Three Kingdoms

Zhang He couldn't imagine where these barbarians had the courage to attack him.

There is something unusual about this.

It's not that Zhang He is arrogant, but that Zhang He is serious.

War is all about pursuing victory, and the behavior of the barbarians seems a bit abnormal, but no matter what, you must first defeat the barbarians in front of you.

Facing the barbarian soldiers and horses who had just rushed out of the Black Stone Forest and charged directly in front of Zhang He without stopping, Zhang He was not only a little angry.

"You despise Yu so much?" 』

However, Zhang He quickly suppressed these chaotic emotions and began to calmly analyze the changes on the battlefield.

The black stone forest blocked the line of sight, so Zhang He could not clearly know how many Hu soldiers and horses were coming. An ordinary cavalry general would probably choose to rush and fight with each other, because this would be more direct, flesh-to-blood, head-to-head. , and more in line with the needs of adrenaline, just two words, exciting!

When the barbarians and horses rushed out first, they were divided into three sharp knives and rushed out like a horizontal "Chuan" character.

Zhang He ordered the yellow bird flag to be raised and waved widely.

The flying bird flag represents that it is still a wild goose formation, unchanged.

Yellow represents bows and arrows, which are mainly long-range attacks.

A large swing from side to side indicates dispersion tactics.

Almost at the same time as Zhang He's order was issued, the Han cavalry also began to drive their horses and gallop forward, and the distance between them and the Hu cavalry was gradually shortening.

Unlike the Sichuan formation, which was getting more and more concentrated as the barbarians ran and became twisted and stuck together, the "V" formation of the Han cavalry began to separate, turning left and right, like an upside-down figure horoscope to meet them. , and the closer they get to the Hu cavalry, the more separated the blank areas in the middle of the eight characters are.

The two sides were two hundred and fifty steps apart.

Since both sides were galloping at the same time, the distance between them quickly narrowed.

Almost at the same time, the leaders of the military schools on both sides were shouting, with different voices and intonations, but the meaning was very unified, "Bows and arrows are ready..."

Like two sides of a mirror, the cavalry on both sides began to take out arrows and put them on their bows.

The two sides approached one hundred and fifty steps.

"Open the bow..."

The last fifty steps between the two sides disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"wind! Strong wind! 』

"Fire the arrow!" 』

The queues on both sides of the battlefield made the same sound of bowstrings almost in no particular order, and soon the arrows mixed with the arrows made a harsh scream. This screaming sound penetrated into the sky at high speed and penetrated into people's ears. Even the roar of horse hooves could not completely cover it up.

Rapidly moving linear shadows appeared over the battlefield, criss-crossing in the air, and then rushed towards each other overwhelmingly.

"Whoosh...whoosh..."

The scream was like an innocent soul craving for flesh and blood, pounced on the flesh filled with blood.

From the time when the two sides were preparing to shoot at a distance of 150 steps, to the first round of throwing at about 120 steps, until the opponent's arrows fell, the distance between the two sides was only about 80 steps. In this short collision distance, shooting accuracy is not the key, the key is hand speed.

The hand speed of someone who has been single for thirty years will obviously be faster...

Of course, with extensive training, hand speed can also be improved.

Do Hu people have any special hand speed training?

Obviously there is no such thing, so in the process of shooting between the two sides, the barbarians can only shoot two rounds, and those who are good at archery can shoot three rounds, while some who are more clumsy can't even shoot the second round. Here comes the rain of arrows from the Han people.

On the other hand, most of the Han cavalry can fire their bows three times in quick succession. Because their training subjects and assessment content include such an item, they can basically shoot three rounds of arrows. Occasionally, they can shoot three rounds of arrows. Some people with high hand speed can also shoot the fourth round...

Therefore, when the two sides received each other's arrow rain, there was a lot of difference in quantity.

The more important difference is in the armor of both sides.

