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Chapter 325 Crossing the Prairie
Sharp arrows rained down, and hundreds of soldiers fell in the first round of attacks.Cheng Wenzheng watched the guard around him flick a flying arrow with the arm shield of his left hand, and frowned tightly.Since he became the governor of Zhennan in his forties, he has had no more than five chances to face the arrows in the command position. The resistance of the Northern Han people surprised him.

Within visual range, a large number of Northern Han Rangers began to pour in.They are different from the cavalry troops in Daxia who wear leather armor and hold long spears and short swords. They are independent cavalry who mainly use bows and arrows. They are accustomed to taking off their clothes during battle, revealing the scars and sword wounds all over their bodies. To show the glory of manhood and welcome more glory by the way.

To be honest, unless they had superior numbers and geographical advantages, the tribal cavalry with backward equipment was no match for the Great Xia cavalry at all, not to mention that Cheng Wenzheng brought all the elite troops from the southwest.

In addition to the 5000 men on the left and right wings and [-] forwards each, there were still more than [-] reserve troops behind Cheng Wenzheng eager to attack. The total number even exceeded the Northern Han cavalry on the opposite side. After hesitating for a moment, he did not issue an order to outflank the attack, but turned to his adjutant. Said: "Go and invite some star warlocks to fight."

The adjutant rode back without hesitation.

Those who went into battle with Cheng Wenzheng were first-level star warlocks hired with contribution points, typical masters who only squeeze soft persimmons and don't fight tough battles.If they meet star warlocks of the same level, they may leave directly, but when facing ordinary soldiers, they can still play a great role.

Especially arrays of intensive sprints.

After a while, the sound of "Boom, Boom, Boom" began to resound from every corner of the battlefield. The astromancers who came to the battlefield were all able to fly. They either used violent means to attack directly, or by affecting the surrounding environment, they attacked the Northern Han Soldier.

Flames, floods, land subsidence and vacuum frequently appeared in the camp of the Northern Han cavalry, causing exclamations and curses again and again.

At this moment, the Northern Han army, with less than [-] people, simply gave up hope of escape and charged desperately towards Daxia's formation. As early as a few minutes ago, they had planned to keep their distance and attack with bows and arrows.

Cheng Wenzheng laughed with satisfaction, waved his hand and said: "The whole army attacks."

The sound of horseshoes sounded, and the reserve team behind them announced their arrival with the roar of surpassing animals.

The rangers of the big man showed desperate eyes. Their bows and arrows were vulnerable to the star warlocks, and their scimitars were vulnerable to the spears. Many people jumped off their horses and tried to surrender. More people chose the final charge .

The battle lasted for 3 days, and the stalemate for two hours ended decisively in just 10 minutes. The soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty suffered all casualties, and less than one out of ten were captured.Xia Jun's military judge led his men to plow the battlefield again before returning to report to Cheng Wenzheng: "My lord, they are all soldiers of the Nala tribe."

"Where's the chief?"

"Dead in battle." The military judge said as he pulled the horse behind him over. On it was the corpse of a middle-aged man, with two crimson feathers and hair glued together by blood.

"Another whole tribe." Cheng Wenzheng sighed and said, "It seems that the court of the Northern Han Dynasty is extremely unstable."

"Why don't you take a break?" Lin Kui, the assistant general at the side, suggested.

Cheng Wenzheng held the hilt of the sword, his fingers turned white, and denied: "The grassland is dangerous, we must leave quickly."

"We have 3 people, if we kill Hanjing like this, the general will be afraid..." The general said that he didn't dare to speak.Cheng Wenzheng was strict in running the army and never stingy with military law. His army also used the most military judges.

"Set up camp for now." Cheng Wenzheng also knew that the situation was not good.Since crossing the border, they have never fought with the regular army of the Northern Han Dynasty. Now they have fought more than ten battles, large and small. Although they have won with an absolute advantage every time, the uneasiness in their hearts has become stronger and stronger.

As far as he knew, the tens of thousands of cavalry and more than 10 soldiers who settled at Luoshanguan were intact.Moreover, the star warlock from the Northern Han Dynasty never showed up. Once the two sides met, he did not want to place his hopes on the hired star warlock.

If there is a team of about a thousand Star Warriors, I will dare to go to Hanjing, Cheng Wenzheng comforted himself.

