Winter solstice, heavy snow.
Outside Xiaguan City, Mao Shi.
Taking advantage of the dark weather and heavy snow and thick fog, Li Ye quietly led a thousand soldiers to place a long row of horse-repelling stakes 120 feet away from Xiaguan City.
These pine trees were cut down by soldiers at the foot of Qingshan at night. In front of the horse piles were rows of pine branches and smoke piles of hay.
Behind the horse-rejecting stakes were placed two rows of straw men in battle robes. Behind the straw men was a shield formation, and behind the shield formation was a row of ten heavy slaves.
Behind the heavy slaves were two thousand soldiers in two rows. Braving the wind and snow, they were squatting under their white cloaks and eating dry food, waiting for the order from the imperial master to launch a sudden attack.
Mu Mu, who was wearing silver armor and also wearing a white cloak, followed Li Ye like an elf in the snow.
"When the flames of war are ignited and the grassland tribes rush out of the city, don't use your handgun. Use your iron bow to aim at the leading soldiers who are commanding the soldiers. Kill them first, and the remaining soldiers will be in chaos!"
Li Ye chewed the dried meat in his mouth and whispered instructions to Mu Mu.
Mumu nodded heavily. She was a little scared and more looking forward to the upcoming battle.
"Brother, don't worry, Mu Mu has been prepared for a long time. We haven't seen each other for many years since we killed so many bandits in Fuchun River... These hands are so itchy!"
Mu Mu looked up in the direction of Xiaguan City, with a look of excitement on her face.
The little witch couldn't bear it for a long time and wanted to try how powerful the iron bow in her hand was.
Looking at Zhu Tianhu, the Yuanxiaguan guard next to him, Li Ye said in a condensed voice: "Light the wolf smoke at Chenshi. Be careful not to use open flames. Burn slowly. It is best to burn until dusk and night falls."
Zhu Tianhu, who was wearing black armor, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Imperial Master, these pine branches are covered with snow and will not cause an open fire. We will let them burn slowly all day long."
"After the smoke is lit, the war drums are ordered to be beaten. The louder the better, the soldiers shout louder to create a momentum that will make them mistakenly think that we have ten to twenty thousand people!" Li Ye was worried and ordered again.
"These soldiers shout joyfully every day during training in the city. I guess this will be even more cruel!" Zhu Tianhu laughed.
"Have all the soldiers learned to recognize the flag language? Once the battle starts, they must obey the flag language's instructions when shooting. You can't shoot just when you want!" Li Ye asked in a condensing voice.
"Don't worry, National Master, the flag soldiers have been trained for a long time, and there will be no accidental shooting!" Zhu Tianhu nodded.
"I will shoot the first arrow in a moment. If the enemy sends troops out of the city, we will shoot at the soldiers on the ground. If they dare not leave the city, we will aim and shoot at the top of the tower."
"Don't be anxious and don't be afraid. They can't shoot at the distance we are at. Those straw men are just there to block the arrows for us!"
"The Imperial Master is wise!" Zhu Tianhu laughed.
"Don't waste the arrows they shoot. Collect them all before they retreat. This is a good thing that costs nothing!"
Li Ye smiled. In the military book, there is a straw boat to borrow arrows from, but today I have a straw man to borrow arrows.
"Imperial Master, you were very helpful. Not only did you catch them off guard, but you were also able to retrieve a lot of arrows for free. What a great calculation!" Zhu Feihu said with a smile.
"It's almost time, Mu Mu, take out your iron bow and follow me to aim and shoot! First, take down the military flag on the tower for me!"
Li Ye glanced at the dark sky and said quietly: "Light the smoke!"
"Light the smoke!"
"Light the smoke!"
Orders rang out in the quiet team. In less than half a quarter of an hour, all the smoke was ignited. In just a quarter of an hour, there was smoke rising all over the sky outside Xiaguan City!
"Sound the war drums, load the heavy and hand swords with arrows, and prepare to fire!" Li Ye shouted the order!
"Sound the war drums, load the arrows on the heavy and hand swords, and prepare to fire!"
As soon as the order was announced, thunderous war drums rang out from Xiaguan City Gate, and the soldiers' shouts became louder and louder than ever before!
"Mu Mu, aim at the military flag on the tower and shoot it down for me!" Li Ye looked at Mu Mu with a faint smile on his lips.
"Is this military flag beyond our shooting range?" Zhu Tianhu looked at Li Ye in confusion.
"Brother, don't worry, look at Mu Mu's archery skills!" Mu Mu couldn't wait to shoot the first arrow.
I saw her pulling the iron bow nearly two-thirds, placing an iron arrow in her right hand, and calmly aiming at the military flag fluttering in the wind on the tower.
There was just a "buzz" sound, the string sounded and the arrow flew away. A black iron arrow cut through the dawn and flew towards the Xiaguan Tower...
Just between the lightning and flint, the flagpole on the Xiaguan Gate Tower broke with a sudden sound, and the military flag fluttering in the wind fell softly, and finally fell to the bottom of the Gate Tower with a "boom"...
"Well done! Divine Arrow!" The army shouted again!
"Bang! I did it!" Mu Mu clenched her fists and laughed.
"I really hit it. This distance is incredible!" Zhu Tianhu laughed.
"Knock the war drums together again and make the sound louder!" Li Ye shouted!
"The war drums beat louder and louder!"
"The war drums beat louder and louder!"
The order sounded in the army.
...
As early as the smoke ignited outside the city, the soldiers on the tower of the next day sent a message to Yue Tianlang, the general of the Yuezhi family of the city lord's palace.
After receiving the news, Yue Tianlang led his lieutenants Yue Meng and Yue Laqi to rush to the Xiaguan Tower as quickly as possible.
