Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Although the north and south of Yinshan Mountain are not far apart in location, their climates are completely different. The south side of Yinshan Mountain is already covered with spring dew, but the mountain road north of Gaoqueshu is still blocked by ice and snow, and the wind is howling.

Mugan Khan and his soldiers all grew up in the bitter cold of Mobei, but it was still a bit difficult to move from the south of Yinshan Mountain where the spring breeze was warm to the still cold north.

Especially after a period of non-stop running, the war horses gradually became exhausted and began to stagger, and some even simply fell into the snow cave.

At this time, Mu Gan Khan and his party had fled from the battlefield for several hours. Originally, they planned to garrison at Gaoque for a period of time to collect the defeated troops who fled here. However, the defeated army did not wait, and the pursuers arrived first.

Since the Turks themselves did not have rich experience in defending the city, and they were all frightened birds who had just fled the battlefield, after seeing the pursuers arriving at the city, Mugan Khan arranged for some of his troops to stay behind to garrison the city, while he continued to lead his troops away. Flee north of the city.

This run lasted from daytime to late at night. The cold weather, the darkness, and the physical strength of the war horses were severely exhausted. Mugan Khan could only order his troops to find a nearby mountain col that was sheltered from the wind to stop and rest for a while.

Because they retreated hastily on the battlefield, they did not carry much luggage. At this time, even the felt tents stationed in the camp were not enough, so they could only give priority to the use of the Khan and his guards. The other soldiers could only wrap themselves in their robes and huddle against each other to resist the cold.

There has been no good news from the rear, and they don't know whether Gao Que's garrison can stop the pursuers, so they dare not light a fire to keep warm, so as not to reveal their whereabouts.

The Khan and his elite bodyguards could also cut the horse's legs and collect warm horse blood to drink. Although horse blood can replenish a certain amount of physical strength, drinking too much will make people unbearably thirsty.

So while the ordinary soldiers were biting hard and tasteless dried meat strips, they also collected the snow into water bags and wrapped them in their arms. They used their body temperature to warm the snow and rewarm it for use. Khan and others drank to quench their thirst.

When it got light, Wooden Khan Khan, who had regained some strength, quickly ordered to continue on the road. But when they set out on the road again, many people and horses had frozen directly in this mountain col, with no signs of life. The frozen horses were dissected and taken on the road as reserve rations, while the frozen soldiers were directly discarded in the snow caves.

"If you go out of the valley ahead, you can leave Yinshan Mountain!"

A captain of the guards of Mugan Khan reported the situation to the Khan after exploring the way back. After hearing this, Mugan Khan and his guards were all in high spirits.

Although there is a large area of ​​Gobi desert to the north of Yinshan Mountain, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of the desert south, Mugan Khan still arranged for some tribes to serve as supply stations for the army during the period when the population was distributed.

As long as they enter the Gobi desert, they can follow the supply route to continuously obtain supplies, escape from their pursuers in the vast Gobi, and gather their troops to fight back again!

But just when Mugan Khan was still dreaming about how to make a comeback and avenge his humiliation, his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of horns from the troops ahead blowing the enemy's enemy, and he asked in a panic: "What's ahead?" How many enemies did you encounter? Where did they come from?"

On the other side of the valley, it was Li Xian and his party who had just arrived here after crossing the mountains.

The huge climate difference between the north and the south of Yinshan Mountain was too much for Mugan Khan and his followers. For them, the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty, it was nothing more than a cruel torture. Hundreds of people died just climbing the mountain. On the way, when they actually arrived here, everyone, including Li Xian, suffered from varying degrees of frostbite.

Because it was the first time to go out to fight, although the army had made various preparations, it was difficult to predict everything. It did not take into account the possibility of needing to cross the Yinshan Mountains to intercept the enemy, so the team was not equipped with any plaster to treat frostbite.

But even if they were prepared, Li Xian and his party couldn't care about it at the moment. Not long after they arrived at the mouth of the valley, and before they even had time to build barracks and other defenses, Turkic cavalry appeared on the opposite side of the valley.

The unexpected encounter shocked both sides. When Li Xian saw that the other party's team was not in order and was in a state of embarrassment, he guessed that it was the defeated army from the south of Yinshan Mountain, so he cheered up and shouted at his troops. He said with a smile: "Tang Gong has defeated the bandits in the south of Yin Mountain. Although it is difficult for our soldiers to cross the mountain, we can defeat the bandits and defeat the defeated generals here. Isn't it great that we have achieved great success?"

After hearing this, all the soldiers laughed one after another. However, because the Turkic knights on the opposite side did not know the strength of the ambush here, they did not dare to rush forward to fight, but led their troops to retreat slightly.

When Li Xian saw this, he quickly ordered his soldiers to use local materials and set up a simple defense line with earth, stone and thorns. Then he personally led his troops to line up behind the defense line to wait for the enemy, and several hundred soldiers led their mounts on the ground. The mountain passes behind were making noise to frighten the enemy.

