The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 372
Awad calmly watched the two centurions being repelled by the opponent, not angry, and then sent two more centurions, but this time he made some adjustments, so that they should not be fully spread, but concentrate Two of the attacking forces resist horses, and don't separate them, so as not to be defeated by each other.

According to Awad's request, the two centurions rushed up under the cover of the archers, and launched a fierce attack on the two refusal horses who were close together. They strengthened their cooperation with each other, and a centurion defended The enemy behind the rejection horse on both sides, another centurion launched a continuous attack on the two Shi hiding behind the rejection horse.This tactic is very effective. Although the soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion have hand crossbows and sharp knives to help them out, and they are more skilled in cooperating with each other than the Sassanids, the good tigers cannot hold back the pack of wolves. The killing cost the Sassanid a dozen or so individuals, but in the end they lost two horses and were forced to take a step back.

The Sassanids cheered up, they howled forward, and then launched an attack on the next refusal horse.The ten people hiding behind the rejecting horse rose up to resist, relying on the cover of the rejecting horse to attack with all their strength, and launched a desperate fight with the Sasanian.

The Sassanians gritted their teeth and did not retreat. After a while, the casualties increased to more than 30 people, and because they penetrated into the formation, both sides were also attacked. It was very long, and the centurion in charge of the cover was struggling to support the onslaught of the soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion. The companions who attacked from the front had not yet captured the third row of repelling horses. The possibility of encirclement, in desperation, had to give up the third row of rejecting horses, retreated to defend the two rows of rejecting horses just captured, and at the same time sent a request for help to the main formation.

Awad was overjoyed, and immediately sent two more centurions to strengthen the attack, replacing the severely damaged centurions after the bloody battle, and the Sassanians, who supplemented the new force, greatly increased their combat power, launched another attack, and quickly took down the The third row rejected horses and advanced to the fourth row.

Cao Zhang and Sun Shao stood on the podium in the distance, looked at the Sasanians who had penetrated into the interior of the horse-rejecting formation, and frowned: "It's only been a while, and the Sassanians have captured five rows in succession. Rejecting the horse, can you support it?"

"Whether I can support it is my business, you don't have to worry about it so much." Sitting in front of the tea table, Sun Shao said with a calm smile: "Drink tea! The Mediterranean Sea is really interesting. It's dry and hot in summer, and it's very uncomfortable. Autumn and winter are more comfortable. Soldiers are ordered in autumn on the battlefield, and I advise you to drink tea!"

Cao Zhang glanced back at him and shook his head: "I'm not used to drinking tea when soldiers are fighting bloody battles."

"I know, you are used to taking the lead, but now you hold back for a moment, and when I cripple the Sassanids first, you will do it yourself." Sun Shao didn't mind, he added water to himself, and motioned to Ai Millie started to read.

The crisp sound of reading was very incongruous against the sound of war drums and fighting. Cao Zhangjian frowned, but he was helpless. He stroked his scorched beard and looked at the battle against horses in the distance.

The Sassanids attacked inward, and the speed became slower. Although they dismantled a dozen or so horses and cleared a passage of about [-] steps, the number of troops they invested had already reached a thousand, and there were still serious injuries. Soldiers were replaced.In order to prevent the soldiers who went deep into the position from being surrounded, Awad had to continue to increase investment, widen the attack surface, and gradually form a triangular attack formation. In this way, the input of troops increased sharply. The higher the level, the wider and deeper the rear wings he has to protect, and the more soldiers he needs.

After half a day of fighting, the Sasanians went 1000 steps deep into the battle formation, and cleared out a triangular position 3000 steps deep and [-] to [-] steps wide in front of the formation. More than [-] soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and even more injured When there were more than [-] people, they had to stop attacking temporarily. Holding shields, they formed a defensive formation back to back, sounded the horn for help, and asked for instructions whether to continue attacking or withdraw from the formation.

