Chapter 88: A Great War (IV)

Not only was the military ministers and Shanyu unbelievable, but who was not surprised by the Huns?

Because the Huns' cavalry formation was defeated!

The cavalry formation of the Xiongnu is famous all over the world. Donghu, Yuezhi, and Han army can only be beaten in front of the cavalry formation of the Xiongnu. That is the pride of the Xiongnu and the secret skill of the Xiongnu. Even if it is defeated, who can believe it?

Not to mention, were the infantry defeated the Hun cavalry formation or defeated during attack.

Infantry defense, relying on its strong formation to defeat the Huns, and the Huns encountered it. However, the infantry defeated the Huns cavalry during the attack, which was the first time that the infantry defeated the Huns cavalry in the attack.

If the Han army used the crossbow formation to defeat the Xiongnu cavalry formation, the Xiongnu monarchs and ministers would not find it strange at all. After all, the crossbow is the nemesis of the cavalry, and there is nothing to be surprised if it is defeated by the crossbow formation.

But the one who defeated the cavalry formation was the infantry who had always been at a disadvantage, which was too difficult to accept. Who believes that the salted fish would turn over?

Junchen Shanyu opened his mouth for a while, and then said in surprise: "What's going on?"

Who can explain this question? Even the theory of Zhongxing, which is very familiar to the Han Dynasty, cannot be explained.

The galloping of cavalry is terrible, but there must be a certain distance between cavalry and cavalry. As in movies and TV dramas, people galloping from person to person is the pursuit of visual impact effect, not a real battlefield. If there is not enough distance between cavalry and cavalry, there will be collisions and chaos.

In contrast to the cavalry, the Han army in the halberd formation was surrounded by people, as long as there was a little distance, there was no collision, because people were more flexible than horses.

This has caused a very serious consequence. Often, one Hun had to face three or five Han troops. This is just horizontally. The halberd formation is a staging and has a good depth. If you count the deep Han army, one Hun would have to deal with more than a dozen or twenty Han troops, that is, more than a dozen or twenty long halberds.

Who can deal with so many long spears? Once they collide, the Huns will definitely suffer.

The Huns rushed over. When they were about to meet, the Han army pointed the halberd forward diagonally, and the tail of the halberd was leaned on the ground. The stronger the impact of the Huns, the more severe the killing they were.

As long as the halberd in front is frustrated by the charge of the Huns, the halberd behind them will pierce. In this way, the Huns will be injured more and more. A person often poked several dozen holes, and it would not be possible to not die.

If the Huns did not charge and stood there waiting for the Han army to rush forward, it would be another scene.

The Han army would gather more than a dozen or even more halberds together and poke them at a Hun. Under the harsh sterns of a bunch of long halberds, can the Huns survive?

The ending is self-evident.

The charge of the Huns was frustrated. The Han army threw away the corpse on the halberd, pointed the long halberd forward in an orderly formation, and rushed over again.

As soon as I looked, I saw countless long halberds, like countless poisonous snakes, penetrated into the body of the Huns. Whether it was a human or a horse, they died upon touch.

If the Huns had long weapons such as spears or halberds, they could also attack with the impact of war horses. The problem is that the Huns did not have these long weapons and only had scimitars, which could not reach the Han army at all, so they stabbed the Han army to death.

In the face of the attack of the halberd formation, the Huns could not resist at all. Can they be undefeated?

The Han army in the halberd formation was not like a sea tide, but like a wall of iron. Wherever they swept, the Huns retreated one after another.

"The Han army is mighty!"

Amid the sound of the battle trumpets, the Huns were like ducks, rushing back to the halberd formation.

The Huns' cavalry skills were immediately cut and killed, and at this moment, they were completely suppressed. Infantry could beat the cavalry without the power to fight back, which was the first time in the history of the Huns. The military minister Shanyu would rather be blind than see the scene in front of him.

Although the Han army had the upper hand, they did not kill much. Because if the four-legged Huns wanted to escape, how could the two-legged people catch up with them?

It can only be rushed but cannot effectively kill. This is the weakness of the infantry and no one can do anything about it.

