Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 40 Armored Cavalry
Yecheng, Xianyang Palace.

The beauties, covered in jewels and jade, knelt on the ground.

No one dared to move, let alone speak a word.

"Clang clang clang"

The exquisitely crafted and expensive gold objects fell heavily onto the gold bricks.

The angry roar of the Great Zhao Heavenly King echoed in the hall.

"You two idiots!"

"Stupid as a pig and a sheep!"

"I asked you to surrender, but instead of bringing back anyone, you brought back some useless food!"

"As soon as the Jin envoys arrived, they immediately sided with the Jin State!"

"Trash, you are trash!"

Shi Hu cursed until he was out of breath and sat back gasping for breath.

He took the can of yellow peaches handed to him by the beautiful palace maid and took a big gulp of the sugar water.

As for those who were scolded, they were Li Nong and Shi Min.

The two of them went to persuade Lin Dao to surrender, but were tricked into doing business with him instead.

He originally returned to Yecheng with the samples in high spirits and said a lot of good things about Lin Dao.

But then, news came one after another that Lin Dao had surrendered to the Jiangzuo court and launched a surprise attack to capture Xiangguo City.

This was undoubtedly a major diplomatic failure.

Shi Min felt very aggrieved.

He just followed to watch the fun. Li Nong should be the one to take charge of this matter.

At the same time, he was also very dissatisfied with Lin Dao.

This turning face is faster than turning a book.

"Heavenly King, it is our fault that we have failed in our duty. Please punish us~~~"

Faced with the tyrannical Shi Hu, they dared not defend themselves and could only plead guilty and beg for mercy.

Shi Hu was a cruel man who even killed his own son.

The minister's grandson is naturally not a problem.

However, the war is about to begin, and this is the time to use manpower.

"Each of you will receive twenty lashes. Reflect on your mistakes!"

"After sending troops, you must make up for your crime and make meritorious contributions!"

Li Nong and Shi Min bowed together and said, "Thank you, Heavenly King~~~"

With his chubby hands, he picked up the knife, inserted it into the glass bottle, took out a yellow peach and put it into his mouth to chew.

Stimulated by the sweet taste, Shi Hu's expression gradually relaxed and he glanced at everyone.

"Tell me, how to fight."

We must fight, because Xiangguo City is the secondary capital and is so close to Yecheng.

We must take it back, otherwise we will lose all face.

Shi Zun, Shi Jian, Yao Yizhong, Fu Hong, Ma Qiu and others all suggested mobilizing troops to counterattack the Qihuo army and recapture Xiangguo City.

General Fu Hong, the Champion, said, "Your Majesty, the Qihuo Army is a bandit."

"After looting Xiangguo City, they must have moved their supplies far away."

"We can send elite cavalry to pursue them and defeat them in one battle."

The consensus of this era was that powerful cavalry could crush infantry formations in open-air battles.

Thirty years ago, in the Battle of Ningping City, more than 100,000 Jin troops were defeated by tens of thousands of Hu cavalry.

All thirty-six kings of the Sima clan were captured and beheaded.

This battle fully demonstrated the powerful combat effectiveness of cavalry in the wild.

Shi Hu nodded in agreement.

"Since this is the case, the Crown Prince will lead the army, with Fu Hong and Ma Qiu as deputies. We will immediately march to Xiangguo City and destroy the Qihuo army."

"Remember, that extraordinary man in the Qihuo Army must not be harmed, and must be captured alive before me!"

Although the Jiehu people were assimilated into the Han culture, they still retained the characteristics of a nomadic people in essence.

The troops of each tribe are mainly controlled by their respective tribal leaders.

The current Crown Prince Shi Xuan commands the elite troops of the Eastern Palace and the Gaoli Guards.

Fu Hong was the leader of the Di tribe, and he had tens of thousands of elite troops under his command.

His son was named Fu Jian, and his grandson was named Fu Jian.

The Di tribe later established the Former Qin Dynasty, which almost unified the world.

