Look at it in half an hour.

Discovering the scout team of the Yongzhou Army, Zhu Zilie did not rush to launch an offensive, first lowered the altitude, gestured to the ground team headquarters, and then gathered his body and quickly flew towards the scout troops of the Yongzhou Army.

The flight altitude of the Scorpion-tailed Winged Tiger is only about two thousand meters, but from the ground, if you don't pay attention to it, you can only barely see the appearance of the Scorpion-tailed Winged Tiger, and it is difficult to find the knight hidden on the back of the Scorpion-tailed Winged Tiger's huge fleshy wings.

To be able to become a scout in the Scorpion Tail Wing Tiger Cavalry, they are all sharp-eyed, and when they were about five or six miles away from the scouts of the Yongzhou Army, Zhu Zilie saw the configuration of the other party and the terrain environment in which the other party was located.

As expected, this was a team led by a Martial Master of the Three Rank Blood Condensation Realm.

To judge the strength of the opponent, there is a very simple way, which is to look at their armor and weapons.

The Yongzhou Army is not as wealthy as the Changding Army, and only the martial artists of the Blood Condensation Realm can wear pure iron armor.

Iron armor has a great amplification effect on internal strength, and when used on the blood condensation realm martial artist, it can better play the role of iron armor, if it is used by ordinary soldiers, it can only use the defense power of the iron armor itself to a minimum.

The four-rank martial arts of the Yongzhou Army are qualified to wear steel armor, or inferior steel armor.

Seeing that the scorpion-tailed winged tiger had attracted the attention of the other party, Zhu Zilie did not continue to approach, and slightly patted the scorpion-tailed winged tiger on the back twice, and the scorpion-tailed winged tiger roared in a low voice, and then quickly flew back and joined the ground forces.

The scout force of the Yongzhou Army is, of course, the elite of the elite, and only the strongest in the army are qualified to take on this position.

After all, once you encounter the other party, it will be a tough battle, and only a strong scout can avoid the pursuit of the other party and transmit the news back to the army.

The 70,000 soldiers and horses of the Yongzhou army who escaped from Yongchang City, that is, among the hundreds of thousands of troops in Yongzhou, after a long period of fighting, the elite who survived under the pursuit of the million-dollar coalition army in the three states, and the ones with poor strength were already eliminated by the three-state coalition army.

Therefore, this Yongzhou Army scout team, squad leader Lu Ding, a mid-third-rank martial artist, three leather iron-clad long-sword cavalry and two light-armored archers, are all second-grade martial arts realms, and their strength is considerable.

The lower the strength of the soldier, the better the effect of the blessing of the blood of the army, the worse the effect of being suppressed by the blood of the opponent's army, and the stronger the strength, it is the opposite.

After all, these ordinary sergeants who do not cultivate internal strength, the real combat power is more reflected in their quality, and the strong ones are reflected in their internal strength and temperament.

The role of the military is mainly in the increase and suppression of internal strength and culture.

It's like a soldier with a combat strength of only ten, with the blessing of military strength, it is possible to double to reach twenty combat strength, and then be suppressed by the opponent's military strength and blood, plus the influence of military formation, morale, etc., usually between eight and twelve amplitude changes.

The strongest in the army with a combat strength of one hundred will not increase significantly, but if it is suppressed by the enemy's blood, it will often reduce nearly half of the battle, and it is likely that in the end it will only have fifty or sixty combat strength.

In a word, large-scale military battles pay more attention to the physical fitness of soldiers, rather than the strength cultivated in martial arts, internal strength, and literary spirit.

Practicing martial arts can better improve the strength of the body, while cultivating the Tao of Literature has little effect on physical strength, which is also an important reason why the literati cannot exert their combat power in large-scale military battles.

In large-scale military warfare, unless the army is quite average in quality, it can narrow the gap between the various generals of its own army to the greatest extent.

Wang Yan, a veteran of a hundred battles, naturally understands this truth, a large army battle, that is, the six or seven strong people are likely to fall, to play the role of the strong in the army, the best is to use it in small-scale battles, such as hundreds of vanguard battalions, or scout troops.

The hundreds of scout teams sent by the Yongzhou Army are basically about the same strength as Lu Ding's team, even if the scout team of Qianyuanwei is also not weak, and the configuration is far beyond the other party, if one is not careful, it may be killed by the other party!

From another point of view, if you can completely suppress the scouts of the Yongzhou Army, it will be the amazing victory of hundreds of third-grade Blood Condensation Realm martial artists and five or six hundred and two-rank martial artists, which will definitely greatly weaken the strength of the Yongzhou Army.

