On the grassland, no one will relax their vigilance. Even if the person coming is a friend, the alert level will be determined based on the number of people on the other side.
The other party comes with one or two hundred people, even if it's just wool.
After all, no one can guarantee whether the other party is an enemy or a friend. Even if he is a friend, who can guarantee that the other party is not here to kill him?
There is no conflict between friends and killing yourself.
In General Gao's cavalry team, when he felt that the distance was gradually getting closer, he immediately waved his horse.
"Divide the troops, divide the troops!"
After speaking, Ma Shan waved twice.
In an instant, the two thousand cavalrymen separated to the left and right and ran far away. The three thousand cavalrymen led by him in the middle gradually began to slow down.
This is a little cavalry trick.
Don't think that you can find things just a few kilometers or more than ten kilometers away on the grassland as far as the eye can see. It's not that simple.
The enemy can usually be seen within a range of 1,000 steps. This is because the light reflected from the enemy's weapons can only be seen as a rough outline, but it cannot be judged whether it belongs to the cavalry.
This tribe can not only detect them at a distance far beyond this, but also tell whether they are cavalry, which is already quite good.
At a distance of 740 steps, you can roughly judge whether it belongs to the cavalry.
Only at a distance of 520 steps can the head and torso be vaguely distinguished.
The head and torso can be clearly distinguished only when they are 312 steps apart.
Therefore, there are definitely some masters with amazing eyesight in this tribe.
But he could only see the situation clearly.
General Gao used the tactics that Yang Qian had figured out on the grassland.
No matter what kind of grassland tribe they are, they are generally accustomed to charging, riding and escaping.
But there are many ways to use cavalry. Yang Qian's favorite is the distance flash during a surprise attack.
What is a distance flash? It means suddenly accelerating and decelerating at a distance where others can see the outline slightly, causing the other party to be unable to estimate the speed and thus make judgments.
Of course, if you want the best effect, it's best to charge from a backlit place.
In this way, as long as the other party looks at the sun for more than ten or twenty seconds, there is a risk of blindness. Even if it is only for a few seconds, that is enough.
Maybe, when the other person opens his eyes again, what he sees is the picture of the whole world spinning around.
When he was three hundred steps away, General Gao immediately roared.
"Soldiers, the Thousand-man Team is in three stages of cavalry and shooting."
"promise!"
Several generals immediately waved the flags in their hands. In an instant, all the soldiers stepped tightly on their stirrups, took off their saddles with their hands, and set up their bows to shoot arrows.
"shoot!!!!"
"Swish swish~~~~!"
"shoot!"
"Swish swish~~~~!"
The general shouted again.
"shoot!"
"Swish swish~~~~!"
Thousands of feather arrows were shot out, and before they were halfway through the flight, another thousand feather arrows flew out. When the first wave of arrows had just reached the halfway distance, the third wave of arrows followed closely.
The cavalryman who fired the first wave of arrows did not hesitate at all and immediately raised his bow. When the captain of his school shouted loudly, he fired another wave of three-stage arrows.
When the Huns on the opposite side were preparing to meet and ask, the strings of thousands of bows and arrows exploded.
The leader of the Xiongnu tribe suddenly changed color and screamed heartbreakingly.
"Arrow, shoot them to death for me!"
Those who can become the leader of the Xiongnu tribe are all ruthless people. Of course, there are also second-generation ancestors, but their martial arts value must not be low, otherwise it will be difficult to survive in a place like this.
The clan leader was almost scared to death by the loud sound of the bowstring at such a long distance.
When the Huns fired back, firing two rounds, the first wave of arrows arrived.
"Swish, swish, swish, swish!!!"
Immediately, the Huns were shot with steel arrows and one of them fell over.
Before they could react, there was another wave of arrow feathers.
The rain of arrows seemed to never stop.
The patriarch found a place to hide and shouted loudly.
"Quick, the cavalry rushes and kills them all!"
Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and the enemy troops who were not close at first rushed in front of them.
The long weapons were like death's scythes under the impact of the horses. The well-equipped Xia cavalry allowed the Xia cavalry to attack the Hun cavalry. The hastily organized Hun cavalry did not even risk a splash.
The people and horses were almost trampled to a pulp.
When the patriarch saw this situation, he was so cruel that he wanted to take away all the property, whether it was women or children.
He got on his horse and ran towards the back with a dozen of his followers.
His eyes widened in anger, and before he understood what was going on or where these people came from, the entire tribe was turned upside down by the rush of people.
At this time, those people were still wreaking havoc within the tribe.
Even though he is such a cruel person, he can't help but shed tears. Are you kidding me? It took several generations of hard work to gather a tribe of thousands of people.
