Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 647
Liang Xiao watched coldly, without saying a word.

The Great Xiajia Cavalry is his last trump card, his last hope to turn defeat into victory.Judging from the current situation, these armored cavalry obviously cannot bear such a heavy responsibility.If you can't even do the order and prohibition, who dares to entrust them with the task of beheading who is close to death.

As long as one person shakes, the entire charge formation may become a mess.In order to play its due role, it is like repeatedly hammering a block of iron to purify. Those unstable factors must be removed one by one, so that it is possible to forge a real magic weapon.

To achieve this goal, the punishment of twenty army sticks is not enough. Without bloodshed, it is difficult to achieve magic soldiers.

However, Liang Xiao didn't say that this was Doros's subordinate, not his subordinate, so he couldn't casually propose to kill people to build power.Otherwise, not only Jiaqi would have objections to him, but Doros would also have other ideas.

Seeing that Doros was still angry after finishing his execution, Liang Xiao pulled him aside and reported the situation of the battle in the past two days.Hearing that Lie Jiaomi even killed his own people in order to boost morale, Doros was very surprised.

"So cruel?"

"Compassion does not command soldiers." Liang Xiao smiled. "Are you still betting?"

Doros scratched his head. "I'll practice for another two days and see what happens."

"Well, hurry up." Liang Xiao sighed lightly: "At this point in the battle, there is no way out. If you are not sure, I can only grit my teeth and stick to it. Lie Jiaomi may continue to attack. It is also possible to give up, no matter how he chooses, it is not what I want."

Doros was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

"I'm worried that the Huns will attack Dawan, and I'm also worried that the Parthians and even the Yuezhi may backtrack. Without the armored cavalry to help out, your father will be under a lot of pressure."

Doros nodded without saying a word.Of Liang Xiao's three worries, two were related to Daxia, their father and son, which made him feel heavy on his shoulders.

"I'm leaving. If you need anything, come to me directly."

"Okay." Doros nodded vigorously.

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Liang Xiao returned to the mouth of the gorge, but unexpectedly found that Lie Jiaomi did not launch an attack, the gorge mouth was peaceful, the soldiers who were about to fight in the formation were puzzled, and the commanding officer, Ashina, was also very disturbed. The situation has been said again.

"General, what do you think Lie Jiaomi is doing?"

Liang Xiao thought for a long time, but he didn't understand what Lie Jiaomi would do. "It doesn't matter what he is doing, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. Since he is not attacking, we will use this time to rest and prepare some methods."

Ashana was curious. "What other means does the general have?"

Liang Xiao pointed to the mountain behind him. "Aren't these all means?"

Ajina raised her head, still not quite understanding.Liang Xiao smiled.Although the Yuezhi people have a city, their awareness of offensive and defensive positions is still very weak.It's no wonder that there are no strong opponents around the Yuezhi, they can gain the upper hand by relying on cavalry field battles, so naturally they don't need to consider the attack and defense of the city, and they don't realize the factors that can be used.

But in the eyes of the Han people, there are too many things that can be used in this valley.

The hillside is divided into several different terrains from top to bottom. The top is a cold zone covered with white snow and ice. Except for ice and snow, there are stones, no vegetation, and not many things that can be used.Below is an alpine meadow composed of shrubs and dwarf wormwood, and then there is a virgin forest, and the bottom valley is full of miscellaneous trees, many of which are wild fruit trees, bearing a lot of wild apples, apricots, walnuts, etc. fruit.

For Liang Xiao, those miscellaneous trees were ready-made materials for bunkers, and they could be used just by cutting them down and throwing them into the valley.And those tall and straight fir and spruce trees can be used not only as shelters, but also as giant spears to supplement the lack of weapons.

After several days of fighting, the consumption of weapons was staggering, the most obvious being arrows and spears.Arrows can also be supplemented by arrows shot by Wusun people, but spears are a problem.Although the Wusun people were also equipped with stirrups, they were still not used to using spears for melee combat. Liang Xiao could not get supplementary spears.

For positional offense and defense, spears are more useful than war knives, especially for the Yuezhi people whose footwork is not so flexible, spears can keep them away from opponents, have a wider attack range, and effectively guarantee their own safety .

As for those wild fruits, they are naturally rare snacks and can also serve as part of rations.If you can hunt a few wild animals, you can also eat game and save a few cattle and sheep.

The one thousand Cypriot captives who surrendered before had nothing to do except help herd the sheep. It was quite embarrassing, so Liang Xiao sent them up the mountain to cut trees.Cut off part of the branches and leaves of the cut tree, leaving only the top, which looks like the red tassel of a spear.It looks tender, but if it is stabbed in the face, it is enough.

The cut branches and leaves are not wasted. In order to retain water, most of these cold-resistant trees have wax or fat on the leaves, which are easy to burn.

