As night fell, the hustle and bustle of fighting and muskets gradually fell silent. The evening glow shone obliquely through the gaps in the mountain peaks in this long and narrow valley, and a cold wind blew, bringing a cool feeling and blowing away the smoke of gunpowder.

Li Yanliang sat on the side of the carriage, looking at the blazing bonfire not far away, several soldiers were setting up a large iron pot, cooking dinner, exuding a rich fragrance, which made the hungry stomach in the stomach constantly squirm.

In fact, the fighting, which lasted from early afternoon to evening, was not fierce at all, and was undoubtedly much less intense than the fighting that had been fought on the islands of Hormuz and Kissam (i.e., Gershm) a few months earlier.

The arrogant and ridiculous "horse thieves" tried to intimidate them, break their will to resist, and break their defenses by storming the chariots and throwing feathered arrows at them.

When the sniper rifles with a long range overturned more than a dozen "horse thieves" one after another, the other side immediately stopped this clumsy equestrian performance, did not dare to approach the car formation again, and only shouted and cursed from a distance on the periphery.

Obviously, although this group of "horse thieves" was numerous, numbering more than 1,000, their weapons were relatively backward, except for a few muskets, most of them were armed with swords and spears and other cold weapons, and some infantry were even only armed with wooden spears and clubs.

If it weren't for the fact that the other side had hundreds of cavalry, more than 200 army officers and men would have rushed out long ago and killed this bold and reckless "horse thief" in one fell swoop.

"These thieves don't want to trap us here, do they?" Zhu Yixin, the platoon commander of the second platoon and the captain (second lieutenant) of the accompanying colonel, sat next to Li Yanliang and handed him a piece of roasted horse meat in his hand, "You say, will the nearby local Persian army rush over to rescue us when they hear the letter?" ”

"We still need Persian troops for rescue?" Li Yanliang took the barbecue and took a bite gently, well, the meat was a little thick, and the spices were a little less, and there was a faint smell of meat, but he still swallowed it in one bite.

"Although those thieves are not difficult to deal with, they have hundreds of cavalry, and they are relatively strong. Once we get out of the car formation, we may suffer a big loss. …… What's the matter, do you have a way to deal with those cavalry? ”

"Nope." Li Yanliang looked at the barbecue in his hand, hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and took another bite, chewing vigorously, while glancing at the position of the battalion commander, "But I believe that the battalion commander and those staff officers must have a way to solve the situation they are currently facing." After all, our makeshift camp doesn't have a water source and won't last much time. ”

"What's the idea? …… Night Raid? But we didn't have any artillery with us! ”

"It's mostly tactics like night raids." Li Yanliang said: "As for how to implement it, when the time comes, let's just listen to the order." …… Sometimes, it is not necessary to use artillery to break through the enemy's charge and finally defeat the enemy. ”

"You cadets who graduated from the Daxing Army Academy don't seem to be very superstitious about the power of artillery." Zhu Yixin said with a smile: "Moreover, I always like to engage in some novel tactics in the battle formation, and defeat the enemy in front of me by surprise and unpreparedness." You know, in the vast majority of cases, in the face of absolute strength, all intrigues and tricks are not worth mentioning! ”

"The cadets of your Jianye Army Academy sometimes rely too much on heavy weapons such as artillery." Li Yanliang retorted unceremoniously: "So much so, that many times, I don't know how to fight." For example, in a situation like now, you have to sit in a car formation. ”

"Then tell me, how can we defeat the bandits in front of us without artillery? …… Don't say you want to launch a bayonet charge, as long as the cavalry distances from you, you can't even touch the side of others! ”

"The bandits outside have cavalry, and we don't have horses and camels."

"Are you crazy? The cavalry outside looked like veterans on horseback, and we rode horses and camels to cut them down, which was not purely death! ”

"Do you have to ride horses and camels to fight?" Li Yanliang smiled, "In the classroom of your Jianye Army School, you haven't talked about the battle case of the Warring States Qi general Tian Dan using the Fire Ox Formation to defeat the Yan Army?" ”

"We don't have a fire bull ......" Zhu Yixin was about to laugh at the other party when he heard it, he suddenly thought of something, stared at Li Yanliang with straight eyes, half a sound, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, there are not a few examples of our Qi Army adopting this kind of tactic to defeat the enemy in front of you. …… Hey, damn it, why didn't I think of that? Did you say that the battalion commander and those staff officers thought of the same method as you? ”

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It was already getting dark, and Malik Mahayad sighed to himself as he looked at the still silent makeshift camp ahead.

