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Chapter 417 The Battle of Minzhou (Continued)

Before the Tuyuhun people recovered from their shock, the second intensive shooting followed one after another, followed by the third and fourth formations…

This uninterrupted continuous blow destroyed their morale in one encounter, and the entire team was immediately in chaos, and under the sudden and violent attack, he seemed at a loss. Before the arrows were shot, the Tuyuhun army had completely collapsed.

They didn't know how many people there were in Qi people and how many arrows they could shoot. They just wanted to leave this dead land!

The cavalry team, which was originally in order to advance and retreat, turned into a group of terrified people and war horses. The Tuyuhun people shouted desperately while hurried towards the rear. Many soldiers and horses were gathered into hedgehogs by arrows shot from all directions.

The Qi people had few bows and crossbows, but they were very dense and powerful. Just like the herdsmen drove away the flock of sheep, they tried to drive all the Tuyuhun people to the same place.

"Don't panic, the Qi people have few crossbows. We rush upwards, they can't stop us!"

Fu Yun shouted in panic. He tried to re-establish the order of the army, but his remarks were obviously unconvincing. This tribal group, which was still half-slave and semi-feudal, could not gather a little bit of fighting spirit in an absolute disadvantage. The soldiers bathed in the rain of arrows didn't bother to think at all. They just wanted to flee backwards!

Fu Yun is not without loyal warriors, but their bows are not enough to compare with those of the Qi army.

When shooting from the back, even if it hits, its power will be greatly reduced. After several counterattacks and volleys, they will all retreat under the fierce attack of Qi army's firepower. The Qi people's crossbow is too strong, and they are no opponents at all!

Fu Yun even saw a soldier's eyes shot through by a crossbow, and his blood mixed with brain matter splashed onto his face. He stared at him with his eyes wide open and fell to the ground without even screaming... After only one cup of tea, he had already failed. Fu Yun knew that the situation was no longer controlled, so he could only abandon those useless ideas and fled to the valley entrance with the soldiers.

"The people of the Central Plains are not good at fighting horses. As long as they escape smoothly and reorganize their troops in the open space, there will be hope!"

Fu Yun thought, and tried his best to endure the pain. In the attack just now, he was hit by three arrows, but fortunately none of them were fatal injuries. The exquisite armor on his body helped him block most of the damage. The thick basin collar and armor on his armour did not allow the arrow to pierce the skin, and did not damage the muscles and bones. If he were the same as those soldiers who could not even have a pair of leather armor, he would have been shot to death long ago!

Fu Yun got off his horse and squeezed into the crowd. The Tuyuhun soldiers around him became his cover to save his life.

Qi people bit the crossbow arrows very tightly. They squeezed forward desperately, leaving behind dead bodies on the ground. More people were trampled to death by people and horses than were shot to death by crossbow arrows!

With his thick armor and luck, Fu Yun finally rushed to the entrance of the valley by luck. But what he saw was not life and light. A team of iron cavalry was ravaging and massacring his army in the flat area of ​​the entrance of the valley like a wheel!

Qi Jun, who was covered in armor, smashed the Tuyuhun people with an iron whip and a mace on the head, stepped on their bodies with an iron hooves, and then lifted up his horse spear and rushed towards the next enemy blocking the road. The Tuyuhun people's formation was shattered...

Fu Yun, who rushed out of the valley entrance, had just escaped from the Heaven of Heaven, but he was facing such a tragic phenomenon as hell!

"——Young Master, run!" The burly guard Tielang fought with Qi Jun with a rough spear. His head was hit and his whole body was tilted back. The thick iron helmet was scattered. Blood flowed down from the top of his head and soon became full of his face. He stood up shakingly, turned to Fu Yun and said, "...Young Master, run quickly! Don't... don't run west, run south!"

The iron wolf spurted blood out of his mouth and led a stolen war horse over. Just as Fu Yun was about to take the reins, a sharp crossbow penetrated out from the back of the iron wolf's head! The iron wolf's body softened and collapsed on the ground. Fu Yun stood blankly. He saw a general flag with the word "Liu" written on it, as well as the mighty and solemn generals under his command, and several heavy cavalry wrapped in silver and shiny iron armor surrounded him.

Fu Yun stared at the "Liu" flag, roared in despair, pulled out the scimitar, and rushed towards the general with his blood-red eyes.

He avoided two long spears that were stabbed and rushed towards Liu Fang, but the man didn't feel afraid at all. He also got off his horse and strode towards him. Fu Yun waved the scimitar and slashed towards Liu Fang's neck, but Liu Fang had not even pulled out the knife.

Just as several soldiers nearby shouted, and as they ran over, Liu Fang elbowed him sideways and knocked him down, then took a knife and slashed the head of the Tuyuhun prince!

The battle was Fang Shi, and the entire valley had become a hell on earth. The valley and the mountains were covered with corpses, and there were almost no living creatures that could stand up. The air was filled with disgusting bloody smell, but there was very little groan. Liu Fang stood in the spot with bloody clothes, with no turmoil in his heart. The sound of the deputy general's clanging footsteps came from behind, "General, the enemy has been basically cleared, I have asked someone to go to Minzhou to report the news!"

Liu Fang knew what he meant, but he still shook his head firmly and said: "We won't go to Minzhou anymore. Tell them that they will send some food, horses come over, and take precautions. The battlefield will not need to be cleaned. It will waste time. Let the brothers rest for two days and throw away the baggage. We will set off directly to the north and intercept the enemy before the Tuyuhun people crossed the Tao River!"

Liu Fang paused and said, "There is still a tough battle to fight!"

"We just rushed to fight a tough battle, and now we are going to fight again?" The deputy general was stunned and bowed his head in discomfort and said, "Weizhi is not afraid, we just feel that the journey we are running is too far away, the soldiers are very tired and need rest... And Weizhi feels that the general seems to be a little too underestimating the enemy and advancing. Even if Tuyuhun has low combat power, it is still a country."

"I know," Liu Fang knew that the deputy general was not afraid of death. He said this and was very serious and steady. Therefore, he did not blame him. He just said: "The opportunity to fight should not be missed. The last time we set up a suspicion array in Taozhou, and we flew a shot to rob Minzhou. Once the news of this battle was passed by one step ahead of us, they realized that we knew our reality and our situation would be very bad. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that he still didn't know our details and beat him first, so that we could save us trouble in the future."

Liu Fang added with great sternness, "Send Fu Yun's head to them."

At the end of September, Tuyuhun robbed the western border. Liu Fang set up an ambush at the entrance of the Shayang Valley in Minzhou, defeated Tuyuhun and killed Tuyuhun Prince Fuyun. After the battle in Minzhou, Liu Fang kept taking his men to cross the Taohe River north. At this time, Tuyuhun was on the north side of the Taohe River. He did not know the facts of Qi's army. Liu Fang took advantage of the night to attack him and defeated Tuyuhun again. The eldest prince fled in a panic and recovered Taozhou.

On October 3, Lanling King Gao Changgong introduced a memorial to the emperor, which said: "Tuyuhun Khan Kuolu was unwilling to be defeated. He immediately went to Tao and Minzhou. Liu Fang was good at generals and had the style of a general. He fought with the enemy for several days, and suffered heavy casualties and still did not retreat. Kuolu had to return helplessly... The emperor's wise decision, and the three armies used their lives to make a small country go against the sky, which only made the laughing stock."

In Gao Changgong's opinion, it was very common to defeat Tuyuhun, so there was no modification to the beginning and end of the battle. Chang'an's primary goal of defense should be Bashu. However, this memorial was passed to Yecheng, but it really caused a lot of discussion.
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