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Chapter 77
There are no mountains on the grassland, and it is vast and empty as far as the eye can see. This special area is definitely the best natural pasture, so on the grassland, even children and women can ride horses. The strength of the cavalry of the Dayue Kingdom can be said to be due to its innate favorable conditions.
It's a pity that such a place also has a fatal flaw!
The grassland has no mountains, lacks various metal minerals, and even ordinary wood and stone are scarce. Therefore, although the Great Moon Kingdom has powerful cavalry, it cannot fully equip it. Although Reuenthar was a rare talent on the grassland for a hundred years, his combat power was greatly increased after he trained the various tactics he learned from traveling on the mainland to the grassland cavalry. But the equipment is still lagging behind.
Lacking iron ore, it was impossible to equip heavy armored cavalry. Without stone and wood, walled towns cannot be built. Therefore, although the Dayue Kingdom has vast grasslands, it does not have any well-defended defense lines. The grasslands are full of entrances and are completely undefended.
Rody's method was very simple. After Commander Gordon arrived with the remaining 10,000 Central Cavalry Regiment that day, he just entered the city from the front gate. Rody's original 10,000 cavalry together with the remaining 10,000 cavalry of the Northwest Army came from the city. The back door leads out of Watt's Fortress. The 20,000 cavalry were divided into two parts of the city, bypassing the northwestern fortresses such as Loulan Fort and Trier Fort, which were already controlled by Reuenthar. The central cavalry corps was naturally led by Rody, while the other 10,000 cavalry were Led by Gislent, the cavalry commander of the Northwest Army, these two armies were like two sharp knives, thrusting straight into the prairie of the Great Moon Kingdom. The horses and horses kept moving along the way, and no one took off their armor. Whenever you encounter any small group of enemies on the road, attack them with all your strength, leaving no one alive.
Although Reuenthal sent many scouts to the Watt Fortress to explore the horses, the Watt Fortress was in full swing building fortifications. Reuben probably followed Rody's order and sent Gordon's men out on horseback to fight with the troops sent by Reuenthal. People played several games, big and small, which completely attracted Reuenthal's attention. Even if a few scout cavalry were occasionally reported missing, the Big Moon Kingdom would only think that they were too close and were killed by the troops sent by Watt Fortress to protect the troops building fortifications outside.
In this way, the empire's 20,000 cavalry did not rest day and night, and entered the Dayue Kingdom in two groups, aiming directly at the Longtai Golden Tent of the Dayue Kingdom!
The foreign races on the grassland were originally nomadic peoples, with various large and small tribes scattered everywhere. However, after the founding of the Dayue Kingdom, these tribes were conquered and unified, and they all obeyed the orders of the Longtai Golden Account.
Rody encountered several grassland tribes along the way, and they were all wiped out immediately. Most of the young and middle-aged men in those tribes were recruited. Although Luo Yantar went on the expedition, and although the grassland nomads were tough, how could the remaining old, weak, women and children be a match for the well-equipped regular cavalry of the Bright Empire? Rody doesn't kill many people. His attack this time is to disrupt Reuenthar's steps and cause chaos in the hinterland of the Big Moon Kingdom. The more chaos, the better. All armed forces from the tribes of the Dayue Kingdom were naturally destroyed. Although the old, weak, women and children were spared and not killed, Rody ordered that only a small amount of supplies be left for them. The other tents and tribal cattle, sheep and horses were all gathered around them, and then a big fire was lit. This strategy was originally taught to Roddy by Andy.
You must know that although the Dayue Kingdom claims to have 200,000 cavalry due to its unique innate conditions, its overall population is less than one million. Many of the cavalry are herding animals on weekdays and fighting in wartime. Fortunately, everyone on the grassland has He is proficient in riding skills, and with a little training, he will be a qualified cavalryman. However, the productivity is almost zero, and they all rely on wandering grazing. Cattle, sheep, and horses are their only wealth. This commotion is meant to stab the foundation of Dayue Kingdom!
