Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 209 Stalemate 2
Soon, [-] of the Xiongnu cavalry who participated in driving and chasing the cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army had returned, and the remaining [-] were still chasing.Their mission is to prevent the cavalry and chariots of the Northern Xinjiang Army from converging. As a result, the Northern Xinjiang Army's chariot formation is now a lone force.

Xubu Guduhou is in a good mood now, the Northern Army is left with such an iron tortoise, and he never thought that the cavalry of the Northern Army would be so vulnerable, nearly 3 enemy cavalry were driven out like this Battlefield, now, I just need to slowly consume the iron turtle in front of me to death.

It's a pity that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Many excellent commanders are good at capturing the details on the battlefield to defeat their opponents. However, this Xiongnu and Shanyu Xubuguduhou are obviously not such excellent commanders.

The cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army are well-equipped, brave in combat, and the quality of individual soldiers is not low. .

Not to mention the elite among the elites such as the Xuanfeng Army and the White Robe Army. There is no army in the world that can expel such elites, even if they have twice the number of them. Unfortunately, the Xiongnu Shanyu did not correctly understand Bei The combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Xinjiang Army, but complacently thought that the cavalry of the opponent had been driven away.

Gao Shun looked at Gongsun Xu at this time and said, "My lord, the general will arrange for the cavalry to retreat privately. I hope my lord will not blame me."

Gongsun Xu shook his head and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I basically thought of it with me. You should let the cavalry force the Hun cavalry to retreat. I believe they will fight the Hun cavalry thirty miles away. In this way, The Huns cavalry lost their superiority in numbers, and the two armies had an equal number, so our army must have the upper hand.

Yes, Zheng Fang, if you can think of this, it is indeed good. As long as we can stay here for an hour, our cavalry will definitely be able to defeat, and even wipe out the [-] Hun cavalry who were chasing them. If they return to the army at that time, On the contrary, the disadvantage of our army can be made up for. "

Gao Shun nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, that's exactly what I thought. I think the Xuanfeng Army and the White Robe Army should have adopted this tactic too. However, the enemy army is obviously afraid of their prestige, so they sent out twice as many cavalry as them to pursue.

In this way, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the front-running army and the white-robed army to get away. Although they will definitely be able to defeat the chasing army, it will always take time. Could it be that the lord has something behind him, otherwise, the lord will not easily Let the striker and the white robe withdraw from the battlefield. "

Gongsun Xu smiled, but he did not answer. Gao Shun understood what he meant. Gongsun Xu told him to wait and see what happened. However, Gao Shun soon remembered one thing. There are only ten thousand, so where is the other ten thousand?Could it be, where did they realize the ambush? If this is the case, then Gongsun Xu has basically guessed the changed mind of the Huns.

Thinking of this, Gao Shun was startled suddenly. He faintly felt that those [-] cavalry who went to chase the Xuanfeng Army and the White Robe Army might suffer disaster.

However, the situation on Chezheng's side is also very urgent now, and Gao Shun cannot be allowed to think too much. In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour has passed, and the Northern Border Army has basically finished drinking and eating, and the enemy army has almost cleaned up the battlefield. Now, the real attack is about to begin.

The Xiongnu Chanyu Xubu Gudu Hou shouted: "The enemy army is less than [-], but our army has [-] elite cavalry. They are just infantry. Today, let the cavalry of the Hun Empire crush them. Warriors, whoever kills one soldier in the northern border will be rewarded with five sheep, and those who kill officers will be rewarded even more.

Defeating the northern border army is now, don't let Gongsun Xu go, warriors, go ahead. "

Gongsun Xu faintly heard Xubuguduhou's roar. Once upon a time, he encouraged his subordinates to chase and kill the enemy in the same way. However, Xubuguduhou obviously didn't understand the situation. What's the use of encouraging now, it will only make those The Huns cavalry came to die.

Gongsun Xu looked at the other side's army and sneered, "Arrogance is truly hopeless."

The Huns cavalry launched an attack. This time, they became more cautious, and only dispatched [-] cavalry in turn, but in front of the [-] cavalry, there were [-] horses driven by the Huns.

Xubu Guduhou had a heart this time. He was afraid that there would be some traps for the Northern Border Army, so he drove the three thousand horses to explore the way first. Moreover, the three thousand horses could also attack the Northern Border Army. However, due to the sudden incident, the three thousand war horses were not blindfolded, nor were they poisoned and deaf, so they were driven up like this, and it seemed that it would be difficult to have much effect.

Gao Shun saw through the enemy's plot at a glance, and he immediately ordered: "Immediately drop [-] chariots to the front of the Huben army, shoot from the ballista, don't let these horses enter and move on. The crossbowmen are ready to shoot."

