Chapter 304
On the loess ridge, several battles of dust were flying high. A Xianbei cavalry team of two thousand people was marching at a speed that was neither fast nor slow.
They were also scared by the hot air balloons raised by Liang's army just now. It was the soldiers sent by Kebineng to pass on the message to them, which made them recover from their fear.
Kebineng added a new task to them based on searching for the stone lime mine - to find and destroy Liang Jun's "Wanglou" base floating in the air.
Although Kebi Neng didn't know why the hot air balloons could float in the air, he could see clearly that rope-like things connected to the ground, so he believed that destroying the things on the ground could destroy them.
At this time, another Xianbei cavalry suddenly rushed over. Before the people arrived, they shouted loudly: "The Great Shanyu has an order! The Liang army has prepared on this loess slope, and all teams and units need to support each other. When passing by a dangerous place, there will be a scout who can detect it before passing! When encountering danger, release wolf smoke to report the message!"
After the Xianbei cavalry team was ordered, they slowed down a little longer and continued to advance towards the nearest Liang army's "Air Watch Tower".
The hot air balloon was only two miles away from them, but because of the ravines, they could not get there in a straight line, so they actually had to walk eight or nine miles to get around there.
As they marched to another ridge, another rider rushed over. However, this person was not sent by Kebineng, but a scout from another Xianbei cavalry team. The cavalry team was passing through the gully beside the ridge and asked them to stay on the ridge and provide cover for them.
The leader of the Xianbei leader made a gesture, and the entire cavalry team slowly stopped. The leader rode his horse to the edge of the ditch and saw that there were another Xianbei cavalry with more than a thousand people walking through the bottom of the ditch.
At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horses galloping in the distance. The sound could be heard that it was not a Xianbei cavalry team.
The leader was shocked and looked at the other end of the ridge. He saw that the dust was blocked by the sun in the distance. In the rolling yellow dust, the tall iron armored heavy cavalry of the Liang army could be vaguely seen.
"Prepare for war!" The leader shouted loudly, and the Xianbei war cavalry quickly formed the usual cavalry formation and moved towards the opponent.
Xianbei cavalry were accustomed to riding and shooting, and they all opened their bows and strings on the saddles and shot towards the rolling dust. Although they could not see the specific casualties of the Liang army cavalry in the dust, they could see that the raised dust head was still advancing forward, as if the Liang army cavalry was not damaged at all.
In fact, their arrows could not penetrate the armor of the Liang army's heavy cavalry, so they basically did not cause any casualties to the other party. Seeing that the other party was getting closer, the Xianbei people put away their bows and arrows, pulled out their battle knives, and rushed towards the other party.
When they were several feet away from each other, they found that rows of cavalry were stabbing towards them like a scattered sea of lances. Most of the Xianbei cavalry in the front row were pierced through their bodies by cavalry and stabbed off their horses.
The Xianbei cavalry in the rear took the opportunity to slash at the Liang army cavalry who had no time to get a mace. However, with the jingling sound, their blade could only leave a deep knife mark on the opponent's armor.
Both sides turned around and fought against each other again. If the Xianbei scimitar touched the opponent's wolf-toothed stick, they would be knocked away. If the opponent's big stick hit, they would all fall off the horse. The Xianbei soldiers who fell off the horse would likely be trampled on their bodies by the iron hooves of the war horse.
The battle lasted less than half a quarter of an hour, and these two thousand Xianbei war cavalry were almost wiped out by the nearly thousand Liang army heavy cavalry. One of the heavy cavalry commanded the horse to a place not covered by dust, and whispered the flag at the hot air balloon in the distance. The Liang army soldiers on the hot air balloon then waved the small flag in their hands to spread the news.
After a while, an infantry battalion in Zhang Liao's army appeared on this ridge and quickly arranged on the edge of the ditch. The longbowman shot heavy arrows at the bottom of the ditch.
The guns and shield soldiers each brought three clay pots as thin as vases, which were naturally filled with naphtha. There were messes at the opening of the clay pot. They lit the clay pot with fire folds, and then threw the clay pots hard towards the bottom of the ditch.
After the pottery jar landed, it would explode in an instant, igniting the grass that had just become green but still yellow at the bottom of the ditch.
The more than a thousand Xianbei soldiers crowded at the bottom of the ditch were suddenly in chaos. Everyone wanted to run away, but they were crowded into a mass at the narrowest part of the ditch, and in the end only a few people could rush out.
The entire gully was filled with the sound of people shouting horses neighing, the sound of heavy arrows breaking through the air, and the sound of whistling flames soaring into the air. More of the heart-wrenching cry of Xianbei soldiers being penetrated by heavy arrows and being burned into fire by the fire.
The Xianbei general with blood and smoke on his face roared, "Hurry, let go of wolf smoke. Ask for help!" As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy arrow shot into his temple, and the arrow came out from the other cheek. He fell under the horse without saying a word...
Three miles away from this straight line, Kebi Neng looked desperately at two thick smoke rising around him.
He knew that this meant that at least two more Xianbei troops were attacked, and if he did not arrive in time for assistance, they would almost inevitably be wiped out. However, the headquarters led by Ke Bi Neng was facing a dilemma, so how could they rescue others?
Ke Bi Neng glared at the hot air balloon that was within two miles again, knowing that he must be the one who was so passive.
This thing is so close to me, but after chasing it for a long time, he couldn't get close. Now Ke Bi Neng finally understood that the watchtower floating in the air must be able to move.
Ke Bineng was anxiously thinking about how to escape unstoppable. Now he has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the loess and ridges, which is like a maze. Even if he retreats with his troops, he will still be eaten by the other party like an ant gnaws and python. He may be able to run out, but he will probably be left here for the 5,000 warriors.
Just when Kebineng was in a dilemma, the two cavalry appeared in his sight and were speeding towards him. Kebineng's personal soldiers immediately protected him, and bowed and stabbed him to guard against each other.
The two riders shouted from afar: "Don't do it, we are our own people... There is news that the Great Shanyu has discovered the location of the lime mine!"
Ke Bi Neng quickly asked his personal soldiers to let them in. Before they got close, they rolled down from the horse, ran to Ke Bi Neng and said, "You have reported to the Great Shanyu, we have discovered the Liang army's mine. It's not far away."
Ke Bi Neng said happily: "Then have you launched an attack?"
"Not yet, the leader asked us to report it to the Great Shanyu first before making a decision."
Chapter completed!