Chapter eight hundred and forty seventh
When he heard Yan Liqiang let everyone rest, Zhao Dachuan and others were anxious, "Sir, the enemy is here, why..."
"Hahaha, the supervisor is trying to make us wait for our work. The Shatu people rushed from Xingxing Lake and rushed for hundreds of miles. There were also Rangers and Militia gangs along the way. If we really arrived here, we would be exhausted and were sent to us. We should rest for an hour to replenish our energy. The Shatu people's team could have rushed to us just now..." Gong Tieshan said with a laugh, and the other generals and schools also reacted instantly, looking at Yan Liqiang with admiration.
"Why did these Shatu people only send 40,000 people here?" Wang Naiwu said with a frown.
"The reason why Shatu people sent 40,000 people this time was that they didn't want us to rush to the edge of Xingxing Lake and then meet us. If others were sent fewer, they might be eaten by the rangers and militias. If they were in full swing, the distance from Xingxing Lake was not far or near. Not only was it not suitable for long-distance raids of the army, but the defense of Xingxing Lake would also be empty, and it might be taken advantage of by the rangers and militias. So they sent 40,000 people to overwhelm us in terms of numbers, but also to intimidate the rangers and militias along the way, and to rush to us smoothly to compete with us..." Shi Changfeng explained, "I estimate that the number of Shatu soldiers and horses that can be fought around Xingxing Lake will no longer exceed 100,000. These 40,000 people account for almost half of the Shatu people's battles..."
Yan Liqiang, who was riding on the colorful clouds and chasing the moon, narrowed his eyes, looked at the northwest direction in front, and said in his heart, he finally came.
The weather is good today, with blue sky and white clouds, and the autumn is clear and cool. The fire-eyed golden eagle circling among the clouds in the sky. On the ground, except for Yan Liqiang's super vision, most people cannot even see the fire-eyed golden eagle.
Feeling the peeping from the sky, Yan Liqiang raised his head, looked at the sky and smiled. In the sky above his team, there were two black dots in the distance. The two black dots flew from the northwest. It seemed that the Shatu people were also very careful this time.
Yan Liqiang's heart was moved, and the fire-eyed golden eagle flew out of the clouds like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, he slaughtered a black dot, and the other black dot turned around and wanted to fly away. However, the black dot was in front of the air overlord like the Fire-eyed Golden Eagle, but there was no room for struggle. It had not yet flown far. The fire-eyed golden eagle rushed up, with just a claw, the feathers flew away, and a cry of sorrow, the second black dot was immediately cleared, the feeling of being peeped away disappeared, and the sky returned to tranquility...
Yan Liqiang also got off the horse and handed Caiyun Zhuiyue to Hu Haihe. He himself patrolled the troops. This was the first battle, and it might be a little nervous for many soldiers. After all, from the number of people, the Shatu people rushed over were more than Yan Liqiang and their people, which would put pressure on some new recruits. However, looking at Yan Liqiang's calmness and calmness in patrolling the troops, many people who were still nervous were not so nervous at once.
The veterans took out the dried tofu ingredients prepared for the Xilong Horse and started feeding the horses, but they were no more than two points full. After feeding the horses, the veterans sat on the ground to rest, check their equipment, and eat something themselves. They were ready to go, waiting for the war to come.
At this time, the special appearance of the archer and cavalry unit of more than 12,000 people in the Dragon Ya Army was revealed. The soldiers of other battalions were inevitably a little noisy and disturbed when they were resting, but the archer and cavalry were silent like iron. Everyone was doing what the veterans were doing in one move, one standard, and one uniform manner.
In this scenario, the people from other battalions have also seen many times during the march these days. In addition to being shocked by the strict discipline and well-trained archers at the beginning, the troops in those battalions became accustomed to the long-term. However, today, when the archers of the five battalions sat on the ground to rest and began to take out their cortical arch sacs one by one, open them, and take out their war bows from the arch sacs to check for oil, the entire team suddenly made a huge noise and restless sound.
Since the departure of Baishi Pass, the archers and cavalrymen of the five battalions have never taken out the war bows they carried. They put the bows in the leather bow bags as if they were in their lives, and then carried the bow bags on their bodies. They would never show them easily. Even if they were curious about what kind of war bows they equipped looked like, they were rejected by the archers and cavalrymen of the five battalions with discipline, because the rules of the archers were like this. The war bows in the army are not private objects, and can only be taken out during training and combat. This rule was followed by the bow club.
Except for Yan Liqiang and the archers and cavalrymen of the five battalions, and several lieutenants in the Longya Army, no one else had seen what their war bows looked like. So along the way, looking at the bow bags on the more than 10,000 archers carrying them, many people were secretly surprised, thinking that Qiyun County could not equip so many war bows. Even if all the war bows in the entire Ganzhou army were brought over, wouldn't the supervisor be to make some simple bamboo bows to scare people?
Although the bamboo bow has some lethality at a close range, it is not very suitable on the real battlefield, especially for cavalry. The killing distance of the bamboo bow is very short, which is not as fast as ordinary bows and arrows. The cavalry is faster. This means that using bamboo bows to deal with cavalry on the battlefield requires great danger, and the shooting time is shorter. Moreover, bamboo bows are more susceptible to moisture and influenced by the surrounding environment and temperature. The service life of the bamboo bow is not long. If you use the bow arm a few more times, you will feel weak. Except for a few beginners with poor families who can practice with bamboo bows, there are almost no bamboo bows in the regular army of the Han Empire.
