The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 40 The Deterrent Power of Heavy Cavalry

"Heavenly Wealth~"

"Before we left, the old village chief gave us specific instructions not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly."

"If there is any danger, return immediately!"

In the Houzhai team, a man from the Hou family spoke to Hou Tiancai.

Although Old Man Hou also had to rush to rescue Huang Xiuer to avoid affecting his relationship with the Huang family.

But after all, people become more experienced as they grow older, so they still have to be more rigorous in doing things.

Unlike Hou Tiancai, who just doesn't care when he's angry.

Old Man Hou was also worried that this was a trap set by the enemy.
Although Hou Tiancai was filled with anger, he nodded heavily because of his grandfather's prestige and said in a deep voice, "Okay, I understand~"

But he wasn't particularly worried.

After all, most of the south side of Houzhai is flat and open land.

You can tell at a glance whether the enemy has hidden troops.

If Hou Tiancai found that the number of enemies was too large, he would definitely not disregard his own life.

In this way, the more than one hundred people in Houzhai followed the horseshoe prints left by Li Xiao and searched westward.

Not long after, the person walking in front suddenly shouted.

"There's someone ahead!"

Upon hearing this, Hou Tiancai walked past everyone and came to the front.

Sure enough, I saw a large black figure on the green grass in the distance.

"It's them!"

Hou Tiancai's face immediately turned gloomy, and he stared ahead with gritted teeth.

"But they seem to have a lot of people, definitely more than twenty!"

A burly man from the Hou family said in a deep voice, frowning slightly.

Judging from his experience, the number of the enemy is at least around a hundred.

It’s definitely not the twenty people that Hou Tiancai mentioned!
Moreover, all of them rode on horses and had bows and spears in their hands.

Looks like someone who is not easy to mess with.

"Hmph, I want to see who dares to snatch my woman, Hou Tiancai." Hou Tiancai said in a gloomy voice.

His eyes were fixed on the cavalry in the distance.

At this time, he discovered that after seeing him, the other party not only did not run away, but ran towards him.

"They're coming over~"

Others also noticed this problem and their faces turned a little bad.

"What do they want?"

"Do you want to start a war with us?"

"Their numbers are even smaller than ours. If a war breaks out, they will definitely not have the upper hand."

These people in Houzhai spoke one after another.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

If the other side had only twenty people, then the more than one hundred people from Houzhai would definitely surround them and start fighting without thinking.

But the other side has nearly a hundred people~
Although there are more people on our side, the battle is not won simply by numbers.

There are countless examples in history of victory over a larger force with a smaller one.

Therefore, in this situation where there is no obvious advantage, no one is willing to fight to the death.

Because once a war breaks out, it means casualties.

Even if they win, Houzhai will definitely suffer heavy losses.

It is absolutely stupid to cause dozens or even hundreds of casualties for a woman.

Not to mention those outsiders in Houzhai, even the Hou family members began to hesitate at this time.

“These people are crazy~”

"They've already snatched Huang Xiu'er away. Do they still want to continue the war with us?"

"They have fewer people than us, yet they dare to attack?"

"How about we go back to the village first, and then slowly negotiate with the other party to get the young lady back?"

The last sentence was recognized by many people, and they all had the same idea.

Knowing that they might die, no one is willing to risk their life for the Hou family.

But the next second, Hou Tiancai slowly walked in front of the man.

His face was gloomy and his eyes were filled with endless anger.

He shouted angrily, "Slow down the negotiation?"

"How long do you want to negotiate?"

"Wait until the enemy sends the woman to the bridal chamber, and then replace her after they're done playing with her?"

This was a person from another family, who was stared at by Hou Tiancai's cold eyes and felt terrified.

"I~no~"

He was about to open his mouth to explain, but the next second, Hou Tiancai stabbed out with the spear in his hand.

It instantly pierced the man's chest.

With his eyes wide open and a look of disbelief, he fell heavily to the ground.

At this moment, the other people in Houzhai were stunned.

I didn't expect Hou Tiancai to be so cruel. The man was killed by Hou Tiancai just for saying a word.

The others were immediately more frightened, and intimidated by the Hou family's tyranny, they dared not say a word.

"Those who are timid will die!"

"Whoever dares to suggest retreating to the village again will suffer the consequences!"

Hou Tiancai held the blood-stained spear, his eyes intimidating everyone, and spoke sternly.

In the face of a great war, we must unite the military.

Those who speak nonsense and shake the morale of the army must be beheaded in public.

"The enemy's numbers are smaller than ours. If we charge forward, we will surely destroy them." "Defeat those people, and I will reward each of your families with two sheep."

