Three Kingdoms

It is also wrong to say that Gao Shun did not think about the problem of the fallback at all.

The problem is that Gao Shun has no other options.

He didn't even dare to divide his troops.

After the Jinzihe City incident, will the troops be divided again? Then maybe they were still soldiers when they were sent out, but they were probably ghosts when they were taken back. The sneak attack by a small group of troops behind the Che division was one reason, and another reason was the unstable morale of the military. With Gao Shun by his side, he can still protect him, but if he lets go...

Things like the human heart will fall apart at the drop of a hat.

According to a sound plan, if Gao Shun encounters a strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country, he should attack steadily. However, the prerequisite for a steady attack is to have sufficient logistical support and military and food supplies. Does Gao Shun have these?

No.

Not only did he not, but he also received an order from Lu Bu, asking Gao Shun to capture Tu Gu, the post-state affairs minister of Che Division, as soon as possible, and then return to the army...

Therefore, Gao Shun could either resist the order or choose to attack.

Gao Shun's character made him unable to resist orders.

He just follows orders.

So, after Gao Shun led his people to break through the stone wall of Wutu Valley, he found that he was also surrounded by people.

Those who came were from Wusun.

Wusun's cavalry.

Wusun people are also human beings, but they believe that there are people in the sky and people underground.

People in heaven wear their "belts" around their necks, people in the underground wear them around their ankles, and people in the human world wear them somewhere in between, of course around their waists. Wusun people originally worshiped the sun, moon and stars, so they liked to embroider patterns of these three on their bodies. Even the word "Kun" in King Wusun's title is equivalent to Kaun or kon in Tocharian language, which means sun.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had a marriage relationship with the Wusun people. The purpose was to contact Wusun to control the Xiongnu. Princess Xijun and Heyou were married to King Wusun successively. Princess Xijun and King Wusun Junxu Mi had a daughter. Princess Jieyou and Wusun Wang Wengguimi had three sons and two daughters.

However, just as the pro-Han people in the Western Regions were not dominant due to the chaos and uncertainty of the Han's foreign policy, the Wusun people were not able to maintain a pro-Han status for long after the Western Han Dynasty. It began to be influenced by the forces of Central Asia and even more westward West Asia.

Generally speaking, it is like cultural erosion in the Civilization game. If one's own culture is not strong and there is no cultural development, other cultures will be forced to reduce their influence, and even eventually lead to confusion in one's own domestic thinking...

Now Wusun is in the process of being invaded by West Asian forces. Wusun Dakunmi and Xiaokunmi, although their opinions on what happened to Cheshi's country are not very unified, they don't have much favorable impressions of the big Han. Strictly speaking, if there is not much friendship, there will naturally be no good impressions.

So Wusun came anyway.

The sharp whistle blown by the copper whistle resounded all around.

To deal with cavalry, only cavalry.

Of course there will be hot weapons such as machine guns and tanks in later generations, but right now...

Facing the Wusun cavalry who suddenly appeared behind his butt, if he wanted to protect his chrysanthemum, Gao Shun had to turn around and come back first. For this reason, he could not even chase down the defeated Cheshi Houguo people. Instead, he had to first These Wusun cavalry intercepted and defeated them at the entrance of Wutu Valley, and finally defeated or killed them.

The Wusun cavalry were divided into three formations, each of which contained about a thousand people.

The spear heads raised on the array shone in the sunlight.

The first few rows of cavalry all wore chainmail armor, but Gao Shun couldn't see clearly whether those at the back were wearing armor.

Unlike China, soldiers in the Western Regions and Central Asia preferred chain armor instead of scale armor or zhao armor, which were cheaper and more widely applicable.

The cavalry at the front held extra long spears, the Wusun cavalry in the second row held shorter but eight-foot long spears, and the third row did not have long spears, but held knives. The Wusun cavalry gathered about five steps forward and backward, forming an orderly formation.

Gao Shun's heart sank a little.

This is the main force of Wusun.

Not only because of the armor, but also because of the fighting posture of these cavalry, which is not something that ordinary herdsmen cavalry can have, and this means that the battle will be more difficult and troublesome...

Gao Shun set his sights on the horses of the Wusun people.

Those war horses are also excellent.

As good as the war horse under his crotch. These horses felt the atmosphere of the battlefield. Even if the horses were standing still, they would frequently dig the ground with their front hooves, snort and shake their heads from side to side.

