Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 605 Clustering Iron Arrows (Ask for a monthly pass! Ask for motivation!)
The Huns didn't take it too seriously.The Han people set up a county here, but they still think it is the territory of the Huns.They come and go when they want, even if there are a lot of Han cavalry, they can't do anything to them.

Those who can be scouts are all warriors with high martial arts skills. If they can't fight, they can always escape, so they are not nervous.Seeing Guo Wu and others speeding up, they kicked their horses and left. At the same time, they did not forget to draw their bows and arrows.

They didn't take the cart in the distance seriously.Five hundred steps was too far, and they couldn't see what those carts were, and they habitually regarded them as the baggage carts commonly used by Han people.By the time someone heard the sound of sharp arrows piercing the air, it was already too late.

Iron arrows nearly two feet long flew towards them like a swarm of locusts, enveloping the Huns.

There were two Huns who were more fortunate, with many arrows in their bodies, or were directly hit to the vitals, and died.It's just that their eyes were wide open, full of horror and doubt, and they could not rest in peace; others were not so lucky, some were shot by arrows and fell off their horses, holding their bloody wounds and screaming in panic.Some people were not shot, but the larger horses did not escape their bad luck, either fell down or galloped away,

Guo Wu and others followed closely, with five cavalry as a team, staring at a Hun cavalry, chasing after him.

The Huns were injured, especially their war horses. With a lot of blood loss, their physical strength was rapidly exhausted. They were chased by the Han army knights one after another, dismounted, tied up, and brought back to Guo Wu.

Guo Wu didn't chase after him, so he got off his horse and inspected the place where the Huns were shot.

Dozens of iron arrows scattered on the prairie with a radius of thirty paces, some hit the target, some missed, and went deep into the ground.Without Guo Wu's instructions, the knights searched around, took back all the iron arrows, and handed them to Guo Wu.Guo Wu counted them one by one, showing a satisfied smile, and the knights also looked relaxed, talking and laughing, as if they were hunting in the wild, and the harvest was not bad.

After a meal, the chasing knight came back with another batch of iron arrows.Some of the iron arrows penetrated into the bodies of the Huns and their horses, and they cut them open with their knives. They took out every iron arrow and wiped it clean.

Of the 150 iron arrows, 68 hit the target, with a hit rate of over [-]%.

Of the ten Hun knights, only three missed the arrow, and all the twenty larger horses were injured without exception.

Guo Wu counted the results and asked people to report them to Deng Guobin, while he himself interrogated the prisoners on the spot.After the interrogation, all the Huns cut off their necks and threw them on the grassland to feed the wolves. They were slightly injured, and all the horses were dragged back. Those who were seriously injured could eat meat, and those who were slightly injured were healed. They will be restored in the future The situation serves as a war horse or a pack horse or a draft horse.

Deng Guobin was very satisfied after listening to the report.Guo Wenbin was listening all the time, horrified in his heart, but he didn't say anything.He knew it was a military secret, but he was still very curious. Five powerful crossbows shot and killed so many targets at the same time from a distance of [-] paces. How did this happen? What is that black thing?
Seeing that Guo Wenbin wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to ask, Deng Guobin smiled. "It's actually very simple. In the past, the crossbow could only shoot one big arrow at a time. Now I use cluster arrows, with [-] arrows at a time. As long as the center point is in place, the error will not exceed ten steps, even if only [-]% of the arrows hit the target." It is also three branches, and the hit rate is of course greatly improved."

Guo Wenbin suddenly realized.

"The main function of this kind of cluster arrow is to snipe at the opponent's general." Deng Guobin stroked his short beard under his jaw, triumphantly. "Five hundred steps, one shot of thirty arrows, if several crossbows are used to shoot at the same time, within a radius of thirty or fifty steps, there is basically no possibility of escape. The enemy may be shot and killed before he understands what is going on, right? Isn't it shocking?"

Guo Wenbin laughed.Liang Xiao said, asking Deng Guobin to help him trap Wu Dan's old Hunxie army in Xingxing Gorge, he was a little worried at first, but now with Deng Guobin and these powerful crossbows, he is completely at ease.He only worries about one thing now, what if the Huns don't come?
You have to find a way to lure them over.Guo Wenbin used his brains.

"Can you help me build a few more crossbows like this?"

"What do you think I came to Dunhuang for?" Deng Guobin asked back.

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Chang'an, Jiaofang Palace.

Liu Ling led Liang Yu up the steps briskly.Empress Chen Ajiao greeted her early, looked at Liu Ling with a smile, and stretched out her hand from afar. "You are here. It is not easy to invite you into the palace now."

