Chapter 912 Chivalry

The Yenisei River runs through the whole of Siberia from north to south, and every winter, the cold winds of the Taimel Plateau are the most stinging, and the frost-covered Taimel Plateau, like a sleeping giant, awaits the moment of awakening. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe cheetah camp like a black cloud was as immobile as a mountain, steady as a rock, they did not charge, like a statue, but that kind of murderous aura stimulated all the creatures of the Taimel Plateau. Lovednov raised his hand and signaled the Hammer Cavalry Regiment to stop, although he couldn't see what the other side looked like, he could judge that this must be a cavalry from the east, a strong opponent. Several commanders approached Lovednov's side, waiting for the order of the corps consul, "Everyone is ready, as soon as you break through to each other, immediately cross the Yenisei." ”

Lovednov never thought about fighting, let alone fighting with this mysterious Oriental cavalry, this is the territory of the Orientals, from Phoenix to the Termell Plateau, the Orientals have already appeared several troops and horses, who can guarantee that this cavalry will not have a successor? There was no high-pitched voice, but the battle was already on the verge of breaking out. The Iron Hammer Cavalry Regiment slowly gathered, the black cloud also began to move, the Cheetah Battalion had a close order when attacking, the Iron Float took a heavy step, slow and powerful, the war horses were uniform, when the heavy cavalry Iron Float forward, the light cavalry in the rear took the initiative to separate in the rear, guarding the two wings, so that the Iron Float could cut a crack along the Iron Float to kill the other party to the greatest extent. Since joining Ding****, the Cheetah Battalion has absorbed many good tactics of the ancient town cavalry. Today's cheetah battalion is more holistic than before, a hundred zhang distance ahead, the cavalry violently urged the war horses under the crotch, a neigh, the heavy iron floating slaughter rushed forward like sharp arrows, the horses' hooves stepped on the icy grassland, the rumbling sound had a momentum of overwhelming mountains and seas, they were like avalanche slopes, with the power to destroy everything. The earth trembled, the air condensed, and the creatures were suffocated, but the Hammer Cavalry Regiment was not afraid, on the contrary, they showed a bloodthirsty fanaticism in the face of this strange cavalry. The Slavs have a complex history, thousands of years ago, the Nordic nomads continued to migrate and fight, and finally formed the current Slavic people, these Nordic peoples, due to the long-term survival in the harsh natural environment, still retain the blood of beasts in their bones, they plundered wildly, just to survive, there is no justice and evil in their hearts, there is only food and shelter. They are burly and powerful, and they are all naturally powerful warriors.

The Hammer Cavalry raised all sorts of weapons in their hands, and roared like the cry of a wild beast, and when the Slavs charged, if they stood on a distant height, they could see at a glance how different they were. No matter how fast the cheetah battalion charged, it would strictly cooperate and maintain a compact formation, so that the momentum of the charge would come to an abrupt halt after encountering resistance. The Slavs, on the other hand, were very different, they charged in no order, with a variety of weapons in their hands, including steel knives, axes, maces, and broken formations, and they did not care about the impact at all. At the beginning of the twelfth century, the first collision of the Eastern and Western cavalry showed great differences. The two torrents of steel, one black and one gray, soon collided together, imaginary sparks flew everywhere, and the scene of violence and astonishing did not appear, only to see the tightly formed Iron Float like a sharp knife stabbed into the chest of the Slavs, and the charging Slavs were obviously the first time to encounter such a steel monster as the Iron Float, and they were directly cut into two parts. From a distance, you can see the strange side, the scrappy Slavs, after touching the Iron Float, are like a wooden stick being split from the middle, and they are separated to both sides with a clatter.

The hussars who followed closely behind the Iron Float held their shields against their outboards, and their cavalry knives swept sideways, killing and wounding countless Slavs who had been divided. In the first round of confrontation, the Iron Hammer Cavalry Regiment was completely defeated. Those burly Slavs breathed heavily, in Kipros for so many years, the Iron Hammer Cavalry Regiment had never suffered such a big loss, even in the face of the heavy cavalry of the Roman Empire more than two hundred years ago, the ancestors did not fall behind. The cheetah battalion cuts and kills, pays attention to a speed, and does not drag the mud and water at all, these cheetah battalion soldiers are not pure Khitans, and there are many Guanzhong children, in terms of body and strength, I am afraid they are not the opponents of the Slavs. If you charge loosely like the Slavs, without any formation, and pursue a heads-up, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Cheetah Battalion will die a miserable death, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that these Slavs are as strong as a bear, and going head-to-head with these people is tantamount to attacking the shield of the other with their own spear. However, the Iron Hammer Cavalry Regiment was the most powerful cavalry regiment in Kipros, and it was not so easy to defeat, and soon, the Slavs were whining and killing again, this time, there was still no tight formation.

