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    Chapter 185 Astronomical Numbers

    Awad was watching the battle in the cavalry formation ahead, and suddenly saw the cavalry on both sides of the opponent's flanks starting to move out. He was surprised at first, and then overjoyed.  He had never worried about the opponent's cavalry. The number of these cavalry was too small and they could not be his opponents. The reason why he did not take the initiative to attack was because although the number of these cavalry was small, they huddled behind the horse-rejecting formation.  If you want to attack them, you have to risk being attacked by the crossbowmen in the cavalry formation and the crossbows on the warships on the river on both sides. For the cavalry, it is extremely dangerous to be attacked from the side with bows and arrows.

    Now they are rushing to die, and of course Awad wants it.  From another perspective, the risk of the cavalry attacking showed that the anti-horse formation could no longer hold up much, so Sun Shao could only send out cavalry to harass him.

    Yes, to Awad, it was just harassment.

    Awad gave an order, and two thousand-man teams rushed out. At the same time, the other two thousand-man teams were ready to attack the second wave of Han cavalry.  Awad ordered that the less than 2,000 Han cavalry must be killed in front of the formation, giving a heavy blow to the Han people who were still holding on to the horse-rejecting formation, boosting their own morale, and striving to break the formation as soon as possible.  If we can defeat Sun Shao, the king of Yue, it will be a great encouragement to the morale of Taixi Feng City.

    The Sasanian cavalry could no longer hold back. They were very disgusted with dismounting and attacking the horse-repelling formation. They still hoped to gallop and defeat the opponent with powerful cavalry. This was their specialty. Now that they finally had this opportunity, they were all eager to try it.  , those soldiers who had not received the order to attack looked at their companions galloping with envy in their eyes.

    Guanqiu Jian took the lead, holding a halberd in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He stood up in stirrups, twisted his body to the back, raised his sword and shouted wildly: "Speed ??up¡ª¡ª"

    The Liaodong cavalry who followed him roared in response. He clamped the saddle tightly with his legs and sat on the saddle. He controlled the horse with only his feet and lower abdomen. He held the iron halberd tightly in his right hand and clamped the handle of the halberd.  Under his arm, his left hand held up the hand crossbow tied to the saddle.

    The chaotic horse hooves stepped on the dust, like two galloping dragons. The two cavalry rolled past both sides of the horse-rejecting formation like a mad rush, and rushed straight towards the oncoming Sasanian cavalry.

    "Kill!" Guanqiu Jian shouted, and the shining head of the iron halberd in his left hand trembled, and he slashed past the chest of the Sasanian who was charging towards him. The sharp halberd's beard easily cut through the Sasanian's skin.  A, a big gash was opened, and blood spurted out from the open wound, like a flower blooming in the wind, showering Guanqiu Jian's head and face, but he didn't even look at it, and the halberd stabbed him one after another.  into the chest of a Sasanian behind.

    At this time, the screams of the Sasanian warrior who rushed at the front were heard. He looked at the blood on his chest in horror. All the strength in his body was suddenly drained. He loosened his hand, raised the sword high and dropped it. He felt  His body suddenly became lighter and he flew up from his horse. He watched helplessly as a Han cavalry rushed past him and chopped off his head with a knife.

    Guanqiu Jian killed three people in a row in a matter of seconds. Like an extremely sharp arrow, he plunged into the Sasanian battle formation. His personal guards closely guarded him, with crossbows from far away and crossbows from close by.  Use halberds and sabers to slash and kill, making them unstoppable.  Most of the Sasanians were armed with swords, and some were skilled in archery and some used bows and arrows to fight, but there were not many of them, and they were far less powerful than the dragoons with a repeating crossbow.  They were often hit by short crossbows that roared with death before they even encountered the dragonriding soldiers. In a moment of confusion, the opponent came to them with swords and halberds coming down.  Even if they escape the repeated crossbows, they may not be able to meet the dragon knight soldiers. The three-four-foot-long swords in their hands can't do much good against the 1-foot-5-foot iron halberds. They often chop on the opponent's halberd.  At most, the halberd shakes a bit, but it is difficult to cut off. The opponent's iron halberd is extremely sharp. Whether it is stabbed by the sharp thorns in front or cut by the outgoing side blade, it will cause a lot of damage.

    As soon as the two sides came into contact, they were clearly superior. The dragon knight pushed in like a giant double-edged sword. The Sasanians fell off their horses one after another, like soup splashing snow, and their excited roars quickly turned into screams.  The commander who was rushing in the team saw that the soldiers in front were falling off their horses one after another, and the shouts were different from usual. He realized that something was wrong. While charging forward, he ordered the bugle soldiers around him to blow the warning horn and signal to the soldiers behind him.  The warriors and Awad simultaneously sounded the alarm.

