The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 783 Heroes of the Grassland

Chi Li led his troops to gallop in the rear formation and fired at the rear of the Han army.

They were not a small raiding team of several hundred people as originally imagined by the Han army. They were a fine cavalry of three thousand people, hidden in the wind and sand so that their number could not be seen.

The so-called encounter on a narrow road means that you can't just rush into the spear formation that is waiting for you when your head is hot. You still have to pay attention to tactics. The prairie cavalry are never used to directly attack people's spear formations, and Chili's cavalry is even less so.

Once the Hu Qi are allowed to roam and shoot, it is extremely terrifying. If an opportunity is found to intersperse and harvest, no matter how many people there are, they will not be able to withstand their harvest. Previously, when the cavalry from all over the mountains suddenly appeared in the wind and sand, especially when the Han army had not had time to form a formation, it was basically possible to declare that there was no suspense in the battle without fighting.

However, the Han army formed a formation.

A legion of 100,000 people is really not that easy to command. Just by quickly forming various formations, no matter how basic the formation is, Timur is willing to call Huangfu Yongxian the best general in the world, " I am not as good as me.” If it were any other person, 99% of the time it would be a mess, and it would be useless no matter how much Sanniang delayed them.

This kind of kung fu is not as eye-catching as martial arts and is often ignored by people, but it is the most important quality of a general, so Zhao Changhe cannot do it.

Now that the square formation has been successfully formed, it doesn't matter. Everyone is not inexperienced in trying to break the formation. However, he was restricted by the swamp and couldn't run at all, which was fatal.

 It turns out that this is the intention of Zhao Changhe and others to divide Sanniang on this road... Who made this strategy? Huangfu Yongxian? Or is it his daughter who is known as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

Timur didn't have time to think about it. While fighting and retreating to deal with the flanking attack of the two Sanniangs, he was also releasing the Gangqi outside to try to dry up the ground. Unfortunately, this obviously took a certain amount of time. The swamps were gone, everywhere was still rotten, and it was no longer possible to be so flexible. The grassland tribe suddenly lost more than half of its advantage.

Chili: "?"

As a result, Situ Xiao and the others were still there, and wherever Chi Li went outside, Situ Xiao followed him. In the past, the method that could achieve results from some angles was completely broken this time.

Chi Li was so angry that he vomited blood and could not get closer to throw the arrow into the military formation. He could only ride his horse around and shoot in another direction.

 The 300,000 troops in each department are not only reflected in numbers, but also in space. There were endless troops and horses at the rear, moving forward in batches under the command of the leaders of each tribe, without falling into the chaos at the front. As long as you operate it properly, you may not be able to bring the battle situation back to the rhythm you are familiar with.

Situ Xiao was specifically focused on Chi Li. As long as the arrows he released were Situ Xiao's job, Situ Xiao would be the one to catch them. Otherwise, others would not be able to catch them. The division of labor was extremely clear and simple.

 Chi Cici felt a thump in his heart. The people who came here from the Shenhuang Sect were actually not masters and disciples of Li Shentong, but thousands of elites from the sect, and all of them, like Tiebushan, had already entered the door! Aren't you marching into Hanzhong? Are such elites coming from outside the country?

 Dismounting from a horse is tough. Not to mention other things, everyone's armors are not of the same level, let alone such a strict square formation. A vulture hunting fang doesn't know how to fight on its own. Fortunately, his mission was not to break the formation, but to stop Huangfu Yongxian's advance, so that the cavalry behind them could have a chance to regroup, and Timur could still have time to dry the ground. He didn't need to do much, he just needed to be able to run. enough…

However, the hateful face of Situ Xiao appeared in front of Chi Li again. He took a sip of wine and smiled in his spare time: "Xiao Cui and I played against you a few times for testing. In the end, it was decided that it would be more appropriate for me to play with you."

 Pure shield soldier? Why are you taking off your clothes?

Thoughts flashed by, only a tinkling sound was heard, and all the flying arrows were blocked by this group of people jumping left and right, and they were all blocked. What was not blocked by the shield hit their bodies, and the sound was basically the same as hitting the shield, leaving only a shallow mark.

In the previous small-scale attack, you were able to block all the arrows by yourself. How can you do it with the 3,000 people here? Do you really think you are your master?

"Whoosh whoosh!" Arrows flew down, and the soldiers around Situ Xiao tore off their clothes, revealing their majestic bodies like steel, holding two small shields in each hand.

