Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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"Rewards don't matter, the lord has such great ambitions, I am willing to fight for him."

Huang Gai received the general's order to drive his troops southward. He divided his [-] cavalry into [-] teams, and used wolf pack tactics to encircle and suppress the scouts.

Under such a dense formation, the trajectory of the scouts was gradually narrowed. Except for a small number of people who detoured to the east to pursue Cheng Pu, the rest of the hundred or so cavalry were driven to the narrow area in the middle of Liling and Yinshan, east of the Xiangshui River.

This section of Xiangshui reaches Hengshan tens of miles to the west. The waterway here is a strange U-shaped turn. Because Huang Gai is familiar with the direction and terrain of Xiangshui, he premeditatedly drove the scouts to a "dead end".

High-end hunters often appear as prey.

While Huang Gai was scheming the scouts, Lan Tian locked the U-shaped turning area from the very beginning.

The last stand has been successful once in history, not to mention that people have such a decision to die and survive, but the horses they sit on cannot have it.

When Huang Gai's [-] 'Praying Mantises' forced more than a hundred scouts 'Cicadas' to the edge of the Xiang River, Gao Shun's [-] 'Owl Birds' secretly encircled them from the hiding place behind.

"Get off your horse and surrender. I see that more than a hundred of you advance and retreat together. It's not easy to be trained like this. Why don't you just serve my lord so that you don't lose your life in vain." Huang Gai persuaded him to surrender with sincerity.

The commander of the reconnaissance battalion, Chu Qing, pointed to the rear and said, "Sun Quan also deserves our allegiance? The old general should look behind."

"At this point, you still have to pretend..." Huang Gai turned around as he said, and then his face turned pale in shock, seeing the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the armor, as if shining on groups of solar panels.

Huang Gai swallowed his saliva, when did Jingnan have such a well-equipped army?

"You are..." Huang Gai was very surprised.

"Ambition to fall into battle, there is death but not life." Chu Qing took the lead in reciting.

Hearing this, Huang Gai's mind suddenly came up with the words trapped in the camp. Isn't it said that there are only 800 people?Looking around, there are more than 8000 people.

Beep beep...beep beep...

The rhythmic whistle sounded, and the soldiers marched forward in neat steps.

Huang Gai drew out his sword and shouted: "Cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry, even heavy infantry. Leave one of them to deal with these rats, and the rest turn their horses and charge back with me to kill..."

"Kill..." Five thousand cavalry roared at the same time.

Huang Gai rushed to the front, and when the two armies were about to collide, the opposing army suddenly changed formation. Hundreds of soldiers armed with long soldiers were directly interspersed between the gaps in the shield formation. He had never seen such a formation in many years of fighting. Strange arms.

Chapter 326 The Euphorbia Soldier

The cavalry under Huang Gai's command are all light cavalry, which has an absolute advantage over light infantry, but it is difficult to predict the outcome against well-equipped heavy infantry.

Five thousand cavalry rolled up smoke and dust, and rushed towards the fallen army like waves. As the distance approached rapidly, arrows rained from behind the shield array.

"Use the shield." Huang Gai shouted.

In addition to the cavalry with long spears, there are also a small number of cavalry with swords and shields. They are mainly responsible for resisting bows and arrows, especially during siege battles.

Shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

The targets of the bows and arrows of the fallen army were not horses from the beginning, but the extremely precious war horses in the south.

"Bastard." Huang Gai cursed.

Seeing the horses shot down in the front row, the chief general Huang Gai's heart was bleeding. Jiang Dong bought them at a high price, and the horses were more expensive than the lives of soldiers.

Although the horses in front were shot down, the following cavalry could not stop charging, and the fallen soldiers were trampled to death by the horses countless times.

boom boom boom

The horses led the cavalry towards the shield formation, the spears collided with the shields and made a strong sound, the huge impact force was unloaded on the ground by the long shields, the horsemen wanted to commandeer with their spears, but suddenly the horses in the front row neighed in pain, followed Pieces overturned and fell to the ground.

The infantry holding halberds slashed at the horse's legs in the gaps. These halberd soldiers were special halberd warriors in the army, and their concept was derived from Yuan Shao's halberd warriors. Only controlled at 500 people.

The Euphorbia Soldiers Battalion and the Strong Crossbow Battalion are new special auxiliary units added to the Army after the Reconnaissance Battalion. They were also established after the Quanling Army Workshop was rolled out to the entire industry. Usually, only when the entire army is dispatched can the whole army cooperate to fight. , The reconnaissance battalion usually cooperates the most in operations.