"It's too hot in the city, it's cooler outside the city." Liu Ling said: "The Changmen Garden is very quiet, the queen is free, why not go out of the city to relax."

Empress Chen looked at Liang Yu who was following beside her. "With Wen Ji, a talented woman, sitting in Changmen Garden, you are finally not allowed to be good at beauty alone, don't you regret it?"

Liu Ling asked back: "The queen's younger sister gave birth to the prince, do you regret it?"

Chen Ajiao was startled, and then lightly slapped Liu Ling. "You, you just don't want to forgive others, do you insist on poking into my heart? My sisters, what regrets, don't they all continue the blood for His Majesty. However, in terms of literary talent, Wen Ji's articles are comparable to yours. Those articles are more popular."

"We each have our own strengths. In fact, I am not worried about Wenji, but the queen. You are the mother of the world. If you are motivated, no matter how poor your writing is, you can scare many people. Wenji and I are not your opponent."

"Don't worry, I can't write articles, and I'm not interested in arguing with you." Empress Chen shook her head with a smile, and said again: "You have an opinion on His Majesty, I'm sorry to mention it, but you deliberately said strange things in front of me, right?"

"Could it be that the queen is in a hurry to invite me because your majesty is too embarrassed to say something directly and wants the queen to convey it?"

Empress Chen raised her hand and stroked her forehead, pretending to be distressed. "Well, I can't hide anything from you Zhang Liang, so I'll just say it straight. Champion Hou has been in the Western Regions for so long, except for a good news two months ago, why has there been no movement. What is he planning? "

Liu Ling was very curious, and asked back: "How do you fight in Xia Tian?"

Empress Chen stared at Liu Ling. "Just because of that?"

"Besides this reason, what other reason can there be?"

Empress Chen's eyes flickered and she didn't speak, but she obviously didn't accept Liu Ling's statement very much.Liu Ling shook his head and sighed softly: "Queen, I don't know much about wars, but I know that you don't have to be suspicious of someone you employ. If your Majesty is worried about my husband, you might as well issue an edict to let him return to Beijing immediately, so that I don't have to worry about it." Husband and wife are thousands of miles apart."

Empress Chen was very embarrassed.

Liu Ling paused for a moment, then asked again: "Queen, can I speak to you personally?"

Empress Chen thought for a while, nodded and said, "Of course."

"Is there anyone in your Majesty's heart that you can truly trust?"

Empress Chen bit her lip and turned her head away.Seeing this, Liu Ling shook Empress Chen's arm and smiled. "Well, just pretend that I didn't ask. If your majesty asks, you can tell your majesty, harvest in autumn and store in winter. Since autumn is here, there should be good news soon."

Empress Chen breathed a sigh of relief, showing a forced smile. "It's so good."

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Liang Xiao stayed on the hillside of the horse, quietly watching the busy Qiang and Han people down the hillside with calm eyes.

After staying here for several months, he never took the initiative to go west, let alone challenge Wu Dan.Most of his energy was devoted to training cavalry.The arable land in the Western Regions is limited, and the population is also limited. The economic affordability cannot be compared with that of the Central Plains, and the tactics of the sea of ​​people will not work.If he wants to control the Western Regions with few people, he needs a real elite, not only a well-equipped, but also a well-trained elite, not a mob.

He used this summer to train [-] elite cavalry, [-] cavalry trained according to his philosophy, and [-] cavalry who not only had strong combat effectiveness, but also had a fighting will far superior to that of ordinary cavalry.

Now, even if Wu Dan leads an army of [-], he still has the confidence to fight face-to-face.

Although he wouldn't be that stupid.

It has always been his principle of doing things to practice a thousand pounds of strength and to pull a thousand pounds in fours and twos.He has the strength to face head-to-head with his opponent, but it doesn't mean he has to head-to-head with his opponent.If there is a better way, he will never show his temper.

Now, he is digging a hole for Wu Dan.

With the map carefully drawn by Ma Rong for several months, and some important terrains personally inspected, he finally chose a valley called Baima Valley as the preset position.This was originally the winter pasture of Baima Qiang. Not far to the south is the Daxue Mountain, and more than 80 miles to the east, you can enter the Qiang Middle Road.

Strictly speaking, this is not an ideal ambush terrain.The entrance on the west side is large and the exit on the east side is small.Easy to get in and out from the west side, more difficult to get in and out from the east side.The enemy is chasing from the west, and once they find that the situation is wrong, they can retreat quickly, but the people being chased can easily block the exit due to crowding, making it difficult to escape.

