Chapter 117: One Against Hundred
...... Lei Qing injected a pure fighting qi into his body, sealing his blood vessels. Then he took a knife and picked open his flesh, and took out the jade slip, and saw that the arrows were made of wolf's teeth.
"Sure enough, it's a common wolf tooth arrow in the grassland. Xian Yu Leopard came over, and said with a solemn look: "Boss, hurry up to help." Although there are many people in Ula Village, since the grassland horse thieves dare to attack, they must be sure. ”
"How many centaurs are there?" Lei Qing used the Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi to stop the bleeding for him, stimulating his body and recovering his spirits.
"About two or three hundred people. The scout said with some difficulty: "They have surrounded the village of Ulla, and they have fired rockets from afar, and they will kill anyone they see." ”
Lei Qing raised his eyebrows, there were actually two or three hundred grassland horse thieves? Ever since he knew that he was going to garrison Yehe Town, Lei Qing knew that he was afraid that he would inevitably have to deal with grassland horse thieves.
So he also collected a lot of information about this area, in the Huer steppe, there are many nomadic people, divided into large and small countless tribes. Although there is a royal court, they are basically separated.
The grassland people live by grass, basically composed of herdsmen, and live by grazing. As everywhere else, there are honest ones. There are also people who like to do nothing and go around plundering.
Due to the difference in culture and philosophy, those steppe horse thieves don't think there's anything wrong with robbing others, just like a wolf eating sheep, it's a matter of course.
The belligerent became a surname, and most of them were good at martial arts, especially good at riding and archery. Ranger tactics are the foundation of their meals.
Lei Qing glanced at his own men, including the borrowed twenty black iron elites and three bronze team generals, the total number was two hundred and ninety. Among them, the brave who really went through bloody battles are hundreds of people.
Most of the people are villagers who have just dropped their hoes and responded to their own calls. Although the people in this northwest place are fierce, they are all carefully selected good seedlings.
But after all, without a lot of training to polish military discipline and strength, it can only be regarded as a group of rabble. Don't look at this group of people wearing leather armor and iron armor, holding swords, and looking majestic. Once a battle starts, they can't even understand the military orders, so they will only rush up in a chaotic manner, or when the battle situation is unfavorable, they will throw away their armor and flee.
Lei Qing had to think about it clearly, after all, this group of soldiers who were finally recruited went to the battlefield without training, which was simply murder for them.
"Boss, what else are you considering?" Although Xian Yubao is muddy, he is a hot-blooded man. Seeing that Lei Qing frowned and thought about it, he thought he was afraid, so he said angrily: "If you don't go, I'll go, I'll take a few guards to save people." ”
"Bastard. Lei Qing's eyes were sharp: "Do you still understand military discipline and military orders? Did I say that I won't save them? Even if you save people, you have to think about tactics, otherwise, if you rush up, you will make fun of your brothers' surnames." I'll write it down for you for the time being, and when I get to Yehe Town, I'll take thirty military sticks with myself. ”
"Yes, yes, as long as you don't watch the village being slaughtered, I am willing to be punished. "The ideas of Xian Yu Leopard almost all represent the thoughts of most Northwesterners.
"Someone. Lei Qingluo cleaned up the scout: "Take him down for treatment and take good care of him." Since it is still besieged, it means that the village has not been broken. As he spoke, he took out a map of the vicinity of Yeh Town and checked the nearby terrain. The eyes are very solemn, marching and fighting, not street fights.
The defeat is like a mountain, and once it is defeated, it will implicate the lives of countless brothers.
The Lei family's other family mottos are not too strict, but about the army, it forces every family member to study hard. Because I didn't learn these things well, I went to the army and led the troops to fight, and in the end I would only take the lives of my brothers to fill in.
When Lei Qing was at home, the route he designed for him was also to enter the Tianlan army system. As the uncle of the current patriarch, he can allow Lei Young to be playful and active, but he will definitely not be allowed not to study military affairs. This is also the reason why the Lei family is still able to stand tall although it does not have the same scenery as its ancestors.
"Brother Zhou Han, please go and investigate in person to confirm the number of people and other information on the other party. Lei Qing said to a lean man in black leather armor.
Zhou Han, bronze middle-ranked, known as the raven. It was Xiahou Huan's right-hand man lent to Lei Qing, one of the best scouts in the Iron Cavalry Regiment, specially used by Lei Qing to form a scout team.
The raven is a kind of communication bird commonly used in the pan-continent. It is fast, the flight is stealthy, and the transmission of intelligence is very reliable.
can get this bandit, it can be seen how outstanding Zhou Han's intelligence and investigation ability is?
"The major general does not need to be polite, the general regiment ordered me to help you, I am now your subordinate, and all orders will be obeyed. What's more, I am glad that you are so reluctant to rush forward, cautious and intelligence-oriented. Zhou Han smiled, turned over and dismounted, and directly showed an ethereal and traceless body technique and left.
A scout of his calibre, once he has used his skills to get up at short distances, is faster and more stealthy than riding a horse.
