Chapter 171: Snowy Night Strikes Kuka (Part II)

Although the Kuka tribe is also a medium-sized tribe, the strength of its tribe is not comparable to that of the Ava tribe. The entire tribe combined has a population of less than three thousand. There were only about 300 Turks. In the last war against Saigo, the losses of the Kuka Department were not light. In fact, there are less than 300 surviving cavalry in the Kuka. There are less than 1,000 men in the tribe who can fight. Although the Hu people are said to be old and weak, they can fight. But in fact, the combat power of the old and weak is really not good, just cannon fodder. In the face of the heavily armed Saigo soldiers, they had no room for resistance.

Under the orders of Subu, the cavalry of the Kuka tribe began to assemble at the Great Tent of Subu. Without the help of the cavalry, and without a unified command. The tide of battle immediately turned one-sided. The herdsmen of the Kuka tribe were massacred by the Saigo warriors. There are not so many sympathetic people in Saigo's martial arts, and good people are not suitable for staying in the ancient military camp, and the ancient military ruffians are not just talking about it. Among the martial arts, there are many people who have blood feuds with the Hu people. For the Hu people, they hate them to the core. Many soldiers will even secretly kill those Hu people who have abandoned their weapons.

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"How's it going? How's it going? In the middle of the camp of the Kuka Ministry, Su Bu, who was fully armed with military guards, hurriedly asked the attendant who had just rushed back in front of him. At this time, several elders and more than one hundred and sixty horsemen had gathered next to Subu.

"Back to my lord! The situation has been inquired into! The Zhao dog who attacked tonight was the one who was entrenched. The number is at least five hundred! And the armor is complete, and the spears are sharp. It should be Zhao Gou's elite! The stragglers (i.e., the herdsmen's cavalry) are almost unstoppable! The squire reported.

"There are more than five hundred elites, Zhao Gou wants to completely destroy my Kuka Department!" An elder exclaimed.

"My lord, now that the thieves are pressing each other, what should I do?" Another elder was similarly alarmed.

But I haven't waited for Su Bu's answer. A bearded man covered in blood with his right arm covered in arms ran over. When the Hu man saw Su Bu, he immediately knelt down and cried, "My lord! The Great Elder and the Third Elder are dead! ”

"What's going on? What the hell is going on? Su Bu said angrily. The Great Elder and the Third Elder were the wise men of the clan, and Su Bu would usually consult with them before making any major decisions. The death of these two men is definitely a big loss for Kukabe.

"Lord Hui, just now my subordinates were attacking Zhao Gou on the way to escort the Great Elder and the Third Elder to the big tent. The Great Elder and the Third Elder died on the spot! Only his subordinates broke through alone. The bloodied Hu replied.

"And you still have the face to come back? Why don't you die! Su Bu scolded angrily.

The bloodied Hu man didn't speak, just lowered his head and clenched his fists with both hands.

"Get out! Go and cut off the heads of ten Zhao Dogs and atone for your crimes! Su Bu didn't bother to talk nonsense with this Hu man, and pointed in a direction casually.

"No!"

The bloodied Hu man bit and walked away with a knife.

"My lord, now Zhao Gou is approaching step by step? What should I do? An elder said urgently. Obviously, the deaths of the Great Elder and the Third Elder had stimulated him.

"Now the warriors of my Kuka Department have been divided and surrounded by Zhao Gou. If this continues, it will be broken one by one. Su Bu thought for a while and said.

Immediately afterwards, Su Bu ordered: "Pass on the order of a certain horseman, let all the scattered horsemen retreat to the big tent for defense!" ”

Obviously, Su Bu already knew that the strength of the raiders alone would not be able to drive away the Xixiang army. He had to concentrate the strength of all his clans. However, in this way, it is equivalent to losing the old and weak women and children of the peripheral tribes to the Xixiang army.

To the Zhao (i.e., Han Chinese), who were deeply influenced by Confucianism, this may have been cruel and unkind. But in the eyes of the Hu people, who believe in the law of the jungle of 'the law of the jungle', this is the most normal behavior. The status of the elderly, the weak, women and children in the tribe is very low, and they can be discarded at any time. Therefore, when Subu received the order, most of the scattered cavalry (herdsman cavalry) rushed to the big tent. Of course! A few of the aliens refused to carry out the order, but they were outnumbered and then slashed by the surrounding Saigo soldiers.

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"Qi Qi Sima! Huhou is massively massively massing towards the center of the camp, apparently trying to shrink the line! Near the gate, a scout reported to Liu Wu. Scouts are not only tasked with spotting the enemy, they also need to monitor battlefield movements and provide timely and reliable information to the main generals.

"It's so ruthless!" Liu Wu muttered.

"Chuan Mou's order ordered Liu Shiqu to directly attack the Hu people in the center of the camp. Xu Jiqu quickly returned to the building, cooperated with Liu Shiqu's attack from the side, and must destroy the main force of the Kuka Department in one fell swoop. In addition, half of the reserve team was transferred to clean up the remnants of the Hu people on the periphery of the Kuka Department with two military detachments! Liu Wu immediately ordered.

"No!" The herald next to him immediately hugged his fists.

