The city walls, moats, and official roads outside the city were all covered with pools of blood. The smoke from the fire piled up in layers, covering the sky.
The bloody setting sun can be seen endlessly, contrasting with the bloodstains on the ground. Looking from the top of the city, one can feel that there is a bloody world all around.
"The whole army takes a detour!"
Wearing thick armor, Xu Mu raised his sword and roared. There were only more than four thousand men and horses left. The heavy cavalry took the lead and the light cavalry assisted, angrily tearing open the Beidi people's encirclement and suppression.
The charge of ten chain-riding horses would from time to time kill the Di people who were blocking the road, retreat one after another, and then surround them again.
The incoming horse arrows caused many light cavalry wearing cloth armor to flip over and fall to the ground, sending out bursts of smoke and dust.
Countless Di dogs came roaring on horseback to surround and suppress the fallen man.
"Don't look back, smash Di Gou's army formation!" Chang Wei's face was full of smoke and dust, waving the pear blossom gun in his hand, stabbing two or three people over in succession.
No one looked back, only turning the deep pain in his heart into the strength to kill the enemy. Just like the original agreement, those who fall from the horse are respectfully invited to die.
Along the way, they were killed, and with the help of the power of the chain horses, the corpses of Di dogs were constantly being stabbed to pieces and fell off the horses.
"Punch through! Rush out!"
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"Battle damage." Tuoba Zhao said with a cold look.
"Nearly one or fourteen thousand people!" Duhou spoke, his eyes full of fear.
In the decisive battle between the cavalry on flat terrain, Beidi, who claimed to be the ancestor of the cavalry, was killed by the Hezhou garrison for several rounds and suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
Tuoba Zhao raised the reins impatiently and whipped Duhou off his horse.
"Those who fall from their horses are respectfully asked to die."
Duhou was startled, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"That's the difference."
Tuo Bazhao said in a tone of voice, "What kind of generals lead the same kind of soldiers? Could it be that I, the Khan King of Beidi, am no match for a small boss?"
"The little boss broke out of the encirclement and suppression. God knows what he is going to do." After a long time, Tuoba Zhao closed his eyes with difficulty.
He still remembered clearly that the little boss rushed away with more than 4,000 people. The pursuers behind them did not dare to pursue them deeply. They were clearly knocked down by ten consecutive horses and their morale was shattered.
The collapse of morale is a taboo for military strategists.
Tuoba Zhao suddenly laughed, and he understood somewhat that Xiaodong's game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was really good.
"At night, call for gold and withdraw your troops!"
"One hundred thousand Di cavalry were divided into ten groups and took turns shooting at the city gates at night. Don't give the Central Plains defenders a chance to relax."
…
"Everyone, please untie the iron rope."
Xu Mu took a breath and looked up at the sky. It was now completely dark. The time was just right, and with the cover of night, we finally broke out of the siege.
"General Xu, there are only more than 4,300 people left." A general came over with sorrow in his voice.
Xu Mu remained silent.
Now, even though he was familiar with the cruelty of the cold weapon battlefield, he was still extremely heavy when he heard this number.
Again. In war, people will die.
If we don't leave Hezhou and reduce the pressure on Hezhou City, we will definitely not be able to defend it with the sophisticated weapons of the Beidi people.
Now he only hopes that those fast-horse postmen will move faster so that Chang Shiro can rush to help as soon as possible.
"General Xu, the war has stopped."
Xu Mu frowned slightly. He originally thought that Tuoba Zhao would fight hard at night, but now it seems that he was somewhat concerned about the morale of the army.
"General Xu, what should we do?"
"Let's rest for a while. When Yin time arrives, we will go around to the Di camp."
If the guess is correct, Di people's patrols will become more and more crazy in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, the patrols will become a little lax.
Around 4,000 people had just fought a battle of life and death, and they finally needed to take a break from the high-load charge.
Not daring to take off their armor or light a fire, many people had no choice but to wrap their bodies with their hands, sit carefully in the woods, and fall asleep after a while.
Being prepared for danger in times of peace, Xu Mu also asked people to take turns keeping watch nearby. Although it was said to be far away, with the temper of King Zuo Khan, he would definitely send someone to search for him.
"Si Hu, take some people and follow me to cut wood."
Si Hu had just eaten the dry food and was licking his fingers. Hearing Xu Mu's words, he suddenly stood up.
The entire border seemed to suddenly become dead silent. In addition to the gates of Hezhou City, horse arrows shot from time to time, which annoyed the defenders so much that they took off their bows and fired back.
Both sides suffered minor casualties.
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Sitting in the Chinese army tent in the camp, Tuoba Zhao stayed up half the night, rubbing his brows and thinking about today's events.
He had never thought that the cavalry, which was the most mobile, could charge in iron armor, with ten cavalry in a chain, and the power it displayed was so terrifying.
As a native of Di, he was not a reckless man. Otherwise, he would not have reached the position of King Khan at such an age by relying on his military exploits.
"National Master, what do you think?"
Huang Daochun, who was sitting next to him, had some hazy eyes, but he was actually sleepy.
"Ten horseback riders are indeed no small feat. But my Beidi Qingqi are not good at military formations, so they may not be able to form such an army."
Tuoba Zhao sighed. He couldn't figure out why Ji Ren, who was originally weak, became so vigorous all of a sudden when he fought with that little boss.
"King Khan, someone is stealing the camp!" At this time, a captain came to report from outside.
Tuoba Zhao was not surprised. The young master who broke out of the siege would definitely think of doing some small things, such as burning food and supplies, burning luggage... However, he had already arranged enough manpower, plus various places There are camps blocking it, so it’s not a big problem.
"Inform all tribes not to leave the camp to pursue them, but stay in the camp and take precautions."
According to Tuoba Zhao, it was just a few thousand cavalry, just making a roundabout way to harass and disturb the morale of the army.
But he never thought that as soon as the sound fell, there was a huge explosion, which immediately stung his ears.
"Catapult? Where did the catapult come from!" Tuoba Zhao's face turned pale instantly, and he couldn't care anymore. He hurriedly put on his armor and walked out immediately.
As soon as he got out of the felt tent, he raised his head and saw another meteorite-like collapse of a rock, which crashed down. The explosion erupted into bursts of fire and smoke, setting two nearby stables on fire.
"The Yuji people are out of the city again? Are they bringing a catapult?" Tuoba Zhao's face turned pale.
If someone leaves the city, the people patrolling near Hezhou City will naturally notice it. But there wasn't even any news, and the fire and rocks came crashing down.
hold head high--
Another fire and avalanche streaked across the night, bringing out a thick trail of smoke.
The entire Beidi camp suddenly became chaotic. There are horn trombones that wake up the night, followed by "woo woo".
…
Xu Mu rode on his horse and looked coldly at the camp ahead.
The catapult was made simply, using iron ropes as traction, and he understood the principle of levers. These things were not too difficult for him.
When he left the city earlier, he brought out a lot of fire rocks, and now, he still has at least twenty or thirty, which is enough.
