Chapter 366: Yima Ji, Manniu Charge

The cold current from the northern ice fields headed south along the empty grasslands, and the fat grass in autumn also began to turn yellow, without the green color.

In the early morning, misty fog covered a large area north of Wanzhou Mountain. Stepping on, a sound of horse hooves sounded in the thick fog. Accompanied by the sound of metal impact, we walked ahead of this fog color with a field of vision less than a foot.

There was also a maze-shaped bold-patterned badge on the armor, which was used by the Border Army's Swamp Mansion in the past. However, this badge has been abolished for more than two hundred years. Since Leng Zhuo made the name of the Border Army, he naturally took out the old badge of the Swamp Mansion, which was better than most of them with the Royal Mandala badges that were still hung from the Third Imperial Guard.

"Brig Commander, should we go back? We will enter the battlefield of the Empire and the Grassland Cavalry battle. The military advisor has repeatedly told us not to get too close to that side, after all...!"

Dorgon rode the Cloud-Swallowing Beast. The Cloud-Swallowing Beast is slender and looks like a leopard, so the chassis is inevitably very low. However, the blood black horse next to him is two taller than an ordinary war horse, and is more than one meter long. It is extremely majestic. The two were walking with one horse head, but Dorgon had to raise his head to see Xiang Yu on the Black Horse.

Xiang Yu interrupted indifferently: "It's still far away. Besides, in addition to being able to get some oil and water here, there is no other place worth taking action in other places!"

Dorgon was so angry that he couldn't say something clearly, but if he didn't say it, the boss didn't think about it at all. The Third Brigade now has more than 6,000 people. Most of them were the broken soldiers and soldiers who were gathered when they advanced westwards. Even the old foundation of the brigade, in addition to the more than 100 bloody cavalry guards and only a hundred Eight Banners guards, they were mostly explorers of the empire. The sentry frontiers that they collected were also the remnants of the Third Imperial Army.

After careful calculation, the Third Brigade seems to have many soldiers and horses, but only two hundred people can really reassure people. The Han Brigade has more numbers, but even the captive Hu cavalry has been incorporated there, with more than 15,000 people. In the other party's words, there are too few soldiers, so it is not to mention his level.

Oh my god, he wasn't afraid that the soldiers would blow up the camp! Besides, the closer they got to the main battlefield of Youzhou, who would know if these gathered soldiers would take people to the empire again?

Although Dorgon had to admit that the commander of the Overlord Brigade was powerful and domineering, and his personal charm was incomparable, he really couldn't be a human being. He now understood why Leng Zhuo had been so angry at the beginning, and it was a blessing. Otherwise, with the overlord's straightforward character, let alone being a messy soldier at the moment, even if he was a confidant, how many people could stand up to the end.

Dorgon smiled and said, "But the fog march is inevitable that we can't tell the direction. If we go to the wrong place, wouldn't it be nice? Besides, the goal of this time is the fortress where the empire stores armies. If there is a difference, it will be difficult for the young master to deal with!"

Xiang Yu frowned slightly, but was very dissatisfied with Dorgon. He always used the young master to suppress him: "You made this idea, why did you make such noise again!"

"Be careful, but this matter needs to be discussed for a long time!" Dorgon regretted why he talked too much, but there was no way. His subordinates expanded too quickly and now they could only have a weapon. As for armor, it was even more diverse, and they were all sorts of different brands of troops to deal with those small herdsmen and racquets, but if they encountered thousands of iron cavalry, they would definitely be blind.

Although Xiang Yu was the pioneer of cavalry warfare, there were only a few cavalry in Xiang Yu's army at that time. Now there were more than two million cavalry gathered in front of him. Cavalry is not as important as infantry. Cooperational combat is the most important. However, the brigade commander is a person who is the most powerful person. He always charges in front, although others can't stop him, but what's the use? If the miscellaneous army behind him is defeated, how many people can be killed with your more than one hundred elites.

"Where did you come from so many long-term plans?" Xiang Yu said unhappily. He has always been straightforward in his military service, but there are so many twists and turns. They are all moves that cannot be used. In the end, wars still have to be resolved by force.

The team was not marching fast, which was to allow the troops under their command to get lost in the fog. As for the direction of the marching, there was an old method to use a compass to identify the general direction, but if it would go astray, then I don’t know. Anyway, this speed should not be there before the fog dissipates.

The sun slowly rose to the middle, and the thick fog began to dissipate. Although the view was a little wider, it still couldn't see too far.

Stepping on, suddenly, in the fog, there were sounds of horse hooves trampling on the ground, and the ground was trembling slightly. Xiang Yu waved his hand to stop the team, but Dorgon on the side quickly turned over and fell into the cloud-swallowing beast, holding his ears on the ground. In a short while, his face changed slightly and he got up.

"It's a cavalry, with no less than 20,000 people. From north to south, it's almost four or five miles away!" Dorgon didn't know whether it was sweat or water droplets condensed by fog on his forehead. It was too close. It was four or five miles away. If they were faster, they might be hit by the rushing cavalry.

Xiang Yu's expression was as normal, but he could also see the solemnity in his eyes, saying, "Those who came from the north should not be imperial cavalry!"

Dorgon pondered for a moment and said, "We are advancing from the east to the southwest. Although the empire has scout cavalry in the north, the number will not exceed 100 cavalry. Therefore, it is certain that it is not the imperial soldiers and horses. Taking advantage of the fog to move south, it is likely to be heading towards Yimaji!"

"Oh, that is to say, we are all the way with us!" Xiang Yu's goal this time was also the Yima Gathering. This was once the largest horse trading market between the Empire and the grassland in the northern part of Youzhou. Although the empire still has several grassland areas in the northern border and serves as a horse farm, those horses are far from enough for the empire's needs, so there are thousands of horses, cattle and sheep trading here every year.

