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Chapter 1459 Conquering the Empire (5)

However, when they were pulling the strings and nodding their arrows, the enemy scouts on the opposite side actually fired three arrows in a row with a swift "swish swish". .

The nearly ten imperial cavalry rushed up at the first time and stopped a dozen horses that were about to disperse. While several cavalry comforted the horses that had just lost their owners, the other cavalry jumped off their horses and drew out their sabers to cut them off. The head of the corpse.

An imperial cavalry who comforted his horse saw this cruel scene, instead of being shocked, he said excitedly, "My lord, did we get fifteen meritorious service like this? Isn't it too easy? I just shot three Arrow."

An officer with the rank of corporal commander smiled and said, "Didn't you hear the news? The ones fighting us now are the private soldiers of the local tyrants, not the regular imperial army."

The cavalryman who asked the question was dumbfounded, and the cavalrymen who were eagerly preparing to cut off their heads were stunned for a moment, and then immediately inspected the body. After a while, only one cavalryman stood up holding a head and cursed: "It's really bad luck, Miter!" Of the 15 people killed, there is only one meritorious head, and the others are all peasants and soldiers!"

When everyone was not looking good, the corporal still kept smiling.

"We are good. Last time those brothers killed dozens of enemy troops, didn't they not even get a meritorious leader?"

Hearing this, everyone had no choice but to accept their fate, and couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Oh, I really envy those secret guards. It is said that all the leaders they killed were meritorious leaders!"

"Hey, don't be envious. They don't count their heads to determine meritorious deeds, but they count their task completion. With our skills, we can't even enter as alternates, let alone regular secret guards."

"That's right, I said that if you want to get a lot of meritorious service, it is possible to fight against the regular army of the empire. These regular troops are even the leaders of the meritorious soldiers."

"Don't dream, it is impossible for us to fight the regular army."

"What do you say? We are going to attack the city and seize land for our lord, so why would we clash with the regular army?"

"Not to mention that the regular army of the empire only exists in the imperial capital. Even if there is a regular army here, it is impossible for us to go to war. You must know that our lord is currently holding the rank of colonel of the Imperial Army Coast Guard Division."

"Well, that's true, our lord still has to use the tiger skin of the imperial army to act."

"It's good to know, so we can't leak the news in front of outsiders."

"Of course, we are all the servants of the lord, how can we spoil the important affairs of the lord?"

"Well, to say something outrageous, at first I thought it was an expedient measure for the lord to accept us little soldiers as retainers, but in fact he still used us as soldiers." A cavalryman sighed.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the other cavalrymen immediately changed, and the corporal even held down the handle of the knife.

The cavalryman didn't care about everyone's expressions and continued: "But I didn't expect that my lord would let us, who are equivalent to soldiers, know about such a confidential matter.

"Think about it, a secret like this, in terms of other martial arts, I am afraid that only the top ministers can know it. From this, I know that the lord really treats us as real retainers."

Hearing these words, the cavalry deeply agreed and nodded excitedly.

And the corporal leader also put down his hands, and said with a sullen face: "Okay, this is the territory of the empire, don't discuss these things anymore, anyway, remember it for me in the future, even if our son asks, we can only say that we are Colonel Zhao Hu's soldiers! Now let me clear out the surrounding enemy scouts!"

"Yes!" The cavalrymen immediately closed their mouths and rode away with the corporal chief.

As the troops advanced slowly, Lu Hui's brows became more and more frowned, his heart became more and more heavy, and the feeling of imminent danger became more and more severe.

He sent five batches of scout troops, but none of them came back to report. It can be said that there were no trained regular scouts in his hands, so he could only send ordinary cavalry to serve as scouts.However, hundreds of cavalrymen also disappeared like those scouts.

The opponent's scouting ability is so strong?Or are those guys simply being ambushed?How are these guys so stupid!Didn't I order them to run back immediately when they saw the enemy?Do they really think that the other party will let you fight as a rogue?
But that doesn't make sense, it's impossible for those of my subordinates to be idiots and not know how to escape after falling down.

Hey, what a pity for my hundreds of horses!Without so many war horses, he will definitely be ridiculed by those second generation ancestors when he goes back.

Lu Hui, who realized that he could not obtain the enemy's intelligence first, ordered with a sullen face, "The entire army will move forward at a faster speed. Each team will send ten scouts, and order these scouts not to leave the team's sight!"

There was really no other way to issue such an order, otherwise if the steamed stuffed bun beats the dog continuously, and if people stay away from the army and become scouts, the next one may be reversed.

