Chapter 697 Frontal Challenge
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A sharp whistling sound sounded from a distance, reached high in the sky, exploded with a pop, and a gorgeous flower bloomed in the air, which was particularly conspicuous against the blue sky and a few floating white clouds. .
On the towering sentry tower on the edge of the camp, the soldiers on the lookout immediately rang the warning bell. As the bell rang, the entire camp started to move in an instant.
As the drums and trumpets sounded, the teams on duty gathered in groups towards the front of the camp. Across the fence, a crossbow machine raised its head, and the crossbow arrows shining with dark light were aimed at the front. More crossbowmen They lined up amidst the shouts of the officers, placing their quivers in front one by one, and each soldier began to carefully check his bow feathers.
In the camp, the elite soldiers began to put on their armor, while the auxiliary soldiers quickly put on armor and saddles on the horses.
In the main tent of the Chinese army, after the three drums sounded, the generals and captains were already standing in two rows.
Until this moment, the sound of intensive horse hooves could be heard in the distance. A scout was beating his horse back crazily, and on the horizon behind them, the flying enemy flag could already be seen.
The scouts did not return from the front camp at all. Instead, according to the rules, when there were still hundreds of steps across the camp, they consciously rode their horses to both sides, all the way around to the rear camp.
If they dared to enter through the front door at this time, they would most likely be shot to death by their own family members, although the enemy was still far away from them.
But the rules are the rules, and they will not be changed at will depending on the distance of the enemy.
In wartime, reasons are never given.
Whether it is the performance of the scouts, the level of the camp, or the series of preparations before the enemy attack, it is shown that this is an extremely powerful army.
The three thousand Guanlong Li family soldiers and the two thousand Hong family Yang family's white feather army are undoubtedly more powerful troops than the earlier Imperial Guards. Just like the Cui family's five thousand armored men, these extremely powerful troops can It is one of the capitals of powerful families to compete with the imperial court.
By evading the power of the imperial court, controlling the distribution of wealth, and then using force to prevent the imperial court from acting rashly, the aristocratic family slowly eroded the capital of the empire.
A century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family, these words vividly illustrate the relationship between aristocratic families and dynasties.
For those families with long heritage, the dynasty can be changed, but the family will last forever.
Don't expect officials from big families to be very loyal to the court.
Unless this family has been deeply bound to this country, it has become a situation where both prosper and lose.
Just like the Kou family and the Wei family.
They were not originally a first-class family, but in this generation, they relied on one or a few outstanding talents to rise rapidly, and in a very short period of time, they sat on the head of those first-class families.
They started a cruel game with those first-class families, and the prize was naturally the empire itself.
Whoever wins can control everything in the empire.
In Da Qin, if Kou Zhong and Wei Zhengdao had won at that time, then they would most likely have formed a first-class family,
But it is a pity that although the knives they chose are sharp, they are double-edged and can hurt the enemy as well as themselves. After paying a heavy price, those first-class families finally came to their senses and regained their mastery. took the initiative.
The commander of this army is Li Cunxiao, an officer who has served in the border army for nearly twenty years and has extremely rich combat experience. As one of the elders of the Li family in Guanlong, he was invited out of the mountain again by the family owner this time. . Li Cunxiao had qualifications, ability, and courage, and Cun and Linghuye worked together. It was not until Linghuye rose to become the commander-in-chief of the border army that Li Cunxiao withdrew from the Wei army as a general.
It seems that he also has friendship with Ling Huye.
With such an identity, as long as he appears in the army, he can easily convince others to independently command an army.
In fact, just as Li planned, although Li Cunxiao did not get the command of the entire army, he still won the right to lead this partial division out of the volcano fort.
Although Yang Rong of the Yang family was an innate master of martial arts, he was far from comparable to Li Cunxiao in terms of troop formation and battlefield experience. What's more, the Li Zhengtai sent by the Li family this time shocked everyone. shock.
A guy who practices Blood Jade Kung Fu is enough to arouse the vigilance of all martial arts practitioners.
Because a master of martial arts falls into the hands of someone who practices Blood Jade Kung Fu, and his miserable end is a record that can be drawn from history.
Historically, the Dayong Dynasty of the Duanmu clan encountered the collective resistance of all martial arts practitioners in the world at the last moment, and this was because of this.
Everyone who practices Blood Jade Kung Fu will treat other practitioners cruelly in order to rapidly advance their own skills.
Li Cunxiao, who was fully clothed, strode out of the tent. To his left, a middle-aged man who looked a little pale was one step behind. If you look closely, you can see that this middle-aged man's face is abnormally white, as if he were crystal clear. A piece of jade, even the very thin blood vessels inside can be clearly seen.
This man is Li Zhengtai. He looks like he is only forty or fifty years old, but in fact he is already over sixty years old.
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Behind Li Zhengtai is Yang Rong of the Yang family. He seems to be extremely afraid of this Li Zhengtai. Of course, it may also be out of disgust. He is several steps away from Li Zhengtai.
In the distance, the black military flag of Da Qin fluttered in the wind, and next to the military flag, the fluttering flag with the character Xiao on a black background and white characters showed the identity of the visitor.
"It's Xiao Changche! She actually came in person!" Li Cunxiao's face was filled with joy. He did not expect this. He originally thought that when their army came to attack, the Beiting army would definitely defend within the city wall, but he never expected that the other party would actually attack. , and it was the other party’s general who came.
If he could defeat the opponent in one fell swoop, and even kill or capture Xiao Changche alive, then this war could end early.
"Is Xiao Changche really arrogant? Do you think that Guan Nei is the same Northern Yuan barbarians that she dealt with before?" Li Zhengtai laughed, "Both of you, it seems that we can complete the battle!"
"Three thousand people, you want to challenge my army head-on?" Looking at the black-armored cavalry that had stopped in the distance, Yang Rong nodded and said: "You are indeed arrogant!"
Although they have three thousand soldiers and two thousand white feathers here, plus the troops of other noble families and auxiliary troops assigned to them, there are nearly 20,000 people here.
"This is the cleverness of Xiao Changche. In such a frontal field battle, the auxiliary soldiers and young men are of no use. The only ones who can really exert their combat effectiveness are our soldiers and Bai Yu from the Yang family. Her pressure On the contrary, it is smaller! "Li Cunxiao said: "You two, the frontier army is indeed very powerful, but if we can capture Xiao Changche in one fell swoop, we can greatly reduce our own casualties!"
Li Zhengtai smiled: "Leave it to me! Capture the king first before capturing the thief, shoot the horse first before shooting the man, and capture Xiao Changche alive. Let's see if Li Dachui will keep his head down."
"Thank you!" Li Cunxiao said with cupped hands.
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(End of chapter)