On the morning sand, a small thorn grass that has been nesting all winter is just about to hold its head high and welcome its own spring——
Tap tap tap.
Under the hurried hooves of the horses, the stems of the little thorn grass were trampled off, twisted and died in the spring wind and the earth.
"March!" Many Liangzhou generals shouted wildly on horseback, raising their swords and iron spears and pointing straight ahead.
Dong Wen had a cold face, riding on an armored horse, carrying a large bow with wolf sinew on his back, and carrying a gold-plated spear. The long red tassel on the golden lion helmet was constantly swaying by the strong wind.
Surrounded by many personal guards, he urged his horse onto a sand dune, raised his head, and looked at the more than 40,000 Liangqi, who were like wolves and tigers, running like thunder in front, back and left. For a moment, there was a burning sensation in his chest, as if it was about to burst out.
"The famous horses in the world come from Liangzhou! I, the sons of the eight counties of Liangzhou, are all good horsemen. You, you, you! Please hold the spear in your hand and let the children of Shuzhou experience the majesty of Liangzhou's iron hoof!"
"Liangzhou's iron hoof leaves no grass behind!"
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He was ordered to live more than fifty miles in front of the pass and shoot at Langqiu.
On one side of the sand covered by a straw mat, there was an old soldier who was listening to hoofs. He pressed his ears to the straw mat. Soon, his face suddenly turned pale.
"General, the iron hooves are like thunder more than ten miles ahead, I'm afraid they are about to kill us."
"Pass." General Pi next to him held down the knife under his waist, and his expression changed slightly.
"pass."
"pass--"
"Report to the Lord, the Liangqi army has been spotted more than ten miles ahead!"
"Know."
Xu Mu, who was riding on the horse, waved his hand and told the ordering soldiers to retreat.
"Wenlong, it's coming."
Jia Zhou, who was also riding a horse, looked extremely calm, "Haohao's tens of thousands of Liangqi are Dong Wen's last resort. Lord, this is our chance."
Xu Mu nodded.
Chao Yi was mobilized to hold back the Xiqiang cavalry of the Fuxun tribe. Chai Zong was also mobilized, forcing Dong Wenliang to ride out into battle and rush to Shelangqiu.
This time, if Liang Qi cannot be defeated, the next battle against Liang will be even more difficult.
"Shelang Qiu is a vast and flat terrain. The only difference is that there is a row of large continuous sand dunes in the south. This row of sand dunes can temporarily delay Liangqi's charge."
Sand dunes are formed, perhaps because there is an underground river underneath. But Xu Mu had no way to consider these things. What he has to do is to find a way to lay out the overall situation.
"Wei Xiaowu."
"My lord, I'm here!" Wei Xiaowu, who had a light beard and wore a suit of armor, walked up to Xu Mu.
Xu Mu looked appreciatively and ran away from Changyang. Wei Xiaowu was just a small stickman back then, but today, he has gradually grown into a general carrying the flag.
"Master Wei, I seem to have forgotten how old you are."
"Master Shiba is from Qingtian Camp."
"Okay, Mr. Wei, please mount your horse and follow us with the flag camp."
Xu Mu raised his head, his eyes darkened, "Give me the order, all armies are ready. The Liang people must be left at Shelangqiu before nightfall!"
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"Shoot Langqiu." Dong Wen slowly stopped his horse and looked at the scene ahead.
"My lord, I am from Shu!"
Dong Wen nodded and narrowed his eyes. There was no false alarm from the scout camp. At this time, in front of Shelang Hill, there was a baggage team transporting grain and grass, marching slowly forward.
They must have discovered Liang Qi coming to kill them. The Shu people shouted "enemy attack" and quickly formed a defensive formation.
Dong Wen narrowed his eyes, "If you pass on my military order, you will first use this army of grain and grass to sacrifice the power of Liangzhou's iron hoof!"
"Zhui Feng Camp, kill!"
After hearing Dong Wen's order, Dong Yuan, who was already impatient, immediately shouted excitedly. With the flat terrain, the Shu people's goals were clearly exposed, so how could they escape Liang Qi's pursuit.
