The sound of the two kicks could be heard faintly. Li Chengzhi's mind wandered, and he remembered what happened when he was a child: when he was eight years old, during the Spring Festival, his cousin gave him a thunder king, which he lit and threw into the cattle pen.
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The enclosure wall made of hollow bricks mixed with cement, and the enclosure built with columns, beams, and rafters was already very strong, but in the blink of an eye, it was collapsed by three wild bullocks.
He will never forget that time in his life: the beating he received when he was hung under the doorpost.
Therefore, Li Chengzhi concluded that it was uncertain whether the Rouran soldiers were frightened, but the Rouran soldiers' horses would definitely be frightened...
Yuan Xi stepped on the stirrups and straightened his waist. His neck was stretched like a goose, and he looked hard into the distance.
Unfortunately, he was two miles away, and his eyes could see blue light, but he couldn't see anything.
His eyes were rolling rapidly, and he was even more curious to death. However, he was frightened by Li Chengzhi's majesty, but Yuan Xi did not dare to open his mouth.
Li Chengzhi just pretends not to know.
Now he is no longer Wu Xia Amen. He even dares to show explosives to the world, let alone a few firecrackers and fireworks?
If someone digs into it, he has plenty of ways to deal with it...
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Hu Qi's front team has already become a mess, how can there be any formation?
The frightened horses were scurrying around like headless flies. Even if the cavalry used all their strength and almost broke the horse's neck, they still couldn't stop the galloping horses.
Any cavalryman who could not control his mount or could not control his inertia and approached the formation would be shot at the base of his horse by a hail of arrows.
Not long after, the front of the formation was completely swept away.
In fact, Hu Qi's casualties were not serious. At most, he lost more than a hundred riders. About 30% of the remaining riders were carried away by the frightened horses. The other half had already restrained their mounts and could only dare to stand within a hundred paces.
Wandering outside, not even daring to take a step inside.
Li Liang remained as steady as a mountain, neither pursuing nor retreating. The formation did not change at all.
Brigadier Hu Qi was so frightened that his whole body felt cold and his mouth was dry.
In vain, he mocked the Han general for not knowing the art of war or formation. It turned out that the other party was not only confident, but also did not take him seriously at all.
He has experienced hundreds of battles. He has fought countless battles with other Hu tribes and the Han army, but he has never been as weird as he is today.
The arrows actually burst into flames and roared like thunder. In just a few breaths, the more than two hundred front troops were completely defeated?
What on earth is this?
In addition to the horror, the fighting spirit in the brigade commander's chest disappeared like water. His heart tightened more and more, and Jin could hardly breathe.
As far as the eye could see, the soldiers and generals under his command were all frightened and frightened, staring at the rocket stuck in the sand, still emitting wisps of smoke, as if they had seen a ghost.
How can we fight this battle if our military morale has been lost?
If he were a Han general at this time, he would be able to defeat the remaining three hundred cavalry under his command with just one counterattack.
However, the Han generals were indifferent and continued to display the long snake array as if it was nothing?
The brigade commander wanted to rush into the battle again, but he was more afraid that once he gave the order, his subordinates would flee or even surrender on the spot.
By then, ten of his heads will not be enough for Yuchi and Dou Ling to chop off.
After hesitating for a moment, the rationality of survival finally prevailed. Brigadier Hu Qi gritted his teeth: "Withdraw!"
The soldiers raised their horns like lightning, and as soon as the sound was blown, more than three hundred Huqi were like rats whose nest was blown out of their nest, running away as fast as they could.
"Victory...Victory...Wonderful victory!"
A thundering roar rang out in the wilderness. The blood of a group of dandies surged wildly, their whole bodies trembled, and they wished they could roar with all their strength.
This battle was won so easily?
It would be weird if we didn’t win!
Li Liang cursed secretly and waved his hand gently: "Return to the formation!"
As soon as the whistle sounded, the five hundred tigers instantly formed a formation, which was many times more orderly and swift than when they changed formations just now...
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Five hundred tiger cavalry rushed back and forth, using three hundred as hammers and two hundred as anvils. They killed a brigade of Hu cavalry in pieces and were completely defeated.
The sky was full of smoke and dust in the wilderness, and the sounds of "tie" and "whoosh" were heard endlessly. As the swords and guns were waved, cold light flashed through, like meteors. Then there was the ear-piercing howl, sharp and sharp, as if killing someone.
Pig.
Blood sprayed out from Hu Bing's neck and severed limbs, along the leather armor and the horse's body, and dripped to the ground. It was like the cinnabar smeared on the yellow paper by the wizard in the tribe when he prayed to the gods. It was bright and beautiful.
Wu Yin's pupils were as narrow as needle eyes, and he didn't dare to look anymore, forcing himself to turn his head.
The lance had collapsed, and Wu Yin could only take off the bow again. But when he reached the bow string with two fingers, he only pulled it open for three minutes, and the bow collapsed back.
He had fired ten arrows in a row, his hands were shaking like chaff, his arms were as heavy as pressing a mountain, and he could no longer shoot the eleventh arrow.
