the enlightener says

This is a beautiful creature from the sky.

When it looked around, everyone was attracted by its bright and sharp eyes. Facing the crowd of cavalry, it didn't show any timidity at all, but with a condescending scrutiny. As if a king was observing his subjects, as it spread its four-foot-long wings again, a loud eagle cry resounded through the valley again.

"This is... a snow-covered goshawk." Abu exclaimed, "I've only seen some high-ranking officials pay a lot of money to transport it from the north, but I've never seen one with such a look."

Qin Ke stared at the snow-covered goshawk. He has lived in the Mo family for many years, and he has seen these huge birds. When they soar in the sky, they can fly to far higher places than other birds. Between the clouds, the sharp sound can scare the hares on the ground to look up immediately.

Many people only know the strength of the black cavalry, but only those who have seen the black cavalry with their own eyes know that the reason why this cavalry army can rule the world is not only because of their strength, but also because they have the most elite soldiers in the world. The "scout".

Mojiaji's school palace is all-encompassing and omnipresent, among which there are thaumaturgy for taming animals and strange people who are good at controlling falcons.

Qin Ke heard a story told by his master when he was young: Before the former dynasty was destroyed, envoys from the Western Regions once entered Jicheng to present a giant eagle from the plateau of the Western Regions to the emperor. This giant eagle was four feet long. , the whole body is pitch-black, between the two claws hooked up, it can even grab a lamb, it is extremely ferocious.

On the school grounds in Jicheng, the envoy showed the emperor the ferocity of this giant eagle by using familiar eagle control techniques. Is there such a giant eagle?

Such arrogant words naturally angered all the civil and military officials on the school grounds. Everyone loudly accused the envoy of being disrespectful, and some even knelt down and asked the emperor to reprimand the envoy to show the majesty of the pilgrimage.

However, the emperor at that time, Emperor Ji Rui, just smiled, waved his hand to stop everyone, and then said to the envoy from the Western Regions: I have traveled thousands of miles across the land, and there is no inch of this eagle hovering.

But he changed the subject, but said again: I don't have this giant eagle in my dynasty, it's not that my country is sterile, it's just because there are birds a hundred times fiercer than this giant eagle, there is no place for the giant eagle, so I have to go west to find a shelter.

The envoy didn't believe it, and then Emperor Ji Rui sent someone to Jishang School Palace to invite an old man. When the old man came, he was empty-handed, and two disciples followed him from left to right. On each disciple's arm, there was a wing on the edge The snow-covered goshawk inlaid with silver borders, the two eagles are majestic and have sharp claws.

It's just that compared to the giant eagle, the goshawk's figure is still much smaller. It is naturally impossible for the messenger to believe that such a goshawk can outperform his giant eagle just from the appearance.

So Emperor Ji Rui suggested to let the giant eagle and two goshawks fly, and let them fight, so we can see which side is more ferocious.

The messenger naturally agreed. In his opinion, he was sure of winning. With his own giant eagle that looked like an ancient raptor, it was possible to peck the two goshawks to death on the spot.

Chapter 473 Divide the troops and sneak attack!

However, after the two sides released the raptors at the same time, the scene was beyond the envoy's imagination. Although his giant eagle was very fierce and powerful, the two goshawks did not fall as quickly as he expected.

Under everyone's gaze, the smaller Goshawk appeared to be extremely smart. When confronting each other, the two had a clear division of labor and advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, as if they were not beasts, but a pair of old partners who cooperated with each other tacitly.

Even though the giant eagle is very powerful, it is impossible to hurt them at all under the coordinated attack of the two goshawks. On the contrary, they will be pecked off a lot of feathers if they are not careful.

The envoy watched anxiously for a long time, finally sighed, and admitted defeat: I lost, not because the giant eagle of my clan is not fierce, but because the person controlling the goshawk is too powerful.

He looked at the calm old man. It was in his whistle that the two goshawks could show such flexible movements.

The northern barbarian tribes in the Western Regions have always had a tradition of taming falcons, but this time they completely lost to this old man, which made him a little unbelievable, but he had to agree that the other party was better than himself.

But Emperor Ji Rui looked at the unconvinced envoy, and instead laughed: Giant eagles from the Western Regions are naturally rare in the world, but my court is like an old gentleman, and there are thousands of people in Ji's school palace. These are the treasures of my court.

