Hanhou

In the autumn of the third year of Yuanguang, [-] Xiongnu went south, and the army was on fire, and An Yu, the chief of the border county, galloped.

When Zhao Jia rushed to Yunzhong County, the frontier army had already confronted the Xiongnu.

Judging from the banner raised by the opponent, it is not surprising that it should be Zuo Xianwang Yu Shan's subordinates.In addition to the [-] cavalry of the headquarters, there are also Xianbei, Qiang, Di, Ding Ling and Yuezhi retinues, and the army is mighty and mighty, pressing on the border county.

The cavalry passed by, and Hushi was swept away.

The other tribes who surrendered moved into the fort one after another. The men took up bows, arrows and short knives to follow the Han army to fight, while the women, old people and half-grown children packed up their tents and slaughtered cattle and sheep as rations for the defenders.

The Huns are their common enemy. Only by repelling the wolves from the north can they survive and keep their hard-won affluent life.

Boom, boom, boom!

The battle drums at the top of the city are beating, and the defenders are standing by.

In front of the fortress, Yu Shan held Gu Duo high, and the sound of the horn spread throughout the entire army.

"kill!"

The order was issued immediately, headed by the leader of the Xiongnu, the warriors of the headquarters and the retinues of other departments went straight to the fortress.

Thousands of horses are galloping, and the sound of hooves shatters the earth.

The dust was flying, and a large gray-black sand mist filled the air.

The drums of war stopped for a while, and there were continuous whistles from the fortress.Covered by rammed earth walls and archery towers, the defenders fully drew their bowstrings, aiming at the charging Hu cavalry, waiting for an order, and all arrows were about to be fired.

"kill!"

Getting closer and closer to the fortress, Hu Qi let out a strange cry.The looting of Hushi made them taste the sweetness, blinded by the wealth, they forgot the fear of the defenders in the clouds, and they just wanted to rush forward, smash the fortress, kill the defenders, rush into the city of clouds, and plunder them everything you want.

"Rush forward and kill the Han army. The food, cattle and sheep, silk and women are all yours!"

The head of the Xiongnu wore a bone helmet, waved the weapon in his hand, and kept shouting loudly, motivating the warriors to charge forward.

The forward was fifty steps away from the fortress, and the sound of breaking wind suddenly rose.

Countless arrows formed a black dragon, flying across the air, whizzing and chiseling into the cavalry.Nearly a thousand catapults and bed crossbows began to show their power. The broad-shouldered army pulled the thick rope and smashed down the mechanism. The bowl-thick crossbow arrows and huge stones and broken logs flew out one after another. After the rain of arrows, they smashed into the Huns' formation middle.

After repeated attacks, Hu Qi's charge came to a halt, and a gap was smashed at the place where the arrows were most concentrated.

The Xiongnu Wanchang managed to avoid a boulder by chance, deflected the iron arrows flying towards him, and said loudly: "Continue to charge! The fortress is ahead, and the warriors of the grassland are invincible!"

"Heavy crossbows cannot be fired continuously, don't be afraid!"

The leaders of the entourage spoke out one after another, not that they were truly fearless, but that before going to battle, the Bank of China issued strict orders to all the ministries, rewards for bravery in battle, livestock, food, silk and silk, and all the spoils of war went to the ministries.There is also a reward for death in battle, and it is quite rich.Just don't back down.

You dare to leave the battlefield without being ordered, Tubu!Regardless of men, women, old or young, even children who are not as tall as the wheels, all are killed, leaving no one behind.

No one dares to underestimate Zhongxing's words, let alone question his words, because behind him is the big Chanyu!

Not wanting to suffer the fate of extermination, but also to survive the cold winter, the leaders of the various ministries made up their minds, even if they died in battle, they must not take half a step back!

"Rush over!"

Referring to past experience, the bed crossbow cannot be fired continuously, and the catapults are also spaced. Even if the arrow rain is dense, as long as they rush to a certain distance, shoot at the Han army, and then drive the horses to speed up, the fortress defense can be smashed.

