"I learned from the zoology of the mountains." Tianhao smiled, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth: "If they want to hunt, their attacks must be swift and direct, crisp and neat. ”

"Really?" Liao Qiu was skeptical.

"Really." Tianhao has perfected the flickering technique: "Think about my previous actions, and then think about the black howling wolf, and the collision, isn't it very similar to a storm-maned bear?" ”

He will not explain that in the distant era of civilization there was a person called "Hua Tuo", and there was a kind of sports gymnastics called "Five Fowl Opera".

Liao Qiu stood up, picked up the wooden sword and shield in disbelief, and tried to make a gesture while thinking.

A convincing smile bloomed on Tianhao's face, and he felt that he had found the right way to pass the time, not just a fool, but also a great achievement that was sublimated in spirit and realm by being a master of technology.

Suddenly, a rapid trumpet sound was heard from the city walls in the distance.

Immediately afterward, smoke billowed from the tower tower.

The whites are coming, and that's a warning sign.

……

Standing on a wall hundreds of meters high and looking down, the diminutive white man was not much bigger than an ant. They were densely numbered, appearing at the end of the plain in the distance, in the direction of a thin black line, which grew thicker as it advanced.

There were no woods outside the Suolong Pass, and the vegetation on the surface was destroyed by the barbarians. They sent people out of the gate to set fire to the trees between battles, and fired rockets directly at the closer part. This practice has continued since the beginning of the construction of the pass, and the surrounding surface is exposed, coupled with the absence of rivers passing through it, and over time a desolate plain is formed.

There are names everywhere, and this place is no exception, and both barbarians and whites call this place the "Blood Plains".

There is no obstruction, and the transparent line of sight can see in the distance. The huge white army formed a phalanx, and they advanced in orderly steps. Soldiers at the front of the battle array can be seen holding halberds and muskets on their shoulders behind them. The dense military formation was very thick, with thousands of cattle pulling artillery in the middle position.

Eagle Zhenquan's command post was closest to the city wall, and he was the first commander to receive a report and go up to the tower to observe the situation. There is no glass, no telescopes, and you can only rely on your personal vision. He raised his hand to his forehead to block the glare of the sun, and squinted his eyes for a long time, giving a contemptuous sneer.

"The white people are all stupid, they have been fighting with us for so long, and the formation and classes have not changed, except that there are more of them than before...... Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Be patient, wait for them to come, we can cut off a few more heads this time, and we can be more comfortable in the next few months. ”

His blunt and vulgar words caused laughter among the soldiers, diluting the tension.

Ying Zhenquan casually patted the adjutant next to him on the shoulder, and smiled casually: "Help me keep an eye on it, I'll go down and take a look." ”

He turned and descended the tower, picking up speed when no one was looking, and soon caught up with the commander Hu Yongxian, who had received the news and was rushing to this side with his guards.

Eagle Zhenquan reached out and tugged at Hu Yongxian's clothes, making a look, the latter nodded knowingly, and immediately led the guards up the city wall, choosing a position with a wide view, the guards scattered and separated to form a cordon, and the two commanders stood by the wall, talking in whispers that only the two of them could hear.

Eagle Town's expression was serious, and he couldn't see the easy-going teasing smile he had before: "The white people have learned smartly, they have increased the protective force in the front row of the battle formation, and it is difficult for us to break through their formation." ”

Hu Yongxian's face was full of solemnity, and he nodded slowly: "It's not just that simple, you see there, the number of artillery behind the infantry has increased significantly compared to the last battle, and it is larger and thicker than that time. ”

There is no such thing as "gun caliber" in the barbarian dictionary.

Eagle Zhenquan clenched his fist hard: "I have a feeling that the white man's attack this time is different from the previous time. ”

Hu Yong first held on to the stone wall with both hands and looked into the distance: "Pass my order, convene a meeting of all officers above the commander level, and order the cavalry and assault team to prepare." This battle ...... It is estimated that it will take a long time. ”

……

Although Tianhao did not have a military position in Suolong Pass, he was a lord after all, and his respected aristocratic status was there, so it was natural for him to become a participant in the military meeting.

The venue was a spacious auditorium-style building, and hundreds of participants were neat and orderly, and no one spoke, listening intently to the commander Hu Yongxian, who was standing on the platform in front of him, to tell the story.

