Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 545
"Clang clang clang clang!"

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

When the Xiongnu army's retreating golden gong sounded in a hurry, a series of strange whistling sounds sounded almost simultaneously inside the Han army's circle, and at the same time, twenty or thirty fire points flew into the sky one after another.

The weird whistling sound was completely submerged in the huge shouts of killing. During the fierce battle, not many people noticed the fire that suddenly jumped into the air, but what happened next stunned everyone, including Mouton. All the Huns, as well as most of the soldiers of the Han army—those fire points suddenly exploded in the night sky, making a louder noise, and at the same time, blooming beautiful and huge flame flowers!
"What it is?"

"What is that? What the hell is the barbarian doing?"

When the soldiers of the two armies screamed in alarm, Xiang Kang's direct guards, as well as the soldiers of the generals of the Han army on the left and right flanks, took out the original grenades that had not been used in this war and lit them. Rushed to the front and threw it vigorously at the dense crowd of Huns outside the Han army's circle, and threw hundreds of them in one breath, and the huge explosion roar quickly rang out among the dense crowd of Huns soldiers!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Although I have seen the original grenade in the battle with Li Zuoche's troops of the Han army, and even though the generals of the Xiongnu have repeatedly told their soldiers that it is the original grenade of the Han army. Very pitiful, with little to no hurtful effect.But after so many primitive grenades exploded in succession suddenly, forced by the loud noise, the Xiongnu soldiers were still in chaos, and countless people ran away subconsciously.

Immediately afterwards, when the soldiers of the Han army continued to throw primitive grenades one after another, the general attack drums in the Han army flag formation also sounded, and hundreds of big drums beat like heaven and earth falling apart. The soldiers of the Han army who were accustomed to hearing the drums also subconscious With shouts, he charged forward and killed the already chaotic crowd of Huns soldiers.

Miracles also followed. The Xiongnu soldiers, whose total strength was more than three times that of the Han army, first heard the sound of their own army screaming gold, and then were distracted by the primitive grenades suddenly thrown by the Han army collectively. Then suddenly launched a general attack, the Huns soldiers on the left and right flanks and the central army were defeated and fled together. The idea of ​​turning back to fight.

Mo Dun also rode his horse and fled to the front. Mo Dun was very aware of his bad luck. When the guards issued the Mingjin signal, they happened to catch up with the Han army and launched a strong counterattack almost at the same time, which led to the complete collapse of his army's front. But Mo Dun didn't panic, because Mo Dun was more aware of the gap in tactical mobility between his own army and the Han army. He knew that as long as the soldiers who dismounted from their horses quickly remounted their horses, they would be able to completely throw off the Han army in a few minutes. Then, under the guidance of his white-haired flag, they can quickly flee to a distant place and regroup. Even if they will definitely suffer some losses, they will definitely not be too many.

As for the 10,000+ followers of the army, of course Mouton can no longer control so many people, and Mouton can be sure that even King Zuo Xian, who is firmly opposed to abandoning these tribesmen, will definitely not consider his subordinates at this moment. The end of the people - in this world, nothing is more important than your own life!

The situation was just as Mao Dun expected. After fleeing the battlefield with their heads in their hands, the Hun soldiers who had been forced to dismount and fight on foot subconsciously rushed towards the horses temporarily protected by the archers. When he arrived at a war horse, he quickly got on the horse and fled northward, and more Hun soldiers rushed from behind.But what these Xiongnu didn't know was that in the distance behind them, hundreds of Han army carts were also driven by Xiang Kang's guards, and rushed towards their horses!
"ignition!"

A torch was brought to the back of the car, and the fuse coated with nitrate powder was lit. The fuse was burning and rushed into the wooden box behind the car. The Huns soldiers shot at the Huns horses temporarily protected by the Huns archers at the fastest speed. While the sharp arrows shot the Huns horses, the front end of the cartridge exploded suddenly, making a loud noise among the Huns horses. Bloom the beautiful flame flowers that once exploded in the sky before!
Like the original grenade, the direct attack power of the swarm of rockets that appeared about 600 years in advance is not strong. The shooting power of the arrow is very similar to that of ordinary bows and arrows. The intensive firing did not kill or hurt many Huns, but suddenly exploded However, the rockets blew up the horses of the Huns cavalry at once. There were not enough manpower to restrain them. Countless war horses ran wildly before they could find their masters, and they fled in all directions in the blink of an eye. The Xiongnu cavalry who touched the reins also caught nothing, and could only scream and roar at the frightened and fleeing horses, "Come back! Come back to me!"