The copper wrench finger has slipped off and been thrown somewhere. The tiger's mouth has long been cut by the bowstring, exposing the pale finger bones.
But Wu Yin felt no pain at all, as if he was being sucked, his eyes staring straight at the men wearing yellow armor riding on him.
Tiger riding?
It's actually a tiger rider...
The Tiger Cavalry of the Yuan and Wei dynasties was also called the Tiger Brigade, because when Emperor Daowu founded the country, there were only more than 200 Tiger Cavalry, which could not even reach the organizational level of a brigade (500 people), so they were called this way.
They are not called tiger cavalry because they are as brave as tigers, but they are named because of the tiger pattern armor worn by the cavalry and war horses.
At this time, both humans and horses were wearing brown armor, as bright as a mirror. It was printed with yellow or light yellow lines, just like the markings on a tiger, which was very impactful.
However, with the technology of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, apart from repeated polishing to make it bright, the iron armor could not be dyed with paint.
So, this is leather armor!
The top ones are made of crocodile skin, and the ordinary ones are made of bison skin. They are first made with alumite and saltpeter, and then are repeatedly stamped and formed in several layers.
The defensive strength of the leather armor made in this way is not weaker than the iron armor. Compared with it, the two layers of cowhide armor worn by Hu Qi are like paper.
When the Rouran people's cavalry bows hit the tiger-patterned armor, they would at most make a shallow cut or leave a shallow hole. However, if the tiger cavalry's three-spindle armor hit the Hu cavalry, without exception, they would all pierce the leather armor.
Straight into the meat.
And it is very light, less than one-third of the weight of armor of the same size. Therefore, the tiger cavalry can be regarded as a light cavalry. At this time, although both men and horses are in armor, they are as agile as a swimming dragon when galloping.
However, this kind of leather armor is not easy to make. Although the defense is strong, the wear rate is much weaker than that of iron armor. Therefore, most of the time, tiger riders wear iron armor. At this time, they naturally become heavy riders...
The battle situation has become one-sided, because the brigade commander has not given any orders, Hu Qi is still holding on, and is still attacking Yuan Zhi's front line one after another.
But if you rush, you can rush. I am as tall as a mountain, untouchable...
Ten thousand people in the house can't figure it out: Tiger Cavalry is the most important cavalry of the Great Wei Kingdom, why does it appear in Beizhen?
"Chi..."
As if a steel needle had pierced the skin bag filled with air, a strange sound came from his ears, which suddenly brought Wu Yin back to his senses.
Just as he was about to raise his head, he suddenly felt his face heat up, and a column of blood sprayed out like an arrow.
The horse's body suddenly weighed heavily, and the guard fell in front of the leader of the house, with a sharp arrow stuck in his chest, and blood spurted out from his mouth: "Commander of the Brigade, withdraw...or you will die..."
Withdraw?
Did you know that the enemy thieves are tiger riders?
By this time in the battle, more than half of his subordinates had been lost. If he suddenly retreated, he might not even be able to escape.
Commander Yuchi and Master Dou Ling will not spare him, and will even implicate his brothers and sons, who will be used as slaves.
It's better to fight to the death...
Wahiki threw down his riding bow, stretched out his hand and drew out his sword, his face full of the will to die: "Kill..."
The two hundred Hu Qi were aroused to the last trace of their bloody spirit. They followed Wu Yin and rushed towards the Hu Qi's flag.
It was like looking at a group of ants, Yuan Zhi's face was full of ridicule. Don't lie, he didn't even shake his butt.
When he rushed to about a hundred steps, Yuan Zhi took off his big bow, raised his hand and fired an arrow.
It was like having eyes, and the iron arrow nailed Wu Yin's horse's head accurately. The war horse neighed and fell down. Wu Yin was thrown out like a ball.
At just this moment, Yuan Zhi's personal guards rushed towards him, and a tiger soldier's spear was like a dragon, piercing into Wu Yin's waist and abdomen like lightning.
All tiger riders are tall and round. The spear weighs more than a hundred kilograms, but the tiger warrior poked it on the lance and lifted it up.
Blood was dripping down like water, and the leader screamed loudly, holding the gun barrel hard, trying to remove himself from the gun. But the strength became weaker and weaker. Even the howling sound was gone.
Gradually, the sadness weakened. After a few breaths, the head of the house drooped downwards, and there was no more sound.
The collapse happened in an instant!
"The brigade commander...is dead..."
A Rouran soldier howled miserably, and the trace of blood aroused by being led into the vanguard was gone. He wished he could use all his strength and tightened the reins with all his strength.
The iron hooves dug into the sand, and the horse's body suddenly swerved, turning a sharp corner among the lightning and flint, and narrowly dodged the knife of another tiger warrior.
By the time the tiger warrior made the second slash, the creeping knight had already turned and ran three to five feet westward.
If there is one, there will be another one. The nearly two hundred Hu riders no longer have any doubts. They rein in their horses and turn their horses sharply. Even if the tiger riders' swords have been cut to the top of their heads, they still don't care. They only know how to escape, and the farther they escape.