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The war is coming, and Zhao Dachuan of the Ganzhou Army was patrolling and encouraging his troops with Lei Meng and several lieutenants. Unexpectedly, as he walked, Zhao Dachuan heard a huge noise and commotion from his army. The noise and commotion came from the soldiers at the place where the archers and cavalry in the Longya Army were in contact. The noise and commotion were still quite loud. Zhao Dachuan was furious, "The war is coming soon. Who is making noise at this time? Let me see what's going on? Is someone deliberately causing trouble and rushing to the camp and grab me, and I see how many more heads he has, grandma. I was patting my chest in front of the supervisor before saying that our Ganzhou Army will never get diarrhea on the battlefield. At this time, I will do this for me?"
After hearing this, several personal soldiers around him ran over immediately. In a blink of an eye, the personal soldiers ran back, "Sir, it's not that someone is making noise, but..."
"But what, don't hesitate?"
"But the archers of the Dragon Tooth Army over there took out their war bows to maintain and take care of them. The soldiers on our side couldn't help but be surprised when they saw it, and then they were a little noisy and restless!"
"Isn't it just a bamboo bow? They are all eggs of veterans. What's the point of fuss? Such a loud shout made the Dragon Yajun think we were watching their jokes. Do you still want to cut your head and change the pasture?" Zhao Dachuan immediately scolded.
"This... what the Dragon Ya Army took out was not a bamboo bow..." The personal soldiers who came back from Fuming looked strange.
Zhao Dachuan was stunned for a moment, looking disbelief, "It's not a bamboo bow, what kind of bow is that? Is it the same as the ones we use? How is this possible? There are not many bows produced in the entire Ganzhou a year, and there are only a few left except for the archers of the Ganzhou army..."
"It's not the war bow in our army. That bow... is a bit strange. I have never seen it before. I don't know what to say. I'll tell you just by looking at it!"
Hearing the personal soldiers around him say this, Zhao Dachuan and the curiosity of several lieutenants around him was suddenly aroused, and they looked at each other one by one, and walked directly towards the place where the Dragon Ya Army's Archers were.
When Zhao Dachuan and his friends arrived at the place where the archers and cavalrymen of the Dragon Yamen were resting, they saw the battle bows in their hands, even with Zhao Dachuan's years of experience in the army, they could not help but open their mouths and were dumbfounded.
In front of Zhao Dachuan, the hundreds of Dragon Tooth Bowmen's archers and cavalrymen's hands were exactly the same. They were war bows that Zhao Dachuan had never seen before. They were not bamboo bows or ordinary war bows in Ganzhou army, but a new style of bow. There were two metal round wheels the size of fists on both sides of the bow arms. The bow arms seemed to be... also... they were also metal. The materials of the bow arms and bow handles did not seem to be the same. The bow strings of the war bow were placed on the pulleys at both ends of the bow arms. The entire war bow was dark, simple and atmospheric, revealing an unspeakable beauty and murderous aura.
As soon as they saw such a war bow, Zhao Dachuan, who was born in the army and several Ganzhou military captains around him, their eyes suddenly shone, and their eyes shone. For officers like them, seeing this new weapon, BMW, sword, armor, etc., it was like a drunkard seeing good wine and a pervert seeing beautiful women. The temptation was simply irresistible...
He looked at the archers and cavalrymen in the Dragon Ya Army again and Zhao Dachuan took a breath of air. My god, as far as I can see, the entire archers and cavalrymen of the Dragon Ya Army are equipped with such a new type of war bow that is unprecedented.
"Ahem... little brother, I seem to have never seen you, a war bow... Can you... Can you lend me a look!" Zhao Dachuan rubbed his hands and said to the ordinary cavalry among the archers in front of him with a smile. Most of these archers are disciples of Yan Liqiang's bow and Taoist club, and they have extraordinary relationships with Yan Liqiang. In addition, his special identity, even if he is the commander of the Ganzhou Army, Zhao Dachuan would not dare to be domineering to the people in the Longya Army at will, because he was not happy about himself.
"Please forgive me. According to the rules of our army, this bow is my own. You must not lend it to others to touch and observe!" Although the archer was not of high school and was polite, he still shook his head and did not hand over the war bow in his hand. Instead, he looked at Zhao Dachuan with a vigilant look, pinching the war bow in his hand tightly, as if he was afraid that it would be snatched away.
Zhao Dachuan was a little embarrassed, and his eyes were still staring at the strange battle bow, swallowing his saliva, "Ahem, we are also friendly troops, people on a boat, and I also follow your orders from the supervisor. Look, this Captain Lei is also the nephew of the governor, they are all their own people, so I borrow it to see what's wrong!"
"Rules are rules. Please don't make things difficult for me!" The soldier still shook his head firmly.
Just when Zhao Dachuan was in a state of great enthusiasm but didn't know what to say, Yan Liqiang's voice finally came, "You guys, just give the battle bow on your hands to Commander Zhao and others..."
Chapter completed!