Lord Yuan

Chapter 187: Great results, return journey

Under the influence of premeditated movement trajectories, these Xianbei cavalry who had been a hundred or even two hundred steps away suddenly discovered that the cavalry in front of them with extremely powerful firepower began to attack to the left.

Although this move made them very confused and a little confused, for such a self-destructive decision, he still planned to attack with a large army. With the speed advantage of the Xianbei cavalry, he did not believe that they could not break through their arrows.

After they chased for nearly a moment, they suddenly found that the other party had once again shifted their formation to the left in the current direction. This made the distance between the two closer and closer.

General Xianbei regarded this battlefield situation as if the opponent did not have many arrow reserves, and planned to have a head-on confrontation.

Therefore, he ordered the left and right wings to be interspersed with cover to share the pressure on his front.

Soon, the cavalry was fierce and the roar of the war horses echoed throughout the world.

"Spend it sparingly." Huang Zhong conveyed the order.

In the first round of salvos, with the organized choice to reduce the firepower, coupled with the attraction of cavalry on the left and right, the pressure on the front was instantly reduced.

When the Xianbei general saw this, he immediately showed an expression as if it was indeed the case and at the same time began to blame the hesitation that had caused the group of cavalry to flee until now.

Obviously, as long as they charge to the end, even if the roaring arrows suddenly attack, it is enough to break through the fire net and reach a distance of twenty or thirty miles. Those cavalry who only rely on the power of bows and crossbows are definitely not like the Xianbei cavalry. The horse is skilled and is particularly good in close combat.

Seeing that the first wave of charges was about to approach the thirty-step limit, all the Xianbei cavalry looked enthusiastic. Some of them were even good at crossbows and immediately took out short arrows from the sides of their horses, although they were not like the crossbow cavalry camp. Their arm strength is amazing, even if they take fifty or sixty steps, they can still bring huge damage to them.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Xianbei people do not wear armor. After all, for the Xianbei people, armor has always been a scarcity. Even the powerful gentry such as the Zhao family who have always collaborated with them can only carry less armor at a time. So pitiful.

It can only be woven with some leather goods to act as a defense. Facing the power of the crossbows of the crossbow cavalry camp, it has become a useless burden at this time.

As a result, just now I was lamenting that the firepower of this crossbow cavalry battalion was not as fierce as those of the same clan had said before. When I turned around, I received Huang Zhong's battle order and let it out without leaving any room.

The elite members of the crossbow cavalry battalion, who had been hiding for a long time, immediately changed their attack mode, and arrows came one after another as if they were free of charge.

At the same time, what followed was close contact, making the arrow's hit rate extremely terrifying.

There was no time to react. The leading Xianbei cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and even the crossbow cavalry soldiers with astonishing arm strength shot through both men and horses.

Huang Zhong, Han Dang, and Wen Chou were like reapers on the battlefield. One arrow after another, the Xianbei cavalry fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, General Xianbei, who had been showing off the bravery of his cavalry just now, suddenly discovered that there were very few cavalry still charging, and only the piles of corpses and the neighing horses that had lost their owners were left.

He was starting to panic.

This first wave of charges has taken up almost one-third of his strength, a full 4000 people.

Coupled with the division of troops on the left and right wings, there were already very few guards around him, and the number of cavalry preparing for the second round of charge was only 3000.

Looking at the group of executioners in front of him, his initial arrogance was gone.

However, what's more terrible is.

As the pressure brought by the frontal charge dropped suddenly, those on the left and right wings responsible for covering up the charge suffered.

Use all the firepower to irrigate.

Needless to say, this group of Xianbei cavalry, who were mainly responsible for covering, looked at their frontal companions who were hurriedly coming and going in confusion, and the fear in their hearts instantly occupied their entire minds.

They had never seen them simply defend themselves against the enemy in this way. Faced with the overwhelming arrows, they could only choose to turn around and flee in panic.

No one wants to be the unlucky guy who dies inexplicably.

The Xianbei general had no words to reprimand at this time. He could only place his hope on other cavalry units that were encircling them. The current situation could no longer be changed simply by relying on his status and strength.

The identities of prey and hunter changed in an instant.

But Yuan Shao knew the benefits of beating a drowned dog.

Although I don’t know why the group of Xianbei people chose to flee and no longer charge, but facing the Xianbei cavalry who obviously no longer have an advantage in numbers, it is necessary to achieve the result so that they will never dare to pry anymore.

Therefore, the order was immediately given and the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion took the initiative to launch an attack.

At this time, the fighting spirit of the crossbow cavalry battalion was high. Facing the corpses lying on the ground, they originally thought they were being chased but were smoking. They never thought that even if they faced the elite Xianbei cavalry, the combat power of the crossbow cavalry battalion would be great. It can still make his liver and gallbladder split, and he will feel fear in his heart.