The charging Hu Qi gritted his teeth, resisted the flying iron arrows, desperately drove his horse, and rushed towards the Han army with a roar.

Just as they gathered in formation to boost their morale, the ear-piercing whistling sound suddenly reappeared.

Crossbow arrows with thick wrists flew out from behind the fortress, shattering the perception that the bed crossbow could not fire continuously.There are also a large number of boulders and broken logs, which are more dense than before.

Caught off guard, hundreds of Hu Qi fell off their horses, and the chaotic hooves of the horses trampled over them, crushing people and their mounts to pieces.

Even so, the Huns' charge still did not stop.

The fortress was close at hand, and Wan Chang, who had been shot in the shoulder, kept beating his horse regardless of his injuries, and was about to cross the mound blocking the way and rush into the fortress.

hum!

The sound of string control overlapped instantly, and rows of arrow rests appeared behind the earthen wall. There was a baffle in front of the stand, which could easily block the bone arrows.

No matter how good Hu Qi's archery skills are, he is helpless against such a defense.Most of the arrows missed, and very few of them could hurt the defenders.In contrast, the Han army behind the baffle threw short spears and poisonous smoke tubes, trying to block the enemy so that they could not get any closer.

"put!"

Sima, the head of the village and the leader of the team gave orders at the same time, and the baffle fell instantly.

The three Han soldiers on the arrow rest lined up, with the ox horn bow in their hands fully drawn, one shot flat, and the two raised their angles. With the sound of howling, another thousand horsemen fell off their horses.

"Use the knife, follow me to kill!"

On both sides of the fortress, three thousand cavalrymen drew their swords out of their sheaths and rode their horses to kill Hu Qi.

Inside the fortress, the defenders put down their bows and arrows, and picked up the modified sabers one after another, beheading the enemies who crossed the earth wall.

Amidst the shouts of killing, soldiers from both sides continued to fall down, and the ground was soaked in blood, scarlet and glaring.

During the fierce battle, Zuoxian King Yu Shan and Captain Yunzhong, who commanded the defenders, all looked solemn.

Yu Dan found that the defenders were brave and not weak in combat effectiveness, but Yun Zhongqi, who made the grassland fearful, never appeared.This gave him an ominous premonition, but he couldn't be sure where this ominousness came from.

Captain Yunzhong observed the battle situation and confirmed that Yu Shan hadn't invested all his main force, and the troops he could dispatch were already stretched.

The Xiongnu charged more fiercely, and the other troops followed their orders, and the fortress was crumbling.

The lieutenant was about to get on his horse and lead his own soldiers to fight, when there was a sound of horseshoes behind him, and then thousands of black-armored cavalry galloped across the fortress, piercing fiercely at the Xiongnu army like sharp knives shining with cold light.

"finally come!"

Seeing this scene, instead of feeling worried, Yu Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Army attack!"

According to the plan formulated by the Bank of China, Yunzhong and Yanmen were all feigned attacks, and the focus of the march was Shuofang and Shanggu County.

In order to contain the forces of Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen counties, Shanyu, the military official, did not hesitate to organize three thousand imperial court guards under the command of King Zuoxian and King Zuoguli, ordering them to fight against each other at all costs. Block the most powerful Han armies to ensure the smooth march of King Youxian and King Youguli.

Before sending out troops, the military minister Shan Yu summoned the four corners of the royal court and had a heart-to-heart talk.

After repeated blows, the strength of the headquarters continued to decline, not to mention the times of Maodun and Laoshang, and it was incomparable with the time when the military ministers first took over the position of the Great Shanyu.

The recruitment of [-] warriors this time nearly exhausted [-]% of their strength.If you can't take back the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and can't get enough supplies from the Han side, the other tribes will definitely develop ambitions and even directly rebel.

In order to avoid that day, Wang Tinggui must work together, no matter how many conflicts there are on weekdays, they must let go now!

"The fate of the country, the fate of the Huns!"

From Mao Dun sweeping the grasslands, to the old man who was either Han or Hu, and now to the decline of the headquarters, the military minister Shan Yu finally woke up from his obsession with power, and gradually began to understand what kind of terrible enemy the Xiongnu faced.