After hearing this, the envoy was also convinced, and thus established decades of peace between the Ji Dynasty and the largest tribe in the Western Regions.

Even today, when Qin Ke recalls this story, he still has a deep memory.Of course, when the master told him about it, he praised Emperor Ji Rui's virtue, but he was too young at that time to understand these things at all. He only remembered that there were people in Jishang Academy who knew the thaumaturgy of controlling eagles.

And when he saw this majestic Snowy Goshawk today, he couldn't help admiring the Mo family's animal taming skills.

As Wang Xuan whistled slightly, the hawks in the air wept one after another, and soon, a total of six goshawks were circling in the air, and he suddenly raised his hand, and the goshawks on his arms rose into the sky, and joined the six goshawks in response. Among the goshawks.

"Qin Ke, Abu, Tu Qianjun, and Gongshu obey orders." Sitting on his horse, Wang Xuanwei looked at the crowd and shouted, "Each of you lead five hundred cavalry, and follow the route I assigned to attack the Tang army's grain transport troops. Remember, when you don’t meet up, don’t pay attention to those large food teams with many people, just go to the small food teams that are alone, but you must remember to keep alive and don’t kill them all.”

As he raised his hand, four maps drawn on silk flew towards Qin Ke and the others. Qin Ke raised his hand and took one, looking at the marching route depicted by cinnabar on the map. Cleared their daily marching speed and meeting point.

"The Tang army's entry into our Mohist family is powerful, but it also has weaknesses." Wang Xuanwei said, "That is grain and grass. From Tang to here, it spans hundreds of miles, and the only waterway is under the control of Xingzhou...so they It is necessary to continuously plunder counties and counties along the way, for the sake of food and grass. As long as he can cut off his food and grass supply, the Tang army will inevitably be in chaos after a long time."

He spoke loudly, but Qin Ke and the others looked at each other in disbelief, a little in disbelief.

Tu Ergou looked at Wang Xuanwei, thinking that their next target would be Xingzhou, as long as he entered Xingzhou, the strong city defense would always give him a sense of security, but since Wang Xuanwei has arranged it like this, he probably has his own reason.

After thinking for a while, Tu Ergou still hesitated and asked: "General, we only have more than [-] people here, and we are still dividing up the troops. Isn't it rushing to deliver food to the Tang army?"

Wang Xuan nodded slightly: "There are a little few people. Therefore, we still need more manpower. In seven days, I will lead another cavalry force of 8000 men."

"8000 people?" Abu yelled out. He has read a lot of military books. Even if he is recruiting civilians and improvising a rebel army, it is not easy to gather 8000 people in seven days, and they are still cavalry. Where can we find so many? Well-trained cavalry?

"Wang..." He frowned, and suddenly remembered that he was still in the Mohist cavalry and could not directly identify himself as a Jingwu man, "General, where can we find 8000 people?"

Wang Xuanwei raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "You don't need to look for it, it's already there."

"It was originally there?"

"Yes. It's in Pinggu." Wang Xuanwei watched everyone quietly, with a relaxed expression, "It was true that Guo Kai was besieged by the Tang army and entered Pinggu in order to grab merit, but fortunately he is not a rich man like Zhao Kuan... Otherwise, the court would He will not hand over the important town of Xingzhou to him. The people I sent have already got the news. He relied on the terrain and saved [-] cavalry. Seven days, they can only last seven days. Counting food and grass, they should start killing horses Now, once the seven-day deadline is up, Guo Kai's prestige will definitely fall to the bottom, and before his subordinates rebel, I need to bring them out of that valley."

More importantly... Seven days later, the Tang army that had besieged Jinzhou may arrive one after another. Once Xiang Chu and Longju meet, the 20 Tang army will continue like a torrential flood, let alone trying to rescue these 1 people. Anyone who wants to stand on tiptoe and look out through the 20 encirclement is foolish.

Bring out the ten thousand cavalry from such a siege?

Whether it's Qin Ke or A Bu, surprise and fear are written all over their faces at this moment. This is a battlefield, not an old lady who goes to the street to buy vegetables, chattering, and taking things away with a basket at the same time... But don't What Tang Jun brought back was the spear and broadsword that Tang Jun almost poked in the face.

At the beginning, the three thousand cavalry broke through Jinzhou, at least by relying on fortified city and surprise attack, and the Tang army outside Jinzhou city was not considered elite.