The three of them frowned as they looked at the smoke in the sky outside the city, the vague rows of soldiers and the loud beating of war drums.
"King Khan has returned to his tribe. He didn't expect that these soldiers from southern Xinjiang would dare to attack the city during the winter solstice. They are really desperate. Send an order. The general on duty today will lead three thousand troops out of the city to meet the enemy. They must leave no one behind and annihilate them all. Outside the city!"
Yue Tianlang looked outside the city and sent an order to Yue Meng.
Yuemeng looked back at the generals in Ancheng and said, "Send the order. The general on duty will lead three thousand troops out of the city to meet the enemy. No one will be left behind, and they will be wiped out outside the city!"
"Send the order. The general on duty will lead three thousand troops out of the city to meet the enemy. They must leave no one behind and annihilate them all outside the city!"
Waves of orders rang out from the tower! "
The generals guarding the city gate had already opened the heavy city gate. The fully armed prairie soldiers mounted their war horses and marched out of the city under the command of the leading general.
In less than two quarters of an hour, three thousand prairie cavalry lined up in Xiaguan City, waiting for the order to charge!
"Send a message to General Xichun Yelu, saying that there will be an enemy attack next day and asking for assistance!"
In order to prevent accidents from happening, Yue Tianlang decided to ask Xichun for help!
In less than half a moment, the Ancheng soldiers released Hai Dongqing, who was sending the message, and saw a gray shadow piercing the sky, flying in the direction of Xichun!
"Master, look, the fish is hooked!" Zhu Tianhu looked at Hai Dongqing flying into the sky and grinned.
"This battle is a big gamble. We are poor and cannot afford to lose." Li Ye looked at the gray sky and smiled lightly.
Looking at the cavalry from the grassland tribes lined up out of the city, Li Ye said in a deep voice: "After a while, the heavy slaves shot the horses that rushed out first, then the heavy slaves shot the hand slaves and then shot!"
"Received! Guaranteed to be completed." Zhu Tianhu smiled.
At this moment, all the grassland tribes have lined up and are ready to charge...
"Don't wait for them to charge. Now obey the order and fire a volley at the prairie cavalry's horses!" Li Ye shouted.
While delivering the order, he raised the iron bow in his hand, attached a bamboo arrow, and aimed at the general who issued the order below the city.
I saw Zhu Tianhu waving his hand, and a flag bearer had already raised the small flag in his hand.
"Aim the heavy slave at the war horse and launch!" Zhu Tianhu roared.
Just listen to "Huhuhuhu!" A gust of wind blew up, and ten heavy swords passed through the smoke and flew to the iron cavalry under the Xianguan City.
Li Ye loosened his fingers, and with a "buzz" sound, a black iron arrow flew towards a general riding on horseback under the city wall, brandishing his saber!
"Slave slaves obey orders and fire volleys, regardless of men and horses!" Li Ye shouted.
"Slave slaves listen to orders and fire volleys, regardless of men and horses!" Zhu Tianhu roared.
The flag bearer had already raised his flag.
Just at the moment when all the cavalry in the world were about to charge, ten heavy swords flew in front of them.
Li Ye's iron arrow hit the general on horseback!
Thousands of arrows were like a row of arrows, flying towards the prairie soldiers who were about to charge!
The damage caused by the ten heavy spears was very serious. Each shot hit the horse army with a strong impact, dragging the war horses and the soldiers on the horses back.
It is no longer one plus one casualties, but instantaneous casualties over a large area.
Nearly a thousand arrows shot from the hand slaves killed nearly 500 prairie cavalry in an instant.
The injured army horse went crazy and caused a lot of casualties while running.
For a moment, the roars of war horses and the cries of injured soldiers merged with the roars of soldiers from southern Xinjiang outside the city, creating an earth-shattering scene...
On the winter solstice outside Xiaguan City, there seemed to be snowflakes flying all over the sky.
On the winter solstice outside Xiaguan City, the sky was full of blood flowers.
Yue Tianlang on the tower was dumbfounded and yelled at the top of his lungs: "Send the order to charge, don't let them shoot again!"
However, the soldiers outside the city were in chaos, the general in command was killed, and the deputy general had not yet recovered. By the time he reorganized his troops and launched a charge, he had already missed the best opportunity.
"Lower the weight and shoot only the horses!" Li Ye calmly gave the order!
"Lower the weight and shoot only the horses!" Zhu Kaihu ordered!
"Pass my order, the uninjured soldiers will charge together to chop off the heads of the soldiers from southern Xinjiang!" The deputy general who led the team desperately directed the remaining two thousand cavalry to launch another offensive.
"All the soldiers charge together to chop off the heads of the soldiers from southern Xinjiang!"
"All the soldiers charge together to chop off the heads of the soldiers from southern Xinjiang!"
The great soldiers of the grassland tribes roared one after another.
"Send the order to fire three volleys, and we must capture half of the cavalry again!" Li Ye said quietly to Zhu Tianhu.
"Send the order to fire three volleys!"
"Send the order to fire three volleys!"
The flagman waved his flag again and gave the order to fire.
Before the cavalry from the grassland tribes could charge, the soldiers from southern Xinjiang launched another volley.
This was three rounds of shooting. Thirty heavy arrows flew out and rushed towards the troops and horses of the grassland tribes who had gathered to charge. Thousands of arrows were like a rain of arrows, flying three times towards the charging grassland cavalry!
The smoke is burning quietly.
The war drums are still beating loudly.
The roar echoed through the sky.
This is a kind of invincible morale that impacts the confidence of the soldiers of the original tribes to win.
Myths will be shattered.
On this winter solstice morning.
