Rutgers is the bait released, and the destination of the four thousand horse thieves does not need to ask if it is a military town. On the sand table, Jiang Anyi quickly confirmed the route of the horse thief, and it was not possible to march in the Gobi without leaving the water source, so the whereabouts of the horse thief could not be hidden.

Zhang Keji pointed to a depression one hundred and twenty miles northwest of the military town and said: "This is an oasis, according to the route, it will take two days for the horse thieves to go here, and there will be no place to replenish the water source if they want to go further, and the horse thieves will definitely stop here and replenish the water for the horses to eat." ”

Jiang Anyi noticed that the oasis was about 200 miles away from Xiaozhen in a straight line, and it could be reached in a day's time. Because the horse thief made a detour, Zheng Jun was able to reach here first.

"Let Shi bring three thousand light horsemen to go", Zhang Keji said: "Let him bring three hundred mirror shields and six hundred crossbows to try the actual combat effect." "Stone He Xigui is Zhang Keji's son-in-law, the newly developed ordnance of the hundred engineering department, of course Zhang Keji wants to use it for his son-in-law first, you must know that the number of new ordnance is limited, it is impossible to equip 30,000 troops, not to mention the Anxi battalion, as the so-called first use first served, if it is good, the light cavalry of the stone department is the elite of the Anxi battalion.

The mirror shield is Li Laigao's inspiration from the reflection of the bronze mirror, inlaid with polished copper sheets on the standing shield, like a mirror, and the angle of the sunlight is calculated to the opposite side, the light is dazzling, and the opponent's eyes can be confused, especially the war horse is dazzled, and the formation is immediately chaotic. Li Laigao developed the mirror shield to use it to deal with the people of the Northern Desert, but he didn't expect to use it on the Gobi Desert first.

The foot crossbow is improved by the combination of the winch crossbow and the arm tension crossbow, the winch crossbow is too difficult to string, although the crossbow arrow is powerful, but the lethality caused is limited, and the arm tension crossbow is easy to wind but the power is inferior. The members of the Hundred Engineering Department developed a crossbow that was wound with a pedal, and the power was somewhere in between, and the time was somewhere in between.

Jiang Anyi also feels like chicken ribs, but Zhang Keji doesn't think so, the crossbow can be fired in several columns, the first row is aimed and shot, the second row is loaded with arrows, and the third row is adjusted to wind, so that the cycle repeats, there is always a row in the firing state, as long as the number of foot crossbows is enough, it can cause huge damage to the enemy army from a hundred paces away.

Half an hour later, He Xigui set off with 3,000 light horsemen, followed by 200 wagons carrying mirror shields, crossbows, and supplies. The speed of the Gobi march was nowhere near that of the steppe, but Zheng's army reached the oasis before dark.

The oasis is a narrow strip of land more than three miles long, with green grass on both sides of the river, a few sparse trees, and desert and gravel beaches on all sides. The scouts who arrived first reported that they had found no trace of the enemy, and He Xigui ordered them to set up camp and set up spies thirty miles away. This oasis is a place where horse thieves must pass, He Xigui is not too worried about horse thieves escaping to other places, people and horses have to drink and eat, even if Hei Fengsha knows that Zheng Jun is here, he may only come hard.

Every Zheng Jun who went out of the customs carried a sheepskin fur sac, which can usually be used as a pocket, and can be used to sleep after unfolding, although it is not as exquisite as the workmanship used by the reconnaissance horseman, it is enough to keep warm. Jiang Anyi spent nearly one million taels of silver in order to equip Guan Dajun's army, and the war was fought with money and food, and these things were the guarantee of victory.

Sixty miles away, the horse thieves stopped in a secluded place, and did not receive a return from the oasis in front of them, and Kotov had a sense of foreboding in his heart, which had allowed him to escape danger several times, but this sneak attack on Zheng Junjun's military town was a ploy of the Zheng people. It has been more than 270 miles away from the Yin Fog Gully, and it took two days on the road, and the water carried is only enough for one day. The detective rode to the oasis to investigate, and found out that 3,000 Zheng troops were stationed there, and Kotov slapped Rogers hard, without asking Rutgers if it was the bait released by Zheng Jun, leading him to take the bait.

The black wind old Santony has a close relationship with Rutgers, and said: "Boss, now is not the time to be held accountable, Zheng Jun sent 3,000 people to intercept us, treating us as cattle and sheep that can be slaughtered at will." The spies also said just now that Zheng Jun did not set up camp, obviously he had just arrived, if Zheng Jun did not rely on the military village and charged on horseback with us, wouldn't it be self-defeating. Three thousand Zheng people rode lightly, and it didn't take much effort from the brothers, the boss gave me 2,000 people, and I could kill them crying dad and calling mother. ”

Kotov was moved, the four thousand light horsemen who robbed and killed Feng Siyan last time were unimaginable, and Kotov found that the overall quality of Zheng Jun's light cavalry was not as good as his subordinates, maybe let Yatoni take two thousand men and horses to try the depth, and then he could advance and retreat freely.

When he received the news of the horse thief's coming, He Xigui ordered the whole army to wait, but most of the hours passed, and the horse thief had not yet appeared, and the horse thief returned that the horse thief was unhurriedly traveling twenty miles away. He Xigui had a lot of dealings with horse thieves, and knew that horse thieves were very cunning, and it seemed that he was deliberately exhausting his own army.

He Xigui is no longer the little stone of the year, he has been in the army for fifteen years, and it is impossible for the horse thief to be difficult to stop him, let the five hundred soldiers be on guard, the crossbow is well wounded, and the other horses and soldiers are resting on the spot, anyway, the environment of the oasis is better than the desert, and he is not afraid of delaying it for a long time.

