Chapter Eighty-Seven: A Person

Standing at the forefront of the team, unexpectedly, after killing people and seeing blood, Ye Tao was actually like most of the people in the "Blood Qi Army", familiar with the atmosphere of the battlefield that had to leave himself behind. Moreover, he is doing quite well.

In these days, the Blood Qi Army has annihilated nearly 20,000 enemies. If according to simple arithmetic, the heavy infantry of the Fire Qi Army almost never entered into battle, and the archers only made a few shots, in addition to the consideration of saving arrows, but also because the Blood Qi Army, which everyone is equipped with crossbows, does not have much need for covering arrow suppression, as for the heavy equipment detachment under the Fire Qi Army, which now has more than 600 people, it has never unloaded any large equipment from the specially designed four-wheeled carriage and assembled, and the heavy equipment detachment is almost rusty except for the occasional appearance when the pontoon bridge was erected a while ago. The vast majority of the kills came from the cavalry of the Fierce Blood Army and the Fire Qi Army. Spread over everyone's head, there are still two more kill numbers.

And Ye Tao, although his main job in the Blood Qi Army now is to conceive strategies and tactics, and make up his mind about specific actions, so that Dai Yun can go to specific deployments and executions, he has thrown himself into the frontline several times, and each time he has made a success. So far, the cumulative number of kills under his personal name has been nine...... This result can be ranked at least in the top three hundred in the current Blood Qi Army.

Although from Dai Yun and Qiu Haohui to every flag captain and every sentry commander and army commander, they all angrily ordered their subordinates to stare at Ye Tao and never let Ye Tao have an accident, but in the cavalry queue, in the impact again and again, it goes without saying how difficult this kind of staging is. As a result, Ye Tao was extremely lucky to rush to the front line, with a little self-destructive tendency. With a pride that is beginning to become indifferent.

On the side of the Xiling army, although he had not yet connected this fierce general who was at the forefront of the battle and was not shouting to adjust his tactics with the name Ye Tao, this person could be regarded as a registered name. thinks that Ye Tao is a fierce general, perhaps, more because the weapon he uses on the horse is a stone hammer with a lot of personality.

Using a stone hammer as a weapon is actually quite helpless. Ye Tao's riding skills are not bad, but after all, he has not followed a series of training from the two armies. The cavalryman's cavalry spear assassination technique and hand-to-hand combat with a gun were impossible for him to master. But Ye Tao has a lot of strength.

Since the age of four, he has been working in a carpentry workshop, and has a plan and a goal to exercise with scientific fitness methods, Ye Tao's body is better than that of people of this era. Later, he began to toss jade carving, stone carving, and other projects that test his eyesight, technique, skill and strength, which gave him a considerable foundation. He used to pick up a hammer and smash it at a whole piece of jade as tall as himself, just to break it into a big shape, and now. Riding on a horse and picking up a hammer, although affected by the horse's jumping, the accuracy of his hammer is still terrifying.

The four captain-level knights stood carefully behind Ye Tao, keeping an eye on Ye Tao's movements at all times, and there were two rather bulky leather bags on the side of their saddles, which contained various colors. Flags of various patterns, with which they can communicate with their comrades farther away on the battlefield and convey military orders. And these four captains are in charge of the herald work at the same time. They also have to take on the work of protecting Ye Tao.

Ye Tao didn't seem to care too much about his own safety, he had already advanced the entire cavalry array for nearly one hundred and fifty steps. Standing out of range of the opposing archers, he glanced at the number of enemies on the opposite side. The number of this group of enemies is roughly equal to the cavalry team behind him, but there is a gap in military appearance and equipment. And the enemy, who came to the aid with all his might, is now just wheezing there.

I know that once you go to rest, you are more likely to get tired than if you are fighting continuously. It was even more difficult to recover to a state of excitement, Ye Tao did not hesitate, nor was he ready to let the other party recover his strength or anything, and immediately raised the hammer high. Then he led the heralds to his own array.

The Blood Qiqi Army moved. As Ye Tao raised the stone hammer high, it stretched out in the direction where the enemy was. The Blood Qijun rolled and rushed out.

The array of cavalry spread out from the flanks, forming an arc-shaped formation. And Xiling's cavalry troops also responded to the attack.

The cavalrymen in the front were close together, their long spears in their hands laid flat in front of them. The Blood Qijun's mounted spear has a buckle on it, which can be interlocked with the ground buckle on the saddle. So. In the event of an impact, it can reduce the number of cases where you can get out of your hand due to sudden force. Moreover, even those who have not been trained in the bayonet can hold the rifle firmly and make powerful attacks......

Just when the two armies met more than a hundred paces. The array of the Blood Qi Army suddenly opened and contracted like a beating heart. At that moment, when the space between every two cavalry in the first row opened up a little, in this extremely small gap, arrows were fired by the crossbow machine, and this gap disappeared, and the first row of the Blood Qi Army turned into a tight and perfect cavalry queue again.

