Hundreds of war horses swept across the land of northern Shaanxi in winter like the wind.

There had just been a small moderate snowfall, and the official road was white and boundless, and the horses' hooves stepped on, but the snowflakes were splashed.

It was a pure cavalry corps, with two horses for one man, and in addition to a war horse, there was also a walking horse or pack horse, but it moved forward at the speed of an ordinary march.

The knights on horseback were divided into two types, one was a typical heavy cavalry, wearing leather armor, carrying a horse, carrying a bow and arrows, and some also carrying a strange-looking "riding crossbow".

The other is a typical light cavalry, although they also have leather armor and armor, but they do not carry horses or pistols, only swords and bows. They were also in charge of a pack horse carrying a lot of supplies, apparently the auxiliaries of the knights.

In addition, this team of more than 700 cavalry has several quite significant characteristics.

First, there is no flag, obviously deliberately hiding some traces.

Second, during the march, it gradually dispersed in a fan shape. First they were divided into five detachments of about one hundred and fifty horsemen each, then into fifteen detachments of fifty horsemen, and later into thirty detachments of twenty-five horsemen. Each detachment was no more than a few miles apart, and the left and right were within a visible distance.

In this way, the thirty detachments pulled out almost 200 li at once, and then began to push flat towards the territory of Western Xia to the north.

This is a typical search mask formation! It was like a curtain 150 miles wide, completely covering the battlefield on the side of the Song army.

At this time, Yinzhou City, located on the south bank of the Wuding River, was already behind these cavalry, and was completely cut off from communication with Mida Cave and Shizhou.

Fierce and short engagements soon unfolded along the entire line of the 150-mile "Search Shelter".

As long as you really know a little bit about military affairs, you will know that the struggle between reconnaissance and counterreconnaissance is the most crucial aspect of military struggle. And the side that wins the reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance struggles will have the greatest initiative.

And on the battlefield of the Middle Ages, the protagonist of the reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance struggles was the elite cavalry of both sides.

Wu Haogu, oh, it should be the reason why Brother Zhao Zhongge dared to take the army of internal guards and warriors who had not completed their training, and drove into the territory of Western Xia. It is to have enough confidence in the third commander of the Imperial Horse Nao, with 248 Jurchens and Divination Knights (in the second invasion and plundering battle, there were 2 false sons of Wu Haogu and 1 Jurchen killed) as the main force!

These cavalry, which are both important and heavy, and have tacit understanding with each other's tactics to the extreme, and are also quite well-equipped, can definitely sweep away the reconnaissance cavalry of the Shenyong Military Division in the left wing of Western Xia.

And the Divine Warrior Division of the Left Wing of Western Xia, who lost his reconnaissance horse, was just blind and deaf...... Blind and deaf people still dare to go out of the city to seek enemies and fight? How do they know that it is the "three-straight elite" who is strong from the outside and the middle of the work?

The small detachment led by Wu Tian, the "chief false son", also encountered several light cavalry of the western thieves at this time. The other party obviously saw the horses carried by Wu Tian and the other four young knights, so they didn't dare to get close to the fight, but turned around and fled—the cavalry of the Song Army who used the horses to charge in turn had already scared the left wing of the Western Thief!

And it's common sense that the saber doesn't fight with the horse in close combat, and it can't be reached at all! However, Wu Tian's skills are not just in Ma Zhen.

They also had buffalo horn bows and triangular arrows, as well as a cavalry crossbow developed on the basis of the treadmill crossbow.

This is a weapon designed by Wu Haogu, which is to attach a shrunken, one-handed treadal crossbow with a wooden handle similar to the butt. Moreover, this kind of stepping crossbow also uses expensive buffalo horns to make a composite crossbow arm, and it is also equipped with three uneven crossbow arrows, so the range and accuracy are very amazing.

Although it is impossible to give a crossbow an arrow on horseback, one fatal blow is enough!

Wu Tian, who was riding his horse and following the enemy's horse, had already held the crossbow with the crossbow bolt in his right hand, and only controlled the reins with his left hand, while his eyes were firmly fixed on the back of a Western Xia cavalryman.

Because Wu Tian had a second-generation boundary hippopotamus, he quickly caught up with the distance where he could exert his power on a crossbow. However, instead of firing a crossbow bolt, he chased and waited for the right moment.

Over the past few years, the tactical training of the Dummy Regiment has been revolved around battlefield reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. Therefore, sniping the opponent's scout has always been the focus of the exercise, and riding the crossbow is also made for sniping the scout.

And in various drills and recent actual battles, Wu Tian and his brothers have found the best time to fire crossbow arrows, which is to wait for the opponent to turn around on horseback to shoot arrows.

For one, turning around on horseback to shoot arrows will definitely slow down the horse; Second, enemies who turn around will show their faces without armor; Moreover, when the opponent turns to shoot the arrow, the distance between the two sides is close enough.

