"Report ...... General Qiyu, the cavalry of the rear army encountered an ambush by the Shunzhou army, and more than 300 horsemen were killed! ”

After listening to the herald's report, Zhang Jing's face turned white and red, from red to blue, and then he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "How many cavalry are left now?" ”

The herald looked at Zhang Jing's expression, and couldn't help but jump in his heart, and then saw the two giants behind Zhang Jing, hurriedly lowered his head, and said urgently: "Back to the general, there are still four hundred cavalry left, and they are speeding up." ”

"Bastard! Zhang Tu, you bastard, how do you bring the soldiers! Zhang Jing suddenly scolded angrily. The surrounding generals all looked gloomy and bowed their heads and remained silent. Looking at the current situation, it is becoming more and more unfavorable, which makes everyone secretly worried, only the two giants behind Zhang Jing are unmoved.

Of course, Qingyan Gang is not a hill, but a road at one end of a town, more than fifteen miles long, among which there are small villages between the faint and gentle intervals, which are the kind of small villages of more than ten households. Except for the small villages, which are slightly larger spaces, the rest of the road means a long and narrow official road and a small river that follows the road and runs parallel to the road. On both sides of the road and the creek are mountains, like two long dragons, crawling side by side on the land beyond fifteen miles. And the soldiers of the Shunzhou Army were scattered on the large and small mountain bags for more than ten miles, attacking the Black Snake Army again and again.

The plan was good, but in the Shunzhou army, there was a lack of real archers, and many soldiers were new to bows and arrows. Bows and arrows are not something that can be played casually, and if you fight in a large-scale group, it doesn't matter if some archers can't shoot accurately, just cover the blow. But in the secret attack of less than 100 people in this team, if you can't shoot accurately, it is really useless. However, this cannot be blamed on the Shunzhou army, after all, the predecessor of the Shunzhou army was composed of the government army and some people, in addition to hunters, there are fewer professional archers, plus there is no time for training and the lack of bows and arrows, there are very few archers in the Shunzhou army.

In the Fire Lin Army, basically everyone in the Pro-Guard Army needs to be proficient in the use of bows and arrows, except for the heavy armored battalion, of course. In the infantry army, there should be about 2,000 archers, and at least half of the cavalry should be archers, of course, the more the better. In Zhao Xun's plan, after opening the passage with Baixian, after transporting the bows and arrows of the Northern Navy from Baixian, the training of archers should also be strengthened in the Shunzhou army.

Since ancient times, stretching a bow and arrows has been a matter of strength. The number of stones that can be drawn from a strong bow is also an important criterion for evaluating a general's arm strength and bravery.

If you don't have enough strength, you can't pull the strong bow. If you don't have enough stamina, you can't last two arrows, you can't maintain a certain rate of fire, and you can't form a continuous fire suppression on the enemy.

Therefore, although archers generally do not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, if we talk about physical elements, in the era of cold weapons, the archer class is not necessarily lower than ordinary infantry, or even stronger.

The Black Snake Army gritted its teeth and ran towards the mouth of the river, advancing in the rain of arrows from time to time, the casualties were not very large, but the depression in the heart and the overall morale were indeed fatally suppressed.

It's out! It's finally out! The soldiers of the Black Snake Army rushed out of the valley and into the mouth of the river, and they couldn't help but shout in their hearts, they were fed up with the dark arrows that came at any time.

"Formation! Defense! The Black Snake Army that rushed out quickly assembled under the shouts of the officers, forming a large phalanx, and as more and more soldiers came out, the phalanx became larger and larger.

"Count the numbers!" Zhang Jing said gloomily. At this moment, his face was gloomy and about to drip water, since he joined the Black Snake Army, he had never been so wolf as he was today, especially as a general, he would have such an encounter. Now he hates the Shunzhou Army to the core. But in the same way, he was not optimistic about the situation in front of him, although he rushed out, there was no secret arrow of the Shunzhou army. But the more than 1,000 corpses in front of him and countless broken swords, arrows, and scattered weapons and flags made him lament in his heart.

Not only Zhang Jing, but the others were no better, all the 1,000 people who explored the path were here, and all of them were neatly placed in front of them. The heads, the dead eyes, were telling them what had happened to their master. There are some chaotic traces around, and it can be seen that the front army of the road exploration encountered the impact of the cavalry of the Shunzhou army.

