Chapter 58: Horseback Archery, Bow Bends Like a Full Moon
Chapter 58: Horseback Archery, Bow Bends Like a Full Moon
The fire in Feiquan Valley gradually approached and became brighter.
The sound of horses' hooves trampling softly could be heard.
Unlike the hurried pace of the past, it feels heavy at this moment.
Soon, several figures walked out from the valley, rushing out of the wind and snow.
Their figures were dim and indistinguishable in the snow, like ghosts from another world.
Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed, he gripped his sword tightly, his face showing fighting intent, but he still calmed his mind and waited quietly.
What appeared before us were Tatar cavalry!
Their armor and robes were covered with thick snow.
Like moving snow-capped mountains, they move forward with difficulty in the wind and snow.
So much so that Lu Yunyi could clearly see that their steps were heavy and staggering, their bodies were extremely stiff, and every step seemed to be fighting against the wind and snow.
Slowly, more and more cavalry appeared in front of them, and the sound of whistling mixed with heavy footsteps sounded at the exit of Feiquan Valley.
The soldiers in the ambush almost held their breath, looking at the scene in front of them with excitement on their faces.
According to their experience, as long as they charge forward at this moment,
The elite troops of the Tatars would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and would even be defeated without the ability to resist.
Liu Heiying on the side was a little annoyed and asked quickly:
"Brother Yun'er, I am extremely anxious because of the missed opportunity."
Lu Yunyi glanced at him and said, "Wait for someone to come, don't worry."
Just like that, a group of soldiers stared in amazement as more and more soldiers gathered in the valley ahead, and soon the number exceeded a thousand!
Lu Yunyi's eyes were filled with anxiety, but he remained calm and waited quietly.
Finally, Qian Hong's figure came quietly from behind the group and slowly came to the front.
When Liu Heiying saw him, his eyes suddenly sparkled, and he quickly looked at Lu Yunyi on the side:
"Brother Yun'er, someone is coming!"
Lu Yunyi clenched his fists and asked:
"how?"
Qian Hong said: "Sir, two thousand cavalrymen have circled to the rear and are advancing slowly. They will arrive here in about an incense stick of time."
"Well, I didn't get exposed when I came here."
"We took a long detour and covered a lot of distance, so we weren't discovered."
Lu Yunyi nodded, looked towards the Tatar tribe, and waited quietly for Lu Baochuan.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Lu Baochuan appeared in Lu Yunyi's sight.
He didn't even ride a warhorse, he just ran over.
"General Lu, how is it?"
A strange look appeared on Lu Yunyi's face. The change in the address indicated the change in Lu Baochuan's mentality.
He pointed to the mouth of the valley:
"There should be about 1,600 men, including 1,000 armored men and 800 strong and fine horses. The leader is the big man."
Lu Baochuan looked over and nodded slightly, with a hint of ferocity on his face:
"While they are still struggling to gain a firm foothold, we must act quickly and not give them a chance to catch their breath."
Lu Yunyi nodded: "I think so too. My troops have been resting here for a long time and are full of energy. We are all wearing armor.
It would be better to let the front scouts charge first.
After we rushed past and attracted the attention of the elite Tatars,
If General Lu leads his men to charge again, he will surely scare them into panic."
Lu Baochuan thought about it, although he was a little unwilling,
But they had just experienced a charge, and the horses' speed had slowed down, which was indeed not suitable for the first charge.
He nodded gently: "Just as General Lu said, your troops will go first and mine will go later, and we will definitely be able to defeat them in one fell swoop."
"Okay, my troops will charge in half an incense stick."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Baochuan turned around and hurriedly ran into the darkness.
Lu Yunyi regained his usual calmness and said softly:
"Pass the order down, no one is allowed to fight.
The charge past startled the horses, and when the vanguard charged,
Let's turn around and attack from both sides!
Remember, don’t fight too long! ! "
Upon hearing the order, the messenger immediately ran back and quickly conveyed the military order.
In normal times, flags can be used to convey
Now it is dark and we cannot ride horses, so the soldiers can only run.
As soon as the military order was given, the originally noisy cavalry team suddenly fell silent.
