Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
Even if Kong Peng and other bandits and the Western Qiang Kingdom's internal thieves succeed in overthrowing the Ye family, they still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses to defend, and they cannot fight in the field with the elite horse thieves. After seeing Chen Hai's various methods, Fan Dachun believed that they would hold on. There are no problems in Heishan Village, which has a strong city and dangerous land.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
"The bandits are able to make many soldiers and horses from small and medium-sized thief villages gather in Moyue Lake and Guhuo. This means that the horse thief forces in the northern part of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be completely united," Chen Hai said, "We are going to defend Heishan Stronghold at this time. We have no worries for the time being, but if we let the thieves contact the internal and external eunuchs and successfully steal the Western Qiang Kingdom, then when 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses come to attack Heishan Stronghold, what chance do we have of winning?"
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
If Yequshan soldiers and horses collect the remnant bandits from Jinxiang Ridge, and the training of the nearly 5,000-horse infantry has preliminary results, they may be able to fight at Moyue Lake. However, at this time, the bandits ordered the remaining soldiers and horses in the small and medium-sized thieves' villages to Gathering at Moyue Lake and Guhuo Mountain means that there may be four thousand or even more elite horse bandits gathered in Moyue Lake where they will choose to attack.
In the depths of the vast desert, except for a few oases, it is not all a vast sea of sand, but more of the Gobi Desert and barren rocky mountains and ridges, but the ups and downs are not large, and there are no obstacles from large forests and rivers, so it is a cavalry Chipin's world.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
Although they have 5,000 horse infantry, they cannot be used as the main force. The Yequshan soldiers and horses have integrated the Jinxiangling remnant bandits, and they only have more than 500 elite cavalry. How can we fight this battle
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
In the depths of the vast desert, except for a few oases, it is not all a vast sea of sand, but more of the Gobi Desert and barren rocky mountains and ridges, but the ups and downs are not large, and there are no obstacles from large forests and rivers, so it is a cavalry Chipin's world.
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
Even if Kong Peng and other bandits and the Western Qiang Kingdom's internal thieves succeed in overthrowing the Ye family, they still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses to defend, and they cannot fight in the field with the elite horse thieves. After seeing Chen Hai's various methods, Fan Dachun believed that they would hold on. There are no problems in Heishan Village, which has a strong city and dangerous land.
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
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The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
…
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
Two thousand kilograms of stone honey are worth a fortune. They are not taken by humans when carried with the army. Instead, they are mixed with horse feed and fed to the war horses to ensure that the horses have sufficient physical strength to cross the vast sea of sand.
After winning two battles in a row, Fan Dachun was no longer so courageous. He thought that retreating to Black Mountain Village to wait and see the situation was still a good choice.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
Even if Kong Peng and other bandits and the Western Qiang Kingdom's internal thieves succeed in overthrowing the Ye family, they still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses to defend, and they cannot fight in the field with the elite horse thieves. After seeing Chen Hai's various methods, Fan Dachun believed that they would hold on. There are no problems in Heishan Village, which has a strong city and dangerous land.
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
"We pretended that the Spirit Eagle had not appeared, so we rested here for three more days. However, you led the five hundred spirit cavalry directly to Moyue Lake, and then retreated eastward in panic, fleeing to Black Mountain Village. We met at Shiyue Gorge," Chen Hai pointed to a barren mountain and rocky gorge between Heishan Village and Moyue Lake on the crude map, and said to Fan Dachun, "As long as the bandit soldiers gathered in Moyue Lake are unwilling to let us defend Heishan Village, then we will stay in Shiyue Lake." Yuexia meets these bandits."
The Moyue Lake bandits also saw that the long iron spears would limit the impact of the cavalry, so they arranged for more than two thousand people to raise their swords and shields and dismount to fight.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
If Chen Hai and Fan Dachun really want to lead five or six thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, the Moyue Lake bandits will definitely not attack rashly. After all, attacking cities and strongholds is not what horse thieves are good at, but Chen Hai selected five soldiers from slaves and surrendered prisoners. Six thousand weak soldiers dared to enter the vast sea of sand. No matter how timid the Moyue Lake bandits were, how could they be allowed to escape back to Black Mountain Stronghold
Two thousand kilograms of stone honey are worth a fortune. They are not taken by humans when carried with the army. Instead, they are mixed with horse feed and fed to the war horses to ensure that the horses have sufficient physical strength to cross the vast sea of sand.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
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In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
In the eyes of the Moyue Lake bandits, the horse infantry of Yequ Mountain are not even as good as the servants of the Western Qiang Kingdom. Two thousand elites dismounted to fight, which was enough to make these ignorant slaves fly with blood and flesh, leaving behind a More than a thousand cavalry were on guard against the 600 elite cavalry led by Fan Dachun charging out of the formation.
