Chapter 71: Chase!
Lilan was so anxious that he shouted, but the war horse was running like flying, and the fine seal had already taken off and chased after the scout cavalry. The fastest update of 78 novels // That's his biological son, how can he abandon it? However, Lilan would not be as reckless as his son, and chased after him with only a few hundred people. As a result, the party warriors of the fine sealing department once again staged a farce in which the rear team changed to the front team, and the front team became the rear team.
The speed of the cavalry was at its highest in the wasteland, but the thin seal and the group of enemy scouts were still nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, under the light of the torches, the hoof prints on the snow were clear, and after following the hoof prints, you could see knights and war horses who died on the road from time to time along the way.
Xifeng Ye Lilan recognized that these people were all warriors in his tribe, and Xifeng Yehuan's subordinates.
"Quick! Catch up! Seeing this scene, Lilan's heart tightened, and she faintly felt that something was not right.
The task of the scout is to find the enemy's traces, judge the enemy's intentions and scale, and once the enemy is discovered, the most normal reaction is to retreat quickly, and will never fight the enemy. Although in most cases, between chasing and fleeing, the two sides exchange arrows and arrows, and there are casualties among each other, the chasing side will always have some advantage, and the casualties will be less than the other side. The current situation is different, the soldiers lying on the ground are all the soldiers of the fine sealing department, but the scouts of the other party are not a single one.
After chasing out more than ten miles, he finally found the corpse of an enemy scout on the side of the road.
The scout was wearing a short-sleeved shirt with an iron armor underneath, and a leather armor underneath it. If you look at it again, there are still a few silk clothes. The scout was hit by two arrows in his back, both of which were blocked by iron armor, and the flesh did not penetrate deeply, but only some skin wounds, which were not enough to be fatal. What really killed him was a knife in the back of his neck, the edge of the knife was neat, which showed that the knife used was extremely sharp.
There is a lack of iron weapons in the wasteland, and even Murong Fuyun and many Xianbei nobles do not know how to equip iron armor, not because they can't afford it, but because they are reluctant. This scout has both iron and leather armor, and can cut Liu Ziqiu's subordinates. In the same way, the scimitars used by ordinary tribal warriors were extremely ordinary, because it was impossible to refine so many irons, and among the hundreds of people who pursued past, only the fine seal was equipped with a good sword.
At this time, the experienced warriors of the tribe also examined the hoof prints on the ground and said, "The enemy's scouts are around a hundred, and the other two or three hundred are empty horses. ”
The most common method used by nomadic tribes in battles and long marches is to rotate three or four horses per person, which can not only save the physical strength of the war horses, but also maintain sufficient running speed.
"Chase!" Xifeng Ye Lilan let out a sigh, pointed at the horsewhip, and gave the order to attack again.
Through the investigation just now, Xifeng Ye Lilan has figured out many questions. There is no doubt that these people who suddenly encountered were Liu Ziqiu's subordinates, but it was likely that they were not ordinary scouts, and ordinary scouts would never have such sophisticated equipment. It is precisely with such sophisticated equipment that the No. 100 people still have the strength to fight back in the face of the pursuit of more than 300 people, and they will not fall behind. At the same time, the mood of the fine seal Ye Lilan gradually relaxed. The fallen scout was obviously the result of the battle, which means that his son is fine. The scout had been planted by his son, apparently because of an arrow from his horse. The warriors of the fine seal department are not stupid, and they will definitely shoot people and horses first, and it will not be a problem to destroy that team of more than a hundred people.
Sure enough, if you chase further, there are more enemy scouts killed on the side of the road, but there are more warriors of the Seal Department who have died in battle, and several people have obviously died from weapons such as spears, and there is a blood hole in the chest of the boss. The fine seal Ye Lilan has been silently counting in his heart, and the ratio of the strength of the fine seal Yede's subordinates and the enemy has gradually changed from three to one to two to one.
Lelan's heart became anxious again, urging the team to move forward quickly. Before they knew it, the sky was already bright, and they chased it for more than a hundred miles, and they could already vaguely see the dry Tuosu Lake, the lake bed was covered with thick snow, and it was white. At this moment, Hun Luo, who was the vanguard of the left lane, had just left the camp.
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed warrior pointed to the snow and said loudly, "Look over there!" ”
Looking in the direction of the finger of the warrior of the fine seal, there were many black spots on the snow that were motionless. Leland's heart tightened, and he rode his horse and rushed over, and the scene in front of him surprised him. Hundreds of corpses lay on the snow, and the snow had turned bright red.
Suddenly, I heard a warrior shouting: "Come here, the second son still has breath!" ”
Hearing the sound, the fine seal Ye Lilan ran over, only to see that the fine seal also took off his eyes tightly, and he was angry, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Take it off, take it off, what's wrong with you?" ”
The fine seal also opened his eyes with great difficulty, and said, "Father, chase after them, they only have less than thirty horses left." ”
When he said this, it was already very difficult to take off the fine seal, and the corners of his mouth kept oozing blood. He had two stab wounds from a horse lance, and although he did not injure his internal organs, he still bled profusely. If it weren't for the cold weather, the blood would have curdled quickly, and I am afraid that he would have lost too much blood and died.
