Chapter 84: Encounter in front of the formation
Although Yi Zhixie rode a four-legged war horse, he rushed out just one breath. As soon as he rushed out, the Han army on both sides rushed over like a storm, colliding with the Huns who were rushing out.
It doesn't matter if this collision splashed out countless blood flowers and many corpses were added on the ground.
At this moment, the Huns were rushing to escape and had no intention of fighting, but the Han army was full of morale and fierce fighting spirit, not to mention that it was a good opportunity to kill the Huns. They all used ten points of their strength to kill them bravely.
After all, the Huns were on the horse and had a natural advantage. They either swung the sword to drive the Han sword, or ignored it, and just rushed. After paying a considerable price, thousands of Huns rushed out of the encirclement.
"What a pity!" Zhou Yang felt sorry for him secretly.
This is also impossible. The charge of 50,000 Huns covers a very wide area, and it is at least six or seven miles. With such a large gap, the Han army could not escape the four-legged Huns with two legs. The Han army has done its best.
If you want to surround the Huns, there is another way to let the soldiers of the crossbow formation rush over on horseback. However, a fierce battle will occur, and the crossbows will suffer a large number of casualties. The war is imminent, and the crossbows will suffer too much casualties. For the Han army, it will be a catastrophic consequence. The biggest reliance of the Han army is the crossbows. If the crossbows suffer too much casualties, who will use the crossbows?
Even if soldiers are drawn to supplement it, it is impossible to fully restore the old view. Although crossbowmen are easy to be quick, after all, an excellent crossbowman needs experience in using crossbows.
Zhou Yang did not dare to send crossbowmen out, so he could only send Jianzhang Army and the cavalry out.
The Huns were like floods that broke the dam, gushing out of the gap. The Han army was like civilians who were determined to block the flood, but they used Han swords instead of bags filled with mud.
The Huns in front were killed, and the Huns behind immediately rushed out on their bodies, and more and more Huns were surrounding them.
Li Guang commanded the archers and rushed over as if they were flying, and shot arrows from afar. With the addition of the archers, the Huns' siege suddenly stopped, and the gap narrowed little by little.
Finally, the Han army on both sides finally gathered together and the Huns surrounded the core.
Li Guang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally did not let all the Huns escape.
According to Zhou Yang's plan, he wanted to lure the Huns into the formation, then surrounded them, and then shoot them with the crossbow formation. As long as the crossbow formation was sacrificed, the Huns would inevitably suffer countless casualties and no one could escape. Even Yi Zhixie could not fly.
However, Yi Zhixie's reaction was too fast and he withdrew the Huns. Looking at the Huns surrounding the formation, there were more than 10,000 people, which was too fewer than expected. It was better than escaping them all.
As soon as the gap was closed, the Han army's chariots moved and formed a huge circular formation, surrounding the Huns in the middle, with archers and infantry outside, staring at them covetously.
As long as Zhou Yang gave him an order, he would kill them all.
Zhou Yang ordered the attack, but not the attack on the Huns in the formation, but the cavalry attacked.
The Jianzhang Army and the cavalry were ordered to surround the Huns. According to Zhou Yang's idea, as soon as they arrived, the Huns would surround them. However, Yi Zhixie's reaction was too fast, and he actually caused the Huns to collapse before the cavalry and Jianzhang Army arrived.
If Jianzhang Army and the cavalry rushed up, they could certainly kill many Huns, but they would not be of much help to the overall situation. Therefore, Zhou Yang ordered the cavalry and Jianzhang Army to line up elsewhere and prepare to attack the escaped Huns.
Of course, Zhou Yang's arrangement was mainly because the archers led by Li Guang came very quickly. If the cavalry rushed forward and the two armies were mixed together, it would be detrimental to the archers' performance.
Zhou Yang waved the flag heavily in his hand.
"The Han army is mighty!"
The cavalry roared at the battle roar, lined up in neat battle formations, and rolled towards Yizhi like a wind.
The battle trunk soared into the sky, the hooves sounded like thunder, the people were like dragons, the horses were like tigers, and the momentum was like rainbows. Although only tens of thousands of cavalry were charging forward, their reputation was no less than that of the 50,000 cavalry of the Huns.
There were 30,000 Huns who rushed out, and there were only 10,000 Han cavalry. They actually dared to rush towards the Huns, which made Yi Zhixie very angry.
Cavalry and shooting are the special skills of the Huns. Even if the Huns only have 10,000 cavalry, he may not be at a disadvantage. Moreover, he still has 30,000 cavalry in his hands, and the Han army challenged them with 10,000. Yi Zhixie felt a sense of humiliation that gave him contempt.
"Kill all the Han people!"