"But anyone who dares to work without putting in the effort will starve next year!"

"Push it to me!"

Hou Tiancai shouted loudly, forcing everyone to rush forward.

There was no other way, the people in Houzhai had to bite the bullet and go ahead.

The Hou family's control over Houzhai is absolutely not an empty promise. Anyone who dares to disobey the Hou family will suffer the destruction of their family and the death of their loved ones at the very least.

And just as Hou Tiancai said, their side has the advantage in numbers, and the other side must be bluffing.

As long as you act fierce, the other party might be the first to collapse!
In that case, there is no need to fight to the death, just chase and kill the enemy.

"Boom boom boom~"

More than one hundred young men from the Four Forts rushed towards the people from Houzhai. The iron cavalry trampled the ground, making a low roar that was shocking.

But the speed is not very fast~
Li Xiao was wearing fish-scale armor, a red-tasseled helmet, and holding a lance. His entire body was tightly protected, leaving only his face exposed to look forward. Even the warhorse under him was covered in a layer of iron armor.

In this era, it is completely a humanoid mecha!
Behind him, there were nineteen cavalrymen dressed in the same uniform, all holding spears or swords, speeding up their horses and charging forward.

It was like a row of iron walls, surging forward, emitting an overwhelming force.

"Big Dragon~"

"The people from Houzhai are rushing towards us~"

At the front of the team, Luo Meng, wearing leather armor, rushed towards Li Xiao at the back and shouted loudly.

"Okay~" Li Xiao also shouted.

"One hundred steps~"

The roaring sound of the warhorse mostly covered up Li Xiao's shouting, but Luo Meng still heard it clearly and knew what to do.

In this battle, Li Xiao will lead the heavy cavalry to kill the enemy, while Luo Meng will command the front.

As the distance between the two sides got closer, Li Xiao's mood became calmer.

There is no pressure or tension at all.

In his opinion, when Houzhai’s troops left the village, the outcome of the battle was already determined.

Unlike the previous night attack on the Karluk people, there were many unknown changes.

There are only a hundred or so people on the opposite side.

Although they were charging forward with great momentum, it only accelerated their defeat!

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and Luo Meng could clearly see the expression on the other person's face.

"Come on~"

The corners of his mouth slowly lifted up, and he gripped the spear tightly in his hand.

I secretly estimated the distance between the two sides.

When there were still about a hundred steps to go, Luo Meng suddenly shouted to the people behind him: "Scatter~"

Following Luo Meng's loud shout, the young men from the four forts suddenly moved.

The cavalry at the front began to deviate to both sides.

The entire iron wall seemed to be torn apart from the middle.

"What are they going to do?"

The actions of the young men from the Four Forts also confused the people in Houzhai and they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Just now, Hou Tiancai was still laughing in his heart at these people for not knowing how to fight.

The most taboo thing for cavalry when charging is to gather in groups. The more dispersed the better.

But the other side was better. They set up a formation of iron wall and solid defense, which looked indestructible and even more imposing when they charged.

But in Hou Tiancai's view, it was a complete mess.

The other side's leader is simply an amateur.

In other words, the enemy was simply a group of infantry on horseback.

Hou Tiancai has many ways to easily deal with the opponent.

But just when Hou Tiancai was full of confidence, the opponent suddenly changed his formation.

"Are they going to attack us from both flanks?"

This idea popped up in Hou Tiancai's mind.

Probably!

Our side has the advantage in numbers, and the opponent dare not engage in a head-on battle. They can only use this method, fighting and retreating, and shooting with bows and arrows from a distance.

"Hmph, you're overestimating yourself~"

Hou Tiancai laughed at the other person in his heart.

But the next second, he suddenly heard exclamations and an uproar coming from the front of his own team.

"Damn, what is that thing~"

"What's that coming out from behind?"

"Oh my god, that's heavy cavalry~"

"Heavy cavalry?"

"It's finished, we're finished!"

The people in Houzhai were suddenly in an uproar and in chaos.

The originally crazy forward pace gradually became chaotic, and some people even began to quickly stop their horses.

He looked at the enemy opposite with an expression of shock and fear.

When the cavalry in front of them dispersed, the cavalry behind them were exposed.

Both the men and the horses were wearing heavy armor, which gleamed with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight, like a torrent of steel rushing from afar.

It seems like the iron cavalry of the god of war walked out of mythology.

"Armored Cavalry!"

These four words popped up in the minds of all the people in Houzhai.

Everyone seems to have fallen into an ice cave.
(End of this chapter)