Chapter 593 Scout War

"It's just that the punishment is so light. I'm afraid that I, the officers and men of the Jingzhou Army, may be dissatisfied!"

Kuai Liang sighed and said: "Cai Mao's military use is nothing more than this. If the governor of the state continues to appoint Cai Degui as a general, I am afraid that I, Jingzhou, will not be able to protect myself in the future."

Liu Biao knew that there was some truth in what Kuai Liang said. Cai Mao's military use was at an average level and not as good as those famous generals who had fought in hundreds of battles. However, the key was that Cai Mao was his brother-in-law after all, so he could feel more at ease with his own troops.

"Well, I understand Zirou's suggestion and I will give it more consideration." Liu Biao nodded.

Seeing Liu Biao's appearance, Kuai Liang knew that his suggestions were probably useless, so he had no choice but to sigh and then stood up to leave.

While the Nanyang War has entered its final stage, the Hebei War is in the ascendant.

Zhuojun.

Thirteen thousand cavalry marched slowly in the wilderness. The army carried two general flags, one with the character "horse" and the other with the character "xu". It was Ma Chao and Xu Huang sent by Liu Ye.

"Gongming, you are from Hedong, do you know anything about Gao Lan?"

Ma Chao rode on the horse and turned to Xu Huang and asked.

Xu Huang nodded: "I know a little bit. This Gao Lan is a famous general in Hebei. It is said that he was famous in Hebei in the early years. He has a good way of using troops. We must not be careless."

Ma Chao chuckled: "No matter what famous general he is, in front of my Xiliang cavalry, they are all just chickens and dogs!"

"Report!"

"Brother, look."

"It seems to be the Hebei Army. Could it be reinforcements coming from the direction of Youzhou?"

There were five or six Xiliang cavalry hidden in the sparse woods, discussing with each other in low voices while looking several miles ahead. What was seen was a large army with over ten thousand people slowly moving in the wilderness. Although the flags on it could not be seen clearly, one could tell from the color of the armor that this was indeed the Hebei Army.

"Hey, you guys, keep an eye on it." The corps commander among the few people sneered: "I personally went to report to the two generals. No matter who leads the army, they will be completely defeated."

Several Xiliang cavalry smiled. They were convinced that no cavalry in the world could defeat the Xiliang cavalry. What did these Hebei cavalry count? They're just chickens and dogs.

"drive!"

As soon as he got on his horse, he galloped away.

But Gao Lan, who was not far away, had good eyesight. He saw a black figure galloping out from a distance, it was a cavalryman.

"Um?"

A cavalryman suddenly appeared in this place, and he ran away when he saw the army under his command. Maybe he was the enemy.

"The first and second troops of a team, pursue the enemy!" Gao Lan shouted, and two troops of cavalry rushed out from the cavalry team around him. A total of twenty cavalry galloped towards the south.

When the four Xiliang cavalry who stayed in the woods saw this scene, they immediately jumped on their horses with serious faces.

"The enemy is coming!"

"Quickly, there are too many enemy troops. We cannot fight head-on with them."

The four Xiliang cavalry turned around and left, not entangled with the Hebei cavalry. However, the Hebei cavalry naturally could not let go of this opportunity to bully the minority. They chased after the enemy like a pack of wolves, showing excitement.

"Don't be anxious." An experienced Xiliang cavalry whispered: "Wait until the enemy catches up later and then turn around and shoot, you know?"

"promise!"

The Xiliang cavalry deliberately slowed down, so the twenty Hebei cavalry chased closer and closer, and gradually they were less than a hundred steps away from the Xiliang cavalry in front of them. Their faces gradually became excited, and they all stretched out their hands to hold the horses, just waiting. Get close and deliver a fatal blow.

"The enemy is catching up!" A young Xiliang soldier said nervously.

"Don't worry, our cavalry bows can't exert their power yet." The veteran said firmly: "Wait a little longer, and then turn around and shoot after hearing my order."

Hearing his words, several Xiliang cavalrymen restrained themselves and waited silently. Gradually, the distance between the two sides came closer to eighty or sixty steps.

"Okay, turn around and shoot!"

The Xiliang veteran who spoke suddenly shouted loudly, twisted his body, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, turned around, drew his bow and arrow, and aimed at a Xiliang cavalry who was rushing at the front.

Although his body was rising and falling with the constant jolting of the horse's back, his arms were extremely steady and almost motionless. He aimed at a Hebei cavalry and shot out instantly.

Whoosh!

I saw a spike arrow flying out, reaching the distance of sixty steps in an instant, and with a whoosh, it hit the Hebei cavalry in the face. The sharp arrow shot through the left half of his face, and with a groan, the arrow fell from his horse.

The remaining three cavalry also shot arrows one after another, but the young Xiliang cavalry seemed a little nervous, so the arrow he fired was not accurate and shot into the grass.

The other two arrows hit a Hebei cavalryman one after another, and two more cavalrymen fell off their horses. Both of them hit vital points, and their archery skills were very exquisite.

"Zhang Liu!" The veteran shouted to the nervous recruit: "Don't be nervous, take a deep breath and keep shooting!"

"yes!"

Recruit Zhang Liu sighed, took out another wolf-fang arrow from his quiver and placed it on the bowstring, aiming at a fierce-looking Hebei cavalry and keeping calm.

Whoosh!

Another arrow flew out, but this one was much better than the last time. It hit a Hebei cavalryman in the lower abdomen. The sharp arrow penetrated a layer of leather armor and penetrated into the enemy's flesh. However, this Hebei cavalryman was fierce by nature, so he did not fall off his horse.

The Xiliang cavalry have been fighting against the Qiang and Hus at the border for a long time, and the Qiang and Hu cavalry are best at mounted archery. Therefore, the Xiliang cavalry naturally has to learn mounted archery and learn from the skills of the barbarians to control the barbarians. Their ability in horseback archery is quite good.

In fact, Bingzhou cavalry and Baima Yicong both have the unique skill of riding and shooting. However, although the newly formed Youzhou cavalry can also ride horses, their riding and shooting skills are minimal. For a while, they can only watch these Xiliang cavalry continue to fight. He turned back to shoot the arrow, but there was nothing he could do.

"hateful!"

The leader, Shi Da, said angrily: "Come forward, there are more than a dozen of us, how can we be afraid of them?"

The Xiliang cavalry ran and turned back to shoot arrows, which inevitably slowed down. The Hebei cavalry finally caught up, and by this time nearly half of them had been shot down by the Xiliang cavalry.

Seeing that the enemy was chasing them, the four Xiliang cavalry hung their bows on their backs, grabbed the four-meter-long horse pole from the horse's back, clamped it under their armpits, and then turned around. .

"kill!"

Although the four Xiliang cavalry were outnumbered and outnumbered, they were attacking the Hebei cavalry without fear at this moment.

The Hebei cavalrymen sneered when they saw the enemy rushing over without knowing their strength, and then they moved forward to meet them, with more than a dozen horses gleaming with cold light.