Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3529: On the cusp of the wind

Gan Feng is somewhat similar to Wei Yan, he is very clever on the battlefield, but a little confused off the battlefield. However, Gan Feng mainly leads the cavalry, so he is very familiar with the tactics of the cavalry.

Gan Feng was especially familiar with the battles with the Hu people. He knew the habits of the Hu people very well. If we waited for the large group to catch up before starting the battle, it would undoubtedly be the safest tactical plan, but there were two problems.

One is that the Han refugees who were too late to enter the mountain pass would be captured, robbed and killed by these Hu people. Although Gan Feng could lead the team to avenge the murdered Han people, it was meaningless for those who died. Just like delayed justice is always the glory on the faces of politicians and the honor in their mouths, for those people who have already suffered, their suffering has been caused forever and cannot be offset by a light piece of paper or a little money.

Another reason is that these Hu people have always bullied the weak and feared the strong. If they really saw that Gan Feng brought a large army, these Hu people would definitely scatter!

By then, Gan Feng could claim to have won another "great victory", but how much direct damage could he actually cause to the Hu people?

Gan Feng and his men were armored cavalry, while the Hu people were mostly light cavalry wearing leather armor or even leather robes. Once they got into a chase, Gan Feng and his men were inherently at a disadvantage. Chasing and killing might not have any effect, and not chasing and killing would have no gain.

Therefore, Gan Feng decided that he could not wait and had to charge forward!

But that doesn't mean Gan Feng is a brainless idiot who just rushes into things...

Gan Feng ordered his soldiers to quickly identify the war horses whose physical strength had declined significantly, and then organize the cavalry of these horses to stay where they were, allowing the horses to rest for a while, while setting up temporary tents in the sheltered place at the mountain pass, so that the subsequent cavalry troops could take a short rest and adjust at the mountain pass before entering the battle.

At least remove the mud and snow on the horses' legs and feet, otherwise it would be like fighting against the Hu people wearing four big boots covered with yellow mud, which would definitely be a disadvantage!

Gan Feng gave the order and there was no need to track the process in detail or control the rhythm. He just focused on himself sliding down the rock, then grabbed the leather bag on his horse's back, took out the food, opened half of it and stuffed it into his own mouth, and used his other hand to put the other half into the mouth of the warhorse.

The warhorse's moist and soft nose was pressed against Gan Feng's palm as it ate the biscuit mixed with oil residue, sugar and salt.

"Hey guys! Let's work together later!" Gan Feng grumbled as he ate his biscuits, "I'll treat you to some wine and meat after the fight!"

The warhorse snorted loudly, and it was unclear whether it understood or not.

At Gan Feng's side, the hussars had already dispersed automatically under Gan Feng's command, and they were assigned their own tasks and took action separately. Gan Feng only issued an order, and the specific execution was still the ordinary hussars. There was no dispute, no shirking, whoever was assigned the task would find a way to carry it out, whoever finished the task at hand, would help the comrades around him when he was free. Not to mention that they would cry out in exhaustion after doing a little work, or like a hen that lays an egg and wants the whole world to know that it has laid an egg.

The age and teeth of the war horses were there, and the older war horses were naturally arranged at the back. The war horse cavalry did not jump up and down to say that they would go if I wanted them, but began to move forward to call on the fleeing Han refugees to make way and be careful not to be hit by the war horses' charge...

A moment later, Gan Feng and the first wave of cavalry were ready and began to line up.

Gan Feng patted the warhorse's neck, feeling that the horse's flesh and blood seemed to cater to his heartbeat.

He did not issue any pre-war mobilization slogans, but just gently urged the horses and started forward.

Afterwards, the other Hussars followed, speeding up from a jog.

The hooves of the war horses, from being chaotic at first, eventually turned into neat, heavy drums, beating the ground one after another.

The warhorse under Gan Feng's crotch neighed, as if calling out to his subordinates and followers.

As a general-level warhorse, it is naturally stronger than ordinary warhorses, which makes it more convenient for other warhorses to follow automatically.

Many times, war horses bully the weak and fear the strong, especially looking down on geldings.

Therefore, although castrated horses are docile and easier to manage, most of the war horses in the Northern Territory are in their natural state and have not been castrated.

Although it will cause some problems during the estrus period of war horses, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages compared to the subsequent development of the horse herd.

The war horses galloped, and their warm saliva flew in the wind.

The cavalry shouted, and the smoke they came out drew a straight line in the air.

Riding on the horse's back, Gan Feng felt the powerful trembling of every muscle of the warhorse under him, and then his own blood seemed to gradually heat up, flowing to his limbs and even to the tips of his hair!

breathe!

The cold air entering the chest cavity not only failed to cool down the gradually heating blood, but instead seemed to add fuel, causing the strength of the whole body to begin to gather!

The rivers and mountains around me are the land of the Han Dynasty!

The people around him were none other than the Han soldiers!

In Gan Feng's eyes, there was a large group of mixed barbarians in front of him, with their ranks scattered and of varying thickness.

The Zahu finally discovered Gan Feng and the others, and their greedy faces became clearer and clearer.