Yi Zhi slightly adjusted his formation, took off his hard bow, put on a strong arrow, and rushed towards the Han Dynasty cavalry.
Yi Zhixie is already quite familiar with the four-level attack ability of the Han Dynasty cavalry, which is very terrible. However, he has 30,000 cavalry in his hand, and he fights one by three. If this is not possible, is he worthy of the warriors called the Huns?
Not only did he think so, but who did not think so?
The cavalry of the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns several times, which was done when the Huns were caught off guard and had no advantage in military strength. Three to one, if they lost, they would not be able to afford to lose their face.
"Kill all the Han people!"
The Huns roared, determined to avenge the humiliation, and asked the Han people to remember forever: the Huns were the ancestors of riding and shooting!
The Han army still had the old method. As soon as it reached the range of the crossbow, it would shoot and kill it with its crossbow. Tens of thousands of crossbow arrows flew through the sky, and the sound of breaking through the air caused by a shocking sound, and the Huns suffered heavy casualties.
Confident Yi Zhidi didn't care about this casualty and still commanded the Huns to rush forward. If he didn't defeat this Han Dynasty cavalry, he would not be able to rescue the Huns who were trapped in the encirclement.
The reason why Zhou Yang wanted cavalry attack was that only by defeating Yi Zhixie could he be assured to annihilate the encircled Xiongnu.
After the attack of crossbow arrows, the Huns suffered heavy casualties and there were many corpses on the ground.
As soon as they entered the range of bows and arrows, the two armies shot at each other, and arrows in the air interlaced, weaving a dense net of arrows, which was a wonder.
In the first round of shooting, each had injuries. The Huns won because there were many people, while the Han army won because of the Jianzhang Army. In addition to the Jianzhang Army, other cavalrymen had experienced many battles and had grown into real cavalry. The cavalry and shooting skills were not necessarily worse than those of the Huns.
When fighting immediately, you must not only be able to shoot arrows, but also dodge arrows. This is the key to protecting your life. Of course, this is based on the insufficient protection ability of the armor. If the protection ability of the armor is good enough, you can completely ignore the bow and arrow.
Speaking of dodging immediately, Jianzhang Army is first-class and other cavalry are not bad. In this first round of shooting, the Han Army was not very casualties.
The Huns are different, and the casualties are very high. The reason is that the archery skills of Jianzhang Army are too great. It is not so easy for the Huns to dodge, so the casualties are very high. Correspondingly, the casualties of the Huns were mainly caused by the Jianzhang Army.
The Huns were fearless and rushed over quickly, and both sides kept shooting at each other. After several rounds of shooting, they entered the melee range.
The Huns held the scimitar tightly and rushed towards the Han army. Speaking of close combat, the Huns were very good at fighting and had an advantage in military strength. If you don’t believe it, you can’t beat you.
The Han army held a spear or halberd in front of them, rushing towards the Huns like tens of thousands of poisonous snakes.
I am not unfamiliar with the Han army's spears, halberds, and Yi Zhixie, and I have experienced the greatness in person. However, when I faced it again, I still couldn't help but feel a palpitation.
The two armies lined up in an orderly manner to hedge, like two mountains, colliding with each other, and countless blood flowers and corpses all over the ground.
This kind of collision was too beneficial to the Han army, and the Huns almost did not pose a threat, so they stabbed the Han army's long weapons under the horse.
The Xiongnu's formation was good, and when they charged forward, it was like a moving wall. However, when they met the Han army, it became a wall that was pushed down, and the noise was very loud.
The woe of war horses, the screams of the Huns before their death, and the moans of the injured Huns rang out in an instant, forming a heart-pounding song of the battlefield.
During this rush, the Xiongnu formation was completely chaotic. Yi Zhixie knew that the Xiongnu would be in chaos, but he did not expect that it would be in chaos.
Before he could come to his senses, tens of thousands of Han swords appeared in the hands of the Han army, shining under the sun, like mirrors.
"The Han army is mighty!"
Amid the sound of the battle clamoring to the sky, the Han army struggled to kill.
In that rush, the Xiongnu formation was almost cut off, and the left and right could not be taken into account and could not be taken care of. The Han cavalry came to the center and started from the middle and slashed to both sides.
The purpose of equiping spears is mainly to create chaos when the two armies are connected and create a greater advantage for the next cut and slaughter. As for stabbing and killing the Huns, it is second.
The chaos has become more and more uncontrollable. The Han army took advantage of the situation to kill, and the chaos has become increasingly greater and more uncontrollable.
Yi Zhixie killed desperately and directed the Huns to gather together, but the Han army did not give him a chance at all. Gongsun He simply led the 500 Jianzhang army to fight for him.
