Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1486 Good Times

"Little thief, it's ridiculous!" Zhu Jin spat at a dead body picked up by a thick and long horse. With this ability, he dared to fight me.

Yeludielite glanced at him with admiration.

This guy has changed three horses.

The first horse was foaming at the mouth from repeated charges, so it was replaced.

The second horse was hit by an arrow and fell down. After Zhu Jin got up from the ground, holding a step bow, he walked and shot until the soldiers brought him the third horse.

And this horse also broke its leg during the chase just now—there are often many holes in the grassland that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, which may be made by mice, which is an important reason for the horse's broken leg.

Changing three horses in a row, with feathered arrows stuck in the armor, and fighting fiercely, is Zhu Jin really 50 or [-] years old?

"Hey." Zhu Jin found a horse that was abandoned by the thieves, turned over and rode on it, and said, "If you fight on horseback in the Central Plains, you may not be able to get it back just by falling off the horse."

Yeludielite cupped his fists to express his admiration.

He knew that the Central Plains cavalry charged relatively densely, there were not so many gaps on the battlefield, and they mainly fought face to face.It is indeed dangerous if you fall off the horse accidentally.

But the grassland has a vast space, the two sides of the fight are spread far apart, and the formation is very scattered, so it is really not a big problem to lose the horse.As for the soft riding bow, as long as it doesn't stick close to the face and shoot at close range, it may not be able to do anything to Zhu Jin - he is wearing the imperial bestowed armor, this guy is really a holy family.

"Bring everyone back, don't f*cking chase and kill, just follow me." Zhu Jin ordered with one hand holding a thick horse lance.

"Obey." Yeludie Lite immediately asked people to wave the flag.

The battle is not over yet.

Not far ahead, the dismounted soldiers of the Fengguo Army also charged.

The Tatars knew that they could not escape and could only fight desperately, so mustering up their courage, all the men who could fight went up, leaning on the tent, holding rifles, bows, and bones, and pretended to be fighting to the death.

"Kill!" Wulu Hei roared, and rushed up with three hundred soldiers.

Perhaps because of the natural selection of living in the mountains for generations, the Jurchen's stature is not very tall, but short and stocky, with a long body, thick joints, and amazing strength. After putting on heavy armor, they wield iron maces, Heavy weapons such as heavy swords, Mo Dao, and Changke axes do not require any effort at all, and they run vigorously with astonishing momentum.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The arrow pierced through the air and hit the large shields carried by the soldiers in the first row. The strong force almost forced them back.

"Go away!" Wulu Hei pushed aside the shield hand in front of him, and rushed straight without avoiding the arrows.

As luck would have it, he was barely shot within twenty paces.Rushing to a carriage, the Changke ax slammed down heavily.

Before the enemy screamed, his head was crushed.

Wuluhei didn't stop, he jumped directly into the carriage, swung his long ax in a circle, fended off the stabbing wooden spear, and then jumped into the enemy group, slashing horizontally and vertically, killing the Tatars People, ghosts and wolves howled and ran away one after another.

"How did you defeat Jurchen before?" Zhu Jin asked suddenly.

Dielite felt deeply insulted.This is comparing Khitan to Tatar!
Although they are all nomadic tribes, their style of play is not too different, but what are the Tatars?The goods that were driven westward by our Great Khitan.

"General, the Jurchen is nothing but brave. To deal with this kind of person, you can slowly consume its strength like hunting a wild boar, keep bleeding it, and give it a fatal blow when it becomes dizzy." Ritter replied.

"Typical grassland tricks, have you been doing this since the time of the Huns?" Zhu Jin sneered, and said, "But I want to tell you that those who dare not charge forward are cowards. The Jurchens mount their horses and charge forward. You horse archers must be smashed to pieces."

Dielite didn't want to argue with Zhu Jin, so he just said vaguely: "There is no difference in style of play, it depends on people in the end. People can't do it, and any style of play is useless."

"That's true." Zhu Jin smiled and said, "If a person is not good, he will make excuses for himself, saying that his style of play is invincible and can't be broken. I'll go fuck invincible! Arrived? Come with me!"

