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Chapter 1064 Do you know what a real veteran is? ! Su Jiao retreats!

January 3, the seventeenth year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

The iron hooves trampled the earth, causing the cold and solid ground to raise a cloud of dust.

400,000 Tungusic cavalry, 60,000 Gaoyi soldiers and horses, 50,000 Dai soldiers and horses, 30,000 Yan soldiers and horses, 2,000 Jizi infantry, and 800 Zhenfan infantry crossed the Zhishui River and headed towards the southwest of Lishi City!

In the center of the Qin army, after hearing the military report sent back by the scouts, Huang Kuang's hands holding the reins were trembling slightly.

Su Jiao glanced at Huang Kuang and asked calmly, "Captain Huang is scared?"

Huang Kuang laughed dryly and said, "The weather is too cold. I am having trouble adapting to it for a while."

Perhaps he also realized that his explanation was not convincing, Huang Kuang said bitterly: "Five hundred and fifty thousand troops!"

"According to scouts, the enemy force is estimated to be around 550,000!"

"On the other hand, our army only has 35,000 soldiers!"

"My troops are not even a fraction of the enemy's, how can I not be afraid?"

Huang Kuang really couldn't imagine that when he was a bandit leader in the mountains, he had to face thousands of soldiers and troops as if they were his greatest enemy, but one day he would have to face 550,000 enemy troops!

However, their side only has 35,000 troops!

How to fight this?
Tell me how to fight this!
Su Jiao smiled and said, "It's normal to be afraid."

"Everyone is afraid, it just depends on who is more afraid."

"Since Captain Huang is the most afraid, we will order Captain Huang's troops to be at the forefront and retreat immediately after a quick battle."

"Captain Jing and Commander Xi will be stationed on the left and right behind Commander Huang."

"I will lead my troops to guard the rear!"

This is a matter of life and death, no one will be polite at this time.

Huang Kuang was afraid that Su Jiao would go back on his word and quickly bowed: "Yes!"

"Thank you, my comrades."

Jingpo and Xifeng smiled and shook their heads, and also bowed: "Yes!"

Su Jiao said in a deep voice: "It is impossible for us to win this battle."

"But we must not suffer a crushing defeat, and we must not panic and fire all the crossbow arrows."

"I hope you all will achieve great success!"

At the command, the four troops quickly formed neat and standard formations.

But in front of the billowing smoke and dust that covered the sky and the earth, the four armies seemed small and weak.

"The man opposite is the legendary first warrior of Qin State?"

In the center of the coalition army, Bater looked at the Qin army's flag, smiled and nodded, "With such a small number of troops, you still did not flee in the face of my king. You have the courage of a warrior."

"But a warrior needs not only courage, but also strength!"

"Pass this king's order!"

"King Zuo Guli's troops are advancing to attack!"

"The big boss Huugjile is going west!"

"Prime Minister Yan's troops will attack from the east!"

Upon hearing this order, the generals from all sides showed some surprise in their eyes.

They thought that Bater brought them with him to be cannon fodder, but they never imagined that Bater was using his own troops to pave the way to victory!
Yan Xiang Li Ke bowed and said, "Yes!"

Zuoguli King Erleqin hit his heart with his right fist: "Yes, sir!"

Glancing at Li Ke with disdain, Erleqin shouted, "Old soldier, listen to my orders!"

"Gather forward!"

Accompanied by the sound of whistles, elderly men over 50 years old rode their horses and gathered at the forefront of the coalition forces, including a few who were over 70 years old.

The veterans that Erileqin mentioned are veterans in the true sense, and each of them is definitely old enough!
Erleqin once again ordered: "Old soldiers, listen to my orders!"

"charge!"

Hundreds of veterans immediately squeezed their horses' bellies, spurring their horses forward, and at the same time pulled out their short bows from their backs. They stared at the Qin army formation like old hungry wolves that had strayed from their pack, shouting ferociously:

"Yohoho~~~"

Although there were only a hundred Donghu veterans charging, Huang Kuang, who was at the forefront, did not dare to be careless at all.

