The Snowy Path of the Heroic Blade Chapter 289: Central Plains and Beiliang

.m.

(The third chapter will be later. [])

One standard more than fifty cavalry, strong soldiers and strong horses, galloping northward.

This cavalry is equipped with the most sophisticated standard sword of the Liyang imperial court nowadays. Only from the **** scene that reveals the quiver, you can see the sharpness of this standard cavalry, the arrow of the horse bow. Feathers are all stiff and dense carved feathers. Soldiers recognize that carved feathers can provide arrows with better wind resistance, so they are more accurate. At the same time, in order to compensate for the loss in range, the archer’s brawn strength is required. Even bigger, the non-military soldiers cannot hold back their bows. Among the several Liyang frontier cavalry that are most familiar with archers today, Beiliang heavy crossbows and light bows, while Liangliao and Jibei are mixed with crossbows. Among them, the Jibei cavalry is known for its archers. There are far more bows than crossbows. This fast-moving scout cavalry to the north is based on the frontier army of Jibei. Half of the cavalry are born outside the Jibei Fortress. General Yang Shenxing, who has been the emperor of Jizhou for more than ten years, has always focused on infantry. This led to the loss of a large number of horsemen who were good at bow shooting.

The leader of this scout is an athlete from the north of Jibei. He was a teenager when he left the border with his father. He is now accustomed to the customs of Qingzhou because his father was a captain in the Qingzhou army when he retired. , So he has not been short of wine and delicacies for so many years, rouge beauty, but compared to the Qingzhou soldiers who were born and raised, he has a father who is always obsessed with the smoke on the battlefield, so he has practiced a good riding martial art. Last time, Qingzhou The cavalry rushed to the battlefield and suffered heavy casualties in the battle to assist the Huainan King Zhaoying. Because his father was seriously ill, he had to be the lone seedling in the family by his side to escape. This time he sent troops to leave the country, the leader of the army will be brothers and brothers with his father. To make friends, he is very valued, so he specially asked him to draw up a group of elites who are good at riding and shooting, and called him to the big tent on a special trip last night, and told him that the veritable horse probe should not leave the army too far. Once you meet the scouts of the Northern Liang Cavalry, you must not get entangled, and you must retreat all over. Even at the end of the conversation, the main general also revealed the meaning of allowing him to leave with his troops after the two armies fight, which makes him want to climb in the army. As he climbed to the position of general, he was gratitude and dissatisfaction. The advancement of local warriors was difficult, and he could only follow the steps, especially when he reached the height of school lieutenant. Unexpectedly, after ten or twenty years, relying on the water mill work, and then being a small military lieutenant in Qingzhou like his father’s generation is already in the sky, there is only the kind of actual combat exploits that can be presented on the table of the war department’s yamen bosses. In order to break the threshold and rules, he didn't care whether the military merit came from the head of Beimang Manzi or the head of Beiliang Manzi.

The heavy snow has already melted, the fields in early spring are full of greenery, and there are some unnamed wild flowers on the roadside, clumping together, leaning against each other, and the fresh yellow buds have been drawn out, swaying in the warm spring breeze, looking around Go, soft and serene.

It's not like a battlefield at all.

The horseshoe stepped on the soft ground, like a man slapping the tender skin of his lover with his palm, like a Qing 倌er in the brothel powder pile banging the red-tooth jade board.

If it is another month or so, when the **** blossoms bloom, a ridge will spread, and the scenery of yellow flowers will fill people's vision.

According to previous espionage, our army still has about a day and a half to advance before it officially enters the dangerous area of ​​Beiliang scouts, but at that time their Qingzhou Army can also join the elites of the Ministry of War Xu Shilang’s Gyeonggi, and Yuan Yuan The general’s 10,000 Jibei cavalry involved the Northern Liang Army as the main maneuvering force. Anyway, as long as he arrived at the place on time and cooperated with Xu Shilang’s defense, the Qingzhou Army, which was less than 500 cavalry troops, could be pulled out. It is unlikely to become the main enemy of the Northern Liang Cavalry, but the 20,000 Shu soldiers led by a little baby are more likely to suffer the impact of the Northern Liang Cavalry.

But at this pleasant time when the warm breeze was intoxicating, this one-horse leader suddenly tightened, and said in a deep voice: "There is an enemy! Northwest direction, six hundred steps!"

After being reminded by the standard length, the riders discovered that at the end of their field of vision, a few still black spots were faintly visible.

