"Pedal Pedal ~"

In the evening, thousands of horsemen galloped on the road a few miles away from Slate Village amid the splashing of dirt and the roar of horses' hooves. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This team is the Jinyi Guard led by Gu Changfeng and the two teams of guard horses, all of whom are high-grade river meanders under their crotches.

Because the current cavalry scale of the entire Qilin County is not large, so since the last time 9,000 war horses were opened, Sima Yu did not open more war horses, after all, these war horses need to consume a lot of grain and grass every day, and they have to be raised by special personnel, 9,000 war horses are enough to use.

As for the Jianchang horses, Guizhou horses, and three hippos that were opened in the sacs, flags, and boxes of ancient artifacts before the horses and pack horses, they were completely enough for Qilin County.

In the team, a group of Jinyi guards in flying fish suits galloped at the front, and behind the Jinyi guards were two guards in armor.

After Sima Yu took away 200 people, there were still 1,800 Jinyi guards under Gu Changfeng's command.

As Sima Yu's personal guards, these Jinyi guards were all selected from Qilin County, not only to practice hand-to-hand combat techniques such as Bajiquan under the guidance of Jin Laosan, Wu Song and others, but also to practice horseback riding, archery, array killing and other battlefield ways against the enemy.

In this era of great fusion, horseshoe, saddle, and stirrup are already a mature skill.

Qilin County, which has a large number of horses, pack horses, and war horses, has already cultivated a lot of horseshoe, stirrups, and saddle craftsmen, mainly for war horses in the army.

After nearly 2 months, with the addition of the fragments of the military book, the basic riding is no longer a problem for these brocade guards.

Behind the Jinyi Guard were 2,000 guards led by Hu Chuquan and Cherrigi.

The soldiers of the Guards Cavalry are all people born in the northern border people, and most of them are good at riding and shooting, although they are not as good as the northern nomads, but they are far superior to the people in the interior of the Central Plains.

Of the 2,000 guards, 1,800 of them were armed with a bright light heavy armor, armed with a spear nearly 3 meters long, equipped with a ring head knife more than a meter long at the waist, and each person was equipped with 3 javelins on horseback. These pieces of equipment were all opened by Sima Yu from the ancient artifacts.

These knights of the Guards were all mounted on two horses, one for use in wartime and the other for wartime.

In the middle of the 2000 Guards Ride, there are 200 people who are more special.

The 200 horsemen were all three horses, one with men, one with armor, and one with only a spear made of fine iron. The soldier on the horse was dressed in close-fitting soft leather armor and had a long-handled ring-headed sword at his waist.

At the end of the whole procession were three hundred men, all dressed in soft armor and armed with broadswords, who were the attendants and servants of the entire cavalry ranks.

Due to the attack power and mobility of cavalry, cavalry was always the most powerful type of troops on the battlefield in the ancient cold soldier era, and often determined the outcome of a war.

Moreover, in this world, due to the variation of the terrain, although the Sichuan-Chongqing region is full of mountains and forests, there are also many plains with open terrain, and cavalry can also play a huge role here.

Therefore, Sima Yu attaches great importance to the two guards under the command of Hu Chuquan and Cheriji, both in terms of weapons and equipment and treatment.

In view of the fact that there are many mountainous and forested areas in the entire Bayu region, Sima Yu directly equipped all of them as heavy cavalry to use as a decisive force in the battle between the two armies.

In order to enhance the cavalry's assault ability on the battlefield, Sima Yu was equipped with 200 armored horses.

These horses and armor, and the heavily armed cavalry cost Sima Yu a lot of money and force.

The complete sets of human armor and vest are made of high-quality steel, and the production capacity of Seiko Workshop can only produce 4-5 units per day, which is still based on the sufficient supply of high-quality steel in Seiko Workshop every day.

If it were to be replaced by other forces, the cost of equipping these 200 armored cavalry alone would probably be enough to equip thousands of light cavalry.

And 200 armored cavalry is currently the limit of Qilin County.

The cavalry team quickly passed through the mountain forest area outside Shiban Village and came to Shiban Village.

Since the time of dispatching the troops, after only half a day, Gu Changfeng had led 4,000 horsemen through the entire sphere of influence of Dongliu Town and came to the most marginal Shiban Village.

At this time, there were only 500 defenders in Shiban Village, and Chu Dong, the leading general in the village, was already waiting at the entrance of the village.

"Stop!"

Coming to a few dozen meters outside the village, Gu Changfeng pulled his war horse and ordered, and the army behind him quickly stopped, although the formation was slightly untidy, there was no commotion.

