Chapter 18: The Lion of the Prairie The Beginning of the Empire

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Yingziyi has a headache.

Ying Ziyi has a headache.

Ying Ziyi had quite a headache.

The morning light was bright, Ying Ziyi was lying on the couch, the girl on her body was still asleep, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, filled with a sweet smile.

The girl was very light, curled up, nestled in a corner, and seemed to use Yingziyi's body as a pillow, sleeping soundly.

Ying Ziyi carefully observed Shi Lan, she hadn't seen her for a few years, and compared to the beginning, the girl had a great change.

Her long, dark red hair shone in the sun, and her strands were supple and delicate, so much so that even the finest silk could not match them. The delicate skin is like the mutton fat white jade of the Western Regions, warm to the touch, soft but not greasy. Compared with the youth of girls of the same age, Shi Lan's figure is more delicate and firm, like a ripe peach.

Ying Ziyi's hand caressed Shi Lan's long hair, and secretly said Is this the medicinal power of immortal medicine?

But what next?

This fateful opponent is now lying on his bed, but Ying Ziyi has no way at all.

The legendary decency is now missing one, can he still be a happy villain?

Shi Lan in her arms suddenly moved, as if she was awake, but she still closed her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking? Over time, a wave of color came up on the face, pink and tender, very cute.

Shi Lan was very entangled in her heart, and the negative emotions such as depression, grievances, and pain accumulated in her heart were all vented last night. When she just woke up, Shi Lan lay on the man's broad shoulders, feeling that her whole person was very relaxed, and she had never had a comfortable feeling.

But then there was a deeper layer of doubts that plagued her, how should she face Ying Ziyi?

Master? Foe? Or a stranger?

Or... Lover!

When Shi Lan thought of this, her heart trembled, and her whole person trembled unconsciously.

"Wake up."

Ying Ziyi asked softly.

Shi Lan leaned over and leaned up half of her body, her legs were still wrapped between Yingziyi's legs, she lowered her head, not looking at his face, as thin as a mosquito sound, "En!" ā€

"Then let me get up, right?"

When Shi Lan heard this, her face became more and more red, and she moved away and let Ying Ziyi sit up.

At this time, the three maids of Little Crane, Little Fluttershy, and Little Fox walked in with clothes, water basins, and other things. When they found the woman on Yingziyi's bed, after the initial surprise, their faces quickly returned to calm.

The three maids waited for Ying Ziyi to change out of her underwear that looked dry and flat because of tear stains, and after cleaning up.

Ying Ziyi said: "Change this girl's clothes." ā€

"Yes! Your Highness! After speaking, Ying Ziyi walked out of the main hall.

Shi Lan's heart was even more entangled because of this, what did he mean by his words? Looking at the man in the distance, the girl's eyes were soft, and there was a faint hint of expectation in her heart.

…….

Tiance House.

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping had already been on duty in the middle of the house, and when Ying Ziyi walked in, one of them was reading a book with a bamboo slip, and the other was drinking tea by the stove.

Seeing Ying Ziyi walking in, they hurriedly got up and arched their hands: "See Your Highness." ā€

"No need to be polite."

Ying Ziyi said with a smile.

It was still early in the morning, and only two advisors were here. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping are also strange, when did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come over so early?

There was still a seat in the middle corner of the room, so Ying Ziyi sat down casually and asked, "What was Mr. looking at just now?" ā€

Chen Ping smiled and said, "It's just a leisure magazine!" Since the opening of silk, the customs and customs of the Western Regions and even the extreme west have been passed one by one. I entrusted the fat man to help me and the ovary bring back some classics. ā€

"Far West?"

Chen Ping said with a smile: "It is rumored that a hundred years ago, there was an eloquent emperor in the extreme west, who led 100,000 soldiers and horses on an expedition and laid a huge territory. And the reason why this king was invincible was because of a spear formation. ā€

Macedonian phalanx?

Ying Ziyi thought for a while and said, "Is there any news from Yue's side?" ā€

Zhang Liang shook his head and said: "The road is far away, at this moment, General Zhang Han led 30,000 troops to rebel, the Western Regions are turbulent, the transmission of news is blocked, and the latest information came a month ago. ā€

"Oh? How so? ā€

"It is rumored that the Yue clan that has migrated out of the Western Regions is becoming more and more powerful, and the Great Xia Kingdom is gathering forces with the intention of annihilating it and retaking the lost territory in the east."