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
If Chen Hai and Fan Dachun really want to lead five or six thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, the Moyue Lake bandits will definitely not attack rashly. After all, attacking cities and strongholds is not what horse thieves are good at, but Chen Hai selected five soldiers from slaves and surrendered prisoners. Six thousand weak soldiers dared to enter the vast sea of sand. No matter how timid the Moyue Lake bandits were, how could they be allowed to escape back to Black Mountain Stronghold
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
As expected by Chen Hai, there were more than 4,000 thieves gathered in Moyue Lake. How could the five or six hundred Yequshan soldiers and horses be allowed to retreat calmly with their strong soldiers and horses
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
"The bandits are able to make many soldiers and horses from small and medium-sized thief villages gather in Moyue Lake and Guhuo. This means that the horse thief forces in the northern part of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be completely united," Chen Hai said, "We are going to defend Heishan Stronghold at this time. We have no worries for the time being, but if we let the thieves contact the internal and external eunuchs and successfully steal the Western Qiang Kingdom, then when 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses come to attack Heishan Stronghold, what chance do we have of winning?"
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
In the depths of the vast desert, except for a few oases, it is not all a vast sea of sand, but more of the Gobi Desert and barren rocky mountains and ridges, but the ups and downs are not large, and there are no obstacles from large forests and rivers, so it is a cavalry Chipin's world.
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
"The bandits are able to make many soldiers and horses from small and medium-sized thief villages gather in Moyue Lake and Guhuo. This means that the horse thief forces in the northern part of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be completely united," Chen Hai said, "We are going to defend Heishan Stronghold at this time. We have no worries for the time being, but if we let the thieves contact the internal and external eunuchs and successfully steal the Western Qiang Kingdom, then when 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses come to attack Heishan Stronghold, what chance do we have of winning?"
The Moyue Lake bandits had never seen this kind of fighting method before, especially the more than two thousand horse bandits who dismounted to fight. Only then did they realize that what they were facing was not the spearmen at the forefront, but the four in front. The spear wall formed by the densely stacked five columns of Yequshan soldiers was like a turbulent wave, pushing towards their relatively loose and conceited battle formation layer by layer, wave after wave...
In the eyes of the Moyue Lake bandits, the horse infantry of Yequ Mountain are not even as good as the servants of the Western Qiang Kingdom. Two thousand elites dismounted to fight, which was enough to make these ignorant slaves fly with blood and flesh, leaving behind a More than a thousand cavalry were on guard against the 600 elite cavalry led by Fan Dachun charging out of the formation.
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
When more than two thousand bandits from Moyue Lake came forward with swords, shields, halberds and spears, Han Wendang, who was responsible for commanding the two spear phalanxes at the front, waved his command flag and ordered the first five columns of the spear phalanx to stick the soldiers together densely. , raising the spear levelly and pushing forward.
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If Yequshan soldiers and horses collect the remnant bandits from Jinxiang Ridge, and the training of the nearly 5,000-horse infantry has preliminary results, they may be able to fight at Moyue Lake. However, at this time, the bandits ordered the remaining soldiers and horses in the small and medium-sized thieves' villages to Gathering at Moyue Lake and Guhuo Mountain means that there may be four thousand or even more elite horse bandits gathered in Moyue Lake where they will choose to attack.
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
Immediately, three or four thousand cavalry from Magic Mountain Lake galloped out of the city wall, chasing each other out like black clouds, crossing the sand sea and sweeping towards the southeast. At the same time, the bandits also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to search in the direction of Jinxiang Ridge. Enemy traces.
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
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In the eyes of the Moyue Lake bandits, the horse infantry of Yequ Mountain are not even as good as the servants of the Western Qiang Kingdom. Two thousand elites dismounted to fight, which was enough to make these ignorant slaves fly with blood and flesh, leaving behind a More than a thousand cavalry were on guard against the 600 elite cavalry led by Fan Dachun charging out of the formation.
