Li Shi raised his head and looked at the fluttering emperor's banner, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He handed the riding crop to his right hand and quietly wiped it on the horse's mane.
My hands have been a bit sweaty lately, especially today.
My heartbeat is also a little irregular, my breath is short, and I feel like I can't breathe.
He looked around guiltily, fearing that others would see his nervousness.
Fortunately, everyone else, like him, was attracted by the sound of war drums in the distance, and no one paid attention to him.
"Stop looking." Li Shi shouted, pointing with his riding crop. "You, you, follow me to the first formation. You, you, the second formation..."
The hundreds of generals heard this and without saying anything else, they all rode back to the formation.
Li Shi wants to take the lead and charge into the battle. There is nothing to argue about. It will be up to Li Shi to see what he is capable of.
Li Shi was a little excited.
This is the first time he has taken the lead since taking charge of the Flying Bear Army.
The opponent is very special, but the difficulty is not great, and success is within reach.
He turned to his guards and said loudly: "Today we charged into battle and captured the young emperor alive. Those who have done meritorious service will each be rewarded with a Guandong woman, ten cattle, one hundred sheep, and one hundred acres of high-quality fertile land near Chang'an."
After hearing this, the guards immediately became excited.
The world is in chaos, what is the most valuable?
Not the women of Guandong, nor the cattle and sheep, but the fertile fields near Chang'an.
These lands have sufficient water resources. Even though there was a severe drought in Sanfu last year and large areas of land failed to harvest due to lack of water, the fertile fields near Chang'an still have sufficient water for irrigation to ensure harvests.
Although Chang'an was vast and sparsely populated, and a large amount of land was abandoned, these fertile fields were all occupied by the generals, and ordinary people had no chance to get involved.
This one hundred acres of land is more valuable than herds of cattle and sheep, and the harvest is guaranteed despite droughts and floods.
With this hundred acres of land, we can live a life without worries about food and clothing.
"I am willing to follow the young master to kill the enemy."
"Only the young master is following his lead."
The guards were shouting and the atmosphere was lively, which made Li Shi even more confident.
He did not dare to completely trust the officers and soldiers of the Flying Bear Army, but he could trust these personal guards.
This is the story of his Li family and his personal story.
"Let's go!" Li Shi turned his horse and began to trot, demonstrating around the formation to let the horse warm up.
The personal guards followed closely, and some brave men rushed in front of Li Shi to clear the way for Li Shi.
A cavalry charge will inevitably face the fire of bows and crossbows, and the blockage of spears and halberds. The person charging at the front is also the most dangerous, and will have the greatest credit after victory.
This is a position that only true warriors are qualified to occupy.
The flag-bearing soldiers unfolded their small flags and followed Li Shi closely.
The orderly soldier moved the snare drum to his chest, beat the snare drum, and issued the order to assemble and prepare to rush out.
Li Shi galloped forward, his body rising and falling as the horse ran. He felt a little dizzy, but more importantly, he was excited. All the blood in his body was stirred up and rushed through his veins.
"Come with me—"
Li Shi pulled out his long sword and roared loudly.
The two groups of cavalry rushed out of their positions, followed Li Shi's pace, and spread their wings behind Li Shi.
Li Shi circled the formation, returned to the front, turned his horse's head, and ran towards Shisun Rui's position.
In order to save horsepower, the war horses did not run very fast.
When charging for the first time, it is more of a test. In addition to observing the opponent's position at close range, you also need to watch the opponent's reaction and analyze where the weak links are.
An infantry position composed of dense spears and halberds is a sharp weapon against cavalry attacks, but not all infantry can do it. Only the truly elite can suppress the fear of cavalry and maintain the integrity of the formation.
Li Shi didn't think the guards led by Shi Sunrui had such strength.
Still two hundred steps away, he felt the tension and uneasiness of the guards on the opposite side, saw the wavering of the front row of swords and spears, and couldn't help but smile coldly.
The thought of going all out flashed through Li Shi's mind.
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"Steady, steady!" Qu Junhou, who was facing Li Shi, roared repeatedly. He slapped the shoulders and backs of the soldiers who were about to retreat with his long knife, and raised his legs to kick their butts. "Take a deep breath and think about your wives, children, and parents.
.Hold it!"
Qu Junhou, who was on the adjacent position, was also suppressing him with force. "Don't be afraid, this is just a test. The more you fear death, the faster you will die. The brave will be starved to death, and the timid will starve to death."
Even so, the soldiers were still very nervous. Even Qu Junhou himself could not control his emotions and his voice could not control his trembling.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, the war horses gradually accelerated, and the pace of nearly three hundred horsemen became more and more regular. The ground shook and became louder and louder, making everyone's heart rise and fall, and breathing became very difficult.
Before the war horses at the front entered the shooting range, the archery battalion responsible for covering the crossbows fired the first shower of arrows.
Seeing those arrows falling to the ground before they were shot in front of Li Shi, Jujun, the commander of the shooting team, was so angry that he fainted, but he did not dare to stop.
The war horses have already rushed in. At this time, there is no time to adjust the rhythm, so I can only bite the bullet.
"Fat! Fat!" Jujun covered his face with one hand and waved the other hand violently.
More crossbowmen fired at the same time, and the archers who fired early followed up and loaded their arrows. However, the crossbowmen were a little panicked. Some people even pulled the string three times and failed to load the arrow.
The arrow array was very messy and did not achieve the expected effect at all, which was far from the uniformity during training.
Liu Xie saw it from a distance, the corner of his mouth twitched twice, and his heart kept sinking.
Jujun is considered a capable captain, but why is he at this level?
What power can this arrow array have? Even if it hits, it won't have much damage, right?
It's over, it's over.
If Shi Sunrui's men were also in such a state of diarrhea, Li Shi would only have to charge, and the front might completely collapse.
Liu Xie unconsciously stretched his neck, hoping to see Shi Sun Rui's position clearly.
Even if he was riding a horse, looking over from here, he could only see a dark area and could not see any specific person at all.
But he saw Shi Sunrui's back.
Shi Sunrui stood under the general's banner, his body as straight as a pine tree, completely different from Ju Jun standing on the side of the Shesheng camp.
Liu Xie felt inexplicably relieved.
After all, he is a person who has experienced real war, and Shisun Rui is much stronger than Jujun.
Liu Xie took another look at the infantry battalion position on Shisun Rui's left wing and found that Wei Jie was also calm, which gave him another two points of confidence.
These two veterans who had fought with Gai Xun in fighting the rebellion were his biggest reliance now.
"Your Majesty, Li Shi has passed." Shi A suddenly reminded.
Liu Xie withdrew his gaze and looked towards the front of the position.
Li Shi led the cavalry passing by the formation, fifty or sixty steps away from the nearest infantry. The crossbowmen of the Shesheng Battalion were still firing, but most of the crossbows missed their targets and fell on the cavalry and infantry.
the open space in between.
Several cavalrymen passed by closer, the infantry were a little panicked, and Qu Junhou's shouts were also urgent.
A cavalryman shot an arrow, and Qu Junhou, who was commanding, fell to the ground.
Seeing the opportunity arise, three or four cavalrymen swooped down like hungry wolves and crashed into the infantry formation.
Several infantrymen facing him were knocked away, and the position shook.
A knight blew his horn to call for more reinforcements.
Liu Xie saw it clearly, his face changed drastically, and his heart that had just been relieved suddenly rose to his throat again.