Even so, Zhou Yang was proud to exert his infantry's power to such an extent.

"What to do? What to do?"

"Retreat quickly!"

The ministers were helpless, looking at me, and I looked at you, looking at you with a look of fear.

Junchen Shanyu frowned and was thinking about countermeasures. From Junchen Shanyu's perspective, the power of the halberd formation is great, but its disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, the speed is not fast, and a solution should be found.

"Have it!"

This was a surprise, but it was not from the mouth of one person, but from the mouth of the military ministers, Shanyu, Yi Zhixie and Zhongxingshuo.

The three of them looked at each other, and Junchen Shanyu shouted: "Transfer: Keep the distance away and don't fight with the Han army head-on. Shoot with bows and arrows!"

"The Han army rushed up, don't fight in close combat, just use bows and arrows!" Yi Zhixie added.

"Take the Han army's nose and circle around." The Bank of China said even more ruthlessly: "When you drag the Han army down and get tired, you will turn around and cover and kill!"

The three of them found the method to crack the halberd formation with one word.

The halberd formation is a human-sea tactic. If the frontal force is fought, even the cavalry will not gain any advantage. Only the crossbow formation can break the halberd formation.

However, the shortcomings of the halberd formation are very obvious. They are all infantry and are slow to move, so they are not as fast as cavalry. The Huns use the advantage of cavalry fastness to distance themselves and shoot the Han army with bows and arrows. It will take no long to lead the Han army to the nose, and at most two hours, it will be enough to drag the Han army down. At that time, if you turn around and cover up the killing, the Han army will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Tactically speaking, the three of them did find a good way to deal with the halberd formation. The question is, using troops is another matter. Will the Han army give them a chance?

As soon as the order was passed, the Huns cavalry quickly threw away the Han army and gathered again. As soon as the Han army reached the range of the bow and arrow, the Huns began to shoot arrows. They retreated while shooting arrows, without fighting against the halberd formation.

Zhou Yang on the cloud car could see clearly how the Xiongnu's plan would succeed. In this battle, Zhou Yang wanted to test the power of the halberd formation and see what was inadequate. The power of the halberd formation is very powerful, which is very satisfying.

The only shortcoming is that the speed is not fast enough. Although it can attack, it cannot catch up with the cavalry. No one can make up for this matter.

The goal has been achieved, why give the Huns a chance?

Zhou Yang ordered the flag to be unveiled, and the golden sound was made, which was the order to withdraw the troops.

The halberd formation began to gather and retreat to the camp.

This was a good opportunity to deal with the Han army. How could the Junchen Shanyu missed it? He ordered the Huns to pursue it. He even ordered Hou Chan'er to cut off the retreat of the Han army.

The military minister Shanyu was eager to make achievements, so he would not forget it, that is, the cavalry could not fight against the halberd formation. The Han army's halberd formation rushed towards Hou Chan'er, and Hou Chan'er's army immediately fled, and it was impossible to cut off the Han army's retreat.

If the Han army cannot cut off the retreat route, then pursue it head-on. Under the command of the military minister Shanyu, the Huns bit the Han army and shot it with bows and arrows. However, the Han army's cavalry rushed over with Jianzhang Army as the core and launched a fierce attack on his cavalry formation. Under the fourth-level attack of the Han army's cavalry, the Huns cavalry formation suffered high casualties.

The price is so high that it is much higher than facing the halberd formation.

The halberd formation was too slow, and as long as the Huns did not fight against it, the casualties would not be too great. However, the Han Dynasty's cavalry was well-trained and well-equipped, and it was even more of a four-level strike that the Huns could not match. It had a strong attack power, so it would not be possible to have a large casualties.

Under the cover of the cavalry, the halberd formation retreated into the camp and the camp gate was closed. In this battle, the Han army won a great victory!

Looking at the Han army's camp, Junchen Shanyu had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to the camp.

The Han army's camp was like an iron barrel, and it would be impossible to attack hard. Furthermore, the Han army had a halberd formation, which was like a tiger's wings. If the Huns attacked fiercely, the casualties would be surprisingly high, and only the withdrawal of troops would be the only way to retreat.