The old man is a doer and never wastes time at such times. He flicked his fist and let out a barbarian's exhilarating battle cry: "Kill those damned whites!" ”

These words instantly caused a sensation in the venue.

"That's right, cut off their heads!"

"Grab them and hang them up and roast them in the sun."

"Gouge out their eyes, chisel out their teeth, and I'll make their bones into trophies."

People who are afraid of death are not qualified to walk into this place, and rudeness and barbarism are the best proof of courage.

The gray-haired Hu Yong raised his hands first and made a palm-down pressing motion, and the crowded venue quickly became quiet.

"The morale of the whites must be severely beaten and they will know that there will be a terrible price to be paid for violating the Lock Dragon Pass." He swept the audience with a sharp gaze: "The old rules, one cavalry, one infantry, two commanders with military positions, those who are willing to fight sign up by themselves." ”

In particular, he accentuated the tone of the word "military position."

Fighting a war is not a joke, especially in the first battle when the two armies come into contact, victory or defeat directly affects the morale of the side where it is located. In such a situation, it must be an excellent commander to lead the team, so Hu Yong first eliminated the nobles who came here for training, and only needed mature and capable officers.

In a crazy high-pitched "I" voice, Hu Yong first selected two people and assigned tasks in public.

This concludes the brief meeting.

Liao Qiu accompanied Tianhao out of the venue and climbed the steps to the city wall.

"It's not our turn to do this kind of thing." He followed behind Tianhao, a little stupid: "Let's stand on it and see how they fight!" Even if you can't kill people, you can barely get by watching them kill. ”

Tianhao walked in front and said without looking back: "Don't be so arrogant, I think we have a chance to fight." ”

Liao Qiuleng paused, and then was overjoyed: "Really? ”

"I'm not sure."

Tianhao stopped, turned sideways, and looked at Liao Qiu, whose smile was solidified, and his eyes showed disappointment: "But we have a great chance of fighting." ”

Liao Qiu obviously lost interest in this topic, and he muttered in a low voice, "Are you deliberately amusing me?" ”

Tianhao smiled calmly and did not explain.

……

The tall and heavy all-steel city gate slowly opened with the power of the winch, and the heavily armed barbarian army slowly walked out. Three thousand infantrymen and one thousand cavalry, each in line outside the city according to their respective divisions, the officers gave the last order to check their weapons, and all eyes were fixed on the flag in the herald's hand, expecting the bright red that represented the "attack".

Tianhao's gaze is firmly locked on the enemy army, and his vision is strengthened to make him see farther than others. The white soldiers who were arranged in close battle formations were also dressed in armor, but they were far inferior to the barbarians in terms of thickness and body coverage. Now the two sides have not yet touched, the halberders in the front row have not put down their metal masks, and their appearance is similar to that of the sailors on the "Obsidian", and they still respond to the words of the civilized era———— whether we look at foreigners or foreigners look at us, they are all the same.

"There are too many of them." Tianhao's brows furrowed, and he fell into thought.

The white army outside the city was at least more than 100,000.

And that's just the part of the battlefield where different classes appear on the battlefield. In the distance connected to the horizon, more black arrays kept appearing, keeping their distance from each other. Behind the armed forces, tens of thousands of animal-powered carts, where whites stopped the convoys far from the battlefield, unloaded various materials, and built camps on the spot.

"They want to fight a long game?" This thought flashed through Tianhao's mind.

The barbarian army outside the city was ready to attack. Soldiers armed with tower shields walked in the front, covering the long knife men who followed closely behind. Their pace is steady, the speed of travel is not too fast, the front and back cooperate tacitly, and it is obvious that they have practiced many times.

The cavalry did not rush to leave, they divided into two parts, left and right, under the command of the commander-in-chief, and spread along the infantry array, forming two rapid battle groups.

Such an arrangement is not difficult to understand, it is nothing more than heavy shieldmen covering the infantry to assault from the front, and the cavalry harassing from the flanks, looking for opportunities to expand the victory. It's just that Tianhao is not optimistic about this, the war between the northern barbarians and the whites has lasted for thousands of years, and they are very clear about each other's foundations, both sides are looking for a way to win, and no one will be rigid enough to send people to the head for nothing and blindly be beaten passively.

