However, this is not enough to scare away the prairie people.
All the way east, after passing through the Northwest Corridor, the completely undefended and unresisted march in has fostered the arrogance in the hearts of the prairie people. At this moment, the destruction of the three hundred pioneer cavalry only ignited the overwhelming desire in the heart of General Jin Langtou. anger!
¡°This is a sneak attack!!¡±
General Jinlangtou immediately gave his own judgment: "Those hateful Roland people, those cowardly bastards of the Tulip family, they sneak attacked our warriors!!"
What must be admitted is that in addition to anger, General Jin Langtou actually felt a faint feeling of relief in his heart.
Yes!
No matter what, the enemy finally appeared!
Although it feels great to drive all the way, but with nothing to gain, it still makes all the prairie people feel heavy in their hearts. They left their homes and traveled thousands of miles away, not to engage in armed demonstrations.
They are here to conquer and rob! They are invaders!
But it has been more than ten days since we arrived in the territory of the Tulip family, and the samurai¡¯s scimitars have not been stained with a drop of the enemy¡¯s blood!
Let alone human blood, there is not even animal blood!
Although everyone explains it with the reason that "Tulip family members are cowards and Roland people are too cowardly". But not everyone is a fool after all.
There are always people who feel something is wrong There is a big gap between the performance of the Tulip Family and the legendary reputation, right?
Yes, the Tulip family did not resist. They evacuated completely.
But we didn¡¯t get any results!
There was no wealth, no food, no livestock, no people or slaves plundered.
What did we get? The ground beneath your feet? But the land cannot be taken away!
No matter how. Although the loss of these three hundred vanguard cavalry is infuriating, at least the Tulip family finally appears! They finally began to resist.
Three hundred cavalrymen, if they die, they will die! This time, more than 100,000 prairie warriors came to the east!
General Jinlangtou quickly calmed down, and then issued his order: Cross the river! !
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Crossing the river?
This is not easy for prairie people.
Although this is just a channel that is not wide.
But because the water source of Loulan Lake is introduced, although the channel is not wide, it is deep enough.
The deepest part is more than three meters - this was measured by the cavalry using sticks tied to stones and thrown down.
For the prairie people, perhaps what they are least good at is building various fortifications - this is not the traditional way of war for the prairie people.
The traditional way of war among the prairie people is to gather the men from their own tribes, mount their horses, and then meet in an open grassland. Carry out a tide-like charge and fight!
Scimitar against scimitar, tooth against tooth!
Attack the city?
Defend the city?
Manufacturing fortifications?
Crossing the river? Making a pontoon?
This is definitely the shortcoming of the prairie people.
Even if it is such a narrow canal.
But General Jin Langtou had tens of thousands of troops after all, and he soon found a way.
There were many abandoned water conservancy facilities and workshops along the river bank. He asked the samurai to dismantle these things, get the wood, and throw it into the canal. In a short time, a floating bridge could be built.
But just when the grassland people on the West Bank are busy. There was also some movement on the east side of the canal.
Several groups of Tulip family cavalry came running from a distance - this suddenly made the prairie people excited.
Many prairie warriors started waving their machetes towards the other side across the canal and making threatening roars.
There are also prairie warriors. Pick up the riding bow and shoot towards the other side.
The Tulip family¡¯s army on the other side is not too large, only about a thousand people.
These are not traditional cavalry, to be precise. They were mounted archers.
The Tulip family¡¯s army is well-equipped, and everyone wears light but strong leather armor. Their saddles were hung with bows, and their harnesses were equipped withReceived four quivers.
On the road. There were dozens of carriages rolling in the dust.
These Tulip family troops simply ignored the provocations from the grassland people on the other side, and even turned a blind eye to the sporadic bow and arrow attacks by the grassland people.
They were far away from the shore and stood outside the range of the prairie people's riding bows - the riding bows carried by the cavalry were small and convenient, but their biggest weakness was the lack of range.
Beyond three hundred meters, the arrow begins to become limp and weak.
The soldiers of the Tulip family began to operate in an orderly manner.
They dismantled the dozens of carriages on the other side.
Both sides of the canal were busy, and the prairie people were obviously sloppy and efficient: they were busy wielding machetes to cut down wood from the water conservancy facilities and workshops, and tried to throw it into the canal to build pontoons. But most people are impetuous, and they are distracted by yelling at the ghosts on the other side, making aimless roars, and some people can't help but shoot at the other side.
It seems lively, but from the perspective of the Tulip family¡¯s army on the other side
"Are those guys monkeys?"
A soldier from the Tulip family couldn't help but ask.
No one answered him! The answer was a whip from the commander!
"No nonsense! Do your job!"
The Tulip family¡¯s strict military discipline makes their work silent and fast.