After all, he rushed out first.

More than a thousand riders came together, followed closely behind, yelling.

Some of this group of knights are from Khitan, some from Bohai, some from Mohe, some from Shiwei, and even Tatar and Ugu. They have been together for less than a year, and they don’t speak the same language. Three strands, after going around to the enemy's side, rode a bow and shot continuously.

They are all elites selected by various ministries, even on horseback, their accuracy is good.Moreover, he was calm and calm, and did not shoot random volleys. Instead, he saw the target, and then released an arrow in order to be precise.

There are even fierce generals who use powerful step bows on horseback, which is amazing.

The Tatars were attacked from the front and rear, and soon couldn't stand it anymore, and retreated backwards.

Wulu Hei was shot by an arrow in the back, and he was so angry that he cursed.This precipice was hacked by my own people!
In the blink of an eye, he could only guess that it was someone who made enemies while visiting a brothel.But he didn't have time to think about it for a while, he picked up an iron bone, rushed forward quickly, and smashed after the back of the Tatar rout.

Other infantry soldiers rushed up in a panic, and some people could not wait to cut off their heads.

The black eyes can't see the white money, and everyone's head can be exchanged for rewards.Rewards can be used to buy food, use, and prostitutes, which are very useful!
Zhu Jin rushed around and then stopped.The enemy has already collapsed, so there is no need to go up in person, and the rank will be lost.

He stationed his horse far away and carefully observed the performance of each department.

After all, he was a Jiedushi, so his vision is very sharp.

In his opinion, the Jurchens are not qualified cavalrymen.Some Jurchens do raise horses and can ride horses, but how to put it, the ability to combine humans and horses is far inferior to that of grassland shepherds.

The military envoy Xia Luqi understood their temperament, and the horses distributed to them were mostly riding horses and draft horses, not war horses.The Jurchens mainly dismounted and fought on foot, charging the enemy's cavalry with infantry bows, spears, and blunt weapons.

In contrast, the Khitans are not qualified infantry.When encountering an enemy attack, subconsciously pull away a safe distance, and then shoot at you with a bow and arrow.

Fan people are also different from Fan people.

Goguryeo and Bohai, which fought mainly on foot, rose successively on the northeast grasslands. When they were strong, they could suppress the cavalry of Xianbei, Turks, and Khitan, but when they were weak, they were suppressed or even enslaved by the opponents.

In fact, Dielite's words are correct. How can there be any difference between horseback archery and dismounted combat?The two major ethnic groups in Northeast China have been fighting for thousands of years, right?So far, there are still one after another, one side rises and the other declines.

If the Great Xia does not attack Liaodong, it is probably the Khitan who ride and shoot will rise up and want to overthrow the Bohai State that once suppressed them.

After the Khitan weakened, who would overthrow their rule?A Jurchen who is good at foot combat?
After the Jurchens weakened, who will overthrow their rule?Shiwei people who are good at riding and shooting?
The really reasonable approach is actually balanced development.

After the Goguryeo people who built the city and farmed have devoured a large area of ​​grassland, they also paid attention to the development of cavalry.

The Khitans were also absorbing the captive Bohai people as infantry before they were defeated by the Guochao.

Everyone is not stupid.The current configuration of the Fengguo Army is reasonable, with all kinds of arms.

Counting riders came running from a distance.

Zhu Jin turned around and looked at them. It turned out that they were messengers.

"General Zhu, the envoy ordered to gather the troops and retreat to Jiyuquan." The messenger got off his horse and bowed.

"Is there any gain from the military envoy?" Zhu Jin asked.

"Two small tribes were broken up and many escaped. Only more than [-] people and [-] miscellaneous animals were captured."

"More than 5000 people are old and weak, women and children, right?"

"Yes."

"Abandoning their wives and sons to run away, these people are really—" Zhu Jin closed his mouth halfway through speaking, and asked, "Any more news?"

"Many tribes offered their cattle, sheep, and horses and were willing to surrender," the messenger replied.

"Then why not go directly to Heichengzi? His Majesty has raided there before?" Zhu Jin asked.

