Chapter 783: Heroes of the Grassland

Chi Li led his men to gallop in the rear formation, shooting at the rear of the Han army.

They were not the small raiding team of hundreds of people that the Han army had imagined, but a group of elite cavalry with 3,000 people, hiding in the wind and sand so that the number of people could not be seen.

When two enemies meet on a narrow road, you can't rush into the spear formation of others in a hurry, and you still have to pay attention to tactics. The grassland cavalry never directly charged into the spear formation of others, and Chi Li's cavalry was even less so.

Once the Hu cavalry roamed and shot, it would be extremely terrifying. If they were found to have an opportunity to intersperse and harvest, no matter how many people there were, they would not be able to withstand their harvest. Previously, when the cavalry suddenly appeared all over the mountains and plains in the wind and sand, especially when the Han army had no time to form a formation, it was basically possible to declare that there was no suspense in this battle without fighting.

However, the Han army formed a formation.

A legion of 100,000 people is not so easy to command. Just from the fact that they formed various formations so quickly, even if the formations were basic, Timur was willing to call Huangfu Yongxian the best general in the world, "I can't do it." If anyone else came, 99% of them would be in a mess, and no matter how much Sanniang delayed them, it would be useless.

This skill is not as eye-catching as martial arts and is often overlooked, but it is the most important quality of a general, so Zhao Changhe can't do it.

Now that the square formation has been successfully formed, it's okay. Everyone is not without experience in pulling and breaking the formation. However, they are restricted by the swamps everywhere and can't run at all, which is fatal.

So this is the intention of Zhao Changhe and others to divide Sanniang along this road... Who made this strategy? Huangfu Yongxian? Or his daughter who is known as the commander of the three armies?

Timur didn't have time to think about it. While fighting and retreating to deal with the pincer attack of the two Sanniangs, he was still releasing his qi to try to evaporate the ground, but it obviously took some time. The swamp is gone, and everything is still rotten. It is no longer possible to be so flexible and maneuverable, and the advantages of the grassland tribes have lost more than half.

It is hard to dismount. Apart from other things, everyone's armor is not at the same level, not to mention such a strict phalanx. Vulture Fang doesn't know how to fight. Fortunately, his mission is not to break the formation, but to stop Huangfu Yongxian from advancing, so that the cavalry in the rear have a chance to regroup and Timur has time to dry the ground. They don't need to do much, just be able to run...

The 300,000 troops of each department are not only reflected in numbers, but also in space. There are endless soldiers and horses in the rear, and they are advancing in batches under the command of the leaders of each tribe, without falling into the chaos in front. As long as the operation is appropriate, it is possible to pull the battle back to the rhythm you are familiar with.

During this period of time, the only cavalry that can run is Chi Li in the rear.

Three thousand people, in this battle situation, seem extremely small, but in fact, it is not a small number for their usual tactics. If used well, it can cause great trouble to the rear of the Han army, and the best result may be to cut through. After all, with such a large scale, Huangfu Yongxian cannot command every corner, and it depends on the level of each general.

Timur has high hopes for Chili. The victory or defeat of this battle seems to depend on Chili's elite, rather than Vulture Fang who bites the bullet and leads the crowd forward.

However, Situ Xiao's hateful face appeared in front of Chili again, and he had time to drink a sip of wine and smiled: "Xiao Cui and I played against you for several tests, and finally determined that it is more appropriate for me to play with you."

Chili held his breath and did not answer, commanding the Rangers to shoot arrows.

In the previous small-scale harassment, you were able to block all the arrows by yourself, and you can do it with three thousand people here? Do you really think you are your master?

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Arrows flew down, but the soldiers around Situ Xiao tore off their clothes, revealing their strong bodies like steel, holding two small shields in each hand.

Chi Li: "?"

Pure shield soldiers? Why are you taking off your clothes?

His mind flashed through, and he heard a crisp sound of ding-dong-dong. All the flying arrows were blocked by this group of people, and they were all blocked cleanly. Those that were not blocked by the shields hit their bodies, and the sound was basically the same as shooting on the shields, leaving only a shallow mark.

And Situ Xiao specifically stared at Chi Li. As long as he shot an arrow, Situ Xiao would be responsible for receiving it, otherwise others would not be able to receive it. The division of labor was extremely clear and simple.