The pupils of the standard length eyes are dilated, nervous and excited. Different from his father who fought the old war on the border of Jibei, although he has won the "Lin Tiger" in the military ring by virtue of his outstanding martial arts. Even now his father is not even his opponent, but his father often reminds him to fight on the battlefield. It is no better than the attacking fighters in the army, and it is not a group of warriors in the rivers and lakes. Often life and death are in the line. Shang Xin, but this time he went with the army, his father actually let him wear a knife, and his father himself put on the old chain mail that he smuggled out of the Jibei army in the early years. On the martial arts field of the home lieutenant colonel, father and son In the duel, when the father who mistakenly thought he was the toothless "old" tiger, he struck a knife on his shoulder in the blink of an eye, and put the knife on his neck, and he could be cut away by just a little harder. At that moment, he really understood what his father meant by exchanging injuries for death. After he bandaged the wounds to his father, his father told him earnestly that such a low-born frontier army veteran like Dad can live to this day only by one thing, which is luck. I don't know how many self-reliant and beautiful disciples in the army have incomplete bodies at the first time.

The Biao Kuai Ma of this team followed up with a tremor in his voice, "Biao Chang Jiang, what do you say? To fight or not to fight?"

Biao Chief exhaled and squinted: "To be honest, the above means that we are not allowed to fight without authorization. Even if we take those four or five rides on Beiliang Barbarians in one pot, it may not be pleasing."

Because there was no order from the standard length, the Qingzhou horse-traveling horse running at a constant speed neither launched an assault chase nor stopped, so it was a little bit closer to the Xiaobo Beiliang scout.

Probably because of the calm and leisurely atmosphere of the leader, the originally tense lieutenant began to calm down. Although he was facing the Liangzhou crossbowman who claimed to be the number one scout in the world, he was only a five-pointer. Almost all of them were the first-class elites in the Qingzhou Army during the eleventh riders. Before this, the deputy also complained that as a horse scout, he strictly ordered the establishment of a standard system to detect the enemy's situation, which is really not quite right. But on the one hand, the Northern Liang Cavalry as an imaginary enemy has to guard against several armies. After all, this place is not the territory of the barbarians. I believe that the Northern Liang Crossbowmen dare not go too deep into the hinterland, so since they can’t really take it up. The duty of detecting horses doesn't matter whether or not to maximize the effectiveness of their standard scouts. It now appears that the over-cautiousness above has become their blessing. The four or five heads of the enemy army are divided among them, which is also a great contribution, especially the other party has been clamoring for the invincible Beiliang cavalry for twenty years. The two and three of them all moved up one or two levels.

So Biao deputy looked at the three hundred and fifty steps away with a grim face. For some reason, the number rider still did not move. Is it scared to be silly, but he can gradually see each other clearly. After the deputy Biao confirmed that the enemy had only five horses and there were no other enemies lurking nearby, he couldn't help but grinned: "Jiang Biaochang, there are a total of five North Liang barbarians' heads, although they are not enough for our teeth, but Mosquito legs are also meat, three of them belong to you, one for me and Lao He is enough!"

Bao Chang shook his head and said: "This is a good start. There must be a greater contribution to the war. I don’t lack this for the time being, and I’m still young, but Lao Song, you are different from Lao He. You are not going north this time. If you have enough military service, you can only retreat from the position of poor lieutenant. If you don't complain about anything, I will fight the injustices for you, so this time you will not be able to run away. The other three will be given to the brothers. "

The Biao deputy who is nearly forty years old clasped his fist and said: "Old Song is not hypocritical, he must keep it in his heart!"

The two scouts are about three hundred steps apart.

Meet on a narrow road.

But when the chief inspector in Qingzhou ordered the bow to start, the scout Wu Beiliang started to turn the horse's head and began to retreat.

Biao Deputy Lao He has the most irritable temperament among the horse-traveling in Qingzhou. If it weren’t for multiple drinking and mishaps and bumping his head, there should have been a serious captain, and then he would be considered as an official. Officials, get the grade, otherwise you can be brave and good at fighting, and don't want the gang of civil servants to look at it in the Qingzhou officialdom. Therefore, in this contact battle, Lao He was more jealous than Jiang Biaochang and his peers Lao Song, and he wished to have four more legs from his crotch. Although Lao He is no longer young, he is strong and strong, and his arm strength is still amazing. The bow is the Qingzhou Army. The rare three hundred catties strong bow, the ordinary archer shoots twenty in a row on the battlefield is already the double limit of the arm and the longbow, but Lao He’s exaggerated arm strength and the high-quality big bow made by the old Shu Liang craftsman are enough to support Lao He shot thirty in a row and was more than vigorous.

