I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 171: Riding alone
The elimination of Li Qi's more than 2,400 troops was the first battle of Su Yao's return to Taiyuan.

At first glance there aren't many enemies.

But after some investigation by Tanqi, Su Yao found that it was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.

Thinking about it, if they didn't have two brushes, they wouldn't be able to defeat Dong Zhuo's general Niu Fu and escort Emperor Xian back eastward in the future.

Back to the present, the quality shown by these people is that they are quite good at defending. The layout of the camp along the river can be said to be quite complete.

Compared with those barbarians, the gap between them is simply heaven and earth.

But this also caused a little trouble for Su Yao.

There is no problem in winning, but obviously the horsemen he brings will cost a lot of casualties.

Yes, during the annihilation battle on Xiangyang Road, the quality of these Baibo Army soldiers, who were well-equipped and had good morale, left a big impression on Su Yao.

Especially when they were desperate, the bloody courage of only a small number of them still caused them a lot of trouble in the end.

But now that he is in Han Dynasty, he can no longer fight the tribes gathered together like he is in the grassland. The size of his army here will only become smaller and smaller.

What an upright duel.

"You all should pay close attention to me. If anyone dares to underestimate the enemy, I will chop off his head!"

"Formation!"

Under his calm command, the 2,400-man army formed a neat formation and formed three large square formations. The two wings moved forward and the center army stayed back, facing the enemy directly in a V-shape.

"If it was just to this extent, how did they defeat Li Wen's two thousand people?"

After the two thousand cavalry brought out by Zhang Liao were exhausted in the first battle and the two subsequent sieges, there are only about 1,600 left.

On both sides of the Fen River, there are vast plains and crisscrossing roads. It is a mature land that has been developed for a long time.

As a wealthy family in Hedong, the Li family has a long history of family education, so Li Qi's level is naturally not inferior.

As for the plain, that is the home ground of my cavalry!
"Report——"

The advantage of cavalry lies in mobility. Only by mobilizing infantry can it play its greatest role.

So he stormed the riverside camp with more than 2,000 people, but Su Yao excluded him from consideration.

There are no fancy sneak attacks or ambushes.

Therefore, Su Yao must control the casualties of the sergeants to the minimum acceptable range.

Taking advantage of this maneuverability, Su Yao easily blinded the eyes of these infantrymen, and finally used the fear of the unknown to force them to leave the turtle shell and come to the plains.

When fighting here, just by visual inspection from a distance, the formations of the enemy and our personnel can be clearly seen.

Li Qi looked grim and shouted loudly

"Hu Qi with less than two thousand?"

"A Huqi is approaching!"

Wang Wang was surprised and said:
"If there were only these people, it wouldn't be a big concern."

After seeing Hu Qi, Qu Junhou Wang Wang finally felt relieved.

With this kind of formation, no matter which side the enemy attacks, they can calmly support each other.

"Captain, this is not easy to deal with."

Zhang Liao, who was standing in front of the formation, reminded.

Since the governor has set the goal of defeating the enemy at the minimum cost, it is obviously not suitable to launch an attack against such a strict phalanx.

"Wenyuan, if you come to fight, what are you going to do?" Su Yao, who was riding a horse, turned his head and asked.

Zhang Liao thought for a moment and replied:
"The enemies are all infantry and move slowly. This long journey and deep penetration alone can be said to be a dangerous situation.

If Liao came to attack, the first choice would be to harass day and night, cut off the food routes, and then launch a general attack when the enemy's morale was low and the men and horses were exhausted. The enemy would be defeated. "

There is nothing wrong with what Zhang Liao said, and it can even be said to be a standard riding-versus-footing style of play.

Always take the initiative in combat and give full play to the advantages of cavalry. But that's it.
"It would take too much time to fight like this."

Su Yao smiled and saw him riding up on his horse, heading to the front of the formation in front of everyone's eyes, and shouted loudly

"This is Su Yao from Taiyuan, Li Qi, the bandit chief. Come quickly and obey the orders!"

"what???"

Everyone was confused.

Not that there's anything wrong with this behavior.

No, invitations before the war, talks between the generals of the two armies, etc. are still very common nowadays.

Before the war, the generals of the two armies exchanged names, cursed each other, seized the moral high ground, boosted the morale of the friendly forces, and then attacked the opponent's prestige. This is currently a pre-war repertoire.

They were confused because this governor never played according to the routine and had always been a ruthless person who didn't say much.

After the war, he either made a sneak attack or was on the way to a sneak attack. Now to suddenly see him making an upright invitation to the general on the opposite side is really a scene that you didn't expect.

Everyone in Su Yao's formation was confused, while Bai Bojun, Li Qi and others over there were in chaos.

"Li Shuai can't go!"

Qu Junhou Hao Song turned pale and shook his head like a rattle:
"You must have heard of Taiyuan Su Yao. He was an invincible general and the legendary Tai Sui God of Xiangyang Dao.

This time, Marshal Li Wen is afraid that he will also be poisoned by this person! "

"What are you afraid of? Our Li Shuai just said a few words from a distance. What danger can there be?"

Qu Junhou Wang Wang was quite disdainful of Hao Song's weakness:
"The dog officers and soldiers named him, and if Commander Li doesn't come out, wouldn't he lose the prestige of our army?"

Li Qi knew that what Wang Wang said was true.

Although he could not accept the invitation, it would undoubtedly have a big impact on his own morale.

If in normal times, you just ignore the opponent and just attack directly.

But now they have no initiative and can only wait for the enemy to attack.

Considering the suffering period that followed, Li Qi should not miss every opportunity to boost morale now.

If they can get into a scolding battle and get the opponent's energy and blood to surge up and forcefully charge into their formation, it will be a real gain.

So, under Hao Song's objection, the young commander took Wang Wang and more than ten precious cavalry soldiers out of the battle and approached Su Yaoxing from a distance.

When he saw that the red-robed general was so young, he was shocked, but when he thought of his purpose, he shouted decisively:
"The eunuchs are messing up the government, and the emperor is unjust. Now we are raising righteous soldiers to attack the unjust. I advise you not to help the tyrants to do evil, and to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light as soon as possible!"

Regarding his nonsense, Su Yao chuckled and clapped his horse forward:

"What's the use of talking nonsense? Do you, the thief chief, dare to come forward and fight me in person?"

Li Qi rolled his eyes. He was stupid enough to challenge him. Although he was good at martial arts, this young man had a reputation for being vicious and he didn't dare to mess around.

But he was still timid, and Li Qi couldn't lose his momentum, so he laughed three times:
"How can a precious jade collide with a stubborn stone? If you want to fight me, you must first pass the level of my subordinate."

After saying that, he turned his horse back and walked toward his own formation.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden exclamation from all around.

"what?!"

"Actually riding alone? Is this person crazy?"

In front of the formation, all Li Qi's followers looked surprised and confused.

Wang Wang was so excited that he raised his spear and shouted:
"How dare Dog Guan An do this?!"

It turned out that just when Li Qi turned his horse back, Su Yao suddenly accelerated, ran all the way, and rushed straight in front of the formation of the two armies!

The gap of more than two hundred steps is shortening rapidly.

After being stunned for a moment, Li Qi was still as steady as a rock. He turned around and saw the red-robed general rushing towards him. He was not surprised but overjoyed, and shouted loudly:
“Attack!
This dog officer is out of touch. Don't let him go back if he is entangled! "

(End of this chapter)