Hanhou

It rained heavily, and the torches were extinguished as soon as they were lit.

At sunset, the clouds became thicker.The sky was blocked, and the valley was pitch black.If you don't get close to your face, you can't tell whether it's an enemy or a friend.

In this case, neither the Han army nor the Xiongnu could fight anymore.

The two sides called for gold, and the Han army withdrew to the foot of the mountain and the mouth of the valley. The Xiongnu guarded the four corners of Shanyu and the royal court, and piled up barriers with the corpses of war horses to guard against the Han army's night-time sneak attack.

The rain fell like a waterfall, and everyone from generals to soldiers was soaked.The two warring parties stalemate in the night, and when the night wind blows through the valley, the coldness soaks into the bone marrow, and they never dare to relax in the slightest.

The Han army has enough rations, even if they are soaked in rain, as long as they can fill their stomachs and restore their strength, they will stuff them into their mouths without hesitation.

After the Shaling pawns finished eating the steamed cakes, they began digging pits in the dark.The trap is very rough, but if it can fall into the horseshoe and prevent the cavalry from taking advantage of their speed, it is considered a success.

Zhao Jia and Jun Wu fought together.

Anyway, the Xiongnu can't see it and won't come to cause damage, so they can dig as much as they want.

Lieutenant Feng couldn't see clearly, so he asked Zhao Jia, and he knew the effect of the trap, so he quickly sent someone to inform the ambush in other counties, and at the same time grabbed his tools and joined the ranks of digging.

Rainwater soaks into the earth, making digging easier.Taking advantage of the cover of night, the Han army turned into construction workers one after another.

A section of the defense line at Taniguchi has the densest arrangement of pits.Commander Li Xi ordered the troops to stand side by side, and they would rather move slowly than try to save trouble, so as not to cause unnecessary losses.

The sound of rain covering up the movement of the Han army, even if there was a sound, it was blurred by the rain.

The Xiongnu didn't even know that the Han army was digging traps right under their noses.

In a battle during the day, the Huns were killed and injured more than [-], which is not counted as other subordinates.

When the battle was most intense, the military officer Shanyu was only a few dozen steps away from Taniguchi, and he could get away with a single charge.However, the distance of dozens of steps is like a natural moat to the Xiongnu army.

The Han set up Li Xi's banner at the exit of the valley, and the Han army's ferocity was no less than that of the Xiongnu, or even better.

If you count the corpses carefully, you will find that the closer to the valley exit, the more casualties of the Han army, even three or four times that of the Huns.In order to block the charging Hu Qi, the Han army was completely filling in with their lives.

The corpses of the war horses built a barrier, which can not only guard against the night attack of the Han army, but also block the night wind.It's just that the army rushed all the way, out of touch with the luggage, and the rations they carried were eaten up one after another, and the food in Mayi County became a bubble again. Cold and hungry, the morale that was high during the day inevitably fell.

"Split the horses!"

The Huns were born in the grasslands, and they have been with war horses since they were sensible.In order to survive, they raised cattle and sheep, shot and killed wild animals, but rarely harmed war horses, let alone fed on horse meat.

The military minister Shanyu issued an order, and seeing that no one was doing anything, he drew out his dagger and cut off a large piece of flesh from the dead horse's leg. There was no way to light a fire, and he directly bit the raw flesh.Thick blood stained his beard red, dripped on the fur robe, and was quickly washed away by the rain.

"Split the horses!" After eating the cut raw meat, the military official Shan Yu insisted, "You can only rush out if you live! Kill them back one day, and slaughter these Han people!"

Yizhi clasped one arm sideways in front of her chest, pounding her chest heavily, her ferocious expression was covered by darkness, but the determination and cruelty in her words were undoubtedly revealed.

"I will follow the Great Chanyu and use the blood and heads of the Han people to sacrifice the warriors who died in battle!

Even though there were many suspicions before, now that he is in a dangerous situation, the military minister Shan Yu seems to have become the hero who galloped the grassland 20 years ago, after the old Shang Shan Yu, and was respected by all ministries.The four corners of the royal court knew well that if they wanted to break out of the encirclement, they had to put aside all prejudices and contradictions, defend the Great Chanyu, hold each other together, and work together.

"Swear to the death to follow the Great Chanyu established by heaven!"

The four corners of the royal court made an oath, and the morale of the Huns was stimulated again.The whole army was like a pack of wolves on their way to death, pushed to the limit, completely bursting out with ferocity.