The weapons of the halberd warriors have been improved. The width and length of the blades are longer than those of ordinary war halberds, and the attack surface becomes wider.

The halberd is a weapon that requires strength. The greater the power, the more powerful it will be. Because of this, the halberd battalion is very small. They are mainly used for cavalry combat to restrain horses, and for infantry combat to cut formations. His armor is the same as that of ordinary soldiers, and it is difficult for ordinary swords and arrows to hurt his body.

The strong crossbow battalion also only has 500 people. Because it takes time to load the crossbow bolts, they usually suppress a round in the beginning of the battle, and finally shoot and kill the deserters during the pursuit. Most of them are from the Viet Orion family. After the crossbow was suppressed, he switched to a knife and went into battle.

The scale of the strong crossbow battalion lies in the weapons. At the current stage of the military workshop in Quanling, the most advanced crossbow machine can only do four bursts, and can only penetrate ordinary light armor. When Zhuge Liang develops the Yuanrong crossbow with ten bursts, then At that time, the whole army can be equipped.

In this period, playing elite soldiers requires economic support. Most of the battles are fighting for kills and rations, but when you really enter the stable situation of the three pillars, you will slowly climb the technology tree to innovate equipment for soldiers.

There are currently four types of troops in the formation army. In addition to the uniform armor, the rest is the difference in weapons and foot strength. The regular formation soldiers are a combination of shields and knives, the scouts are a combination of bows, swords and horses, and the halberds are two-handed halberds. Crossbowman is a combination of crossbows.

Huang Gai's [-] light cavalry were directly beaten to the point of doubting their lives in the face of the multi-armed combat of the trapped army.

The euphorbia soldiers directly interspersed into the cavalry formation with 20 people as a unit, and cut the five thousand light cavalry into dozens of small formations. Encircled and annihilated.

Huang Gai became more and more panicked. The wolf pack tactics he was proud of were now being used by the opponent in turn. There are many people who can do whatever they want. The most important thing is that these heavy infantry are well equipped, and it is very difficult to kill any one.

Gao Shun and Lan Tian took control of the situation behind the formation, and the multi-army coordinated operation seemed to be going smoothly.

"Sir, the Euphorbia is really easy to use, almost the same as the deduction on the sand table, and the battle damage is lower than expected." Gao Shun said happily.

Lan Tian looked serious, "This is also related to the first battle. In the future, if you play too many battles, you will be restrained. To ensure low battle damage in the later stage, you can only continue to innovate armor weapons..."

"Now that we are fully armed, how can we innovate?" Gao Shun asked curiously.

"Increase the strength of the weapon, increase the toughness of the armor, and reduce the weight of the armor." Lan Tian explained.

Gao Shun seemed to understand but asked again: "Reducing armor weight can release power, but can this guarantee the degree of protection?"

"This requires improving the forging process, innovating the armor weaving process, etc. Anyway, it can't be done overnight." Lan Tian explained.

Gao Shun nodded, "Anyway, following Mr., you won't lose money wherever you go. Before, I didn't even dare to think that the trapped camp could expand to ten thousand people. If there were more, would it be possible to rule the world?"

Lan Tian shook his head, "Cao Thief has a tiger and leopard cavalry, and the equipment is also extremely good, so we need to be cautious when encountering them in the future."

"It's better to take a long-term view, sir." When Gao Shun followed Lu Bu, he fought Cao Cao many times. Although he didn't personally learn how to ride tigers and leopards, he heard many mentions from his colleagues.

Lan Tian watched Huang Gai rushing left and right, running helplessly like a tiger in a cage. It seemed that this old general was going to be handed over to the banks of the Xiangshui River, he couldn't bear to sigh.

Knowing that Lantian didn't like killing, Gao Shun clasped his fists and said, "In troubled times, heavy codes must be used. The best choice is to stop fighting with Ge. If the invading enemies from Jiangdong are not severely defeated, there will be no peace in Jingnan in the future."

Lan Tian nodded and said, "How can I not know this truth? The so-called kindness does not command soldiers, and if you can persuade them to surrender, you will kill less. It's a pity for these war horses..."

"only."

Gao Shun then issued an order that those who dismounted and surrendered would not die.

Huang Gai's cavalry was already in a bitter fight, the connections at the grassroots level were severed by the euphorbia warriors, dozens of regiments were fighting on their own, and as soon as the cavalry was pulled off their horses, they would be greeted with a few knives.

After the cooking of time, the sun slowly fell below the horizon, and there was not much light left in the sky.

