Great Military Division

Chapter 428 Compound Bow!Everyone is an archer!
Rumble!
In the wilderness outside Chang'an City, under the turbulent smoke and dust, hundreds of war horses are galloping, their hoofs are churning, their manes are flying, and their magnificent posture is as if they are vigorously flying in the torrent of smoke and dust.

However, Duan Yan didn't have time to appreciate such a magnificent scenery, his mind was full of "how to get rid of the dragon ride", "how are these guys' riding skills so high?" "God, the speed doesn't drop on this terrain? "This kind of emotion.

seriously!
Duan Yan thought that Xiliang Xiaoqi was the most powerful cavalry in the world.

The reason why he lost to King Hongnong before was entirely because of the magic weapon such as the Three Treasures of Equestrianism, and the opponent had greatly crushed Xiliang Xiaoqi in terms of the stability of the ride.

But now, since Xiliang Xiaoqi has been equipped with the three treasures of equestrianism, their combat power should naturally be stronger than their opponents. How could it be possible for them to be chased and beaten violently by their opponents?

puff!puff!
Another two soldiers fell off their horses while galloping wildly. There is no doubt that they would be trampled into flesh by the dragoon horses who killed them, and they would be thoroughly mixed with the soil.

"Damn!"

Duan Yan gritted his teeth, stared, and stared back.

He escaped very quickly, and the visual distance has already exceeded the range of the bow and arrow. How could the dragon knight soldiers in Nanyang be able to shoot and kill his brothers with bows and arrows?
It's incredible!

If you can't shake it off, you can't fight back now, can you believe it?

Duan Yan's mood was just like the scene at this moment, tens of thousands of horses galloped, crushing that little heart: "Damn it! What's going on? What the hell is going on?"

"General!"

Suddenly a soldier caught up with his horse and said loudly: "Their bows and arrows are different from ours. They seem to be specially made, and their range is much farther than ours."

"Oh?"

Duan Yan was stunned for a moment: "A special bow and arrow?"

The soldier said with certainty: "Yes, it must be a special bow and arrow."

If it was before, Duan Yan might still be disdainful, and he might not even believe that Nanyang can innovate bows and arrows, but with the continuous confrontation between the two sides, Nanyang has produced so many advanced weapons, Duan Yan no longer doubts that the Nanyang court has such capabilities.

After all, today's Nanyang can control flames and thunder, such things as subduing fire and thunder can even have the powerful ability to open mountains and crack rocks.

Even the abilities of flame and thunder can be handled, what else in this world can't be handled by Nanyang!
Duan Yan was surprised and turned his head to look back.

but see
An arrow flying at high speed passed between the two soldiers and roared over.

With a puff, it plunged into the arm of a soldier who was galloping up.

Shocking yes!

The arrow pierced through the soldier's arm, and the blood-stained arrowhead protruded at least an inch. The soldier gritted his teeth, but the pain was still unbearable, and he couldn't help crying out.

He wanted to pull out the arrow, but the barb on the arrow pierced into the flesh, causing the soldier to suffer even more. He shouted hoarsely, and immediately turned over and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ah, this"

Duan Yan stared like a bell, astonished.

He really couldn't believe his eyes.

At a distance of at least eighty steps, the arrow actually hit the soldier's arm.

Whether judging from the distance or the strength, the effective range of this arrow is definitely more than a hundred steps, or even farther, which is different.

What's more, if there are only one or two people, it's all right, but every one of the dragon knights has such arrow strength, and everyone can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, which is extremely terrifying.

You must know that the arrow level of ordinary people is at best [-] to [-] steps, and a fierce general can reach between [-] and [-] steps, and one who can reach [-] steps can be called a sharpshooter.

but
Such people are unavoidable.

Perhaps, among 1 people, it may not be possible to meet one.

But who would have thought that the soldiers in the Dragon Cavalry Army were all at the level of a sharpshooter.

This is definitely an epoch-making innovation in bow and arrow equipment, otherwise it is absolutely impossible for everyone to be an archer.

Duan Yan slowed down, turned his head to look back, his eyes passed over his own soldiers, and landed on the dragon riders who followed.