Everyone gritted their teeth and dismantled the dead horses, biting the raw meat fiercely, trying to replenish their strength as much as possible.Just wait until dawn to get on the war horse, follow Da Shanyu out of the valley, and trample all the Han troops blocking the way into meat mud.

In the second half of the night, the rain began to decrease, but the night wind became colder, sweeping across the valley, roaring like wild animals and howling ghosts.

Both the Han army and the Xiongnu are accumulating strength, preparing for the upcoming battle.

At dawn, the dense dark clouds finally dissipated, and the sunlight penetrated the clouds and fell to the ground.Drops of water hang from the blades of grass, which should be crystal clear, but they are all blood red.At first glance, it looks like a blanket of blood has been laid in the valley.

The horns of the Han army and the Huns sounded at the same time.

The stacked corpses were moved away, the Huns drove their horses, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes echoed in the valley.

The Han army was very quiet.

Especially for the infantry lined up at the mouth of the valley, the strong men in the front line put their shoulders against the wooden shield, and their legs sank deeply into the mud.Although it can maintain the shield formation in this way, once it is hit by a war horse, its legs will definitely be broken.

Facing the galloping cavalry, what a broken leg means is self-evident.

Even so, the Han army still did not waver in the slightest.

After yesterday's battle, everyone already understood that if they wanted to keep more Huns, they had to fight to the death.From the moment they picked up their shields and clenched their long knives, they didn't want to leave alive.

The earth was constantly shaking, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes came rolling.

The Han army held their weapons tightly and charged the Huns head-on, standing still like a mountain.It seems that it is no longer a body of flesh and blood, but a sculpture made of copper and iron.

The distance is getting closer and closer, so close that the hideous faces of the Huns can be seen clearly.

"kill!"

The Han army roared, and the strong men in the front line formed a shield wall, and behind the shield were like forests of spears and spears.Once the cavalry is blocked by the shield, the speed will be slowed down, and they will be strung into blood gourds immediately.

"rush!"

Yi Zhi slanted her hair with ruthlessness, desperate to break through the battle formation of the Han army, desperate to lose.

He has fought against the Han army many times, and he is well aware of the lethality of the army formation.

Yesterday, the Han army set up an ambush. For the sake of concealment, they only pulled up the bridle rope, but did not go out of the army formation.Today is different. The Han army not only lists the army formation, but is also stuck at the exit of the valley.

If the Xiongnu army wants to rush out, it is bound to pay a heavy price, and even pay with their lives.

The horses continued to accelerate, and the first group of Hun cavalry rushed to the front of the formation. They thought they would hit the shield, but suddenly they felt stunned. The galloping horses fell into mud puddles one after another, and their front legs broke.

Hu Qi was not on guard and failed to grasp the reins, so he flew out immediately and landed on the spears of the Han army.Blood slid down the wooden pole, and Hu Qi was held in the air, swallowing his last breath.

"Trap!"

When the Han army was stuck in the formation, the Huns were all focused on breaking the formation, including Yi Zhixie, who never expected that the Han army would set up traps in front of the formation.

"Rush over!"

Without time to hesitate, the military minister Shan Yu ordered the vanguard not to slow down, but to use horses and human lives to level the trap and break through the battle formation.

woo-

The horn sounded again, and the Huns became crazy at the beginning of the battle.

No loss, no hesitation of life.

If you rush out, you will live, if you are stuck in place, you can only wait for death!

The battle formation of the Han army was once in jeopardy, and all the strong men in the front row died.The archer empties the quiver and leaps forward against the shield wall.If one person can't stand it, then two or three people, as long as the shield wall does not collapse and the horses cannot accelerate the charge, they can help the comrades kill more enemies!

The Han army and the Xiongnu fought fiercely. For three consecutive days, the valley was completely stained red with blood.It's not bright red, but deep red and close to black, layer by layer, and you can taste the sweet smell of blood when you breathe.

Zhao Jia didn't remember how long he fought, nor how many enemies he killed, he just swung his knife instinctively and mechanically.When the handle of the knife was soaked in blood, he tore off a strip from the cotton coat, tied the long knife firmly to his hand, and continued to fight.

The comrades who fought side by side fell one by one, some were familiar and some were unfamiliar.At this moment, he fell in a pool of blood, and he was still strangled with the enemy until his death.

"Lang Jun, be careful!"

Zhao Jia slashed and wounded a Hun who had fallen from his horse, and the knife was embedded in the opponent's shoulder bone.The two Xiongnu took the opportunity to attack, Gu Duo brought a strong wind and smashed towards Zhao Jia's back, the short knife flashed coldly, and hit his side directly.

