Chapter 2055: The young wolf sees blood, the inheritance of the cavalry
In the early morning, when the sky was just getting dark, Lu Bu had already gotten up.
This has been his habit for many years. No matter how tired he is, no matter what he did the day before, when the time comes, he will wake up naturally without being called by anyone around him, and then he will find an open place to practice martial arts. There will be no day in the wind or rain. intermittent.
Even in the Han Dynasty and in the towns, Lu Bu had the same style, let alone now in the Western Regions, fighting on the battlefield, waiting until Lu Bu''s body was steaming from practice, and then with the help of his attendants and guards, he would sweat and eat. , the helmet is pierced through the armor, it is almost close to the time of Mao.
?In the camp, there were already brief orders from the camp sergeant to reorganize the team and assign tasks, and the war machine composed of thousands of Han soldiers started to move again.
『How far has that kid from the Gao family gone? ” Lu Bu held the hand on his head to make the position more comfortable.
Wei Xu said from the side: "We should be almost at the shallows..."
Lu Bu snorted.
Wei Xu glanced at Lu Bu, and then said, "My lord, do you want..."
『If you fart, let it go! ” Lu Bu glanced sideways.
Wei Xu chuckled twice and said, "I just think...General Gao, he seems to like that guy Gao Wutong... Do you want to send someone to remind him..."
Lu Bu turned around, looked at Wei Xu, then watched Wei Xu lower his head little by little, stretched out his hand and patted Wei Xu''s helmet, "Stop using your tricks, kid!" Have the scouts been sent out? 』
Wei Xu held on to his helmet, which was slightly tilted by Lu Bu''s shot, and said, "Reporting to my lord, we were sent out half an hour ago." 』
Lu Bu nodded, then put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky and said: "In the desert, every little wolf needs to see blood to grow up... Only those who can survive are qualified to eat meat... Send the order, set off, and march." ! 』
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Gao Wutong sneezed twice in succession, then wiped his nose while gesturing on the march map, trying to find the exact location of his home on the march map.
Gan! 』
I don’t know which year the map of the march to the Western Regions was made, or who drew the "great abstract" work. The marks and geographical locations on the map are often not drawn according to fixed standards. There are two marks on the march map. Although they seem to be the same distance apart, perhaps in reality, one blank space represents fifty miles, and the other represents five hundred miles...
Gao Wutong wanted to determine a rough location on the map, but after comparing it with his hand, he felt that the map was really useless, so he simply pushed the map and said with emotion, "Damn it!" This picture is completely wrong! 』
Gao Wutong looked at the shoal in front of him and frowned.
There is an underground river under the shoal, so drinking water is not a problem, but the surrounding fields are open and empty to the left and right. If they really encounter Wusun''s cavalry, there will be no shelter.
Gao Wutong was originally a son of a good family who had been working and studying for generations. Even his father Gao Yan reached the pinnacle of his life and was appointed as the prefect of Shanggu. But later...
Gao Wutong sighed and stood up.
?This is an unknown shoal. The melted ice water from the snow-capped mountains forms a river bay here, floating shallowly on the ground. The sand and gravel in the river bed are clearly visible.
The water and grass around the shoal are thick, and a little further ahead there is a small lake, or a small pool, which is not big anyway. Some birds and small animals are drinking water there, and they are not too avoiding humans.
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and the scout who went out for inspection came back and reported that nothing unusual was seen within a radius of more than ten miles.
??But Gao Wutong still felt uneasy, and his eyes were still wandering up and down the shoal, with a deep light shining in his eyes, like a bottomless black pool.
Captain, are you ready to set off? 』
Captain Gao muttered, "No, wait a minute..." He sent out two groups of scouts. Although the first group reported nothing unusual when they came back, he felt that he had to wait until the second group came back to make a decision.
This is a little trick Gao Wutong learned.
Since dispatching scouts is common sense among the army, detection and counter-detection have become a game. Many people think that as long as they hide the first batch of the opponent''s scouts, they can take action, but this will be detected by the second batch of scouts...
While waiting, there were scouts running towards me from afar, shouting at the top of their necks from a distance, "Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! Northwest! Northwest! 』
The vicu?a grain transport queue suddenly went into chaos!
