Chapter five hundred and ninetieth eight: Rejecting the horse's retreat
On the morning sand, a small thorn grass that has been nesting all winter is just about to hold its head high and welcome its own spring——
Tap tap tap.
Under the hurried hooves of the horse, the stems of the little thorn grass were trampled off, twisted and died in the spring breeze and the earth.
"March!" Many Liangzhou generals shouted wildly on horseback, raising their swords and iron spears and pointing straight ahead.
Dong Wen had a cold face, riding on an armored horse, carrying a large bow with wolf sinew on his back, and carrying a gold-plated spear. The long red tassel on the golden lion helmet was constantly swaying by the strong wind.
Surrounded by many personal guards, he urged his horse to step onto a sand dune. He raised his head and looked at the more than 40,000 horsemen in front and behind, like wolves and tigers, running like thunder. For a moment, there was something in his chest.
It was burning hot, as if it was about to burst out.
"The famous horses in the world come from Liangzhou! I, the sons of the eight counties of Liangzhou, are all good horsemen. You, you, you! Please hold on to the spear in your hand and let the children of Shuzhou experience the majesty of Liangzhou's iron hoof!"
"Liangzhou's iron hoof leaves no grass behind!"
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He was ordered to live more than fifty miles in front of the pass and shoot at Langqiu.
On one side of the sand covered with a straw mat, there was an old soldier who was listening to hoofs. He pressed his ears to the straw mat. Soon, his face suddenly turned pale.
"General, the iron hooves are like thunder more than ten miles ahead. I'm afraid they are about to kill you."
"Pass." General Pi next to him held down the knife under his waist, and his expression changed slightly.
"pass."
"pass--"
"Report to the lord, the Liangqi army has been spotted more than ten miles ahead!"
"Know."
Xu Mu, who was riding on the horse, waved his hand and told the ordering soldiers to retreat.
"Wenlong, is coming."
Jia Zhou, who was also riding a horse, looked extremely calm, "Haohao's tens of thousands of knights are Dong Wen's last resort. Lord, this is our chance."
Xu Mu nodded.
Chao Yi was mobilized to hold back the Xiqiang cavalry that was supporting the Xun tribe. Chai Zong was also mobilized to force Dong Wenliang's cavalry to fight and rush to Shelangqiu.
This time, if Liangqi cannot be defeated, I am afraid that the next battle against Liang will be even more difficult.
"Shelang Hill has a vast and flat terrain. The only difference is that there is a row of large continuous sand dunes in the south. This row of sand dunes can temporarily delay Liangqi's charge."
The formation of sand dunes may be due to underground rivers underneath. But Xu Mu has no way to consider these things. What he has to do is to find a way to lay out the overall situation.
"Wei Xiaowu."
"My lord, I'm here!" Wei Xiaowu, who had a light beard and wore a suit of battle armor, walked up to Xu Mu.
Xu Mu looked appreciatively and ran away from Changyang. Wei Xiaowu was just a small stickman back then, but today, he has gradually grown into a general carrying the flag.
"Master Wei, I seem to have forgotten how old you are."
"Master Shiba is from Qingtian Camp."
"Okay, Mr. Wei, please mount your horse and follow closely with the flag camp."
Xu Mu raised his head, his eyes darkened, "Give me the order, all armies will prepare. The Liang people must be left at Shelangqiu before nightfall!"
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"Shoot Langqiu." Dong Wen slowly stopped his horse and looked at the scene ahead.
"My lord, I am from Shu!"
Dong Wen nodded and narrowed his eyes. There was no false alarm from the scout camp. At this time, in front of Shelang Hill, there was a baggage team transporting grain and grass, marching slowly forward.
They must have discovered Liang Qi coming to kill them. The Shu people shouted "enemy attack" and quickly formed a defensive formation.
Dong Wen narrowed his eyes and said, "If you pass on my military order, you will first use this army of grain and grass to sacrifice the power of Liangzhou's iron hoof!"
"Zhui Feng Camp, kill!"
After hearing Dong Wen's order, Dong Yuan, who was already impatient, immediately shouted excitedly. Under the flat terrain, the Shu people's goal was clearly exposed, so how could they escape Liang Qi's pursuit?