Under the gloomy and quiet moonlight, more than a thousand people wearing black armor stood quietly in the darkness.
The warhorse also felt the solemnity of the battlefield at this moment, and pawed its front hooves from time to time.
His large, dark eyes scanned back and forth ahead, seemingly impatient.
The night was as heavy as ink, and Lu Yunyi stood in front of the battle formation.
His eyes pierced through the night like an eagle, closely watching the grassland cavalry's every move.
Snowflakes fluttered and silently covered the ground, providing the soldiers with a natural white camouflage.
Finally, no more Tatar cavalry emerged from the valley ahead.
Lu Yunyi's eyes condensed, and he swung the long sword in his hand heavily, and let out a loud roar:
"kill!"
Then, his voice began to spread with the breeze, and wherever he went, shouts of killing could be heard.
In a few moments, under the dark sky,
It seemed to be filled with the shouts of soldiers, and the desolate charge horn also sounded leisurely.
Lu Yunyi squeezed his horse's belly tightly and charged forward with force as powerful as a bowstring bursting.
The sound of horse hooves roared like thunder.
The thousand or so scout cavalrymen behind him seemed to have been summoned.
Like an unstoppable torrent, it rushed out of the darkness.
Only blurry footprints were left as they sped across the snow.
Snowflakes fell in the darkness, hitting the soldiers' armor one by one.
It seemed to be playing music for the shouts of soldiers and the neighing of horses.
The Tatars in the valley were frightened out of their wits by the sudden charge.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
“Meet the enemy!!”
They pulled out their long swords in a panic, only to find their bodies stiff and somewhat out of control. Suddenly, a burst of curses rang out.
He could only urge his warhorse to charge towards the incoming enemy!
Lu Yunyi was wearing black armor, his eyes were as sharp as blades, he crouched on the horse's back, staring at the cavalry charging towards him.
The sharpness in his eyes transformed into a blazing flame, and the pace of his heartbeat slowed down uncontrollably.
At this time, Lu Yunyi was cold and murderous, his heartbeat dropped to the lowest level, the only things in his mind were the knife in his hand, the horse under him and the enemy in front of him!
The distance was shortened rapidly, from a hundred feet to ten feet.
Lu Yunyi saw the panic on the enemy's faces and the astonishment in their eyes.
I also saw the long sword swung by the stiff arm!
Slow, too slow!
Lu Yunyi's left foot suddenly exerted force, which was immediately transmitted upward from the stirrup to the waist and abdomen, and then to the upper body, and then all poured into the right arm and swung out heavily!
The long sword is like lightning, cutting through the flying snow and splitting the night.
The Tatar soldier's neck was cut off, and a head flew into the sky!
"kill!!"
The hot blood gushed out and came into contact with the large snowflakes, instantly raising bursts of white mist!
The sound of metal clashing rang out around Lu Yunyi.
More than a hundred elite Tatars rushed into the battle without hesitation and collided with the elite scouts of the Ming Dynasty!
The falling snowflakes seemed to be frozen in midair.
More than a thousand cavalrymen just rolled over in broad daylight!
Amid the flashing of swords and the shadow of sabers, screams and the wind and snow intertwined to play a sad melody on the battlefield.
More than a hundred people did not cause any obstacles to the front scouts and were easily overwhelmed.
When the cavalry charged past, only a bloody mess was left on the ground.
The soldiers swung their swords vigorously.
In a cavalry battle, there may only be one chance to attack from the beginning to the end, so the soldiers do not spare any effort!
In the battle array of the Tatars,
The leader of this tribe, Amin Borshu, is a strong and sturdy man.
With a hideous scar on his face, he was listening to his subordinates' reports.
"Boss, it's the Ming army!!"
"There are more than several thousand people, all wearing armor. They must be the elite troops of the border."
Borshu looked out and saw the cavalry galloping out from the night.
His expression turned cold, and he snorted coldly, then shouted:
"My tribesmen, meet the enemy! No matter who comes, anyone who stands in our way will be crushed by us!"
"Just like crushing the Peking scouts, charge and kill!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cavalrymen surrounding him revealed their murderous intent.