Ma Qiu is not well-known in history books, but he was a fierce general of the Later Zhao Dynasty.

He defeated powerful enemies such as Fu Hong and the Xianbei Duan clan.

As a general favored by Shi Hu, he had the famous Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army under his command.

The Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army, which has been on a state of combat readiness all year round, was the first to attack.

They led the auxiliary troops who were also on horseback, changed horses and galloped all the way, quickly arriving outside the city of Xiangguo.

"General~~~"

A captain pointed to the road ahead and said, "Look!"

Ma Qiu looked in the direction of the voice and suddenly became furious!
Jingguan!

A Jingguan built with thousands of Jiehu heads stood on one side of the avenue!
Curly hair, yellow teeth, high eyebrows and deep eyes.

These heads had obvious features, and Ma Qiu, a Jie person, naturally recognized them.

"Damn it~! Bastard!!"

All the Jiehu people in the Black Spear Dragon Soar Army were furious.

This is always the case with people.

When these Jie Hu people slaughtered the northern lands and killed countless people, they never thought that they were beasts or that they deserved to die.

But when such things happen to them, they cannot accept it.

Isn't this double standard?

The angry Black Spear Dragon Army rushed towards Xiangguo City.

The earth trembled under the trampling of countless horse hooves.

The sentries outside the city had already passed the news into the city.

At this time, all the gates of Xiangguo City were closed and the city walls were crowded with people.

Lin Dao, who heard the news, hurried to the top of the city wall to watch.

At a glance, one could see tens of thousands of cavalrymen outside the city, galloping back and forth, raising a huge amount of dust and making a lot of noise.

The Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army is heavy cavalry, that is, armored cavalry.

Their equipment was extremely luxurious, with both men and horses wearing armor.

Using an extra-long lance, carrying a strong bow, carrying heavy arrows that can penetrate armor, it can shoot from a distance and attack from close range, and possesses extremely powerful ability to break through enemy lines.

This cavalry was Shi Hu's trusted cavalry, his imperial guards, and its members were all carefully selected elite veterans.

They were treated very well and usually did not eat corn but refined rice.

The total number of cavalry was about 3,000, plus auxiliary cavalry, there were nearly 10,000 people.

"really."

Lin Dao, standing on the top of the city wall, nodded repeatedly, "The decision to defend Xiangguo City is correct."

If they tried to escape with the captured supplies, they would be blocked by these Jie cavalry in the wilderness outside the city.

If so many powerful cavalrymen rushed over, the consequences would be disastrous.

After all, although the beggar army at this time had a large number of people, there were also many women and children among them.

Many military households have not yet received rigorous training.

Even though Lin Dao had little experience, he could see that the Beggar Army could not be stopped at all when they were marching in the wild.

"This army in history~~~"

Lin Dao thought carefully and said, "Yes, they were defeated by Mae Liang."

"The infantry, armed with long spears, formed a battle array and used the terrain to resist the charge of the armored cavalry."

"The Liangzhou cavalry circumvented the enemy and attacked from the side, defeating them!"

Listening to the shouts and curses of the Jie cavalry outside the city, Lin Dao looked around and said, "Let's go out of the city and form a battle line to test their quality."

Given Lin Dao's prestige, no one would object.

Moreover, allowing these Jie cavalry to show off their power outside the city was very detrimental to morale.

A city gate was opened and a large number of soldiers poured out of the city like a tide.

The Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army noticed the movement and gathered their troops.

They did not take the opportunity to attack the city, but waited quietly.

There were about three thousand beggar soldiers who left the city.

In the front were soldiers holding rebar spears, and at the end were elite soldiers wearing lamellar armor, supporting the formation.

"Don't go too far," Lin Dao instructed. "Stay within the range of the crossbowmen on the city walls."

"When the Jie cavalry attacked, their bows and crossbows fired without stopping."

Uninterrupted, chivalrous confrontation?
Stop bullshitting!