Nearly ten thousand Liangzhou cavalry followed Dong Yuan, fighting fiercely like a rising tide, towards hundreds of grain trucks.
At this time, Dong Yuan did not realize that the grain and grass convoy was actually arranged in the shape of an inverted arc.
Seeing Liang Qi rushing towards him, the Shu army, who had been frightened at first, suddenly became determined. The commanding officer, Yin Hu, rarely wore a battle armor and held a long sword in his hand, facing the thundering horse hooves without any shock.
not afraid.
"Send the order, after arriving at Queyue Formation, prepare the crossbows!"
"Roar!"
The inverted arc-shaped Queyue Formation is composed of 500 improved reinforced carriages, equipped with heavy crossbows, and hidden ambush archers. Even at the crescent moons at the two weakest ends of the Queyue Formation, there are also spears and large shields to assist in defense.
At first glance, this moon formation looks more like a little girl’s headband from a later generation.
"Kill!" Dong Yuan's excited voice never stopped.
A vast army of tens of thousands of Liangqi have already rushed forward——
Yin Hu's face turned red, and he roared and brandished his sword.
"Ready, volley!"
The repeating crossbowman hidden in the carriage calculated the distance of the repeating crossbow through the small bow windows, and then fired out bursts of crossbow bolts.
"Heavy crossbow!"
A bunch of heavy crossbows appeared, either on the top of the carriage, or in the gap between the carriages, or with a large bow window on the carriage, and they fired together with the rain of crossbows, with the sound of tearing the air.
hold head high--
Among the first group of Liangqi who charged forward, people kept falling off their horses, and the sounds of horses neighing and screaming people drowned out the roar of the crossbow bolts for a while.
One after another, the cool horses turned their legs and fell on the sand one after another, splashing sand and dust all over the world.
Dong Yuan's face turned pale, and he quickly tightened the reins. When he stopped suddenly, he almost threw himself out.
"What's going on?"
"General, it's Fu Gong!"
Dong Yuan gritted his teeth, turned around hurriedly, and glanced at Dong Wen who was behind him, "It's just two or three carriages, just smash the carriages! Charge again!"
He was afraid that if he returned without success, even if he was a clan uncle, he would definitely be whipped to death.
Dong Yuan's order was conveyed, and there were only six or seven thousand men left in the Chai Feng Cavalry camp, who gritted their teeth and continued to charge forward.
boom.
Finally, Liangqi rushed over, roaring with an iron spear in his hand, and stabbed at the Shu army and the carriage.
"Car escort!"
Countless Shu soldiers who were hiding came out with swords and shields, taking advantage of the situation to cut off the barrels of their guns, or surround and kill the charging Liangqi.
But the power of the charge should not be underestimated. Many Shu soldiers were suppressed while blocking the cavalry, and fell to the ground covered in blood. Some of them were still breathing, even though they were covered with sand and dust, they were still dragged out.
On the battlefield, drag him to Queyue Formation.
"Who dares to stop my Liangzhou iron hoof!" Dong Yuan wielded his long saber and chopped off the head of a Shuzhou captain. But when he put the sword away, he and his horse were skewered ten steps away by a heavy crossbow.
outside.
When Dong Yuan was about to get up, dense crossbow arrows came straight at him, pricking him like a hedgehog.
Dong Yuan held the knife and coughed up blood, fell backwards and died in front of Queyue Formation.
The remaining 4,000 Liangqi saw their leader killed in battle and hurriedly turned their horses back. Unexpectedly, another wave of crossbow bolts came from behind, and hundreds more Liang soldiers fell from their horses.
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"My Lord, it's amazing that he can come up with such a formation." Jia Zhou praised him without hesitation.
Xu Mu was a little regretful, "The real Queyue Formation is backed by waterways, with multiple arms intermingling and cooperating to fight together. I have been castrated a lot."
"Gunned pigeon?" Jia Zhou was a little confused. His lord would sometimes come up with incomprehensible words.
"Wenlong, I'll explain it next time."
Xu Mu exhaled and said, "Master Wei, raise the flag for me and let the Qingqi battalion prepare early."
Wei Xiaowu received the order, led the flag camp, stood on the sand dunes, and began to wave the big flag with the word "Xu".