Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 641
Yang Ye knew Khitan's riding and archery skills well, and he was ready to prevent the arrows from attacking him.

It's just that the opponent's front didn't seem to have a bow and arrow in his hand. Just when he was puzzled, the five hundred cavalry in the opponent's back row stopped their charge and drew the bowstring at them.

The sound of a bowstring that was more rapid than a horse's hoof resounded!

With the sound of "swish".

Yang Ye shouted: "Bend down, cover your face with your wrist guards, and charge faster!"

The Jingsai army is well-trained. In fact, they all know how to protect themselves on the battlefield without him shouting.

Yang Ye fought many times with the Khitan cavalry, and he knew the power of the Khitan arrows well.

The Serenity Army focuses on guerrilla warfare. The knights are all dressed in light knight armor. They have a certain defense against swords, but they are far from enough against bows and arrows.

Therefore, all the Jingsai Army wear an extra piece of chain mail inside the light armor, which can effectively resist the damage caused by bows and arrows.In addition, their wrist guards are as big as discs, which can also protect the vital points of the face very well.

But this time the arrow rain was more powerful than Yang Ye expected.

More than [-] soldiers screamed and fell down...

More than [-] soldiers were shot and fell behind.

Yang Ye, who had experienced many battles, didn't think too much, screamed, and continued to gallop forward.

The Jingsai army and the Khitan cavalry collided fiercely.

Yang Ye let out a loud cry, and the golden knife in his hand shone dazzlingly in the setting sun. With one strike, he cut a cavalry soldier in front of him in half from shoulder to waist.

Blood spurted out, and intestines and viscera flowed out all over the place.

Yang Ye always likes to be the first to win the battle, and lose the enemy's courage first.One blow was not enough to kill the enemy, so the golden knife in his hand stabbed straight into the chest of a soldier, using force with both hands, he lifted the opponent's man and corpse high, then turned the handle of the knife horizontally, and swung the corpse away with the blade. out.

The corpse was slammed by Yang Ye's physical strength, and it was thrown at the Khitan cavalry like a shell. The five people were affected by the corpse, and either fell off their horses, or hit the cavalry behind them, making a mess.

Yang Ye let out a big laugh, rushed in along the chaotic place, rushed from left to right, brandished the golden knife, slashed from far and near, smashed the Khitan's formation to pieces.

Liang Chongzan and the Jingsai army had already formed a tacit understanding with their commander in chief, and swarmed in along the gap that Yang Ye had cut with his personal bravery.

In large-scale team battles, personal bravery cannot control the battle situation, but in such small-scale team battles, individual heroism is fully reflected.

Yang Yeshen's majestic and majestic fighting spirit made the Khitan cavalrymen unbearably timid, and out of the instinct to survive, they subconsciously chose to evade.

Yang Ye led the Jingsai army to continuously advance to the hinterland of the Khitan formation.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he penetrated through this group of enemy soldiers with a force of destruction.

At this time, the five hundred cavalry behind the Khitan hadn't had time to pick up their speed, and the leader was the general in light armor.

Yang Ye thought about the more than fifty soldiers who fell to the ground and fell behind earlier, with a ferocious smile on his face, he rushed towards the enemy general.

Yeludeli is also a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and when he saw this, he was not afraid at all, and shouted: "Yang Ye rat, I will give you a stick!"

He went straight to Yang Ye with tit for tat, and the heavy mace was in his hand like nothing, and he slashed at Yang Ye's head.

Xi Luqing, who was in charge of the charge, was about to turn his horse's head to support Yeludeli, when he saw this, he turned pale and shouted: "Young master, no."

Naturally, his shouts could not reach Yeludeli's ears in this noisy battlefield.

Faced with such a blow from Yeludli, Yang Ye refused to give in.

Compared with Yelu Deli's struggling to chop.

Yang Ye was obviously more clever. When the two were about to get close, he pulled the reins suddenly, causing the legs of the horse under his command to lift off the ground.

Then at a higher and farther place, holding his own golden knife, the horse and man unite and descend together with the horse.

Yang Ye's golden knife and Yeludeli's mace are both heavy weapons.

The knives and sticks hit each other hard.

Sparks blazed.

Yeludeli lost feeling in his hands in an instant, and the mace was slightly bent and bounced off.His whole body was struck by lightning, and blood spurted from the tiger's mouth, but he couldn't feel the pain at all, and his body muscles froze, unable to move.

Yang Ye also fell back under the force, but he was experienced, so he lay flat on the horse's back along with the force.When the people and horses were intertwined, he scooped up Yelu Deli with his right hand, and clamped Yelu Deli, who was temporarily stiff, in the crook of his arm. With a sudden clamp, he heard the sound of bones shifting, and threw it to the ground.

Yeludeli spurted blood wildly, and fell to the ground, but he finally regained his senses.