Ever since a certain grandson invented all sorts of underhanded strategies and tactics, there haven't been any more knightly duels in Middle-earth.

They all use any means necessary to kill each other.

Seeing the beggar soldiers leaving the city, they stopped moving forward.

Ma Qiu also understood what the other party meant.

He yelled and cursed a few times, but didn't take it too seriously.

He had absolute confidence in the armored cavalry under his command.

The auxiliary cavalry advanced to harass and shoot arrows.

This kind of soft attack will naturally not achieve any decent effect, it is just harassment.

Because the Qihuo Army had its back to the city, the Black Spear Dragon Sovereign Army had no chance to attack from the side and could only charge head-on.

They first ate dry food and drank water to replenish their strength, and then fed the horses that were charging into the battle formation with concentrated feed mixed with salt.

Real cavalrymen rode saddle horses when marching, while armor, weapons and other supplies were carried by pack horses.

The strongest warhorse is only ridden when charging into battle.

After eating and drinking, the Jiehu knights armored their war horses and then mounted their horses themselves.

Three thousand Black Spear Dragon Sovereign soldiers gathered together and began to gradually speed up.

Looking from the top of the city wall, the forest road looked like a dark metal wave pressing down.

'Boom! Boom! Boom! '

The crossbows began to shoot. The crossbows, which were as thick as arms, flew out and continuously penetrated into the Black Spear Dragon Soar Army formation.

No matter how thick the armor is, it cannot withstand the crossbow.

Suddenly, many armored cavalrymen fell to the ground, both men and horses.

However, the crossbow is too slow to load, and it only takes one round of shooting.

As for the arrows falling from the city walls, they were of almost no use.

The beggar soldiers in the front row stuck their iron shields into the ground.

The rear end of the rebar spear in his hand was inserted into the soil, and the gun body was pointed forward and rested on the shield.

The soldiers half-knelt on the ground, holding up the iron shields with their shoulders.

Thousands of horse hooves were flying, and the earth seemed to be shaking.

The sturdy armored cavalry, facing the arrows, ran straight into the forest of rebar spears!

In an instant, people and horses fell to the ground~~~
Under the huge impact of the horses' rapid charge, the Qihuo Army's gun formation was quickly shattered.

Although many Black Spear Dragon Sovereign soldiers, both men and horses, were pierced by rebar, their formation was undoubtedly destroyed.

A large number of dead bodies of men and horses, wounded soldiers, weapons, etc. formed obstacles, and finally slowed down the momentum of the armored cavalry's charge.

The elite beggar soldiers in the back bravely advanced.

They raised their shields and swung their hammers, smashing the horses' heads and hooves, dragging the Jiehu cavalry off their horses.

He pounced on the Jiehu cavalry and smashed their heads with hammers.

"This impact is really strong."

Lin Dao, standing on the top of the city wall, frowned.

The armored cavalry is so powerful. What should we do if we encounter it in a wild battle?
We can't defend the city forever.

This is just the armored cavalry of Later Zhao.

How should they deal with the Liangzhou horses that are more powerful than them, and the armored cavalry of the Murong clan?

Lin Dao fell into deep thought. "Driving a heavy truck and colliding with them?"

"No ordinary truck will do. It has to be at least a 100-ton truck."

"Lord?"

The captain's call beside him brought Lin Dao back to his senses.

He glanced at the battlefield outside the city and nodded vigorously.

Next to the more than ten catapults on the top of the city wall, the soldiers used torches to light the cloth strips sealing the pottery jars on the throwing trays.

With the sound of the mechanism, these pottery jars were thrown out and fell into the following Black Spear Dragon Army.

The clay pot shattered, and terrifying flames suddenly shot up into the sky, engulfing everything nearby.

Ma Qiu, who was watching the battle, saw with his own eyes that the Jie cavalrymen were covered in flames and could not put out the flames even if they rolled on the ground.

He could only fall to the ground wailing in pain.

He stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open.

"The Eternal Divine Fire is actually real?!"

(End of this chapter)