Chapter 177

Name:Conquer the World Author:zhi bai
Five thousand elite soldiers of the right Xiaowei of the Sui Dynasty passed through the langrushan canyon. After leaving the canyon, they rushed westward for five miles and stopped in a defensive formation. They quickly arranged anti horse antlers on the periphery. The archers moved forward in an orderly manner and stood inside the antlers in a dense formation.

Before that, the seven or eight cavalry of the Manchu flag used their lives to buy time for their companions to retreat. Li Xiaozong had only 200 cavalry, which was extremely precious. He didn't order the cavalry to continue to chase the three escaped Mongolian Yuan cavalry. The army can't hide from the green gorge. If he lost dozens of cavalry because of chasing the three scouts, the gain is not worth the loss.

Even if the three scouts are not released, the Rangers of the Manchu flag will soon find the army of the great Sui Dynasty.

Five thousand Sui infantry formed a fan-shaped formation, lined up in multiple rows, forming a solid barrier. Their task is to guard the west entrance of langrushan Canyon for the follow-up brigade. This is a vital channel connecting the East and the West. It must not be taken back by the Mongolian Yuan people. Once manduratu mobilizes heavy troops to defend the canyon, even if there are 700000 elite Sui soldiers in the east of langrushan, it is not so easy to rush over.

Yuntai City, the governing city of Mandu banner, is no less than 1500 miles away from the wolf milk mountains. Even if mandutu learned the news that there were heavy troops in the Sui Dynasty, it wouldn't be a while to mobilize people and horses to Qingxia. In Nirvana, there are only two thousand Manchu flag cavalry. If the nirvana City keeper Mandu wolf is smart enough, the only thing he can do is to defend the city and wait for the reinforcements sent by manduratu.

Therefore, it seems that Li Xiaozong's task is not arduous.

The well-trained right Xiaowei elite soldiers formed an array in the shortest time, and 30 crossbow carts were arranged in front of the archers. The Heavy Crossbow made by the martial arts workshop of the Sui Dynasty can easily send huge crossbows and arrows out for 600 steps. It can shoot through armored horses from 300 steps away. Within 200 steps, it can tear people and horses into two pieces. If you want to stop the Heavy Crossbow within 100 steps, you must wear six or seven corpses like a string of sugar gourd.

For this war, Emperor Tianyou of the Sui Dynasty was preparing from the beginning of his accession to the throne. For more than 11 years, workshops in the great Sui Dynasty were secretly making weapons and equipment for war. These equipment were carried away by Huotong Tianxing and hidden in several palaces in the northwest. Therefore, when the emperor made up his mind to go to war, the armor and equipment enough to equip a million troops were already lying in the warehouse.

According to the military system of the great Sui Dynasty, every fifty people were a team, and the leader called the team Zheng. Every 100 people is a brigade, and the leader calls the brigade rate. Every three hundred people form a regiment, and the leader is called the captain. Every one thousand and two hundred people are fighting camps, and the leaders are tooth generals. Twelve thousand people are an army and the leader is a general. Forty eight thousand people are the first guard and the leader is the general.

Li Xiaozong was just a toothed general and ordered to command the troops of the four Zhechong battalions. The commanders of these four camps are of his rank, but under his control.

Tooth general pan Mei was ordered to supervise the soldiers to arrange defense. This was his first time to participate in a foreign war, so he was inevitably a little excited. After arranging the defense, he turned and returned to Li Xiaozong. Looking at the young general in front of him, although he was a little unconvinced, the serious military discipline of Da Sui still made him choose to obey and maintain a certain respect for his boss.

"General!"

Pan Mei shouted, hugged her fist and said, "the archers have been arranged. As long as the men and horses of all wolves dare to come, they will never rush to the arrow array."

"Don't be arrogant"

Li Xiaozong shook his head: "you haven't fought with the cavalry of the Mongol Yuan people. I don't know how fast their light riding speed is. I ask you, according to the practice of your training in the past, how many arrows can the archer shoot from the infantry entering the range of the archer to rushing to the front?"

"A qualified Archer can shoot at least eight arrows. If he is elite, he can shoot ten arrows."

Pan Mei did not adapt to Li Xiaozong's tone, but she gave the answer seriously.

