As the twilight deepened, except for a hint of light in the west, most of the sky was covered in a thick velvet-like color. The last quarter moon was the only decoration in the sky, but it was not very bright when it shone on the ground.
Under the blurry vision, a group of cavalry galloped from north to south like ghosts. Their hooves were tied with cloth, and they did not feel the ground shaking until they were five miles away.
The leader was Huang Xu, who was officially leading an army for the first time. At this moment, his mood was naturally very excited. However, he knew that he had to play this role well. Otherwise, the entire plan might fail.
Although Pu Yang Magistrate was rich, most of the horses were produced in You, Liang, and Bing. Adding on the 200 horses that Bai Rao had taken in, there were only 700 people in total.
However, these 700 people were the only cavalry unit under Zhang Feng's command. They should all be under Huang Xu's command, so how could a rookie like him who had never led an army to the battlefield not be excited?
These 700 knights were not the only ones who could ride horses under Zhang Feng. However, due to the limitation of horses, those who had the opportunity to be incorporated into the cavalry camp would be seen through by the other soldiers.
Not only did they have horses, but their pay was also one and a half times that of ordinary soldiers. In addition, they had a chain mail made of steel rings. They were not afraid of attacks other than heavy weapons, especially ordinary bamboo arrows... It was no different from being bitten by mosquitoes.
The cavalry had two types of weapons, long and short. The long ones were the steel spears that ordinary militia had, while the short ones were thick-backed scimitars. Arrows and bows were essential. In addition to the ordinary bamboo arrows, each cavalryman was equipped with five steel arrows in the quiver, which were specially used to kill enemy scouts or generals.
Who wouldn't want to enter a cavalry unit that was superior to other troops in all aspects? Of course, under normal circumstances, it was impossible for ordinary horses to carry a fully armed cavalry. It was either one horse riding two horses or removing some unnecessary weapons.
At this moment, they were only wearing ordinary leather armor, carrying riding bows on their backs, but carrying two quivers with them. On the side of their horses was a spear.
Although this mission was a little difficult, Huang Xu's idol, Zhang Feng, said that it would be fine, so he believed that he would definitely complete the mission safely.
Now, this 'boss' whose martial arts skills were not inferior to his, and whose brain was many times better than his, was completely his god, a god who would not go back on his word.
Moreover, God had also said that if this matter was successful, he would ask the court for an official position for him. And now, he could only be considered Zhang Feng's servant.
At that time, which hot-blooded man didn't want a title? Huang Xu was no exception. As he crouched down on his horse, he prayed in his mind,'I must complete the mission smoothly. It would be best if Yu Ai and Sui Gu could hand over their heads and let me present them to my boss, and then change to an official position appointed by the imperial court for fun...'
Gradually, he could see a little torch in the distance that looked like a ghost fire. It was a necessary light for the Yellow Turban Village to prevent sneak attacks at night, but in this dark night, it was undoubtedly a bright light that pointed Huang Xu in the direction.
"Everyone, dismount, be quiet, and wait for the infantry!”Huang Xu shouted in a low voice.
Huang Zhong and Zhang Feng would each lead a team of infantry, while the elites of Zhang Village and Puyang City would each take five thousand men. Of course, these elites were not as good as they seemed.
After all the cavalrymen rested for about two hours, a messenger found Huang Xu, who was pretending to be asleep. The infantrymen had already entered the designated position and were waiting for Huang Xu, the bait, to take action.
"Brothers, do you remember? Lord Zhang said that after this battle, we will officially be the government army. Think about the horses under you, think about the weapons in your hands, think about who we are fighting for! Alright, let's go. Let's show these little thieves who have designs on our village what a real warrior is! Everyone, mount your horses!"
The seven hundred cavalrymen galloped toward the Yellow Turban camp like a whirlwind. The only difference was that this time, they were shouting and clashing their weapons with each other, making a loud metallic sound. Soon, the Yellow Turban camp was stirred up.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who were dozing off dutifully on the watchtower of the stockade were the first to wake up, shouting," Enemy attack!”They knocked the gong in their hands hard, even though they did not know where the enemy came from or how many people there were.
The camp in his dreams was in chaos. They were the only ones who attacked others. When had they ever been attacked by others? For a moment, the noise of crying and cursing, searching for clothes and weapons was a mess. When Sui Gu and Yu Ai finally came out and stabilized the situation, not a single 'enemy' had come in.
"F * ck, kill the one who struck the gong. I didn't sleep well.”Sui Gu's upper body was bare, and under the illumination of the torches in the hands of the surrounding Yellow Turban soldiers, his giant eyes shone with a fiercer light than usual.
Just as they were looking at each other, rows of fiery light spots suddenly appeared in the sky. They drew a perfect parabola in the sky and covered the surroundings with a long tail like a comet.
"It's a rocket!" Some of the Yellow Turban soldiers who knew what was good shouted. Then, one after another, rockets were fired at the Yellow Turban stronghold, which was mainly made of wood and straw.
There were not many arrows fired by the enemy, and they were quite a distance away from each other, so there were not many places that caught fire. Therefore, under Yu Ai's command, the fire was extinguished in an instant. However, the second and third wave of arrows rose into the sky...
"Motherf * cker, Yu Shuai, you stay here and command. I'll bring some people to kill these cowardly bird eggs.”Sui Gu wasn't an idiot. Based on the number of fire arrows, he quickly determined that the enemy wouldn't be more than a thousand people. How could such a soft persimmon not be crushed for nothing?
A group of disorganized Yellow Turban soldiers, followed by a pair of fierce-eyed leaders who could kill, cursed in all kinds of different languages and verbally raped all the blood relatives of this blind enemy from the ancient ancestors to 90,000 years ago.
"Yellow Turban leader inside, listen up! I'm Huang Xu, a general under Lord Zhang of Puyang. I'm here on the orders of the prefect to punish the thieves. If you know what's good for you, open the door and surrender quickly. Otherwise, I have more than a thousand men here who will trample your broken stronghold to the ground and leave no one alive.”It was the voice of Huang Xu, who was dreaming of becoming a general.
Where did this featherless bird egg come from? He actually said his own number. He must be a virgin who had never fought in a war! Sui Gu laughed secretly and replied,"Leave your mother! I'll trample you to death with my millions of Yellow Turban soldiers!”
With the help of the faint fire, Sui Gu saw that the "big man" in front of him was indeed only a teenager. He couldn't help but laugh,"With so few people here to die, don't blame me for being impolite. Everyone, charge! A thousand people aren't enough to fill the gaps between our millions of soldiers.”
Except for a few canal marshals who knew a little about military books, the rest of the Yellow Turban army relied on human wave tactics to squeeze the other side to death. Sui Dayan gave an order, and the Yellow Turban underlings behind him roared as usual. They raised their weapons that they did not feel shabby at all and rushed at the other side.
"Not good! Didn't you say there were only a few thousand people?" Huang Xu shouted in shock. Everyone, retreat! We've been fooled!”He turned his horse around and fled.
The seven hundred cavalrymen followed suit, shouting loudly as they followed Huang Xu's buttocks and disappeared into the night.
Sui Gu was even more pleased with himself when he saw this. He had won without even fighting, so he shouted even more arrogantly,"Everyone, chase after them! They are all cavalrymen. Whoever kills them will have the horse!”
All the Yellow Turban's eyes were red. With a horse, they were no longer ordinary mud legs. They no longer had to go barefoot or wear those inferior straw sandals that could be worn through in a moment. His body, which only ate some paste and rotten vegetable leaves every day, seemed to have infinite strength. He charged towards the place where the enemy cavalry had disappeared with a deafening battle cry.
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