Chapter 88: A Great War (1)

The morning sun is rising, the morning light is dewy, and the sky is bright.

Under the Great Wall, in the Huns camp, there was a scene of people and horses neighing. The Huns ran around, busy barbecuing dried meat and simmering horse breasts while worshiping the sunrise.

Worshiping the Sun is a custom passed down by the old Huns. It has not been easy for a thousand years, so the first thing I do every morning.

The military minister Shanyu, wearing a fox fur and holding a golden scepter, came over the royal tent, came to the open space, faced the east, and knelt down.

A group of ministers knelt behind him, and the Hun soldiers knelt down in unison, heading to the east, and began to worship Sun Sheng.

"The great sun god, please bless the Great Huns! The great sun god, please bless the warriors who protect the Great Huns!" The military minister Shanyu prayed loudly: "The great sun god, please bless the Great Huns and defeat the Han people!"

His forehead touched the ground, and he kept kowtowing, making a thudding sound. When he finished kowtowing, his smooth forehead was covered with mud, and he didn't care at all. He stood up happily: "Today, the warriors of the Great Huns: I must kill all the Han people! Who would you like to take the lead?"

"I!"

The ministers were full of confidence in this battle and were competing to take the lead.

Junchen Shanyu was very satisfied with their fighting intentions. His eyes narrowed and his eyes fell on Hou Chan'er: "Zuo Dadu, today, you will take the lead."

"Thank you, Da Shanyu!"

Hou Chan'er was very excited. The headline was of great importance and could affect the morale of the army. Junchen Shanyu gave him such an important task, so he could not help but be excited, and his tone of speaking was a bit high.

If you fight a field battle with the Huns, the Han army will definitely lose. This battle was rewarded with Hou Chan'er. The ministers showed a look of admiration in their eyes, but they could do nothing.

In the joy of winning, the Huns ate jerky meat, drank enough horse breasts, rested for a while, and then gathered.

"Woooooo!"

Amid the sound of the horns that were as if they were swallowed and heard, ten thousand Xiongnu troops, led by Hou Chaner, drove out the Xiongnu camp.

Although Hou Chaner's horse under his crotch is not as good as a chasing horse, it is also extraordinary. He keeps neighing, and the scene of a horse neighing happily.

"Damn Han people, wait. I'm going to avenge my brother today!" Hou Chan'er's eyes flashed with anger and looked at the Han army camp in the south.

Junchen Shanyu rode the Fengchasing Joker, led a group of ministers, led five thousand soldiers to escort him, followed Hou Chaner's army, intending to watch the entire battle process.

The Huns had more than 300,000 and the Han army had 200,000. Both sides invested 500,000 and 600,000 troops to engage in an unprecedented war. Once this battle was fought, the winner would not be decided within one or two days, and it would take some time.

Hou Chan'er was just a throwing stone to ask for directions, a tentative attack, and a test of the strength of the Han army.

Although the Huns knew the strength of the Han army very well, the recent performance of the Han army was extremely abnormal, far exceeding the expectations of the Huns' monarchs and ministers. It is still necessary to understand the strength of the Han army.

Therefore, Junchen Shanyu decided to watch it in person.

To test the opponent's strength, not only Junchen Shanyu wanted to do this, but even Zhou Yang wanted to fight a war and touch the strength of the Huns.

Although the Han army fought a series of victories, it was completed by using tricks and without fighting against the Huns. There has never been a head-on battle between hard and hard, especially this kind of field battle, which is rarely encountered in decades of war between the Han and the Huns. Even if there is, the scale is not large. Before the decisive battle, it is crucial to understand the field strength of the Huns to arrange troops and arrange troops.

When the sound of whimpering horns came from the Huns camp, Zhou Yang was in charge of the generals: "Today is the first battle, I will win! Who would you like to fight?"

"I am willing to go!" The generals were all excited and had been looking forward to a battle with the Huns and responding in unison.

"Master, you promised me that I would take the lead. This header must be Li Guang." Li Guang never forgot about Zhou Yang and the others gathering the Huns and leaving him to guard Yanmen.

"You can take the lead, I can't fight?" Cheng Bushibuyi no longer.

"General Cheng, you have so many good things, leave me Li Guang a little bit." Li Guang's face sank, and he felt a little unhappy.

"Flying General, I'll leave this headline to you." Zhou Yang kept his word and said with a stern face: "Flying General, the first battle is of great importance. You must win. Can you do it?"

