Chapter 96: Night Attack (4)
"Shoot the arrows and kill this group of Zhao dogs!" A Hu centurion shouted.
Under the order of the Hu centurion, more than 60 Hu people in the vicinity immediately bent their bows and arrows and shot directly at the Xixiang army that was engaged with the Hu people.
"Whoosh!" More than sixty arrows fell quickly. Although the Xixiang army was defenseless, the double armor they wore was not something that could be worn by an inferior soft bow like the Hu people, who lacked bow power. Even if it's only about 20 steps away. Except for some of the unlucky ones who were shot where the armor couldn't defend them, the rest of the people suffered no casualties.
"Be careful of the Hu archers, anti-arrow formation!" After being attacked by Hu Ren archers for a round, the Xixiang army reacted immediately. A tun commander who was commanding at the front shouted.
Immediately before the second wave of arrows from the Hu people came over, the soldiers behind raised their shields and lowered their heads. Compared to the first wave, the casualties were smaller. Hu Ren shot several waves in a row, but the effect was still not good.
"Damn!" Seeing the poor results, the Ucenturion, who was standing on a certain rooftop and commanding the Hu people archers to fight, slammed his fist on the roof.
"Brother, how's the situation going?" Lan Baifu, who commanded the Hu infantry to fight, shouted.
"It's not good! The equipment of this group of Zhao dogs is really too sophisticated. Our archers can't shoot through Zhao Gou's armor at all, and they have already shot several waves, but they have no effect. If you want to shoot through the armor of these Zhao dogs, you have to use a hard bow. Ugbaif shouted.
"So what now? The hard bow is only available to the soldiers of the clan. Our foot soldiers also lacked heavy weapons, and they hurt Zhao Gou at all. We can't stand it anymore," Captain Lan shouted. Without a mace, heavy weapons such as maces would not have been able to deal with Saigo's heavy sword and shield soldiers equipped with heavy armor. The Hu herdsmen led by him were not good at foot warfare. He was defeated by Saigo's infantry in small formations.
"Brother, hold on first, I'll go to the adults to ask for help!" After thinking for a moment, Captain Uzurion yelled at Captain Hundred.
"Okay brother, go and come back quickly." Captain Lan Centurion also yelled.
Just then, an arrow struck the Ucentur on the roof. Captain Ucenturion rolled straight down.
"Brother!" Captain Lan Baifu roared and ran directly to Captain Wu Baifu.
About eighty steps away from the house, Huo Ying slowly lowered the big bow in his hand. Obviously, the arrow just now was his masterpiece, but Huo Ying's face was not very good-looking at this time.
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"My lord, we are about to lose it! Let your own soldiers go on! The people are dying. Leave a few cubs for Avabe! "In front of the central tent of the Ava Ministry, the Ucenturion with an unprocessed arrow hanging on his chest cried loudly at Vala.
Huo Ying's arrow missed slightly. And did not shoot the Ucenturion on the spot. Captain Ucentur also took the opportunity to sneak back and ask for help.
"Idiot!" Vala did not pity his subordinates at all, and kicked the Ucenturion in the chest. Captain Ucenturion, who had been wounded by an arrow, died of pain.
"Rubbish! Do you know where this Zhao tribe came from? Vala yelled.
The Ucenturion, who had recovered slightly, endured the pain and shook his head.
"That Lord Ben told you that they are the Saigo Army!" Vala yelled angrily.
"How is that possible? Saigo is more than 20 miles away from our Awa Department. How dare they attack us!" Captain Ucenturion felt a little incredulous and said with a look of surprise.
"How could it not be? Who are those Zhao people out there? Can you explain? Vala yelled, clearly in a bad mood.
"My lord, it doesn't matter if they are West Country thieves or not. Let your own soldiers come on! We really can't hold it anymore. Captain Ucenturion continued to plead.
"No way!" Vala shook her head.
"Why? These are your people! They're all about to die!" Captain Ucenturion asked rhetorically with some resentment.
"Do you remember the white-robed troop that appeared in Sunset Valley?" Vala's tone softened, and she sighed.
"What do you mean?" Captain Ucenturion seemed to understand something, and asked with some questions.