At this moment, the enemy general Liu Chong was pulling out a feathered arrow from the quiver under the saddle, and then put it on the longbow in his hand.

hiss-!
When the longbow appeared, Duan Yan was astonished and gasped.

Because, he clearly saw that there were actually two round pulleys at both ends of the longbow. Looking carefully, even the body of the bow had been improved. Most of it should be made of metal.

After all, under the sun's rays, Duan Yan could feel the brilliance flashing by in front of his eyes. This was definitely not natural sunlight, but the brilliance reflected by metal.

"not good!"

When Yaomang flashed by and Duan Yan's blurred vision became clear again, he suddenly found that the bow and arrow in Liu Chong's hand was aimed at himself, not someone else.

Whoosh!
The arrows whizzed like shooting stars.

Duan Yan stared like a bell, subconsciously tilted his body slightly, watching the arrow whizzing by less than half a foot away from his side.

puff!
Then an arrow pierced the back of the soldier in front, sinking at least two inches.

You must know that I am in the middle and rear of the team, at least 120 steps away from Liu Chong.

However, the effective range of the opponent's arrows was able to catch him, and he even shot and killed the soldiers in front of him with one arrow. It is conservatively estimated that the effective range should be more than 150 steps.

OMG!

Duan Yao's head buzzed suddenly.

He has never seen such a terrifying bow and arrow. The effective range can reach 150 steps, which is twice or even more than three times the effective range of our soldiers!

He can't compete in close combat, long-distance and long-distance are not opponents, Duan Yan is also a veteran general with more than [-] years of experience, but at this moment, he doesn't know how to fight.

"go!"

"Come on!"

"Don't hesitate!"

There was no other way, Duan Yan could only bend his waist and shouted at the top of his voice: "Hurry up and return to Chang'an City. Only by returning to Chang'an can we be truly safe. The effective range of their arrows is at least 150 steps."

Duan Yan, who has experienced many battles, can only hope for the war horse. This is the only thing that is relatively close in quality between the two sides in terms of equipment. As long as they can return to Chang'an before the entire army is wiped out, it will be a victory.

"Hey, want to run?"

Unfortunately, Liu Chong didn't take it seriously.

Anyway, he has no other task, just play with this cavalry well, and then return to Yaoguan within the specified time. As for how many enemy troops to kill and to what extent, there is no hard target requirement.

"brothers!"

Liu Chong waved his hand fiercely, and shouted loudly: "Catch me, and try the power of this new bow and arrow."

At present, this new bow and arrow is still in the testing stage, and it must go through at least [-] to [-] times of bow and arrow shooting before it can be tested to see if it meets the quality requirements.

Moreover, ordinary people's strength is too small to reach that extreme state, so they can only recruit some strong soldiers who are good at shooting arrows to test.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Bian entrusted the task of testing the compound bow to Liu Chong of Dragonrider, and asked him to find some powerful archers in the army to complete the test of the compound bow in this battle.

Judging from the current effect, it is really cool!

Liu Chong, who is good at bow and arrow, really likes this kind of feeling. He can only hit others by himself, but others can't reach him. As long as he keeps his distance, he can continue to eat away at his opponent.

The only regret is that such new bows and arrows have not yet been mass-produced. Even their own soldiers, only a small number of excellent archers can be equipped with such bows and arrows.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
As the horses galloped, arrows shot out one after another.

People from Xiliang Xiaoqi kept falling off their horses and died tragically under the compound bow.

Liu Chong rode his horse in wild pursuit, twirling his bow left and right, nodding his arrows, the arrows flew out one after another, constantly reaping the lives of Xiliang Xiaoqi.

Perhaps, Liu Chong was too focused and didn't realize that the compound bow in his hand was already slightly deformed.

This time, he put the feather arrow on the bow, clamped the end of the arrow with two fingers, and pulled it back vigorously. Before he had time to aim, he heard a sound of Peng, and the bow broke directly.

Not only did Liu Chong fail to shoot the arrow, he was even slapped on the face by the bowstring, causing him to gasp in pain. If the emperor hadn't said something first, he really wanted to throw away the new bow and arrow.

