Horse on the World

Chapter 273 First Battle
The strong wind was mixed with snow seeds, covering the sky and covering the ground, making it difficult to open eyes. The sky and the earth were dark. After half a day, the snowflakes fluttered down one after another, and gradually became denser. Finally, in the field of vision, there was a vast expanse of white. Under such extreme weather, the Dingzhou military camp became even more busy. With such heavy snow and biting cold wind, maybe after one night, the swamps and wetlands in front would be smooth, and the attack was about to begin.

The soldiers of each battalion were clearly aware of this moment. In the warm tent, the charcoal fire was blazing, and sitting around the coal fire, the soldiers were putting on the spears, and the handles of the knives were tied with cloth strips, so as not to be injured when they attacked. It's slippery and can't make full use of it.In order to have enough charcoal in the camp to cope with such weather, Dingzhou has spent a lot of effort.But the result of this is that there has been no downsizing in the Dingzhou barracks due to the cold weather, and the soldiers have always maintained a high fighting spirit.The generals of each battalion inspected their soldiers and kept cheering them on.

In contrast, the situation is much more bleak when the tigers and wolves running tens of miles away are in the army. In the big tents of the generals and nobles, there are still fires for warmth, furs, beasts and grass, and kumiss. The soldiers had to huddle in the cold tent, shivering with cold.The prairie tribes have never fought such a long-lasting battle. This time of the year is their cat winter time. In their warm tent on the prairie, they drink kumiss, gnaw meat and bones, and fall asleep. But this year, they were forcibly dragged into winter combat. The unprepared soldiers didn't even have winter clothes. In the camp, soldiers who died of frostbite were buried every day.

"The decisive battle is about to begin!" Hu He listened intently to the cold wind howling outside the tent, with determination written all over his stone-like face. "Gentlemen, this battle is about our Yuanwu Empire's Guoyuan. The opponent has nearly 10 troops, while we have only 6. The opponent has excellent equipment and equipment, while we only have a passion. We can't retreat, we can't fail again, defeat means that we will lose our homeland, our people will become slaves to each other, and our property will become the enemy's spoils of war. Generals, do you have the courage to defeat the enemy? ?”

"Defeat them, kill them all!" The passionate roar of the crowd filled the camp.

"Very good!" Hu He slapped the table and stood up, "We are the invincible wolf run. Since the wolf run became an army, we have not failed. Although we retreated strategically in the early stage, Wuyanba Trust, will be our last position. Here, we will defeat the Dingzhou Army. Although we have encountered great logistical difficulties, the Dingzhou Army has traveled hundreds of miles deep into the grassland, and the supply line is hundreds of miles long. , They are more sad than us, so, stick to the end, victory will belong to us."

"All generals obey orders!" Hu He shouted loudly.

With a bang, dozens of generals stood up in unison.

One day of heavy snow, one night of cold wind, and another day came, and the original yellow grass was covered with plain clothes. Looking around, there were no other colors in the white snow except for the flags of various colors flying in the air.

Hundreds of war horses rushed out of the camp, and galloped on the snow-covered grassland. The hard-frozen snow was stepped on by the horses' hoofs, making a rattling sound and breaking into pieces, but they managed to support the ground. Leading the horses and the fully armed knights on the horses, they ran away for several miles. Hundreds of horses made a big circle and rushed back towards the camp.From a long distance, I saw them shouting happily: "Okay, it's completely frozen, there is no problem for the army to pass through. Those barbarians can be killed."

Hearing their shouts, the whole camp erupted into bursts of cheers. After so many days in the ice and snow, they can finally fight happily.

The horn sounded melodiously in the big camp. In each camp, the generals in armor and armor led the guards and rushed to the location of the Chinese army, while the soldiers in the battalion, led by the grassroots officers, began the final preparations before the battle. .The tents were brought down and put away, this place would no longer be where they camped, and their next stop would be directly in front of the barbarian camp.

Carefully put on the hood, put on the armor, put on the gloves, wrap the cloth strips around the handle of the gun, and hold it in your hand, a feeling of solidity emerges spontaneously.The crossbowmen checked whether the warp strings were in good condition. Although the crossbows in the Dingzhou soldiers' hands were all made of steel wire strings, there was nothing wrong with being careful. If something went wrong before the battle, it would be too late for regret.

The soldiers of the supply battalion will have the hardest time next. The huge catapults, ballistas, and scorpion cannons will advance dozens of miles in the snow. Under such weather and terrain, it is a huge project.

The two sides are at war, and the war is about to start.

One day later, the Dingzhou soldiers advanced ten miles away from the barbarian camp. Behind the fortified army formation, the soldiers were setting up the camp quickly. The wooden stakes were hammered into the ground with a loud yell, and then the fence was erected to keep the horses away. The antlers were piled up outside the camp layer by layer. Amidst the shouts of a group of soldiers, the tall Diao Dou was erected. A soldier climbed up swiftly. Soon, a series of semaphores were issued from the Diao Dou.Issue instructions to the left and right battalions.

Lu Dalin's Zhongjun, Wang Qinian's Qinian division on the left wing, Changsheng battalion on the right wing, and the Fengfeng battalion on the right wing.