When the arrows fell, the Han cavalry, whose bodies were basically covered by armor, suffered little damage. Even if they were occasionally hit by barbarian arrows, they were often in non-vital parts. On the other side, the sound of arrows piercing the body was heard endlessly, and then people fell off their horses. The Hu soldiers who fell off their horses let out shrill screams, and then quickly disappeared in the thunderous sound of horse hooves. These dead or injured Hu soldiers were trampled ruthlessly by the horses behind them, leaving a bloody mark on the battlefield.

Faced with such a situation, Bald Deer did not feel any frustration because he had expected this before the war started. If the equipment is not good and the training is not good, then we can only rely on the number of people to make up for it, to entangle and hold back the Han army until the Great Khan leads his troops around the Black Stone Forest to complete the comprehensive encirclement of the Han army and cavalry...

And once the two sides enter the physical combat distance, in fact, if they really have the spirit to sacrifice their lives, it is not possible to exchange one for one, two for one or three for one. After all, as long as the Han can be knocked off the high-speed horse, When they come down, the Han soldiers dressed in iron will certainly fall harder and harder than most of the Hu soldiers who just wear leather robes and armor!

After the Bald-haired Deer and the Hu cavalry endured the rain of Han arrows, they immediately took out their spears under the command of the horn horns and prepared to hit the Han cavalry head-on. However, at this moment, the Bald-haired Deer Something unexpected happened...

The Han cavalry began to deviate outward amid the short copper whistle!

The formation of infantry is relatively easy. After all, it is more convenient for people to control their own legs than to control other people's legs. However, the skills displayed by Zhang He made the Bald Deer feel like a Han man was controlling him. The war horse is as convenient and flexible as controlling its own legs and feet!

Approach diagonally, and then deviate when approaching, just like dribbling the ball on the basketball court, turning and passing the ball...

When the two sides are closest, even only about twenty steps, they can clearly see each other's faces when facing each other.

Although the Bald-haired Deer discovered that the Han cavalry had deflected, he also ordered the Hu cavalry to follow him to turn, but the Hu cavalry had no way to react. Even a small number of Hu cavalry tried to pull the reins to deflect the horses, but their crotch The war horses, like most of the Hu cavalry, were neglected in training and did not understand the meaning of the owner on the horse. Even their heads were tilted by being pulled, and their feet were still subconsciously following the horses in front of them. …

The gap in training, the gap in equipment, and the gap in the coordination of war horses ultimately made these twenty steps seem like a distance that could never be crossed.

It seems that at this moment, the riding skills of the Han people are three points better than that of the Hu people who have spent almost all their time on horses since childhood!

This makes Bald Deer and others unimaginable...

While Bald Deer and others were still trying to stab the Han cavalry with their spears, the Han's spears and throwing axes were already in front of them!

At short to medium distances, almost every shot of a spear or flying ax would not miss, either stabbing the barbarian or hitting his horse, and immediately the barbarian soldiers and horses screamed in agony. He fell to the ground with the mournful screams of the war horses, stirring up a large amount of yellow dust. In the blink of an eye, he was trampled by the following war horses, but he also tripped some of the horses behind him, and fell into pieces. Under such circumstances, the barbarian war horses dispersed and detoured almost instinctively, which also caused the originally reluctant array to suddenly become a mess.

The bald deer shouted loudly, trying to regroup.

But it was of no use. The barbarian cavalry, stimulated by the smell of blood, was like a madman who had lost his mind. He subconsciously chased the Han cavalry, regardless of the fact that the entire front line was in chaos, and did not care about the fate of the Han cavalry. Active retreat or passive escape. There is no concept of mutual cooperation in the minds of the Hu cavalry. Even if they do, they will cooperate with a few friends they know. As for the battle formation or the overall strategy...

Feel sorry.

This really doesn't happen.

The bald-haired deer waved his battle ax and cut off a Han man's throwing spear, roaring angrily, but the roar could not help the Hu cavalry around him to avoid the damage of the Han people's throwing spears and throwing axes. Many Hu soldiers watched helplessly. He watched the Han people's spears pierce his body...