    Guanqiu Jian rushed towards him surrounded by his personal guards. He saw the unusually armored captain at a glance. He shouted excitedly: "Kill that bastard!" He sheathed the sword and held the halberd tightly with both hands.  The flexible halberd shook, and hit the shoulder blade of a Sasanian knight who was rushing towards him. The sharp halberd cut off half of his arm. The Sasanian knight let out a scream, turned over and fell off his horse.  .  However, Guanqiu Jian kicked the horse's belly fiercely, whipped his horse faster, and rushed towards the commander.

    The guards also saw the thousandThe commanders, each one let out a roar that was not like a human voice, held the iron halberd tighter, assassinated several Sasanian cavalry who wanted to protect him in front of the commander, and rushed in front of the commander.

    The Sasanians saw the danger, and they rushed towards Guan Qiujian and others, slashing with their swords. The captain also waved his sword, holding the reins tightly with one hand, and raising the sword high with the other hand, fighting for his life.  Staring at Guanqiu Jian, he galloped straight ahead.

    After more than ten steps, they arrived in the blink of an eye. The captain roared and his sword whizzed down.

    Guan Qiujian sneered, and exerted force with both arms. The iron halberd seemed to have eyes. It bounced off the sword and hung it accurately on the neck of the captain. With the power of the horse's hedging, the halberd easily cut off the captain.  The head of the captain was lifted into the air by the gushing blood.

    A dragoon warrior passed by, caught the captain's head in the air, and placed it in the backpack on the saddle.

    Guanqiu Jian beheaded the generals in one battle, which greatly boosted their morale. The dragon knights continued their efforts, like a tiger among wolves, killing them wantonly.

    The Sasanians fell one after another.

    Awad was surprised when he heard the warning sound. Looking around, he only saw the two sides fighting together, with horses galloping and people shouting, horses neighing, and he couldn't tell you from me.  However, after all, he had been in battle for a long time, and he soon discovered that the contact point between the two sides was approaching quickly. This meant that the opponent's forward had already penetrated half of the formation. This speed was obviously beyond his expectation.

    Awad subconsciously issued an order for the second wave of knights to attack immediately, and ordered the third wave of knights to prepare.

    The two thousand-man teams began to accelerate one after another and rushed towards the dragon knights who had just broken through the first formation.

    Guanqiu Jian showed no fear and called for a fierce battle, fighting with the Sasanians again.

    Awad looked at the cavalry battlefield and was horrified. After the first thousand-man team crossed with the Han cavalry, they should have circled back not far away, preparing to attack again, but all he saw was a sparse crowd.  , many war horses no longer had soldiers, and the number of casualties was obviously much greater than he estimated.

    Are the Han cavalry so powerful?  Awad was a little confused about the situation for a while.  Since the founding of the Sasanian state, cavalry has always been the dominant force. It can be said that they have never suffered in cavalry attacks. When the number of people is not much different, the Sasanians can always win, but this situation has never happened before.  of.

    Awad shuddered and did not dare to neglect. He issued the order again and sent two thousand-man troops one after another to prepare for battle.

    The dragon knights broke through the blockade of two thousand-man teams one after another, and then encountered three thousand-man teams. However, they showed no fear and continued to charge on horseback, fighting with the Sasanians again.

    Two thousand dragonriders forced Awad to dispatch 10,000 people to stabilize the situation. Relying on the advantage of many people, they finally regained the upper hand and sandwiched the dragonriders in the middle.  Although the dragonriders were fierce, their numbers were too different. Under the attack of the opponent's superior force, casualties increased rapidly.  Guanqiu Jian and Zhao Feng did not dare to neglect. While they blew the horn for help, they tried their best to maintain the speed of their horses, hoping to break through the opponent's interception as soon as possible and avoid being surrounded by the opponent.

    Awad threw 10,000 elite troops into the cavalry battlefield. The pressure on the horse-rejecting formation in the middle was greatly reduced. Sun Shao immediately ordered the infantry of the Deefeng Battalion in the horse-rejecting formation to launch a countercharge.  With an order, Tu Hu, the leader, Dunwu, Ao Lei and others all rushed out, beating the Sasanians in the horse-rejecting formation back step by step.  Awad was forced to have no choice but to put all the remaining 5,000 reserves around him into battle for the final showdown with Sun Shao.

    Sun Shao stood on the command platform and had a clear view of the battle situation below. When he saw that there were no men left around Awad, he sneered, waved his hand and said softly: "Inform General Cao to attack."

    "Here." Master Sima turned around and gave the order to the drummer.  The drummer waved his arms and beat the big drum, and the rapid drums soared into the sky, adding an extra level of excitement to the already heated battlefield.