Most of the star fighters cultivated according to the idea of ​​the temple have a lethal zero-level star formation, and a few even have a first-level star formation.It is relatively easy to train such soldiers, and after gathering a certain number, they can even pose a threat to high-level star warlocks.Generally speaking, a few star warlocks would not dare to attack a team of star warriors hundreds of times larger than themselves.

It's a pity that in Daxia, the focus of the imperial court's strategy will always be Daliang.The most resources and the best soldiers will always be the first to be sent to the northern battlefield. If Cheng Wenzheng did not try his best to fight for it, he would not be able to keep 3 cavalry in his hands.

At noon, the usual showers came down.Wash the blood-stained grassland back to green.

The sun is still swaying in the sky, not caring about the interference of clouds and rain at all.Cheng Wenzheng sat in his tent, listening to the sound of crackling raindrops, his eyes wandered over the map.

The destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty has been his long-cherished wish for many years. When he first became a border officer, he began to send people deep into the Northern Han Dynasty to draw various topographic maps and investigate the local power relations.After becoming a military governor, he studied and designed strategies against the Northern Han Dynasty more than once.

Some of these preparations are in play today, others have changed as the Northern Han evidence has changed dramatically.

He even began to doubt whether it was right to attack the Northern Han Dynasty now - according to reports from lurking personnel, the intensity of the struggle for power between Han and Beijing had significantly cooled down with the invasion of Daxia.Discussions and dialogues have resumed between forces.

Faced with external pressure, the reunification of the Northern Han Dynasty seemed possible.

"Could this be the end?" Cheng Wenzheng said to himself, feeling extremely unwilling.It would take at least two or three months to wait for the troops dispatched by the imperial court, and it would take another three months to cross the Tianshui grassland again.

But if he could gain a firm foothold here, it would only take a month at most before the troops of the imperial court could cross the grassland again, and the casualties would be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Cheng Wenzheng smiled wryly.

Not to mention 3 cavalry, even an army of 30 people, it is not easy to gain a firm foothold on the land of the Northern Han Dynasty.Referring to the war against Daliang 50 years ago, an army of about 60 was actually about [-], and they were still led by the nose due to logistical problems.

"Chen Wu." Cheng Wenzheng shouted.

Immediately his adjutant threw back the curtain and ran in.

"Go and inform us. We will move to the north at night. No fires are allowed. After feeding the horses, burn this grassland." Cheng Wenzheng followed the previous burn-out policy. Tianshui grassland was the northern Han Dynasty They burned all the way, and the tribes that fell behind would have to work harder to catch up.

There was another hissing of horses outside, and each of the remaining 2 cavalry had more than two horses. It was the equipment that surpassed the soldiers of the Northern Han tribe that reduced the battle damage of Daxia.

In terms of the combat effectiveness of the army in the cold weapon era, an army with a battle loss of more than 10% will easily collapse, and even an elite army will not tolerate a battle loss rate of more than 30%.In other words, if the cavalry unit led by Cheng Wenzheng loses more than 9000 people, the soldiers' war weariness and fear of war will completely end the command system.

In fact, if that time really comes, it is unknown whether the underlying command system will exist.

Three centurions marched toward the north, west, and east respectively, carrying large quantities of kerosene with them.Their orders were to continue setting fires according to the map instructions until the sun went down.

However, unlike setting fire on the border, after going deep into the Tianshui grassland, without accurate calculations, it is very difficult to light the grassland.They often set fire to thousands of acres. Thinking about the vastness of the grassland, we can see how difficult this task is.

Of course, occasionally when luck is good, a breeze in the right direction will keep the flames going all night. For the Xia soldiers, this is like killing chickens in the village, and finally killing a big rooster is as pleasant as a surprise.

The shower was like a child who had been slapped in the face. They vented for about 30 minutes at most, and then naturally stopped crying. When the water mist on the grass blades dispersed, the three centurions also arrived at their positions.

Then came thick black smoke and flames between light and dark.

In the evening, the soldiers who had slept all day began to get up, and after spending more than ten minutes sorting out their personal belongings, they lined up to assemble.

The torch is not allowed to be lit. The sun that is about to set is exerting its residual heat, just like an official who is about to retire. With the last ray of light, the cavalry moved the tents and bedding into the carriage—— Formed cavalry units do not come and go like the wind as imagined. Horse bandits without logistics and supplies are called horse thieves, and they have no combat effectiveness on the frontal battlefield.