Whoosh!More swarms of rockets flew in, and the target was still the chaotic Huns horse herd. Thousands of horses were frightened and ran wildly, fleeing in all directions in the dark night. More Huns soldiers also shouted in despair, "Come back! You bastards! Come back to me!"

Not only the Xiongnu horses in front of the Chinese army's position were attacked, but also many Han army carts rushed to the two wings, leaning towards the Xiongnu horses who were welcoming their masters, which could make loud rockets, and countless horses ran away in fright. The Xiongnu soldiers' eyes were completely red because of this, or they grabbed the reins of the fleeing horses tightly, yelling and being dragged around by the horses, or they pulled each other and competed with each other in order to get on the horse first. There were also a few Xiongnu soldiers fighting over a war horse, drawing their swords at each other, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

If the generals of the Han army still can't seize such an opportunity, of course they will be too sorry for Xiang Kang and Hanting, who have been supporting them in Guanzhong for several years. The soldiers of the Han army with iron weapons forgot their hunger, thirst and exhaustion, and walked quickly one by one, slashing and stabbing at the back of the defeated Xiongnu soldiers. It's blood flowing like rivers and corpses piling up like mountains.

During this period, many generals and soldiers of the Han army rode on the war horses that had brought armor and weapons, and rushed towards the crowd of Huns who were fighting for the horses, slashing wildly with their knives. There were desperate roars of wild beasts, lying unwillingly in a pool of blood, or running for their lives subconsciously, but those Hun cavalry who managed to snatch the horses had no intention of turning around and fighting to the death, and immediately jumped on their horses and fled. I was afraid that if I escaped slowly, I would never have the chance to return to the grassland.

More cavalrymen of the Han Army rushed to the battlefield under the command of Guan Ying and General Yang Xi. They didn't have time to say hello to Xiang Kang. They just hurriedly confirmed that Xiang Kang's flag was still closely guarded by the heavy armored soldiers of the Han Army, and immediately joined in Chasing and slashing wildly with blood-stained sabers, reaping the lives of the defeated Huns faster and more effectively. Far to the dark north.

There was complete chaos on the battlefield, looking down from the sky, the ground was full of Han army cavalry, and there were also Hun cavalry running for their lives in haste, Hun soldiers who were forced to flee on foot, and fleeing war horses that lost their masters. There is me, there is an enemy among us, the Huns are desperately heading north, even if they see the enemy around them, they have no intention of fighting, and they slap their horses and run away, only hating their parents for giving them two legs, the Han army The soldiers also went northward desperately, and when they saw the enemy, they cut the enemy's head with one knife and one spear without saying anything. sky.

The old and weak women and children of the Xiongnu in the far north also abandoned their cattle, sheep and belongings, crying and shouting to join the team fleeing northward. , when a group of Han army cavalry first caught up with them, the bloody massacre also began. The Han army soldiers just swung their knives and spears, and with red eyes, they desperately slaughtered the parents and accomplices of these robbers, as well as the future grassland robbers. Countless gray-haired old Xiongnu bandits and pregnant women bandits howled and fell in a pool of blood. More old and weak Huns, women and children knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy from the Han soldiers with tears. The generals and soldiers of the Han army could not understand their entreaties, but they also knew that without these accomplices, the Han people in the frontier would not have to suffer so much and suffer so much. In fear, the butcher knives of the Han soldiers were still waving non-stop. Many Han soldiers who were tired from cutting directly trampled on these bandit accomplices. Heart like a rock!
About half an hour later, Uncle Zhou led a Han infantry brigade of more than 20 to the battlefield. It was also too late to say hello to Xiang Kang, but he dispatched [-] troops to protect Xiang Kang, and then Uncle Zhou led the rest of the army immediately. Continue to go north, chase the enemy overnight with torches, clean up the battlefield more effectively and carefully, execute every injured and fallen grassland robber, and eliminate every stubborn wolf outside the Great Wall. The most beautiful song of the big man.

The state of the army was so poor that the Han Army Li Zuoche's troops only chased a few miles away before choosing the whole team to rest. Then, under the leadership of Li Zuoche and Xiang Guan, they returned to In front of Xiang Kang, when Li Zuoche and Xiang Guan bowed to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang hurriedly supported them with his own hands, then took Li Zuoche's hand and said excitedly: "Mr. Guangwu, thanks to you, if It wasn't that you were willing to take the risk to restrain the main force of the Huns and barbarians here, we wouldn't have won these great victories in today's battle."

"Your Majesty has praised you, but I just did my best."