If he had known that this would be the result, why would he have escaped?

Facing the crossbow cavalry battalion's charge, the Xianbei people seemed to have lost their souls one by one. Many of them were shocked to the spot by this sudden scene.

The Xianbei general came back to his senses and looked at the crossbow cavalry battalion that was suddenly rushing towards them. He immediately ordered a retreat and the entire army retreated.

Fortunately, none of their horses had experienced long-distance attacks and they still had plenty of energy.

Seeing the group of Xianbei cavalry running away, even the corpses of their companions and the horses were too late to clean up, the crossbow cavalry battalion danced with joy. This was an easy military achievement. All they had to do was cut off their heads and hang them on the Ma Bian, when we return to Liaodong, there will definitely be another wave of rewards.

Just when they were about to cut off the heads of this group of Xianbei cavalry, Yuan Shao suddenly ordered to take off all his clothes, leaving only the armor on the inside, with these Xianbei clothes on the outside, and the war horses were quickly replaced.

Huang Zhong and others came back to their senses, and immediately changed in the blink of an eye in the eyes of many soldiers.

If he had not spoken, just based on appearance, coupled with the constant wind and sand, Huang Zhong and the others would look like replicas of the Xianbei cavalry.

Now, these soldiers understood it instantly.

Without saying a word, he changed his clothes with his and put on a Xianbei war horse of a better breed.

A Xianbei cavalry composed of Han people was born.

The Xianbei generals who fled were panic-stricken. One-third of their elite cavalry were lost in just one encounter. In addition to the losses during the evacuation, there were only 6000 people left.

Directly cut in half, this outcome made him even talk about the matter with other generals.

You can't say that you have a superior fighting strength of more than 1 people. In the end, not only killing an enemy, but even getting close to it by twenty steps is a luxury.

He decided to reorganize his language, even if all of his subordinates were like landlubbers who had lost their souls.

Soon, on the way back, they encountered another member of the same race who came to join the siege.

He took a look at the number of them and found that they were probably about the same as his own. He thought they were of the same rank.

Xianbei has a vast territory, and even if they are in the same eastern Xianbei area, they may not recognize each other when they face each other.

After a friendly exchange, he said that his men participated in the encirclement and suppression and fought bravely. Although they suffered heavy casualties, fortunately they achieved great results. As many as a thousand of the enemies were killed by them.

After hearing the news, the belated Xianbei general felt that the morale of the cavalry was particularly low, but he could not see the slightest fighting spirit in his eyes.

But I thought it was just because the loss was too great.

After comforting him, he led the elite cavalry under his command and began to march in the direction he pointed.

"General Yu Ruo, why did you reveal the false information to him? That hateful cavalry appeared like a ghost and shot so many of our comrades. Instead of Zeng Hai kindly reminding him, he was confused by the news that he had killed thousands of people?"

Some Xianbei people who couldn't stand it immediately came to question him.

The losses caused by the arrogance and arrogance of his general were already terrible, but in the end, he was still proud of it. If the comrades who had gone far away were not careful, it would be very possible for the entire army to be annihilated.The Xianbei man, who was called a general, sighed, looked at the cavalry under his command that had no fighting spirit, and explained: "If those hateful foreign cavalry surround us countless times or even ten times, it will be impossible to succeed. Now our army is deep inside. After being harmed, if afterward he was rewarded for his merits and found out that not even one of our soldiers had been killed, the leader of Kanji would be furious, and it would be normal for him to order the punishment of all our soldiers."

Then he showed helplessness on his face, looking at the cavalry of the same race who had completely disappeared, and secretly hoped that the losses would be more serious, so that if someone was at the bottom, he would not have to bear the punishment of the leader alone.

When the people in Xianbei heard this, they lowered their heads in guilt and did not dare to refute.

They returned to the royal court smoothly.

Meet Kan Ji.

After learning that he actually killed more than a thousand people, he immediately beamed with joy.

Even if there are large rewards and all the treasures obtained from the Han Dynasty are distributed, there is no question of how much they have lost.

As a result, only one day passed.

Another bad news came.

A cavalry force of [-] people who went to encircle them suffered heavy losses and were almost completely wiped out.

According to what the soldiers who escaped back said.

The group of cavalry had changed into Xianbei costumes at some point, and even the horses under their crotches were all Xianbei horses.

Under such conditions, they thought they were Xianbei people who came to encircle them, and faced a sudden attack.

There was no one left to resist, and in addition to the panic caused by the panic, the leading general was trampled to death by his own horses.

Nowadays, only a few dozen people have escaped by chance, and all of them are as if they have seen gods. Facing such a tragic battlefield, no one can hold on for a breath.

Kanji was furious.

The Xianbei cavalry he dispatched were the core elite of the entire eastern Xianbei, and together with the cavalry of other tribes, they already exceeded one hundred thousand.