Cavalry! In this flat estuary, it was a complete killing weapon, and the infantry of the Black Snake Army had no effective counterattack and defense measures. But fortunately, the Black Snake Army also has cavalry. In addition, according to the scout's report, the cavalry of the Shunzhou army was only more than 300 cavalry.

The stone bridge, which is also the county seat of Gaoling, is only less than a mile away, and as long as the stone bridge is crossed, it is no longer a matter of whether to enter the county seat of Gaoling or withdraw to the territory of the Black Snake Army from other roads. However, will the Shunzhou Army let them go down the way?

"General Qiyu! There were 1,700 men left, 300 cavalry, 1,300 infantry, and the rest were all trapped in the valley. Deputy General Zhang Qidao replied depressedly.

When Zhang Jing heard this, his body shook and he almost didn't fall off his horse. What's the situation? There were 4,000 people when they set out, but now there are not even half of them. Especially the loss of a thousand cavalry, Zhang Jingxin was like a knife. It took him a lot of effort to exchange this from the Khitans, and now there are only three hundred horsemen left.

In fact, Zhang Jing also regretted a little, regretting that he let Zhang Niu go to explore the road instead of going with the army. Speaking of which, Zhang Niu actually pushed them to death by himself. Looking at the subordinates in formation, their faces were gloomy and tired, and Zhang Jing was shocked and angry.

"Picture!" The more Zhang Jing thought about it, the more angry he became, and shouted loudly.

"Will ...... Checkmate! The picture is here! Zhang Tu's face turned pale and trembled and replied. On his body, there were also several scars, and the blood had dyed his brocade robe red.

"Bastard! How did you bring the soldiers, a thousand cavalry, now there are less than a third! What's the use of leaving you! Wuda, I'll leave it to you! Zhang Jing roared angrily.

When Zhang Tu heard this, he was immediately shocked, his pale face was even more pale, and he said urgently: "My lord, spare my life!" It's not the incompetence of subordinates, it's the ......"

......Before Zhang Tu finished speaking, the whole person was smashed into the air, and when he fell to the ground, his head was gone, and only blood and brains were left all over the ground.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and their hearts tightened. Looking at one of the two strong men behind Zhang Jing, he slowly put away the iron rod in his hand and retreated behind Zhang Jing. The two strong men behind Zhang Jing, one Wu Da and the other Wu Er, have some problems with their brains, but their strength is extremely large, and the iron rods of three or four hundred catties are like small branches in their hands, playing with them at will. As long as Zhang Jing gives the order, these two people will kill people without any problems.

Zhang Jing glanced at Zhang Tu's corpse not far away in disgust, although he knew that Zhang Tu could not be blamed for this matter, although Zhang Tu was his nephew, but Zhang Jing only needed to vent at the moment, and Zhang Tu was the unlucky person.

"Array, push me forward, send the soldiers of the other two battalions in ambush around, come and assemble immediately, we will completely block this group of bastards here." Xin Ming laughed and ordered.

Suddenly, after a battle, the first battalion of the Tiger Capital, which was lurking on the side of Taniguchi, quickly appeared, stuck at Taniguchi, and appeared behind the Black Snake Army.

The Black Snake Army, which repeatedly invaded the territory of the Shunzhou Army in the past, has finally become meat in its own hands and a meal on its plate. I couldn't help but feel excited, even all the soldiers, and I was also excited, and I was even more convinced of the commander. When the commander came, he was defeated repeatedly. As soon as the commander arrived, the situation immediately changed dramatically, and there was defeat to victory.

"Report! General Qiyu, in the land of Tanikou behind him, more than 1,000 Shunzhou troops appeared, and they were advancing behind our army! ”

Zhang Jing's face changed slightly when he heard the scout's words, he had already expected this situation. But he believes that the other party's means will not stop there. At least, the opposing cavalry has not yet appeared. Although Zhang Niu encountered three hundred cavalry, Zhang Jing was even more afraid, and the other party's cavalry did not stop there. In the present situation, cavalry is obviously more lethal to itself than other armies.

