The bright moonlight has gradually fallen, but the sun is still stretching at home. The sky and the earth are already gray, with no light and shadow, as if the world has fallen into chaos again.
The lively bonfire in the barbarian camp had long been extinguished, and the debris and ashes on the ground had been scraped away by the "looting" of the servants. A gust of wind could only blow a little bit of gravel, as if this grand banquet had never happened.
Only the gentle chants and a few rough gasps that continued to come from the tents of the leaders still declared the extravagance and corruption of the tribe. Fortunately, in that dark night, except for the tent of the herdsman who sent his daughter away, the lights for returning home were still on, and the other herdsmen had already fallen asleep.
In the empty and silent night sky, the solitary lamps dotted with stars were still on, and just a few sighs slowly flowed out of the tent.
"bass......"
That was the sound of a long sword being unsheathed in the cold night. Since this world is already in ruins, let the long sword in your hand open a way for all generations.
In the biting north wind, Zhao Kuo, who was full of vicissitudes of life, had already stood on the hill. Behind him was a black army of 30,000 people. The red uniforms and flags only left a faint black shadow in the dark night. , only the long knife in his hand exuded a soul-stirring chill through the faint starlight.
The 30,000-strong army had been recuperating all night. Everyone had adjusted their condition to the best condition. The horses under them seemed to be hungry and thirsty.
In the chaotic night of the grassland, 30,000 troops were ready to go, quietly waiting for the order from the figure on the hill.
The long knife with a bit of cold light had been raised high. Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes slightly and exhaled a long breath in his heart. Then he looked sharply and clamped the horse's belly heavily with his legs. Almost at the moment when the long knife fell, The war horses were already galloping out.
Immediately afterwards, the two generals, Zhou Qi and Li Mu, who were on Zhao Kuo's left and right, immediately rode their horses. Then, the soldiers who had been staring at Zhao Kuo immediately held up their big banners and followed closely. Behind the general.
As soon as the big banner moved, the army behind Zhao Kuo also started to move.
The first row, the second row, the third row... Like waves, the 30,000-strong army began to slowly accelerate in layers.
The leader was the three hundred heavy armored cavalry whom Zhao Kuo had high hopes for.
I saw them forming a triangular formation, like a sharp arrow, rushing straight towards the vague and non-existent light in the distance. The heavy cavalry covered in armor was like a wild bull from ancient times. Staring at the little bit of light, he rushed over without hesitation, intending to devour all the creatures in front of him.
"Bang bang bang..."
The heavy thunderous sound of horse hooves even announced that they were different.
Obviously, in the grassland offensive and defensive battles where there is a lack of siege weapons, they are the heavy tanks responsible for attacking the fortress, unstoppable tanks.
Of course, in order to maintain their physical strength and horsepower, they did not increase their speed to the highest level when they just set off. Instead, they accelerated slowly to let their horses gradually adapt to the battlefield and the cold wind passing by.
Behind the three hundred heavy cavalry were the three thousand cavalry selected by Zhao Kuo among the Shangdang army. They were in groups of a hundred, holding spears and wearing long bows, forming a wild goose formation, following closely. Behind the heavy armored cavalry. It not only protects the flanks of the heavy cavalry, but also consolidates and expands the results of the heavy cavalry at any time.
Behind them are tens of thousands of horse archers. As soon as they set off, thousands of horse archers spread to the left and right. Obviously, this group of horse archers is the flank protection of the entire army. Of course, there were thousands of horse archers closely following the front army.
At the end were most of the light cavalry. It is still the most suitable front arrow array to penetrate the enemy's formation. Obviously, when the front army has already penetrated the enemy's formation, all the last light cavalry has to do is to continue plowing the court and sweeping holes to completely and cleanly eliminate the barbarians. .
Obviously, just by looking at Zhao Kuo's formation, we can tell that unlike dealing with those small tribes before, what Zhao Kuo is going to fight this time is no longer an encirclement and annihilation battle, but a defeat battle.
The reason is very simple. The opponent has too many people and the camp is too big.
If you want to engage in a war of encirclement and annihilation, you must encircle the barbarian camp. The Art of War says: surround it ten times. Now the total strength of the Zhao army is only 30,000, but the Hu people in front of them have a fighting strength of more than 20,000. If the elderly, women and children, etc. are added, the number of troops may reach a terrifying 60,000 to 70,000, which is much higher than that of Zhao. There are many more troops.
It's not that it's completely impossible to encircle 60,000 to 70,000 people with 30,000 people, at least in a deep canyon. However, it is obviously a bit difficult for Zhao to complete the siege on the grassland of Ma Pingchuan. Included.
Of course, even in the grassland, it does not mean that there is no solution at all. But obviously, such an encirclement and annihilation war is not necessary.
