Chapter 4: Cowardice
Seeing this, Lu Yan felt a little excited.
Can that cowardly Xue Wei turn things around?
"Who attacked us?"
The Jurchen cavalry shouted in anger as they kept looking around.
That Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Xiaoyi are both overjoyed, could it be that their reinforcements have arrived.
Only Lu Yan's face was nervous, could a cowardly Xue Wei turn things around?
"Ahh
A Jurchen cavalryman let out a scream, and an armor-piercing arrow had pierced his chest.
"Behind the tree!"
A Jurchen cavalryman looked sharply at the cowardly Xue behind the big tree.
"Bastard, you're looking for death!"
Another Jurchen cavalryman shouted.
They hurriedly slapped their horses and chased after each other.
Another bowstring sounded, and a Jurchen cavalryman who was rushing towards Cowardly Xue was shot again.
But the Jurchen cavalry who had been hit by the arrow gritted their teeth and rushed towards the cowardly Xue with severe pain.
"Good archery!"
Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but cheer loudly.
Three shots and three hits! It's really worthy of being cowardly Xue Wei!
Lu Yan also nodded secretly.
At this time, a cavalryman rushed out from behind the big tree, and he rode his war horse and quickly rushed away from the Jurchen cavalry.
There were three cavalrymen chasing him, and if he fought head-on, he was not necessarily an opponent for the enemy.
On the contrary, two of the three cavalrymen had already been shot in the chest, and their archery skills must have been greatly affected, and as long as he shot another person, he would have a chance to win.
Seeing this, Lu Yan felt a little sorry, those cavalry were all hit by arrows and still didn't die, no wonder the ancients often said in the books of the ancients that there were generals who were hit by several arrows and still fought hard.
In the process of escaping, the cowardly Xue Wei began to turn around and shoot arrows, which is the world-famous Mangu archery method of the Mongols, also known as the archery method of rest in the West. As the first generation of cowardly Xue Wei, of course, they practiced Mangu's archery technique to the core.
The arrows flew over almost grazing the head of a Jurchen cavalryman, and seeing this, that cowardly Xue couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.
It was very difficult to shoot the enemy on the back of a galloping horse, and he estimated that he would have to shoot another arrow to succeed.
The Jurchen cavalry scolded loudly, and the arrow almost killed him.
The Jurchen cavalry also took out their riding bows and fired arrows at the enemy, and the three arrows were fired at the cowardly Xue almost simultaneously.
Seeing this, Lu Yan's heart was full of worry.
However, he still has some confidence in Cowardice, and almost all historical books record that the Jurchens rose between the white mountains and black waters.
The Jurchen civilization was also a fishing and hunting civilization, not a grassland civilization.
Most of the Jurchen cities were built on the mountains, the most typical of which are the old Jurchen city of Foala and the first capital city of Hetuala.
Foaladong is surrounded by Jiming Mountain, south of Harsa Mountain, west of Chimney Mountain, north to Sukesuhu River, is a typical terrain surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side.
The first capital, Hetuala, was built on a mountain, surrounded by water on all sides, and surrounded by mountains, which can be said to be protected by mountains and rivers.
This terrain is very favorable for fishing and hunting, but it is very bad for mounted archery.
You just have to think about how to ride a horse and shoot arrows in the mountains.
Lu Yan admits that their archery skills are good, but their archery skills should be those standing on the ground, not those riding on horses.
Foot shooting and mounted archery are two different things, and the difficulty difference between them is far from the same!
The Manchus think that their riding and archery are the country, and Lu Yan thinks that they are mostly boasting.
Their riding and archery is riding and foot shooting, not archery on horseback.
And according to the record of King Xuanzu of the Li Dynasty in North Korea, in the twenty-third year of Wanli, when the first Hachi had basically unified the Jurchens, when the Korean general Hashi went to Foala, and found that at that time: "Lao Yi Kechi had more than 10,000 people under his command at that time, and Xiao Yi Kechi had more than 5,000 people under his command, and they were often in the city." And there are more than 1,000 people in the regular Xi formation, each holding a battle armor and a horse, and training troops for ten miles outside the city. And Lao Yi can have more than 700 red war horses, and Xiao Yi can have more than 400 red war horses. ”
In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, Yu Xiyuan, an official of the Ming Dynasty, went to Foala, before entering the city, there were about four or five thousand cavalry from Jianzhou to accompany him, and there were tens of thousands of infantry, standing beside the road in left and right columns, and ending at Jianzhou City.
We can see from this that the vast majority of the Jurchens at that time did not have war horses, you didn't have war horses, and you boasted about what kind of riding and archery was clever, isn't it funny.
According to the records of the "Manchu Old Files", in the early stage of the Jurchen and Ming army decisive battles, most of them lured the Ming army out of the city, and then won by charging into battle, and there was no example of winning by cavalry and archery.
The battles of Sarhu, Kaiyuan, and Tieling were the same, as were the battles of Shenyang and Liaoyang, where they captured the city after annihilating the main force of the Ming army in the field.
The battle of Guangning also happened mostly in the field of decisive battles, and won by charging the formation, plus Sun Degong's betrayal, the Ming army would fail.
Only in the process of unifying the Jurchen with **Hachi, did there happen a scene of bows and arrows firing a hundred steps away.
However, most of the Jurchen cities are built on the mountain, and if you want to go up the mountain, of course you can't ride a horse.
And the Mongols' cavalry archery has already proven itself in the three western expeditions, and their cavalry archery level is recognized by the world, which does not need to be discussed, so Lu Yan still has a better chance of winning this battle.
