Chapter 357: Encounter



Chao Gai sighed a little, the grassland people here are very poor, even the livestock are mostly tribal nobles, most of the herdsmen are just enough to eat, look at the company of these tribal warriors, a war horse, most of them don't even have a scimitar in the stirrup, the crescent-shaped scimitar is sharp and cheap. A self-made short bow, made by traditional craftsmanship, is used for grazing and hunting, but it is not powerful enough to fight, the range is short, and of course there are advantages, that is, the production cost is low, and each tribe can make it by itself.

The people of the Jin Kingdom are known for their bravery, and these tribal warriors don't need to be iron armor, even the armor of raw cowhide is less.

Chao Gai waved his hand and said, "Continue southward and see if you can meet the main force of the East China Sea tribe." ”

In these years, there was no reconnaissance machine, and many times it relied on speculation, so there was no spectrum for many things. Fifty miles to the south, it was useless to encounter the main forces of the enemy.

Liu Tang said: "It's okay if they don't come, but if they go astray, they go directly to the beach Yuan Lang, and Yuan Lang will be in trouble, after all, there are few soldiers there." ”

Chao Wei also said: "It is possible, the territory of the Jin Kingdom is too big, and the land is vast and sparsely populated. ”

Chao Gai said: "Okay, I think Yuan Lang and they are almost busy, let's retreat." ”

Immediately the army returned, but the enemy soldiers did not wait, and their own rangers arrived, bringing two pieces of news, the first was good news, more than 10,000 medium-sized horses had been loaded and transported to the Fierce Cattle Meadow. The second news was a bit of a surprise, the Black Dragon City army broke through the Uluru Horse Farm and snatched the medium-sized horses, and then did not return, even their own fishing boat sailors did not know what was going on.

Chao Wei guessed: "The horse farm in the north is easier to rob than the one in the south, not to mention the main force of the Jin people nearby, there is not even a decent big tribe, unless a Jin soldier of 2,000 people appears out of thin air, it is absolutely impossible for a cavalry team of nearly 4,000 people to be defeated." ”

Spreading out the map, Chao Gai looked at it for a long time, and said with a smile: "Haha, the Black Dragon Army has given up Black Dragon Island, they are going west to Mongolia, and then they have made a detour back to Liao." ”

Liu Tang, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng and others were stunned and speechless one by one. This news was too surprising, and Liu Tang said: "I was thinking about how to fight Black Dragon City, and they fled by themselves." ”

Lu Fangdao: "If you think about it carefully, it makes sense, this Xiao City Lord is said to be a relative of the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Great Liao Kingdom, and now the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are being strangled to death, and it is normal for him to bring troops back." ”

Chao Gai said: "It may also be that the Black Eagle saw that our cannon was indestructible and knew that Black Dragon City could not be defended, so he took this opportunity to escape." After all, Black Dragon Island is a place with no depth, and it doesn't make much sense to be trapped to death. ”

Everyone was looking at the map, and the rangers came to report that the southern pursuers were coming.

Chao Gai said: "How many people and horses, how far is it." ”

"Fifteen miles to the south, about two thousand." Said the Ranger.

Chao Gai said: "Finally, I still came, ready to meet the enemy." ”

At this time, there is no need to hide, the horn is blown, and the flag is raised, but the flag is very strange, it is not the flag of Jeju regimental training, it is the flag of the black wolf bandits of Black Dragon Island.

A large number of soldiers also wore the terrifying wolf head masks of the black werewolves, and the whole team looked stealthy and terrifying. The golden man came really fast, and the kung fu arrived between the words. It is the same as the assembly of the previous two teams, but there are also differences, there are many more flags, it seems that this time it is organized and disciplined, and one flag is equivalent to a team of 100 people. First of all, there was a big flag, and under the banner was a white-haired old man, with a long beard, but in good spirits, riding a war horse and holding a long knife in his hand.

Seeing the strange-looking team in front of him, he waved his hand, stopped the team, sent a cavalryman over to question, and muttered for a while. It is to the effect that who are you, and why you invade our territory and rob our horses for no reason.

Chao Gai motioned to Yan Kuohai, Yan Kuohai came out of the queue, and replied in the past.

Yan Kuohai said: "We are the Black Wolf Tribe of Black Dragon Island of the Great Liao Kingdom, and we have been ordered by the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom to carry out all the blows on the rebellious Jin tribe. ”

At this time, the people of the Donghai tribe were depressed, and they thought about condemning each other, but they didn't expect that they were sent by the Liao State, and the Jin State turned out to be a tribe of the Liao State, and the army was a rebellion, so no matter how people attacked, it was reasonable.

Of course, there is no point in fighting in this situation, and it is necessary to divide the situation immediately.

A bald-headed warrior came out of the opposing camp, looking one meter and nine miles away, carrying a huge axe, and he didn't ride a horse, so he came out barefoot. Seeing him, Chao Gai remembered the stupid brother Chao Xin he received.

This guy stood in the middle of the two armies, holding a big axe and screaming for a challenge. The warriors of the East China Sea tribe behind him cheered one by one the god of war, the god of war. Obviously, this guy is the god of war in the tribe, a figure at the level of a spiritual leader.

Liu Tang, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng are not power-type generals, and Jiao Ting is also a lot smaller than this guy, so he may not be able to take advantage of it. I had the intention of shooting him with an arrow, but I was afraid that I would weaken the morale of my side.