"Damn!"

Liu Chong cursed secretly: "It hurts the lonely king to death!"

Wei Yance stepped forward immediately: "Your Highness, the hardness of the material of this bow body is still a little bit weak, and it will need to be taken back in the end, and then presented to the Kit Kat Pavilion for further innovation."

"I don't know."

Liu Chong responded, handed the compound bow to Wei Yan, and immediately replaced it with his own carved bow.

However, as soon as he raised his head and stared at Xiliang Xiaoqi who was a hundred steps away, he took back the carved bow angrily: "Damn it! This bow and arrow can't reach at all, brothers, chase after me!"

All the soldiers shouted: "Kill!"

At this moment, Liu Chong, who has used a compound bow, has completely looked down on ordinary bows and arrows. Although this compound bow still has some flaws, once the innovation is successful, its power is definitely not comparable to ordinary bows and arrows.

"Your Highness, the distance is too far for us to catch up."

A soldier rode forward and shouted loudly.

"Damn!"

Liu Chong was furious.

In order to maintain a sufficient safe distance, the two sides opened a distance of about [-] steps.

This is indeed within the effective range of the compound bow, but now that there is a problem with the compound bow, it is completely impossible to shorten the gap in a short period of time by relying solely on war horses.

In particular, the equipment configuration of Dragonriders is higher than Xiliang Xiaoqi's, which affects their speed even more. Unless they encounter special terrain, it is difficult to make up the gap in a short time.

"Your Highness."

Wei Yan naturally understood what King Chen was thinking, and immediately said: "Now we have reached the outskirts of Chang'an, where there are all plains, and it is not easy to catch up with our opponents."

"What's your opinion?"

Chen Wang and Liu Chong glanced at Wei Yan.

"Is such that."

Without hesitation, Wei Yan said sonorously, "Judging by the strength of our feet, Uncle Liu Huang who was killed from Shan County must have entered the range of Chang'an. If we can force this army to Uncle Liu Huang, maybe we can attack back and forth."

"Oh?"

Liu Chong was surprised, pondered for a moment, and nodded slowly: "It makes sense! I'll leave this matter to you. Take your soldiers and horses, and quickly circle around to force Duan Yan to the west. There must be no mistakes."

Wei Yan bowed and cupped his hands, "Here."

Immediately.

He waved his hands violently and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me!"

The dragon rider Shan shouted: "Here."

Boom-!
The sound of hoofs rolled away.

The surrounding water system of Chang'an is well developed, and it is known as the eight rivers surrounding Chang'an.

And from Lantian Valley all the way north to Chang'an, it is necessary to cross a large number of water systems.

If the current hunting method is followed, it will be difficult to catch Duan Yan's Xiliang Xiaoqi.

But if Wei Yan chooses to take a detour, even though he is farther away from Chang'an, he can threaten Xiliang Xiaoqi and make him turn to a different route. In this way, even if he and Liu Chong cannot catch up with Xiliang Xiaoqi, they are very likely to be touched by Liu Bei. superior.

Although, this was only a possibility, it was better than foolishly chasing after the opponent without taking any measures. Anyway, the worst result would be not being able to catch up.

Soon.

Just as Duan Yan was about to go straight to Chang'an City.

Suddenly, an elite cavalry appeared on the other side of the river, and they were rushing towards the bridge not far ahead.

"Damn!"

Duan Yao suddenly realized something was wrong.

If they were to kill like this, the front and back would definitely be blocked by dragonriders.

As a result, he would have to start a fight with the dragon riders, and would definitely face even greater losses.

Duan Yan deeply understood the terrifying fighting power of dragonriders, so without the slightest hesitation, he ordered sonorously: "Brothers, quickly turn to the west, and return to Chang'an from the direction of Chanshui."

Xiliang Xiaoqi shouted in unison: "Here."

Boom-!
Duan Yan's Xiliang Xiaoqi immediately changed course without the slightest hesitation.

It's a pity that when Wei Yan's soldiers and horses all passed the bridge, they couldn't even find the shadow of their opponents.