Hu He led the wolf and stood in front of the gate, looking at the small but clear Dingzhou military camp in the distance. From scratch, from small to large, a standard military camp appeared in less than an hour. In the original snow-covered open space, the Dingzhou soldiers were well-trained, which made him very frightened.Although the current Dingzhou soldiers are not the same as those a few years ago, every time he meets them, Hu Hyuk has a different feeling.

The Dingzhou army in front of him is clearly a killing machine.

"Haoge, attack!" Hu He ordered sharply, and the Dingzhou Army set up a camp in front of the formation in a big way, provoking not only Hu He's dignity, but also the dignity of the entire grassland. If they don't fight back, the soldiers will be hurt. .

Hauge grinned grimly, and said loudly: "To order!" He raised the sword in his hand, and ran towards his army. Immediately, thousands of cavalry roared out, and the snow on the ground was instantly scattered by flying horseshoes. Bursts of white mist enveloped the charging cavalry.

The sound of war drums rumbled, and Hauge hit the front, Wang Qinian laughed, "Okay, I'm lucky, this little bastard is coming at us, Tianleiying, attack!"

The Tianlei Battalion is the ace troop of the Qi Nian Division. It is known as the number one infantry in the Dingzhou Army.Hearing the order, the current battalion officer of the Tianlei Battalion, the general Han Donghuo raised his spear in his hand, and the sharp whistle immediately followed one after another in the Tianlei Battalion, and a neat line of troops came out from the left wing of the Dingzhou Army, striding forward Meet the barbarian iron cavalry rushing across.

The horizontal team of hundreds of people was constantly changing its formation as it marched. When it was still a thousand meters away from Hauge's cavalry, the formation of thousands of soldiers in the Tianlei Battalion had turned into a dozen square formations. The space is patchwork, forming a triangle that echoes each other.

"Stagnation!" Han Dong roared.

The flag was unfurled, the sharp arrows were wound, the crossbow was opened, and the sky was filled with arrow rain in an instant. Almost at the same time, Hauge's cavalry also bent their bows and set arrows immediately, and the two sides fired at each other a hundred paces away.

"Stop!" Han Dong ordered again.

The first-grade bow was raised high, and the long arrow shot at the middle of the enemy cavalry, trying to cut off the endless enemy cavalry.And Hauge was also in the formation in an instant, and the long dragon-like cavalry team suddenly scattered like a frying pan. For a while, it seemed that all the cavalry in sight seemed to be galloping cavalry, and the tightly gathered cavalry The Leiying soldiers are like a lonely boat in the vast ocean, which may be submerged at any time.

"Welcome!" Han Dong pointed forward with his spear, and the stationary pawns let out a neat killing sound at the same time, stepped forward and moved forward.

"Brother Jiang!" Dingzhou Army's left wing, Wang Qinian smiled at Gu Jiangkui, "Wait a while, you dispatch the Whirlwind Battalion and flank the turtle son Haoge."

Jiang Kui smiled and said: "I would like to, but I'm afraid Hu He will withdraw his troops before I can attack."

While speaking, Hauge's troops had already started to make direct contact with the Tianlei Battalion. Along the gap between the phalanxes, the cavalry swarmed in, but they kept shooting around the phalanx, trying to open the gap, and then Break the phalanx.

In the phalanx of the Tianlei Battalion, the spearmen gripped their spears tightly and stabbed out neatly under the command of the commander. Behind them, the archers and crossbowmen kept shooting outwards, while the sword and shield soldiers wandered erratically. Focus on the opponent's individual soldiers who occasionally break into the formation. Generally, the barbarians who can break into the formation in this situation are very brave individuals with personal force. Once this happens, the sword and shield soldiers will swarm And up, all knives down.

Han Dong opened his eyes wide, and kept adjusting his formation, trying to draw the Langben cavalry into Tianlei's small square formations, but it was obvious that Langben had a thorough study of the tactics of the Tianlei Battalion. Ge is also very slippery, large troops are always running around the Tianlei camp, and occasionally send a small group of cavalry to try to tear the phalanx. The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour, but they were helpless to each other.Han Dong couldn't find a chance to roll the enemy cavalry into the pawn formation to force them to slow down, and Hauge had nothing to do with the piercing Tianlei Battalion in front of him, and the two sides mostly relied on bows and crossbows to shoot at each other.

Wolf Ben shot accurately, but Tianleiying shot fast and densely, and the two sides were also in a stalemate.

Jiang Kui lifted the reins, and said, "I'm going to force this son of a bitch!"

The Whirlwind Battalion shouted, and under the leadership of Jiang Kui, they rushed towards the battlefield like the wind. When they were still some distance away from the place where the two sides were fighting, the horns of the army on the opposite side had already heard the call to withdraw troops, and Hauge circled his horse's head , Glancing at the soldiers of the Whirlwind Battalion who were rushing towards them, there was a trace of regret in his eyes. As a cavalry general, his favorite thing is to fight against cavalry troops like the Whirlwind Battalion, that would be interesting, and this kind of The prickly infantry phalanx is really annoying.

"Retreat!" he ordered loudly.

The wolf running army gathered together suddenly, and they easily left the battlefield before Jiang Kui arrived.
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