"Don't worry, Marshal, Li Guang will definitely live up to the commander!" Li Guang thrust his chest, raised his head, and his voice was quite high.

"Okay!" Zhou Yang praised: "Let's order 10,000 troops and fight a battle with the Huns. I'll plunder the formation for you!"

"Thank you, Marshal!" Li Guang's tone was a little harsh. He raised his head and strode away without hesitation.

Looking at Li Guang's back, Cheng Buzhi shook his head and felt very regretful. He stole the head of the battle. If he had known this, why would he not recommend himself when he stayed behind that day?

Zhou Yang shook his cloak and made a big stride out of the handsome tent. Cheng Buzhi and others followed closely.

Li Guang ordered 10,000 troops, and this 10,000 troops had no cavalry, but were chariots, infantry, and archers. There were two main ways for the Han army to deal with the Hun cavalry. One was to use the city to defend, and the other was to use the chariot to protect themselves. Using the chariots to protect themselves was designed for field battles, and this was when the chariots came into play.

Li Guang rode a tall horse with a strong bow and arrow, and a Han sword hanging on his waist. With a wave of his hand, ten thousand Han troops drove out of the camp.

The chariot was in front, and the infantry cooperating with the chariot, the archers followed closely.

The roar of chariots and the neat footsteps were like thunder, which made the ground tremble. The splashing smoke and dust seemed like an angry dragon, facing Hou Chan'er's army.

Zhou Yang rode a war horse, led Cheng Bushi, Feng Jing, Gongsun He, Gongsun Jian, Qin Wuhui and the others, and two thousand cavalrymen followed behind to siege the formation.

Li Guang commanded the Han army to the open space and looked north. The Huns led by Hou Chan'er were galloping towards him. With a wave of the flag in his hand, the Han army began to line up.

Crossbows were the nemesis of cavalry, but during this period, the Han Dynasty used crossbows very limited, mainly used to defend cities and were also used in field battles, but they were far less important than chariots. The Han army's chariots were trained very well, and this formation showed good training. The chariots came and went, and in a short while, a huge circular chariot array was formed.

Li Guang was in the center of the formation, holding the order flag.

Behind the chariot are infantry holding long halberds and archers bent bows and arrows. These two types of troops must cooperate with the chariot to exert their power.

There was also a team of infantry holding Han swords. Their mission was to cut and slash the fish that rushed into the formation.

Zhou Yang saw it and praised the rapid formation of Yu Han army. It is impossible to say that the chariots and soldiers were well trained and extremely well-educated. Unfortunately, the Han Dynasty had problems with its strategy and used a large amount of resources on chariots rather than crossbows, which made the Han army lose the sharpest attack methods.

However, after thinking about it, this is reasonable. At the beginning of the founding of the Han Dynasty, there was a shortage of horses, which means that the ministers in the court could only ride ox carts, not horse carts. In the absence of war horses, even if a large number of crossbows were created, they could not be used in field battles and could only be used to defend the city. The reason is that the crossbows could not be maneuvered quickly.

The reason why Zhou Yang was able to set up a crossbow formation that allowed the crossbow formation to move quickly from one place to another was because Zhou Yang had a large number of war horses in his hands.

The Huns are not unfamiliar with the Han army's chariot formation at all, and they can be said to be very familiar with it. During the decades of Han-Hun War, when they encountered the Han army in the wild, the Han army either massacred the Huns or rely on the chariot formation to protect themselves.

When Hou Chan'er saw it, he ignored it directly, waved his scimitar and roared: "The warriors of the Great Huns: Use your bows and arrows to shoot through the chests of the Han people! Use your scimitar to cut off the heads of the Han people! Utra!"

“Utra!”

“Utra!”

Amid the shocking sound of the sky, ten thousand Hun cavalry lined up in battle formations and began to charge.

The sound of thunderous hooves, the roars soaring into the sky, the smoke and dust all over the sky, the murderous intent.

In contrast to the huge movements of the Huns, the Han army was silent. The chariot soldiers held the handrails on the armrest of the chariots, the archers held the bows and arrows tightly, and the fingers of the long halberds in the infantry's hands looked like thousands of poisonous snakes, ready to devour the Huns at any time.

As soon as it reached the range, Hou Chan'er yelled: "Shoot the arrow!"

