7th month, 4th day, the troops that received the order to set off left the camp and gathered at the county city.
A warm breeze blew past his face, and the clouds floated leisurely in the sky.
At noon, all 2,000 new soldiers were assembled. On the mound, Liu Heng looked around and saw a patch of black-red covering the ground. The aura of war assaulted his senses.
The light infantrymen, archers, and light cavalrymen put on their armors and prepared for battle.
The heavy infantrymen had to disassemble their heavy armor and carry it on their backs.
The orderly wore leather armor and carried pots, shovels, and large bags of food.
All the troops were in formation. Liu Heng swept his gaze across Gao and shouted," All troops, listen up! Stand up!"
"Ha!" The infantrymen and archers raised their heads high, their feet at shoulder level, their hands clasped behind their backs.
The cavalryman dismounted and stood beside his horse, holding the reins with one hand and the other behind his back.
From afar, their movements were orderly and spectacular.
The lieutenants who saw this scene for the first time all had solemn expressions. They personally felt the unique hot-blooded and heroic spirit of a soldier.
Liu Heng took three steps forward and said,""You are the earliest new army that was formed. More than 90% of you have gone through the battlefield. Among you, there are even outstanding warriors who followed me to fight in Liaoxi and narrowly escaped death.
Resources, armaments, and training were prioritized.
The ancients said: raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment! The duty of a soldier was to protect the country!
Now, the Gaoxian Mountain Bandits have colluded with Goguryeo to pillage and burn the villages along the border. What do you think we should do?”
The huge army formation instantly fell silent. On the mound, the lieutenants could even hear the sound of the wind passing through the forest.
Suddenly, all the soldiers shouted in unison,""Kill all the enemies and protect the country!"
Its momentum soared to the heavens and shook the world, startling a large group of birds in the surrounding forest.
"Well said!" Liu Heng praised. Blood for blood, a tooth for a tooth, this was the attitude one must have when dealing with enemies! All troops, listen up, immediately march towards Gaoxian and perform the duties of a soldier on the battlefield!”
With a single order, the officers of the various battalions gave their orders, and the troops began to advance towards Gao Xian.
Qiushou looked at the new army marching forward and praised sincerely,""This battle is only the beginning. I believe that the new army will be famous in the world soon!”
Wu An led a company of light cavalry to lead the way, followed by Sun Hong leading two battalions of light infantry, Liu Heng and Ju Shou leading two battalions of archers, Wei Hong leading two battalions of heavy infantry, and the logistics personnel carrying the supplies. Gao Shun led the light cavalry to protect the two wings.
The almost uniform "Hua Hua" sound of the new army's armor as they marched became the only sound in the ranks. Liu Heng listened attentively, and all kinds of thoughts surged into his mind.
Not long after the troops entered Gao Xian's territory, Qin Feng led his men to welcome them. The brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time naturally played around. Gao Shun and Ju Shou shook their heads and smiled, hiding to the side to study the strategy of suppressing the bandits.
Qin Feng came in front of Liu Heng and said in distress: "My lord, after eliminating Liu Heizi, transfer me to Liaoxi. There is really nothing to do in this Gao Xian area. It is really difficult to watch Liu Heizi all day!”
Liu Heng laughed." You know how many people are fighting over Gao Xian. Goguryeo is to the east and Fuyu is to the north. It is an extremely important strategic location. If we lose this place, the prefecture will be exposed to the enemy. Therefore, only brave and courageous people could guard it!”
"Really?" Qin Feng was overjoyed. Then I should…"
At this moment, a horse galloped over, and the messenger shouted,""Commandant Qin, urgent military intelligence: Liu Heizi suddenly attacked the outpost. There are no less than a thousand people!”
Liu Heng was shocked and immediately looked at Qiushou. "No less than a thousand…I'm afraid there are Goguryeon soldiers among them!"”
Liu Heng immediately got on his horse and ordered,"Cavalry, immediately set off to provide support. Infantry, advance quickly!"”
Gao Shun led all five hundred cavalrymen to run at full speed. After two hours, they arrived fifty miles east of Gao Xian. They saw thick smoke rising from Yang Manor not far ahead, and could faintly hear weeping and wailing.
Gao Shun looked at the map and immediately gave an order,""Scouting Company, spread out and report back immediately if you find any enemies.
The 1st Battalion passed through the forest on the right and went around Yang Village, looking for a flat area on the mountain bandits 'return road to intercept them.
Second Battalion, follow me to Yang Village to kill the bandits!”
"Yes, sir!" The 1st Battalion Commander immediately led his troops out of the main road and into the dense forest.
Gao Shun took out his spear and pointed it forward.”
All the cavalrymen in the camp drew their sabers and shouted in unison,"Kill them!"
In Yang Manor, the bandits set fire, killed, robbed, beat, and scolded without restraint, as if they were trying to vent all the frustrations they had felt for the past six months.
The leaders couldn't hold it in any longer. They hugged women and took things when they saw them. The minions did not dare to fight for it, so they could only vent their anger on the old man and the house. All of them were laughing sinisterly and evilly, completely unaware that the Grim Reaper was approaching.
