Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 581
When the Huns were not prepared at all, more than ten riders including Li Gan passed through the formation, killing and wounding more than a hundred people.Many people only knew that an accident had happened, but they didn't know what was going on. It was the time when they were suspicious, and when they saw the Han army starting to attack, they couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

Even more so.Before he had time to figure out what happened, he saw some Han cavalry entering from the left and exiting from the right. Up and down.Seeing the Han army attacking, he naturally chose to avoid it.

He ordered the cavalry on the left to attack Li Guang.

In the habits of the Huns, even cavalry confrontation is not a melee combat, but cavalry and shooting. The two sides are separated by dozens of steps, galloping opposite each other, and use bows and arrows to conduct long-range attacks.Repeat this several times, and when one of the parties is shot out of formation and reveals its flaws, the other party will take advantage of the gap and use the speed and strength of the horses to charge.Since it is riding and shooting, it will be very tacit to choose to place the enemy on the left side of itself.

After all, there are only a small number of people who can shoot left and right, and the vast majority of people are used to shooting from the left, and since they are the Huns, they are no exception.

Attacking with the left-wing cavalry can protect the front of the central army. Although speaking, this is a natural choice, and it is also a conventional method that every general will adopt.

The horn sounded, and the three thousand cavalry on the left began to charge.

There are more than a thousand steps between the two sides, and there is enough acceleration distance.Seeing the Huns fighting with cavalry on the left, the knights of the Han army led by Li Guang also tacitly turned their horses and attacked to the front right, forming a situation where they were dozens of steps away from the Huns and attacked each other with bows and arrows.

The horses are galloping, the hoofs are rumbling, the horseshoes trampled the yellowing grass, kicked up the crushed soil, rolled up billows of smoke, and galloped away.

The two sides staggered and shot a dense rain of arrows.The arrows staggered in the air, then separated in an instant, and rushed towards each other.

The space between each other is dark.

"Whoosh, whoosh!" The wind of arrows piercing through the air is endless.

"Puff puff puff!" A sharp arrow hit his body, spattering blood everywhere.

"Plop! Plop!" There were constant arrows and soldiers falling off their horses, rolling into the dust, and screams and exclamations were heard endlessly.

The two sides seemed to be evenly matched, but in fact, the Huns suffered a big loss.

In terms of attack capability, the Han army is stronger than the Huns, not only has standard war bows, but also equipped with some arm crossbows.The bow strength of these crossbows is about three stones or four stones. Even if they are on horseback, they can easily and conveniently set arrows and shoot. The range is half as far as that of the bows used by the Huns. Make up for the shortcomings of insufficient fire rate.

In terms of protection ability, the standard armor of the Han army is all made of refined iron.Although it is only a half body armor, the arms and legs are not protected, but the important parts of the torso are protected.More importantly, the Han army wore iron helmets, which provided tighter head protection and had an advantage over the Huns.

Although many soldiers were shot by the Huns' arrows and were injured, the number of people who lost their combat effectiveness was very limited.But the Huns were different. Their protection was limited, and many of them wore leather armor. Facing the powerful arrows fired by the Han army, they were severely injured. One-third of the knights who faced the Han army lost their combat effectiveness, and even more Quite a few knights died directly.

The two armies are intertwined, no one cares about these things, everyone just knows how to shoot with all their strength, try to shoot as many arrows as possible before the arrow falls off the horse, and at the same time pray for their own life, and don't be shot by the opponent's arrow, at least not Seriously disabled.

However, as a general, Li Guang was always paying attention to these details.He didn't even concentrate on the battle as usual, holding the bow in his hand and shooting some arrows, but most of his attention was on observing the number of fallen horses on both sides.

Although exact statistics cannot be obtained, at least we can see which is more and which is less.

After seeing it, Li Guang breathed a sigh of relief.The Han army has sufficient advantages in attack and defense. This battle is not evenly matched. The Han army firmly holds the upper hand. The rest is the command ability of the generals of both sides.

In this regard, Li Guang has absolute confidence.

The two sides passed by each other, and the corpses left on the ground, at a cursory glance, could also tell that the Huns in leather armor had suffered a lot.However, the generals of the Han army had no time to cheer. After the last Hun disappeared from their eyes, they turned their horses, changed the direction of charge, and blatantly killed the left wing of the Huns' central army.

The cavalry on the left wing had rushed out of the battle formation, at least a thousand steps away from the central army. The left wing of the Huns' central army was exposed in front of the Han army knights, as if they were opening their arms to welcome the arrival of the Han army knights. Can miss this opportunity.

