The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 544: The Fall of Xiutu Royal City [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"If they are Iron Eagle Warriors, they won't be able to escape!"

Under the banner of the central army, Yang Duanhe was also watching quietly.

Although the Tiger Guards are brave, they are still a little inferior to the Iron Eagle Warriors.

At least if the Ruishi Battalion was there, they would be able to eliminate King Xiutu's front camp in less than a quarter of an hour, leaving no chance for the central army to retreat.

"If you give him a chance, he will be able to withdraw?" Yan Yan did not comment.

In fact, no matter whether it was the Qin elite soldiers or the Huben Camp, King Xiutu's front camp would not be able to hold out if they planned or not.

It’s like killing someone. The Sharp Warriors Battalion can chop off the enemy’s head with one sword, and the Huben Battalion can slit the enemy’s neck with one sword, but the result is death anyway. What’s the use of all the extra damage?
The reason why the Huben Camp gave King Xiutu's central army a chance to retreat was to take care of the infantry battalion.

If they charge too fast and the infantry battalion cannot keep up, and King Xiutu gets angry and sends his entire army to counterattack, the Huben Battalion might be surrounded, resulting in additional casualties.

As Yan Yan spoke, he ordered the flag officer on the arrow tower to wave the flags, asking the Huben Battalion and the Infantry Battalion to clear the central road.

The drum sounds changed, the trumpet sounds changed, and the flag orders also changed.

The soldiers of the Huben Battalion and the Infantry Battalion subconsciously looked at their commanders, then followed the flag officers to attack both sides, giving up the central position.

"Tap~Tap~Tap~Tap~" The ground shook and sand and stones rolled.

The Huben Battalion and the Infantry Battalion did not even look behind them, they knew that it was their own cavalry that was dispatched, and that only the heavily armored cavalry, the Tunqi Battalion, which was armed to the teeth, could make such a noise!
The Tunqi Battalion set out and rushed towards the road vacated by the Huben Battalion and the Infantry Battalion.

“How dare you chase me?” King Xiutu also heard the sound of horse hooves behind him and smiled coldly.

You probably don't know why we, the Huns, are called a nation on horseback, and why we can go south to plunder time and time again, and the Central Plains cannot pursue us?
"Fight back!" King Xiutu ordered with a sneer.

The soldiers in King Xiutu's center slowed down their retreat and shot behind them on horseback.

They have used this kite-flying method many times and it has always worked.

We can't catch up with them. Our riding and archery skills are not as good as theirs. And you still dare to send the cavalry to chase us!

The soldiers of King Xiutu's army were all sneering.

They have been able to roam the grasslands for so many years relying on their skills in riding and archery.

"Ding ding ding~" However, something shocking happened.

The Tunqi Battalion ignored the flying arrows and let them hit their bodies and armor, making clanging sounds, but they were unable to penetrate their armor at all.

The arrows were blocked by the armor. Although they looked fierce as they pierced the armor of the front-row soldiers, they were actually blocked by the inner armor and did not hurt the body at all.

"What!" Not only were the soldiers confused, but even King Xiutu fell into deep self-doubt when he looked at the front-row soldiers of the Tunqi Battalion who were shot like porcupines and hedgehogs.

However, they not only had cavalry, but also infantry, with the infantry in the front and the cavalry in the rear.

The result was that the cavalry caught up with the infantry in front, but had to slow down and was slowly caught up by the Tunqi Battalion.

Heavy cavalry is slow, compared to light cavalry. Against infantry, they are still as fast as lightning.

"Let the infantry make way!" King Xiutu knew that the infantry could not block the cavalry's way, and to deal with the cavalry, the infantry had to form a spear formation.

However, King Xiutu’s infantry was not as good as that of Bingzhou, and they were simply unable to enforce discipline.

When the Cavalry Battalion followed up with the cavalry in the center and started killing them, the infantrymen barely made way for a path large enough for three horses to pass, allowing the cavalry behind them to pass.

The only thing to be thankful for was that most of the cavalry were able to pass through, and then the infantry were able to complete the closure before the cavalry camp arrived. Unfortunately, the lance itself was longer, sharper and heavier than the infantry's spear.

Therefore, the encircled infantrymen held their spears tightly in their hands and leaned behind their shields, trying to block the cavalry's attack.

However, the Tunqi Battalion turned a blind eye and did not slow down at all, and directly crashed into the Huns' shield wall.

"Dang~Crack~" The soldiers behind the shield wall were blown away in disbelief.

They thrust the shafts of their spears diagonally into the ground, and the spears hit the horses as they expected. However, who could have imagined that even the horses in the Tunqi Battalion were equipped with heavy armor? Under the weight and speed, the spears hit and broke, and the soldiers holding the spears also had their palms torn by the broken spears.

But before they could feel the pain of torn palms, they were knocked away by a strange force, their internal organs were displaced, and before they could feel anything else, the heavy iron hooves had already stepped on their bodies again.

The Tunqi Battalion paid no attention to the resistance of the infantry. They had only one target, which was King Xiutu's central army banner.

Although the banner was broken and the fluttering flag could not be found, they still recognized the person.

The place with the most guards is King Xiutu.

"Don't worry about these infantrymen!" the captain of the cavalry battalion ordered coldly.

Cavalry are naturally antagonistic to infantry, not to mention that they are heavily armored cavalry built at a great expense by Bingzhou. The infantry cannot cause any effective damage to them when they are galloping.

Their mission was to stick to the main force of King Xiutu's army. As for these scattered and defeated soldiers, they would be dealt with by the Huben Battalion and Infantry Battalion behind them.

"Next, you will be in charge!" Yan Yan looked at King Xiu Tu who was stuck by the Tunqi Camp, turned to Dian Qing and said.

"Yes!" Dian Qing took over the command.

The Yulin Guards were trained by him personally, so there was naturally no problem in commanding them.

Yan Yan returned to the central military tent and fell into a deep sleep.

It's not that he was lazy, but the entire Alxa Plateau was now in full swing of war. By night, military reports would be transmitted back from all over the place, and he would have no time to sleep.

So, this is his last break.

King Xiutu fled quickly, abandoning the main force of the central army and retreating to Wuwei City with only his cavalry.

Until now he still didn't realize that he had been deceived, and he was no longer worthy of being the leader of a Xiongnu army.

However, the difference in combat power between the Yulin Guards before and after still shocked him. With such a strong combat power, why lure them out of the city?
Fortunately, in Gucheng Town, they received support from the army coming from the rear, and the Tunqi Battalion did not continue to pursue them.

It gave them a brief period of time to rest and recuperate, but this period of time would not be too long.

Therefore, King Xiutu did not stay in Gucheng Town, but continued to retreat to the rear of Gucheng Town with his remaining troops, but he did not withdraw directly to Wuwei.

They needed to gather the defeated soldiers and reorganize the army.

If they continue to retreat, the defeated soldiers who were previously stunned will no longer be able to gather together.

However, that night, King Xiutu received urgent news from the direction of Wuwei City.

"The royal court has fallen. Two armies from Bingzhou suddenly appeared at the foot of the city, broke through the city gate, and occupied the royal court!"

The herald who was driven out of the city brought terrible news to King Xutu.

(End of this chapter)