Chapter 68: The Barbarian Commander
Since it was conquered by the Central Plains more than 200 years ago, the ritual civilization of the Central Plains and the infantry civilization of Yaodong have been combined to form a unique Yaodong culture.
It's just that in some places the Central Plains civilization has great influence, and in those places where the Central Plains civilization has little influence, the barbarian customs have been completely preserved.
In the swampy lakes of eastern Yaodong, there lived 50,000 indigenous people, who rarely intermarried with outsiders and had been living a life of indisputability since the Guishun Dynasty.
These indigenous people, who work at sunrise and rest at sunset. In addition to work, it is to practice martial arts. On major festivals, they would gather at the place of sacrifice and pray to the Valkyries. This has been the case for more than 200 years.
Because these indigenous people are very brave and never flinch in the face of the enemy, they are also famous in Yaodong. As a result, the local governor conscripts hundreds of people from these indigenous populations to serve in the army every year. There was an army in the Yaodong army that was entirely composed of these natives, known as the barbarian barracks.
A few years ago, Lu Boding marched into Yaodong, and the Ding brothers took power. In order to deal with Lu Boding's army, the Ding brothers requisitioned 10,000 barbarian soldiers to form a legion. The barbarian soldiers fought very bravely, and made great contributions in the war against Lu Boding, and the prestige of the barbarian battalion also resounded throughout Yaodong.
It's just that the enemy he faced this time was Sa Jiali, and Ding Zhuqing was afraid that the barbarian battalion would rebel, so he didn't dare to use them. This time, at the suggestion of Zheng Duxing, the barbarian battalion was transferred to the front line, but Ding Zhuqing had been secretly guarding.
Ding Zhuqing was discussing in the big tent, and when he heard that the barbarian camp had arrived, Ding Zhuqing said that he could meet their commander.
After a while, five big men in armor walked into the tent and saluted Ding Zhuqing. All five men wore loose hair with a metal ring around it, and they had the image of a tiger, a leopard, a bear, or a warrior in battle. This metal ring. In the barracks it was a status symbol, worn only by the most outstanding warriors.
"I don't know what happened when Lord Ding summoned us over. We have always been loyal to Lord Ding, and we will definitely do whatever we are sent. One of the big men in front said.
"This time we have been attacked by Wei Zeng, and our current enemy is the former Valkyrie Sagali. The Goddess Sect's combat methods, you know best, and I will transfer you this time. It's to face Sagarg. Ding Zhuqing said, staring at the five people all the time while speaking, and once he found any abnormal behavior of the five people, he would immediately order someone to arrest them.
When the four people in the back heard that they were going to fight the Valkyrie, they all showed some surprised expressions, looking a little dazed and at a loss. But the first great man only pondered for a moment and replied, "We only guard our own land, and we will destroy anyone who dares to invade Yaodong." The Valkyrie invaded Yaodong with outsiders. We will not be relentless. I only hope that the adults can ensure that our people will not be implicated, and we are willing to do anything. ”
"As long as you are loyal enough, your people will be able to live in peace. Otherwise, I will not show mercy to the betrayer. Originally, the barbarians occupied Guanbei and Yaodong, and now there is no trace of barbarians in Guanbei, and Yaodong still retains a large number of barbarian traditions. Why this is so, you should understand it yourself. Ding Zhuqing knocked on the side.
"Our clan will always be the ruler of Yaodong. We will faithfully fight for our lords, and our enemies are our enemies. For the enemy. Let them shed blood on the battlefield. The commander of the barbarian army in front promised, and the other four also expressed their loyalty to Ding Zhuqing.
"You are loyal, and that is evident in this battle. What I see, what conclusions I will naturally draw. Go down and prepare, and don't let me down. Ding Zhuqing finally said.
After listening to Ding Zhuqing's words, the barbarian commander already understood what Ding Zhuqing meant. After expressing his sincerity to Ding Zhuqing. So he went down and sent his army. Between faith and people, they made a realistic choice.
Sagaree had always kept an eye on the enemy's movements, and recently an army of several thousand men had been harassing the rear of Kanbei. The joint interception of the rear army will always let this army run away. Sagaree has been worried about this matter, because Kanbei is still unstable. If something goes wrong, it's out of control.
"If I'm not mistaken, those people are the lockers of the Falling Blade Society. These locks, with the help of hook and lock climbing, can easily pass through many dangerous places. Tell those in the rear to strengthen the defense of the city, and never allow this army to conquer any city. As long as Wei Zeng's reinforcements arrived, they would only have to escape. However, the enemy must have a plan to disturb our rear, and there must be no problems with keeping an eye on the enemy in front of us. Sagaree commanded.
