Chapter 288: Starting a War (III)

Zezhou is the junction with Linzhou. The terrain of swamps becomes very sparse here. On the contrary, Linzhou is filled with primeval forests. In this place, heavy rain often rains for two or three days. When there is no rain on weekdays, the weather is always gloomy, making the climate in this area extremely humid.

The dense primitive rainforests separate Zezhou, Linzhou and Zhongzhou. For many years, people have only opened a road from Zhongzhou to Linzhou to cross the original forest. This road has become a major transportation route connecting Linzhou and Zhongzhou.

There are not many obstacles at the junction of Zezhou and Linzhou. Except for small forests, the rest of the places are empty fields. Since this place is basically a remote and barren area, looking around, there is a deserted area everywhere. The empty fields are covered with waist-deep weeds, with snakes and insects densely covered with jackals and leopards. The airtight wilderness gives these ferocious animals the best hidden place. Therefore, this area is almost deserted.

It was because Li Jiao was attracted by the desolation and remoteness of this area that he tried his best to lurk here with the help of the refugee stream. Although the ferocious animals here would pose a huge threat to his troops, this place was the only breakthrough point and could successfully break through Li Ming's troops' defense line. The rest was to face those small garrison troops. Under normal circumstances, Li Ming would definitely send his most elite troops to

He was on the border, and he had to be on guard against Li Qing's troops on the Huzhou border, so the mainland's troops must be insufficient. Although Li Jiao's intelligence personnel cannot accurately determine the total number of Li Ming's troops, Li Jiao believes in his judgment that once he bypasses these elite troops, he will be allowed to run rampant in Li Ming's hinterland. Biquan Island's natural resource advantages and acquired technological advantages have already aroused his covetousness. Maybe this sneak attack will be lucky enough to seize Biquan Island.

The junction of Linzhou and Zezhou was indeed not from humans. The half-man-deep weeds made chilling screams in the wind. In the grass, countless animals were shocked every few steps, including hares, wild dogs, and of course wolves. But the most were snakes, and poisonous snakes. Since entering this area, tens of thousands of people have died at the mouth of the poisonous snake. But even so, Li Jiao's determination to advance has not changed. If he could break through smoothly, it would be worth it even if he lost tens of thousands of soldiers. What's more, now, Li Qing has probably led his troops to break through the Yuzhou border and enter Jiangzhou. If he doesn't hurry up, it will probably give Li Qing a first step.

Li Jiao, who was eager to break through this area, personally led his most elite 300,000 personal guards, walking day and night on the weeds and struggling towards Zezhou. When he passed the terrifying weeds area, the 300,000 soldiers he brought had been left with 250,000 or 60,000. When the vanguard troops who opened the way and the flank troops on both sides were injured more than half, they saw that the grass in front of him became more and more advanced, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone was secretly swearing that they would never come to such a hell on earth again.

In the shallow grass, Li Jiao hurriedly ordered the troops to weed and camp on the spot. All teams and personnel were resting on the spot. In order to cross the grassland, they walked for two days and two nights. The marching speed like ants made them only walk more than a hundred miles in two days. Now the grass is already very sparse, and the hidden animals are gradually becoming fewer. If they don’t rest at this time, the troops will lose their combat effectiveness. Although Li Jiao is cruel, he is also an absolute military genius. He will never ignore these key places.

However, Li Jiao's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sound of horse hooves.

The grassland here was originally very quiet. After Li Jiao's troops arrived, a lot of noise and noise were added to the whistling sounds in the sky. However, the noise made by more than 200,000 people still seemed very weak in the sound field of nature. But now, the whistling in the sky was suddenly covered by the heavy sound of horse hooves. Even the land and grass under Li Jiao and his feet were shaking with the sound of horse hooves.

Li Jiao, who had experienced a crushing defeat at Mingyang City, was so familiar with this voice. In addition to Li Ming's heavy armored cavalry, it seemed that only the 30,000 iron armored troops in Li Song's hands were left with such power. In this place, who else could be except Li Ming's heavy armored troops?

But Li Jiao couldn't understand why Li Ming noticed the whereabouts of the large army that he spent more than two months driving away tens of millions of refugees? Is he so unlucky? So even such a secret action could not escape Li Ming's eyes and ears?

