Chapter 232: Bloodstained Official Road (I)

Tart Qi couldn't wait for Yan Yudu's return, because the two crimson gold-threaded carriages had already arrived in Hejian Mansion (Bavarian Rose txt download). Go further north, cross the Juma River, and you will enter Zhongdu Road. The defense of the land of Gyeonggi is not comparable to that of Hebei East Road, where it is densely populated, and the armed guards have set up guards in various areas, and it is not easy to act there (the latest chapter of the new song of the Tang Dynasty).

The convoy must be killed before it enters Zhongdu Road!

After making up his mind, Tart Qi began to lead more than 900 horse thieves to the convoy at night. What makes Tart Qi a little strange is that he didn't meet many officials along the way, although he took a remote road, and he thought that his stealth skills were good, but there was no sign of alarming the government.

He originally thought that after robbing Yan Yuse, he would definitely startle the snake, and the entire government on Hebei East Road would launch a campaign to investigate the "horse thief". If that's the case, his room for maneuver will definitely be greatly reduced, and it will be almost impossible to sneak attack Yan Yusheng again.

In fact, when he gathered his troops and horses and went straight to Hejian Mansion, he was ready to disperse and escape. God has eyes, and Tart Qi actually sneaks all the way unhindered. On the evening of September 25, when Yan Yusheng's front and rear convoys were resting in Xiongzhou, Tart Qi chased after him.

Xiongzhou is an important town on Hebei East Road, and it is a city, not a town without walls like Ande Town. Tart Qi naturally did not dare to lead a team of less than 1,000 people to attack the city, and after thinking twice, he pulled the team to the north of Xiongzhou overnight, hiding in the woods near Baigou Station fifty miles away.

The Juma River is connected to Yishui and the Daqing River. After the official road was extended to the Juma River, it was blocked by the river. Only in the severe winter, when the river enters the dry period, and the river surface is frozen, can it be unimpeded. And now in this season, the river is still quite wide, and ferries have to be set up on both sides of the river. If Tart Qi waited for the convoy to cross halfway, and then covered up from behind, Wan Yan Yusheng would definitely not be able to escape.

However, if there are still two horse teams, an hour apart, which team should you play?

If you hit the front, the convoy behind will definitely run back to Xiongzhou City. If you hit the back, what if Yan Yusheng runs in front? Tart Qi had an extreme headache at this time. The two convoys were extremely tightly guarded, and it was impossible for the eyeliner to probe nearby, so that Tart Qi had already laid an ambush in the dense forest, but he was still unsure which convoy Yan Yusheng was in.

In retrospect, Xiongju wasn't an ideal sniper location (the latest chapter of the pill tycoon). First, north of the Juma River is Jungdu Road, which is closer to Gyeonggi. The second is that there are too many large and small rivers to the west, which is really not conducive to the escape of the northern knights, who are accustomed to fighting immediately.

It's a pity that the best chance to rob and kill has been wasted on Wan Yan Yuse.

Tart Qi is good at using soldiers, and Zhang Zong is not a master in this. Tie Damu had already returned to the southern camp, and Zhang Zong in Xiongzhou City looked at the map and fell into deep thought. There were three men standing beside him, the front was in charge of the front convoy of 300 sergeants, the rear convoy of 200 sergeants, and the 2,000 sergeants in civilian clothes. These sergeants are also nocturnal.

"There was a robbery of the princess in Andertown, everyone must know about it. We expected that the target of the horse thief should be the Sixth Highness. In order to disperse the enemy, we got two convoys, thinking that it was a suspicious tactic, but from the town of Ander to the present, the enemy has not moved. Tomorrow at noon we will be at the Juma River, where it should be the enemy's last chance. ”

Zhang Zong's face was grim, "You are all the henchmen and favorite generals of Lord Tie, and I don't want to hide anything." What we have to do tomorrow is, first, to capture as many live people as possible, and second, to create the illusion that the Sixth Highness has been assassinated. ”

"What?" All three looked at each other in disbelief.

Zhang Zong glanced at the three of them, and then said, "I will cross the river tomorrow, which is different from usual." If it is on an official road, one side is attacked, and the other side can also support, but crossing the river is different. Therefore, tomorrow the two convoys will meet each other end to end, and once they are attacked, they will have to fight to the death with the carriage as the center. At least half an hour to withstand the opponent, and after half an hour, two thousand plainclothes sergeants will appear and form an encirclement. The reason why it took half an hour was to give the opponent a chance to assassinate the Sixth Highness. ”

Seeing that the three of them were shocked, Zhang Zong squinted his eyes and said, "The real Sixth Highness has already returned to Zhongdu. However, I don't want the sergeant below to know about this, otherwise, the sergeant will not die, and the enemy will see through it. I think, if you have 500 people and block 900 of them, although you are invincible, you should still be able to do it in half an hour? ”

The person in charge of the front and rear convoys hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I will not disgrace my life (read the full text of the ancient martyrdom)!" ”

Zhang Zong nodded, "Tomorrow I will go with the car, in the carriage in front." When the hour is about right, I will show up and let the enemy attack the convoy behind. At this time, that is, when the fake Sixth Highness was assassinated. ”

"Sir, never," the three said in unison. The plainclothes leader said, "There are no eyes on the battlefield, why should Mr. risk the arrows!" ”

