Chapter 16 Black Armor Knights
After taking the silk, Li Yu carefully recognized the traditional Chinese characters. It turned out that Lian Po was worried that there were insufficient troops in Handan City and wanted to lead the army into the city to support Li Mu and seek Li Mu's opinions.
"Father, the general stationed in Cizhou can restrain at least 150,000 Qin troops in Wu'an. If the general leads troops into the city, although the guards in Handan City are sufficient, the Qin troops will also attack the city more unscrupulously. By then, Handan will become an isolated army and be completely surrounded, and the food and grass in the city may not last long."
Li Yu could understand Lian Po's urgent thoughts, but only the situation in Handan City was the most clear about the situation. The current guards in Handan City were not very casualties, and the food and grass were sufficient. The temporary recruits were gradually matured and showed their true combat effectiveness. With the current attack level of the Qin army, they could last for at least one month, but Li Yu believed that the Qin army could not hold on for so long.
At the beginning of the Qin army's attack on Handan, the Zhao army was no longer able to fight with the Qin army after the defeat in Changping. They adopted the strategy of clearing the fields with vertical walls, and voluntarily gave up all the acropolis around Handan City, and concentrated the soldiers and civilians within a radius of 100 miles in Handan City to prepare for the battle to defend the city. Cizhou City is located 70 miles south of Handan City. It is the closest city around Handan City that can effectively defend the Qin army. Lian Po led 80,000 troops to be stationed in Cizhou. For Handan City, it is a life guarantee and the hope and confidence of the people in Handan City.
"Yes, I think so too for my father. It would be more beneficial for the general to stick to Cizhou City before he died. I will reply to my father."
His son's idea was consistent with his own. Li Mu did not hesitate anymore and wrote back a letter, asking the letter soldiers to secretly send it out of the city and to Lian Po, who was stationed in Cizhou City.
One day at the end of October, Li Yu looked at the five thousand elite cavalry quietly arranged in front of him. The soldiers' eyes revealed desire. After raising their energy for a month, they could not wait to rush to the battlefield and give everything they had, including their lives, to Zhao State.
"I know that for the past month, listening to the sound of war drums and shouts of killing on the city walls, you all want to go up to the city to kill the enemy. Many of you certainly don't understand why you don't let you go up to the city wall to defend the city. Today, I will tell you that you will wait for this moment. Raising troops for a thousand days will be used for a moment. Tonight, we will attack the Qin army's tent at night and defend the territory of Zhao with our lives. After tonight, many of you may never see your wives and children, nor the robes of the past. Tell me, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Every soldier's eyes revealed a sense of perseverance, that was the flame of anger, that was the flame of hatred, that was the flame of enthusiasm, that was the flame of defending his home to the death, and all obstacles that blocked them would be burned completely by the flame.
"Okay, go."
As soon as the night arrived, Li Yu took his five thousand black armored cavalry and quietly left the gate of Handan City. The highly skilled scouts in the army kept cleaning up the scouts outside the Qin army and silently approached the Qin army camp twenty miles outside Handan City.
"Report to the general, the Qin army is eating." A scout covered in blood quickly returned and reported the information obtained from the spy to Li Yu who had been waiting.
When Li Yu and his team stopped in the woods less than five miles from the Qin army camp, he could get close to the closest distance. If he could get close, he would enter the Qin army's vision.
Until a scout came to report: "General, a scout of the Qin army returned to the camp."
"Prepare."
Look at the time, the Qin soldiers should be almost full. Li Yu and the five thousand black armored cavalry under his command opened the small bag hanging next to the horse's back and put a set of special equipment on the horse's head and horse. This is the vest specially created by Li Yu's workshop. Although it is only a thin layer, it can also provide a simple protection for the war horse to resist the damage of bows and arrows. A sharp corner in front of the horse's head can make the war horse's impact bigger, and the entire armored shape can also give the enemy a deterrent effect. The most important thing is that there is a small depression on the armor on the horse's back, which can allow the cavalry to sit on it better, and can sit more steadily and have stronger lethality during the charge.
Originally, Li Yu wanted someone to create saddles and stirrups, but after thinking about it, he would forget it. He now has no team of his own, so it is not reliable to invent such a war weapon. Besides, it is a war period. If it is discovered by the Qin army, the gap between the Zhao cavalry and the Qin cavalry will be narrowed indefinitely, and the Zhao State will be in danger. Now, Zhao State can only rely on its invincible cavalry to fight against Qin State.
Stand on the war horses covered with armor, the five thousand black armored cavalry took out an iron mask with only eyes and nostrils and put them on their faces. Li Yu and the five thousand iron cavalry were like messengers from hell, carrying a stream of smoke and dust swept across the world, and rushed to the Qin army camp not far away without any concealment.
“Woo woo woo woo…”
The sound of the enemy's attack resounded throughout the Qin army camp. The Qin soldiers who were unloading their armor and eating had just eaten, put on their armor and prepared to fight as soon as they were full, but they did not find that their movement and physical strength were much slower than before.
He did not care about the rain of arrows shot by the Qin army guards. The speed of the war horse under his crotch had reached its maximum. Li Yu led the way into the gate of the Qin army camp. Li Yu did not rush to the commander's camp, but rushed around in the area with fewer protective facilities next to him. The sharp corners in front of the war horse's head armor and the scimitar in his hand ruthlessly harvested the lives of Qin soldiers.
The Qin soldiers who had just eaten their fill of food found that their bodies were sore and weak, and even their weapons were a little unsteady. Some people even began to show symptoms of pain in their stomachs. Many Qin soldiers could not help but tremble in their hearts when they saw Zhao Jun wearing black armor all over their bodies, and the force on their hands became a little lighter. The newly organized intercepting team was quickly easily destroyed by the Zhao cavalry. Human resources could not stop the torrential torrent. Qin soldiers could only watch Zhao Jun reap their lives at will.
With the soul of the 21st century, Li Yu naturally knew that people have a kind of laziness after meals and do not want to exercise. Strong exercise will cause various discomforts. Especially when suddenly increasing the weight of the body, it will make people feel sore and weak for a while. This is also the reason why he chose the Qin army to take action after eating.
There was no time to take into account the arrows flying over. Li Yu just paid attention to the direction in front of him and guided the cavalry behind him to rush towards the weakness of the Qin army. He didn't care that the arrows were hitting the war horses and himself. He entrust all his life to the guards beside him.
Chapter completed!