Wei Yan was still chasing after him wildly, but he no longer hoped to catch up in his heart, but kept praying: "Uncle Liu Huang, you must come here, otherwise Duan Yan will definitely rush back to Chang'an."

*****
Boom-!
The horse gallops non-stop.

Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and Yan Xing had already killed not far outside Chang'an City.

However, they still didn't meet the Xiliang Xiaoqi who was about to return.

"Damn!"

Zhang Fei cursed secretly, looking back at the surroundings, his mind was broken: "Could it be that we came a step late, has Xiliang Xiaoqi returned to Chang'an City?"

"impossible!"

Ma Chao interrupted directly.

His gaze scanned the roads on the left and right, and he said with absolute certainty: "There is no trace of a large group of cavalry passing by here, which proves that the Xiliang cavalry have not returned yet."

"If my guess is correct, it is very likely that they changed lanes temporarily, or they did not take this road at all, but one thing is certain, they must not have returned to Chang'an."

"Yes."

Yan Xing is also well versed in riding and fighting, and understands Xiliang Xiaoqi's marching habits.

He very much agreed with Ma Chao's point of view, and said with absolute certainty: "I don't know whether the thieves have changed their way or not, but one thing is certain, they must not have gone to Chang'an."

"As long as we send people to guard various places outside Chang'an City, sooner or later we can wait for the other party to arrive, and then concentrate our efforts to intercept him."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei may not have stayed overnight in Xiliang Xiaoqi's behavior habits, but Ma Chao and Yan Xing were originally from Liangzhou, so they naturally knew Xiliang Xiaoqi's combat habits.

Since they dared to be so sure that Xiliang Xiaoqi did not return to Chang'an, Guan Yu naturally dared to gamble: "Come here."

Immediately, Guan Pingce came over immediately, clasped his hands together and said, "General."

Guan Yu ordered: "Quickly lead people to guard around the periphery of Chang'an. If there is any enemy situation, quickly send people to notify, and there must be no mistakes."

Guan Ping bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

He waved his hands violently and said loudly, "Brothers, come with me."

Watching Guan Ping lead the troops to leave, Guan Yu did not hesitate, and continued to order: "Yide sent people to guard, and the rest rested on the horses, ready to face the battle at all times, and there must be no mistakes."

All the soldiers responded in unison: "Here."

I do not know how long it has been.

Guan Yu stared at Chang'an City, and his thoughts flew out.

Zhang Fei on the side seemed to have noticed something, and asked tentatively, "Second brother, what are you thinking?"

Guan Yu didn't hide it, and frowned and said: "We are so close to Chang'an now, but Chang'an city has not even moved at all, don't you find it strange?"

hiss-!
Zhang Fei was surprised, and took a breath: "It seems to be true. Could it be that they know that they are not our opponents, so they dare not go out of the city?"

Guan Yu shook his head, frowned and said, "Although it's possible, it's not quite like it. No soldiers and horses come out, so let's just let it go, but how can there be no movement on the top of the city?"

"Makes sense!"

Zhang Fei nodded slowly, became serious all of a sudden, and immediately ordered: "Come on, quickly send people to Chang'an City for reconnaissance. If there is any news, report it immediately. There must be no mistakes."

The cavalry under his command bowed and cupped their hands: "Here."

Soon.

Then two cavalry returned, bowed their bodies and cupped their hands and said, "General."

Zhang Fei asked anxiously, "How is the situation?"

The cavalry clasped their hands and replied, "There are almost no soldiers and horses stationed at the top of Chang'an City, so it should be an empty city."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were taken aback for a moment: "Empty city?"

The cavalry nodded: "That's right."

Guan Yu suddenly realized something was wrong.

You know, their original plan was to gather under the city of Chang'an and launch a general attack on Chang'an soldiers and horses. If Chang'an is an empty city, where are their soldiers and horses?
Hard to do.
Chang'an's soldiers and horses have already handed over to Long County's soldiers and horses, or Nanyang's soldiers and horses?

If it was soldiers and horses from Long County, the battlefield should be in the northwest direction, but the news reported by the scouts was in the southeast direction.

