Shu Chen

Chapter 94
Early autumn, July.

Above the sky, the white clouds are turning into dogs, and the wind is chasing the sun.

On the Jinggu Road on the surface, there are also two cavalry chasing, about a stone's throw away.

There were about [-] cavalry in the rear. The people were not wearing armor. They all held spears or knives with their heads in their hands. They carried homemade poplar bows on their backs. With the horse under the crotch, let the horse speed up.

They are the Di people living in the front section of Jinggu Road.

They come from different towns, but they have the same belief.

"Hoo~ho!"

"Hu~~ hoo!"

The neat whistles and the high-raised spears indicated that they wanted to turn the indignation of the hundred horses in front of them to ashes.

In front of them, they were fleeing for their lives, and it was the white horse Di led by Yang Ji.

However, there was no panic on their faces.

Some people relied on their superb riding skills, and in the gallop, they raised their arms high for a whimper and wantonly show off.

Zhao Guang, on the other hand, hangs alone at the tail of the white horse Di, leaning his body on the horse's back, his legs tightly sandwiching the horse's belly, holding two strong bows in both hands, his side eyes like falcons, staring at the rear. chase.

Occasionally, when a Di person chased within the range, they would draw their bows and aim at them.

"Boom!"

Every time the bowstring sounded, there would be a wailing cry from the pursuers behind.

In the gallop, turn around and shoot, and there are no false shots!
Considering the great Han who is trapped in Bashu today, due to the lack of war horses, there are very few descendants who are good at riding and fighting.

Not to mention riding and shooting!

Zhao Guang was able to do it because of his uncle Zhao Yun, the general of Zhengnan.

In other words, the generals of the Han who were proficient in cavalry warfare, since the death of Ma Chao, Zhao Yun has no one else!
At first, Zhao Yun and the late emperor Liu Bei were able to form a bond. It was Gongsun Zan who sent Zhao Yun to be the late emperor's horseman!
It's a pity however.

Later, the late emperor Liu Bei spent half his life under the guard of others, and he did not have the resources to establish cavalry; later he sat in Jingnan and Bashu, because there were no war horses in these areas.

Therefore, the cavalry fighting that Zhao Yun had mastered in this life was buried here.

With regret, Zhao Yun pinned his hopes on his second son, Zhao Guang.

Such as after meritorious deeds, the age of fifteen or sixteen can enter the court, but Zhao Yun has always let Zhao Guang white, take him with him, and carefully teach him what he has learned throughout his life.

After all, Zhao Guang is the second son.

It is not his turn to inherit the title of his father's generation; he can inherit what his father has learned.

Well, in the heart of this general Zhengnan, he always believed that the big man would one day retake Longyou and make Dingguanzhong.

Although he himself may not be able to see it.

However, he firmly believes that his second son, Zhao Guang, can wait for it!
At that time, when the great Han recaptures Longyou, he can rely on Yongliang's war horses to establish a cavalry army, and Zhao Guang can become the general of the cavalry.
Later, Zhao Guang was appointed by the Prime Minister to recruit troops, and Zhao Yun not only gave the old soldier's part, but also gave him the best war horse.

Yin Yin urged, "Your brother is an official in the court. If there is no accident, you will spend all your time working on the papers in this life. It is up to you to show the bravery of the Zhao family."

In this regard, Zhao Guang bears it in his heart.

When he happened to be here, he met Zheng Pu and sent Yang Ji to lead the battle. How could he not try his ability to fight?
If the mere yin and ping ride, he would not dare to do it
Simply, find a place where no one else is, and kill yourself.

Don't embarrass his father.

Naturally, cavalry and archery are personal skills, and are two different things from commanding a cavalry battle.

Zhao Guang deliberately hangs at the end of the team and shoots with a bow, just to keep stirring up the anger of these Yin Ping Di riders and entice them to continue their pursuit.

This is Zheng Pu's command.

Ride and kill these Yin Ping Di as much as possible!

In order to force the garrison at Yinping Qiaotou, we had to send troops to fight!
However, Zheng Pu led 200 people and landed in the camp on the Jinggu Road, surrounded by mountains and rivers. He used his body as bait and practiced "scorched earth tactics", but he did not draw out the garrison at the bridgehead.