Five hundred Jianzhang Army is tantamount to five thousand elite cavalry, and the Huns can't resist it. Yi Zhixie was so chasing that he could not command the Huns to fight.
Once the command was lost, the Huns would be in chaos and finally fled in scattered.
The Han army chased and then withdrew their troops.
He fought against the 30,000 cavalrymen with 10,000 cavalrymen and won the battle. Zhou Yang was very satisfied with this result, which was the first time in the history of the Han and Xiongnu wars.
Of course, from Zhou Yang's perspective, the cavalry of the Han Dynasty still has shortcomings. The current shortcomings are no longer cavalry shooting and slashing, and are not worse than the Huns in this regard. The shortcomings are that the armor of the cavalry of the Han Dynasty cannot protect them well.
Although the armor is iron armor, the key point is that it is exposed to the outside in large quantities, which is very dangerous for the cavalry.
The Huns, who were trapped in a heavy siege, originally hoped that Yi Zhixie would come to rescue them and fight to the death. Yi Zhixie retreated, and they completely lost confidence and quickly collapsed under the attack of the Han army.
In the end, more than two thousand Huns were left and obediently captured.
The war was imminent and the prisoners could not be brought. Zhou Yang gave the order, and the Han cavalry charged and all the more than 2,000 Huns moved.
In this battle, Yi Zhixie's army of 50,000 attacked. He originally thought he would attack the Han army off guard, but unexpectedly, he failed to steal chickens and lost more than half of the casualties.
There were more than 11,000 Xiongnus who were trapped in a heavy siege, which was wiped out, and none of them ran away. Yi Zhixie's attack and the charge of the Han cavalry, beheading more than 13,000, which is about 24,000.
If Zhou Yang's plan is realized, Yi Zhixie will be wiped out. Unfortunately, Yi Zhixie's reaction is too fast and Zhou Yang's plan has not been realized.
This is war, always full of uncertainty, everything is planned, and it can only exist in fantasy.
Even so, it's not bad.
"The Han army is mighty!"
The battle roar that soared into the sky revealed the joy of the Han army.
Before the war, it was the icing on the cake that could have such a victory, and the Han army was very morale!
Cheng Bushi, Li Guang and the others came over, and were so happy that they praised Zhou Yang fiercely.
Before Yanmen vowed, Zhou Yang thought that the Huns might attack the marching Han army, so he deliberately asked Zhao Ponu to let the Xiongnu's scout cavalry go, so that the Shanyu knew that the Han army had set off and had a high morale.
This is the message Zhou Yang wants to convey to Shanyu.
Sure enough, the Huns really came to attack, and the Han army took over the situation and captured tens of thousands of Huns.
Zhou Yang passed the general order, and the Han army rested briefly and advanced northward again.
The Han army had many infantry soldiers, but the speed of advance was not fast, but the formation was strict, which was to prevent the Huns from attacking again. Although the Huns were defeated, they had to be careful.
Are you prepared for any trouble?
Huns camp, in the king's tent.
At this time, there was a lot of laughter and joy in the tent of the king, from Shanyu to the ministers, all of whom were very happy. The most common thing was that Yi Zhixie's surprise attack would definitely succeed, and would definitely cause considerable casualties for the Han army, making them proud.
"The Han people are sheep, and the warriors of the Great Huns are wolf. If the wolf wants to eat sheep, can the sheep refuse?"
"As long as the warriors of the Great Huns arrive, the Han people will definitely be bored!"
"I have fought with the Han people for decades. The incident of dispatching 50,000 Hun warriors to attack the Han people at one time has not happened. The results of this battle will definitely be great."
"It's all a matter of whether Zhou Yangeng can survive."
A group of ministers, you say something, I say something, and you speak in every way.
Junchen Shanyu sat on the throne, smiled and stroked the golden eagle on the throne, turned the golden scepter, occasionally picked up the golden bowl, took a sip of horse breasts happily, ate a piece of mutton, and waited for Yi Zhixie to come and report the news of victory.
"Waiting for news of victory is just as tormenting as waiting for the Han army to head north!" Junchen Shanyu said in his heart.
If it were in the past, there was no need to wait. There was a lot of news about victory, just listen to it.
The ministers will report one by one how many slaves were captured, how many beautiful women were captured, how many old and weak were killed, how many houses were burned, how many villages were slaughtered, how many silk, porcelain, and tea were obtained...
At that time, there was too much good news, and Junchen Shanyu didn't feel it.
Once upon a time, was he so eager for news of victory?
"I really miss you!" Junchen Shanyu sighed in his heart.
Since the emergence of Zhou Yang, the Han Dynasty has changed its tide and defeated the Huns again and again. The news that the defeated military minister Shanyu was looking forward to victory was like a greedy cat looking forward to a salted fish.
