In the vast expanse of land, although there are shrubs, it is mostly grassland. At a glance, everything is flat, with no steep mountains or towering mountains. Within the territory of Gaochang Kingdom, there are few mountains and few rivers. There is not as much rain as in Guanzhong, let alone the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River like Jin Kingdom.
clatter! clatter! !
The sound of horse hooves was rapid, trampling the ground.
The sound echoed endlessly.
More than 400 cavalrymen from Gaochang Kingdom dispersed and were galloping on their way.
The leader of Gaochangguo's troops was a school captain named Gu Changsheng. He is not a native of Gaochang, but a knight-errant who came to Gaochang from Great Qin. In Gaochang State, Ma Yan followed the example of Xia State in reforming the official system, and even set up a recruiting hall to recruit talents.
As long as there are capable people, Gaochang State will accept and use them all. Many rangers have martial arts skills and join the army after being selected.
This is what Gu Changsheng was like.
He was wearing armor and holding a knife. There was a look of expectation on his rough face.
He is just a wanderer, doing whatever he wants and not having much sense of his homeland. Even earlier when he was in Da Qin, he killed someone out of hatred and had to be questioned by the government. Thanks to his fast running, he ended up living in Gaochang Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, when Ma Yan recruits talented people, no matter how moral you are, no matter how vicious you are, as long as you are capable, you can serve in the army.
This is what Gu Changsheng was like.
He is a master in the innate realm, with good strength. He serves as a lieutenant colonel in the army and leads four hundred elite cavalry.
"The Prime Minister said that if you succeed in this battle, you will be rewarded. Anyone who wants to be promoted and make a fortune will risk their lives to fight for me today. The Prime Minister has always made clear rewards and punishments, and it is impossible for him to lie about his words."
"Whether you can seize the opportunity or not depends entirely on you."
"kill!"
Gu Changsheng simply shouted loudly.
He knew how to simply boost morale, and as his words came out, the four hundred knights cheered sporadically.
The sound of horse hooves on the grassland became more and more rapid, heading straight towards the direction of the Qin army.
As Gu Changsheng hurried on his way, four hundred Qin army cavalry also rushed towards him on the road not far ahead.
The person leading the troops was clearly Zhao Feixiong.
Xun Peng arranged for his Black Dragon Army cavalry to go into battle, and Zhao Feixiong took the initiative to ask for a fight. After Xun Peng learned about Zhao Feixiong's situation on the way here, he directly agreed. Zhao Feixiong was a forward general under Lin Yuanzhong in the past. There is no problem for such a person to lead troops.
Zhao Feixiong led the cavalry forward and also arranged sentinels to find out the news.
Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you fight without danger.
While Zhao Feixiong was on his way, the spies from the front rushed back and reported: "General Zhao, Gaochang cavalry appears in front, less than three miles away from us."
"knew."
Zhao Feixiong nodded in reply.
"The enemy is coming, blow the horn, attack with all your strength, and kill them directly."
"The slaughter must be revealed directly."
Zhao Feixiong gave the order.
In the face of a formidable enemy, there are no extra fancy means.
Just kill directly.
Woo! Woo! !
The sound of the horn resounded in the air, and after receiving the order, the more than four hundred Qin cavalrymen all became excited, and their eyes shone brightly.
The enemy is coming.
The time has come for meritorious deeds.
The cavalry led by Zhao Feixiong and the Gaochang cavalry led by Gu Changsheng both marched towards each other with all their strength. The two sides walked towards each other and met each other in a short time, less than a hundred steps away.
Sonorous!
Zhao Feixiong drew his sword, his eyes full of killing intent.
"kill!"
Zhao Feixiong shook the reins and urged the horse under his crotch to speed up further. The war horses rushed to the front like arrows from the string. The rest of the Qin cavalry also followed closely, and the horses galloped like wind and lightning, getting faster and faster.
Zhao Feixiong was extremely fast. When the horse approached the Gaochang cavalry, they bent down slightly, as if lying on the horse's back. He firmly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, held the knife in both hands, and raised it fiercely.
A knife was swung out.
clang! !
The two knives collided.
The sword of the Gaochang cavalry was knocked away, and Zhao Feixiong's long sword slashed across the neck of the Gaochang cavalry.
Blood splattered.
The body of the Gaochang cavalry flew off the horse and fell to the ground, and in an instant he lost his breath.
Zhao Feixiong succeeded with one blow and continued to fight with his sword. He is a general in the army. He has no fancy moves with his sword, just simple chopping, slashing and other moves. Just like this, the lethality is stronger, and he can kill a high-ranking soldier with one sword.
Zhao Feixiong has now entered the Grandmaster realm. With Lin Feng's help, he took a breakthrough pill and successfully entered the master realm. If it were Lin Feng, he would not be willing to use the elixir to exhaust his potential to break through. Lin Feng would rather take advantage of the water mill and temper it bit by bit.