The opposite of the depressed military officer Shanyu, the Han army cheered and jubilant at this time.

"The Han army is mighty!"

"Long live the great man!"

The roar of soaring into the sky rose into the sky, shaking the clouds into pieces.

The reason why the Huns were rampant and the Han army was at a disadvantage was that infantry was not as good as cavalry, and infantry encountered cavalry, which was equivalent to massacre.

Today, the Han army rewrote history and the infantry defeated the Huns!

Although the results are not great, they won after all!

At that time, the heavy infantry army had not attracted people's attention, and it was not used to deal with cavalry. It was already an amazing victory for infantry to defeat cavalry, which was worthy of happiness.

Before this, there was a very famous heavy infantry, the "Wei Wushang" trained by the famous general Wu Qi, who swept the world. However, at that time, because the cavalry had just emerged, Wu Qi's Wei Wushang was not used to deal with the cavalry.

"That's great! The Huns finally knew how powerful we were!" Li Guang swung his fists in excitement.

He fought with the Huns for so many years and was very troubled by the Huns' cavalry. In order to protect himself, he had to carry a heavy chariot.

"It was the Huns who knew how powerful our infantry was!" Cheng Buzhi corrected.

The Huns had long known the effectiveness of the Han army through a series of victories. However, they were mainly fought with cavalry, and infantry was also used in the battle of Yanmen, which was to use heavy rain to limit the performance of the Hun cavalry. Like today, two types of troops with disproportionate advantages and disadvantages were directly affected and won by fighting. This was the first time in the history of the Han Dynasty.

To be precise, the Huns should have tasted the power of the Han Dynasty infantry!

"Yes, yes!" Li Guang agreed loudly.

This joy was no longer a big victory, and it took half an hour to stop.

Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi and they followed Zhou Yang to the coach's tent.

Li Guang just knelt down and immediately started shouting: "Master General, our infantry is so capable of fighting, is it time to fight to the decisive battle? We set up a crossbow formation to kill and injure the Huns head-on, and then use the halberd formation to complement each other. What can the Huns do to me?"

This was said to everyone and agreed in unison.

The crossbow formation has an amazing lethality, but it cannot be defended. Once the Huns attack, the crossbow formation can only be slaughtered.

With the halberd formation, you can attack and retreat and defend. It can not only be used to protect the crossbow formation, but also cooperate with the crossbow formation to attack the Huns, which has a much greater chance of winning.

Zhou Yang nodded slightly and said, "The power of the halberd formation is good. If you want to break it hard, you will only have the crossbow formation. However, it is not impossible to break it. We just took out the halberd formation today. Didn't the Huns find a solution?"

"The Huns are hateful!" Li Guang muttered.

"The Huns' cavalry were wearing leather armor, carrying bows and arrows, and carrying scimitars on their waists. The biggest advantage was that they were light!" Zhou Yang's face was solemn and analyzed: "It is precisely because of their lightness that the Huns could come and go like the wind. Today is in the east and tomorrow is in the west, and they can plunder. If the Huns use this advantage to deal with our halberd formation, the consequences will be of great importance."

"Yes!" Cheng Buzhi took over the conversation and said, "Although the power of the halberd formation is very strong, it is too slow. They are all infantry. The Huns set aside and shot them with bows and arrows. They drag us down and exhaust us. If we come to cover up the killing, we will not be our opponents. During this decisive battle, we must not let this happen."

If the Huns adopted this style of fighting during the decisive battle, it would be a disastrous consequence for the Han army and had to be guarded against.

Li Guang looked solemn and tapped his right hand on the short case: "I have to worry about this matter!"

"Master, do you have a wonderful plan?" Gongsun He looked at Zhou Yang and asked for a plan.

As soon as he said that, everyone looked at Zhou Yang in unison and waited for him to make a decision.

"I don't think this will happen." Zhou Yang raised his eyebrows slightly: "In the decisive battle, our crossbow formation has extremely lethality. Once we take action, there is not much time left for the Huns. If the Huns still want to use such tactics, it will take a lot of time. When we are tired, the Huns will almost kill the crossbow formation."

"Ha ha!"
To be continued...