Soon, the ballista fired spear-like arrows, and many of the horses that came within two hundred steps were shot. The horses were psychic, and they were also afraid of death. When they saw that such arrows could take them away When the lives of these war horses were frightened, they scattered and fled.

At this time, the Xiongnu cavalry had entered the range of more than 170 steps from the northern border military chariot formation, and they had no time to take care of the fleeing horses. They had to fight on their own for the rest of the journey.

Seeing that the 1 people were slowly approaching the Northern Xinjiang army formation, Hou Bu Gudu ordered again: "Come on, dispatch another 1 people to drive away [-] horses, and the last trap of the Northern Xinjiang army must be taken away." Cleaned up.

It turned out that he also knew that there were the most traps near the northern border army formation. Although he had sent someone to clean them up just now, they still couldn't get within [-] steps of the northern border army formation. Hou then figured out how to use war horses to fill the last thirty-step trap.

In order to be able to achieve this step, Xubu Guduhou forced 5000 cavalry into infantry. He did not carry extra horses. If he failed, these [-] people would probably be left to die. .

However, now, Xubuguduhou obviously doesn't want them to wait for death. He has ordered these 5000 people to approach the opponent's car formation with shields and bows and arrows on their backs. The 5000 people were attacked much less, and they moved forward much faster.

The 2 Xiongnu cavalry came forward to attack in two batches, and the distance between the front and back was relatively large. Moreover, the distance between the [-] people was also relatively wide. In this way, the lethality of the bows and arrows of the Northern Xinjiang Army. It has been reduced a lot, and the chances of the Huns cavalry counterattack are also greater.

However, generally speaking, the Xiongnu side is still suppressed. Although many Xiongnu warriors rely on their high-level riding skills and equestrian movements to avoid the bows and arrows of the Northern Xinjiang Army, they can also counterattack the Northern Xinjiang Army at strange angles. Army, but no matter how powerful they are, they can't change their disadvantages in weapons and armor.

The bows and crossbows of the Northern Army have a long range and sharp arrows, while the Hun cavalry is much worse here. There are very few cavalry equipped with iron armor, and most of them are just wearing leather armor. Although it will be lighter, but the defense Power plummeted.

Furthermore, the iron smelting technology of the Xiongnu is backward, let alone steelmaking. Their scimitars cannot be used for the time being. Advantages, and these are disadvantages that the Huns cavalry cannot reverse.

However, since the traps on the battlefield had been cleared, the Huns cavalry no longer worried that their horses would break their hooves and fall to the ground because of the traps. In addition, the front of the Northern Xinjiang army formation was still open, and there was enough space for them to gallop, so , their chances of survival are much greater.

Just as the two sides were shooting at each other with bows and arrows, five thousand infantrymen from the Xiongnu side slowly entered the battlefield carrying huge shields. Soon, they approached the Northern Xinjiang Army's chariot formation. The crossbow will focus on taking care of them.

However, the equipment of these [-] infantry is not bad. They took the best curved bows in the Huns army, which is the equipment of the eagle shooters. The supply of arrows is also sufficient, and the shields are also well-made giant shields. The defense is strong.

They gradually advanced to a distance of sixty steps from the Northern Xinjiang Army and then stopped. Then, relying on the cover of their shields, they fought a positional battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army. The arrows of both sides came and went. It will take the lives of soldiers in an instant.

At this moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army has encountered effective resistance for a while. The five thousand Hun infantry also risked their lives to attack. .

When the distance was right, these Hun cavalry rushed forward like crazy, and then, the Hun cavalry who rushed to the front suddenly fled to the two sides, revealing the two thousand horses behind, whose eyes were blindfolded , they don't know what's ahead.

At this time, Gao Shun also discovered the battle of the two thousand war horses. Although he had just mobilized twenty chariots to stop it, Gao Shun knew that the traps and caltrops thirty steps ahead of the chariot formation might all be lost. It worked, the corpses of these war horses were enough to fill up these obstacles.

The arrows of the archers of the Northern Frontier Army greeted these horses like money, and each horse hit the arrow to the end. Some horses fell to the ground because their horseshoes broke or they stepped on barbed wire. The arrows were soon filled, and then, their flesh and blood filled the trap and covered the caltrops.

The situation on the battlefield is reversing. The Huns have slowly recovered the situation. The traps and chariot formations that the Northern Xinjiang Army relied on have gradually lost their left and right. With the traps gone, the Huns cavalry can ride, shoot, and harass at will. The army will also fight hand-to-hand with the Huns cavalry.

Some Huns cavalry wielding scimitars have already stepped forward to fight with the Northern Army. Although there are very few who can get close to the Northern Army, the facts have proved that hand-to-hand combat between the two sides is inevitable.

The Dianwei and Huben soldiers in the front row, wearing double-layer iron armor and holding sharp iron halberds or sabers, are excitedly looking forward to the next hand-to-hand combat.

(End of this chapter)