12dz Chapter 317: Elite Enemy Cavalry
Chapter 317: Elite Enemy Cavalry
When the dawn broke and the bell of the hour of Mao rang melodiously, Pharmacist Guo was shocked to learn the tragic news that his vanguard camp had been attacked.
This news was actually brought by a wounded soldier who stumbled into their camp after losing his way.
At that time, Guo Yaoshi's army was not only ten miles away from the battlefield, but also chose a low-lying area beside a gurgling stream to set up camp.
The tents are connected, but they can't hide the loneliness and uneasiness in the night.
"Father!" Upon hearing the news, Guo Zian's face turned pale, his eyes full of disbelief and panic.
He set off almost immediately and rushed over, hoping to find a solution from his father immediately.
His steps were hurried, and the anxiety revealed in his words was like a candle swaying in the wind, in urgent need of a firm force to stabilize it.
"We are still sixty miles away from the enemy. Why are you panicking?"
Pharmacist Guo knew clearly that he had retreated ten miles and the war had just ended, so it was impossible for Murong's army to organize forces to come and strangle him so quickly.
Besides, he still had more than 70,000 men, and most of them were battle-hardened soldiers.
"Pack up, we'll retreat another fifty miles and send someone to find Qin Lian and report the situation here."
Pharmacist Guo was in a low mood, as if his body had been hollowed out. He spoke weakly, but then added: "Let's say we fought fiercely with the enemy and suffered heavy casualties..."
Everyone around understood the intention of saying this. Although it was not a true battle report, it was the only way at the moment.
"Father, if we retreat, how will Li Meng and the others find us?"
Guo Zian asked anxiously.
"Looking for us? They're already facing disaster, so they've probably already fled for their lives inside the pass!"
Pharmacist Guo said this just to comfort himself. He simply didn't want to give Li Meng and others a chance. Staying here for one more day would increase the danger.
After some cleaning up, it was almost noon and no one had the mood to cook, so they hurriedly led the team away to the rear.
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"Young Marshal, look, there are traces of a garrison here, about 60,000 to 70,000 people. They might be the detachment we're looking for."
The royal guards, like the imperial guards, are a highly combat-capable army. Each of them is dressed in tight clothes, rides lightly on horseback, and possesses unique skills.
After more than half a day's work, they found the camp where Pharmacist Guo had been stationed.
"They shouldn't have gone far. Judging by the layout, they should be two camps. What's strange is that the food and supplies are still in the main tent."
The leader of this united Royal Guard was Wu Yanzhao, Murong Bai's nephew. He had been in the Royal Guard for four years and was a natural-born military commander with extraordinary powers.
Wu Yanzhao carefully analyzed the current situation and knew that these people had not gone far, no more than thirty miles away.
"General Wei, should we continue chasing?"
The deputy general beside him asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"No, wait a minute, Xuefutu, we are too short-handed. Twenty thousand against seventy thousand. This is simply courting death."
Wu Yanzhao is not stupid, he will never do a business that will lose money.
The iron buoys were all heavily armed, and their normal riding speed was much slower than that of their light cavalry, especially during long-distance marches, and it was even more impossible for them to ride at full speed.
After waiting for about half an hour, Tiefutu finally arrived slowly.
"General Hari, rest for half an hour. The enemy is not far from us."
Wu Yanzhao said to the leader of Tiefutu.
"Well, then, dismount your horses but keep your saddles on and rest for a while."
With a loud shout, everyone on the Iron Ferry dismounted and found a place to rest.
The leader's full name is Hari'erjie. He came from a Mongolian tribe. The Murong family bought him in the slave market. He is also a guy with amazing arm strength.
Compared with Wu Yanzhao, he is equally good at hand-to-hand combat.
However, Wu Yanzhao's weapons skills were far beyond what Harierjie could achieve.
After simply replenishing some food and water, the two teams continued to move forward.
After the royal guards had been gone for an hour, scouts came to report that they had discovered the camp where Pharmacist Guo was stationed.
"There are three battalions ahead?"
Wu Yanzhao was surprised to find that 70,000 people were scattered on the grassland in a triangular shape, with a camp of 20,000 people on each wing.
"What kind of fighting style is this? Aren't they afraid that we will just charge at them?"
The guards were both nervous and excited at this time.
I was nervous because I encountered such a big fish and worried that I wouldn’t be able to swallow it in one bite.
The exciting thing is that if they attack one of the camps, the opponent will definitely be unable to stop them.
"When Tiefutu arrives, we'll make some careful plans. We'll definitely gain a lot of military merit this time."
Wu Yanzhao ordered his subordinates to ambush and stopped their horses in a low-lying hilly area.
In just over a quarter of an hour, Hariljie's heavy cavalry arrived.
After the two of them conspired, Hariljie agreed on the spot.
Everyone rested quietly and waited.
It was not until they saw smoke rising from the Guowei military camp that they calculated the time and felt that the food was cooked, so Wu Yanzhao led his troops to rush towards a military camp on the left.
I didn’t eat lunch.
The soldiers who were eagerly waiting for dinner smelled the delicious food and were about to go eat when they heard someone shouting at the sentry post:
"Prepare for battle, enemy attack!"
First, ten thousand cavalrymen rushed towards them like a gust of wind. When they approached the camp, arrows flew towards them like a rainstorm, covering the sky and the sun.
I was attacked during meal time.
On the battlefield, enemy soldiers who disturb others while they are eating are extremely disrespected.
This has become a public order and good custom.
Most people have already started to take off their armor, and some even casually leaned their weapons aside, concentrating on being "eaters".
Each barracks has its own area for eating and drinking.
One unit consists of 100 people.
The cavalry specifically shot arrows at crowded places, and few innocent people escaped death under the hail of arrows.
After one round of cavalry, another cavalry of more than 10,000 people rushed over, still looking for crowded places and shooting indiscriminately.
After two rounds of this, the people in the camp began to organize their defenses.
Unexpectedly, at this time the cavalry turned to the camp on the right wing and repeated the same trick.
Uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can’t!
When Guo Yaoshi in the central army learned that 20,000 cavalrymen had stormed the camp, he overturned the table in rage.
"Damn! They've gone too far! I must teach them a lesson today. Pass the order down. Form a battle formation on the right wing and annihilate these cavalrymen."
As a result, the drums in the central army sounded like thunder, deafening the ears. The soldiers who had no time to eat had to hurriedly get ready for battle.
The left camp was still cleaning up the mess when the right camp was attacked again. The central army stepped forward to meet the enemy.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Yanzhao did not want to fight anymore and led his men to rush towards the rear.
Those with two legs will never catch up with those with four legs.
The central army is still trying to get closer.
Unexpectedly, the enemy suddenly launched a surprise attack.
Just forty or fifty meters in front of the formation, the enemy's horses were walking sideways, shooting arrows at them as they walked.
The front of the formation were all Dunjia soldiers, and although there were casualties, they were not many.
Round after round, by the time they discovered that the cavalry behind them was different, the Tiefutu heavy cavalry had already appeared in front of them.