Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize led the barbarians to run wildly on the desert for more than 20 minutes, and then disappeared completely. In the jungle at the edge of the battlefield, suddenly turned out the six cavalry of the Great Xia cavalry who were hiding.
Within their line of sight, there was no barbarian army at all. Only a small number of barbarians in charge of logistics were left behind in the barbarian camp, and they were driving a large number of slaves to prepare the army's breakfast.
The barbarian leader in charge of logistics beat his head with a headache. He really didn't know how much breakfast he should prepare.
The granary was burned the night before, and even with all efforts to rescue them, only less than one-seventh of the grain was rescued in the end. It stands to reason that this morning's breakfast should be thinner, or even not eaten at all, so as to save food.
However, the barbarian army was engaged in a fierce pursuit early in the morning. When the army returned from victory, the consumption from the leader to the ordinary barbarian soldiers must be quite high, and they must eat dry food to fill their stomachs. I'm going to be in a hurry!
Alas, all those who can take charge have gone to battle, and there is no high-level barbarian in the camp who can make a decision on this matter. He, a big boss, really can't bear the responsibility of making random decisions, and he has a headache.
The barbarian logistics officer suffering from a headache couldn't help but look to the south. There is Bianlu City in Daxia. If you are more optimistic, the army can march at full strength for half a day to reach Bianlu City in Daxia. They can plunder and replenish food and grass in time. Can you spend more
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is terrifying. The barbarian logistics officer's eyes failed to see Bianlu City, but reflected the Daxia cavalry rushing quickly.
The ten commander rushed into the barbarian camp with five cavalry. As an elite unit, they dared to fight head-on when facing an equal number of barbarian fighters, not to mention that they were only facing barbarian logistics soldiers.
A few cavalrymen controlled their horses with one hand, and wielded their spears or knives with the other. They quickly killed a few back and forth among the barbarians staying in the camp, and quickly killed all the barbarian logistics who were unable to escape.
As for the driven slaves, most of them were Daxia people. Seeing this scene, they immediately knelt down and cried for help.
"You take the food from the barbarians and run quickly. How far you can run and where you can go is up to you."
The ten captain pointed his spear at the granary and shouted loudly at the surviving slaves.
Most of the slaves of the barbarians were civilians who were plundered when they invaded Great Xia. They were used like consumables, and they didn't care about their life or death at all. They forced the slaves to pay for their labor, and even drove them to the forefront to serve as human shields during the war. .
In the previous battles, when the Daxia army encountered slaves enslaved by the barbarians, they would rescue them if they could. Unfortunately, they are really short of manpower now, so they can only let the rescued Daxia people escape by themselves.
It is very easy to tell which slaves are slaves. Except for the absence of horns like barbarians on the top of their heads, all slaves are sallow, skinny, and weather-stained. They can tell that life has been hard, and they are in sharp contrast to the tall and burly barbarians. In contrast, there is no fear of barbarians getting in with the slaves and escaping together.
After obtaining the permission of the ten-man commander, more than a hundred slaves rushed to the remaining granary in ecstasy, each of them grabbed a large amount of grain, wrapped it in cloth and carried it on their backs, and took food from the barbarian camp. They took away weapons, bacon, milk wine, and even took away the last three horses in the stables that did not fight due to injuries.
Although the injured horse can't be ridden, if it is brought back to Daxia and healed, it can still be sold for some money.
In addition to looting the barbarian camp full of hatred like locusts crossing the border, the slaves also pointed out to the cavalry the camps of the barbarian leaders and important areas in the camp.
The slaves ransacked wildly, and the six cavalrymen carried the wooden barrels given to them by the officer and poured sesame oil all over the barbarian camp, especially the camps of the barbarian leaders. , and poured sesame oil into the tent.
The cavalry patiently poured out all ten barrels of sesame oil, and urged the rescued Daxia people to leave the camp. The fire that was lit for breakfast was now used to ignite the entire camp.
After the flames were ignited, tents spread quickly one by one. Not long after, all the barbarian camps were engulfed in flames, and huge black smoke rose into the sky. Unfortunately, the barbarian army has gone too far to notice that their camp is no longer there.
Watching the barbarian camp burned to ashes and ruins, the flames gradually extinguished because there was no combustible material, and the six cavalry left on horseback, catching up with the people of Daxia who had left first, and leading them around the trap set up the night before. , After watching their figures leave, the ten commander took the lead and continued to dig pits and set traps according to the commander's request and guidance.
At this time, the two cavalrymen who drove a large number of horses back to Bianlu City the night before finally arrived at Bianlu City. They drove more than 200 barbarian horses into the city amidst the stunned crowd of comrades in arms.
The horses were driven straight to Captain Ma, and the cavalry told the officer in detail what happened the night before. Of course, they did not personally participate in the mission, and no matter how detailed they were, it was just what they saw.
The experience of this night was extraordinary enough. After telling the great achievements of the two officers, the cavalry emphasized Cheng Huaiqian's request: more soldiers!
Captain Ma and a group of generals fell into a long silence and a trance as they watched the large number of war horses covering the main streets of Bianlu City.