The previous encirclement and annihilation battles were to strictly guard the secret of Zhao Jun's initiative to attack. Now the Zuoxian King's troops were the last tribe in the middle, and any further encirclement and annihilation battles would be more or less unnecessary.
Even allowing these herdsmen who were slaughtered by Zhao Jun and fully experienced Zhao Jun's powerful battle cavalry to return to the grassland may be a better choice for Zhao Kuo's mutual trading plan - to bring Zhao Jun's illustrious military exploits Bring back to the grassland, bring the endless fear of Zhao Jun back to the grassland - let all the grassland people tremble under Zhao Jun's horses.
Only when they are afraid can they understand the importance of peace.
Judging from Zhao Jun's troop deployment, Zhao Kuo has played almost all the cards in his hand, except for the heavily armored Mo Dao soldiers who stayed in Sangqian City.
Of course, just in case, Zhao Kuo's heavy armored cavalry was not in its final form, and except for the heavy armored cavalry, the other cavalry were not equipped with stirrups.
This is of course due to confidentiality considerations. If the barbarians cannot be eliminated, then the ordinary cavalry wearing stirrups may be leaked. Once leaked, the barbarians' combat power in the coming year will probably rise to a higher level.
As for the heavy armored cavalry, on the one hand, they can only play their role if they have stirrups, and they have to be brought with them. On the other hand, they have heavy armor as cover. The barbarians must have focused on that armor, plus The quantity is scarce, so there is no risk of leakage.
As for the final form of this heavy armored cavalry, Zhao Kuo will naturally leave it to the future elites of the Qin army. Facing small characters like the Hu people, there is no need to empty out all the money at once.
No matter what, the battle has begun!
The clatter of horse hooves finally broke the quiet night. Like thunder, they stormed towards the barbarian camp with overwhelming force.
The earth also trembled slightly in front of this wild power. It's a pity that the bonfire tonight is too strong, and the beauty's face is even more beautiful when it is reflected. The leaders, including King Zuo Xian, are all immersed in the gentle land, and they can't feel the tremor from the ground.
As for the ordinary herdsmen, the cow dung had been burned out long ago, and it was already freezing outside. Although they were a little confused and worried, they didn't want to waste even a little bit of warmth in their beds because of the people's affairs at that time.
As for the sentries on the watchtower, after drinking a bottle of wine, their eyes were already blurred, and the slight vibrations were thought to be the unsteadiness of their feet. Coupled with the chaos of the sky, the sentry paid no attention to the thick line on the horizon.
As a result, Zhao Jun's cavalry approached the Hu camp unimpeded and silently. Everything was even smoother than the previous encirclement and annihilation of small tribes.
In this way, it was only two or three miles away. With the pace of Zhao Jun's cavalry, it was almost instantaneous. In just a cup of tea, the Hu camp was already in front of us.
On horseback, Zhao Kuo could already clearly see the dotted lights in the camp. However, there was still silence in the Hu camp, with no fear of enemy attack and no mobilization of troops, which made Zhao Kuo feel a little panicked.
If it weren't for the barbarian man dozing off against a pillar above the village gate, Zhao Kuo would have really suspected that he had fallen into a trap.
Closer, closer!
The camp was originally just dotted with lights, but now it was as big as a bean in Zhao Kuo's eyes.
Zhao Kuo knew it was time. Without hesitation, Zhao Kuo immediately bowed his body slightly, raised his long sword, moved the blade forward, and shouted: "Speed up!"
"Yes!" the soldier on the side said against the biting cold wind.
Immediately, the big banner in the hands of the soldiers started to dance in the wind! The heavy cavalrymen, who were only a few horses behind, quickly received the message, and their feet in the stirrups were clamped hard.
The pained war horse suddenly understood and started running wildly.
Horses of heavy armored cavalry, like cannonballs, whizzed past Zhao Kuo. Hundreds of heavy war horses trampled on the grass, and the whole earth shook violently.
No matter how sleepy or drunk the sentry at the camp gate was, he couldn't have noticed such a violent movement. Then the sentry, who was still sleepy, opened his tired eyes.
A stunning scene instantly unfolded in front of the sentry.
Under the flickering lights, the sentinel clearly saw the endless cavalry. The red cavalry was like a red city wall coming towards him.
Looking closely, there is clearly a huge "Zhao" character on the leading flag!
"The Zhao army is attacking!" the sentry suddenly realized in his heart.
"Zhao Ren...!" The sentry was about to shout out what was in his heart, but unfortunately, it was obviously too late.
Although Zhao Jun's heavy cavalry was less than an arrow away from the village gate, Zhao Jun's arrows arrived first!
At the moment when the heavy cavalry launched, the long bows in the hands of the horse archers were already in their hands. Following Zhao Kuo's order, a rain of arrows from the sky instantly covered the entire village gate.
The Hu sentries who were sleeping, had their eyes open, and wanted to shout were all shot into hedgehogs in an instant...
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