Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 272
Tens of thousands of troops from the northern border came to attack. At the mouth of the valley, the wolf king was still looking out. Before, the wolves had never faced the siege of nomadic warriors in the grasslands. Only when the interests of nomadic tribes are actively violated will they cause their counterattack.

However, at this moment, the wolves were indeed surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry, which made the wolves panic all of a sudden. Facing the siege of the cavalry, the wolves quickly counterattacked under the command of the wolf king.

At this moment, only the [-] cavalry led by Zhang Yan and Huang Xu appeared near the valley. situation, the wolves suffer several times each winter.

Many older prairie wolves actually understand one thing. When the cavalry who rounded them up were always bluffing and blowing their horns, they generally would not take the initiative to attack them. The thousands of prairie wolves outside the valley have experienced years of experience. The elites who survived the roundup did not scatter and escape in the face of the attack of six thousand cavalry.

In comparison, the wolves in the valley were much worse. On the cliff, Gongsun Xu's army drums sounded continuously, and the whole valley reverberated with this shocking sound, and the wolves gradually gave up hunting sheep. Tasks, they all gather together in order to face unknown dangers.

There were five thousand cavalry beside Gongsun Xu. He was standing on the cliff watching. When he saw that the wolves at the mouth of the valley did not flee but gathered together to fight back, Gongsun Xu shook his head and sighed: "These wolves are all He has become a master, and he can actually see that our cavalry is bluffing. It seems that not all wolves are afraid of people.

Hehe, it's a good idea to form an formation to guard the valley entrance. It's really interesting to let the wolves in the valley gradually withdraw. I want to see if the prairie wolf, who is revered as a god by the prairie tribes, is really so difficult. "

Outside the mouth of the valley, the cavalry of Huang Xu and Zhang Yan did not charge directly. They also saw something unusual about the wolves. Originally, six thousand cavalry rushed out suddenly, which should be enough to cause chaos for the wolves. And Huang Xu and the others originally planned to attack the wolves with cavalry, shooting and driving tactics when the wolves were in chaos, but in the current situation, it was clear that they had to charge forward.

Huang Xu stopped [-] paces away from the wolves. At this moment, Huang Xu scolded his mother angrily: "Damn it, I'm here to hunt, not to attack the infantry formation. How dare you stage such a scene with me?" Come out, come out, divide the soldiers into three teams, take turns riding and shooting at the wolves, tell the brothers not to get close to the wolves, and keep at least thirty steps away."

Soon, Huang Xu's order was issued to all the cavalry commanders. Huang Xu was surrounded by three thousand servants. Everyone was a grassland warrior. All of them could mount a horse and shoot a bow when they were more than ten years old. Many of them have experienced this kind of battle of hunting prairie wolves.

In the past, when they followed the tribal leader out to hunt wolves in winter, they also encountered similar situations. When the wolves encountered cavalry, they would not take the initiative to retreat. Most of the time, they repelled the prairie cavalry.

The ferocity and cunning of the wolves have long been known to the prairie warriors. Many times, when facing a small number of wolves, the prairie warriors will adopt head-to-head tactics. Only in this way can they achieve the greatest results. However, if they are facing a large number of wolves Wolves, steppe warriors would rather take the initiative to retreat.

Huang Xu didn't give the order to charge the formation, which made the three commanders of the servant army breathe a sigh of relief. If they really charged, even if they could pierce the formation of wolves on their side, I'm afraid at least they would lose hundreds of warriors. life.

The loose formation of the first wave of thousands of men moved slowly towards the wolves, and it was not the time to sprint before reaching a hundred paces. At this moment, the cavalry were all looking for a sense of rhythm. They were all lying on horseback, holding Bow bent, ready to shoot arrows.

Zhang Yan was a little slower here, and when he saw Huang Xu's side stopped and did not sprint, he immediately understood the key point. Then, after Huang Xu's side changed tactics, Zhang Yan immediately joined forces with the two people around him. The famous captain discussed it.

The soldiers of the Xuanfeng Army have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they have not seen any scenes. When they saw the wolves gathered together to fight against their side, the two captains of the Xuanfeng Army beside Zhang Yan laughed and said: Looking for a way to die."

Then, after discussing with Zhang Yan for a while, the [-] cavalry of the forward army were also divided into three teams, preparing to adopt cavalry and shooting tactics. The left and right sides of the wolves were guarded by the cavalry of the northern border army. If the wolves want to retreat, it is actually very simple, but they actually want to fight to the end.

Soon, the first wave of thousands of troops on both sides entered the sprint distance, and the cavalry were all speeding up, in order to maximize the power of the bow and arrow at the last moment of the shot. When they entered the fifty-step distance, Most of the cavalry had already started projectiles.

However, the wolves are not slow infantry. They do not have long-range weapons, so they cannot pose a huge threat to the Northern Army cavalry. If the wolves stick to their positions like infantry, the Northern Army cavalry will easily shoot them all.

