"What did you say? Liu Mang's Army is heading towards our camp?" Lu Meng had also sent out scouts to observe the movements of the cities. He did not expect that when his army arrived, Liu Mang's Army would not attack the cities and instead head towards his camp.
"Yes, General. The entire Liu Mang's Army has been mobilized. In the past, Lu Meng's Army would always be attacked, but now, Lu Meng's Army is quiet!" The scout on the side reported to Lu Meng.
"Let them come! If they come, we will kill them all! "Ling Chao said sternly.
"It's not that simple!" Lu Meng frowned. He knew who in Liu Mang's Army was attacking Lu Meng's Army. It was Zhang Liao, Wen Yuan. Who was Zhang Liao? This person came from Bing Province and followed Lü Bu to the north and south. He could be said to be the first general under Lü Bu. Zhang Liao was not only a general, but also a talented commander. When Cao Cao was fighting for Xu Province, he once said that in Xu Province, the first enemy was Chen Gong's strategy, the second was Zhang Liao's army, and the third was Lü Bu's bravery. From this, one could see Zhang Liao's ability. When facing Zhang Liao, Lu Meng was extremely vigilant. But now, Zhang Liao wanted to directly attack his camp. Lu Meng had set up camp in the forest so that he would not be attacked by the Xiliang Cavalry. Zhang Liao's strongest fighting force was the 5,000 Xiliang Cavalry! Could it be that he wanted to use the Xiliang Cavalry to enter the forest and fight with him? This made Lu Meng a little confused.
However, vigilance aside, Lu Meng didn't understand. He wasn't a pushover. Since Zhang Liao wanted to come, then let him come!
"Pass down my order. Prepare for battle! If Zhang Liao dared to come, he would make sure that he would never return! "No matter what, Lu Meng is only a young battle general in his twenties. Although he is not a hothead, the vigor in his body is still there. It is the kind of vigor that belongs to a young man.
Lu Meng's army quickly gathered. They were next to the forest. Relying on the forest, the Xiliang Cavalry's warhorses did not have any advantage at all. Riding a horse in the forest, if one's speed was too fast, one could crash into a tree and die. Not to mention, this was a large scale cavalry charge.
Therefore, with the protection of the forest, Lu Meng's army did not fear the Xiliang Cavalry.
Beyond Lu Meng's line of sight was a plain. Lu Meng and Zhang Liao's army looked at each other across the trees. The Xiliang Cavalry was truly the elite of heavy cavalry. No wonder it was the Xiliang Cavalry that Dong Zhuo relied on to completely destroy the Han Dynasty.
Lu Meng was very envious. Jiangdong did not have any heavy cavalry. The original Yuzhou Cavalry was completely played to death by Lü Bu. It could be said that Jiangdong basically relied on two legs to run. If they could have such a heavy cavalry, the Jiangdong Army would not be ridiculed by others.
"Is that person Lu Meng?" Zhang Liao looked at the person standing under the commander's flag. It was the current commander of the Jiangdong Army, Lu Meng.
"Hm?" Lu Meng was a military general. A military general was naturally very sensitive to other people's gazes. He also turned around and saw Zhang Liao.
The two were far apart, but they both noticed each other's existence.
"Zhang Liao!"
"Lu Meng!"
"Let me teach you a lesson!"
"Army, move out!" Zhang Liao waved the command flag in his hand. When Zhang Huge's army saw this, they all gave their own orders. The five thousand heavy armored Xiliang Cavalry instantly began to move. This was a heavy armored army. In this era of cold weapons, cavalry could be considered the king of land battles. The dust and weeds that were kicked up when the warhorses trampled on the ground was not only in terms of power, but also in terms of heart, it was shocking.
"If they were in the same state, Lu Meng would not want to meet such a heavy cavalry monster. Fortunately, there was a natural barrier and the existence of this dense forest.
"Be alert!" Lu Meng also began to deploy his troops. His camp was hollowed out in the middle of the forest, forming a square. This way, the army could be stationed there, and there would be enough branches to build a camp.
"Charge!" Zhang Liao waved the flag in his hand. The five thousand heavy cavalry finished their warm-up and rushed towards the Jiangdong Army like a steel beast. The tremors of the earth and the sounds of battle all day long would have caused a mental breakdown if one's mental strength was slightly weaker.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The five thousand Xiliang Cavalry and their mounts rushed towards the opposite side. Although these Xiliang Cavalry and Zhang Liao were in the process of getting used to each other, one should not forget that they were once soldiers who had been on the battlefield for hundreds of years. Therefore, they had a murderous aura. This kind of murderous aura could not be felt by one or two people, but when it was in a group, it was simply overwhelming.