"What Miss Sa said is that we will all do it. However, this time the Ding brothers sent troops to attack us, but it was also an opportunity. When General Wei's army arrives, Miss Sa must persuade him to attack Yaodong. Our Goddess Sect and General Wei are one, and if we can regain control of Yaodong, we will definitely fully support General Wei's great cause. The Goddess Sect Elder persuaded.
"I will tell Wei Zeng about this matter, and it is also my wish to be able to restore the Goddess Sect." Sagaree replied.
At this moment, news came that some people were attacked while blocking the locks of the Fallen Frontier Society, and they were defeated. According to those who fled, the attacking force was the barbarian battalion in Yaodong.
"The combat power of Yaodong's barbarian battalion is very strong. But they also believe in the Goddess religion, and perhaps we can persuade them to submit. If not, just wipe them out here. You come with me to the barbarian barracks. After Sagari gave the order, she ordered her troops and pursued the barbarian barracks.
The barbarian battalion did not flee, but set up a formation in one place, intending to meet Sagargya. The rest of Yaodong's armies were all on the move, just to take advantage of the opportunity for Sagali to send troops to break the defensive line in Guanbei.
Sagaree came to the barbarian barracks, looked at the brute with his hair scattered and his axe and shield in his hand, and remembered some past events.
When she was in the temple of the goddess, she had seen the barbarians come to meet the Valkyrie. Now that she has to fight with her former believers, Sagart is also a little sad.
"Why do you have to work for the Ding brothers? As long as you submit to us, I can not blame the past, but I can also reuse you, so that you can be glorified in battle. Sagaree advised.
"Fighting the Valkyries is not something we want to see. But for the sake of our people. We chose to have no choice. If the Valkyrie can return to Yaodong one day, we are naturally willing to die for the Valkyrie. But now, we can't back down. For glory, for victory, and for the sake of the people. We choose to fight. After the barbarian commander had finished speaking, he ordered his army to form a formation and advance towards Sagart's army.
"If you are stubborn, it seems that you can only be destroyed. May your blood make you more glorious. Seeing that persuasion had failed, Sagari sighed and chose to destroy them.
When Sagari saw that the barbarian barracks had opened up and advanced towards her, she commanded her army to meet her.
There were only 10,000 men in the barbarian barracks. Sagaree brought 30,000 men, and there seemed to be no suspense in the battle, but there were too many variables in the course of the battle.
In the barbarian barracks, during the advance, the front row were soldiers with axes and shields, the back were soldiers with two-handed axes, and the last few thousand people were holding longbows and a battle axe pinned to their waists.
Sagart's troops were roughly the same. It's just that there are three times as many people as the enemy. Such the same troops, such the same formation. It's just the people in battle who are not the same. If anything, Sagart's army consisted of a certain number of pikemen and crossbowmen.
The two armies were about to come into contact, and both sides threw their javelins in their hands, some fell, and many more rushed towards the enemy.
The soldiers of the barbarian battalion are all composed of experienced fighters, and the javelin projectile is accurate before the battle; In the battle, the charge and kill are very neat. There is not the slightest superfluous action; Moreover, in the course of the battle, the squad saw that the formation was not chaotic, and the closeness of mutual cooperation was also incomparable to the troops led by Sagarg.
"These brutes have a lot of combat experience, and we can only defeat them if we use our strengths. Ordered the pikemen to flank the encirclement. Knife and axe men cover pikemen attacks, and crossbowmen shoot at enemy rears to suppress enemy longbowmen. Sagaree ordered.
Taking advantage of the length of their weapons, the pikemen formed a forest of spears and surrounded the enemy on the flanks. When he approached the enemy, he raised his spear and rushed to the barbarian barracks.
When the barbarian battalion saw the pikemen rushing towards him, he picked up his javelin and axe, threw it away, and then raised his shield to try to fend off the pikemen.
The pikemen in the charge were very densely formed, and the barbarians threw javelins and throwing axes that almost hit the shots. The pikemen could not flinch, and the front row fell, and the back row filled the gap, stepping on the corpses of their dead comrades and killing them in the barbarian barracks.
At a distance of less than 100 meters, it rushed to the ground in a moment. The brute's shield was pierced by a spear and hit directly on the armor; Many of the brutes were directly knocked to the ground, and even those who were still standing were unable to fight back because of the impact.
