Steel Dynasty - Chapter 6

[Chapter 6 Application of Caltrops]

Twelve craftsmen worked without rest for an hour and produced 300 caltrops.

At this time, Lu Fei sent someone to report to Xiao Ming that the barbarian cavalry seemed to be leaving.

“Let Lieutenant Lu lead the cavalry to immediately meet the enemy and attract the barbarian cavalry. After the feint attack, retreat southward. I will sow iron caltrops at the east gate in the middle to ambush the soldiers and surround the barbarian cavalry.” Xiao Ming said to the soldiers.

The soldier responded with a “promise” and rode towards Beicheng.

The Equipment Department is not far from Prince Qi’s Mansion, and is closest to the east gate.

Xiao Ming led the soldiers and brought the caltrops to the east gate immediately. Guarding the east gate was Li Kaiyuan, the captain of Qingzhou Kogan School.

In Xiao Ming’s memory, this Li Kaiyuan had an ordinary appearance, a drunken nose, and a big mouth. He had no skills and was rather cunning, but he was very obedient.

Therefore, when Xiao Ming needed to dispatch troops, he would rather go to Li Kaiyuan than Lu Fei.

“Your Highness, the barbarian cavalry is just outside the city. It is too dangerous here. For the sake of His Highness’s safety, Your Highness should go back to the palace to rest.”

Seeing Xiao Ming arrive at the east gate, Li Kaiyuan stepped forward with his usual flattering smile and said.

“Your Highness, Captain Li is right. The caltrops are ready. Let Captain Li arrange them to ambush the soldiers and capture the barbarians.” Qian Dafu said worriedly.

As soon as he said these words, Li Kaiyuan’s expression was much more exciting than Lu Fei’s. Lu Fei’s expression changed at most, but Li Kaiyuan’s face turned pale, his legs trembled, and he was afraid that he was about to pee from fear.

“Your Highness…this…” Li Kaiyuan’s voice trembled.

Xiao Ming sighed, this is why Xiao Ming still keeps Lu Fei because he is such a thorn.

This one, Zhu Bajie, and the other, Monkey Sun, go out to tease the women of the people and bully the people. Li Kaiyuan can still use them.

But when it comes to this real war, Li Kaiyuan is a complete coward.

However, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Lu Fei and Li Kaiyuan. It is actually the bad reputation of the barbarian cavalry that has penetrated into the hearts of every common people in the Chongqing Kingdom.

In the last years of the Dai Dynasty, when more than twenty countries were fighting, internal disputes in the Central Plains continued, and there was no time to take care of the barbarians on the northern grasslands.

During this period, the barbarians developed and grew unprecedentedly, and the barbarians who migrated to the Changbai Mountain area settled nearby, achieving a life of half pastoralism and half agriculture, and the population began to grow steadily.

During this period, a barbarian tribe called Batur prospered under the leadership of its leader Zatubato, gradually annexing other tribes and establishing the barbarian’s own kingdom from the vast grasslands in the north to the Changbai Mountains.

From then on, the powerful barbarians began to invade Dayu. There were no less than a hundred battles in the past century.

The Chongqing Kingdom won less and lost more. Youzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou were all lost. According to today’s map, basically all the land north of the Great Wall was lost.

The barbarians of this period made the people of Dayu change their minds when talking about them. The city of Cangzhou was destroyed three years ago, not because the city was not strong enough, but because the generals who defended the city were frightened by a thousand barbarian cavalry and abandoned the city and fled.

Otherwise, the barbarian cavalry would not have been able to penetrate deep into Dengzhou.

I remember that year, it was Lu Fei who led the remaining five cities and three thousand soldiers in a bloody battle to recapture Cangzhou City before the barbarian reinforcements arrived, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Otherwise, when he was in Chang’an, Xiao Wenxuan would not have whipped him, but directly chopped off his head.

Regarding Li Kaiyuan, Xiao Ming didn’t expect him to be able to take charge of his role on his own. He promoted him to Guogang Captain just to make Lu Fei sick.

