Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Li Shaorong rode his horse around, and then stood in front of the formation.

Almost two thousand riders have gathered, enough.

"In the old days when we fought with thieves, many thieves avoided them. Now the thieves have gathered their troops and horses, and want to share life and death with me. Hurry up!" Li Shaorong laughed three times and said, "Raise the spear!"

There was a sound of "hula la", and everyone of the two thousand riders pulled out their short spears.

The long-range weapon of the cavalry army is a horn bow, and the main weapon for close combat is a short lance, about two meters long. The secondary weapon is equipped with a sword as standard. .

There is no third weapon, because there are only so many sheaths on the saddle, and there is not so much space for bow tips, short spears, and iron swords.

This army is equipped with iron armor, but it was not brought this time because it consumes too much horsepower and affects the speed too much.

As one of the three independent cavalry units, the melee weapon used by the Silver Spear Army is the long lance, which is slightly smaller in diameter than the short lance, but more than four meters in length.

The Silver Spear Army is one of the models for Shao Shude's cavalry reform.When marching, the lance is fixed on the shoulder and arm, and the lower end is supported by a victory hook. It carries a horn bow, which can be used for shooting arrows at a distance, and can be used for charging with a lance in close combat.

There are ten thousand people in the army, except for officers and a few veterans, all of them wear leather armor, which is light and flexible.

The tens of thousands of troops of Ding Nan are almost replicas of the Silver Spear Army.

Compared with these three independent cavalry units, the cavalry assigned to the imperial army is much bulkier.

They are dressed in iron armor and have a lot of pots and jars. They are transported by the infantry supply unit, and their mobility is very poor.

This is determined by the combat environment in the Central Plains.

Their combat targets are enemy infantry, and they often need to rush into battle. Without iron armor, it is very disadvantageous.

Moreover, long weapons are generally used, that is, five-meter-long horse lances, which are thicker in diameter than short lances and lances, and have a greater weight. Before charging, one hand can be clamped under the armpit, but once you charge, you must hold them , After breaking into the enemy's formation, pick up people and throw them out, or directly use Ma Qiang's self-weight to sweep thousands of troops and disrupt the enemy's formation.

This kind of military cavalry is the main force of the Great Xia cavalry. They number as high as [-], but they are the most unsuitable cavalry for the grassland environment.

No way, your combat targets are different, and the way out is different.There is nothing wrong with playing horse lances in the mainstream of the Central Plains and horn bows in the mainstream of the grasslands. They are all optimal configurations developed according to the local environment.

The Cavalry Army is a "weird army" between the Silver Spear Army and the Army Cavalry. It is often complained that it is not as good as the thick and mountainous Army Lancers, and it is not as good as the mobile and flexible cavalry cavalry.

But there is something special about this force, too.

Their original source is the personal follower of Fan Hu Chief Hao, and their skills are relatively comprehensive.Since joining the army, he has maintained this recruiting style. He is good at playing long and short weapons, and he is also good at riding bows.

They go a step further and can serve as lancers or even armored cavalry.If you take a step back, you can become a cavalry cavalry.

If you are wearing armor today, and holding a short horse, you can overwhelm the Khitan with a single wave, if they don't hide.

But they were not armored.

In fact, it doesn't matter, Li Shaorong roared, and rushed out with Ma Qiang in his arms.

The soldiers hurriedly followed, and some even rushed in front of him to block the first wave of damage for him.

The Khitans had no way out.

Shulu Porun also ordered to charge, and more than [-] horses from both sides fought desperately on the broad grassland.

"Whoo! Whoosh!" Arrows flew back and forth in the air, and people on both sides screamed and fell off their horses.

Those who fall from the horse have a high chance of being hit and trampled by the horse, which is worse than dying on the spot.And the fallen war horse also formed a certain obstacle. If an unlucky ghost accidentally bumped into it, it would be a new obstacle on the ground.

The cavalry charge is not so easy.The more human and horse corpses piled up on the battlefield, the more difficult it will be to rush.

Li Shaorong had already heard the screams of his own soldiers one after another, he was frightened and furious, he stepped forward quickly, dodged an arrow, and directly plunged the short spear into the enemy's chest.

The bones held high by the enemy are unable to fall down, and the difference in the length of the horse's weapon sometimes determines life and death.