Liang Xiao chose this place as the location to ambush Wudan, almost met with unanimous suspicion from the Qiang leaders.If it wasn't for Liang Xiao's impressive record and reputation, and his ruthlessness in the past few months, someone would accuse him of not understanding war.

Now, although the Qiang leaders were puzzled, they still followed his request and arranged a large number of tribesmen in the valley as bait.

Although Xu Le was credited for his persuasion and education, the main reason was because of Liang Xiao's ruthless methods.Before, the Yellow Ox Tribe took in captives of unknown origin, competed with the Eagle Tribe for arable land, and quarreled in front of Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao not only beheaded all the more than 100 captives, but also snatched away half of the property of the scalper tribe.The scalper tribe has suddenly changed from a medium-sized tribe to a small tribe that everyone can bully, and they can only honestly rely on the Han people and Liang Xiao.

No one wants to follow in the footsteps of the scalpers.

Of course, many people were waiting to see Liang Xiao's joke.Since his majesty is based on force, when he loses force, what he imposes on others will naturally be doubled in return.

Liang Xiao didn't take these wolf-like gazes seriously at all.He never expected to conquer the Western Regions by preaching, all he cared about was how to get from one victory to another.If he is defeated, even if these Qiang people don't deal with it, the emperor of Chang'an will not let him go.

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the distance, Liang Xiao turned his head and looked at the distant horizon.

A horse came galloping, waving a small red triangular flag in his hand.

The corners of Liang Xiao's eyes twitched slightly.He knew that Wu Dan was coming, and after waiting for several months, he finally couldn't hold back and launched an attack on his own initiative.

This is exactly what he expected.

There is a saying in the art of war: to target people but not to target others, waiting does not mean passiveness, and attacking does not mean activeness, just like the current situation of him and Wu Dan.He killed Udan's general Yiwuer in one fell swoop, regained Aliusu's head and bow, and broke Wudan's control over the Nanshan countries.He was like a thorn in Wu Dan's flesh.As long as he lives one day, Wu Dan cannot sleep peacefully.

So, instead of him looking for Wu Dan, Wu Dan would come looking for him.

The scout rushed to Liang Xiao, jumped off before the horse stopped, and rushed to Liang Xiao.He is a young Qiang man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a medium build, not very strong, but his eyes are clear and alert.He was a young man selected by Xu Le. He worked as a scorekeeper for two months, and now he is a scout.After several months of studying hard, he already speaks Chinese very well.

"General, the Nanshan Allied Forces are here. The forward is fifty miles away, and there are about 4000 people. According to the scouts we captured, the total strength is about [-], and it is said to be [-]."

The corners of Xu Le's eyes twitched slightly, and he involuntarily glanced at Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao smiled, disapproving. "Have you seen the battle flag of Sirius?"

"Not yet, a brother is rushing over to inquire about it, and it is estimated that he will send it back later."

"Okay, you go to rest."

"Here." The Qiang youth responded, but did not leave.He licked his thick lips, giggled, and didn't speak.Seeing this, Liang Xiao laughed silently. "Want to fight?"

"Yup."

"Not this time." Liang Xiao shook his horsewhip. "However, you won't lose the spoils, so don't worry."

"General, I'm not looking for spoils of war. The general's military salary is enough for me and my grandmother to live on. I want to make meritorious service, and I want to fight with the general. In the future, I have the opportunity to take my mother to Chang'an with the general."

"There are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. Sirius is too weak. If you want to fight, those warriors who are older than you will have objections. In two years, after you perform the crown ceremony, I will take you to fight the Huns on the grassland people."

The Qiang boy touched his head, a little frustrated. "Okay, then I'll wait." After finishing speaking, he got on his horse and galloped away.

When the young Qiang people walked away, Xu Le said: "General, the difference between the enemy and us is huge, so don't be careless."

"I've never been careless." Liang Xiao turned to look at Xu Le. "However, having more troops does not mean that they are strong. The Nanshan kingdoms only have such a large population. The more soldiers recruited by Sirius, the greater the complaints from the Nanshan kingdoms, and the more we can use this opportunity to severely damage the kingdoms. Wolves, they belong to my big man, so we can't kill people casually. What will we reward the tribes who follow us now?"

"I can understand the meaning of the general. However, five times the force is not so easy to deal with. The general should be more careful."

"Supervisor, after this battle is over, you won't say that anymore." Liang Xiao tilted the corner of his mouth, revealing a smug smile. "This time, I'm going to give Sirius a double heaven of ice and fire, roast him first, and then turn him into an ice sculpture, so that people in the Western Regions will tremble when they think of him."
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