Cavalry is a very precious unit, because the war horse itself is a very precious strategic resource.
The cost of cavalry training is so high that Captain Ma has been training hard for many years, and he has only accumulated more than a hundred cavalry under his command. Before that, he allocated 20 cavalry to Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize. He was always worried and anxious, fearing that the precious cavalry would never return.
If the citizens of Bianlu City hadn't praised the two strong men vigorously and guaranteed them, and Captain Ma had witnessed the battle in Bianlu City with his own eyes, and really wanted to recruit those two strong men, he would not have dared to give them a chance to perform so boldly.
The result was far beyond his expectations. Well, the two young men fed back nearly two hundred war horses in the Wild Riding Battalion in just one night. It is really, really amazing! Well done! He is indeed a hero who defended Bianlu City with just two people!
Xiaowei Ma was so excited that he even thought about how to submit a booklet to invite credit and rewards for the two new subordinates.
After a long period of silence, a lieutenant finally came to his senses and took the lead in praising him vigorously:
"Congratulations to Captain Captain! Congratulations to Captain Captain! You are as insightful as a torch, and you are not limited to one type of talent. The two warriors are grateful for your support, and they will do their best to solve your problems. It's all because of Captain Captain." Your brilliance and prowess!"
"Hahaha, the old man is right, the two of them are good, good!"
Xiaowei Ma burst out laughing, and the surrounding subordinates hurriedly praised him, and the scene was very lively for a while.
However, under the harmonious superficial atmosphere, some generals couldn't help but feel a little jealous. They thought it was two stunned young men, but they didn't expect to get the favor of the Shangguan when they were lucky. Gentle, strong and powerful, it's really not pleasing to the eye.
Xiaowei Ma, who was in a good mood, finally decided to send another 20 cavalry to Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize, hoping that they would achieve even more satisfying results.
At the same time, twenty cavalry cavalry were ordered to go south with a group of horses, and they picked up the infantry soldiers of the wild cavalry battalion who were still on their way.
With war horses, there is transportation capacity. If the infantry can be transported to Bianlu City in time, relying on the city walls of Bianlu City, they dare to fight the barbarians, and the death order issued by the imperial court to defend Bianlu City is expected to be realized.
The sadness on his face before turned into complacency, and Xiaowei Ma couldn't help being unhappy.
As happy as Colonel Ma, the barbarian army was unhappy.
After running for another full hour, the little barbarian leader finally reined in his horse and stopped, and mercifully ordered his barbarian soldiers to rest in place. There was no other reason, and the little leader couldn't hold on anymore.
I didn't have a good rest last night, and this morning I didn't even eat a sip of food or drink a sip of water, so I was so angry that my stomach was full.
During this pursuit, the little leader was threatened by bows and arrows from the front from time to time. After getting extremely angry, the little leader became less angry. At this time, the body signal that had been calling the police had the upper hand, so he had to stop and rest.
As soon as the order to rest in place was issued, more than a thousand barbarians who had been running wildly behind the leader's horse for nearly an hour and a half couldn't hold on anymore, and lay down on the ground like a dead dog, not wanting to move their fingers.
It's not that the barbarian warriors are not physically fit, but that they have been tossed so hard that they have been running at extreme speed for more than an hour, and the horses are tired, let alone them
After the initial anger was covered up by exhaustion, the physical pain caused by the extremely fast running became more and more intense. The barbarians didn't know the meaning of continuing to chase, but they didn't dare to disobey orders or fall behind, so they had to drag Legs, running to the point of being out of breath.
At this moment, they could finally rest. The barbarian warriors wished they could grow on the ground and never stand up again.
However, if the barbarians wanted to rest, they had to ask Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize whether they agreed.
Cheng Huaiqian and Xia Ruize, who were running ahead, were unhappy when they saw that the barbarians stopped chasing them. How could this work? The agreed-upon pursuit must start and end, how can it be abandoned halfway
The two of them simply turned their horses around, led their cavalry back around the barbarians, and aboveboard stopped their horses and bowed their horses and shot arrows at the barbarians less than 50 meters away from the barbarian army.
How could the barbarians tolerate such provocative behavior of the Great Xia cavalry
Seeing this scene, the sober barbarians got angry again, but looking around, there were very few barbarians who could stand up and resist.
Even if the eight barbarian leaders with better physical strength lowered their bodies to help their subordinates block the arrows, they couldn't block the more than ten arrows that shot at the same time.
As for the barbarians who have collapsed into a pile on the ground, they don't even bother to move their bodies to avoid them. At most, they just want to hide behind their comrades and continue to rest. Anyway, there are only a dozen Daxia cavalry, so they may not kill themselves .
Especially in the previous pursuit, ordinary barbarian warriors have discovered that the main targets of the Great Xia cavalry are high-level barbarians above small bosses. Compared with ordinary barbarians, the safety of ordinary barbarians is higher, so ordinary barbarians simply do not resist.
The barbarians didn't have the energy to fight back, and the Daxia cavalry was impolite. They shot one arrow at a time, drew their bows fully, aimed well, and kept shooting.