Zhao Feixiong has no such plan. He has average talent and is very satisfied if he can become a master.
He is a military commander.
A military commander at the Grand Master level is enough to handle everything.
Zhao Feixiong followed Lin Yuanzhong in the past. His idea was very simple: to kill the enemy, and even go north to destroy the Yan Kingdom and wipe out the barbarians. It's a pity that Lin Yuanzhong died, and he was also implicated in the court's dealings with the Lin family.
Now, being able to fight against Gaochang Kingdom and expand the territory, Zhao Feixiong's heart was full of fighting spirit. On the vast land, Zhao Feixiong was like a killing god. Wherever the blade passed, Gaochang soldiers were killed one by one, and no one could stop him.
The four hundred Black Dragon Army cavalry were even more impressed when they saw Zhao Feixiong's killing. They became more motivated and killed even more rapidly.
On the Gaochang side, the military morale collapsed.
Da Qin is too strong.
Da Qin is invincible.
These cavalry from the Gaochang Kingdom were originally invincible in the Western Regions and thought they were very strong.
Now, he was killed and stunned.
Some people began to retreat.
Gu Changsheng was born as a ranger. He was always fierce and even more daring to fight and kill. He saw Gaochang Guo's side being defeated continuously, and knew that he could not continue like this and must reverse the situation, otherwise the battle would be lost.
After Gu Changsheng killed several people, he saw Zhao Feixiong and rode towards him to kill him.
Capture the thief and capture the king.
Kill this general of Great Qin first.
Gu Changsheng approached quietly with a knife in hand. He did not attack from the front, but chose to attack from behind. Although the sneak attack was disgraceful, this was on the battlefield, and to Gu Changsheng, he didn't mind. As long as he could achieve success in a battle, he was willing to use any means.
As soon as he approached Zhao Feixiong, Gu Changsheng's face bloomed with a smile, and he handed out the knife.
His face was full of pride.
This sword was as fast as lightning and silent. It would definitely kill the general of Great Qin. The moment the knife was handed out, Zhao Feixiong turned sideways and avoided the knife.
Zhao Feixiong swung the knife in his hand, and with a sharp flash of light, he slashed down diagonally with lightning speed.
Gu Changsheng had no time to escape.
Bah!
When the blade passed by, a big head flew out, and blood spurted out from the neck. Gu Changsheng's head flew through the air, and he still had a trace of consciousness.
His eyes were filled with wonder.
how come?
He was making a sneak attack, but the other party seemed to have predicted it and ducked sideways at the exact moment he drew the sword.
Gu Changsheng was confused, and before he had time to think clearly, all consciousness disappeared.
boom! !
The round head fell to the ground.
"kill!"
Zhao Feixiong didn't care about anything else and continued to charge with his men. The Great Qin cavalry charged forward, their swords flashing, and they killed each Gaochang cavalryman. More than four hundred Gaochang cavalry were completely crushed in front of Da Qin's cavalry, which was like fish on the chopping board.
The fighting on the battlefield is a one-sided situation.
"The Captain Gu is dead, retreat quickly."
Among the crowd, a centurion was horrified, shouted, and ordered to retreat.
"Great Qin is invincible, retreat."
"Da Qin is invincible, retreat quickly."
More and more Gaochang cavalry shouted, and large numbers of people evacuated. Such an evacuation was still covered up by Zhao Feixiong and his men. There were more than 400 Gaochang cavalry, and many who fell behind were constantly killed.
Zhao Feixiong led his men to cover up the enemy for a certain distance before giving the order to stop the pursuit and start counting the losses.
Thirty-two of the four hundred Qin cavalry were killed in the battle.
The group quickly counted the results of the battle. They killed as many as 286 people, and only more than a hundred Gaochang cavalry escaped.
Zhao Feixiong led his men to retreat and soon returned to the army. He came to Lin Feng and Xun Peng and reported: "Grand Governor, we won a complete victory in this battle. We killed 286 Gaochang cavalry, and the rest were killed and fled. We ourselves have suffered losses. Thirty-two people.”
"Good kill."
A smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.
Winning the first battle, even if it was just a tentative contest between the cavalry of both sides, greatly boosted morale.
This battle further set the tone.
Da Qin is invincible!
"Continue to advance and attack directly at the garrison of Gaochangguo's army."
Lin Feng gave the order.
The army continued to advance towards the Gaochang camp.
As Lin Feng's army continued to advance, the escaped Gaochang cavalry returned to the camp. Only 400 cavalry went out, and only a hundred came back, losing nearly three-quarters of their troops. When the news was reported to Ma Yan, Ma Yan's face turned completely cold.
The loss is too great.
The most important thing is that through this battle, we can judge the power of Da Qin's military front.