There were spots of dried blood on the armor and the long sword, which came from nowhere.
Although their bodies are stiff now, they are still not afraid!
"Kill!!!" Because they were ambushed, the Tatars had no time to organize a battle formation.
They can only rush forward one by one, trying to stop the enemy's attack!
However, the distance was too close, and the horses were facing the Ming army before they could reach full speed.
The Ming army was riding on war horses that had reached their peak momentum.
The long swords swung by the Ming army became extremely heavy under the impact of the impact!
The sound of knife handles colliding continued, accompanied by the screams of the Tatar tribesmen.
Amin Bolshu's face looked extremely ugly.
Seeing that there was no effective blockade, I felt uneasy.
He drew out his long sword with a clang. Suddenly, he felt his arm seemed a little heavy, and his movements were not as nimble as before.
He cursed inwardly, spurred his horse on, and charged forward!
No matter what, as a leader, I cannot retreat.
Especially now that the tribesmen are still in shock.
Before they engaged the enemy, a loud roar was heard from the young general in the front.
"Ming soldiers, charge and kill without stopping!"
The roar on the battlefield is enough to weaken the enemy's morale and cause unrest in the enemy camp.
Borshu will naturally not be affected by such tricks.
But he saw the blazing fire burning in the young general's eyes, that was the strong confidence in defeating the weak!
Coupled with the arrogant smile on that man's face, a strong intuition suddenly surged in Bolshu's heart!
If you can't take this knife, you will die.
As a battlefield, Borshu has always followed the will of the heart.
Since you are already afraid of fighting, just do it decisively.
When more than a thousand cavalrymen, led by the young general, rushed over,
Boershu pursed his lips and yanked the reins.
He led his guards to the side and avoided the oncoming attack.
In this scene, no matter whether it was Lu Yunyi who was at the front,
Liu Heiying, who was following beside him, felt disappointed.
Both of them were extremely powerful and always liked to rush straight to the enemy chief, kill him calmly, and then throw the enemy army into chaos.
They have tasted this sweetness countless times.
Now the Tatar cavalry leader failed to fulfill their wish.
Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed with disappointment, but also a hint of joy.
If the commander-in-chief wants to avoid fighting, the Tatars will be in great danger in this battle.
At this moment, on the battlefield,
The Ming cavalry led by Lu Yunyi passed by the elite Tatars.
Their leader dodged, and his soldiers had no intention of fighting either, so they followed their leader and moved to one side of the battlefield.
Even if the tribesmen on the edge were hacked to death by the scouts of the front army, they didn't care and had to flee!
Lu Yunyi rushed past and shook off the blood on his long sword.
Looking at the direction they fled, a sneer appeared on his face.
If the Tatars retreat to the valley, there is still a glimmer of hope.
But now, they were heading in the opposite direction of the valley they came from, heading towards the vast snowfield!
Lu Yunyi did not stop his horse, but made a big turn in the distance and turned the entire battle formation around.
While chasing after the Tatars, he shouted to Wu Fuliu:
"Take two hundred men to block the valley. If they retreat, we will fight to the death!"
Wu Fuliu's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and he clenched the long sword in his hand and shouted, "Yes!"
He then led his soldiers out of the battle formation and headed towards the valley.
Borshu was in the center of the army. Looking at the darkness ahead, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
He turned around to look at the pursuers, but what was happening before him made him tear his eyes out, and the panic in his heart intensified almost uncontrollably.
I saw the pursuers following behind slowly, and some of them blocked the valley!
In an instant, Bolshu had figured out what had happened and shouted:
"Go south! Go south!!"
But at this moment, a little fire suddenly lit up in the darkness ahead.
Accompanied by the shaking of the earth, the sound of horse hooves!
Bo Ershu's face changed drastically, and before he could react,
In the darkness ahead, a burly man broke through the darkness and rushed out.
The man was over thirty years old, with a dark complexion and a skinny body.
But the arrogance on his face was no less than that of the young general behind him.
"Hahaha, if you offend the Ming Dynasty, you will be killed!"
"Brothers, kill!!"