"Go to the camp of the star warlocks and make sure they don't use bright objects." Cheng Wenzheng rode on his horse and ordered his adjutant.

Just as he was talking, he saw several blue halos lighting up five to six hundred meters ahead.

"These guys." Cheng Wenzheng had reason to be dissatisfied.He has been fighting for many years, and he is really not very optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the first-level star warlocks. Most of them use the star points they can bear on the flying star array, and the attack can only be regarded as a by-product.

It's a pity that there are almost no traces of second-level star warlocks who can fight in the southwest.Even if they need to make money, they will go to the front line of Daliang.With a little money in Cheng Wenzheng's hands, he can only invite a first-level star warlock to accompany him.

Chen Wu got on his horse immediately, and wanted to ask a few astrologers to destroy the star array, so as not to be found by others several miles away.

Unexpectedly, several star warlocks ran over instead.

Cheng Wenzheng reacted immediately and asked hurriedly: "Is there any news?"

He is also familiar with the light of the blue communication star array.

The Star Warlock in front nodded excitedly: "It's Cheng Jinzhou Star Warlock. He, Lu Xuxing Warlock, Kong Weixing Warlock and Huimin Renxing Warlock have already crossed the border."

"How soon will they be there?"

"One day at most."

"Okay." Cheng Wenzheng slapped his thigh vigorously, feeling deep in his heart.Although he led the cavalry, he fought and ran and circled, after all, it took two months to cross the grassland, and the star warlocks could reach it in just one day, the speed is really unfair.

Chen Wu took Cheng Wenzheng's horse and said in a low voice: "My lord, will the troops still move?"

"Of course we have to move." Cheng Wenzheng cupped his hands to the astromancer and said, "Mr. Zhu, please keep in touch with Jinzhou. Chen Wu, go find a piece of opaque cloth and help Mr. Zhu locate the star formation." Cover it, don't be seen by the enemy."

His last sentence was not only for Chen Wu, but also for the star warlocks.

Star Warlock was not an unreasonable master, so he obediently let Chen Wu cut off his cloak and wrap it around his arm.Several other star warlocks were also dealt with in one go.

"Kong Wei and Hui Minren, how strong are they?" After the whole army started to move, Cheng Wenzheng began to ask the astrologists for specific details.

Xia Yuanji, the only astromancer who belonged to the Astromancer Association present, smiled and said, "Every fourth-level astronomer is different. The star-warrior in Xingzhou must be better than the two third-level astronomers."

His answer was the most standard, and it was also not what Cheng Wenzheng wanted. He rubbed the knot on the tassel of the sword with his hands, and said in a voice that only a few people nearby could hear: "We don't have many troops. You have a chance of winning.”

Even without the existence of Cheng Jinzhou, the Great Xia was still stronger than the Northern Han Dynasty in terms of astrologists. In all previous wars, the Great Xia who fought on two fronts was defended with the strength of the astrologists.As the main general of the southwestern frontier defense, Cheng Wenzheng has long been used to the wars in which the astrologists participated, just like he is used to an army commander with air supremacy.

"The combination of Cheng Jinzhou Star Warlock and Lu Xu Star Warlock has the combat power of a third-level star warlock." Xia Yuanji laughed as he said, "Don't worry, Mr. Cheng, the two fourth-level star warlocks in the Northern Han Dynasty are both low-level." They are more than standard, and they are all templar warlocks, so it is not certain whether they will participate in the war."

There are no native fourth-level star warlocks in the Northern Han Dynasty. Zhuohuan Sacrifice and Mokan Sacrifice stationed here are like hired star warlocks, occasionally bullying the weak at the request of the court.But they rarely participate in battles with star warlocks of the same level. Moreover, both of them are star warlocks who are partial to research, and their combat abilities are worrying.

Cheng Wenzheng's decision will affect the life and death of 3 people in the whole army, so he should be more cautious, and the worry on his face will not be weakened by Xia Yuan Jixing Warlock's words.

Cheng Jinzhou was also flying in the night.

Machron star warlock re-corrected the recording star array on his right chest, which greatly increased the ease of use, at least without reading aloud, with the vibration of his lips, he can record characters, which is mainly due to the star array increased sensitivity.