It is not that the Hu people did not have short- and medium-range projectile weapons. For example, slingshots, meteor hammers, lassoes, or similarly throwing spears and throwing axes, but the problem is that all of these short- and medium-range weapons are not standard equipment for soldiers. Some Hu people have it, and some Hu people don't. The Hu people without these equipment would naturally be beaten passively, and even if the Hu people carried these equipment, they might not be able to react in a short time and cause damage to the Han cavalry.

Seeing the barbarian general roaring incompetently, Zhang He just threw an arrow at him casually, regardless of whether it hit or not, and then led his men and horses in a circle with the barbarians.

As Zhang He gave the order again, the Han cavalry began to disperse again, from two queues to four groups, and then split into a small group of about 200 people, and began to scatter...

The bald deer roared and roared like an enraged wild wolf. Unfortunately, its claws were too short to reach the Han people, but the Han people could run on the grassland like swimming fish.

The Han people were dispersed, while the Hu people were in chaos.

When the Hu troops and horses swarm in confusion to chase a group of Han cavalry on the left, they will be shot and attacked by the Han cavalry on the right. When the Hu people in turn start to chase the Han formation on the right, they will be attacked by the Han cavalry. The array on the left side of the military cavalry suddenly outputs from behind.

Occasionally, some Hu cavalry came into contact with Han cavalry. At this moment, Zhang He's force was fully demonstrated. He led a team of elite cavalry, like fish that kept swimming back and forth, to specifically attack those Han cavalry who had entangled them. The Hu soldiers and horses flew up and down, and the blood of the Hu soldiers dyed his armor red.

Zhang He rushed in front, and the rest of the elite cavalry followed behind. Like a steel knife, it cut through the entangled area between the two sides, allowing the Han cavalry to regain their speed and gallop again.

The Han cavalry on the outside were responsible for slashing and attacking at close range, while the soldiers on the inside supplemented the casualties on the outside and used their spears to help resist the ferocious impact of the enemy cavalry. The cavalry in the center of the queue shot life-threatening long arrows at will, killing the dizzy barbarian cavalry.

The strengths of the Han cavalry were almost fully exploited by Zhang He.

Just talking about arrows, the difference between Han people and Hu people is not small.

Han cavalry usually carried at least one pot of arrows in battle, with thirty arrows in each pot. The center of gravity of the arrow pot was downward and hung on the side of the horse.

Most of the Hu people have quivers made of leather, spread out in a fan shape, with fifteen to twenty quivers on their backs. It's not that the barbarians are unwilling to carry more arrows, but if they carry too many arrows, their center of gravity will easily become unstable.

And the key point is that the Hu people are poor and cannot afford more even if they want it.

The Hu people made everything from arrows to arrow leather by hand. Even if they were used by others, they might not be able to take advantage of them. However, the Han people could make most of the common weapons.

As for other aspects, there are more differences, and most of the differences are that the Han people have an advantage. The only thing where the Han people are at a disadvantage is that the patience of the war horses is relatively low. It's not that the quality of Han people's war horses is worse than that of the Hu people, but because the equipment carried by the Han people is heavier, and the war horses require more physical strength.

But the question is, can the Hu people persist until the Han horses are tired?

The Bald Deer is now almost crazy. He led the barbarians to attack left and right, and later it developed into a chaotic fight among themselves. It even looked like a huge herd of bison surrounded by flexible wolves. The number of bison was more than that of wolves. However, every time the Hu people tried to attack, they were blocked. Every time the Han invaded, the Hu soldiers were weakened. But at this time, the Japanese and Lu family members who followed behind were not in a hurry. He slowly walked out of the edge of the Black Stone Forest, with no intention of attacking or assisting.

The Rilu clan pointed at the Bald Deer in front of them, who was almost surrounded and beaten by the Han people. They couldn't help but sneered, "It still looks very tenacious... I heard that the Bald Tribe had fought with the Han people before. Why now?" Haven't learned anything yet? Can't even handle a Han attack on the former army branch? 』

"The Han people are very powerful..." said the guard beside the Rilu family, "but is it appropriate for us to just stand and watch...?" 』

The Riku family members laughed, "What's inappropriate?" Aren’t we leaving the Han people here now? As for how to keep it, it actually doesn’t matter. What’s important is that the result...well, not good! It seems that the Han are about to withdraw! Quickly, move forward! 』

Although the Rilu family had no intention of leading troops to come up for rescue, Zhang He cautiously ordered to start fighting and retreat, and to gather in the rear, instead of continuing to hang the bald deer.

