I’m The King Chapter 675: : Blizzard and Snowstorm (27)

The blizzard that has been raging for several days finally restrained its ferocious face. In the middle, an army trudged through it with difficulty. The newly fallen snow was not frozen yet, and when the horseshoe stepped on it, it sank deeply, which made it difficult for the horses to move. In order to save horsepower, all the Donghu cavalry got off their horses. Leading the horse, he walked forward in the snow with one deep foot and one shallow foot. ()

For three days in a row, they didn't get a full night's sleep. The hateful Zhengdong Army wandered around them like ghosts. Every night, they would harass them several times. When taking the bait, the opponent is like a fish swimming, slippery and turning a blind eye, but once they ignore it and relax their vigilance, they will suddenly appear around, whizzing over, sweeping away some Donghu cavalry exposed to the outside, and then Disappeared again.

In three days, Yan Qi lost more than a hundred men. Compared with the five thousand cavalry, the loss of more than a hundred men was nothing, but it was a fatal blow to the morale of the soldiers.

Physical strength, mental strength, spirit, morale, this army is now at its lowest point.

What's more serious is that the speed of the Donghu cavalry has been reduced to the lowest because of the wandering troops around the East. They have traveled less than two hundred miles in three days. At this speed, the food they brought , will be far from being able to get them to their destination.

Yan Qi urgently needs to find Gao Yuan's main force and fight him to the death. He already knew very well that since the opponent had approached him, and Gao Yuan led the team himself, then this battle was inevitable. Since it was impossible to get rid of it, it would be better to fight early than late. The sooner you do it the better.

But will your opponent let you get what you want? They can still delay for a few more days to fight with themselves, which is obviously more beneficial to him.

Putting his feet out of the snow, Yan Qi was helpless and anxious. Only by defeating the opponent can he get away safely, this is his only chance now, if after Qu Tu Aguda fails, Gao Yuan's pawns also catch up, then he will really have no way to go to heaven, no way to enter the earth up.

"General!" A palace guard officer suddenly shouted. Pointing forward, "It's them, they are coming!"

Yan Qi was shocked, and raised his head suddenly. At the end of his field of vision, he saw red clouds unfolding layer by layer. After the red clouds spread out, beside them, what spread out was the opposite black. About half as many people as red. Behind them, groups of cavalry in navy blue military uniforms appeared in their field of vision one by one.

Yan Qi took a deep breath, finally came, and the result was much better than the worst he expected. It seems that Gao Yuan is still too young. He thought that three days of harassment would make the palace guards lose their combat effectiveness, so he wanted to end this hunting game as soon as possible, but the palace guards were never the prey. They will always be hunters, even if they have fallen to this point now, they cannot be bullied casually.

The number of opponents is about the same as them. Since the Zhengdong Army does not have any advantage in terms of strength, Yan Qi is sure to win.

"Throw away all your burdens, remove your armor, and only bring your weapons to kill the enemy, and reduce your own weight as much as possible." Yan Qi took the lead, took off his armor, and only carried a bow, a pot of arrows, and a handful of arrows. Scimitar, leading the horse, walked forward slowly. Behind him, all the palace guards silently followed their leader and did the same action, silently pressing forward.

Shangguan Hong looked at the palace guards who remained calm even in this situation, and couldn't help saying: "It is said that the Donghu palace guards are invincible in the world. They really are worthy of their reputation. , until now, still can maintain the fighting spirit, it is really commendable."

"Otherwise, why do you think that Donghu royal court can suppress all Donghu tribes with 30,000 palace guards?" Gao Yuan laughed.

"Why don't you toss them for two days before doing it?" Beside Gao Yuan, He Lanyan asked a little puzzled: "In two days, I'm afraid they won't have enough strength to even climb a horse."

"In another two days, they will still be the same as now. Now, it is in our best interest." Gao Yuan smiled and pointed to the fluffy snow in front of him, "Don't you understand?"

He Lanyan frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly understood, "The snow has not yet frozen solid. Such fluffy snow places a great limit on the speed of war horses. The Donghu Palace Guards have excellent equestrian skills. However, under such geographical conditions, only I'm afraid that if they ride horses, they won't be much faster than pawns."

Gao Yuan nodded and said: "That's it. On our side, except for the red guards who can compete with them in individual quality, the others are really inferior to them, but the current conditions Next, everyone can be regarded as pawns riding horses, ha, then everyone is almost on the same level, and against a group of guys who haven't rested for a few days, at least we have the upper hand in terms of physical strength."

