Horse on the World

Chapter 187 Ambush
Daishan from the Red Department brought together [-] cavalry from the Qing Department, and [-] cavalry from the headquarters, plus two small tribes attached to it, made up [-] cavalry, rolling from the grassland, and bypassing the upper forest far away , Go straight to Dingyuan.In the royal court of the Bai clan, Bayar, who received the report, was silent for a while, and asked Hu He, "What do you think of this matter?"

Hu He took a deep breath, "Li Qing is cunning and wise, how could he reveal such a big flaw to us? I dare say that Dingzhou wants to cover it up. If he really wants to mobilize troops on a large scale, it's too late for him to keep it secret. How can there be trouble?" Everyone in the streets and alleys knows that this must be a trap, Da Shanyu, I will go and stop Daishan."

Bayar shook his head, "Will they listen to you?"

"Let them know that this is a trap. I believe they will not jump into it knowing that it is a trap." Hu He said.

"Our unification of the grassland is imminent, and the actions are getting bigger and bigger, and the pressure they are under is getting bigger and bigger. At this time, they are more wary of me than Li Qing. If you really go, they will only think it is We are afraid that they will win against Dingzhou and hinder the Baibu from dominating the grassland, so they won't believe you."

"Da Chanyu, don't they know that Da Shanyu unified the grassland for the benefit of the entire grassland? Without integrating the power of the grassland, how to defeat Li Qing and how to spy on the world of the Central Plains? Could it be that they can only see what is in front of them?" An insignificant benefit?" Hu He said angrily.

Bayar laughed, "The world is so stupid. Most people see only three feet in front of them. Few people can see the future and make plans in advance. Daishan and Haning are all outstanding people in the grassland. It's a pity , They are not broad-minded enough, their ambitions are not big enough, they are confined to the snail's land of the grassland, they are satisfied with the comfort of the present, but they don't want to work for their children and grandchildren, and they can't see Li Qing's ambitions for the grassland. If they let it go, in the near future, Li Qing The war horses of the Qing Dynasty will trample on the land we depend on for survival, and we will become their slaves, so no matter how much resistance there is, I will complete this great cause."

"It's a pity that they can't understand the great Chanyu's painstaking efforts." Hu He sighed. "When Dai Shan goes away, he will inevitably lose troops and lose generals. They are all my sons from the grassland. Da Shanyu, are we really going to watch them go to die?"

Bayar sneered: "If these people are alive, they will only become an obstacle to our unification of the grassland. Huhe, you take the wolf army to meet their defeated soldiers. How many survive depends on their luck. You have to be careful. If Li Qing knows that you are also present, he will definitely threaten you from the flank."

"Yes, Da Chanyu, I will be careful." Hu He saluted and withdrew.

In Yi'an, Wang Qinian's Qi Nian Division has set up a trap. On the way forward for the main force of the Red Army, it is the Tianlei Battalion with the most powerful infantry in Dingzhou. They will become the main force to stop the Red Army, and on the left and right flanks, Wang Qinian lays down two battalions of troops each. After the battle starts, he flanks the barbarian's waist, and the Dingyuan Weiyuan defenders will block the barbarian's retreat. The Guards Battalion and the Whirlwind Battalion, which have completed tactical deception, will be stationed in Shahe after the battle begins to prevent reinforcements from appearing on the grassland.

The trap has been set, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Li Qing was worried about the strength of the Qi Nian Division. After all, the majority of the recruits in this division were recruits, and the veterans only had the strength of a battalion of Tianlei. Facing the attack of tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry, it was hard to say whether they could withstand the onslaught of the barbarian cavalry. Li Qing also came with a group of craftsmen from the Craftsmanship Camp. They brought more than a hundred newly-made Liannu cabinets. Liannu had already appeared before, but at most they could shoot two to three bolts in succession. Such a powerful crossbow that can shoot hundreds of arrows at a time will appear on the battlefield for the first time, and Li Qing also wants to check the power of this thing.

The cumbersome crossbow cabinet was carefully placed by the craftsmen, which attracted curious eyes from the surrounding soldiers. No one had ever seen such a strange thing before.Ren Ruyun was very excited, his face was flushed, this was the first time he stepped on the battlefield, the first time he saw the power of the weapon he invented on the battlefield with his own eyes.

Li Qing had already got the information, it was not the main force of the Qing Department, but the Red Department, who came, Li Qing didn't care who it was, as long as he could hit the barbarian, whoever he was, he was the enemy of Dingzhou.

Shang Haibo sighed: "It's a pity that Yi'an is going to be robbed again this time." In order to achieve the purpose of deceiving the opponent, this time the operation did not notify Yi'an to retreat, so this time Yi'an will bear a lot Loss.

"After the war, Yi'an was exempted from taxes, and gave generous pensions to the people who died in this war." Li Qingdao, but he was calm in his heart. He found that he was really hard-hearted now. He could imagine that the barbarians After the iron cavalry broke into Yi'an, the people of Yi'an who were unprepared would suffer a lot, but compared to the results of the battle, Li Qing felt that it was worth it.

Compassion does not command soldiers.At this moment, Li Qing deeply understood the meaning of this sentence, for the sake of his descendants, let the common people suffer a little more.He comforted himself in his heart.

