Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 764: Stepping into the Courtyard and Killing the Chief
Under the cover of the strong wind and yellow sand, the Xianbei royal court never discovered the Han cavalry's attack. Now that the strong wind and yellow sand have dispersed, it is useless even if they find the Han cavalry.

Because the Hu court lacked defense, the camp had to be surrounded by trenches and even more so by solid fences. The Hu soldiers stationed outside had no time to prepare, and faced with Wei Yan's charge, they had no ability to resist, and the Wang court was instantly killed by the Han cavalry.

In the royal court, the Hu soldiers who were supposed to resist the Han cavalry, because they had to take care of their families and the elderly and the weak, gave up the idea of ​​defending the Chanyu in the face of the Han cavalry's overwhelming charge, and instead chose to take on the responsibility of protecting their families.

The sight of three thousand Han cavalrymen charging intensively from the Nanshan Mountain with their hooves flying was like a mountain collapse in the eyes of the Xianbei people, and the momentum was extremely terrifying.

In a flash, the iron cavalry charged into the battle formation, and the Xianbei men and women fell to the ground like fragile weeds blown by the wind, and were killed one by one by arrows or long spears. Many of them fled with their families, and the royal court was in chaos, with cries of panic.

That being said, the Xianbei people living in the desert were not weak people. When they were looking for a way to escape, they did not mean to sit and wait for death. Regardless of gender, age or physical condition, they all picked up weapons to defend themselves in the chaos, including the young ones.

"Whoosh!"

When the Han cavalry charged into the Hu camp, the Xianbei in the camp fought back with bows and arrows, and the arrows they released flew wildly in the sky.

However, due to the lack of advanced forging technology, the crudely made arrows of the Xianbei in Mobei could be used to deal with the Hu people who lacked armor, but it was probably a pipe dream for them to deal with the Han cavalry wearing iron armor.

"Dang~"

An arrow flew through the air and hit Wei Yan's abdomen. However, because Wei Yan was wearing heavy armor, the arrowhead only broke through the outer scales and then got stuck in the armor, unable to cause much damage.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Wei Yan saw a fearless young man drawing his bow, grinning ferociously, and galloping away on his horse. In the young man's terrified gaze, he waved his spear and stabbed him to death.

"You bastard, how dare you hurt me!" Wei Yan spat.

The young man fell down in pain, and his mother collapsed on the spot, screaming hysterically. Regardless of the gap between the two sides, she rushed towards Wei Yan with a spear.

Wei Yan wielded his long spear, knocked the spear away, slid down and hacked the insane Xianbei woman to death.

Having seen the ferocity of the Xianbei people, Wei Yan immediately ordered: "Give the order, kill them all, regardless of age or gender!"

"The general has ordered that anyone who resists, regardless of gender, age or status, will be killed!"

"promise!"

Fearing the Xianbei custom of mobilizing all citizens to fight as soldiers, the Han cavalry were directly aroused to murderous intent. They did not care about gender or age and killed anyone they saw.

Many cavalrymen simply aimed their bows at the Xianbei, using the Xianbei's expertise in horseback archery to attack them. Or they wielded their long spears and galloped past, dispersing the fleeing Xianbei. The following cavalrymen galloped forward, trampling the fallen Xianbei with their iron cavalry, and hacking and killing them with their ring-handled swords.

Under the horses' hooves and blades, hundreds of Xianbei people screamed, wailed, and cried in fear. Under the charge of the Han cavalry, they fled to both sides, hoping to escape from the mouth of the river valley.

As the Xianbei people in the royal court fled towards the vast river valley from east to west, the Han cavalry led by Wei Yan galloped forward and went straight into the central Chanyu's tent.

Kebi Neng and his son knew that they had nowhere to escape. In order to turn the tide, they led the warriors of the Yazhang and women, raised the flag symbolizing the Chanyu, and fought with the Han cavalry.

At the same time, with Ding Feng paving the way, Huo Jun led his Han cavalry and charged into the royal court from the spacious west valley entrance.

Because of Wei Yan's assault and Ding Feng's charge, there was no longer any organized Xianbei army near the entrance of the valley. Instead, it was filled with Xianbei people fleeing out of the valley.