Chi Li can be sure that his talent is stronger than Situ Xiao's. Qianlong's number one back then was no joke, and his current practice is indeed higher than that of Situ Xiao. However, his specialty is agility rather than attacking difficulties. In terms of the power of archery alone, he is indeed not that impressive. This time when he met Situ Xiao, he was too restrained.

Then he also drew his bow and nocked an arrow to fight back.

Chi Li held his breath and didn't answer, and ordered the rangers to shoot arrows.

Chili's people got a little closer, and someone was shot off his horse.

Timur has high hopes for Chili. The victory or defeat of this battle seems to fall on Chili's elite team, rather than the vultures who bite the bullet and lead the crowd forward.

Chi Li and others were far away, but the frustrated voice still reached Situ Xiao's ears: "Aren't you Shenhuang Sect rebelling? Why do I think you are just like a big man's dog!"

Three thousand people may seem extremely small in this kind of battle situation, but in fact it is not a small number for their usual use of tactics. If used well, it can cause great trouble to the rear of the Han army. The best results are said to be It may be possible to achieve cutting through. After all, with such a large scale, it is impossible for Huangfu Yongxian to command every corner. It all depends on the level of each general.

With his sharp eyes, Chi Li saw a small number of cavalry in the opponent's formation in the distance, starting to gallop towards him. The leader was the very familiar Yanmen veteran. He glanced at Situ Xiao, but Situ Xiao didn't take a step forward and made up his mind to defend the military formation. Chi Li was helpless and aggrieved, so he had to lead his troops to retreat and find another opportunity.

He is recognized as the "Demon Fox" by the Book of Troubled Times. His ability to appear and disappear without a trace is his specialty, not just because his sword skills are like those of a fox. However, in this battle, his expertise was so targeted that he didn't even make a splash.

During this period, the only one left who could run was Chi Li, a group of cavalry in the rear.

A round of stray shots did not even damage the opponent's hair. The warriors' flexibility in blocking the arrows was stronger than any shield formation. The Han soldiers who were blocked from the rear by the Shenhuang Sect warriors looked at them as if they were smiling...

  司徒笑哈哈大笑：“爷爷们就爱揍胡人，神州姓夏之时，爷爷也一样揍你，何况如今姓赵，爷爷更乐意！”

 The current emperor of China is also named Xia! Chi Li was too lazy to complain about this and walked away in an instant.

Situ laughed and said to himself: "It's your luck. There are too few 'God's Punishments' but there are many battle lines. Zhao Changhe said in a stingy way that the battle situation here is too big and he can barely divide it into a few. It’s useless, I simply didn’t give it to you. If all the ‘divine punishments’ are here, I’ll blow your little bitch’s head off! Send it to You She!”

 Thinking of the power of "divine punishment", Situ Xiao was still frightened. He felt that he couldn't bear it. He didn't know what the temple's skitarii on the other battlefield would be able to carry...

However, they have few artillery, and Chili has the same problem... they don't have enough arrows.

They are just a raiding team that has been away from the main army for several days. How much can they carry with them, including food, water and arrows? I used a lot of them a few days ago, but now everyone only has one or two pots of arrows left...

 One or two pots of arrows, if it was an ordinary battle situation, might be enough for them to open a gap. But in this current battle situation, which is like a rat pulling a tortoise, it may not even cause a slight injury to the opponent.

"We don't have enough arrows." The lieutenant beside him also said to Chili: "And this is not the result the Great Khan wanted..."

Chi Li Lema looked away, his face was wet with sweat, and his original handsomeness was no longer visible.

From their position, they could not see what was going on in the direction of the front army. It could be roughly seen that the Han army's front line was slowly advancing a little, and they wanted to know how much pressure the Vultures had endured in this short period of time.

The status of the grassland tribes is different from that of the Middle-earth army. They will not join the entire tribe to fight for their lives. Once there are heavy casualties, Chili can guarantee that the vulture hunting teeth will turn around and run away. But we really cannot run away from this battle. Once we run away, Changshengtian will decline.

Chili is from the temple, not from any ethnic group. Now the most war-minded people in the entire grassland are Timur's own Golden Wolf Army and the Temple Skitarii Army. The discord between the two that the big man imagined does not actually exist. No matter how discordant the leaders of the two sides are, there is still a God above who can unite them. At this critical moment of life and death, it is enough for them to cooperate sincerely. Bo'er took the initiative to take the initiative and fully cooperate with Timur.

