The cavalry from Shanhai County mounted their horses and began to sneak into the western hinterland of the town step by step.
When the cavalry set off, it was already ninety o'clock in the evening, and the outside could only use the faint starlight to distinguish things. Coupled with the cover of weeds, it is already difficult to distinguish whether it is a human figure or something else.
Since the Centuries sent out to investigate failed, the town's western command once again issued an order for martial law. Although the patrolling soldiers in the west of the town received orders from the command headquarters twice, they were asked to strengthen their vigilance. However, one night, there was not even a shadow of a ghost, so I couldn't help but let down my vigilance, and everyone yawned.
Coupled with the fact that there has been no war in recent years, the Tianqi tribe is used to dominating the grassland, so the soldiers are inevitably a little slack in thinking. The disappearance during the day was just interpreted as an accident.
Maybe those patrolling guys sneaked into some girl's tent to be cool. The soldiers on patrol, while burying and sacrificing, chatted about some romance with each other to pass the time.
"Hey, tell me, isn't the commander-in-chief too cautious, but he just lost a few patrol soldiers, so he made such a big fanfare. It made the brothers suffer outside at night." Some soldiers complained.
"You bastard, you dare to say bad things about the commander-in-chief, don't die." The ten captain who led the team reprimanded him. Lakshin had a high prestige in the west of the town, so he had to be careful when speaking.
The soldier also knew that he was impulsive and said the wrong thing. Fortunately, the captain is his good friend, and said with a smile: "Captain, I know I was wrong, so don't report it."
The military regulations on the grassland are very strict, even cruel. If someone is really serious about this matter, then this soldier will have to walk around. A whip, that is absolutely running.
"Don't worry!" The ten husband didn't want to make a fuss.
In the grassland in July, there are many and big mosquitoes, which is particularly difficult. Fortunately, these soldiers are still quite dedicated. Although they complained non-stop, they finally did not leave their posts without authorization.
Not far from them, cavalrymen from all battalions in Shanhai County dismounted one after another, holding the reins in their hands, like a group of ghosts, slowly approaching the guarding soldiers in the west of the town.
After entering the effective range, the cavalry squatted on the ground, tried to hide their whereabouts, bent their bows and set arrows, and shot each of the alert soldiers without making any sound.
The cavalry in the lead are all elites from each battalion, with excellent shooting skills. As for sticking it up, close-up assassination, it is almost impossible in the grassland.
The soldiers on guard on the western outskirts of the town were constantly being cut off. Arriving five kilometers away from the camp in the west of the town, the security here has been raised to another level. And the sound of fighting could easily alert the camp.
Therefore, the cavalry of Shanhai County stopped advancing.
Ouyang Shuo rode on the Black Whirlwind, staring at the western town camp in the distance.
Because it is a permanent camp, the camp in the west of the town is not like the previous Tianlian tribe, which is only surrounded by tents in circles to form a defense.
The camp in the west of the town is no different from the camp in the Central Plains, with a tall wooden wall erected around it, and arrow towers at the four corners, and only one gate opened on the south side.
Such a camp, with only 2,000 cavalry, will definitely not be able to attack it, and it can only be fought in the open.
And fighting in the wild is the best way for nomadic tribes to fight. According to the information detected by the Military Intelligence Department, there are 5,000 cavalry in the west of the town, of which 1,000 are heavy cavalry, and the remaining 4,000 are light cavalry.
When nomadic tribes fought, they often sent light cavalry to lure the enemy first, and then detoured to the enemy's two wings to outflank. At critical moments, the heavy cavalry rushed out, launched an impact, defeated the enemy in one fell swoop, and decided the outcome of the war.
The cavalry dismounted one after another, and began to set up a fierce oil formation in front of the western camp of the town. This is Lin Yi's strategy, to lead the enemy army out of the camp, and then use fierce fire oil to form a flame protection to prevent the enemy army from pursuing.
After the arrangements are made, all evacuate.
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July 28, six o'clock in the morning.
The first battalion of the Pioneer Battalion was tasked with luring the enemy. Under the leadership of Lin Yi, they marched towards the main battalion in the west of the town. Along the way, all the guards were shot to death.
Lakshin, who didn't sleep well all night, got up early. Before he could react, he received a report from the guard: "Report to the commander, a group of rogues appeared in the south of the camp, about 500 people, and they are attacking the camp."
Lakshin was stunned, unbelievable, "You mean rogues? And there are only five hundred people. Who gave them the courage to attack our camp?"
The guard did not dare to slack off, and replied solemnly: "Yes, Commander, five hundred bandits."
"Go!" Lakshin decided to go and see for himself.
Lakshin boarded the arrow tower of the camp, looked around, and saw that the troops dressed up as bandits in the distance were cleaning up the surrounding security troops wantonly, and they kept whistling, with an extremely insolent expression.
Lakshin couldn't bear this kind of naked provocation. He ordered a light cavalry commander to lead his troops out of the camp to give a lesson to these ignorant bandits.
The commander-in-chief Huhe was very excited when he received the order. In his opinion, it is a breeze to defeat the gangsters in front of him. This is a military achievement that was sent in vain. It seems that the commander-in-chief still thinks highly of himself.
