My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 286
Woo!
Oh oh oh!
The sun shone slantingly on the vast grassland, and the horn sounded after the ceremony of worshiping the sky.

A mighty cavalry rushed out from the densely packed tents. The great banner of Zizhuxie Khan was raised high into the sky. Forty thousand cavalry rushed onto the grassland for many miles, stirring up huge clouds of dust that filled the sky.

Most of the [-] prairie cavalry are herdsmen. Their fur coats are not washed all year round and become hardened by the wind and sun. Among them, only the [-] cavalry have leather armor sewn with wild animal down, and the weapons they are equipped with are standard, including spears, The scimitars are all made of gold and iron sold from Qi State.

"Xi Zhuquan, my son, I leave you ten thousand cavalry. You must guard your home and don't fall for the Yan State cavalry's trick to lure the enemy!" Xi Zhuxie patted his son on the shoulder, and he allocated ten thousand cavalry. , leaving behind one Ten Thousand Cavalry Commander and two Dadu Commandery, I was actually a little worried about this son.

Xi Zhuquan knew these words very well, but being deprived of the power to command troops, he was naturally a little angry. Especially when he heard that his second brother Xi Zhujue was following his father on an expedition, his heart became even more unbalanced.

"Father, don't worry, I will take good care of the tribe!"

Xi Zhuquan pursed his lips, bowed his head, clenched his fists on his shoulders and saluted his father.

"Very good, this is my son!"

Here, Zhi Zhuxie nodded towards him with a smile, then glanced at the one Ten Thousand Cavalry Commander and the two Dadu Commanders who were left behind, turned around, walked to his mount, and got on his horse.

He turned the horse's head with a tug of the reins and ran towards the large banner erected outside the tribe. His voice was majestic and loud.

"Warriors of the Corpse Tribe, follow your Khan and conquer the Yan people who enter our homeland!"

call!
The densely packed cavalry shouted loudly, and countless horse hooves stepped forward, stepping on the wet grass. Danghu, Dadanghu, Duwei, and Dutong, who were in the lead, all galloped forward.

Layers of Xirong cavalry rushed behind.

The galloping horses' hooves instantly merged into a roaring stampede. As scouts, the herdsmen rushed to the front, constantly extending forward, left and right, to explore the surrounding situation.

Zhi Zhuxie wore armor made of various animal hairs and rode on his BMW purchased from the Western Regions. As the banner slowly moved forward, he gradually opened up a distance of several miles from the front line.

An hour later, the scouts' information had begun to gather. He looked at the information that had just been delivered to him with a slight frown, and then a smile appeared on his lips.

"The leader of the Yan people in the south is very decisive. He knows that there is a lack of cavalry and has already lined up in front waiting for us."

After conducting reconnaissance on the route, number, and configuration of the Yan army in the south for the past few days, Zhi Zhuxie has basically figured out the details of the opponent. However, for the king of the central grassland who has been fighting for half his life, he does not dare to let down his guard at all. After all, the opponent has revealed The playing methods that come out are limited to rapid advancement and night attacks. They don't know the opponent's coach, his commanding ability, and what style of play he prefers.

Beside him, a Ten Thousand Cavalry Commander rushed over and whispered: "Khan, there is news from the scouts in front. Seventy miles ahead, we have met the opponent's scouts. It is speculated that the front line of the Yan people should be more than 100 miles away from us. about."

"Haha, there are 5000 people in the Yan State. The light cavalry of the two armies, including the scouts, does not exceed a thousand. All the cavalry are really concentrated on the cavalry army in the east. It can be seen that the Xia of the Yan State The king really wants to raise a cavalry force of ten thousand people.”

Listening to the sound of horse hoofbeats around him, Zhi Zhuxie took off his iron helmet and straightened the two long mink-hair tails on the iron helmet on the back of the slow-moving horse.

"...Then let the Xia King of the Yan Kingdom see that Xirong also has elite cavalry!"

Ordering the cavalry, they immediately ran out of the scope of the banner and blew the horns to accelerate forward. In an instant, the horns sounded continuously in the cavalry array that spread to the left and right, speeding up their march, forming a second array with the cavalry running in front.

Boo!
High in the sky, an eagle streaked across the vast green and snow-white grassland below. The eagle's eyes overlooked the vast grassland. There were dozens of places where two or three cavalry were chasing each other.

Before the war began, the scouts from the Yan Kingdom and the central Xirong had already launched a scouting war in the probing areas in front of the two armies.

They spy on each other's military situation and landforms, and then meet each other. Both sides draw their bows and shoot arrows. As scouts, almost all of them are people in the army who are good at riding and are agile. If the arrows cannot reach each other, they rush towards each other to fight, or call them nearby. companion.

More small-scale fighting ensued.

Soon, the rapidly advancing Xirong cavalry, with five thousand cavalry in the front line, came first. The Yan scouts immediately broke away from the fight, turned around and left, heading back to their own military formation.

The arrival of the Xirong cavalry was already expected. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, who had set up a military formation more than a hundred miles away, still felt a little nervous. They selected several grassy hills in the wilderness and connected them with arrays. , archers mostly live on hills, serving as arrow towers to support the front array.

However, Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, who had experienced many battles, and the Tang army, which had massacred several tribes in recent days, did not panic. After setting up a large shield and spear formation, Bu Dun also took the time to reload the serial crossbow. Crossbow arrow.

In front of the front line, there were still many people digging in the soil. When they heard the horn sound from their own array, they quickly climbed out of the pit, picked up their shovels and rushed back to the front line.

"Jingde, if Xirong Khan's banner is found later, you will command the army!" On the seven-mile battle line, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong stood on a grassy hill nearby, watching thousands of people running back in the distance. Famous soldiers.

