Taqi couldn't wait for Wanyan Yudu's return, because the two crimson gold carriages had already arrived at Hejian Mansion (Bavarian Rose txt download). Going further north, after crossing the Juma River, they would enter the Central Palace.
We are all on our way. The defense of the Gyeonggi area is not comparable to that of Hebei East Road. It is densely populated and the armed guards have set up guard posts in various areas. It is not easy to act there (the latest chapter of the New Song of the Prosperous Tang Dynasty).
The convoy must be robbed and killed before it enters Zhongdu Road!
After making up his mind, Taqi began to lead more than 900 horse thieves, walking at night, all the way to the convoy. What made Taqi a little strange was that he didn't encounter many official officials along the way, although he took a remote road
, and thought he was good at sneaking, but there was no sign of alerting the officials.
He originally thought that robbing Wanyan Yuse would definitely alert the snake, and the entire government on Hebei East Road would mobilize to investigate the "horse thieves". If that happened, his room for maneuver would be greatly reduced, and if he wanted to sneak attack Wanyan Yusheng, he would almost
It's impossible.
In fact, when he gathered his troops and went straight to Hejian Mansion, he was already prepared to disperse and escape. God was wise, and Taqi actually sneaked all the way unimpeded. On the evening of September 25th, in Wanyan
When Yusheng's and other convoys were resting in Xiongzhou, Taqi caught up with them.
Xiongzhou is an important town on Hebei East Road. It is a city, not a town without walls like Ande Town. Taqi naturally did not dare to lead a team of less than a thousand people to attack the city. After thinking again and again, he pulled the team to Xiongzhou overnight.
To the north of the prefecture, it is hidden in the woods near Baigou Station, fifty miles away. Baigou Station is close to the Juma River and was built because of the river.
The Juma River connects to Yishui at the top and Daqing River at the bottom. The official road extends to the Juma River and is blocked by the river water. Only in the severe winter, when the river water enters the dry season and the river surface is frozen, can it flow unobstructed. But now in this season, the river water
It was still quite wide, so we had to set up ferries on both sides of the river. If Taqi waited for the convoy to cross the river and then killed him from behind, Wanyan Yusheng would definitely not be able to escape.
However, if there are still two cavalry teams, one hour apart, which team should you fight?
If we hit the one in front, the convoy behind will definitely run back to Xiongzhou City. If we hit the one in the back, what if Wanyan Yusheng runs away in front? Taqi has a headache at this time. The two convoys are extremely well guarded and have no eye contact.
Maybe they were snooping nearby, so Taqi had already laid an ambush in the dense forest, but he still wasn't sure which convoy Wanyan Yusheng was in.
In retrospect, Xiongzhou is not an ideal sniping location (Latest Chapter of Pill Tycoon). First, to the north of the Juma River is Zhongdu Road, which is closer to Gyeonggi. Second, heading west from here, the size of the
There are too many rivers, which is really not conducive to escape for the northern knights who are accustomed to fighting on the spot.
It's a pity that the best opportunity for robbery has been wasted on Wanyan Yuse.
Taqi is good at using troops, and Zhang Zong is not a master at it. Tiedam has returned to the southern camp. Zhang Zong in Xiongzhou City looked at the map and fell into deep thought. There were three people standing beside him, the first one was the three in charge of the front convoy.
One hundred sergeants, two hundred sergeants in the rear convoy, and two thousand sergeants in civilian clothes. These sergeants also traveled at night.
"Everyone must know that the princess was kidnapped in Ande Town. We estimated that the target of the horse thieves should be His Highness Sixth Prince. In order to disperse the enemy, we set up two convoys as a trick to deceive the soldiers. However, from Ande,
Until now, the enemy has not made any movement. We will reach the Juma River at noon tomorrow, and that should be the enemy's last chance."
Zhang Zong looked sternly, "You are all Lord Tie's confidants, and I don't want to hide anything. What we have to do tomorrow is, firstly, to capture as many people alive as possible, and secondly, to create the illusion that His Highness the Sixth Prince has been assassinated."
"What?" The three people looked at each other in surprise.
Zhang Zong glanced at the three people, and then said, "We will cross the river tomorrow, which is different from usual. If one side is attacked on the official road, the other side can still support it, but it is different when crossing the river. Therefore, tomorrow the two convoys will have to go head to tail.
In the event of an attack, we must focus on the carriage and fight to the death. At least withstand the opponent for half an hour. After half an hour, two thousand soldiers in civilian clothes will appear and form an encirclement. The reason for this half hour is,
It’s just to give the opponent a chance to assassinate His Highness Sixth Prince.”
Seeing that the three people were all shocked, Zhang Zong narrowed his eyes and said, "The real Sixth Highness has already returned to Zhongdu. However, I don't want the sergeants below to know about this, otherwise, the sergeants will not die, and the enemy will see through it."
. I think that if you have five hundred people, and you can block nine hundred of them, you will be invincible, but you can still do it in half an hour?"
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Zhang Zong nodded, "Tomorrow I will go with the car, in the carriage in front. When the time is about the same, I will show up and let the enemy attack the convoy behind. At this time, the fake Sixth Prince was assassinated
time."
"Sir, you must not do it," the three of them said in unison. The leader in civilian clothes said, "There are no swords and guns on the battlefield, so why should you, sir, risk the arrows yourself?"
"Of course I will cooperate with the acting," Zhang Zong said with a smile. "The horse thieves bring bows and arrows, so we must bring them too, and we must bring more. In addition, don't Xiongzhou have garrison camps? Although the defenses in these places have strong combat capabilities,
It's bad, but it's good to be a witness. Today I have negotiated with them and let them escort a hundred soldiers. Arrows
On the other hand, you need to move more. Everyone needs to take a bow, and each bow must be equipped with more than five arrows. Those horse thieves have no way of carrying so many arrows when they go on an expedition. Therefore, we took advantage of them in the shooting.