Aggressive and brave.

"General, our sons are a little tired now..." Ma Changsheng, smelling of blood, said to Gao Shun, "Are you sure we will fight back now?" 』

"Our men are tired, and their horses are tired." Gao Shun said, "If it were you, which one would you choose?" 』

"..." Ma Changsheng sighed. He didn't choose to be clever, because in the current situation, being clever would only make him look stupid.

The cavalry can recover some physical strength while riding on horseback, but if the horses keep running, they cannot recover their physical strength. And once the cavalry does not have the cooperation of the horses...

This is why Gao Shun immediately turned around and prepared for a counterattack when he saw the smoke and dust raised by the Wusun cavalry.

However, it is obvious that the Wusun people also felt that Gao Shun and others were exhausted, so they also had the advantage and could win with one blow.

The two sides opened at the entrance of Wutu Valley.

There was no timidity on either side.

Gao Shun left a small force to drive away the Che Shihou people and put pressure on Che Shihou, and then took advantage of the time when Che Shihou had not yet reacted to turn around and face the Wusun people.

However, because of the relationship between the valley mouth and the others, Gao Shun and others had a smaller and longer queue, while the Wusun people were divided into three parts, semi-surrounding the valley mouth.

The tactics of both sides were clearly visible when the queues were displayed.

Gao Shun glanced at Ma Changsheng, "How is the wound?" 』

Ma Changsheng chuckled and moved his arms, "You can't die." 』

Gao Shun nodded, "First team, you take the lead." If you survive, the past will be wiped out. The rest is all merit. 』

Ma Changsheng grinned, "Sure." Anyway, after this fight, I want to go back to my hometown... exchange my merits for some land, plant some crops, build a house, raise some cattle and sheep, and then marry an aunt with a big butt and good fertility... Hahaha..."

Gao Shun also raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Then you must remember to chop off more heads." 』

"no problem. Ma Changsheng moved his arms again, "I'll go to the front first...waiting for the general's order." 』

Gao Shun nodded.

The Wusun cavalry on the opposite side was also mobilizing. Gao Shun saw some Wusun messengers holding red triangular flags running back and forth in the array on the opposite side...

"Prepare to attack. "After a while, Gao Shun checked all the arrays again and said to the guards around him, "Blow the whistle. The former army attacks! 』

The guard held the whistle in his mouth and blew out five short and one long whistle.

After a short interval, repeat again, three times in a row. The third whistle sounded, and the cavalry in front of the array spurred their horses on the next three short whistles and began to move forward.

The Wusun cavalry also started moving.

Ma Changsheng was in the array, staring at the opponent's cavalry, and then measuring the distance between the two sides. He had to adjust the speed and direction of the cavalry at any time based on changes in the movement, distance, speed, etc. of the cavalry on both sides to ensure that his side's cavalry was at the highest speed. , and suppress the opponent, forcing the opponent to have contact with oneself at sub-high speed.

Obviously the opponent was also a veteran among the cavalry. General Wusun deliberately moved the cavalry formation a little to the side, as if to avoid Ma Changsheng's missed formation. However, Ma Changsheng knew that if he was deceived by the opponent, he would also go astray. Then the opponent will adjust during the final sprint and give him a flank blow. Because the opponent presented a semi-encircled three-piece array, the opponent did not worry about the Han cavalry going astray at all...

Perhaps it would be better to think that the Han cavalry went astray?

Ma Changsheng looked back at where Gao Shun was, hesitating slightly, but quickly turned around and shouted in a deep voice, "Send the order, speed up!" full speed! 』

"ah? Now? ” The messenger next to Ma Changsheng was stunned for a moment. The messenger is also a veteran. He knows that the distance is still a bit far and is not the best distance to reach full speed.

"We don't have that much time..." Ma Changsheng took a deep breath, and while tugging at the cloth strips tied to the back of his hands and the handle of the knife, he shouted, "If you want to win... you have to take some risks!" Accelerate, full speed! 』

The messenger was silent for a while, then he held his whistle in his mouth and blew the order to speed up.

Gao Shun, who was in the rear position, leading his horse forward slowly, frowned when he saw this scene.

Accelerate at this distance?

