"charge!"

On the grassland, two mighty armies stood facing each other. On one side were the Xianbei, Wuhuan and Southern Xiongnu troops with 600,000 cavalry, and on the other side were the 100,000 Han troops with strong soldiers and horses. The hatred between Han and Hu for such a long time,

It was so profound that there was no need for any conversation at all. Gongsun Zan shouted immediately after the army was assembled.

"kill!"

Similarly, the Hu people are also bloody northern men, who have always been able to take action without forcing. Following the orders of the Chanyus of each family, the Hu people's cavalry, led by their respective leaders, clearly distinguished themselves.

Units of tens of thousands of people charged forward in batches.

Having a large number of people is not a good thing. After all, not everyone is like Han Xin who can command an army of hundreds of thousands. No matter how stupid He Lian is, it is impossible for him to make such a stupid mistake. Therefore, in accordance with the consistent style of his subordinates, let the leaders of each tribe

He led his tribesmen to attack in formation.

Not only that, Xianbei, Wuhuan, and the Southern Xiongnu were wary of each other, so they agreed to form armies and attack from three sides to avoid coordination problems with each other. The strongest Xianbei took the lead on the front, Wuhuan was on the left, and the Southern Xiongnu

On the right, they are clearly distinct from each other.

Tian Yu was sitting at the back and saw countless barbarians in the distance. He was very excited. The moment I had been waiting for so long was finally coming!

Although Gongsun Zan's army is said to be charging, in fact it is advancing slowly with the chariot surrounded in the center as the core. After all, the number of people is at a disadvantage. Gongsun Zan, who has been fighting against the barbarians all year round, knows very well that the military formation will be in this situation.

The importance of this. This is not a small-scale battle. The 600,000-strong army is not something that can be solved by leading Baima Yi in a single charge.

The Hu people had no scruples. For many years, their tactics had been without tactics. They had always focused on blitzkrieg and travelogues. They lost their mobility advantage in the face of Gongsun Zan, and now they could only rely on numbers to win.

"Anyone who takes Gongsun Zan's head will be rewarded with thousands of gold and ten thousand cattle and sheep! He will be promoted to the third level!" Helian, who was located in the rear, saw the countless cavalry under his command in front of him.

The soldiers shouted.

"Such a military appearance! How can we not win! After this battle, I will surpass my father and become the greatest chanyu in the history of Xianbei!" He Lian was extremely arrogant in his heart: "No! Not only that, I also want to surpass the Xiongnu and establish my own

The empire and become the founding emperor!"

Xianbei is different from the Xiongnu. They are powerful but far from the same in strength. Therefore, after unifying Xianbei, Tan Shihuai learned the lessons of the defeat of the Xiongnu and has been attracting some talented Han people. He wants to learn the advanced technology and culture of the Han people.

, to build a dynasty as powerful as the Han Dynasty. However, due to his unfortunate early death, this wish could not be realized, but He Lian did keep it in mind.

A total of 600,000 troops were galloping on the grassland. The scene was simply spectacular. When the generals under Gongsun Zan saw the seemingly endless barbarians in their field of vision, their hands were trembling. It was not panic, but excitement!

Soon, the army under Gongsun Zan maintained their formation and marched no more than a kilometer, and the Xianbei cavalry in the lead was almost in front of them.

"kill!"

Tian Yu stared at Hu Qi in the distance, carefully calculating the distance between the two sides, and suddenly shouted after reaching a certain point.

After ordering troops to be dispatched, the cavalry arrayed at the front for cover quickly withdrew to both sides, revealing thousands of crossbowmen behind them. Each held an elite crossbow, raised it slightly, and aimed at the Xianbei charging ahead.

Cavalry. At the same time, the cavalry on both sides began to charge at a faster speed under the leadership of their respective generals.

"shooting!"

Gongsun Yue, who was standing behind the crossbow array, pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed forward, and shouted.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, the first drop of blood began to appear at the foot of Langjuxu Mountain, and the battle finally began.

Countless soldiers held up the two-handed repeating crossbows that Gongsun Zan bought from Jiangdong, and fired wildly at the fan-shaped area in front without stopping at all. In an instant, an overwhelming rain of arrows formed, covering the nearly ten thousand Xianbei who were charging at the front without stopping.

cavalry.