Among the 2000 Tang troops who besieged Guo Kai, there were [-] Shenwu troops and [-] Xuanjia heavy cavalry. Given that they now have more than [-] cavalry in this area, it is estimated that they are not enough for people's teeth.

What's more, Tang Jun kept the ten thousand elite in Pinggu, so why didn't he want to squat around a wave of Mohist reinforcements so that they could catch them all in one go?

Wang Xuanwei did not give them more time to ask, but handed the clarinets to the four people including Qin Ke and Abu, and said: "There is also an animal skin document on how to control the eagle wrapped in the silk book. There are only the simplest observation methods and orders, but they are enough to predict the enemy's opportunities."

He looked at the four people and knew that these four people were the key to his gamble, so he warned: "Remember, you are like quicksand. If you gather together, you will form a mountain, and if you disperse, you will be unpredictable. After you reach one place, you can adapt to the situation." , avoid those enemies that you can't face, and only attack those teams that are weaker than yours. Just disperse the troops of the Tang army transporting food, burn their food and grass, remember not to fight to the death, not to love to fight. The speed of marching is strictly in accordance with My logo on the map can neither be fast nor slow."

His voice suddenly rose: "You four, if one of you makes a mistake, the whole army will be killed, understand!"

Qin Ke was taken aback by the fierce aura that belonged to the battlefield on Wang Xuanwei's body, his whole body trembled, and he replied reflexively: "Yes..."

But Tu Ergou and Gong Shuru responded decisively: "Yes! If we make a mistake, there is no need for the general to take action, and I will judge myself!"

Qin Ke and Abu exchanged glances cautiously, while Qin Ke muttered in a low voice: "I promised Gao Changgong's protection...how do I feel like I've been tricked?"

But looking at the current situation, he had no other choice but to obey the military order.

Wang Xuan looked at the crowd slightly, but his eyes seemed to have drifted past them, looking further ahead.

After a long time, he waved his hand: "Go."

He said loudly: "Go and build your achievements! After this battle, you will all have the opportunity to join the black cavalry, honor your ancestors!"

All the Mohist cavalry shouted excitedly: "The general is mighty!"

Under the mountain stream, the gate of the arsenal made of boulders suddenly closed, and countless black-armored knights scattered in different directions with billowing smoke.

The unique silver-rimmed wings of the snow-covered goshawks stretched and glided across the sky. The clouds and mountain atmosphere covered their figures, but the cry of eagles resounded through the valley and across the sky.

Chapter 474 The Black Rider Has Arrived!

The route Qin Ke received was to follow the Xingjiang River all the way down, from Daming Mountain to Linpu Road and other nearly ten places.

Linpu Road, which is an official road about forty miles away from Xingzhou, was originally one of the main roads for transportation, but now that the Tang army is coming, this should be the main road used by the Mohist army. It became the channel for the Tang army to transport grain.

The Tang army looted everywhere, and the food and grass they looted were continuously gathered, and then transported to all parties to support the war with war. This is indeed a very smart approach.After all, the grain and grass transported by the Tang State had to span hundreds of miles, and the loss of manpower, cattle, horses and animal power alone was incalculable. The soldiers in charge of escorting the grain team had to eat several percent of the grain and grass during the transportation.

As a general of the Mohist school, Wang Xuanwei had been removed from the position of commander in chief of the three armies, but he still had his eyesight, and he could see the vital point of the Tang army at a glance.

It's just that with their small number of people, it is possible to get things done if they gather together. After they disperse, the team will only have more than [-] people. How easy is it to attack the food team?

The goshawk was flying and circling in the air, Qin Ke looked up, then frowned, then looked down at the animal skin with the goshawk's driving method written on it, and murmured in a low voice: "The circle is about ten feet wide..."

He looked up again and shook his head: "No, Wuzhang."

In this way, doesn't it mean that the team in front is not strong, only about a few hundred to a thousand people?

This should be said to be very lucky, but Qin Ke still hesitates in his heart. Even if there are thousands of people, he may cause a lot of damage to his subordinates, although he does not have a deep relationship with these Mohist cavalry. Friendship, but he has not been able to achieve the so-called "hard-hearted for the general"...

This is a living life.

But he gritted his teeth, knowing that he had to do this, not only for Wang Xuanwei, but also for Jinzhou, for Wuxing Sinan, and for Gongshu Yinxue, he had to take this responsibility.