According to that skeleton Andy, if Rodick is still cruel, he should go all the way and kill them all, regardless of gender, age or child! The Dayue Kingdom originally had a small population, but if they were to be killed all the way, its vitality would be severely damaged. It will cause a sharp decline in population and weaken the national strength to the greatest extent. Just imagine, if all the women and children are killed, even if Reuenthar still has 200,000 young adults on the front line, there are only adult men, so we can't give birth to offspring out of thin air, right? If the Light Empire's 20,000 fully-armed cavalry were to fight all the way through the Great Moon Kingdom regardless of losses, no matter how much the Great Moon Kingdom encouraged childbearing afterwards, it would still take more than ten years for a child to become an adult. I am afraid that within more than ten years, the population of Dayue Kingdom will not be able to recover.
This ruthless strategy was used by the contemporary Duke of Tulip when he conquered the grassland when Abbasid the Great was in power. As a result, the tough people of the grassland were severely damaged after being conquered, and they did not recover for decades. .
It's just that Roddy is still young, and he is absolutely unwilling to carry out such a vicious plan at the moment. It's just that if the burning and killing continued, I don't know how many tribes were wiped out. It was not easy to kill too many people, and it would be troublesome to slaughter the cattle, sheep and horses one by one. So I simply drove them all to the tribe's proposed village and burned them together. Without cattle, sheep and horses, these grassland tribes would have no choice but to collapse. The Dayue Kingdom is composed of tribes on this grassland. Destroying a tribe is equivalent to weakening its strength.
So in a few days, the 20,000 cavalry brigade divided into two groups and swept through more than a dozen tribes along the way, causing the grassland to become a riot.
As for the Longtai Golden Tent, Rody knew in his heart that he would not touch it. Although the army of the Dayue Kingdom is outside, there must still be tens of thousands of cavalry left behind in the base camp. In the wilderness of this kind of grassland, fighting with the opponent's large-scale cavalry that is several times your own, unless you have a broken mind.
As long as the quarrel lasts for a few days, there is no need to worry about Reuenthar not retreating.
After running non-stop for three days, except for occasionally letting the horse rest, the man never got off the saddle for a moment. Although the Thunder God's Whip Cavalry was exhausted after being burned and killed all the way, the rigorous training allowed them to still manage to support themselves. But gradually in the past two days, I discovered that someone seemed to be chasing him from a distance. This news made Roddy a little uneasy. In such a place, once they are overtaken by a large group of enemy cavalry. Defending hard in the wilderness, although his central cavalry regiment was elite, after all, they had been fighting all the way for several days, and in the end they lost more than they won.
But the pursuers behind seemed to be quite good at tracking and chasing, and they seemed to be getting closer and closer throughout the day. It is difficult to hide traces on the endless grassland. If the enemy discovers and outflanks the enemy, the whole army may be annihilated.
The past few days were progressing smoothly. Rody led the pursuers behind him in a large circle on the grassland. Then he looked at the sky and ordered the entire army to immediately divide into three teams, each with 3,000 people, and disperse towards the border.
The pursuers behind seemed to be caught off guard by Rody's sudden division of troops. They were originally the cavalry left behind by Longtai Golden Tent, and the leader was not a clever person. After a moment of panic, they did not dare to divide their troops to pursue them, so they could only With his eyes closed, he randomly chose a direction among the three groups of people and chased them.
Rody led 3,000 people and ran for half a day. He noticed from a distance that the enemy behind him was chasing after him, but he did not panic. Immediately ordered to disperse the team again, the three thousand people were divided into three thousand people teams, and then divided into three directions to run.
At this time, the cavalry leader of the Great Moon Kingdom who was chasing behind him was really confused. He blew his beard and stared at him and cursed that these aliens from the empire were too cunning, so he could only choose a direction to pursue at will.
After chasing for a long time, seeing that it was getting late, his subordinates reported that judging from the marks of the horses' hooves, the opponent was divided into ten groups and ran in the same direction. The leader of the Big Moon Kingdom was stunned for a moment, and his mind could hardly turn around.
He was originally a famous warrior in the Dayue Kingdom, and he was unstoppable in fighting on horseback. But how could his mind come up with these strange truths at the moment? I don't know how many beards I pulled out at that moment, I just chased him in one direction with all my heart.