Shang Haibo looked at the commander-in-chief with relief. The current commander-in-chief is very different from the original one. In Shang Haibo's view, after so many experiences, Li Qing is marching towards a generation of heroes, and this is just the beginning. It's what he wants to see.In troubled times, life is as cheap as a dog. If you want to be merciful, wait until the world is peaceful!
In the distance, the wolf smoke suddenly lit up, and the thick black smoke went straight to Yunxiao. One, two, three, Li Qing saw three beams of smoke, and he already knew that the barbarians attacked this time with a total of 3 horses.Seeing the wolf smoke approaching quickly, Li Qing slowly got up.

Looking back at the Tianlei Battalion, a neat battle formation has been formed, densely packed with spear forests erected like a mountain, and the faces of the soldiers showed fanaticism, which made Li Qing very satisfied.The archer sticks long arrows in front of his body one by one, and checks the bowstring for the last time.

Daishan was very satisfied, and Dingzhou dispatched most of the main force. When the flood-like iron cavalry rushed over the Dingyuan Fortress, the defenders in the fort showed panic expressions on their faces. Sweeping past, driving straight in, the wealth of Yi'an made these prairie wild people ecstatic. They charged and plundered all the way, and the unsuspecting Yi'an people suffered heavy losses, thick smoke billowed everywhere, and there were many casualties.

Dai Shan laughed wildly: "Li Qing never expected that we would come, hahaha, sons and daughters, rush up and break Yi'an City, half of the things you grab will be yours."

The barbarian knights were overjoyed. According to the law of the grassland, they could only own [-]% of the spoils they looted, and the rest had to be handed over to the tribe. Today, the big leader actually handed over [-]%. For a while, the morale was even higher, and the inability of the Dingzhou garrison in Dingyuan and Weiyuan to retreat made them firmly believe that the main force of the Dingzhou army had been exhausted, and the looting became more unscrupulous.

"Boss, the Dingzhou Army is found ahead!" An outpost soldier rushed over, and the market reported to Daishan.

Daishan was taken aback, "How many people, whose army is it, have you seen it clearly?"

"Boss, the opponent didn't set up a general flag, but there are only more than [-] people. And they are all infantry." The outpost said.

"Infantry, even with his thousands of infantry, he wants to block my way, blow the trumpet, assemble the army, beat this army, and rush into Yi'an City." Daishan ordered loudly.

Seeing the torrent of cavalry suddenly appearing in his field of vision, Li Qing narrowed his eyes, "Wang Qinian, it's up to you."

Wang Qinian nodded, "Don't worry, Marshal, let him come and go today. Archer, raise your bow and string it!" After the spearman, the archer drew the long bow and stringed the sharp arrow.

"Get ready!" There was a creaking sound, the first-grade bow that was just issued was very easy to pull the string. In the past, an archer would feel weak after firing more than ten arrows, but holding a first-grade bow in his hand can multiply this number several times .

"Five free throws!" Wang Qinian ordered loudly.Make the flag dance, and shoot arrows into the sky like rain. After flying to the highest point, it rains down.

The crowd of cavalry who came in suddenly turned on their backs. Soldiers without iron armor couldn't stop the thrown arrows at all. They turned over and fell off their horses when they were hit by the arrows.

"Charge, charge! Charge to the infantry!" Dai Shan didn't care about the loss at all, as long as he rushed to the infantry group, the infantry would be lambs to be slaughtered.

The infantry of Wang Qinian's Tianlei Battalion was formed like a mountain, as if he hadn't seen the cavalry rushing towards him. Amidst the sharp whistle of the officers, the chariot rushed forward, and the soldiers behind them crouched and lowered their guns. Lin Ban leaned forward.

"Liannu, get ready!" Wang Qinian shouted again.

"shooting!"

The craftsmen pulled the mechanism hard, and more than 100 repeaters were fired at the same time.At this moment, even Li Qing's sight was blocked by the rain of arrows. The continuous rain of arrows seemed to block even the sky. The longbowman behind the infantry was also distracted at this moment, forgetting to draw the bow again, but He stared blankly at the densely packed arrows falling like raindrops.

The powerful springs equipped with the crossbow, combined with the armor-piercing arrows, fired flatly at a distance of more than a hundred steps, and the blow effect was astonishing. Like cutting leeks, the barbarian knights rushing in front fell down row by row, And the rain of arrows seemed to be endless.

"Longbowman, shoot!" Wang Qinian shouted, glaring at the dazed longbowman.

"Scorpion Cannon, launch!"

"Raise my general flag!"

Daishan was stunned, it was the first time he saw that the arrows could be shot with such density and force, and when he saw the flag of Wang Qinian's general erected on the opposite side, a thought immediately came to his mind, "I've been fooled! "

When the continuous crossbows were fired, the forwards of the barbarian cavalry that were charging densely became sparse. Wang Qinian ordered loudly, "Chariots lead, change formation, charge, send signals, and order the left and right wings to attack!"

The Tianlei Battalion immediately changed, and under the guidance of the chariots, the entire team split into countless small formations with a unit of hundreds of people, rushed out, and plunged into the cavalry team, and at the same time, On the left and right wings of the battlefield, the horn sounded, and the thunderous horseshoes shook everyone's nerves. Amidst the smoke and dust, countless cavalry were charging from a distance.

(End of this chapter)