The Han cavalry led by Huo Jun rushed into the fleeing Xianbei people, breaking through from east to west, slashing them with swords, killing them and making them cry for their parents. In order to avoid the Han cavalry, these Xianbei people either climbed the mountains or took the initiative to avoid them.

Huo Jun did not think too much about fighting, because outside the valley, there were vassal troops led by Tian Yu and Qian Zhao, who were responsible for capturing the escaped Xianbei people.

Under the protection of his personal guards, Huo Jun finally rode deep into the king's tent.

As time went by, Kebi Neng held on and did not flee, and many Xianbei people fled to the yazhang. Under Kebi Neng's gathering, they hid in the camp and vehicles, and used their excellent archery skills to fight back tenaciously.

In order to boost morale, Tun Wei Ze and his wife Anutuo were fearless in the face of danger. They charged forward, shooting with bows left and right, killing the Han cavalry who tried to break into the yazhang camp.

More than a dozen cavalrymen who were charging bravely were hit by several arrows and were seriously injured and died on the way. The horses were frightened by the arrows and ran away in other directions, neighing.

Seeing that the arrows were dense and accurate, and the camp inside the tent was well arranged, making it inconvenient for the cavalry to charge, Wei Yan immediately gave up the idea of ​​a strong charge, ordered the Han cavalry to dismount, and used his own armor to shoot at the Xianbei people inside the tent.

For a moment, the sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air was heard, and arrows flew randomly in the sky, and from time to time, there were sounds of pain from being hit by arrows.

After a while, Ding Feng led his troops to join the battle and cooperated with Wei Yan's troops to put pressure from the side of the tent.

When Huo Jun led his troops to the tent, he was furious to see that Wei Yan and Ding Feng did not rush into the tent but chose to shoot at the Xianbei people.

Huo Jun looked at the battlefield situation and cursed: "The camps are in disarray, we should fight on foot. Besides, the Hu people are good at riding and shooting, how can we fight them!"

"Send a message to Wei Yan and Ding Feng, order the warriors to wear heavy armor, hold long spears, and charge into the king's court. Fight quickly and end the battle quickly!"

"promise!"

The Han cavalry may have many archery skills that can rival those of the Xianbei warriors, but on average, the Xianbei people's archery skills are better than those of the Han cavalry.

In this situation, how could they use bows and arrows to fight the Xianbei as they wished? They should use their own discipline and the strength of their armor to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Xianbei.

Although nomadic peoples such as the Xianbei and Xiongnu made their living by grazing and seemed to consume large amounts of meat and milk, the actual average height of these nomadic peoples was not high. In fact, they were shorter than the Han people.

In terms of cavalry combat, agricultural people may not be as good as nomadic people, but when it comes to infantry combat, nomadic people are no match for agricultural people.

Under Huo Jun's rebuke, Wei Yan immediately selected about 300 warriors, removed their saddles to use as shields, and put on the heavy armor taken off by their colleagues.

The Han soldiers, wearing double heavy armor and holding their saddles as shields, led by Wei Yan, charged towards the tent. Behind the heavily armored Han soldiers, more Han soldiers gathered, ready to charge into the tent at any time.

When three hundred heavily-armored infantrymen appeared in front of the tent, they immediately caused panic among the Xianbei people inside the tent.

"shoot!"

Tun Wei raised his horse bow high and shouted, "Shoot at once! Do not allow the Han soldiers to approach the tent."

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, thousands of arrows flew towards the heavily-armoured Han soldiers from the tent, and their fierceness was frightening. However, although there were many arrows, they were like scratching an itch through a shoe when they hit the heavily-armoured Han soldiers, and they could not stop the Han soldiers at all.

The saddles blocked the arrows from causing fatal injuries, and the heavy armor on the soldiers blocked the arrows that were shot at the torso. Even though some tricky arrows could injure the Han soldiers, these warriors only hummed a few times and continued to charge forward.

"rush!"

The Han soldiers were armed to the teeth and advanced bravely, braving the arrows that were directed at them. They displayed amazing courage.

It should be noted that the reason why humans continue to develop bows and crossbows, as well as firearms for long-range attacks, is essentially to reduce damage and avoid damage caused by hand-to-hand combat.