But before he could move, the horse's hoof had already trampled on his chest, and the knights of the Serenity Army swept past him, stamping it into the grass.

Yang Ye didn't stop, but made a small circle in the diagonal stab, and collided with the Khitan's former cavalry again without slowing down.

Serial assault!

Xi Luqing had already lost his mind. He didn't know how to return to Yelusha after Yeludeli's tragic death, so he rushed into the Jingsai army, yelling and waving the iron rod in his hand.

He swung the iron rod recklessly, only attacking but not defending.

During the chaotic battle, the cavalry of the Serenity Army couldn't take him down for a while, and instead killed five people for him.

Seeing this, Liang Chongzan used the spear in his hand as a hidden weapon and shot at Xi Luqing.

Xi Luqing swung his stick, but before he could counterattack and block it, the iron spear pierced through his chest, and he seemed to be dying.

Two core generals died tragically, and the other Khitan cavalry lost their fighting spirit, and they fled in all directions where they dared to fight again.

Yang Ye, Liang Chongzan and the Jingsai army had already reached a tacit agreement, and they did not pursue in depth, but only swept the surrounding area a little, and then prepared to retreat.

The most important point in fighting guerrilla warfare is not to be greedy, and to accept it when it is good.

But this time it was a bit of a surprise.

Yang Ye ordered someone to cut off the head of Yeludeli, and went to observe the injuries of the soldiers who were shot down by the Khitan archers or those who fell behind. Looking at the situation in front of him, he said to Liang Chongzan, "Go and collect some bows used by the Khitan people. with their arrows."

He carefully inspected the wound of the soldier injured by the arrow, his eyes were a bit solemn, and he thought about the scene of the fight in his mind, thinking.

They didn't waste time cleaning the battlefield, they just collected some bows and arrows according to Yang Ye's order, and took away the ownerless horses on the battlefield, that's all.

Just a quarter of an hour after they left, the surrounding Khitan reinforcements arrived on the battlefield.

As night fell, they naturally lost track of Yang Ye.

After Yang Ye's victory, he did not continue to hide in Yelusha's encirclement, but went to Luo Youdu, who had already arrived in Chengde, to join him.

When Yang Ye arrived in Chengde, Luo Youdu was chatting with Fu Yanqing, Lu Duoxun, and Han Wei about Yang Ye.

"With the power of an army, Yang Ye showed off his power in Monan, and he was able to come and go freely among the bandits. He raised our army's prestige and weakened the enemy's morale. It's really amazing."

In the face of Luo Youdu's emotional appreciation.

Fu Yanqing also said: "Yang Ye's flexibility in using troops is very similar to that of Peng Yue in the past. His Majesty has such a good general, it can be said that he is blessed and blessed."

He is proficient in military affairs, and he knows that Yang Ye's style of generals can outperform thousands of troops if they are used well.

Lu Duoxun couldn't do without a burst of flattery, "Maxima is common, but Bole is rare. If it weren't for His Majesty, how could Yang Ye have such a chance to display his abilities?"

Yang Ye begged to see him at this time, interrupting their conversation.

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "I really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here. Hurry up, let someone invite him into the account."

Yang Ye was dressed in a military uniform, and walked into the hall in a busy manner.

"I've met Your Majesty! I don't wear the armor on my body, so it's inconvenient to give a big gift. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

A loyal person like him will die for his confidant.

Regardless of his status as a demoted general, Luo Youdu entrusted him with an important task, and specially built a quiet Serbian army just for him.

Yang Ye had already decided to repay this kind of kindness with his life.

Luo Youdu stepped forward to help Yang Ye up, and said with a smile: "I have heard about Aiqing's deeds. With thousands of people, they ran amok among thousands of armies. They can come and go freely, and killed Yeludeli. I just returned Speaking of Aiqing, the ancient famous generals are nothing more than that... Aiqing, you have worked hard."

Yang Ye hurriedly thanked him, and then said: "Your Majesty, in this battle with Yeludeli, we will finally discover something."

Luo Youdu waved his hand, ordered someone to bring a stool and said, "Sit down and speak slowly!"

Yang Ye thanked him again, and after sitting down, he said: "The general met many Khitan cavalry before. They used bows and arrows from a distance, and swords and guns from a distance. With the excellent endurance of the northern horses, try not to intersect with our frontal soldiers. If it weren't for the explosive power of our Central Plains horses, it would be difficult to catch up with them in a single stroke. But when fighting against Yeludeli and the others, the opponent's troops were divided into two teams in a single stroke. Engage, the other team stops and shoots."

"They are not many, only about 500 people. But in the first round, more than [-] people in our department lost their combat effectiveness."

Luo Youdu frowned slightly, and understood the meaning of Yang Ye's words.

The opponent is only 500 people, but if the two armies confront each other, the number of the opponent is [-] million, and the formation of soldiers is dense, then the damage they caused will not only be more than [-] people.