In that case, the horse thieves in the northern part of the Western Qiang Kingdom alone have gathered more than 30,000 elite horse thieves. Coupled with their success in overthrowing the Western Qiang Kingdom, the number of troops and horses that will eventually attack Heishan Stronghold will be difficult to estimate. They want to defend it again. Black Village is difficult.
Even if Kong Peng and other bandits and the Western Qiang Kingdom's internal thieves succeed in overthrowing the Ye family, they still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses to defend, and they cannot fight in the field with the elite horse thieves. After seeing Chen Hai's various methods, Fan Dachun believed that they would hold on. There are no problems in Heishan Village, which has a strong city and dangerous land.
Even if Kong Peng and other bandits and the Western Qiang Kingdom's internal thieves succeed in overthrowing the Ye family, they still have six or seven thousand soldiers and horses to defend, and they cannot fight in the field with the elite horse thieves. After seeing Chen Hai's various methods, Fan Dachun believed that they would hold on. There are no problems in Heishan Village, which has a strong city and dangerous land.
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
The reconnaissance sent by the Moyue Lake bandits discovered Yequshan's horse infantry on the second day. At the same time, they also discovered that Yequshan's more than 5,000 horse infantry selected from surrendered prisoners and slaves had used a large number of siege equipment a day ago. He threw the food and supplies into the vast desert and fled in panic to the Black Mountain Village in the south.
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
As expected by Chen Hai, there were more than 4,000 thieves gathered in Moyue Lake. How could the five or six hundred Yequshan soldiers and horses be allowed to retreat calmly with their strong soldiers and horses
The reconnaissance sent by the Moyue Lake bandits discovered Yequshan's horse infantry on the second day. At the same time, they also discovered that Yequshan's more than 5,000 horse infantry selected from surrendered prisoners and slaves had used a large number of siege equipment a day ago. He threw the food and supplies into the vast desert and fled in panic to the Black Mountain Village in the south.
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Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
In order to keep the war horses strong after crossing more than a thousand miles of sand sea, and avoid being overtaken and besieged by bandits in the depths of the vast sand sea before arriving at Shiyue Gorge, Fan Dachun and Ning Chan'er When setting off, he also carried two thousand kilograms of stone mist honey.
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
After winning two battles in a row, Fan Dachun was no longer so courageous. He thought that retreating to Black Mountain Village to wait and see the situation was still a good choice.
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
When more than two thousand bandits from Moyue Lake came forward with swords, shields, halberds and spears, Han Wendang, who was responsible for commanding the two spear phalanxes at the front, waved his command flag and ordered the first five columns of the spear phalanx to stick the soldiers together densely. , raising the spear levelly and pushing forward.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
When more than two thousand bandits from Moyue Lake came forward with swords, shields, halberds and spears, Han Wendang, who was responsible for commanding the two spear phalanxes at the front, waved his command flag and ordered the first five columns of the spear phalanx to stick the soldiers together densely. , raising the spear levelly and pushing forward.
Two thousand kilograms of stone honey are worth a fortune. They are not taken by humans when carried with the army. Instead, they are mixed with horse feed and fed to the war horses to ensure that the horses have sufficient physical strength to cross the vast sea of sand.
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
"The bandits are able to make many soldiers and horses from small and medium-sized thief villages gather in Moyue Lake and Guhuo. This means that the horse thief forces in the northern part of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be completely united," Chen Hai said, "We are going to defend Heishan Stronghold at this time. We have no worries for the time being, but if we let the thieves contact the internal and external eunuchs and successfully steal the Western Qiang Kingdom, then when 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses come to attack Heishan Stronghold, what chance do we have of winning?"
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
As expected by Chen Hai, there were more than 4,000 thieves gathered in Moyue Lake. How could the five or six hundred Yequshan soldiers and horses be allowed to retreat calmly with their strong soldiers and horses
The Moyue Lake bandits also saw that the long iron spears would limit the impact of the cavalry, so they arranged for more than two thousand people to raise their swords and shields and dismount to fight.
The main force of the Moyue Lake bandits was still following Fan Dachun's five to six hundred cavalry. After receiving the reconnaissance report, they could confirm that the two soldiers and horses from Yequshan wanted to join up, fight and retreat, and retreat to Heishan Village. Refuse to defend the stronghold.
After winning two battles in a row, Fan Dachun was no longer so courageous. He thought that retreating to Black Mountain Village to wait and see the situation was still a good choice.