A thousand light cavalry, like a sharp arrow, rushed out of the camp.
Unexpectedly, those rogues turned out to be a bunch of soft bastards. Seeing the cavalry rushing out, like a flock of sheep, they immediately turned around and ran away, extremely embarrassed.
Relying on the speed advantage of the Qingfu horse, Huhe did not give up and directly led his troops to pursue.
On the arrow tower of the camp, looking at the Huhe Department that was gradually disappearing from sight, Erisi, the staff officer in the west of the town, looked confused, and turned to Lakshin and said, "Commander, there seems to be something wrong. It's weird, and the retreat is also weird, is there any fraud in this?"
Lakshin nodded, "It's a bit unusual. In this way, the remaining troops are ordered to be on standby at any time. Presumably, with Huhe's ability, even if the opponent is cheating, he can safely evacuate."
"clear!"
On the other side, Huhe led his troops to pursue for more than ten kilometers, and he was about to catch up with the bandits. Suddenly, two groups of bandits rushed out from both sides again, and immediately surrounded the Huhe Department.
"No, it's a scam!" Hu He immediately became alert, knowing that he had been ambushed by the enemy.
It's a pity that his troops are advancing rapidly at this moment, and they won't be able to stop for a while. The two groups of cavalry on the opposite side were like two sharp knives, piercing fiercely into the heart of Huhe from both ribs.
Facing the light cavalry of nomadic tribes, Ouyang Shuo was not stupid enough to choose to compete with the opponent in riding and shooting skills. He started a hand-to-hand combat as soon as he came up, using the advantages of Tang sword and armor to attack the enemy's weak point.
The light cavalry of the nomadic tribe had almost no protective ability, but only wore a simple leather armor. Facing Tang Dao, it was almost fatal with one blow.
The sharp Tang Dao can easily cut through the enemy's leather armor, and the knife cuts to the flesh, causing either death or injury.
A scuffle ensued.
After much difficulty, the Huhe Department began to stabilize its position, preparing for a tough battle with the opponent. At this time, Lin Yi's tribe, who had fled at first, had turned around and surrounded Huhe's tribe.
Hu He immediately knew that he was powerless, so he decisively ordered the troops to retreat.
Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo didn't give him a chance to retreat. Two thousand cavalry soldiers from Shanhai County launched a frenzied pursuit of the Huhe Ministry. The grassland was stained red with blood, and the neighing of the horses resounded through the sky.
After nearly an hour of frenzied killing, in the end, there were less than 200 people left in the Huhe Department, guarding Huhe, escaped from the encirclement in a hurry, and fled to the camp in the west of the town. The cavalry of Shanhai County were still chasing after them, as if they wanted to wipe them out.
Unfortunately, limited to war horses, the distance between the two sides was getting farther and farther, allowing Huhe to escape successfully.
Huhe's escape was nothing but the result of Ouyang Shuo's deliberate indulgence. His intention was to completely anger Lakshin and lead all the west of the town out of the camp.
The two armies chased and fled, and soon returned to the camp in the west of the town.
Sure enough, when he saw the Huhebu fleeing in a hurry, and the bandits chasing after him, Lakshin couldn't help being furious, and said sharply, "How dare you!"
As he said that, he immediately ran down the arrow tower, stepped on his own mount, a leader-level green clam horse, and shouted: "Everyone is there, follow me to attack, respond to Huhe, and wipe out the bandits."
"Kill!" The western cavalry of Siqian Town, ready to go.
Seeing the troops coming out to respond, Hu He was overjoyed, slapped the green clam horse under his crotch vigorously, and went straight to the camp. On the other hand, on Ouyang Shuo's side, Qi Qi stopped and was about to turn around and leave.
Before leaving, Lin Yi used his internal strength to shout loudly: "Little thief Lakshin, I will teach you a lesson today, and when I come again next time, I will definitely take your head."
How could Lakshin have suffered such humiliation before, without further ado, he led the troops to continue the pursuit. Although just now Huhe had briefly told his story, Lakshin didn't believe that the other side still had troops in ambush. Even if there is, with the four thousand elites under his command, he is not afraid.
On the grassland, the scene of chasing and fleeing was staged again, but both sides of the chasing and fleeing lost again.
At this time, the speed advantage of the green clam horse was fully reflected. In less than ten minutes, Lakshin's troops were about to catch up and bring the enemy within their range.
Seeing the fleeing enemies on the opposite side, Lakshin's face was cold, as if he was looking at a group of dead people.
Unfortunately, what Lakshin didn't know at this time was that they had entered the trap carefully set by Shanhai County. I saw Lin Yi riding on the horseback, took out a special arrow, lit it with a torch, turned around on the horseback, and shot a rocket backward.
The rocket flew across the sky and landed precisely on the area where Lakshin's troops were located.
In an instant, the rocket ignited the fuel that had been dumped on the grass ahead of time. The fire oil array arranged this time is not long, but the entire area, poured with fire oil. The raging flames, boosted by the gust of wind and weeds, engulfed Lakshin's entire body in an instant.