Well, the scorched earth tactic was exactly what Zhao Guang and Yang Ji did while riding a white horse.

No longer "moving people", but frequently attacking.

They slaughtered all the cattle and sheep they saw, burned down the houses in the small towns of Yinping and Diluo along the way, trampled the wheat and millet they were about to harvest with horses, and set fire to the pastures with dry grass.

Let them have no food for the winter!

Force them to find their respective tribal chiefs to cry, and let the tribal chiefs go to the bridgehead for help.

However, after a few days of burning, killing, and looting, there was no Qiaotou garrison garrison to attack, but the surrounding small towns spontaneously formed four or five hundred cavalry to chase and kill Yang Ji's more than [-] cavalry.

Perhaps, they felt that there were only more than a hundred cavalry to disturb them, so they didn't need to bother to garrison the bridge.

Therefore, Zheng Pu thought about trapping and killing these Di riders.

As long as they can ambush and kill these tribal cavalry, the garrison at the bridgehead will inevitably send troops in order to stabilize people's hearts.

Even if he still does not move, Zheng Pu's record of beheading hundreds of horsemen, as well as the Di people and cattle, sheep and horses that he has captured before, can also make the Xuanwu army famous.

Zhao Guang and Yang Ji were trying to lure the enemy today.

About five miles ahead, Zheng Pu and two hundred soldiers, all carrying military crossbows, were already on the side of the road.

And no need to worry about being discovered.

In the cavalry chase, the speed of the war horse will be pushed to the limit. When these Yin Ping Di cavalry finds Zheng Pu's crossbow array, in a hurry, it is impossible to make the war horse turn around in an instant!

In particular, Zhao Guang and Yang Ji, with more than a hundred horses, have been deliberately controlling the speed of the horses.

With the pursuers behind, keep within a stone's throw.

Tempt them to give up!
The distance of five miles, as far as the cavalry is concerned, is only a slight distance.

"Hu~~ hoo!"

Yinping Diqi, who was chasing after him, roared angrily, still carrying the indignation of smashing the white horse Diqi to ashes.

However, when turning along the road and passing a bend at the foot of a mountain, something unexpected happened!

A crisp and sharp sound of dysprosium pierced through the sky!
"hit!"

"hit!"

He also let Zheng Pu, who was lying on the road, and the pawns, gave orders in a violent voice, and let the two hundred crossbowmen who were waiting in formation buckle down the military crossbow hanging knife.

In an instant, the arrows are like locusts!

The sound of "hum" actually suppressed the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.

Yin Ping Diqi, who was chasing after him, looked at him and shouted in horror, and the formation was instantly riotous.

The Di cavalry, who was at the forefront, kicked the horse's belly vigorously, hoping to rush through the area covered by the crossbow array;

However, how can a galloping horse change direction in an instant?
The dense crossbow arrows finally kissed them.

For a time, the roar of war horses and the screams of people filled the mountain road.

Forty or fifty riders fell to the ground, and the dead poured blood on the ground, crying with broken arms and legs.

"Enter to live!"

Among the remaining Yinping Di rides, before the second wave of crossbow arrows was added, someone shouted loudly, turned the horse's head first, and drove the horse towards Zheng Pu's crossbow formation.

Very wise, made the best choice at the moment.

He also let the other Yin Ping Di Riders burst out with blood and courage in their bones, and then charged up.

Because at the speed of the war horse, Zheng Pu's crossbow formation can only pour another wave of crossbow arrows, and he will be rushed in and slaughtered!

However, they have no chance.

The white horse Di, who had galloped past before, had already rushed up the gentle slope, completed the detour under the leadership of Yang Ji, and was speeding up!

I want to take advantage of the collapse of the Yinping Di cavalry formation to rush to cover up!

Zhao Guang, who has been hanging at the end of the team, doesn't need to be so troublesome.

With his superb riding skills, relying on the majesty of the horse under his crotch, he turned his direction without much space.

When he accelerated the driving horse and formed a charge, he actually became the leading rider of the white horse Di.

Of course, he has no fear!
Immediately, both feet kicked the horse's belly fiercely, and the horse took the lead.

