The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 89 Divine Arm Crossbow

When the Northern Frontier Cavalry was preparing to encircle and destroy the Naiman tribe.

Buermahe also quickly organized forces to resist.

According to the comparison of power between the two sides, the total number of men, women, young and old in Bulmahe's tribe is only more than 2,000.

The Northern Frontier Army had more than 3,000 cavalry.

They are not on the same level at all.

The only reason why Buermahei chose to resist was because he still had a powerful weapon in his hand.

"Seventy steps, fire volleys left and right."

The vanguard of the Northern Frontier Army was Luo Ping, who rode on a warhorse and shouted orders to the hundreds of soldiers under his command.

That is, after sprinting to a position of about 50 meters, spread out to both sides and fire a volley of arrows, repeating this several times to consume the enemy's strength and morale.

The benefit of doing this is that it can effectively reduce casualties.

The Jurchens liked to use cavalry to charge directly into battle because they had a high armor rate.

However, the Northern Frontier Army and grassland cavalry such as the Naiman were not sufficiently armored, so they could only use this kind of repeated tug-of-war and kite-flying tactics.

By repeating several feints, we can adjust the enemy's rhythm, find the enemy's weak position, and launch the final charge.

Luo Ping originally thought that it would be easy for his 3,000 cavalry to encircle and wipe out the enemy's more than 2,000 elderly, weak, women and children.

But unexpectedly, when the vanguard troops rushed to within more than 300 meters of the Naimans, the Naimans actually started shooting arrows.

"Ahhh~"

Suddenly, some of the Northern Frontier cavalrymen who were rushing in the front screamed and fell off their horses.

"what?"

Luo Ping was shocked when he saw this scene.

A pair of leopard eyes were filled with confusion and disbelief.

At such a long distance, how could the Naimans cause effective casualties to their own troops?
Regardless of the shock, Luo Ping quickly shouted, "Scatter!"

The soldier in the front immediately pulled the reins to the left and right.

The army quickly turned to both sides.

"Hahaha."

"This thing is indeed a magical weapon."

In the Naiman army, Gulba laughed proudly while holding a crossbow.

This is a giant bow that is more than three feet long, with a wooden handle installed in the middle.

It is the famous Shenbi Crossbow.

Taiyang Khan ordered him to take his men to Western Xia just to secretly trade a batch of divine arm crossbows with the generals of Blackwater City.

This thing is a powerful weapon against cavalry.

The maximum range can reach nearly 400 meters, and it can even penetrate heavy armor within 40 meters.

Gulba had a hundred of these divine arm crossbows.

It was originally intended to be sent to Jinshan to deal with the Liao army, but unexpectedly it was used halfway.

"Chief Buermahei, you can rest assured now."

"With the divine crossbow in hand, this Liao army will definitely not be able to break through."

"You must immediately pile all the carriages in the tribe in the front. If the Liao people dare to come again, we will make sure they never come back." Gulba laughed.

At this time, Buermahei also felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

It's still a day's journey from here to the royal court. If we hold on for two days, the Liao army will definitely retreat.

After Buermahe left, Gulba scolded his men.

"I told you a long time ago, don't shoot so early, let the Liao people get closer before shooting."

"You deserve to die for wasting so many arrows."

When the soldiers heard this, they lowered their heads and dared not even fart.

It is true that they lack psychological quality and technical skills.

They just hurried back after trading this batch of weapons from the Xixia people, and they slowly figured out how to use them on their own.

Not skilled at all.

On the other side, Li Xiao and his men hurriedly came to a team of one hundred households under Luo Ping's command.

Twelve soldiers were shot.

Four people have died and the rest are still receiving treatment.

"Dalong, this is the arrow that hit us, look."

Seeing Li Xiao coming, Luo Ping handed the arrow in his hand to Li Xiao with a serious face.

It was just pulled out from the body of a dead soldier and was still stained with blood.

After Li Xiao took it, his expression became serious.