Luo Youdu said: "Is this their new tactic?"

Yang Ye nodded and said: "This is what I think. All along, Khitan's riding and shooting can't cause much harm to us. Presumably, they have already thought of a way to deal with it."

Fu Yanqing said: "Is it a bow? They improved the horse bow?"

Yang Ye said: "Not only the horse bow, but also the arrows. Their arrows are very heavy."

Luo Youdu hurriedly asked, "Is there a sample?"

Yang Ye said: "The minister collected some and waited outside the tent."

Luo Youdu waved to present the bow and arrow and the rain of arrows.

There are three bows and arrows, and several arrows.

Luo Youdu took one and handed it to Fu Yanqing, and took another one himself, playing with it in his hands.

The bow and arrow are almost the same size as the common horse bow, and the starting weight is not much, but the bow body is in a recurved state.

Recurve?
A noun appeared in Luo Youdu's mind. He took a posture and pulled back hard. Suddenly, he felt that his hands were heavy. He settled down and pulled the bow reluctantly. Finally, he didn't lose face.

Although he is not good at bows and arrows, he knows the taboos of bows and arrows, so he didn't let go of the bowstring directly, and used the last bit of spare energy to retrieve the bowstring.

Many TV novels, in order to prove that they have got a good bow, put the open string test.

In fact, this is the most stupid and unrealistic.

The structure of the bow and arrow is to pull the bow string to drive the bow limbs. When the bow is released, the bow limbs rebound to drive the arrows on the strings to fly out. If there is no arrow on the strings, the huge force of the bow limbs’ rebound will completely act on the bow itself. There is a danger of turning the bow, or even breaking it directly, causing fatal damage to the person who shoots the empty string.Even if your bow is durable and there is no abnormality, it will seriously damage the lifespan of the bow and arrow.

Luo Youdu didn't feel ashamed, and said: "I have worked so hard on the ground, but if I were on the back of a horse, I definitely wouldn't be able to draw this bow."

He glanced at Fu Yanqing beside him.

The old guy stood on both feet, pulled it several times, looked at the horse bow carefully, and said: "It is indeed a good bow, this is a sheep's horn? Tender bamboo, cork..."

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something, and said, "Your Majesty, borrow some water."

Luo Youdu pointed to the tea on the table.

Fu Yanqing took a sip in his mouth, sprayed it on the bow string, and sprayed it three times in a row. He continued to draw the horse bow to a full circle, and said: "They are not idle!"

Luo Youdu naturally understood what Fu Yanqing was talking about.

Yang Ye obviously understood.

Only Lu Duoxun and Han Wei were at a loss.

Luo Youdu said: "Bows and arrows are most afraid of rain and snow. The Huns, Turks, Xianbei, and Khitans all have examples of being defeated by our Huaxia because bows and arrows cannot be used in rainy and snowy weather. The Khitan horse bow is obviously able to withstand light rain and heavy snow. .”

Luo Youdu put the bow and arrow aside, picked up the arrow and looked at it carefully.

The Khitan arrows are very heavy, the arrowheads are big and wide, and the arrow body is also shaped like a chisel, seven inches long.

Luo Youdu asked: "How is the actual combat effect? ​​Tell me in detail!"

Yang Ye said: "This bow and arrow paired with this arrow is extremely powerful. One arrow shot into the skull of the horse, causing the horse to die immediately. One arrow pierced the wrist guard and directly pierced the soldier's forehead, and another arrow pierced the inside of the soldier's forehead. Chain armor. Heavy armor may be able to resist, but light armor cannot block this bow and arrow. In addition, the arrow body is too long, and it must be broken immediately after it penetrates into the skin. , continue to charge. As a result, the arrow body shakes up and down, tearing the wound, causing secondary damage, and bleeding. In addition, there is a smell of horse manure on the arrow. I think, when they were resting, the arrow was inserted into the horse manure of."

Fu Yanqing said: "Old minister understands! The other party is well aware of the strength of our army's armor, and their previous bows and arrows cannot harm us, so they specially improved their bows and arrows. Judging from what General Yang said, this bow and arrow The tension is so great that even they cannot shoot on horseback, they must stop to shoot the arrows in their hands. Therefore, the previous tactics of advancing and retreating cannot be used, and they must be protected by assault cavalry or heavy armored infantry. Their The new tactics include cavalry charging in front, and cavalry shooting in the rear or turning left and right, so as to make up for the shortage."

Luo Youdu nodded with a smile and said, "It's probably the case." He said to Yang Ye, "Yang Aiqing is as meticulous as a hair, and she has made a great contribution by seeing the truth from the smallest things."

Knowing in advance that the Khitan invented the recurve bow and armor-piercing arrowheads, they would be free from passiveness and could save the lives of many soldiers.

(End of this chapter)