Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 60: The Strongest Armor of the Contemporary Era vs. a Bow Beyond the Times
When the Iron Harriers were about 30 steps away, the knights of the Flying Eagle Army drew their armor-piercing arrows from their quivers.

The arrowhead of this type of arrow is much thinner and longer than ordinary arrows, like a small three-edged bayonet.

The Flying Eagle Army put on the armor-piercing arrows and pulled the bows in their hands to the full extent!
The wart armor worn by the Iron Harriers is indeed a precious armor, the most advanced cold-forged armor of this era.

However, the Qing bow was a powerful bow that surpassed that of this era, and the distance was so close!
"shoot!"

Whoosh whoosh!
Following Hai Rige's order, a thousand "short spears" equipped with armor-piercing arrows shot towards the Iron Harriers!

Puff puff!
Explosions burst out one after another!

These sounds are accompanied by both metallic clanging sounds and muffled sounds!

In an instant, two or three hundred Iron Harrier cavalrymen were either dead or wounded, screaming in agony!
Iron Harriers coach Ye Liqiong looked shocked and unbelievable.

He never expected that the Mongolian bows could actually penetrate their wart armor!
This is the most advanced heavy armor of their Xixia!

These Mongols are clearly holding bows, not crossbows, so how can they be so powerful!

Yeli Qiong didn't understand and felt a chill!
Losing two or three hundred cavalrymen at once was something he had never dared to imagine before.

He only has 3,000 Iron Harriers in total. If they continue like this, how long can they last?
"Shoot! Shoot!"

"Shoot them!"

Whoosh whoosh!
Faced with heavy casualties, without waiting for Yeliqiong's orders, the Iron Harriers had already reined in their horses and angrily fired arrows at the Flying Eagle Army in retaliation.

However, the Flying Eagles' tendon-feather armor was no pushover. Its lightweight nature made its movements more convenient, allowing them to dodge attacks flexibly or parry them with their weapons.

Moreover, the tendon and feather armor has extremely strong defense, and it is difficult for the Xixia people to penetrate it with their bows and arm strength.

And even if the arrow penetrates, the damage is very minor in most cases.

This time, the Iron Harriers were prepared, and casualties were reduced to less than 200.

However, what about the casualties of the Flying Eagle Army? Not even fifty, and most of them were just wounded, not dead!

The Flying Eagle Army can shoot through the Iron Harrier's wart armor, but the Iron Harrier can't shoot through the Flying Eagle Army's tendon and feather armor. What a point of shooting!
"Charge forward! Fight them!"

Yeli Qiong was so depressed that he issued an order to continue the attack.

However, what made him even more depressed was that the Flying Eagle Army turned their horses and ran away.

Not only did he run, but he also kept a distance of about 20 to 30 steps from the Iron Harrier, constantly looking back and drawing his bow to shoot arrows!
Whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
Although the accuracy and power of these Qing bows are not that strong during the gallop, they can still cause damage to the Iron Harriers because of the close distance.

Although the Iron Harriers also used bows and arrows, arrows were not their primary method of combat. Moreover, their bows and arrows were average, and even at a distance of twenty or thirty steps, they would not do much damage to the tendons and feathers of the armor.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Yeli Qiong screamed and screamed, he was almost going crazy!

He had already seen that the Flying Eagles' armor was countless times lighter than that of the Iron Harriers' cavalry. Coupled with their exceptional horsemanship, maintaining a distance of twenty or thirty paces from the Iron Harriers was a piece of cake. The situation now seemed like the Iron Harriers were simply taking a beating, unable to fight back. They couldn't shoot, couldn't chase, couldn't hit, and couldn't escape. It was truly frustrating.

A thousand light cavalrymen actually managed to manipulate Xixia's ace troops, the Iron Harriers, into submission! Is this even fair?
"Damn Zhao Shuo! I don't know where he got such a sinister trick from. It's so despicable! So shameless!"

Ye Liqiong had already forgotten his previous thought that Zhao Shuo's military tactics were nothing special. He now believed that Zhao Shuo was a despicable and shameless master of military strategy who would do anything to achieve victory!
In fact, how could he know that this was Zhao Shuo's advance move to bring Mongolia's most classic tactic, "Mangudai", onto the stage of history.

The essence of this tactic was to flee while firing arrows, continuously attacking the enemy from a distance without giving them a chance to fight back. Under the attack of the "Mangudai", no matter how luxurious the enemy's equipment or how strong their spirit, it was only a matter of time before they were completely defeated.

It is said that when the Mongol army marched westward, most European knights were equipped with mail armor, which was very powerful in close combat, but not good at archery. Therefore, the Mongol army did not fight the European knights head-on, but adopted the Thai-style tactics to slowly wear them down.

Only when they had killed most of their enemies with bows and arrows and their spirits were broken did they engage in close combat with European knights. The renowned European knights became sitting ducks for the Mongol army, suffering countless setbacks in crucial battles.

When the Mongolian army invaded Western Xia, they were bound to confront the Iron Harriers.

Iron Harrier? Tendon and Feather Armor?
Isn't this a coincidence?

Zhao Shuo immediately recalled the historical records of Mangudai's tactics. He selected a thousand of his best horsemen to form the Flying Eagle Army, and Hai Rige rigorously trained them for about half a year.

Now, it’s finally time to reap the rewards!
"Is this the might of the Flying Eagle Army? It's truly formidable! A thousand Flying Eagles defeated three thousand Iron Harriers. Haha!"

Zhao Shuo had, of course, secretly reported the Flying Eagle Army's situation to Temujin long ago. However, knowing is one thing, seeing it with one's own eyes is another, and actual combat effectiveness is another. Seeing how effective the Flying Eagle Army was, Temujin burst into laughter.

Jochi said with great pride: "Ashuo is the most courageous warrior in our Mongolia. The soldiers he trained meticulously are naturally extraordinary."

Tuo Lei said excitedly, "The Jin's Iron Pagoda is probably comparable to the Xixia Iron Harriers. Since the Flying Eagle Army can defeat the Iron Harriers, our future attacks on the Jin will be a sure win."

Chagatai remained stern and shook his head, saying, "You can't say that. The Jin Kingdom's population is a hundred times greater than ours, and its military strength is ten times greater. Even without the Jin Pagoda, they are still a formidable enemy. However..."

At this point, he finally showed a rare smile on his face and said, "Now that we have a way to deal with the Jin Kingdom's Iron Pagoda, it can be said that I'm relieved of a worry."

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. The Jin Kingdom is vast, who knows where the Iron Pagoda will appear? Will the Flying Eagle Army be able to catch up?" Ogedei said with some concern, "Ashuo bought up all the goose and raptor feathers from the herdsmen. Is it for the precious armor of the Flying Eagle Army? How many of these precious armors does he have now? Does he have any extra besides equipping the Flying Eagle Army?"

“There’s really not much left now.”

Shuchi was quite familiar with the Tendon and Feather Armor and explained carefully, "This precious armor is called Tendon and Feather Armor. One of the main materials is the feathers of wild geese and birds of prey. I originally thought that they were very easy to obtain on the grasslands.

But in reality, a wild goose only has eighteen tail feathers, and the number of feathers required for the tendon and feather armor is too large. Asuo sent people to search the entire grassland, but only managed to create a thousand tendon and feather armors.

Temujin was in a very good mood and waved his hand, saying, "That's okay. If we don't have enough feathers, we can collect them slowly. We're not going to attack the Jin Kingdom right away, so we have plenty of time."

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I wrote the third chapter while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

happy New Year to all!

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