The active retreat of the Northern Liangyou crossbowmen made this mark Qingzhou explorer courageous.

Lao He clamped his horse's belly hard, and roared: "Kill the enemy!"

The Wuqi Beiliang scouts didn't see how hurriedly, but no matter how the Qingzhou horse explorer drove the horse to run forward, the distance between the two sides was always about one hundred and fifty steps, far beyond the range of the horse's bow.

I don't know who was the first to call out "Kill the Barbarian" in Qingzhou's horse hunting, and soon shouts similar to "Kill the Beiliang Barbarian" appeared one after another in the horse team.

The five Liangzhou crossbowmen turned their heads almost at the same time.

Jiang Biaochang is a little uncomfortable.

The next scene quickly made this long-sailed man on the border both worried and relieved. What was worried was that the battle was about to start, and what was relieved was that the enemy, who was already at an absolute disadvantage, accelerated and departed. , Leaving only four rides to block one's own pursuit.

Four-riding Liangzhou crossbowmen began to pull their horses back.

The range of the horse bow is not as good as the step bow. It is a certain fact that the Qingzhou army is not without light crossbows, but the number is small. The hinterland of the Central Plains has risen to peace with more than ten years of singing and dancing, and the Qing Party, which is famous for holding groups, controls Jing. In the military and political affairs of Andao, Wen Taiyi and others were speaking in the court. Jing'an Road, especially Qingzhou and Xiangfan City, has always had a comfortable life. Foreign forces do not enter the city. The upper and lower Qingzhou is generally a happy time behind closed doors. During the war and Qingzhou, which relied more heavily on naval forces, the Liang crossbows, which the military had a small inventory, successively became the favorite playthings of officials and eunuchs. In the eyes of the Qingzhou cavalry who have been in contact with the light crossbows, that thing. Of course it's not bad, it's a valuable and good thing, but it's too rare and troublesome to maintain, and it's inferior to a horse bow only in terms of range.

Then the Qingzhou Detective Horse pulled the bow when they were about a hundred steps apart, and was shocked to find that the four riders raised their arms and crossbows at about the same time as them!

In fact, if the horse bow at this distance is shot immediately, the aim is already quite reluctant. If you want to break the armor and injure the enemy, it is even more difficult. Unless it hits a deadly enemy, the effect is very small, so It has always been the military rule of the Qingzhou Cavalry to start the bow at about seventy paces.

Lao He, the most powerful person in the horse, became the first strong figure to shoot an arrow.

Eighty-five steps between the two sides, pulling their bows like old He on a full moon, an arrow banged and swiftly pierced the air. It was a straight line that was completely counterintuitive. It was enough to show the terrifying bravery of this scout officer.

The Liangzhou Crossbowman subconsciously bent over and opened his shoulders, and the engraved arrow that had shot through his chest almost brushed past his iron armor.

The confident old He was shocked.

Eighty steps, the Beiliang Four Horsemen not only raised their arms and raised crossbows, but they also started shooting enemy horses.

With a dull puff, a Qingzhou horseman who was pulling a bow and gathering momentum suddenly fell backward, and a crossbow arrow was nailed into his forehead, piercing his head.

A young explorer who hurriedly shot a soft arrow because of being too nervous, saw a black spot the size of a grain of rice suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. The next moment he was shot through his throat, he discarded the horse bow and covered his neck with his hands. Falling on horseback.

Jiang Biaochang tilted his head slightly, and a Northern Liang arrow smeared a blood groove on his cheek, but the leader of the Qingzhou Cavalry Army did not tremble in the slightest with his hands, and made a bang.

In the distance, even if Yiqi Beiliang Barbarian made an evasive posture, his entire shoulder was still nailed into the flesh by his piercing armor.

Qingzhou Biao Vice Lao Song not only avoided the crossbow arrow, but also the accuracy of the first feather arrow was extremely accurate, but he was just dodged by the Beiliang rider who was facing each other, bending over on his horseback.

Whether the Liangzhou crossbow rider with arrows on his shoulders, the rider who stooped to hide from the arrows, and the two riders who have killed people, were all when the three leaders of Qingzhou Tanma shot the second arrow. When other Qingzhou pawns started using arrows to draw their bows, they were already shot with great strength.

