Liang Xiao squatted under a fir, raised his eyes and stared at the Wusun cavalry in the distance.

The two sides confronted each other for several days, but they could not find a way to win. The Wusun people were blocked from detecting the location of the swamp and did not make any progress for a long time. Instead, they lost hundreds of lives and did not dare to attack hastily. Liang Xiao was also limited by insufficient troops and could not launch a counterattack, nor could he wading across the river when Liejiaomi was stationed by the river to avoid being caught by Liejiaomi.

Seeing that the quick victory was hopeless, both sides began to prepare for a long confrontation, at least as they did.

Liejiaomi sent 10,000 cavalry to collect supplies from the eastern ranch. The Yili River Valley is from east to west, namely mountain pastures, meadow pastures and river valley pastures. In summer, most herders are in mountain pastures or meadow pastures. When winter comes, they will descend to the river valley pastures. The cattle and sheep are fat, and they are originally the territory of the Wusun people, so it is not troublesome to collect them, not to mention the murderous ten thousand cavalry.

Generally speaking, it does not take so many people to collect supplies, and three or five thousand cavalry is enough. The hunting of Jiaomi is so cautious because Liang Xiao is on the side, and three or five thousand cavalry may not be Liang Xiao’s opponent, so he simply sent 10,000 people. Even if Liang Xiao’s entire army is dispatched, it will take some effort to defeat these ten thousand cavalry.

Facts have proved that hunting Jiaomi's caution makes sense. Two groups of people came back safely after going out, not only brought a large number of cattle, sheep, and forage, but also re-controlled the crowded tribes and recruited more than 3,000 riders. Recruiting supplies is a fat man, and it is natural to get some benefits for yourself in addition to serious tasks. When it is confirmed that it is safe, the last task becomes very popular.

The Wanwusun cavalry completed the mission successfully and returned to the camp with satisfaction with the spoils. They were very relaxed and in a good mood. Some even napped on the horse's back and were drowsy.

The wives and daughters of the herdsmen may not be beautiful, but they are all very fierce. Even these Wusun warriors will take a lot of effort to conquer them.

Jian Mi came over. "General, can you fight this time?"

Liang Xiao put away his clairvoyance. "What do you think?"

"I think I can fight."

"Why?"

"These Wusun people are very relaxed and are obviously not as vigilant as the previous two groups of people. Look at them, they are almost falling off the horse. Although there are ten thousand people, we are sure to win quickly and run away after the fight."

"Yes, remember the attack request?"

"I know, hit the snake and hit seven inches."

"What else?"

"Don't fight, don't be in love with it, go with one blow, keep a safe distance."

"Very good." Liang Xiao patted Jian Mi's shoulder with satisfaction. "I'll go first, you can answer."

Jianmi grinned and laughed. "Okay, General, be careful."

Liang Xiao raised his hand and walked down the hillside and flew onto a horse. Mingzhu was injured. Although it did not affect the battle, Liang Xiao still changed to a chestnut Dayuan horse. This horse did not have Mingzhu Divine Horse, but it was also a top-notch Dayuan horse.

Backed by Princess Luo Xuli, Liang Xiao has the resources of Dayuan war horses that ordinary people can't imagine. Not only does he have four top-class Dayuan horses, but his personal guards also have at least one Dayuan horse as a war horse.

Dayuan horses have the flaws of high breeding costs, but it is undeniable that as war horses, such horses with long limbs, strong physiques, first-class strength and speed are the best choice. Even horses that are free-ranged in the Ili River Valley cannot match. In history, Emperor Wu of Han first obtained the Ili horse and was shocked by the Tianma. Later, he immediately gave the name of the Tianma to the Dayuan horse. The gap between the two sides can be seen.

When Liang Xiao and others rushed out of the canyon, and the Dayuan horse stepped out of the four hooves and rushed towards the Wusun people like the wind, the feeling was so good. People were like tigers, horses were like dragons, whistling, like divine weapons falling from the sky.

Before the Wusun people could come back from their shock, Liang Xiao and others had approached within two hundred steps. They controlled the horse's speed, raised their bows, and began to shoot.

A sharp arrow broke through the air, shooting the Wusun people one after another, making them even more panic.

Alexander and others accelerated their speed, and the horse galloped at full speed, rushed to the Wusun people with lightning speed. The spear was like a forest, and accurately stabbed the Wusun people in the face, their stomachs and breastplate. Screams rang out, and Wusun people were killed one by one.

In a moment, they invaded the Wusun people and advanced dozens of steps.

Under the cover of Alexander and others, Liang Xiao and other shooters fired at will, and any valuable targets within the range were treated as they deserved. In the blink of an eye, nearly one-third of the middle and lower-level officers were shot and killed before they even had time to make a call to the police.

"Let's go!" Liang Xiao shouted loudly while shooting continuously, reminding everyone not to fight and retreat quickly.