Zhao Puonu and Wei Qing warned at the same time, but they were held back by the enemy, and there was no time to rescue them.

Xin Zhao struggled to get his arm chopped off, but insisted on supporting Gu Duo, so that Zhao Jia could block the dagger and take advantage of the situation to deal with the sneak attacking enemy.

"Can you still move your left arm?" Zhao Jia and Xin Zhao asked back to back, wielding their knives.

"It's okay to move." Xin Zhao had no time to wrap up the wound, let the blood flow, and rushed towards the opponent even more fiercely with the stimulation of pain.

The battle has continued until now, and the number of Xiongnu who died under Zhao Jia's sword has doubled.But no matter how hard he tried, the number of enemies seemed to never decrease.

In such a battlefield, facing such an enemy, if you want to win the final victory, you must be more vicious and crazy than the opponent.If the psychological endurance is a little weaker, if you don't die in battle, you will collapse on the spot.

"kill!"

Zhao Jia clenched the long knife tightly, telling himself that he couldn't stop, he had to kill!Physical strength is on the verge of limit, unable to hold on, the only thing in front of us is death!

Li Xi had been stationed at the frontier for many years. He had gone through many battles and knew that the soldiers were exhausted, but he did not give the order to retreat. Instead, he gave the order to attack.

Batch after batch of Xiongnu rushed to Taniguchi, and batch after batch fell on the way of charging.

The corpses piled up into mountains, and the latecomers continued to rush forward frantically on the road paved by the dead.

Within a few days, Yi Zhixie and Yu Dan took turns to attack, as the strikers, both of them were injured.The Han army was unable to attack for a long time, and the morale of the Huns began to waver. Rao Yi Zhixie, who had a strategy in mind, also showed a little anxiety.

"Warriors of the Huns, follow me!"

At this moment, Shan Yu's voice suddenly sounded.

The eagle eagle symbolizing the Shanyu was raised high, and the no longer majestic Shanyu shouted loudly, taking the lead, leading the elite of the royal court to rush towards the Han army's battle formation.

"Guard the Great Chanyu!"

Under the eagle eagle, the Huns gathered like a tide.

The crazy cavalry roared and rushed forward, even though they were pierced by spears, they still swung their swords with a grinning grin, trying to take away the opponent in front of them at all costs.

The battle formation was in jeopardy, even if the Han army tried its best, it still began to collapse from the outer layer.

"I can't stop it."

Li Xi's expression was stern, and he ordered the guards to beat the drums.

The military officer Shan Yu was about to rush through the valley. Li Xi raised his spear and led the army to fight.

Cao Shi and Han Yan took orders to launch a surprise attack together with Wuyuan and Dingxiang cavalry to intercept the Huns rushing out of the valley.Wei Yue and Li Danghu divided their troops, the latter stopped the remaining camel riders, and sent troops back to help the army to stop the enemy.

"kill!"

The [-] royal court elites, like [-] killing machines, stepped on the blood of the Han army and their own people all the way, and the guard officer Shan Yu rushed out of the valley and rushed northward at high speed.

Li Xi was attacked by King Youxian and King Youguli, and was wounded and fell off his horse.If it wasn't for the personal guards who were desperate to die, they might fall on the spot.

Cao Shi's eyes were bloodshot, his face was full of excitement, and his armor was completely covered in blood.

Han Yan was riding on a horse, with no emotion in her eyes. She rolled the long knife in her hand, took off the horn bow on her back, and strangled the enemy's neck with the bowstring. Then she bent down and pulled out the spear that was inserted obliquely on the ground.

More and more Xiongnu rushed out of the valley. Li Xi pressed the wound on his abdomen and ordered decisively to ignore the Huns who rushed out, concentrate their forces to block the gap, and leave all the Huqi inside!

Knowing that the Han army cut off his back, the military minister Shan Yu did not turn back, and the four corners of the royal court were the same.

An army of 14 marched southward, smashing the border fortress.

As a result, in an ambush battle, the army suffered heavy losses, and less than [-] people broke out of the encirclement.The gap that was opened was closed again, and the remaining Hu Qi might or might not be able to escape.

For the Huns, such fiascos have been one of the few since Modu Shanyu.

Having seen the ferocity of the Han army, there was only one thought left in his mind: run back to the grassland as soon as possible, accumulate strength, and go south again in the future, and he must be ashamed!

It's a pity that the Huns didn't know that rushing out of the valley didn't mean they were really out of danger. They were not far ahead, and the army led by Wei Shang and Li Guang was waiting for them.