"It's the army of Qilin County, they are finally here, these generals are saved!"

"Yes, the general is finally saved!"

"It's all cavalry, the strength of Qilin County is so strong!"

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Looking at the many horsemen straddled on the war horses, the majestic cavalry, the guards of Shiban Village and the many onlookers talked excitedly.

As the news of Qin Liangyu's defeat and siege came back to Dongliu Town, the entire Dongliu Town's forces almost became chaotic.

If it weren't for the 6,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Zang Xu and Wu Yu, who stayed behind, Dongliu Town would have been in chaos long ago.

And the arrival of the Qilin County army at the moment has also made many panicked soldiers and people feel a lot more at ease.

"I've seen the conductor Shi! We'll wait to prepare the food, drinks, soup, and bath, and ask the adults to go in and rest! ”

At the entrance of the village, looking at the Qilin County army that had stopped, Chu Dong finally showed a hint of relief on his face, and bowed to Gu Changfeng.

Although the two of them do not belong to the same force, Qin Liangyu and Sima Yu have always had a good relationship, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two have merged into one this time, so Chu Dong naturally respects Gu Changfeng, who is obviously much higher than himself.

"There is no need for wine and food, soup and bath, we will leave after a short rest, you can tell me about the current situation first!"

Gu Changfeng waved his hand at Chu Dong.

The purpose of their trip was to rescue Qin Liangyu, how could they delay here too much, and stopping in Shiyuan Village was just to take a short rest, and by the way, to learn more about the current situation.

"Yes, Commander Shi!"

Chu Dong was overjoyed when he heard this, and said more respectfully.

Gu Changfeng's style of thinking about Qin Liangyu won Chu Dong's favor in an instant.

After resting in Shiyuan Village for a while, Gu Changfeng once again led the army out of Shiyuan Village and headed towards Tongping Village, where a fire dragon formed by firelight could be seen moving in the night.

In Shiyuan Village, since Chu Dongkou, Gu Changfeng has learned a lot of the latest situation.

Under the light of the fire, Gu Changfeng, who was riding on a war horse, frowned, his expression was grim, and he was thinking about how to act.

The current situation is even more serious than he originally thought.

Before, there were still 6,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Dongliu Town, but Wu Yu, who was anxious, did not listen to the dissuasion, and yesterday he had already led 3,000 white pole soldiers from Shiyuan Village, wanting to go to support Qin Liangyu first.

In the face of the powerful Qing army, with the strength of Wu Yujun, I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck here.

At present, there are only 3,000 people left in the entire Dongliu Town's sphere of influence, all of whom are garrisons, and their combat power is simply not enough to compete with the white pole soldiers.

Otherwise, Shiyuan Village, which is the northwest barrier of Dongliu Town, would not have only 500 people stationed there.

Therefore, now Gu Changfeng not only has to think about rescuing Qin Liangyu, but also has to think of a way to block the Qing army's attack, once Wu Yujun is killed, the Qing army is likely to follow the trend, and it is impossible to hold it with the 500 defenders of Shiyuan Village.

"Step~"

"General, 10 miles ahead, there is a Qing army stationed outside Shiti Village."

In the night, the advance of the army slowed down a lot, and just as Gu Changfeng was thinking, a sentry scout rushed over and came to him to report.

"Qing army? Wu Yujun is afraid that he has been destroyed! ”

Gu Changfeng was stunned when he heard this, and then said with an ugly face.

Previously, Gu Changfeng had already sent dozens of sentinels to investigate the intelligence of the entire southeastern area of Jumei County.

This operation was to carry out rescue operations deep into the enemy's sphere of influence, and the timeliness and accuracy of the intelligence had a bearing on the life and death of the entire army.

"How many enemy troops are there?"

Gu Changfeng then asked.

"According to the observation of their camp, there are nearly 10,000 people in the whole army, including some Eight Banner cavalry," the sentry reported.

"Immediately notify the two generals Cherrigi and Hu Chuquan, and the whole army will dismount and sneak!"

Gu Changfeng was silent for a while, and then ordered the soldiers next to him.

Since tens of thousands of Qing troops have appeared here, it means that Wu Yu's army is very likely to have perished, and this Qing army is heading towards Shiyuan Village, once this Qing army enters Shiyuan Village, the entire Dongliu Town will be in danger, and their rear may also be cut off by the Qing army, and the situation will be even more unfavorable to them.

Therefore, Gu Changfeng decided to sneak attack the enemy army at night, and the arrival of the cavalry brigade would inevitably alarm the enemy, so he had to dismount and sneak at night.

"Yes, sir!"

The herald quickly took the order and left.