No one of the Four Cavaliers continued to target Jiang Biaochang's principal and two. Soon there were four Qingzhou Cavalry sacked. Without exception, the faces and throats were enough to kill.

However, most of the Qingzhou horse-travelers who have panicked, not only have a bad head accuracy, but the opponent's Beiliang barbarians are obviously very good at avoiding, so that except for the archer Lao He, he shot a Liangzhou scout. Falling down, he failed to kill the enemy even with two arrows from the standard and standard deputy Lao Song.

Jiang Biaochang’s arrow was exquisite. Instead of deliberately seeking a deadly arrow, he even abandoned shooting people. Instead, he chose to shoot the head of the war horse first. The skill was so superb that he pulled the horse's rein a little, and the Liangzhou warhorse that had a good heart with the owner deflected the horse's head, which caused the arrow to just slash a large piece of meat on the corps chief’s thigh. No loss of combat power within.

Jiang Biaochang no longer cared about the power to frighten the enemy, and roared: "Stay steady! Shoot the horse if you are not sure!"

He knew that after entering forty steps, he was destined to be his most powerful and last arrow.

Not only the Beiliang Sanqi who still stayed on horseback, but also the **** who rolled off his momentum after the horse fell. He also followed the three robes, and shot the third with one knee. Three crossbow arrows.

Biao Deputy Lao He smashed his eyes, his arm muscles bulged and bulged, he squeezed his bow vigorously, and yelled: "Go to hell!"

But a scene that made all Qingzhou horses feel awkward and suffocating happened. Except for the Beiliang barbarian who was wounded and fell from the horse, the other three riders holding the crossbow after shooting the crossbow, without any action from the owner, the horses are tacitly aware The line of charge was slightly changed, and the seemingly negligible line of separation was from death to life.

This scene taught Jiang Biaochang two things.

What is a border veteran and what is Liangzhou Malaysia?

All the Qingzhou probing horses who had put down their horse bows couldn't think much about it, and subconsciously shouted out the word "kill", drew out their swords, and rode their horses wildly.

The Liangzhou scout, who had one more round of arrows than the Qingzhou horse bow, also began to draw his sword silently, and continued to charge forward.

Three horses, facing the forty-one horses, the two sides with great differences in strength, one screamed hard and the other was abnormally silent, just like that, they bumped into fullness.

Jiang Biaochang and Biao Vice Lao Song almost joined forces, and they failed to completely leave the Northern Liang corps leader. The corps leader who is not a crossbowman has more than two martial arts. In fact, if they fight single-handedly, Qingzhou Any one of the Biao Long and Biao deputy has a better chance of winning, especially in the dismounting step. Jiang Biao is more able to win the victory. However, when the two expected that the speed of the horses on both sides reached the limit, the Liangzhou horses suddenly accelerated again. It showed the tremendous explosive power that made the Qingzhou cavalry feel terrified and unfamiliar. It was this explosive power that not only made the Northern Liang squadron not only dodge two knives, but was only opened with a blood hole in the back by the deputy of Qingzhou standard. He was able to continue to dig forward the formation of the Qingzhou Cavalry Army, and with a sharp stretch of arms, the head of a Qingzhou Cavalry **** leaped high.

The "two armies" passed by.

Only the corporal leader came out of the three rides, one man and one horse, slowing down, turning the horse's head silently and lonely, and preparing for the next round of rush.

The two horses rushed into the formation after they smashed and killed the three horses~IndoMTL.com~ are already on their way to death.

And the Beiliang wounded soldier who fell the horse first, even before his death, rode in battle, shot a rider to death with an arrow, and stabbed the rider to death with a knife. In a pool of blood.

Jiang Biaochang, who had almost gritted his teeth, turned his head to look at the remaining Northern Liang cavalry, and glanced at the surviving **** a dozen steps in front of the cavalry team.

The Beiliang Barbarians have replaced the fifteen rides under Lao Tzu with three rides, a full fifteen rides!

The extremely annoyed Qingzhou Superintendent drew his bow again, and pointed the arrow at the Beiliang wounded man who was already lying in a pool of blood.

Only more than ten steps.

An arrow shot into the head of the pawn.

On the ground, I saw the quill trembling.

Central Plains has more than just literati cursing about Beiliang.

...