Lord Yuan

Chapter 184 Fire Attack
The entire crossbow cavalry battalion was ready to go, with 7000 elite cavalry gathered together. There was no commotion at this time, and they were all focused on the man on the stage who was probably the youngest Liaodong captain in history. .

Because of him, the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion was able to be established smoothly. Only with such wealth and wealth, he desperately built full-body armor and even replaced the war horses. Coupled with Huang Zhong's careful training, the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion now has a completely new look and has great combat power. increase.

"set off!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand, and the war horses trampled the ground. There were so many that the entire camp ground felt like an earthquake.

The sentries on the border fortress looked enviously at the group of elites who were walking out of the fortress through the suspension bridge one after another. Unfortunately, although their eyesight was excellent, their arm strength was somewhat unsatisfactory. Now they could only look at this group of people with envy and jealousy as they were able to follow them. The captain went to the outside of the Great Wall to make meritorious deeds.

When all the crossbow cavalry battalion walked out of the fortress, Yuan Shao suddenly reined in his horse, turned around, and said in an extremely serious tone: "This trip is a battle between the Han people and the Xianbei aliens, who are not our race." , his mind must be different."

"No matter who sees a foreigner outside the Great Wall, whoever can take the initiative to attack, don't worry about anything else, just attack directly and beat him to death. Don't be merciful just because you see the Xianbei nomads. The other party will abandon the livestock and turn around to mount the horse. A Xianbei cavalry, they will not show you the slightest mercy!"

"I reiterate again, no matter who you are, please do not have such a mentality. When the Xianbei people went south to burn, kill and loot, they never thought about what threats these unarmed Han people would pose. Their only action was to rob Loot or directly kill the Han people."

"So, this battle is the first battle of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion. I don't care what you think in your heart, but this battle must be won. The more Xianbei people you shoot, the greater the reward!"

The elite members of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion were all calm, and no one made any sound.

"Let's go! Each team will be led by its own corps leader or commander. Do not have close contact with the enemy!"

Yuan Shao took the lead and looked back at the top of the fortress. Many soldiers were watching each other from a distance.

I don’t know how long it has been since we saw troops going far beyond the Great Wall to attack foreigners. This scene seems to still linger in the days of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, Li Guang and many other famous generals. At that time, the Han people seemed to be born with a certain talent. With such an unyielding spirit, he worked hard to drive the Huns out of the Great Wall, so that they would not dare to take another look at the Han territory.

And Yuan Shao's sudden appearance gradually began to break many unimaginable situations.

Seeing that the team was getting further and further away, and a little later, no shadow could be seen. Immediately, someone shouted with all their strength on the city wall: "Captain, hope you are safe!"

"Safety!"

The shouts and shouts spread all around in an instant. Because Yuan Shao took the lead and was already far ahead, he could only vaguely hear some movement.

Not long after, several figures behind him rushed forward quickly, came to Yuan Shao, and said respectfully: "Captain, brothers are looking forward to our safe return!"

Yuan Shao's pupils shrank when he heard this, and then he smiled and sighed: "It will be safe. No one is allowed to have close contact with the Xianbei people in this battle. With the crossbow in his hand, he only needs to fire a volley from fifty steps away, relying on the arrows to form The dense network of crosses shot the Xianbei people like hedgehogs."

Soon, this combat order was conveyed.

There are 7000 people in the entire crossbow cavalry battalion, 6000 of whom go into battle lightly, carrying only a hundred arrows to put in the quiver on the side of the horse. The remaining 1000 people ensure logistics, food and supplies for everyone, and even arrows. Put all the Yadu on it, so that its formation will always be at the back.

First, when the vanguard encounters the enemy, they immediately launch an offensive. The arrows will be consumed very quickly. There is no need to resort to close combat, so everyone only needs to bend the bow and shoot arrows. Repeat this step, and the skills practiced day and night in the camp will be used. Use it.

Secondly, if they encounter groups of Xianbei cavalry, the troops carrying baggage at the rear can change direction one step ahead to avoid the Xianbei cavalry's cover-up attack. Although this scene is almost impossible to achieve, 6000 people The elite soldiers fired a volley of arrows all over the sky, which was enough to destroy the morale and fighting spirit of the Xianbei people.

The most important thing is that if they encounter a small Xianbei tribe and kill them all, they can choose to carry the livestock, furs, and even war horses and weapons they have raised.

This is the most important one, which is what Sun Tzu mentioned in The Art of War.

Instead of repeatedly conscripting troops and paying for food within the country, all the necessary supplies will be plundered from the enemy to fill military needs.

When most countries fall into poverty, it is mostly because they launch expeditions, which wastes people and money, and consumes extremely large amounts of domestic materials. The further the distance, the more terrifying the additional materials consumed.

If things go on like this, the country's finances will far exceed the limit of affordability, and eventually the people will not have enough to eat, and the price of materials will start to skyrocket due to the needs of the army, and this will start one round of uprisings after another.The vast majority of uprisings are actually caused by the fact that the common people in the world do not have enough to eat. They feel that uprisings can fill their stomachs and even change their class.

