Chapter 675: Snowstorm and Cold Blade (27)

The blizzard that had been raging for several days finally calmed down its ferocious appearance. The snow on the ground was more than a foot thick, but the wind was still strong, cutting people's exposed skin like a knife. In the vast snowfield, a An army trudged through it with difficulty. The newly fallen snow had not yet frozen solid. The horses' hooves stepped on them and they sank deeply. This made it difficult for the war horses to move. In order to save horsepower, all the Donghu cavalry dismounted and led the horses. , one foot deep and one foot shallow, struggling to move forward in the snow. ()

For three days in a row, they didn't get a sound sleep. The hateful Zhengdong Army was wandering around them like ghosts. Every night, they would be harassed several times. Yan Qi was fully on guard and even laid a trap to lure the opponent to the bait. But the other side is like a fish in the water, slippery and turning a blind eye. Once you ignore it and relax your vigilance, they will suddenly appear around, roar in, sweep away some Donghu cavalry who are exposed, and then disappear again. .

In three days, Yan Qi lost more than a hundred men. Compared to the five thousand cavalry, the loss of more than a hundred men was nothing, but it was a fatal blow to the morale of the soldiers.

Physical strength, mental strength, spirit, morale, this army has now fallen to the lowest point.

What's more serious is that because of the Dongzheng Army wandering around, the Donghu cavalry's advance speed has been reduced to the minimum. In three days, they walked less than two hundred miles. At this speed, the food they brought will be far away. Far from getting them to their destination.

Yan Qi urgently needs to find Gao Yuan's main force and fight him to the death. He already knew very well that since the opponent had found him and Gao Yuan was personally leading the team, then this battle was inevitable. Since there was no way to get rid of it, it would be better to fight sooner rather than later. The earlier you do it, the better it will be for you.

But will the opponent let him get what he wants? They could still delay the decisive battle with him for a few more days, which would obviously be more beneficial to him.

Pulling his feet out from the snow, Yan Qi was helpless and anxious. Defeating his opponent can escape safely. This is his only chance now. If he waits until Kutu Agu fails and Gao Yuan's infantry catch up with him, then he will really have no way to go to the sky and no way to the earth. .

"General!" a palace guard officer suddenly shouted. Pointing forward, "It's them, they're coming!"

Yan Qi was shocked and raised his head suddenly. At the end of his field of vision, he saw red clouds unfolding layer by layer. After the red clouds spread out, what spread beside them was the completely opposite black. There are about half as many people as Red. After them, groups of cavalry wearing navy blue military uniforms appeared in their sight one by one.

Yan Qi took a deep breath and finally came. It was much better than the worst outcome he had expected. It seemed that Gao Yuan was still too young. He thought that three days of harassment would make the palace guards lose their combat effectiveness, so he wanted to end the hunting game as soon as possible, but the palace guards were never prey.

They will always be hunters. Even if they are in this situation now, they cannot be easily bullied.

The number of the other party is about the same as them. Since the Eastern Expeditionary Army did not have any advantage in terms of military strength, Yan Qi was sure of victory if he resisted.

"Throw away all your burdens, take off your armor, and only bring your weapons to kill the enemy. Try to lighten your weight as much as possible." Yan Qi took the lead and took off his armor, carrying only a bow, a pot of arrows, and a scimitar. He led the horse and walked forward slowly. Behind him, all the palace guards silently followed their leader in doing the same movement, silently pressing forward.

In the formation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Shangguan Hong saw that the palace guards remained calm even under such circumstances, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "They say that the Donghu Palace Guards are invincible in the world. They are really famous for their incompetence. Now, now , It’s really commendable that you can still maintain your fighting spirit.”

"Otherwise, why do you think the Donghu Royal Court can suppress all the Donghu tribe with 30,000 palace guards so that they dare not take a breath?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Why don't you just torture them for two days before taking action?" Beside Gao Yuan, He Lanyan asked with some confusion: "In another two days, I'm afraid they won't even have enough strength to climb on the horse."

"In two days, they will still be the same as now. Now, it is the most beneficial to us." Gao Yuan pointed to the fluffy snow in front of him with a smile, "Don't you understand?"

He Lanyan frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly understood, "The snow has not frozen solidly yet, and such fluffy snow places great restrictions on the speed of war horses. The Donghu Palace Guards have excellent equestrian skills, but under such geographical conditions, I am afraid that they can ride The speed of riding a horse is not much faster than that of an infantry."

Gao Yuan nodded and said: "That's it. On our side, except for the red guards who can compete with them in terms of individual soldier quality, the others are really not as good as them. But under the current conditions, everyone They are all just infantry on horseback. Ha, then everyone is almost on the same level. Against a group of guys who haven't had a good rest for several days, we at least have the advantage in terms of physical strength. "

"Besides these, we have some other surprises waiting for them." On the other hand, Guo Laowen smiled sinisterly, "Since we are waiting for them here in advance, of course we still have some small arrangements."