The first to notice the abnormality were the bandits on the lookout outside the manor. Dust was flying in the direction of the official road behind the forest in the east. A few bandits stared at it with wide eyes...
Suddenly, he saw a horse galloping out from the official road that extended out from the forest. The spear in his hand shone brightly under the sunlight. He was wearing a black armor and a red military uniform. In front of him was a black terrifying mask, revealing only his eyes that were filled with anger!
Before the bandits could figure out what was going on, hundreds of cavalrymen appeared from behind the cavalryman. Each cavalryman raised his saber high, and the bright blade reflected a dazzling light.
Red clothes and black armor were the unique colors of the Han army, and also a symbol of fighting. In the past, Liu Heizi often told his subordinates that there were only a thousand Xuantu County soldiers and a hundred horses, so they were nothing to be afraid of.
However, there were already two to three hundred black-armored cavalrymen in front of them. The bandits were so frightened by this sudden scene that they were dumbstruck and did not react.
The rumbling of the horse's hooves also alerted the rebel soldiers in the village. They ran out of the house to check. Several leaders even held their pants in one hand and their swords in the other as they walked out of the house cursing.
However, the noisy scene instantly became silent. All the bandits stared at the terrifying mask that they had never seen before with fear in their eyes.
The cavalrymen rushed in front of him in the blink of an eye. Gao Shun raised his spear and stabbed forward. His speed and strength instantly pierced through the chest of the bandit standing at the front, and blood splashed out.
Gao Shun raised his spear and flung the bandit's body away, blood splattering all over the ground.
At this moment, the rest of the mountain bandits finally came back to their senses and drew their swords and spears, ready to fight.
However, it was too late.
The cavalrymen's sabers mercilessly slashed across their necks, and dozens of heads flew into the air in an instant, spraying out dozens of blood columns.
Seeing this, the bandits in the manor did not dare to delay any longer. They all picked up their weapons and prepared to face the enemy.
Among them, there were more than a hundred people who were obviously different from ordinary bandits. They did not split up and fight individually like the other bandits. Instead, they gathered together under the shouts of their leaders and formed a formation outside the manor. The archers were in the middle, and the pikemen and halberds stood on the outer circle to protect them.
When Gao Shun saw this formation, he felt that something was off and immediately sent out a whole company to test the waters.
After receiving the order, the fifty cavalrymen split into two groups, forming a fan-shaped formation and charging towards the mountain bandits. The company commander crouched on the horse's back, holding the reins in one hand and the bow in the other. His eyes were fixed on the enemy's every move.
The rest of the cavalrymen also lowered their bodies to reduce the area under attack.
The leader saw that the Han cavalry was skilled in riding and gasped. He hurriedly ordered the archers to aim.
When the cavalrymen were about seventy to eighty feet away, the company commander gave the order. The twenty-five men immediately split up to the sides and fired at the same time.
At the same time, the twenty-five cavalrymen at the back also raised their bows and shot straight, using the speed of the horses to increase the range of their arrows.
The bandit leader knew that he couldn't use force, so he immediately raised his shield to resist.
A huge square wooden shield surrounded the hundred over people, and only three to five arrows hit the enemy formation.
At this moment, the cavalrymen had also entered the shooting range. The leader growled and more than thirty arrows flew out. The cavalryman captain saw the arrows coming and immediately ordered his subordinates to spread out to defend. The cavalrymen raised their arms and shields to block. Only two people were injured in a wave of arrows.
The leader was very surprised and personally took out his bow and arrow to shoot. The halberd soldiers on the outside also stayed close to guard against the cavalry's sudden approach.
Gao Shun looked around and saw that the battle was still going on, so he ordered the cavalry company to stall the enemy while the other cavalry scattered to pursue the mountain bandits. After dealing with the remaining enemies around them, they would concentrate their forces to deal with them.
Seeing that the Han cavalry did not continue to attack, but focused on the scattered mountain bandits, leaving only 40 cavalry to harass them, the leader of these 100 men immediately guessed the enemy's intentions and immediately ordered them to retreat into the valley.
Gao Shun saw them retreat and thought to himself,""Consider yourself lucky today. When the light cavalry is equipped with folding crossbows, this circular formation…Hmph!
However, judging from their formation, they were definitely not ordinary bandits. If they encountered these hundred over people, they would capture them, and if they couldn't capture them, they would kill them!”
After the only pillar of support retreated, the remaining mountain bandits immediately began to collapse. They were no longer able to fight back against the cavalry that chased after them.
Gao Shun left two companies behind to clean up the battlefield, bringing along the remaining three companies to pursue.
The retreating troops fought and stopped, spending nearly an hour before they were five miles away from Yang Manor. The cavalry who had been entangled with them stopped chasing and disappeared without a trace.
The leader breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing a lush and quiet forest to the north of the road, he ordered them to rest for a while.
Sitting under the tree, the afternoon sun shone through the layers of leaves and scattered on the ground. The leader closed his eyes and pondered."When did the Han cavalry become so powerful? That armor is definitely not made of leather, and he was only lightly injured by the arrow…No, I have to go back and report to the general, otherwise…"
At this moment, the sounds of battle erupted from the forest. The leader immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. With this look, his heart, which had just rested, started beating wildly again...
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]