In the evening, the 50,000-strong forward army led by King Xiao Hui of Han arrived at the north of the valley in Kedun City. Looking from a distance, dozens of black smoke rose into the sky from the other side of the hill, dyeing the sky in the distance. His men quickly informed Xiao Hui.
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Xiao Hui rode her horse to the front of the team, put up a pergola and looked at the sky in the distance. She saw thick smoke like pillars and a pungent smell at the end of her nose. She couldn't help laughing.
The people on the left and right knew each other very well, and they quickly laughed and asked: "Why is the king laughing?"
Xiao Hui pointed at the thick black smoke and said: "Xiao Bise has never changed his character. Last year, when he was conquering the Mongolian tribes in the north, he did something like this. After capturing the capital city, he burned and slaughtered the city wantonly. This time he did the same thing again.
If it happens again, Dun City will probably be reduced to ashes; however, this move can also be regarded as boosting morale. Everyone will let go of their hands and feet after seeing the blood, which will be beneficial to the subsequent battles."
The generals laughed and said: "Sure enough, General Xiao is probably already holding the beautiful lady in his arms happily" [
Xiao Hui said: "How dare he! Send someone to check out the canyon ahead. Xiao Bise should leave someone to greet him. This is what was agreed in advance."
A general ordered to rush into the valley with dozens of horsemen. After a while, he beat the horses and reported back: "I didn't see the person who greeted me. General Xiao thought he had forgotten."
Xiao Hui frowned and said, "Forgot? Xiao Bise Yu Jun never cares about military affairs, how could he forget this matter?"
All the generals said: "It's okay to forget something when you are red-eyed. Your Majesty, it's getting late. The army is tired and horses are exhausted. We'd better cross the valley quickly and camp in the city."
Xiao Hui thought for a while and said: "Forget it, let's go ahead and let the rear army's baggage pass through first, while the Chinese army waits in place. If it is dark in the valley and there are potholes, the baggage and grain vehicles may not be able to pass through."
The generals agreed with a bang, and the Chinese army moved out of the way. The rear army's five thousand cavalry marched into the valley first to clear the way, and then the baggage, grain and grass catapults, siege ballistas and other large objects slowly passed through.
The winter sun sets very fast. When the rear army's 20,000 baggage convoy was halfway in, the sun had already disappeared from the horizon. Then the sky suddenly became darker and the temperature suddenly became colder. The general
They kept urging the soldiers and horses to move faster. The soldiers sitting on the horses waiting were scolded coldly. At this rate, it will take at least an hour for them all to pass.
"Your Majesty, please teach the brothers to dismount and burn some bonfires to warm themselves up. They are all so cold that their eggs are retracted into their stomachs."
Xiao Hui turned around and looked around, and saw the soldiers huddled on their horses one by one, looking at him eagerly, and cursed: "A bunch of cowards, one person in custody has a pink hair, you can't even take off your clothes to do things in the ice and snow."
I won’t shout even half a cold word.”
The soldiers burst into laughter, and Xiao Hui laughed too, waving his hands and saying: "Get off your horse and light a bonfire to keep warm, but you need to stay vigilant."
All the soldiers cheered thunderously. They dismounted and pulled some thorns and withered grass on the wasteland to light a bonfire. Thousands of bonfires were lit, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm. As soon as their bodies became warm, the soldiers started talking and laughing. Some soldiers took off their clothes.
The cold and wet shoes, socks, and armor were placed by the fire to bake. Some of them were leaning over the fire, squinting and humming songs from their hometown. Xiao Hui frowned at all this, opened her mouth, and swallowed. Although she did not love soldiers as much as sons,
, but generally do not punish soldiers easily
The sky turned completely dark, and the entire Gobi Desert was covered by a huge black cloth. Except for the place where the Liao Vanguard Army was, there was no light everywhere.
Suddenly, more than a hundred bright fireworks rose from the dark sky. The red fireworks soared into the sky on the distant horizon. They were very dazzling. The sharp-eyed soldiers saw them clearly.
Along with the rising of fireworks in the distance, the same fireworks also rose in the direction of Kodun City on the other side of the valley, and then a faint sound of killing was heard from the direction of Kodun City, which was closer.
"What's going on?" Xiao Hui, who had closed his eyes to relax, stood up and asked loudly.
"King Qi, I'm not sure."
"Why don't you go find out the report?" Xiao Hui said angrily.
Some people hurriedly rode horses to follow the torrent of the rear army into the valley. Xiao Hui felt a little uneasy, and the ground beneath her feet shook slightly. This vibration is most familiar to people who have been riding horses all year round.
This is the shock caused by a large group of cavalry galloping across the ground.
"What's going on?" Xiao Hui shouted again [
"Report...report!" A scout came galloping from a distance, his horse hooves galloping past, frightening the Liao soldiers who were lying on the ground and warming themselves by the fire.
"What's up?"
"Report... report... report... report... report to the king." The scout was obviously frightened and could not speak clearly.
"Speak well and don't panic," Xiao Hui shouted
"It's...reporting to the king that a large number of cavalry are coming from the west. Their identities are unknown."
