Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 49 Trials of Overlord Strategy (3)

More than a dozen horse thieves did not accept Han Shizhong's invitation to fight. Instead, they abandoned three scouts, turned their horses and retreated, but the speed of retreat was not fast, and they looked behind while retreating.Seeing that the hunter was happy, a scout immediately turned around and chased after him. Unexpectedly, the three horse thieves turned around and shot their arrows almost at the same time. He shot the horse's head, another arrow hit the forehead, and another arrow hit the neck. Without even screaming, the horse and horse fell down immediately.Han Shizhong saw that the enemy cavalry were powerful with bows and arrows and could not catch up with them. He was also afraid of falling into an ambush, so he shouted loudly to order the cavalry not to chase the enemy without authorization. Two or three hundred steps away from the formation.

The retreating horse thief saw that he couldn't lure the enemy, so he turned around and killed after a while. This time, there were more people and horses, and there were more than a hundred horse robbers facing Han Shizhong's forty or so cavalry in the east. Keep a distance of two hundred steps.In addition, in the woods in the south, west, north, and south directions, there are constant figures of people and horses, and loud shouts and arrows are released from time to time, and there are responses and answers. It seems that there are some signals among the horse thieves.

As the traces of horse thieves appeared in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and seemed to be very powerful, many merchants and village braves showed signs of despair. Instead, they were bodyguards hired sporadically by merchants, because Originally, I lived a life of 'licking' blood with knife edge, but I didn't see any movement, but there was a hint of sadness in my eyes, and I drew out my long swords and swords one after another. The weapons used by the two armies are not very good at fighting, but they are brave and ruthless when they walk in the rivers and lakes. Hand-to-hand combat is commonplace. 'A few hints of ruthlessness.The Xiangyong archers took out their bows and arrows timidly, and carefully hid behind the carriage. These people were originally good citizens, and they rarely fought on weekdays. Keeping rabbits from eating meat is easy.

At this moment, Zhao Xingde finally saw the appearance of the horse thieves clearly. Behind the more than a hundred horse thieves galloping in line four hundred paces away, there were dozens of riders guarding the group of horses. On average, each person had three or four horses.It’s almost winter now, and most horse thieves wear fur hats with ear flaps. Except for their fierce and indifferent eyes, their mouths and noses are tightly covered by scarves like rags, and their faces cannot be seen clearly. Kong, his whole body was wrapped in a rough sheepskin robe. The robe seemed to be very thick, which could not only keep out the cold wind, but also play a slight protective role. On the stirrups made of soft leather, these horse thieves are extremely flexible on the horse.The horses on which the horse thieves were riding in the front only had quiver bags and smaller dry food and water bags hanging on their backs, while the horses in the rear carried more luggage. It is conceivable that once these thieves escape, they will not need to replenish them for a long time. Supplies, no wonder they can come and go like the wind, and it is difficult for officers and soldiers to chase and suppress them.

Suddenly, Zhao Xingde's gaze focused, and he finally saw clearly the ornaments hanging on the chest of the horse thief's mount, it turned out to be a string of human noses, some of which were as many as dozens or even hundreds, because Zhao Xingde had heard about the cruelty of the horse thief for a long time, He couldn't help taking a breath, the hand holding the three-stone hard bow trembled slightly, subconsciously took out ten arrows from the quiver, and inserted them one by one into the black soil in front of him, only then did he feel a little more at ease.

Zhao Xingde was able to see clearly because Han Shizhong was forced to retreat by the horse thief.The leader of the horse thieves is very experienced, and he is very good at taking advantage of his superiority in the number of cavalry. He spread his wings and slowly approached the more than forty cavalry of the cavalry, keeping a distance of two arrows from the cavalry who were good at charging and fighting fiercely. The speed of war horses is not superior to that of horse thieves. As long as they charge out, not only will they not be able to touch the enemy, but they will be surrounded by horse thieves very easily.

Once the enemy troops with open left and right wings tried to 'insert' between him and the chariot formation, Han Shizhong had to step back to intimidate the enemy cavalry behind him. Otherwise, using foot 'shooting' and riding 'shooting' to flank this group of enemy cavalry back and forth will cause the opponent to suffer a moderate loss.Han Shizhong gestured again to give an order to retreat, but this time it was slightly different. The horse thief who 'inserted' between the chariot formation and the cavalry in front seemed to be too rampant, almost less than fifty steps away from the chariot formation, Han Shizhong While retreating on the side of the horse, he gestured quietly with the two capitals who followed him all the year round. The more than forty cavalry soldiers lightly hung their bows and arrows on the saddle, and held their hands on the spears and sabers. superior.

The leader of the horse thieves who was slowly pressing over from the front also seemed to see something was wrong, and began to shout loudly in very rhythmic thief words. Just when the horse thieves between the chariot formation and the iron cavalry were not moving, Han Shizhong shouted violently: "I Fuck you!" With a sudden pull of the left hand, the bit almost caused the horse's mouth to bleed, and the horse just turned half of its body on the spot, and then it was galloped quickly, and more than forty iron cavalry soldiers were lying on the horse Behind the neck, he took off the weapon from the saddle, and the horse thieves in the rear had barely started, and the cavalry rushed fifty steps away and came to the front.