While galloping, he also drew bows and arrows.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

There seems to be no time interval between the deep and strong string sounds of the two stone strong bows.

The distance between the two armies was continuously narrowed by the horse, and in just a few dozen breaths, Zhao Guang drew his bow nearly ten times.

And eight out of ten!
Such superb riding and shooting aroused applause from the people behind the white horse, "Mighty!!"

Their applause, however, was a bit premature.

It's too late, it's fast!Chasing Zhao Guang, who was about twenty steps closer to Yinping Di, had already pinned the Ershi strong bow, held a spear in both hands, and shouted sharply, "Kill the thief!!"

His spear was about five feet long!

And both ends are edged, and the edge of the blade is one foot long!
It is the frontier cavalry of Youzhou's anti-Xianbei and Karasuma, and a two-edged spear favored by those with extraordinary courage!
Those who are not powerful and skilled cannot be used.

As in the past, Gongsun Zan was the leader of the double-edged spear.

Therefore, the person holding this spear not only needs to be physically strong to ensure that the spear can be quickly drawn away when stabbing, but also must be proficient in the skills of fighting from left to right.Otherwise, the spear blade on the other end will accidentally injure itself.

Zhao Guang, who is more than eight feet long and a little more majestic than his grandfather Zhao Yun, is naturally one of them.

"kill!!"

The warhorse approached rapidly, Zhao Guang roared.

Relying on the longer advantage of the double-edged spear, he took the lead in stabbing out, letting the blade with more than one foot shine in the sun with the luster of death.

The man who led the crowd to attack Zheng Pu's crossbow formation was not to be outdone.

However, when he speared and stabbed, he suddenly realized that he was too short.

The opponent's spear is too long, and it can definitely pierce himself before his spear comes to him.

But if you want to drive the horse to avoid it, it is impossible.

Simply, with a sigh in his heart, he swept across with the spear in both hands.

He wanted to push aside the thrust of the two-edged spear, and then, taking advantage of the gap between the two horses passing by, with his superb riding skills, he instantly pulled out the ring-headed sword on his waist and cut it at the waist.

Well, the idea is very good, and I have a good grasp of riding skills.

But it was overlooked that Zhao Guang was extremely majestic and had extraordinary physical strength!
Coupled with the power of charging with horsepower, how could he be able to pull it off?
"Duh! Squeak~~~"

The spear swept across and slammed into the double-edged spear, but did not let the more than one-foot blade deviate by half a point.

On the contrary, the strong anti-shock force made that Yin Ping Di's arms go numb, his body unstable, and he almost didn't fall off the horse.

Then, with a "pop", he flew up.

Without a piece of armor, his body was like a piece of paper, which was penetrated by a blade more than a foot in length and emerged from the back.Under the strong inertia of the high-speed galloping horse, he took him away from the horse.

The Yin Ping Di Riders, who came with all kinds of whistling and strange calls, were dumbfounded.

It's like a duck being pinched by the neck.

The backbone of their charge, the brave warrior who just stepped forward, was strung on a two-edged spear in a single encounter.

"Block me!"

"die!!"

The incomparably brave Zhao Guang roared like thunder again, threw the double-edged spear in his hand, and threw the man's body.

Clamp the horse with both legs, lift up the abdomen, use the waist to exert force, and draw a half-ring in the air with the arm to draw the double-edged spear in the air. go.

"what!!!"

A miserable cry, short and rapid, and then abruptly stopped.

It was the famous Yinping Diqi, which was cut from the shoulder to the belly by the long blade of the double-edged spear.

Even the warhorse under his crotch was swept to the side by the endless blade of castration. Under the sudden pain, the front limbs ached, and the horse's body flew out and fell to the ground.

"Bah!"

Zhao Guang lifted his breath from his waist again, and let out a roar.

One inch long, one inch strong!

Zhao Guang, who holds a double-edged spear, has no enemy, and he is still in a state of no one!

In just a few breaths, he stabbed to death and split dozens of Yinping Di riders into the formation.

Husband battle, courage also!

Meeting on narrow roads, only the brave wins!

Zhao Guang rides a spear with a single spear, like a swamp of daring courage, he is inexorable!
For a time, the entire Yin Ping Di Cavalry was enraged by it, and everyone's faces were horrified.