However, in the early days of cold weapons and firearms, a truly strong army must be based on the courage to fight hand-to-hand. Over-reliance on bows and arrows for long-range attacks would indirectly weaken one's own hand-to-hand combat capabilities. When the hand-to-hand combat capabilities declined, if they met an opponent who dared to draw the sword, both the Han and the Hu would be defeated.

It is often said that the Western Han Dynasty defeated the Huns by relying on hand-to-hand combat, but few people know that the strength of hand-to-hand combat ability is what determines the upper limit of this army.

Seeing that the Han soldiers were determined to fight them hand-to-hand, the Xianbei people who were defending their tents could not help but feel a little scared, and their hearts gradually became chilled. "Kill!"

Wei Yan advanced eighty steps under the spell of arrows. With more than ten arrows stuck in his body, he advanced to the teeth of the imperial tent on foot. The heavily armed Han soldiers suddenly jumped up and rushed straight into the tent.

Wei Yan led the way, using the tent as a shield and stabbing to death the Xianbei who were about to shoot with a bow. Then, facing the three Xianbei men and women, he moved his feet slightly, protected his waist with the lance, swung the lance tip, stabbed down three ways, or raised the spear, and stabbed the three to death in a few breaths.

Seeing this, Tun Wei was not afraid at all. He and his wife Anutuo threw away their bows and spears and led the men to fight with the Han soldiers.

Due to their short stature and the difference in armor between the two sides, the Xianbei people were suppressed by the Han soldiers, and even if Tun Wei fought personally, it was difficult to offset such a huge gap.

As a Xianbei woman, Anutuo was extremely sturdy. She first held a long spear and suddenly stabbed the Han soldier to death. Then she aimed at the burly Han soldier, and with her flexibility, Anutuo swung her spear lightly and stabbed the Han soldier's chest.

However, this Han soldier was an experienced warrior, and relying on his great strength, he stretched out his hand to grab the long spear that was stabbing at him, and pulled it away with great force. Anutuo almost fell down and staggered a few steps.

Before Anutuo could react, the Han soldier punched him in the face, making him dizzy. Then the Han soldier drew the axe from his waist and killed Anutuo with one blow.

"Anutuo!"

Seeing his wife Anutuo's death in battle, Tun Wei's eyes turned red and he cried out. In anger, he was ready to fight to the death with the Han soldiers.

But the rational Ke Bineng stopped Tun Weize and prevented his son from doing something stupid.

"Xianbei's little Chanyu, don't let your anger get to your head."

Kebineng shouted: "We can't defend the tent now, we should leave quickly and try to rebuild the royal court."

Tun Wei looked at his dead wife from afar, suppressed his sorrow, and said, "Chanyu, go north, deep into the mountains, and you can regroup."

"go!"

Just when Kebineng and his son were about to leave the tent and flee, Ding Feng had already led the Han cavalry to attack the tent from the flank and head towards the Chanyu's flag.

Not only that, in order to completely capture and kill Kebinen, Huo Jun personally led the cavalry to raid the military camp to prevent Kebinen and his son from escaping into the Kent Mountains.

Because the felt tents were densely packed in the ya tent, Huo Jun led more than a thousand cavalrymen to run through it, hacking and killing the Xianbei soldiers who were resisting stubbornly.

Suddenly, because the road was narrow, Huo Jun rode his horse ahead, and a Xianbei warrior took advantage of the cover of the felt tent and attacked with a spear.

Huo Jun caught a glimpse of the cold light and swung his sword back to cut off the spear head. Although the broken spear pierced his arm, it did not break through the armor on his body, and only made Huo Jun feel a pain in his arm.

Then, Huo Jun kicked Hu Bing back and slashed at his waist, cutting Hu Bing's throat and killing him on the spot.

"Xiangguo!"

The attendants protected Huo Jun and said, "Prime Minister, you should retreat a little to avoid swords, spears and arrows."

Huo Jun was furious. He pointed at the chaotic tent and said, "According to your words, I cannot be a general!"

As he spoke, Huo Jun gave his orders to his men in a stern voice, "Ke Bineng will try to escape into the mountains, so we must intercept him now."

