Chapter 35: Encounter with a wolf
Speaking of fat sheep, Li Huaitang misses the taste of the last fat sheep very much, because this fat sheep has raised the combat effectiveness of his army to a higher level, whether it is in terms of equipment or combat experience. Just more than five hundred sets of armor captured were enough to entertain him for half a day.
Among the captives captured, more than 1,000 strong and tenacious fighters, and thousands of craftsmen were selected to enrich the tribe. The craftsmen merged with more than 1,000 members of the original Ministry of Civil Affairs to form a new Ministry of Civil Affairs, which was responsible for equipment building.
The training of the army consumes not only food, but also equipment. The scimitar must not always slash at the air, and the slashing must be directed towards an imaginary enemy made of wood, and the recruits have not mastered the slashing skills, so during the training process, the scimitar is very badly damaged, and the same is true for spears and other weapons and equipment.
Most of these damaged weapons require only minor repairs before they can be reused. Before there were no professional craftsmen, these broken weapons really gave Xiao Lizi a headache.
Among the captives, thousands of craftsmen were found, and the little chestnut was immediately regarded as a treasure. Regardless of the fact that they are just goldsmiths and silversmiths, with the idea of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, they have shoehorned these jobs into them, anyway, these ingenious people should not be wrong to deal with these bypass jobs.
In the future, all ordnance repairs, simple equipment building, there will be enough professionals to deal with it.
As for the more than 1,000 captives who were still fighting and sturdy, they were all mixed into the light infantry, anyway, the weapons were sufficient.
During this battle, the number of people in the Guangming Department expanded to more than 5,000, and the number of livestock and horses also increased significantly. The cavalry lived up to its name, and each man was accompanied by a pack horse or camel. More than half of the cavalry was also one man and two horses.
This time, the cavalry had no more complaints. More than 500 sets of armor and wooden shields, as well as more than 300 longbow equipment, made all the generals smile. The most important thing is that there are rewards of gold and silver, when Li Huaitang rewarded a large number of gold nuggets and silver to the soldiers who participated in the war, the chestnut merchants in the city were busy for a long time before exchanging these blocks of precious metals for gold and silver coins in the city. The soldiers then scrambled to surround the slave traders who had sold the female slaves.
The Ministry's distribution of results and rewards was very popular: after each battle, half of all the goods captured, except for military supplies, were used to reward the people.
Stimulated by the expectation of rich rewards, the whole army has been trained with special vigor and strength.
"Kill!"
The Light Cavalry frantically practiced the projectile technique of the short spear. In this battle, the greatest credit is the Bright Three Horses, and the reward is also the most. Therefore, the red-eyed cavalry infantry riveted their strength, using short spears cut from hardwood, and every day under the command of the officers, they neatly projected the short spears in their hands in platoons.
This time, a large amount of ordnance was seized from the hands of the Great Cannibal. Among them, there are more than 5,000 standard javelins used by the regular army. It's a pity that those javelins are disposable consumables. In order to prevent the enemy from picking up the javelin that had been projected and throwing it back, the Great Cannibal made the javelin's spear head sharp and long, and once it was projected and encountered a target, the pointed and long spear head would bend.
So, the cavalry infantry could not use these javelins for training. Only on the official battlefield did these things come in handy.
The Great Cannibals enslaved more than 20,000 slaves of various ethnic groups in the mines in the southern mountains of Shi Kingdom, refining countless amounts of gold and silver, and the gold and silver that were refined into blocks needed to be stored in a safe place for a period of time, and after accumulating a certain amount, they were transported back to Mulu. So, the Great Cannibal built a strong fortress there. The fort was stocked with a large number of defensive weapons, including javelins, longbows, shields, and even black oil known as Greek fire. When that Mustafa received the order to retreat, he transported all his weapons away. As a result, Li Huaitang was cheaper on the way.
Looking at the troops with high enthusiasm for training and increasing combat effectiveness, Li Huaitang felt a sense of accomplishment, and he was confident that he could build a powerful army before the next spring came.
However, the challenge came sooner than expected. News of the Eagle Scout disrupted his plans.
"What? Are you sure? ”
Li Huaitang, who was having lunch with the soldiers, jumped up.
"Yes, I'm afraid the Turkishes are less than twenty miles away from here now."
Li Wenbao is confident in his discovery.