 But their cooperation alone is useless, and it is impossible for all tribes to be the same. Except for the people in their temple, other people's belief in gods is not necessarily very pious in the face of ethnic groups and lives. They must have advantages and once they have disadvantages, their resilience is far inferior to Huangfu Yongxian's iron troops who have fought **** battles with him for so many years.

"Detour the left wing of the rear army..." Chi Li whispered: "I saw Cui Yuanyong over there... If what I expected is true, Situ Xiao is only responsible for the right wing and will not just go to the left wing to squeeze Cui Yuanyong's defense area. It's impossible. With that kind of arrangement, their mutual respect would not allow it.”

 “Then what? We don’t have enough arrows, it’s meaningless!”

"I saw it just now. The flanks on both sides are not like the spear formations of the former army... A hail of arrows is enough to clear the way." Chili paused and took a deep breath: "Come here and charge with a few people who are not afraid of death. As long as the formation can be stretched, the remaining troops will attack in and tear apart their rear army."

Three thousand fine knights were silent.

 Charge the flank of the rear army... If it exceeds 10,000, we can talk about it, but we only have 3,000.

 This is about risking your life. "To be honest, tactics also require the use of force and courage. If we don't risk our lives, we can't win this battle." Chili looked calm: "Those who are not afraid of death, come with me."

 Cui Yuanyong raised his head with his sword in hand and looked at the soldiers and horses charging ahead. The arrow rain above them was like a sudden wind.

 He could feel the violent determination from it.

When a warrior known for his dexterity and versatility abandoned the changes he was famous for and charged towards the waiting army... Cui Yuanyong knew that this rookie on the grassland who once looked down upon the hidden dragon in the Central Plains had no intention of living at all. go back.

That was the number one Qianlong when Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe were on the list, and his gold content was unparalleled in history... As long as he is given a certain amount of time, he will definitely become the new leader of the temple.

 But the trend is overwhelming, and a human hero cannot change any outcome.

 “Dang!” The long sword blocked the scimitar coming from the horse, stopping Chi Li’s forward momentum.

 There were spears all around.

"Brother Chili, this road is blocked." Cui Yuanyong's purple energy rose up around his body, covering the blood around him: "I don't know if brother Chili wants to believe it, but the vultures have probably run away by this time."

“The pressing Golden Wolf Army will make them move forward.” Chi Li whispered, not knowing whether to argue with Cui Yuanyong or to speak to himself.

 “Stop changes and stick to the straight, Brother Chili will not be Cui’s opponent in this kind of battle situation.”

 “Then give it a try.”

 …

 The Vultures did not run away at this time.

 “Cang!” The spears and spears met, and the vulture’s hunting fangs tilted back slightly, avoiding the countless thorns around it, and took a few steps back.

In front was Huangfu Yongxian himself, holding his spear across the front, and the entire military formation moved forward a few steps.

 From the ranking of the Troubled Times Ranking, Huangfu Yongxian was ranked ninth on the Earth Ranking very early on. Although his ranking was embarrassingly worse than his own daughter's, he was still at the forefront of the world. It's a pity that he is old and has a lot of military work. He has not made much progress in his practice in the past two years. He is still stuck in the second level of secrets and cannot break through the third level. However, even though the person in front of him has been promoted to death, his ranking is still unknown. The place of sound has become the second place on the list, followed by Tang Wanzhuang.

 In fact, Huangfu Yongxian knew that his cultivation was not worthy of being ranked second on the earth rankings today. For example, the vulture hunting teeth in front of him was better than him.

This person who once suppressed Zhao Changhe and almost couldn't catch a spear was number one on the list of predecessors. He was recognized as the "King of Humans" before Zhao Changhe... He was in the prime of his life, and after the war, he directly broke through the second level secret treasure. . Subsequently, he continued to work hard in this turbulent era of gods and demons, and now it is obvious that he has broken through the third level. Although it is only the early stage, in previous years, it was already on the sky list, but now there is no record, and it is only listed in the middle and lower places on the earth list.

There are so many grassland heroes that they have been fighting against the Central Plains for thousands of years.

It is a pity that although Huangfu Yongxian was stuck on the hurdle and could not break through the third level, the gap between him and the vulture hunting teeth that had just broken through the third level was not as big as that of a chicken or a dog. Among the tens of thousands of troops, there were many spears and spears. The vultures were vomiting blood and encountered the same environment as when they attacked Zhao Changhe. It was clear that one spear could make Huangfu Yongxian's blood surge, but countless spears and spears came from around him. He couldn't win, let alone break the formation.

