To be honest, the task of escorting Bingzhou Mu to patrol the border was very easy. Along the way, Yuwen Chengdu, a martial arts madman, kept challenging White Horse General Pang De and Yang Xuanmo.
White Horse General Pang De was able to fight Yuwen Chengdu for fifty or sixty rounds, while Yang Xuanmo was able to defeat Yuwen Chengdu in sixty rounds. This caused Yuwen Chengdu to challenge Yang Xuanmo and was defeated by Yang Xuanmo. Pang De was tortured again, which made Pang De very depressed. Pang De, who had no choice but to challenge, also followed Yuwen Chengdu to practice martial arts hard. Later Zhang Liao also joined the sparring ranks. Pang De and Zhang Liao both used broadswords, Pang De used the Three Pavilion machete, and Zhang Liao used the Dragon Scale Phoenix Mouth Sword. They confirmed each other's sword skills. This made both of their martial arts experience a qualitative leap. Later it evolved into Yuwen Chengdu, Zhang Liao, and Pang De joining forces to fight against Yang Xuanmo. If Yang Xuanmo wanted to defeat the three of them, he would have to take more than 200 moves.
Bingzhou Mu looked at the three young people who were still children and couldn't help but sigh that he was really old. It was true that generations of talented people had been leading the way for decades. When a new generation of military generals grow up, they may not be able to produce peerless generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
After dinner at night, Bingzhou Shepherd Zhang Yi called Zhang Liao to his study and said earnestly: "Wen Yuan, I know you changed your name to avoid trouble in your family. You have been a great talent since you were a child, and you want to benefit the people. You You have done very well over the years. But I want you to remember that a person's life is not just about hard work. One's own strength, luck, talent and learning are indispensable. From the perspective of my many years as an official, Yang Xuanmo is definitely not Chi Zhong When something transforms into a dragon. I hope you will consider my opinion carefully and join Yang Xuanmo and the others. This is your chance, and it may change your life. I think Yang Xuanmo is interested in you and I hope you cherish the opportunity. I am old. I am also tired. After this border patrol, I decided to submit a petition and return to my hometown. Remember this sentence, birds follow the phoenix and soar far away, and people with good qualities are proud of themselves."
Zhang Liao was silent for a long time and said: "Thank you for reminding me, sir. I am only interested in Brother Yang, but there are some things that I really can't decide on. Let me think about it."
"Okay, I'm tired. You go and have a rest. Remember, a soldier will die for his confidant, and never stick to the rules. It's not easy to meet a confidant." After saying this, Zhang Yi, the shepherd of Bingzhou, waved his hand to signal Zhang Liao to retreat.
Zhang Liao walked out of the study with a heavy heart.
The next day the border patrol team set off, and their next stop was Macheng, an important town in Daijun. When the army was forty miles out of the city, suddenly a scout came to report that an unknown army was found fifteen miles ahead. There were about five thousand people, all cavalry. Yang Xuanmo immediately ordered Gao Shun's two thousand infantry to go into battle. He, Yuwen Chengdu and Pang De watched the battle. At the same time, Zhang Liao was informed to protect Zhang Yi, the herdsman of Bingzhou.
Yang Xuanmo led Gao Shun and others out of ten miles to fight.
This group of unknown origins came from the tribe of Cheriji, the young king of the Southern Huns. When the new Shanyu Xubu Guduhou of the Southern Huns received a letter from Wang Chang of Taiyuan, he decided to show his glory and send Cheriji and Han who slaughtered various tribes. He attacked Zhang Yi, the herdsman of Bingzhou.
According to the original plan of Cheliji and Tugebu Han Zong, Cheliji was responsible for attracting escort troops, and then Tugejingqi was responsible for killing Zhang Yi, the Bingzhou Shepherd.
Cheriji led 5,000 cavalrymen and rushed towards the troops patrolling the border in Bingzhou. A scout came to report that there were about 2,000 infantry troops arrayed in the rock ravine ahead to meet the enemy.
Cheriji asked: "Who is the general?"
"Look at the words "Infantry Colonel Wei Gao" written on the leader's banner.
Cheriji thought to himself: "If the surname is Lu or Yang, it is worth noting. I have never heard of the surname Gao."
"My general ordered us to quickly pass through the rock ditch. If this Han army goes out to fight, we will quickly annihilate it."
The compliments from his generals made Cheriji even more arrogant. Two thousand infantry versus five thousand cavalry, in this era when the cavalry has an absolute advantage, is bound to be an egg against a stone. Cheriji commanded the men and horses to gallop towards the rock ravine.