"What? Where did this large group of cavalry come from?" Xiao Hui's eyes widened and her body became tense.
"I don't know, but the scout team ahead sent a light warning, and then there was no news. The villain is the last station and is responsible for patrolling three miles away from the army, so I know it."
Before Xiao Hui could answer, he heard shouts coming from the mouth of the valley. The baggage troops that were heading into the valley suddenly all surged out like a spurt, and they rushed out and shouted loudly: "Xia soldiers are attacking at night, Xia soldiers are attacking at night!"
Xiao Hui's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, and his subordinates quickly shouted: "Don't panic, the law enforcement sabers and axes are ready. Anyone who screams again will be killed immediately."
Xiao Hui suddenly shouted: "Everyone mount their horses and stay on guard. The baggage train is not allowed to move again. The Xia army is cheating!"
As soon as he finished speaking, densely packed torches lit up on the horizon in the distance to the west, like countless stars in the sky, followed by loud shouts like a mountain falling and the ground cracking, and the rumble of hoofs accompanying the galloping horses was deafening.
The soldiers of the Liao army panicked. The soldiers who were lying on the ground quickly got up and hurriedly looked for armor and weapons. Some soldiers even took off their boots to roast their feet. They panicked and couldn't find their boots everywhere, so they screamed anxiously.
He didn't know how many enemy troops were coming, and he couldn't attack rashly. He could only be on the defensive. Xiao Hui's face was as heavy as water and he quickly issued an order: "Everyone is on alert. Send the baggage vehicles to the outside and prepare bows, arrows and spearmen. The enemy is approaching."
Within a hundred steps, shoot the arrow immediately."
The "turbulent" team quickly calmed down. After all, most of the tribal soldiers who had followed King Xiao for many years had absolute confidence in Xiao Hui. Seeing the enemy's surprise attack, they could only rely on King Xiao's wisdom.
Can eliminate the fear in the heart
The rapid formation of simple fortifications, or that they were not considered fortifications at all, were just moving grain trucks, baggage and other items to the edge of the team to form a barrier. It was obviously a joke to expect these things to withstand the enemy's attack, but it was just some psychological comfort.
The densely packed enemy troops were obviously all cavalry. Under the shining torches and the scimitars glowing red, it was clear that they were the cavalry of the Xia Kingdom. Xiao Hui had no time to think about why the Xia Kingdom had so many cavalry here.
There was no time to think about how they knew they would attack through this route, because the two sides had already fought in an instant. Just this confrontation made Xiao Hui's heart feel cold.
When the Xia army's cavalry had just entered a hundred paces away, before the Liao archers had time to "shoot" arrows, the Xixia cavalry had already begun to bend their bows and nock arrows and use the momentum of charging forward to "shoot". This is a
The Xixia cavalry who can "shoot" arrows completely overturned Xiao Hui's impression of the Xixia cavalry.
Immediately after the Liao soldiers were dumbfounded, a row of thousands of gleaming heavy armored cavalry began to charge. It was the Xia army's ultimate cavalry team, the "Iron Harrier Army". It is rumored that the Iron Harrier Army in Xixia only has three thousand.
Following the emperor's appearance, these heavy cavalry will go wherever the emperor goes. Seeing the Iron Kites Army in this desert Gobi, either this army is actually led by the Xia Emperor himself, or it is the Xia Cavalry that must be annihilated.
Our own 50,000 vanguard troops
Three thousand iron kite soldiers were covered in steel armor from head to toe, and the faces and main parts of the body of the war horses were also covered with shining steel armor. They rushed over in rows as if they were indifferent, with empty eyes under the steel armor masks.
The hole looks extremely scary under the torch
"Concentrate and shoot these monsters, quickly!" the archer general issued the order, and suddenly thousands of arrows shot towards the Iron Kites army like dense migratory locusts with a scalp-numbing buzz.
At last, after a jingling noise, sparks splashed, and arrows rained down, except for the three iron kite soldiers who were unlucky enough to get home and were hit by arrows from the eye sockets of their masks, the other heavy armored cavalry did not show any signs of death.
Damage, just a lot of mottled scratches on the armor
Completely "shooting" to death, completely ineffective, in shock, a hundred steps away came in an instant, the iron kite army had broken through the simple barrier like a torrent of steel and crushed into the Liao soldiers. The Liao soldiers used long spears to shoot at their targets.
Their bodies were pricked and stabbed, but these guys were invulnerable. Even their bodies were linked to the horses with chains. Even if they were to fall off their horses, they couldn't do it.
"Kill!" The muffled roar of the Iron Kites soldiers under the masks seemed colder than ice. They threw down their torches and all drew out a half-foot-long saber from behind, slashing with a guillotine-like slash.
With a swipe like a dish, those in charge were unable to deal with it. In one round, more than two thousand Liao soldiers were killed, even more than the number of people killed by the enemy's arrow rain just now.
Xiao Hui's eyes were bouncing around on the ground, her mouth was wide open and she couldn't close it for a long time. Everything in front of her was so unreal, as if she was experiencing a nightmare.