Soon, dozens of carriages were dismantled, and little by little they turned into a row of catapults.
What was carried on the carriage were rows of black cans.
When the last catapult was assembled, the Prairie Man's pontoon looked less than one-third complete.
At this time, the Tulip family started to attack!
The Tulip family¡¯s troops began to line up. The soldiers in the first row erected a row of tall shields to form a shield wall. Then the soldiers hid behind the shield wall and slowly advanced towards the river bank!
This move aroused a strong reaction from the prairie people. More and more prairie warriors who were working put down their work, swarmed to the shore, picked up their riding bows and shot towards the other side.
This move did not bring much effect.
Most of the arrows hit the shield wall, making only a tinkling sound.
The shields of the Tulip family formed square formations similar to turtle shells. After advancing to the shore - seeing that the effective range of the greatest threat was reached.
The Tulip family started to fight back!
After a sharp whistle, the Tulip family's shield phalanx suddenly lifted the shield above, revealing the archer hiding under the shield!
These archers occupied their positions densely and neatly, and had already made all preparations. The first moment the shield was raised, a dense wave of arrows roared out!
The two sides fired at each other across the water channel, and in the end only proved one thing: the most basic common sense in the introductory course of the Roland Imperial Military Academy: archers can only achieve the most effective damage when they line up in dense volleys.
The prairie people¡¯s riding bow shooting is unorganized and unorganized. The Tulip Family completed a standard salvo! The coverage area and the intensity of shooting can almost be classified as textbook standards!
After the first salvo. The prairie people on the west bank screamed one after another. Unknown how many prairie people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The screams of war horses, the shrill howls of pain from warriors
The most frightening thing is that Tulip¡¯s shooting coverage extends far beyond the shore.
The archers' throws made the effective range of the bows far beyond that of the prairie people. Even the golden wolf-headed general standing behind the team was baptized by the arrow rain!
Even if the guards around him raised their shields in time to resist, there were still many guards around the Golden Wolf Head General who were hit by arrows and fell from their horses!
And most of the prairie warriors were miserable - equipment like shields was a rare commodity on the prairie! Only a leader-level figure like General Jin Langtou would equip his own bodyguards.
As for ordinary prairie warriors. Having a scimitar and a set of flat leather armor is already considered a first-class hero.
The Tulip family¡¯s attack was cold and cruel. The grassland people's bows and arrows also caused sporadic casualties. But here at Tulip's house, even if someone is occasionally hit by an arrow, they will only let out a short scream and will soon be dragged down by their companions. He was quickly dragged out of the dangerous area, and specialized logistics medical officers provided emergency rescue.
The three square formations of Tulip Family completed the continuous formation very quickly.A volley of waves.
After these three salvos. No more prairie people dared to stand on the shore and shoot at the Tulip family's army.
Countless bodies fell on the river bank, both human and horse.
Moreover, another consequence is that the prairie people's team quickly became loose. Faced with the Tulip family's almost professional army-like qualities and the dense shooting of bows and arrows, even the prairie people understood that, even if they were idiots, To maintain a dense team at this time is simply suicidal.
The grassland people began to retreat, and they retreated in a swarm.
And at this timethe Tulip family's slingshot began to show its power!
Dozens of catapults began to be thrown.
What was thrown out were the black cans.
These black jars are all wrapped with oilcloth. When they are thrown, soldiers nearby will light the oilcloth in an orderly manner, and then throw them out with slings
Those jars were like sparks falling to the ground, hitting the heads of the retreating grassland team.
The jar fell to the ground, shattered, and the kerosene filled inside sprayed everywhere, turning into streaks of flames among the sparks!
The catapult roared for a full quarter of an hour, and almost all the kerosene jars brought by the Tulip family's army were thrown out.
The result is that the army brought by General Jin Langtou has been completely defeated.
What made General Jin Langtou almost vomit blood was that it was just a few rounds of volleys of bows and arrows, plus a round of sling attacks that hit his head and face.
When his team retreated a few miles away and reorganized, he found that the prairie men he had brought with him had lost thousands.
And behind you on the far ditch, a fire dragon is burning!
The pontoon bridge that our people worked so hard to build was burned down!
General Jin Langtou immediately made a judgment: the idea of ??building a pontoon bridge to cross the river by himself was no longer possible.
The Tulip family announced their existence in this way! Build a floating bridge? Braving the volley of arrows and covering fire from the slings at Tulip's house, do it again?
It will have no effect other than dying in vain.
"Damn it!!" General Jinlangtou roared angrily, and then he suppressed the anger in his heart: "Send two thousand-man teams! Go around from both sides! I don't believe it, can this canal lead to the sky! Get around the river! We'll tear those Tulip guys to shreds!!"
