Chapter 287: Horse Bandit Night Attack (Part II)
With the first batch of horse bandits taking the lead, they finally launched the first round of attacks on the small valley where Zhao Xiaoxi and others were camped. Whether it was the large group of horse bandits who were following the bandits, or Mu Wanqing and the others who were staying in the camp, they all looked at the two people in the middle.
Mu Wanqing and others, who had previously felt that those roughly made horse rejection barriers did not play a big role, looked at the first batch of horse bandits who sprinted. He seemed to be afraid of the barricades that showed their pointed heads, and finally understood that this thing was very useful.
But looking at Zhao Xiaoxi and the others, they didn't shoot the opponent's war horse, but they fell to their knees one after another. Throw the horse bandits on horseback away, and even have unlucky horse bandits who directly threw the horse bandit on the horse rejection horse and were penetrated by the horse rejection stake.
This is a very strange phenomenon, not to mention that Mu Wanqing and the others can't understand what is going on. Even the horse bandits who were watching the battle from the rear also felt inexplicable. But only Zhao Xiaoxi knows it!
Seeing that the formation of the horse bandits who were taking the lead began to be chaotic, Zhao Xiaoxi said in a deep voice: "Attack!" ”
In just one word, the three iron arrows held tightly in Zhao Xiaoxi's hands immediately shot at the surviving horse bandits who fell off the horse. As a result, he was dizzy and dizzy, and the horse bandits, who lost the protection of their shields, became a live target under Zhao Xiaoxi's arrows.
Compared to their leader, there is also a light armor to wear for protection. These horse bandits were all dressed in linen clothes, and they were hit by Zhao Xiaoxi's powerful iron arrows, and there was a possibility of surviving, and they were directly shot through by the iron arrows and killed on the spot.
As Zhao Xiaoxi's iron arrow fell, the rest of the Wuwei archers also chose their own targets to shoot. Iron arrows, like deadly chains, took the lives of these panicked horse bandits.
With the horse bandits behind, they realized that the situation was not good, and did not wait for those small leaders to speak. Immediately turned around and prepared to escape, but left his back to Wu Wei. For this obvious omission, the Wuwei archers were not polite at all.
They have increased the speed of archery. Kill these horse bandits who escaped and followed the dilemma under the horses. When they escaped from the range of the bow and arrow, these horse bandits, who had saved a life, finally realized the horror of the opponent's archery.
Whether it is the range of the opponent or the strength of the bow and arrow, these horse bandits are beyond the reach of these horse bandits. Encounter such a terrifying group of archers, unless you can rush over for melee combat. Otherwise. There is only one way to die!
Looking at the horse barrier, some of the remaining horse bandits were still wailing, and Zhao Xiaoxi put down the bow and arrow in his hand. With a wave of his hand, the guard with a finger shield and sword immediately rushed down on foot.
With the sword in his hand, he harvested the lives of those horse bandits. Even if some horse bandits realized the end and planned to surrender and beg for mercy, they were killed on the spot by the indifferent military guards. And their corpses. All of them were dragged to the barrier to act as an obstacle.
If you are careful, you will find that these guards entered the place where these horse bandits had fallen, and their feet were sticking to the turf. There is no one who has the movement of walking with his legs raised. It's a pity that no one else can see such a tiny movement clearly on this big night.
Some war horses that had lost their owners and were still at a loss for what to do were pulled back along the passage in front of Zhao Xiaoxi. The other wounded war horses, Wu Wei also killed them coldly. Heaped in front of the camp with the corpses.
This kind of ruthlessness in cleaning the battlefield also frightened several horse bandit leaders in the rear. Of course. They were more angry. I think these Dali guards really don't treat them as human beings!
In fact, they never thought about how many traders and civilians had died under their swords and arrows over the years? In the hands of every horse bandit, it can be described as a blood debt. And tonight is just the time for them to pay the penalty for their sins.
Clean up the scene of the fighting. These blood-stained guards are the same as before. Standing behind Cho Hyo-seok and other archers, he calmly and coldly stared ahead, waiting for the second attack of the horse bandits.
And the horse bandits and those war horses that were killed before will be piled up in front of the horse barrier. So. Even if the horse bandits attacked, the obstacles formed by these horse corpses would consume a lot of their energy.
Originally, I thought that this Dali horse team was at most a little wolf cub, and it could be won as long as it took a little effort. But no one expected that this was a fierce and ruthless male lion. They are hungry wolves, they want to swallow this male lion, but I'm afraid it's not easy!
Those horse bandits who returned to the rear did not wait for them to have any choice, and they were divided among the three horse bandit leaders. Without a leader, they become rootless duckweed. If you don't join other bandits, there is only one way to die!
The three big leaders who pressed the formation felt that the horse team in front of Dali was not easy to mess with. I was not intimidated by this kind of battle, but on the contrary, I was more convinced. Dali's subordinates are so strong, which is why they dare to bring so much gold, silver and jewelry on the road.
If there are hundreds of such elite guards, maybe they will return in vain tonight. However, these guards add up to less than 100 people. And in the first round of attack, they lost hundreds of men, and there are thousands of men waiting to attack.
