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Chapter 52: The Wrong Script

The only sounds on the grassland were the chirping of insects, and occasionally the snoring of horses or the snoring of soldiers.

Chen Ju patted Huo Xian cautiously, "My Lord, it's time to get up."

Huo Xian suddenly woke up and said, "Put on armor."

Huo Xian put on his armor and then stood up to look for Zhao Po Nu.

Zhao Po Nu was ready and said, "I will order the captain to fight with you. You just need to disturb the Xiongnu."

Suddenly, a lieutenant said, "General, sir, if we break out tonight, I'm afraid we have to make other preparations."

Zhao Po Nu looked at the captain and asked, "What do you mean?"

The lieutenant replied, "The army's morale is broken, I'm afraid there will be a danger of a camp riot!"

Camp roar is also known as camp bombing.

Soldiers live in fear, and the mental depression after years of service can be imagined. Everyone is on the verge of mental breakdown, not knowing whether they will live or die, and whether they will be able to come back alive tomorrow.

Apart from other things, Zhao Po Nu's troops had been chased by the Xiongnu for hundreds of miles, and the soldiers had already reached their limit. In addition, although Huo Xian led his troops to rush in, many soldiers now knew that there were only a few hundred reinforcements and they had not brought enough food and water.

Another lieutenant also spoke up, saying, "If we lead the troops to break through tonight, we don't know what the boys will think. If someone nags the generals and the princes to abandon them, I'm afraid it will cause a mutiny. I went to see a lot of them earlier, and I'm afraid many of them can't hold on."

Zhao Po Nu and Huo Xian's expressions became more solemn. Such a thing was not impossible.

After a long silence, Huo Xian looked at Zhao Po Nu and said, "It is very risky to continue to stay here. The longer the night, the more trouble we will have."

Zhao Po Nu said immediately, "It's not possible tonight. The Xiongnu will surely be prepared, and our men won't have enough rest. We will gather our strength for a day tomorrow, and I will break out when the time comes. When that time comes, General Fu Ju's troops will be able to support us."

After Huo Xian nodded, Zhao Po Nu looked at his officers and said, "This matter cannot be spread out. We must guard it strictly and make preparations secretly tomorrow."

Huo Xian didn't find it strange at all that the tactics were suddenly changed. War was like this, and plans often couldn't keep up with the changes, so adjustments needed to be made based on a series of factors, such as one's own situation and the enemy's situation.

After temporarily changing his plan, Huo Xian lay down on the ground again and fell into a deep sleep.

A new day began, starting with the challenge from the Huns.

Huo Xian hurriedly ate some dry food and couldn't help cursing, "I'm afraid all the grass on this small hill has been eaten up."

Chen Ju said, "The horses are thin, and I don't think they can run far."

"My Lord, a Xiongnu leader is challenging us." Zhao Anguo came hurriedly, his eyes bloodshot, "He's testing us."

Huo Xian looked at Chen Ju and said, "Tell the boys to get ready. I'm going to look for Uncle Zhao."

Huo Xian took Zhao Anguo to find Zhao Po Nu and asked, "Uncle Zhao, what did the Xiongnu leader say?"

Zhao Po Nu said, "There are thousands of cavalrymen challenging us. I'm afraid they are looking for our weakness."

Huo Xian nodded slightly, and then said, "Uncle Zhao, arrange some troops to drive the Xiongnu towards me, and don't let my tribe be surrounded."

Zhao Po Nu immediately understood what Huo Xian meant, but he did not refuse. This was because the Huns' Da Dang Hu was of a very high rank, with a cavalry of ten thousand, one of the twenty-four cavalry of the Huns' Great Chanyu!

This battle was not only to boost the military prestige and morale of the Han Dynasty, but also to severely damage the fighting spirit of the Huns, so as to prevent them from continuing to harass, otherwise it would have a great impact on the subsequent plans.

Two lieutenants under Zhao Po Nu led 3,000 troops out of the camp. Although the soldiers were exhausted and tired, many of the Han army were professional and their military skills were much better than those of the Xiongnu.

After the three thousand light cavalry left the camp, the earth seemed to tremble, and a team of armored cavalry also left the camp.

Huo Xian, with a mask on his face, raised his spear and pointed it diagonally forward, "My men, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Suddenly, three horses wearing armor appeared in the Xiongnu formation opposite, and you could even vaguely see a few heads hanging under the horses' necks. Huo Xian's anger instantly reached its peak. Needless to say, those three horses must have been the mounts of his brothers and sisters who died in the charge yesterday. And they died on the battlefield, and now they have become props for the Xiongnu to show off their military achievements.

