If a person walks normally, he can complete the thirty-mile journey in three hours. But these infantrymen carry a lot of baggage, and it is dark at night and they cannot see the road clearly. They want to be on time. Completing the task becomes a challenge.
When Xiang Longqiang, who was on his way, discovered this problem, he realized that the plan was not thorough and had ignored the speed of the infantry. After some discussions with General Xiang Boli, it was finally decided that Xiang Boli should stay and advance with the infantry. , Xiang Longqiang left first with two thousand wild cavalry to complete the military plan he had made before.
An army was divided into two, marching one behind the other in the darkness. Little did they know that their division of troops fell completely in the eyes of the reconnaissance brigade captain Tie Long.
After the reconnaissance brigade was established, Shen Ao put a lot of energy into it. Not only did he equip them with the best possible weapons and equipment, Shen Ao also gave them a lot of guidance based on some military experience from later generations.
One of the most important things is how to lurk in a complex environment. For example, you can use protective colors such as tree trunks to protect yourself so that you will not be easily discovered.
Another example is digging a hole next to the main road to lurk in order to observe the enemy and opponents' movements at close range, etc.
At the same time, Shen Ao also taught everyone how to use bird language to convey messages under the eyes of the enemy based on the beast language he had learned.
This was like a door to another world, which was a great benefit to Tielong and others. It also made them like the work of reconnaissance and applied it in actual operations.
Just like this time, the Iron Dragon was hiding in a deep pit next to the main road. Being used to the scouts' method of traveling on horseback, such close reconnaissance was far beyond the barbarian's thinking. Naturally, there will be no abnormalities found here.
The distance was very close. Even at the closest point, Tie Long was only four or five steps away from the barbarian soldiers. Such a close distance allowed him to have a thorough understanding of the enemy's situation. After seeing the cavalry separated, he He quickly used the sound of bird calls to convey everything he observed to the ears of the scout in another deep pit forty-five steps away from him.
If someone speaks in the dark night, it will naturally attract the attention of others. But just the sound of birds chirping is too ordinary, so even if the iron dragon spreads the news, the barbarians still do not notice it and are still going their own way. .
The scouts spread the news in a relay manner. Xu Hun, who had been waiting outside the area for a long time, immediately rode towards Xiucheng on horseback as soon as he got the military information. He wanted the Duke of Guo to be the first to do so. Know the movements of the barbarians to make arrangements and decisions that are most beneficial to you.
Thanks to the dedication of Tie Long, Xu Hun and others, Shen Aode already knew the whereabouts of the incoming barbarian enemies and had enough time to respond and make arrangements.
With clear rewards and punishments, if you kill a barbarian soldier, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; if you kill a barbarian centurion, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver; if you kill a captain of a thousand barbarians, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver; if you are lucky enough to kill a barbarian general, you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver (the person who is captured) Under the stimulation of the same prize), in the dark night, more than a thousand rangers were sharpening their swords and hiding in the darkness, waiting for the enemy to appear.
The Duke of the State has said that there are three thousand barbarians this time, how much money is it worth? Some people who are confident in their abilities seem to have seen the money in the city piled in front of them, waiting for them to go Get it, go get it.
With high morale and military morale, Shen Ao put on a set of intricately crafted chain armor in the dark and was also ready to charge into battle.
Both Xue Fei and Ao Qi have said that a general who has not experienced fighting is not a qualified general or a qualified commander. This is especially true in martial arts. Only those who have experienced life and death can make breakthroughs. , some progress has been made.
Shen Ao has a seventeen-year-old body, and it is when his movements are most flexible. Under the protection of Xue Fei, Ao Qi and others, he came to the preset battlefield to personally experience the cruelty and bloodshed of war.
After arriving at the predetermined location, Shen Ao looked towards a deep pit dug aside. Shi Lei, the chief of guard who was following him, noticed this scene and whispered: "Don't worry, young master, everything has been arranged and we have practiced it before. Yes, there won’t be any problems.”
"Okay, very good." Shen Ao nodded. If it weren't for the dark reasons, his flushed and nervous look would have been revealed to the public.
After all, this is the first time to go to the battlefield. It would be nonsense to say that you are not excited or nervous. Compared with the last two sneak attacks, although this time is not fair and honest, it is true that you have to go straight forward.
Shen Ao was about to experience the charge, and his heartbeat obviously started to speed up. He was trying hard to adapt. He believed that there would be no problem. He also believed that the barbarian army who wanted to attack by surprise would be defeated.
Xiang Longqiang, who had the same idea as Shen Ao, was arriving at Xingye with two thousand barbarians.