After all, he failed to break the imperial guard, and he was not someone like the Shenhuang Sect who played with iron shirts. After all, he was only a mortal body. The generals around Huangfu Yongxian were all experts at the eighth or ninth level of the Mysterious Passage and even those who had recently broken through the secrets. They were not ordinary soldiers.

The elite vultures around him fell one after another, and Huangfu Yongxian's formation was advancing forward unknowingly.

He was unable to stop him and retreated steadily, barely hindering the progress of the steel torrent of Han troops. The elite Vulture tribe suffered heavy casualties.

To be honest, Vulture Hunter Ya is willing to fight to the death with Huangfu Yongxian, but he is not willing to bury all the tribal warriors here. Why? However, the Golden Wolf Army was pressing behind them. If they turned around and ran away at this time, the tribe would probably die at the hands of the Golden Wolf Army. There wouldn't be much difference.

 Unless... Huangfu Yongxian has a way to disrupt the Golden Wolf Army?

The vulture hunted for teeth, fought and retreated, and swept back with its barely usable divine sense.

In the process of blocking Huangfu Yongxian's advance, the chaos in the rear has improved a bit. The so-called swamp seems to have improved a lot thanks to Dahan's unremitting efforts. Many people have already mounted their horses again... If you continue to persevere , can the battle situation be brought back to a familiar rhythm?

Vulture Hunting Tooth instinctively felt that Huangfu Yongxian would not only advance in this dignified way, but sit back and watch the situation of Dayou being dragged back.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 with the right combination and the most amazing victory. It is impossible not to know that Huangfu Yongxian is a famous general in the world.

Just as I was thinking this, I noticed smoke and dust rising in the west.

 Someone attacked the Golden Wolf rear army!

Timur's roar also came from the air: "Batu, this Khan has been waiting for you for a long time! Are you, a bunch of naked beggars, still trying to repeat what you did back then?"

Of course it’s Batu. Vulture Hunter Ya was a little disappointed. This "surprise force" was not a surprise force at all. Everyone had expected it. Of course, Timur had made special preparations.

I saw tribes from the rear surrounding them with horses, waiting for Batu to get into the circle.

However, just as the army in the rear moved slightly, the smoke and dust rose again in the east, countless times louder than the movement of Batu tribe in the west, and the sound of uniform iron hoofs trampled shook the mountains.

Vulture Xingya was moved in his heart, and he opened his consciousness and took a hard look.

Timur didn't realize where this army horse came from. When he saw it, everyone was stunned.

—When Huangfu Qing just left Monan during the Northern Expedition, he judged that the western front was the main battlefield, and sent General Wu Weiyang of the Suppressing Demon Division with 10,000 light cavalry to rush to reinforcements. Later, you lied to me and I lied to you. After Timur’s soul collided with Zhao Changhe, everyone seemed to have positioned the main battlefield as the eastern front. However, no matter how the position changed, Wu Weiyang's Qingqi never came back.

 Huangfu Qing’s seemingly immature judgment on war changed three times in a few days, but in fact it had not changed from the beginning.

Wu Weiyang's rush for reinforcements has been coming straight to meet Huangfu Yongxian!

The desert is so vast that no one can find where they are. However, how could they appear on the battlefield at such an accurate time and at such an accurate time?

　　At the very moment when the swamp disappears and you can ride your horse, the chaos here has not been cleared up, and there is an orderly rush from the other side.

 How did you manage this time?

Vulture Hunting Tooth suddenly raised his head and looked at the goshawk circling in the sky.

His vultures have long been pecked away...

"Choke!" came with great force, and the distracted Vulture Xingya was almost deflected by Huangfu Yongxian's spear. His mind returned to the battle situation, and Huangfu Yongxian's loud shout could be heard in his ears: "The enemy's rear is not peaceful, take down the Vulture Division!"

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PS: I just got home last night, and the feeling of using the keyboard is much better than using the mobile phone to code on the high-speed train... I read the first two chapters, and there were a lot of typos, and some things were not written clearly enough.

  But it’s a pity that the usual addition at the beginning of the month cannot be added. I’ll see if I can add it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow... I’d better ask for a monthly ticket at 0 o’clock tonight, and I won’t issue a single chapter. I’m sorry.

 (End of this chapter)