It’s not like we can get such a good rest. As a tired army, even though there are more people, we can definitely withstand it.”
On the morning of September 26, two convoys running end to end appeared on the official road heading north from Xiongzhou. The convoy in front was composed of two centurions and a general on horseback. The team was also divided into three columns, with 150 people each in the front and rear carriages.
People. The convoy behind is a centurion and a general on horseback. There are 100 people in the front and rear of the carriage. The people in the two convoys all look like border troops, wearing white clothes and white hats.
They hold swords in their left hands, bows in their right hands, and carry several arrows on their backs. Behind the two convoys, there is also a team of a hundred people. This team is wearing white clothes and wearing brown turbans. It is Xiongzhou.
One hundred people in the garrison. Although these people are also in good military appearance, they are less ferocious than the border troops, which makes the entire team less energetic.
Six hundred people and two carriages headed north along the official road.
The official road to the north of Xiongzhou is very important, so the woods within three miles on both sides of the official road were cut down to prevent the horse thieves from being invisible. Zhang Zong kept opening the curtains on the carriage and observing the surrounding terrain.
Two hours later, the two teams were about to reach the Juma River, and the world seemed to suddenly become quiet. Except for the sound of footsteps and the sound of the west wind passing through the grass and trees, there was no other movement, not even the most common birdsong and insects.
There was no scream, but a chilling air came with the coolness of autumn (Latest Chapter of Universal Mobile Phone).
The team was still marching in an orderly manner.
Suddenly, several generals and the centurion's war horses began to become uneasy. Some were hesitant, some shook their heads, and some roared in a low voice. Then, a dull drum-like sound came, which was subtle at first.
, but it became louder and louder, turning into a messy clicking sound.
At this time, a group of people emerged from the woods a few miles to the west of the convoy. This group of people formed a concave shape and surrounded the two convoys like a semicircle.
"Enemy attack!"
Both teams of guards were well-trained and immediately set up defensive formations. They stood in three rows. The first row held steel knives in their hands, waiting for the horse thieves' arrows. The second row and the third row were already ready.
Place the arrow on the bowstring.
For the guards, the disadvantage is that they do not have a shield in their hands. Heavy shields are not like swords, guns, and bows. The sergeant can carry them in his hands to attack long distances. The only way to use the long sword is to deflect the opponent's sharp arrows.
Of course, guards also have advantages. For example, they all wear light armor. Although they are not heavy armor, important parts, such as the front and back, are covered with iron sheets. Even though these iron sheets are not very strong, they can save lives in critical moments.
One life is needed. And since Taqi and his men want to pretend to be horse thieves, they cannot wear military armor.
Another advantage is that on both sides of the official road, there are ditches five or six feet wide and only more than ten feet deep. This was dug to prevent the official road from accumulating water. Although there is no water in the ditch now,
But for those who charge immediately, it is an obstacle after all. When the horse reaches the edge of the ditch, it has to slow down. Going down to the bottom of the ditch and then rushing up the slope is a test for the charging horse thieves.
The horse thieves are getting closer and closer, and the heavy sound of horse hooves has now turned into thunder, rolling towards them.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps... The horse thieves took advantage of the power of the charge, bent their bows and nocked arrows one by one, and shot out the arrows when they were about a hundred steps (Online Game: New Legend of Wulin txt download
). More than 900 arrows pierced the sky, formed an arc, and shot towards the convoy with a sudden sound.
The first row of guards widened their eyes and looked at the direction of the arrow. They couldn't hide. Behind them were their own archers. Besides, there were so many horse thieves that they had nowhere to hide. They had to kill each other with their swords.
Sharp arrow.
Although the first row of guards was well prepared, there were too many arrows. About one-third of the first row of guards and more than a dozen archers in the back row were killed or injured by the opponent's arrows. Suddenly, screams began one after another.
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At this time, no one was left to take care of the wounded. After the horse thieves fired the arrows, the distance had closed to eighty paces, and the guards began to fire back with arrows. After the front row finished shooting, the back row continued to shoot. As for the first row
The remaining swordsmen took off their long bows one after another and began to shoot at the horse thieves.
The arrows shot by the guards were particularly neat and not as messy as those of the horse thieves.
This team of horse thieves led by Taqi has been fighting the Mongols for many years and has excellent equestrian skills. The guards Tiedam prepared for Zhang Zong are also the elite of his tent. They are the best choices in terms of physical strength and martial arts.
.Maybe his horsemanship skills are slightly inferior, but he is definitely a first-class expert in foot combat, and in terms of archery skills, everyone is on par with them.
A sharp arrow was shot, and a horse thief used a kick to hide, and then another arrow was shot, but it hit the horse's neck. The horse made a long squawk, rolled forward and fell to the ground.
The horse thief was also thrown out by the horse and hit the ground with a crash. Before he could recover, the rolling horse smashed him underneath, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The man twitched twice and then died.
sound.
"Shoot the horse! Shoot the horse!" the two generals shouted.
For the cavalry, the war horse can certainly bring higher speed and more powerful attack power. But once the high-speed running horse is destroyed, the cavalry himself will be killed or injured. And the target of the horse body is much larger than the human body.
The more arrows you have, the easier it will be to hit the arrow.
Old Du Shiyun said, "To shoot a man, shoot a horse first; to capture a thief, capture the king first." The ancients were honest and did not bully others.