The morning sun is rising, and the warm sunshine is shining down, dispersing the mist that danced with the wind in the morning.
Tens of thousands of horse hooves trampled the ground, turning over soil and weeds.
More than ten thousand Xuanwu Army cavalry set out from Bianzhou, almost covering the roads and countryside.
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, held a tablet and used a drone to view the Tianping Army, which was more than 20 miles away and was setting off after breakfast.
"Don't be shy about horsepower, speed up!"
Putting away the tablet, Li Yunze ordered the people around him to "come out in front of the scouts. Don't let go of any sentinels from the Tianping Army!"
If you want to fight a surprise attack, the most important thing is to be fast and not give the enemy a chance to react.
The Tianping Army set out from Yunzhou and was about to arrive in Caozhou.
Zhu Xuan planned to join forces with his younger brother Zhu Jin here, and then go south into Songzhou to join Shi Pu who set out from Pengcheng.
They also knew that the Xuanwu Army was powerful, so they chose to harass Songzhou first to lure Li Yunze out, allowing those quasi-allies who were still waiting to take advantage of the opportunity to launch an offensive.
Zhu Xuan never expected that not only had Li Yunze already struck, but he would also hit him with the first punch.
The reason is very simple. If the Wuning army attacks Shi Pu first, the brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin will join forces. The 50,000 to 60,000 troops will be alert when they gather together, and there will be basically no chance of a surprise attack.
These are the real strong soldiers of the Tang vassal town, not a cannon fodder team composed of refugees.
Armored cavalry are not invincible, and tens of thousands of strong soldiers are equally difficult to defeat.
If you attack Zhu Xuan first when he is unprepared, you will have a great chance of winning a complete victory. If you then take advantage of the situation and sweep away Zhu Jin, who is already very close to here, the overall situation is basically decided.
When Shi Pu received the news, as long as his brain was not in trouble, he would immediately retreat and run away.
And once the offensive in the east is broken down, the wallflowers in the west will never dare to stand up straight.
These are all strategic plans, and now it is time to implement the plans into specific tactical executions.
Zhu Xuan's headquarters, which was more than forty miles away from Caoxian County, broke out of camp after breakfast and set off.
Tens of thousands of sergeants and accompanying auxiliary soldiers and civilians formed a long queue and marched vigorously.
Zhu Xuan's head was still a little groggy after drinking a lot of wine last night.
While he was wandering on the horse with his eyes closed, a school lieutenant came to him and reported, "Jie Du, the scout horse sent out by the former army did not come back at the specified time."
"Hmph." Zhu Xuan, who was too lazy to open his eyes, snorted, "Everyone is cheating and playing tricks. Didn't they eat well or sleep well in the morning? They are hiding somewhere again."
Caoxian County is still far away from Li Yunze's territory, at least considering the speed of action in this era, it is indeed still far away.
Moreover, Zhu Xuan didn't know Li Yunze well. He had heard about his achievements, but he never thought that Li Yunze would travel hundreds of miles to raid him.
He thought that Li Yunze, like other Jiedu envoys, relied on his strength to fight head-on.
At this time, Zhu Xuan was very relaxed, because he would be able to meet up with his brother Zhu Jin at the earliest tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Then the brothers would work together and we would work together...
Zhu Xuan, who was just thinking about something, was awakened by the anxious voice of the captain: "Jiedu! All the probing horses sent out by the former army are gone! Come back!"
Come!
! "
Zhu Xuan, who was a little groggy because of his hangover, finally woke up.
He looked blankly at the captain beside him with an anxious look on his face, "Not one of them came back?"
"yes."
"Quick!" Zhu Xuan, who was ashen-faced, immediately ordered, "Stop the whole army and line up in armor! All the remaining detective horses should be sent out, quick, quick, quick!"
After all, he was an old soldier, so he immediately made the most appropriate arrangements after being frightened out of his drunken state.
The scouts in the army have always been the most elite. In later generations, they were called scouts and special forces.
They scout for danger around the army and provide early warning to the army.
Based on the size of Zhu Xuan's army, the number of scouts sent out by the former army was at least a hundred.
So many scattered elites disappeared together. Unless God saw that they were displeased and dealt with them, there was only one possibility, and that was to be wiped out by the enemy.
"Li Yunze." The only thing Zhu Xuan could think of was this enemy.
While he was frightened, he also admired him in his heart. He actually dared to lead his troops across hundreds of miles, accurately found his position, and still fought in a marching state. This was a man of real ability.
Zhu Xuan's order was issued, but tens of thousands of people wanted to take action, but it was not that simple.
The middle army has stopped and is still wearing armor, but the front army is still moving forward, and the rear army is still transporting baggage.
There is no communication network in this era, and communication basically relies on shouting.
As for the use of military flags, it is now a marching formation with a long snake formation. Anyone who is on horseback can see what flag the Chinese army is flying.
After the order was issued, the originally smooth marching column fell into chaos.
After all, some people want to continue walking, while others stop, and chaos naturally occurs.
Just when the entire army was in the most chaos, those with sharp eyes noticed the ground shaking slightly.
Amidst the flying dust, a dazzling light appeared in the sparse woods in the distance.
If you cover your eyes and look carefully, you will find that it is not a luminous body, but a smooth and bright stomach reflecting the sunlight!
He wears an iron bag on his head and his face is covered with copper.
Wearing bright light armor and riding an armored horse.
He wears iron gauntlets on his wrists and wears black leather boots on his feet.
