Chapter 2373 two roads
The Arc riders did not run fast, but they were extremely steady. They stepped on the stirrups with their feet, clamped their legs, leaned forward slightly, clamped the steel spear 15 feet long under their ribs, and killed them straight at the Xianbei people.
The Xianbei people also used spears, but the spears in their hands were not long enough or sharp enough. Unless they were stabbed directly, they could not pierce the armor of the armored cavalry. They were either slipped away or pierced in the air. Most of the time, they had not yet touched the armored cavalry and were first stabbed by the steel spears in the Wu rider.
Whether it is pure leather armor or iron-clad armor, it is vulnerable to the steel spear, and it is either dead or injured.
Tuoba Hong met Chen Dao face to face. He roared and raised his sword, ordered his personal guards to come forward to intercept him, and at the same time he drove his horse to avoid Chen Dao's sharpness, but it was too late. Chen Dao sat firmly on the saddle, dancing his spear with both hands, Bai Li shook out white flowers, and there was no enemy in front of him. The Xianbei who rushed up were defeated one after another, and there was no power to fight back.
Looking at Chen Dao's skillful spear method, Tuoba Hong knew that the situation was hopeless, so he bit the bullet and ran wildly, slashed his horse, tried to fight to the death, and fled to escape. Chen Dao saw through his background at first sight, ignored him, raised his hand and stabbed him. The spear came first, hitting Tuoba Hong's lower abdomen. Although Tuoba Hong tried his best to avoid it, his plastron was still picked up by the sharp spear, and a long hole was torn into the ribs, and blood flowed.
Babahong's sword hit Chen Dao's shoulder armor, and a crisp sound splashed a row of sparks, but failed to hurt Chen Dao.
The two passed by the wrong horse.
Tuoba Hong was so painful that he dared not fight again. Shen You's banner was just two hundred steps away, but he had many armored cavalry around him, which he could not resist. He endured the pain and ordered people to blow the trumpet and issue an order to retreat. Although the Xianbei Knights were defeated in the first battle, they were defeated and did not mess up. When they heard the trumpet sound, they reorganized their formation in Mercedes-Benz, rushing to Tuoba Hong to prepare to evacuate the battlefield.
When Shen You heard the sound of the trumpet of the Xianbei people going to retreat, he sneered. Want to run away? It was not that easy. He immediately blew the trumpet and ordered Gongsun Du to attack. If the Xianbei people want to evacuate from the battlefield, they must pass by Gongsun Du's formation, which is equivalent to exposing the side to Gongsun Du, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity to attack.
Seeing the Xianbei battle flag moving towards him, Gongsun Du was ready to attack. After receiving the order from the central army, he immediately ordered Gongsun Kang to attack. Gongsun Kang kicked the horse out of the battle, raised the spear in his hand, and pointed forward obliquely.
Two thousand Liaodong knights began to accelerate, and at the same time pulled the bow in their hands and shot a dense rain of arrows.
The retreating Xianbei people had no choice but to raise the shield in their hands to protect the vital points as much as possible. Some knights also raised their bows and shot at the Liaodong knights, but most people only wanted to escape and didn't care about counterattacks. The arrow formation was sparse and had limited lethality.
After two or three rounds of arrows shot, the Liaodong knights put away their bows and arrows, held their spears tightly, and rushed into the Xianbei formation. The Xianbei people fled and faced the Liaodong knights sideways, and suffered a great loss. The war horse running at high speed was hit and lost its balance. They were either knocked down on the spot or could not control their pace, hit their companions, and brought down more people. For a moment, the formation was in chaos. Countless knights were caught and were immediately stepped on by their companions' horse hooves.
The screams of the knights and the sarcastic horses were heard.
Tuoba Hongfu was on the back of the horse and rode wildly. From the moment he ordered his evacuation, he knew that such a situation would be inevitable. All he could do was to speed up the evacuation of the battlefield and preserve as much strength as possible to avoid the entire army being wiped out. Life on the grassland is cruel. If you retain more strength, you will have more chances to survive, otherwise you will be annexed sooner or later.
Gongsun Kang's attack was very timely. The Xianbei team was forcibly cut off by the Liaodong knights. At least two-thirds of the knights were intercepted. In front of him was a chaotic position, with lake water on one side, murderous Liaodong knights on the other side, and behind him were armed cavalry armed to the teeth. They had no way to escape and could only fight to trap beasts.
The Liaodong knights rode their horses and rushed through them, pouring out bursts of arrow rain.
Amid the "swoosh" sound of the wind, one Xianbei knight after another was shot.
Seeing Tuoba Hong's battle flag breaking through the siege, Gongsun Du immediately issued an order to pursue and led his troops to follow Tuoba Hong and cover up the killing.
Tuoba Hong wanted to cry without tears, his heart hurt and bleeding like the wounds in his ribs. He knew very well what the consequences were for the cavalry being followed and chased, but he had no choice but to do anything. The Wu cavalry was too cruel, and facing the head-on was a mistake. He now had no other choice but to escape.
Compared to his own defeat, he was more worried about Tuoba Feng's fate. Shen You came from Baishan, which shows that the Wuhuan people may have surrendered to the Han people. This is a trap. Will Tuoba Feng attacking the Bailu tribe also be a trap? He was still outside the frontier by Shen You, and he could still escape if he could not defeat him. Tuoba Feng went deep into the Senema. Once he was imprisoned, he had no place to escape, and it was likely that the entire army would be wiped out.
