Chapter 283
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Chapter 283: Belated Arrival
At this moment, to the northeast of Songhe City, Guo Zhen led his 700 troops in pursuit, clearly intending to prevent Jiang Wei from escaping back to Songshan City alive.
However, with the enemy determined to flee, it was not easy for Guo Zhen, as the pursuer, to catch up in a short time.
Yet, just as Guo Zhen was pondering what method to use, the slightly trembling ground and the rumbling sound gradually entering their ears made both Guo Zhen and Jiang Wei change their expressions simultaneously!
“Cavalry?!”
Neither side was unfamiliar with this most mobile unit of the cold weapon era.
Almost as soon as this thought arose, a cavalry unit, whose speed had reached its limit, was already charging through a cloud of dust towards the retreating troops.
“Damn it!”
Seeing Bai Ze leading the charge at the forefront of the cavalry unit, Guo Zhen was startled and quickly spurred his horse towards Jiang Wei.
However, setting aside horsemanship, how could Guo Zhen, a burly man with a broad back, wide waist, and clad in bronze armor, be faster than Bai Ze?
Considering the mobility of light cavalry, Bai Ze’s armor was specially customized.
Over 70% of the entire set was made of leather, with only small bronze pieces protecting vital areas like the heart and back, all to reduce weight and maintain his mobility during a charge!
This area was the only relatively suitable terrain for a cavalry charge along the entire road to Songshan City.
Further ahead, once they entered the steep mountainous region, cavalry would not be able to charge.
Therefore, this surprise attack was perfectly timed and positioned.
After all, from a certain perspective, Bai Ze, with his ‘cavalry surprise attack’ combat style, could be considered an expert in surprise attacks!
In that instant, the 500 light cavalry led by Bai Ze swiftly closed in on the fleeing enemy.
Their first move was a signature two-stage charge, which directly inflicted devastating damage on the infantry unit before them.
Bai Ze, who was leading the charge, directly targeted the enemy general Jiang Wei.
With a flick of his bronze spear, he thrust his spear into the formation.
Riding White Dragon, he flashed past in a seamless fusion of man and horse, giving the enemy no chance to react or resist.
The spearhead glinted with cold light, and the bronze spear, carrying its momentum, moved so fast that it left a blurred afterimage.
With lightning speed, it directly pierced Jiang Wei’s throat!
He cleanly ended the life of this enemy general!
Bai Ze’s performance was undoubtedly satisfying, but what Luo Ji was even more pleased with was the overall performance of the cavalry unit.
This was no longer a rookie unit that only knew how to charge.
After extensive real combat experience on the grasslands, their every move revealed a seasoned quality.
After the two-stage charge, the entire unit instantly split into two, quickly forming an encirclement in a flanking maneuver, directly cutting off the escape route of the fleeing soldiers.
While contracting their formation, they continuously delivered finishing blows, rapidly eliminating the remaining enemy soldiers.
After the battle, looking at Bai Ze slowly riding over, the moods of the other two were not as good compared to the satisfied Luo Ji.
One was Guo Zhen.
This Bai Ze fellow actually snatched the kill as soon as he appeared, and directly snatched a major credit.
Facing such a frustrating situation, Guo Zhen, who had been chasing for a long time, would be lying if he said he was in a good mood.
The other person in a bad mood was Burigude, who arrived later with the mounted archer unit.
The mounted archer unit’s attack method primarily relied on mounted archery.
Bai Ze, with his light cavalry unit, charged straight in, which made it difficult for the mounted archer unit behind them to attack.
They could only watch as the light cavalry unit quickly resolved everything, leaving them completely without a chance to prove themselves.
For a moment, the two men, who had never met before, simultaneously shot an annoyed glance at Bai Ze.
Luo Ji, noticing this, laughed heartily and introduced them to each other.
Bai Ze and Burigude had been fighting on the grasslands for years, while Guo Zhen and his brother Guo Jia had been campaigning in the west for years.
Their knowledge of each other was basically limited to having heard each other’s names.
In their first formal meeting, Bai Ze successfully provoked clear annoyance from the other two.
Then, after learning from Luo Ji that he had snatched Guo Zhen’s kill, Bai Ze acted decisively.
He clasped his hands towards Guo Zhen and fully expressed his apology.
At this, Guo Zhen’s expression visibly softened.
As a big man, he wasn’t one to fuss over such small matters.
It was just that he had fought for so long, only to have the kill suddenly snatched away, so it was inevitable that he would be in a bad mood.
As for Burigude, who was still annoyed, Bai Ze promptly ignored him.
As the saying goes, “competitors are enemies.”
They were both cavalrymen, both operating on the grasslands, and were roughly the same age.
It was hard for these two not to compete when put together.
Indeed, they had always been competing, from major military campaigns to minor trivial matters, they basically competed in everything.
In one instance, Burigude had an overwhelming victory, and his two sons were already old enough to run errands, while Bai Ze still stuttered around Liu Yuan, not acting like a man.
Of course, this was a trivial matter, brought up only to tease Bai Ze occasionally.
Burigude himself didn’t take it seriously.
As the proud eagle of the grasslands.
If they were to compete, it had to be in military achievements and results.
For this, the entire grassland was almost constantly disturbed by them, and the people of those various grassland tribes would flee at the mere mention of their names.
And this time, the reason they arrived late was also because, in the midst of their competition, they inadvertently ventured too far, deep into the grasslands.
So, unlike Luo Yong, who was garrisoning the city at the time, they were already almost a week late when they received Luo Ji’s recall order.
They then began rushing towards this battlefield, which is why they only arrived now.
After pacifying these three important generals under his command, Luo Ji’s gaze slowly fell on Guo Jia, who had arrived belatedly at the rear.
Bai Ze and Burigude, being newcomers, obviously couldn’t know the local situation or be familiar with the terrain.
Undoubtedly, the arrangement for this cavalry surprise attack clearly came from Guo Jia.
“Guo Jia greets the Leader.”
“You did well this time. I’ll credit you with a meritorious deed. I know you’ve been eyeing my tea leaves, so I’ll share some with you later.”
Hearing this, Guo Jia’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Thank you, Leader!”
