Hanhou

In the era of cold weapons, the powerful impact of cavalry is the nightmare of infantry, but Hu cavalry, unable to gallop, unable to accelerate, and densely trapped in one place, will become a living target for archers.

The army of more than [-] Huns spread out, enough to flatten Mayi County.

But it fell into the open pocket of the Han army. Due to the terrain constraints, the Xiongnu army could not give full play to their advantages, and was surrounded on three sides, so they could only be passively beaten.Wanting to exit the valley, they encountered a tripping rope that was ambushing in advance. Without warning, hundreds of cavalry immediately fell off their horses.

Before he could solve the tripping rope, he was hit by a rain of arrows.

After the rain of arrows, there were roaring boulders and broken logs, as well as poisonous smoke pipes tied to the broken logs.

Most of the poisonous chimneys fell into the cavalry, and were trampled by horseshoes, causing acrid smoke to rise.Another part burst out sparks in mid-air, making a burst of explosion.

Amidst the sound, gravel and sawdust flew, and the war horses neighed, and they began to get out of control, even colliding and biting each other.There are more and more frightened war horses, ranging from hundreds to thousands, and then tens of thousands, and the Huns who fell into the trap fell into chaos on a large scale.

In the rebellious army, Hu Qi fell off his horse and was killed and injured constantly.

In order to control the situation, the military officials Shan Yu and the four corners of the royal court continued to give orders, but the chaos spread too fast, and there was smoke to block the order, so the order could not be delivered smoothly, and they could only watch the situation deteriorate further.

In the chaos, Hu Qi found a lot of flames mixed with the rain of arrows, and immediately exclaimed.

"fire!"

"The Han army is going to set fire!"

In the valley, the Han army opened their strong bows, and instead of iron arrows, special rockets flew towards the Xiongnu from all directions.

In late autumn, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and they will burn when exposed to fire.

The previous rain of arrows and poisonous smoke pipes were designed to create confusion and obscure the vision of the Huns.The number of rockets reaching [-] is the most important part of the trap.

As early as the beginning of the strategy, Chang'an issued an order that no losses should be counted in this battle, no prisoners should be taken, and more Xiongnu must be killed.

The military minister Shan Yu and the four corners of the royal court fell into the encirclement at the same time, a rare opportunity. Even if the 14 Huns cannot be slaughtered, half of them can be left behind, which can seriously hurt the Huns.

There is no shortage of ambitious people on the prairie.

The strength of the Xiongnu headquarters is weak, and the rebellion of other tribes that has just been subdued is bound to rise again.

At that time, the roles of the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty will change. It will no longer be Hu Qiqiu's harassing the frontier, but the Han cavalry will go out into the grassland to strangle the remnants of the enemy, expel the Hu tribe who endangered the border people, and reproduce the Qin Dynasty's army going out of the fortress. , the scene of completely crushing the barbarians into a flock of sheep.

"Fire arrows!"

Zhao Jia organized the infantry, cooperated with the ambush soldiers in various counties, and set fire to the wall of fire with arrows, trying to keep all the enemies in sight.Wei Yue, Li Danghu and Cao Shi withdrew from the valley one after another, and together with the Yanmen and Daijun cavalry intercepted the valley entrance, blocking the way for the Xiongnu to escape from birth.

The flames in Mayi City were raging, and thick smoke rose into the sky.

After the fire, the old buildings are doomed to be reduced to ruins, and this ancient city may not survive.But there are tens of thousands of Huns buried with them, which is enough to comfort the fallen heroes in the city.

"catapult!"

After Wei Yue and the others left, Zhao Jia ordered the infantry to roll out the catapults, lined up at the pre-selected spot, no need to deliberately aim, just knock down the mechanism, throw the stones and broken wood into the fire wall, and there will be Hu Qi Was crushed to death and wounded.

The flames were blazing, and the smoke billowed.

The valley burned into a sea of ​​flames, and the heat was astonishingly high.

The Xiongnu army wanted to rush out of the valley, and the chaotic followers became obstacles.The military minister Shan Yu immediately ordered to kill the other subordinates who blocked the way, and used the elite of the royal court to break out of the encirclement of the Han army.

"kill!"

No matter how many conflicts Yi Zhixie and Yu Dan have, whether they want to hack each other to death, at this moment, in order to tear apart the ambushes and rush out of the flames, they must join forces to fight the enemy without any hesitation.