"Hu!" Lu Meng was standing in the center of the Jiangdong Army. He was the core of the army. He took a deep breath. If he encountered the Xiliang Cavalry on the plains, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lu Meng really wanted to see the Wolf Cavalry that defeated the Xiliang Cavalry. He wanted to see what would happen if the Wolf Cavalry were to charge at the Xiliang Cavalry.
Lu Meng was nervous. It could be said that the entire Jiangdong Army was nervous. The Jiangdong Army had always been focused on naval battles and siege battles on land. Their opponents were Yan Baihu, Liu Xun, Liu Yao, and the Jingzhou Army. These people did not have heavy cavalry and were not as good as the Jiangdong Army in terms of land battles. After all, the Jiangdong Army had elites like the Danyang Army and the Jiangsu Army. This was the first time for Lu Meng to fight against heavy cavalry.
Lu Meng was nervous. As the commander-in-chief of the army, if he panicked, everything would be over. Moreover, the 5,000 soldiers under his command were not the 30,000 private soldiers of the nobles. These 5,000 soldiers were the real elites. They were the Jiangdong Army!
Jiangdong not only had the Danyang Army, but also the Jiangdong Army. The Jiangdong Army was also known as the Chu Army. That's right, they were the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom during the Warring States Period. These soldiers were the descendants of the Chu Kingdom. Although the Han Dynasty had existed for hundreds of years, these soldiers of Jiangdong had always followed the rules of the Chu Kingdom. When the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Chu Kingdom, the Qin Dynasty left behind a sentence, "Even if three families of the Chu Kingdom perish, the Qin Dynasty will return to the Chu Kingdom." It was not a prophecy of the Chu Kingdom, but a praise of the Chu Kingdom's soldiers. After that, if Xiang Yu and the Chu Overlord crossed the river, they could rely on the Jiangdong Army to fight Liu Bang again.
After Liu Bang killed Xiang Yu, he did not directly send troops to Jiangdong. Instead, he used Xiang Yu's corpse and some other preferential treatment to capture Jiangdong.
Now, the 5,000 soldiers under Lu Meng's command were the Chu Kingdom's soldiers. When Sun Ce attacked Wan Cheng, these were the Chu Kingdom's soldiers. Later, the 30,000 soldiers were sent to the Yangtze River by Gan Ning. Therefore, Sun Ce had no choice but to leave Wan Cheng with the 5,000 Chu Kingdom's soldiers. Otherwise, they would be besieged to death.
"Raise your bows!" Lu Meng took a deep breath and calmed down. His Chu Kingdom's soldiers also raised their bows one by one. These bows were about two stones. An average soldier could only pull one stone bow. Liu Mang's City Guard could be said to be good at shooting. Liu Mang could not let all of his men pull two stone bows.
"Come, come!" Lu Meng looked at the galloping steel beasts. If he really rushed to the Jiangdong Army, then he would be met with a rain of arrows. Even if he could avoid the rain of arrows, the Xiliang Cavalry would not be able to escape with Mao Lin as a shield.
"One thousand steps, eight hundred steps, six hundred steps, four hundred steps! Two hundred steps! One hundred and ninety steps, one hundred and eighty steps! " The Xiliang Cavalry was getting closer and closer to Lu Meng's best shooting range. Lu Meng's hand was already raised high. Once it fell, countless arrows would be released.
"Release!" Lu Meng did not say the word before it got stuck in his throat.
"Retreat!" The flag in Zhang Liao's hand changed direction again. Zhang Liao sneered as the five thousand heavy cavalry suddenly changed direction. It was as if a steel beast suddenly came to a halt. One hundred and fifty steps closer was the best shooting range for bows. At such a distance, even if they were wearing heavy armor, the arrows would still be able to pierce through the first layer of armor. Under the rain of arrows, the areas that were not covered would definitely be pierced through. Moreover, the Xiliang Cavalry was wrapped in heavy armor, but the warhorses were not. It was very difficult for the warhorses to survive under the rain of arrows. It was a law to shoot the horse before shooting the man.
Even if they were to be shot, they would still be shot. However, at this distance of one hundred and fifty steps, the Xiliang Cavalry directly changed direction and left the shooting range of the bows. This feeling made Lu Meng very embarrassed and uncomfortable. Just as the arrows were about to be shot, you suddenly ran away. What was wrong with you? Many of the Chu soldiers pulled their bows to the maximum. Their mental power was also incomparably concentrated. But you actually did not go! Some of the soldiers could not hold back and shot out the arrows in their hands. However, these arrows did not have much power in front of the Xiliang Cavalry. Only one unlucky soldier had his face scratched by the arrow.
"Release the bows!" Lu Meng ordered his subordinates to release the bows in their hands.
"General, look!" But Lu Meng did not release the arrows for long! On the other side, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry who had already turned around and left started to charge towards Mao Lin.
