The pits dug by the armed caravans were hundreds of meters long and wide. After digging the horse pit, Boss Qian ordered people to pull out grass to disguise the horse pit. Even the horse tripping rope was covered with grass. The horse bandits whipped their horses and screamed as they rushed towards the caravan camp. The property they were about to receive made them forget about the danger, and they didn't even notice anything unusual on the ground. The horse bandit who rushed at the front was knocked upside down, and he tripped the horses behind him who had no time to get out of the way. In an instant, dozens of horses fell over. The large group of horses that followed and charged saw that the situation was not good, so they tightened their horse ropes and turned urgently, barely avoiding the pit. After half a circle, they returned to the starting point, dismounted and began to regroup.
Qian Lao San and Qian Lao San were overjoyed when they saw this, knowing that the plan discussed with Ze Yuan was half successful. The tall man who came up to see him last night was Zeyang, the son of Nima and the heir to the position of Dajian Stovehead. Five years ago, Nima suddenly died suddenly when he was in his prime. It was supposed that Ze Lang would inherit his father's position as leader. Unexpectedly, the usually humble and humble housekeeper A Dang suddenly showed his face and fangs. Not only did he seize the position of leader, but he also Want to kill young Zelang. Fortunately, Zelang escaped under the desperate protection of several of Nima's personal followers. There are rumors that Nima was poisoned by Adam. In order to survive, Zelang took several of his followers and became horse bandits. As he grew older, Zelang grew taller and stronger. Three or five people were no match for him, and he had more than 20 men under his command, becoming a famous horse bandit in the Dajianlu area. The goods carried by the armed caravan were really eye-catching. As soon as they entered Fan District, they were targeted by bandits from all walks of life, including Zelang and his group of horse bandits. After Boss Qian and his entourage entered the Dajianlu Valley, Zelang followed them. The more he observed, the more familiar the caravan became. Later, when Boss Qian went to the village with gifts, he got a real look at it. Although he had met him more than ten years ago and his memory was already blurry, he still recognized Boss Qian.
The horse bandits who attacked the caravan were not in the same group as Ze Liang, but were an accomplice of Adang, the new leader of Dajianlu. Adang sent someone early to inform the group of horse bandits about the situation of the caravan. This was also the reason why the armed caravan was attacked as soon as it entered the grassland. These horse bandits actually came from a medium-sized tribe in the nearby grassland. This tribe has a total of about 2,000 people. This time, 600 people participated in the robbery. All except the old, weak, sick and disabled were mobilized. Also involved in the attack were dozens of Adam's confidants. The reason why Adang wanted to collude with the grassland tribes was that on the one hand he could not afford an armed caravan of 300 people, and on the other hand he did not want the caravan to be robbed on his own territory, because this would ruin his reputation and cut off future tolls. But his plan was secretly told to Zelang by people in the village. This led to the scene where Zelang came to the camp to look for the money boss last night. Boss Qian had a lot of secret discussions with Zelang, discussing strategies to deal with the horse bandits.
Dozens of men and horses were killed without even reaching the edge of the caravan camp, which greatly reduced the arrogance of the horse bandits. Of course, it is impossible to give up the fat in your mouth. Not to mention that this batch of goods is valuable on the grassland. Even if the three hundred people in the caravan are captured and sold as slaves, it will still be a huge fortune. After careful inspection, the horse bandits also discovered horse traps, horse ropes and trenches. Blocked by these obstacles, it was impossible to charge with their horses, so the horse bandit leader decided to dismount and fight on foot. After leaving a team of people to guard the horses, the leader of the horse bandits led all the people to rush towards the caravan from the southeast. He believed that even if the number of people was equal, he could easily eat the other party, not to mention that his number was three times that of the other party.