Liang Xiao not only used his own brain, but also mobilized all the soldiers to come up with plans and make use of the materials in front of him.Most of his parts have been exposed to city offensive and defensive training. Even if he is not as smart as Deng Guobin, it is still no problem to make a few offensive and defensive war tools.As for the Dawan people and the Yuezhi people, they had no ideas, but they had strength. Everyone worked together, and they were very busy.

In two days, Liang Xiao built more than 50 shooting towers, distributed behind the stone formation, and prepared nearly a thousand giant spears.Liang Xiao placed [-] of them in the formation, pointing obliquely outside the valley, waiting for the Wusun people to attack, and placed the rest on the hillsides on both sides for later use.

In addition, Liang Xiao also built a dozen trebuchets.These trebuchets were very simple, and they didn't even remove the bark. Throwing stones was a bit dangerous, but throwing lit branches was no problem at all.

All preparations are ready, Liang Xiao is determined in his heart, just waiting for Lie Jiaomi to attack.

Lie Jiaomi never came.

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Lie Jiaomi originally planned to launch an attack again as soon as the forced conscripts arrived, filling up Liang Xiao's position with the corpses of the Cypriots. As a result, [-] cavalry were sent out for a few days, but they failed to bring back a few Cypriots. Instead, news of the attack came.

Somehow the Sai people knew that Lie Jiaomi used their warriors as cannon fodder. When they saw the Wusun people coming, they either turned around and ran or resisted desperately. They would rather die in battle than be bound.The Wusun people were unprepared at first, and many people were injured, and suddenly became angry, and they chased and beat them fiercely, and chased them for two or three hundred miles.

Then, they discovered a problem: there were not many shepherds within more than 200 miles, and the shepherds who were supposed to spend the winter in the winter field were all gone.

Only then did the Wusun people realize that the situation was wrong, and immediately reported the news to Lie Jiaomi.

Lie Jiaomi was also taken aback.How could the Cypriots know what was going on on the battlefield? Was it their own subordinates who spoke up laxly, or the Cypriots escaped?The Cypriots in the camp had been killed, and if anyone escaped, it was probably the Cypriots who surrendered to Liang Xiao.

Would Liang Xiao also escape?

Liejiaomi thought a lot for a while.Thinking that Liang Xiao might not be in the canyon anymore, he felt a chill down his spine, and immediately thought of Liang Xiao's rush to Hexi for thousands of miles.

Will he go to Chigu City?Although the mountain road was difficult to walk, and it was about to snow in the mountains, Liang Xiao had the ability to march in the snow, and that was how he took down the car master.

The more Lie Jiaomi thought about it, the more uneasy he became.Although he played against Liang Xiao for several days, he couldn't see Liang Xiao.In fact, he didn't know Liang Xiao either, he could only see Liang Xiao's battle flag, who knew if the person under the battle flag was Liang Xiao himself.

Lie Jiaomi was in a state of confusion for a moment, so he didn't have the intention to attack.He sent a large number of scouts to scout around for news, and sent envoys to Chigu City to remind Aruikan and other generals to be careful not to be attacked by Liang Xiao.

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Liang Xiao didn't know what Lie Jiaomi was doing, and he was a little nervous, but he knew how to overcome this nervousness.There is a saying in the art of war, first be invincible, and wait for the enemy to be victorious.Since you can't figure out what Lie Jiaomi is thinking, then put more thought into it, tighten the fence, sharpen the steel knife, and wait for the wolf to throw itself into the net.

Liang Xiao summoned the generals to discuss matters, explained the current situation, and arranged tasks.

Needless to say, Doros has only one task, which is to train the armored cavalry.In front of Azhena and Jianmi, Liang Xiao said to Doros, if you want to make achievements with armored cavalry and conquer the world, you must pass this test.If you can't even defeat the Wusun people who have been severely injured by us, after returning to Daxia, you should disarm and return to the fields, and avoid your position and give way to the virtuous.

Doros was blushed by what he said, and he patted his chest to promise that if he was given another half a month, he would be able to implement the orders and prohibit them, otherwise he would come to see him.

Liang Xiao handed over the task of guarding the gorge to Azhena.So far, the Yuezhi people have lost more than 1000 cavalry, which is close to [-]% of the total force.Ashena was in a lot of pain, but he also saw the improvement of his subordinates in foot combat.As long as the Wusun people did not make a large-scale attack, the Yuezhi people could fully undertake the normal security tasks, and they could also use this time to strengthen training and sum up and digest the experience and lessons exchanged with blood before.

As for Jian Mi, Liang Xiao asked him to patrol the surrounding terrain and build fortresses where the enemy might break through.Jian Mi has guarded the mountain pass for many years and has a certain amount of experience in defense. With the assistance of Liang Xiao, it is also a rare opportunity for him to build a defense line from scratch.

