The Han Dynasty was the era when iron tools were established. Before that, bronze tools were mainly used. Even Qin Shihuang's invincible army swept across the world with bronze weapons.

The reason for this situation was that due to the limited technology at that time, iron smelting technology was far from mature. Therefore, iron was very precious to the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty prohibited the departure from the country. They traded with the Huns, and used daily necessities for daily necessities to exchange for horses with the Huns.

These things are daily necessities of the Huns, and the Huns had to replace them, although what the Huns wanted most was the iron of the Han Dynasty.

"If the Great Huns had enough iron, the warriors of the Great Huns would wear iron armor and use iron weapons, would you say that the Great Huns would be defeated by the Han people?" Yi Zhi asked in a slight manner.

The Huns were short of iron. In addition to the soldiers and horses of the Shanyu headquarters and a few elite ministers, they mostly used bronze weapons. If all iron weapons and armor were equipped, the combat power of the Huns would be greatly improved.

The ministers did not speak, but their eyes were filled with red light, admiration!

"The warriors of the Great Huns have grown up on horseback since childhood, and they are skilled in riding and shooting, and are good at fighting in the field. However, the Han people can restrain our riding and shooting. If the Great Huns have strong crossbows and set up a crossbow formation, will the Great Huns still be defeated?" Yi Zhixie asked again, his tone was very high.

The reason why the Huns were defeated so badly this time was not because of how powerful the Han army's cavalry was. The main reason was that the Han army's crossbow formation caught the Huns off guard and killed the Huns' corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers.

The hatred between China and the Huns was the result of hundreds of years of accumulation, but it broke out in the Han Dynasty. In the hundreds of years of war, the reason why China was able to defeat the Huns was that the crossbow played an irreplaceable role.

King Wuling of Zhao defeated the Huns in Hetao, and had a crossbow formation; Meng Tian fought against the Huns, and had a crossbow formation; Zhou Yang defeated the Huns this time, and also had a crossbow formation. Without a powerful crossbow formation, it would be difficult for China to defeat the Huns.

Archery takes a long time to become an excellent archer. In this regard, the Huns have a natural advantage and have been practicing riding and shooting since childhood. They are very proficient in riding and shooting.

With a crossbow, it is different. Crossbows can be achieved quickly. Training an excellent archer takes years or even decades of hard work. Training a good crossbow player only takes one or two months.

Furthermore, the crossbow has a longer range, more precise and stronger force, and can completely suppress the Huns' cavalry and shooting. Therefore, the Huns fought with China for hundreds of years, and once they encountered a crossbow formation, they could only return with great defeat.

If we rely solely on cavalry, even the Qin army, known as the "ancestor of flying cavalry", may not have much advantage.

The crossbow formation is the dream of the Huns. Since Hetao was defeated by King Wuling of Zhao, the Huns have realized the terribleness of strong crossbows and have always wanted to have crossbow formations. However, the Huns only know how to turn horses and bend their bows. Nearly two hundred years have passed, the Huns still have not made strong crossbows, and the crossbow formations can only be fantasy.

When it comes to crossbow formation, a red light appears in the eyes of the ministers, which is more attractive than iron weapons. If the Huns had crossbow formations and cooperated with their exquisite cavalry and shooting, they would definitely be invincible in the world.
Chapter completed!