These barbarians who survived the disaster were in the middle of the battlefield. They couldn't react for a moment. They just subconsciously reined in their horses. Then they looked at the corpses of people and horses on the battlefield, and their brains, which were stunned by the blood, began to secrete A feeling of fear...

The bald deer roared angrily at the Rilu family, "Damn it, what are you doing?" Those who died are all my people, my people! Why don't you support me? ! 』

The Riku family smiled, "Who said I didn't support you?" If I didn't support you, would the Han people retreat? Are you still alive? Why, when facing the Han people, they were beaten so hard that they couldn't even fight, but they had the courage to get angry and attack their own people? Is this a good custom among bald tribes? 』

The bald-haired deer was about to go crazy, but Rilu Family poured cold water on the bald-haired deer when he was on the verge of breaking out, "What are you dawdling about?" The Great Khan ordered us to entangle the Han people! But you let the Han people go so easily! I drove away the Han people and rescued you! So you actually want to do something to me here? Have you been bribed by the Han people? Where do you place the orders of the Great Khan? If we hadn't risked our lives to save you, you would have been killed by the Han people! Is this your attitude towards your savior? ! 』

The bald-haired deer stared at the Rilu family, then nodded, "Okay, very good... someone is here!" Send the order! Assemble the entire team and pursue the Han army! 』

A barbarian next to the bald deer said subconsciously: "What?" Now? We just finished the fight, no..."

Before he could finish his words, Bald Deer chopped off his horse on the spot with an axe.

The bald deer raised his ax and seemed to be giving orders to everyone. He also seemed to be staring at the Sun and Land family members and saying, "Now!" Everyone! Chase the Han army immediately! Anyone who dares to lag behind and delay is violating the orders of the Great Khan! He is a traitor to Xianbei! I will kill him with my own hands! kill him! 』

The Riku family members laughed and seemed not to care about the threat of the bald deer. They also waved their arms and said, "Send the order!" Send the order! Chase the Han army! Chase the Han army! 』

Bald-haired Lu saw that he couldn't catch the Rilu family, so he stared at the Rilu family fiercely, then gritted his teeth and went aside to gather the remaining troops of his own.

The Riku family looked at the Bald Deer with squinted eyes, and smiled, "Let's set off first to avoid any gossip from the Bald Tribe... But we can slow down a bit, just say that our horses are not good... Let's go, Everyone move! 』

During the whistle, the Rilu family and their men began to move towards the direction where the Han people were retreating. However, whether intentionally or not, the Rilu family's troops were stretched out for a long time. The people in front had already set off, and there were still people behind who were reining in their horses. Piso...

When the Bald Deer saw this scene, he immediately became very angry. However, before the Bald Deer could get angry, these people from the Riku tribe who were lagging behind also set off one after another, leaving the Bald Deer angry. After all, some of his own people were still picking at the battlefield, replacing damaged weapons.

"damn it! gone! ” Bald Deer shouted, “Who is delaying any more! Just chop off whose head it is! 』

The Rilu family members who had already run a certain distance looked back, and then ordered, "Move to both sides, don't block Bald Hair's path... Whoever thinks he is capable and can compete with the Han people, we will not stop him!" But we came to harass the Han army under the orders of the Great Khan, not to annihilate the Han army! Do you know what entanglement is? Yes, that's right, it's just a matter of entanglement...Do you understand? ! 』

"What if the Han people turn around and attack us?" "Someone asked the Rilu family members.

The Riku family smiled and shouted, "Then what else is there to think about?" Run! Luring the Han people into the siege of the Great Khan is our great achievement! No need to look like that deer... Bah, what kind of deer, it looks like a pig! Don't be as stupid as that pig! 』

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