Gao Shun watched, then thought silently for a while, his eyebrows twitched, "Send the order, speed up the middle and back formations." 』

Gao Shun's front formation began to enter the process from high speed to full speed, while the middle and rear formations changed from a slow pace to a trot. At the same time, more than ten messengers holding small flags ran out of the center formation, crossed the array, and reached both sides of the formation. They were in a free state and were not primarily responsible for contact killing. These messengers used long spears with small triangular flags. After lifting the spears, the soldiers in the rear could also see them. From time to time, they turned around to observe the flag orders issued by Gao Shun in the center, and passed them on...

The whistle and the flag allow the cavalry to make some fine adjustments while moving. This is the skill of the frontline cavalry general school, and it is also an event that Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Liangzhou Iron Cavalry are good at. What he did just now was that Ma Changsheng had temporarily adjusted his strategy without consulting Gao Shun, and Gao Shun also adjusted his original plan.

The increased speed of the Han army meant that the Han army would pass its own half faster and press the opponent's formation. The Wusun people had obviously planned to face the invasion from the left and right wings head-on. However, due to the offset of their front army and the lack of space, the middle array and the right wing that were supposed to be separated would be glued together!

Wusun's left wing was naturally isolated and exposed!

This is the guidance given by Ma Changsheng to Gao Shun!

Boost!

Kill some of them first!

What follows is that Ma Changsheng, as a former soldier, has to bear the dual pressure of Wusun's center and right wing...

The horse's speed gradually increased, and the originally chaotic sound of the horse's hooves gradually merged into a neat roar. The war horses that had known each other for many years rumbled across the dry and hard land, stirring up dust all over the sky.

Just as expected, when Ma Changsheng's front line began to fight with the Wusun people, the Wusun people's left wing also appeared completely in front of Gao Shun.

The distance between Wusun's cavalry is wider, and the troops are not evenly distributed. Instead, they appear to be in the shape of a horizontal rugby ball with a slightly thicker middle and slightly thinner sides. They are heading towards Gaoshun's central formation.

Gao Shun shouted: "Turn!" To the right! 』

Flags waved and whistles sounded rapidly.

The triangular flag guided the direction. The Han cavalry in the center heard the whistle and accelerated their horses at the same time. The rumbling sound of horse hooves was like thunder running from far to near in the sky. The red tassels on the rows of helmets were beating like countless flickering blooms. red flame.

As the two sides clashed, the distance between them suddenly turned into the last hundred steps...

It's now!

"full speed! full speed! charge! 』

Gao Shun roared into the wind.

The whistle sounded sharply, amid the whistling wind.

The dirt and grass clippings carried by the hooves of thousands of horses flew everywhere.

The vibrations caused by the galloping seemed to even begin to resonate in this space.

In comparison, the Han army's array was more dense.

And denseness means that there is no way to retreat in a sense, and there is no more room to escape, both against the enemy and against oneself. Killing or being killed occurs at the moment when horses cross each other. In such a dense space, fancy techniques and feints are basically useless. Only the instinct and instinct formed by long-term training The courage to die is the effective guarantee for survival.

The oncoming Wusun cavalry showed some panic. When they faced the dense array of Han cavalry, even the lengthened lances could not bring them more sense of security...

The short distance passed in an instant.

"kill! 』

Gao Shun exhaled loudly, his blood rising.

"kill!

” The Han cavalry also roared at the top of their lungs.

The torrent of flesh and steel collided head-on.

At this moment, all auditory functions seemed to fail.

The broken gun barrel was flying in the air along with the broken armor pieces.

The blood was spurting out unbridled.

The sparks of swords, guns and armor colliding with each other seemed to want to ignite everything in this world.

The horses that couldn't get out of the way collided with each other, causing their bones to break. Some horses were knocked into the air, and some fell to the ground with the cavalry on their backs, rolling on the ground one after another.

At the last moment, Gao Shun stared at the Wusun cavalry in front of him, lowered his figure, reduced the frontal area, and passed by the opponent in the chaos. The sword suppressed the spear thrust by the Wusun cavalry, and the sparks sparkled and the dry blow neatly cut off the Wusun cavalry's arm. The Wusun cavalryman let out a scream, his figure turned to the sky, and then disappeared under the flying hooves of the horse in the next breath.