If this is true, the tribe will be in danger and it is likely that the tribe will be destroyed because of this.
Tuoba Hong was about to collapse at the touch, and Shen You was not idle either. He left Gongsun Kang to clean up the market in the final, and the main force continued to advance westward.
More than ten miles away, they encountered another tribe. The armored cavalry attacked head-on, and the light cavalry surrounded and killed each other. They defeated the opponent again without much effort. This time the opponent was more sensible than Tuoba Hong. When they saw that the Wu army was fierce, they did not fight at all, so they turned around and ran away.
Friend Shen was not in a hurry and moved forward in an orderly manner.
In just half a day, Shen You advanced nearly a hundred miles and defeated all the Xianbei tribes he encountered. There were not many real tough stubborns, and even if they were tough stubborn, they had no power to fight back in front of the Arc Cavalry. They were quickly crushed and then began to flee.
Lou Lu followed Shen You and saw the Wu army knights unstoppable defeat of one opponent after another. The excitement and shock were mixed together, and his mood was complicated. He read a lot of books and knew a little about the history on the grassland. Judging from the current situation, in his lifetime, he probably would not see heroes like Maodun and Tan Shihuai on the grassland, even if there were, they would be killed mercilessly by the Han people.
Just like Tadun.
Lou Lu made his own choice and led his troops to chase the Xianbei people. He was not as good as the Wu Qi when fighting head-on. He had an advantage over the Wu Qi in this long-distance pursuit. He was all warriors on the grassland, familiar with the terrain, adapted to the climate on the grassland, could endure hunger, and chase further. Although the Wu Qi was well equipped and well prepared, he was not as good as them in understanding this grassland.
Before leaving, Lou Lu sent someone back to Baishan and sent a message to Nanlou: Don’t have any more illusions and claim to the King of Wu as soon as possible.
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The frontal battle lasted only half a day, and the next task was to cover up and chase. Gongsun Du, Yan Rou and others led their troops to carry out the troops. Shen You led his troops back to Macheng, waiting for the good news.
At noon the next day, Nanlou personally arrived at Macheng, met with Shen You, and presented Tituo's head and generous gifts.
Friend Shen met Nanlou, but he was not very enthusiastic, and he didn't even smile on his face. He just looked at Nanlou and others quietly. Nanlou was so cold that he didn't dare to move lightly. Nanlou was like this, and the others were even more frightened and didn't even dare to breathe.
After a long time, Shen You asked slowly: "How many wise men are you??"
Nanlou felt relieved and bowed to answer quickly. "I am sixty-seven."
Shen You said "Oh" and nodded. "It's not easy." Then he stopped talking. Nanlou had just let go of his heart and became nervous again. What does it mean to be difficult? He didn't want to kill me, right?
After sitting for a while, Shen You got up and left the seat, leaving Pang Tong to entertain Nanlou and others. Pang Tong was different from Shen You. He was very easy-going and chatted and laughed with Nanlou and others, answering questions and questions. Nanlou gradually relaxed and asked about the situation in the Central Plains. Pang Tong briefly explained the changes in the situation over the past decade and briefly introduced Shen You's situation.
The man from Nanlou became a genius, and slowly understood what Pang Tong meant and understood why Shen You had no good face. Shen You was from Jiangdong and the direct descendant of the King of Wu. When he arrived in Youzhou, he was divided into the eastern and western parts of Taishi Ci, and could not be compared by Taishi Ci. As a result, he refused to surrender for a long time, and Shen You was naturally unhappy.
Nanlou realized the danger. If Shen You did not admit that he was voluntarily surrendered, but was forced to surrender, the result would be completely different. The independence of Wuhuan in Shanggu and Dai County was likely to be deprived. Lou Lu was young and had insufficient control ability, so he was no match for the Han people at all. If he had no independence, he would become Shen You's subordinate like Yan Rou, and no one could tell how many years he could live.
It is urgent to make up for the previous mistakes within your means, no matter who caused the mistakes.
Nanlou asked about the follow-up arrangements for Shanggu and Dai County. Pang Tong knew it well and took advantage of the situation to explain the border defense policy of Wu. First of all, it is impossible to tolerate the existence of vassal states that are not controlled by the imperial court. The Wuhuan people had two choices: one was to choose to naturalize and become registered households; the other was to go out of the border. These two choices had their own advantages and disadvantages. If naturalize and become registered households, they had to pay various taxes and labor service, but they could also enjoy the court's pensions, such as getting relief when they were affected by disasters, etc. Going out of the border could maintain existing living habits and not be controlled by the imperial court, but the disadvantages were also obvious. They had hostile relationships with the court, and conflicts could occur at any time.
After listening to Pang Tong's introduction, Nanlou's gray eyebrows were tightly frowning. The Wuhuan people were different from the Xiongnu and Xianbei people. They were too close to the Han people and had never been truly independent from the beginning, nor could they be completely divided. Most Wuhuan people were used to life in Senei, and no one could tell whether they could survive after leaving the border. But naturalization was not what they hoped, especially tribal adults like him. If they did not naturalize, they were the king of the tribe, and everything in the tribe was decided by them. Once naturalized, they were likely to lose control of the tribe. What if the Han court would transfer them from the herd one day? Without the tribe, they were the lambs to be slaughtered.
Nanlou was difficult to make a decision for a while, and he said to Pang Tong tactfully that this matter is of great importance, and I want to discuss it with others, such as Lu Pofeng.
Pang Tong agreed with a smile.
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Chapter completed!