Three Kingdoms

The soldiers in Gao Shun's array fired their short crossbows almost at the same time. Blood spurted out on the legs of several people in the opposite line. Many of them were shot to the point where they could not stand upright and fell to the ground. However, The shooting of Gao Shun and others also made the opponent subconsciously rush forward crazily and directly enter the hand-to-hand combat stage.

Because anyone with a little experience on the battlefield knows that when facing soldiers with long-range shooting capabilities, continuing to keep distance is courting death.

"Go up!" 』

Gao Shunbei dropped the whistle and let it hang on his chest. He hung the short crossbow back on his waist, then put on the sword behind the shield and shouted loudly.

The rest of Gao Shun's soldiers also made the same movements, skillfully and smoothly.

The shields of both sides collided together, and there was a constant banging sound.

The pointed helmets and domed hoods were intertwined with each other. Both sides were looking for each other's flaws, knocking on each other's shields, and attacking each other's flaws. For a time, there was a collision of metal against metal, friction between flesh and flesh, and the flow of sweat and blood. , amidst random and meaningless howls.

In the first round of shield collision, Gao Shun skillfully made a force-relieving movement with a very small margin. Although the opponent was pushed back half a step by the advantage of the location, his feet were not scattered, and the shield The location is also well maintained. Instead, through such a small half-step, the distance between the shield on the opposite side and his body was expanded, exposing the sides of his torso that should have been safe.

Before the opponent could react, Gao Bian used his shield to suppress the opponent's shield, making it impossible for the opponent to protect the exposed half of his torso, and then the sword in his other hand directly scratched the inner side of the opponent's calf...

Inexperienced soldiers may want to kill the opponent with a knife or a shot as soon as they come up. However, in most actual battles, unless the opponent has no armor or is an inexperienced recruit, it is difficult for them to The protection of key parts is quite adequate and will not expose more fatal mistakes. Therefore, if one blindly pursues a fatal blow with a knife or a shot, he will often bump into the opponent's protection and miss an opportunity to attack.

This is Gao Shun's attack method.

Gao Shun doesn't look like Lu Bu, nor does he look like Zhang Liao. Gao Shun has almost no fixed weapons. He can use any weapon. He can use a spear to mount a horse, and a sword to dismount. He even picked up an ax for cutting wood, a dung fork, etc., and he can use it conveniently. It seems that there is nothing wrong with it. Weapons can stump him, and there is nothing that cannot be used as a weapon for him.

Just like now, Gao Shun is using a sword and shield, and he seems to be more proficient and skillful than ordinary sword and shield players.

Gao Shunli was light and seemed to have consciously lured his opponent to expose his flaws, but his opponent was also a veteran. Even though the shield in his hand was suppressed by Gao Shunli with his skills, the opponent still protected his vital throat area very well.

At the same time, the opponent also has armor on his body, including torso armor and skirt armor, and it is at least an above-average armor level. Under such circumstances, if you directly slash the opponent's torso with a knife, it is very likely that the blade will pass through due to the angle. , or collapse.

The terrain of Gao Shun's position is slightly lower, and the Sogdians are taller. Therefore, instead of attacking the opponent's throat, which is probably impossible to hit, it is better to directly attack the opponent's weak calf position, which is sure to gain victory.

Gao Shun's choice is undoubtedly the right one.

The Sogdian man on the opposite side screamed, and regardless of the pain, he swung his sword angrily, trying to chop Gao Shun's head, but Gao Shun shrank slightly, and the opponent's sword could only hit the edge of Gao Shun's shield. It bounced off and splashed out a few sparks, but the Sogdian himself was stabbed in the armpit by Gao Shun after his sword was bounced away. He couldn't even hold the sword anymore. His whole body was tilted and his calf was injured. Unable to stand still and losing all posture, Gao Shun stabbed his throat with a knife and he fell to the sky.

Gao Shun used the three swords in an understated manner, as if he knew all the opponent's movements and reactions, and could handle them with ease. Even the sword was only stained with a little blood on the tip of the sword. The edge was still sharp, and at the same time there was no trace of blood. Even though he expends more energy, his breath remains stable.

This is Gao Shun's improved method of trapping, and it is one of Gao Shun's "secrets" at the moment.

This "secret" is almost public...

It's just that it's difficult to do.

Not only do we have higher requirements for soldiers, but we also have high requirements for generals. The requirements for generals do not mean that they must be strong in force, but that they must be patient and skillful in training. The soldiers don't understand or understand how to teach. Beating, scolding and punishment are one way, but it is not the whole method. After all, what Gao Shun requires is not simple skills, but proficiency to the point of being almost instinctive. This makes simple beatings difficult. Scolding cannot be done.

A large amount of training that exceeds that of ordinary soldiers, so that Gao Shun's soldiers have high combat skills, and can almost instinctively adopt various techniques to minimize physical consumption. They do not pursue one-hit kills, but continue to consume them in battles. The opponent can lure the opponent to reveal a flaw, and then through superimposed attacks, finally kill the opponent. At the same time, oneself does not need to specifically recover and adjust breathing, so as to facilitate continuous and uninterrupted combat.

