Horse on the World

Chapter 218 That's How Bravery Was Killed

In Larry City, Zalantu was very angry. The news he received today made him restless. The distant Great Chu, that legendary and incomparably rich country brazenly intervened in the battle for the throne of the Shiwei people, but unfortunately, they The one who supported him was not himself, but his younger brother Tienig, and it was obvious that the Luotan tribe and the Datan tribe must have known the news, and originally sent him to discuss some practical benefits of the second part after he ascended the throne. The envoy suddenly became vague, and the envoy who got the two copies just now left overnight.

Zarantu didn't know that distant country, but he knew that they were very rich and powerful. This can be verified from Tienig. I got some weapons supply from them, but it was these weapons that caused huge damage to my troops. Although my own strength was much stronger than Tienig's, and I used the advantage of numbers to suppress the opponent forcibly, but Now that the big Chu army in the stock has entered, the outcome is unpredictable.

"Prince, the outcome is at stake." Mohuo, the shaman of the Mengwu Department, looked worriedly at the furious Zalantu, "If we can't get rid of Tie Nige as soon as possible, once the delay is delayed, Dachu's Troops will continue to pour into the territory of the Shiwei people. At that time, not only your position and life will be lost, but our Shiwei will also cease to exist. Obviously, Tienig has invested in their In his arms, he only saw that the people from Da Chu could help him get to the position of begging Mo Duhe, but he didn't see that the people from Da Chu were also eyeing us, Shi Wei!"

"Master Shaman, according to you, what should we do?" Zalantu said.

"According to the information we have obtained, the big Chu army that just landed today is obviously not used to the wind and waves at sea. Now is their weakest time. If we attack boldly at this time and annihilate them, the general situation is set."

Zalantu leaned on the tiger-skin chair, and said: "Master Shaman, I understand this too, but I am worried that if we annihilate this large Chu army and annoy that giant in the distance, they will continue to attack you." If we send a large army, we Shiwei people will be in great trouble."

Mo Huo shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry about this, big prince. As far as I know, the one who supports Tienig is Li Qing, commander of the Dingzhou frontier army. Why does he support Tienig? After taking the seat of Mo Tuohe, he led our Shiwei people to attack Congling Pass and share the pressure of him fighting the barbarians. If Tienig can do this, can't we do it? Let's destroy his group of troops first Let Li Qing know that our strength is much stronger than that of Tienig. At this time, I believe that Li Qing will definitely change his course and support us. As for these eliminated soldiers, do you think that in the eyes of people like Li Qing? , what else is it?"

Hearing Moho's words, Zalantu couldn't help becoming excited, "Lord Shaman, are you sure? These Great Chu troops are well-equipped, far beyond ours. Are we sure we can defeat them?"

Mo Huo said with a smile: "I don't know much about military affairs, but I know that these Dachu people are at their weakest now, and the longer they wait, the stronger they will be. I believe that they will not be able to stop them. As long as we win a battle, even if we can't completely wipe out this army, we can make the Luotan and Datan tribes fall to us again. Send envoys to negotiate with the other party, and we can fully agree to the conditions that Tienig agreed, so the matter is settled!"

With a slap, Zalantu slapped the table, "Lord Shaman is right, that's it. Tomorrow, I will gather the army and attack with all my strength. As for Luotan and Datan, heh, I guess they will only be on one side." Look at the fun, if I lose this battle, they will naturally make things worse, but if I win, they will support me without hesitation."

When it was daylight, there was a long sound of horns in the Jianrui camp, and groups of soldiers in full armor came out of the tents, ready to start their first training of the day, even though they had been wandering at sea for a month , most of the soldiers were extremely uncomfortable, but the adaptive training in Hailing finally took effect. After a night's rest, most of the soldiers had recovered and stood upright in the ranks full of energy.

Jiang Heiniu, like ordinary soldiers, attends morning lessons every day. He is dressed in a short jacket and carries a big knife. Just as he is about to give the order to start morning training, a galloping horse gallops to the gate of the camp. The sentinel at the gate of the camp showed his badge and said loudly, "Special agents of the Statistics and Investigation Department and the Foreign Intelligence Agency, there is an urgent matter to see General Jiang!"

Jiang Heiniu finished reading the dispatch sent by the special agent of the Field Service Agency, and shook the information in his hand with a smile, "Zhalantu's timing is still very tight, but it's a pity that we are going to let him down. We originally wanted to let everyone Take a good rest and teach him a lesson, now it seems Zalantu can't wait, okay, that's it, let Zalantu see how modern warfare is fought!"

The generals around him all laughed.

"Order the whole army to assemble and prepare for battle!"

Following Jiang Heiniu's order, the war machine of Jianrui Camp began to operate urgently and orderly.

As an old subordinate of Wang Qinian's Tianlei Battalion, Jiang Heiniu is well versed in the essentials of using footsteps to defeat cavalry. The Jianrui Battalion is also mainly infantry, only equipped with a cavalry wing for flank protection, but their equipment is extremely sophisticated. In order to ensure the smooth opening of the second battlefield, Li Qing gave priority to equipping the vanguard battalion with the best armored weapons. The entire Jianrui battalion was like a steel monster, surrounded by countless equipment, pouring out of the camp and heading towards the battlefield. set off.