The difference between the Eastern cavalry and the Western cavalry was once again revealed, in fact, not only the Slavs, but also in the early twelfth century and thousands of years ago, the Western cavalry mainly pursued strength, paid attention to frontal charge, and single-man duels, which is also the origin of Western chivalry. In the West, knights do not necessarily refer to cavalry, but chivalry and cavalry spirit are in the same line, in the eyes of Western aristocrats, cavalry is noble, and in aristocratic philosophy, cavalry is such a noble class, it must be a duel to divide the victory or defeat, the fight is strength and skill, the so-called formation detours and so on are all conspiracies. Chivalry, the pursuit of personal superiority, pay attention to honor and fairness, in short, in the eyes of the Slavs, the Cheetah Battalion is not a knight's way of playing.

It has to be said that the chivalry born in the Frankish Kingdom has influenced the Western world for hundreds of years, and even in the eighteenth century, many countries in the Western world still have a tradition of knightly duels. The Frankish kingdom not only created chivalry, but also gave birth to a unique romanticism, although romanticism has not yet pervaded the Western world, but aristocratic hedonism has already been revealed. In the East, due to the different cultural foundations, especially the understanding of war, if the Western world pursues honor, fairness, mercy and honesty, then the Eastern world pursues victory, and in war, the so-called fairness and mercy are jokes. Due to the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, there is a huge difference between the Cheetah Battalion and the Hammer Cavalry Regiment. Colliding together, the Iron Float still continued its previous cold will, mercilessly cutting the Slavs in front of them, only this time, the Slavs showed their due side. Due to the existence of chivalry, the Western cavalry at this stage carried too much individualism, so their weapons were varied, and they did not pay attention to coordination, just to use their most advantageous weapons.

The Slavs whined and screamed in the face of the iron float that had entered the iron wall, and many people took down a strange weapon from their horses, an iron chain, and tied iron balls at both ends, like a kind of chain ball, which was waved and thrown out when it was about to approach. The chain ball accurately wrapped around the horse's legs, only to hear the neighing sound constantly, many war horses were smashed to the ground by the sudden appearance of the chain ball, and the Tiefutu soldiers on the horse also rolled off the horse. Yelu Sha's brows furrowed tightly, outside Wuzhou City back then, Tiefutu had suffered a loss of the hammer ball, but he didn't expect these barbarians to use it, and from the perspective of techniques, they used it more skillfully. Due to the appearance of the chain ball, only the formation of the Iron Float was scattered, and even the light cavalry with the rear was also hindered. Once the cavalry loses speed, it is too easy to be entangled, not to mention facing a group of fierce Slavic cavalry.

The Slavs were very excited, and taking advantage of the chaos in the formation, they each found their target and fought desperately. One-on-one, the powerful advantage of the Slavs was suddenly vividly displayed, and most of the soldiers of the Cheetah Battalion had to be entangled by two people to entangle one Slav in order to barely reach a draw. A Slavic bearded man clenched his mace and slammed it on the breastplate of the soldier in front of him, and screamed in his mouth, the mace was as heavy as a thousand pounds, and the soldier of the Cheetah battalion was smashed and rolled off his horse, blood spurted out, and his entire chest was dented, and he couldn't survive. A strong Slavic man brandished a meteor hammer in his hand, which was so aimed at the head that it beckoned to the head, and the middle of the man was either killed or wounded, and several Cheetah battalion soldiers had already fallen into the hands of this man. The only ones who could stand up to these Slavs today were the equally tall and heavily armed soldiers of the Iron Float, but the Iron Float was too cumbersome to recharge and turn the tide.

Jerusha did not participate in the melee, it was not that he was not heroic enough, as the commander, he must take advantage of this opportunity to observe the advantages and disadvantages of the Slavic cavalry, who dares to guarantee that this collision will be the final collision?