Huang Kuang kept a close eye on the distance between the enemy and our army. When he had released the hundred Donghu veterans to a distance of 200 feet in front of the battle formation, he gave the order: "One row! Raise two, and fire!"

Arrows rained down like rain on the Donghu veterans!

"Olololo~~~"

The shouts of the Donghu veterans suddenly changed. More than a dozen veterans immediately sped up their horses, and another dozen veterans grabbed the necks of their horses with their right arms, flipped off the horses' backs, and hid half of their bodies under the horses' bellies. More than twenty veterans put on their helmets and kept their bodies at the same angle as when the crossbow arrow fell, in order to minimize the injured area.

They were all grassroots subjects of the Donghu, and they would always charge into the front lines in every war.

Those who can live to the age of fifty under such conditions may not be proficient in killing the enemy, but they are all proficient in saving their lives!
Hundreds of veterans showed their special abilities, so that one round of crossbow arrows only killed more than twenty veterans. There were also more than thirty veterans whose horses were dead, but they flexibly bent their bodies and landed on the ground, and after relieving the force and adjusting themselves, they continued to charge forward!

Huang Kuang was stunned when he saw this: "That's a motherfucker!"

"Can a horse be ridden like this?!" A round of more than 3,000 crossbow arrows only killed more than 30 lives.

The price/performance ratio is too low!
If the battle continued at this cost-effectiveness, even if Huang Kuang's troops had used up all their crossbow arrows, they would probably only be able to capture more than 2,000 enemy heads.

If the enemy is infantry, it would be fine. At worst, we can just engage in hand-to-hand combat.

But the enemy is a bunch of barbarian bandits on horseback!
Once Huang Kuang's troops have run out of crossbow arrows, the next step will be for the Hu bandits to chase and attack Huang Kuang's troops!
Upon seeing this, Su Jiao immediately ordered, "Send the message to Captain Huang Kuang!"

"The crossbowmen are dispersed, and the spearmen are arranged behind the crossbowmen, ready to advance and stop the enemy at any time."

"Let the enemy troops get within a hundred feet in front of their troops, and shoot with crossbow arrows!"

A distance of a hundred feet is something that a cavalryman can cross in just twenty or so breaths.

This strategy is quite risky, but it can greatly improve the accuracy of the crossbow arrows.

Huang Kuang couldn't think of a better solution for a while, so he shouted, "Break the crossbowmen!"

Seeing that Huang Kuang's troops were forced to change their formation, Erleqin smiled softly: "Old soldiers! Charge!"

Before the first batch of veterans were all killed in the battle, the second batch of two hundred veterans rode out on horseback.

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As batch after batch of veterans rushed to the battlefield to die, the crossbowmen under Huang Kuang's command had completely put down the Qin crossbows. At the same time, the areas within two hundred feet in front of Huang Kuang's troops were scattered with veterans who had dodged the crossbow arrows.

Erleqin immediately gave the order: "Danghu Huriheti troops, charge!"

At the same time, the chief lord Huugjile also drew his scimitar and pointed it at the flank of Huang Kuang's troops, shouting in a solemn voice: "Forward!"

In an instant, 3,000 cavalrymen of Huriheti's tribe rushed towards the front of Huang Kuang's troops, 10,000 cavalrymen of Huugjile's tribe rushed towards the flank of Huang Kuang's troops, and hundreds of Donghu veterans were scattered within 200 feet in front of Huang Kuang's troops, accelerating the charge.

If Huang Kuang's troops raised their Qin crossbows and fired at Huriheti's troops, these hundreds of veteran soldiers would take advantage of the situation to sneak into Huang Kuang's troops, disrupting the formation of Huang Kuang's crossbowmen and creating conditions for Huriheti's troops to charge.

If Huang Kuang's troops continued to shoot horizontally, although they could wipe out the Donghu veterans and block the momentum of Huriheti's troops in the shortest possible time, the shorter range and narrow killing area of ​​​​horizontal shooting meant that Huriheti's troops would inevitably be able to rush directly into Huang Kuang's troops with a relatively intact organization.