Nearly ten thousand Liangzhou cavalry followed Dong Yuan, fighting like a rising tide, towards hundreds of grain trucks.
At this time, Dong Yuan did not realize that the grain and grass convoy was actually arranged in the shape of an inverted arc.
Seeing Liang Qi rushing towards them, the Shu army, which was still startled at first, suddenly became determined. The commanding officer, Yin Hu, rarely wore a piece of armor and held a long sword in his hand, facing the sky-shaking horse hooves without any fear.
"Send the order, after arriving at Queyue Formation, prepare the crossbows!"
"Roar!"
The inverted arc-shaped Queyue Formation consists of 500 improved reinforced carriages, equipped with heavy crossbows, and hidden ambush archers. Even at the crescent moon, the two weakest ends of Queyue Formation, there are spears and large shields to assist in defense.
At first glance, this moon formation looks more like a little girl’s headband from a later generation.
"Kill!" Dong Yuan's excited voice never stopped.
A vast army of tens of thousands of Liangqi have already rushed forward——
Yin Hu's face turned red, and he roared and swung his sword.
"Ready, volley!"
The repeating crossbowman hidden in the carriage calculated the distance of the repeating crossbow through the small bow windows, and then fired out bursts of crossbow bolts.
"Heavy crossbow!"
A heavy crossbow appeared, either on the top of the carriage, or in the gap between the carriages, or with a large bow window on the carriage. They fired together with the rain of crossbows, with the sound of tearing the air.
hold head high--
Among the first group of Liangqi who charged forward, people kept falling off their horses. The sound of horses neighing and screaming people drowned out the whistling of crossbow bolts for a while.
One after another, the cool horses turned their legs and fell on the sand one after another, splashing sand and dust all over the world.
Dong Yuan's face turned pale and he quickly reined in the reins. He stopped suddenly and almost threw his body away.
"What's going on?"
"General, it's Fu Gong!"
Dong Yuan gritted his teeth, turned around hurriedly, and glanced at Dong Wen who was behind him, "It's just two or three carriages, just smash the carriages! Charge again!"
He was afraid that if he returned without success, even if he was an uncle, he would definitely be whipped to death.
Dong Yuan's order was conveyed, and there were only six or seven thousand men left in the Zhuifeng Cavalry Battalion. They gritted their teeth and continued to charge forward.
boom.
Finally, Liangqi rushed over, roaring with an iron spear in his hand, and stabbed at the Shu army and the carriage.
"Car escort!"
Countless Shu soldiers who were hiding came out with swords and shields, taking advantage of the situation to cut off the barrels of their guns, or surround and kill the charging Liangqi.
But the power of the charge should not be underestimated. Many Shu soldiers were suppressed while blocking the cavalry, and fell to the ground covered in blood. He was still panting, even though he was covered in sand and dust, he was still dragged out of the battlefield and dragged into Queyue Formation.
"Who dares to stop my Liangzhou iron hoof!" Dong Yuan wielded his long saber and chopped off the head of a Shuzhou captain. But when he was sheathing his sword, he was skewered ten steps away by a heavy crossbow, including the man and his horse.
When Dong Yuan was about to get up, dense crossbow arrows came straight at him, pricking him like a hedgehog.
Dong Yuan held the knife and coughed up blood, fell backwards and died in front of Queyue Formation.
The remaining four thousand Liangqi saw their leader killed in battle and hurriedly turned their horses back. Unexpectedly, another wave of crossbow bolts came from behind, and hundreds more Liang soldiers fell from their horses.
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"My Lord, it's amazing that he can come up with such a formation." Jia Zhou praised him without hesitation.
Xu Mu was a little regretful, "The real Queyue Formation is backed by waterways, with multiple arms interacting and fighting together. I have been castrated a lot."
"Gunned pigeon?" Jia Zhou was a little confused. His lord would sometimes say incomprehensible words.
"Wenlong, I'll explain it next time."
Xu Mu exhaled, "Master Wei, raise the flag for me and let the Qingqi battalion prepare early."
Wei Xiaowu received the order, led the flag camp, stood on the sand dunes, and began to wave the big flag with the character "Xu".
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