Towards noon, the scout returned, and the horse thief sped up ten miles away, heading for the oasis. The timing of this gang of horse thieves was very accurate, and Zheng Jun's rule was to have breakfast at three o'clock, lunch at two o'clock at noon, and dinner at night. The horse thief came to attack at noon, just to calculate that Zheng Jun's breakfast was almost digested, and at this time, his stomach was empty, and his combat power declined.

He Xigui sneered, he had already let the soldiers eat the jerky at the right time, and the horse thief had made a mistake. Ordering to get on the horse, He Xigui came to the front of the queue and said in a loud voice: "The horse thieves are rampant, and they still come to attack and kill us knowing that we are stationed here." Some of you have fallen into the hands of horse thieves, and you are not to blame for that defeat, and today someone will take you to the end of the day, and kill these evil horse thieves under the sword. ”

The guards raised their swords and shouted, "I am willing to kill the thief with the general." Countless bright machetes were raised, and all the troops shouted in unison, "I am willing to kill the enemy with the general."

A few miles away, Atony heard Zheng Jun's high-pitched voice, and Athony laughed and said, "The cattle and sheep are screaming, waiting for us to slaughter them." Brothers, polish your knives, and let's slaughter cattle and sheep. ”

The horse thief behind him let out a "yo yo" cry and rode towards the oasis, and Athony rushed to the front of the queue to see Zheng Jun forming a long array, waiting with his shield held high. The corners of Yatony's mouth twitched, he looked down on Zheng Jun's formation the most, this kind of rigid standing on the ground waiting for the enemy's knife to cut it was simply stupid, wasting the horse's four legs. Of course, Zheng Jun's bow and crossbow still have a certain power, as long as you are careful to avoid it, and wait for the war horse to rush into Zheng Jun's array, it will be the world of horse thieves.

A hundred paces away from Zheng Jun, Atony could already see Zheng Jun's erected shield wall and spears sticking out like hedgehogs. Athony smiled: "Brothers, don't rush forward, let's go around from both sides and kick Zheng Ren's ass hard." ”

As he spoke, the horse galloped like the wind, and had already rushed into a distance of eighty paces. Suddenly, Zheng Jun's shield wall and gun forest were closed, revealing the bright objects behind him. Before Athony could see what it was, countless bright lights came dazzlingly, the horses neighed in shock, and the horse thieves' eyes were so bright that they couldn't see what was in front of them at all. The war horse in front stopped suddenly, and the war horse behind rushed forward, and suddenly crashed into one place, and the person turned on his back.

Before he could turn the horse's head, Atony heard the sound of the strings of "collapse", no, Zheng Jun fired a crossbow arrow. These horse thieves had fought with Zheng Jun, and knew that Zheng Jun's winch crossbow was extremely powerful, and the crossbow arrows could shoot through horses, and if people were next to each other, they could string them together. Many horse thieves are experienced, although they can't see in their eyes, their reactions are extremely agile, they turn over and dismount, and lie down on the ground, anyway, there is a lot of sand on the ground, and it doesn't hurt to fall.

The sound of breaking the air roared into his ears, Yatony looked up on the ground, only to see arrows as thick as chicken eggs breaking through the air, and the sound of arrows entering the body behind him was accompanied by screams and neighing horses.

After the sound of breaking the air for a while, the horse thief on the ground stood up with a curse, and beat the yellow sand on his body to prepare to mount again. Yatony just lay on the ground and looked carefully, the shiny thing was the shield, Zheng Jun's shield was polished as bright as a mirror, reflecting the sun and dazzling the eyes of people and horses.

As soon as one foot stepped into the stirrup and was about to turn over and get on the horse, the sound of "collapse" started again, and Atony was shocked, Zheng Jun's newly developed crossbow shot could actually be fired continuously. Before he had time to think about it, a crossbow arrow was already shooting at him, and Atony jumped onto his horse and hid behind his neck.

The bolt screeched into the horse's neck, piercing the horse's neck with its tip, and the tip continued to pierce Athony's chest. Atony was wearing a bearded light armor, which was very strong, but the tip of the crossbow pierced the light armor heavily and pierced into Athony's body by nearly an inch.

Atony screamed, and was thrust by the crossbow bolt to the back of the horse, and the horse fell beside him. Seeing the blood spurting outward from his chest, the crossbow arrows flying in the air, and the screams behind him, Athony shrank as far as he could, hiding behind the horse's corpse, hoping to escape the catastrophe.

Five rounds of crossbow arrows were fired, leaving more than 700 of the 2,000 horse thieves behind, and the rest of the horse thieves fled in all directions. Seeing that the horse thieves had fled and scattered, and that the crossbows were no longer effective, He Xigui ordered to stop shooting and set out with two thousand light horsemen to pursue the fleeing horse thieves.

Five miles behind Atony, Kotov was about to send someone to investigate the situation of the battle, only to see countless horse thieves fleeing back, Kotov was stunned, this is only half a pillar of incense, and he was defeated? Drinking a horse thief, asking Zheng Jun to use a bright object to dazzle the sight of people and horses, and then there was a new type of crossbow arrows that were constantly fired, and the army was quickly destroyed by the crossbow arrows.

Kotov had no choice but to order the rout to be gathered and retreated. Zheng Jun's ordnance is powerful, and the improved catapult drove the Western Regions Alliance out of Huazhou, if two new weapons are made, how can this battle be fought?

After retreating ten miles, Kotov ordered to stop, the ordnance moved slowly, and it was impossible for Zheng Jun to carry ordnance to chase him, Kotov decided to compete with Zheng Jun here, otherwise the army's morale would collapse, and the name of the Black Wind would be over.