Lined with chainmail and covered with crimson robe.
Mo Dao's flail and horizontal sword are famous for their prowess and martial arts.
Rows of soldiers wrapped in steel, riding horses protected by the same armor, emerged from the sparse forest.
The tall horses they rode had everything from the 'face curtain' to protect the horse's head to the 'chicken neck' to protect the horse's neck, from the 'dang chest' to protect the horse's chest to the 'body armor' to protect the torso, from the 'hat' to protect the horse's buttocks. From the rear to the 'parasitism' on the upright tail, everything is available.
Except for the exposed ears, eyes, mouth, nose and tail, the knights and horses are all protected by armor.
Armored cavalry!
The only person in the world who can equip all soldiers with dazzling light armor is Li Yunze of the Xuanwu Army!
The characteristic of Mingguang Armor is that it is bright, otherwise it would be called Mingguang Armor.
Correspondingly, there is really another kind of armor called black light armor.
Apart from anything else, these rows of iron cans kept appearing in front of them. The momentum and pressure alone were enough to make the people of the Tianping Army gulp down their saliva.
Fortunately, it was the front army that faced the armored cavalry, a strong army composed of regular soldiers.
Even though he was frightened in his heart, he did not run away directly, but hurriedly picked up weapons and prepared to fight.
Marching in ancient times was not the kind seen in movies and TV shows, with people wearing armor and holding weapons.
This is impossible.
Because the armor and weapons are heavy, and the soldiers' physical strength is very valuable.
Not only did those wearing armor and carrying soldiers move slowly, but they also had no strength to fight on the battlefield.
Therefore, the real march is all done in single clothes. The more advanced ones can sit on the cart with the armor and stomach weapons, while the less advanced ones can only put the armor and stomach weapons on the cart, and then walk by themselves.
This method of marching saves energy, but it is very fatal when encountering a surprise attack.
This is why it is so important to detect horses in the army.
Li Yunze, who was riding out, looked at the panicked Tianping Army in the distance through the eye holes of his visor, took a deep breath and raised the Mo Dao in his hand.
The sharp tip of the knife pointed forward, and the armored cavalryman, like a moving fortress, began to accelerate in the direction pointed by Li Yunze's knife tip.
The battlefield is an open space, and the official road leads to Caoxian County, which is dozens of miles away. On both sides of the official road are large tracts of farmland.
Further away is Binshui, and the direction Li Yunze and the others are coming from is the sparse woods near Tushan.
The environment here is very suitable for the cavalry to exert its impact. This is also the battlefield selected by Li Yunze through drone observation along the way.
Horse hooves flew, trampling the green seedlings in the fields.
"After the war, we must compensate the local people with grain and seeds." Li Yunze, who was galloping on horseback, still had time to think about the property of the local people. "If we don't compensate, they will starve to death."
When all the young crops are trampled, it means that one year's work has been in vain and no harvest has been achieved.
Those who have land have to sell their land, and those who don’t have land have to sell themselves.
If you can't even sell yourself, then you can only run away.
Escape is not an option, then there is only one way to die.
In this era, when warlords in vassal towns fought, they would not care about the life and death of the people. If they didn't kill them with a knife, even if they were kind and good people, they would be praised in poems.
Someone like Li Yunze is really unique.
The large group of cavalry began to accelerate, leaving Li Yunze behind to protect him.
Most of them were holding thick horse spears and rushed into the Tianping Army, which was far from forming an array, with thunderous momentum.
The horse's spear pierced the chest, and the war horse knocked the man away.
Under the huge impact, just the first wave of impact caused the entire Tianping army that had gathered to resist in a hurry to be wiped out.
The bravest group of people died in the battle, and the less brave people carried row after row of seemingly endless armored cavalry. They were knocked down in pieces with each impact. The remaining people were not surprised. They chose to flee.
People who run away will leave an explanation in their hearts. It's not that I don't want to resist, but that I was attacked and couldn't resist without armor or weapons.
With an explanation in my mind, I naturally ran faster.
Li Yunze drove the broken troops to squeeze towards the Chinese army. This was his most accustomed tactic of rolling back the bead curtain.
"The formation of armored cavalry was originally to deal with cavalry. After all, the Tang Dynasty's cavalry has been famous for thousands of years." Li Yunze, who was a little absent-minded on the battlefield, even began to think divergently, "Unexpectedly, most of the enemies we fought were infantry."
This is mainly because there are few horse farms in the heartland, and naturally there is a lack of cavalry.
If they were to fight Li Keyong's Shatuo Black Crow Army or the strong feudal cavalry on the border, it would definitely not be as easy as it is now.
While he was thinking about his thoughts, the battle ahead suddenly changed.
Zhu Xuan mobilized a group of elite daredevils and charged in the opposite direction with Mo Dao.
The sharp Mo Dao is specially designed to cut off the horse's legs, which is the most vulnerable part of the armored horse.
After being knocked down, several rows of heavy armored cavalry were piled on the ground. The cavalry behind them circled around to both sides, preparing to distance themselves before charging.
Unexpectedly, they gave way to Li Yunze from behind.
As soon as the brave Mo Dao players saw the flag held by the flag bearer behind Li Yunze, they immediately rushed toward him with their Mo Dao without fear of death.
The guards around him subconsciously tried to pull the reins of Li Yunze's horse, but were pushed away by Li Yunze with a wave of his hand.
He even simply turned over and dismounted, held the Mo Dao tightly in both hands and rushed forward with his guards in a head-on collision!
