Editing of the ten loyal ministers and the emperors standing up

Chapter 89 Huo Qubing’s victory in the Battle of Hexi

"Bring out those prisoners who are unwilling to surrender, tie them all to inferior horses, and rush to the Huns' camp.

Leave 2000 people to set up defenses here, and the rest will follow me to take advantage of the Huns' unsteady foothold to charge and kill them! "

Huo Qubing looked at all the Han soldiers coldly and said with disdain.

"The whole army listens to the order. When these scattered cavalry break through the enemy's formation, it is the perfect opportunity for us to launch a charge. In this battle, anyone with a knife will be killed without mercy!"

"After this battle is over, I, Huo Qubing, will ask Your Majesty for your merits!"

Huo Qubing snorted coldly, and looked at the dim night not far away with a cold expression on his tall horse, his eyes filled with endless cold light!
The war was about to break out, and the Huns' leaders drove these so-called warriors straight to the Huns' camp without any mercy!
They pressed the battle together with the Han soldiers, and thousands of Xiongnu prisoners swarmed towards the Huns!

This made the Huns a little overwhelmed. They looked at King Hunxie and King Xiutu in confusion!
King Xiutu was the first to react and quickly roared:
"Quickly, drive them away quickly, don't let these idiots attack our formation!"

Chaos, so chaotic that the Huns did not notice that the weak Han army on Bingli actually launched the attack first!

Thousands of Huns broke through the formation of the Huns army in an instant. The Huns had no choice but to let them go and let them return to their own camp.
Those Huns whose hands and feet were bound were dragged all the way by the war horses, and the horses' buttocks were already dripping with blood!

"Zhao Ponu, you lead two thousand soldiers and horses into the battle, and you must tear apart the front line of the Huns!"

"promise!"

Zhao Ponu was a military commander, and his good brothers Gao Bushi and Puduo had both been promoted to captains. He just wanted to make a mark and be granted a title like Huo Qubing.

Although the Huns have 1 soldiers and horses, they have not yet assembled in a short period of time, and the only soldiers and horses that can meet the enemy are the more than [-] people in front!
The vanguard of the Huns moved, and both sides were equally powerful. Thousands of the Huns roared wildly, hoping to kill Huo Qubing before his army arrived.
Destroying Zhao Ponu's army will buy time for subsequent reinforcements to assemble.

The two sides didn't talk much and lined up to fight.

King Hunxie formed a loose formation of horses and advanced slowly, preparing to launch as soon as the Han army entered the range, and then rush over at high speed.

This is the basic tactic of the Huns. A loose formation is good for defending against the opponent's arrows.

However, Zhao Ponu formed a tight square formation, with three hundred riders in a row and about seven rows in front and behind.

When the Huns saw the opponent forming such a formation, they were so excited that they seemed to be facing a gluttonous feast instead of an enemy army.

Because the military formation is too close, the opponent can hit the target with any shot.

With a loose layout like the Huns', most of the Han army's arrows would miss.

The Huns kept accelerating and saw that the Han army was about to enter the shooting range.

The Han army's front row of powerful crossbows fired three hundred arrows. After that, the arrows continued in an endless stream, all shooting at the middle position.

The Han army was well-equipped and had long-range bows and crossbows. After the first row fired, they did not rush forward, but spread to both sides.

The second row fired continuously. In the blink of an eye, seven rounds were fired in a row, and the Han cavalry was already in a straight line.

The two thousand arrows of the Han army were all shot in the small area in the middle, causing hundreds of casualties among King Hunxie's soldiers!

The Huns kept falling off their horses like dumplings!
He was so angry that he yelled:

"Damn it, kill that leader of the sentry cavalry quickly. Isn't this damn Han army using old arrows?"

King Xiutu had no choice but to console him:

"Brother Hunxie, now is not the time to delve into this matter. We have to think about how to win the war.

