Chapter 124
Liu Buqi, who turns waste into treasure
After receiving the news, Liu Buqi immediately led all his troops into Zhenbei Prefecture. Any scattered cavalry scouts encountered along the way were strangled by Guan Ying's troops who rushed forward.
Zhang Ruoxu had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the army. He first arranged for the settlement and comfort of the people who had been held hostage by the cavalry these days, and then hurriedly reported back the things that Liu Buqi had asked him to prepare before he left.
"Madam, in accordance with your orders, I have requisitioned nearly 20,000 oxen from the surrounding people, and have arranged everything according to your instructions!"
Liu Buqi nodded in satisfaction, and reminded them, "Spring plowing is approaching, and without the oxen the people may lack labor. Remember to contact Li Huaigu and Lu Qinghou as soon as possible after the battle to exchange resources and ensure a normal spring plowing!"
After receiving Zhang Ruoxu's affirmative answer, Liu Buqi ordered the army to continue advancing slowly. The Youzhou cavalry wandering around continued to have small-scale clashes with the grassland wolf cavalry.
This returning reinforcement force was inevitably discovered by the grassland army!
Zhuanqu Yanshi looked at the reported news with some doubts, and she really couldn't understand Liu Buqi's intentions! Could it be that she solved the future problems facing Youzhou so quickly?
Well, no matter what her intention is, we will just fight back. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Liu Buqi returns to support Tai'an, our side has now completely taken over the time, place and people of this offensive and defensive battle!
Now is the time to set up your formation and have a great battle. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick will be exposed!
Zhuanqu Yanshi immediately ordered the recall of all cavalrymen cruising outside. What was coming next was a field battlefield. With tens of thousands of grassland wolf riders who were invincible in riding and shooting, what could Liu Buqi use to resist?
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Soon, Zhuanqu Yanshi found out where Liu Buqi's confidence came from! And Zhuanqu Yanshi was very familiar with this trump card!
Between the grassland army, which was arrayed against the Great Wall, and the Youzhou army, which was also arrayed, there suddenly stood a small force! Thousands of heavily armored infantrymen!
But it was different from what Zhuanqu Yanshi had imagined. These troops that she had handed over to Liu Buqi now each had a huge iron spear that was more than four meters long!
People were packed tightly together, forming a neat square formation, and were pressing towards the grassland army step by step!
All the grassland generals who retreated from the western battlefield gasped! How could this damn phalanx appear here!
Just as he was about to report to Zhuanqu Yanshi, he saw that she had already ordered the cavalry to launch a tentative charge!
Thousands of cavalrymen swarmed forward, and the vanguard among the heavy infantry was Liu Feiyan. Facing the earth-shaking cavalry charge, he kept repeating Liu Buqi's instructions in his heart, and kept reminding this infantry team that had just been formed!
"Hold steady, don't be afraid! Hold steady, don't be afraid..."
Until the grassland cavalry was less than fifty meters in front of them, this distance only took the blink of an eye for the cavalry!
But in the split second between his eyes and his closed eyes, Liu Feiyan had already shouted, "Subdue!"
The front row of infantry immediately squatted down and raised their spears at a 60-degree angle to the sky. The row of infantry behind them also squatted down and placed their spears on the shoulders of the front row at a 45-degree angle. Each row of infantry behind them made the same move, and the butts of all the spears were pressed firmly to the ground!
In an instant, the enemy the charging cavalry faced turned into an impenetrable hedgehog covered in long spikes! The sounds of bodies and horses being pierced by iron spears merged into a picture of human misery!
The brave wolf riders who were charging in the front were directly hung in the air by their spears, and the following cavalrymen who could not brake in time crashed into them one after another!
Thousands of cavalrymen were unexpectedly stopped by even fewer infantrymen. Nearly half of them were killed in just one round of charging! The remaining ones also lost their speed bonus and were nothing more than sitting ducks in front of this group of iron lumps!
These soldiers quickly put down their spears, drew out the big swords hanging on their bodies, and under Liu Feiyan's command, simply repeated three actions mechanically!
"Go, go again, and kill!" Immediately a blood mist rose!
Just like that, as soon as the remaining cavalry came to their senses and intended to launch a short-distance charge, most of them were killed by the heavy infantry who were marching in step with them. The rest hurriedly turned their horses around and ran towards their own camp!
But these heavy infantrymen are all mighty warriors selected from tens of thousands of soldiers! How can we let them go so easily?
I saw the heavy infantrymen behind who had no swords, stretched out their hands and took out small spears less than one meter long from behind, one by one, and threw them out!
Thousands of silver-glittering flying spears pierced through the grassland cavalry who were trying to escape. The thousands of grassland wolf riders who were so arrogant just now were completely defeated on the spot after this short round of fighting. Only a few dozen riders returned to their camp!
However, these heavy infantrymen did not stop, but continued to move forward, came to where the flying spears were, and picked them up one by one!
The Youzhou army behind them took the opportunity to advance a large area! Forcing the grassland army to not dare to send out infantry immediately, they followed Liu Buqi's example and used the method he had used before to deal with those infantry who were not very flexible at first glance!
Until these heavy infantry returned to the Youzhou camp, the grassland army still did not dare to cross the line!
The shadow of this battle will inevitably be left in the hearts of these grassland people who consider themselves to be the chosen ones of heaven and always boast of their invincibility in grassland riding and archery!
Zhuanqu Yanshi watched the battle unfolding before her in annoyance. This iron lump was the nemesis of the grassland cavalry! She was also possessed by a demon. How could she give such a sharp weapon away?
Of course, she just felt a little regretful about letting the Taiyue people know about these Western objects!
This kind of heavy infantry has no possibility of being used at all for the steppe Khanate that can't even melt an iron pot!
Just talking about the huge and resilient spears, the grassland is simply unable to equip them!
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Unlike the grassland people who were silent, the Youzhou army was excited and their morale was high!
Liu Buqi took the opportunity to let Guan Ying lead the cavalry to counterattack the grassland camp. Although it did not achieve as shocking results as the heavy infantry just now, killing more than a thousand demoralized wolf riders was also a small victory!
Seeing this situation, Zhuanqu Yanshi knew that there was no way to continue fighting today! Although her side had the advantage in military strength.
But after thinking about it, she felt that it was unlikely that Liu Buqi could really solve the problem of Tiance Mansion sending troops to Youzhou so quickly.
It is highly likely that there are some things that are difficult to choose between, which is why this situation of repeatedly moving troops back and forth occurs!
Then his previous delaying strategy would still be effective, and the one who would be anxious would be Liu Buqi, not himself!
Therefore, the grasslands were the first to call back the troops, and Zhuanqu Yanshi also specifically instructed the main camp that there was a high possibility that Youzhou would sneak into the camp under the cover of darkness today, and they must take strict precautions to prevent the camp from being attacked at night!
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