"Wait! Tell Liu Shi to let him settle the battle as soon as possible, and he can't delay any longer! After the herald got up, Liu Wu seemed to remember something, and hurriedly instructed. Now the weather is very cold outside, and if you stay outside for a long time, you will get wind chill disease. The medical conditions in ancient times were far inferior to those in the new century, and a small cold could kill someone. What's more, there is not even a decent military doctor in the Xixiang Army. If there is a large-scale non-combat attrition after the war, then Liu Wu, as the commander, will not be able to escape the blame. He didn't want to be scolded by his own father Ji.

"No!" The herald replied again.

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"Oh no! My lord. A Zhao Dog tribe of more than 300 people has appeared in the south and is attacking us! In the West, Zhao Gou seems to be gathering scattered pawns! In the middle of the Kuka camp, a Hu man ran over in a panic and reported to Subu.

"It's coming! This should be the main force of Zhao Gou, and the life-and-death battle related to the survival of our clan will also come! The second elder next to Su Bu, who was wiping the scimitar in his hand, sighed.

"yes!" Su Bu agreed and sighed.

"Your Excellency, give the order! Your warriors have been assembled! The second elder half-knelt down and said reverently. The rest of the Hu people also knelt down.

"Gu Yuduo, you are ordered to lead more than 100 scattered horsemen to spy on Zhao Gou in the West. If Zhao Gou comes to attack, you will lead your troops to resist. Before we defeat the Hu Dog in the south, you must firmly bite the Zhao Dog and protect the safety of our flank! The relieved Su Bu ordered.

"No! Please rest assured! Before the last general dies, he will never let any Zhao Gou come over! A vicious general next to the second elder hugged his chest and said.

"Go ahead and prepare!" Su Bu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said.

"No!"

After General Hu got up, he left immediately.

After General Hu left, Su Bu smiled and said to the second elder: "Second elder! No, old friend! The survival of my people depends on you! ”

"No!" The Second Elder, whose eyes were full of determination, replied.

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After receiving Liu Wu's orders and instructions, Liu Shi did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led the soldiers of Benqu to the center of the camp of the Kuka Department. The intention is to defeat the main force of the Kuka as soon as possible, so as to quickly resolve the battle. From noon to now, the soldiers have been frozen for more than six hours. If it drags on any longer, the soldiers won't be able to stand it. At that time, not only the wind chill, but also the probability of typhoid fever will be greatly increased. In ancient times, there was no particularly effective treatment for typhoid fever, and the case fatality rate was extremely high!

"The whole army has sorted out the formation, and the archers are ready to shoot!" After leading his troops to the center of the Kuka camp, Liu Shi immediately ordered. Because they were busy on the road, the formation of the Xixiang Army was a little chaotic. Liu Shi plans to readjust.

Originally, this was the best time for the Kukabu Hu people to attack. The second elder who commanded the battle of the Hu people of the Kuka tribe was also preparing to give an order. But Saigo's speed of adjusting the formation was far beyond his imagination. With only a few tens of breaths of effort, the formation has been readjusted. This made the second elder of Hu Ren dumbfounded, and at the same time, he also raised the evaluation of the Xixiang warriors up a notch in his heart. A grade that frightened him.

"Attack with all your troops!" At this time, Liu Shi had no time to spend on the Hu people in front of him, so he pulled out his saber and immediately shouted. He is quite confident in the strength of his subordinates. After all, most of Liu Shiqu's soldiers are veterans who have followed Liu Ye for more than two years. Cooperate with each other tacitly, especially good at formation. The combat power is not comparable to the other four songs. Liu Shiqu was the elite unit of the entire martial arts. In Xixiang, the combat power of the army is second only to the white-robed guard.

"Attack formation! Advance! ”

"Hah!" Liu Shiqu's soldiers roared in unison. Then he put on a neat formation and began to slowly approach the Kukabu Huren.

looked at the Xixiang Army, which was taking a unified step and still maintaining a complete formation, slowly approaching it. The second elder secretly said in his heart that it was not good. The second elder is knowledgeable. On the way to attack, you can still keep the formation generally unchaotic. It must be a well-trained elite.

"Stop!" When the warriors were about sixty steps away from Hu Ren, Liu Shi ordered.

"Hah!" The soldiers shouted again.

"Everyone, the whole team! Anti-arrow formation! Liu Shi ordered.

"Shortbow team shoots and attacks, let's go!"

At the same time, the second elder of the Kuka Department on the other side also made the same order.

The north wind is howling, and in windy weather, the lethality of the bow and arrow will be greatly reduced. After all, the influence of the wind on the feather arrows is too great.

After several waves of fire exchanged between the two sides, they did not achieve much success, so they stopped this senseless attack. However, on the whole, it is still the Saigo warriors who have the advantage. After all, the Saigo warriors are fully armoured, and the short bows they use are also stronger than those of the Kukabu Hu people.

"Warriors of the Sirius God! It's time to kill! At my command, the cavalry attacked from the front, and the scattered cavalry outflanked from both flanks. The whole army is attacking, don't take Zhao Gou prisoners in this battle! The second elder of the Kuka Department shouted.

The eyes of the second elder of the Kuka Department are particularly vicious! He could see that the Saigo warriors were extremely strong in frontal combat. If you want to break the formation, you can only start from the side. In fact, among the Hu people, the most suitable for breaking through the two wings is the turbulent cavalry, but the frontal strength of the warriors is too strong, and the scattered cavalry is far from being an opponent. Once the front is routed, there is no point in outflanking the two wings.