Chao Gai shook Fang Tian's halberd, and the horse rushed over, and he didn't answer, because Chao Gai Liaoguo didn't speak well.

This bald big axe went straight to Chao Gai's dark clouds and snow horse legs to chop, this war horse psychic, seeing that the enemy will attack the horse's legs and jumped over, the big bald head and an axe went empty, Chao Gai Fang Tian's halberd slammed the shoulders of the big bald head, and the big bald head stumbled with a snap, Chao Gai was also surprised, such a big strength actually did not knock him down, it seems that this person really has strength, such a fierce general is not ten rounds and eight rounds can be won, winning Chao Gai is not much brilliance, losing affects morale. So Chao Gai didn't fight with him at all, hung up the golden dragon swallowing halberd, and with a bucket of hands, the lasso flew out, just lassosing the shoulders of the big bald head, and as soon as the lasso was tightened, Chao Gai ran back to the horse. At the beginning, the big bald head still wanted to compete backwards, but the dark clouds and snow were not ordinary horses, one good horse in a million, with great strength and fast speed, pulling the big bald head back and running, the big bald head fell to the ground, and pulled forward from the grass.

The people of the East China Sea Department were dumbfounded, and they were at a loss one by one. The leading tribal leader saw that this was going to work, and with a wave of his sword, the whole army charged.

Later, Liu Tang immediately led three hundred cavalry with the divine arm crossbow and went up, the power of the divine arm crossbow is extremely great, not to mention that it is a person, even if the war horse is hit by it, it has to lie down on the spot, but the cost is too high, and the financial resources of Chao Gai are not willing to build more. The enemy entered a range of 200 meters, and Liu Tang did not give the order to release the arrows for a long time, until the East China Sea Department rushed within 150 meters, and the 300 crossbow arrows were released. Whoosh, whoosh, the terrible crossbow bolts were like the scythe of death, and almost in an instant, more than a hundred and fifty horses fell off their horses. After shooting this round of arrows, everyone did not immediately change their bows and arrows, but took out the bamboo tube from the left, and the burning rope from the right. The bamboo tube was a foot long, and there was a lead on it, and everyone lit the bamboo tube and struggled to go forward, although the distance was different, mostly in the fifty meters.

"Retreat." Liu Tang waved his hand, and the crossbowman turned around and left without looking. The cavalry is not infantry, and it is not very easy to turn around and retreat quickly, and Liu Tang has also trained this trick for a long time.

The warriors of the East China Sea Department did not know what the bamboo tube on the ground was, although they knew that it might be dangerous, but when the army was dispatched, it was not so easy for the cavalry to stop. Soon we arrived at the places where the bamboo tubes landed.

"Boom, boom, boom." The bamboo tube on the ground exploded, the iron sand splashed, and the hot iron sand hit the horse's legs and people's bodies, and some of them were too close to each other, directly overturning people and horses. There was a choking smell in the white smoke, as if it was a demonic smoke blocking the way and obscuring the vision, not daring to be a warrior or a war horse, all frightened by this sudden blow.

"Youkai, youkai, youjutsu, hex." Jin Guo** shouted. However, fortunately, the people of these Donghai tribes were skilled, and the front army fell into the thick smoke, and the rear army stopped the war horses in time, without causing the tragedy of trampling before and after. At this time, Liu Tang and Guo Sheng each led a thousand cavalry to press up, and the bows and arrows were shot indiscriminately into the smoke like money, although they couldn't see clearly, but they could hear screams from time to time.

The grassland was open and windy, but in a few minutes the smoke cleared. There were about 500 people in the front army, and there were more than 100 people when the smoke cleared, so it seems that the effect of the bamboo tube is still not enough.

The banner of the tribal leader has not yet fallen, and the tribal leader is also safe and sound, he shouted: "It's not a demon law, it's just their weapon, everyone kill."

Lu Fang led five hundred Tiefu Tu to dispatch, the heavy cavalry moved the mountain to shake, Liu Tang and Guo Shengbu spread out their wings, and Lu Fang's Tiefu Tu rushed up. Lu Fang's arrow directly hit the big standard-bearer of the East China Sea tribe, and the banner fell to the ground, and the tribal warriors did not know why, and it was even more chaotic.

The trumpets sounded in unison, and the war drums sounded.

Chao Gai saw it clearly in the back, and a fierce cavalry battle began again.

Luo Yun clenched the spear, and he was also looking forward to it. Chao Gai said: "There are still five hundred heavy cavalry here, you don't have to worry about my safety, you can bring fifty personal soldiers up, flank Lu Fang, and break the enemy with bows and arrows." ”

"Yes."

Luo Yun waved and rushed forward with fifty cavalry.

The battlefield had already collided together, and Lu Fang led five hundred heavy cavalry with extraordinary power, and before they could make contact, they shot down hundreds of enemy soldiers with just one round of feather arrows. Immediately followed by soldiers in iron armor armed with spears or sharp cavalry knives collided with the cavalry of the East China Sea. The advantage of heavy armor was very obvious, and the enemy's scimitars and bows could hardly damage the heavy cavalry, not to mention the fact that they had to face the attack of nearly 2,000 cavalry on both flanks. The bows and arrows on both wings flew wildly, but these soldiers were not yet proficient in cavalry and archery, otherwise the people of the Donghai tribe would have been gone a long time ago.

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