According to the judgment of Guo Pu and Gong Yiche, among the hundreds of thousands of horses in the Yongzhou Army, there are no more than 500 Blood Condensation Realm martial artists, and no more than 3,000 second-grade martial artists!

Lu Ding frowned and looked at the black shadow in the distance, and then turned his gaze to a knight who was carrying a cart and a long knife: "Zeng Fan, have you noticed it, the closer you get to Tianshui County, the more often these scorpion-tailed winged tigers appear?"

It is quite common to use air cavalry to find the way, or to train flying monsters and fierce birds to monitor movements.

Among these scouts of the Yongzhou Army, more than a dozen teams have arranged air cavalry, and the situation in the air is also something that the scout team must pay attention to.

Zeng Fan smiled and said with some disapproval: "Captain Lu, do you think these scorpion-tailed winged tigers were sent by the Changding Army?"

"Didn't Lord Zhou Mu say that these scorpion-tailed winged tigers are demon beasts on Huya Ridge, Datong County is on the edge of Huya Ridge, we march towards Datong County, and it is normal to see the demon beasts of Huya Ridge. ”

The other knight with a long knife also smiled and said, "Exactly." The Scorpion-tailed Winged Tiger is a four-grade demon beast, and the Changding Army of that Shui County has only mastered the secret method of steel-making and has sharp armor, so how can it be possible to control so many Scorpion-tailed Winged Tigers. ”

Lu Ding also felt that it was impossible, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, everyone be careful and pay attention to the situation around you." ”

"Although Tianshui County only has 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses, its armor is sharp, and it is said that it once defeated 200,000 Yellow Turban Army, so its strength is definitely not weak. ”

Zeng Fan laughed: "Captain Lu may not be too cautious. What about the sharp armor, can it not even protect the eyes, throat and other vital points? Could it be that an ordinary mountain village man can block the sharp blade in our hands with what kind of steel armor he wears?"

This period of time was smooth, with successive victories, and the 70,000 soldiers and horses more than doubled, which made Zeng Fan and others have a great increase in confidence, and they disdain the so-called Changding army.

"Lao Zeng, don't be kidding, how can the steel armor and steel soldiers be used by the villagers and the people, and no matter how much steel there is in the Changding army, it is impossible to waste it like this, right? I heard that the Changding army has two or three thousand sets of stainless steel armor, as well as tens of thousands of steel swords and swords, the number is extremely large, but there are also tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. ”

The knight with a long knife followed and said: "The Yellow Turban Army is just a village man and a strong people, and it can be dispersed and destroyed by using a thousand cavalry at will, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with our Yongzhou Army." ”

"It would be nice if I could meet the scout team of the Changding Army, there are so many steel armor and steel soldiers in the Changding Army, and the equipment of the scout team must be almost there. ”

"Destroy the opponent's scout team, I'm afraid you can get two or three steel soldiers, and maybe even a complete set of battle armor!"

Zeng Fan licked his chapped lips and said with some excitement: "Lord Zhou Mu has already said that as long as the other party's scout team is eliminated, all the seizures will belong to us." ”

"If you get the steel armor, of course, it will be used by Captain Lu, but if you get the steel armor, Lao Fan will not be humble to the brothers, and this iron knife has long been thought of changing. ”

Another long-knife cavalry smiled: "Lao Zeng, don't dream, the tens of thousands of peasant troops of the Changding Army, if they knew that our army of more than 100,000 was coming, I am afraid that they would have been scared to hide in the early place, where would they dare to send scouts out to send them to death!"

Lu Ding's face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "You all think like this?"

Zeng Fan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Lu Ding's solemn face, and asked, "Don't Captain Lu think so?"

Lu Ding said in a deep voice: "If the Changding army is so easy to deal with, how can the Southern Barbarian Army form an alliance with the Changding Army, and even marry their only daughter to Chu He! If the Changding Army is not strong enough, even if the Southern Barbarian Army does not make a move, the other rebels will definitely swallow it in one bite, how can they leave him at ease in Tianshui County!"

He glanced at everyone coldly: "Although we don't know much about the strength of the Changding Army, we can judge the terrifying Changding Army from this point, otherwise we wouldn't have to send out all the hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Datong County!"

"Lord Governor even thinks that the Changding Army will take the initiative to attack, and especially reminds me to be careful. ”

"No matter what, you can't be careless, otherwise don't blame the captain for being ruthless!"

When everyone heard Lu Ding say this, their hearts were suddenly awe-struck, and they all felt that Lu Ding's words were reasonable, even if there was no military law to deter them, they would not dare to be careless.

At that moment, the six-member team, slightly dispersed, patrolled around in a half-moon shape, while carefully checking the situation, one of the knights also took out a charcoal pen of animal skin, outlining the terrain and mountains everywhere.

