Hanhou

The battle under the Shuofang city lasted for five full days, and the battlefield was littered with corpses of men and horses.

When the battle was at its most intense, the Han army and the Xiongnu meleeed together, charged and fought, their eyes red with blood, and with their last strength, they died together with their opponents.

When Ming Jin withdrew his troops, the corpses of the soldiers from both sides were stacked together, almost inseparable.

The Xiongnu cavalry repeatedly charged in the direction where hundreds of Han troops stood holding shields. In front of the shields were fallen horses and enemies, and behind the shields were soldiers who had stopped breathing but stood still.

After nightfall, the Han army and the Xiongnu respectively lit torches to collect the corpses of their comrades as quickly as possible.At this time, the archers on both sides will stop attacking and choose to put down their blades temporarily, leaving the dignity that the fighters deserve.

From the beginning of the battle, the military minister Shan Yu never left the battlefield.In the sound of the horn, he seemed to regain the bravery of his youth, leading the soldiers to charge again and again, killing the Han army again and again.

The firelight illuminated the face of the military minister, wrinkles appeared on the corners of the eyes and forehead, the body was still majestic, and the hand holding the knife was still strong.

He promised everyone that as long as there is one breath left, he will lead them out of the siege and return to the grassland.Even though this promise was almost illusory and unreal, the cavalry and other followers of the headquarters still chose to believe in him and were willing to fight to the death with him.

They have no other choice.

If you can't grasp the last ray of hope, all that's left is despair.

Before going south, they thought about food, cattle and sheep, money and silk, and slaves.At the moment, the only thing they can think about is to survive, rush out of the siege of the Han army, and return to the grassland alive.

Without a pyre, the Huns simply tore down the tents as kindling, and gathered the corpses and burned them.

The orange flames kept rising, swaying the pendulum in the night.Encountering the cold wind from the north, in the entanglement and tearing, a little bit of dazzling sparks spread.

In front of the Han army camp, Zhao Jia and the returned Wei Yue stood side by side.

Looking at the flames illuminating the night sky, both of them were silent.

The corpses of the Han army were also carefully restrained and incinerated in front of the camp.

After the Great War, they could not send the dead soldiers back home intact, so they could only take a strand of hair or a belt from the corpse, put it together with the wooden sign recording the identity, and carefully put it into the pottery urn containing the bone helmet. When the war is over, the warlock will preside over the sacrificial ceremony, and then the clerk will check the place of origin and send it back to his hometown.

The flames of the Xiongnu camp lasted all night, and the flames in front of the Han camp also burned until dawn.

The sun was rising, and the wind blowing across the north became colder, but the sky was unusually clear, blue and clear, and compared with the blood-soaked battlefield, it was inexplicably desolate.

The drums sounded, and the Han army and the Xiongnu came out to form their camps.

On the battlefield at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, more than [-] soldiers have fallen, and the horses are even more difficult to count.

The smell of blood filled the air, even the howling north wind could not blow it away.The wolves, attracted by the blood and corpses, seemed to be afraid of something, and they always lingered on the periphery of the battlefield, not daring to get even half a step closer.

Every time darkness falls, there will always be a little bit of dim light wandering and flickering.At dawn, they will disappear again, only the ear-piercing howling of wolves continues for a long time.

The sound of the war drums came to an end, the military official Shan Yu raised his long sword, the royal guards separated like a tide, and the car moved forward slowly.

Seeing this scene, the general of the Han army raised his right arm at the same time, and his personal soldiers galloped to pass the order. The circular army formation was divided into six square formations, and there was a passage between which two horses could run side by side.

Among the generals, Cao Shi has the highest title.In terms of official positions and military exploits, Li Xi and Li Guang are the first.In view of this, Cao Shi took the initiative to step back half a horse, and walked side by side with Zhao Jia, Wei Yue, Li Danghu and Han Yan.

The army minister Shan Yu's car was parked in front of the formation, even though there were less than [-] soldiers behind him, he still looked at the wolf and looked at the tiger with the power of Hess.

Behind him followed another wooden cart. The people on the cart were dressed as Huns, but they looked like real Han Chinese.Under the fur hat, the beard and hair are all gray, and the face is covered with wrinkles. It is undoubtedly the Bank of China who went out with the army.