The Huns were not unprepared either.Knowing that the left flank was facing the battle, the knights on the left side of the central army drew their bows and set up arrows, ready to shoot.But they never expected that this time Li Guang did not ride and shoot, but charged directly, just like Li Gan and others, directly launched an attack.

This is not in line with the combat habits of the Huns, and it is very rare even for the Han army.First, it is easy to get stuck in the formation when the opponent has not yet shown his defeat. Once the cavalry loses speed, the advantage will become a disadvantage, and it is easy to suffer heavy losses.Second, in previous battles, the number of cavalry of the Han army was often less than that of the Huns, and their riding skills were not as good as those of the Huns. The knights of the Han army were more likely to fall off their horses when they fought close to each other and collided violently.

But things are different now.The Han army was equipped with stirrups, which made up for their disadvantages in riding skills. Even in close combat, they were no worse than the Huns, and the sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Han army gave them more advantages in close combat.With the small difference in the strength of the two sides, the Han army has already gained the upper hand.

What's more, the Han army also had a speed advantage. The Huns stood still and had no time to speed up. Facing the Han cavalry charging towards them, they had no power to fight back.In particular, Li Gan and others succeeded in entering the formation and retreated unscathed, which had a completely different impact on the morale of both sides.The Han army was fearless, and everyone scrambled to be the first, but the Huns were afraid, and they were timid before fighting.

After a seemingly normal riding and shooting, Li Guang once again adopted an unexpected tactic, which caught the Huns by surprise.He has shown with practical actions that in terms of the commanding ability of generals, he can also throw the tune out of a Chang'an Avenue.

Three thousand Han troops rushed into the Huns' army and cut off a corner.

The Huns were taken aback, the horns of the alarm sounded everywhere, and the formation on the left rear became unstoppable panic.

Hearing the alarm, Tiao was sweating profusely.Li Guang's tactics were unconventional, and he fell into a passive position from the very beginning of the battle, suffering setbacks one after another.He had an ominous premonition that he might face a tough battle today.

Although Tiao didn't have time to think about it, he immediately ordered the rear army to prepare to pinch the Han army and squeeze the Han army out.

The generals of the rear army did not dare to neglect, and immediately blew their horns, ready to go to battle.

When Li Guang heard the horn of the Huns, he immediately ordered to charge faster.After the knights of the Han army cut off a corner of the Huns' central army, they accelerated towards the Huns' rear army.Before leaving, he did not forget to sprinkle a rain of arrows, shooting down the rear of Diao Lizhong's army.

Soon, Li Guang fought with the rear army of the Huns, and the two sides fought together.

After successive battles with the left wing and the central army of the Huns, the speed of the knights of the Han army decreased. Li Guang did not love to fight, and ordered to leave after the slightest contact. Conventional tactics of shooting.The Huns breathed a sigh of relief, turned their horses' heads, adjusted their direction, and prepared to fight again.In front of them was the adjusted Chinese army, and there was not enough space to turn around. For a while, people shouted and screamed, and they were in a mess.

Li Guang made a U-turn in the distance, recuperated for a while, and quickly rushed back, rushing to the rear of the Huns again.

The Huns had no choice and were forced to fight.

Seeing that the formation of the Huns was disturbed by Li Guang, the left wing, the central army, and the rear army were all in a hard fight. Everyone's attention was on the left side. Wang Hui gave the order to attack in a timely manner and led [-] elite cavalry to rush out. The valley, rushed to the right flank of the Huns.

Although Tiao had nothing to do, he had to order the knights on the right wing to fight.

More than 7000 Han cavalry, flanking left and right, forced the battle formation of more than 5000 Huns.Although the troops do not have the upper hand, they have firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield. The advantages of physical strength, equipment, and morale are combined to make them more and more courageous in the battle. .

The two sides clashed and fought fiercely for half a day, and the Huns gradually showed their defeat.After five days of chasing, they have not been able to rest well, and their physical strength has been exhausted.Originally, they wanted to rely on their strength to win, but now it seems that the Han army is far stronger than they expected.If we continue to fight, not only will there be no hope of winning, but we may also suffer a disastrous defeat.

Although Tiao hesitated for a long time, he felt that it was better to preserve his strength.If the loss is too great, he will have no status in the future.He ordered a retreat, and the Chinese army took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield and fled northwest.

Although Tiao was stupefied by Li Guang and was struggling to deal with it, he forgot one crucial thing: So far, the Han army has not been dispatched, only the more than 7000 Han troops led by Li Guang and Wang Hui are on the battlefield. There are more than 3000 Han soldiers who have not shown up.

When he saw Li Jiao leading three thousand fine riders appearing on the hillside and roaring down, Tiao felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. Only then did he realize that it was just a rehearsal and the real nightmare had just begun.

