Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 177
Sitting on Takahashi's saddle, with his feet in the stirrups, Liang Xiao felt much more at ease, and he no longer had to worry about falling off if he went too fast.He tried to shoot a few arrows, and the stability and hit rate have improved. Although it can't be compared with the vertical shooting, at least it is much better than the pure luck before.Within fifty steps, he can basically guarantee a [-]% hit rate, and within thirty steps, he has the confidence to directly attack the opponent's vital points.

If you combine the abilities of riding and shooting, basically as long as you don't compare with masters, he is no worse than ordinary people.

Liang Xiao is like this, Li Jiao and others are even more powerful.Li Jiao shouted thankfully that he didn't make a bet with Liang Xiao, otherwise he would lose money and lose face.With this new type of harness, let alone close combat, he felt that hand-to-hand combat would not be a problem.

Lang officials deeply agree with this.

In addition to the original bows and arrows and long swords, they borrowed more than a dozen halberds about two feet long from Fubo Liwu's house.In this era, there are still a few people who can use long weapons to fight on horseback, so there are no special cavalry long weapons, so they can only use infantry instead.Fortunately, the job of these Langguans is to carry halberds, and they are no strangers to the use of halberds. What they need to be familiar with is how to use them on horseback.

After more than ten miles out of Fuboli, they met a group of Fujian-Yue scouts with tattoos on their spines.

Without Liang Xiao's orders, Li Jiao rushed out first, followed by several officials.As soon as they saw the war horse, those Minyue people turned around and ran away.Probably because they had heard about the speed of the cavalry, these Fujian and Yue people left the road and rushed into the wheat field.

When the horse enters the soft wheat field, the speed will be affected, and the pawns have a greater chance of escaping.If you can't escape, you can still fight back, which is better than being completely helpless on the road.This is the truth that the soldiers of Fujian and Yue realized with blood, and it has been passed down orally in the Fujian and Yue army, and everyone knows it.

Unfortunately, these Minyue people underestimated the seriousness of the situation. When they heard the sound of horseshoes approaching, they were about to turn around and fight, but found that the opponent was holding a long halberd about two feet long.Before they could raise their knives, the opponent rushed away with the momentum of the horse, and the halberd pierced their shields with unimaginable power, knocking them to the ground without any suspense.

The Minyue people were lying in the wheat field, dizzy.

The Langguans turned their horses' heads and assassinated their opponents with a single halberd without even dismounting the horse.

Almost without much effort, the Lang Guans solved their respective opponents, captured two of them alive, and killed the rest on the spot, without any exception.

From the mouths of these prisoners, Liang Xiao heard a message: the Minyue army was preparing to retreat, and they were ordered to investigate the situation of the river, because Yu Shan decided to retreat from Songjiang.

Liang Xiao was very surprised, the Minyue army was about to withdraw now?

He inquired carefully, but did not find out much information, not even the result of the conflict between Huan Yuan and Jing Zhao.These scouts are the lowest-level soldiers, and they know little about the conflicts among the generals.

Liang Xiao didn't dare to neglect, he immediately changed his plan and escorted Wang Xing to Wu County.

Along the way, they encountered four or five groups of Minyue scouts one after another, and killed most of them easily. The news they got was similar: the Minyue people were preparing to withdraw their troops, and this massive war would soon end.Yu Shan will leave Wu County with a mountain of loot, and enter the sea along the Songjiang River.

Outside Wu County, Liang Xiao and Wang Xing bid farewell.He told Wang Xing that they should intercept and kill as many Minyue scouts as possible to prevent the withdrawal of the Minyue army and buy time for a counterattack.I hope that Wang Xing can persuade Dou Taishou and Yan Zhu as soon as possible, gather the people of Wu to fight back, and teach Minyue a lesson.

Wang Xing nodded repeatedly and bid farewell.

Liang Xiao and others launched a hunting operation around Wu County. They wandered within a radius of 30 miles, killing Minyue people when they saw them, and running away after hitting them.In the past, they could only be killed from a long distance, but now with the new harness, they can be killed at close range.They were full of fighting spirit, even if they encountered a small group of Fujian and Yue soldiers of [-] to [-] people, they did not show any weakness. They rushed to kill a few people and ran away.

Minyue soldiers were not prepared for this new situation.They originally thought that when they saw the cavalry, they only needed to form a formation and raise their shields, and they would not let the opponent shoot. Now the opponent is fighting close to each other with a halberd. Facing the sharp halberd, they have no time to hide, and the battle is out of reach. They are completely passive and suffer heavy losses.

In just one day, Liang Xiao and others fought more than a dozen battles, killing more than a hundred enemies in total.If it weren't for Liang Xiao's concern that the officials would be injured and downsizing, and it was strictly forbidden to attack the enemy with more than 30 people, the results of the battle might have been even greater.

From the sporadic prisoners, Liang Xiao finally got some news about Huan Yuan.

Huan Yuan was still in command of the Houyi camp, but the Houyi camp became Liu Ju's personal guard camp.At the same time, Huan Yuan also served as Yu Shan's archer, helping him train archers similar to Hou Yi's battalion.According to general understanding, not only did Huan Yuan not be demoted, but he received the double trust of Liu Ju and Yu Shan.

Of course, these scouts couldn't tell what it looked like.