Zalantu gathered all his 3 troops, and he didn't care whether Luotan and Datan would attack his flanks. He just wanted to defeat the Chu army that came from afar, and if they were defeated, nothing else would happen. is the problem.He pre-set the battlefield, at this time, his 3000 troops condescendingly looked down at the troops of his brother Tienig in the distance.His eyes narrowed slightly, and the black flag fluttering in the middle made him bite his lip tightly. The resources of the Shiwei people are extremely scarce, and most of the soldiers can't even be equipped with leather armor. Among his [-] horses, there are only a thousand or so equipped with iron armor, but on the opposite side, in Tienig's army, there are no fewer than [-] soldiers in full iron armor. These must be equipped for him by those hateful Chu people.Zalantu was burning with anger. When he defeated Tienig, the people of Dachu would beg him to take the initiative to equip troops for him.

A black torrent in the distance approached rapidly, and Tienig's troops cheered loudly. It was the Jianrui Battalion approaching the battlefield rapidly. It was an ordinary soldier, and he was also covered in iron armor, and his iron face was also tightly covered by the iron armor, making the whole thing look like a moving iron block.

"What are those iron boxes that walk in the front?" Zalantu asked Moho, pointing to the things that were loaded on the carts and rumbled forward in front of the infantry phalanx.

Mo Huo shook his head, "I don't know, maybe it's the weapon of the Da Chu people."

Looking at Zalantu's mottled army in the distance, Jiang Heiniu shook his head, and said to the messenger: "Send Tienig a signal to let him get out of the frontal battlefield and prepare to attack the flanks, and the front is handed over to us. "

As Tienig's troops moved slowly to the side, Zarantu's eyes narrowed again. This was naked contempt. The opponent wanted to defend him with [-] troops and [-] cavalry. Under his anger, he was gloomy. Looking at each other's neat little square formations, he said: "Da Chu people, today I will let you see the bravery of Shiwei people and their determination not to be afraid of death."

"All troops attack!"

Following Zalantu's order, a torrent of cavalry galloped across the vast battlefield, like waves of floods, rolling towards the Jianrui camp not far away.

Jiang Heiniu looked at the cavalry that swept towards him, and said with a smile: "No wonder the commander-in-chief must drag the Shiwei people into this war. Seeing their horse control skills, they really can't lose to the grassland barbarians. Get ready, shoot from the back, ten rounds in a row!"

In the black torrent, a rain of arrows soared into the sky with a sound of loosening the strings, flew to a high point, fell suddenly, and got into the unprotected Shiwei cavalry without any hindrance, bringing up a cloud of arrows. Bloody flowers, people fell off their horses one by one.Sweep out a large gap in the charging team.

"Hundred crossbows, get ready!" Jiang Heiniu silently counted the steps in his heart, and gave orders in due course.Baifanu, who once made Daizen and Huhe suffer a lot, once again showed a ferocious face.

A dense rain of arrows swept across the entire battlefield. Soldiers without armor protection were often pierced by the crossbow and then shot into the bodies of their comrades behind them. Like cutting leeks, they swept the Shiwei cavalry off their horses row by row.

Jiang Hei Niu waved his cavalry, and the small phalanxes ran quickly. In the blink of an eye, they merged into a huge phalanx, with spears and spears like a forest. Amidst the whistle, they stepped forward slowly and neatly. advance.

The fired crossbow retreated quickly, and technicians had been holding boxes one by one, and loaded the crossbow bolts into the cabinet again.The cavalry, who had been suppressed from charging, was immediately cut in, divided, and annihilated by the Dingzhou infantry. The huge gap in equipment between the two showed the difference at this time. When the sword went down, the Dingzhou soldiers only slightly deflected, making the swords slant Cutting it down, often only leaves a trace on the armor, and does not cause any harm to the soldiers. As long as these cavalrymen are hit by a knife or a gun, they immediately lose their combat effectiveness. What is even more frightening is that these infantry are also equipped with Under the powerful surprise attack of the hand crossbow, the cavalry dismounted one by one, unable to take advantage of the cavalry at all.

Zalantu was stunned, and Tienig was stunned. The fighting style they believed in was so unbelievable in front of these big Chu troops. The soldiers who had not yet contacted each other had suffered such heavy losses. The battlefield between the two armies On the ground, there were countless corpses of soldiers and horses lying in disorder.When the first wave of attack was over, the formation of the Dingzhou army was re-formed, and those hundred-shot crossbows appeared in front of the pawns again, Zalantu's army finally lost the will to fight. Flee back.

The sound of war drums rumbled, and the infantry phalanx moved forward step by step with neat steps.On the flank, the excited Tienig commanded his cavalry and cut into Zarantu's flank.

Jiang Heiniu shook his head slightly, "The commander-in-chief is right. Fighting wars is all about fighting for money. Like us, when we shoot wildly, every arrow costs about a few dollars. The armor of these soldiers, that one It doesn’t cost dozens of taels of silver, and there are tens of thousands of arrows shot out in an instant, tsk tsk, poor people, they really can’t afford to fight!”

(End of this chapter)