Except for Huang Gai and several generals who were fighting bravely, more and more Jiangdong cavalry fell down, and a small number of cavalry who lost their fighting spirit dismounted and surrendered.

"Old general, let's withdraw, the opponent's armor is heavy, we have a chance to get rid of it." The assistant general reminded urgently.

Relying on the powerful mobility of the cavalry and the force of several immediate generals, if Huang Gai tried his best to escape, he would not be able to stop him, because the sky darkened very quickly and the night could cover him.

"This battle is like this, what face do I have to go back to meet the lord?" Huang Gai looked sad.

"Old general, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood..." General Pi pleaded again.

Before Huang Gai could answer, a familiar voice sounded: "You have no chance, the green mountains will still be there, but there is no place to burn firewood, unless you dismount and surrender."

Chapter 327 The Veteran Falls

Huang Gai turned his head and saw that it was Chu Qing who led them here.

"Why are you still alive?" Huang Gai gritted his teeth.

It would be hateful for the cavalry to be suppressed by the heavy infantry on the battlefield, why can't even this squad of scouts be taken down?They didn't have shields and halberds in their hands, but what Huang Gai didn't know was that the scouts were the most elite existence in the army, and they were the best in both bow and horse combat.

The Jiangdong cavalry was numerous and powerful, but they couldn't resist the onslaught of the scouts.

"Say it again, surrender to avoid death." Chu Qing held the short knife horizontally in front of him.

"If you want me to surrender, you are also worthy?" Huang Gai spat a ball of saliva, raised his knife and went straight to Chu Qing.

There were dozens of scouts around Chu Qing, how could Huang Gai be given a chance to single out the general, and he surrounded him like a pack of wolves. It was a pity that the veteran of the three dynasties of Jiangdong died in the hands of the pawns.

It is not easy to train a scout, so he will not follow the rules of fighting alone, and just use the simplest and practical method to defeat the enemy. This is a method that Lan Tian highly respects: everything is the way and not bound by the rules of the world.

With the death of the veteran Huang Gai, the battle ended before the sky was completely dark.

Most of the 900 cavalry were killed, and only [-] surrendered and survived. After marching for half a day plus a battle, the trapped army urgently needed rest and supplies, but Cheng Pu's [-] cavalry had already left for Linxiang. Gan Ning and Xi Jane has less than [-] defenders and must rush to support them as soon as possible.

Gao Shun asked people to light a bonfire, and killed the seriously injured horses for the soldiers to eat. Meat products were the most effective food for replenishing physical strength in ancient times. Although the soldiers who fell into the army were full of food when they were in Quanling, they needed the opportunity to eat meat every year. Not many, fortunately there was a big gift package of horse meat from Jiangdong.

The soldiers who fell into the formation were also strictly disciplined when they were resting. Some people cooked fresh horse meat, some were in charge of patrolling and guarding, and the rest of the soldiers sat around to share and exchange today's battles.

After the battle, Jiangdong's soldiers swept the battlefield with torches, and the cavalrymen who died in Jiangdong were piled up into hillocks.

"Sir, what are you going to do about it? Keep it as a Beijing watch to frighten Jiangdong?" Gao Shun asked.

Lan Tian waved his hands and replied: "It will be burned in a while. We don't have time to bury them. Let their comrades see them off."

In ancient times, it is safe to burrow into the ground, and cremation is not a glorious funeral, but cremation is basically used in large-scale wars, which can save time and prevent the spread of plague.

The raging fire by the Xiangshui River sees the dead off. When the fire burns out the firewood, the bones and flesh are turned into ashes, they will fall into the river with the wind and become food for fish, and get into the mud with the rain to become nutrients. Participate in another way. The cycle of this world.

Chu Qing and others carried Huang Gai's body. He was stabbed seven times in the scuffle just now. "Sir, what should we do with Huang Gai's body? Should it be burned on fire or taken away by the owl's head?"

Lan Tian shook his head: "Thinking of his loyalty and bravery, we buried him by the Xiangshui River. He was originally from Quanling, so this is not considered a death in a foreign land."

"Wei." Chu Qing accepted the order with cupped fists.

"Sir, you are truly a merciful lord, but it's a pity that Huang Gongfu is unwilling to surrender." Gao Shun sighed.

Lan Tian looked at the fire and said to himself: "You can't force everything. If you want to surrender this person, unless Sun Jian is resurrected, he will not surrender even for the sake of his descendants."

Gao Shun nodded lightly, "If Jiangdong didn't betray the alliance and invade, perhaps Huang Gai would be able to die well. After all, it was Sun Quan who harmed him..."

