Although the Great Qin infantry formation was strong, it was not blindly fighting to the death. Seeing that this group of "horse thieves" has fallen into a heavy encirclement, their pace has begun to slow down, but every step is extraordinarily solid, and with the help of heavy armor, there is a loud noise, the shock brought by it is definitely not inferior to the momentum generated by the galloping of thousands of horses, especially the psychological pressure, so that many brave steppe knights also change color.

Just when the Great Qin army array was gradually approaching, the two sides were still dozens of steps apart. The Great Qin soldiers shouted in unison and threw out the spears in their hands, this kind of battle law Tuoba Jun did not expect. The cavalry of the Sixth Legion of the Han Army would also use throwing spears, but that was originally their long-range attack weapon, and their real killer weapon was a sharp sabre, but the Great Qin soldiers threw out the only weapon in their hands, and this courage alone caught the nomadic cavalry off guard.

The spears used by the Great Qin army were about five feet long, and they were very heavy, and the sharp tips of the spears easily pierced the bodies of the steppe warriors, and even pinned them to the ground with men and horses. To make matters worse, countless spears were nailed to the ground, forming a "grove" that made it difficult for the horses to gallop and leap, and they lost the mobility they were proud of.

At this moment, the Great Qin army suddenly split a road, and a group of strong men with double-edged axes rushed out of the army formation. The broad axe is heavy, the blade is sharp, and when the axe goes down, it can split a person in half. The nomadic cavalry, which had lost its mobility, became lambs to be slaughtered, and the scene was horrific.

Tuoba Jun raised his head and sighed, and was about to draw his sword to kill himself, when he suddenly saw a group of black-clothed and black-armored cavalry rushing into the rear of the Great Qin army array, killing a bloody path. The soldiers in the rear of the Great Qin Army had just rushed to the front, but now, the spears in their hands had been thrown out as throwing spears and became defenseless, so they became the rear team. The scimitars used by the cavalry who rushed over looked no different from those used by the "horse thieves", but they were extremely sharp. Although the armor on the Great Qin soldiers was thick and heavy, it was useless in front of this scimitar.

This group of cavalry that suddenly appeared quickly fought their way through the middle of the Great Qin army. Tuoba Jun, who was already thinking that he was going to die, suddenly saw hope, and without hesitation, he swung his sword to meet it.

The Great Qin Sword and Axe Men who were wantonly killing the "horse thieves" were suddenly startled, and it was too late to turn around and resist the enemy. The cavalry came quickly, swinging their swords directly behind them, and the armor on their bodies and the sharp axes in their hands were extremely heavy, which seriously affected the flexibility of their movements. There was no problem when they were in a group, but when they were scattered, their combat effectiveness immediately dropped a notch, and they soon collapsed.

The first to bear the brunt is the Cilician Legion, this legion has not been formed for a long time, and its combat effectiveness is weaker than other legions, but the leader of this legion is Norrick, a famous warrior of Great Qin. Norrick, who was attacked on the back of the abdomen, was furious and turned over with a giant axe in his hand and killed him.

Before Noric could rush closer, a black horse galloped towards the cavalry on the opposite side, and the young general's spear on the horse flashed past him with a slight flick of his spear. Norrick still ran forward three or four steps with his axe, and fell to the ground with a bang, blood flowing from the back of his neck, and he had already been stabbed with a large hole.

I saw that the young general took the lead, and the gun was picked, and the Daqin soldiers were either killed or wounded, and they were all the way to the heart, and only then did they shout: "Tuoba Patriarch, don't leave at this time, but when!" ”

Tuoba Jun had already seen the person who was coming, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Thank you General Ma for rescuing!" ”

The young general snorted coldly: "If it weren't for Yan'er's face, who would save you!" ”

Tuoba Jun was full of shame, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he waved his hand stupidly and followed the young general to kill him.

That young general was Ma Chao, and the 40,000 cavalry of the Western Regions Legion drawn from the concession and Kangju were led by him. Originally, Ma Chao had already found a hidden place on the border and stationed down, and then sent someone to contact Tuoba Jun, but he heard that he had already killed in the territory of Daqin. Ma Chao was worried that Tuoba Jun would lose, so he had to lead his troops to come to the rescue.

Although they are both cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Western Regions Legion cannot be compared with the cavalry of the Sixth Legion. In terms of the weapons that can be equipped, the short throwing spear, cavalry crossbow, cavalry bow and saber are the standard equipment of the Sixth Legion, while the cavalry of the Western Regions Legion is only equipped with cavalry bows and scimitars. Cavalry bows were difficult to kill the Great Qin army, and cavalry crossbows had to be used to penetrate this heavy armor. Although the material used for the scimitar is the same as that of the saber, the effect of the slashing is very different.

Liu Xin's arrangement was also out of the consideration of secrecy, so as to prevent the advanced weapons and equipment from being detected or even stolen by the enemy. However, such a cavalry made Ma Chao very uncomfortable to command, after all, some of the tactics he usually trained could not be realized, otherwise with his character, he would definitely have to kill three in and three out to be enjoyable.