"Very well, probe. Gather! Li Huaitang ordered urgently. After all, the distance of twenty miles, for the cavalry, is in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, the Ministry of Light is also training in the north of Qishi City, and it is not far away.
These days, with the Eagle Rider equipped with two horses, the Scouts of the Eagle Rider have boldly wandered to the vicinity of Samarkand. Therefore, they can grasp the movements of the Turgis people at the first time. It's just limited to the backwardness of the means of communication, so at the same time as the return, the Turgish are also approaching.
"What? Are you sure? ”
This is the second time Li Huaitang has the same problem today.
Just two more scouts came to report.
"Yes, only a few hundred, definitely not more than a thousand."
The scout was sure.
Li Huaitang began to suspect that the six monkeys had mistranslated, but the scout's answer was still correct.
The idea of a crazy adventure is beginning to emerge!
The brow is furrowed, the eyes are rolling, and the fingers are moving. After pondering for a moment, Li Huaitang asked, "How is the follow-up force of the Turgish people?" ”
"So far, no other Turgish have been found to follow."
"If that's the case, it's a waste of their good intentions not to kill them."
Li Huaitang smiled coldly, his determination had been made.
By this time, the infantry had finished plating, and the officers were encouraging morale.
Ahead, a succession of scouts came from Pegasus one after another, all confirming that the Turgish had only sent a detachment of divisions.
"The Eagle Rider continues to expand the search area and report the enemy situation in a timely manner. The whole army is in combat mode! ”
Li Huaitang was very calm and looking forward to it, this was the first time he had a conflict with the Turgish people.
The news of the siege of Samarkand by the Turgish people was like a boulder, smashed into a deep pool, and made the city of Qishi full of storms and rains, and the people were panicked.
Umeng once suggested that in the name of the king, he should be fooled with the Turges and the snakes, and if he could be blinded, he would be fooled. After all, the strength of the Turgish people is in full swing, and judging from the current balance of forces between the two sides, it is impossible for the Ministry of Light to match them.
Li Huaitang did not consider Wumeng's suggestion.
If you want to take refuge, Li Huaitang has already acted, and you don't have to wait until today, Li Huaitang never has a fluke mentality, taking refuge means being fused, and the taste of cutting meat with a blunt knife is not pleasant.
What's more, there are more than 3,000 people in the entire Ministry of Light who are directly worshiped by the Turgish people and are miserable in a foreign land as slaves, and these people all have a common hatred with the Turgish people. Li Huaitang once used this as a sign to gather people's hearts. Once in contact with the Turgish, how did the newly returned soldiers of the tribe understand? Their idea is simple and straightforward: kill the enemy and get revenge.
Thinking of this, Li Huaitang looked at the serious and neat infantry formation. The morale of the soldiers had been aroused, and most of them did not need to be motivated at all, for their eyes had burst into a blazing gaze that could only be found when confronted with a bitter enemy.
In this situation, Li Huaitang was very glad that he did not adopt Wumeng's suggestion, otherwise, it would be difficult to unite the hearts of all the soldiers in the future.
The problem followed, hundreds of Turquoise Shi people were not to be feared, just as a sparring partner, Li Huaitang was confident that he would defeat them, Li Huaitang was worried about the army after the striker, and the Turk Shi people who might come in the future. How to cope then?
It's very tangled, forget it, the future will be said. Turtle, you son, whoever doesn't let me live will have to shed a layer of skin first! At the time of crisis, Li Huaitang radiated his ambition and ambition, it was no big deal, the soldiers came to block, and the water came to cover the earth, depending on whose scimitar was sharp.
Aslan was very excited, and galloped on the road leading to Shi Guo. Today's luck is quite good, Mohedagan mysteriously gave him a combat mission: a sneak attack on Shi Guo.
After hearing this task, Aslan thought that he had been hit by a treasure falling from the sky, and a sense of happiness suddenly surrounded him, and tears began to moisten his eyes.
Aslan knew that receiving this task meant a lot of wealth, of course, provided that most of them had to honor Mohe Dagan.
Aslan also knew that he still had to thank Que Yinanru. This clansman, who is accustomed to opposing Mohedagan, will not miss any opportunity to stumble on Moheda. In the case that no one was embarrassed to compete with Mohe Dagan for the fat sheep of Shi Guo, Que Yi Nan stepped forward as usual, and used the awe-inspiring truth to destroy Mohe Dagan's dream of making a fortune.