Li Xiaozong nodded: "well, let me tell you... If the enemy is Meng Yuan's light cavalry, even the elite archers will barely shoot four arrows from they enter the range to rush to the front of the array. In addition, they have to set aside time for the archers to retreat quickly behind the array, that is to say... The elite archers can shoot three arrows at most, so they should turn and retreat immediately."

As soon as pan Mei's face changed, she couldn't help asking, "did the general have a hand with Meng Yuan?"

"No"

After shaking his head, Li Xiaozong said seriously: "But it took me ten years to get familiar with the cavalry of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Before I entered the martial arts academy, I disguised myself as a child of a businessman and sneaked out of the pass to walk on the edge of the prairie. Although I didn't go deep into the land of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, I had seen their cavalry with my own eyes. In fan Guwei's three years, I sent people to investigate the movements of the cavalry of the Manchu flag countless times in order to accumulate more knowledge of the enemy Xie, I lost more than 15 best scouts. "

"Not to mention the regular cavalry of the Mongol Yuan people, but only their herdsmen. The boy dared to climb onto the horse at the age of four, and was able to gallop at the age of six or seven. The 12-year-old can bow and horse skillfully, and shoot rabbits 30 steps away on the galloping horse! Even the women of the Mongol Yuan are soldiers when they climb onto the horse and pick up machetes!"

Pan Mei was dissatisfied and said, "general, how can you say this like raising the aspirations of others."

"No"

Li Xiaozong said: "it is the most basic understanding of the enemy. Our soldiers in the Sui Dynasty have never been defeated, so they are proud... But pride does not mean arrogance."

Another tooth General Zhao Sen saw that there was something wrong between them and hurriedly gathered together to ease the atmosphere: "in fact, these are just the general's preparations. If man Du wolf is not stupid, he should honestly shrink in Nirvana instead of launching an attack with two thousand cavalry."

"Who knows?"

Li Xiaozong sighed slightly, remained silent for a while and asked, "if it were you, even if you knew that the number of enemies was far more than your own army, but the enemy had stepped into the house, would you come out to fight?"

"Of course I will!"

Pan Mei said proudly, "but does the general think that the Mengyuan people are as bloody as the Sui people?"

Before saying this, a warning horn sounded in the distance.

"Enemy attack!"

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Pan Mei's face flushed slightly and couldn't help looking at Li Xiaozong. He found that Li Xiaozong's attention was all on the enemy, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He looked down on Meng Yuan people and regarded them as barbarians. He thought that Mengyuan people did not dare to go out of Nirvana, but he was wrong. Mandu wolf not only went out of the city, but also brought all the people and horses.

Two thousand cavalry.

"Did they give up Nirvana?"

Zhao Sen didn't understand: "if they had such courage, why didn't they directly station their troops at the west entrance of Qingxia? In this case, we're afraid we're still in a bloody battle and can't rush over. Although the canyon is not too narrow, it won't be a while to break it if we block it with 2000 troops.

"Yeah."

Pan Mei also wondered, "why?"

"Because he wants to eat us."

Li Xiaozong said solemnly, "as I said before, we Sui people are proud, and so are Mengyuan people. I know what kind of man Du wolf is. He deliberately let us through the canyon. He is waiting for the first war, and then beat us with his cavalry to improve the morale of Mengyuan people."

"That's arrogance!"

Pan Mei said angrily, "the arrogant man Du wolf thinks that relying on the two thousand cavalry can win our five thousand elite soldiers?"

Li Xiaozong shook his head slowly, and his eyes were worried: "something's wrong... If the order goes on, all the 200 cavalry will be sent out. They will patrol back and forth five miles to the mouth of the Green Canyon. Once they find an enemy horse, they will be summoned immediately!"

"The general is worried that Mengyuan people will take our way back?"

Zhao Sen asked.

Li Xiaozong gave a sound, and then took a deep breath: "In any case, this is the first war. We can't lose the face of the Sui Dynasty and your majesty. Even if we fight until the last soldier, we should guard the canyon. Pan Mei, take a folding camp back immediately and return to the valley to garrison. In order to set aside a place for the army, we have to go five miles out of the canyon. This is our biggest flaw."

"Before the war, the general asked me to retreat?"

Pan Mei said discontentedly, "the general sent troops back without fighting. It has fallen the prestige of our soldiers in the Sui Dynasty. I thought..."

"You don't have to think!"