"It's late August, and heavy snow may fall at any time. The military envoy doesn't want to take risks."

"Forget it." As soon as Zhu Jin took Ma Qian away, he said, "I have robbed a lot this time, and I can explain it when I go back. How did the gang of the Yanyuquanzhuang clan fight?"

"I haven't gained much. I heard that I received the holy order and flattened the Mi'e city house as the clan."

"Fang Dang?" Zhu Jin was taken aback.

"A tribe in Dangxiang, Hexi, disobeyed the sacred order, and killed hundreds of people from both ends of the head. There are rumors in the army that Mi'e City may be given to a certain prince."

"Ha!" Zhu Jin smiled and said nothing.

People say that parents love their sons, and they have far-reaching plans for it.Today is a good time to send one son after another to the grassland.

He knew about Mi'e City. In the sand moraine in the northwest of Lingzhou, there was an oasis nearby. There was an earth city and a small amount of farmland, but it was surrounded by a large grassland.Moreover, the texture of the grassland is not very good, it is dry and lacks water, and it is far inferior to the large grassland south of the Yinshan Mountain - the location of Miechuan is difficult to verify, the most likely is the present-day Jilantai Salt Lake.

Former Tang servant Gu Huaien rebelled, so he broke Zhang Shao's leg, threw him to Mi'e City, and starved him to death.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tubo once attacked here, but they were not interested in occupying it for a long time. It was the Hexi Dangxiang in Shaqi (Alxa pastoral area) who finally gained the dominion over this pasture.

Now the Fang Dang family of Hexi Dangxiang seems to be finished, and the people want to give it to the prince?Zhu Jin suddenly wanted to laugh, which prince would like to go there?Do you eat sand?
But looking at the organizational system of the Seven Holy States of Liaodong Road, it seems that this is not a joke.

Miya Prefecture?
Shao Sheng was the one who was really ruthless enough to "send" the prince there.Fortunately, Mi'e City seems to be not far from Lingzhou and Fengzhou. When the prince goes there, it will not be too difficult to buy goods from the Central Plains.

"Count the people, property, cattle and sheep, and take them all back." Zhu Jin withdrew her thoughts, and ordered: "Reward the military envoys and sages, and you can go to Heicheng next year. Fuck, horse racing on the grassland What a joy!"

"Of order." The sergeants were beaming, and while counting their belongings, they pointed and laughed at the weeping grassland women.

If you are weak, you will be beaten!Thirty Tatar surnames were bullied by Khitan before and ran westward.As a result, when he reached the west, he was still bullied.

Nobody thinks highly of them.As far as their virtue is concerned, even if the eight tribes of Khitan have been wiped out, they will still be bullied by other tribes in the future-in fact, they have moved westward for hundreds of years, and there was nothing wrong with Khitan at that time.

As the sun set, bonfires lit up on the grassland, and the big Xia warriors who cooked sheep and slaughtered cattle laughed and talked enthusiastically about how much money they could get as rewards when they went back.

Yeludielite looked to the west in the distance, full of imagination about the future.

His father, Yelvhadi, died of illness last year, and the last part of his tribe was annexed by the imperial court.Someone once encouraged him to flee with his troops, but he refused.

Where can I go?Now Abaoji doesn't know where to blow the cold wind, how will the day be?

He was given a house in Luoyang, and bought a house in Chang'an with money, and took over his family and relatives.In the days to come, we should seize the last chance, make more meritorious deeds, and lay the foundation for the family.

Anyway, in the early Tang Dynasty, a bunch of people surnamed Ashina were officials and generals in the Central Plains, so why not Yelu?
The same person with the same ability may be able to make waves when the Central Plains is weak, and even go south to compete.But if the Central Plains is strong and not born in a good time, then you have to accept your fate.

West Expedition is the best opportunity.If you miss it, you can only go to the south to look for opportunities. Thinking about the hot climate, Dielite can't stand it, will he die in the jungle?
Women's cries were heard in the camp.

Dielite turned his head to look, and laughed.Galloping on horses, killing enemies, taking away their wives and daughters, and gaining glorious military exploits, who said this is not a good time?

(End of this chapter)