While Guo Zhiyun was feeling sad for the Winged Knights, he suddenly thought of the wounded. "Go and fill the bowls with food for the wounded."
Two years ago, the food that the wounded soldiers ate was actually the worst of all.
Especially those who had lost their ability to fight or could not fight in the future, they would give them the worst food.
Of course, the best food was given to the main force so that they would have the strength to fight in battle.
But now the rules had changed. The wounded soldiers were given good food, and the wounded needed nutrition.
That way, the soldiers would be more willing to fight. One reason was that they had alcohol and suturing skills, and the other reason was that the food was good for recovery.
Everyone went to fill the bowls and give the wounded soldiers more food. There was canned meat.
"General Fan, you usually eat so well. Can you get used to the food now?" another soldier asked curiously.
He felt that the Winged Knights ate good food every meal, so they probably could not eat anymore.
In fact, it seemed that the Winged Knights did not care about eating wild vegetables and barley rice.
Fan Fan took a sip of soup. "Get used to it? Li Dongzhu told us to eat snakes, toads, and insects raw in the swamps. "
The person next to him said, "Rats, cockroaches, worms, scorpions, and centipedes all have to be eaten raw."
"Li Dongzhu said that we would get sick if we ate these things raw, so he gave us medicine."
"Have you drunk urine before? We have all drunk it before. Li Dongzhu … "
"Stop talking and eat. It's all in the past."
The Winged Knights complained again. It was almost time for the grievance gathering.
Guo Zhiyun's face suddenly turned pale. He knew that the Winged Knights would not lie, but how could Li Yi …
The onlooking soldiers saw Li Yi as a demon in their minds. At the same time, they looked at the Winged Knights in a different light.
It turned out that not only could they eat good food, they could also overcome difficulties that ordinary people could not.
As they were eating, the hot-air balloons signaled that there were about a thousand cavalry coming from Tubo.
The scout came back and reported, "They are bare-chested, but they have bows."
The Winged Knights put down their cutlery and stood up.
"Their morale is low, so they ran over to challenge us. Brothers!" Fan Fan shouted to his men.
At the same time, he took off his shirt, and so did the other Winged Knights.
He exposed his arms and fastened his belt.
Only then did the others see that the Winged Knights were covered in scars.
Guo Zhiyun also took off his shirt and stretched out his hand. Immediately, someone went to fetch his bow.
According to the historical records, he was seven feet tall, had the arms of an ape and the mouth of a tiger. He was strong and brave, good at archery, and quite courageous.
He also used a strong bow. In a one-on-one fight, he dared to challenge any enemy general.
Wasn't it just a challenge? Go, a thousand against a thousand. After this, what morale will you have left?
"Everyone else, get ready to attack." Wang Junkui knew what this battle represented.
If they won, the entire army would attack. The enemy would no longer have any morale and could continue to push forward.
If it was their own army, they would not go to war. Tubo would definitely send out strong soldiers.
But now, they had the Winged Knights. Strong? Who was stronger? Let's wait and see.
"Yes!" The soldiers began to prepare. The cavalry gathered.
The order was sent out, and all the strongholds obeyed.
The Tubo army each took two horses and changed horses. Some people took other horses back.
The Winged Knights chose a thousand people and each took one horse.
They took bows. They all had strong bows.
It was not that they did not have other methods, but now they had to use what the enemy thought was the strongest to defeat the enemy.
If Li Yi was here, he would exchange for a heavy machine gun and shoot. Who the hell wants to play rules with you? I am the rules. Don't you know that all is fair in war?
But the soldiers of the Tang dynasty were different. Did they have better weapons? Yes.
But it did not mean that they were afraid of death just because they had good weapons. The Tang dynasty could fight the Tubo in any way.
Just like Li Yi's bayonets, sometimes it was not necessary to fight.
The Japanese Empire's army charged with bayonets under special circumstances. His country's army could also charge with bayonets.
The thousand Winged Knights mounted their horses. Guo Zhiyun personally led the troops. He was a general, so he was not afraid of this.
However, he was still protected in the middle of the troops. He was a provincial governor. If he died, who would command the troops?
Tubo's thousand cavalry stopped ten miles away. They did not advance and waited.
The Winged Knights and the rest of the cavalry and infantry went out.
The two sides gradually approached each other. When they could see each other from afar, they urged their horses forward.
The horses sped up, and the Winged Knights' troops began to split into echelons. The distance between each other gradually increased.
When they were more than a hundred steps away from each other, the first group of Winged Knights immediately fired their arrows. They did not even aim.
As soon as the arrows were released, they pulled the reins. The troops split up and ran diagonally to both sides.
Immediately after, the troops behind fired another volley of arrows. They also ran diagonally.
Tubo's troops used the same method. The only difference was that they were more relaxed. Because … they were going against the wind.
This could not be helped. It was summer, and the wind blew from the east to the west. The two sides could not switch positions.
One echelon after another shot. Dozens of Tubo's men fell.
When the two teams ran side by side, the Winged Knights' painstakingly trained skills were put to good use.
Their instructor was not Li Yi. Li Yi could only teach them how to shoot. Their instructor was Guo Ziyi.
Then, Li Yi saw Guo Ziyi's teaching and thought of two good games. They were baseball and badminton.
Baseball was not as fast as badminton. The world record for a pitcher was only 40 meters per second.
It was much slower than a bow and arrow. Moreover, the ball was big, so the bow and arrow could not see much.
The reason for practicing baseball was to receive the ball head-on. When the ball flew over, many people would instinctively dodge.
Catchers were different. They had to catch the ball.
On the other hand, badminton smashes were faster. Li Yi requested that all smashes should be aimed at the body of the person as much as possible.
The training was explosive power and reaction speed. Now, it was time to use it.
When the two teams ran side by side, they continued to shoot at each other. Then …
Then, no one went to catch the opponent's arrow. When the arrow flew over, it was just a small dot. It did not fly horizontally for you to see.
Everyone used the same method. They hid in the stirrups and hid on the other side of the horse.
The difference appeared at this moment. When the Winged Knights hid in the stirrups, they nocked an arrow and shot from under the horse's belly.
This was taught by Guo Ziyi. In Guo Ziyi's opinion, as long as there was space and posture, the arrow could be shot.
Teams ran over. The Tubo soldiers were shot one after another. Some of the Winged Knights' horses were shot. They ran far away and stopped playing.
The Tubo cavalry's horses ran even faster. How could the arrows be so accurate? They could not hit the horses accurately.
However, it was impossible to kill a horse with one shot. Unless the arrow hit the horse's eye and penetrated it.
After a round of exchanges, more than a hundred Tubo soldiers fell. The Winged Knights did not fall. There was even someone who managed to deflect the enemy's arrows. No one knew how he did it.
Guo Zhiyun also continuously shot his bow. He also knew how to hide behind the horse.
"Widen the distance." Fan Fan judged that the range of the enemy's bow was closer than his side's.
His bow was stronger, so he did not have to shoot at the enemy from the same distance.
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