Rock ditch is a flat river land, which is especially suitable for cavalry to gallop. When Cheriji led his men and horses to lead Luanshigou, the Han army had already formed a formation to block the only way for the army to pass.
This Han army was equipped with unique equipment that I had never seen before. They were all wearing heavy plate armor and visor helmets. There were about 500 people in the front row in the middle of the rock ravine, lined up in front of the formation.
The large flag of the Chinese army flutters in the wind, with a gold edge and a gold thread, and a big "Gao" character written on it in the middle of the Anbei Protectorate.
Cheriji frowned. Although the opponent's equipment was weird, he was not afraid. One or two thousand infantry wanted to block the attack of five thousand cavalry. It was simply impossible in his mind.
Cheriji waved the pointed steel spear in his hand in place of a military order. "Rush over and crush everyone who stands in your way."
The cavalry of the Southern Huns swarmed up with howls.
Facing the swarming Southern Huns cavalry, Gao Shun did not panic. He saw Gao Shun, who was standing on a high place, waved his flag. The Han troops in the front row suddenly retreated, and the Han troops in the back row stepped forward. Change formations inadvertently. When the Han troops came forward, each of the Han troops held a huge shield in their hands, about the height of a person. I saw these five hundred people shouting in unison and slamming the giant shield to the ground. The edge of the giant shield was extremely sharp. As the Han army smashed it down hard, the giant shield sank into the ground, and a solid shield wall appeared in front of the Southern Huns cavalry.
What's the matter? Cheriji has never seen this kind of giant shield. Not only has he never seen such a huge shield, but the design of the shield is also weird. The surface of the shield is covered with spikes and iron hooks about a foot long, and there is a giant slaying horse behind the shield. Swords, this piece of equipment weighs dozens of kilograms, and cannot be used by non-military warriors.
Seeing that the Southern Huns cavalry was still 1560 steps away from the first row of Han troops, the two rows of archers behind the heavy sword and shield soldiers began to shoot under the command of Gao Shunling Banner.
This group of archers all use thirty hard skills, and the arrows they are equipped with are all triangular penetrating awls, which are very lethal and penetrating.
The galloping Southern Huns cavalry had reached a distance of 150 steps, and the archers behind the giant shield began to shoot cold-bloodedly. The Southern Huns cavalry used short bows specially designed for cavalry, and the shooting distance was about 80 steps, but the Shanshan Army archers used long-range large bows, and the shooting distance was 150 steps.
The sky-wide rain of black arrows shot towards the Southern Huns cavalry with the sound of buzzing. In an instant, nearly three hundred of the Southern Huns cavalry who were rushing at the front were shot into hedgehogs by the rain of arrows. Even their horses were shot through by three-edged armor cones.
The neighing of the war horses and the screams of the cavalry caused the entire charging formation to pause. The death of nearly three hundred people at a distance of one hundred and fifty steps also made Cheriji's heart tremble.
The cavalry of the Southern Huns did not flinch due to the sudden arrow rain attack, but instead were inspired by the fierceness in their hearts.
There will be immortals in war.
The Southern Huns, who often competed with the Han army, were relatively familiar with the Han army's tactics. Archers and spearmen were the means used by the Han army to deal with the Southern Huns cavalry.
Although these infantry soldiers are all strong and strong, and they are arranged in a formation that I have never seen before, it doesn't matter. As long as they rush over, the cavalry can easily defeat the infantry.
In the successive charges, although the Southern Huns kept falling off their horses and being trampled to pieces by the newcomers, this group of crazy Southern Huns cavalry did not stop the pace of the cavalry.
Seeing the Southern Huns cavalry rushing to a distance of fifty steps, the long bows could no longer exert their power. All the archers followed Gao Shun's flag swing, put down their long bows and picked up the crossbows that had been prepared. They knelt on one knee the previous step. He pulled the trigger of the crossbow, and the iron crossbow flew out from the gap in the giant shield and shot towards the Southern Huns' cavalry.
As early as the Warring States Period, the State of Zhao developed crossbows as weapons to defeat the enemy. Using crossbows to deal with the nomads in the north was definitely a powerful weapon.
The distance of fifty steps is like a natural chasm, like a locust's flying crossbow hitting the galloping horses and Southern Huns knights, instantly dyeing the rocky ravine red. Gao Shun, who was standing at a high place, had a sneer on his face, his face was as sinking as water, and he kept waving his command flag.
"Fire crossbows continuously, don't stop..."
After the first platoon fired the crossbows, the second platoon followed, and then the third platoon started again. Although the distance was only fifty steps, the Southern Huns cavalry suffered heavy losses.