Alexander and others quickly turned their horses' heads and left the battle formation. Liang Xiao and others covered the archers' palace and rode and shot. The Dayuan horses ran fast and steadily, and with stirrups, they could easily twist their bodies and shoot, blocking the Wusun people who were chasing them. The Wusun people were shot one after another and dared not chase them anymore, so they had to give up and watched Liang Xiao and others leave.

The Wusun people were stunned and messed up. Liang Xiao and others attacked too quickly. Before they could come back to their senses, the battle had ended. More than 200 people were killed, with blood flowing and dying with their eyes closed.

What made them even more uneasy was that Liang Xiao and others did not go far. They slowed down, maintained a distance of two or three hundred steps, and moved forward with the Wusun people. It seemed that they were still unsatisfied and were ready to do it again at any time.

The Wusun people were furious, and the horn sounded, and two thousand cavalry left the team and chased Liang Xiao.

Seeing the Wusun cavalry chasing, Liang Xiao and others accelerated their speed, kept a certain distance from the Wusun people, and kept using their turn to shoot to kill. Although the Wusun people were numerous, they could not catch up. They tried their best to chase after several miles, but failed to get closer. Instead, nearly a hundred people were shot and killed, and their morale was severely frustrated.

Just when the Wusun people were exhausted and their people were exhausted, Jian Mi led the Dayuan cavalry to rush out from their hiding place, like a tiger going down the mountain and rushing straight to the Wusun people.

The Wusun people were stunned. They were exhausted by Liang Xiao and were about to stop and take a breath. They had no strength to fight against the Dayuan cavalry with the advantage of the number of people, with abundant personnel and strong morale.

Jian Mi hit the attack. The three thousand Dayuan cavalry encountered almost no strong resistance. They rushed through the Wusun formation with unstoppable force, killing the Wusun people in scattered and lost more than half. They rushed out hundreds of steps, turned their horses' heads, turned around, and rushed back again.

Seeing the Dayuan cavalry appear, the Wusun general who was commanding the troops knew something was wrong, immediately sounded the trumpet and personally led five thousand cavalry forward to respond. The five thousand cavalry shouted loudly, urging war horses, rushed out of the queue, and killed the people of Dayuan.

The chasing Wusun cavalry was four or five miles away from the straight line of the formation. It didn't seem far, but it exceeded the range of the war horses running at full speed. If the Wusun people let the war horses run at full speed and run in front of them, the war horses would suffer a lot. So they clearly saw that the Dayuan people were not far ahead, but they dared not chase them hard. They could only maintain a certain speed in case they had spare energy when they were in the battle.

But the people of Dayuan didn't think so. They ran without stopping, running at full speed, and once again attacked the Wusun people's positions and passed through the formation.

After two attacks by the Dayuan people, the two thousand Wusun cavalry suffered heavy losses, with only more than 300 people still sitting on the horse's back. They were still in shock. Even if they were lucky enough to be injured, they were scared to death and lost their combat effectiveness.

After five thousand Wusun cavalry arrived, Jian Mi had completed the scheduled task and slowed down. He wandered around three or four hundred steps away to see how the Wusun people responded, and took this opportunity to let the war horses adjust their physical strength in preparation for another battle.

The Wusun people were in a dilemma. They came to rescue their companions, who had been destroyed by the Dayuan people and were desolate. If they wanted to take revenge, they had no confidence in winning. If they wanted to retreat, they were unwilling to give up, and they were even more afraid of being chased by the Dayuan people. The cavalry was most afraid of being chased by others, especially those who were faster than themselves.

The Wusun people had Yili horses. When facing other tribes, the advantage of war horses put them in an active position. However, when meeting Dayuan people, the advantage of war horses was lost and they were passive step by step. They could no longer control the rhythm of battle as they please, and could only follow the steps of Dayuan people.

Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of Wusun was restrained by Jian Mi, Liang Xiao, who had finished resting, launched an attack on the Wusun people who protected their baggage without hesitation. Although there were nearly 2,000 people in the Wusun people, they wanted to protect cattle, sheep, food and grass. Facing Liang Xiao and others who were coming and going like the wind and walking vaguely, they were tired of dealing with it and were trapped in a situation of being beaten in an all-round way. Liang Xiao was as if he had entered a no-man, succeeded one after another and killed hundreds of people.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the general of Wusun had to send two thousand people to support and block Liang Xiao.

Seeing that the Wusun people changed their formation, Jian Mi immediately launched an attack and launched the fiercest attack. Jian Mi led the personal guard camp, rushed forward and rushed straight to the Wusun people's general flag.

Although the two sides have similar forces, the battle is not even balanced. The Dayuan cavalry led by Jian Mi are selected elite soldiers. After more than a month of intensive training in Liang Xiao, they are in the best state in terms of physical strength and morale. The Wusun people are ordinary cavalry, and they are defeated one after another, with low morale. The generals hesitated between fighting and not fighting, and quickly collapsed in the face of the full-strength attacks of the Dayuan people.