Hearing the sound of the horn, Sun Shao stood up, walked to the railing, looked at it carefully for a moment, and waved his hand lightly. Zhou Yin, who had been waiting under the podium for a long time, let out a long cry, drew his knife out of its sheath, and took The two thousand reserve troops quickly passed between the horses, and rushed towards the Sassanid formation like quicksilver.They rushed in front of the Sassanids and slashed with their knives.The Sassanids had been fighting hard for half a day and were exhausted. They were huddling together to catch their breath. How could they stop this new force, which had been recharging their energy for half a day, like wolves and tigers? Although they resisted with all their strength, they were quickly defeated by Zhou Yin Breaking through their defensive positions with their personal guards, rushed into the crowd and slashed and killed.

The Sassanians were killed in a panic and retreated steadily. Zhou Yin bit them tightly, followed behind and chased them fiercely, and drove the Sassanians out of the horse-repelling formation at once, and then stopped.Standing in front of the horse-repelling formation, two thousand soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion, who had been killing happily, raised their knives and screamed, swearing at the Sassanids who were rushing like wolves.

Awad was furious, and immediately mobilized [-] fresh troops, and rushed over again with a murderous look.When Zhou Yin saw it, he turned around and ran away with one stroke of the long knife, and led his subordinates back to the horse-rejection formation.By the time they drove the Sasanians out of the formation, the soldiers in the formation had already completed the defense change, and replaced their companions after the hard battle to rest. With the same support, the staff ran to the medical camp in a happy mood, not thinking about the injury at all.

Cao Zhang looked at the relaxed Fengfeng camp soldiers, and then at the furious Sasanians. If he realized something, he went to sit opposite Sun Shao, took a drink of the already cold tea, and said, "Boom!" He put the cup on the table with a bang, and laughed loudly: "No wonder your majesty is so stable. If you fight with a wheel, the Sassanids struggled for a long time, but you beat them back all at once. The people who died in front are dead for nothing." .”

"Who said they died in vain? Didn't they pull out fifty or sixty refusal horses?" Sun Shao glanced at him and smiled complacently: "I still have to give some sweetness, otherwise he turned his head and ran away. Keep your promise."

"Don't be too happy too early." Cao Zhang took Diana's refilled glass and said with feigned disdain, "According to this speed, they don't need 1 people to get through the battle until you are under the podium." .You still can't keep your promise."

"Really?" Sun Shao laughed, his eyes bent into crescent moons, looking full of cunning: "Brother Ziwen, let's play a game of chess."

"Playing chess?" Cao Zhang glanced at him in surprise: "Here and now? Are you still so elegant?"

"Of course." Sun Shao beckoned, and asked Emily to bring a pair of golden silk nanmu chessboard, and said while packing up the chess pieces: "Just playing chess is boring, how about we gamble a little bit?"

Cao Zhang is a good soldier, and he is also very interested in chess, which is very similar to the art of war. His level is between that of Sun Shao's brother Zhong, but it seems that it is not appropriate to play chess at this time. When he heard that Sun Shao still has a lot of money, he became interested : "How to bet?"

"I know you like the pasture on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, so why don't you bet on that pasture." Sun Shao said while placing chess pieces: "If you win a game with me, I'll give you a hundred acres of pasture, okay? "

Cao Zhang coveted the pasture on the Caspian Sea for a long time, but he mentioned it many times overtly and secretly, but Sun Shao didn't let go, and he could only secretly itch. He was overjoyed, reached out to pick up a chess piece and was about to put it on the board, when he suddenly said vigilantly: "What if I lose?"

"It's very simple." Sun Shao had already set up the chess pieces while speaking, and pointed to the chessboard and said, "Ziwen, how many grids are there on this chessboard?"

Cao Zhang glanced at it, and quickly figured it out: "There are 32 grids on your side, and 32 grids on my side, plus the Chu River Han boundary in the middle, a total of 65 grids."

"Chu River and Han Realm don't count, let's make up an easy number, 64 squares." Sun Shao said generously: "I'm short of food now, if you lose, put a grain of rice on the first square, and put a grain of rice on the first square. Put two grains in the second grid, four grains in the third grid, eight grains in the fourth grid, in short, double each grid until 64 grids are filled. How about it?"

"That's it?" Cao Zhang could not help laughing, and looked at Sun Shao worriedly: "You are not digging a hole again, are you?"

"What are you talking about? I've made my conditions very clear, right? If you're willing to gamble, do it quickly. If you're afraid of losing, then don't think about that ranch." Sun Shao rolled his eyes, a little impatiently Said.