Vala nodded, "That force should be the strongest combat force of the Xixiang Army." And it's not that army that is fighting you now. They are supposed to be specially used against our own soldiers. ”
"Judging from the current posture, Saigo wants to completely destroy our clan this time. Our soldiers are the last hope of our people. We must not rush into the army. They must wait until they are fully prepared before sending them in. ”
Captain Ucenturion understood what Vala meant. If the soldiers of their own tribe are not fully prepared and go out to meet the battle, it is very likely that they will overturn. Once the soldiers of this tribe are destroyed, the Ava tribe will be destroyed.
It is understandable that this crisis still needs to be overcome. Captain Ucenturion asked with some hesitation, "So what now?" ”
"Now that the survival of my clan has come to a critical juncture, go and mobilize all the clansmen! Before the soldiers of this clan are fully ready, they must be resisted by someone. Vala rubbed her head, sighed, and ordered with some reluctance.
Captain Uzurion didn't have anything else to do. I had no choice but to take the order and walk out with my head down.
Look at the fires that are burning in the south, and the countless cries. Vala clenched her fists and muttered, "Nanyang, hurry up, Avabe is up to you!" Whether you can reduce the number of casualties depends on whether you can ride your horse and come to support as soon as possible. I wish the West Country thieves hadn't discovered the location of the stables. ”
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In fact, in street fighting, the role of cavalry is not great. Because the war horse can't run at all. But the Hu people will be slightly more powerful on the war horse. Vala hoped that Nanyang and them would come over on war horses to support, so that they could delay the Xixiang army for a while longer. It will also reduce the number of casualties among the rest of the Ava tribe.
But Vala's wishful thinking is about to come to naught. Because Luan Jie and the scout team had already arrived at the stable before Nanyang. However, Luan Jie did not burn the stables and release the war horses. Except for Luan Jie, who is a little greedy for these war horses. There is also Luan Jie who is afraid that after letting these war horses out, it will be embarrassing if he collides and tramples on his own troops. But Luan Jie was afraid that the Hu people would come to fetch the horses. That's why I stationed here with a scout team.
"Captain, something is wrong!" A scout ran over in a panic.
"Panic what! The sky won't fall again! Go ahead! What's up? Luan Jie, who was sitting on the ground resting, said unhappily.
"Captain, there are a lot of Hu people from the east!" The scout said nervously.
"The Hu people are here!" Luan Jie stood up in surprise. Then he continued to ask with a serious face: "How many people?" But the elite of the Hu people? ”
The scout reported: "There are about fifty people, I don't know if it's an elite." But they didn't wear armor. Each of them also had only one older weapon. ”
After thinking for a while, Luan Jie said loudly to the scouts around him: "Brothers, the meat is delivered to the door, and Lao Tzu will eat this thief!"
"No!" The scouts around him were delighted. In Xixiang, if there is a head, there will be military exploits and rewards. This is the rule set by Liu Ye when he became an army. No one is afraid of a lack of heads. And the scouts are the elite of the army, and they don't think they can't beat this group of thieves.
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"Quick! Fast! Hurry up for Lao Tzu. Our people are still waiting for us to come to our rescue? "On a certain road to the stable, the Hu centurion Nanyang was cheering up his subordinates.
This group of Hu people did give them face as officials. Although everyone was out of breath and sweating profusely, no one was left behind.
"Shoot the arrows!" Just as they were about to reach the stables, many of them had already seen them. A Zhao Ren's voice sounded.
Immediately afterward, the Saigo scouts who were lying in ambush on both sides immediately drew their bows and shot arrows. Scouts are the elite of the army, and they use bows and arrows to a greater or lesser extent. The vast majority of Saigo's scouts were armed with bows and arrows. So Nanyang and his subordinates were unlucky.
"Whoosh!" Dozens of arrows. Shot at Nanyang them. Nanyang, who was the first target of the attack, was directly shot into a hedgehog.
"Abandon the bow, melee!" After shooting several waves of arrows in a row, Luan Meng pulled out the scimitar at his waist and shouted.
The scouts of the Xixiang Army who were lying in ambush around immediately abandoned their bows, drew their swords, and rushed towards the remaining Hu people in front of them.
In the face of the elite Xixiang Army scouts, these Hu people who are still alive are commendable. But it's a pity that the difference in strength is too great. A moment later, all the Hu people were killed. The Nanyang Division, on which Vala had high hopes, was also wiped out.