Chapter 167: The Battle of the Scout Cavalry (Part I)
The Yellow Turban Army's reconnaissance cavalry unit was formed for no more than three months, and it almost did not receive regular cavalry training.
Because of this, when encountering enemy scouts, their only option was to retreat quickly, and there was no way to engage the enemy head-on, even if the enemy was far fewer than them. In this regard, even if the scouts are unwilling, there is nothing they can do, after all, the result of a head-on battle will only be a loss of troops.
As in the past, a detachment of scouts patrolled a hundred miles from the main camp according to the predetermined target. Since Fang Yun took over the camp, the search range has increased from thirty miles to one hundred miles, and these scouts are also miserable, but they are helpless.
They can also not be scouts, but scouts can enjoy three meals a day, while ordinary soldiers now have one meal a day, and if they want to be full, this errand really can't be lost.
"There are still three quarters of an hour, so be careful, although we have already walked this route, but as scouts, we have to pay attention to every detail. The information we provide will affect the general's command, everyone give me leisure! After a period of training, He Man voluntarily applied to join the Scout, but he started as a team leader.
Each scout squad had 20 members, which was supposed to be 50, mainly because of the lack of qualified scouts, so it had to be downsized. However, in a sense, the reconnaissance cavalry also represents the highest combat effectiveness of the whole army, and it is the most important thing in terms of position, so He Man has no dissatisfaction.
"Whoa!" The players under He Man's command responded one after another.
Seventy percent of them were not from Fang Yun's reconnaissance cavalry troops, but the original reconnaissance cavalry units of the old battalion. However, now the reconnaissance cavalry of the entire army has been taken over by Fang Yun and has been reorganized. So they were incorporated under the command of Homan. It is worth mentioning. He Man was ruling them for two days. Successfully won their approval, which saved a lot of trouble.
On this route, they would patrol twice a day, each time for a distance of about thirty miles, and they would rest for half an hour in between. Of course, they are not the only scouts on this route, and there are a total of six squads of scouts who take turns patrolling the route at all times. It's all in the 'line of sight' of the scout.
They had already conducted a reconnaissance this morning, and now there are about three quarters of an hour left before they will complete this patrol, finish today's patrol mission, and go back to rest.
Two quarters of an hour later, the reconnaissance mission had come to an end, and they were about to finish their final journey before starting their return journey.
But I didn't want to, on the side of the sun, which had begun to set in the west, there seemed to be a rumbling sound. Maybe it's still too quiet. You can't even hear it if you don't pay attention.
"Entering combat readiness, there seems to be some movement ahead!" Horman has become more and more like a qualified scout. Even a small movement did not hide his five senses.
After experiencing the Armageddon, he understood that if it wasn't for the Lord Fang Yun who discovered the clues, he was afraid that the scouts sent to the front would not have been able to find those lurking ambushes. From that time on, the surviving scouts understood this truth, and no matter what the wind and grass were, they would be closely watched.
"Is there one? Why can't I hear at all...... "The other scouts couldn't hear clearly, because when they were riding their horses, the rumbling of the horses would also hinder their hearing.
But in the next second, there was no need for He Man to answer them, just because on the horizon, a cavalry unit appeared.
Unlike the village warriors and local troops that I had encountered before, this unit was definitely the most well-armoured. In the afternoon sun, these armors glittered, and at first glance they were not ordinary.
This was supposed to be a half-length armor that only generals were qualified to wear, but it was worn on the body of this cavalry.
Their number is about ten people, it is a bit shabby to say that it is the vanguard force, and it is impossible to be a local army, and the armor on their bodies is too luxurious, so the only explanation is that this army should be a scout like them.
Obviously, with such a reconnaissance cavalry force, it will definitely not be a local army. He Man thought of the identity of the other party almost immediately, after all, there was only one possibility, and that was the central main force of the imperial court.
"Turn around, retreat, no matter how many people can go back alive in the end, you must report what you saw today to the general!" He Man shouted, and turned around.
Although the reconnaissance cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army is no worse than that of the cavalry unit in terms of individual combat effectiveness. But in the strict sense of the word, it is not a qualified cavalryman at all. Coupled with the gap in equipment and cooperative operations, there was only one option left for them, that is, to retreat quickly and report the intelligence here to the main battalion.
Only in this way is the result of maximizing interests, and if you directly turn around and fight with the other party and annihilate the whole army, it is the most stupid way.
"Retreat!" There was no need for Homan to talk nonsense, and the other scouts turned their horses and began to retreat.
"Haha, these thieves don't have the guts to run away when they see us from afar!" Seeing He Man and the others retreat quickly, the Han army's reconnaissance cavalry captain burst out laughing.
It's just that he said that, but he didn't have any spare time. I saw that he quickly stopped the horse, bent his bow and arrows, and a two-stone bow that was almost difficult for the Yellow Turban Army to pull away was easily pulled away by him, and he shot directly towards the retreating Yellow Turban Army scouts.
The arrows burst into the air, killing one of the scouts almost instantly. To make matters worse, the next moment more arrows were fired, and at least three more Yellow Turban scouts were killed.
After the shooting, the Han army's scouts rode their horses again and began a new round of pursuit. Don't look at them fully armed, the war horses on both sides are not of the same level at all, and in terms of explosiveness, the war horses of He Man and others are completely inferior to each other.
Maybe the endurance can be compared, but in this kind of chase, the distance between the two sides is getting closer.
"When you three go back, you must tell your lord everything here! As for the others, raise your sword and kill me as I go! Seeing this, He Man knew that it was not a way to continue to escape, so he had to make a simple arrangement and turn the horse's head.
"Haha, they're going to fight us!" Seeing He Man and the others killed, the Han army's scouts laughed again.
It's just that they didn't plan to fight with a white knuckle at all, but quickly bent their bows and arrows and started the second round of shooting. The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the hit rate at this time, you don't have to think about it to know that it will be very high.
Interestingly, as they shot, He Man and the others quickly turned over to the side of the horse, and escaped with this. This move to dodge, they have been practicing for a long time, and almost all of the troops that can stay are the troops brought out by Fang Yun, in terms of training, it is far from being comparable to those scouts in the main camp, which is also thanks to Chen Tao's 'training' talent characteristics.
"Kill the thief!" He Man quickly adjusted his body, and the Pu knife in his hand was quickly raised flat, and he killed the Han army scout.
The Han scouts had to ride their horses quickly, intending to make up for some of the speed gaps, but they weren't worried, as the armor on their bodies could best protect them. Seeing that the Yellow Turban Army scout had been killed, the two sides quickly stood together! (To be continued......)
PS: Today is also the third watch, the epic battle of the Changshe battle, officially started!