"So, there's going to be a big war there?"

"Maybe it's already underway!" ?........

The wind blew gently through the meadow, and Alia sat on her mount, her eyes cold, looking at the dense military formations hidden in the mist on the plains in the distance.

The 60,000-strong army of the king of Bactria, with a chill of slaughter, was waiting for the greatest feast in the land in decades.

In the center of the Bactrian army, the four phalanx legions were close together, and the soldiers in the phalanx held spears of nearly two feet in their hands, flickering with a chill, piled up together, enough to frighten any opponent who dared to face the enemy.

Around each large spear phalanx, there are also a few archer arrays scattered to serve as guards.

On the two wings of the army were the cavalry corps and the light infantry corps. Looking down from the high slopes, you can even see the shadow of war elephants in the enemy's military formation.

The parade of the king of Bactria, behind the phalanx, stands out from the chariot that symbolizes the majesty of the king.

Compared to Bactria, most of the Yue's side were cavalry troops, with about 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers armed with long shields and short swords.

In this battle, Wusun, an ally of the Yue Clan, also sent 5,000 archers to participate in the battle as a reinforcement.

As the sun rose, the fog between the two armies gradually dissipated, and the vision became clear.

With a trumpet in the distance, the Bactrian army finally began to move. The spear infantry array, the invincible array of Alexander the Great's conquest of all nations in the past, seems to have been silent for too long, and he can't wait to prove his invincible legend again, and it is not a lie.

Unlike the ordinary light cavalry of the Moon Clan, Alia is surrounded by a thousand knights with heavy armor and long swords. Its members are all warriors of great strength and different colors, but they all join her knights because they believe in the maiden.

Her long golden hair was tied up, and the girl drew her sword, the sword in the stone, which symbolized the power of the king, but now it was dancing for another country.

The 10,000 swordsmen under the high slope began to move forward slowly, and the cavalry on both wings also began to move with the phalanx as wings.

Alia understands that this battle will determine the ownership of this vast territory. And the other side has a huge advantage in terms of strength.

Arya's eyes flashed, and she raised the long sword in her hand again, and a trumpet sounded softly.

Just when the cavalry on both wings of the Yue clan was about to touch the range of the Bactrian archers, they suddenly increased their horse speed and expanded towards the two wings, like a pair of huge wings, trying to wrap the phalanx of Bactria.

At the same time, the 10,000 swordsmen raised their long shields and charged towards the phalanx of spears far larger than themselves.

…….

In Tiance Mansion, there are gradually more people at this moment, and generals such as Han Xin and Peng Yue are also among them.

Ying Ziyi was surrounded in the middle, and he could only hear him say: "This row of spear phalanxes is extremely long, and if the infantry fights hard with it head-on, there is only one way to die." ā€

Han Xin heard Yingziyi's words, frowned, and said, "Every soldier has such a heavy spear in his hand, and his flexibility is extremely poor. This formation may seem strong, but the real key lies in the two wings. ā€

The rest of the generals present also nodded in agreement with Han Xin's words.

Ying Ziyi said secretly, worthy of being a master of soldiers, and he saw the essence of this military formation at a glance.

Alexander the Great swept through the world with the Macedonian phalanx, but his successor was complacent and eventually replaced by Rome.

"The most important thing in this military formation is the coordination of the two wings and the center, once the cavalry corps on both wings is destroyed, the isolated and huge spear phalanx will look extremely bloated."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the information of the Huns has arrived."

At this time, a counselor came into the house with a silk slip.

The crowd no longer paid attention to this gossip, and instead focused their static forces on the war of the Huns.

……..

On the battlefield, the front lines of the two armies were completely stalemate.

The four central spear phalanxes had all been put into battle, and King Bhaktri had wanted to use the cavalry on his two flanks to engage the enemy with the concentration of superior forces, three spear phalanx legions, to destroy the 10,000 swordsmen.

He knew very well how much fighting spirit and combat power the other party's 10,000 swordsmen had? Most of these are improvised outlaws in the territory, and although their sharpness is sharp, it is impossible to maintain it for a long time. As long as it is defeated, it will inevitably be able to transfer forces and defeat the main cavalry legion of the Yue Clan.

As King Bactria had expected, the swordsmen had only been fighting for half an hour, and they had already shown defeat.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that his two wings were as fragile as the enemy's center.