After fighting hard for half a day, the Huns had already exhausted their strength, and their morale had also declined to the extreme.Seeing the knights of the Han army rushing out suddenly, the remaining morale collapsed in an instant. Even if Tiao Shi gave orders one after another, he couldn't control the situation.

The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, but there were only a thousand people left around Tiao.

Li Jiao waited for a long time, just waiting for such an opportunity, and this opportunity was bought by his father and younger brother at the cost of their lives, how could he give up.He drew out his saber, stood on the horseback, raised the saber and howled wildly: "Slay the general——"

"Capture the flag!" The knights of the Han army responded loudly, riding their horses and galloping wildly.

"Behead!"

"Capture the flag!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the blood-boiling knights of the Han army rushed down to Tiaoshi like a tiger on the mountain and a dragon on the water.

The Huns were heartbroken, no one dared to fight, and no one cared about anyone, so they fled desperately.Although Diao saw the situation, he knew that the situation was over, so he gave up his last effort and fled for his life with only a hundred remaining guards.

Li Jiao stared at Tiao Shi relentlessly, chasing after him.

Although Diao's personal guard cavalry plucked up the courage to fight, trying to block the Han army and buy time for Diao to escape, they were like a small stone in front of the Han army knights who were like tigers and horses like dragons, and they were swept away in an instant. When it started, there was not even a little splash.

Although Li Jiao catches up with him, he raises the saber in his hand and lowers it with the sword in his hand.

Tiao Li's headless body crashed to the ground, and was immediately trampled into a pulp by chaotic horseshoes.

Jin Ji galloped past, swung his battle-axe round, and chopped off Tiao Shi's banner with one blow.The big banner fell, and the battle flag was torn away immediately.

The knights of the Han army were like a pack of wolves, crying and shouting everywhere they went.

After beheading Tiao Shi with ease, Li Jiao immediately led his troops into the main battlefield. Wherever there were many Huns, they rushed there.After resting for a day, all the strength I had held for a day was released at this moment.On the battlefield, both the Huns and the Han army were exhausted from fighting, and the Huns were on the verge of collapse both mentally and physically. How could they withstand their charge.On seeing them, the Huns turned and ran.

Li Jiao and others galloped back and forth, completely defeating the Huns, invincible.

He found Li Guang on the battlefield.Li Guang's horse was hit by an arrow, and Li Gan was drawing the arrow. Li Guang was sitting beside him, panting. When he saw Li Jiao, he first glanced at Li Jiao's saddle.Li Jiao raised Tiao's helmet and shook it, then patted the head on the saddle, enjoying himself.

Li Guang stroked his beard, beamed with joy, and laughed. "A child can be taught, a child can be taught."

As the night fell, the battle ended, and the battlefield with a radius of more than ten miles was full of corpses and blood.The Han army began to sweep the battlefield and count the casualties.Wang Hui rushed over, and Lao Yuan laughed loudly and said, "General Li, you are not kind. After a long time, you still left the best opportunity to your son. Tell me, how can you compensate me?"

Li Guang got up to greet him, and explained with some embarrassment: "Da Xingling, what you said, you and I are the chief generals, and we don't count merit by beheading. Even though you beheaded Tiao, you have credit for it. Don't worry, the credit will be given to you." Come on, your order will never be missing."

"That's about the same." Wang Hui said with a smile.He naturally knew that although Tiao was killed by Li Jiao, he and Li Guang were the generals in charge of the army. As long as this battle was won, even if he didn't kill anyone, he would still be meritorious.If not, he would not be so polite to Li Guang. "When the time comes, your son will become a marquis, so don't forget to invite me to drink."

"Don't worry, don't worry, you are a distinguished guest, how dare I forget." Li Guang patted Wang Hui's shoulder affectionately. "However, if you want to be a Marquis, I'm afraid you will have to rush ahead with the big order, so don't be petty at that time."

Wang Hui couldn't restrain the joy in his heart and laughed heartily.Although the final statistics have not yet come out, he also knows that this battle has contributed a lot. Nearly [-] Huns were beheaded and captured, and countless horses, cattle and sheep were captured, enough to support them for another month. The emperor will also seal seven or eight thousand households, and he, Wang Hui, will definitely get a share.

A long-cherished wish for many years has finally come true this time.

Wang Hui said with emotion: "General Li, to be honest, in terms of merit, I am afraid that the first merit this time is neither your father and son, nor my Wang Hui, but the champion Hou Liangxiao. Without his suggestion to reduce troops, it would be difficult for us to achieve such an achievement." An impressive record."

Li Guang deeply felt the same, but at the same time he was very pleased.Liang Xiao used to be his subordinate, Wang Hui praised Liang Xiao, he naturally had a bright face.
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