Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.
Zhe Zhichang wondered: "How is it possible? This has never happened before. They just stop after taking possession. The possessions can be looted. The military city is barren and barren, and it cannot be occupied for a long time. Why do they attack the military city?"
Liu Suiyun said: "Foster war with war."
Zhe Zhichang said: "The opponent only has more than a thousand soldiers. Even if we fight again, where can we go?"
Zhao Tong shook his head and said calmly: "This is training."
"Training troops?" Zhe Zhichang was surprised and uncertain: "My lord, are you saying that the third princess of the Falcon is training her own troops and horses this time? But unless her troops and horses are much stronger than those of the defenders of the military city, wouldn't this kind of training be worth the gain? ?”
Zhao Tong said: "If you are not strong, how can you reach here? What's more, the military city is low and made of earth and stone. It is said that there are three to five hundred soldiers stationed inside. In fact, it seems that there are only two or three hundred soldiers at most along the way. As long as the attackers attack Once you have captured the city, it is not difficult to attack the military city again."
Liu Suiyun said: "What the prince said is absolutely true. I have observed that the soldiers guarding the military city may have some fighting strength individually, but when they are piled up in one place, they are a bit disorganized. When encountering the opponent, they come prepared and have more soldiers. Extremely difficult to deal with.”
Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Each military city only has one commander-in-chief, not to mention whether there is a strategy or not. Just because the subordinate soldiers and tribes are different, it takes a lot of thinking. It is even more difficult to defend it. Meng Shu, can you do it? Is there any countermeasure?"
Liu Suiyun smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Suiyun has a plan to defeat the third falcon princess this time."
Zhao Tong said: "Can you defeat the third princess? Let me tell you how to defeat her."
Liu Suiyun smiled and said: "The ranger trains troops, coming and going like the wind. If you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, then retreat. After a while, our army will support you. The opponent will run away. Then they will secretly observe the movements of our army and wait for opportunities." And moving, Suiyun means..."
After saying this, Zhao Tong clapped his hands and praised the wonderful thing. Zhe Zhichang next to him was stunned when he heard it. He thought to himself, how could there be someone with such complicated calculations in the world? If this is the case, why worry about Xixia not being broken!
Luda stared at him and said, "How did you come up with all these twists and turns? Liu Wulang, did you read a lot of books to come up with this plan? It really shocked the Sa family."
Liu Suiyun cupped his hands and said, "General Lu is so complimentary."
Luda heard this and thought to himself, how could I praise you? I just said that you are very discerning in reading, and then he said that I praise you. It turns out that scholars are cunning.
Zhao Tong said: "According to Mengshu's plan, first hide the troops and confuse the opponent. The armor of the Forbidden Army and the Longyou soldiers are different, which will inevitably arouse the other party's suspicion. Yang Zhi led the Forbidden Army to stand by on the spot. I and the Longyou soldiers went to the military city to support them and dispersed. The other party, let the other party think that there are only these one thousand troops."
After a while, the army was reorganized. Zhao Tong led Lu Da, Zhi Zhichang and Longyou Qianqi, and went straight to the front. Liu Suiyun and Yang Zhi were on standby with the Forbidden Army's vanguard group and heavy troops.
The thousand cavalry and horses in Longyou are a force with two commanders, commonly known as a battalion. They are equipped with two commanders and are the elite of Xining Prefecture.
The soldiers in Longyou are different from the regular Western Army. The soldiers in Longyou are mixed, including well-known Tibetan soldiers and Uighur soldiers. In terms of belonging, they are not counted as local forbidden troops, and they are just like Xiang soldiers.
The Zhe Family Army and the Zhong Family Army were all local forbidden armies. As for their names, they were called by the common people. Although these armies were also loyal to the Song Dynasty, their sense of belonging was with the commanders like the Northwest Generals.
Longyou soldiers are different. Their sense of belonging lies in the dozens of acres of fields. Tubo, Yellow-headed Uighurs, and other familiar tribes in the Western Regions all receive preferential treatment once they join the army in the Song Dynasty. Shenzong decided that every Tibetan soldier should be given special treatment. Human land is 100 acres, sub-Tibetan officials are 200 acres, and large-Tibet officials are 300 acres. This is the reason why these soldiers are dedicated to fighting for the Song Dynasty.
My heart is tied to the earth.
However, due to the increasingly limited land in Daojun's dynasty, the provisions were less, and the soldiers mainly recruited more archers. However, no matter how much they were given, these soldiers fought for money, and they were also loyal, and they would probably be loyal to the boldness. A generous owner.
Right now, Zhao Yuan traveled one or two thousand miles to the west of Longyou, almost throwing money all the way there. In the eyes of these Longyou soldiers, especially the Tibetan and Uighur soldiers, this Longyou Chief Protector was simply the most worthy of loyalty. , and this is the prince of the current dynasty, so loyalty is always right, right? It is more justifiable than being loyal to those Western Army generals.
The men and horses moved very fast, and after traveling for dozens of miles, they saw a military city in front of them. This military city was called a city, but it was actually made of earth and stone. It was neither high nor big. To defeat this kind of city, you wouldn't even need a ladder. Archers can enter the strongest shooting range.
The military city has two front and rear gates, which look like they can be walked through on horseback. The gates are tied with thick wooden trunks. Not to mention the suspension bridge, there is no stone gate.
At this moment, there was a group of cavalry running around the military city under the city. The soldiers in the city did not dare to come out. They hid behind the wooden piles on the city and shot an arrow from time to time. The cavalry was fast but could not hit the target.
Looking at it from a distance, Zhao Tong knew that it was only a matter of time before the military city was destroyed. There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. The high city and the big walls could still be overcome, but this low earth and stone city could be taken down with just bows and arrows. After all, the people on the city were still there. The maneuverability is too small, and it can be fired at will under the city.