"Kill those who block the way!"

Yi Zhixie and Yu Dan acted as forwards, leading their subordinates to clear the way.

King Youxian and King Youguli followed closely behind, leading the warriors under their command, charging forward all the way.Anyone who stood in the way, whether it was an ambushe of the Han army or a follower from another army, would be killed by the sword.

The Huns broke out completely ferocious, like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves.

Yi Zhi slashed across with his saber obliquely, splitting a Han soldier in two on the spot; Yu Dan swung Gu Duo, and all the Hu Qi who stood in the way were knocked off their horses, some died on the spot, some were seriously injured and couldn't climb up. Get up, directly crushed by the horseshoe.

The Han army who set up the tripping rope tried their best, but they still couldn't stop the Huns' attack.

The tripping ropes broke one after another, and the unbroken ones were also pressed down by the dead bodies.Relying on their superb riding skills, the Huns rode their horses over the corpses and rushed towards the mouth of the valley one after another.

"Don't let them pass!"

Once the cavalry rushed up, they couldn't easily stop them without strong soldiers in formation.

The Xiongnu had risked their lives, against the rain of arrows and blades of the Han army, regardless of the rising flames, they kept driving their horses to gallop forward.

Yi Zhixie and Yu Shanchong were at the front, and when they passed the Taniguchi, they were intercepted by Han Qi.

Yi Zhi reined in the reins and blew the horn himself.

There was the sound of wheels and rumbling hoofs, and the chariots of the Dingling people and the camel riders of the Yuezhi people appeared at the same time.

"dash forward!"

During the attack on the fortress, nearly one-third of the Dingling chariot was damaged.Before entering Mayi, Yizhi slanted his words to the military official Shanyu, leaving Ding Ling and Yuezhi behind.

The reason Yi Zhixie gave was that it was inconvenient for the Ding Ling chariot to turn around, and there was no fortress ahead, so carrying it would be cumbersome.As for camel riding, it is mainly to guard against the Han army chasing from behind.

In fact, this is the backup he left in advance. Once he encounters an ambush by the Han army, this rear army will be the key to breaking through the encirclement and responding to the army.

The Dingling people kept waving the reins, and the horses pulling the cart spread their hooves and rushed towards the Han army defending the valley.

The camel galloped behind the car formation, making strange noises from its mouth.As the Yuezhi tribe who surrendered to the Huns, they were gradually assimilated by the Huns, and their fierceness and warlikeness had already been carved into their bones.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. At one moment, the Huns army was trapped in the valley and might be buried in a sea of ​​flames at any time; Tens of thousands of Han cavalry.

"Array, charge on both sides."

Li Xi, the prefect of Daijun, was the general of Caiguan, and presided over the dispatch of ambushes in the valley.He also personally led the Daijun cavalry to block the entrance of the valley and cut off the Huns' retreat.

When encountering the rear army of the Xiongnu, Li Xiquan was not in a hurry, and ordered his soldiers to blow the horn, and the [-] Han cavalry separated, and the main force followed him to stop the Huns. cart and camel ride.

Yunzhong cavalry and Shangjun cavalry were ordered to intercept the rear army, while Habayashi cavalry followed Li Xi and intercepted the Huns rushing out of the valley.

After the order was issued, the generals of the Han army carried the battle flag instead of the golden drum for guidance.The Han riders separated like a tide, and amidst the sound of desolate horns, they rode their horses towards the powerful enemy on the opposite side.

The Yunzhong cavalry and the Shangjun cavalry were at the forefront, and before they had time to draw their bows, the cavalry raised their arms one after another and shot out the hand crossbows hidden under the arm guards.

The crossbow bolts flew out in parallel, and the Dingling people driving the chariot had no time to dodge, and they fell down one after another.The horse's reins were still wrapped around his arms, taut along with the fallen corpse.

The horses were suddenly restrained, and several chariots deviated from the direction one after another. As they galloped, they rammed into the vehicles on the side.The dragging reins got tangled together, and the horse wailed in pain, and suddenly fell into a rage, raised its front hooves, and stood up.

The front of the chariot was in chaos, and the chariots coming from behind couldn't slow down. The driver of the chariot was distorted and yelled in horror, with bleeding marks on his palms, and he still couldn't control the castration. , Even the car and the horse hit the obstacle ahead.