Gan Feng pulled down his mask and roared in a muffled voice, like thunder rolling over the land, "Kill the barbarians!"

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The miscellaneous Hu cavalrymen only discovered the arrival of the Hussars when Gan Feng and others began to rush out of the mountain pass, and they quickly reported it to the Dingling chieftain who was behind them.

The Dingling chieftain originally came here just for hunting, but he didn't expect to encounter the Hussars.

That's right, hunting.

In these ignorant tribal structures that still take slavery as their glory, they do not take the lives of ordinary people seriously. Instead, they treat them like cattle and sheep, or even lower life forms than cattle and sheep. They kill and destroy them at will, and take this as their glory, calling it "spring hunting and autumn hunting."

In the spring, these fishing and hunting tribes needed to raise cattle and sheep and needed manpower, so they began to think about capturing some Han people to serve as coolies. They would torture them severely for several months, torturing the Han men to death and making the Han women pregnant. Then in the autumn, when the Han people were harvesting crops, they could come and plunder again.

Year after year, generation after generation, these mixed Hu people are like this. The glory of their ancestors was built on the plunder and humiliation of the Chinese Han people, and they also concealed these crimes as national integration, just like the later United States also concealed its atrocities against Indians as protected areas and private plots.

When the Dingling leader heard that the Hussars had appeared, his expression tensed up, but after asking carefully, he found out that it was a small group, and his expression relaxed. Not to mention a small group of Hussars, even if there were hundreds or thousands of people...

Well, it would be fine if there were thousands of people coming, but now there are only two or three hundred cavalrymen. If you retreat by yourself, how can you be the leader and how can you lead other barbarians?

Don’t say anything, just kill them!

The Dingling leader drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Good men of Dingling, kill all these Han soldiers! Take away their horses and weapons! We are many! Surround them and kill them!"

The Dingling people shouted in unison and rushed towards Gan Feng and others.

The Dingling commander turned around and looked at the warrior Xu Nu beside him, and shouted: "Gods above! Where are the warriors of the Chanbai tribe? !"

Sunu patted his chest, "I'm here!"

The commander pointed at Gan Feng and shouted, "See? Kill that Han general, and you will not only be a warrior of the Chanbai tribe, but also a warrior of all of us Dingling people!"

"God is above!" Xu Nu shouted, and urged his horse to rush towards Gan Feng.

The two sides confronted each other and the distance between them quickly narrowed.

Sunu brandished his sword and rushed towards Ganfeng.

Gan Feng also saw the Dingling warrior, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Xunu.

The two of them rushed closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye they rushed to one place!

The two men's weapons collided, and suddenly there was a loud bang!

Gan Feng swayed a bit on the horse's back.

Xunu felt that he could not keep his balance and fell to the other side. If Xunu had not lived on horseback since he was a child, he would have hooked his feet instinctively when he found something wrong and might have fallen off the horse!

Xu Nu looked at the Han general's spear that was broken by the heavy blows from both sides, and he felt a little proud in his heart. After all, although his center of gravity was off, the iron rod in his hand was not broken, which was an advantage for him. When he was about to turn over and hit the Han general with the rod, he saw that the Han general threw the broken spear away almost instantly, and casually pulled out a sword from his waist, and chopped at his raised leg on the horse's back!

Xunu was so frightened that he immediately relaxed and retracted his legs from the horse's back. He didn't have time to think about turning over and hitting back with the stick. He could only let go of the iron stick and hug the horse's neck to avoid falling to the ground. However, he was still dragged by the warhorse...

From an outsider's perspective, it is not clear what the casualties were between Gan Feng and Xunu. All they know is that after the two men collided, Gan Feng was sitting and Xunu was the one who fell down!

The Hussars immediately shouted loudly, their morale high, while the mixed Hu people were terrified and suddenly became a little flustered.

Gan Feng shouted loudly, and led his men to rush to the flank of the Dingling people along the road instead of charging directly to the middle of the Dingling leader...

The reason why Gan Feng chose to attack the Dingling people's flank was not because he did not dare to fight the Dingling leader, but because Gan Feng had fewer people at the moment. If he forced a charge into the Dingling people's thicker center formation, it would be great if he could break through them. However, if the impact force was insufficient and the number of people to enlarge the wound was insufficient, he would easily fall into the dangerous situation of being surrounded by the Dingling people.

Another aspect is that the position of the Dingling leader is relatively high. If Gan Ning charges directly into the center of the Dingling formation, it is equivalent to letting the cavalry attack from above. The terrain is unfavorable, so it is better to attack these miscellaneous Hu on the flank road.

In this way, not only can the ranks of the Zahu be made more disorganized, but also the ranks of the Dingling commander can be lured down from the hillside. At the same time, the Zahu's formation can be pulled, causing the original formation of the Zahu to be deflected, making it easier for subsequent surprise attacks by their own troops!

These are the decisions Gan Feng made in his mind while fighting on horseback!