At this time, the Turkic cavalry who had retreated rushed into the valley again, and their number was larger than before. After the wooden poles under which the guards were passing, Khan saw Li Xian and his party on the other side of the valley, flashes of light flashed in his eyes. There was a trace of panic, but he still shouted loudly: "The Wei army is mostly in the south of the mountain, and there are not many ambushes here. Kill these thieves, rush over, and you will be saved!"

After saying this, he ordered his personal soldiers to take the lead in charging forward.

Because Li Xian and his party had to cross mountains and ridges, they did not carry much weapons and baggage, and even the number of armors was very limited. There were only less than a hundred armors on him and the elite soldiers around him. These armored soldiers also lined up at the front of the team under his leadership.

However, there is also a shooter led by Pi Jinghe in this team. It was originally a combat formation of 300 people. However, the losses and frostbite along the way affected the combat effectiveness. So far, only 200 people can still go into battle. Get ahead.

More than two hundred people were organized into two teams. Seeing the enemy charging towards them on horseback, following Pi Jinghe's orders, these archers each drew their strong bows. With their super long range and precise shooting skills, Snipe and kill more than a hundred of these Turkic cavalry in the middle of their charge!

The Turkic knights also planned to implement their usual tactics and prepare to overwhelm the enemy formation with mounted fire. However, they did not expect that the enemy they encountered this time was an enemy that could crush them in terms of both equipment and skills.

With their already weak riding bows and the bumps during riding, their shooting range and accuracy were far from being the match of the best shooters on the opposite side. Before they even had time to draw their bows and buckle the strings, the powerful arrows from the opposite side had already penetrated the void and shot right in front of them!

The so-called "front of sight" is not an adjective, because these Turkic knights are mostly armored guards of the Khan. In order to ensure the lethality, the shooters did not use projectiles, but drew their bows and shot directly at the enemy's unprotected face.

When the enemy is moving at high speed, it is also a great test for these novice shooters to accurately hit the target. Therefore, when shooting in the two stages before and after, only about half of the target is actually hit. Although the accuracy is not too high, the visual impact caused is extremely astonishing.

The team that was charging at high speed ended up with nearly a hundred fully armed warriors in front being hit by arrows in the back and falling off their horses in a very short period of time. They were like scarecrows that were swept away directly. The others who were lucky enough not to be hit by arrows will now. He was also startled and broke into a cold sweat. He subconsciously reined in his horse and stopped, not daring to charge forward any more.

"Good boy! The thief shall die!"

When Li Xian saw this, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he cheered loudly. The soldiers behind him became more motivated and formed a tighter formation to guard the shooters closely.

On the opposite side, Mugan Khan did not expect that the enemy ambushing here would be so vicious, and he was also panicking. But now that the situation had become so difficult that he had no way out, he could only bite the bullet and continue moving forward. Only by breaking through the enemy's interception could he escape. Day of birth.

Therefore, after he pondered for a while, he ordered his men and horses to charge with all their strength, rushing forward against the enemy's powerful arrows, because there was a buffer zone of messy earth and rocks in front of the enemy, which made it difficult for the war horses to charge over. Those who were lucky enough to The Turkic soldiers who had rushed through the death zone simply turned over and dismounted, drew their swords forward, and started a close combat with the enemy on the opposite side.

"With me as the boundary, there will be no retreat until death!"

Li Xian stood in front of the formation, holding a long spear and shouting loudly while killing the enemy, and the soldiers around him also sacrificed their lives to fight the enemy fiercely. Although the enemy is crashing up like turbulent waves, they are like dangerous rocks on the shore, allowing themselves to be beaten but remaining motionless.

"Keep shooting and stop the thief Hu Houshi!"

Seeing the fierce battle ahead, Pi Jinghe gave up his horn bow and replaced it with a lighter cotton bow, in order to control the string and fire arrows multiple times in a short period of time. Under this intertwining of long and short, soft and hard, he constructed a more stringent bow. A wider and longer killing line makes the enemy unable to follow up. Seeing that the enemy troops charging at the front suffered heavy casualties but lacked support, they had no choice but to retreat, making the charge in vain.

Mugan Khan was eager to escape, and when he saw his soldiers retreating one after another, he simply drew his sword and went forward to supervise the battle, forcing the soldiers to continue charging towards the opposite side.

Just as the fighting here was fierce and the sound of killing filled the valley, the sound of rushing and noisy galloping horses was heard again on the way of the Turkic army. He Ruoden and other pursuers had already chased here.

When he saw that the enemy line on the other side of the valley had been pushed to the edge but was still resisting tenaciously, and that the pursuers from the rear were approaching with great force, Mugan Khan couldn't help but let out a cry of despair and ordered the guards to stand guard. Next to him, he shouted loudly: "The Wei Dynasty has an alliance with the Turks. Don't harm me, don't... lead me to see Duke Tang. I am willing to plead guilty and be punished!"