After the violent impact, the horse fell to the ground with serious injuries and its skull was shattered.Blood splashed.

The driver of the chariot was pierced in the throat by the flying splinters and flew backwards.The field of vision was reversed, and when it landed, the neck bone was broken due to the force, and everything fell into darkness without even making a miserable cry.

The Dingling chariot formation was broken, and the Han cavalry rushed forward, passing the chariot with their horses, sweeping away with their long soldiers.The Ding Ling people in the car had no time to fight back, and were swept away one by one.

Wei Yue and Li Danghu rode their horses in front, and Han Qi followed closely behind them. They didn't need military orders, and they could easily change formations, like two sharp machetes, cutting up a small chariot formation.Afterwards, he continued to accelerate and killed the camel rider behind the car formation.

In front of the side riders, the seemingly invincible Dingling car formation became vulnerable.

"Useless things!"

The camel riders despised the uselessness of Ding Lingren. Seeing the Han cavalry rushing out of the chariot formation, they raised their weapons one after another, and took advantage of their height to chop off the heads of the Han cavalry.

Most of the mounts of the frontier army are Hun horses, no matter how strong and tall they are, they cannot compare with camels.

The Yuezhi people are taller than the Hanqi, so unless they use spears, it is difficult to kill them with a single blow.

In the first charge, the Han rider suffered a lot, but the camel rider was full of fighting spirit, pointing the blade at the opponent, as if to say: Han rider with a bad reputation spread all over the grassland is nothing more than that.

"Spread out, draw the bow, and kill the camels first!" Wei Yue shook off the residual blood on the long knife and gave orders to his troops.

Li Danghu made a decision at the same time.

The side cavalry immediately carried out the order, and no longer charged forward, but instead adopted the combat method that the cavalry of the Han army was best at before the appearance of high-saddle stirrups, guerrilla cavalry and shooting.

With the help of war horses to maneuver flexibly, the frontier army threw two long arcs, ran around the camel ride, and shot arrows while marching, not shooting people, and aimed specifically at camels.

Once the Han Qi started to run, the camel rider couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed, and was even led around in circles.

Having suffered several waves of arrow rain, knowing the plan of the Han army, Yuezhi Wanchang had no choice but to think of a good countermeasure in his desperation.We can only use the most clumsy method, sacrifice some cavalry, slow down the speed of the Han army, and then rush up to fight with the main force.

The result of this is that the camel riders suffered less losses, but they also missed the opportunity to complete Yi Zhixie's plan. Naturally, they were unable to break through the blockade of the Han riders and meet Shan Yu's army.

When the camel ride was blocked, the Huns' army rushing towards Taniguchi also encountered trouble.

The Huns were desperate, and the Han army was also desperate.

As the main general, Li Xi personally charged and fought to motivate his subordinates.The banner representing Li Xi appeared, the morale of the Han army gradually overwhelmed the Xiongnu, and the shouts of killing inside and outside the valley were loud.

The balance of victory was tilting towards the Han army. Suddenly, a cold wind picked up and the sky was covered with dark clouds.

Seeing the sky covered by clouds and catching the rain from the sky, the military officer Shanyu laughed and shouted with a knife: "God favors the Huns, the Huns are invincible, kill all these Han people!"

The rain poured down, and the flames in the valley continued to weaken and finally extinguished.

The Huns were full of fighting spirit, and all the other followers became crazy.

"You can't let them go out, kill them with me!"

Zhao Jia made a decisive decision and lined up his infantry, like a tiger descending the mountain, and charged at Hu Qi.Encountering the bone that fell on the head, he blocked it with the round shield on the armguard, and at the same time raised the long knife, the Hu Qi on the horse's back was pierced through the flank, and fell to the ground screaming.

Lieutenant Feng gripped his long knife tightly, followed Zhao Jia's footsteps without saying a word, and led his army into the battlefield.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier. In the borderlands in late autumn, such heavy rain is extremely rare, and it may herald another natural disaster.

But at this moment, neither the Han army nor the Huns had time to pay attention to the weather.

Inside and outside the valley, the two warring parties bit each other fiercely like red-eyed beasts.Unless the opponent is cut under the knife, the fighting will never stop.

The blood merged into a stream and soaked into the ground, even if the rain washed it away, it was useless.

Looking down from a height, the entire valley was dyed red, like hell on earth.