The current situation cannot allow Li Jiao to dig in the bottom of the matter. After a moment of shock, he immediately passed the order for battle. However, at this time, his well-trained generals and soldiers had already taken the lead in dispersing according to the defensive formation. The 250,000 troops were arranged into five square formations in a short time, and they were distributed in five directions on this empty grassland, forming a horn force that covers each other.

Not much, it is impossible for the 250,000 army to be prepared in a short period of time. The five square formations have just taken shape, and a black heavy armored cavalry unit has appeared in front of them. On this grassy field, the boundless cavalry did not bring too much smoke and dust. Therefore, the agile posture of the heavy armored cavalry on the horse's back and the long gun stabs in their hands can be seen clearly.

From the appearance of heavy armored cavalry in the crowd to the whirlwind rolling to Li Jiao's formation, it seemed that in the blink of an eye, the shield player in front had just had time to stand up his high shield, and was stabbed by a sharp gun. Then, the iron hooves of the heavy armored cavalry pressed on the heads of the shield players.

The heavily armored cavalry that came this time seemed to be about 20,000. They lined up in two rows, forming a row of ten kilometers long, sweeping across the five square formations that Li Jiao was aligning. On the ten-kilometer crossing, although Li Jiao could not include all of Li Jiao's more than 200,000 troops, it also occupied more than half. If the heavy armored cavalry were allowed to cross over, Li Jiao would at least lose more than half of the soldiers.

Although Li Jiao's personal guards are elite, their configuration is mainly infantry. Therefore, in front of heavy armored cavalry, the personal abilities of soldiers seem to be less important. The weight of war horses and soldiers in heavy armor weigh more than 800 kilograms. If there is a certain acceleration distance and they can run away, it is unstoppable by people alone. Even in a dense crowd, the heavy armored war horses hit the human body and flew at once. Therefore, like the strong wind swept the fallen leaves, the heavy armored cavalry team passed through one team after another without any obstacle. They saw that the elite soldiers under Li Jiao fell down like wheat cut by a sickle, falling down one row after another.

After the heavy armored cavalry crossed the square formation, they had already penetrated into the Changcao area and turned their horses into the grass, and they were about to sweep back.

I don't know which soldier led the lead. In short, Li Jiao's camp collapsed in an instant. In front of the invulnerable heavy armored cavalry, they had no counterattack power. Therefore, almost all the soldiers rushed back on the road when they came. There were countless murderous intents hidden in the grass in front of them, but there was still a chance of survival. Even if they were bitten by poisonous snakes, if they were dealt with in a timely manner, they still had a great survival rate. However, in front of the heavy armored cavalry, they had no chance at all.

Looking at the situation in front of him and looking at his troops retreating like a mountain collapse and a crack in the ground, Li Jiao was really crying and tears. From contacting Li Qing to organizing the troops to secretly get a gathering here, he worked hard for half a year. He thought his efforts would be rewarded well, but he didn't expect that Li Ming had only dispatched about 20,000 heavy armored cavalry to make all his hopes go to a vague. Now he did not complain about his troops' helplessness and defeat. On the contrary, he was cursing God to the sky, cursing God why he didn't give him this opportunity, cursing God why he let Li Ming know his whereabouts, and he was also cursing God why he let Li Ming embrace him.

There was such a perverted army, until his followers forced him to put him on the horse's back, he was still cursing. Since the last time he was defeated by Ming Yang, he had fallen from the first power of the Tang Dynasty to the worst power. This strong contrast and humiliation made him unable to bear it. He originally wanted to take advantage of this sneak attack to restore his strength, but he did not expect that everything would instantly turn into a bubble. He knew that this was his last chance. If he failed this time, he would never make a comeback in the future. Extreme disappointment and pessimism almost collapsed completely. Even if he was cursing at this time, he didn't know what he was cursing.

Although the heavy armored cavalry is powerful, it is impossible to attack at high speed for a long time in the dense grasses more than half a person tall and dense grasses. In such an environment, the physical strength of the war horses is very high, and the dense grasses also greatly reduce the speed of the war horses. Therefore, after chasing for a while, the heavy armored cavalry stopped chasing, and the formation of more than 20,000 cavalry closed, turned around and drove back. At the same time, the attack troops of the four divisions commanded by Ren Yong sent their rangers.

The heavy armored cavalry on the same journey passed by, and the Rangers rode light-armed war horses and chased Li Jiao's troops in the direction of dispersing. Behind them were the slow-moving heavy infantry and the latest equipped stone-casting troops.
Chapter completed!