallen behind.
This ending is not unfair at all.
They don't hate anyone now, they just hate the bastard who Pan Daoer said at the beginning, saying that the Ming army was escorting a rich gentleman to the Western Regions, and there were several carts loaded with gold and silver, and there were beautiful women in the team. It was really blind.
If I can get out alive, I will skin him!
At this time, they suddenly heard a woman's voice shouting excitedly: "My godfather is so fierce! My godfather is so powerful!"
Several survivors who were gnashing their teeth couldn't help but became speechless: "It turns out there really is a woman... But... why does this sound sound like a little rooster that has just learned to crow, and it looks so immature?"
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