After the order was issued, Lu Hui felt very uncomfortable. The rogues definitely did not have such powerful scouts. They should be marines from the Third Fleet. These guys are all dealing with pirates. It is not surprising that the scouts are strong.However, the Marine Corps of the Third Fleet has long been figured out by the Lu family. What is remarkable is that it is a well-trained regiment.

Fortunately, I have brought three alliances. It seems that those old guys are far-sighted.Thinking of these, Lu Hui's mood slowly regained his stability.

After receiving the order, the soldiers with horses couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and didn't have to go to die.However, this mentality only appeared among the cavalry, and the morale of the infantry was still high.

This is a normal thing, only cavalry can serve as scouts, and the status of cavalry is higher than that of infantry, and the two sides have different formations, so the news that the enemy's scouts are extremely vicious is only spread among the cavalry, and others are still fantasizing about making contributions.

I don't know why, although Lu Hui ordered to speed up, it was a little slower compared to the normal march just now. Anyone who understands knows that the forward cavalry deliberately suppressed the speed to slow down the whole army, but even Lu Hui himself I don't care, it's better to slow down, so as to maintain the overall combat effectiveness.

I don't know how long I've been walking, but looking at the sky, it's already afternoon. According to the habit, I will set up camp after a while. If the time is delayed, I can only cook with a torch.

Just when everyone was relaxing and procrastinating, the forward cavalry suddenly stopped, and then several cavalry ran back: "Report! We found the enemy five miles ahead!"

"The whole army is on alert!" Lu Hui immediately issued an order, and then rushed to the front line under the escort of a group of personal guards.

Coming to the front, the first thing that catches the eye is a plain, and then at the end of the plain, a black line is slowly expanding.

Lu Hui put his hands on the awning to look at it, and nodded: "It's densely packed. Judging by the width of their stretching, there should be 2 people. This is the third fleet's troops. Actually put a word Formation? Do you think that if we have more people, we can be defeated in an open and honest manner?
"Hmph! Order the troops to prepare for battle! Line up! Let them understand that the navy should stay at sea instead of taking risks on land!"

"Yes!"

Several personal soldiers immediately conveyed the words, and those soldiers who were already on alert immediately followed the orders of their superiors and began to clean their blades, draw bowstrings and organize their equipment. Then, under the leadership of their immediate superiors, they formed a horizontal formation, Amidst the sound of drums, he strode forward to meet him in big strides.

On Zhao Hu's side, of course, he also found traces of the enemy and was waiting quietly.Except for the whispers of the Marine Corps of the Third Fleet, the rest of the field was silent, and even the war horses occasionally let out a low cry.

After listening to the secret guard's report, Zhao Hu looked at a black line in the distance, and waved his hands: "Go on."

The order was issued, and rumbling footsteps sounded. When both sides could see each other's figure, that is, about a kilometer apart, Lu Hui waved his hand: "The cavalry is dispatched, give them a warning!"

After receiving the order, the cavalry team in the front line immediately formed a team, and then under the leadership of the officer, they mobilized the horses, and then accelerated the horses.When the horses started running, they drew out their sabers, ready to give the enemy in front a ruthless blow.

Seeing the almost one regiment of cavalry, Lu Hui felt proud for a while. In the empire, cavalry is the cutting-edge force. If the conditions are met, it is not a miracle that this regiment of cavalry can break through a pure infantry division.Now rushing to the gang of rogues, it is estimated that it will not take much effort to get the gang of rogues to disperse.

Zhao Hu's side immediately saw the cavalry dispatch, frowned and waved his hands, and a brigade of Qin family cavalry immediately rushed forward.At this time, the vanguard battle is a means of boosting morale and destroying the morale of the enemy. It is the time for the generals to confront each other.

Sensing Zhao Hu's frown, Zhou Wen said cautiously: "My lord, we do have too few cavalry, but the transport ship has already returned to pick up the next batch of soldiers. This time, we should be able to send the remaining inner guard cavalry over."

Zhao Hu is also a sensitive person, and he immediately knew why Zhou Wen would say this. He shook his head and said, "I don't care about this, I just wonder why the opponent's cavalry is only equipped with a leather armor and a saber, which is standard equipment for imperial cavalry. It is a set of cavalry armor, a lance, a bow, two pots of iron arrows and a saber."

Hearing this, Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment before saying: "My lord, this is the standard equipment of the cavalry of the Imperial Guard. The opponent is just a private soldier of a local tyrant, so it is impossible to equip it."

(End of this chapter)