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
Immediately, three or four thousand cavalry from Magic Mountain Lake galloped out of the city wall, chasing each other out like black clouds, crossing the sand sea and sweeping towards the southeast. At the same time, the bandits also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to search in the direction of Jinxiang Ridge. Enemy traces.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
In order to keep the war horses strong after crossing more than a thousand miles of sand sea, and avoid being overtaken and besieged by bandits in the depths of the vast sand sea before arriving at Shiyue Gorge, Fan Dachun and Ning Chan'er When setting off, he also carried two thousand kilograms of stone mist honey.
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
"We pretended that the Spirit Eagle had not appeared, so we rested here for three more days. However, you led the five hundred spirit cavalry directly to Moyue Lake, and then retreated eastward in panic, fleeing to Black Mountain Village. We met at Shiyue Gorge," Chen Hai pointed to a barren mountain and rocky gorge between Heishan Village and Moyue Lake on the crude map, and said to Fan Dachun, "As long as the bandit soldiers gathered in Moyue Lake are unwilling to let us defend Heishan Village, then we will stay in Shiyue Lake." Yuexia meets these bandits."
If Yequshan soldiers and horses collect the remnant bandits from Jinxiang Ridge, and the training of the nearly 5,000-horse infantry has preliminary results, they may be able to fight at Moyue Lake. However, at this time, the bandits ordered the remaining soldiers and horses in the small and medium-sized thieves' villages to Gathering at Moyue Lake and Guhuo Mountain means that there may be four thousand or even more elite horse bandits gathered in Moyue Lake where they will choose to attack.
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
The Moyue Lake bandits had never seen this kind of fighting method before, especially the more than two thousand horse bandits who dismounted to fight. Only then did they realize that what they were facing was not the spearmen at the forefront, but the four in front. The spear wall formed by the densely stacked five columns of Yequshan soldiers was like a turbulent wave, pushing towards their relatively loose and conceited battle formation layer by layer, wave after wave...
In the eyes of the Moyue Lake bandits, the horse infantry of Yequ Mountain are not even as good as the servants of the Western Qiang Kingdom. Two thousand elites dismounted to fight, which was enough to make these ignorant slaves fly with blood and flesh, leaving behind a More than a thousand cavalry were on guard against the 600 elite cavalry led by Fan Dachun charging out of the formation.
"We pretended that the Spirit Eagle had not appeared, so we rested here for three more days. However, you led the five hundred spirit cavalry directly to Moyue Lake, and then retreated eastward in panic, fleeing to Black Mountain Village. We met at Shiyue Gorge," Chen Hai pointed to a barren mountain and rocky gorge between Heishan Village and Moyue Lake on the crude map, and said to Fan Dachun, "As long as the bandit soldiers gathered in Moyue Lake are unwilling to let us defend Heishan Village, then we will stay in Shiyue Lake." Yuexia meets these bandits."
If Chen Hai and Fan Dachun really want to lead five or six thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, the Moyue Lake bandits will definitely not attack rashly. After all, attacking cities and strongholds is not what horse thieves are good at, but Chen Hai selected five soldiers from slaves and surrendered prisoners. Six thousand weak soldiers dared to enter the vast sea of sand. No matter how timid the Moyue Lake bandits were, how could they be allowed to escape back to Black Mountain Stronghold
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
The reconnaissance sent by the Moyue Lake bandits discovered Yequshan's horse infantry on the second day. At the same time, they also discovered that Yequshan's more than 5,000 horse infantry selected from surrendered prisoners and slaves had used a large number of siege equipment a day ago. He threw the food and supplies into the vast desert and fled in panic to the Black Mountain Village in the south.
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
The main force of the Moyue Lake bandits was still following Fan Dachun's five to six hundred cavalry. After receiving the reconnaissance report, they could confirm that the two soldiers and horses from Yequshan wanted to join up, fight and retreat, and retreat to Heishan Village. Refuse to defend the stronghold.
The night before, Qushan soldiers and horses attacked Black Falcon Cliff and Jinxiangling villages. The cavalry went first, and the main force of the horse infantry delayed two to three days before arriving at the outskirts of the stronghold. This time, since the Moyue Lake bandits fled in panic when they saw Fan Dachun leading hundreds of elite cavalry just approaching, they guessed that the main force of thousands of horse infantry must also be dragging a large number of siege equipment on the way to Moyue Lake.
