Chapter 507: Not a Scout
The outside of the Earldom of Daystar is not entirely mountainous, and there are occasional plains where troops can be arranged, but the plains are not large enough to line up many cavalry
In fact, there are not many cavalry under Liu Zhenye, the earl of Iron Arrow, and in Zhenguo, the lord is proud to be able to command a large number of cavalry, so whether it is useful or not, everyone must always bring some cavalry when they go out to fight.
Liu Zhenye is fifty-one years old this year, not a hereditary earl, similar to Qiu Wuyi, starting from a low-level nobleman, after countless conspiracies and wars to climb to today's position, life is also magnificent, not so much that he is a warrior, maybe the identity of the conspirator is more suitable for him, and at the same time, it can be proved in many ways that he is not a qualified commander.
"Haven't you received a reply to the persuasion?"
Sitting in a luxury chariot large enough to accommodate twenty people, Liu Zhenye touched his chin, which did not have a few beards, and his eyes were still sharp.
The flashy carpet, there are not many guards, but there are several thinly dressed girls accompanying them, rare fruits, wine and delicacies, all available in the car, but no weapons.
"My lord, I haven't received a reply yet, but the Earls of Daystar don't seem to have gathered any troops. ”
The scouts who came to report the news tried their best not to let their eyes meet the girls' breasts and beautiful legs, and they always maintained a meticulous appearance on their faces, but they didn't know how many curses they had cursed in their hearts.
"Hmm...... Isn't it because he heard the wind and fled? Hahaha! Stand down first, and then probe!"
Liu Zhenye opened his big mouth and laughed, and immediately a girl presented a long pipe of cigarettes, and for a while, the car was already full of smoke.
For this victory, Liu Zhenye felt that he would inevitably win a complete victory.
Liu Zhenye often thinks that the world is very stupid.
For example, the small lords who were hostile to him, couldn't they think of the reason, why did the Earls of Iron Arrow soar to the sky after so many years of obscurity?
It's not because I've found a big enough backer? I don't need to use my brain to figure it out.
How can such a small lord have so many chances to soar by coincidence, and if he really wants to make a fortune, it depends on whose dog he is, and after entrusting his net worth to the duke, the duke naturally sent countless benefits, such as elite soldiers, grain and grass resources, and this carriage.
Stupid.
Outside the carriage, the 20,000 soldiers of the forty-eight warrior commanders were ready to go, and the last of the military formation was Liu Zhenye's chariot, like all the lords, on both sides of the cart were two hundred majestic black armored cavalry, guarding the family coat of arms in the shape of iron arrows. Twenty thousand soldiers is definitely a terrible army, and this is only half, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in Liu Zhenye's territory.
On this battlefield, there may be only these two hundred cavalry brought by Liu Zhenye himself, and the others are all "borrowed", but it was agreed in advance that half of the grain, grass and weapons were provided, and the land laid down had already been divided, so Liu Zhenye was just taking other people's soldiers to fight for others, and then reaping some benefits for himself.
In addition, there are rare cannons, although there are only two, the power of the cannons is extraordinary, although it is slow to advance with cannons on the march, but it saves a lot of time when attacking a city.
In a sense, this is also a good business, at least Liu Zhenye is now smooth sailing, and the various lords and princes in the vicinity have fled when they heard the news, and it is said that the Earldom of Daystar is a little difficult to handle, but under the sophisticated weapons and overwhelming military power, the victory or defeat is easy to see.
Besides, there are warriors, among the forty-eight warriors, there are six brave warriors and one fierce general, these people alone are enough to directly capture a lot of territory, what else is there to be afraid of now?
The Daystar Earldom is the last obstacle to Liu Zhenye's unification, as long as this place is swept away, his face will have enough brilliance to face the Duke.
"Report!"
"What's wrong?"
Liu Zhenye was a little drowsy after smoking, and his confused head was pillowed between the chests of the two girls, which was very comfortable.
"Here's a reply from the Earls of Daystar, they have rejected the request and have officially declared war on us!
The one who came to report was not an ordinary scout, but the strongest general-level warrior in the army, he naturally did not belong to Liu Zhenye's jurisdiction, but on the battlefield, there were some necessary rules to be followed.
"What? What a fool who doesn't know what to do, Qing can march. ”
Liu Zhenye looked relieved, as a nobleman, he had to abide by some rules of war, and he didn't want to send troops until the paperwork was replied to, although this habit was not observed by few people on the border.
"Yes!"
The person who came is actually equivalent to the real commander of the army, and he naturally scoffs at Liu Zhenye's various practices, but fortunately, he is quite respectful of people here, and he doesn't take the initiative to meddle in too many affairs, so even if he hates it, he won't show it on the surface.