It was a powerful empire that was evenly matched with the Huns and could mobilize hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops.

Sitting on the throne is a young, sharp, ambitious, domineering emperor who has the ambition to conquer the world!

The national power of the Han Dynasty was strong, and it was amassing a lot of wealth and arming strong soldiers.On the other hand, the Xiongnu soldiers were still brave, but they could not offset the plight of the population decreasing year by year and lack of food and weapons and armor.

In fact, there is iron ore in the territory ruled by the Huns, and the reserves are not small.

The problem is that the Huns didn't light up the skills of mining and smelting at all.The Bank of China said that although there was a strategy, it was not omnipotent after all. Fixed thinking limited his imagination. Even if he took refuge in the Xiongnu, he still maintained the concept of "Han has a vast and rich land, and the grassland is barren and has no minerals."

To this day, the Huns have always embraced Baoshan without knowing it, and many soldiers still use bone arrows.Just relying on strong combat power, even with simple weapons, they can still traverse the whole life. Against the army of the Han Dynasty, they can still face the army head-on and not easily lose the wind.

Seeing the charging black armored cavalry, thinking that the cavalry in the cloud finally showed up, Yu Shanming blew the horn and personally led the royal guards to the battlefield.

He would never have thought that this black-armored cavalry was not the Cloud Cavalry led by Wei Yue, but the Shaling infantry under Zhao Jia's command.

After Zhao Jia and Han Yan left Chang'an, they divided their troops halfway.The former rushed to Yunzhong County, while the latter turned to Yanmen County.After arriving in the county, Zhao Jia met Wei Taishou and learned that Wei Yue had set off with troops to bypass the Huns' army and planned to attack Longcheng by surprise.

At that time, the Xiongnu had already approached the city. In order not to be noticed, Zhao Jia ordered the whole army to change their armor and wear long knives and go to the fortress for reinforcements.

The Shaling infantry is the best among the infantry, which does not mean that they are not strong in cavalry and shooting.

The soldiers selected from the frontier followed Zhao Jian all the way to fight in the north and south, and fought out from the hellish battlefield, all of them could be called elites.Even though the fighting style is slightly different from that of Yunzhongqi, when it comes to killing the enemy fiercely and fighting bravely, there is no disadvantage at all.

Seeing the banner of King Zuo Xian, Zhao Jia suddenly pulled the reins, raised his right arm, and Wei Qing and Zhao Puonu immediately blew the horns.

Eight thousand Han cavalry received the order and formed a formation of geese while galloping, with Zhao Jia at the forefront, sweeping towards the enemies on the battlefield like a stormy sea.

"kill!"

In a head-on confrontation, Zhao Jia held a knife in one hand, a sharp cold light flashed across, and the blood-stained enemy's head flew out to the ground.Han Qi followed Zhao Jia, their sharp weapons formed a knife array, and every time the cold light waved, it would bring a large amount of blood rain.

Zhao Jia took the lead and killed Yu Shan in one go.

The bay red horse snorted and raised its front hooves high, colliding and biting the standing Huns horse. When it landed, with the iron spike on its forehead, it almost cut the neck of the Huns war horse.

Zhao Jia used the stirrups to stabilize his body, and when the horse charged forward, he slashed down with the long knife in his hand.

Yu Dan used his bones to support the falling long knife, and took the opportunity to see Zhao Jia's face clearly, his heart suddenly trembled.

"You are not Wei Yue! Qi Zhongqi, you are not Qi Zhongqi!"

"so what?"

Zhao Jia withdrew the long saber with his backhand, raised his left arm at the same time, and pulled the hand crossbow hidden under the arm armor, three crossbow bolts flew out one after another.

Yu Dan turned pale in shock, and hastily blocked two of them, but failed to block the third one. There was a stabbing pain in his chest, and before he had time to check, Zhao Jia's saber had already swung down again.

The light of the knife kept approaching, and Yu Shan's pupils constricted.

At this moment, he finally understood where the ominous premonition came from, but unfortunately, it was too late.