"promise!"

When Huo Jun led his cavalry to cut off Kebineng's retreat, the father and son fled with more than a hundred Dan Yu's personal guards.

While shuttling back and forth, Kebi could see the large banner of Huo in the distance. He was greatly shocked and said, "Huo Jun is guarding here personally. You and I are probably fleeing south!"

Tun Wei drew the curved sword from his waist and said angrily: "A hundred cavalrymen are charging, even Huo Jun cannot stop them."

"Come with me!"

Tun Wei tried his best to identify the direction, found an area with sparse military deployment, and signaled the cavalry to follow him and charge out.

However, Huo Jun was in the center and could easily see the enemy's movements. Seeing more than a hundred cavalrymen running and making a lot of noise, and the cavalrymen were well-equipped, Huo Jun guessed that Ke Bineng was among them. He immediately led his cavalry to intercept and kill Ke Bineng and his son.

Tun Wei also saw the Han cavalry rushing towards him, and he knew that if he did not break through the blockade of the Han cavalry, it would be difficult to escape into the mountains.

"Kill!" Tun Wei shouted fiercely.

In an instant, the Han and Hu cavalrymen were entangled, the Hu cavalry used bows and arrows, and the Han cavalry fought with them with spears and bows. The sound of bowstrings snapping rang out in the air, and arrows whizzed through the air.

Huo Jun rode his horse, constantly looking for the figures of Kebineng and his son, ready to send his personal guards to join the battlefield at any time.

As he urged his horse to gallop, Huo Jun caught sight of an old man with gray hair, exquisite armor, and gorgeous clothes, and he was immediately overjoyed.

When Huo Jun raised his whip and was about to give an order, an arrow flew from nowhere, quickly passing the guards on both sides and shot straight at Huo Jun's left thigh. The thigh armor was thin and could not block the iron arrowhead. The cold arrowhead pierced the epidermis and shot into the muscle.

At this moment, Huo Jun felt a sharp pain in his left thigh and almost cried out. But considering the morale of the army and in order to kill Ke Bineng, Huo Jun endured the pain and held the reins tightly to maintain his balance.

Taking a deep breath, Huo Jun pointed his whip in the direction of Ke Bineng and shouted to those around him: "The man with white hair and long beard is Ke Bineng. Anyone who kills the Hu chieftain will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made Duke of Duting."

"Behead the chief!"

Although Huo Jun was shot in the thigh, he looked calm and his men did not notice it. Instead, the soldiers and cavalrymen were delighted to have discovered Ke Bineng.

At Huo Jun's command, more than a hundred brave Han cavalrymen rode out on horseback. In order to kill Kebineng, the Han cavalrymen charged into the Hu cavalrymen at full speed. As they were entangled with the Han cavalrymen, the Hu cavalrymen were completely powerless to resist the sudden attack of the Han cavalrymen.

In an instant, the Han cavalry galloped like thunder and broke through the formation. In a few moments, they rushed through the panicked Hu cavalry, killed several guards, and rushed directly to Kebineng.

Kebi Neng was indeed a hero who had roamed the desert for many years. Facing the galloping Han cavalry, he dared to take the initiative to fight with them. However, these Han cavalry were carefully selected by Huo Jun, and they were specially used to behead Kebi Neng.

If Ke Bineng wants to fight these Han cavalry, he probably needs to be 20 years younger to be able to fight for a few rounds.

When Kebineng swung his sword to block the lance, the knights rushed forward, waving their lances. More lances came through the air, about three or four in number. The sharp blades pierced through the armor and stabbed into Kebineng's body from many sides.

"Father!"

Ke Bineng’s death stunned Tun Weize so much that he slowed down his movements and cried out in shock.

The next moment, the Han cavalry who was fighting with Tun Weize seized the opportunity and stabbed the long spear into his chest, causing Tun Weize to scream in pain.

The long spear was pulled out of his body, and Tun Wei's body swayed, and finally he lost his balance and fell to the ground!

The deaths of Chanyu Kebi Neng and Little Chanyu Tun Weize meant that the grassland, which was about to be unified, fell into division again.

(End of this chapter)