At this point, perhaps Gao Shun and Leo Youda have a common language.

At first Gao Shun also wanted a high-explosive attack method like Lu Bu or Zhang Liao, but later he found that this method had very high requirements on soldiers, and on the other hand it was very expensive. After all, it is impossible for soldiers to have sufficient carbohydrates, fats, proteins, etc. to supplement them like generals. Therefore, it is almost impossible to give soldiers a high explosive physique under limited conditions. matter.

At the same time, soldiers fight against each other. High burst means short endurance, and soldiers cannot have guards like generals. They can retreat to the guard circle to recover after the burst. Soldiers must stay on the front line at all times until the next wave of soldiers comes to replace them, but it is very likely that by the time the next wave of soldiers comes up, it will be too late, and the consumption on the battlefield will naturally be huge.

After Gao Shun obtained the hussars standard equipment, he changed his original method on the basis of having strong soldiers' self-protection, from pursuing high bursts to emphasizing high skills and high endurance, which made Gao Shun's current situation The soldiers appear to be tougher and have greater endurance.

Should it be shorter or longer? It seems that all men know how to choose.

Just when Gao Shun was about to continue leading his soldiers forward, he heard someone among the lustful men shouting something, and then the opponent's line slowly retreated and broke away from contact.

Gao Shun did not pursue him, but instead ordered the soldiers to disperse.

If you chase them out by yourself, the formation will be scattered, and the opponent has a row of cavalry holding the formation, so you may not be able to get much advantage.

On the other hand, if the opponent wants to use cavalry to attack their formation, the skirmisher line is not too afraid of the opponent's small number of cavalry, and will definitely rush into the river uncontrollably.

At the same time, the troops upstream and downstream of him are almost coming around. As long as he delays for a moment, the opponent will inevitably be unable to escape the encirclement.

However, Taksa, who was opposite Gao Shun, had no intention of fighting to the death with Gao Shun. He just came to weigh the strength of the Han army. Seeing that he could not successfully gnaw down, it was natural that he could not fight Gao Shun. Fight till the end.

Seeing that Gao Shun had not fallen into the trap, and that his side would soon be surrounded by the other side, Taksa clicked his tongue. On the one hand, he had a deeper understanding of the strength of the Han army, and on the other hand, he was a little worried. Ma Xiu was angry that he didn't come to support him. He completely forgot that he had arrogantly said that the Han army was nothing. Seeing that Gao Shun and others were waiting in formation without any confusion, he gritted his teeth and shouted, leaving Qi Ba behind. The corpses of all the soldiers retreated with the queue.

Gao Shun's eyes were also a little solemn.

On the battlefield, everyone likes their opponents to be impulsive and jump into the pit on their own with a little provocation.

Gao Shun was originally mainly infantry. Later, he had enough horses after he returned to Feiqian with Lu Bu. Therefore, his soldiers not only had to fight against infantry, but also against cavalry attacks. Therefore, Gao Shun actually had more war horses. Some hope that the opponent is a rookie or an easy-to-get general, thinking that cavalry will definitely have an advantage over infantry, and then charge regardless...

"Come on, gather the queue. Gao Shun gave the order and did not chase the opponent.

Gao Shun walked a few steps forward and walked to the corpses. Then he looked at the Central Asians who were clearly different from the Han people. Then he picked up a pointed helmet and weighed it in his hand.

The portion is not light.

The lining is linen, the outside is cowhide, and there is a ring of metal, like bronze.

There seems to be some words or patterns engraved on the bronze.

Gao Shun couldn't recognize it.

"Get a set down." Gao Shun pointed at the corpse, then turned to ask his men, "Is anyone injured?" What were the casualties? 』

"General, Zhang Lao seems to be in trouble!" ” shouted a soldier not far away.

Gao Shun hurriedly walked over and saw Zhang Laoshi lying on the ground. There was a big gash on the inner side of his left thigh. Blood spurted out. Someone was pouring gold wound powder on the wound, but it was quickly washed away by the blood. He opened it and couldn't stop it at all. There were people on the side who couldn't hold it down even with all their strength. There was blood on their hands, on the ground, and on their bodies.

"General... General..." Wang Laoshi's face turned pale. When he saw Gao Shun, he managed to pull out the corner of his mouth, "Back then I... climbed from the pile of dead people... crawling... I didn't expect... this... General, I ...I didn’t give it to you, no, it’s not embarrassing..."

"It's useless to press the wound!" Fasten your legs! What about the straps? ! Gao Shun shouted anxiously, "Where is Jin Chuang Bao?" Get another one! Tie the leg with a bandage! 』

The soldiers on the side quickly handed over a new gold bag. Just as Gao Shun opened it, Zhang Laoshi had already died.

Several soldiers shook and shouted, but Zhang Laoshi died silently, just like his name.

Zhang Laoshi was the only injured and the only dead person on Gao Shun's side.

"Zhang Laoshi!" Zhang Laoshi! The soldiers on the side were shaking Zhang Laoshi, crying, and asked Gao Shun in disbelief, "Why are you dead?" Why, General, why is it just such a small opening... such a small opening..."