It was disappointing that the caravan was too cautious, or rather too cowardly, to launch a surprise attack on them without taking advantage of the cover of night, in order to get out of their siege.

Are they going to spend a few days with themselves in this valley with a makeshift car formation?

Don't forget, they occupy the only source of water in this area. Once they are locked in a prolonged standoff, how do they deal with water scarcity? If you are hungry, you can eat some dry food you carry, or slaughter horses and camels, but if you are thirsty, can you still rely on drinking horse blood to persevere?

Hmph, these caravans who don't know whether to live or die are bent on looking for death, so let's fulfill them in the end!

"Back to camp!" Malik Mahyad commanded hatefully.

After a night of ambush, the more than 400 tribal cavalry were already sleepy and tired, and when they heard Malik's order, they all breathed a sigh of relief and rushed towards the camp.

Last night, the big leader thought that the guards of the caravan would definitely attack them at night, and in addition to setting up various means of defense in the camp, he also ambushed all the cavalry in a nearby mountain col in full armor, in order to catch the other side by surprise, and if he was lucky, he might be able to break through the chariot formation laid by the other side in one fell swoop, so as to completely annihilate this caravan with an arrogant attitude.

But who would have thought that in the cold night of early winter, they stayed up all night, but the other party kept their troops still, and did not make any action to counterattack, which made all the tribal cavalry very disappointed. In the mountains at night, the temperature is extremely low, and in order not to leak the target, they dare not move around at will, so they can only cling to the war horse to get a little warmth. After a night, almost everyone was frozen and their limbs stiffened, and their noses were runny, and they were miserable.

After receiving the order to return to the camp, the cavalrymen couldn't help but tap their horses lightly on their horses, and trotted all the way towards the camp.

Make a fire, cook a sip of hot soup, and then curl up in a warm tent for a good night's sleep. Come to think of it, the guards of those caravans did not dare to attack at night, and even more so during the day.

As the cavalry returned, the whole camp suddenly became boiling, and the tribal soldiers who were ready to fight were also released from their state of guard, or began to bury the pot to prepare breakfast, or burrowed into the tent, fell down on the straw mat, and fell asleep.

“…… The enemy has struck! ”

"Alert! …… Alert! ”

"Enemy attack!"

Malik Mahayad returned to the camp, and had not yet laid down in his tent when he heard the rapid sound of warning and terrible shouts outside, and he got up, grabbed his scimitar, and got out of the tent.

I saw that the camp was in chaos, countless tribal soldiers were like headless flies, scurrying around, and some vigilant cavalrymen had already stepped on their horses, while controlling the horses, they stepped on the horses, and looked around.

"Master, the caravan has attacked!" A close guard came to Malik Mahyad with his horse and asked him to get on his horse immediately, "They are already rushing over on horses and camels!" ”

"Don't panic! …… All the cavalry go with me! Malik Mahyad turned on his horse, waved his scimitar in his hand, and shouted: "The caravan escort is only a few hundred people, far less than our army. Brave warriors, raise your scimitars and follow me to cut off their heads and take their untold riches! …… God bless us! ”

Malik Mahayad led more than 200 cavalry hastily assembled and rushed out of the camp, when he saw a group of "cavalry" rushing from the direction of the caravan.

At the head were a dozen carriages, lined up, and the carriages dragged behind them had been ignited, and the scorching flames drove the horses towards them in a frenzy, and in a moment, they crashed headlong into the oncoming cavalry ranks.

Malik Mahayad manipulated the war horse under his crotch, and he was able to let go of a galloping "fire" car, and when he was frightened, he suddenly saw a dozen black things falling in mid-air, and before there was any reaction, "boom, boom, boom" Several violent explosions sounded, and the shrapnel immediately scattered and splashed, and he only felt a heart-piercing pain in his legs, and then, the war horse neighed, dragging him towards the front.

The wagons dragging huge flames, the horses frightened by the explosions, and the camp tents that were set on fire one after another, caused the entire "horse thief" team to be thrown into chaos and spread faster to the camp in the rear.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ……”

In less than a moment, the sound of muskets and shouts began to sound in all directions, causing the chaotic situation to fall into an irrepressible collapse.