On the opposite side, the Donghu Palace Guards had already mounted their horses and removed all their burdens. The pace of their horses indeed seemed much lighter. His horses were the best of the best. Although they were stepping on the fluffy snow at this time, Still able to run hard.

The Eastern Expedition Army still did not speed up, but slowly urged the war horses and moved forward slightly, with a large number of snow-white Mo Dao raised high, and the blades were shining.

"Speed ​​up!" The vanguard of the Palace Guards shouted sternly. They were still 500 steps away from the opponent. Although it was still a bit far from the standard sprint distance, considering the fluffy snow under their feet, the distance required for the war horses to accelerate must be longer.

Four hundred steps, three hundred steps, the quality of the Donghu horses was fully demonstrated at this moment. Even in such a harsh environment, they still ran hard. Although the sprint speed was far from the usual speed, it was still a little faster than ordinary war horses.

The Eastern Expedition Army was still moving forward slowly, with no intention of speeding up.

Yan Qi suddenly felt uneasy. This doesn't make sense. Gao Yuan is a general of the State of Yan who has been fighting against the Donghu for a long time. He is very familiar with the art of commanding cavalry. His subordinates are full of Xiongnu cavalry. These people are familiar with the tactics of cavalry combat. At this distance and in this environment, if they don't charge, doesn't it mean that they are at the mercy of others?

This is impossible.

As if to confirm his idea, the Donghu cavalry charging in front of him were in chaos at the moment when this idea flashed. On the snow, pieces of black shadows suddenly bounced up. They were wooden stakes nailed together that suddenly bounced up from the snow and pressed down on the charging cavalry like a wall. The Donghu cavalry in the front was immediately knocked off the horse.

The wood cut down by the Eastern Expedition Army was hastily nailed together and buried under the snow. A stone was placed in the middle, like a seesaw. The heavy horse hooves stepped on one side of the seesaw, and the huge impact force immediately made the other side bounce back and hit the Donghu soldiers.

The front was in chaos, but the back was still charging forward. When they avoided the chaotic area in the front, they were still waiting for these weird seesaws on the side, but this time, in addition to these things, there were also trip ropes and caltrops.

As the Donghu soldiers fell one by one, Yan Qi's face was extremely ugly, and at this time, the Eastern Expedition Army finally began to tighten the reins.

The first to accelerate the charge were not the red guards in the front, but the black guards beside them. Their speed was not fast, but the whole formation was extremely tight, people and horses were almost squeezed together. After following Helan Yan for these days, they have mastered this formation to perfection.

"Arrow!" Yan Qi roared loudly.

The palace guards immediately drew their bows and arrows, and the sound of arrows rang out. The sky was suddenly covered by a dark cloud. The black guards shouted almost at the same time, pointing their spears to the sky and shaking their spears desperately. , a series of clanging sounds rang out above their heads. A large number of arrows had little effect in this forest of spears, except for a few that slipped into the team through the gaps, causing limited casualties.

The horse bow itself was relatively soft, and coupled with the excellent armor equipped by the Eastern Expedition Army for the cavalry, it was difficult to kill with one arrow unless it hit the vital point. On the battlefield, it was common to see some people with dozens of feather arrows hanging on their bodies, but they were still fighting vigorously.

After all, arrows are not crossbows, and they don't have that much power.

The two armies approached quickly , bows and arrows had lost their effectiveness, the Donghu people put away their horse bows and drew out their scimitars, but at this time, the black-clad guards pulled out the horse crossbows from the side of the saddle.

The horse crossbow has a short range and cannot attack from a distance, but the two sides are now within a few dozen steps, which is where the horse crossbows come in handy. The sound of scimitars rang out again. The Donghu army, which had taken off their armor, had almost no defensive power, and their scimitars were not enough to block the crossbows shot at such a close distance.

As the Donghu people fell off their horses one after another, the Donghu cavalry became a little sparse, and the black-clad guards were like a black axe, fiercely attacking. The ground was dug in.

They were very slow, but the problem was that for every strike, dozens or even dozens of people were using their spears at the same time. Without speed, they could not show their exquisite horsemanship. The powerful Donghu Palace Guards were not much faster than the infantry at this time. Under such a strong stab, the Donghu people fell off their horses with wailing.

"Kill!" Gao Yuan raised his Mo Dao and roared.

"Zhengdong Army, Victory!"

With roars, Shangguan Hong led the Red Guards to rush up, and Gongsun Yi and Luo Lei led their subordinates to rush up. (To be continued!

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