Therefore, Yuan Shao dared to carry only five days of dry food in Saibei, where he would be completely lost if he was not careful, and all the remaining space was used to reload arrows. Before that, Yuan Shao also deliberately recruited dozens of guides, and Liaodong There are countless people from the Xianbei and Wuhuan ethnic groups who live in China, and there will always be some among them who will provide these help because of high rewards.

Yuan Shao couldn't trust them, so every few teams were assigned a guide, which was not connected to each other. Even if they wanted to rebel, there would always be someone else who would continue to act as a guide. In addition, with the living map of Arita Teru, Yuan Shao had a lot of knowledge about the place outside the Great Wall. You will not be afraid of the wind and sand in the sky.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Yuan Shao's troops continued to move forward, but the distance traveled was very slow.

Not long after, the sentry cavalry who returned from the front reported that they found a suspected gathering place of Xianbei tribe in front, with approximately 2000 people.

Yuan Shao stopped, turned around and looked at the soldiers of the crossbow cavalry camp under the moonlight, and said quickly: "When we get to the gathering place of the Xianbei tribe, there is no need to move forward if it is fifty steps away, destroy it with rockets!"

"No!" The soldiers were all high in fighting spirit. This was their first time fighting outside the Great Wall, and they were fighting the Xianbei people, who were known as wild wolves outside the Great Wall.

Under the moonlight, everyone's face was shining with enthusiasm for military achievements, just waiting for an order.

Soon, as the powerful horses hurried forward, a gathering place surrounded by countless stones and tree trunks came into view.

It seems that every Xianbei tribe has this tradition. They place a bonfire in the middle of the tribe, and there are always people around them adding fuel to it to keep it from going out. But late at night, even the Xianbei people will doze off and feel sleepy. , I saw the man's hand hanging in the air, squinting slightly, and shaking his body. The whole person fell into a state of sleep, but the movements of his hand were still waving from time to time.

Various large and small tents were arranged intricately, and with the light of the bonfire, Yuan Shao could clearly see the scene inside.

So, Yuan Shao raised his hand slightly, with a serious look on his face, and then waited for the soldiers to load all the arrows. When he lit the arrows, he suddenly waved: "Fire the arrow!"

Suddenly, in the dark sky, in addition to the wisps of light emitted by the bonfire, countless small dots suddenly appeared, accompanied by the sharp sound of breaking through the air.

The Xianbei man by the campfire suddenly woke up. When he raised his head in a daze, he saw the sky full of fire, which was far more dazzling than the light of the campfire. At this moment, the tent, which was already easily ignited by the fire, The arrows lead it with endless sparks of fire!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The man exclaimed loudly in Xianbei dialect.

However, he didn't need to remind him at this time, the flames everywhere could replace his voice, and gradually the temperature began to rise sharply.

"What happened?" A Xianbei man wrapped in a layer of fur came out of the tent with fire and looked at the surrounding scene. He was stunned and at a loss.

This is the hinterland outside the fortress, hundreds of miles away from the frontier. They never imagined that they would encounter such an attack here.

But the current situation made them unable to think anymore. Heart-rending roars began to be heard throughout the tribe, which was the result of being ignited by flames.

The fire was everywhere, and the Xianbei people fled in a hurry. After getting out of the tent, they immediately discovered a group of forty or fifty steps away. No, they were countless cavalry. Under the cover of night, they could not stand for a while. It's still impossible to identify who they are, so they can only escape from the tribe that has turned into a field of fire for the time being.

They were preparing to bring their equipment for a decisive battle with the enemy. Unexpectedly, another round of flaming arrows came rushing towards the sky, giving them no time to react. In an instant, those who got out of the tent and those who did not get out of the tent were faced with The crossbow cavalry camp was baptized by fire. The huge tribe had no place to hide. The sky was filled with flames, covering all areas.

You could only vaguely hear the loud roars of other tribesmen, and as the fire became stronger and stronger, the thick smoke began to destroy all the Xianbei people who wanted to resist little by little.

Fortunately, some tribesmen in the tribe were very fast. They managed to get out of the fire while covering their mouths and noses during the gap. Looking at the tribe that was transformed into hell, they all shed tears of sadness, and the anger rising to the sky was stagnated in their chests.

"How dare these people attack us! Kill them back and let them pay with their blood!" The remaining clan members raised their arms and shouted. In the hell in front of them, countless wives, children and children were buried. Even the strongest men in the clan were the only ones left at this time. Twenty-three out of ten were killed, and the rest all let out extremely miserable howls in the fire scene.

This sound is like a hypnotic magic sound. The Xianbei people's eyes are full of anger. Now they just want to have a face-to-face confrontation with those enemies to let them understand what the price of provoking them Xianbei people outside the Great Wall is. !
(End of this chapter)