Yimaji is located in a valley in the remnant of the Wanshou Mountains. It has a mouth between north and south, with mountains blocked from east to west and lush forests, but it is a natural place where easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now this is a larger grain, fodder and weapons storage point in Youzhou.

Dorgon pondered for a moment, but smiled and said, "It's true. It seems that the Hu people have also made some ideas. Yimaji is less than two days away from the Empire Camp, but it takes five days to go up from the North Entrance Fortress of Youzhou. At present, Hu cavalry is raging and often harassing them. Therefore, the imperial military funds transportation is mainly large-scale, and then soldiers and horses are sent to reduce the chance of being attacked!"

"It's late autumn now, and it's winter coming to the day. It's estimated that both sides will fight in the near future. Although the sneak attack here cannot make the empire retreat, it is enough to hit the empire and increase morale!"

"And with them as the leader, maybe it's possible to make a fortune!" Dorgon said with a smile. When he proposed, Dorgon just said casually, but whoever thought Xiang Yu would take it seriously. Dorgon had dissuaded a lot along the way, but Xiang Yu couldn't listen and had no choice. The troops and horses expanded too quickly, and the weapons and weapons were okay, but the most important thing was food and grass.

The first brigade and the third brigade have about 20,000 people. It is not enough to rely on plunder alone. Besides, there must be places to plunder on this grassland. In order to raise food and grass, a hunting team was specially formed, but it was barely forced and could only starve to death.

Xiang Yu nodded and said, "Let your brothers eat all the dry food and jerky meat. When you fight later, don't lose the energy and can't even hold the knife!"

The fog slowly dissipated with the rise of the sun, and the vision began to see a further scene. Xiang Yu's nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses did not rush to rush, but ran all the way towards Yimaji. The exploring horses that were out went scattered. This time, people were sent not only to the west, but also to the north and south.

As the sun was scorching at noon and the fog completely dissipated, the shouts of killing outside Yima Valley were shocking, and the Hu cavalry, who had attacked 20,000 sneak attacks, surrounded the north entrance of Yima Valley.

In the middle of the Hu cavalry, three hundred barbarian bulls, led by the patriarch of the Manniu tribe, collided with the stone-stacked city wall.

"Hurry, hurry, rolling stone cannon cart, bed crossbow shoot me!"

Pieces of huge rocks and powerful crossbows shot out, shooting towards the bull.

"Guardian of the Rock!" The leader of the Manniu Riding Tribe shouted, picked up the golden Manniu horn in his hand, and whimpered. The horn sounded like a military order. The running Manniu tilted his neck and made a howl, and a yellow earth armor surrounded the manniu.

Bang, the round rolling stone ball weighing dozens of pounds hit the earth armor hard, and the earth was suddenly ashes flew, and the stone balls hit the Manniu Rider through the armor. However, when the rock guarded it, the strength of the stone ball was lost. The Manniu Warrior who used the giant axe on the bull swung the giant axe in his hand and easily shattered it.

The crossbow arrows that looked like spears were not so easy to block. They shot through the armor at the Man Bull and the Hu Qi on the Man Bull. However, the Man Bull was rough and thick in skin. Even if it was shot, as long as it was not a vital point, it would be fine. The rider on the Man Bull was also extremely fierce. Even if it was shot through the body, as long as its heart was still beating, it would still be riding on the Man Bull without moving at all.

The Manniu Rider had a strong explosive power, and in just a moment, he had already reached within fifty meters of the city wall.

"Eye of Death!" The horn of the Manniu sounded again, and three hundred death beams shot out, causing heavy casualties on the top of the city. Even if he was not stared at by the Eye of the Bull, he was seriously injured. The name of Eye of Death was not a false reputation.

"Manniu Cavalry Battalion, damn it!" The garrison general who was spitting blood looked at the Manniu Cavalry who was close to him. While coughing up blood, he said: "Open the city gate and let the team of ground lizards lead two groups of cavalry out, and then remove the trap!"

"Sir, you should stop moving. The spirit healer, hurry up and treat the brigade commander. Why don't you open the agency quickly and wait for death!"

At the entrance of the North Pass, the gate was slowly opened. The brigade commander did not have his brain kicked by a donkey, but did this just to lure him into the trap. This trick was originally used just in case, but unexpectedly he used it when he came up.

It’s worth it to exchange ten ground lizard cavalry and two hundred cavalry for three hundred barbarian bull warriors!

Facing the three hundred barbarian bull warriors, these cavalrymen who rushed out were looking for death. The size of the ten ground lizards might be in the face of the three hundred barbarian bulls, but at the moment of the death of the three hundred barbarian bulls, these ten ground lizards are just a scum.

"Kill in, take money and property! Kill!" The leader of the Manniu clan obviously did not suspect that this was a trap, and rushed directly into the door hole filled with cavalry. With this little cavalry, he dared to go out and close the door. He was simply ignorant of life and death. He was a group of stupid dragon clan members.

Three hundred barbarian bulls rushed into the wall and rushed straight into the valley. Behind them, the rolling iron cavalry also rushed towards them.

"This imperial army is too ineffective, and it can't even stop a round!" The soldiers were hidden in the smoke emitted by the cloud-swallowing beast, but it was not easy to be discovered behind the hillside. Xiang Yu, Dorgon and his accompanying guards stood on the hillside and looked towards the distant valley, but unexpectedly, the imperial guards were so ineffective.

As soon as Dorgon finished speaking, he saw thick smoke rising into the sky at the gate, and the smoke and dust were still covered with flames soaring into the sky!
Chapter completed!