The white battle formation did not continue to advance, and the commander of the vanguard was shrewd, he was familiar with the battlefield and did not enter the range of the barbarian defenders' bows. Tianhao stood at the head of the city, watching the white soldiers methodically complete the final assembly and enter their respective positions according to the banner instructions. The musketeers were divided into three formations, and the halberders in front of them laid the tips of their spears flat, some of them had their hands shaking, but no one retreated, and they lowered their metal masks, and the overall atmosphere became tense and dull.

Further behind them, the hooks between the livestock and the trailers were removed, the artillery mounted on wooden trailers was lined up in a straight line, and the sappers, wielding hoes, dug pits in the ground, embedded in the wheels, and tamped the front and rear with sandbags prepared in advance. The gunners dragged ammunition trucks, took round solid shells from wooden boxes, and placed them behind the sides of the guns, along with barrels of gunpowder.

Tianhao immediately understood the intentions of the commanders of both sides———— whether it was a barbarian or a white, they all used long-range firepower as their own security. The large forces of the whites have not yet been fully deployed, and it is easy for the strong and efficient assault forces to achieve results at such times. From a layman's point of view, it is obviously child's play to use a mere 4,000 men against tens of thousands of white people, but this is an elite force that can be sent in a short time. What's more, the space in front of the Lock Dragon Pass is limited, and although the defenders have the advantage of terrain, the heavy ballistae are not as dense and fierce as the white people's dense and fierce firepower.

Both sides have their own advantages, depending on the commander's on-the-spot performance and adaptability. It would be foolish to judge victory or defeat based solely on numbers, and Tian Hao believed that the three commanders must have understood this truth, and they were now also observing the battle situation, waiting for the best time to put in the reserves.

The nobles and commanders were all officers, and their positions were far removed from ordinary soldiers. Tianhao turned around and found a familiar commander standing beside him, so he asked in a low voice, "Every time the white people attack, there is such a large scale?" ”

The man shook his head, his eyes staring out of the city, and his expression was a little nervous: "The scale of their previous attacks was no more than 50,000 people. I'm referring to batch offense. The largest number of people is about 300,000 at a time, and there are usually 200,000. ”

The terrain limited the number of attackers.

There is only one gate in Suolong Pass, and there are steep cliffs on both sides, stretching for thousands of kilometers, and there is no gentle slope to climb. This rare extreme terrain provided natural defense facilities for the barbarian defenders, but it also limited the army's attack———— all barbarian warriors could only enter and exit through the city gates, and the whites could see everything clearly as long as they set up observation posts outside the city.

In the same way, if the white people are strong enough, they can completely seal the Lock Dragon Pass, and no barbarians are allowed to set foot on the Southern Continent.

Because of this, the white army did not go far and attacked from a position far away from the city gates. After all, the artillery of this era is limited, and it is difficult to blow up the entire mountain cliff no matter what, not to mention that the volcanic rock is so hard, until more powerful industrial weapons are developed, the white people can only stop at the lock dragon pass.

With the main gate of Suolongguan as the core, the 50,000 white army was enough to form a tight attack array.

Of course, more troops can also be arrayed, but it is not necessary. Moreover, there are too many unpredictable emergencies in the battle, especially once the defense at the front of the battle formation collapses, causing the barbarian assault troops to rush into the formation, the entire area layout is immediately chaotic, and no matter how many troops can play a role, it will really be defeated.

The white generals are shrewd, and the barbarian commanders are just as unambiguous. The two sides are old rivals who have been at war for many years, and they both know each other's details.

The heavy infantry increased the speed of the march.

The archers and ballistae standing at the top of the walls were silent, the white army had not come into range, and now they could only be fired as wasted arrows, without the slightest additional benefit.

It took time to erect the artillery, and even though it was a solid shell, it also had a strong recoil, and as many as a hundred guns were embedded in the ground under the busy work of white soldiers, and the officers gave various orders while correcting the orientation with measuring tools. The overall level of technological development of the whites was much higher than that of the northern barbarians, and this advantage would completely prevail in the war over time.

The barbarian heavy infantry began to trot, which was the last warm-up before the battle. The cavalry on both flanks also increased their speed, but they had not yet entered the sprint.

The white halberd soldiers on the opposite side were in full array, and the bright tips of their spears were especially sharp in the sunlight.

The barbarian infantry had already crossed the final standpoint, and both sides could see the armor patterns on their opponents, as well as their weapons.

Kill!