And Yang Ji, who followed closely, and the other White Horse Di, watched with enthusiasm.

They clamped the horse's belly fiercely, waving the knives or spears in their hands, turning Diren's decision to break through Yinping into a roar in their mouths.

"Hoo~ho!"

"Hu~~ hoo!"

Especially Yang Ji, there was a trace of longing in his hot eyes.

Zhao Guang, who is like a no-man's land, is very similar to an old friend in his memory.

It is Ma Chao, who is very brave and unusual in Xiliang.

Ma Chao enlisted in the army when he was young, and he was praised as "healthy" by the whole army before he reached the weak crown.

Yang Ji was fortunate enough to see Ma Chao leading the Xiliang iron cavalry into the formation, and he was shocked at that time.

It is also the reason why he led the clan and Xingbing responded to Ma Chao's taking Long.

However, now, Ma Chao has been dead for several years.

And Ma Dai, who leads the incomplete Xiliang iron cavalry, is far worse than a horse in terms of personal bravery or fighting with a single cavalry.

Ugh.
The Xiliang Iron Riders are unprecedented!

Can run for thousands of miles without getting tired, and fight against the dust.

Obviously it is a leather light cavalry, and it can also have the power of a horse armored heavy cavalry!

However, if the generals who are in front of them do not have the bravery of rushing, and who have no air to seize the prestige of the three armies, they are just ordinary cavalry, how can they be called "iron cavalry"?
A little regret flashed in his heart, Yang Ji stared again, slightly tilted his head and flashed the spear that was entrained by the strong wind, and raised the ring-headed knife high in his hand, slashing away at a tricky angle.

A human head was chopped into the dust.

"Hoo~ho!"

"Hu~~ hoo!"

The white horses and their pawns roared furiously.

The ground trembled with the sound of horses' hooves, and smashed the opponent's ears with the sound of killing, like a torrent carrying a mighty thunder, charging up behind Zhao Guang and Yang Ji.

The sharp ring head knife, raised high!
With the help of horsepower, at the moment when the two sides approached, they used the huge inertia to smash those Yin Ping Di rides to the ground.

At this moment on Jinggu Road, the horses' hooves rolled up with muffled thunder, the whistle of Diren, the screams of the slain, and the screams of the war horses, which made Bailongjiang also terrified, and quietly covered up the sound of flowing water.

"kill!!"

"Hu~~ hoo!"

The formation of Yinping Diqi suddenly burst open from the middle like bamboo pieces separated by a bamboo knife.

People's heads were chopped off constantly. With the remaining force of the blade, they flew into the air, spun and fell to the dust, and were trampled into minced meat by horseshoes.From time to time, horses would kneel down, and their pawns would soar several feet, smashing to the ground heavily, accompanied by the crisp sound of broken bones, blood spurting from their mouths, and they died in pain.

In about a quarter of an hour, the white horse Di, with Zhao Guang as his blade, pierced through the formation of Yinping Di.

"Turn the horse!"

"Turn the horse!"

Zhao Guang immediately raised his hand with only the spear and called out loudly.

Holding the reins of the horse with one hand, he turned the war horse and rushed up the gentle slope, turning around with the white horse Di.Let the horses speed up again and prepare for the second round of charge.

"accelerate!"

"accelerate!"

However, when he let the war horse gallop back at high speed again, he found that the war seemed to be over.

Those Yin Ping Di, who were also proficient in cavalry combat, knew that after being pierced through the formation, they knew that their scattered formations could not resist the rushing formation.

Many people dismounted, threw their swords and spears, bowed their heads and asked to surrender.

Also somewhat clever.

As soon as the horse ran to the foot of the mountain on both sides, he abandoned the war horse and ran wildly, escaping along the sheep intestines path created by the small stream.

Well, in the messy battlefield at the moment, no one will chase them.

　[Note: The "Eastern Han Yongchu Year Iron Sabre" was unearthed in Cangshan, Shandong in 1974. It is [-] meters long, [-] cm thick at the back, and contains [-] percent carbon. It is strong, easy to chop and sharp. 】

　　
　
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