It didn't take long for Lu Ding's ears to move, and he heard the sound of horses' hooves sounding rapidly, and his heart suddenly sank, and he hurriedly let out a long howl and called the team back.

The scouts of the Yongzhou army were each responsible for an area, where there was the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and it could be judged that it was nearly ten horses, and it was definitely not the Yongzhou army's troops.

Zhu Zilie ordered the scouts to launch an offensive and fight the Yongzhou army head-on, which was also a helpless choice.

The other party is too cautious, the formation is scattered, and the route of travel is constantly changing, he can't find a suitable place to ambush in advance, and it is impossible to quietly approach the other party without being discovered by the Yongzhou army, so he simply attacks directly and annihilates this Yongzhou army scout team head-on.

The six scouts of the Yongzhou Army converged together, and at this time, the iron cavalry of the Changding Army had already appeared in their sight.

Lu Ding's heart trembled suddenly when he saw the scouts of the Changding Army attacking.

Lu Ding is still like this, not to mention Zeng Fan and others.

These ten iron horsemen of the Standing Army were really too unexpected for them.

The ten of them were all in black armor, although it was impossible to tell if it was forged from stainless steel, but it was definitely iron armor, and the parts of protection were also outrageous.

Zeng Fan also said that they could not protect their eyes and throat and other vital points, but the fact is that they are really protected.

These ten knights, the face door is protected by a face armor, and the throat and neck are also wrapped with layers of armor, from head to toe, the whole body is covered by black armor, if you want to kill the knight inside, you must pierce the black armor, or hit it with gravity, and shock the knight inside.

What shocked Lu Ding and the others the most was that the horses under them also had armor to protect the vital points, and they didn't know what to say to Lu Ding.

Seeing that his subordinates were all frightened, Lu Ding roared in a low voice: "What a Changding army, as expected, dare to take the initiative to attack!"

"It's time for our squad to develop this time! If we can kill the other party, these steel armor and steel soldiers will all belong to us!"

When everyone heard this, their spirits suddenly lifted, and yes, they were all second-grade martial artists, and they were afraid of the scouts of the Changding Army.

The better the equipment on these people, doesn't it mean that the value is higher! Even if it is iron armor, a battle armor is worth at least a thousand taels of silver, plus those steel knives or something, I am afraid that the total is not as much as 30,000 or 40,000 taels of silver.

As long as they win this battle, they can even retire from the army directly, and there is absolutely no problem in becoming a rich man!

Although in order to boost their own morale, Lu Ding and the others had tried their best to estimate the value of the scouts of the Standing Army, but they never imagined that the valuation of thirty or forty thousand dollars of silver was not even as good as the value of the equipment of a Standing Army scout!

A scout of the Standing Army, including men and horses, weighs more than five hundred catties of steel, not to mention the added value of the armor and steel bow, the value of steel alone is more than five thousand taels of silver.

A set of stainless steel armor has been fried to 30,000 taels of silver outside!

In any case, in the eyes of Lu Ding, thirty or forty thousand taels of silver is already an incalculable number, and the morale must have come up, and even the ten cavalry of the Changding Army who rushed towards him with shining eyes were like watching mountains of silver rushing towards him.

"Everyone listen to the order!

Lu Ding raised the ghost head thick back knife in his hand, his feet clamped the horse's belly, the ghost head knife shone with white light, and he took the lead in rushing towards the Changding army!

Zeng Fan and the others also roared wildly, and the three long-knife knights followed Lu Ding with big knives in tow.

The two archers are slightly behind, with the war bow in their hands half-open, and there are already four sharp arrows between their fingers, once the opponent enters the shooting range, they can fire four arrows in a short period of time to kill the enemy to the greatest extent!

He can become a cavalry archer of the scout team, and he is extremely skilled in archery, and he can shoot rabbits hundreds of paces away in a rapid run!

Even if the opponent's whole body is hiding in the iron can, as long as it is not a stainless steel battle armor, the two second-grade realm archers still have the confidence to shoot sharp arrows into the grille armor and directly take the opponent's life!

Stimulated by the wealth of the pouring sky, the scouts of the Yongzhou army burst out with tenfold morale and brazenly attacked them, but the ten scout cavalry of the Changding army were fearless!

One person and one horse, weighing more than 4,000 catties, if it is not a specially selected excellent horse mount, it is really difficult to bear such a weight, although it is only ten horses, but it is to stir up the dust, the sound of the horse is like thunder, running out of the momentum of thousands of horses.

Led by Chen Shan and Chu Gu of the double golden bell jar, the triangular charge queue is galloping rapidly, and the six cavalry of the Yongzhou Army are getting closer and closer, and the contact war is about to break out!