"Naturally, I cooperate to act," Zhang Zong said with a smile, "The horse thieves bring bows and arrows, so we must also bring them, and we must also bring more." Also, isn't there a garrison camp in Xiongzhou? Although the garrison of these places is very poor, it is still good to be a witness. Today I have already negotiated with them to have a hundred sergeants escort them. As for the arrows, carry more arrows, and every man has to take a bow, and each bow has more than five arrows. Those horse thieves are on an expedition, and it is impossible for them to carry so many arrows. So, we took advantage of the counter-fire. They don't have such a good rest as we do, and as tired divisions, although there are more of them, we can definitely withstand it. ”

On the morning of 26 September, two convoys of heads to end appeared on the official road heading north of Xiongzhou. The front convoy was ridden by two centurions and a general, and the procession was also divided into three columns, with 150 men in the front and rear of the carriages. The convoy behind was a centurion and a general on horseback, with 100 people in the front and rear. The people in both convoys are all border soldiers, dressed in white and white hats. They carried swords in their left hands, bows in their right hands, and arrows behind their backs. And behind the two convoys, there was also a team of 100 people. This team, dressed in white and wearing a brown turban, was the hundred people of the Xiongzhou garrison camp. Although these people are also well-groomed, they are less ferocious than the border army, which makes the spirit of the whole team worse.

Six hundred people, two carriages along the official road, mighty north.

The official road to the north of Xiongzhou is very important, so the woods within three miles on both sides of the official road are cut down in order not to give the horse thieves a chance to hide. Zhang Zong kept lifting the curtains on the carriage and observing the surrounding terrain.

Two hours later, the two teams were about to arrive at the banks of the Juma River, and the world seemed to suddenly be quiet. Except for the sound of footsteps and the sound of the west wind sweeping through the grass and trees, there is no other movement, not even the most common birdsong and insect calls, a solemn atmosphere, accompanied by the coolness of autumn (the latest chapter of the universal mobile phone).

The procession was still moving in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, several generals and centurions' horses began to become uneasy, some hesitated, some shook their heads, and some roared in a low voice. Immediately afterward, a dull sound like a drum came, which was small at first, but grew louder and louder, turning into a chaotic clatter.

At this time, a team of men and horses emerged from the woods a few miles west of the convoy. The group was in a concave shape, like a semicircle, towards the two convoys.

"Enemy attack!"

The guards of both teams were well-trained and immediately set up defensive formations. They stood in three rows, the first with steel knives in hand, waiting for the horse thief's arrows. The second and third rows have already placed arrows on the bowstring.

For the guards, the disadvantage was the absence of a shield in their hands. Heavy shields were not like swords, spears, bows and arrows, which the sergeant could carry in his hands for long runs. The only way to use a long knife is to strike at the opponent's sharp arrows.

Of course, the guards also have advantages, for example, they all wear light armor. Although it is not heavy armor, important parts such as the front and back of the heart are covered with iron plates. Don't look at this iron piece that is not very strong, it can save people's lives at critical times. And since Tart Qi led the people to pretend to be horse thieves, it was impossible to wear military armor.

Another advantage is that on both sides of the official road, there are ditches five or six zhang wide, only more than one zhang deep, which is dug to prevent the official road from accumulating water. Although there is no water in the ditch now, it is an obstacle for those who charge immediately. When the horse reached the edge of the ditch, it had to slow down. Descending to the bottom of the ditch and then rushing uphill is a test for the charging horse thief.

The horse thief was getting closer and closer, and the heavy sound of the horse's hooves had now turned into thunder and rolled in.

Three hundred, two hundred, one hundred and fifty steps...... The horse thief took advantage of the horsepower of the charge, bent his bow and arrows one by one, and shot the arrows out at about a hundred paces (online game martial arts new biography txt download). More than 900 arrows pierced the sky, walked out of an arc, and shot towards the convoy with a sloppy sound.

The first row of guards all stared wide-eyed in the direction of the arrow. They can't hide, they have their own archers behind them, and there are so many horse thieves that they have nowhere to hide. They must slash each other's arrows with their swords.

Although the first row of guards was prepared, there were too many arrows, and about a third of the first row of guards, as well as more than a dozen archers in the back row, were killed and wounded under the opponent's arrows, and suddenly, screams came and went.

By this time, there was no one left to take care of the wounded, and after the thieves had finished firing their arrows, the distance had been reduced to eighty paces, and the guards began to shoot back with arrows, and the front row finished shooting, and the back row continued to shoot. As for the remaining swordsmen in the first row, they took off their longbows and began to shoot at the horse thieves.

The arrows fired by the guards were exceptionally neat and not as messy as those of horse thieves.

This group of horse thieves led by Tart Qi has been fighting the Mongols for many years and has excellent equestrian skills. And these guards prepared by Tie Damu for Zhang Zong are also the elite of the account, whether it is strength or martial arts, they are all the best choice. Horse skills may be slightly inferior, but foot combat is definitely a first-class good hand, and in archery, everyone is comparable.

A sharp arrow was fired, and a horse thief took cover with a kick and dodged, and then another arrow came, but it hit the horse's neck, and the horse rolled forward with a long cry, and each of them rolled to the ground. The horse thief was also thrown out by the horse, and the horn slammed to the ground. Before he could recover his senses, the tumbling body of the horse smashed it underneath, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the man twitched twice, and then he was silent.

"Shoot the horse! Shoot the horse! The two generals yelled.

For cavalry, war horses can certainly bring higher speed, but also bring more powerful attack power. But once the horse running at high speed is broken, the cavalry himself will either be killed or injured. And the target of the horse's body is much larger than the person, and it is also more likely to be hit by arrows.

Old Du Shiyun, "Shoot the horse before shooting a man, and capture the king before the thief." "The ancients were honest and did not deceive me.