There are a hundred soldiers stationed at the east gate, all of whom are sword and shield bearers. Unlike the soldiers at the north gate, who have all kinds of troops and are all elite.

Xiao Ming directly commanded ten soldiers to ambush on the city tower. As soon as the cavalry led by Lu Fei passed by, they spread iron caltrops downwards and blocked the front and rear paths of the barbarian cavalry.

Then he ordered the remaining swordsmen and shieldmen to ambush behind the city gate. If a signal was sent from the city wall, they would immediately go out and beat the barbarians in groups.

Looking dumbfounded at Xiao Ming commanding the soldiers in an orderly manner, Qian Dafu slapped himself hard, grinned in pain, and said to himself, “This is not a dream!”

Li Kaiyuan was also surprised. He was startled for a moment, and he trotted two steps to follow. Go up to Xiao Ming and say, “Hey, His Highness is so wise and powerful, he is truly the reincarnation of the God of War. I am so impressed that I fall to the ground. This feeling of admiration is like the bright moon shining on the river, and the world can learn from it…”

The distance from the north gate to the east gate is only ten miles, Li Kaiyuan While they were flattering each other, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.

The eyes of the soldiers ambushing on the city wall immediately became fierce.

The massacre of six states by the barbarians three years ago was still fresh in the memory of these local soldiers, and the deep-seated hatred never disappeared in their hearts.

It’s just that the fiefdom is poor and weak, and they have no way to take the initiative to take revenge.

Outside the city, Lu Fei took the lead, turning around to shoot arrows while cursing at the barbarian cavalry and greeting the whole family.

Those who followed Lu Fei in scolding were the only thirty elite cavalry left in Qingzhou.

The barbarian cavalry pursued them closely, bending their bows and shooting arrows from time to time. They were obviously angered by the provocation of Lu Fei and others.

Immediately arriving at the east gate, Lu Fei looked up at the city wall. There was no one on it. He thought in his heart: “This King of Qi has always resented me. He couldn’t have deceived me out of the city and killed someone with a borrowed knife. If so, wait until I get rid of these barbarians.” , If you don’t kill him with a knife, you will be a bandit.”

Just after thinking about it, he suddenly saw a soldier standing at the city gate, and the iron caltrops were scattered all over the sky like snowflakes.

The position falls exactly behind him.

Not knowing the trick, the barbarian cavalry still pursued them. Before they reached the east gate, the horse of the front barbarian cavalry suddenly neighed and fell to the ground.

Before the cavalry behind them could react, nine soldiers stood up on the city wall, holding bamboo baskets in their hands and throwing the caltrops inside at them. The retreat behind them was also completely blocked.

These barbarian cavalry couldn’t control their horses, and they kept falling to the ground together with their horses.

The barbarian soldiers who fell to the ground stepped on the caltrops again. Their thin leather boots could not withstand the sharp caltrops at all, and they screamed incessantly.

“Catch them!”

At this time, Xiao Ming, who was hiding behind the battlements, shouted.

The east gate was wide open, and the swordsmen and shieldmen guarding the city rushed towards the barbarian cavalry with “shouts”.

“Your Highness, please watch the battle on the city until I capture all these barbarians!”

Li Kaiyuan saw that the ferocious barbarian cavalry had turned into a weakling, and he immediately became aware that this achievement would be in vain if he did not take advantage of it.

With great pride and a loud roar, he rushed out with the knife in hand.

At this time, Lu Fei, who was in charge of luring the enemy, also turned back. When he saw Li Kaiyuan rushing in front, he rode over and kicked him away.

At this moment, a sharp arrow passed by Li Kaiyuan’s shoulder.

“You idiot, you are seeking death, Buckler Formation.” Lu Fei shouted.

The sword and shield men who rushed out immediately formed a tight shield formation and pressed towards the barbarian cavalry.

Lu Fei had fought a bloody battle with these barbarian cavalry three years ago and knew very well how ferocious they were.

(End of chapter)