With such an advantage, they were able to kill more than 1 people. These were elites who had been trained for who knows how long, but they were as fragile as paper when facing the cavalry.

Kan Ji suddenly thought of the scene of the Battle of Liaodong in the past.

That day was just like today's scene.

It is also an advantage of several times or even more than ten times.

But he was charged and killed by a group of cavalry with no more than a hundred people.

Definitely not them.

This is the hinterland of the Royal Court!A sacred place that Xianbei people dream of visiting.

The Han army is a group of rats who are greedy for life and afraid of death. They have completely lost the feat they did when they attacked the Xiongnu, the predecessor of Xianbei, and they do not have the financial resources to support them in fighting such a war.

The siege continues.

Bad news also came one after another, but the number of cavalry lost was getting smaller and smaller.

From the first tens of thousands of people to the last thousand or so people who delivered the message.

Kan Ji has lost faith in this bad plan.

It seems that I have encountered a problem that cannot be solved no matter what.

If the entire army is dispatched, the foreign cavalry can easily flee. No matter how large a 10-strong force is, it is useless to hide it. However, if the troops are divided into groups and encircled, the opponent will not give them any chance of close combat and will simply rely on strong bows and crossbows. Shoot.

The only option was to disperse all the remaining cavalry and finally surround the royal court to prevent them from actively attacking the hinterland of the royal court.

Yuan Shao and other crossbow cavalry soldiers suddenly discovered that the number of Xianbei cavalry they encountered was getting smaller and smaller, and they had not encountered any Xianbei people for two consecutive days.

"Xianbei has suffered heavy losses this time. They must be extremely afraid of me knowing my name. The crossbow cavalry battalion's first battle can be considered a great success."

Yuan Shao made a speech about his intention to leave beyond the Great Wall.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him who looked exhausted but still fighting spirit, he was very satisfied with the fact that he had spent enough money to feed a 10-strong legion, thus creating the crossbow cavalry battalion.

This time, a total of 7000 people went to the outside of the Great Wall. In the end, only a dozen people were injured by stray arrows due to the vigorous counterattack of the Xianbei people. Because of their own armor defense, most of them only temporarily lost their fighting ability. After practicing hard, they became active again. .

The number of Xianbei people captured was approximately 15, of which 5 were Xianbei cavalry.

For the current Han Dynasty, it is absolutely unimaginable for anyone to be able to achieve nearly ten times the military exploits.

Although the Han army is brave, its equipment is only better than that of the Xianbei people. Compared with the soldiers of the crossbow cavalry camp, it is inferior to the sky.

Each crossbow cavalry soldier spent nearly 20 yuan.

The armors are all forged with the finest iron tools, and the same goes for the arrows, just to pursue the sharpest piercing. Adding in the salary of each soldier, daily clothing, and miscellaneous consumption, it has reached an astonishing 18 yuan. .

In fact, most of the soldiers in the Han army's frontier fortress are unpaid and must comply with military service every year, which is an essential responsibility of every Han citizen.

Even those officers only had money ranging from a hundred to a thousand yuan a month. This money could not even buy a weapon during the war.

In the crossbow cavalry battalion, it has become the lowest standard configuration. Each soldier's salary is uniformly paid at [-] yuan, and for each level, an additional [-] yuan is added.

Funeral expenses and consolation payments are also ridiculously high.

Under such conditions, the soldiers in the Crossbow Cavalry Camp were as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood, and all of them were alive and well.

Knowing that more than [-] Xianbei people were killed in this battle made these soldiers cheer even more.

Some people even shouted loudly that it would be better to kill the Xianbei Royal Court.

After Yuan Shao scolded him, he asked him to see how much remaining reserves the crossbow cavalry battalion had now.

There were only three days' worth of arrows left. Although not much dry food was used, there were only three days' worth of dry food left. If there weren't a lot of supplies along the way, everyone in the crossbow cavalry camp would have been starved to the bone. Like now, after fighting a battle, my body shape has increased again.

Yuan Shao could only express the fighting spirit of all the soldiers in the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion.

After returning to Liaodong and recuperating, the only task in the future is to go to the outside of the Great Wall non-stop to severely crush the Xianbei people's fighting spirit, so that they will not dare to resist again after hearing the name of the Crossbow Cavalry Camp. .

All the soldiers were even more happy when they heard this.

However, Yuan Shao didn't know, and neither did the soldiers in the crossbow cavalry camp.

In fact, as for the origin of the current Crossbow Cavalry Camp, the huge eastern Xianbei is still kept in the dark. It is completely confused and has no idea of ​​the true origin of the Crossbow Cavalry Camp.

After all, no one knew that they would meet an outrageous cavalryman who greeted them with arrows.

Each archery skill is more outrageous than the last.

(End of this chapter)