Chapter 301 The Central Plains Cavalry outside Hezhou
The city walls, moats, and official roads outside the city were all covered with pools of blood. The smoke from the fires piled up in layers, covering the sky.
The bloody setting sun can be seen endlessly at a glance, contrasting with the bloodstains on the ground in the distance. Looking from the top of the city, one can feel that there is a bloody world all around.
"The entire army takes a detour!"
Clad in thick armor, Xu Mu raised his sword and roared. There were only more than four thousand men and horses left, with heavy cavalry in the lead and light cavalry as secondary, angrily tearing open the Beidi people's encirclement and suppression.
The charge of ten chain-riding horses would from time to time drive back groups of Di people who were blocking the road, and then surround them again.
The incoming horse arrows caused many light cavalry wearing cloth armor to flip over and fall to the ground, sending out bursts of smoke and dust.
Countless dogs came roaring on horseback to surround and suppress the fallen man.
"Don't look back, smash Di Gou's army formation!" Chang Wei's face was full of smoke and dust, waving the pear blossom gun in his hand, stabbing two or three people in succession.
No one looked back, only turning the deep pain in his heart into the strength to kill the enemy. Just like the original agreement, those who fell from the horse were respectfully asked to die.
They were killed along the way, and with the help of the power of the chain horses, the corpses of Di dogs were constantly being stabbed to pieces and thrown off the horses.
"Punch through! Rush out!"
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"Battle damage." Tuoba Zhao said with cold eyes.
"Nearly one or fourteen thousand people!" Duhou spoke, his eyes full of fear.
In the decisive battle between the cavalry on flat terrain, Beidi, who claimed to be the ancestor of the cavalry, was charged and killed by the Hezhou garrison for several rounds, and suffered more than 10,000 casualties in the battle.
Tuoba Zhao raised the reins impatiently and whipped Duhou off his horse.
"Those who fall from their horses are respectfully asked to die."
Duhou was startled, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"That's the difference."
Tuo Bazhao said in a simple tone, "What kind of generals lead the same kind of soldiers? Could it be that I, the Khan King of Beidi, am no match for a small boss?"
"The little boss broke out of the encirclement and suppression. God knows what he is going to do." After a long time, Tuoba Zhao closed his eyes with difficulty.
He still remembered clearly that the little boss rushed away with more than 4,000 people. The pursuers behind them did not dare to pursue them deeply. They were obviously knocked down by ten consecutive horses and their morale was shattered.
The collapse of morale is a taboo for military strategists.
Tuoba Zhao suddenly laughed, and he understood somewhat that Xiaodong's game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was really good.
"At night, call for gold and withdraw your troops!"
"One hundred thousand cavalry were divided into ten groups and took turns shooting at the city gates at night. Don't give the Central Plains defenders a chance to relax."
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"Everyone, please untie the iron rope."
Xu Mu took a breath and looked up at the sky. It was completely dark at this time. The time was just right, and with the cover of the night, he finally broke out of the siege.
"General Xu, there are only more than 4,300 people left." A general came over with sorrow in his voice.
Xu Mu remained silent.
Now, even though he is familiar with the cruelty of the cold weapon battlefield, he is still extremely heavy when he hears this number.
As the saying goes. When fighting, people will die.
If we do not leave Hezhou and reduce the pressure on Hezhou City, we will definitely not be able to defend it with the sophisticated weapons of the Beidi people.
Now he only hopes that those fast-horse postmen will move faster so that Chang Shiro can rush to help as soon as possible.
"General Xu, the war has stopped."
Xu Mu frowned slightly. He originally thought that Tuoba Zhao would fight hard at night, but now it seems that he was somewhat concerned about the morale of the army.
"General Xu, what should we do?"
"Let's rest for a while, and then at Yin time, we will go around to the Di camp."
If the guess is correct, Di people's patrols will become more and more crazy in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, the patrols will become somewhat lax.
Around 4,000 people had just fought a life-or-death battle, and they were finally going to take a break from the high-load charge.
Not daring to take off their armor or light a fire, many people had no choice but to wrap their bodies with their hands, sit carefully in the woods, and fall asleep after a while.
Being prepared for danger in times of peace, Xu Mu also asked people to take turns to stay overnight nearby. Although it was far away, with the temper of King Zuo Khan, he would definitely send people to search.
"Si Hu, take some people and follow me to cut wood."
Si Hu had just eaten the dry food and was licking his fingers. When he heard Xu Mu's words, he suddenly stood up.
The entire border pass seemed to have suddenly become dead silent. Except for the Hezhou City Pass, horse arrows were occasionally fired from the sky, which annoyed the defenders so much that they took off their bows and fired back.
Both sides suffered small casualties.
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Sitting in the Chinese army tent in the camp, Tuoba Zhao stayed up half the night, rubbing his brows and thinking about today's events.
He had never thought that the cavalry, which was the most mobile, could charge in armor, with ten cavalry in a chain, displaying such terrifying power.
As a Di person, he is not a reckless man. Otherwise, he would not have reached the position of King Khan at such an age by relying on his military exploits.
"Master, what do you think?"
Huang Daochun, who was sitting next to him, had some hazy eyes, but he was actually sleepy.
"Ten mounted horses in a chain are indeed no small feat. But our Beidi Qingqi are not good at military formations, so I might not be able to form such an army."
Tuoba Zhao sighed, he couldn't figure out why Ji Ren, who was originally weak, suddenly became so aggressive when he fought with that little boss.
"King Khan, someone is stealing the camp!" At this time, a captain came to report from outside.
Tuoba Zhao was not surprised. When the young master broke out of the siege, he would definitely think of doing some small things, such as burning food and supplies, burning luggage... However, he had already arranged enough manpower, plus various places
They are all blocked by camps, so it's not a big problem.
"Inform all tribes not to leave the camp to pursue them, but stay in the camp and take precautions."
According to Tuoba Zhao, it was just a few thousand cavalry, just making a roundabout way to harass and disturb the morale of the army.
But he never thought that as soon as the sound fell, there was a huge explosion, which immediately stung his ears.
"Catapult? Where did the catapult come from!" Tuoba Zhao's face instantly turned pale, and he couldn't care anymore. He hurriedly put on his armor and walked out immediately.
As soon as he got out of the felt tent, he raised his head and saw another meteorite-like collapse of a rock, which crashed down. The explosion erupted into bursts of fire and smoke, setting two nearby stables on fire.
"Is the Yuji man leaving the city again? And bringing a catapult?" Tuoba Zhao's face turned pale.
If someone leaves the city, the people on patrol near Hezhou City will naturally find out. But there is no news, and the fire and rocks are coming.
hold head high--
Another fire and avalanche streaked across the night, bringing out a thick trail of smoke.
The entire Beidi camp suddenly became chaotic. There were horn trombones that woke up at night, followed by "woo woo".
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Xu Mu rode on his horse and looked coldly at the camp ahead.
The catapult was made simply, using iron ropes as traction, and he understood the principle of levers. These things were not too difficult for him.
When he left the city earlier, he brought out a lot of fire rocks, and now, he still has at least twenty or thirty, which is enough.