The latter has dark skin, a burly figure, and looks tough, but after all, he is old, and his voice is old and hoarse: "What are you doing?"

"Charge the formation." Qin Qiong laughed loudly and patted the two maces hanging on his waist. He led the horse behind him and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I rushed to the formation to fight."

At this moment, the sound of arrows sounded in the distant sky, and the array became restless under the grassy hills below their feet.

Then, someone below shouted: "The Xirong cavalry is coming."

"coming!"

Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong looked at a black tide gradually appearing in the distance, spreading from the end of the world. Qin Qiong murmured, turned back, and got on his horse.The military formation below the grassy hill was also quickly checking the equipment at this time. The generals at all levels issued high-pitched orders, and the 2 Tang army quickly prepared for defense.

The ground beneath my feet gradually began to tremble.

In the distance, the bow on the grass hill pointed into the distance and shouted: "Coming!"

Countless black figures formed a turbulent wave, spreading up with the sound of hoofbeats.

Li Xuanba put on his iron helmet and hit it with two hammers several times. Thinking of his second brother's instructions, he threw the drum, urn and golden hammer to the ground with a bang in frustration.

He quickly took out his military book and flipped through it, then dragged his burly body to the 2000-man array assigned to his command, "Don't panic, we are coming here to fight, and our hands are already stained with the blood of many Xirong people. They are not invincible." ... If you dare to get close, shoot a batch of crossbow bolts first!"

In the dim light of the sky, five thousand Xirong cavalry advanced fiercely. They looked at the stretched front line on the opposite side without any fear. They pulled out the longbows behind their backs and let out ferocious roars.

As the chief commander of this cavalry, Wuya had the experience of annexing other tribes many times, and had several battles with the cavalry of Guitar Khan in the western grasslands.

He was ordered to take the lead, not to engulf the enemy in one go, but to harass and test the opponent's combat power. The array on the opposite side was orderly and had been stationed here for a long time. According to his combat experience, the opponent must have arranged a plan to target the cavalry. style of play.

Tie Ya has huge confidence to support his thoughts.

Come within a stone's throw.

He made a gesture to let the knight beside him convey his order. The horn sounded for a moment, and the running horses quickly changed direction, like a river changing its course, turning left and right.

However, the next moment, in Tie Ya's field of vision, the warriors under his command who had just turned the corner and were about to draw their bows and shoot arrows at the Yan Kingdom's front fell to the ground together with their horses. The horses seemed to have hit the wall, and they started to rush. They fell down one after another along the way.

The cavalry following closely behind trampled on the tribesmen or war horses, and they piled up instantly.

Trapped in a horse pit!
The sudden change made the chief commander instantly realize that his thoughts were already in the opponent's calculations. Fortunately, the warriors under his command running on the left and right sides had already bypassed the tribesmen lying on the ground on horseback and drew their bows towards the people on the opposite side. The front fired back.

Densely packed arrows were thrown into the sky, pouring down like a torrential rain.

On the stretched front line, without Qin Qiong's words, the generals and commanders of each array had already issued the word "imperial" order.

The tense soldier Tang had already pulled out the round shield on his back and raised it above his head, trying to keep his body and limbs under the shield.

In an instant, a rain of arrows poured out.

The crackling arrows bounced off the shields or fell to the ground. There were also pitiful screams coming from the Tang soldiers' mouths.The archers on the grassy hill also drew their bows, adjusted the distance, and calculated the trajectory of the Xirong cavalry, and kept throwing arrows towards the opponent's path.

puff puff...

The Xirong people who were riding and arching were also splashed with blood in a moment. Both sides were engaging in tentative exchanges, shooting arrows at each other and not daring to push forward at will. Tie Ya saw that the opponent was well laid out, and when he got closer, he found many horse traps, and immediately He made a quick decision and sent out his commanding cavalry to report to the Khan behind him.

After receiving the news, Xi Zhuxie quickly made adjustments.

"Let the iron teeth entangle the opponent's front line. Ten thousand cavalry will be formed in the center. Follow me to bypass the opponent's front line and attack the other army of the Yan people."

Five thousand cavalry to contain 2 people is a good deal no matter how you look at it.

The remaining [-] cavalry followed Xi Zhuxie and bypassed the opponent's line, detouring from the left and inserting themselves into the rear of the Yan army. This maneuver was monitored from a distance by Tang army scouts.

Qin Qiong grinned after receiving the news.

"It's good to divide the troops!"

He turned his head and looked at his old brother, "I'll leave this place to you when the time comes."

Above the sky, the soaring giant shadow stared closely at the battlefield.

Looking down from the perspective of the big eagle, the main force of 1 Xirong, which had circled for several miles, was still halfway through. The [-] Tang troops in the front line quietly separated and were led by Qin Qiong to kill them towards the rear. .

In front of Zizhuxie, under the dim sky, [-] Youyan troops, under the command of their coach Li Jing, built a defense at a place called Laida Lake, relying on a large number of carriages and the lake as a right-wing barrier. , facing the main force of Xirong that was rushing around.

As soon as the two sides fought, Xi Zhuxie Khan, who was observing the battlefield closely, suddenly discovered that the number of Yan troops on the opposite side was not the [-] as reported by intelligence.

At the same time, a troop of ten thousand soldiers and horses jumped out from the hilly area on the left side of the battlefield. General Zhang Yi led the troops and horses to block the east side of the Xirong cavalry on the battlefield. Behind the main force of Xirong, Qin Qiong led 1 people quickly southward.

Zizhuxie's [-] main force was stunned and then attacked with force!

(End of this chapter)