Behind him, Lu Yunyi saw Lv Baochuan blocking the Tatars' way.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Fighting with smart people was a breeze.
"Kill, kill, kill! Charge!"
Lu Yunyi had a wild smile on his face. His smile was wild and his mouth was wide open, which was very different from his usual elegance.
He tightened the reins, squeezed the horse's belly, stood up high in the stirrups, grabbed a long bow and arrow from the back of a personal soldier,
With a little effort in his arms, he drew the bow like a full moon in an instant.
It seemed as if a second moon appeared between heaven and earth.
Yun Yi stood on the stirrup, his lonely and upright figure standing out more prominently in the flying snowflakes.
As the war horses gallop, it looks like a still picture!
The warhorse was walking on the snow, Lu Yunyi was holding a longbow with the bowstring taut, his eyes were firm and deep, and he was becoming calmer.
His breathing also stopped at this moment, and all his strength was concentrated on the bowstring. Liu Heiying's question seemed to echo in his mind.
"Brother Yun'er, this stirrup is so long, what's the use of it?"
"Horseback and archery."
suddenly!
Lu Yunyi's pupils shrank as small as needle tips!
He gently loosened his clenched fingers, and the bowstring vibrated like thunder.
A clear and long sound popped out, accompanied by an arrow breaking through the air.
The wind and snow seemed nothing in front of him. The silver arrow carried with it the piercing sound of the wind and the unstoppable momentum, cutting through the silence of the night sky and tearing apart the surrounding darkness.
At this moment, the whole world seemed to stand still.
Amin Borshu suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.
He turned back quickly, and the scene before him froze him in shock.
In the distance, the young general stood on his horse, holding a longbow.
With a faint smile on his face, a silver-white light rushed between the two of them.
Bolshu's pupils suddenly dilated, his face turned pale, and his body stiffened as if he was nailed to the spot.
The world is silent!
Boom!
The arrow, with the force of thunder, hit him precisely between the eyebrows.
Phew,
The arrow was so powerful that it pierced his head and punctured his head armor, revealing half of the arrowhead covered with white pulp.
Amin Borshu opened his eyes wide,
There was an expression of disbelief on his face, as if he could hardly accept this sudden and fatal blow.
As the arrow hit, Borshu's body trembled violently, and then he flew backwards from his horse.
His body drew a sad arc in the air and fell heavily to the ground, stirring up a circle of white dust.
The soldiers behind him didn't have time to react, as the momentum of the horses had already pushed them forward.
The sound of bones breaking and flesh being crushed seemed insignificant under the horse's hooves.
Liu Heiying, who was standing beside Lu Yunyi, saw this scene and quickly took out a brass trumpet from the side and shouted towards the front:
"Your leader is dead. Kneel down and don't kill him. Kneel down and don't kill him!!"
Lu Yunyi's former subordinates were very familiar with this job, and they were delighted and immediately shouted:
"Kneel down and I won't kill you! Your leader is dead, look at your feet!!!"
Opposite, Lv Baochuan saw this scene, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help shrinking his neck.
The arrow was so fast that before he could see clearly,
The Tatar leader had already fallen off his horse. If the long arrow was aimed at him, he would have no way of avoiding it.
Lu Baochuan couldn't help but show a deep fear in his eyes.
Who is the most terrifying person on the battlefield?
He is calm, powerful, and good at commanding battle formations.
Such people are like dragons entering the sea on the battlefield, and are invincible.
Almost all the six dukes and twenty-eight marquises of the Ming Dynasty were such people.
Lu Yunyi in front of him showed his prowess at a young age, and his battle formation seemed to have no flaws.
Just as he was thinking about it, the cavalry of both sides collided heavily.
Fierce shouts and cries of killing followed, and the sound of long knives cutting through flesh and blood continued
Soon, the scouts of the front army hit the elite Tatars from behind.
Just like a long knife that pierces flesh and blood, it pierces into the battle formation of the Tatars effortlessly.
From then on, the overall situation was decided.
Lu Yunyi slowly stopped in the distance with a longbow in his hand and shouted:
"The injured should retreat and rest. Don't act impulsively."
(End of this chapter)