As for the Huugjile tribe on the flank? Unless Huang Kuang's troops change their formation, they will not be able to resist at all!

Su Jiao tightened his grip on the reins and shouted without hesitation: "Captain Huang Kuang's troops, fire a round of diffuse fire from the front!
"After the diffusion, execute the original military strategy!"

"Captain Jingpo, Captain Xifeng, diffuse the fire to stop the enemy!"

Hearing this order, Huang Kuang felt relieved. He ordered his crossbowmen to shoot the loaded crossbow arrows and then quickly led his troops to the south.

The crossbow soldiers of the Jingpo and Xifeng armies fired crossbow arrows at the Hu bandits who had already entered their range!

Looking up at the crossbow arrows that were raining down, Battelle said in a deep voice: "Retreat!"

"The Erleqin and Huugjile tribes are fighting each other!"

"The Yan army pushes forward to suppress the Qin army's position!"

The cowhide drum was beaten to produce a unique rhythm.

Erleqin and Huugjile couldn't help but smile and ordered at the same time: "Retreat!"

The Donghu cavalry, who had just entered the range of the Qin crossbow, immediately reined in their horses and retreated, leaving behind dozens of corpses and getting out of the range of the rain of arrows.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen generals led their troops to cruise at the edge of the limit of the crossbow range of the Sujiao, Jingpo and Xifeng troops, while Li Ke's troops held square shields and carefully advanced and retreated towards the direction of the Qin army.

For a moment, Li Ke's troops turned into a rising ocean, slowly squeezing the Qin army's living space.

The Erleqin and Huugjile tribes transformed themselves into a pack of wolves staring at their prey, constantly provoking and harassing the Qin army, consuming their physical strength and arrows, but not giving them any chance to fight back.

Once the Qin army went to war with Li Ke's troops, the Donghu soldiers would be able to stab the Qin army with sharp daggers from behind.

Even if the Qin army continues to avoid fighting, once its crossbow arrows are exhausted, it will become a lamb to be slaughtered!

Su Jiao slapped the horse's back fiercely and cursed in a low voice: "You cowardly barbarians are like skinny rats in the toilet!"

Faced with this kind of battle situation, the only way for the Qin army to truly display its bravery is to use the terrain and battle formations to restrict the Donghu troops to a certain area and allow the two armies to have the possibility of a head-on battle.

Otherwise, even if Su Jiao had the courage to defeat ten thousand men, it would be meaningless.

Su Jiao's troops were not equipped with the three treasures of cavalry and did not have a large number of prepared horses, so they could not catch up with the enemy at all. How could Su Jiao display his personal bravery!
Although he was somewhat unwilling, Su Jiao made a quick decision and immediately gave the order: "Order! Commander Jingpo and Commander Xifeng lead their troops to retreat!"

"I will cover your retreat!"

Jingpo and Xifeng did not hesitate and immediately chased after Huang Kuang.

Su Jiao personally stood at the forefront, holding the position and ordering his troops to retreat slowly.

Seeing this, Bater sneered: "This is the so-called first warrior of Qin?"

"Catch up with him, my king!"

Mao Sui hurriedly advised: "Commander-in-chief, the Qin army often fights with the Yuezhi and Hu, so they must know how to deal with the knights."

"The Qin army retreated in haste without making any progress this time. I'm afraid it's a trick!"

Was the performance of Su Jiao’s troops reasonable?
Of course it's reasonable.

Su Jiao, Jingpo, Xifeng, Huang Kuang and even the commander-in-chief Ying Chengjiao had no experience fighting against the alien races on the grassland, so it was natural for them to be at a loss.

However, the Qin army, which had won victory after victory against various Chinese countries, was so defeated when facing the Donghu.

How can this be reasonable!

Bater said thoughtfully: "Is it a trick?"

Mao Sui was about to analyze it carefully when he heard Bater say seriously: "Then chase slowly!"

Mao Sui: ???
Mao Sui: Are you sick?
(End of this chapter)