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Chapter 444 0440 [Attack halfway through]

Rumble!

The power of the galloping war horses is like overwhelming mountains and oceans.

Three thousand cavalry and six thousand horses rolled up clouds of smoke, like a yellow dragon.

The person leading the troops this time was replaced by Xiao Qing.

More than two months had passed since the last summer harvest. Seeing the autumn harvest in Hebei, Wanyan Zonghan planned to repeat his old tricks.

He naturally knows the news about the Yuzhou Army stationed in Zhending Mansion.

The state of Qi has a secret espionage department, and the state of Jin also has one.

It's just that compared to the Secret Intelligence Department under Han Zhen, the Jin Kingdom's spy organization has a chaotic structure and is too aggressive.

How fierce is it?

In the third year after Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Lin'an, Jin spies put up big-character posters in Lin'an downtown at night, criticizing Zhao Gou for being fatuous and incompetent, advocating that Jin officials should govern the Qingming Dynasty, etc.

One is to destroy Wanyan Wu's begging plan, and the other is to explore the true and false status of the Yuzhou Army and prepare for the next attack on Qi.

This is not a secret spy. I am afraid that I will not be exposed.

Every quarter of an hour, information is delivered.

This time he went south to Zhending Mansion. It didn't matter if he couldn't grab anything. If he could disgust the Qi State, then his goal would be achieved.

Gao Foliu suggested: "The terrain of Wutai Mountain is steep and there is only one road passing through the mountain, which is not conducive to the performance of the cavalry. It is better to detour to Shizui Town and find a bridge to cross."

Teams of three people were set up every three miles to communicate with flags.

Xiao Qing was very cautious. After entering Daizhou, he sent the scouts twenty miles away.

So much so that later, the examination papers for the top imperial examination candidates of the Southern Song Dynasty would appear on Jin Shizong's desk within a few days.

At this moment, a tall and strong man stepped forward and reported: "Qianhu, the spies in the direction of Mount Wutai have not sent back any news for half an hour."

Xiao Qing looked in the direction of Mount Wutai from a distance and sneered: "It seems that the Yuzhou Army has an ambush in Mount Wutai."

There are only two roads from Daizhou to Zhending Prefecture, Wutai Mountain and Shizui Town.

After stopping, the cavalry dismounted one after another, took out bean cakes, salt and water, and began to feed the horses.

It is said that Qi's firearms and artillery are fierce, but Wanyan Zonghan and his men don't know how fierce they are.

This situation lasted until Jin Shizong succeeded to the throne and overthrew Wanyan Zonghan, and then it improved and gradually became regular.

After galloping for more than thirty miles, Xiao Qing waved his hand to signal the cavalry behind him to slow down.

Only by experiencing it personally will we be able to cope with it better in the future.

He has reached an alliance with Wanyan Zongwang, and Yanjing will also take action at the same time.

If he were an infantryman, he would not dare to be so arrogant and go deep alone.

Xiao Qing nodded.

This man's name is Gao Foliu, a Khitan, and a fierce general under Xiao Qing's command.

"can."

Otherwise, after they cross the river, they only need to destroy the crossing bridge, and the Yuzhou army can close the door and beat the dogs.

But there are three thousand light cavalry, still one man and three horses. Their mobility has reached its peak, and they can come and go like the wind.

Even if the Yuzhou Army wants to encircle them, will it be too late?

There is no way, the cavalry is not without reason as the strongest branch of arms that has dominated wars for thousands of years.

Especially the light cavalry. When a light cavalry only wants to escape, no one can stop it.

This is what gives Xiao Qing confidence, and it is also the biggest headache for the Central Plains dynasty when facing nomads.

People come when they want and leave when they want. What can you do?

After feeding the horses, the three thousand cavalry mounted their horses again and headed straight for Shizui Town.

Daizhou belongs to Hedong Road and has a sparse population. In addition, the Jin soldiers went southward in the past few months. Part of the population was kidnapped by Wanyan Zonghan and brought to Datong, while the other part ran to Hebei West Road to avoid the war.

As a result, the entire population of Daizhou dropped sharply to less than 10,000.

There are only a few hundred residents in Shizui Town.

At this moment, the city gate of Shizui Town was closed tightly, and the people were hiding in the city shivering.