He whispered, "It's half the length of a normal arrow."

"That's right." Luo Ping nodded.

"The range is also very long, more than twice that of an ordinary bow and arrow."

I never expected that the Naiman people had such a powerful weapon in their hands, so I suffered a loss.

Li Xiao held the arrow in his hand, but was deep in thought.

The first reaction was to use the Qing bow, which was said to be the most lethal bow and arrow, capable of killing bears and tigers, and pinning enemies to the ground from dozens of steps away.

However, the Qing bow appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, so it is unlikely to exist today.

So Li Xiao quickly thought of another thing.

He said in a deep voice: "This should be the arrow of the divine arm crossbow."

"Divine Arm Crossbow?" Dahu, Erhu and others were surprised.

Luo Ping nodded slightly. Being knowledgeable, he immediately thought of the Shenbi crossbow.

"The Divine Arm Crossbow was invented by the Song Dynasty and later adopted by the Xixia people. It was widely used in the Xixia army, primarily for city defense and infantry field combat."

Luo Ping briefly introduced the situation of the Shenbi crossbow, then looked at Li Xiao and asked.

"What should we do?"

To retreat or to fight?
Li Xiao stuck the divine crossbow arrow into the ground, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave will win."

"If you retreat when you encounter a little difficulty, what's the point of fighting?"

This was mainly because Li Xiao had just observed it.

The Naiman people should not have too many divine arm crossbows in their hands.

In other words, there are not many soldiers who can use the crossbow.

Although they blocked the carriages in front and formed a simple "camel city", Li Xiao was still prepared to deal with it.

If for no other reason, Li Xiao was also very jealous of the Divine Arm Crossbow.

With his vision and knowledge in later life, if he got the complete divine arm crossbow, he might be able to replicate it.

"Send the message to Li Dashan's tribe, go around and launch a feint attack behind the Naimans."

"Li Sishui, lead 500 men to the left side of the Naiman people."

"Qin Shitou, lead five hundred people to the right side of the Naiman people." Li Sishui is Li Xiao's cousin and the son of his third grandfather.

Qin Shitou is Li Xiao's second uncle.

Then he looked at Luo Ping and said, "Uncle Luo, you stay here and continue the feint attack on the Naiman people."

These attacks on all four sides were feints, first mobilizing the Naiman troops and continuously dispersing their defensive forces.

When the Naimans begin to feel tired and lazy, we will choose a direction with the weakest defense to launch a general attack.

Soon, the Northern Frontier Army began to surround the Naiman people from all directions, encircling the more than 2,000 Naiman people on this plain.

Gulba had to divide his crossbowmen into four teams to defend four directions respectively.

"Everyone, brace yourself! Wait until the Liao army reaches 200 steps before shooting."

"We don't have many arrows, use them sparingly and shoot accurately."

After repelling a harassment from the Northern Frontier Army, Gulba shouted loudly to his crossbowmen.

Although the divine arm crossbow is powerful, it cannot be shot randomly, as arrows are a big problem.

The arrows used by ordinary cavalry are not compatible and cannot be shot that far when placed on the crossbow.

On the other side, Buermahei was also cheering up his herdsmen.

"Someone has already gone out to ask for help. We just need to hold on. Taiyang Khan will definitely send someone to rescue us."

And just as the two sides were constantly testing and pulling each other.

Li Xiao has also made final preparations.

With the help of Dahu, he put on a full set of heavy armor, and even the big black horse under him was wrapped tightly with armor plates.

Behind him were eighty heavily armored soldiers.

In addition to the 36 sets of heavy armor seized from Aslan's tribe, Li Xiao also seized more than 40 sets when he ambushed and killed Qu Chu's cavalry.

As for the armor of the Jinshan army under Kokseuwu, it was all stolen by the damn Xiao Simo.

After everything was ready, Li Xiao turned around and looked at the eighty heavily armored soldiers behind him, and shouted in a deep voice:
"Brothers, put on this heavy armor, and the enemy's arrows will never hurt us again."