The three generals came from three countries with different personalities, but they were well arranged by Liang Xiao. Everyone was very satisfied and happily accepted the task.

After agreeing on a way to communicate with Ah Zena, Liang Xiao and Jian Mi withdrew to the depths of the valley.Soon, on the basis of the topographic map drawn by Ma Rong and under the guidance of Liang Xiao, Jian Mi began to build a defensive formation for the entire canyon.

After getting along for a period of time, the Cypriots have accepted Liang Xiao's leadership.They got involved too, and they worked really hard.Every day, I go to the mountains to cut wood, and at night, I hang out with Han people and Dawan people, bragging and singing, and some even learn Chinese from Cypriot teenagers.

If there were no Wusun people outside the canyon, this would be a life like a fairy, and Liang Xiao was even a little reluctant to leave.

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Arukan hurried into the stone room, Dongfang Shuo, who was reading the Buddhist scriptures, was taken aback, put down the Buddhist scriptures, and stood up. "What's wrong?"

Arkan's face was a little pale, and his chest heaved and fluctuated.After thinking for a while, she still conveyed the news she had received to Dongfang Shuo, but she didn't say all of it. She just said that Lie Jiaomi was confronting Liang Xiao, and the battle was deadlocked. Lie Jiaomi asked her to strengthen the defense of Chigu City.

Dongfang Shuo frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Isn't Liang Xiao in the canyon?"

Arukan stared at Dongfang Shuo without speaking, wondering if he should tell him these things.If he knew that Liang Xiao might be rushing to Chigu City, what would he do?
"Okay, don't look at me like that." Dongfang Shuo snorted, "Chigu City is easy to defend, and with the new heavy snowfall in the mountains, it is impossible for ordinary people to choose this time to march in the mountains. It can make Lie Jiaomi worry. Besides Liang Xiao, who else would it be?"

"Then... will Liang Xiao really come to Chigu City?"

"No." Dongfang Shuo shook his head without thinking. "However, for you, this is a good opportunity."

"What good opportunity?"

"The opportunity to hold the military power in your hands. I think that Lie Jiaomi's order may not be given to you alone. There must be other nobles and generals who will be in charge of the army with you. However, there are only 2 people left in Chigu City. People, if you order many people to restrain each other, I am afraid it will not be conducive to command."

Arkan's eyebrows moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

"Liang Xiao won't come, but you can use this opportunity to grasp your strength. When Lie Jiaomi dies, you won't have to spend so much money."

"Will Kunmo die?"

"He failed to kill Liang Xiao, so he will naturally be killed by Liang Xiao." Dongfang Shuo smiled confidently. "Lie Jiaomi is the only person who can make Lie Jiaomi so nervous, and Lie Jiaomi is the only person who can make Liang Xiao uneasy. Both of them must die, so that the Western Regions can be peaceful. Of course, when Lie Jiaomi dies, the Western Regions get It's long-term peace. Liang Xiao is dead, and what the Western Regions get is only temporary peace."

"Why do you say that?"

"Although Liang Xiao is outstanding, there are still a few people who can stand side by side with him. If Liang Xiao dies, the emperor will be furious and will send more people to the Western Regions. In a word, if the Western Regions are not pacified, the Emperor will not Let go."

Arikan was skeptical. "Is there anyone among you big men who can be as capable as Liang Xiao?"

"Haha, a woman's opinion." Dongfang Shuo shook his head. "Do you know how many of our big fellows there are? 3000 million. The 10 people of the Hunxie Department can produce a Sirius, and the 30 people of Wusun can produce a Lie Jiaomi. My 3000 million men can produce a few Liang Xiaos." Nothing unusual."

Arikan's eyes twitched involuntarily. 3000 million people, which is the size of a hundred Wusun, is unimaginable.

"Have you heard of Wei Qing?"

"I've heard that she has a good relationship with Liang Xiao."

"Well, although Wei Qing is a slave, he is talented, but he is cautious, not as ostentatious as Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao has been accompanied by Wei Qing for several expeditions. However, what I want to talk about is not Wei Qing, but Wei Qing's nephew Huo Qubing .”

"Huo Qubing?" Arkan thought for a while. "Is it Liang Xiao's younger brother?"

"That's right, Huo Qubing is Liang Xiao's younger brother. He's only in his early ten years this year. But he's so talented that even Liang Xiao can't beat himself. If Liang Xiao is defeated by Lie Jiaomi this time, and the news reaches Chang'an, I guess For the next expedition, Wei Qing may be the commander, and Huo Qubing will also accompany him."

Dongfang Shuo shook his head and said with a smile, "Maybe, like Liang Xiao, he will become famous in the Western Regions."

Arikan was startled, his face was ashen.
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(End of this chapter)