Huo Xian began to give orders, "Three people in a team, lock them up!"

This is also a targeted arrangement. Three cavalrymen are divided into a group, connected into a team by iron chains and ropes. This can also be regarded as a reference to the Iron Float.

However, the tactic of Tiefutu was cracked by Yue Fei, but now Huo Xian had to use this method to charge the battle array. This was also because the Huns were all cavalry, and even if they wanted to dismount and attack the horses' legs without protective gear, it was not realistic.

Two officers under Zhao Po Nu began to wait for an opportunity to move from the left and right wings, while Huo Xian's team also began to slowly move and accelerate.

The Huns on the opposite side were not willing to be outdone. Countless Huns rushed over brandishing knives, swords, halberds and spears, and a dense rain of arrows also attacked Huo Xian and others.

"Fuck!" Huo Xian cursed, "Kill!"

The weapons of the Xiongnu were very diverse. The so-called Xiongnu were armored cavalry and more than 300,000 soldiers, which was also a characteristic of the Xiongnu nomadic people. They basically did not carry shields, but basically relied on their own armor. The materials were complicated, copper, iron, bone and even wood were used.

The two cavalry teams were getting closer and closer. Huo Xianping raised his spear and knocked the Xiongnu heavy cavalryman's chest down.

While knocking down his opponent, Huo Xian didn't need to make a finishing move or consider anything else.

Long spears and long spears knocked down the remaining two Hun cavalrymen, and the advantage in numbers was reflected.

Drawing out the sword with his backhand, a Xiongnu cavalryman originally wanted to get close and attack relying on his superb riding skills, but before he could do anything, Chen Ju and Feng Dan swung their swords and knocked the enemy down.

"Forward!" Huo Xian yelled, "Forward!"

The Xiongnu cavalry wanted to disperse, which is actually one of the ways of cavalry combat. The formation is relatively loose, rather than the tight formation of infantry.

If you can't stop the Han army's heavy cavalry head-on, then spread out your cavalry and shoot, and keep depleting their resources!
"My Lord!" Chen Ju shouted, "The Huns are trying to surround us!"

The Huns' tactics were simple: they kept consuming and pulling the enemy's troops, encircling Huo Xian's troops and then continued to shrink the space and consume them. When these heavy cavalry could no longer charge, the Huns' chance came.

Huo Xian pointed forward and said, "Follow me!"

There was no need to think too much about the things behind or on the wings, because that was the business of Zhao Po Nu's troops. The frontal assault was Huo Xian's responsibility!
The heavy cavalry continued to move forward with great momentum, while the Xiongnu cavalry that was originally in front of them kept dodging with their agility, making Huo Xian and others feel like they were punching cotton, and the power of the heavy cavalry could not be truly demonstrated.

So Huo Xian was very determined and rushed towards the location of the Xiongnu leader.

The Xiongnu leader who had challenged the enemy early in the morning decisively led his troops to retreat, attacking with a rain of arrows to prevent the Han army's light cavalry from approaching. As for the heavy cavalry, they kept their distance and continued to consume the enemy.

Huo Xian swung his sword to cut off the arrows embedded in the armor. Although the heavy armor was very thick and had excellent protection, some arrows would damage the armor in the dense rain of arrows. It was not enough to penetrate, but occasionally one or two arrows would embed in the armor.

"Return to the army!" Huo Xian suddenly raised his spear high, "Return to the army!"

The large group of troops slowly slowed down and began to turn around. The cavalry, who had been retreating, immediately moved forward, but were shot back by the Han cavalry on both wings.

"Damn, playing guerrilla warfare!" Huo Xian was in a complicated mood for a moment, "When the enemy advances, I retreat; when the enemy stays, I harass; when the enemy is tired, I attack; when the enemy retreats, I chase!"

After returning to the camp safely, Huo Xian felt that this battle had almost no results, and at most it was just revenge for the dead comrades. Zhao Po Nu and others seized the opportunity to grab back some arrows shot by the Xiongnu to replenish them.

"Uncle Zhao, it seems they are afraid of my team!" Huo Xian took off his mask and laughed, "They must have been frightened when we charged yesterday!"

Zhao Po Nu nodded and said, "Even I would be afraid if I saw them. Your troops are not afraid of arrows, swords or spears. As long as they are not trapped, they will never dare to get close to us."

Pointing at the Huns who were slowly closing the encirclement in front of them, Huo Xian said with a smile, "I forced them to confront me head-on. If they can't stop me, they will have to watch us rush out!"

Zhao Po Nu's eyes lit up. This was also a good option. He needed to be able to adapt to the situation.

True and false, this is not something only the Huns would do.

(End of this chapter)