Li Guang and Li Xi walked forward side by side, fifty steps away from the military official Shanyu. Li Guang pulled the reins, and Li Xi continued to move forward ten steps before stopping. A pair of long eyes stared at the opposite side, and his resolute face showed majesty.

"General Han, I have a message to bring to your emperor." The military official Shan Yu said, his voice was slightly hoarse, but it was clearly heard by Li Xi and the others.

"Please speak, Da Shanyu."

"Seventy years ago, the emperor of the Han Dynasty was trapped in Baideng Mountain and tried his best to survive. Now that I am trapped here, it is my fault, not the fault of the warriors!"

The military minister Shanyu clenched his long knife tightly, his voice sonorous and forceful.

"Let your emperor firmly remember that even if I die here, one day, the horseshoes of the grassland warriors will step over the Yin Mountain again and take back our grassland!"

"Great Chanyu!" Hun Wanchang held Gu Duo high and shouted loudly.

The warriors of the Xiongnu headquarters and other tribes were inspired to fight and courage. The dilemma of life and death and the despair of the last battle drove them into madness.

Li Xi didn't speak to persuade him to surrender, but just nodded and turned back to the army formation.

Zhao Jia's movements paused slightly, his gaze swept to Zhong Xing who was following closely behind the military official, and said, the hand holding the rein unconsciously exerted force, his eyes were like sharp knives.

Bank of China's intuition was very keen, and almost as soon as Zhao Jia came over, he raised his head to meet him.

Looking at each other, Zhao Jia raised his eyebrows and sneered at the corner of his mouth.Immediately raised his left hand, across the neck horizontally.No matter whether Bank of China understands what he means or not, on today's battlefield, he will take this man's life!

If possible, he would rather capture this person alive and tie him to the frontier that was invaded by the Huns in the past, to the frontier wilderness that was a village more than ten years ago, but now there are only ruins and ruins, and cut off his flesh one by one. Let him experience what it means to be hacked into pieces by a thousand swords, and what it means to be guilty of death!

The two sides returned to the formation, and the sound of horns and drums sounded again.

In the last battle, the military officer Shan Yu did not sit in command, but left the chariot, jumped on the horse, replaced the leather cap with a bone helmet, held a long knife, let out a loud shout, and led the charge.

The wind from the north howled and circled, and the sound of horseshoes was deafening.

The galloping horse neighed, and the knight on the horse waved his weapon and followed behind the king of the grassland, putting aside life and death without fear.

Time and space intersected in an instant, and at this moment, the military minister Shan Yu seemed to have reappeared the glory of Maodun, leading less than [-] warriors, rushing towards the [-] Han troops who were waiting in full formation.

"Fire arrows."

Facing the astonishing Huns, the Han army was extremely calm.

From generals to soldiers, they seem to be sculptures made of iron and stone, silent and calm.Even if the ground under his feet was shaking, even if a blade flashed in front of his eyes, he remained motionless and his expression did not change at all.

hum!

The Xiongnu rushed within a hundred steps, and arrows rained out from the six square formations at the same time.Hu Qi at the front was shrouded in arrow light, and in an instant, hundreds of people fell off their horses.

After the rain of arrows, Wu Gang sent out the last batch of flying arrows, like a knife grate, piercing the formation of the Huns head-on.

"Array, mount!"

After several days of fierce fighting, the Han army consumed a huge amount of arrows. Even if the iron arrows can be recovered, the loss in the battle is still not small.

After three rounds of arrow rain, the archers threw away the empty arrow pots, drew their knives out of their sheaths one after another, followed the footsteps of the spearmen and sword players, and rushed towards the Hun cavalry who were blocked by the big shield.

"kill!"

The Xiongnu's offensive was blocked, and the Han cavalry quickly rushed out from the two wings.

Zhao Jia and Wei Yue led [-] cavalry each, galloping and brandishing sabers on both sides of the battlefield.Immediately the knights cooperated with each other, slashed with their blades diagonally, and left at the touch of a touch, without entanglement with the Huns.