Without explaining too much, Zhao Tan gave the order to fight. The Longyou soldiers had rich experience in fighting, and Lu Da and Zhe Zhichang also knew military affairs. Zhao Tan was not worried.
Hearing the sudden sound of iron hoofs, billowing dust and smoke, the fine and already withered grass dust instantly splashed everywhere, and even the rushing wind caused slight pain in Zhao Tong's cheeks.
Thousands of cavalrymen went out to a stone's throw away, and suddenly separated from each other. Two commanders each led a team, swimming in a staggered manner, with a distance between the head and the tail, as if a green snake suddenly moved. It was no longer a straight line attack, but a back and forth. Wrong movement.
Zhao Tong followed slowly on his horse. Over the years, he had thought about the scenes on the battlefield countless times. Even in his dreams, he had seen it. Although it was just a small team of a thousand people fighting at the moment, the people and horses suddenly dispersed, as if the entire army was fighting. The sight of the team moving forward as if alive still made his pupils shrink slightly.
This is just a light cavalry guerrilla. If there were tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people charging, if it were a heavy cavalry charge like Tie Yao Zi and Tie Fu Tu, the scene would probably be as violent as earth shaking.
The Uighur team had long since discovered the Longyou cavalry, but they didn't take it seriously at all. After firing a hail of arrows at the city, the Longyou cavalry also began to fire arrows, and then they gradually retreated, but nothing happened as Liu Suiyun expected. Like, just evacuate quickly.
Zhao Tao frowned. It seemed that this team of Uighur soldiers was very confident in their own fighting power. He had already rushed to the end of the formation. Luda was in front of the formation, and Zhe Zhichang was at the rear. He said to Zhe Zhichang: "Let's The soldiers in the city came out of the city to rendezvous."
Zhe Zhichang shouted several times to the city and reported the number and commander's name of the Longyou cavalry team. The soldiers in the city opened the city gate after a while, but only dozens of cavalry came out. It turned out that there were no horses, and the rest are all infantry.
Ruda organized his troops in the front, and the two commanders reunited at one point. Together with dozens of cavalry in the military city, they formed an array in front of the city gate.
The Uighur army still didn't leave, just watching from a distance. In front of the team was a snow-white horse, and immediately sitting on it was a girl wearing cyan leather armor.
At this time, Zhao Tong rode up to the front of the formation. Looking from a distance, he saw that the girl's face was covered with black gauze and her appearance could not be seen clearly. At this time, he also looked this way with a keen eye.
Zhao Tong pointed with his riding crop: "Who knows?"
Everyone around shook their heads, but a soldier who came out of the city reported: "Back to Shangguan, this girl is the third princess of the Uighurs, Liya Naza. People in Xining Prefecture may not know much about her, but we here know that this girl is skilled in bow and horse, and has martial arts. He is proficient, especially good at riding, he is a good horse rider, and he is even more famous over there with the Uighurs."
Zhao Tong looked again and again, and saw the heroic figure of the girl in the distance. He pointed with his riding whip: "The horse rides well? Except that the legs are longer, there is nothing surprising about her."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a string in front of the opponent's formation, and an arrow suddenly shot out. The arrow flashed with silver light, like a shooting star, and went straight in front of him.
However, Zhao Tong could see clearly that the arrow was shot by the girl in green armor. The girl took the bow and arrow and shot it in one go. It was extremely fast. He didn't know whether he was annoyed by his riding whip or recognized that he was the leader of the team, so he thought Kill with one arrow.
Although the arrow speed was fast, there was still a distance between the two teams. Luda on the other side reacted quickly and stepped forward with his sword. He knocked the arrow away in the flash of light and flint, and shouted: "It's really a fast arrow!"
Zhao Tao looked at the girl and saw her raising her chin slightly in front of the battle. Although she was wearing a black gauze, she still showed a hint of white, and her provocative posture was clearly visible.
He sneered and said, "Bring me the gun!"
Everyone was puzzled, but the Juncheng cavalry who had just spoken reached out and handed over an ash wood iron-tipped spear.
Zhao Tong held the gun in his hand, weighed it slightly, then suddenly raised his arm and threw the gun without any warning.
This spear was like a silver dragon, speeding like lightning. The red spear tassel exploded in an instant, as if blood spattered, making a harsh whistling sound, and went straight to the girl in front of the opposite formation.
Regardless of the crossbow, if you want to hurt someone, there will be a forward movement to make people prepared, such as bending the bow and loading the crossbow. These are actually front moves. No matter how fast you are, these movements cannot be avoided.
If you are facing off, if you make a move, you may be guarded by the opponent. However, if you are faster, you can gain a reaction time from the opponent.
But Zhao Tong's gun is different. To be honest, it is a secret weapon. There is no warning or any pre-emption. The gun is thrown with incredible speed. Even if the opponent reacts quickly enough, the pre-preparation process is shortened. It’s getting harder and harder to hide.
Moreover, the size of the gun is much larger than that of the arrow. The so-called difference is a slight difference, and the arrow can be avoided by a slight deviation, but at the same distance, it is very likely to be scratched by the gun.
The shot was astonishing, as if the silver dragon was out of the sea. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the opponent's formation. The third Uighur princess Lianaza was so frightened and angry that she had no time to duck to the side. She let out a scolding sound and immediately used an iron blow. Banqiao, the body fell backward!
But this shot was too fast and too heavy. Before Liyana could even lie down on the horse, the shot had already arrived.
With a "hiss" sound, Zhao Tong's gun flew close in front of her, and finally lifted the black veil on her face and continued to fly backwards...
(Today it’s 10,000, I’ll update it to 3,000 first, and I’m writing the rest now. Thank you all.)
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