The Huns' arrows were like rain and shot towards the Han army. The Han army raised shields to block the Huns' arrows.

The Han army archers opened their bows and shot arrows and fought back.

The Huns' riding and shooting skills were great, but they were really not good at playing. This archery technique was good, and there were many people who got arrows in the Han army. However, these archers were trained by Li Guang, and their archery skills were not inferior to the Huns. The Huns' arrows were only above the Han army, not below the Han army.

The main reason is that the Han army used shields to block arrows, reducing casualties. Hou Chaner, one of the ten thousand troops, was elite soldiers of the Shanyu headquarters, and everyone wore iron armor. The armor protection capabilities of the two sides were not much different.

Under the command of Hou Chan'er, the Huns seemed to be drifting towards the Han army's formation like a wind. The fierce arrows caused great casualties to the Han army. However, under the counterattack of the Han army, the Huns suffered even greater casualties.

After several rounds of arrow confrontation, the Huns finally rushed to the front of the Han army formation. Hou Chan'er shouted loudly, drew a beautiful arc in his hand, and chopped down at a Han army soldier.

However, before his knife reached, more than a dozen halberds stabbed him. The Han army's halberd was two feet long and could be cut or stabbed. It cooperated with the chariot and was very lethal.

One inch long and one inch strong. Although the scimitar was sharp, it was too short after all. When he stabbed the halberd, Hou Chaner had to pull the reins of the horse. The war horse neighed and dodged to the side.

Although it avoided it, it also wasted the advantage of cavalry charge. The cavalry's high-speed charge is extremely powerful. If it is equipped with appropriate weapons, it will pose a huge threat to the enemy. The Huns did not have advanced civilization and developed technology and could not create suitable equipment, and could only use scimitars to cut and kill, which greatly reduced the power of cavalry.

There were thousands of halberds in the Han army formation, and they all stabbed them at the Huns. At first glance, it looked like thousands of poisonous snakes biting the Huns, which was spectacular.

If the Huns fail to dodge, they will be stabbed. Either people are injured or horses are injured. There are many people who fall horses.

Once you fall to the ground, don't think about living. You either chop and stab the halberd to death or shoot the archer at close range.

Occasionally, a few Huns rushed into the formation, and teams of infantry holding Han swords were waiting for them. With the Han swords swing, they could only give the head.

Hou Chan'er shouted loudly: "Kill! Kill! Kill all the Han people!"

The Huns roared and waved their scimitars to slash at the Han army. However, with the blocking of the chariots, the cavalry's advantage could not be exerted. In addition, with the long halberd, the Huns' fierce and fierce chopping and slashing were greatly reduced, and the battle was in a stalemate.

If there were no chariots to stop them, with the advantage of the Hun cavalry, the Han army could be slaughtered for ten or eight times. However, with the chariots, the Huns had no choice but to deal with the Han army.

"The Han army is mighty!"

Li Guang waved the flag in his right hand and roared.

"The Han army is mighty!"

The Han army roared the battle roar and fought with the Huns.

“Utra!”

Although the war was too far from expectations, these Huns were worthy of being the elite of the Shanyu headquarters, and they were even more brave in killing.

The battle roars of both sides resounded throughout the world, as if they were singing. You wanted to suppress me, but I wanted to suppress you, but no one could suppress anyone. As time went by, the battle roars remained louder, but the corpses on the ground were accumulated more and more. Not only were there corpses, but also horse corpses, with blood splattering and the ground getting redder.

After fighting for half an hour, the first wave of the Huns' offensive collapsed completely and cost hundreds of people. On the other hand, the Han army had little casualties, which was the advantage of the chariot.

It is precisely because the chariots have such an advantage that the Han army has never given up.

Hou Chaner led the Huns out of the battle, drove the horses to the range of the bow and arrow, rolled over and dismounted, and sat on the ground to breathe. The most physically exhausting battle was that Hou Chaner's skills were also sweating.

The Hun soldiers dismounted and sat on the ground to breathe. They pointed at the Han military chariot formation and cursed.

"The Han people are sheep! They hurried in the circle and dared not come out!"

"The Han people are timid and dare not kill with the Great Hun warriors!"

In the eyes of the Huns, fighting hard with them was the most heroic action. Yu Han army was very disdainful of the way of protecting themselves with their own chariot formations. They used their words to curse the Han army and cursed the Han army as useless.
To be continued...