"Ready to go!"
The order was immediately issued to the whole army, and people like Liu Zhenye naturally would not take the lead, he would always hide at the end of the army, so it was okay, the distraction of the province to take care of him, among the 20,000 borrowed soldiers, no one regarded Liu Zhenye as a thing.
"General! There is a small group of scouts ahead!"
Before leaving, the news from the front came immediately.
"It's ridiculous, the difference in military strength is so big, is it still useful to send scouts? It's better to surrender directly, haha!"
The generals in command of the army burst out laughing, and in their eyes, it was equally foolish for Earl Daystar to send scouts to reconnoiter knowing that the army would be invincible.
"How many? I led my troops to destroy them! ”
One of the mounted generals shouted with a big grin.
"There are less than fifty people, all of them are cavalry!
"Fifty people, boss, I'll come when I go!"
The general had already laughed forward and backwards, but a layer of hideous yin aura appeared on his rough face the moment the smile disappeared.
"Go ahead. ”
"Yes!"
With permission, the general, on horseback, ordered three hundred heavily armed soldiers and rushed in the direction of the continental road.
This way of using troops is correct, scouts and reconnaissance must not only act secretly on the terrain of bad roads, sometimes we also have to take into account the speed, there are many mountains and plains nearby, even if there are plains, just like now, it is only enough to line troops, and it is a problem to fight, so as long as there are scouts on horseback, they will inevitably pass through the mainland road.
Those of them who are soldiers don't have as many useless "benevolence, righteousness and morality" as Liu Zhenye in their minds, and they have already decided to do so according to their military merits, even if it is a scout force, no one wants to let it go.
Far away, he had already seen this so-called scout team, the number of people was indeed less than fifty, maybe even less than forty, such a little bit of people was simply not enough to stuff his teeth, the only thing that gave him a headache was the other party's troops, there was only one horse on his side, everyone on the other side had horses, as long as he wanted to escape, it was difficult to catch up.
Ambush?or......
"Wait a minute!"
The general suddenly felt that the team running from the opposite side was a little weird, they were dressed in black, and they did look like scouts who were good at concealment, but they were so far away, it seemed that it was impossible for the other side not to find themselves, but this less than forty people actually took the initiative to rush over, which was simply unreasonable.
Whether it is the number of people or the equipment, it must be the advantage of this side, could it be that the people on the other side think that with such dozens of horses is enough to resist an army of hundreds of people?
"Array! It looks like the people on the other side want to fight!"
The general immediately commanded the soldiers to form a formation to meet the attack, these soldiers did not think that the other side was much of a threat, under the instructions of the general, the soldiers raised the three-meter-long sharp spears, and formed a fairly tight small phalanx, for the cavalry, the phalanx of spears is very terrifying.
Odd.
The more unscrupulous this group of scouts advanced, the more strange the general felt, and now it seemed that this group of people had probably begun to carry out a decisive assault, was it really meaningful?
Among the thirty-nine black-clothed knights, there are some who are not very good at riding, and their bodies are a little nervous on the back of the horse, none of them are wearing armor, all of them are lightly armed, and they don't even seem to have weapons, such a strange army, can they really fight.
Thirty-nine black cloaks were thrown high into the sky together, and the face of the general who led the army suddenly changed, his eyes glared like goldfish, and his dark pupils flowed with endless panic and fear.
The shouts lasted less than three seconds, and the temporary battlefield was once again silent.
In the distance, where the great armies are arrayed.
"Report ...... Report!...... The tide of the battle has changed!"
The panting scout's face turned pale, as if he had just escaped death, and he even looked panicked when he knelt down on one knee.
"What are you nervous about? You talk well, what's the situation in the battle, will an army of hundreds of people kill dozens of scouts and suffer serious losses?"
The fierce general, who was actually the supreme commander, raised his eyelids disdainfully, he looked down on the kind of people who rushed for a little profit, and it was natural that he would be taught a little lesson.
"Raid...... Three hundred soldiers who attacked the scout troops...... It's all wiped out now!"
The scout's nervousness hung over everyone's heads like a cloud before a rainstorm.
"What! How can this be true! Could it be that the elite troops on the other side are deliberately designed to lead us into dividing our troops?"
The general roared and leaped out of his saddle, took a few steps in front of the scout, and shouted angrily.
"General, the scouts...... All of them are warriors, everyone is, and they are still marching, and it seems that they are going to attack our army's main formation directly!"
"Ahh
Mixed with anger, suspicion, consternation, and other emotions of exclamation, the dozens of generals who flaunted their might looked at each other, and after exclaiming, they were shocked and speechless by this sudden change.
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