"Puff! Puff!"

The crossbow array has always been a weapon used by the Han army to deal with Hu Qi. The repeating crossbow invented by Jiangdong not only greatly improved the rate of fire, but also was not inferior to the Han army's previous big yellow crossbow in terms of range. It could also shoot ten arrows in a row and reload the crossbow.

It is also relatively fast. The Xianbei cavalry was honored to verify its power.

It was just a crossbow formation composed of more than 5,000 people, but the lethality it caused was extremely terrifying. Under the dense rain of arrows, almost half of the Xianbei cavalry charging in front were lost, and countless horses and corpses fell to the ground.

"Okay!" Gongsun Yue shouted excitedly.

I had known for a long time that this crossbow was extraordinary, but I didn't expect it to be so effective in actual combat. But in an instant, 50,000 arrows were fired, killing nearly 3,000 Xianbei cavalry.

The Xianbei cavalry were shocked by the power of the crossbow formation. The crossbow formation in front was only a few thousand people in size! Why did it feel like the arrow rain was shot by tens of thousands of people!

However, they found that the rain of arrows quickly stopped, and they were delighted. They drove their horses crazily, hoping to rush forward while the opponent was filling up their arrows.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

However, before they could charge a few steps, another burst of crazy arrows shot over. The same overwhelming and dense mass completely enveloped them.

"Puff! Puff!"

Thousands more people fell to the ground.

"What's going on?" He Lian, who was on the high platform in the rear and was about to watch the scene of the Han army being overwhelmed by the endless cavalry under his command, saw this and said in disbelief: "Don't the crossbows in the hands of the Han people need to be filled with arrows?

?”

Gongsun Fan smiled slightly when he saw the scene in front of him. Gongsun Zan's power in the grassland relies on his extraordinary speed, and most of the legion talents of his generals are related to speed.

Gongsun Fan's legion talent is to greatly improve the reaction speed and sensitivity of his soldiers. In the past, he was the defender of the city, in charge of the longbow team in the city. Now with the crossbow formation, his legion talent finally has a place to be used.

Originally, this kind of improved continuous crossbow was relatively fast in loading the crossbow and aiming and shooting. Coupled with Gongsun Fan's legion talent, it was almost possible to complete the loading of arrows and design in an instant. The power of the strong crossbow was greatly reduced by other weapons.

Performed to the fullest.

Soon, after seven or eight rounds of arrow rain, the Xianbei cavalry, which had lost tens of thousands, was almost charging to the crossbow formation. At this time, Gongsun Fan shouted: "Retreat!"

The crossbowmen quickly picked up their powerful crossbows and stood up to retreat.

Seeing this, the Xianbei cavalry mobilized their horses even more frantically, hoping to chase down this group of crossbowmen who had killed a large number of their tribesmen.

However, it was still a step too late. Under Gongsun Fan's command and precise calculations, the crossbow army quickly retreated into the car formation at the rear. Xianbei's cavalry also saw what was in front of them.

The chariot was not the usual ordinary chariot with three armored soldiers standing on it, but just like the one used by Yuan Shao. It was surrounded by sharp blades and looked like a huge hedgehog. It was blocked in front of them.

Like a fortress. Even in order to pursue the effect of blocking the enemy, these chariots are not equipped with horses at all, and the pulleys are installed purely for the convenience of pulling over. Rather than being chariots, they are more like city walls with pulleys, and there are still thorns.

That kind of.

In the gap between the chariots and on both sides, there were heavy infantrymen holding huge shields and spears, waiting in full formation. The crossbowmen who had retreated had already retreated to the center of the battle formation composed of chariots and heavy infantry, and each took their positions.

Loading the repeating crossbow and preparing to fire.

The weaknesses of ordinary chariots were too obvious. After being inspired by Yuan Shao's battle at Jieqiao, the craftsmen under Yuan Shu simply built this "city wall-style" chariot, giving up its mobility and setting it up directly to protect crossbowmen.

It acts as a mobile city wall on the battlefield and cooperates with heavy infantry to protect the crossbowmen inside.
Chapter completed!