Ten to one offense and defense, how do the three leaders think, they can also win this small Dali horse team. It's just that how to reduce their own casualties has become a matter for the three of them to consider.
Perhaps it was the annexation of the hapless bandit force that allowed the three leaders to finally come to an agreement. The other three bandits, who were weaker than them, became the targets of the second group of attacks. These three horse bandits combined have nearly 500 cavalry!
Facing the joint coercion of the three horse bandit leaders, the three horse bandit leaders who were slightly weaker were also full of resentment in their hearts. But in this situation, their teams are all surrounded.
If they resist the proposal of the three bandit leaders, no one knows what the fate will be. In the final analysis, I still blame them for their lack of strength. In this case, there is only obedience to the strong.
The three horse teams, having received the order, quickly decided to rush forward with a strong force and rely on the superiority of numbers. The archers of the other party, no matter how powerful they are, are only dozens of people after all. As long as you are fast enough, you will definitely be able to break through their interception!
As long as they open the passage of the charge, the three strongest horse bandits behind will definitely launch support. When they impulsively entered the camp, with only these guards of less than 100 people, if the prince of Dali did not want to die, he had to flee as a choice.
With this confidence, the three horse bandits in one place were led by their respective leaders. The shouting and killing sound inherent in the robbery was released, and like a black wave, it rushed towards the camp of Zhao Xiaoxi and others.
Looking at the attack of this horse bandit of several hundred people, Zhao Xiaoxi sneered: "It is really wishful thinking to break through my defense with the tactics of the sea of people. Listen, as long as they get into range, kill those big and small bosses first.
They took the initiative to come up and find death, so we will fulfill him tonight. It can also be regarded as removing these harmful horse bandits for the people of Western Xia. Let the people of Western Xia know that our team is not easy to mess with! ”
With Zhao Xiaoxi's order, the Wuwei archers who had just warmed up all placed their quivers in front of them. This makes it easier for them to draw arrows and shoot. With so many live targets, it's time for them to speed up their shooting!
These horse bandits attacked again, and the shield bearers sprinted at the head, and the rest of the archers took cover. It's just that compared to their upward shooting, Zhao Xiaoxi and others occupy an advantageous position, and it is easier for them to find the target.
Accompanied by the Wu Wei beside Zhao Xiaoxi, he shouted the order of 'draw arrows, throw arrows, scatter' from time to time. Obviously, there were only a few dozen people in the bow and arrow team, but they shot waves of arrows that were killing each other.
And the horse bandits who broke through the rain of arrows were also not far from the horse barrier, and were thrown under the horses from time to time. This strange phenomenon of horses stumbling made the horse bandits and Duan Yu and others who were watching the battle extremely puzzled.
The war horses that can be pulled out for battle all have a certain relationship with the knights, and they are all trained war horses. It stands to reason that this will not be the case with these horses, but why would they stumble and throw the people off the horses?
With a horse bandit who landed on the ground, escaping the shot of a bow and arrow, suddenly stepped on a hard object. Immediately screamed and hugged his legs, and screamed: ", there are nails in this ground." My leg was pierced and it hurt me! ”
Accompanied by his screams, he shouted the words that there were needles on the ground. Looking at the bandit, he fell to the ground and pulled out a blood-stained black triangular nail from his foot. The reason why the war horse suddenly lost its hooves was quickly explained reasonably.
This kind of trapping nails, which only appear on the battlefield, is undoubtedly a nightmare for cavalry horses. Even if the war horse nails the horse's shoe, it can encounter this triangular trap nail, and it will also feel severe pain after stepping on it.
As long as the horse's footsteps are crooked, it will naturally fall in the case of sprinting. And when the war horse falls, the fate of the knight on horseback can be imagined. It can only be said that this is a sharp weapon that hinders the cavalry charge.
The horse bandit, who had just lifted the nail, was soon pierced through his chest by an iron arrow that fell from the sky, becoming a corpse. And the bloody trap nail slipped into the grass and mud turf again.
Without careful observation, no one would have thought that there was such a vicious thing hidden in these turfs. And with the shouting of the first horse bandit, it was not the horse bandit who fell off the horse, and he also hugged the soles of his feet and screamed.
Even a horse with a horse shoe can hurt, let alone these horse bandits in cloth shoes. As the horse bandits and war horses who were shot and killed on the road ahead were blocked, the horse bandits who dismounted and prepared to move forward also seemed a little hesitant.
On this big night, despite the moonlight, no one knows. If you step on it, will you step on this fatal triangular pyramid? If you step on it, in this case, there is only a dead end!
It's just that in this case, the consequence of hesitation is also to usher in archers and shoots. Compared to the archery skills of the archers who covered for them, the Wuwei archers standing on the slopes of the hill had the strength to throw them several miles.
Looking at the shield bearers, shot over in the area of battle, the two surviving bandit leaders. I finally realized that this is an extremely hard bone. If they continue to spend like this, they will lose their lives here, not to mention robbing gold and silver treasures.
What's more important than life? Thinking of this, the two leaders immediately ordered a retreat. And for this order, the rest of the surviving horse bandits also felt relieved. Finally able to escape this hell of life! (To be continued......)