Seeing that Aiko was injured like this, it was difficult to say whether he could survive or not, so he was a little discouraged, sighed, and planned to stop the pursuit. But when he heard the fine seal, he also took off and struggled and said, "Father, don't let them escape back!" ”
Fine Seal Ye Lilan originally thought that Fine Seal also wanted to take revenge, but when he saw his son's anxious eyes, he suddenly understood.
chased all the way, and did not encounter any army at all, so it was impossible for these hundred people to be scouts. But no matter what these people do, they always find their whereabouts. And after most of the night's march and long-distance pursuit, the army of Lilan had already traveled three hundred miles.
It is a taboo for a soldier to go deep alone, even if he is eager to make meritorious contributions, it is impossible to ignore it completely. The reason why he dared to break through to the front alone was that on the one hand, he bullied Liu Ziqiu's cavalry that there were not many, and on the other hand, he also had the intention of winning by surprise. If these people were to go back and report the news, the surprise attack would turn into a strong attack. Lelan was not arrogant enough to think that he could take Weiding City with 3,000 men.
"Get on the horse, chase!" Thinking of this, the expression on Lilan's face became firm.
This is no longer a question of whether or not they can successfully attack Weiding City, but it is related to the safety of all 3,000 warriors. After this night, they are already sleepy and tired, if Liu Ziqiu gets the news and takes the initiative to attack, then they will be more auspicious!
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Fine Seal Ye Lilan judged well, these people were not scouts, but Fine Seal Ye Lilan didn't know that these people were bait sent by Liu Ziqiu.
In this era, information is blocked, and the territory of Xihai County is too vast, Liu Ziqiu knows that Murong Fuyun will definitely come to attack Weiding City, but it is impossible to predict when he will come and which way he will come. Although Liu Ziqiu was ready for a decisive battle against Tuosu Lake, he could not wait, and he must seize the initiative in his own hands.
The result of that day's deliberations was to send a detachment of men and horses to take the initiative to provoke and lead the Xianbei people into an ambush circle set up at Tuosu Lake. As a bait, this road is destined to be very dangerous, and if one of them is not done well, it may be completely wiped out. Although several commanders took the initiative to ask for battle, Liu Ziqiu weighed it again and again, and still handed over the task to Wen Hao, who had the best martial arts. Wen Hao selected a hundred soldiers who were skilled in cavalry and archery from three cavalry teams of 1,000 men to form this special unit.
Wen Hao led his men and horses westward, aiming at the Hartengol River under the Ulandaban Mountain. The camp chosen by the Xianbei was very secluded, but it was not hidden from the Mughuls. Now, the tribe of Mengwuzha has been completely incorporated into the Xihai tribe, and Liu Ziqiu naturally knows the hiding place of the Xianbei people. Among the soldiers selected by Wen Hao, there were Mughuzha's clansmen. They marched in the starry night, originally planning to rest at the foot of Qaidam Mountain, and then march towards the Khartengol River, but unexpectedly encountered the scouts of the Fine Seal Department.
Because it was dark and he couldn't judge the enemy's situation, Wen Hao ordered to retreat for the time being after eliminating this group of scouts. Although a hundred people are not many, they are the elite of the elite, and Wen Hao does not want to make senseless sacrifices. But what he didn't expect was that more than 300 enemy horsemen chased after him. What he didn't expect was that these more than 300 enemy cavalry were very difficult, especially the man in the lead, who was brilliant in archery, and several of Wen Hao's soldiers were injured under him.
Seeing that they were going to enter the Tuosu Lake area, there were only more than 100 pursuers left, and Wen Hao's men were also killed or wounded. If he continues to flee, the pursuer will enter an ambush circle, which will not only expose the ambush, but may even reveal a secret weapon they have prepared prematurely.
At this time, Wen Hao made an important decision, no longer retreating to the east, but turning over to meet the enemy horse. The distance between the two sides suddenly narrowed, and a desperate fight began on the shore of Tuosu Lake. It was a bloody and brutal battle, with warriors wielding scimitars and charging at each other's cavalry again and again, with many dismounted after each round. Wen Hao's lance became a life harvester, and after each charge, two or three enemy horsemen would be picked off by him. The thin seal is also brave, the scimitar in his hand is extremely sharp, and the power of a knife can even split the opponent and the horse in half.
Although Wen Hao's men and horses are few, they are all elite soldiers who are selected first, and they are galloping all the way, they have horses to transfer, which saves a lot of physical strength. And although the people who took off the fine seal were also in good spirits, the war horses they sat on were a little overwhelmed. In addition to the martial arts of the soldiers, the impact of the war horse also plays an extremely important role.
After a few rounds, the numbers of the two sides were almost the same. Wen Hao and the fine seal finally ran into each other, and the two sides fought each other, a vicious fight. The fine seal also took off his best, but he was still squeezed twice by Wen Hao, planted his horse, and the rest of his soldiers were also killed. Wen Hao retreated towards Tuosu Lake with the remaining more than ten horsemen, but he didn't know that behind him, more than 3,000 soldiers of the Fine Seal Department were rushing after him.