This proves that they must have fought against the soldiers and horses in the direction of Nanyang.

Chang'an is an empty city.

Didn't it mean that Yuan Kai put all his troops on the road to Nanyang?
"not good!"

Suddenly, Guan Yu was taken aback!
Zhang Fei was even more taken aback!
The two seem to have realized the seriousness of the problem: "Let's leave Chang'an quickly and go straight to Lantian. Chang'an may gather all the soldiers and horses, and prepare to fight His Majesty to the death!"

Ma Chao and Yan Xing didn't dare to ask more questions, so they could only nod their heads and promised to ride their horses straight to Lantian County.

suddenly.

Whoosh!
A loud arrow suddenly lifted into the sky.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.

Without the slightest hesitation, Guan Yu ordered sonorously: "Let's go, rush to help first, and then go to Lantian County."

drive-!
The two thousand fine riders went straight to the direction where the sounding arrow rose.

Turn a corner.

really.

The smoke and dust in front of them was surging, and a large number of cavalry were rushing towards the city of Chang'an.

In the turbulent smoke and dust, a big flag with black characters on a yellow background fluttered in the wind, and the big "Duan" character was still eye-catching hundreds of steps away.

Guan Yu didn't know who the general surnamed Duan was, but he was certain that he was definitely not from Nanyang. Without hesitation, he ordered sonorously:

"Brothers, intercept!"

"Here!"

At that moment, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were fighting from the front, while Ma Chao and Yan Xing each led two hundred fine cavalry, detoured from the left and right directions, trying to expand their interception range to the maximum.

"Damn!"

Duan Yan, who was riding his horse, saw the obstacles in front of him, and his heart suddenly turned cold: "There is an ambush in the direction of Chang'an. It seems that it is not so easy for us to go back to the city."

"General!"

The soldier beside him pointed at the cavalry in front and shouted loudly: "Look, the equipment of this cavalry is definitely not Liu Chong's dragon cavalry. Their combat effectiveness should not be that strong."

In an instant, Duan Yan's cold heart burned again. Looking carefully, the equipment of this soldier and horse was really average, and even the weapons in his hands were not the standard weapons of Nanyang cavalry.

Some of them are swords, some are spears, and some are horses. Some of their weapons are spears and maces. They are varied and not unified.

no way!
This cavalry was originally Xiliang Xiaoqi under Zhang Ji's tent.

Their equipment was already very miscellaneous, and there was no time at all to regulate such a cavalry team according to the rules and regulations of the Nanyang court, so it appeared to be quite miscellaneous.

of course!

In fact, it is indeed a miscellaneous brand.

However, even if it is a miscellaneous team, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Yan Xingzai are definitely elite.

Duan Yan didn't know the details, he only knew that it was a miscellaneous soldier, and without hesitation, he ordered sonorously: "Brothers, rush to me and return to Chang'an, we will survive!"

"brothers!"

Duan Yan held up the weapon in his hand and said hoarsely, "Come on!"

All Xiliang Xiaoqi cavalry echoed sonorously: "Kill—!"

Boom-!
The thick hissing sound, accompanied by the neighing of people and horses, resounded over the wilderness.

But this did not deter Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at all, but aroused their love for war.

Especially Zhang Fei, his eyes lit up, flashing fiercely, he kicked the horse fiercely, and immediately, like a bolt of black lightning, facing the huge wave ahead, he plunged directly into it:

"kill-!"

This roar!

Like spring thunder popping out of the mouth, and a thunderbolt shaking from the tip of the tongue.

Immediately, several Xiliang soldiers who were attacking head on were so frightened that their livers and gallbladders were shattered, their eyes were like bells, and the spear in their hands hesitated for half a minute because of this, and when they failed to stab out, they were swung by Zhang Fei with a moon-like cold light. , and flew out directly.

puff!puff!puff!
Severed limbs and arms flew around wildly accompanied by bright red juice.

If Zhang Fei doesn't make a move, it's enough. Once he makes a move, it's a killer move. The voice of killing a wolf resounds again:
"Zhang Fei from Yan is here, anyone who stands in my way will die!"

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