ps: Thank you to the angry brother of God for the reward! Thank you to brother care, matthewcwf, busdriver, zho8888 for your monthly tickets, haunchai, update tickets...
Gao Mingxun happily patted the war horse. There were already two heads hanging from the horse's neck. This was the result of his victory today. Half an hour ago, he personally led the 100 cavalrymen from the temporary second cavalry battalion of Jiadu of the Wyoming Allied Forces.
While patrolling on the grassland, he spotted two Khitan rangers from a distance, so Gao Mingxun mobilized his war horses and led his Bohai men in pursuit in excitement for half an hour, and finally intercepted the two Khitan rangers.
At that time, Gao Mingxun took the lead and showed off his exquisite riding and shooting skills in front of the men. With only seven arrows, he shot the two Khitan rangers off their horses, and then went up and cut off their heads himself.
Amidst the flood of flattery from the men, Gao Mingxun triumphantly shouted the order to retreat. This place was already too far beyond the area he was responsible for cruising, and it was very close to the Khitan camp in Raoleshan. It was very dangerous.
It's not a big problem to bully the small group of Khitan rangers who are alone. It would be extremely bad if they really encounter the Khitan brigade. Although they have the Yingzhou Army behind them to rely on, their own Bohai Cavalry has also accepted
It took three months of training from Yingzhou Army instructors, but as a frontier general at the western border of Bohai Sea in Shizhen, Gao Mingxun had dealt with the Khitan people for many years. When he thought of those roaring and extremely fierce Khitan people, he still
I will habitually cannot help but feel frightened.
After retreating several miles to the east, Gao Mingxun felt a little safer, so he ordered to rest on the spot. The men replenished food and drank some water were secondary. The key was to let the war horses rest well and regain some strength.
The grassland in late autumn is the best place to raise horses. The large tracts of pasture gradually turn yellow, and the horses can eat them directly without even cutting the grass and drying it. The effect is much stronger than letting the horses eat the fresh tender grass. Let the horses eat it.
After eating some grass, taking off the water bag and grabbing a handful of water for the horses to lick dry, Gao Mingxun ordered everyone to mount their horses and continue their return.
A small group of cavalry appeared in the distance. They ran towards Gao Mingxun's position. Gao Mingxun immediately ordered a warning, then set up an awning and observed intently. When the group of cavalry ran two miles away, Gao Mingxun finally saw
Clear the opponent's attire and number - Twelve Cavalry, Khitan people!
The Khitan cavalry finally saw clearly the identities of Gao Mingxun and others, and immediately started making noises in Khitan language that Gao Mingxun could not understand. Then they turned their horses around in panic and hurriedly fled northeast.
"Young General, are you chasing me?" Gao Mingxun's bodyguard, a descendant of the Gao family, looked at the fleeing Khitan cavalry and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Gao Mingxun was also very jealous. He waited silently for a while and saw that the Khitan cavalry were escaping to the northeast instead of the northwest camp. He finally gritted his teeth and said: "Chase!"
The cavalry pursuit tactic is not about chasing the opponent to speed up and run wildly. After the horse runs for five or six miles, its horsepower will be exhausted. If you keep chasing at this speed, the horse under your crotch will also run out of power, and in serious cases, it may even cause
A large number of war horses died. Even if the opponent catches up in the end, it is not worth the loss. Therefore, cavalry veterans generally maintain medium and low speeds during pursuit. Even if the opponent escapes without a trace, there is no need to be afraid of horse hoof prints, trampled grass, horses
You can easily identify the opponent's escape route, such as feces, etc., as long as you keep running on this route. There will always be a time to catch up, and after catching up, you can "wait for work".
Gao Mingxun's Jiadu Cavalry chased down the Khitan cavalry without hesitation. The Khitan cavalry started running wildly and quickly ran out of Gao Mingxun's sight. But Gao Mingxun was not in a hurry;
Expecting the opponent to run like this, the faster the opponent runs, the shorter the time to catch up with the opponent. These experiences were gained after Gao Mingxun was chased by the Khitan people, or to be precise, he was chased by the Khitan Wu Kui tribe for several years.
, quite valuable and quite useful.
After chasing for several miles, they saw the Khitan cavalry in front again. Those Khitan cavalry turned around and saw Gao Mingxun's chasing cavalry. They immediately hit their horses and ran wildly. After a while, they ran out of sight. They continued to chase for two miles.
In many places, the Khitan cavalry appeared again. This time, the Khitan soldiers did not seem to have so much horsepower to run wildly. They wasted a lot of time, allowing Gao Mingxun to catch up a lot. Then, the Khitan cavalry hit their horses and ran wildly again...
Gao Mingxun couldn't help but laugh. Such a stupid way of escaping really suited his taste. He believed that if he did this two or three more times, the Khitan cavalry would become his next trophy. Also laughing at the same time as Gao Mingxun were the ten people around him.
There are multiple personal guards. These personal guards have also fought many battles with Gao Mingxun. Well, they are actually people who have escaped many times. Like their generals, they have rich escape experience.
One of them couldn't help laughing and said: "These bastards are really ignorant idiots!"
This sentence triggered even greater jeers among the Jiadu cavalry, but amidst the jeers, Gao Mingxun suddenly felt something strange in his heart. This strange feeling was caused by Gao Mingxun, a "veteran" who had escaped countless times.
With the sense of battlefield developed in his sleep, he suddenly realized that something seemed wrong. As for what was wrong, he couldn't tell anyone for a while.
