This was the first field practice of the three-fold formation of firearms, and the results were better than expected. This small cavalry unit is obviously not in the sequence of the Mongol army that fought Zheng Yunming's troops last year, and has no real understanding of the power and effectiveness of firearms. After three rounds of continuous firing, more than 20 casualties were immediately inflicted, and more importantly, under the deafening thunderclap, the cavalry lost the courage to charge, and fled to the north with their horses' hooves. The Song army's Tabai cavalry and herald cavalry both participated in the interception and killing of the fleeing enemy, but unfortunately the number was too small, and the results of the battle were insignificant.

Liu Quan's team entered Zaoyang City and did not hesitate to order the residents of the city to be relocated to the actual control area of the Song Dynasty in the south, and all the facilities in the city that were worth using were removed. Buildings such as buildings, warehouses and weapons depots were all burned down.

At this point, the Song army's patrol and attack on the empty space on the border between the two countries were perfectly achieved. Zhang Shun and Hu Yanyu both returned to Xiangyang smoothly with good news, but the matter was far from ending as everyone expected.

When Liu Quan's Baojie sergeant Pegasus arrived at the east gate of Fancheng, Zheng Yunming and Bai Yijie had just moved the camp to the city for less than a moment. The sergeant's original target was supposed to be Xiangyang, but unexpectedly, passing by the gate of Fancheng was intercepted by his companions.

Vice Admiral Liu said that there was no trace of the Hu people in the whole territory of Zaoyang, but according to the confession of the captured enemy, the enemy army was gathering troops in Shenzhou, and a large amount of wood was hoarding to build a new ship, which would be used as a ferry when preparing to attack Xiangyang. Therefore, the deputy general ordered the villain to fly to the deputy commander, if he did not take advantage of the opportunity to destroy the enemy's ships in a short time, it would inevitably bring great damage to the city defense of our army in the future. Therefore, the adjutant general has already led the army to Shenzhou to attack, and asked the general to arrange reinforcements to follow him. ”

Zheng Yunming stood up from his seat with a tiger face and said in a loud voice: "Who gave Liu Quan the order to attack Shenzhou?" Is he preparing to fight against the order? ”

In front of Zheng Yunming's might, the sergeant not only spoke, but also trembled: "The deputy and deputy general have said that the general leads the troops, and he must not change his judgment because of the order of the peak." ”

Zheng Yunming laughed: "He said it so lightly!" If it is under Zhao Zhizhi's subordinates, you see if his head can be saved! You immediately go and catch up with his team, just say let him go and make a big fuss in Shenzhou, and the reinforcements will arrive later. ”

Bai Yijie said: "You come forward, I will give you three tips and give them to Liu Quan." With a wave of his hand, the boy in the green shirt held three bags and handed them to the herald sergeant.

"The first trick is open when you enter the territory of Shenzhou." Bai Yijie instructed: "When you hear the enemy brigade chasing soldiers, open the second bag, and when you are chased by the enemy in a hurry, open the third bag." ”

The sergeant carefully carried the three bags in his arms, saluted Zheng Yunming deeply, turned around and ran away.

"Teach war and defense strategy, teach war and defense strategy, why bother to be so mysterious." Zheng Yunming complained, and stood up: "Our camp still has to move forward. Further north is the real no man's land. ”

"Didn't you already arrange for everything to stop?" Bai Yijie said: "Just wait for the bait to hook the enemy obediently." ”

Zheng Yunming turned his head and glanced at him meaningfully.

When the sergeant caught up with Liu Quan's team, Liu Cheng had just arrived at the junction of Dengzhou and Shenzhou. Liu Quan and Jiao Jin immediately opened the first bag. There are only four words in the bag, "First to the northwest." ”

Liu Cheng was puzzled at the time, because the Yuema River, which joins the Tang River, is south of Shenzhou, and natural boats and craftsmen also gather here. Jiao Jin immediately understood what Bai Yijie meant: "The enemy is gathering troops in Shenzhou, the army is probably stationed in the state city or nearby, and the shipbuilding sites are all on the banks of the Yuema River. Let's turn to the mountainous northwest, where the forests and grasses are thick, and it is suitable for a covert march, and we will make a surprise attack on the enemy's shipyards all the way down the Prancing Horse River, and try to get rid of the ships under construction in the shortest possible time, and then retreat immediately. ”

Liu Cheng did not object, so he decided that the army would take the trouble to make a detour from Dengzhou to the upper reaches of the Yuema River, and then follow the river to raid the enemy's shipyard on the Yuema River. At the same time, Tabai envoys were sent to enter the territory of Shenzhou from the east to investigate.

The white team was divided into three teams, and the vanguard consisted of two four-man cavalry squads, with the brigade dragging behind, ready to reinforce the forward.

Han Feng is in the left wing squad of the striker. The white team entered Shenzhou for more than three miles, marched at a normal pace, and came to a narrow intersection. It is said to be narrow because the junction is under a hill and on the other side is a dense wood.