The Western Xia cavalry, who was targeted by Wu Tian, had already instinctively felt the approach of death! In the last time the "Great Song Bandits" invaded, he had encountered these Grim Reapers, who were carrying horses on their backs. Whether it's a formation charge or a crossbow on horseback, you're no match for yourself! In particular, a group of "Han cavalry" who look short and stocky are even more powerful! Not only is the kung fu on horseback amazing, but when you get off the horse, you can also put on armor and carry a horse and a rattan shield to run up the mountain to chase and kill the fleeing party men. Moreover, their martial arts are strong, and their strength is also so great that they can fight a few of them.

When you encounter such an enemy, you can only flee!

But how do people's horses run so fast? Doesn't it mean that the Han people don't have good horses?

This party cavalry from the Hejian Grassland is about to cry! He is not the same as those who live in the line of fire in Hengshan. The Hejian grassland is rich in water and grass, suitable for farming and grazing, and since the death of Yuan Hao, the two countries have become more and more intimate, and the Hejian grassland has not been heard of for decades. Before he was assigned to serve in the Left Wing Brave Army, he was just a herdsman on the grassland, living a carefree life.

The sound of the horse's hooves behind him was getting louder and louder, and the breeze knew what he had to do, or the terrible horse would be stabbed up!

Thinking of this, the fine wind Ah Wu, whose body was a little trembling, took out his horse bow, which was not a good bow, and pulled out a few feather arrows, holding the feather arrows and the bow together with his left hand, and pulling out one of the feather arrows with his right hand, and turned around sharply, trying to find the target, but saw a mass of unknown things flying towards him at a very fast speed.

Not good...... As soon as he thought of this, he was hit by something on his cheek, and then there was a pain from a distance! He couldn't hold the bow and arrow in his hand, so he subconsciously covered his face with both hands, but he felt a wooden pole and stuck it on the front door!

Fear and pain hit at the same time, causing him to temporarily lose control of his balance and the horse, and his body seemed to fall on one side, and he quickly threw himself on the horse's back, covering his face with one hand and holding the horse's neck with the other.

At this time, Wu Tian had already put away his crossbow and put on a horse, and at the same time clamped his horse suit between his legs, and roared: "Heaven bless!" So he rushed straight up, and the horse stretched out, and the tip of the horse shook like a spiritual snake, and slid violently over the back of the breeze.

With the force of the great galloping horse, the horse's long, sharp tip turned into a blade sharp enough to cut through everything, cutting through the wallet, clothes, and flesh of the fine wind and a long, deep bleeding wound on his back...... This is a real fatal injury!

The murderous killing took place at the same time on a frontal area hundreds of miles wide, and the result was naturally a complete victory for the one-sided Jurchen Gundam and the Divination False.

As the battle between the two sides was divided into winners and losers, the large battlefields around Yinzhou City would soon fall under the control of the Song army. If the small number of Western Xia soldiers guarding the ruined city in Yinzhou did not flee quickly, then they would become real turtles in the urn.

"Xuanzan, look!"

Wu Haogu looked in the direction of Zhao Zhongge's finger, and saw a pillar of smoke rising from nowhere, floating high, before being blown away by the north wind.

"On fire? That's ......"

Brother Zhao Zhong said: "It's Yinzhou City!" ”

"The thieves have abandoned the city?" Wu Haogu is not sure.

"What else do you need to say?" Brother Zhao Zhong sneered, "There must be a tower on the city wall of Yinzhou City, so the Western Thieves can see our army, and they can probably also see how their Yuanji was chased and killed by Xianye and Wutian." While our army has not yet arrived, they can still run away a few, or they will have to wait for death or surrender! ”

"Do you want the cavalry to chase and kill?"

Brother Zhao Zhong smiled: "The fifth brother (Murong Parrot) is probably already chasing and killing with cavalry, right?" If there are more, two or three hundred decapitations can always be obtained! ”

"Will there be any slips through the net?"

Brother Zhao Zhong said: "There will always be." If there is no accident, the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division of Xiazhou will get the bad news of the fall of Yinzhou tonight! ”

Wu Haogu looked up at the sky, "It's still noon, and the army should be able to enter the city before dusk to blink, right?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Zhongge said, "Let the warriors and knights rest tonight, and let the soldiers and archers work hard to build the city, so that Yinzhou can be almost repaired early tomorrow morning." ”

What he said was actually a plan in the "Yinzhou City Repair Policy" formulated by Huang Shilang, to repair Yinzhou City overnight, and then sleep peacefully, waiting for the army of Western thieves to counterattack.

"Good!" Wu Haogu nodded, and said loudly to Huang Shilang, who was a little farther away from him: "Fourth brother, let the big guys work hard tonight, and repair the city wall so that they can sleep peacefully." ”

He paused and said, "Double the reward, and give 100 Wen reward for carrying a bag of Tu Shangcheng!"

In addition, add meat dishes to the brothers who go to work, and the steamed bread and steamed cakes with white flour are full! ”