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Chapter 70 Khitan Pioneer (for collection)

The sound of horseshoes is like thunder, approaching from a distance.The Khitan cavalry, like a black cloud, approached menacingly, covering the grassland in the distance, and their shouts could be heard several miles away.

The Dashun frontier army next to the battlements was already numbly looking at the Khitan cavalry in the distance, and said nothing coldly.They knew that the Khitans coming this time must be the same as the previous few times, and they couldn't do anything to Youzhou City.Youzhou City has been an important military town since ancient times, and its position is dangerous.Together with Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, Shun, Yun, Confucianism, Wei, Wu, Xin, Wei, Ying, Huan, and Shuo, they are called sixteen prefectures.The seven prefectures of You, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan, and Shun are located in the southeast of the northern branch of the Taihang Mountains. The terrain is condescending, easy to defend but difficult to attack.Since ancient times, it has been a battleground for military strategists, and countless battles have occurred.

In history, the Song Dynasty was cursed by Shi Jingtang and lost the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, not only lost the horse farm, but also completely exposed the Central Plains to the iron hooves of the northern nomads. subjugation.

But in this different time and space, the Sixteen States of Youyun have not been lost. The Dashun frontier army, which has been fighting for a long time, still firmly guards the Sixteen States of Youyun and the gate of the Central Plains. The vigilance against each other has been relaxed, and the military has not slipped too much.

But with Dashun occupying Huahua Central Plains, the army is still a bit corrupted.At least it was supposed to be the most elite imperial army, but after a few generations, its combat effectiveness dropped sharply, even the local Xiang army could not match it.On the contrary, the frontier army has been fighting the Khitan people for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is quite sturdy.

The military distribution of Dashun is 30 frontier troops, guarding the northwest, north, and northeast; 20 forbidden troops, defending Gyeonggi;These are just combat soldiers. If the auxiliary soldiers are counted, the number of the whole country and the army may exceed 120 million.

In addition, there are still a small number of naval forces in Fujian and Zhejiang, as well as hundreds of warships.From Lu Chengqi's point of view, it was extremely shabby.Such a navy cannot be called a navy, because even the pirates in the late Ming Dynasty can't compare.But Lu Chengqi doesn't have the money to buy navy now. After all, no matter in that era, navy is the most costly military unit.What's more, the combat power that Lu Chengqi wants to achieve is completely unavailable now. He hasn't even made a cannon, so how can he develop a navy?

Closer to home, it is said that the Khitan vanguard cavalry stopped five miles away from Youzhou City, stationed there, and recovered their horsepower.Although most of the Khitan cavalry rode with two riders, their horsepower was consumed very quickly in order to achieve surprise and rush all the way.If you want to have the horsepower to charge, you must go through a rest.

However, it seems that there is no need to charge. Along the way, not to mention the Dashun army, there are not many people along the way.After exploring the horses and reporting back, the gates of Youzhou City were closed tightly and they were ready for defense. Even if they made a surprise attack, they would not be able to reach the city wall on horseback.Then you have to stop and take a break to recover your horsepower.

Each Khitan cavalry has several horses, which are impure Dawan horses, Kazakh horses and Mongolian horses.Dawan horses and Kazakh horses are horses that are good at charging, but after each gallop, their physical strength is exhausted very quickly. If they are not fed with concentrated feed, the horses will lose fat and lose their explosive power.Mongolian Makhitan people generally look down on them, because although the Mongolian horse is hardy and hardy, it is suitable for long-distance trekking, eats a lot of food, and is not easy to get sick.But its explosive power is also very poor, and its stature is short, so it is not liked by cavalry, and it is generally only used for riding on the road.

After hearing the report from the scouting horse, Yelunelugu knew that Youzhou City was ready, so he galloped here just for the first time, but unexpectedly, he was already prepared, so he yelled angrily, and only asked his subordinates to rest for a while to recover their horsepower Afterwards, a charge was made against Youzhou City.

As soon as they rushed to the moat of Youzhou City, they were dumbfounded.The fast-flowing moat does not know its depth, and no one dares to rush down it rashly.The wide and deep moat daunted all the Khitan cavalry who did not know how to swim.But the frontier soldiers in Youzhou city did not show any courtesy to them, they shot arrows at them, and immediately shot many Khitan cavalrymen off their horses.

The moat is only a hundred steps away from Youzhou City, and there are plenty of arrows in Youzhou City, and a lot of crossbow arrows are also stocked. This will see that there are advantages to take advantage of, and the frontier soldiers on the tower are even more cheerful. Let's talk when we have enough.There were also large crossbow arrows with a range of four hundred paces that shot over, like candied haws on a string, stringing several Khitan cavalry into a string, and finally tied them to a horse before stopping their forward impact.The horse wailed and collapsed to the ground, spurting blood, and it seemed that it would not survive.That scene was extremely bloody.

The Khitan cavalry were not vegetarians either. While speeding up and galloping around the city, they took out their horse bows and shot arrows into the city of Youzhou.But the horse bow is quite soft, even if the arrow hits it, it won't hurt much.Coupled with the battlements, the casualties of the Dashun frontier army on the city wall were not very large.

For a while, the two sides shot at each other, you come and go, it's a joy.But judging from the results of the battle, the Dashun frontier army took advantage. After all, they leaned on the city and defended from a high position, and their bows and arrows added a lot of power.In just a quarter of an hour or so, the Khitan cavalry had suffered over a hundred casualties, while the Dashun frontier army suffered only a few casualties.

Even if the Dashun frontier army had never read military books, they knew the truth of shooting horses first.Moreover, the horse has a large target and is easy to hit.After the horse is hit by an arrow, the cavalry on the horse's back will fall off under the severe pain, and the cavalry behind will continue to keep up.Even if he managed to escape by luck, his muscles and bones would be hurt and he would not be able to mount a horse.

The Khitan people were extremely ferocious, and seeing their own people in such a miserable state aroused their ferocity even more, let go of their horsepower, and rode and shot around the moat, as if vowing to kill those Dashun frontier soldiers.

The Dashun frontier army was well organized and maintained the density of bows and arrows. Even if the Khitan cavalry wanted to get close to the moat, it would be difficult.

Seeing this scene, Yelu Nerugu was furious again.He was eager to make contributions, but he didn't bring infantry, and he didn't have siege equipment, so how did he get the experienced Dashun frontier army?
In desperation, he blew his horns and withdrew his troops, withdrew from Wuli to camp and waited for the arrival of his father Yelu Chongyuan's army.

Khitan raised 30 troops this time, claiming to have an army of 10, of course there are some falsehoods in it.Although the cavalry accounted for the majority of the [-] people, there were still infantry.These infantry were all composed of Han Chinese, and many of them were prisoners of the Dashun army.They are generally used as cannon fodder for siege and used for consumption.

When the Khitans raided Caogu many times, they captured many Han people. In addition to serving as slaves, they also incorporated some strong men into the army to form infantry.During the siege battle, these Han troops are generally used as the siege troops, while those soldiers from the Khitan, Bohai, Xi, Shiwei, Jurchen and other tribes are the warlords in the distance.

This is also determined by geography. The Han people on these borders have been deeply cultured, and they don't think they are the people of Dashun, but they think they belong to the people of Liao.Among the infantry, except for the frontier prisoners, this kind of thinking has gained the upper hand.Have to say, this is kind of sad.

(End of this chapter)