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Chapter 425 I am to blame if I don’t die!
The central army of the Xiongnu.

"My king, what do you think we should do?"

Some kings of miscellaneous titles have already gone to You Rizhu King Tiefu to ask for countermeasures.

They had never seen such Han cavalry before, but they understood what it would mean if this continued.

Because before this, the Huns had used similar methods when fighting against the Han army, but they had never formed such a tight formation as the Han army, nor had they had such continuous and powerful attacks.

In fact, they usually only sent out a few scattered light cavalry to approach and shoot arrows from time to time to harass the Han army.

Everyone is afraid of death, the Huns and the Han people alike.

When someone in an army formation is shot and killed, it will inevitably affect the morale of nearby soldiers. Some people will subconsciously run away for their lives, and the formation may be disrupted, making it difficult to organize an effective defense.

The chaos and rout in the front army's formation will surely trigger a chain reaction. The main army will then take advantage of the situation to launch a charge, using the cavalry advantage to cut and slaughter the enemy army, thus killing the enemy in one fell swoop, like a hot knife through butter!

"This……"

Tiefu's face was livid at this moment. The Han army came suddenly, and launched a charge suddenly. Even the current chiseling tactics were completely beyond his expectations.

Especially this chiseling tactic, which was completely different from the Han army tactics he had known.

As far as he knew, the most powerful weapon of the Han army should be the heavy cavalry formation charge. Countless Xiongnu generals had summarized the experience of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Mobei.

The late Han general Huo Qubing adopted the tactic of using superior heavy cavalry to charge head-on and light cavalry to encircle the flanks in the Battle of Mobei.

As the saying goes, a heavy sword has no edge. Although this tactic seems simple, it has already killed the Hun army.

At least throughout the Battle of Mobei, the Xiongnu army failed to adapt to this tactic.

Faced with the powerful charge of the heavy cavalry, the Xiongnu army did not collapse immediately, but it could not hold out for long.

However, such a charge also caused heavy losses to the Han army. After all, even a lump of iron could be deformed by repeated head-on collisions, not to mention that the heavy cavalry at this time were not fully armed, both humans and horses.

This is also the reason why after the Battle of Mobei, the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu both stopped fighting and there has been no war for nearly ten years.

The Huns need to recuperate.

The Han Dynasty also needed to recover the strength lost in the war.

This formed a tacit understanding of temporary peace.

Many Xiongnu generals scoffed at this, thinking that the tactics of relying solely on the advantage of equipment to crush the enemy were too "hawkish"... Oh yes, there are no hawkish people in this era, only the great and kind people of the Han Dynasty.

But this time, the Han army obviously had new tactics. Considering the national strength of the Han army, there must be heavy cavalry in the army.

However, the heavy cavalry did not rely on their equipment advantage to launch a reckless but effective charge right from the start, as they did in the Battle of Mobei. After breaking up the Xiongnu camp, the light cavalry did not cut off and kill the enemy from the flank.

The Han army obviously adopted a smarter strategy and planned to break through the Xiongnu defense line first...

Once the defense line was broken, wouldn't the Xiongnu army be even more unable to resist the reckless charge of the Han army's heavy cavalry? !

But Tiefu had no idea how to consolidate the defense line.

The Xiongnu’s range was not as long as that of the Han army, so they could not cause any harm to the Han army.

The terrain is not as good as that of the Han army. After all, it is the Han army that is encircling the Xiongnu army, and there is a thorny Jiaohe City behind them.

Order the entire army to break out?
Not to mention that they didn't know whether the Han army had an ambush. Once the order to break out was given, the Hun army would fight on their own and it would be difficult to organize an effective counterattack, which was equivalent to surrendering halfway from the start.

Give the order to shrink the formation?
Never retreat or shrink easily when a war breaks out!
This will make many soldiers who are unaware of the situation even more panicked, and even make them lose their will to fight, causing the defense line that was originally barely maintained to collapse completely, and they will only be defeated faster!

And now it's probably too late...

After all, the wars of this era are very different from the modern wars of later generations, especially in terms of communications.

The information delay makes it impossible to execute many orders in time. Usually, we can only call the generals in advance to discuss strategies. Once the war is tense, it is difficult to make temporary changes. We have to stick to it to the end, otherwise it will inevitably lead to more unexpected chaos and lead to a complete loss!
"This……"

Tiefu was still "here", unable to think of a suitable response strategy for a while.