Just this moment of complex and sophisticated impact formation changes, as the enemy of the Blood Qi Army, Xiling's cavalry not only paid hundreds of casualties, but also understood that they were not facing a rabble. This momentary change in formation, I don't know how to train hard to practice, any mistake may be messed up.

The consequences of the momentary fear of the Xiling cavalry were even more serious. In this era of cold weapons, courage is so important, and a moment of timidity made the Blood Qi Army that was already pressed in front of him explode greatly. The ferocious Blood Qi Army was like a mountain chopping knife with a thick knife back to cut tofu, and almost without hindrance, it cut through the not thick line of the Xiling cavalry. The killing came so blatantly.

Pieces of Xiling cavalry fell like this, but in this battle, the performance of the two sides, who were roughly equal in number, was too far apart. In the crucial first impact, although more than 100 people were stabbed by spears or blades and fell from their horses, it was impossible to tell whether they were dead or wounded for a while, but compared to the tragic situation of the Xiling cavalry, these casualties were nothing at all.

After the impact, the superior Blood Qi cavalry at least cooperated with each other in pairs, and the cavalry spears were slightly farther away. When they get closer, they use a scimitar strapped to their saddles to slash and occasionally wind their crossbows with their free hands...... What made the Xiling cavalry more and more frightened was that the weapons in their hands were slashed at the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army, and the effect of slashing on the metal arc where the helmet, shoulder armor and cuirass were integrated was very limited. The scale armor with copper bars on the inside and the curved steel plate covered with stamped steel plates on the outside is not as protective as the armor of the hoplites of the Blood Qi Army, but it is the best cavalry armor of this era.

Ye Tao had already been stabbed twice, and his fighting skills could only be said to be clumsy He swung the stone hammer in his hand non-stop, compared to being accidentally killed for a while. The danger of holding out and losing strength before the end of the battle is not so urgent after all. With a knife in the back, the big knife in the hand of the Xiling cavalry cut through the outer layer of his armor, but it was stuck on the copper frame, making him turn around and stab him to death with a sword. While the blade still left wounds on his back that continued to expand as the battle continued, and more blood oozed as the stone hammer swung as it continued, he was more brazen. The frightened expression of the opposing cavalry fully proved the armor on his body, and the unlucky cavalry from the horse, the saddle to the armor on his body, and the delicacy of the weapons in his hand showed that this was no longer an ordinary soldier.

And when Ye Tao almost deliberately used the shoulder armor on his left shoulder to take over the enemy's blade. When he unloaded the enemy's sword momentum at the moment, and at the same time smashed the stone hammer in his right hand on the opponent's face, his heralds were frightened, and they hurriedly squeezed up from both sides to drag Ye Tao down, and then followed Ye Tao to death...... And under such protection. Ye Tao could only honestly perform his duties as a battlefield commander.

The battle of a cavalry unit of this magnitude proceeded very quickly. When Dai Yun ended the battle on the other side, leaving a few hundred people to clean up the battlefield, he personally arrived with the rest of the cavalry. They had little to do but outflank the enemy from behind and intercept some fleeing stragglers.

"Zeng Zining, the three flag teams in your place are responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. After that, some people were sent out to assist Chi Lei and expand the cordon. ”

"Dai Yun, gather the cavalry, seize the time to rest, and prepare for the next engagement."

"Qiu Haohui, pull out the convoy of the heavy equipment detachment and protect the Chinese army. Your unit will set off for White Rock City first. ”

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Ye Tao's orders were quickly conveyed. When he received the order, he struck the armor with his right palm, and the left chest was in a crisp and solemn voice.

For the Blood Qi Army, which is ready to continue the march. It is not possible and unnecessary to carry prisoners. Even the captured captain of the Changjie battalion was executed. Naturally, before the execution, Dai Yun's entourage had already asked something from the guy's mouth. From the moment the Blood Qi Army appeared on the battlefield, there was no possibility of mediating and compromising with Xi Ling in any way, and keeping the prisoners would only add trouble to themselves.

After several engagements in full swing, according to the search method of the Xiling army for the Blood Qi Army. It will take a long time for reinforcements to arrive. The tactics of occupying the Changjie camp, strengthening the camp, and then annihilating the enemies around the camp one by one were also quickly changed. Around the first to set off in the two flag teams specializing in heavy equipment. Spread out on both flanks with strong cavalry to protect the normal march of the two banners, as well as the heavy infantry and archers.

The 5,000 cavalry led by Xue Jing personally repaired the Blood Qi Army for an hour, and marched the whole army for three hours before coming to the camp of the Changjie Army with lingering smoke. After the fierce fighting around, the scene is shocking. However, Xue Jing still rationally judged that the Blood Qi Army had suffered extremely limited losses in several battles in which nearly 10,000 enemies had been annihilated. But Rao is Xue Jing didn't expect that the casualties of the Blood Qi Army were less than a thousand in several battles, and most of them could still hold on to the battle.