Their purpose is to compress the space of the Hun cavalry, force the Hu cavalry to move closer to the center, and ensure that no cavalry escapes from the encirclement.It doesn't matter if the knife doesn't hit, I have my comrades behind me to help make up the knife.

After Zhao Jia and Wei Yue, Li Danghu and Han Yan led the cavalry to gallop out, completely blocking the possibility of Hu Qi's escape.

Cao Shi learned from the previous lessons, did not underestimate the enemy and rushed forward, strictly adhered to the strategy formulated before the battle, assisted Li Guang and Li Xi to tear apart the vanguard of the Hu cavalry, and went straight to the military minister Shan Yu.

The Han army and the Huns knew very well that this would be the last battle at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

If the Xiongnu were lucky enough to reverse the balance of victory and break through the siege and escape, they would surely be able to regroup and reshape their hegemony over the grassland.

If the Han army wins and takes the head of the military minister Shanyu, even if the Huns are not immediately slaughtered, their strength will be weakened to the limit.For at least 20 years, the headquarters will not be able to maintain its absolute advantage and completely overwhelm the grassland tribes, let alone compete with the Han Dynasty.

In the worst case, it may even cause internal division due to the loss of a large order.

Yu Dan was captured by Zhao Jia. As the heir of Da Shan Yu, he was doomed not to return to the grassland.No matter how powerful and prestigious Yi Zhixie is, if he does not have the orthodox status of "King Zuo Xian", it will be difficult to convince the public.

If the eldest son of King Youxian, who broke out of the siege, can safely return to Mobei and join Yizhixie's remnant army, the situation may turn around.

But luck was not with the Xiongnu, as Zhao Jia said before, the Huns who rushed out hit Yunzhongqi head-on, and the entire army was wiped out in the battle.The eagle eagle entrusted by the military officials was obtained by Wei Yue, and it has been handed over to Li Xi at this moment. When the war is over, it will be sent to Chang'an together with the battle report, and presented to the imperial court.

The battle lasted from early morning to afternoon. The soldiers were exhausted, but they were all gritting their teeth and persisting. As long as the drums were silent, no one would retreat.

Under the protection of the royal court guards, the military minister Shanyu evaded the deadly blades of the Han army several times, and once organized more than a hundred cavalry to find places where the encirclement was relatively weak, and launched an attack at the expense of his life.

Unfortunately, the direction regarded as "weak" by the military officials happened to be defended by Cao Shi.

In order to make up for his previous mistakes, Cao Shi became ruthless and did not defend at all when he fought with the enemy. When encountering arrows flying, as long as they did not hurt the vitals, he would not dodge or evade, just like a god of death.

As a result, until now, the other generals had at most one or two stab wounds, but Cao Shi suffered six wounds, with three bone arrows stuck in his chest and back.The armor on his body was stained with blood, and he was still more and more courageous in the Vietnam War, and he did not see the weakness that the wounded should have. It has been proved by practical actions that the "Unkillable Captain Cao" is by no means in vain.

As the battle continues, both the Han army and the Xiongnu are on the verge of their physical strength and willpower, and may collapse at any time.

At this moment, a horn sounded from the east side of the battlefield, and several Han flags were fluttering in the wind. It was the reinforcements led by Zhidu himself who rushed from Yanmen.

For the Xiongnu, the arrival of these Han troops was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Bank of China said that he was standing on the periphery of the battlefield, his gloomy eyes slowly closing.He knew very well that everything was over and the Huns had no chance of winning.

The military minister Shan Yu didn't stop, and continued to charge with less than a hundred imperial guards.It wasn't until three arrows flew towards him that he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then he was pierced by two spears. Then he paused, let go of the reins amidst the roar of the guards, and fell off the horse.

Wei Qing and Zhao Puonu lost their horses and were fighting on foot.They have killed red eyes, no matter who they are, as long as they are Huns, they will all swing their spears.

It wasn't until Li Danghu approached, grabbed Da Shanyu's bone helmet, and shouted "The military minister is dead", the two of them suddenly came back to their senses, realizing that they had just killed the Huns Da Shanyu, pierced them with their spears, and killed them on the spot !