Cao Zhang was fascinated by that pasture. At this time, he couldn't even care about the deafening shouts of killing. He thought about it carefully, and after thinking about it, he felt that this bet was worthwhile. How many whole chessboards can there be?If Wanshi is exhausted, it is worthwhile to exchange Wanshi's rice for a hundred acres of pasture.Without further ado, Cao Zhang quickly arranged the chess pieces, put his hands on his thighs, and said excitedly: "The guest is up to the master, you invite first!"

"No rush." ​​Sun Shao stretched out a hand with a smile: "Let's give a high-five first, a man means what he says, and you can't go back on your word."

"Repent?" Cao Zhang laughed, stretched out his hand and hit Sun Shao three times in a row: "I'm afraid you will repent."

Sun Shao smiled slightly: "Whoever repents is a bastard."

"Stop talking nonsense, come on, I can't wait any longer." Cao Zhang urged.Sun Shao didn't say much, and raised his hand to push a pawn forward.Cao Zhang laughed, played chess like the wind, and fought with Sun Shao.

The drums of war were rumbling, and blood and flesh were flying in the anti-horse formation. Batch after group of Sasanians rushed into the anti-horse formation, and killed together with the soldiers of the Destroying Front Camp hidden in the anti-horse formation.The soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion were fearless, relying on the horse-repelling formation to launch a layer-by-layer blockade, killing and injuring a large number of Sasanians.They were like waves, and the people behind kept pushing forward, replacing their companions who had been fighting for a while, and killing the red-eyed Sassanids.

As the position gradually advanced, the attack speed of the Sassanians became slower and slower, but the casualties increased rapidly. They had to face more and more enemies, and the battle line became longer and longer.As the forward penetrated into the position, the crossbow array behind the repelling horse formation began to show its power, and batches of crossbow arrows flew across the sky and poured on the heads of the Sasanians.The Sassanids were attacked on three sides, and they had to guard against the long arrows above their heads, so they were in a hurry.But they didn't dare to be negligent, and they stopped to catch their breath, and the reserve team of the Vietnamese army, which was resting after the formation, would rush over like a pack of wolves, tear off a piece of flesh fiercely, and seize the position they bought with their blood again. go back.

One side is a furious lion, the other side is a ruthless wolf, and the two sides started a bloody fight between the horses.

On the podium, Sun Shao and Cao Zhang were also fighting fiercely.Cao Zhang was lucky. He won five rounds in a row. The [-]-acre ranch was easily won.Cao Zhang didn't take it seriously, quickly repositioned the chess, and said repeatedly: "Come again."

Sun Shao didn't object either, and played again. The two sides fought five more rounds, and Cao Zhang won two more rounds.

The sound of the Sasanian’s retreating horn sounded in the distance, Cao Zhang raised his head, looked at the sky, rubbed his hands and said, “Ah, it’s getting dark soon. Oh, the progress of the Sassanid is not slow. You have won more than [-]% of the horse rejection. I said, His Royal Highness, you have lost a lot this time. At the most, the Sassanians will be able to break through your horse rejection formation tomorrow. As for me, I will win another thousand tomorrow. I'm a little embarrassed about the mu ranch."

"Stop doing this." Sun Shao asked Master Sima to take the pen and paper and the written documents in duplicate, "Let's set up the written documents first, so that no one will go back on their word."

"Hahaha..." Cao Zhang laughed, "Whoever wants to go back on his word must first ask my fist whether he agrees or not." He took the pen, not being careless, and read the content written on the paper carefully first. , Only then did he sign his name in a fluttering manner.Sima Shi immediately poured the melted gold juice on the signature, Cao Zhang took off the seal from his waist, and pressed it down forcefully.The golden juice solidified quickly, revealing a clear seal: "The chapter of the Han chariot rides the general".

Master Sima took it, handed one to Cao Zhang, and kept the other by himself.Cao Zhang put it away carefully, and winked at Sun Shao: "Thank you for your generosity, my lord, for being so generous to you, even if you can't kill more than half of the Sasanians, I will definitely attack with all my strength."

"Ziyuan, put it away carefully." Sun Shao sighed, "This is the life-saving food I bought with [-] acres of high-quality pasture."