As night fell, Liang Xiao and Li Jiao led the officials to gradually move away from the Minyue camp.Li Jiao was overwhelmed with confidence, and urged Liang Xiao to go with him to the Minyue Camp to look for opportunities to attack.Liang Xiao firmly disagreed.The closer you get to the camp, the more scouts the opponent has. Once the opponent surrounds them from all directions, even if they have horses, they may not be able to escape.Besides, after a day of fighting, both humans and horses should take a break to recover their strength.

Li Jiao disagreed.However, when Huan Yuan was captured alive, it was Liang Xiao who thought of a way to bring him back. His face was dull and he was too embarrassed to argue with Liang Xiao.

"Brother Li, we have just become familiar with the new harness, so why rush? You and I are young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. After we get familiar with the beauty of the new harness and hone our combat skills to perfection, we will go to the grasslands to fight against the Huns." Wouldn't it be more beautiful to compete?"

"Okay." Li Jiao happily agreed, shaking his head.

The Lang officials also responded in one voice: "That's right, the Huns are a serious problem. These monkeys are meaningless. No matter how many they kill, it's not worth it."

"Yeah, yeah, I just don't know when I can go to the northern border to fight. The court ministers have been making peace with the Xiongnu, and they have given so many princess silks, but they haven't seen any results. I really don't know what these people think .”

"What do you think? Anyway, it's not their daughter who was given away, and it wasn't their money that was spent. Of course they are happy. If we fight the Xiongnu, we warriors will be popular and occupy the court position, and they will lose a lot. Alas, now Marching is not very popular, look at General Li, look at General Cheng, after decades of fighting, the title of Marquis is still far away."

Liang Xiao sipped the broth, and listened to the complaints of the officials, without saying a word.

Sitting opposite Liang Xiao, Wei Qing poked the fire with a branch and said softly, "Ah Xiao, do you want to join the army in Northern Xinjiang?"

Liang Xiao glanced at him and smiled. "So what?"

Wei Qing looked around again, moved to Liang Xiao's side, and sat side by side with Liang Xiao. "Your Majesty intends to go to war with the Xiongnu, and wants to find some trustworthy people to go to northern Xinjiang to find out the situation. The last time I sent Gongsun Hong to the Xiongnu, I had this intention. I don't want Gongsun Hong to be pedantic and fail to answer the order. Your Majesty is very dissatisfied and wants to do something else. Find a suitable candidate. I think you are bold and careful, calm and resourceful, and you should be able to complete the task."

Liang Xiao turned his head and looked at Wei Qing. "Okay, if His Majesty has an edict, I am willing to go to Northern Xinjiang to find out the news."

"Okay." Wei Qing patted Liang Xiao on the shoulder. "When I return to the capital, I will find an opportunity to recommend you to His Majesty."

Liang Xiao smiled.It was not easy for Wei Qing, who had always been taciturn, to recommend him to the emperor.This shows that Wei Qing has a good impression of him after getting along with him during this period of time, and is willing to take the initiative to communicate with him.That's a good start.

"Thank you."

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Huan Yuan hurried into Liu Ju's tent.

In order to mediate the conflict between Huan Yuan and Jing Zhao, Liu Ju, who had been stationed on the island, moved to the camp and commanded the camp with Yu Shan.It is said that they command together, but in fact he is equivalent to a guest minister, and the real command power has always been in the hands of Yu Shan.

It is also because of this that he does not want to see Huan Yuan and Jing Zhao have a rift, and he does not want Huan Yuan to be drawn over by Yu Shan.To him, every soldier is precious, not to mention Huan Yuan who has sound shooting skills, especially when there are a pack of wolves watching.

"What's the matter?" Liu Ju put down his wine glass and looked at Huan Yuan, but he was polite, not as close as when he talked to Jing Zhao just now.

Huan Yuan was not in the mood to care about these details, so he hurriedly walked up to Liu Ju and bowed. "Your Highness, dozens of scouts are missing today, especially in the direction of Songjiang. The scouts were completely damaged and no one survived."

"What... can this explain?" Liu Ju looked bewildered. "Liang Xiao came out again?"

"It's not only Liang Xiao who came out again." Huan Yuan patiently explained: "The army is about to retreat via Songjiang. Actions, do not want to be detected by us."

"There are actions on both sides of the Songjiang River? Are there still soldiers in Wu County? Aren't their soldiers trapped in Wu County?"

"Your Highness, have you forgotten those surnames?"

Liu Ju was startled, and his face became serious.He used to be the prince of Wu, half the owner of this land, of course he knew the distribution of common surnames in the vicinity.Looking at these people alone, their strength may be mediocre, but if they gather together, they are also a force that cannot be ignored.

"Did you remind General Yu Shan?"

"I reminded him, but he refused to listen and insisted on going through Songjiang. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask His Highness to persuade him. Your Highness, the water channel is indeed more convenient, but it is too dangerous. The water is shallow in winter. Once trapped in In the middle, you can't advance or retreat..."

Liu Ju was terrified.He knew what Huan Yuan said was right, if they were really trapped in Songjiang, they would be in big trouble.Not to mention the booty on the ship, it is not possible to return to Dongye alive.On land, the formation can be changed as needed, but it is not so convenient on a ship.

"I will go to General Yu Shan and advise him to evacuate from land."
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(End of this chapter)