"Follow me, Li Xiao, and crush all the Naimans in front of you."

As Li Xiao finished speaking, a low horn sounded across this desolate land.

"Woooooooo~"

Lonely and shocking, it exudes an endless murderous power.

When the Northern Frontier soldiers in front heard the horn, they quickly retreated to both sides, leaving enough space for the heavy cavalry.

"Kill~"

Li Xiao roared, holding a lance in his hand, and rushed forward.

"Kill~"

"Boom boom boom~"

A low roar sounded across the earth, and the iron hooves of the heavy cavalry trampled the wilderness, stirring up clouds of dust.

The eighty armored cavalrymen transformed into a torrent of steel, rolling forward with unstoppable momentum.

Any enemy that stands in their way will be crushed.

After the heavy cavalry charged, Qin Shitou brandished his sword and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me and kill."

As soon as he finished speaking, he also took the lead himself, leading his cavalry to follow Li Xiao and launched the final charge.

Accompanied by the desolate sound of horns and huge shouts of killing, the Naimans on the opposite side were also completely shocked.

Someone kept shouting, "It's the armored soldiers."

"They have a lot of armored soldiers."

"Our bows and arrows can't kill them, what should we do?"

"Damn it, they're coming."

Li Xiao chose the west of the Naiman people. This was the place where the Naiman people had the least defensive troops and the least horse-drawn carriages. The gaps between them were large enough for war horses to rush in.

Another important factor is the sun, and now it is about to set.

The sunlight hit the Naiman people's eyes directly, affecting the accuracy of their archery.

So much so that facing the charge of the Northern Frontier Army, the Naimans became more and more terrified.

Bulmahe and Gulba were both in other directions. There was only one tribal leader here, but he was unable to control the situation.

All he could do was shout in panic: "Shoot them to death, quickly."

"Don't let them rush over."

But faced with the terrifying momentum of armored cavalry charging, who could remain calm?

Even the soldiers holding the crossbows were panicked.

Faced with the overwhelming horror scene, many people subconsciously shot the crossbows in their hands.

He completely forgot Gulba's instructions and waited until he was within a hundred steps before shooting.

Not every soldier has this kind of unshakable mentality.

"Dangdangdang~"

The arrows hit the armor, making a crisp sound, but they could not penetrate the armor at all.

The Naimans shot too early and their force was not enough.

The Divine Arm Crossbow can indeed penetrate armor, but only within a range of forty meters.

The shot was fired too early, and the panicked soldiers had no chance to load the second crossbow arrow.

Moreover, Li Xiao discovered that there were only twenty crossbows at most in this direction, which could not cause enough damage to the heavy cavalry.

My heart suddenly became calm.

"Kill~"

The heavy cavalry rolled forward like an arrow and easily broke through the Naiman's defense.

Five hundred light cavalry followed closely behind, poured into the Naiman lines and started a massacre.

Soon after, loud shouts arose from the Naimans: "The Liao people are rushing in."

"The Liao army is coming."

When Burmahei and Gulba heard the shout, they were frightened and looked to the right with pale faces.

There was chaos and confusion, with people and horses lying on the ground, and shouts and screams everywhere.

"No, how could this happen? Where's the God's Arm Crossbow?"

"Stop them." Gulba shouted in horror.

But Buermahei is in a different state of mind.

The Liao army has already rushed in from that direction, so what is the point of holding on?
After Jinshan was captured, Taiyang Khan even recruited twelve-year-old children from various tribes, clearly showing a desperate resistance.

Is the Naiman tribe going to be finished?
Thinking of this, Buermahei's face suddenly became firm.

The Naiman tribe could be destroyed, but his tribe could not.

As the clan leader, he is responsible for the lives of more than 2,000 people in the clan.

So, Bulmahe shouted to his men: "Go tell the Liao people that we surrender."

"Don't fight."

(End of this chapter)