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"Line up!! We are ready to leave here!! Archers check their equipment and everyone mounts their horses!!"
The Tulip family began to evacuate.
The officer had noticed through the telescope that the prairie cavalry on the opposite side was dividing its troops into two wings. This move made the officers of the Tulip family sneer in their hearts.
Are you going to outflank him in a roundabout way? Just a joke
This canal is more than ten miles long, waiting for them to go around it. It takes at least two hours.
The Tulip family¡¯s troops began to evacuate. They had no intention of clinging to this canal.
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The archers mounted and retreated.
As for those slings
The engineers of the Tulip family once again taught the grassland people a lesson.
They didn't plan to take away all these catapults These were just wooden accessories made from standard templates. They only needed to take away some key components such as metal gears. As for those wooden shelves Just throw it away!
The Tulip family has plenty of money! There is plenty of this equipment in stock!
With a few piles of wood, more than a thousand lives of prairie people were exchanged
This business is worth it!
"Now I really hope that the golden wolf-headed general won't be too timid! Hurry up and catch up. Those guys waiting on the second line of defense are already running out of patience, hahahaha"
The leading officer of the archers laughed and led the people to evacuate in an orderly manner towards Loulan City.
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The advancement speed of the Prairie King¡¯s Royal Court Golden Tent is very slow.
As the king of the grasslands, even when going on an expedition, the Golden Tent is the core of the defense of all grassland people.
so. When the Royal Court Golden Tent arrived at this water channel, it was already??It's midnight.
In the middle of the night, the prairie king did not immediately give the order to cross the river. At least there is still basic common sense that crossing a river at night is dangerous.
In the golden tent in the royal court, the prairie king was furious.
The news from General Jin Langtou made him smash his dinner in anger and severely whipped the riding slave next to him.
After losing thousands of men, General Jinlangtou finally bypassed the canal from both sides. However, when they arrived on the other side, they could not even touch a single corner of the Tulip family's army.
The last news from General Jinlangtou is. He has already led his army east to pursue the Tulip family's army.
The Prairie King was not in a hurry to march. He made a choice: this place is very close to Loulan City. At night, most of them entered the enemy's core area. It's not a wise move. Let's wait for news from General Golden Wolf Head. No matter what, he had tens of thousands of cavalry to pursue him. Even if he can't win, there won't be much difference When dawn comes, he can lead a large army to crush them all the way.
But this grassland Wang Qian just drank a bowl of goat milk mixed with honey. When the anger in my heart subsides a little
A gust of wind blew into the big tent.
He turned around angrily, and just as he was about to rant, he saw his elite guard warriors prostrate themselves at the entrance of the tent.
And a figure walked in slowly.
??The long purple clothes, the bright eyes, and that There seemed to be a faint mocking smile at the corner of the mouth.
It was difficult for the Prairie King to use accurate words to describe his mood at this moment: when he looked at his loyal warriors, but they were prostrating in front of others, and when he looked at this man walking into his royal court, he walked leisurely as if he was walking in the palace. It looks like your own backyard.
There was a faint irritation in his heart, but he didn't dare to express it on his face.
Becausehe doesn't dare!
"I've been thinking about how stupid you are. But it's not until now that I understand that your stupidity has once again exceeded my estimation."
The visitor looked at the Prairie King and said this lightly in a disdainful tone.
The veins on the Prairie King¡¯s forehead popped out!
He originally planned to bow slightly and salute, but at this moment, the anger in his heart prompted him to straighten his back, gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "Even if you are the White King, you can't insult me ??like this! Insult a noble grassland King of!"
"king?"
The man in purple smiled. He put his hands behind his back and walked slowly in front of the prairie king. When the distance between the two was less than two steps, he stopped and seemed to look up and down at the "king" in front of him. ". Then, he spoke the next sentence:
"Perhaps you have forgotten? Or did you start to develop arrogance after holding military power? It seems that I need to remind you: in front of others, you are a king. But in front of me, you are just a dog That¡¯s all¡forever.¡±
After saying that, he suddenly flew up and kicked the Prairie King in the heart! Kicked this "king" to the ground!
The Prairie King fell to the ground and roared. He jumped up and reached out to pull out the scimitar from his waist. However, before the scimitar came out of his body, a finger had already hit his forehead.
Immediately, a feeling of powerlessness filled his whole body. The scimitar in his hand fell to the ground with its scabbard. His whole body seemed to be lifted up by an invisible force and hung in the air.
The Prairie King looked at the door of his tent sadly and indignantly. The loyal guards were lying on the ground, trembling, and no one dared to raise their heads.
A pair of eyes has been fixed on the Prairie King, with an almost cruel smile in his eyes.
"Do you need me to remind you again? My dearhound?" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!