The two sides were entangled together, and gradually the formation was completely lost, except that Jerusha kept the reserves still, allowing more than 5,000 Cheetah Battalion soldiers to accompany the Slavs in the chaotic battle. Relying on their own strength, the Slavs had slowly gained the upper hand, but the consul Lovednov did not have the slightest joy on his face, as a learned nobleman, he looked much further than those Slavic warriors. In fact, the Slavic warriors have already lost, and these Orientals suffer by not preparing for the hammer ball in advance, and if the next collision, the Slavic warriors will not be so easy. Looking at the sky, Lovednov's eyes became more and more cold, "Blow the trumpet, immediately cross the Yenisei River, reinforcements from the Easterners may arrive at any time." ”

Luo Weidenov is not a fool, the Oriental on the opposite side obviously has reserves, so he is stunned not to send them, and it is clear that he has a backhand. Under the order of Lovednov, the centurion looked for the centurion, and the centurion looked for the squad leader, and a brief retreat was completed after half an hour, and in this way many Slavs ran towards the Yenisei River step by step, as if there was a group of beautiful women behind them. Jerusha pursed his lips and did not order his men to pursue, as long as the Slavs crossed the Yenisei River. At least so far, Ding **** has not yet had the idea of expanding the scale of the war, and the expansion of the war will not be of any benefit to the current Great Song Dynasty. I don't chase it myself, I believe the Slavs also understand the meaning here.

In the evening, Lin Chong led the main army to the Taimer Plateau, and immediately found Yelusha, who was in charge of commanding the cavalry. The first collision, Jerusha saw a lot of things, the Slavs are brave, but the discipline is very poor, and the teamwork is almost zero, on the contrary, this is the strength of the ****, if you really find the Slavs to fight hard, I am afraid that you will not be able to get benefits.

With the arrival of Lin Chong, he stabilized the battle line on the Yenisei River and established a temporary camp on the Taimer Plateau to prevent the Slavs from advancing eastward again. However, after suffering a big loss, the Slavs obviously had no idea of continuing to advance eastward, and in the face of the coercion of Ding****, the Slavs shrank all the garrisons near the Yenisei River to the Saleheld area. The Slavic behavior seemed to tell the mysterious Easterners that in the short term the Slavic warriors had no idea of crossing the Yenisei River. At the end of the third year of Taikang, the Slavs and Ding**** both acquiesced to the current situation, and the two sides took the Yenisei River as the boundary, did not invade each other, and lived a life where well water did not interfere with river water.

When the news from Siberia reached Bianliang, it was already close to the end of the year, and it was obviously beneficial for the Slavs to acquiesce in the Yenisei River as a national border. At least, the Great Song Dynasty did not have the strength to touch the west of the Yenisei River at the moment, and it also did not want to have a large-scale conflict with the Slavs. Of course, Zhao Yougong was also carefully studying the military report jointly drafted by Lin Chong and Yerusha, which had a detailed analysis of the Slavs' combat style. The Slavs are really not easy to mess with, in terms of individual strength, I am afraid that few nations can fight the Slavs, after all, the title of the polar bear in later generations is not for nothing.

Fascinated by research, they forgot about dinner time, Xiao Zhiyun and Li Shishi waited for a long time, and lost patience. Xiao Zhiyun spoke in person, no longer waiting, but the teacher remembered, confessed, and left the hall quickly, Xiao Zhiyun pursed her lips and laughed evilly, "This teacher, I really feel sorry for him, can you starve him if you eat a little later?" ”

In the palace of the King of Chu, I am afraid that there is no one else except Princess Xiao, even Zhu Lian can't say such a thing. Meng Yulou and Zhilan just smiled slightly, and no one dared to answer. Pushing open the door of the study, I saw Zhao Yougong lying on the table and studying something, still reading words in his mouth, the teacher frowned slightly, and the jade hand gently touched the man's ear, "Official, what are you busy with, don't look at the hour!" ”

"Hmm" smelling the real fragrance around him, Zhao Yougong withdrew from his contemplation and looked at the sky outside, good guy, it was almost time. I was really a little fascinated, and I wanted to come to the courtyard A few women waited for a long time, put down the charcoal in their hands, grabbed the slender waist of the teacher and kissed it gently, "I just received the military report from Siberia, and I forgot the time when I studied it." (To be continued.) )