Iron Dynasty

Twelve craftsmen could not rest for a while, and in one hour they worked to produce 300 caltrops.

At this time, Lu Fei sent a report to Xiao Ming that the barbarian cavalry seemed to be leaving.

Let Colonel Lu lead the cavalry to immediately meet the enemy and attract the barbarian cavalry. After feigning the attack, we will retreat to the south. I will cast iron caltrops on the east gate in the middle, ambush the soldiers and encircle the barbarian cavalry. Xiao Ming said to the soldiers.

The soldier responded with a promise and rode his horse to the north city.

The Equipment Division is not far from the Qi Wang Mansion, and is the closest to the East Gate.

Xiao Ming led the soldiers to the east gate with the caltrops immediately, and the guard of the east gate was Li Kaiyuan, the captain of Qingzhou Kokang.

In Xiao Ming's memory, this Li Kaiyuan had an ordinary appearance, a rosy nose, and a big mouth.

Therefore, when Xiao Ming needs to dispatch troops, he would rather find Li Kaiyuan than Lu Fei.

His Royal Highness, the barbarian cavalry is just outside the city. It is too dangerous here. For the sake of His Highness's safety, His Highness should return to the palace to rest.

Seeing Xiao Ming arrive at the East Gate, Li Kaiyuan stepped forward with his usual flattering smile and said.

His Royal Highness, what Li Xiaowei said is reasonable. This iron caltrop is ready, let Li Xiaowei arrange it, and you can ambush the soldiers and capture the barbarians. Qian Dafu worried.

As soon as these words were said, Li Kaiyuan's expression was much more exciting than Lu Fei's. At most, Lu Fei's face changed. Li Kaiyuan's face was pale and his legs were trembling, and he was afraid that he would be scared to pee.

His Royal Highness...this... Li Kaiyuan's voice trembled.

Xiao Ming sighed, this is why Lu Fei is a thorn, and Xiao Ming still keeps Lu Fei.

This pig Bajie, a grandson monkey, go out to molest the people and bully the people. Li Kaiyuan is still useful.

But in the face of this real war, this Li Kaiyuan is completely a coward.

However, Lu Fei and Li Kaiyuan cannot be completely blamed for this matter. It is the notoriety of the barbarian cavalry that has penetrated into the hearts of every commoner of the Great Yu Kingdom.

At the end of the Dynasty, when more than 20 countries were fighting, the internal disputes in the Central Plains continued, and there was no time to take care of the barbarians on the northern grasslands.

During this period, the barbarians developed unprecedentedly, and the barbarians who migrated to the Changbai Mountains settled nearby, realizing a half-pastoral and half-agricultural life, and the population began to grow steadily.

During this period, a tribe of barbarians named Batur flourished under the leadership of the leader Zatubato, and gradually annexed other tribes, establishing their own country from the vast grasslands in the north to Changbai Mountain.

The powerful barbarians have since then started their continuous invasion of the Great Yu Kingdom, and there have been no less than a hundred battles in the past hundred years.

The Great Yu Kingdom was less victorious and lost more. Youzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou were all lost. According to today's map, basically all the land north of the Great Wall was lost.

The barbarians of this period, the people of Dayu country, talked about it. Three years ago, the city of Cangzhou was destroyed, not because the city was not strong enough, but because the generals defending the city were scared by a thousand barbarian cavalry and directly abandoned the city and fled.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the barbarian cavalry to penetrate deep into Dengzhou.

I remember that year, Lu Fei fought bloody battles with the remaining 3,000 soldiers from the five cities, and recaptured Cangzhou City before the barbarian reinforcements arrived, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Otherwise, when he was in Chang'an, Xiao Wenxuan would not have whipped him, but chopped his head directly.

Regarding this Li Kaiyuan, Xiao Ming didn't expect him to be able to be on his own. It was purely for the disgust of Lu Fei that he was promoted to Captain Kokang.

There are a hundred soldiers stationed at the east gate, all of them are swordsmen and shields. They are not as complete as the soldiers at the north gate, and they are all elite.

Xiao Ming directly directed ten soldiers to ambushed on the city tower. When the cavalry led by Lu Fei passed by, they threw iron caltrops down and blocked the front and back roads of the barbarian cavalry.

Then he instructed the remaining sword and shield fighters to ambush behind the city gate, and the city wall gave a signal, and they immediately went out to fight these barbarians.

Watching Xiao Ming methodically command the soldiers, Qian Dafu slapped himself hard, bared his teeth in pain, and said to himself, This is not a dream!

Li Kaiyuan was also quite surprised, stunned for a moment, he trotted two steps to keep up with Xiao Ming, Hey, Your Highness is wise and martial, really is the reincarnation of the god of war, the five bodies of the small admiration are thrown to the ground, this admiration is like the bright moon shining on the river, the world can learn from it. …”

The distance from the north gate to the east gate was only ten miles. When Li Kaiyuan was flattering wildly, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.

The soldiers who were ambushed on the city wall immediately turned fierce.

The slaughter of the six states by the barbarians three years ago was still fresh in the memory of these local soldiers, and their deep-seated hatred never disappeared in their hearts.

It's just that the fiefs are poor and weak, and they have no way to take the initiative to take revenge.

Outside the city, Lu Fei took the lead, turned around to shoot arrows, cursed at the barbarian cavalry, and greeted the whole family.

The only 30 elite cavalry soldiers left in Qingzhou were scolding along with Lu Fei.

The barbarian cavalry was in hot pursuit, arching arrows from time to time, obviously provoked by the provocation of Lu Fei and others.

Immediately at the east gate, Lu Fei looked up at the city wall, there was no one on it, and thought in his heart: This King Qi has always hated me, so he won't cheat me out of the city, and use a knife to kill people, if so, wait for me to get rid of this gang of barbarians. , slaughtered him with a knife, and turned the grass into a bandit.

Just after this thought, he suddenly saw a soldier standing up at the city gate, and the iron caltrops that filled the sky were scattered like snowflakes.

The position is just behind him.

The barbarian cavalry didn't know what to do, but they were still in hot pursuit. Before they reached the east gate, the horse of the barbarian cavalry at the front suddenly neighed and fell to the ground.

Without waiting for the cavalry behind to react, nine soldiers stood up on the city wall, holding bamboo baskets in their hands, and threw the caltrops inside them, and their retreat was completely blocked.

These barbarian cavalrymen couldn't control their horses, and they kept falling to the ground.

Those barbarian soldiers who fell to the ground stepped on the caltrops again, their thin leather boots could not resist the sharp caltrops, and the screams continued.

Catch them!

At this time, Xiao Ming, who was hiding behind the battlements, shouted.

The east gate opened wide, and the sword and shield guards who were defending the city shouted and rushed towards the barbarian cavalry.

His Royal Highness is watching the battle in the city, until I capture all these barbarians!

Li Kaiyuan saw that the ferocious barbarian cavalry had become a duck on the slopes, and immediately took it to heart.

With a roar of arrogance, he rushed out with a knife.

At this time, Lu Fei, who was in charge of luring the enemy, also turned back and saw Li Kaiyuan who was rushing in front. He rode over and kicked away.

At this moment, a sharp arrow rubbed Li Kaiyuan's shoulder.

Silly dude, you are courting death, Buckler Array. Lu Fei shouted loudly.

The sword and shield fighters who rushed out immediately formed a tight shield formation and pressed against the barbarian cavalry.

Lu Fei had fought bloody battles with these barbarian cavalry three years ago, and he knew very well how fierce they were.