Chapter 33: The Khitans Attack [2]

"Your Highness, where do you look!" The little chief of a certain tribe suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the west side.

I saw a camp built on a large mountain shaped like a coyote on the west side. At this time, the sound of drums sounded, and a thousand elite light horses galloped out of the camp. The two sides were separated by the White Tide River, and although the Khitans had an army of 8,000 in a hurry, they had no way to launch an attack across the river.

"Who's on the other side?" Sathard asked with a narrowing of his eyes and a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth.

A small chief who lived nearby looked at it carefully for a moment and said, "It's Lu Long's soldiers and horses, and the banner on the opposite side is Danzhou Thorn History, Regiment Training Envoy Li." It should be the new Danzhou assassin Li Cunhuan, it is said that he is only twenty years old now, and he is brave and good at fighting. He once broke 8,000 rebels with 500 light cavalry, and beheaded the general in the army. According to the latest news, even the one-eyed dragon in Hedong has suffered a big loss under his hands. ”

Speaking of this, the little chief said with a hesitant face: "Another big flag, it seems to be ...... It's Li Cunxiao's! ”

"Li Cunxiao is here!" Sapped's face, which had been slightly disdainful, changed dramatically. At that time, although the Khitan people were not the largest, they were also one of the largest forces in the grassland. They didn't just fight against Lu Long. Occasionally, I will go to Hedong. has a deep understanding of Li Cunxiao. The steppe people, in particular, are especially in awe of the warriors.

"I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight!" Sapped continued with an ugly face.

Chi Yueli also restrained a little arrogance, and said: "Don't be afraid, there are many of us. As long as you capture Gubeikou, everything will be done. No matter how brave he Li Cunxiao is, it's useless! ”

Yeluyi showed a look of excitement, and said with some eagerness: "If Li Cunxiao comes!" I'm going to meet him! Let's see who's better! ”

Hearing this, Sasted's face softened slightly. Yeluyi is a rare fierce general among the Khitans, although he is only twenty-one years old, but he has already served as the guard officer of the Khan of Hindjin (in the Khitan should be called 'tart horse marmoset', here in order to be suitable for everyone to read, so it is called the guard officer with similar functions as the Central Plains. ）。 As a Khan's guard officer, he has no real skills, and I'm afraid that Khan Hindjin will not dare to appoint Yeluyi, after all, it is his last line of defense.

However, on the whole, Sathed is still more afraid of Li Cunxiao, after all, Li Cunxiao's record in the Central Plains is too prominent. And what kind of place is the Central Plains? It was recognized as the center of the world by the Oriental people at that time. It's like a person who has made a career in a big city and returned to the countryside to make a natural sensation. And the people who are powerful in the countryside, even if they are the first in the countryside, are not as powerful as the people in the big cities, this is a very simple reason.

The current Khitan has not yet established a state, but it is just a tribal alliance, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rural place. Although the Tang Dynasty has reached the end of its life, it is still the object that the emerging Khitan can only look up to.

I saw a thousand light horsemen galloping to the edge of the Baichao River on the opposite side, and a fiery red war horse crossed out, and the general immediately shouted like thunder: "Li Cunhuan, the assassin of Danzhou, made an appointment to meet the commander of the Khitans on the opposite side!" Dare to see it? ”

Hearing this, Sathade's heart moved, and he smiled at Yeluyi and said, "Yeluyi, don't you usually say how good your archery skills are?" I'll give you a chance to show your archery skills now, and I'll come forward and talk to that Li Cunhuan in a moment. He must be defenseless, you will ...... in a while" Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Sasted's eyes, and he continued coldly: "Put the cold arrow and kill him!" The general died in front of Gubeikou, and the soldiers in Danzhou must be in turmoil, so we will take advantage of the situation to capture Gubeikou! ”

Yeluyi pondered for a moment, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will let him go and never return!" ”

With a touch of joy on his face, he patted Yeluyi on the shoulder and said, "If you capture Gubeikou, you will be the first to succeed in this battle!" ”

"I am the Khitan mid-lane commander Sasted, and you are Li Cunhuan?" Sached rode his horse to the side of the White Tide River, and looked at Li Cunhuan across the wide White Tide River.

Li Cunhuan smiled slightly, and said to Sasted: "I am Li Cunhuan!" We have gathered 20,000 troops at Gubeikou, and if the nobles are willing, Lu Long is willing to give 5,000 stone of grain, and Lu Long and the Khitan will always be friendly and peaceful. ”

Five thousand stones seems to be a lot, at least enough for five thousand soldiers to eat for a hundred days, enough for five thousand people to spend a quarter. However, this was not enough to tempt Sasted, who now wanted to get the wealth of Danzhou.

I saw Sasted sneering and said, "Don't say whether you really have an army of 20,000, even if you really have?" Is it rare that our Khitan warriors will be afraid of you Southern Barbarians? ”

Saskard's words seem to be arrogant, but they are not arrogant. Since the Anshi Rebellion, China's armed forces have begun to shift from a lean army policy to a mass-produced and rapid production.

The simplest type of troops, the Modao heavy infantry, requires two years of training, and must select big men who are more than 1.8 meters tall. At the same time, it is also necessary to equip two layers of armor or more than two layers of armor, and a large amount of meat is usually needed in the food supply, otherwise where will you have the strength to use the Mo knife. Not to mention the price, just two years to become an army is enough for this feudal town to be destroyed by others in these two years. So now, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are no longer the strong soldiers with one enemy at the beginning.

How old was Anxi in the Tang Dynasty? However, with 24,000 people to defend Anxi, even the Turks have no way to take out this piece of fat from the mouth of the Tang Dynasty. However, now, in order to mass-produce and quickly produce soldiers, the soldiers of the feudal towns have been transformed into pikemen and crossbowmen, which are easy to train. As long as the pikemen can form a line, the initial training can be completed in a month at most, and the crossbowman is even easier, as long as you have enough strength, you can become a preliminary qualified crossbowman in seven days.

However, as the saying goes, there is no good thing when cheap. By now, often two or three times the number of troops were no longer able to fight against the increasingly powerful northern nomads, which is why there was Sard's contempt.

Li Cunhuan's face turned cold, and he just wanted to say something. Suddenly, a white light flashed. Li Cunhuan instinctively felt a fatal crisis, and his face changed greatly. But it was too late, in order to show his sincerity, Li Cunhuan was separated by the White Tide River, so he didn't take out his weapon, and his hands were empty. Now it's too late to pull out the Tang knife on your waist to block the separation!

At this moment, among the thousand light horses behind Li Cunhuan, a bowstring sounded, and a black light shot out, colliding with the passing white light. A metal collision sounded, and in the sky above the White Tide River, the prototypes of black light and white light were revealed, which were an armor-piercing arrow made of black iron and a wolf's tooth arrow made of stainless steel.

"Bell!" After a clash, "Plop!" With a bang, two sharp arrows also fell into the river, and a splash appeared.