The silence in the city of Yunnei Prefecture made many Khitan cavalrymen suspicious and did not dare to take a step forward. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Changshi (Khitan dialect, the meaning of general), will there be fraud in this?"

A civilian official who looked like Lin Ya (Khitan official name, in charge of documents, and accompanying the army to go on the expedition was a military clerk), quietly said to a Khitan general.

"You're getting more and more timid, even if you cheat? The Han people beat us up before, are you still afraid that he will be cheating? We led 20,000 troops this time, which is enough to resist the army of 100,000 Han people, what are you afraid of? The Khitan general said proudly.

Lin Ya stopped making a sound, just thought silently: "This is just a field battle that can defeat 100,000 people, and if you can't beat it, you can still run." But in the city, he ...... thought of this, and didn't dare to think about it anymore, but quietly lagged behind a lot, pretending to retreat to the city gate, pretending to urge the Khitan cavalry to enter the city.

In fact, he just has the intention of running away, it's okay, as soon as something happens, he can still run!

is worthy of having read poetry books for a year or two, no matter how honest and loyal he is on the outside, he is as cunning as a fox on the inside.

The Khitan generals rode slowly, and they also looked around vigilantly.

But inside Yunneizhou City, it looks like a dead city, and the lifeless appearance makes people really think that they have come to an empty city.

"Could it be that the Han people have abandoned the city and fled?"

This Khitan general was not stupid either, and immediately thought of this possibility.

But he couldn't figure it out, when the spies reported the news before, didn't they say that there were still many businessmen pouring into Yunnei Prefecture City? Why can't you even see a single figure?

"Yes, they hid in the cellar!"

This Khitan general's head flashed, and he immediately understood why. Yunnei Prefecture City is not a dead city, but the people have taken refuge in the cellar.

"That's fine, you don't have to run away with these two-legged sheep, so as not to catch up with the Han soldiers!" This Khitan general still remembers the previous battle, which was obviously a complete victory and a lot of gains. But because he was too greedy, he kidnapped 100,000 people and ran away together, but after all, the Han army caught up.

The more than 10,000 Han troops really opened the eyes of the Khitan people, and they were under siege, and they could still rush and kill. In the end, in the case of both defeats, the Khitans took the initiative to retreat. After all, they robbed so much money, they were reluctant to fight to the death with the Han army!

But since then, the ferocity of the Han army has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no Khitan people dare to underestimate the Han army, especially the cavalry of the Han army. Although the cavalry of the Han army did not have good riding and archery skills, they were all wearing chain mail and could not be attacked by arrows, and they could only kill the enemy by cutting with knives and axes. Such an "elite" heavy cavalry may only be able to do it by Dashun, who has deep pockets. I am afraid that the Liao State only has such an honor if the royal tent rides in person.

In the face of an opponent who can't be beaten to the death and still haunts you, I'm afraid there is no one who is not frightened.

This gap does not stem from mounted archery, nor from bravery, but from the gap in equipment, which makes people desperate. There are even Khitans who said that if the Han people have 100,000 such cavalry, they can cross the grassland. Chain mail is not very good at slashing with knives and axes, but it is very strong against arrows, and it does not waste much iron. The amount of iron used in the armor can usually pull out three pairs of chain mail.

This chain mail is usually made of iron wire or iron rings to form a garment, each ring is clasped with the other four rings, and is covered with two layers. It is shaped like a net lock, and the armor is like a ring lock, and it cannot be shot. The most annoying thing is that even if the strong bow and crossbow shoot into the chain mail, these cavalrymen are still wearing thick cotton clothes inside the chain mail, and they can't hurt people at all.

As for the armor on the horses, it is not so delicate, and the gap is still quite large. So in the face of such "heavy cavalry", the Khitans could only shoot horses, not people.

In this battle alone, the Khitans were afraid of the Han cavalry, and it has to be said that this is an irony. In fact, in the past dynasties, the cavalry of the Han people was not weak. As long as they are equipped to crush their opponents, the nomads are helpless against it.

No wonder the Khitans are cautious now, it turns out that they are scared.

In the face of an opponent who can't be killed, everyone will be afraid.

"Open history, open history!"

A personal soldier rushed over and reported: "I found a carriage discarded by Han merchants, which was full of tea cloth, lacquerware, porcelain, sulfur, flame salt, lunite, bamboo horn, arrow shaft, mercury, lacquer, books and other goods!" ”

The Khitan general was overjoyed: "Quick, grab it and run!" ”

The pro-soldier was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Order!" With that, he immediately turned his horse's head and hurried back.

"If you run after grabbing, even if it's a Han cavalry, you can't chase it, right?"

The Khitan general had this idea in his heart, he was really afraid of those Han people, and he was simply a group of Xiaoqiang who couldn't be killed. The Khitans' horse bows were soft, and although they were on the right head, they couldn't penetrate the chain mail when they shot at it. Even if you are lucky enough to shoot in the legs and feet, you can only shoot wounds, not kill.

Who is not afraid of such an opponent?

He watched nervously around for fear of a sudden arrival of a Han cavalry.

In fact, he also knew that the cavalry in the city could not gallop at all, and he was not afraid of the cavalry of the Han people.

Wait, the cavalry can't gallop on horseback?

The general suddenly thought of a desperate possibility: "Quick, don't get those goods, get out of the city immediately!" ”

"Open history, open history, there are a lot of Dashun cavalry gathered outside the city, they are already carrying sacks, and the sacks are all sudden, and the four city gates have been surrounded to death!" A murwei cavalryman shouted and trotted in.

The general trembled: "Where is your horse?" What about Ringa? ”

"Shot to death, Lin Ya seems to have escaped......"

"Go !!"

The Khitan general said hatefully, although he hated that Lin Ya for escaping, he also knew that it was not the time to be held responsible, and there was absolutely no chance if he didn't leave. If you rush out now, there is still life.

The Han people are so cunning that they dare to use the empty city plan. He was also tempted by the immediate benefits, full of more than 50 carts of tea cloth and military supplies, for the Khitans, it was nothing more than giving a mountain of gold. The Han people also knew the weakness of the Khitans, and deliberately took advantage of the gap between the people to flee to lure them into the city and plunder, giving them a turtle in an urn.

"Bang !!"

The sudden sound of a cannon made all the Khitans stunned. I don't know when, on the walls of the earthen city on all sides, in the houses of the people next to the streets, a large number of armored border troops suddenly appeared.

When the Khitan generals saw this scene, their faces turned blue: "Chong, no matter what, rush out of the city!" He knew very well that the advantage of the Khitan army was cavalry, not in the city, let alone narrow street fighting. In the city, the speed advantage of the Khitan cavalry has been reduced to the greatest extent. If they can't raise their speed, they have no armor, so they can only be killed by arrows one by one.