"In addition to these, we still have some other surprises waiting for them." On the one hand, Guo Lao smiled sinisterly, "Since we are waiting for them here in advance, of course we still have some small arrangements. "

On the opposite side, the guards of Donghu Palace had already got on their horses and removed all their burdens. The pace of their horses was indeed much lighter. His horse itself was the best horse among the best. Although he was stepping on the fluffy snow ground, but still able to run vigorously.

The Zhengdong Army still didn't speed up, just slowly smashed the horses and moved forward slightly, a large piece of bright Mo Dao was raised high, the blades were shining brightly.

"Accelerate!" The forward of the palace guards yelled sharply. He was still 500 steps away from the opponent. Although it was still far from the standard sprint distance, considering the fluffy snow under his feet, the distance needed for the horse to accelerate It must also be longer.

Four hundred steps, three hundred steps, Donghu Liangju's quality is vividly displayed at this moment, even though the environment is so harsh, they still ran with all their strength, although the speed of the sprint was far below the usual speed , but compared to ordinary war horses, it is still a little faster.

The Zhengdong Army is still moving forward slowly, showing no intention of speeding up.

Yan Qi suddenly felt uneasy. This is unreasonable. Gao Yuan is a general of the Yan State who has been fighting against Donghu for a long time. He is very familiar with the art of commanding cavalry, and his subordinates are full of a large number of Hun cavalry. Familiarity, this distance, this environment, if they haven't charged yet, doesn't that mean they are going to be slaughtered?

This is impossible.

As if confirming his idea, the Donghu cavalry charging ahead were in chaos the moment his idea flashed. The wooden stakes that were together suddenly bounced from the snow, pressing down on the charging cavalry like a wall, and the Donghu cavalry in the front was instantly photographed off their horses.

The wood felled by the Eastern Conqueror Army was hastily nailed together, and then buried under the snow, and a stone was placed in the middle, just like a seesaw, with heavy horseshoes stepping on this side of the seesaw , The huge impact force immediately made the other end bounce back, and then slapped these Dong Hu soldiers.

The front is chaotic, but the ones behind are still charging forward. When they avoided the chaotic area in the front, what waited for them were still these weird seesaws, but this time, apart from these things, It also added a tripping rope and sprinkled it with barbed wire.

As the Eastern Hu soldiers fell one by one, Yan Qi's face became extremely ugly, and at this time, the Eastern Zheng Army finally began to gather strength.

It was not the red-clothed guards at the front who charged first, but the black-clothed guards beside them. Their speed was not fast, but the entire formation was extremely tight. People and people, horses and horses were almost crowded together. Together, after traveling around with He Lanyan these days, they have mastered this formation very well.

"Arrow!" Yan Qi roared loudly.

The palace guards immediately drew their bows and arrows, the sound of linlin was heard, and the sky suddenly covered like a dark cloud. The black-clothed cavalry almost shouted at the same time, pointing their spears at the sky, shaking their hands desperately The spears in the forest were clanging above their heads, and a large number of arrows had little effect in this forest of spears, except for a very small number of arrows that sneaked into the team along the gaps, causing limited damage. Some casualties.

Cavalry bow itself is soft, plus the good armor equipped by Zhengdong Army for the cavalry, as long as it does not hit the vital point, it is very difficult to kill with one arrow. On the battlefield, you can often see some people Tens of feathered arrows hung crisply, but they were still fighting like tigers and dragons.

Arrows are not crossbows after all, they are not so powerful.

The two armies approached quickly, and the bow and arrow had lost their effect. The Donghu people put away their riding bows and drew their scimitars, but at this time, the black guards drew their crossbows from the side of the saddle.

The riding crossbow has a short range and cannot attack from a distance, but the two sides have already approached within dozens of steps at this time, which is where the riding crossbow comes in handy. There is no defensive power, and their scimitars are not enough to block the crossbow arrows shot at such a close range.

As the Donghu people fell off their horses one after another, Donghu's cavalry became a little sparse, and the black guards were like a black axe, digging in fiercely.

Their speed is very slow, but the problem is that every time they strike, dozens or even dozens of people shoot spears at the same time. Without speed, they cannot show their exquisite horse skills. The powerful Donghu Palace Guards At this time, the speed was not much faster than that of the infantry. Under this powerful stabbing, the Donghu people fell off their horses with howls.

"Kill!" Gao Yuan raised his Mo Dao and roared.

"Conquer the Eastern Army, ten thousand victories!"

Following the roar, Shangguan Hong rushed up with the red guards, Gongsun Yi and Luo Lei rushed up with their subordinates.