Gao Mingxun slightly deflected his direction, then stared straight ahead and ran two miles away. The figures of the Khitan cavalry appeared in front. At this moment, they had reached the direction due north and west of the Jiadu cavalry. The guards reminded Gao Mingxun
, it seemed that the direction was somewhat deflected, whether it needed to be changed, Gao Mingxun was noncommittal, and still pursued in this direction. Soon, when the Khitan cavalry appeared again in front of them, these cavalry appeared directly in front of the Jiadu cavalry.
Gao Mingxun sullenly turned to the right again. The guards beside him also realized that something was wrong. No one took the initiative to speak out about this deviation. The next situation confirmed Gao Mingxun's conjecture. The Khitan cavalry automatically
Corrected the escape route and was directly in front of Gao Mingxun again!
Aping sat on the grass, chewing a piece of dried meat in his mouth, holding a piece of hay in his hand, and scratching it on the soil. His Huang Biao Iron Horse was gnawing the grass a few steps behind him, lowering its head and gnawing the grass with its ponytail from time to time.
Drive away flying flies.
A ride came like flying. The rider came close, dismounted, and rushed to A Ping to report: "Sir A Ping, the hundred cavalry of the Waiyo Allied Forces are fifteen miles away, and Mr. A Gulang has led them over.
There is a general’s flag!”
Hearing that there was a general's flag, A Ping nodded with satisfaction. Over the past year, while Yingzhou was inquiring and understanding the strength and command situation of A Baoji and others through different channels, A Baoji and others were also inquiring and understanding from the side.
Although the information received about the situation of the Yingzhou Army is very vague, there is still a lot of information about the Yingzhou Army. Aping is particularly concerned about the command system of the Yingzhou Army and knows that only officers above the battalion level are present.
Only then will a square general flag with the surname of the commander be displayed. Those at the first level below the battalion level will only have a pennant with only the affiliation number on it. As for the team level, it will be a blank small triangular apricot-yellow flag without even a number.
Since the opponent has a general's flag and a large group of cavalry, it is either Jie Li who defected from the sudden attack. It is Gao Mingxun who surrendered to the Bohai Kingdom. He should be regarded as a very important general. As long as he can capture or eliminate it, it will not be in vain.
The pockets arranged by three thousand soldiers would not let his three days of waiting go in vain.
"Who is here? Xie Li or Gao?"
"Uh... Mr. Apping, I can't read..." You Qi said in confusion.
Aping didn't take it seriously either. Although Agu, who was luring the enemy, knew some Chinese characters roughly, Agu was responsible for luring the enemy. These rangers were hiding on the side to scout, and they couldn't touch a single place on either side, so they couldn't blame the wanderer.
Riding. After all, there are still very few Khitans who know Tangwen.
Just listen to the ranger say again: "Sir Aping, Agulang-kun's direction of luring the enemy is a bit to the east."
A Ping was stunned: "Easter? How far east?"
"Probably more than three miles."
Ah Ping frowned: "What happened to Agu? Are you being chased in a hurry? You can't even tell the direction!" Then he said: "Keep exploring!"
The cavalry mounted their horses and left. A Ping stood up and ordered: "Let Chitai and Wen Jin lead their troops to move three miles to the west. Well, Chitai will move one mile to the south." Two more rangers who had been waiting for a long time got on their horses, and one
One rides to the east, one rides to the west.
After the two cavalrymen left, Aping called out: "Warriors, mount up!" Hundreds of Khitan cavalrymen stood up with a roar, each took their horses, flew up, and ran westward following Aping.
After the troops arrived, Aping ordered all the troops to dismount and rest. Then he walked up and down on the grass, looking up to the south from time to time. After a while, the knights came again. This time, the knights did not dismount and directly
On the war horse, he gasped and shouted: "Lord Aping, we are off again, four miles to the east!"
A Ping stomped his feet angrily: "How far is it from here?"
You Qi said: "There are still ten miles!"
A Ping shouted: "Try again!"
After the rangers left, Aping suppressed his anger and sent out messengers again to inform the Chitai and Wenjin armies to continue their movement. He also called on his soldiers to mount their horses and continue eastward.
After finally setting up the ambush circle again, Agu, who went to lure the enemy, finally came over with a dozen or so cavalry. Agu came straight to A Ping, panting and reported: "Lord A Ping, here you are.
Behind you!"
Ah Ping shouted: "How did you lure the enemy? You actually deviated so much! Who is here?"
Agu said: "It's Gao, he should be Gao Mingxun. Mr. Aping... this time..." He wanted to explain the reason for the deviation of the enemy's position this time, but he heard Aping said impatiently: "Quickly..."
Return to the battle!... I’ll take care of you later!”
Agu opened his mouth to explain, but Aping glared at him fiercely. He immediately shrank his neck in fright, did not dare to say any more, and walked around to the back with his head hanging down.
"Attendant, mount up!" A Ping ordered loudly. Following his command, hundreds of Khitan cavalry all mounted their saddles, waiting for battle.
"Prepare bows and arrows!" A Ping said again. Hundreds of Khitan warriors led their horses around to the two wings of the horse attendants. Hundreds of cavalry were preparing to charge into the formation. They turned their horses sideways to protect them, and then took out arrows.
Pot, inserted the arrows one by one upside down on the grass, tightened the tendons on the bow again, and adjusted the strength.
A tartar horse came out from the array of archers on the left and right wings, stretched the string toward the sky, then lowered the angle of the bow, and fired three arrows at different angles. The three arrows landed in three places at different distances.
The archers in the rear watched the archer carefully and made several gestures according to the angle of his slant shot and the full range of the bow string.
Everything was ready, just waiting for the cavalry of the Wyoming coalition to crash into the snare.