In the end, Sulu Khan made a compromise arrangement, and asked the prince Gu Lulu to lead a thousand cavalry and Mohe Dagan's 2,000 cavalry to form an assault team and go to the capital of Shi Guo together.
How willing Mohe Dagan is. returned to the tent, thought about it for a while, and interrogated a few Shi Guo transport soldiers who were captured in the United States.
Shi Guo's situation soon became clear, and Mo Heda was overjoyed, and he was even more reluctant to share the delicious fat sheep with others. Originally, he planned to send out the elite blood wolf white horsemen to be the vanguard, and for a target like Shi Guo, more than a hundred blood wolf white horsemen were enough to be competent. However, this cavalry was too dazzling to know how many pairs of eyes were staring at it, especially the old fox Que Yiru.
So, in the end, Mohedagan decided to send the Aslan Ministry. This person is like his name, like a lion brave and strong, although he lacks resourcefulness, but the remaining more than 1,000 old and weak soldiers in Shi Guo are just a piece of cake, and Aslan's six hundred horses can be captured.
After quietly dispatching the Aslan Division, Mohedagan played a game of pushing. The prince sent people to urge him many times, and Moheda said for a while that the soldiers should be fed before they set off, and after the meal, he dragged the prince's bones around the barracks and inspected the army, saying that it was to encourage morale, and then simply played missing. Anyway, I made up my mind, and tried to give Aslan a lot of time to loot, and the best result was when I arrived with the prince, when Aslan returned with a full load.
Although Aslan spotted a scout watching him from afar, he was not at all worried, and he did not bother to go over to drive him, time was of the essence, and he had to complete the task of slaughtering the sheep before Mohe Dagan arrived. As for those scouts, what about even Shi Guoren? The more than 600 horsemen under his command are enough to defeat thousands of elite elites.
Therefore, Aslan, who had such an idea, just kept urging his subordinates and the guide of the Shi Kingdom captive to gallop towards the city of begging history.
"Huh? Where did the army come from? ”
Aslan spotted from afar that thousands of infantry were lined up in front of him. "Haha, the Rites are so interesting, they still want to fight with us in the field."
Aslan couldn't help but laugh, and his men laughed along.
Indeed, the Tuqi Shi people came all the way, and the momentum was like a bamboo, who dared to take the lead? The cowardly Rite merchant was so arrogant that the Turgish people couldn't help but find it funny.
"This, this ......"
Guide Shi Guo couldn't think of any words to explain what had happened, and looked at Aslan with a panicked expression. The guide has repeatedly said that Shi Guo has no soldiers.
"Thank you, now you can go home."
Aslan finished speaking, and with a single punch knocked the guide off his horse, and the horses stepped over the Lite......
Although the actual situation was different from the information, Aslan did not pay attention to the sudden appearance of the army, and only thought that they were going to reinforce Samarkand. killed Shi Guo's guide, but it was because he was annoyed that he dared to deceive himself. In his eyes, there are so many chestnuts on the other side, there must be a few who will become his guides.
Although the people on the opposite side blocked the way and delayed the sneak attack, it was better to defeat it in the field than to attack the city. Although the opponent chooses to line up next to a wetland, this does not affect the frontal assault or detour to the other side. Here, it is a place where the strong speak loudly, and a small clever trick will only be shocked by the strength in the end.
As the Turgish men stopped their horses, Aslan retracted his smile and quickly entered the same state of hunting as a lion, raising his sword and pointing it at the sun in the sky.
The sun has moved overhead, and there is not a trace of wind on the grassland. The two armies were facing off nervously.
Aslan waited, waiting for the heavy breathing of the horse under his crotch to smooth out, and then unleashed a swift and fatal blow. He wanted to deal with his opponents once and for all, drove them back to the city of Qishi, and took advantage of the chaos, he led his team to follow in, and went straight to the palace and the noble house.
Aslan was a little surprised, and the Lits who confronted him also seemed to have enough patience, and everyone stood there motionless, giving people a petrified feeling.
Li Huaitang's heart was also very nervous, he was worried about the army of Turgist Shi who would appear at any time. The most favorable news at the moment is that there is no news, and as long as the scouts do not return, it means that there is no bad news. Li Huaitang knew that the key to this battle was that he had to defeat the cavalry in front of him before the Turgish army arrived, and perhaps, the Turgish people had not much time left for him.