Han Dao world

Chapter 292

Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty relied more heavily on the cavalry of the vassal states.Every time they went out to fight, a large number of Xiongnu and Wuhuan cavalry were conscripted.

There are at least two advantages to doing so: first, the Huns and Wuhuan people are familiar with the grassland environment and are natural knights; second, after the Han army reduced the number of cavalry, the cost was greatly reduced.

The disadvantages are also obvious: the cavalry level of the Han army has stagnated, and even retreated sharply.

Later, the reliance on the vassal cavalry became more and more heavy. Whenever there was a major battle, the vassal cavalry had to be recruited. Without the vassal cavalry, it was impossible to fight.

On the one hand, this made the Xiongnu and Wuhuan overwhelmed; on the other hand, the Xiongnu and Wuhuan's awe of the Han Dynasty became weaker and weaker, and they felt that they could not do without themselves.

This is also the main reason why the Huns and Wuhuan rebelled more and more frequently.

Luo fought with the Han army many times, knowing the abilities of the knights of the Han army, he was somewhat disdainful.

Seeing that the middle army of the Han army began to charge, he raised his whip again and ordered to fight.

But he soon realized that empiricism can kill.

The difference between the Han army coming this time and the past is not only the emperor's personal conquest, but also not only the full cavalry.

These are three thousand elite cavalry with better equipment and better training.

In the four hundred years of the Han-Hungarian War, the advantage of the Han cavalry has never been riding and shooting, but equipment and training.

Now, Liu Xie has taken these two advantages a big step forward, forming a real generation gap.

When Zhang Xiu commanded the Yulin cavalry to engage in battle with Luo, but gave up the frontal attack at the last moment and stepped aside to make way for the three hundred armored cavalry, Liu Xie finally showed his fangs.

Seeing the three hundred armored cavalry spread out and attack them head-on, Luo's mind went blank for an instant.

As a hero on the grassland, of course he has seen armored cavalry.

He himself owns dozens of cavalry.

He also knows that the Han army has armored cavalry, which has been mentioned many times in the news he received before.

But he had never seen so many armored cavalry, let alone such a well-equipped armored cavalry.

In a hurry, he instinctively gave the order to retreat.

He knew very well that facing such a large number of armored cavalry, what he could do was to retreat, use his speed to break away from contact, and then keep harassing until the horses of the armored cavalry were exhausted.

But the cavalry who had already begun to accelerate could not stop immediately, let alone turn.

On both sides are the Han and Hungarian knights who have been mixed together, and there is not enough room to turn.

Luo Luo's order not only failed to help him out of the predicament, but pushed him into a fatal abyss.

The Huns cavalry lost their best chance to accelerate.

Facing the galloping armored cavalry, they had neither enough protection nor enough impact, and fell into a complete passive.

Luo quickly realized the danger, shouted loudly, and ordered the only armored cavalry to move closer to him and defend intensively.

He wanted to use these armored cavalry to set up a meat shield to block the impact of the Han army's armored cavalry.

The armor cavalry of the Han army saw through Luo's intentions, abandoned Luo and the armor cavalry beside him, and launched an attack on the other Huns.

Facing the armored cavalry, the Huns, who were severely underequipped, were killed and defeated.

They drew their bows, shot a dense rain of arrows, and desperately attacked the armored cavalry.

But all this is in vain.

Their arrows might be able to pierce the iron armor of the armored cavalry of the Han army, but they could not cause fatal damage, and instead aroused the anger of the armored cavalry.

The speed of the armored cavalry is not fast, but its momentum is irresistible, like a long knife and a heavy hammer in the hands of a giant.

Wherever they went, the Huns fell one after another.

The three hundred armored cavalry lined up in six rows, like a tide, one wave after another, rushing past the Huns' positions, and kept moving forward.

Behind them, apart from Luo and a dozen Hun cavalry, none of the Hun knights could sit on horseback.

After a hasty look back, Luo's mind collapsed.

Although there was only a line of Han infantry left in front of him, he didn't have the courage to attack. He turned his horse's head and rushed into the lake beside him, intending to leave the battlefield along the shallow water area by the lake.

This is his only chance of escape.

When the knights of the Han army rushed to his formation, turned their heads and sealed off the battlefield, it would be too late for him to escape.

Before leaving, he glanced regretfully at the emperor of the Han family who was two hundred steps away.

A stone's throw away, and that's the distance between him and victory.

It seems not far away, but it is out of reach.

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Liu Xie also saw Luo, and immediately ordered people to beat the drums to remind Zhang Yang and Wang Fu who were fighting with the Huns.

He regretted a little, if he knew that Luo was so cowardly, he would be defeated in one blow, so he shouldn't have agreed to Wang Fu in the first place.

It would be nice to do it yourself and kill Luo directly.

You have no jokes.If you grab credit again, no one will believe you next time you offer a reward.

Hearing the echoing drumbeat from a distance, convinced that Wang Fu and Zhang Yang had received the news, they began to pursue, Liu Xie turned to Hu Chuquan and said, "Shan Yu, are you interested in chasing him?"

Hu Chuquan was dumbfounded.

The situation had changed so fast that he hadn't reacted yet.

Although the feeling of watching the three hundred armored cavalry passing by is very shocking, it is not as straightforward as facing the armored cavalry head-on.

So although he knew that Luo would not have a chance to win, he never thought that Luo would give up so soon.

Aiken poked him, then repeated Liu Xie's words in his ear, and Hu Chuquan finally realized it and nodded again and again.

"Willing to serve His Majesty."

With a smile on his face, Liu Xie turned around and called a knight to pass orders to the Huns.

If you are interested in going to Bei, you can chase after it.If you can kill Luo, you can also become a marquis.

Qubei and the others were watching the battle, and they were both surprised and delighted to see the Han knights crushing the fallen army with ease.Hearing that Luo has escaped, they can also participate in the hunt, so they immediately agreed.

If they had doubts about whether Meiji's rebellion could be put down before, after this battle, they have already understood the strength gap between the two sides, and they also know what choice they should make.

Only by following the Han people and being the lackeys of the Han people will they have a future.

Qu Bei immediately ordered the pursuit.

More than a thousand Hun cavalry kicked their horses fiercely and happily joined the chasing and killing team.

More Huns were at a loss.

The battle has just begun, and they are trying their best to fight the Han people.Suddenly, the Han people voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield and ran to the northwest.

They didn't know what this meant, and they blew their horns to ask the Chinese army for instructions, but they got no response.

When they realized that a major change had taken place in the battle situation, countless companions withdrew back, galloped on horseback, and passed in front of them.

Then, they saw the armored cavalry of the Han army in pursuit.

The moment they saw the armored cavalry of the Han army, countless Huns gave up thinking and instinctively joined the fleeing team.

This is the law of survival on the prairie. In the face of powerful opponents, it is the best policy.

Luo thought so, and so did his subordinates.

It can even be said that every Hun with a normal mind would think so.

To win the emperor of the Han family at all costs is just a temporary dream of Luo, and it has never been a wise decision.

When the sun rises, all dreams will wake up.

Nightmare, but not necessarily.

(End of this chapter)