Chi Li's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that the people who came here from the Shenhuang Sect were not Li Shentong and his disciples, but thousands of elites from the sect, and each of them had already mastered the iron cloth shirt! Aren't you marching into Hanzhong? Such elites ran to the outside of the Great Wall?

After a round of roaming, not even a hair of the opponent was hurt. The warriors intercepted the arrows flexibly, which was more solid than any shield formation. The Han soldiers who were blocked by the Shenhuang Sect warriors looked at them with eyes that seemed to be laughing...

Then they also drew their bows and arrows and fought back.

When Chi Li's men got a little closer, someone was shot off his horse.

Chi Li was so angry that he vomited blood. He couldn't get closer to throw arrows into the army formation, so he could only ride his horse around and shoot in another direction.

As a result, Situ Xiao led the people to linger. Wherever Chi Li went outside, Situ Xiao followed. The method that could achieve results from some angles in the past was completely broken by the lingering following.

Chi Li was sharp-eyed and saw that a small number of cavalry in the enemy's distant formation began to gallop towards his direction, led by a very familiar veteran general from Yanmen. He glanced at Situ Xiao, but Situ Xiao didn't move forward at all, and was determined to defend the army formation. Chi Li felt helpless and aggrieved, so he had to lead his men to rein in their horses and retreat, and look for another opportunity.

He is recognized by the Book of Troubled Times as the "Demon Fox". His ability to appear and disappear without a trace is his specialty, and it does not just mean that his sword skills are like those of a fox. However, in this battle, his expertise was so targeted that he didn't even make a splash.

Chi Li can be sure that his talent is stronger than Situ Xiao's. Being ranked first in Qianlong back then was no joke, and his current practice is indeed higher than that of Situ Xiao. However, his specialty is agility rather than attacking difficulties. In terms of the power of archery alone, he is indeed not that impressive. This time when he met Situ Xiao, he was too restrained.

Everyone from Chi Li was far away, but the frustrated voice still reached Situ Xiao's ears: "Aren't you, the Shenhuang Sect, rebelling? Why do I think you are just like a man's dogs!"

司徒笑哈哈大笑：“爷爷们就爱揍胡人，神州姓夏之时，爷爷也一样揍你，何况如今姓赵，爷爷更乐意！”

Isn’t the current emperor of China also named Xia? Chili was too lazy to complain about this and walked away in an instant.

Situ laughed and said to himself: "It's your luck. There are too few 'God's Punishments' but there are many battle lines. Zhao Changhe said in a stingy way that the battle situation here is too big and he can barely divide it into a few. It’s useless, I simply didn’t give it to you. If all the ‘divine punishments’ are here, I’ll blow your bastard’s head off!”

Thinking of the power of "divine punishment", Situ Xiao was still frightened. He felt that he couldn't bear it. He didn't know what the temple's skitarii army on the other battlefield would be able to carry...

However, they have few artillery, and Chili has the same problem... they don't have enough arrows.

They are just a raiding team that has been away from the main force for several days. How much can they carry with them, including food, water and arrows? I used a lot of them a few days ago, but now everyone only has one or two pots of arrows left...

One or two pots of arrows, if it was an ordinary battle situation, might be enough for them to open a gap. But the current battle situation is like a rat pulling a turtle, and it may not even cause a slight injury to the opponent.

"We don't have enough arrows." The deputy general next to him also said to Chili: "And this is not the result the Great Khan wants..."

Chi Li reined in his horse and looked into the distance, his face was wet with sweat, and his original handsomeness was no longer visible.

From their position, they couldn't see what was going on in the direction of the front army. They could roughly see that the Han army's front line was slowly advancing a little. They wanted to know how much pressure the Vultures had endured in this short period of time.

The status of the various tribes in the grassland is different from that of the Middle-earth army. They will not join the entire tribe to fight for their lives. Once there are heavy casualties, Chili can guarantee that the vulture hunting teeth will turn around and run away. But we really cannot run away from this battle. Once we run away, Changshengtian will decline.

Chili is from the temple, not from any clan. Now the most war-minded people in the entire grassland are Timur's own Golden Wolf Army and the Temple Skitarii Army. The discord between the two that the big man imagined does not actually exist. No matter how discordant the leaders of the two sides are, there is still a God above who can unite them. At this critical moment of life and death, it is enough for them to cooperate sincerely. Bo'er took the initiative to take the initiative and fully cooperate with Timur.