The better...
A tiger rider wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, but was roared back by Yuan Zhi.
"Ming Jin, withdraw the troops..."
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One battalion of wolf guards retreated without a fight, one battalion of creeping cavalry lost nearly 70%, and the remaining soldiers rushed back to the main formation. Even the scouts were ordered back ten miles by Yuchi Jin.
Murong Liang's front army advanced another five miles. At this point, the Han army was only fifteen miles away from Jinhao Pass. If it were a fast cavalry assault, it would take less than two moments.
The front army and the Chinese army have been united, and Yuan Zhi and Li Liang have also returned to the formation, each returning to Li Chengzhi.
In this battle, the enemy's close brigade was defeated, more than 200 prisoners were taken, and more than 300 horses were captured.
But it’s not without its losses.
There were about ten tiger riders, but most of them were slightly injured, while there were nearly thirty tiger riders.
Without exception, they all panicked when they saw blood for the first time. They either didn’t aim, but fired the crossbow with their eyes closed, and the arrows drifted to nowhere. Or the thieves rushed to the front and didn’t know how to react, as if they were frozen.
He was shot down from his horse by the enemy before his eyes.
But it’s already pretty good. After all, it’s my first time on the battlefield. Being able to achieve such a huge victory ratio is a remarkable achievement...
Yang Jun was surprised and admired when he heard that one brigade on each side had defeated Rouran's two brigade of light cavalry without suffering much damage.
No wonder Li Chengzhi dared to let the front army ignore the Hu Qi scouts?
But if you think about it deeply, you will feel that it is natural. If you fail to win, you will no longer be the tiger cavalry and the elite division of the tiger cavalry that can be called the most important weapon in the country.
How dare Li Chengzhi use six thousand soldiers to fight against tens of thousands of thieves?
With emotion in his heart, Yang Jun took another look at Li Chengzhi, who was standing on the hill and constantly sizing up the surrounding terrain. After a moment of hesitation, he approached the horse and asked in a low voice: "What is that rainstorm pear blossom arrow...
Things, even the names sound so strange?”
Haha... I knew you couldn't help it?
Why is it called Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Arrow?
It's just that Li Chengzhi's bad taste, like the Crow Soldiers and Star Formation, both came from the Song Dynasty.
The Rainstorm Pear Blossom Gun used by Mu Guiying in the novel is described as magical. In fact, it is this thing: the barrel of the gun is equipped with gunpowder that can be ejected. Just light the fuse and shine it on the person's face.<
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Li Chengzhi laughed: "I can't explain it to you in a few sentences. I'll explain it to you in detail when I have some free time!"
As soon as he heard it, he knew that he didn't want to talk about it. Yang Jun sneered "hehe" and didn't bother to delve deeper.
He also followed Li Chengzhi's gaze to the west for a while and asked in a leisurely voice: "We sent out two elite battalions, but the creeping cavalry was completely defeated? If I were Leader Dou, I would definitely retreat!"
It's a pity that you are not...
Li Chengzhi sighed secretly and shook his head: "Dou Ling will not retreat!"
I wasted my life and money, traveling hundreds of miles day and night. Not only did I not get any advantage, but I also suffered a huge loss.
If he were Dou Ling, if he didn't spit out this bad breath, how could he let it go?
"Leader Dou lost a whole brigade in the first battle, but it was not completely useless. At least it has been proven that all our front troops are suppressing troops. Although they are elite cavalry, they are not invincible. Furthermore, Murong Liang was very powerful as soon as he faced the battle.
A life-threatening posture, so 99% of Dou leaders will suspect: Our army is insufficient in strength and we are still bluffing!"
Isn’t that right?
Yang Jun frowned: "The creeps on the right wing have engaged the men of Yuanxian County, how could they not see that they are tiger cavalry? Moreover, they have not seen the strength of our central army. Isn't it possible that Dou Ling is not afraid of our rear army?"
Are they as elite as tiger cavalry?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen!"
Li Chengzhi chuckled softly and pointed behind Yuan Zhi, "At most, he thought the Tiger Cavalry only had this brigade..."
Dou Ling is not a three-year-old child. You said there is only one brigade of Tiger Cavalry, does he really think there is only one brigade?
There is no such reason!
Yang Jun was full of suspicion and looked back along Li Chengzhi's finger.
A letter flag nearly ten feet long was fluttering gently in the west wind. There were many words on it, so it was not big. Yang Jun looked at it for a while before he recognized it all.
The Six-Town Recruitment Envoy·Yuan!
Why did you ask Yuan Zhi to use Yuan Yi's banner for no reason?
It's of no use...
Well, isn’t that right?
No wonder Li Chengzhi only sent a brigade of tiger cavalry to fight, and the left wing would rather be handed over to newcomers?
If he were the leader of Dou, he might have thought that the tiger cavalry that was suddenly encountered on the right wing came from Luoyang to protect Yuan Yi. This brigade was the only one that could hold out, otherwise why would the Han generals not send out all their troops?
Yang Jun almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: Li Chengzhi, what a treacherous boy?