Lan Tian had a bitter expression on his face, thinking that the number of people killed by Sun Quan is still relatively small?Waiting for this guy to be old and fatuous is even more cruel, but according to the current historical process, there is a high probability that Sun Quan will have no chance to become emperor and found a country.

"Is there any news from Cheng Pu?" Lan Tian asked.

Gao Shun shook his head: "There is no news yet, the distance from Liling to Linxiang is not too far, we can make an urgent march before it gets dark.

Cheng Pu now has a lot of soldiers in his hands, and he won't be too anxious when he has the chance to win. Normally, he will rest for a night first. "

"We only have three hours to rest, and we have to rush to Linxiang overnight. There are too few defenders in Xingba." Lan Tian said worriedly.

"Three hours of rest are enough, and we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning, but there is so much horse meat..." Gao Shun worried as he looked at the endless horse meat.

There were more than [-] war horses killed and injured just now, and nearly [-] trapped soldiers couldn't finish eating even if they let go, and they didn't have time to make dried horse meat to take away.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "The grain transport ship from Quanling will come tomorrow, let them go directly to Linxiang, and we will have a horse meat feast after we win."

"Good idea." Gao Shun agreed.

The horse meat was washed by the Xiangshui River, cut into pieces, added salt, and stewed in a pot. Soon, the aroma wafted through the army. Originally, those who surrendered were still crying for their companions (war horses), but their bodies were very honest. Join the meat queue.

In ancient times, soldiers who surrendered were generally not good. If the victor was short of food, he would most likely be executed, because the soldiers who surrendered would consume food and risk causing trouble; secondly, they would be sent as cannon fodder for the front team to charge, and those who dared to retreat would be killed on the spot , Accumulated military exploits can be promoted; the third is to be reduced to hard labor, farming, exchanging prisoners of war, or rewarding generals as slaves.

These cavalrymen who surrendered were mentally prepared, so eat enough before living hard.

Gao Shun suggested that Lantian should use surrendered troops as a charge. After all, there was still a huge gap between Cheng Pu and those who survived, and those who survived could supplement Gan Ning's troops, but Lantian refused in the end.

Because Jingnan is the rear of Jingzhou, the main enemy to guard against is Sun Quan. Leaving them behind is likely to become a hidden danger. In the end, Lantian divided the hundreds of soldiers into two groups. One group was used as hard labor to follow the brigade to transport supplies, and the other group was sent to Go to the major mines in Guiyang.

After the entrapped army finished eating the horse meat, the scouts sent a message by lighting torches. Cheng Pu's troops camped five miles away from Linxiang, and it seemed that they did not intend to launch an attack at night.

These professional soldiers didn't complain at all. They rested until the hour of the night and marched out. The light of the torches covered the stars in the night. The more than [-] feet seized at dusk carried the soldiers forward in turn, which greatly saved the physical strength of the soldiers who fell into the battle.

Cheng Pu's troops could have moved more slowly, but Ling Tong kept urging him for revenge, and finally arrived in Linxiang before dark. Although he tried his best to attack the city at night, he was finally rejected by the deputy governor Cheng Pu.

"Let all the officers and soldiers of the battalion take a good rest tonight, so that they can take down Linxiang in one fell swoop tomorrow." After dinner, Cheng Pu summoned all the generals to order.

"Captain, do you want to strengthen your guard? Gan Ning is a very important person, so beware of him coming to rob the camp at night." Han Dang quickly reminded him that he was almost killed in Jiangxia.

Because Sun Quan tried his best to cover it up, Cheng Pu didn't know about it. He smiled and said, "The defenders in Linxiang are less than three thousand. I wish Gan Ning would come and rob the camp."

"Don't be careless." Han looked at Ling Tong with lingering fear. He had been told about the situation back then.

Ling Tong squinted his eyes and said disdainfully: "Gan Ning is all infantry, if he dares to rob the camp, I will keep him safe."

Cheng Pu clapped the case and applauded: "Yigong (Han Dang) is right. Gongji (Ling Tong) is young and energetic. You will be on duty today. Forgive Gan Ning for not daring to throw himself into the trap."

"Wei." Ling Tong clasped his fists in reply.

Chapter 328 The True Hundred Riders Robbed the Camp

Ling Tong has experienced Gan Ning's strength many times, and although he acted arrogantly in front of Cheng Pu and Han Dang just now, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Ling Tong is particularly looking forward to the dawn of tomorrow. The [-] strong men in Cheng Pu's big camp will slowly climb up the city wall of Linxiang even if they are piled up with heads. will never be mentioned again.