『Calm down! Someone is still here! Let the scouts come! Gao Wutong''s head also buzzed. He took a deep breath to calm down, and shouted loudly, "Who is it?" How many soldiers are there? 』
Wusun people! Northwest! About five hundred cavalry! The scout had sweat on his face and shouted hoarsely, "We''ll be here in half an hour, at most half an hour!" 』
Gao Wutong gritted his teeth and stared in the northwest direction. Although he couldn''t see the smoke rising yet, he believed that Wusun''s cavalry would attack with boundless murderous intent before long!
Fortunately he sent two groups of scouts!
Otherwise, he will encounter the incoming Wusun cavalry head-on during the transportation process. At that time, his queue will be long and the Wusun cavalry will come prepared, and the consequences will definitely be disastrous...
Captain! 』
Captain! what to do? !
?The soldiers stood in front of them, asking all kinds of questions. Even if they could barely control their voices, they could not help but reveal some nervousness.
At this moment, Gao Wutong had countless thoughts running through his mind...
Escape?
I am a food transporter. I abandoned the food and fled. Even if I could escape, I would still lose my head!
War?
??Wusun''s cavalry is twice as many as his own, and his men are not like the elite cavalry under Lu Dadu''s command. Many of them joined the Han army in the Western Regions Army at this time, with average riding skills and average combat power...
Keep?
?This area has wind leakage from all sides and the fields are open. Is it possible to use water plants as a barrier to defend it?
While thinking, Gao Wutong''s forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
“…” Gao Wutong took a long breath, tried his best to keep his tone steady and strong, raised his arms and stood in the air, “Everyone! Listen to a certain order! 』
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"You said the Protector..." Yun Er walked towards Wei Xu on horseback, "How can you be sure that those grandsons will definitely come out?" 』
Wei Xu rolled his eyes. Did he mean not to answer? He was afraid that Yun Er would be confused. If this guy really gets confused, most people, except Lu Bu, may not be able to control him. Wei Xu thought that he was not an "ordinary person", but there was no need to get into trouble with a fool on such a trivial matter, right?
??So Wei Xu said: "Didn''t General Gao just clean up a group of Wusun people a few days ago...Hey, let''s put it this way, doesn''t your family have many villages?" 』
Yun Er nodded.
『Your stockades may be large or small, and then a small stockade is attacked. What should you do? Should we send someone to call back? ” Wei Xu tried his best to explain in a way that Yun Er could understand, “Then you know that your opponent is powerful, and you may not be able to defeat him if you fight him head-on...”
How could I not be able to defeat you? ! ” Yun Er’s eyes widened.
『I’m just making an analogy! Hi! It’s an analogy, do you understand? For example, that village was conquered by Daduhu! ” Wei Xu couldn’t help but stare, “Can you beat Da Duhu? 』
Yun Er couldn''t help but look forward, then shuddered for a moment, then turned to Wei Xu, and choked out a sentence, "Why did the Great Protector attack my stronghold?" 』
『No one will attack your stronghold! Just use an analogy! ” Wei Xu was a little crazy.
Yun Er stared and said, "It''s not even good to compare it with Fang Village. The village "for example" belongs to my third uncle..."
"ah? ” Wei Xu was stunned for a long time before he realized, “…your third uncle’s village is called “Bifang”? 』
"hold head high! ” Yun Er was very serious and looked at Wei Xu seriously.
"Hi! ” Wei Xu couldn’t take a breath and expressed that he was very hurt, “I...I have something to do now, so I won’t tell you. I’ll talk about it when I have time...”
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Wusun…Wusun people! The Wusun people are coming! 』
?Following the shrill shouting, the people near the shoal got into chaos. They abandoned their food and camels one after another, burrowed into the long grass, and scattered like birds and animals. There was even a fire igniting, as if the fire had been accidentally dropped on the grain.
While the billowing black smoke rose into the sky, the Wusun cavalry also reached the shoal. The sound of the Wusun cavalry''s hoofbeats sounded like muffled thunder, raising towering smoke and dust, and shaking everything around the shoal. They ran away in all directions, and even the water in the small lake rippled.
‘Hahahaha, cowardly Han people…’ The Wusun people shouted, waving their scimitars, and rushed straight into the shallows happily.
Camels running away in all directions, and grain and grass that were too late to be packaged, were piled here and there everywhere.