Of course, the reason why Zhou Han was so happy to help. First, it was Xiahou Huan's order, and second, Lei Qing was also very polite and respectful to him. What to eat, drink and have fun, they are always indispensable to them.
Otherwise, Raven Zhou Han could categorically refuse the order, after all, the order they received was to help Lei Qing form an army and build a team, not to help him fight.
"Brother Cheng Xiao, your surname is calm and heavy. I beg you to take ten black iron veterans, one hundred and thirty recruits, to ambush in this canyon, listen to my howling command, shoot a wave of arrows, and immediately cover up. Don't entangle with the enemy from a distance, we can't compare archery skills, but we can't compare to the steppe horse thief. ”
What Lei Qing ordered was a white-faced man with a bronze high rank, and he was also a borrowed team general from Xiahou Huan. This Cheng Xiao is not weak, his surname is calm and introverted, and he doesn't like to speak. After getting along with each other for a while, Lei Qing found that he was very reliable and serious.
"Major General, I've been to this canyon, it's a good place for ambushes. Cheng Xiao did not agree immediately, but frowned and raised doubts: "However, this place is more than 30 miles away from Wula Village, and it is diametrically opposite to the direction of the grassland. How can the Major General be sure that the steppe horse thieves will come to this canyon?"
"I'm not an immortal, so naturally I can't be sure. Lei Qing said lightly: "It's just that we have more than 100 recruits, and if we fight with the grassland horse thieves in the vast area, it will be extremely disadvantageous." Rather than let them die and wound in vain, it is better to pick the most favorable ambush battlefield. All I can do is lure or drive them into our ambush as much as I can. If things don't go as expected, I'd rather you and your recruits stay there and not go to war. Saving Ula Village is important, but I don't want more than 100 recruits to die at the hands of steppe horse thieves. Brother Cheng Xiao, it's all up to you to do things over there, pay attention to the shield defense. Because he had long expected to deal with the steppe people who were good at shooting, Lei Qing had spent money to prepare a batch of shields. With a shield, losses can be greatly reduced.
Cheng Xiaoshu furrowed his brows and understood Lei Qing's thoughts. His face became more and more solemn, and he arched his hand and said: "The young general respects the surname of his subordinates, and Cheng Xiao admires it." Then don't worry, I will do my best to bring them well and minimize casualties. ”
Cheng Xiao took one hundred and forty people and left.
There are about one hundred and fifty people left, most of them are Lei Qing's old team in Menghugang, who have fought and trained with him. I don't dare to say it's elite, but at least they are veterans who have seen blood and experienced a lot. Fighting, it's quite brave.
Moreover, the most important thing is that these one hundred and fifty people are all riding armored war horses and wearing valuable full-body iron armor. At least it looks like it's a rare elite force in the world.
Even if it is the elite regiment of the Iron Cavalry Regiment, in appearance, it is slightly inferior. After all, how can the wealth of the Iron Cavalry Regiment be compared to the Li Clan's Chamber of Commerce? These battle armors that Lei Qing got were the armor worn by the Li Clan's personal guard Iron Armor Army. They have money, and they are willing to invest in it.
These iron armors also wear white cloaks, which not only look imposing, but also have first-class defense, which is difficult for ordinary arrows to shoot. The war horses under the crotch are also very good, and in the case of scale armor, the vitality of the war horse has also been greatly improved.
For an ironclad cavalryman, the most feared thing is that on the battlefield, the war horse suddenly dies. That is almost a call to the heavens and the earth.
Among the one hundred and five ironclad cavalry, there are more than thirty black iron ranks. In addition to speed, it is far superior to the steppe horse thieves in all aspects, and the victory rate is extremely high against two or three hundred horse thieves in a head-to-head confrontation. What needs to be considered is to reduce the number of casualties and not be used by steppe horse thieves to use guerrilla tactics.
"Fresh in leopards. "Lei Qing is not so polite to Xian Yu Leopard, that is his direct subordinate. Directly called the name and said: "You take all the remaining people and the extra horses, go around from this line speed, and gallop towards Ula Village from the direction of Yehe Town and the grassland. Our strategic intent is to force the steppe horse thieves into the ambush as much as possible. You're a veteran, you should know how to do it. ”
"Yes, Boss. After hearing the order, Xian Yubao was puzzled and said, "What about you, boss?"
"Me?" Lei Qing laughed, beckoned to Zuo Qianqian, and said, "Qianqian, get on my horse, we will fight side by side again." This time it's two or three hundred riding archers, are you afraid?"
Zuo Qianqian's face was overjoyed, and she jumped directly and quickly on the back of Lei Qing's war horse, firmly wrapped her hands around his waist, and said happily: "Brother Lei, I haven't ridden with you for a long time." Wherever you go, Qianqian will follow you. Not to mention two or three hundred people, even if it is thousands of troops, Qianqian is not afraid. Seeing that her skills are much more agile and capable, it can be seen that she has never relaxed her cultivation.
Her qi has vaguely broken through to the bronze level.
"Isn't it?" Xian Yu leopard's eyes were about to burst out: "You, you want to take this delicate little girl to fight two or three hundred people alone?"
(To be continued)