The two sides passed by each other, entering the stage of mixed fighting.And just for this staggering, the Khitan people paid more than a hundred casualties.

Li Shaorong let the enemy's iron sword slash on his shoulder, he had already abandoned the short horse spear, pulled out the familiar iron mace from the sheath, and smashed it down with his head, he was unstoppable.

The guards caught up again, and everyone took out their secondary weapons, and used their skilled horsemanship and superb skills to kill one after another Khitan soldiers. More than ten people guarded Li Shaorong, and they kept digging in.

Shulu Porun was also surrounded by people, and she hasn't opened up yet.

His guards shouted loudly and tried their best to resist the rushing Xia Bing.They are worthy of the leader's usual food and drink offerings, and now they are really desperate, regardless of their own safety, and they want to knock down the incoming Xia soldiers.

Short lances, iron swords, bones, and sabers clashed with each other, screams were heard endlessly, knights on both sides fell off their horses continuously, and blood rained heavily.

Shulu Porun pretended to wave the iron bone a few times, feeling panicked in her heart.

He had a strange feeling, as if both sides who were fighting with their lives were unreal, and he was the real existence dissociated from this battlefield.

The cavalry rolled forward, with fewer and fewer followers around them, and more and more Xia soldiers.

The horse under Po Run's crotch was tripped by the corpse, his figure swayed, and he almost fell, but he finally recovered.

Just at this time, a flying lance came through the air and hit Porun's left shoulder.

The mother-in-law screamed and fell off the horse.

Li Shaorong was slightly surprised that he didn't kill the thief!However, he reacted quickly, patted the horse forward, stretched out his hand to catch it, and threw Po Run across the horse's back.

"Po Run has been captured!" The entourage shouted loudly, trying to call for more people to come and snatch their leader.

Li Shaorong laughed loudly, knocked down the two of them casually, rushed out of the battle formation, and walked away.

"Don't kill me! I'll let them surrender!" Porun said weakly on horseback.

"How can Khitan have a coward like you?" Li Shaorong said disdainfully.

"If the Khitan are all good men, no one will run away in the battle, how can you win?" Porun replied.

"That's right." Li Shaorong ran back to the formation and said with a smile, "But maybe you don't need to persuade him to surrender."

On the battlefield, after a wave of cavalry confrontation, they separated.The difference is that Xia's soldiers assembled and charged again, while the Khitan lost their command. Except for a few people who were led by officers and shot arrows in circles from afar, and consumed each other's lives with Xia's army, most of them fled in all directions. .

This battle is a winner.

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The Khitan nobles in the North Tower saw the battle outside the city.

It's kind of amazing, to be honest.

Of the three thousand riders who fought, it seems that they lost five or six hundred.The main general, Po Run, was captured alive, and most of the remaining 2000 people were scattered. Now there are only hundreds of loyal and brave men left, still fighting with Xia Bing.But they no longer dare to confront each other face to face, but go around in circles from a distance, you shoot me to death, I shoot you to death, and slowly consume.

But as Xia Bing took advantage of the number of people and outflanked them from other directions, these people couldn't hold on any longer, and scattered like birds and beasts one after another, collapsing in all directions.

"Alas!" I don't know who it is, and let out a heavy sigh.

This sigh was very low, but it hit everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.Everyone's complexion is not good-looking, and they all have great pessimism about the future.

Shulu watched the whole battle calmly, and she didn't look back until the last cavalryman belonging to the Shan army disappeared on the horizon.

She calmly evaluated the combat effectiveness of the two sides, knowing the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, secretly thinking about how to change the training mode of the Shan army next.

The Shan army is not useless, their riding skills are very good, and their archery skills are also very good. When shooting arrows in circles from a distance, they did not suffer too much.Perhaps the casualties were still greater than those of the Xia people, but they were not as scary as when they confronted directly.

This is the only way to fight against the Xia people.

In the future, we have to find a way to get them better equipment and strengthen their melee fighting training.The off-production training time should also be extended, and it is best to be completely off-duty.

A Baoji once talked with her about her vision for the future. If she annexed the Bohai Kingdom, and then conquered the tribes in the west and north, she would build a standing army of 5 people.And after population growth and livestock breeding, it can even expand to [-].