But their cooperation alone is useless, and it is impossible for all tribes to be the same. Except for the people in their temple, other people's belief in gods is not necessarily very pious in the face of ethnic groups and life. They must have an advantage. Once they are at a disadvantage, their resilience is far inferior to Huangfu Yongxian's iron troops who have fought bloody battles with him for so many years.

"Detour to the left wing of the rear army..." Chi Li whispered: "I saw Cui Yuanyong over there... If what I expected is true, Situ Xiao is only responsible for the right wing and will not just go to the left wing to occupy Cui Yuanyong's defense area. It's impossible to have that kind of arrangement, and their mutual respect doesn't allow it."

"Then what? We don't have enough arrows, there's no point!"

"I saw it just now. The flanks on both sides are not like the spear formations of the former army... A round of arrow rain is enough to clear the way." Chi Li paused and took a deep breath: "Come with a few people who are not afraid of death, come with me As long as they can break up the formation, the remaining troops will charge in and tear apart their rear."

The three thousand fine knights were silent.

Rushing to the flank of the rear army... If it exceeds 10,000, we can talk about it, but we only have 3,000.

This is gambling with your life.

"The tactics also require the use of force and courage. If we don't risk our lives, it is impossible to win this battle." Chili looked calm: "Those who are not afraid of death, come with me."

Cui Yuanyong held his sword and raised his head, looking at the soldiers and horses charging ahead. The arrow rain above them was like the wind blowing at this moment.

He could feel the violent determination from it.

When a warrior known for his dexterity and changeability abandoned the changes he was famous for and charged towards the waiting army... Cui Yuanyong knew that this rookie on the grassland who once looked down upon the hidden dragon in the Central Plains had no plans at all. Go back alive.

That was the number one Qianlong when Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe were on the list, and his gold content was unparalleled in history... As long as he is given a certain amount of time, he will definitely become the temple's new recruit.

But the trend is overwhelming, and a human hero cannot change any outcome.

"Cang!" The long sword caught the scimitar that was coming at him, stopping Chi Li from charging forward.

There were spears all around.

"Brother Chili, this road is blocked." Cui Yuanyong's purple energy surged around his body, covering the surrounding blood: "I don't know if Brother Chili wants to believe it, but most of the vultures have already run away by this time."

"The overwhelming Golden Wolf Army will let them move forward." Chi Li whispered, not knowing whether to argue with Cui Yuanyong or to tell himself.

"Abandoning changes and sticking to the straight, Brother Chili will not be Cui's opponent in this kind of battle situation."

"Then try it."

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The Vultures did not run away at this time.

"Dang!" The spears intersected, and Vulture Fang leaned back slightly, avoiding the countless thorns around him, and retreated several steps.

In front of him was Huangfu Yongxian himself, holding his spear horizontally in front of him, and the entire army moved forward several steps.

From the ranking of the chaotic world list, Huangfu Yongxian had been ranked ninth on the earth list for a long time. Although his ranking was embarrassingly not as good as his daughter, he was also in the top echelon of the world. Unfortunately, he was old and had a lot of military work to do, so he didn't make much progress in his practice in the past two years. He was still stuck in the second level of the secret treasure and couldn't break through the third level. However, the people ahead of him were promoted and died today, and his ranking quietly became the second on the earth list, and the first one in front was Tang Wanzhuang.

In fact, Huangfu Yongxian knew that his practice today was not worthy of the second place on the earth list. For example, the Vulture Fang in front of him was better than him.

This person who once suppressed Zhao Changhe so much that he could hardly catch a spear, and who was the first on the list of predecessors, was recognized as the "King of Man" before Zhao Changhe... He was in his prime, and he directly broke through the second level of secret treasure after the war. Later, he worked hard in this turbulent era of gods and demons, and now it is obvious that he has broken through the third level. Although it is only in the early stage, it would have been on the Heavenly List in previous years, but now there is no record, and it is only listed in the lower middle of the Earthly List.

There are so many heroes in the grassland... That's why they have been fighting with the Central Plains for thousands of years.

Unfortunately, although Huangfu Yongxian was stuck and couldn't break through the third level, the gap with the Vulture Fang who had just broken through the third level was not so big as a chicken and a pottery dog. And in this army of thousands of troops, the spear formation was stabbed, and the Vulture Fang encountered the same situation as when he fought Zhao Changhe. Obviously, one spear could suppress Huangfu Yongxian's blood, but with countless spears and spears around him, he couldn't gain an advantage, let alone break the formation.

