Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 102
"The armored cavalry of the Goguryeo people are all dispatched, and the Silla thieves dare not go out to fight in the field at all. They only dare to hide behind the city wall and watch us looting everywhere." The leader of the scouting cavalry wiped the remaining wine on his beard and said proudly: "It's a pity that it has been raining for several days, and we have to temporarily stop the siege, otherwise Shuchuan City has already been taken down by us!"

"The Goguryeo people dispatched armored cavalry? Did you read that correctly?" Sha Zha Xiangru asked hastily,
"Absolutely not mistaken, the parasite (the decoration on the tail of the armored horse, which has the function of protecting the back of the cavalry) is raised high, like a chicken tail, very airy!"

Heizhi Changzhi and Sha Zha Xiangru looked at each other, and they both saw the look of horror in each other's eyes.The so-called armored cavalry is a kind of heavy cavalry introduced from Central Asia during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Not only the knights wear heavy armor, but even the horses they ride are also protected by horse armor. A set of horse armor consists of a face curtain, chicken neck , Dang Chest, Horse Armor, Hip, and Parasitic, it can be said that it is armed to the teeth and has extremely powerful combat effectiveness.However, whether it is human horse armor, the corresponding war horses, pack animals and servants are very expensive, and there are not many regional powers like Goguryeo.Emperor Sui Yang’s three expeditions to Goguryeo all ended in disastrous defeat. A large number of armored battles were captured by Goguryeo. Only then did they form a well-organized armored cavalry force, which was also the capital of Goguryeo’s hegemony. Unexpectedly, even this was sent out this time. , It can be said that it has cost a lot of money.

"Even the armored cavalry has been dispatched, and the city of Xiachuan has not been attacked, so the Goguryeo people can be regarded as lost this time!" Sha Zhaxiangru whispered.

"That's not necessarily the case!" Hei Chi Changzhi shook his head: "In my opinion, the Goguryeo people are mostly showing off their martial arts this time to scare the Silla people. The Tang people may attack at any time, so how can they use armored cavalry?" What about dealing with the Silla people?"

"What you said makes sense, but will the Tang people really call?"

"It's just a month or so before the wheat harvest! Just because the grain is in the enemy's hands, a lot of things can be saved!"

"A few months before the wheat harvest, isn't it coming soon?" Sha Zhaxiangru looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he said in a low voice: "Changzhi, if the Goguryeo people perish this time, what do you think we should do?" What to do?" He waited for a few minutes, but Hei Chi Changzhi remained silent.

"If that's the case, we have only two ways to go: one is to go to the country of Wa. The question is, will the people of Tang stop here? Who knows if the people of Tang will go on an expedition to the country of Wa? Instead of this, why not—"

"That's all!" Hei Chi Changzhi raised his head, his face gloomy: "It's too early to say this. When the Sui people dispatched millions of troops, the Goguryeo people also survived? What we should do is to do our best to chase down the retreating Tang people. , Let them never return!"

The road through the hillside was overgrown and rocky, and the wheels of the cart did not budge even though the driver lashed the rough horses that pulled it.Wang Wenzuo sighed, jumped off his horse, and went to push the cart. The soldiers behind him hurried forward to help, and the cart quickly climbed up the hillside.

"Join the army! I didn't see you!" The driver turned his head and thanked him. Seeing Wang Wenzuo was startled, he hurriedly got out of the car and knelt down: "Please forgive me!"

"The one who is guilty is not you, but the person who is watching but not helping!" Wang Wenzuo patted the dust off his hands angrily, and said loudly: "Remember, we are a whole. If you help others, the critical moment Someone will help you! Those who only care about themselves die the fastest on the battlefield!"

The soldiers' echoes were lacking in spirit, and they can't be blamed for that. No matter who fought the siege for almost a month without gaining anything, he would not be spirited!Generals can count on promotions, rewards, honors, and titles, but soldiers can only count on spoils.A castle is like a walnut. Who wouldn't be depressed if the teeth were crushed without biting the shell and eating the pulp inside?

"Join the army!" Wang Xiaoxian jumped off his horse. He was a lean young man with a long face and no fat on his body. He was the commander of the five hundred cavalry that Liu Ren was willing to hand over to Wang Wenzuo. Although he was also surnamed Wang, he It is the Karasuma Wang family, a descendant of the famous official Wang Gui of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It has the same surname as the famous general Wang Sengbian of the Southern Dynasty: "The Baekje thieves have caught up, and the first Tanqi is only half a day away from us!"

"They are really fast!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "How many people are there?"

"I don't know, my people didn't catch anyone alive!" Wang Xiaoxian smiled: "There are a few live horses, but it's a pity that horses can't talk!"

"Horses can also talk, but not everyone can understand it!" Wang Wenzuo said, "Do horses have fat?"

"You are an expert in joining the army!" Wang Xiaoxian laughed: "It's not bad, but there is no fat. It seems that the cavalry horsepower of the thief is not very good!"

Wang Wenzuo didn't speak, his eyes shifted to the vehicles that were struggling on the hillside road, he had an urge to abandon them all, but reason stopped him, his task was to break the rear rather than escape alone, he needed these large vehicles As a barrier and carrying "scorpions".

"Continue to block the Baekje people's probing cavalry!" Wang Wenzuo said in a deep voice: "Set fire to the houses on both sides of the road, and slow down the advancing speed of the chasing troops as much as possible!"

"Please don't worry, my people know how to be scouts!" Wang Xiaoxian always had a smug smile on his lips: "The thieves can't see anything except scorched earth and ruins!"

Wang Wenzuo nodded, and watched his cavalier beat his horse away.

"This guy always looks smarter than everyone else!" Cui Hongdu said, "It's really annoying!"

Wang Wenzuo agreed in his heart, but he said: "He did a good job. As a boss, I can't ask for more! As a general in the army, I only have one request for my subordinates, each perform their duties, do their job, and do their job well." Take care of your own business!"

Cui Hongdu lowered his head and did not continue to complain. Wang Wenzuo turned his attention back to the march of the army. That evening, the convoy finally passed through the rugged hills and entered a relatively gentle plain. Camp next to the hill next to it.

At dawn the next day, Wang Xiaoxian reported back again. His usual smile no longer appeared on his face, and the white edge of his cloak was stained with dark black blood.He got off his horse with a heavy face: "Join the army, the Baekje thieves are chasing a lot, I asked from a prisoner, the rebel prime minister had arrived in Rencun City last night, he immediately dispatched all the cavalry and [-] infantry Follow us."

"Who is the commander?"

"Fuyu Zhongsheng!"

"Fuyu Zhongsheng?" Wang Wenzuo hurriedly asked, "Is this person also the royal family of Baekje?"

"Not bad!" Wang Xiaoxian showed a secretive smile: "But this person is a villain, and his status in the royal family is not high!"

"Niezi? What does this mean?"

(End of this chapter)