On the streets of the town, five hundred cavalrymen wearing black heavy armor sat cross-legged on the ground, and more than a thousand war horses stood there quietly with their mouths covered with cages.

At this time, an inspector slipped down from the city tower, trotted to the leading cavalry, and reported: "Military...Military Lord, the golden man is here!"

"Keep exploring."

Wang Wu waved his hand calmly.

After the inspector left, he greeted: "Mount the horse!"

Wow!

With a sound of armor leaves rustling, the five hundred cavalrymen stood up one after another, turned over and mounted their horses.

This is the advantage of mountain pattern armor. Even if he is wearing heavy armor, he can easily get on and off the war horse without the support of a slave driver. …

Three thousand Qingqi, carrying billowing smoke and dust, galloped from the official road.

At the same time, spies from all directions continued to send intelligence.

"Reporting to Qianhu, no ambush has been found in the southeast."

"Reporting to Qianhu, there is no ambush within five miles of the other side of the bridge."

"..."

Xiao Qing glanced at Shizui Town in the distance, where the city gate was closed, and ordered: "Cross the river!"

Even if there were ambushes in Shizui Town, how many could there be?

In a small town, hundreds of people died.

As the cavalry came to the Qingshui River, the first batch of cavalry began to cross the river.

One thousand cavalry took the lead to cross the river. When Xiao Qing was preparing to cross the river, the city gate of Shizui Town opened from the inside.

The heavily armored cavalry filed out and headed straight for the bridge.

Rumble!

Five hundred heavily armored cavalry galloped, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

Xiao Qing's expression changed. He turned around and saw a group of heavy armored cavalry in the distance forming a horizontal formation and charging towards them.

Both men and horses were in armor, and the black armor emitted bursts of chill in the scorching sun, like a torrent of steel.

"Quick, spread out, spread out!"

After a brief period of confusion, Xiao Qing roared at the top of his lungs.

Although there are only a few hundred enemy cavalry, they are heavily armored cavalry. How can the light cavalry compete with them?

To fight against them is like hitting an egg against a stone.

Herod!

Many war horses were frightened and screamed.

The two thousand Jin cavalry who had not yet crossed the river immediately dispersed to the left and right sides.

Wang Wu's timing was perfect, and he struck mid-cross.

And used the Qingshui River to block the retreat of the Jin cavalry.

The two-mile gallop brought the speed of the heavy armored cavalry to its peak.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

At this moment, the two thousand golden cavalry were in chaos, fighting on their own.

Under the command of a military governor, a hail of arrows was fired at the heavy armored cavalry.

The arrows hit the armor, making a clanging sound, and were all bounced away.

boom!

The next moment, the two sides collided.

Although under the command of Xiao Qing, the Jin cavalry dispersed as much as possible, the heavy cavalry of the Yuzhou Army formed a horizontal formation.

Five hundred cavalry were lined up in a row, covering a wide area and making it impossible to avoid them.

Wang Wu held a long spear, and with the power of the charging horse, he shot through a Jin cavalry.

As soon as the blow was successful, he immediately let go of the gun, drew out the steel knife from his waist, and slashed left and right.

"go!"

After all, Xiao Qing was very experienced, so he mounted his horse and ran away without any hesitation.

If he was leading the Tiefutu, he would naturally not be afraid, but all his subordinates were kidnap horses, and in order to improve their mobility, they all went into battle lightly, wearing leather armor.

In this case, how can you fight against the iron-clad heavy rider?

The battle ends quickly as it begins.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle was over.

There was a strong smell of blood floating in the sky above the Qingshui River.

More than four hundred light cavalry were killed in the battle, and the rest all ran away.

Peng Quan said excitedly: "Brigadier, are you chasing me?"

"Chase?"

Wang Wu glanced at him sideways, curled his lips and said, "Chasing him with his head?"

Peng Quan realized that he had been stupid, laughed sarcastically, and then asked: "What about the Jin cavalry on the other side of the river?"

"We block the crossing and leave the rest to the Commander-in-Chief."

After Wang Wu finished speaking, he ordered: "Count the battle losses!"

Looking at the thousands of war horses scattered along the river, he felt very happy.

These are all military exploits!

(End of this chapter)