"Ignore the enemy behind you, the whole army is ready to march towards the stone bridge, as long as we cross the stone bridge and defend the stone bridge, we can retreat along the way." Zhang Jing ordered with a depressed face. Now, he has no hope of continuing to attack the county seat of Gaoling. Since the other party is preparing again, it means that it is not Gongsun Yang who is assassinating himself, that is, Gongsun Yang is being recognized. With his relationship with Gongsun Yang, Gongsun Yang will not assassinate himself for no reason, which means that Gongsun Yang has been exposed. Now, they have no choice but to withdraw their troops.

Just as the Black Snake Army was about to move, Zhang Jing's face turned to the side, not only him, but the rest of the people also looked to the east and into the distance.

The wind is bleak, and the earth is reckless. Although it was already the beginning of March, there was nothing between heaven and earth except the cold wind.

A cold wind blew on Zhang Jing's face and neck, and it was suddenly cold. Zhang Jing tightened the long sword in his hand, and the cold texture came from his fingertips, making him conscious. Zhang Jingji looked at the end of the wilderness, where a faint black line was wriggling.

Is it finally coming? This is the ambush army of the Shunzhou army? Cavalry? The corners of Zhang Jing's mouth floated with a touch of bitterness, and finally shook his body, he had a premonition that he might die here today.

"All army ready! Defensive formations! Under Zhang Jing's signal, the officers of all armies shouted loudly. As long as you are not blind, you can see the thicker and thicker black line from a distance, as well as the slight vibration on the ground.

The sound of weapons unsheathed, gasps, and metal crashes sounded together, and the black snake sergeant was not the first brother, everyone began the final preparations before the battle, and the scorching cold wind blew their headscarves, forming a tumbling green angry wave, although the black snake army was black, they were green banners, green turbans. As for clothes, there are naturally all kinds of them.

The black line on the horizon grew thicker and thicker, and it squirmed faster and faster.

In the suffocating wait, the Black Snake sergeant felt that time and space had become an eternity at this moment, and there was a faint sound of thunder coming from the sky, and the earth under his feet was trembling gently. Seeing this situation, Zhang Jing's face changed, and the faces of all the Black Snake Army also changed.

That's a cavalry, a huge cavalry! It is not that the scouts said that there are only more than 300 cavalry, at least the other side has more than 1,000 cavalry. A thousand cavalry, in this empty valley, is completely Jedi for the Black Snake Army without giant shields and crossbow arrows, and they are facing only a dead end.

"Knock...... Boom...... Knock ......"

The sound of horses' hooves plowing the ground sounded from the east, the pupils of the generals of the Black Snake Army suddenly constricted, looking to the east, the black line turned into a black and overwhelming cavalry of the Shunzhou Army, they had been arranged in a neat formation, and thousands of war horses stepped on neat steps and slowly advanced, like a mountain crushing towards the estuary.

It's close, it's finally close, all the Black Snake sergeants have seen it, this is a cavalry of about 1,500 people, a fierce banner waving in the wind, embroidered with a big "Shunzhou Army" three words, and there is a column of small characters under it, "Shunzhou Army Commander Zhao!" "This is the cavalry of the Shunzhou Army!

This cavalry is not a bystander, it is the cavalry of Zhao Xun's personal guard battalion and the Shuizi battalion that came to support, and the other more than 200 people are the soldiers of the Shunzhou army, because they defeated many horse thieves who invaded the Shunzhou army under the jurisdiction of the Black Snake Army, and captured a lot of war horses. Because the Guards Battalion and the Water Character Battalion are both Huolin sergeants, it is more convenient for Zhao Xun to command.

Zhao Xun originally intended to be reluctant to join the cavalry of the Shunzhou Army, but in order to train some cavalry for the Shunzhou Army, so that the cavalry of the Shunzhou Army could grow up as quickly as possible, he selected 200 people from the Shunzhou Army to join the cavalry operation, and let them see how the cavalry of the Huolin Army acted.

Speaking of which, Shunzhou Mansion is located in the northern Xinjiang, and Yanzhou Mansion, like Yanzhou Mansion, compared with Yanzhou Mansion, there are no strict defensive measures for hundreds of miles north of Shunzhou Mansion, so the people of Shunzhou Mansion are more likely to be harassed by the northern nomadic tribes, which also makes the people of Shunzhou Mansion have a lot of good riders. In the Shunzhou army, there are no less than 1,000 war horses, but there are few real cavalry. Aside from the five hundred elites who had been personally trained by Zhao Xun in the Tiger Capital, the rest could only be said to be cavalry on horseback, and could not be regarded as regular cavalry.