Although Master Sima didn't know how much money this meant, he knew that Sun Shao had never been a disadvantaged person. The more he looked like this, the more he took advantage of it. He suppressed a smile and carefully put away the written receipt. Step aside.

"Ziwen, don't worry, we are all men who mean what we say, admit defeat." Sun Shao patted Cao Zhang on the shoulder: "I said that if we want to kill more than half of the Sasanians, we will definitely do it. You do it Get ready, I may have to fight overnight, maybe I can complete the task before tomorrow, if you react too slowly and let Awad run away, don't blame me for turning my face. I don't recognize the [-]-acre pasture. "

"Don't worry." Cao Zhang raised his chin, and clapped the paper in his hand with high spirits: "Just for this [-]-acre pasture, I must unscrew Awad's dog's head. How about it, do you want to do it tomorrow?"

"How did you become a gambler?" Sun Shao said dissatisfied: "Small gambling makes you happy, but big gambling hurts your health. This is not a good habit."

Cao Zhang laughed and walked away.He felt that Sun Shao must be afraid of losing, and he didn't dare to gamble anymore.

Sun Shao turned around and immediately arranged for the soldiers to rest. Teams of heavy soldiers rushed into the formations, some carrying hot meals, some carrying bundles of arrows, and some holding Bundles of war knives, the medical soldiers carried stretchers, shuttled through the positions, collected the remains of the soldiers who were injured or died in battle, carried them to the back of the formation and placed them uniformly, and those who were slightly injured were bandaged.

Although the soldiers of the Destroying Front Camp had fought bloody battles all day, they were full of energy. They ate delicious food and drank the small wine they were given, watching the beautiful female nurses bandage the wounded.These medical soldiers were conscripted from all over the world. They were of various races, including Han Chinese, Tianzhu people, Aksum people, and more Romans and Sasanians. Some of them were camp prostitutes accompanying the army. They not only provided medical services, but also Responsible for solving the personal problems of the soldiers, some are purely medical staff, the difference is only in the boat-shaped cap.Today is the scene of the battle, and all the camp prostitutes who came before the battle, while dressing up the soldiers, it is also expected that they will get a little bit of money.They didn't take it seriously, and while skillfully bandaging, they moderately teased the soldiers, causing small orgasms from time to time.

Thirty paces away, the Sassanids, who were hiding behind their shields and eating dry food and drinking cold water, looked at all this enviously. Hearing the wanton laughter of the soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion, they could only vent their strength on the dry food, chewing viciously with.Although Awad knew that the soldiers who had broken the formation were exhausted, he did not dare to withdraw them, for fear that Sun Shao would beat them out again at night, and the position he had paid a huge price would be lost again, so he could only grit his teeth and hold on , Prepare to fight overnight, and take down the position in one breath.They didn't refuse horses as cover, they could only form a defensive formation with shields, and took turns to eat.At first they only knew that the equipment could not be compared with the soldiers of the Destroying Front Battalion. Now they not only smelled the aroma of the food, but also heard the woman's teasing. They realized that the treatment of the Vietnamese soldiers is not only good equipment, food and various services They are not comparable to them, no wonder these people are desperate to fight, as if they are afraid that they will not be injured.The more the Sasanians thought about it, the more bitter they became. They were fighting with their lives, but even if they survived the catastrophe and survived in the end, the benefits they would get were very limited, and it was not their turn at all. , and it is very limited in their hands.

After this close comparison, the Sassanids fell silent. They silently nibbled on the dry food in their hands, waiting for the start of the next bloody battle.

On the podium, Master Sima clearly reported the situation to Sun Shao: "Your Majesty, in one day of bloody battle, a total of 310 horses were destroyed, accounting for 110% of the total. About 350 paces, our army lost 580 people, seriously injured 7000 people, and the preliminary estimate is that the number of killed or wounded is about [-]." He paused, and then said: "My lord, the reserve team has lost more than [-]%, should we start from the army?" Add some to the cavalry?"

"No need." Sun Shao raised his head and looked at the Sassanid camp lit up by the fire in the distance. "It's time for the Sassanians to see our cavalry."

(End of this chapter)