After several divisions of troops, there were only more than a hundred people left around Rody, all of whom were his elite soldiers. It's just that I don't seem to have good luck. The other party's pursuers seem to have focused on my direction. They divided their forces several times and somehow chose to pursue him. Rody couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This strategy of making a sudden attack on large stocks and then breaking them into pieces was originally decided by him. The purpose is to make the opponent's pursuers panic. The opponent doesn't know how many troops they have, and they absolutely dare not rashly divide their troops to pursue them. However, when their troops become more and more scattered, the opponent notices it and has no way to pursue it. Although the large group of people under his command has been transformed into countless small teams, fortunately, in the vast grassland, there are no checkpoints and arteries to intercept them. As long as they run out of the grassland, they can meet up at Watt Fortress. Relying on the strong mobility of the cavalry, this is currently the best way to retreat. In the end, even if a group of people is unfortunately overtaken by the other party, the losses will be minimized.
I just didn't expect that I would be so lucky, and the other party would be so stubborn that he would cling to me. Seeing that the naked war horse was running slower and slower, even though we tried our best to drive it, the horse finally ran for several days. Although there were rests in between, it was always getting weaker and weaker. Rody looked around and saw that his soldiers were similar to him. Although they tried their best to drive their horses, their speeds also slowed down.
Suddenly, a cry of surprise was heard, Rody's horse neighed sadly, and his legs became weak and collapsed. Rody was very skilled and jumped off his horse in a hurry, but still fell down.
His own soldiers immediately reined in their horses, turned their horses' heads, and circled around him, then jumped down from their horses.
Seeing that Rody's horse was foaming at the mouth, dying, and could no longer stand up. Rody couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't expect that this horse, which looked more majestic and majestic than the other horses, was the first to die at this moment.
The captain of the guard shouted loudly: "Sir, please get on my horse! You and I will ride together!" In comparison, among the more than a hundred people, his horse was still in good spirits at the moment.
Rody frowned and looked behind him. In the distance, he could faintly see enemy troops on the horizon.
"Your horse can't last much longer! If two people ride together, they will fall faster!"
The captain of the guard had the same eyebrows and said without hesitation: "Then please ride my horse alone!"
"Nonsense!" Rody smiled faintly, but his face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "Everyone, at this moment the enemy has fallen into our plan of breaking everything into parts, but we are the unlucky ones. But we have attracted the enemy. With a large number of pursuers, other brothers can escape safely! With today's situation, we are probably going to die here, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" A hundred people shouted in unison. The hundred of them are the elite of the Wolf Fang Army, and they are all people who are brave and not afraid of death. At this moment, they are facing a desperate situation, but their expressions remain unchanged, and no one has a look of fear on their face.
Rody nodded, with a surge of pride in his heart. He drew his saber and said loudly: "Since we can't run away anyway, let's just turn around and fight with the opponent while we still have some strength! Even if we die, we can't escape." We’re going to kill a few of them!”
"Sir!" the soldier captain shouted: "Of course we are not afraid of death! But you, my lord, absolutely cannot die!"
After saying this, the captain of the soldiers glanced at his subordinates and said loudly: "My lord, please get on my horse and go first! I will lead my subordinates to stop you!" In the meantime, all the cavalrymen of the Wolf Fang Army looked resolute and drew their swords one after another. Drawing their sabers, they shouted in unison: "I am willing to cut off the queen for you!"
"Destroy the queen!" Rody was excited, but he cursed: "This is not to destroy the queen, but to die! You want me to leave first, but there is no commander who leaves his subordinates and runs away first!"
The captain's face remained unchanged and he said loudly: "Sir, although we are small, we can still do it if we fight to the death and drag them down for a moment. As your own soldiers, we will not be shaken even if we die! We are just human beings." The safety of the 100,000 troops in the northwest is at stake! If something happens to you, there will be no one in the northwest who can resist Luo Yantar!"
Rody's heart was churning, and he felt like his blood was about to burst out, but he just gritted his teeth and shook his head.