Li Zuoche was modest, and Xiang Kang didn't show politeness to him. He just let him go, and turned his gaze to Xiang Guan who was next to him covered in blood. With tears in his eyes, he looked at Xiang Guan who was also full of tears, and he opened his arms after a while. Hugging each other with Xiang Guan, he choked up and said, "Brother, thank you for your hard work."

"My brother, don't be so polite." Xiang Guan replied hoarsely, but more tears flowed from his eyes.

Xiang Kang was also in tears, and he let go of Xiang Guan after a long time. He continued to look at the torches and crowds of Han soldiers all over the mountains and plains in the north, and his heart was full of emotions. After a long time, Xiang Kang suddenly asked Li Zuoche: "Guangwu Jun, you said this battle, how many years can we fight for the peace of the frontier?"

"At least ten years! At least ten years later, the barbarians of the Huns dare not go south to graze horses!" Li Zuoche replied firmly, and then said: "If Maodun can be killed, the frontier people of our big Han can enjoy at least 20 years of peace. peace!"

"Is that so easy?" Xiang Kang smiled and said, "Just now I saw very clearly that Maodun's banner was the first to flee to the north, and many Hun cavalry followed him, even though we were in the north. Brother Xiang Zhuang's army can stop it, but it will definitely not be able to stop so many Huns' defeated soldiers, so it's not easy to kill Maodun directly?"

"Not necessarily!" Li Zuoche said surprisingly, "As long as Your Majesty lets our pursuers resolutely pursue to the north, pursue to the foot of Shanwu City and then regroup, and don't give the Maodun barbarians a chance to gather the defeated soldiers and regroup, we will There is great hope that we can directly kill the Maodun barbarians!"

"What do you mean?" Xiang Kang was startled for a moment, then immediately came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked Li Zuoche, "Could it be that Mr. Guangwu had some clever plan for my brother Xiang Zhuang before leaving Shanwu?"

"Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly the case." Li Zuoche replied with a smile, and then whispered to Xiang Kang about his advance arrangements. The army pursued and chased until Shanwu City, and then rested the whole team, and tried their best not to give Maodun a chance to regroup.

It was only when the sky was getting dark that the cruel battlefield was completely displayed in front of Xiang Kang. There were dead bodies and blood everywhere on the huge battlefield, and there were also soldiers of the Han army who shuttled around looking for their wounded companions. The camp of the Huns The trucks and tents inside were still burning, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people want to vomit. In many places, corpses were piled up into hills, and the flowing blood pooled into blood pools, reflecting red light in the sun.

Although he has seen such a scene countless times, when he saw this shocking scene again, Xiang Kang couldn't help but sighed, his eyes glowed and he said to himself: "Too many people died in this battle!" , Too many. Overnight, we and the Huns, I don’t know how many white-haired parents lost their sons, and how many desperate wives lost their husbands, and how many children who were waiting to be fed lost their fathers forever. Evil, I..."

"Report!" The sudden sound of an urgent report interrupted Xiang Kang's soliloquy, and a guard rushed to Xiang Kang and said: "Your Majesty, our army scouts found some old and weak Huns, women and children. Taking advantage of the chaos, they fled to the far east.”

"Divide three thousand troops into pursuit!" The tears in Xiang Kang's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he ordered with a stern expression: "Kill them all! No one will be left alive! No prisoners! Send orders to the surrounding cities, and if you see the Huns and barbarians, you will be killed! "

The guards led away, and Xu Ji beside him smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you just said that too many people died in this battle."

"The kindness to the enemy is the cruelty to ourselves." Xiang Kang replied coldly: "For the long-term peace and stability of the Han border area, and for the peace and contentment of our Han border people, I can go back on my word, bear the infamy, and see more A lot of blood flowed like a river!"

At noon, the pursuers of the Han army successfully caught up with the group of Huns who escaped in chaos last night. Although these exhausted Huns all chose to surrender on their knees, crying desperately begging the Han army officers and soldiers to release them. However, the soldiers of the Han army still resolutely carried out Xiang Kang's order, brandishing a butcher knife and massacred all the Huns who numbered as many as 7000, because the soldiers of the Han army knew that if they did not do so, they would not only disobey Xiang Kang's edict is destined to make more compatriots suffer and suffer from the fire of war-when the grassland bandits went south to invade the Central Plains, they never talked about benevolence, justice and morality.

The blood once again stained the earth red. Fortunately, this time it was not the blood of the Central Plains people, not the blood of the Han people.

(End of this chapter)