The enemy had already prepared, he spent a lot of money on training, relying on the war elephant as a secret weapon, but instead of achieving the slightest success, he was disturbed by the rockets of the enemy's archers and lost control.

The mad elephant did not distinguish between friend and foe, and impulsively went back and forth in the army, and in the end, most of them were shot by his elephant soldiers and the opposing cavalry.

Although the elephants were in control, a gap appeared in the line on the right flank of the Bactrian army, and they were rushed in by the archers of the Usun Kingdom.

The situation on the left flank of the Bactrian army was not much better, and the heavy armored cavalry with spears in their hands was too sluggish compared to the light cavalry of the Yue clan, and was much less flexible than the light cavalry of the Yue clan, and could not exert the impact of the cavalry.

The Yue's cavalry was different from all the tribes around Bactria, concentrating a large number of troops, wandering between the flanks and the gap between the central formation, and shooting the central spear army formation with a dense rain of arrows.

The two wings were already in danger, and the king of Bactria, in desperation, sent out the two legions of heavily armored swordsmen around him, so that he could stabilize the two flanks.

Since the beginning of the war, Aria's knights have been wandering on the left flank, and sometimes several charges, they have always been touched and gone, without entanglement with the other party. At this moment, the regiment of heavily armed sword soldiers beside King Bactria had been sent out by him, and there were only two lightly armed round shield short spear regiments left around him.

And the time has come to turn the tide!

The sword in the stone in Aria's hand was held high, and she didn't say anything. However, on this bloody battlefield where horses' hooves neighed and soldiers fought each other, every knight beside her could feel the girl's vigorous fighting spirit.

The charge began, and all the knights of the Order lined up and clenched the reins at that moment.

The girl's blue armor skirt and long golden hair, with the impact of the war horse, turned into a dazzling streamer, guiding the brave and fearless knight behind her.

The dense array of spears that separated the Knights of Aria was terrifying, but it could not be a threat. The remaining infantry legions wanted to block it, but they were disturbed by the Yue's cavalry that repeatedly attacked at this moment.

The battle line was stale, and Alia led her knight order, along the junction of the enemy legions, and rushed out of a hole.

At this time, the king of Bactria also seemed to be watching this small force of cavalry seeping out of the defensive line.

The two armies have been fighting for an hour, and the cavalry of the Bactrian army has basically been exhausted, and the rest is no longer able to form combat strength.

Without sufficient mobility, the king of Bactria was undaunted, and commanded the two round-shielded spearmen beside him to line up in formation to meet the onslaught of the cavalry.

The king's immediate guards and a hundred chariots are his strength.

The spear flew out of the two lightly armed soldiers and struck at Aria's Knights, but it didn't do much damage.

Eighty paces away, the cavalry arrived in a few breaths, and Alia took the lead in rushing into the enemy's army, swinging her long sword and cutting down the enemies in front of her one by one.

Seeing that the formation at the rear of the enemy's two lightly armed regiments gradually converged, intending to form a dense human wall to hinder Aria's cavalry.

Without much entanglement, the girl stolen the soldiers on one side of the corps, bypassing the two legions, and making a detour to the flank of King Bactria.

There were still 300 horsemen left who rushed out of the army and followed the girl, and most of the rest were overwhelmed by the enemy's sea of people, trapped in the formation, unable to break out. The knights around her gradually decreased, and the girl was not afraid.

Raising his sword, he made a final charge against the chariot of King Bactria.

King Bactria's chariot guards also adjusted their angles and confronted the Maiden's Knights.

The chariot was surrounded by hideous beast figures, and the axles and carriages were wrapped in iron sheets. The two forces staggered, and Aria's knights did not seek advantage. Her own war horse was even more impacted by the chariot, and the whole person flew out because of it.

After rolling on the ground a few times, the girl stood up brandishing her long sword. The delicate face was stained with dirt and grass clippings, with blood stains.

There was no trace of fear on the girl's face, and she looked at the car of the king of Bactria, who was close at hand, and there was indomitable determination in her green eyes.

"If I fail here, how am I going to face it, that unforgivable being!"

The girl brandished the sword in the stone, jumped up, the long sword swung down in the air, and a golden sword was overflowing, almost covering the sky and the earth, and slashed at the chariot of the king of Bactria. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.