Chapter 241: Breaking the Enemy in Battle

Li Mu, who is destined to become one of the brightest stars in the empire in the future, will certainly not go crazy. Every time he comes to a big battle, he becomes more calm, which is his unique quality of a famous general.

In the case of a huge difference in strength, fighting cavalry with foot soldiers is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone and seeking a dead end. No general who understands military affairs would do this. But Li Mu just did it. Before this nameless mountain tonight, he will use his superb military command ability to prove to everyone that a miracle has been born.

Using the fog as a cover, he made military arrangements before dawn came. The 20,000 Zhao troops were reduced to zero, and began to advance step by step from the west, south, and southeast directions. And the Zhao army in these three directions was divided into two. Half of them were responsible for the attack, while the other half were responsible for covering and digging trenches.

The vast expanse of land to the west and north of the Nameless Mountain was originally very fertile and soft. It's just that the successive wars since last year have made these fields barren. Even the people of the nearby Yan Kingdom fled to distant places.

Two days ago, when Li Mu led his army here, he immediately found that this area was the best place to block Hu Qi. Therefore, he immediately chose this place as a battlefield. Originally, according to his prediction, the battle would not officially begin until three to five days later. But because of this sudden fog, he suddenly realized that maybe the dawn of victory was just before the fog broke!

In accordance with General Lee's orders, about 10,000 soldiers were led by their respective generals to cover the attacking soldiers and dig trenches. These selected Zhao Jun are all powerful people of Kong Wu. They were strong, with shields and long knives behind their backs, and tools in their hands that could dig the earth. Keep up with the combat team.

When all the soldiers took advantage of the fog to advance, Li Mu personally beat the war drums in the southeast direction. Then, with this as a command, the drums in the other two directions also sounded. The sound of war drums shook the earth, piercing the fog, waking up the sleeping earth and the enemy on the opposite side.

Li Mu's expectation was not wrong at all. In such weather, the Hu cavalry really did not dare to go out easily. In the face of the thunderous drums in all directions, they could only keep firing arrows, but they didn't know the specific location of the attacking Zhao army.

After a few moments, the drums became loud. The generals who led the army in three directions of attack, although they could not see clearly where the enemy was, immediately realized that they had entered a predetermined position. It also means that the feather arrows of the Hu people are about to kill them.

The power of Hu Ren's iron arrows should not be underestimated. However, Zhao Jun was already prepared. As soon as the general gave the order, the soldiers who were struggling to dig the trench immediately raised their shields to provide cover for their comrades in battle. Cold arrows whizzed through the fog and clanged onto the shield with a dull sound. Occasionally, someone was hit by an arrow, screaming in low pain, and quickly bandaged the wound with the help of his comrades, as long as it was not a vital shot, but refused to retreat and insisted on moving forward.

Then, under the cover of the shield, the soldier Zhao began to fight back with the divine crossbow in his hand. This kind of crossbow arrow, which can fire five in a row at a time, is much more powerful than the iron arrows of the Hu people on the opposite side. The Hu people, who rushed to the battle, began to fall piece by piece. The cry of misery was endless. In the face of such a fierce attack, those archers had to choose to dodge for the time being.

And in this short gap, Zhao Jun quickly dug a trench in the soft soil. Basically, a trench was dug at a distance of two or three zhang, step by step, and the two teams covered each other's advance.

Because of the fog, the Hu cavalry, who began to gather, couldn't see what was happening dozens of feet away from them. They didn't realize that around them, the trenches dug by the Zhao army in a short period of time were gradually tightening their necks like deadly ropes.

The Hu cavalry is worthy of being a fierce and unusual steppe warrior. They move very quickly. From the sound of the enemy's drums to the urgent summoning of the armor and mounting, it was only less than half an hour. For an army of 20,000 people, such an organization and combat capability is already extremely fast.

After suffering a large number of casualties among the cavalry that had been defended on all sides, Jero's ambition, who had officially begun to exercise command, was furious. As a general with a lot of combat experience, he certainly understood that a rash attack in such weather would be very detrimental to cavalry operations. But such hesitation only flashed in his heart for a moment, and he was decisively left behind.

During the day, he had observed the terrain around it. Except for the nameless mountain range where the Zhao army was entrenched, within a radius of dozens of miles, there were flat and wide areas, which were the most suitable for cavalry combat. The 20,000 cavalry under him, once they charge, no matter how powerful the Zhao army is, they will be trampled into powder! That's where his confidence lies.