A distance of thirty miles is nothing to the cavalry. But because they were afraid of being discovered, they deliberately slowed down their horses, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in thick cloth, which also seriously affected their strength. So much so that the journey that originally took one hour now took more than two hours, causing many barbarians to complain, and many people still had certain emotions.
The barbarian cavalry is arrogant.
They have their own pride. In their eyes, a real brave man should charge openly and defeat the enemy head-on. This is what a good man should do. It should not be sneaky like now. , as if he was doing something shameful.
If Xiang Longqiang had not explained to everyone that this was to catch the cavalry from the Khandou by surprise and not give the enemy time to move towards General Anxi, I am afraid there would have been more complaints.
But even so, there are still many people complaining, riding on horses and approaching Xiucheng step by step.
More than two hours later, there were only five miles away from Xiucheng. Even in the dark night, you could vaguely see sparks in the distance, which should be coming from within Xiucheng. For a moment, all the barbarians I was a little excited when I was riding. After walking for so long, I could finally show off my skills and show off my talents.
The excited barbarians did not notice that just two hundred steps in front of them, there were also groups of black figures squatting. It was just because of the darkness that they could not see clearly at close range. These were Shen Ao. and the ambush troops he led.
Shen Ao was smart in not placing the attack location in Xiucheng.
Shen Ao has a very accurate grasp of psychological tactics. He believes that the closer they get to the front of Xiucheng, the more alert the barbarian cavalry will be. On the contrary, five miles outside the city, it is not so eye-catching. Think about it. , just when everyone thinks that they are still a little far away from the target and they have to continue on their way without precautions, an ambush suddenly appears. What will be the result?
Doing the opposite will often produce unexpected results.
Xiang Longqiang was the one who was unprepared. According to his thinking, even if there was any danger, it would not happen unless he was close to Xiucheng. So after he led the cavalry and marched forward for nearly two hundred steps,
, suddenly an unexpected shout came out - shoot the arrow!
The crossbow array composed of 800 guards began to take effect. Under the hand of a small Shen crossbow, one crossbow contained five arrows, and a total of four thousand arrows flew towards them.
What's even more terrible is that the front ends of these arrows are stained with black oil. Before they burn out, it is difficult to extinguish them. When these four thousand arrows fly out, they are like a burst of fire rain.
It fell down and landed on top of the slowly approaching barbarian cavalry team, covering them.
Without the slightest precaution, the barbarian cavalry were ambushed without even deploying their formation. Rockets fell into the barbarian cavalry. Many soldiers or horses were shot, followed by bursts of shouting, cursing, and even crying.
A shouting voice sounded.
"What is this? Why can't it be extinguished?"
"This is a demonic fire that cannot be extinguished. Someone come and save me."
"Oh my God, is Changsheng Tian angry? What on earth is going on?"
The shouts were different, but they represented the same meaning, which was the fear of black oil, causing the team to become even more chaotic.
The time had come. Shen Ao, who had seen everything with the help of the fire, immediately stood up from the ambush, pointed forward with a steel knife in his hand, and shouted loudly, "The barbarian cavalry has been ambushed and is already in chaos.
,Brothers, follow the king of your country and kill him."
After Shen Ao finished shouting, he was the first one to jump out of the trench, and then the four hundred guards around him jumped out, followed by more than a thousand rangers, coming from all directions brandishing weapons.
The sudden rocket, followed by the ubiquitous cry of killing, made Xiang Longqiang, who was in the wild cavalry team, look shocked.
He never imagined that someone would discover what he thought was a very secretive move. He thought he was the sneak attacker, but it turned out that his opponent was the one with a more elaborate arrangement.
The shouts of killing were endless, and it was impossible to tell how many enemies there were and in which direction the enemies were. Xiang Longqiang had already lost the will to fight. What he had to do was to preserve his own strength as much as possible, jump out of the encirclement first, and then make plans.
"Retreat, retreat quickly. There is no need to hide your body anymore, retreat quickly!" Xiang Longqiang said immediately and decisively, and then under the protection of several soldiers, he turned around and fled. From the beginning to the end, there was no one
The intention is to fight with the opponent once and for all.
The general's decisiveness in escaping surprised many of the barbarian knights. When they realized that the situation was not good and wanted to turn around and flee, Shen Ao had already led his men to surround them, surrounding at least 1,500 barbarian knights.
A solid one.
Most of the surrounded barbarians had fire flashes on their bodies, and the smell of barbecue rushed straight to their noses, making some people feel nauseous.