Now, Ma Chao didn't dare to fight, so he turned around and left, and then killed back from the original road, and soon approached the Parthian border. As soon as the cavalry of the Western Regions Legion led by Ma Chao crossed the border, there was a terrible trumpet, and countless men and horses suddenly came out from the side of the road, and the arrows shot at Tuoba Jun's nomadic cavalry like locusts. Just now caught in the heavy encirclement of the Great Qin army, the nomadic cavalry had suffered heavy casualties, and suffered a rain of arrows, nine of the ten stops had been gone, and only a few thousand of the 40,000 people returned alive, and all of them were wounded. The only thing to be thankful for is that the 40,000 cavalry of the Western Regions Legion suffered few casualties.

Since Liu Xin raised his army, he has never suffered such a fiasco. Although only the nomadic tribes on the grassland were lost this time, now both the Xiongnu and the Xianbei have been counted as official Han people, and their fiasco can naturally be counted as a fiasco of the Han army. The root cause of this fiasco was that Tuoba Jun was eager to make meritorious contributions and did not follow Liu Xin's orders.

Despite Tuoba Yan's relationship, Ma Chao still did not dare to show favoritism, and as soon as the army withdrew to safety, he immediately ordered Tuoba Jun to be tied up and escorted to Khotan, waiting for Liu Xin's disposal.

At this time, Ban Bao'er had already raised a batch of grain and grass, plus the first batch of grain transported from Uzberi and the looting of Tuoba Jun all the way, which was enough for the needs of more than 300,000 troops for two months. Now that the road to Daqin has been opened, and there is Jia Xu, a capable minister, who is responsible for urging grain and grass, Liu Xin feels that the time has come, and immediately decides to set off for the concession to organize a decisive battle against Daqin.

Hearing that Liu Xin was going to go on the expedition, Ban Thief and Zhu Rong were a little excited, clamoring to go together, especially Zhu Rong, who always felt that he was full of martial arts and should go to the battlefield to show it. In the past few days, the two of them have been fighting openly and secretly for a while, and they have been intimate like old friends for many years, which has made Liu Xin have two big heads, and of course they dare not bring the two of them to the front line.

Liu Xin frowned and said, "I am going this time, there is still a big thing that is difficult to let go, and I need you to do it, and when I do this well, you will help me again." ”

Ban Thief and Zhu Rong were both overjoyed, and asked in unison, "What's the matter?" ”

"Don't think that I don't care about Yu'er's safety." Liu Xin Zhengse said, "If you don't find out Yu'er's whereabouts for a day, even if I attack the city of Rome, it will be difficult to feel at ease." I can't rest assured that this matter will be handed over to others, it seems that I still have to work hard for the two of you. Questions? ”

Ban Thief and Zhu Rong glanced at each other and said together: "No problem!" ”

Liu Xin smiled: "Then you will stay in Khotan." If Yu'er really wants to join the army, this is the only way for him, and you must find him out for me! ”

However, it was said that Jia Xu accepted the order to urge grain and grass, and did not dare to slack off, so he rushed to the fortress of Uzberi in the starry night, and just after the Dawan Guishan City, he met the second batch of baggage teams, and the soldiers who were responsible for transporting grain and grass and the soldiers who guarded them were all from the old army under Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. These veterans are equipped with old-style armor, but they are also decent, but they are walking slowly, completely unaware that the soldiers in front of them are waiting for these grains and grasses to save the emergency.

Because these old soldiers were immediately incorporated into the army after being recruited, they did not participate in strict training, and they did not fully understand the military discipline of the Han army. But they have two personal feelings, first of all, the officials at all levels never beat and scold the soldiers, and the other is that the food of the Han army is surprisingly good, even better than what they eat in their own homes. These veterans did not feel the court's care for them from these two personal feelings, but became lazy and tired of work, which is also the main reason for the slow transportation of grain and grass.

In fact, the behavior of these old armies has violated the military regulations of the Han Dynasty. However, in the Han army, these situations had never happened on a large scale in the past, and even if they did occur occasionally, they had to go through strict trial procedures, and the commanders at all levels had no right to convict at will, but could only record their actions and keep them as evidence for later convictions.

Liu Xin didn't intend to let the Guard Corps enter the frontal battlefield, so he didn't equip them with the equipment of the regular legions, and even the officers and commanders who were transferred from the legions were not the backbone of the major legions, and even the chief and deputy corps commanders were not appointed. Liu Xin's lack of attention to the guard corps is also an important factor in today's situation.

Now, Jia Xu has the right to arbitrarily give Liu Xin personally, but he does not need to go through the trial procedure to dispose of these old troops. Seeing the loose appearance of these old soldiers, Jia Xu couldn't help but be furious, and was about to kill a few people to set an example, when he suddenly saw two people tied to a grain truck, one of whom was blindfolded, it was the Xiahou brothers.

Jia Xu knew the Xiahou brothers, and also knew that they were approved by Liu Xinte to enlist in the army. Seeing the two brothers tied to the car, Jia Xu couldn't help frowning, and asked in a deep voice, "Did the two of them deliberately make a hindrance?" ”