Yeluxiong, who was surrounded by hundreds of horsemen, raised the scimitar in his hand and began to give orders loudly. Since Zhao's army was attacking from three directions, his cavalry would naturally go to three sides to fight, and be sure not to let one enemy escape.

"General! Such a fog may not be good for our army...... Would you like to wait a moment? ”

"Zhao Jun is not far away, they thought that we would not dare to attack rashly in such weather, so they came to provoke so boldly. Hehe! How can the warriors of the steppe be afraid of death? As long as you raise the speed of the horse, you can kill them in a few breaths...... How about it, do you dare to charge me? ”

With an attitude of ignoring everything, Yeluxiong strengthened the determination of all his subordinates to attack. The general was right. Although the crossbow arrows of the Zhao army are powerful, as long as the war horse is fast enough, rushing in front of them is a victory. The people of Zhao thought that with the help of the cover of the fog, the situation would be in their favor. I'm afraid I didn't expect that when thousands of troops broke through the fog and stepped on top of their heads, it was precisely because of this fog that blocked their vision!

The men of the steppe never worry so much about fighting. The strong are in control. Fierce horse scimitar, iron-blooded ambition. As long as you have the target in mind, then you can just let it go and kill it regardless of everything.

The roar that erupted was enough to change the color of the heavens and the earth. Thousands of cavalrymen raised their scimitars in their hands to destroy everything in front of them, breaking through the fog and charging forward. Their goal was clear: to slash and kill any living creature that appeared in front of their horses, whether animal or human.

The road to survival of the warriors is paved with blood and bones. In the past and now, their faith is only to kill. Kill all the enemies and get everything, which is their simplest and most direct purpose.

The Hu people, who grew up on horseback since childhood, are all superb knights. The dense fog that obscured the sky and the sun did not affect the speed of their horses in the slightest, except that they could not see the distance clearly. Moreover, the crossbow arrows shot by the other party were only blindly fired indiscriminately, and there was no accuracy at all. Although a small number of unlucky cavalrymen were shot by arrows, such casualties were almost negligible. Vaguely, the cavalry rushing to the front could already see the figure of Zhao Jun.

Every time there is a big war, we must be the first! This is the way the people of Jerod have always behaved. It is also a common trait of all those fierce generals on the steppe. Yelu Xionglai will not sit in the Chinese army to supervise the battle, and if he cannot personally participate in the battlefield of the battle of ten thousand armies, it will be tantamount to unbearable torture for him.

Yeluxiong, under the protection of hundreds of cavalry, personally led a cavalry to storm the southeast. Hearing the shout of finding the enemy's traces in front of him, the thousands of horsemen around him directly pounced. However, at a distance of dozens of zhang, no one can escape the crushing of the cavalry!

A gust of wind passed, and the fog faded. Yeluxiong saw it very clearly, and he didn't know what was going on, and the cavalry charging in front of him suddenly fell down one after another, and the formation immediately began to become chaotic. He was shocked and immediately realized that something was wrong!

"Stop moving! Stop ......! ”

However, it was too late for him to shout hoarsely. Thousands of high-speed charging war horses, there was no force in this world that could stop them. But Yeluxiong and his warriors definitely didn't expect that the people of Zhao were too yin. Taking advantage of the fog, they dug trenches all over the land. Almost every other mile, there is a trench dug in a hurry. The trench was neither deep nor shallow, just enough to pass the horse's legs. No matter how majestic the horse is, it is difficult to escape the doom. The galloping grassland horses suddenly lost their front hooves and fell into it, and the consequences can be imagined. Hundreds of horses fell to the ground, wailing in pain. This kind of scene of people turning over on their backs can be said to be very spectacular. In such a situation, almost no one is immune.

The brave and invincible steppe warriors fell off their horses unprepared. Some were seriously injured on the spot, and some were slashed by long knives from all directions before they could get up. Even if some of the horses of the gods could cross the barricades, the extended ravines that were completed at intervals were the places where they died.

Yeluxiong, who saw the situation in front of him clearly, strangled the war horse hard, and couldn't help but tear his eyes. He brandished the scimitar in his hand and killed several people in succession. However, his horse finally fell into the trench. The steppe warrior in full armor watched as a cloud of mist drifted away, revealing the sharp edge of crossbow arrows. Before he could roar, several Zhao Jun on the opposite side shot him into a hedgehog with a sneer.

Jeruchon fell on his back to the sky. The east burst open, the light pierced through the fog, and the mist began to disperse. But he couldn't wait for the light. As he was engulfed in the boundless darkness, he heard a deafening sound of murder in his ears...... The Zhao army, which had taken the lead, finally launched a general attack!