The second-level record star array, which needs to bear more than 150 star power, can't increase his personal ability much. Jiang Huang Star Warlock and others feel that it is a waste, but Yisu and Buddha are a little uneasy.

The time of flying in the air is long but not boring. In order to increase the flying speed and reduce the influence of air currents, Kong Wei and Hui Minren chose to fly above the clouds. Since the ground cannot be seen, the three of them plus a mount had to make constant corrections. For directions, contact Starline.

Although the flying speed is fast, the change in distance relative to the planet is very small. However, for the fourth-level star warlocks who are most concerned about speed, even such a small change must be corrected.

In order to keep up with the speed of the two of them, Cheng Jinzhou was really tired.He had never tried oral and mental arithmetic for 10 hours in a row, and the intensity was so high that elementary mental arithmetic courses couldn't make him relax even for a moment.

He was feeling dizzy, but he didn't know that the two fourth-level star warlocks were even more surprised.

In fact, the speed of Kong Wei and Hui Minren was also mentioned as the highest.They originally wanted to test the ability of Cheng and Lu, but they didn't expect that the latter would follow them without hesitation.

After flying for three or four hours, Kong Wei wanted to slow down, but was worried that Cheng Jinzhou would look down on him, so he had to persevere.For him, the constant calculation of the positions between the planets and the interference of judging the wind speed and his own speed are also quite stressful.

When they were about to arrive, Kong Wei had already lost his mind and lost all energy. Hui Minren was a little better, but he was running so fast that he almost lost his sense of direction.

Cheng Jinzhou once studied elementary mental arithmetic courses. Although he was tired, he still persisted. He checked the time and the time was almost up, so he couldn't help asking: "Should we confirm their location, and we will leave the grassland soon."

Huimin Ren suddenly came to his senses, he lit up the star formation rather embarrassedly, and said at the same time: "Let's go down."

Kong Wei didn't say a word, and dived straight down, scaring Lu Xu to increase his speed again.

Hui Minren shook his head as he watched, and told him for a long time that flying was a very mentally taxing activity. If it weren't for their pride, they would definitely not go crazy with Cheng Jinzhou.

After flying through the Tianshui grassland for a whole night, it was seven or eight o'clock in the morning, and the dew on the grass blades could still be seen under the bright sunlight.Kong Wei took a deep breath, rubbed his head, and stopped the fatal calculation.

Astrologists in this era still use triangulation distance measurement most often.It is necessary to substitute the astronomical distance between the planets into it, and then make an estimate. Ordinary computers can calculate the self-exposure memory.

"That's them." Lu Xu didn't need to waste too much energy, just like the feeling of being on a sleeper plane. At this time, he pointed at the cavalry team a few kilometers away with full energy.

Morning is a good time to observe. Cheng Jinzhou set up a pergola with his hands and watched while flying.

This cavalry should be the vanguard. There are about three to four thousand in total. They are wearing drab gray clothes and look like a pile of animal excrement on the green grass.From the air, their slow movement seemed like they were being forced to move.

None of the four people paid attention to what the Daxia soldiers should look like. After looking at each other for a moment, Kong Wei simply said: "Go over and ask them."

If it was in the past, he would definitely suggest paying attention, but after flying all day, Kong Wei really wanted to have a comfortable carriage ride, even though it was a comfort that he usually despised.

Cheng Jinzhou and Hui Minren were not much better, they flew down without any resistance.

Yisu grabbed Cheng Jinzhou's left shoulder with his four trained "strong" legs, and said in a low voice, "Use the communication star array to contact."

It was only then that Xiao Cheng came to his senses, and hurried forward and shouted: "Hui Minren Star Warlock, use the communication star array to contact."

He himself has not pierced the communication star array yet.

However, Kong Wei didn't hear what Cheng Jinzhou said and threw himself down. He was a fourth-level star warlock, so he didn't care whether the cavalry below were friends or foes.

Hui Minren fell behind slightly and lit up the communication star array.

At this moment, several rays of light suddenly shot out from the cavalry team below.

The red color, not the slightest friendliness.

Kong Wei only had time to make a defensive move before being covered by the light.

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Beyond the number of words: The struggling bird that is persisting needs a monthly pass to encourage it, and it does.

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(End of this chapter)