The people of Dayuan ran on their horses and killed them to the fullest.

The Wusun people fled in scattered and failed to form an army. The commander of the army was chased by Jian Mi for more than ten miles and was beheaded with a sword.

Liang Xiao ordered the battlefield to be cleaned immediately and returned to the camp with the bodies and spoils of the fallen soldiers. During the early stage of Ma Rong, with the squats as a guide, he was as if he was in water and walked in peace.

When Liang Xiao and Jian Mi returned to the camp safely with a large number of cattle and sheep, the Yuezhi people who stayed in the camp were envious. However, Asha was just envious. He knew that Liang Xiao and Jian Mi could achieve such a record and were inseparable from their advantage in war horses. Without the innate advantage of Dayuan horses, if the Yuezhi people were in battle, the situation would be reversed. The Wusun people would take the initiative, and they would definitely not be Yuezhi people.

Lie Jiaomi received a report from the defeated soldiers and was both shocked and angry.

Liang Xiao actually left the camp and attacked the troops he sent to collect supplies. It was not that he was brave enough, but that he was extremely contemptuous of him. It should be not that he had only the Yuezhi people and the Daxia people on the other side of the river, with a maximum of five thousand troops. Once he launched an attack, it was very likely that he would take Liang Xiao's camp.

Liang Xiao used his caution to tease him hard.

It was not only that that made him angry. Liang Xiao robbed this batch of supplies and had the capital for a long-term confrontation. He had fewer troops and needed less supplies, but he still needed to send someone to collect supplies.

If Liang Xiao is robbed and hunted, he would not dare to think about it.

Lie Jiaomi was determined to retreat. He didn't want to fight anymore and dared not fight anymore. Facing an opponent like Liang Xiao, he was under great pressure and had no chance of winning. He felt that he was restrained step by step, and every step fell behind Liang Xiao.

Liejiaomi summoned all the generals to discuss matters. As soon as he showed his intention to withdraw his troops, he was unanimously opposed by the generals.

There are many reasons for opposing the withdrawal of troops, but in the final analysis, it is just one sentence: Liang Xiao only has 8,000 people to win now. When more people from Dayuan and Yuezhi arrive next year, why should the Wusun people win? Liang Xiao still has reinforcements, but the Wusun people no longer have reinforcements and can only rely on themselves. If Kun Mo loses confidence now, there will be no chance in the future.

Liejiaomi was speechless and had to swallow the advice of retreat back into his stomach and seek a way to win.

After waiting for several days, Liang Xiao sighed secretly when he saw that Lie Jiaomi had no intention of retreating, but instead forced him even more.

Decisive battle is inevitable, and you must abandon any unrealistic extravagant hopes and be prepared for a hard battle.

Even with technical advantages and even with the Great Xia Armored Cavalry as his trump card, Liang Xiao still dared not be careless. The huge gap in military strength of about four times makes Liejiaomi have a stronger tolerance. As long as he doesn't stop, Liejiaomi can trap him with his military strength advantage.

One force reduces ten times.

Liang Xiao invited Ashana and Jianmi to discuss countermeasures, carefully explain the current situation, and finally said: "Calculate the time, and the winner will be decided within half a month. Jianmi, can Old Andrew arrive in time?"

Jian Mi shook her head. "I can't say this. I haven't walked this road before. I can't say how long it will take. The mountains are not as good as grasslands. They can be estimated by mileage and will not be too far away. People who have not walked the road in the mountains dare not say that dozens of people and thousands of people are completely different."

Liang Xiao scratched his head a little, but he also knew that what Jian Mi was talking about was the truth. He ran to death on the mountain. If something happened again, the mountain road was blocked and it was impossible to pass.

"In this way, the infantry may not be able to rely on the current forces, so they can only deploy their current forces." Liang Xiao pondered for a moment. "I have to remind you that even if we win, we may win miserably, with the losses of at least half of them. Do the soldiers have the confidence to be able to withstand such pressure? You may have to do more work. Whether it is a heavy reward or severe punishment, you cannot give up halfway."

Ashan was silent. He understood Liang Xiao's meaning. Jian Mi was not afraid of great losses. His people were not his own. Princess Luo Xuli was here. As long as he could win, no matter how high the losses were, he was a hero. It was inevitable to increase his rank. But he was different. These people were his subordinates. If they were truly his subordinates, if they lost more than half of the losses, they would be greatly damaged. The compensation that the Queen of Yuezhi could give him was limited, and he would definitely suffer a loss.

But he couldn't retreat. When Liang Xiao needed his support, if he gave up his shoulders, his previous efforts would be in vain, and he would never get Liang Xiao's support in the future. This loss is also unbearable.

Ashana thought repeatedly and finally said, "General, if you want to fight, what kind of tactics do you plan to use?"

To be continued
Chapter completed!