"Raise the bows!" Lu Meng shouted again. This time, without Lu Meng opening his mouth, the archers raised the bows in their hands. "Come, come! Two hundred steps, shoot! " Lu Meng roared. This time, he ordered his subordinates to pull the bows to the maximum. In the era of cold weapons, the soldiers would not go all out at the beginning of the battle. This was because the battle was long lasting. It could take half a day or even a day. If you went all out at the beginning, then you would not be able to survive. Therefore, generally, the first contact would be at eighty percent or even sixty percent. Just now, Lu Meng ordered his subordinates to pull the bows to eighty percent. He wanted to give the Xiliang Cavalry a fierce welcome gift. But who knew that he was played!
This time, Lu Meng did not care anymore. He went all out and pulled the bows slowly. This way, he could reach two hundred steps. At two hundred steps, the arrows in his hands could also cause more damage. If the Xiliang Cavalry wanted to turn at one hundred and fifty steps, then they would have to be prepared to leave a ground full of corpses!
"One thousand steps. Eight hundred steps, six hundred steps, four hundred steps! " It was not only Lu Meng who was counting the distance between the Xiliang Cavalry and the Chu Army and the Jiangdong Army camp. Zhang Liao was also counting.
"Three hundred steps, two hundred and fifty steps, two hundred steps!" Zhang Liao waved the flag in his hand again.
"Brothers, retreat!" Zhang Hu and Ge Jun shouted at the same time. The entire Xiliang Cavalry was divided into two groups.
"Two hundred steps, two hundred steps!" This time, Lu Meng's Jiangdong Army was dumbfounded. Damn, wasn't it supposed to be one hundred and fifty steps? How did it become two hundred steps? This was a war, not a joke.
"General Lu Meng, do you want to shoot us? Haha, we won't send you off!" The Xiliang Cavalry turned around and left the rear of their horses to Lu Meng's army. Lu Meng laughed arrogantly. One hundred and fifty steps, two hundred steps, these were all calculated by Zhang Liao. This time, he really admired Zhang Liao. Before this, Zhang Hu and the others would charge forward blindly, relying on the might of the heavy cavalry to crush the enemy. Just like now, they were charging head-on. Everyone was risking their lives to take the enemy's life. It was unlike this situation where the enemy wanted to kill them but they could not.
"Lu Meng! What will you do next? " Zhang Liao looked at the Jiangdong camp and muttered to himself. Warriors should leave 30% of their strength behind, 30% to save their own life, and 70% to kill the enemy. Normally, the first to charge on the battlefield would be the first to die. Even if they didn't die in the first wave, after a few battles, they would be buried on the battlefield.
If one wanted to survive in battle, then one must conserve 30% of their strength. This 30% was used to save one's life. On the other hand, Lu Meng was using this good law of the battlefield. Zhang Liao was using Lu Meng to follow this law. 150 steps was the shooting range of 80% of a bow's strength. If they were within 150 steps, then Zhang Liao's Xiliang Cavalry would be out of luck. The Xiliang Cavalry in the front line would definitely become a hornet's nest. Once they were beyond 150 steps, the Xiliang Cavalry wouldn't even put those arrows in their eyes. Heavy cavalry didn't care about those weak arrows.
The second time, Zhang Liao succeeded in grasping Lu Meng's heart. After being played once, he would definitely counterattack this time. Therefore, he would go all out. Two hundred steps, this was the range of a two-stone bow. For insurance, Zhang Liao took a few more steps back. This way, Lu Meng was also played once.
This was the second time! Zhang Liao really wanted to see if Lu Meng could not help but pull out his troops to fight with him. If that happened, Zhang Liao would laugh like crazy. In the wilderness, even the Chu Army would have to lower their noble heads in front of the heavy cavalry. Zhang Liao was waiting for Lu Meng's reaction.
Lu Meng's face was covered in bruises. He was clearly being toyed with. Originally, he wanted to play with the enemy before the battle started, but in the end, he couldn't shoot out any swords! His every move had already been guessed by others. It would be strange if he felt comfortable about it.
"General, let's go out a little. This way, we can shoot at them!" Ling Chao suggested. He meant that as long as the Xiliang Cavalry charged again, they would follow and close the distance with the Xiliang Cavalry. This way, they would be able to shoot at them.
"Gather the archers of the three stone bows for me!" Lu Meng suppressed the anger in his heart. He also wanted to pull out his troops like Ling Chao and fight to the death with Zhang Liao. However, Lu Meng's rationality told him that he would die in the end and Zhang Liao's troops would survive. In the end, his Chu Army and Lu Meng would become a joke!
"All troops on standby!" Lu Meng issued an order. "Without my order, no one is allowed to go out!" Lu Meng was afraid that Ling Chao or the other generals would be angered and rush out. The most important thing for a general was self-restraint!
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