In the battle of Mobei, a number of Xiongnu generals had already been killed in the battle. After a decade of recuperation, many old Xiongnu generals had either died of old age or were unable to fight again. Tiefu was the Right Riju King who was promoted as a confidant after Wuwei Chanyu ascended the throne a few years ago. He was a general of the younger generation and had no practical experience.

However, he was a studious Hun and had studied many Han Chinese military strategies and war books over the years.

He could talk about everything from Sun Tzu's Art of War to Sun Bing's Art of War, Wu Zi and Liu Tao, and he could even leave some veteran generals speechless. He was very proud, and Wuwei Chanyu also valued his talent.

But now, a Han Chinese name emerged in his mind - Zhao Kuo.

What to do?
With the Han army's continuous attacks, how can I hold my defense and how can I counterattack?
What a mess! What a mess! What a mess! What should I do? !

"My king..."

"Don't be impatient, don't rush, give the order to hold the position, I'm thinking!"

Tiefu waved his hands impatiently, his brows twisted into the shape of bitter gourd skin.

He felt that perhaps the best strategy now was to order the entire army to break out. This way, at least a portion of the manpower could be preserved, and after escaping the siege, an effective counterattack could be organized depending on the situation.

But he was unwilling to do so, as this was his first battle since he became King of Yourizhu.

These miscellaneous kings were watching, the Right Wise King was watching, and Wuwei Chanyu was also watching. He was unwilling to accept such a failure...

……

Tiefu was deep in thought, struggling internally, and even feeling a little desperate.

The Han army's second wave of "chisel attack" had been completed, and the Xiongnu's casualties on the front line increased further. The Xiongnu soldiers fired arrows indiscriminately in counterattack, but they didn't even touch the Han army's hair.

At this time, a large gap had been opened in the defense line. Almost all the Hun soldiers in the gap were struggling to retreat, just to avoid the next wave of cold arrows. The fear of death made them lose their fighting spirit. Even if the supervisors behind them chopped at them with swords, they could not stop them from retreating.

The third wave of "chisel attacks" has also started.

"General Zhao, General Wang, now it's your turn to show your abilities!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The war drums suddenly sounded.

"kill!!!"

Zhao Po Nu and Wang Hui led 3,000 heavy cavalry to charge following the third wave of "chisel attacks", and the shouts of killing were deafening.

At the same time, the Han cavalry on both wings, who had been dragging branches to bluff, cut the ropes that bound the branches, quickly gathered into an army, and waited for an opportunity to move.

"Break out! Order the entire army to abandon the main camp and break out to the upper reaches of Jiaohe River!"

The drumbeats instantly awakened Tiefu, and the further collapse of the defense line made him realize that the game was over.

He had missed the best opportunity to break out. In fact, when he decided to back off the camp and confront the Han army's formation, he had already missed the best opportunity to break out.

However, for him, who had a superior army and knew nothing about the Han army, this was not a decisive mistake.

But now, even his order to "break out" has become difficult to execute.

As the war drums thundered and the Han heavy cavalry began to charge, the Huns' defense line, which had long been unable to maintain, immediately shrank backwards uncontrollably, especially at the gaps opened by the Han army. Many Huns who had lost their fighting spirit retreated desperately, and some even began to attack and trample on the supervisory team in order to save their lives.

In this situation, before the Han army's heavy cavalry came into close combat, the gap that had been opened had already expanded rapidly, and in an instant it almost split the Xiongnu army into two, and the central army was exposed!

"It's over! It's over!"

The Xiongnu central army was naturally also affected. Many Xiongnu people no longer obeyed orders and instead jumped on their horses and fled madly with their heads covered.

"My king, our army can't hold out. We will protect you and leave first!"

Several personal soldiers immediately stepped forward to hold Tiefu down, trying to escort him out by force.

"Don't worry about me, just run away!"

Tiefu threw away several of his personal soldiers, his eyes full of bloodshot, and shouted loudly,

"One incompetent general will kill the whole army. I have been defeated. I cannot face Wuwei Chanyu and Youxian Wang again. I will be blamed if I don't die!"

(End of this chapter)