Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 606 First confrontation 2
According to Gongsun Xu's instructions, Gongsun Ran was not idle at night. He led 2000 men around the Jie camp all night, blowing the horn from time to time, and then rode horses to shoot arrows near the camp.

This kind of harassment can't cause much damage to the Jie tribe, and only dozens of people were injured in the whole night. However, Gongsun Ran's rogue fighting method made it impossible for the Jie tribe cavalry to guard against it. No one knew that Gongsun Ran However, is it really offensive?

However, the cold winter night in the grassland is not so easy to endure. Gongsun Ran and his [-] cavalrymen spent the night in the wild. If they hadn't made sufficient preparations in advance, I'm afraid they would have to suffer some losses this night. people.

At dawn during the day, Gongsun Xu commanded his subordinates to continue to defend the valley. Gongsun Ran led the troops back to rest, and Aaron, Ahu, Tie Mastiff, and Bai Ling each led a thousand cavalry to continue to harass them. Fortunately, they were quite familiar with the surrounding terrain. Familiar, if they encounter a dangerous situation, they can also escape.

It took another half a day, and the Jie cavalry didn't have enough time to attack the valley. They did have an advantage in strength, and they still had [-] to [-] captives, so they could drive out the captives and attack the valley.

However, Gongsun Xu's harassing tactics made them exhausted. Not to mention that they didn't sleep well last night, when it was just dawn and finally able to sleep for a while, the harassment from Gongsun Xu came again. Can continue to send troops to drive away.

Thanks to yesterday's lesson, the Jie cavalry don't dare to chase too far now, especially when the terrain is more complicated, the leading generals will directly withdraw their troops and come back.The ambush encountered by the [-] cavalry on their side yesterday had given them enough warning.

Although this ambush only caused them to lose more than 700 people, these 700 people were all warriors in the clan, and all of them were warriors who could ride horse-drawn bows. There will be one less, so, under normal circumstances, they must preserve their own strength.

Soon, Gongsun Xu grasped the enemy's rhythm. Since they didn't dare to pursue too far, they can rest assured to harass them boldly. Aaron and the others are familiar with the terrain within a radius of three hundred miles. Come after them, and they circle the prairie.

In order to ensure the safety of Aaron and the others, everyone was equipped with two war horses. In addition, since the bows and arrows of the cavalry could not exert much power for the time being, Gongsun Xu equipped each of them with three short spears.

Riding and arching is actually not difficult for these grassland warriors, but in this kind of weather, it is really too difficult for them to complete riding and arching on galloping horses. This not only has high requirements for cavalry and war horses , higher against bows and arrows.

It's too cold and the air is wet. If the bowstring is not well maintained in this situation, it might be broken. A bow without a string can't do anything, and those arrows are even more useless. Useful.

This is also the reason why Gongsun continued to train the archers of the [-]-step army.Bows used by cavalry were lighter than those used by infantry, but they were also more delicate and unsuitable for fighting in this weather.

Gongsun Xu could indeed provide a large number of bows and arrows for his subordinates now, but he understood that cavalry and archery were of little use in this situation. Unless they were chasing and killing remnants of the enemy, it was better for cavalry to wield scimitars or spears.

These days, Gongsun Xu has ordered the production of bows and crossbows for infantry. The cost of this simple crossbow is not high, and the simple crossbow made by Gongsun Xu is not durable. Arrow, even a crossbow is scrapped.

However, the shooting range of these crossbows is not bad. In this weather, they can still shoot 150 steps away. This is already the difference between the sky and the bottom for the range of [-] to [-] steps used by the horn bows used by cavalry. .

To put it bluntly, Gongsun Xu's crossbow made more use of the elasticity of the tree itself and did not require much processing.That's why it's so cheap, and it can be mass-produced, but correspondingly, the accuracy and service life of the crossbow are greatly reduced, or in other words, it is simply horrible.

But Gongsun Xu knew very well that instead of spending a lot of energy on the accuracy and service life, it is better to directly find a way to make the enemy lose more. Anyway, it is not about individual soldiers competing in shooting skills, and thousands of people shoot together Can't the arrows that go out hit a large number of enemies?

"I don't believe they can hold on." Gongsun Xu dropped the information in his hand and said, "Hmph, bear with it. I'll just harass you like this. Within three days, you will definitely come back to attack the valley. Is it difficult? As long as you are willing to come, I will accompany you in field battles."

So far, the Jie cavalry have not attacked the valley. There is no way. They have just come here and have been harassed by Gongsun Xu's cavalry before setting up camp. In order to capture the valley in one fell swoop, they have to rest and at least build some equipment Just do it.

Besides, they are not yet familiar with the surrounding terrain, so they can't act rashly for the time being.Now there are continuous cavalry to harass them every day, and they can only carry it for the time being until they break through the valley and defeat the enemy.