Li Xiaozong turned to look at Pan Mei's eyes and said coldly, "do you remember the military law of the great Sui Dynasty? I am the Lord general. You have no choice but to obey my orders!"

"I..."

Pan Mei was stunned. Then she hugged her fist angrily and said, "my subordinates, yes!"

Zhao Sen pulled him from behind, gave him a look and told him not to argue. Pan Mei stamped her feet and turned her head to order people and horses.

"Youth is inevitable."

Zhao Sen smiled at Li Xiaozong and said, "don't worry about the general. It's always right to be careful. This war is very important, and there is no problem with the general's decision."

"The problem is."

Li Xiaozong sighed slightly: "many people regard war as too simple."

Just then, a group of about a dozen horsemen and horses suddenly split from the cavalry team of Mengyuan across the street and galloped towards this side. Li Xiaozong ordered the archers not to release their arrows and let the cavalry come. Not long ago, the cavalry of the Manchu flag stopped about 30 meters in front of the battle, and the head of the ten captain shouted in the language of the Han people: "Which general is the leader? My family is full of wolves. I want to talk to you!"

"Bold!"

The great Sui brigade in front of the battle angrily said, "if you don't step back, you won't be forgiven!"

Li Xiaozong urged his horse to move forward. When he got to the front of the battle, he stopped the war horse and motioned his soldiers not to start. He raised his head and said to the man Du flag cavalry not far away: "I'm Li Xiaozong, the big Sui tooth. Call the man Du Wolf out."

After saying this, the dozen riders and horses separated, and a knight wearing iron armor came out slowly from behind. Mongolia Yuan is rich in war horses, but there are almost no minerals, so iron ware is very precious. Only high-level generals can wear iron armor. Even a thousand commanders can only wear leather armor.

The man hurried his horse to the front, hugged Li Xiaozong with the etiquette of the great Sui Dynasty and said, "I'm the man Du wolf, the keeper of Nirvana city. I've heard a lot about General Li."

"General Mandu"

Li Xiaozong also saluted with a fist.

"General Li, do you want to give me a reason to suddenly lead troops into our Mengyuan territory?"

Asked the man Du wolf.

Li Xiaozong said in a loud voice, "why should the general ask? Just a year ago, you Mengyuan cavalry attacked fan Gu at night and slaughtered thousands of my people. This blood debt always needs to be paid. Today, Li led the troops to let general Mandu pay my debt. If the general is willing to take out 3000 heads, Li will withdraw immediately."

"It is said that Sui people are shameless, and it is true."

The man Du wolf, who was about thirty years old, bearded and burly, sneered: "I, the people of Mengyuan, abide by the covenant made by the Great Khan and your emperor. No soldier has ever crossed the border. Do you have any evidence that our people have bloody washed fan Gu? If you lie to children, don't say it. If I say that you Sui people slaughtered my Nirvana City, can I also lead troops across Qingxia to fan Gu?"

"Of course."

Li Xiaozong smiled and said, "but now I'm here to collect the debt."

"Even if there is a war, shouldn't you Sui people go to war first!"

The man Du wolf said loudly, "you Sui people are known as a land of etiquette. Can you only sneak attacks?"

"Afternoon?"

Li Xiaozong shook his head and said, "I'm just here to collect debts. Why do you want any war?"

The man Du wolf sneered: "you Sui people always say you want to make a name for yourself. If you want to start a war at will, will the people of your country agree? You know, this time you are not facing a weak and small country like the Shang country, but the most powerful Mongolian Yuan Empire in the world! If you don't have a reasonable excuse, I'm afraid your people won't agree."

"I have said the reason."

Li Xiaozong said, "you killed three thousand common people soldiers of fan Gu. My majesty the emperor of the Sui Dynasty has told the world. Guess... What will happen to the common people?"

The man Du wolf sighed, "so... Your lie was not for me, but for your emperor's people. You will lose if you start a war because of a lie."

Li Xiaozong laughed. "You has the final say."

After saying this, he turned to Zhao Sen and said, "send someone to tell pan Mei how scheming the man Du wolf must be to delay here and let him guard the Canyon!"

At this time, behind the military array, there was a faint cry of killing in the direction of the canyon, which made everyone's heart jump quickly.

"Surprised?"

The man Du wolf laughed and said, "they say that you Sui people are crafty. I think you are just arrogant idiots! Your back road has been broken. Surrender... I won't let you live."