Ma Yan was an extremely cautious and careful person, so he directly ordered people to call the centurion among the soldiers. He looked at the centurion with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice: "What is going on in this battle? Why were the losses so huge in such a short period of time?"
The centurion looked a little frightened and replied: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the enemy is too strong. We cannot match Da Qin's military front. When the other party's leading general was fighting with Gu Xiaowei, he killed Gu Xiaowei in a single encounter. .Many of our people died in the hands of the other party’s generals.”
hiss!
Ma Yan took a breath.
He knew Gu Changsheng. This man had a wild temperament and had a reputation among the cavalry.
Gu Changsheng could even compete with a master at the master level. Such a person would be killed in a single encounter, which meant that among the cavalry dispatched by Great Qin, there was at least one master who was at the Grand Master level.
Among his troops was Mo Lihe, a master at the late stage of the Grandmaster realm, and there were also some people who had just entered the Grandmaster realm. However, the number was small, and it was impossible to arrange the Grandmasters to fight at will. The cavalry dispatched by Da Qin casually arranged for the Grand Master to come.
Of course, it may not be that the grandmaster is randomly assigned. Perhaps Da Qin did this to establish its prestige in the first battle.
Ma Yan weighed it in his mind and asked again: "In this battle, how much damage do you think you will cause to the other party?"
The centurion said: "No more than fifty people."
brush!
Ma Yan's expression changed drastically again.
Fifty people!
Da Qin suffered at most countless casualties, but the problem was that their side lost 286 people. Even though many people died while fleeing, the fact that the same troops were fighting in this battle showed that there was still a huge disparity in combat effectiveness between the two sides.
Ma Yan waved his hand and said: "Go down."
"Here!"
The centurion bowed and retired.
Ma Yanku was sitting, and after a while, Mo Lihe hurriedly entered. He quickly said: "Prime Minister, the general has just received the news that our people are back. However, the losses were heavy. The army led by Lin Feng is... Come kill us."
Ma Yan said solemnly: "Mo Lihe, what do you think we should do?"
Mo Lihe said: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, we obviously lost the previous test of four hundred cavalry. According to this prediction, if we fight against Da Qin under normal circumstances, the general will also believe that we will definitely lose. Hard to win.”
"On the one hand, according to the information obtained, Da Qin's army has as many as 60,000 troops. On the other hand, Da Qin's army has strong combat effectiveness, and we are invincible in a frontal fight. Therefore, we must change our plan to have a chance to win."
Ma Yan said: "How to change the plan?"
Mo Lihe said: "According to the original plan, I suggested that we launch a surprise attack when Lin Feng's army arrives. Next, there is only one possible weakness for Da Qin. That is Da Qin's army, which has just arrived outside the camp. The army formation has not yet been formed.”
"This stage is when the army is adjusting its ranks, and orders are not easy to implement."
"Seizing this opportunity, we will send a large army to raid and defeat the Qin army. As long as the Qin army is disrupted and the Qin army is in chaos, the opportunity will come."
"This is the only chance."
Mo Lihe said: "If this opportunity is missed, we can only follow the original plan, fight and then pretend to retreat. Retreat step by step to the capital, and finally pretend to surrender in the capital in order to set a trap to kill Lin Feng." .”
Ma Yan said: "The raid is quite dangerous."
Mo Lihe said: "The general knows that a surprise attack is dangerous, but we have no choice. Everyone knows that the strength of Gaochang State is not comparable to that of Great Qin. But after we have developed for so many years, under the hard work of the Prime Minister, Gaochang State has A certain amount of combat effectiveness.”
"That's why we sent the cavalry to test. After the battle, we lost more than 280 people, and the enemy lost less. It can be said that the cavalry of the two armies fought, it was a complete crushing."
"Under such a premise, it is useless for the army to form a frontal battle array."
Mo Lihe said: "Prime Minister, I am willing to give it a try. Even if I die in battle, I will die a worthy death."
Ma Yan was not an indecisive person. He thought about it and said decisively: "You have the courage, and I will help you. As long as Lin Feng's army approaches, you will personally lead eight thousand elite cavalry to attack Qin's soldiers and horses. Fight for it and fight. Win. As long as there is turmoil in Da Qin's military formation, the Prime Minister will immediately send troops to attack, further attack Da Qin's army, and strive to win in one battle."
"I will obey my orders."
Mo Lihe answered with clasped fists.
He was high-spirited and looked very much looking forward to it.
What about Da Qin?
As long as you plan properly, you may not have another chance. After all, he is a master at the late stage of the Grandmaster Realm. He leads the army into battle as a vanguard, so he has great confidence.
Mo Lihe turned around to make arrangements, while Ma Yan sat alone in the tent, thinking constantly in his mind. Ma Yan was actually worried, but Gaochang was a small country with weak strength and was at a disadvantage. This was a matter of no choice.