There was no resistance, it was an easy victory.
Several Wusun cavalry were the first to rush to the ford. Then, without waiting for the horses to slow down completely, they quickly jumped off the horse, then opened the grain bag on the ground with a knife, revealing the grain inside, and grabbed a handful. Just stuffed it into my mouth, my eyes lit up...
"cloth! here! Han Chinese cloth! 』
Someone screamed again, and then several people hurriedly turned their horses’ heads over, “Hi! Leave some for me, my mother-in-law is still thinking about it..."
Look what I found? ! Oh **** ho…』
??The Wusun people were roaring and rejoicing as if they were celebrating a new year. Some people even twisted their waists and danced while holding the newly obtained supplies.
『How many people have passed by! ” The leader of Wusun also laughed, not caring about the chaotic scene at all, and pointed with his finger, “Over there, camel! And camels! Don''t let the camel get away! 』
Wusun''s little leader only received an order to attack the Han grain transport team. He didn''t know why he did this, or he didn''t think about what the Wusun commander wanted to achieve. Anyway, he didn''t know why he wanted to do this. Now the Han people''s grain transport queue is here. He also attacked here and successfully drove away the Han people. Then his mission was naturally completed.
As for why the Han people ran away?
The Han people were afraid, cowardly, and ran away. Is there any need to think too much? You can get a lot of supplies without fighting, so what''s wrong?
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Gao Duwei! There''s smoke! 』
“…” Gao Wutong gritted his teeth and stood up, using the silk ribbon on his armor to cover up some of his nervousness, “Send the order! Get ready! Mount up! 』
Following the order, the Han people pulled up the lying war horses one by one from the grass, then adjusted the saddles and belly ties, and turned over one after another. Suddenly, it was as if iron poles were growing out of the grass. Pimple-like.
Gao Wutong drew his sword, pulled out a strip of cloth, bit one end of it on his mouth, and began to wrap the other end around his hand holding the sword. This was also learned from the elite veterans of the Great Protectorate. In this way, the sword would not be dropped due to the slipperiness of the blood.
The strips of cloth are crossed and tied into a tight knot.
As if he had made a final decision in his heart, Gao Wutong found that his original nervousness seemed to have disappeared. He waved the sword twice and felt that it was very smooth.
Gao Wutong turned around and slowly looked at his subordinates one by one, "Escape, maybe you can live like a wild dog, or, like a warrior, live towards death!" If you want to be a dog, you can get out now. If you want to be a warrior, just follow me! 』
We are Han people! Be a warrior! 』
『We are the frontier army of the Western Regions, the Han Hussars! 』
Follow someone and kill him back! 』
??The Wusun people did not expect that the Han people actually killed a horseman.
When Gao Wutong came with his men and horses, the Wusun people were either chasing the scattered camels, or tying the various supplies they had just snatched onto their horses, and some were even leading their horses in the small lake. Drinking water is completely out of line.
While the Wusun people were screaming in fright, Gao Wutong rushed to the front and was already approaching the outskirts of the Wusun people...
『Weak hand side…Weak hand side…』
? Gao Wutong muttered something.
Han Hussars, cavalry combat course, the first subject.
Attack priority is given to the opponent''s weak hand side.
All cavalry has a strong side and a weak side. Using the strong to defeat the weak means winning by three points first.
To put it simply, the strong hand side means the side that uses the weapon is the strong hand side. Of course, if you think of the elites under Dadu Protector''s command, the strength of the weapons of the left and right hands is basically the same, so naturally it is difficult to distinguish the strong side from the weak side, but For most ordinary cavalry, the strong and weak sides are relatively obvious. Generally speaking, the right side is the strong side.
Normal cavalry hedging usually involves the stronger side versus the stronger side. However, when Gao Wutong charged over, many Wusun cavalry were not ready yet, so the formations were inconsistent and there was a flaw.
Arrows were shot in twos and threes. Some hit the armor with a "ding" sound and were bounced away, while others pierced it with a "pop" sound. Gao Wutong stared straight ahead, having no time to worry about whether these arrows would hit him. He needed to find the most suitable angle to cause the greatest damage to the Wusun people!