This is the first time in the history of the Huns! Such a thing has never happened in the thousands of years of Huns' history.
Even King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Huns. The Huns were defeated as soon as they said they were defeated. At that time, the Shanyu was not so anxious to wait for the news of Shengzhen.
During Meng Tian's Battle of Hetao, the Huns were almost wiped out, and Tauman Shanyu never waited for it.
This is the first time in the history of the Huns!
Just as the military minister Shanyu was feeling, Yi Zhi plunged in. When he looked closely, Yi Zhizhi was covered in blood, like a blood man. This is a clear proof of the bloody battle. It seems that this raid has gained a lot.
Junchen Shanyu was very happy, picked up the golden bowl and waved his hand to Yi Zhi: "King Zuo Guli, come and drink this bowl of wine."
"Da Shanyu, I feel guilty!" Yi Zhixie did not step forward, but had a gloomy face.
"No! You defeated the Han army, it's just right to drink this bowl of wine!" Junchen Shanyu still did not take Yi Zhixie's gloomy face seriously.
"Da Shanyu, it wasn't me who defeated the Han army, it was the Han army who defeated me!" Yi Zhi said in a loud voice and loud voice.
"What? Have you defeated the Han army?"
"impossible!"
"The warriors of the 50,000 Huns, even if they are 50,000 wolves, will bite the Han army to death!"
Before the Junchen Shanyu could speak, the ministers shouted. They wanted them to believe that even the raid was a failure, it was very difficult.
The surprise attack was the best thing for the Huns. Using the fast maneuvering ability of the cavalry, today is in the east and tomorrow is in the west, and the Han Dynasty was ignorant of the world. This kind of thing happened countless times and never failed.
"Shut up!" Yi Zhixie shouted fiercely, and the ministers shut up reluctantly. Yi Zhixie then told the situation of the battle in a simplified manner. He was a straightforward person and did not hide it.
"King Zuo Guli, you are really." Zuo Xianwang Yu Yizhi was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that he monitored him. He finally seized the opportunity to mock him: "The Han army has already set up a formation, and you are still going to attack. Isn't this asking for trouble? He is asking you to attack suddenly, not asking you to attack!"
"A 50,000 army, one person beats a spit, and it's a thunderbolt." Yi Zhixie replied unhappily: "The Han army knows that we are going, and they are prepared. What's so strange about it?"
The galloping of the 50,000 army has the power to collapse and break the earth. It is impossible for Yi Zhixie to not make any noise and make the Han army unaware of it.
The Han army discovered it and set up a formation to meet the enemy. This was indeed normal, so King Zuo Xian had to shut up.
"King Zuo Guli, the Han army retreated before it was defeated. If you follow it and pursue it, it would be a mistake." The Youxian King also came to attack. He was defeated even worse in Dingxiang. He kept holding it in, and finally could express his resentment.
"I'm wrong?" Yi Zhi's voice was very loud: "If you were you, no one could escape! Zhou Yang was in the middle, on the cloud car, only four arrows away from me. The Han army retreated. Can I not chase after me? If I don't chase, it would be a greedy cat sleeping on a live fish pillow."
Zhou Yang was in the cloud car, and although he could observe the situation on the battlefield, he was also conspicuous. Yi Zhixie had already discovered Zhou Yang, so he attacked the middle lane, in order to defeat the Han army in the middle lane, rushed over, and cleaned up Zhou Yang. Even if he could not capture Zhou Yang alive, it would be a great victory.
However, he didn't expect it to be trapped, and Zhou Yang clearly wanted to wipe him out.
Yi Zhixie was right. If someone changed his body and found out that he was a little later, he would be surrounded by the Han army, and no one would escape. If he lost 50,000 troops at once, the military strength of the Huns would be much smaller.
Not to mention, it was the loss of 50,000 yuan before the war, which would have a huge blow to the morale of the army.
Zhou Yang's name was extremely famous among the Huns and was no longer under Li Guang. Killing Zhou Yang has always been the Huns' dream. Zhou Yang is just around the corner of the four arrows. Any Hun minister would have the urge to kill Zhou Yang, so the Right Xianwang had to shut up.
The Huns suffered many defeats this year, which was not surprising. However, Yi Zhixie's defeat was different, and his defeat was reasonable. The reason why it was reasonable was that he handled the problem in a timely manner and did not wipe out the entire army.
Junchen Shanyu wanted to scold him, but he could not ignore his treatment. If he changed someone, the entire army would definitely be wiped out. If he didn't scold him, he would be defeated after all, and Junchen Shanyu was in trouble all of a sudden.
I had nowhere to vent my anger, so I could only vent my anger on the unlucky short case. I kicked it, kicked it away, stood up, and went out in anger.
Chapter completed!