The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

the next day.

Liu Han led his army out of the city and confronted the coalition forces of Lou Ban and Gongsun Du. The Wuhuan people were easy to distinguish from Gongsun Du's people. As part of the Donghu tribal alliance, they lived in the vast northern grasslands. Their dress naturally inherited the unique Donghu tribal alliance style.

Louban wore a dark brown robe made of deerskin, with a wide belt tied around his waist, which not only fixed his clothes, but also could hold knives, flints and other daily necessities. He wore boots made of animal skins, with thick soles that could resist the cold and wetlands.

The headdress is even more colorful, which is a major feature of the Wuhuan men's dress. They often wear a hat called "ear drop hat" with a wide brim that can block the strong sunlight and wind and snow. The two sides of the hat are often decorated with exquisite animal bones or metal ornaments, which not only add to the beauty, but also to a certain extent show the identity and status of the wearer. In addition, they often wear long earrings on their ears. These earrings are made of metal, jade and other materials, and they make a crisp sound when shaken. Liu Han looked at Lou Ban and suddenly thought of a sentence, "Put a sign to sell your head."

Of course, Lou Ban has also been watching the enemy who killed his father. He has been patient for ten years just to kill his enemy today. He has to admit that Liu Han's natural kingly aura is frightening. He is wearing iron armor, each piece of which is polished smooth like a mirror, reflecting the cold sunlight, as if flashing an unyielding light. On top of the iron armor, he is wearing a bright red battle robe, the corners of which flutter in the wind, like a burning flame. The helmet is uniquely shaped and decorated with dragon scales, which not only increases protection but also looks domineering. He has a wide belt around his waist, on which hangs an exquisite scabbard, and the sword hidden in the scabbard is extremely sharp.

As for Gongsun Du, an old man, Liu Han really had no interest in him.

"You are Qiuliju's son Louban, right?"

"Exactly."

In attacking the city, the Wuhuan were obviously no match for the Han, but as the two armies fought, Lou Ban came to believe that the Han army was no match for the Wuhuan.

"At the beginning, I thought that Wuhuan had not rebelled, so I just drove them away and left you a chance to live. Now you have refused to repent and led your troops to attack us, disregarding the ten years of friendship between the two sides and destroying the peace. If a war breaks out, all lives will be lost. Can you bear this sin?"

"Hahaha..." Lou Ban laughed. "Liu Han, stop talking nonsense! Back then, you brazenly killed 100,000 of my Wuhuan people and forced us to move north of the Great Wall. My father died of anger. As a Wuhuan, I wish I could eat your flesh alive. Today is the time for retribution!"

Unlike the Xianbei, although the Wuhuan people had scattered tribes, some of them had been assimilated into the Han people and had very little hatred towards the Han people. Therefore, Liu Han did not choose to kill the Wuhuan.

The most powerful part of the Wuhuan Ranger's tactics is the speed of the detours and the archery on horseback, which makes the infantry exhausted and at a disadvantage. Some Wuhuan people have been recruited into the army, and the strength of the cavalry has also been strengthened. If you want to control the northern grasslands, you must have a large enough cavalry. If the Wuhuan people become part of the Han nationality, then Liu Han is confident that he can solve the grassland problem that has plagued the Han nationality for thousands of years.

"Order, set up the Crane Wing Formation."

"Here."

As the signal flags waved, the Han army began to change their formation. The Crane Wing Formation was an encirclement formation that was both offensive and defensive. As long as the Wuhuan dared to take the initiative to attack, Zhang He's 6,000 heavily armored halberd soldiers would be like a pair of steel wings. They could quickly surround the Wuhuan light cavalry and cover the archers behind them who had weak defense to shoot the enemy. The enemy lost its mobility advantage and could only be beaten in the encirclement.

If the situation changes, the infantrymen who were guarding the abdomen with their wings can be retracted to fight the Wuhuan in position. With the protection of the heavily armored cavalry and the shield bearers, the archers can shoot at the enemy.

To put it bluntly, if the enemy moves, I won't move. If the enemy gets close, I will shoot arrows. If the enemy gets far away, I will rest. No matter how mobile the Wuhuan cavalry is, bows and arrows still need range. As long as he gets close, you can shoot at him.

The most crucial thing is that with the military reform in recent years, the range of the army's standard bows and crossbows has been greatly improved. The range of the Wuhuan people's bows and arrows is not as long as that of the Han army. The large-scale cavalry charge looks magnificent, but the losses are much greater than the current fighting method.

Lou Ban and Gongsun Du looked at each other. Although the Han army in front of them only had 20,000 people, it would be difficult to fight.

"Uncle Shengji (Gongsun Du's courtesy name), this is Liu Han's conspiracy!"

"The arrow is on the string and must be shot." If we don't fight today, the morale will be gone. Even though we have an army of 100,000, we cannot get past Shanhaiguan.

But Lou Ban's heart was pounding, as he always felt that Liu Han had bad intentions. Although there were not many enemies, it felt like a trap to him.

"Try it out first?"

"Alright."

The two discussed, "Pufulu, Nengchen Di."

"exist."

"I order you two to lead 10,000 men each, divide your forces to surround the enemy cavalry, and pull out Liu Han's teeth first."

"Here."

After the Han army finished forming their battle array, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from the horizon, followed by a cloud of dust in the distance that seemed to be connected to the sky, covering the horizon endlessly, and gradually approaching like a sandstorm.

Twenty thousand people rushed out of the coalition camp of Wuhuan and Gongsun Du, forming a sharp arrow formation and rushing towards the Han army like a sharp knife. When they were dozens of steps away, they used their skilled riding skills to make a sharp turn and bent their bows and arrows at the same time.

The front of the arrow formation split into two streams, and the cavalry behind the arrow formation continued to pour out. After shooting arrows, they immediately split to the left and right to make room for the troops in the rear.

Under the hooves of tens of thousands of horses, dust rose up in all directions, forming a thick dust fog. In the dust fog, crazy Wuhuan people kept appearing, seemingly endless. Bows and arrows came like locusts, covering the sky and the sun. The rumbling sound of horse hooves could shatter a person's heart, and the deadly arrows flying towards them could scare the timid to death.

But they were facing the elite of the Han army, the elite among the elite, and this scene could not scare them. "Shield bearers, provide cover, archers, shoot, shoot!" Zhang He also gave the order to counterattack.

The sound of clanging kept appearing on the heavy armored soldiers on the periphery. The arrows of the Wuhuan people had little effect. Armor was the most important equipment in ancient warfare, and its status was even higher than that of weapons.

"Fight back!"

The advanced nature of the Han army's weapons came into play. Most of the Wuhuan and Gongsun Du's armies were wearing leather armor, with very few wearing light armor. Only officers above the rank of colonel could wear armor. Due to the years of salt and iron control and suppression of the gentry, they were far behind in equipment.

The Karasuma people, who were without armor and had their chests and backs exposed, had excellent riding skills to dodge, but the large-scale concentrated shooting still resulted in more casualties.

"Shoot the horse first when shooting a person!" Dian Wei has been with Liu Han for many years, and he has made some progress. He should use a strong bow and a long arrow. Shoot the horse first when shooting a person, and capture the leader first when capturing a thief.

Horses kept falling to the ground with wailing. After the riders were thrown out, they would not survive under the dense hooves. The horses that fell to the ground at the same time formed a chain of horse disasters, and often one horse could cause three or five horses to stumble.

The Wuhuan have many people, but the situation is not good. (End of this chapter)