However, the brutes quickly adjusted their formation, and the shield and axe men fought and retreated, while the soldiers with two-handed axes in the rear interspersed forward. The pikemen did not push the enemy back much before they were intercepted by the barbarian barracks. The axemen behind the pikemen stepped forward to meet the battle.
Sagaree looked at the battlefield and saw that the front and flanks had already clashed, and although the brute soldiers fought valiantly, they were being compressed more and more closely because of their numerical inferiority.
"The enemy's formation is now dense, and this is the opportunity to defeat them and make the crossbowmen stop firing. The roots are fired with my arrows. "Sagaree got the bow and arrows, walked up to the battlefield, and had to command the crossbowmen to shoot.
The barbarian commander was commanding his army in battle when he suddenly found that the enemy had stopped shooting arrows. Looking to the west, I saw the golden armor shining. With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, dense arrows came all over the sky.
"The enemy is going to shoot arrows, scatter, scatter, raise shields to defend." The barbarian commander raised his shield and bowed low, looking for shelter, while directing the army to disperse.
Sagart fired arrows at the enemy's dense area, and the crossbowmen fired at Sagart's arrows, inflicting heavy losses on the barbarian battalion. The soldiers in the battle fought harder, and the barbarian battalion began to rout.
On the east side of the battlefield, Ding Zhuqing had been watching the battle situation, and when he saw that the barbarian battalion was beginning to rout, he gave the order to attack. Originally, Ding Zhuqing thought that when Sagali threw all the troops into the battlefield and then came out to attack, Sagali would inevitably be defeated because she was powerless.
It's just that now the barbarian battalion has been defeated, and if you don't support it, you won't have a chance of victory at all.
"It's okay, if you can't beat Sagaree this time, there will be a next time. Several warriors have already led their troops to raid, and as long as Sajiali is delayed here, the enemy's defenses will definitely be able to make a gap. Ding Zhuqing said secretly in his heart, and then commanded the army to respond to the barbarian barracks.
"It's a shame that we couldn't completely wipe out the barbarian battalion this time. However, I also wonder why the barbarian battalion came to send them to death, and it turns out that there are still enemy troops who are responding. Let the soldiers retreat while fighting, now is not the time for a decisive battle, and when Wei Zeng arrives, let them pay everything back. When Sajiali saw Ding Zhuqing's banner, she already knew that she could not defeat the enemy, so she decisively gave the order to retreat.
At the same time, when Sajiali was pursuing the barbarian barracks, Zheng Duxing, Wu Qingfan, and Sun Hengkong led the army to attack the fortress in Guanbei, intending to break the defense laid by Sajiali. Under the coordination of the locks of the Luofeng Society, some cities fell into the hands of the Yaodong army.
Sagarli immediately organized an army and tried to regain the lost territory, but the advantage of Yaodong's army was very obvious, and Sajiali returned in vain. Sajiali had to reorganize her forces to strengthen the defense, as long as a few big cities were not lost, and when Wei Da's army arrived, all the lost territory could naturally be recovered.
After Wei Zeng heard the news of Yaodong's army attacking Guanbei, his heart was greatly enraged. He originally sent an envoy with good intentions, wanting to swear an oath with the Ding family brothers, and the generation was better, but the envoy he didn't want to send was killed, the border was also attacked, and the Yaodong army was even more soldiers under the city.
Wei Zeng immediately led the main force of the Yanbei Army to support quickly, and Wei Zeng would not trust those who betrayed him again. Wei Zeng planned to concentrate his forces to defeat the Yaodong army first.
"Sure enough, some people are unreliable and do anything for profit. But it's okay, Miss Sa is a Valkyrie, so she should return to Yaodong. Cha and I also have some grievances and grievances to deal with, and this time we will solve them together. Just fighting continuously, the combat effectiveness of the army will decrease, and if you want to defeat Zhang Ling, it will take more time. Wei Zeng said secretly in his heart.
"General Qiyu, an urgent report has been sent from the border of Guanbei, and the enemy has launched an attack and captured five cities." One person came to report it.
"Miss Nasa is all right." Wei Zeng asked.
"Miss Sa is not in trouble, she is organizing people to try to regain the lost territory."
"That's good, if the land is lost, it can be regained, and if something happens to people, nothing can be recovered. You go back and tell Miss Sa to take care of herself, and say that I will be there soon, and there is no need to rush to defeat the enemy and regain the lost territory. Wei Zeng replied. (To be continued.) )