    Xun Yun jumped up, listened attentively, and shouted loudly: "General, the King of Yue has asked us to attack."

    Cao Zhang listened attentively, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally we have the opportunity to go to war. I thought the King of Yue had killed all the Sasanians." He shouted: "Bang the drum, kill them all.  Those bastards!¡±

    The soldiers loudly promised: "Kill all the wild dogs!" Even the Wuhuan, Huns and Xianbei people shouted loudly: "Kill all the wild dogs!"

    The 15,000 Wei cavalry began to move and accelerated along the river bank. The sound of horse hooves became faster and heavier, and gradually turned into a rapid muffled thunder, overpowering the thunderous sound of war drums.  The earth rolled forward.  When they passed by the horse-rejecting formation, Cao Zhang raised the halberd in his hand, filled his Dantian with energy, and roared wildly: "The great man is mighty¡ª¡ª"

    Hao ZhaoheThe guards used all their strength and shouted wildly: "The great man is mighty¡ª¡ª"

    Fifteen thousand cavalry followed and roared: "The great Han is mighty¡ª¡ª"

    The roar was earth-shattering, and the soldiers of the Deefeng Battalion who were fighting fiercely in the Juma formation were filled with enthusiasm. They were full of strength and their morale was even higher. They roared in unison and rushed towards the Sasanians, killing them and retreating.

    Awad's face was pale, and beads of cold sweat fell from his forehead. He knew that he had failed again. He had invested almost all his troops. Facing this cavalry that rushed out of the darkness, he had no response at all.  Even if he wanted to escape, he would not be able to evacuate the soldiers who had been mixed with the Han people for a while. The only thing waiting for him was death.

    Awad glanced desperately at the city of Taisi Feng in the distance in the night, pulled out his sword, held it across his neck, and shouted: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I am unworthy of your instructions. I will go first!" After that,  The sword was pulled hard.

    When he pulled out the sword, his bodyguard felt something was wrong. Seeing that he was about to commit suicide, he quickly grabbed his arm and took the sword away without saying anything. Another bodyguard also reacted and stepped forward.  He grabbed Awad's waist and pulled him off the horse.  Awad burst into tears and struggled hard: "You asked me to die!"

    The guard general ignored him at all, and ordered two guards to take Awad between them, and then turned around and left. Losing the battle had nothing to do with him, but if Awad died, all the guards would have to be buried with him. Seeing the situation of the battle  It was irreversible, and all he could do now was to rescue Awad.

    "Come on, hurry up!" The guard general greeted him repeatedly and took the lead in riding away.

    The guards understood this and held Awad hostage, like a bereaved dog, and dispersed in a rush.

    Unfortunately, they left too late.  Cao Zhang led 10,000 wolf-like cavalry. Instead of attacking the Sasanian cavalry directly, he ran wildly along the river, got directly behind the Sasanian people, then circled half a circle and killed them.  Just in time to block Awad's personal guard camp.  Xun Yun took the lead and discovered Awad and others first. He picked up the hand crossbow on the saddle and fired, emptying the box of twenty iron arrows in one breath.

    The iron arrows roared towards them, and several Sasanians who were busy escaping were caught off guard, and three or four of them were shot to death. The guard general was hit by an arrow in the face, fell off his horse, and was immediately trampled by a horse's hoof, dying.

    When the Sasanians were in chaos, the soldiers of the Huqi camp had already arrived. Adiguai swung his sword and cut off Awad's head with one blow.

    The morale of the Sasanians plummeted, and the situation reversed instantly. After learning of Awad's death, the Sasanians, who were attacked from both sides by Cao Zhang and Sun Shao, no longer had the fighting spirit. More than 10,000 soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered, and only a few rushed in.  He hit the big river next to him and jumped into the water to escape.

    Sun Shao won a great victory.

    "How about it? I said I'll cut off this bastard's head." Cao Zhang was very excited and threw Awad's head in front of Sun Shao. He sat down in front of Sun Shao and picked up the teapot on the table and put it in his mouth.  He poured a big mouthful of tea into it, swallowed it with a gulp, and laughed with a yellow beard: "It's so happy! It's so happy!"

    Sun Shao chuckled: "General Cao is indeed a hero. When the tiger and leopard cavalry appear, the Sasanians are frightened. It's a pity that you were born at the wrong time. After returning to the Han Dynasty, there will be no battles to fight, and the sword can only sing in vain.  , a hero grows old in bed."

    "No, didn't I win hundreds of acres of pasture from you? I want to go there to herd horses." Cao Zhang winked and laughed proudly.