We have more soldiers and horses than Huo Qubing. As long as we drag them here, reinforcements from all directions will arrive soon!

Even if it is a waste, we can slowly kill him! "

Seeing that the Han army also entered the shooting range of the Xiongnu, King Hunxie ordered to shoot arrows and charge.Douyin barrage!

[Holy shit, it’s so flammable! What’s igniting it? 】

[The Han army is so powerful!This round is full of Huns corpses. Our General Huo used Zangzhuo's trick very well! 】

[The Huns were so stupid that they thought we didn’t have any new arrows, so they were shot into sieves now! 】

[A weak question: How could the Han army perform so well that they could exchange nine thousand for seven thousand? 】

【This……】

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The trumpet sounded, and the Han army closest to the Xiongnu suddenly retreated, but the cavalry on both sides began to surround them from the outside.
In a few breaths, it turned into a large circular formation, surrounded the Huns' forward part, and turned in one direction!
Zhao Ponu used stone mill wheel shooting tactics to attack, which was very targeted.

The Han cavalry wears helmets and armor, and even the key parts of the horses are protected. They have strong defense, but their mobility is not as good as their opponents. It is indeed a good idea to surround the enemy and shoot them.

The powerful crossbows of the Han army had a long range, and all the arrows were shot towards King Pu Pu's position. After several rounds of arrows, the Huns suffered numerous casualties!

The Huns were thrown into the millstone like soybeans. Looking down from the sky, you will find countless soybeans being slowly crushed.

This is how the Han army slowly wore down the Huns until the last bit of their vigor was knocked out!

The Huns' vanguard general originally wanted to capture the thieves first and capture the king first, and then attack where the Han general was.

However, Zhao Ponu was very changeable, and the armor he wore was no different from other cavalry. Except for the cavalry carrying the flag, the appearance of the Han army was not much different.

The opposing general reluctantly ordered the scattered attacks, and the angry Huns immediately rushed towards the perimeter.

Most of the Han cavalry were descended from the Huns, and their cavalry and shooting skills were as good as those of the Huns, but their weapons were completely different.

Each Han soldier is equipped with a spear, a spear, or a halberd, plus a long sword.
The Huns mostly used maces made of cow leg bones, and the two were in close combat.
The Han army had obvious advantages and was protected by armor. The Huns really drove sheep to attack tigers.

Seeing that his troops were at a disadvantage, the forward general of the Huns immediately ordered a retreat and fled, hoping to rendezvous with the Huns army behind him!
Zhao Ponu rolled his saddle and dismounted his horse. His movements were as smooth as a swimming fish and as agile as a bird. He lit a pile of cow dung with his own hands and set off the smoke.

Immediately, everyone was ordered to discard their helmets and armor, especially the wooden armor of their horses, and then quickly pursued them.

More than ten miles away, Huo Qubing's army was already eager to try. When they saw a column of smoke rising, they unloaded their equipment and pursued it under the leadership of each school lieutenant.

The encounter turned into a pursuit. The Han army's cavalry and shooting were not inferior to their opponents, but their weapons were far superior to the enemy's. After chasing for more than ten miles, more than 3000 of the Huns' vanguard were lost.

Even more than 1000 people sent by King Xiutu were killed by Huo Qubing who arrived!

Zhao Ponu took the head of the forward general and jumped onto his horse. He could no longer hide the joy on his face.

It seems that what hangs next to the horse's belly is not a human head, but a heavy marquis title.

Zhao Ponu said excitedly:

"General, the number of our troops lost in this battle is only 300. Each of our Han troops is worth ten!"

"That's right, I only lost a few dozen people just now. The Huns are coming around. Simply clean up the battlefield and retreat to the mountains first!"

The Han army suffered less than 400 casualties in the battle. Huo Qubing was very satisfied and ordered Zhao Ponu's front army to change his rear army. He packed up his weapons, especially arrows, and continued to use those that were not damaged.

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(End of this chapter)