Zhang Laoshi was a veteran. He traveled around and went through battles, but he didn't expect to die in such a small friction and a wound that was not too big.

Gao Shun stood up silently.

The human body is full of all kinds of flaws. It is like giving up halfway on the road of evolution, or like the rabbit sleeping under the big tree on the roadside during the tortoise and the hare race. Even ordinary plants cannot compare. , let alone keep up with the evolution speed of viruses and bacteria.

The gold damage pack equipped with the Hussar standard can save the lives of many soldiers, but it is not a panacea.

Gao Shun did not expect that such a veteran who had followed him all the way would die in such a small place.

"When a person dies, he cannot be resurrected." We are all soldiers, dying on the battlefield, there is nothing to cry about. Clean him up and let him go and find a good place nearby. I'll give him a final lift. Gao Shun said.

He brought people out. After death, the body cannot go back, but the soul must.

A few soldiers who were close friends with Zhang Laoshi held back their grief, lifted his body, and then cleaned and washed him by the river. Then they put together a decent outfit and washed his clothes that were stained by mud and sand. The armor with blood was also washed and put on him again...

The teams that were separated from the front and back also arrived. Seeing such a scene, they were somewhat silent.

"General, we..." the personal guard following Gao Shun asked, "What should we do next?" 』

Gao Shun frowned and did not answer immediately.

This unexpected encounter caused by fetching water was not in Gao Shun's plan.

Although seven or eight people on the other side died, and only one casualty on his own side, which was quite good according to the ratio, Gao Shun felt vaguely uneasy for some reason.

Obviously, the horse thieves do not only have one water point, the Krisu River, and even on this river, Gao Shun cannot hold all the water areas, so it is meaningless to wait for work here, and it will only make people miserable. Being in the open makes the situation worse.

One thing that is certain now is that the horse thieves did have the participation of other countries, as evidenced by these se-eyed barbarians.

"Next step..." Gao Shun thought for a while and made a decision, "Get water first, bring enough, and then send the brothers off, we will avoid it first... and then send people to urge the rear troops to speed up. ! 』

The guard nodded in agreement, and then cursed in a low voice, "These guys are really procrastinating, they are even slower than a turtle!" 』

At this moment, Gao Shun didn't know that the rear army had been defeated...

On the other side, when Matthew faced Taksa who came back angrily, he smiled secretly in his heart, but shouted loudly: "Amazing!" amazing! The general is really awesome! sharp! The Han army was defeated so quickly! The Han army was not as powerful as imagined! Look, our general has won! 』

Taksa's anger was suddenly blocked, and he rolled his eyes, "What are you doing?" 』

Matthew moved closer to Taksa and whispered: "General, it's not that I don't lead people to rescue, or that I have any intention to embarrass the general, but these guys..."

Ma Xiu motioned to the roaring horse thieves nearby, "If we let them know that we can't resist the Han army... General, can you believe that most of them ran away tonight?" 』

Taxa was stunned.

"What's more, General just now said that he can just go by himself..." Matthew added, "If even a small Han army needs so many people to win...then what will happen when a large Han army comes?" 』

Taksa glanced sideways at Matthew, "I told you, you can do it yourself?" 』

Matthew nodded repeatedly, "General, can't you just do it?" 』

Taksa was silent for a moment, exhaled, and completely suppressed his anger.

I have to say, what Matthew said makes sense.

"Now, what to do?" ’ Taksa asked. He suddenly felt that Matthew seemed to have a lot of brains, so it would be good to listen to Matthew's suggestions.

Matthew's eyes swayed left and right a few times, and while thinking, he said: "The Gobi Desert in the Western Region is so big, it is normal to miss the place. Maybe these Han troops came from other places... We should try to figure this out now." The number of Han troops and contact with the people in front of us... If there is only a small group of Han troops, then we can lead these people to outflank them and eat them... But if it is really a large-scale Han army in front Come on, let's... we'd better claim victory and get out of here as soon as possible... Anyway, the general has already won a victory, right? 』

Before this encounter, Taksa would have sneered at Matthew's suggestion, thinking that Matthew was timid and cowardly and afraid of avoiding the battle. However, after seeing the bravery of Gao Shun and others, Taksa felt that he The Sogdians under his command may not be the opponents of the Han soldiers, so naturally there were some changes in their attitude, and they began to feel that it was not a very wise thing to confront the Han army head-on.

As for whether he won the encounter...

Do you even need to ask?

Of course it's a win!

A victory in an encounter is also a victory!

"Very good, very good, that's it, that's it..." Taksa laughed and waved his arms as if in triumph, "Victory!" I like! victory! 』

"Oh oh oh, victory!" ” The horse thieves who didn’t know what was going on also cheered, as if they who had been hiding far away and didn’t dare to come forward were participants in this encounter and also the victors.

What?

More people died than the Han army?

That's not important. Are there any immortals on the battlefield?

Anyway, as long as we win in the end, who cares how many people died?

Besides, as long as you don’t say it, I don’t say it, and everyone doesn’t say it, even God won’t know!