Gao Shun didn't know when a seat became vacant beside him, and one of the guards was knocked away at an unknown time and place. Before Gao Shun could take another look, several more Wusun cavalry rushed in front of him. One of the Wusun cavalry wearing chainmail waved the scimitar in his hand towards Gao Shun. Gao Shun just relied on his instinct to shrink back. He nodded and dodged. The Wusun cavalry did not have a chance to attack again. The Han cavalry behind him shot him under the arm, causing him to fall off his horse.

The dense formation of the Han cavalry made the lethality of the Wusun more obvious during the confrontation between the two sides. In the blink of an eye, of the more than 80 Wusun people in the first wave of battle, five or six were shot down. Ten, the remaining twenty or thirty people quickly disappeared into the follow-up follow-up of the Han cavalry.

Although it is said that the Wusun cavalry used the long lance tactics of West Asia, and it is true that an inch longer is an inch stronger, but similarly, if it cannot directly stab people, then the long lance is a burden. The vast majority of the Wusun cavalry armed with long lances, even if they successfully hit the Han cavalry during the first round of impact, their weapons were broken and they had no time to change their weapons. Those who missed were often too late. Withdrawn, they were almost unable to fight back when facing the Han cavalry. At the same time, the dense and straight array of Han cavalry also gave them no room to avoid to the side...

The tactics of the Han cavalry are basically very mature.

They still maintained their formation while running at high speed, whizzing over with sharp swords in their hands. By using the power of the hedging force, they did not need to swing hard. They only needed to hold the handle of the knife and wave it lightly when they passed by, or If you press the opponent's weapon and cut it, you can bring flying limbs and a shower of blood.

The Wusun cavalry was not the only one to suffer damage.

The dense cavalry array also meant that as long as the Wusun cavalry caused direct damage to the Han cavalry, the Han cavalry would also be difficult to avoid. The only way to resist is to rely on the armor, but because the impact speed of both sides is very fast, sometimes even if the armor cannot be broken, the impact will cause the horse to fall. With both sides' horses galloping like this, once they fall off their horses, it is basically equivalent to death.

But in any case, the battle damage of Wusun's left wing was obviously much greater than that of the Han cavalry.

When facing a dense array of Han cavalry, even if the Wusun cavalry kills the Han cavalry in the front row, they will almost immediately be attacked by the Han cavalry in the back row, or they will be attacked by the opponent's cavalry who also have no room to escape. Crash together.

The Wusun cavalry on both sides of the array wanted to help, but found that their own array had been smashed into chaos by the Han cavalry. The rolling people and horses on the ground also blocked their support route, forcing them to slow down their horse speed, which made them Played almost no role in the engagement.

After the impact, the first wave of Wusun cavalry lost more than a hundred people, and the entire expanded front line was immediately shattered. However, the attack was not over yet. When the second wave of Wusun people tried to attack Gao Shun, they were hit by An entire row of cavalry crossbows were lost!

Before the advent of the era of hot weapons, the loss of crossbows was undoubtedly a nightmare for cavalry. Even until the Middle Ages, those Western knights still suffered from the loss of crossbows, saying that those who lost crossbows were evil and inferior. Upright swords, guns and shields...

Although the cavalry crossbow is much lower in power and shooting range than the infantry crossbow, it is enough for the cavalry between the two armies. Imagine that on the highways of later generations, a discarded kite string could cut off the head of a motorcycle rider, not to mention that what the Wusun cavalry hit was not a string, but a harder and sharper crossbow.

The crossbow roared out, immediately catching the Wusun cavalry who wanted to take advantage of the siege formed by Gao Shun's impact by surprise. The Wusun cavalry originally wanted to wrap up Gao Shun and others, but they did not expect that doing so would actually expand the area they were attacked!

Just like struggling to hug a ferocious hedgehog, Wusun's left wing was suddenly pricked with blood everywhere, howling miserably, men and horses falling over, and countless casualties.

The Wusun people on the front line fell one after another, and the Wusun people on the back line inexplicably saw a whole group of people falling because their sight was blocked. This caused the Wusun people on the back line to panic instinctively.

In the blink of an eye, Wusun's left wing was humiliated and its morale collapsed. Perhaps because they were fooled, or perhaps because they lost their commander during the battle, Wusun's left wing soon collapsed under the repeated blows from Gao Shun's men.

But before Gao Shun could take a breath, he received news that made him uneasy.

Ma Changsheng was killed in battle...