If Yequshan soldiers and horses collect the remnant bandits from Jinxiang Ridge, and the training of the nearly 5,000-horse infantry has preliminary results, they may be able to fight at Moyue Lake. However, at this time, the bandits ordered the remaining soldiers and horses in the small and medium-sized thieves' villages to Gathering at Moyue Lake and Guhuo Mountain means that there may be four thousand or even more elite horse bandits gathered in Moyue Lake where they will choose to attack.
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
In the depths of the vast desert, except for a few oases, it is not all a vast sea of sand, but more of the Gobi Desert and barren rocky mountains and ridges, but the ups and downs are not large, and there are no obstacles from large forests and rivers, so it is a cavalry Chipin's world.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
Although they have 5,000 horse infantry, they cannot be used as the main force. The Yequshan soldiers and horses have integrated the Jinxiangling remnant bandits, and they only have more than 500 elite cavalry. How can we fight this battle
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
Immediately, three or four thousand cavalry from Magic Mountain Lake galloped out of the city wall, chasing each other out like black clouds, crossing the sand sea and sweeping towards the southeast. At the same time, the bandits also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to search in the direction of Jinxiang Ridge. Enemy traces.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
In order to keep the war horses strong after crossing more than a thousand miles of sand sea, and avoid being overtaken and besieged by bandits in the depths of the vast sand sea before arriving at Shiyue Gorge, Fan Dachun and Ning Chan'er When setting off, he also carried two thousand kilograms of stone mist honey.
Immediately, three or four thousand cavalry from Magic Mountain Lake galloped out of the city wall, chasing each other out like black clouds, crossing the sand sea and sweeping towards the southeast. At the same time, the bandits also sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to search in the direction of Jinxiang Ridge. Enemy traces.
"Fighting with horse bandits?" Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er both looked at Chen Hai in disbelief.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
On a piece of yellowed velvet paper, Chen Hai outlined the geographical locations of Heishanzhai, Jinxiangling, Moyue Lake, Guhuo Mountain and other places. He also completed the main terrain according to the descriptions of Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
After winning two battles in a row, Fan Dachun was no longer so courageous. He thought that retreating to Black Mountain Village to wait and see the situation was still a good choice.
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
The Moyue Lake bandits had never seen this kind of fighting method before, especially the more than two thousand horse bandits who dismounted to fight. Only then did they realize that what they were facing was not the spearmen at the forefront, but the four in front. The spear wall formed by the densely stacked five columns of Yequshan soldiers was like a turbulent wave, pushing towards their relatively loose and conceited battle formation layer by layer, wave after wave...
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
Two thousand kilograms of stone honey are worth a fortune. They are not taken by humans when carried with the army. Instead, they are mixed with horse feed and fed to the war horses to ensure that the horses have sufficient physical strength to cross the vast sea of sand.
After reading the letter sent by Hu Junhu, sent by Spirit Eagle, Fan Dachun and others had figured out the first moves of the bandits, and eagerly watched Chen Hai waiting for him to make a decision.
At this time, all the bandits were fighting together. The two leaders of Moyue Lake led 1,800 elite horse bandits and rushed to Songyang Lake to join together, which meant that there were more than 2,000 elites left at Moyue Lake Village.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
"What should we do?" Fan Dachun asked, "Retreat to Black Mountain Village?"
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
When the reconnaissance of Moyue Lake discovered the main force of the horse infantry, it was actually not far from Shiyue Gorge. At this time, hundreds of Moyue Lake scouts were watching. Chen Hai led his troops into Shiyue Gorge to guard against these hundreds of enemies. The cavalry attacked the horse and infantry from the flank.
The main force of the Moyue Lake bandits was still following Fan Dachun's five to six hundred cavalry. After receiving the reconnaissance report, they could confirm that the two soldiers and horses from Yequshan wanted to join up, fight and retreat, and retreat to Heishan Village. Refuse to defend the stronghold.
In addition to the twenty centurions, all armed with five-meter-long iron spears, they were mixed with archers to form four Macedonian spear phalanxes to guard the front, rear, left, right and four corners of Shiyue Gorge. There were gaps left for the sword and shield formations to enter from the east and west. Leaving narrow passages on both wings can limit the enemy's cavalry from outflanking them, but it allows more than 600 Yequshan cavalry to quickly move out of the formation and engage the enemy from the flanks.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
"Calculating the time, the horse infantry can arrive at Shiyue Gorge one day in advance to rest, but the pursuers are arrogant," Chen Hai clenched his fists and said, "We may not have no chance of winning this battle!"