To the east, you will go to Shenzhou, to the south will go to Dengzhou, to the west is the road leading to Henan, and to the north you will enter the Funiu Mountain. Although it may seem like an inconspicuous crossroads, its importance is quite conspicuous.

The striker's Tabaku team considered the distance from the team behind them and decided to take a break here for the time being.

The four cavalrymen dismounted, led their horses into the dense forest, and found a hidden place with a wide field of vision to sit down and rest.

As soon as he sat down, Han Feng suddenly stood up again and motioned to the other three to keep quiet. He listened for a while, then leaned over to the ground, put his ear to the ground and listened for a long time, and said in a low voice: "About twenty horses, two or three miles away from here." ”

The team frowned: "There are too many people, there are only four of us, not opponents, it is better to let them go and wait for the team to clean them up." ”

Han Feng hurriedly said: "How can you let go of the credit you have received?" If you don't go, I'll go alone! As he spoke, he picked up the iron whip leaning against the trunk of the tree and was about to mount his horse.

That team was originally one of the leaders of the Ezhou mine, and after entering the Tulong Army, he also made more meritorious contributions before he could be promoted to the envoy of the Beiwei Army. He has seen a lot of booing children, but he also knows that Han Feng is Zheng Yunming's personal servant, and it is not easy to offend casually.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Don't worry about it first, it's not impossible if you want to ambush them, but you need to have a good life in advance." ”

Han Feng hung the iron whip on the side of the saddle, turned around and said, "What else is there to hesitate, this is a narrow road, the enemy's cavalry can't spread out the formation, let's take him by surprise." As long as you take down the boss first, the others will immediately retreat. ”

He said to the three of them: "I'll attack first, everyone will follow, only two rounds will be played, and if you win, you will withdraw your troops, and if you are unfavorable, you will immediately run in a circle from the opposite direction, it is very simple." There is no risk. ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves was faintly sounding in the distance, and Han Feng asked, "What do you think, the team officer?" ”

That team has always known that Han Feng's martial arts are good, but it is child's play to deal with more than 20 elite Tanma Red Army with only four people. But if he is not allowed, he will not look good in the face of the capital in the future. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Everything depends on your will, but after repelling the enemy, we will leave immediately, and we must not hesitate." ”

In fact, he thought a lot, Han Feng's temperament is straightforward, and he is by no means a person who chews the root of people's tongues behind his back, after he heard the team's permission, he immediately turned over happily and rode on the yellow horse, and the white sergeant on the four horses hid behind the bushes and waited for the arrival of the enemy.

After a while, there were indeed more than twenty horsemen galloping in the direction of Shenzhou from the road in the direction of Henan.

The team had good eyes, and at first glance, it was clear that the attire of these people was not the Red Army of the Mongolian headquarters, but the Tanma of the Han Land.

If so, there is still the value of the First World War.

He looked sideways at Han Feng not far away, Han Feng sat motionless on the horse, and the yellow horse was also unusually quiet, standing behind the bushes with one person and one horse, like a stone statue.

Han Feng comforted the horses under his crotch while staring at the rapidly approaching enemy, silently estimating the distance in his heart. He took the large black lacquered horned bow from his bow bag, which was also a trophy he had picked up outside Shatou City, and he gently put a feathered arrow on the bowstring, and his eyes were fixed on the officer in chain mail who was running at the front of the enemy ranks.

A gentle bowstring sounded, and suddenly a feathered arrow flew out of the woods to the left of the reason, and it hit the buttocks of the officer's mount impartially.

The cavalrymen on the road grabbed the reins and raised their eyes to see where the enemy was coming. At the moment when they retracted the reins in their hands, two more arrows flew out of the forest one after another, and shot them off their horses.

The cavalrymen did not bother to look at the details of the arrows, and opened their bows one after another and shot them in the direction of the incoming arrows. A moment later, the four horses in the forest leaped out and charged towards the enemy in the road.

Han Feng clamped his horse's belly tightly with his legs, even though most of today's cavalry charges were able to rely on stirrups to complete them smoothly. But novices always clench their legs involuntarily on horseback, hoping to use this clumsy method to keep themselves from jolting down.

With his wife's teachings firmly in mind, Han Feng urged his horse with all his strength to rush towards the enemy.

The other party is also a well-trained rider, and immediately turned the horse's head and raised the knife in his hand to meet him, and the two horses were already staggered in an instant, accompanied by an extremely harsh sound of metal colliding with each other, and the broken blade in the enemy's hand was shocked into the air. After all, compared to a powerful iron whip, the Bladebreaker is no different from a small dagger.

Han Feng's extremely skillful backhand added a whip, and the knight's skull, which was about to pass by smashed, along with the head below. The corpse suddenly slipped off the horse's back, and one foot hung on the horse's board and was dragged south by the horse.