Chapter 283
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Shazhou Wei fled into the pass from the deserted state of Guanxi, and his strength would inevitably be greatly damaged, so they did not dare to act rashly. It seemed that this time they planned to endure it and suffer a loss.
As night was about to come, Wang Shanwu's whistle came to report that there was a big river blocking the road ahead, and he had to spend the night by the river tonight. In the morning of the day, wait for them to find out the depth of the river and then cross the river.
After the camp was completed, Zhou Qinchuan and others came to the riverside, but they saw that the river channel was very wide and the water flow was not very fast.
The water in the riverside area was visually measured, and the deepest part was almost flooded to people's knees. I didn't know how deep the river was. However, looking at the speed of the water flow, it was not too deep. It was not difficult to cross the river. There was no need to build a bridge to make a boat. You just need to explore a shallow road and you can wade through the water.
The river water is red, and locals call it the Hongshui River. It originated from the Qilian Mountains. Zhou Qinchuan estimated that there should be red soil on the mountain, which created such a strange scene.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to go up the mountain to see the red clay scene to comfort my homesickness. The Yunnan-Guizhou area is called the Red clay Plateau. Zhou Qinchuan has been used to seeing it since childhood. I haven’t seen it for so long and I miss it a little.
The next morning, the sky was just bright, and the entire Oala army made fire and made food. After eating morning food, they were about to pack up the camp. When the forefront explored the river and crossed the river, they saw that the other side of the river was covered with darkness. At some point, a large group of people were already on high alert, staring at the Oala people on this side of the river.
The man and horse were not wearing the Ming army's mandarin duck battle jacket. Most of them were mainly leather armor, which was almost no different from the equipment of the Olawei. They were only in the middle of the team, and some elite soldiers were wearing armor.
Seeing this, Wang Yue smiled bitterly and said to Qin Bo:
"King Shunning, there are probably Shazhouwei's troops on the other side of the river. The other party is familiar with the terrain. It seems that he is planning to attack us here."
"The dog that bites people will not bark." Wang Shanwu murmured in a low voice.
I thought Shazhouwei was timid, but I didn't expect that the others quietly chose the place and waited for me to enter the tour.
The reason why the situation on the other side was not detected last night was that Shazhouwei intentionally did not show up. It was not until the Olawei arrived at the Hongshui River that he was approaching the shore.
Not to mention that he has not sent anyone to explore the river channel yet, he is not familiar with the situation of the Hongshui River. Even if he has explored the river channel and knows where to cross the river, he cannot act rashly. The other party is waiting for the effort and waiting for the opportunity to choose someone to kill him. If one is not good, the Olawei will lose a big loss.
"I underestimated Shazhouwei."
With his good eyesight, Zhou Qinchuan sighed so much after carefully reading the situation on the other side.
"What do you mean by your brother?" Qin Bo asked.
"Brother Qin, please take a closer look at the elite team of the opponent in the right corner." Zhou Qinchuan reminded.
Just now, the sun was rising, and the sun shone out from the sky, and the small group of people on the other side were shining brightly.
After hearing Zhou Qinchuan's words, everyone squinted their eyes and shone through the dazzling light, and then they saw clearly the true face of the elite team that they had not cared about just now.
Although it was far apart, it was bright enough at this time that the other party not only had breastplate and chain armor, but also had a unique helmet. There was a circle of ring armor attached to the pointed helmet, covering the entire face and neck, and only the eyes were exposed, which was similar to the European knight in Zhou Qinchuan's impression.
Only the scimitar in his hand is similar to that of the Sebei Meng people, but it obviously looks more substantial.
The war horse under him also has iron armor protection, only four thin horse legs are exposed, and the whole body is decorated with Asian and European characteristics.
It can be said that this is a team of heavy cavalry armed to the teeth.
"Hiss..."
After seeing the true face of the elite in the other party's formation, most of them took a breath of air conditioning.
"Are all the seven guards in Guanxi so strong?" Wang Yue murmured.
"Fortunately, there are not many cavalrymen like the other side, and at most no more than a thousand people, otherwise..."
Zhou Qinchuan's tone was solemn. It was the first time he had met a heavy cavalry. The coldness and oppression that came to his face made him extremely uncomfortable.
Kansai is located in the Western Regions, close to West Asia and Eastern Europe. It seems that it has been affected. This team of heavy cavalry seems to be a mixture of heavy cavalry in West Asia and Europe.
Only Wang Shanwu and Qin Bo's expressions were relaxed.
"Don't panic, everyone." Wang Shanwu said to comfort everyone, "This kind of heavy cavalry is very powerful for the decisive battle, but as long as we don't fight head-on, the power will be greatly reduced. With so much armor, how fast can the horse run."
"Brother Shanwu said it well." Qin Bo also said, "My father and second brother have both made an expedition to the west. I heard that the wealthier Khanate tribes in the Western Regions will indeed be equipped with these heavy armored cavalry, charge and fight, and go all the way.
But it is easy to deal with. You just need to use the Mangu dynasty tactics that I have passed down from the lineage of Mengren, hanging them like a kite, and constantly applying cold arrows. When their horsepower and physical strength are both weak, we will let us deal with whether to kill or cut."
After hearing this, Wang Yue nodded in agreement, "Yes, it is indeed a good idea to respond to the enemy like this."
"But at the moment the other party has a favorable terrain, so we just need to respond to changes in the same way as we are unchanged. We want to cross the Hongshui River. If we don't attack head-on, how can we do it?"
Zhou Qinchuan said with a slight slightest.
After hearing this, everyone was speechless. The other party was firmly guarding the key points and was as motionless as a mountain. How could the Mangu's magic be used?
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On the other side of the Hongshui River, the two brothers, Nangge and Suonanben, were also shocked by the huge number of troops in the Olawei.
"I'm afraid there will be 20,000 troops!"
The solemn penis is a bit bleak. This size and elite level are far from the rumored few thousand people.
Their Shazhou Guards failed one after another in Guanxi, and only about 7,000 people could come to Sunan alive to settle down. There were only 2,000 soldiers who could truly fight.
Although there were heavy armored cavalry in charge, there were many people on the other side. If they forced the Hongshui River to use the method of ants to support them, they would eventually be unable to resist.
Moreover, these eight hundred armors are treasures at the bottom of the Shazhou Guards, and they are the assets that have finally been preserved from the siege of the Five Guards of Guanxi. If there is any further loss, the Shazhou Guards will not even have the capital to settle down.
"It seems that some people have bad intentions and want to provoke a fight between our two guards, so they deliberately belittle the strength of the Olawei and make us despise them."
Mangge shook his head and sighed, "But now the arrow is on the string, and both of us are a little uneasy to end."
Suo Nanben deeply regretted Meng Lang and his carelessness before, but had no choice but to let his brother deal with it.
"Come here, arrange a few riders to go out to the river and see how the other party reacts." Nang ordered:
"If someone from the Olawei came to the river and told them that since we killed our people, we would have to pay a price. Well... let them pay a thousand kilograms of grain, green salt and tea bricks to compensate.
If the other party is indifferent, then stay in the Hongshui River for a while and then turn back to the formation."
Chapter completed!