If Youzhou is fully occupied, the scale can continue to expand.

In this way, they have the capital to fully compete with the Central Plains.

Haven't lost yet, still have a chance!

Shuluping raised his head, wanting to say something.But at this moment, successive cries gradually sounded in the city.

As soon as the faces of the people changed, they immediately sent people to investigate and listened attentively.

It turned out to be Shan Jun's family.

They wept bitterly for their families outside the city, for their lost livestock, and for their fate to come...

Shuluping snorted coldly, and led his men down the tower.

There were chaotic footsteps on the street, occasionally mixed with roars and questions.After a while, the sound of weapons clashing and screams also sounded one after another.

"It's wrong! It's wrong! We're not Khitans, so why do we have to work for others?"

"Don't stop me, I'm going out of town to see my wife and children."

"Bohai people, Shiwei people, Wugu people, Tatar people, Yu people, don't sacrifice your life for Khitan!"

"Warriors of the Shulu Department, you are originally Uighurs, why did you fight for Khitan? Don't be obsessed with it."

"The general situation is over. Xia's 40 troops are riding eastward into the grassland, and the main force is still behind. We can't even beat the vanguard, so we might as well surrender."

"Lord Xia is lenient, the surrender is not guilty. If you can capture the Khitan nobleman, you can also make meritorious service."

Shu Luping's expression changed all of a sudden, this was what she was most worried about.

Seeing that the livestock outside the city became the spoils of war for the Xia army, they went out of the city to fight and were defeated, so what else is there to hold on to?If the main force of the Xia army comes over, the whole city will probably die.

The chaos in the city is getting worse.

The "martial arts" fighters that Shuluping had carefully selected from among the slaves now seemed to be his talisman.They suddenly turned against the Khitans and Uyghurs in the team, and they had already gained the upper hand.What's even more frightening is that many members of the Uighur Shulu Department also participated in the rebellion. Under the leadership of some people, they quickly took out those who did not want to surrender, and came straight here.

The leader was very brave. Wherever he went, the warriors from the Shulu Department were stunned for a few moments, and then they surrendered with their hands tied—huh?

"The enemy chariot? It really is you?" Shuluping stopped and touched his waist.

Xiao Dilu looked ashamed, and said: "Yue Liduo, this is the end of the matter, there is no other way but to surrender."

"Where's Aguzhi?" Shuluping asked calmly.

"He's in Huaizhou, and he's been the deputy supervisor of Sizhu in Sinong Temple, and he's still an eighth-rank official." Xiao Dilu said, "Anyone who descended early can become an official. Even Brother Yeluhua and others, It's also Changping Tang Cheng, a serious official. Those who descended late may not necessarily be officials."

"I've heard rumors that you've sneaked back." Shu Luping laughed at himself, and said, "I thought that you would change your mind sooner or later because of the brother-sister relationship. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the person who betrayed me turned out to be a close relative." .Okay, very good! Han Zhigu and Han Lin were also released by you, right? Where have you been hiding these days? Needless to say, he should have been protected by you guys in Bali, right?"

Behind Xiao Dilu, the chiefs of the Shulu Department looked ashamed, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at her.

"Okay, they're all thieves!" Shu Luping tried her best to hold back her tears, she didn't want to show her weakness in front of anyone.

"I offended you, sister." Xiao Dilu gestured, and several healthy women stepped forward, grabbed Shuluping's arm, and pulled him aside.

Shuluping is struggling for sex.

"Sister Xian, I have settled down for my niece and nephew." Xiao Dilu said.

Shuluping's strength seemed to be drained.She was obediently taken away by the healthy women without any resistance.

The nobles and followers behind him looked at each other in blank dismay, none of them dared to stop.

To them, Xiao Dilu didn't have a good face, he just waved his hand and said: "All tied up, Kaicheng, please surrender!"

A moment later, the gate of the North Tower opened with a bang, and Xiao Dilu led nearly a thousand soldiers out of the city.

Han Zhigu, who had just been released from prison, turned his head to look at the city, and sighed heavily.

I really don't blame me for being ungrateful. If the situation is like this, what can I do?I managed to save the lives of more people, and the soldiers of the Shan army were able to reunite with their families.

He straightened the sleeves of his robe and strode forward to discuss the matter of surrender.