The resentment that the comrades died in battle and being oppressed and retreated by the horse thieves finally erupted at this moment. The horse thieves were desperately beating their horses and running out. Before they could change their bows and arrows into fighting weapons, several screamed and were stabbed off their horses. Come on, Han Shizhongshan used a long-handled broadsword, and under the blade, the horse thief's sheepskin robe, which could only be used as an escape arrow, was cut open without any suspense, and then blood gushed out, splashing all over his head and body, As if stimulated by the blood, he became more and more excited to fight fiercely with his sword, beating horses desperately to kill the nearby horse thieves who were too late to escape, and the surrounding iron cavalry also did the same. The ten horse thieves were killed and fell off their horses. They even panicked and rushed towards the formation of chariots.

Although the killing was on the rise, Han Shizhong still observed the surrounding situation. The formation of chariots was the basis for everyone to resist the horse thieves. Seeing this, he immediately shouted at the formation of chariots: "Let the arrows! Let the arrows!" It's a pity The shouts of killing, screams, neighing of war horses, and the sound of people turning their backs on the battlefield mixed together. Even the cavalry closest to him could not understand Han Shizhong's shouts.The Jianghu bodyguards in the car formation were originally a mess, and Zhou Mulan, the leader of the Xiangyong, had never seen such a bloody scene. Although he barely fought his teeth, his legs were weak and he was at a loss. The ground horse thief actually came to kill him, his head buzzed, and it went blank, even the sound of fright was blocked from his throat, let alone commanding the villagers to shoot arrows to defeat the enemy.

The leader is like this, and the Xiangyong below is even more unbearable. Except for a few who panicked and fired a few arrows indiscriminately, the rest of the more than a hundred people were actually standing there, watching the horse thief getting closer and closer, hanging The merchants of the Song Dynasty who were watching the battle were also too scared to speak at this time. Two of them had closed their eyes and murmured the blessings of Emperor Zhenwu and Nanwu Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The horse thief who was fleeing in a hurry didn't expect that there was no way to fight back in the car formation, and his courage suddenly became stronger. The front one had already hung up his bow and arrow, brandished a scimitar with his right hand, and controlled the horse with his left hand. At this place, he lifted the rein and jumped over the low shaft to harvest the heads.Under the urging of the horse thief, the war horse increased its speed to the extreme, and the horse thieves around were also excited, all kinds of whistles and shouts were heard everywhere.

Just at this moment, a powerful arrow suddenly shot out from the chariot formation, and shot into the forehead of the front horse with a snap, and nailed it deeply. The horse that was running at full speed was fatally shot by the arrow. The front hooves immediately softened, and the body slammed heavily on the ground with a sense of inertia. Thanks to the nimbleness of the horse thief in the lead, he quickly freed his legs from the stirrups when the horse fell, and with the help of death The cushioning force of the horse's body offset the impact, and it rolled away. Seeing that it was less than twenty steps away from the chariot formation, it was unscathed.This person is a person who is not afraid of death, just turning over, he was about to swing forward to kill, a wild goose feather arrow followed like a shadow, hit the face with a snap, pierced through the head, half of the arrow pierced out from the back of the head, then The horse thief's shouts of killing stopped abruptly, and he fell to the ground with an arrow stuck in his head.

The one who shot these two arrows was Zhao Xingde, a scholar of Shangshe from Bianjing Taixue. He usually looks gentle, but he shot so fiercely. All the bodyguards and Xiangyong were shocked, but they heard Zhao Xingde yell: What are you doing in a daze, let's shoot the arrow together! Shoot the arrow!" He quickly pulled up an arrow from the ground and shot it out. His three-stone hard bow was extremely powerful, and most of the horse thieves rushed to a distance of twenty or thirty steps. You don't need to draw a full bow to shoot, and when an arrow goes out, it "pigs" the forehead of a horse. The horse thief was caught off guard, but he didn't have the skills of a horse thief. He broke his neck head-on and was killed. The horse was under the pressure, and the corpses of one man and one horse were still twitching slightly, and they were inserted into it by arrows shot from two or three chariots.

The Xiangyong archers finally came to their senses at this moment, no matter whether they shot accurately or not, they set up arrows one after another, using all their strength to shoot with their bows, forty or fifty arrows immediately killed the first three. With the lives of the five horse thieves, the dozen or so people behind lost their arrogance just now, and each of them lowered their bodies, instead of gently poking the horse's head to avoid the rain of arrows rushing in front of them.

It's a pity that these brave men came to their senses too late, the distance of twenty or thirty steps was not enough to shoot two arrows, and the horse thieves behind had already approached the chariot formation one after another. , with the help of the impact force of the horses, several Xiangyongs were cut on the faces, shoulders and other places almost at the same time, blood spattered on the spot, some heads flew into the air with blood rain, and some upper bodies were almost chopped into two pieces, with a sound They fell down without saying a word, while some screamed while covering their bloody faces.

"I'll fuck your grandma!" Zhao Xingde's eyes were also red. At this moment, he no longer cared about any fear, fear, the surrounding situation, and the sound. He threw the bow and arrow and picked it up. A crowbar used by caravans when their wheels got stuck in the mud, swung upwards obliquely, and it was sweeping over the left foreleg of a leaping horse. The huge momentum immediately caused Zhao Xingde's hands to stretch open. Involuntarily letting go, the crowbar flew out with the inertia of the falling horse. As soon as the horse touched the ground, its tibia broke in two and fell to the ground with a thud.