The Wusun cavalry was turning as much as possible, trying to face Gao Wutong. At the same time, Gao Wutong was also adjusting his direction, trying to force the opponent''s weak hand side as much as possible. The two sides were like two Among the crocodiles swirling in the shallows, no one wants to expose their belly, and everyone wants to tear the other with their frontal claws...
Follow someone! Gao Wutong kicked the horse''s belly twice, and shouted as the horse neighed in pain, "Kill!" Kill! 』
Before the shouts ended, the knights of the two armies had already collided hard!
??The sound of the war horses neighing and screaming, the clashing of weapons from both sides, and the screams of soldiers falling off their horses suddenly sounded earth-shattering on this river beach.
Gao Wutong finally caught the Wusun cavalry''s formation that failed to completely turn around, forcing the Wusun cavalry to fight hand-to-hand without soap...well, being fully prepared.
When the two sides collided, the Wusun people suffered a loss. The Han cavalry following Gao Wutong flew up and down with swords and spears. On the one hand, the Wusun cavalry had to turn around to defend and parry, but on the other hand, there was almost no chance. There was no room for dodge, and it was very difficult and embarrassing. I don’t know how many Wusun cavalry fell in an instant!
If the Wusun people''s most correct response at the moment is to temporarily abandon this group of cavalry entangled with Gao Wutong, then organize another array, and then wait for Gao Wutong and others to fight back when their power is exhausted, there will be a big difference. With a certain probability, they can counterattack successfully, or at least remain undefeated, but the problem is that these Wusun people are not professional soldiers. They do not have this quality. Most of them are temporarily recruited from various tribes, so in When encountering Gao Wutong''s surprise attack, I was confused and discouraged. Now let alone reorganizing the queue in a short time, even the courage to fight may not be able to maintain its original state...
After seeing their family members in front of them being killed by Gao Wutong and retreating step by step, and being defeated into a formation, some Wusun people did not want to step forward to help, but thought of taking the harvested property first and fleeing the battle without hesitation. The stars scattered in twos and twos.
What made the Wusun people even more desperate was that just as they were fighting each other with Gao Wutong and others, a large amount of smoke and dust rose up in the southeast direction, and soon there were roaring cavalry with tricolor flags flying up from both wings. The Wusun people were suddenly frightened like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. No matter what position he was in, he jumped up high with a yelp, turned around and ran away!
In a daze, Gao Wutong ushered in the first actual victory of the cavalry in his life. It was not until this moment that the smell of smoke, the smell of blood, and the breathing sounds of himself and his horse were once again attracted by him. Smell and hear…
?Gao Wutong slid off his horse and supported his body with his sword. Blood kept flowing down the sword.
A tall figure came in front of him, shrouding the sky above Gao Wutong.
Gao Wutong slowly raised his head and looked up along the horse''s hooves. Then he was spat on by Red Rabbit Horse. He subconsciously took half a step back and saluted quickly, "Da, Dadu Protector..."
?? Lu Bu looked at Gao Wutong, and then at the battlefields on the left and right, "You are too weak... With only a few Wusun people, you are still fighting so hard..."
?Gao Wutong lowered his head.
logue halberd in the sky by Fang Tianhua halberd 』
"ah? Gao Wutong raised his head again and straightened his helmet with one hand, "Ah, yes!" I have! 』
Lu Bu turned the horse''s head and ran forward. He said two words in a daze, "Get him another horse!" Follow me! 』
A Lu Bu guard walked up to Gao Wutong holding the reins of a war horse, then bent down on the horse, handed the reins to him with a wink, and patted the helmet that Gao Wutong had just straightened, "Quickly" Follow me! 』
Yun Er shouted and galloped past Gao Wutong, as if he hadn''t seen Gao Wutong at all.
??Wei Xu also followed with others. When passing by Gao Wutong, he turned to look at Gao Wutong, then smiled and nodded as a greeting, and then rode forward.
The Gobi Desert is vast, smoke and dust rise high, and the three-color flag stretches proudly in it.
Gao Wutong was holding a knife in one hand and holding the horse''s reins in the other. His helmet was tilted and his body was covered in blood. He was stunned for a moment and then suddenly laughed, happily and easily. Then Gao Wutong straightened his helmet, tightened his armor silk sash, then got on his horse and ran towards the flying tricolor flag in front of him...
(End of this chapter)