After Xue Jing lost the numerical advantage of the cavalry troops over the Blood Qi Army, he did not dare to pursue rashly. While leading the 5,000 cavalry of his headquarters to pursue the traces of the Blood Qi Army, he continued to collect the Changjie battalion and reported the situation to the marshal Tong Bingwen.

The whereabouts of the Blood Qi Army were undecided, and the news that Xue Jingze's troops and Changjie's battalion had been defeated by nearly 10,000 people with small losses, and that they had jumped out of the search circle made Tong Bingwen's heart tremble. But he really didn't have much military power in his hands to strengthen the search, or send it out to intercept the Blood Qi Army. He had already begun an all-out offensive against the front line of Ning Shi City and White Stone City. The siege relied on the numerical superiority and constantly caused damage to the city defense system, once the troops were dispatched to intercept the Blood Qi Army, giving the defenders of the two cities a chance to repair and repair the city defenses, then the Xiling soldiers who died in front of them would die in vain.

In addition to being depressed, Tong Bingwen once again ordered to shrink the area controlled by the Xiling army. In addition to ensuring that the number of troops on the front line of Miancheng was not much. All other directions withdrew from some less important towns. Although the plundered of the town's government deposits was not considered for nothing, this temporary transfer of mobile troops to intercept the Blood Qi Army still caused a lot of controversy.

The Blood Qi Army once again misled Xue Jingze with Zeng Zining's troops, and the main force of the Blood Qi Army made a difficult mountain march at night, plunging straight into White Rock City from a hill. By the time the main force of the Blood Qi Army and Xue Jingze, who had finally shaken off the annoyed and angry, pursued and rejoined, the Blood Qi Army had quietly appeared in Pengxi - the first stop they had come to the battlefield. In Pengxi. The Blood Qijun left behind more than a hundred seriously wounded, met with FedEx personnel again, received a batch of supplies, and then they were left with one problem: how to enter the besieged White Rock City.

"It's useless to think about it, just hit it in." After discussing for a long time, there was no absolutely reliable plan, Ye Tao made up his mind. "The cavalry column held down. The heavy infantry column rushed straight in the direction of the city gate. Protect the carriage from the front, middle and back directions. The warriors of the two banner teams of the Divine Arm Bow and the Catapult dismounted and fought on foot in light armor. Remember we brought some more crossbows with us and gave them them. There are only 30,000 people who surround White Rock City. There are still 8,000 to 10,000 Dongping soldiers in Baishi City, and the comparison between us and the enemy on both sides is not so great. If the enemy dares to send a large army to prevent us from entering the city. It is not impossible to fight to the death, and it is not impossible to simply inflict heavy losses on the enemy's besieging army. Since everyone is ready to sacrifice, there is not much difference between dying under the city and dying in the city. ”

Everyone nodded in silence.

Ye Tao continued: "That's it. Let's go back and make arrangements. In addition, Qiu Haohui and I entered the city with the infantry. After that, the cavalry part was completely handed over to Dai Yun's command. ”

"No way!" Dai Yun took the lead, and a group of officers shouted loudly.

Such an outcome was expected. Indeed, it is much more dangerous to enter the city and put yourself in a position where you cannot escape than to follow the cavalry troops. Even if the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army was driven into a dead corner by the Xiling army, it would not be difficult to free up an elite squad to run out with important people. The cavalry of Xiling now looks. Whether it is equipment or training quality, it is far lower than that of the Blood Qi Army. But in the siege of the city, under the siege of the enemy's catapults, rushing carts, heavy crossbows, and a large number of foot troops, anything can happen.

"I'm not asking for your consent, I'm giving orders." Ye Tao smiled, but said very strongly: "I went into the city because I went into the city to assist in the defense and played my role better." As a conductor, I am not as good as Dai Yun. It's not as good as Qiu Haohui...... Maybe even Zeng Zining Chilei is much stronger than me. After all, I'm just supervising the two armies' inspections and your training and exercises. I'm a bystander. But, in addition to this identity, I am also a carpenter...... Well, to put it mildly, I'm probably the best carpenter in the world in this era, and I also work as a blacksmith and a mason. I go into the city, I can help repair the walls, I can repair the broken bows and catapults at any time, and besides, I want to ...... I should have taken out the good stuff I've been hiding. ”

Ye Tao's insistence silenced everyone's opposition. Obedience, the primary criterion of the Blood Qi Army under Ye Tao's top, is also affirmed by them, and they have been implementing and practicing the criterion, so that they cannot object. Principles are principles and should not be changed for the sake of someone or something. If this article is violated, there is no need for them to stay in the Blood Qi Army, and many of them want to enter the army and leave the complicated and complicated relationships because this place is special.

"Don't worry, as long as I live, Ye Tao will be fine." After the end of the officers' meeting, Qiu Haohui silently left this sentence.