If Chen Hai and Fan Dachun really want to lead five or six thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, the Moyue Lake bandits will definitely not attack rashly. After all, attacking cities and strongholds is not what horse thieves are good at, but Chen Hai selected five soldiers from slaves and surrendered prisoners. Six thousand weak soldiers dared to enter the vast sea of sand. No matter how timid the Moyue Lake bandits were, how could they be allowed to escape back to Black Mountain Stronghold
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
Hearing what Chen Hai said, Fan Dachun and Deng Tong'er took a deep breath. Thinking about it, they thought about the past habits of the bandits. If they really had to abandon their lair, they should order the soldiers and horses left behind to take them with them. The property accumulated over the years rushed to Yequshan to join the main force. How could it be possible to take the property into someone else's lair and be controlled by others
The stone ridges on both sides of the stone gorge are not very high, ranging from about 1,200 feet to 3,400 feet, but they are extremely rugged. This can restrict the elite cavalry of the bandit soldiers from cutting into the Macedonian spears from the flanks at high speed. phalanx.
Even in the formation, there are six stone-throwing crossbows that have been assembled, and hundreds of stone bullets are neatly stacked aside.
"We pretended that the Spirit Eagle had not appeared, so we rested here for three more days. However, you led the five hundred spirit cavalry directly to Moyue Lake, and then retreated eastward in panic, fleeing to Black Mountain Village. We met at Shiyue Gorge," Chen Hai pointed to a barren mountain and rocky gorge between Heishan Village and Moyue Lake on the crude map, and said to Fan Dachun, "As long as the bandit soldiers gathered in Moyue Lake are unwilling to let us defend Heishan Village, then we will stay in Shiyue Lake." Yuexia meets these bandits."
"Even if there is a chance of victory, wouldn't Defending Black Village have a better chance of winning?" Fan Dachun asked in confusion.
The reconnaissance sent by the Moyue Lake bandits discovered Yequshan's horse infantry on the second day. At the same time, they also discovered that Yequshan's more than 5,000 horse infantry selected from surrendered prisoners and slaves had used a large number of siege equipment a day ago. He threw the food and supplies into the vast desert and fled in panic to the Black Mountain Village in the south.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
In the depths of the vast desert, except for a few oases, it is not all a vast sea of sand, but more of the Gobi Desert and barren rocky mountains and ridges, but the ups and downs are not large, and there are no obstacles from large forests and rivers, so it is a cavalry Chipin's world.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
The interior of the Walled City of Heishan Village was beyond recognition, but the wall was intact. How could the Moyue Lake bandits allow the five or six thousand soldiers and horses of Yequshan to retreat to Heishan Village calmly
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
Fan Dachun led his troops to the outskirts of Moyue Lake. The outpost confirmed that the number of bandit soldiers gathered outside Moyue Lake far exceeded the initially expected number of more than 2,000 remaining bandits at Moyue Lake. Fan Dachun led his troops to the southeast without hesitation. escape.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
This is no surprise. As long as Kong Peng, the Black Mountain Martial Lord, can convince the bandits that the overthrow of the Western Qiang Kingdom will be successful this time, and all the bandits will be honored with glory and wealth after the success, the bandits will be able to give up some small interests at hand. unite more closely.
When more than two thousand bandits from Moyue Lake came forward with swords, shields, halberds and spears, Han Wendang, who was responsible for commanding the two spear phalanxes at the front, waved his command flag and ordered the first five columns of the spear phalanx to stick the soldiers together densely. , raising the spear levelly and pushing forward.
If this anomaly occurs now, it is very likely that the bandits must be completely united into one body, as Chen Hai said.
Fan Dachun led 600 elite cavalry instead of fleeing all the way. Instead, they took advantage of the rugged rock ridges and sand dunes in the area from Moyue Lake to Shiyue Gorge to slow down the pursuers as much as possible to give the horse infantry more time to prepare. , did not arrive at Shiyue Gorge until the early morning of the third day, and joined the horse infantry led by Chen Hai.
The Moyue Lake bandits also saw that the long iron spears would limit the impact of the cavalry, so they arranged for more than two thousand people to raise their swords and shields and dismount to fight.