    "That's okay." Sun Shao couldn't help but laugh, took a sip of tea, thought for a while and then said: "The war here is over, will you continue to play chess with me here, or will you go back to the city to join the war?  I will have Awad¡¯s head sent back immediately, and Feng¡¯er will attack the city tomorrow. This time, Ardashir probably will no longer be spared.¡±

    "There is plenty of time for playing chess, so I'd better go back to fight first." Cao Zhang stood up, with some unfinished thoughts: "Awad is not a general, his command is in a mess, and there is no challenge at all. I'd better go back and compete with Ardashir.  Fan it."

    "That's fine." Sun Shao nodded and didn't force it: "You'd better go back quickly. I received news that Zijian was injured during the siege in the afternoon. Although it was not fatal, he had to lie down for a while.  .¡±

    Cao Zhang was shocked and was no longer in the mood to chat with Sun Shao, so he turned around and left with his men.  He asked Xun Yun to go back with the army, while he and Hao Zhao took the lead with their guards and cavalry.  Five miles away, we will arrive in a blink of an eye.  Cao Zhang rushed into the camp and went straight to Cao Zhi's tent.  Cao Zhi was leaning on the quilt in the tent, reading by the light. As soon as he heard the heavy footsteps, he knew that Cao Zhang was back. He raised his head, glanced at Cao Zhang, and said with a smile, "Did you win?"

    "How is your injury?" Cao Zhang knew as soon as he smelled the strong smell of alcohol in the tent that Cao Zhi's injury was serious and he couldn't care less.In response to Cao Zhi's words, he bent down and carefully looked at Cao Zhi's injuries. When he saw the criss-crossed gauze, he said angrily: "You are the general of Wei, not a centurion. How can you go into battle in person to fight?"  ?¡±

    Cao Zhi was a little embarrassed. He waved his hand to signal Hao Zhao and others to go out. Just as he was about to speak, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. When the tent door was opened, Yang Xiu came in with two Aryan nurses wearing boat-shaped hats.  As soon as he saw Cao Zhang, he also smiled: "Looking at the general's behavior, I know that Awad must have given him the head."

    Cao Zhang was embarrassed to be angry with Yang Xiu. Seeing that Cao Zhi looked good, he felt relieved and briefly explained the battle just now.  After hearing this, Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi were overjoyed: "In this way, Ardashir is now alone, and we are more sure of breaking the city."

    "Brother, you have made another great contribution by killing Awad." Cao Zhi happily said to Cao Zhang.

    "That's nothing." Cao Zhang disagreed: "That's the credit of Xun Changqian and Adiguai, and it has nothing to do with me. However, I didn't work in vain. I won his 700 acres of good pasture." Cao Zhang mentioned this.  He couldn't help but think about having fun. Seeing his showoff, Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu also laughed.

    "Tell me, how did you win?" Cao Zhi put down his book, and while two Aryan nurses changed his dressing, he ordered people to serve tea. Yang Xiu brought a lot of snacks from the supply camp, and he happened to drink tea and taste it.  chat.

    Cao Zhang's eyebrows were full of joy, and he recounted the experience of playing chess. Finally, he patted his thigh and said enthusiastically: "When this battle is over, I will find an opportunity to play two more games with him and try to get all the pastures on the east coast of the Caspian Sea."  If you win, you won¡¯t have to go back in the future, so it¡¯s not a bad idea to let your horse run here.¡±

    Cao Zhi drank tea and pondered for a while, feeling that something was wrong, but before he could figure out the reason, Yang Xiu laughed: "Indeed, you'd better not go back, otherwise, I'm afraid your father will work hard  Decades of foundation are not enough to compensate.¡±

    "What are you talking about?" Cao Zhang said dissatisfied: "Although my country, Wei, is not as rich as Yue, we can still get these tens of thousands of stones of food."

    "Ten thousand stones?" Yang Xiu retorted, "I think it will take tens of thousands of years for you to pay back."

    "Ah?" Cao Zhang was shocked, and then he realized that something was wrong. He looked at Yang Xiu with wide eyes, and said in disbelief: "Dezu, is thisas for it?"

    "Although I don't know exactly how many stones of grain this is yet, I can guess that this number is definitely not a small amount. It may be a joke to ask you to pay back tens of thousands of years, but I can guarantee that even if the entire Wei State is  The food produced will be used to repay the debt, and I'm afraid you won't be able to pay it off in your lifetime." Yang Xiu curled his lips, gently put down the teacup, and there was some unexpected contempt in his tone: "I don't know if you have any  Have you ever heard of a word called astronomical numbers?"

    Cao Zhang shook his head blankly, but Cao Zhi's expression suddenly changed: He often reads the journals published by Funan College and knows what astronomical numbers mean.

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