But when the cavalry of the northern border army threw arrows, the wolf king surrounded by layers of wolves suddenly let out a howl, and then, the wolves that had gathered together came back to the cavalry of the northern border army.

Many prairie wolves fell to the ground with arrows, but they didn't howl or roll on the ground. On the contrary, they all stood up tenaciously, grinning their teeth and howling fiercely at the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Huang Xu, who was organizing the second wave of thousands of people, scolded again at this moment: "It's reversed, why is our side being attacked? Come on, brothers, retreat in a team of ten to cover the brothers in front We retreat safely, it will be troublesome if all the wolves in the valley come out."

After finishing speaking, Huang Xu immediately led the second thousand-man team to meet the first thousand-man team in front. The running speed of wolves is generally not as fast as that of war horses. However, if they sprint in a short distance, the sprint of wolves The strength is still very powerful.

Many ferocious prairie wolves are even catching up with the backward cavalry of the northern border army. However, this rapid sprint of the wolves cannot last long. Get rid of it.

However, this was the first time for many cavalrymen to encounter such a situation. It was simply a joke that the cavalrymen of the Northern Xinjiang Army, known for their bravery and skill in combat, were chased and beaten by the same number of prairie wolves.

On Zhang Yan's side, before Zhang Yan gave an order, the cavalry of the Xuanfeng Army had already reacted, and the two lieutenants of the Xuanfeng Army laughed and scolded: "This is the first time I am so aggrieved. I was reprimanded by the lord, hahaha, brothers, shoot back, be careful."

Zhang Yan could only smile wryly at this moment. He didn't need to command the cavalry of the Frontier Army at all. The cavalry of the Xinjiang Army fighting side by side is the best way to integrate into the Northern Xinjiang Army.

However, in this first battle, Zhang Yan felt that he underestimated the enemy, and was tricked by a group of beasts.

Gongsun Xu who was standing on the cliff continued to shake his head and said: "It's getting more and more interesting. Come here and urge the follow-up soldiers to speed up. My former army has been chased and beaten by wolves. If they don't come again, my side But it would be embarrassing."

However, the situation was obviously not too bad. Although the stamina of the prairie wolf was strong, compared with the horse, it was at best no better than a horse. Moreover, the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army were not just for nothing.

Although a moving prairie wolf is extremely difficult to target, when there are multiple cavalry aiming at a prairie wolf, there are always arrows that can hit it, and as long as the prairie wolf is shot, it basically loses its sprint The ability, let's not talk about catching up with the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

The lagging northern army simply gave up their bows and arrows, which was too troublesome. Most of the cavalry first held swords or spears, and they fought with the prairie wolf as soon as they approached.

Outside the valley, the wailing of prairie wolves when they were injured could be heard from time to time. The northern border army is still much stronger than the prairie wolves. The ferocity of the wolves can only last for a while. When the distance increases, the superiority of the northern border army cavalry will be reflected. Out.

The further back, the greater the loss of the wolves. After nearly a quarter of an hour, the wolf king at the mouth of the valley hurriedly howled and wanted to gather his subordinates. Obviously, the wolf king also realized that if he continued to chase, he would be hurt The edges are bad.

While the wolves were chasing the Northern Border Army, nearly 1 prairie wolves had slowly withdrawn from the valley, and there were still more than [-] prairie wolves in the valley that hadn't had time to evacuate because the mouth of the valley was blocked.

Moreover, the enemy was beaten away, and it seemed that there was no need for the wolves to continue to withdraw. Hunting gazelle was the main task.

Moreover, after the wolves experienced the abnormal chaos just now, they relaxed their driving of the gazelle flock. After the gazelle flock stopped, they also reorganized their formation. If you want to take down the yellow sheep, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort.

When the chasing prairie wolves gradually retreated back to the valley, the wolves gathered at the mouth of the valley again, blocking the retreat of the yellow sheep in the valley, and preventing the cavalry from raiding them again.

After the Northern Army cavalry was chased for more than 400 steps, they also found that the wolves gradually retreated. At this time, the Northern Army cavalry also re-formed under the leadership of their respective generals, and then marched towards the valley again.

There were quite a few corpses of prairie wolves along the road, some of which were not dead yet. The cavalry of the Northern Border Army unceremoniously made up for it, and then trapped the lifeless prairie wolf on the back of the horse. This was not a small gain. , not to mention that there is wolf meat to eat, this wolf skin can be exchanged for a lot of money if you pack it up and send it home. Moreover, this is the first harvest of the day, and no one wants to give it up.

However, after all, there were only a few hundred prairie wolves who were shot, and the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army was not enough.

After the wolves regrouped, they wanted to continue to fight against the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army. Unfortunately, a few miles away in the valley, horns sounded again.

(End of this chapter)