Moyue Lake is one of the three major horse thief forces deep in the northern desert of the Western Qiang Kingdom. At its peak, it had more than 4,000 soldiers and horses. It is located more than a thousand miles southwest of Jinxiang Ridge.
The time when Fan Dachun appeared on the outskirts of Moyue Lake was deliberately arranged by Chen Hai. At about the same time, Chen Hai led an infantry of 5,000 horses on the route from Jinxiang Ridge to Moyue Lake. Moreover, it was also the closest location to Shiyue Gorge at that time, less than three hundred miles away. In this way, when performing the drama of luring the snake out of the hole, the five thousand horse infantry abandoned large equipment, excess food, and baggage, and only needed to rush south for one day to enter the preset battlefield.
"Should we send someone to go to Demon Moon Lake on a spiritual eagle to conduct reconnaissance and find out how many soldiers and horses are gathered in Demon Moon Lake first?" Deng Tong'er suggested.
In the eyes of the Moyue Lake bandits, the horse infantry of Yequ Mountain are not even as good as the servants of the Western Qiang Kingdom. Two thousand elites dismounted to fight, which was enough to make these ignorant slaves fly with blood and flesh, leaving behind a More than a thousand cavalry were on guard against the 600 elite cavalry led by Fan Dachun charging out of the formation.
The Moyue Lake bandits almost laughed out loud when they saw the Yequshan horse infantry holding long iron spears that were far taller than normal people. The shafts of these extra-long iron spears are all temporarily lengthened. They simply cut a large number of poplar wood poles and bundle them with ordinary iron spears. Except for the simplest stabbing, such extra-long iron spears cannot be used at all. If it doesn't carry out more complex tactical actions, what's the use
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
They thought about various possibilities, but a field battle between five to six thousand horse infantry troops with extremely low combat power and three to four thousand elite horse bandits in the flat stone ridge desert was definitely not something they could imagine.
When more than two thousand bandits from Moyue Lake came forward with swords, shields, halberds and spears, Han Wendang, who was responsible for commanding the two spear phalanxes at the front, waved his command flag and ordered the first five columns of the spear phalanx to stick the soldiers together densely. , raising the spear levelly and pushing forward.
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
Chen Hai shook his head and said: "Anyway, there are more soldiers and horses in Moyue Lake than expected. It will be very difficult to attack the stronghold. And sending Spirit Eagle there hastily will actually let the thieves know their details." It’s already a leak.”
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The Moyue Lake bandits had never seen this kind of fighting method before, especially the more than two thousand horse bandits who dismounted to fight. Only then did they realize that what they were facing was not the spearmen at the forefront, but the four in front. The spear wall formed by the densely stacked five columns of Yequshan soldiers was like a turbulent wave, pushing towards their relatively loose and conceited battle formation layer by layer, wave after wave...
Two thousand kilograms of stone honey are worth a fortune. They are not taken by humans when carried with the army. Instead, they are mixed with horse feed and fed to the war horses to ensure that the horses have sufficient physical strength to cross the vast sea of sand.
The Moyue Lake bandits also saw that the long iron spears would limit the impact of the cavalry, so they arranged for more than two thousand people to raise their swords and shields and dismount to fight.
After winning two battles in a row, Fan Dachun was no longer so courageous. He thought that retreating to Black Mountain Village to wait and see the situation was still a good choice.
The Moyue Lake bandits also saw that the long iron spears would limit the impact of the cavalry, so they arranged for more than two thousand people to raise their swords and shields and dismount to fight.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
In order to keep the war horses strong after crossing more than a thousand miles of sand sea, and avoid being overtaken and besieged by bandits in the depths of the vast sand sea before arriving at Shiyue Gorge, Fan Dachun and Ning Chan'er When setting off, he also carried two thousand kilograms of stone mist honey.
Shiyue Gorge is located in the depths of the vast sand sea. The canyon is like a long and narrow crescent. The narrowest point is less than 200 to 300 meters, and the width of the valley is only one or two miles.
If Chen Hai and Fan Dachun really want to lead five or six thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, the Moyue Lake bandits will definitely not attack rashly. After all, attacking cities and strongholds is not what horse thieves are good at, but Chen Hai selected five soldiers from slaves and surrendered prisoners. Six thousand weak soldiers dared to enter the vast sea of sand. No matter how timid the Moyue Lake bandits were, how could they be allowed to escape back to Black Mountain Stronghold