If Gan Feng were asked, he might not be able to explain the basis for his behavior, just like it is difficult for ordinary people to tell whether he should take the left leg or the right leg first when walking, and they cannot tell the difference between taking the left leg or the right leg like a theorist, but he just did it, and it was very effective.

The Dingling Brigade was involuntarily pulled by Gan Feng. They began to deviate from their original position facing the mountain pass, and now faced Gan Feng and his men, with their flanks exposed to the mountain pass...

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Among the Han refugees who fled near the mountain pass, some stared blankly, some fled in panic, but there were also some who took the initiative to help the hussars who stayed in the mountain pass to build a temporary resting area, and helped the cavalry who arrived later to wash the mud and snow off the horses' legs and bellies.

The people of China may show the cunning and treachery of small farmers, but most of the time, they are simple and honest. Just like when they saw the Hussars helping them intercept and fight against the miscellaneous Hu, some of them almost instinctively stood up and helped the Hussars to the best of their ability!

In order to build a shelter, some people dismantled their wheelbarrows and used them for support, and threw all the belongings that they had carried with great difficulty all the way into the mud and snow!

In order to wipe the mud and snow off the warhorse, someone took out what was probably his best linen clothes wrapped in it, and helped wipe the warhorse without any hesitation. His hands and feet were very gentle, as if he was treating his own child!

In order to make the bonfire as light as possible, some people stood in the wind outlet to block the wind so that the hussars could light the fire faster, completely ignoring their own faces and hands that were frozen blue!

No one sang the praises of loyalty, no one shouted about home and country, and no one clamored for the people to check their conscience, or offered a reward of a huge sum of money. However, these fleeing Han refugees just did it, without making any demands or shouting any slogans!

The hussars who followed couldn't help but tear up when they saw this scene!

The Hussars did not ask these Han refugees to do anything, and the Han refugees did not recognize these Hussars with whom they had never met before. But at this moment, they were so harmonious and integrated, as if they were born to be one!

More and more Hussars arrived, and more and more Han people joined in to help.

At the mountain pass, both the soldiers and the civilians had forgotten about the barbarians howling outside the pass and had completely trampled fear and panic under their feet!

Yes, when the army and the people are truly integrated, what is there to be afraid of or panic about?

These simple common people do not understand any great principles, nor can they explain the mysteries of classics, but they know one thing: whoever is good to them, they will repay tenfold or even a hundredfold!

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War is terrible, not only for people, but also for war horses.

Although war horses will instinctively avoid collisions, on a chaotic battlefield, once the battle starts at high speed, it is often impossible to avoid them even if they want to!

Men and horses hacked and killed each other, and the grinding of metal and flesh against each other not only made horrible noises, but also filled the air with a strong smell of blood!

Gan Feng took the lead and charged into the flank of the Zahu team, his hands waving like a weapon master on horseback, using either a spear or a sword, stabbing or slashing. One second he was knocking a Zahu off his horse, and the next second he used his sword to cut open the abdomen of another Zahu, spilling his intestines!

Behind Gan Feng, there were more than a hundred cavalrymen, who were like a sharp knife, and immediately pierced a hole in the flank of the Dingling and Hu people!

The combat effectiveness of the Hussar Cavalry was also fully demonstrated at this moment!

Although they were fewer in number, they had no fear and swept past like a hurricane, ignoring the shouting of the surrounding barbarians and how the Dingling commander tried to strangle them. They just followed Gan Feng, whistling, trampling, and charging, cutting their way out a bloody path!

On the other hand, the weakness of nomadic fishing and hunting peoples is also clearly evident. Even though the Dingling and Hu people are numerous, it is difficult for them to coordinate with each other. In addition, they have a low level of education and know few tactical skills. They charge in unison when they charge and surround in unison when they surround. It is like the F2A in later games, which is the only way to deal with any situation. There is no such thing as fine coordination.

There is also a very important point. The weapons and armor of the Han people crushed the miscellaneous Hu people. Even though there were some armored warriors in the Dingling tribe, most of the miscellaneous Hu people wore leather armor or had no armor. They would naturally suffer in a face-to-face fight!

This crushing was based on three or four hundred years of stable development of the Han Dynasty and on the wisdom of countless Chinese people!

Even if the barbarians occasionally rob and steal, without the foundation accumulated by China over thousands of years, without the hardworking and kind-hearted people as the cornerstone, even if they are rampant for a while, any lighthouses and monuments they build will gradually rot and collapse, decay and fall!

The Dingling commander-in-chief had not yet realized that the crisis had arrived. He was still staring at Gan Feng, clamoring to completely encircle Gan Feng and others, but he exposed his own weak point!

At the mountain pass, the rear cavalry troops had a short rest and were encouraged by the people. When they rushed out shouting "Thousands of Victories", the Dingling chieftain suddenly realized that his troops' formation was so disorganized and terrible!

All kinds of weapons were flying, all kinds of noises were heard, countless horses' hooves were trampling everywhere, and the Dingling and Hu people were chopped down in large numbers by sickles like weeds!

At this moment, these barbarians suddenly remembered their previous fear of the big man, and realized that they did not grow wings at all, but were just pigs that were blown up by the wind!