The words were a bit far, and the three arrows were indeed as Lu Yan expected, and they did not hit the cowardly Xue.
The cowardly Xue smiled slightly, turned around and shot an arrow again, and this arrow finally hit the Jurchen cavalryman.
After the three Jurchen cavalrymen were all hit by arrows, they all felt the threat of death, and the archery skills of this person in front of them were too powerful.
So they desperately urged the horses and kept shooting arrows at the man.
The three of them are like this, you chase after me, and slowly disappear from Lu Yan's field of vision.
Seeing this, Lu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiao Yi, let's go over and help him."
Lu Yan pointed at Cao Wenzhao and said.
At this time, Cao Wenzhao had already rushed to the side of the white-armored soldier and fought with him.
"Young master, let's go quickly, when those Jurchen cavalry come back, we won't be able to leave."
Zhang Xiaoyi said to Lu Yan a little anxiously.
Lu Yan didn't bother to explain to him, and at this time he had already remembered who Cao Wenzhao was.
Cao Wenzhao is known as the first good general in the late Ming Dynasty, and served in the army in Liaodong in his early years, and has served as Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong.
When he attacked the peasant rebels, he was almost victorious against the peasant rebels, and the peasant rebels would forget and flee when they heard the names of him and his nephew Cao Bianjiao.
Moreover, he was trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and posthumously presented the crown prince Taibao and Zuo Dudu.
Their previous behavior of escaping from the battle is estimated to have aroused his dissatisfaction, and if he remedies it now, he may be able to hug this thigh.
Lu Yan didn't explain to him, he walked among the dead soldiers and took a spear.
Lu Yan looked at this spear, which was about five meters long, long enough!
The reason why he took the spear was, of course, because Lu Yan thought that the spear was safer.
He understands his level, and if he wants to play with the white-armored soldier, it is estimated that he can be played to death by the white-armored soldier.
Walking between the corpses on the ground, there were stumps and broken arms everywhere, and even intestines and other things were exposed from his stomach, which made Lu Yan feel a little weak.
In the afterlife, it is not an exaggeration to describe this situation as Shura Hell.
Lu Yan thought that it was good that he didn't vomit on the spot, so he bracked up his body and walked behind the white-armored soldier.
At this time, the white-armored soldier and Cao Wenzhao were killing hotly, Cao Wenzhao's right shoulder was wounded, and he was a little unable to use his strength, so that the spear was a little deformed.
The white-armored soldier was also wounded by an arrow in the shoulder, but the wound to his left shoulder did not affect his ability to wield the steel knife.
But he was going to die if he was lame, which put him completely at a disadvantage when facing Cao Wenzhao.
Seeing Lu Yan coming over with a spear, he couldn't help but change his expression.
Cao Wenzhao was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this young man had already escaped, and he actually ran back.
Lu Yan walked behind the white-armored soldier and sneered, and stabbed him with a fierce shot.
The white-armored soldier was also alert, and as soon as he rolled on the ground, he dodged Cao Wenzhao and his attack, and then scolded angrily.
"You despicable Nikan, you kind of fight me one-on-one."
Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help laughing, and then said to him: "Why didn't you get off your war horse and fight with us one-on-one just now." ”
The white-armored soldier couldn't help but be speechless, and at this time, Zhang Xiaoyi also came over with a spear, and stood in a triangle with Lu Yan and Cao Wenzhao, surrounding the white-armored soldier in the middle.
Probably he thought they had a good chance of winning, and they should be able to kill this white-armored soldier quickly and then run away.
Seeing this, the white-armored soldier was even more desperate, but there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes that no one could perceive.
"Ahh
Not long after the three of them began to besiege this white-armored soldier, he roared, and at the same time, after flashing the spears stabbed by Zhang Xiaoyi and Lu Yan, he grabbed Lu Yan's spear with one hand, and then pounced on him with a fierce face.
"You despicable Nikan, come with me to die."
The white-armored soldier looked hideous, and then roared loudly.
Obviously, Lu Yan's ridicule just now completely angered him, and he planned to pull Lu Yan's back before he died.
Seeing the crazy face of the white-armored soldier and the steel knife that had been chopped over, Lu Yan's heart suddenly went blank with fright.
Cao Wenzhao's eyes flashed, and then he rushed forward and stabbed the white-armored soldier in the back.
The lame leg of the white armor soldier still dragged him down after all, and Cao Wenzhao's shot accurately pierced his chest# part.
But the white-armored soldier seemed to have expected this, he sneered, and with the help of the power of the spear, he slashed at Lu Yan faster.
Lu Yan was even more frightened and paralyzed, the sky was pitiful, a few hours ago he was just a college student who could only play games.
"Squat!"
Just then, a roar woke him up.
Lu Yanfu sent the spear in his hand forward, and then his body fell backwards.
Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao's expression was relieved, and then he rushed forward fiercely with a spear.
"No!"
Seeing that the steel knife in his hand was slashed into the air, the Jurchen couldn't help but roar.
He wanted to control his body and slashed at Lu Yan again.
But at this time, the power behind him kept coming, and coupled with the fact that his legs and feet were a little inflexible, he stumbled and rushed past Lu Yan.
Cao Wenzhao's eyes were cold, and he roared and kept rushing forward, and after seeing that Lu Yan was safe, he pulled out his spear and stabbed it again.
"Poof!"
The spear stabbed into the white-armored soldier's body again, and then pulled out and stabbed again.
Within a few days, the white-armored soldier completely lost his strength, and his eyes became dim.
The blood that splattered from this also sprayed on Lu Yan's face, and Lu Yan wiped it, making his face all stained with blood.