Seeing the enemy's pursuers getting closer and closer in the distance, you can almost feel the sound of horse hooves shaking the earth in the distance. The soldier captain looked anxious and said loudly: "Sir! If you don't agree, then everyone will die together in a moment! What difference does this ending make! As long as there is a glimmer of hope, your Excellency should fight for the Northwest Army and the Wolf Yajun, take care of yourself!" At this point, he suddenly pulled out a scimitar and put it on his neck, saying loudly: "If you don't leave, you will die anyway, I might as well die in front of you!"
Seeing that Rody was still hesitating, the captain of the soldiers shouted in a low voice: "If you don't leave, my lord, do you have to die here today? Once your lord dies, no one in the northwest can stop Reuenthar, and I am afraid that the entire northwest will be destroyed." *Under Reuenthar’s iron cavalry!”
With a shout, all the soldiers gathered around. They all imitated the soldier captain and put a knife across his neck, looking at Rody with a resolute look on his face.
Rody felt his eyes were blurred, his throat was choked, and he couldn't say a word. He was still shaking his head, but when he saw the soldier captain's face was determined, the scimitar was placed across his neck, and there was already a bloody mark. The surrounding soldiers all had firm eyes. As long as he shook his head, he would be immediately covered in blood!
Rody was originally a warrior with a tough character. In the past few days, he had gained a bit more iron-blooded fortitude during the battles on the battlefield. He held back his tears and jumped onto the horse of the captain without saying a word. He gritted his teeth. He pulled out a long arrow, broke it with both hands, and swore to the sky: "I rely on all the brothers today. If I can escape, I will avenge you all in the future! The grassland will be dyed red with the blood of the enemy! If I violate the oath, I will Just like this arrow!"
He bit his lip, then turned the horse's head, shouted and galloped away with his whip raised. Although he knew that more than a hundred people behind him were looking at him, Rody did not dare to look back, fearing that he would be unable to control himself and run back to fight to the death with them.
Seeing the Duke riding away, the captain of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and shouted loudly: "Okay! Brothers, although we died here today, we must not lose the majesty of our Central Cavalry Corps! You can’t insult the words ‘Thunder God’s Whip’!”
More than a hundred people raised their swords and shouted in unison: "Kill!", with a look of determination on everyone's face.
At that moment, the captain of the personal soldiers jumped on a horse, and there were only two people riding together.
"Line up!" With an order, more than a hundred cavalrymen lined up in order. Although they only had a few hundred people, they were still well-organized and impressive. Sit quietly on the horse and wait for the enemy to come!
About half a meal later, the pursuers of the Big Moon Kingdom in the distance had arrived. From a distance, they saw a small group of cavalry in front of them neatly arranged there. The leading general of the Big Moon Kingdom was stunned for a moment.
Are these people out of their minds? Are there more than a hundred people rushing to fight us head-on
Before he could react and decide whether to rush forward and kill these ignorant guys, suddenly a majestic voice came from the other side.
"shoot!"
With a shout, more than a hundred arrows flew over immediately. Many knights of the Dayue Kingdom were hit by arrows and fell off their horses before they could react. The commander leaned down in a hurry and narrowly escaped an arrow, but a soldier behind him was shot from his horse.
The commander was furious, pointed his riding whip, and shouted: "Come on! Destroy these foreign barbarians! Behead one of them and five cattle and sheep!!"
Seeing the opponent's volley shooting down many people on the other side, the captain of the soldiers laughed, his laughter full of desolation. Then he shouted an order, and the warriors of the Wolf Fang Army threw their bows and arrows on the ground. Draw your saber.
When the opponent was angry and charged towards him, he heard a cry of "Striel (kill)!", and then countless indifferent faces were mixed with greed and fear. Countless swords and guns stood in a row, rolling in like a dark cloud.
A calm smile appeared on the face of the soldier captain, and then he mustered up all his strength and shouted:
"Wolf fangs!!"
"Kill!!" The shouts of more than a hundred people seemed to overwhelm the opponent's noisy "Strier", and the voice seemed to break through the sky!
Then, these more than a hundred cavalrymen drove their horses, and the charge of more than a hundred people was like the momentum of a thousand troops. They rushed towards the opponent without hesitation. The people on the grassland were shouting to kill all day long, until the sky was getting dark. Just now it was completely annihilated...