Using one's own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses was one of the strategies Boss Qian and Zelang discussed last night. In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the nemesis of infantry. Even if the infantry was lucky enough to win, it would only be a rout. It could only damage its skin but not its muscles and bones. You could only watch the cavalry fly away. If the horse bandits did not dismount and fight on foot at this time and kept wandering and harassing them, they would drag down the armed caravan alive within a few days. It's just that the leader of the horse bandits is greedy for money and wants to break through the caravan's defense line in one fell swoop, so as not to suffer long nights and attract other tribes to take a share of the pie.
The equipment of these horse bandits is actually very poor. In addition to bows and arrows, the other weapons are spears and long knives. Their armor coverage is also very low. Except for a few wearing mail armor, they don't even have much leather armor. Thinking back to the time when the Tubo Empire was very powerful, not only was it rich in horses, but more importantly, its swords and armor were so sophisticated that even the Tang army had to retreat when the soldiers pointed at it during its heyday. It has only been two or three hundred years since the empire was disintegrated. It is really sad that the once feared steppe cavalry has become so degraded and degenerated. It is even stupider to dismount and fight for property. Let’s not talk about the big killer weapon of artillery. The caravans will have a drink just by using grenades together with spears and giant shields.
Under the cover of bows and arrows, the horse bandits fought in front of the trench with two companies of soldiers from the caravan guarding the parapet. Although they had an advantage, it was difficult to attack in a short time. On the one hand, the horse bandits were in a scattered formation and were not good at attacking on foot. On the other hand, the caravan soldiers were extremely disciplined and refused to retreat until they died. Under the tight defensive shield formation, the horse bandits not only failed to take advantage, but were stabbed to death with spears. As time went by, the battle became increasingly tense, but Boss Qian did not order the grenades to be thrown. He knew that as long as the grenade exploded, it would definitely turn the tide of the battle, but it would also make the horse bandits flee. He was waiting for Zelang and Qian Bao to show up.
The fighting became more and more intense. The two sides were no longer in a stalemate but the caravan was suppressed and beaten by the horse bandits. More than ten people were killed and injured. Even Qian Laosan was stabbed in the arm. Of course, the horse bandits suffered more casualties. Just when the defense line could no longer hold up, Boss Qian finally ordered the grenades that had been prepared to be thrown, because he saw a cavalry of more than 20 people appearing on the hill. It was Zelang's cavalry. Immediately afterwards, Qian Bao's company also appeared on the hill one after another.
Seeing dozens of iron lumps flying towards them, the horse bandits were initially confused and then disdainful. These people from the Han region were actually hitting people with iron lumps. Is this a sign that they were about to die? They never imagined that this thing would be like a thunderbolt, killing and injuring many people in an instant. Could it be that the compassionate Buddha sent down thunder from the sky to punish everyone for their sins? After a brief moment of astonishment, the horse bandit turned around and fled, wailing, towards the horses behind him. But before they could reach the horses, they discovered that a group of people were driving the horses away as hard as they could. The leader of this group was Zelang. Just when the grenade exploded, he led the horse team to attack the horse bandits guarding the horses. The horse bandits were also stunned by a series of huge explosions. It was not difficult to kill them. How much effort.
The horse bandit, who was stunned by the grenade, was so anxious that he saw his horse being driven into the distance. At this time, a louder sound appeared again - it was shelling. The shelling first came from four light tiger squatting guns on the hill. Seeing the artillery fire on the hillock, the eight light tiger squatting guns on the caravan camp also opened fire. The horse bandits fell to the ground under the cross fire. After several rounds of shells landed, the horse bandits no longer ran away, but knelt on the ground and kept begging Buddha for blessing. For them, the situation at this moment was too shocking.
Zelang rode his horse, first waved his hands toward the hill, and then rode toward the camp to signal to stop the bombardment. After the bombardment stopped, he shouted some dialect to the group of horse bandits kneeling on the ground. It was probably because the Buddha sent someone to save them, so they quickly put down the butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately. Boss Qian knew that these Tibetan people were devout Buddhists, but he had some doubts about the effectiveness of Zelang's words. But to his surprise, not long after, Zelang came over and asked for help to tie up all the horse bandits, but none of them resisted.