How can I say it doesn’t happen?
Within the tribe, the soldiers rushed back and forth regardless. Before the core speed of the cavalry was restricted, except for some special units, the cavalry was invincible and unstoppable.
A large number of people were killed on the spot, and some Huns took advantage of the commotion and ran towards the stables.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the stables, they found a small group of cavalry waiting for help.
But these Huns have no choice. Whether they stay here or leave here, they can't do anything without horses.
Retreating would mean death. The Huns' ferocity was aroused, and they ran forward with a roar. Before they could get close, they were shot by bows and arrows and turned into hedgehogs.
Two hours later.
All the Huns were killed, and their heads were cut off and tied to the sides of the saddles. They would be relied upon for future promotion and wealth.
General Gao immediately took command of the follow-up affairs.
When the bodies of the three women were taken off the wooden poles, all the Xia soldiers were silent. A Quhou took a few woolen blankets and covered them with the women's bodies.
Everyone understood what these women had gone through and why they died.
Either he couldn't bear it and was tortured to death, or he couldn't bear the humiliation and resisted and was killed.
Women are also a resource on the grassland and will not be killed easily.
At this time, two women ran out of the tent. General Gao immediately started asking his men to do things and started asking questions.
When she learned that the army was the frontier army of Taihuang County in the Xia Kingdom, the woman was stunned at first, then collapsed on the ground and cried loudly.
He grabbed General Gao's armor tightly and kept beating him.
"You, why didn't you come earlier? I, many of us died. My father and eldest brother are all dead, and my sister-in-law was also tortured to death."
General Gao's eyes were red and he was silent. The hand holding the horse was clenched so tightly that even his knuckles turned white.
At this time, the remaining cavalry came back. They came over with fresh heads and a fainted clan leader, smiling.
But when he saw the messy corpses of three Central Plains women and several generals, General Pi's expression suddenly darkened.
General Gao grabbed the tribe leader by the back of his collar, followed by the chicken, and threw it to the ground. He took out an extremely sharp knife from his arms and stabbed the tribe leader's wrist and ankle several times.
Blood spurted out, and the tendons were severed on the spot.
The patriarch woke up immediately in pain.
"Who are you and what are you doing? Let me tell you, I am a Huns, and the territory nearby is our tribe's territory."
A "bang" kick hit the corner of the clan leader's mouth. The moment he opened his mouth, it was torn open and a large amount of blood spurted out.
A big foot stepped on the patriarch's cheek, pressing his head deep into the soil. General Gao spoke in skilled Hun dialect.
"You are very brave to rob and kill our Xia Kingdom caravan."
When the patriarch heard this, his heart sank to the bottom. He knew that it would be impossible for him to survive today, so what was he afraid of?
"Hahahaha, girls from Xia Kingdom taste so good!"
The soldiers nearby did not react yet, but some generals drew their swords angrily. You must know that the people from the border army can more or less understand the Huns.
General Gao gritted his teeth. Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and immediately called on his men to strip off all the clan leader's clothes, and then pulled him into a nearby tent that was still intact.
Not long after, the soldiers came out with strange eyes. General Gao took out two sharp knives used by prairie people to eat meat and handed them to the two women.
"We will spend the night here today. We Xia people always have grievances and revenge. The guy inside belongs to you two!"
The woman was a little confused. She felt that she couldn't beat him, but she didn't think that General Xia would deceive her.
"What did the traitor mean just now?"
Perhaps out of curiosity, the woman asked.
The words that General Gao blurted out suddenly stopped, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"He means that the women of Xia State taste very good, and they will continue to plunder them in the future. By the way, he said that the three women hanging there taste very good."
When the woman heard this, her eyes were red, and she pulled the girl with dull eyes and rushed into the tent aggressively.
Not long after, miserable screams were heard.
"Ah, what are you doing, get out of here."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Woooooooo~~~~"
General Gao turned a deaf ear and began to arrange the repair of personnel, the stacking of corpses and follow-up arrangements.
A system has long been formed for setting up camp and handling post-war matters.
There are even very few business trips now.
The border needs to be guarded by someone, and the general will never be able to escape easily, in order to maintain his loyalty and update the information in a timely manner.
Some border generals will send some young and studious generals with some qualifications and military exploits to study at the Yuntong County Military Academy.
After you have learned the knowledge, you can come back and teach advanced tactics to your colleagues. This can be regarded as the first time in the world to learn.
For example, the common language on the grassland is also taught by party members, but this language-related course is an elective course.
It's not mandatory. Many generals are promoted from the bottom. It's good if they can learn the native language.
When the population base becomes huge, one day some talented people will become generals and become literate in just a few years, and even learn some Hun language.