After all, he failed to break the defense, and he was not like the Shenhuang Sect who played with the iron cloth shirt. After all, he was just a mortal body. The generals and officers around Huangfu Yongxian were all powerful people who had reached the eighth or ninth level of the Mysterious Gate or even had recently broken the secret treasure. They were not ordinary soldiers.

The elites of the Vulture Tribe fell one after another, and Huangfu Yongxian's formation had unconsciously moved forward.

He could not stop it, and retreated step by step, almost without hindering the pace of the Han army's iron torrent, and the elites of the Vulture Tribe suffered heavy casualties.

To be honest, Vulture Fang was willing to fight Huangfu Yongxian to the death, but was unwilling to bury all the warriors of the tribe here. Why? However, the Golden Wolf Army was pressing behind them. If they turned around and ran at this time, I am afraid that the tribe would also die in the hands of the Golden Wolf Army. There is not much difference.

Unless... Huangfu Yongxian has a way to disrupt the Golden Wolf Army?

Vulture Fang fought and retreated, releasing the barely usable spiritual perception to sweep back.

While he was blocking Huangfu Yongxian's advance, the chaos in the rear had improved a little. The so-called swamp seemed to have improved a lot under the unremitting efforts of the Khan. Many people had already remounted their horses... If they continued to persevere, could they pull the battle back to the familiar rhythm?

Vulture Fang instinctively felt that Huangfu Yongxian would not only use this dignified and upright approach and sit back and watch the situation that was very advantageous be dragged back.

Use the right tactics to win, and the unexpected tactics to win. Huangfu Yongxian was a famous general of the time, and he couldn't have not known this.

Just thinking about this, he found that smoke and dust were rising in the west.

Someone attacked the rear army of the Golden Wolf!

Timur's roar also came from the air: "Batu, this Khan has been waiting for you for a long time! You are a group of beggars with half-dressed clothes, and you still want to repeat the actions of the past?"

Of course it was Batu. Vulture Fang was a little disappointed. This "surprise force" was not a surprise force at all. Everyone had expected it, and Timur had of course made special preparations.

I saw a tribe in the rear riding horses to encircle Batu, waiting for him to get into the circle.

However, just as the army in the rear moved slightly, smoke and dust rose again in the east, which was countless times louder than the movement of Batu in the west, and the sound of uniform iron hooves trampling shook the earth.

Vulture Fang's heart moved, and he opened his consciousness and tried to take a look.

Timur didn't react for a while to where this army came from, and he was stunned when he saw it.

—— When Huangfu Qing just left the desert south for the Northern Expedition, he said that he judged that the western front was the main battlefield, and sent Wu Weiyang, the general of the Demon Suppression Division, to lead 10,000 light cavalry to help. Later, you lied to me and I lied to you. After Timur's soul collided with Zhao Changhe, everyone seemed to position the main battlefield as the eastern front. However, no matter how the positioning changed, Wu Weiyang's light cavalry never came back.

Huangfu Qing's seemingly immature judgment of the war, which changed three times in a few days, actually did not change from the beginning.

Wu Weiyang's help was heading straight for Huangfu Yongxian to join him!

The desert was vast, and it was fine that no one could find them, but how could they appear at such an accurate time and on the battlefield they encountered on the way?

It was just when the swamp disappeared and horses could be ridden. The chaos here had not been settled yet, and they rushed over in an orderly manner.

How did they time it?

Vulture Fang suddenly looked up and looked at the hawks circling in the sky.

The vultures of his vulture tribe had been pecked away long ago...

"Clang!" With great force, the distracted Vulture Fang was almost pierced by Huangfu Yongxian's spear. He returned to the battle, and Huangfu Yongxian's loud shout came to his ears: "The enemy's rear is not stable, take down the vulture tribe!"

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PS: I just got home last night, and the feeling of using the keyboard is much better than typing on the phone on the plane and high-speed rail... I read the first two chapters, and there are many typos, and some things are not written clearly enough.

But unfortunately, the usual monthly increase is not available. I will see if I can add it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow... I will ask for a wave of monthly tickets at 0:00 tonight, and I will not open a single chapter. Sorry.

I am looking for "My 1991", the author of urban harem novels, the emotional drama and the heroine are well portrayed.