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Chapter 220 We Are Coming to the Western Regions
Two days later, late at night.

Looking at the extremely quiet oasis under the moonlight in front of me, even if the night wind blowing at this moment is close to zero in the words of the leaders, it is a bit cold to blow on people.

But under the command of Yang Dongli and others, Fan Lie, who is already the tenth husband, is still full of indescribable enthusiasm.

Because, as expected, today will be the official first battle after the bald bandits become an army, and their reputation will be officially spread in the Western Regions from then on.

Their target today is a group of sand robbers in the oasis.

According to the information obtained from the surrounding herdsmen, this group of sand robbers has a size of about 300 people.

And all the leaders have made it very clear just now that in order to test their actual combat effectiveness after some training, no one will take action in this battle.

Even a small tribe of more than 200 cannon fodder fighters would only surround the oasis to capture prisoners.

As a result, they only had 113 official members of the bald bandits and 21 war slaves. To officially participate in this battle, they didn't even have half the number of opponents.

But even so, his heart is still full of confidence to win.

Not only because they will adopt a sneak attack tonight, the opponent seems to have no defense at all; the key point is that Fan Lie and others are full of confidence in their equipment.

On his body was a half breastplate hammered out with a hydraulic hammer.

It is the kind that can only protect the chest and abdomen of the front half of the body, and the back is tied with a leather rope; in terms of thickness, it is only about 1.2 mm.

And a leather helmet inlaid with steel plates,

However, even the leather armor is only available in the elite Western Regions, which completely represents that it is as strong as a tortoise shell.

In addition, under the half breastplate, there is a piece of linen armor glued together with linen and rabbit glue, which can defend against spiked arrows.

It is equivalent to wearing two layers of armor, which is completely a powerful defense that Fan Lie and other Hu people can't imagine.

The weapons are words, which are a machete, a horse bow, two barrels, and a total of 60 sharp arrows.

Forget about the horse bow, it's just an ordinary item seized from horse bandits; but the scimitar and arrowhead are all made of high-quality steel.

And the scimitar, which is suitable for chopping, fell in love with this weapon as soon as Fan Lie came into contact with it.

Even if he calculated it privately, he could exchange a herd of cattle and sheep and many women for just one such precious sword; Fan Lie never thought of selling it.

Because this precious sword is his second life from now on, more important than his future wife...

In fact, when Lang Qing produced half breastplates and scimitars, he still planned carefully in his mind, and finally proposed the above types of equipment at the meeting after a lot of deliberation.

In the end, after everyone's unanimous approval, such a choice was made.

Because compared to the need for thousands of pieces of armor, and a long time of processing by a craftsman, it can be completed.

On the contrary, after a powerful hydraulic forging hammer, a half breastplate that can be hammered and shaped continuously is easier to produce.

And there is no need to worry about the materials, because after the soil blast furnace is officially put into operation, they can produce hundreds of catties of steelmaking in one day.

Compared with the modern plane, a furnace of molten steel can reach a terrifying output of 60 catties, and this amount of steel is naturally nothing.

But it is also enough for the confidant natives of Langqing's opponents to wear a piece of armor weighing no more than 20 catties per capita.

As for such a kind of armor similar to plate armor, it appeared almost thousands of years in advance. Will it have some bad influence on the history of the Central Plains in later generations?

There is no need to worry about this, because as long as they don't disclose it; the barbarians in the Western Regions will not be able to master such a forging technology as the scimitar for a long, long period of time in the future.

Besides, they also need to have qualified steel, so that the plate armor can be used.

In terms of weapons, taking out a weapon like a scimitar is also bullying the barbarians in the Western Regions, and it will take a long time to solve the problem of craftsmanship.

And what is the specific effect of such equipment?

In the case of large-scale equipment, of course, it is so strong that it has no friends.

I saw that after Lao Yang held the long spear in one hand from high to low, more than 100 subordinates and war slaves patted the horses.

After crossing the figure of a group of people, they headed towards that oasis and killed them.

Perhaps it is the reason why you have been killing me and I have been killing you for many years. The sand bandits in the oasis are actually quite quick in their reactions.

As soon as the sound of horseshoes sounded, many shirtless sand robbers rushed out of the huts and tents they lived in with weapons, and they were extremely vigilant.

Although they were caught off guard, they had more than half of the number advantage. According to normal principles, they could also cause many casualties to Yang Dongli and others' subordinates.

But in fact, after counting the war slaves, there were one death and three serious injuries.

The main reason is that the bronze weapons in the hands of the Sand Bandits, under normal circumstances, cannot cause fatal harm to these people at all.

That night!Hu Biao and others captured 167 prisoners of war, who were directly incorporated into the ranks of war slaves.

The one that was watched and escorted by Fan Lie and others to fight.

For the other spoils, they only asked for more than [-] women, some equipment, war horses, and some food, and the rest were all given to the cannon fodder.

So much so that on the second day after they went back, some native tribes from the surrounding areas came to seek refuge, so that they could follow the 'bald bandits' when they were in action next time.

What needs to be explained is that Fan Lie and other 11 people killed three people in a row in the battle that night. Because of their outstanding performance, they were assigned a woman with a big butt.

Ajiu and other five war slaves each beheaded two levels during the battle, which was regarded as a qualified vote, and they were also released from war slaves.

And because of the above examples, the fighting will of the remaining confidants and slaves soared.

******
With the sound of 'drive~', under Hu Biao's whipping, the war horse let go of its speed and galloped wildly.

Behind him, Ban Chao, Gan Ying, Ma San, Tian Lu, AT, Xu Feng, and Zhan Xiang, a total of 26 people, also galloped under the condition of one person with two or three riders.

Mixed with hot breath and hot wind, it rushed towards their faces with gravel, which made their faces a little painful.

But such a feeling made them feel unspeakably happy in their hearts, because now they only have one thought in their hearts:
West Region, here we come~
Yongping 16 years, early autumn.

When the decree of Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty arrived in Dou Gu's army with the envoy, Ban Chao finally removed the word "false" before the official position of false Sima.

Don't look at the official position of 'Sima', it doesn't sound as loud as 'Da Sima'.

But under the general Dou Gu, there are only five Sima in total, and the five are responsible for a part of the military affairs, which is already quite awesome.

Of course, for Hu Biao and the others who had known this history for a long time, the reaction in their hearts was nothing but mediocre.

The thing that really excites them is that after such a long time of idleness, their bones are a little itchy, and they can finally start their trip to the Western Regions again.

Before leaving, Dou Gu originally wanted to send more troops and manpower to Ban Chao's subordinates.

But Ban Chao said that there is no need to rashly increase other manpower, as long as Gan Ying and other guards and Hu Yitong's subordinates continue to be brought, and then go to the Shanshan Kingdom to join Yang Dongli and others.

Because if the situation changes, and everyone is not very familiar with it, not only will they not be able to adapt to the situation, but it will cause some troubles instead.

After hearing such a statement, Dou Gu thought for a while, and immediately agreed.

The main thing is that he also knows that he is just sending more people to Banchao, and if he wants to reach the sky, he will just add one more Han army with a scale of 100 people.

If there is a big change, these 100 people really can't solve the essential problem.

However, before Ban Chao and others left, Dou Gu gave Ban Chao a black-mouthed, yellow-haired steed, which was even better than the war elephant's original Hun envoy's war horse.

It must be because Ban Chao can ride this fast horse if the situation changes.

After realizing this, Hu Biao and the others were extremely depressed, how much they look down on them...

(End of this chapter)