The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 197 The Decisive Battle at Wuhuan IV

Although the Han army had a small number of carriages around the periphery, the Wuhuan cavalry who rushed past the Han army's rain of arrows in Liaodong still kept their eyes open. They seemed to have seen that a large-scale massacre was about to occur.

"The crossbowmen are ready!" Huang Xu, who was in the formation, raised the corners of his mouth and calmly gave an order.

The distance of more than 100 steps is not worth mentioning to the cavalry. Even though the ground under their feet is extremely muddy, the Wuhuan cavalry still charged with all their strength, wanting to vent all the anger of the failure of the previous charge.

"Repeaters shoot!" Seeing the excited expressions of the Wuhuan cavalrymen, Huang Xu gave the general order excitedly.Although I have done countless test shots before, this is the first time in actual combat!
"Bang bang bang, crunch!" A strange sound suddenly came from the Liaodong infantry battle formation.

Before the Wuhuan cavalry who rushed to the front could react, they were shot across a large area with their horses and men, and all of them died so badly that they were almost shot into hedgehogs.The Liannu was designed by Huo Yu himself under the supervision of the Artisan Workshop. After numerous tests, modifications, tests, and modifications, Ma Jun almost racked his brains to barely meet Huo Yu's requirements.

Ten consecutive shots, shooting in sections, plus the fixed-point clearing of the archers, the Wuhuan cavalry who had finally rushed through the rain of arrows was once again blocked fifty steps away, and the entire charge formation was in chaos.The cavalry in front wanted to retreat, and the cavalry behind wanted to charge, and the whole battlefield screamed for a while.

[-] cavalry against [-] infantry, so far the Wuhuan cavalry has not come close, Qiu Liju's heart is bleeding.Tadun, who had suffered a lot, was lucky. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately issued the general order to retreat. On the other side, the commander Wanfu was already dead and could not die anymore. His body was full of crossbow arrows and he fell to the ground. In a muddy pool of blood.

"Woooo~~" Qiu Liju's personal guards blew the horn to retreat, and the Wuhuan cavalry left the corpse on the ground again and retreated slowly.However, the Han army did not stop there, and the cavalry who were out of the range of the crossbow were still called by the Han army's archers.

"My lord, don't the arrows of the Han people need money?" Looking at the Wuhuan warriors returning in a state of distress, another commander named Wan Fu said casually.

"Hmph! The Han people are as cunning as foxes. The terrain is not good for me. I ordered the whole army to retreat!" Qiu Liju almost gritted his teeth and gave the general order.

Looking at the Wuhuan cavalry retreating slowly, the Liaodong Army's infantry burst into applause!But Huang Xu always keeps a clear head, and the details of his master's presentation must be done well, otherwise it will be difficult for Qiu Liju, an old fox, to take the bait.

"Send the order, immediately collect the arrows and crossbows on the battlefield!" Another general order was issued quickly.

A few, a small number of Han troops rushed out of the battle formation quickly, and began to collect the arrows and crossbow arrows that had been shot, and then went to make up for the wounded Wuhuan soldiers who had not died completely.Qiu Liju in the distance watched coldly the movements of the Han army on the battlefield, many generals were already furious and wanted to ask for orders to fight again!

But Qiu Liju turned his horse's head and headed towards the camp without saying a word.The way the Han army did this can only explain one problem, that is, excessive consumption!Because of their eagerness to win, the Han army took advantage of the terrain. As the old saying goes, you gain wisdom by eating a pit. Qiu Liju firmly believed that the supplies brought by this group of Han troops were limited, and sooner or later they would all fall into his own hands.

In a dense forest to the east of Liucheng, Liao Hua gathered here with the remaining Tianyu Guards.Although there are people staying behind at Bailang Mountain, they are only responsible for supporting Huang Xu and his party, so there are only five people left behind in a small team.Together with the team leading the way, the remaining 180 people are all here.