"Front arrow formation, take me first, follow me!" As he clamped his horse's belly, five hundred black armored cavalry immediately spread out, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes seemed to announce everyone's killing intent. With the saber in hand, his heart was already surging and he couldn't control himself.

The grain team discovered by Goshawk was indeed not big. According to Qin Ke's eyes, there were only about 700 people. The team formed a long line, but they didn't realize the arrival of Qin Ke and others.

And in the face of such a situation, Qin Ke couldn't miss it, and followed him with a loud shout: "Kill!"

The black cavalry has already charged straight away like a sharp black arrow.

"Black cavalry! It's a black cavalry!" When he rushed to the front, Tang Jun finally saw the whole picture of this army, black armor and black horse armor, the whole team approached quietly amidst the sound of horseshoes, it was surprisingly quiet .

"The black cavalry is coming!" Countless Tang soldiers wailed, but they couldn't muster the courage to resist. In their view, if the black cavalry came in person, even if there were only 500 people, it would be enough to fight musk deer in such a wild place. Destroy thousands of infantry, where can they resist?

Many people retreated one after another, fleeing towards a hillside.

Of course, not all of the Tang army were cowards. There was also a majestic general with a sharp voice. He beheaded three deserters and shouted loudly: "Stop! Those who retreat will be killed! Formation!"

For such a person, Qin Ke could only express admiration in his heart. With his sudden wave of his hand, five hundred black cavalry raised their black hand crossbows at the same time, slanted towards the sky, and their fingers had already pulled the trigger.

"Let go!" Qin Ke yelled sharply, and a group of black clouds quickly flew into the sky, and then fell into the formation of the Tang army that was barely gathered.

Qin Ke's gesture was to let them shoot five crossbow arrows at a time. Naturally, although they only had 500 people, what rose up was a terrifying curtain of arrows.With the sound of "crack clatter" incessantly, the phalanx that had not yet been fully formed collapsed almost immediately. Amidst the wailing of countless Tang soldiers, the hard-boned general fell to the ground with three crossbow arrows in his body .

And the black cavalry swords all came out, criss-crossing the grain team. Qin Ke held the Bodhisattva sword in his hand, leading the horse, and cut sideways. All three long spears that were coming towards his horse broke, and then the horse neighed, directly He knocked down a Tang Jun who was too late to dodge, and within a few howls, half of his body was trampled beyond recognition by the horseshoes of the black cavalry.

The sharp arrow formation means that the whole army forms a sharp arrow in an instant, and if the person who acts as the arrow fails to win the three armies bravely, I am afraid that this sharpness will be destroyed soon.

But in this small food team, who can stop Qin Ke's Qijin sword?

He is now only a thin line away from the realm of the Little Grandmaster, but looking at the entire grain team, it may not be possible to find a person with even the second highest level of cultivation.

As the Bodhisattva sword was raised and lowered, severed limbs soared into the sky, and blood splattered, Tang Jun was like a group of ants scattered by the flood, pitifully bumping around and fleeing.

"Stop chasing!" Qin Ke shouted, he hadn't forgotten Wang Xuanwei's advice, they must not stay in one place for a long time, and now they only need to burn the food and grass, and they have to move on.

In fact, this battle also surprised Qin Ke. He didn't expect it to go so smoothly. His round of crossbow volley may have played a suppressive role, but if Tang Jun desperately resisted, his cavalry were not real black cavalry after all. , there will still be losses in the fight.

Perhaps the black cavalry was too powerful, these Tang soldiers almost seemed frightened when they saw them attacking aggressively, and they didn't dare to resist more at all.

From their point of view, the black cavalry ranks among the top three cavalry armies in the world, and even their own most elite Xuanjia heavy cavalry may not be their opponents, so how can they fight against them as a team escorting food and grass?

Of course, this is just a blind inferiority complex of ordinary soldiers.

Qin Ke also heard from Abu that Tang's Xuanjia cavalry were imitated from Canghai's tiger and leopard cavalry, and the horses used were all from the fine breeds of the northern barbarians, and they were very powerful.

In addition, the black iron heavy armor made by the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty painstakingly made it look heavy, but it was actually less than half the weight of the tiger and leopard cavalry battle armor. In terms of sharpness, it was enough to rival the world's three major cavalry armies.

If the number of Xuanjia heavy cavalry increases to more than [-], I am afraid that the three major cavalry armies in the world will have to be renamed the "four major cavalry armies in the world".

