Hu Lang'er and Xu Jian led the Third Cavalry Brigade to stop in Linjin County.

It is located between Haoyang County and Huayin County, and the officials and residents here have long wanted to join the system of the Xinxi Liang Army, so they are also very welcome to the arrival of the Dreadnought Army.

Xu Jian asked with a little uneasiness, "Captain Hu, you said that there are so few soldiers and horses around the lord, if Guo Yan and the others suddenly make a mess, can they deal with it?" ”

Hu Lang'er said, "The arrangement of the lord, although we can rest assured, if there is an emergency, we can also rush to Huayin in one day to support the lord." ”

Xu Jian said, "Three thousand Tuntian troops, how can they really hold out for a day." But that Guo Aduo is a ruthless man with great courage, he used hundreds of people to destroy Li Dao's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so he had to be careful. ”

Hu Lang'er said, "Before the lord left, didn't you tell the lord, why do you keep talking?" ”

Xu Jian said: "Although I am young, I am also good at grasping the situation on the battlefield. This time, I always felt that the change was too sudden."

"Report! There is military intelligence! ”

A scout rushed from behind.

The two felt strange, it was said that there should be a situation in the direction of Huayin County in front, how could it be the direction of Haoyang County in the back.

"There's military intelligence! From the north emerges a well-armed, but strange, troop of soldiers. They numbered about a thousand and called themselves dreadnoughts, but we had never seen them. ”

Hu Lang'er and Xu Jian glanced at each other, and both of them had a look of surprise in their eyes.

"Let's go! Let's go and see what happens, and if someone lies, we'll take them down. ”

Hu Lang'er and Xu Jian led 1,500 cavalry and met this soldier and horse on the main road of the march.

I saw that they were all infantry, marching in a very neat procession, and indeed under the banner of dreadnoughts.

After a little observation, the crowd was even more shocked.

"Is this Qin Jun!?"

Xu Jian exclaimed, and the soldiers in front of him were each holding six-meter spears, all of which were pointing high to the sky. The soldiers marched in a neat phalanx, like the legendary phalanx of Qin soldiers.

"Nope! This is not Qin Jun, this is impossible?! ”

Hu Lang'er used to live in the grassland, then migrated to the Western Regions, and then came to the Dong family. With more experience, he saw that these soldiers and horses were not the Qin army.

Because they wore a uniform round iron helmet, which was different from the common martial arts of the Qin army and the Han army. What's more, each person has a large iron shield more than four feet tied to their left hand.

This huge iron shield is not at all like the small shield of ordinary infantry, nor is it like the big wooden shield of the brave battalion, but it is extremely heavy and cannot be flexibly adjusted at all.

This kind of shield can protect the left side of oneself and the right side of the comrades who are very close to it when they are arrayed. Not to mention ordinary bows and arrows, or large axes and spears, it is difficult to cause direct damage to it.

Moreover, these shields were tied to the left forearm, so that the left hand could be freed, and like the Qin army, the two hands manipulated the extra-long spear, and crushed the opponent head-on with a terrifying phalanx.

Xu Jian saw Hu Lang'er thoughtful and asked, "Does Captain Hu know where they come from?" ”

Hu Lang'er said, "I'm not sure, but I've just seen some Anxi, Kushan infantry, and similar elites. It's just that the equipment, appearance, and momentum of these people are better than the infantry of Anshen and Kushan. ”

Xu Jian was puzzled, "Rest in peace, Guishuang?" That's far enough, and I've only heard of good cavalry, but it's the first time I've known they have such infantry. ”

Hu Lang'er said, "Rest is indeed known for its cavalry, but there are also some cities where there are strong soldiers, and some people use this kind of equipment and tactics. Kushan was the former Otsutsuki clan, and the city-states they ruled had some of these infantry defending their respective areas. ”

"In addition, some small cities in the Western Regions also have some similar people. But no matter where they come from, now that they're here, we're going to ask. If it's not your own people, then you have to take them down. ”

Xu Jian deeply agreed.

When they just said rest, they were referring to the great powers of the West Asian region at that time. The Empire of Sabbath has another name in the world, called the Parthian Empire.

At its peak, the Sabbatical Empire occupied the valley of the two rivers, the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, the southern Caucasus, and the Iranian plateau. Located in the middle of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire, it had close exchanges with the East and West, and was the largest trading object and transit point on the Silk Road.

The war between it and Rome went on intermittently for hundreds of years. Its light and heavy cavalry was numerous, well-equipped, and tactically rich, making it one of the formidable opponents of the Roman legions.

At this time, the two sides, whose internal contradictions were intensifying, were still engaged in a large-scale battle.

The Kushan Empire, on the other hand, was located in the northwest region of later India. It was often combined with the Eastern Han Dynasty, Rome, and Parthia to form the four major empires at that time.

However, there is a significant gap in its strength compared to the previous three, and it has been curbed by Ban Chao of its development momentum to the Western Regions. At this time, the Kushan Empire had just passed its peak.

There were many Hellenistic cities in the territory of the Sabbath Empire and the Kushan Empire, and the heavy infantry trained in the Greek way in these cities was considered a number of strong infantry at that time.

The infantry that appeared here at this time was an elite infantry in the Greek style.

The 1,500 heavy cavalry of the Dreadnought Army divided into two groups and approached the opponent from the left and right flanks of the phalanx.

Xu Jian leaned over with the banner of the Third Guards Cavalry of the Dreadnought Army and personally asked where the other party came from.

Just when Xu Jian approached thirty steps, there was a loud flute sound in the phalanx, and the first two rows of spears were suddenly flattened together, and the third and fourth rows of spears were also held diagonally forward. The thousands of soldiers were immediately orderly and unusually calm, forming a formation with a very deterrent effect.

I saw that the huge shields were raised high and lined up in three rows, like a city wall, impregnable.

Extra-long spears protrude from them, making people shudder when they get closer. On either side, there were also soldiers standing or kneeling and bent over, their bows already wound, their eyes calm ready to fire.

Next to some seemingly familiar flags, it is difficult to tell who is the general and colonel in the military formation. This formation is impermeable, immobile like a mountain, moving like thunder, and the irresistible momentum immediately spreads.

Xu Jian and the others were quite courageous and skilled, and they were not intimidated by the other party.

He shouted loudly: "I am the third guard cavalry of the dreadnought, and the third brigade joins the army, Xu Jian!" Where did you come from? And why are you flying the banner of the dreadnought? ”

His roar could definitely be heard by half of the opposing phalanx, but no one responded to him.

He also warned: "Is there a general or military officer who leads the team? If no one answers, Hugh will blame us for being rude! ”

"Hahaha! How did Xu become so impatient? See who I am. ”