A chirping sound in the sky caught Liao Hua's attention, and a moment later a Heavenly Feather Guard handed the secret letter to Liao Hua.Speaking of this secret letter, Huo Yu wasted a lot of effort at the beginning, and the final finalized version was composed of Arabic numerals.Opening the secret letter, a piece of Arabic numerals appeared in front of the eyes. All the soldiers of Tianyuwei had studied it, but only Liao Hua and his four captains were able to read the secret letter.

"My lord strictly ordered us to hide and rest!" Liao Hua said slightly disappointed after reading the secret letter.

In the southwest of Liucheng, Huang Xu took advantage of the terrain to make Qiu Liju suffer.It was getting late, and after a brief cleaning of the battlefield, the infantry soldiers in Liaodong began to camp in place, and the Wuhuan scouts not far away finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the Wuhuan camp, Qiu Liju's tent of the Chinese army was brightly lit.During the daytime battle, the Wuhuan cavalry suffered as many as eight thousand casualties, which Qiu Liju never expected.The armor-piercing arrows equipped by the Liaodong Han army exerted tremendous power, which was a nightmare for the Wuhuan people who lacked armor protection.

Tu Dun was quite smart, even if he didn't charge forward, he was shot in the left arm by the crossbow.Looking at the wound, Qiu Liju was very worried. If it wasn't for Tadun's equestrian skill, he might not be able to come back today.

"Father Khan, the crossbow machine of the Han army is too powerful. Could it be the rhubarb crossbow?" Tadun asked in pain while letting the guards deal with the wound.

"The cavalry charged into the formation, the archers fired three arrows, and the crossbowmen had two arrows at most. In today's battle, the Han army's arrows rained non-stop, making it difficult to figure out. From what I see, the number of arrows and crossbow bolts must not be many! Tomorrow we will wait. Follow the example of the Han army and use up infantry and shield arrays to consume them!" Qiu Liju shook his head and said.

After finishing speaking, Qiu Liju casually picked up the crossbow bolt he took out from Tadun's arm and began to observe carefully.Qiu Liju had no choice but to nod in praise of the fine workmanship of the arrowhead.Since ancient times, the Han people have been ahead of the nomadic tribes on the grassland in terms of technology. What if the Han army is equipped with a comparable number of cavalry?

"Hiss...!" Qiu Liju gasped at the thought of this, then turned his head and said to the outside of the tent: "Come here, order the scouts to investigate the whereabouts of the Liaodong cavalry overnight. Order Lou Ban to strictly defend Liucheng!"

The personal guard led away, and Qiu Liju's instant sobriety made him realize that this might be a trap set by the Han army.

After a night of silence, Qiu Liju, who was sleeping, was woken up by his personal guard the next day.The scouts reported that the Han infantry retreated overnight, leaving an empty camp.

"Escape?" Qiu Liju's brain immediately gave the answer.

Gathering people and horses, they rushed all the way, and when they arrived at the camp of the Han army, Qiu Liju immediately ordered people to check the number of stoves in the Han army.I don’t know if I don’t count, I’m startled by counting!There are actually [-] hearths for [-] pawns. Facing such an unreasonable number, Qiu Liju fell into deep thought.

After a while, Qiu Liju couldn't stop laughing wildly, thinking: "The Han people are really cunning!"

"Order the scouts to investigate the whereabouts of the Han army immediately!" Qiu Liju put away his smile and said with a serious face.

At this moment, Huang Xu had already led [-] infantry and hurried all the way to Bailang Mountain, and he would discard some military supplies from time to time on the way according to Guo Jia's suggestion, in order to attract the attention of Wuhuan scouts.In fact, the Wuhuan people are far more familiar with the surrounding area than the Liaodong army, but Huang Xu's approach is only to disturb Qiu Liju's judgment.As the saying goes, you can't bear to let your children get away with wolves, not to mention that Qiu Liju is still a group of wolves!
(End of this chapter)