But no matter what, the "black cavalry" led by Qin Ke today easily defeated the opponent after all.

Seeing the fire gradually rising from the grain and grass, Qin Ke reined in the horse slightly, turned his head, and as the sound of horse hooves changed from a single rider to a group of riders, their cavalry quickly disappeared in the mountain road.

"Another grain team has been attacked?" Long Ju stood in front of the sand table in Tang's camp, frowning slightly.

"Where is it this time?" Long Ju raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the general under his command lightly, and asked, "Is it also a black knight?"

"It's... the news brought back by the rout soldiers. They all said that they saw the black knights. There were about five hundred of them, and they rushed straight towards them like a whirlwind. They rushed over seventy-eight in less than a quarter of an hour. Then he set down a big fire to burn the grain and grass, and left quickly."

The general replied respectfully, stood up slowly from the posture of kneeling on one knee under Long Ju's gesture, walked to the edge of the sand table, observed carefully for a while, and pointed with a finger: "Probably here, From Luntai to Pingshan Road, about twenty miles away."

"Between Luntai and Pingshan Road?" Long Ju's eyes narrowed, "Then that means..." He picked up a small black flag from the edge of the sand table, inserted it in the sand table, and then surveyed the entire board, suddenly It was found that small black flags had been planted all over the mountains and plains.

Now one hundred thousand Tang soldiers and Chen Bing are on the line from Xingzhou to Pinggu, devastated, and there is no enemy to fight along the way.

But under such circumstances, such a predicament happened, which is really surprising.

These days, he has been receiving reports of black knights attacking the grain team. Some said that there were only five hundred horses, while others retorted that he saw thousands of black knights, and some even exaggerated that they saw tens of thousands. The black cavalry is as mighty as a black iron tide, and the dark clouds are overwhelming...

Chapter 475 What's the plan?

Regarding the last statement, Long Ju naturally didn't believe it, tens of thousands?I'm afraid it's just that the person was too frightened to talk nonsense. If there are tens of thousands of black cavalry everywhere, then counting the number, there must be at least fifty thousand black cavalry.

The number of black cavalry in the entire Mo family is only [-]. If the Mo family will send all the cavalry to Xingzhou, he does not believe it.

As far as the Mohist court is concerned, no one should have such courage.Moreover, the more than [-] black cavalry raiding the grain team with a population of less than [-] people looked like killing chickens with a butcher's knife, which was overkill.

But in any case, it is an indisputable fact that the black cavalry has been haunting everywhere these days. This black cavalry was able to sneak into the border of Xingzhou without the eyes of Tang Jun, which is enough to prove that the elite of the Mo family is not vulgar.

"Yesterday it was from Yehuoyuan to Jinyu Peak, and now it extends to Luntai...the distance between them is nearly [-] miles, how many black cavalry are there?" Long Ju's eyes were deep, "I can easily see through the difficulty of our Tang army's food and grass transfer It can be seen that this leader is not an ordinary person, perhaps it is Wang Xuanwei who stood out from the encirclement a few days ago."

"If this is the case, it will be troublesome." He murmured in a low voice, "The black cavalry is the elite of the Mo family. If the Mo family restores Wang Xuanwei's position as a general and puts the black cavalry in his hands, wouldn't he be even more powerful?"

The general's eyes were equally solemn, and he replied in a low voice: "Yes. But according to the reports we have received these days, black cavalry rarely attack our team of more than a thousand people. From the general's point of view, their number is estimated to be around [-]. After the four disperse, it is naturally impossible to have enough troops."

"I'm afraid it may not be so. How dare the five thousand cavalry troops stretch the battle line to such an extent? But... so far, their actions are nothing more than small troubles. Burn some food and grass looted from various places. , After all, we can’t really cut off the food of my army. They must have other plans.”

"What attempt?"

Longju sighed and said, "I don't know yet. Maybe... it's to divert our attention and delay our attack on Xingzhou? But what's the point of doing this?"

"But no matter what, you can't be led by their noses." Longju made up his mind, "Attacking Xingzhou is the most important thing. As long as we attack Xingzhou, it is equivalent to controlling the northeast of the Mohist family, and our country Tang can truly fight against it." With a foothold here, when the time comes, let alone [-] black cavalry, even [-] black cavalry will be hard to shake."

Long Ju suddenly asked another question: "How is Pinggu?"