However, before that.I am afraid that the cavalry of the Jie tribe will have to compete with the cavalry under Gongsun Xu's command.So far, the Huben army has not been dispatched, Gongsun Xu only sent most of the recruits and some warriors who have been trained for a long time, that is to say, Gongsun Xu is still hiding his clumsiness so far.

After two days in a row, the Jie cavalry finally couldn't bear it anymore. If they continue like this, they will really be harassed to death by the opponent's cavalry. In order to fight back, the Jie cavalry sent 5000 people and drove away [-] captives Come and attack the valley.

How could it be possible to hide such a big movement from Gongsun Xu? When he heard that the other party had dispatched more than 8000 captives and all kinds of equipment, Gongsun Xu ordered all the cavalry outside to rush back without saying a word. If you want to attack, let him attack.

When the Jie cavalry came to the valley, they realized that the valley they had seen two days ago was now more solid. Not only a tall city wall was built at the entrance of the valley, but there were archers all over the mountain peak. At this time, the entrance of the valley was closed, and only Wait for them to attack.

Seeing this posture, the Jie cavalry were also stunned. These days, they saw enemy cavalry circling their camp like flies. They thought they would fight with their side. When the army was dispatched, they all hid, and even confined the valley, as if they were letting you attack.

There's no way, since you're here, you have to try it out to find out.The Jie cavalry drove the captives to attack the valley, but how much combat power do these devastated captives have now, let them hold the inferior weapons and heavy siege equipment, and they can attack the valley ?

"Hehe, you want to waste my arrows?" Gongsun Xu sneered, "These captives should be from the previous tribes. Go and invite all the leaders and let them see if there are any people from their own tribes."

Facing the large-scale attack of the enemy's captive army, Gongsun Xu didn't even order a counterattack. Even the archers only watched from their posts. No one was allowed to shoot arrows unless Jie cavalry approached.

This valley is not so easy to climb, especially after Gongsun Xu sent people to rest and recuperate, the low places were raised, and the high places were out of reach of the captive soldiers, so they could only try to put all the siege equipment on the low place, and then swarmed the Internet to crawl.

However, the impromptu siege equipment made by the Jie cavalry is not so sophisticated. After all, they do not have professional craftsmen, nor do they have high-quality materials. Among so many siege equipment, the long ladders are the only ones that can come in handy.

The captive soldiers had no armor or scimitars. They could only move forward with their flesh and blood. If they moved a little slower, the Jie cavalry behind them would immediately shoot arrows or run up to greet them with scimitars.

Looking at the densely packed captive army below, Gongsun Xu ordered: "Throw some rope to them and help them."

The soldiers on the mountain quickly carried out Gongsun Xu's order. If the current situation were to be followed, how long would it take for such prisoners to climb up?The Jie cavalry quickly discovered the key point, as long as they didn't get close, the opponent would not shoot arrows.Anyway, the captive army is already attacking now, and they happen to be waiting behind.

"Are there any members of our goat tribe? If so, grab the rope and climb up." Someone yelled on the mountain: "Brothers, don't blame us for being cruel, we are all our own people. Why do you sacrifice your life for the enemy? After climbing up, immediately Put down your weapons and you'll be safe, otherwise, don't blame the brothers for being evil."

Gongsun Xu ordered his subordinates to say hello to the soldiers of the captive army who were climbing like this. If these captive soldiers were really determined to attack by force, then Gongsun Xu could only give them some color. However, if these captive soldiers If the soldiers are still a little conscious, Gongsun Xu is willing to accept them.

Soon some captive soldiers recognized their acquaintances on the mountain, and without saying a word, they grabbed the rope and asked their acquaintances to pull them up. After reaching the top, the first thing these captive soldiers did was to throw them away Put down the stick, then squat on the ground and wait to be incorporated.

Watching groups of captive soldiers attacking like this, there were not many shouts of killing from above, but there were some crying, but it didn't seem to be caused by fierce fighting.Nearly 2000 captives went up and never came down again.

The rest of the captives are still climbing up, and Gongsun Xu is also happy to recruit these captives in this way.Finally, the Jie cavalry found out the problem. Why it took so long without any results, these captives are unreliable after all.

I thought I could rely on the captive army to consume some of the enemy's arrows. If I was lucky, I might be able to break through the enemy's defense in one fell swoop. Who knew that these captives surrendered immediately after being rebellious. After so long, the Jie people below The cavalry was completely played.

"Strong attack..." The commander of the Jie tribe cavalry finally ordered his subordinates to attack the city. After all, the captive army is not his own and is completely unreliable. Now he wants to take down the opponent with the strength of his own tribal warriors. However, facing the defense Forbidden valley, can they do it?
(End of this chapter)