Horses trample on flying swallows

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Horses trample on flying swallows

After asking for instructions from the young emperor, Huo Guang, who had just taken over the government, decisively sent troops to garrison Xihe, and then sent left general Shangguan Jie to patrol the northern border.

At the same time, in the name of the new emperor, Lu Bode was ordered to lead 30,000 cavalry out of Juyan. At the same time, Hou Mangtong led 50,000 cavalry out of Jiuquan to attack Hu.

At the same time, Zhang Yue of the Western Regions was ordered to attack the Xiongnu Youxian King's tribe.

After receiving the order, Lubode and Mangtong did not dare to neglect and immediately led their troops out of the fortress.

After learning that the Han army had left the fortress, Shanyu Hulu Gu did not dare to be careless and immediately issued an order to retreat.

Lubode and Mangtong did not disappoint the people of the world this time. The two armies encountered the Huns at Hangai Mountain and Junji Mountain respectively.

Lu Bode beheaded 2,200 Huns in this battle and recaptured more than 7,000 Han slaves who had been plundered by the Huns.

Mang Tong met the Xiongnu Zuoxian King and Li Ling's 30,000 horsemen at Junji Mountain.

The two sides fought for three days, resulting in heavy casualties, and the two armies retreated separately.

When Mang Tong retreated, he met the Xiongnu King Li's troops in Yougu again because of his misconduct.

King Yougu Li was defeated and beheaded by the Han army for more than 920 levels.

Han Feng, who had already served as the governor of Yanmen at this time, also decisively led 7,000 cavalry out of the fortress.

Han Feng's troops caught up with the troops of King Yougu Li who invaded at a place about 700 miles away from Yanmen.

Facing the Youguli King's tribe with superior military strength, Han Feng did not retreat, but decisively launched a surprise attack.

The two armies fought for three days, and King Li of Yougu was defeated miserably. He was chased by Han Feng for three hundred miles.

After the war, statistics show that the Han army beheaded more than 2,200 people and rescued more than 6,000 Han people who had been robbed.

As a result, Han Feng returned to Gonggaohou's family and became the new Gonggaohou, finally fulfilling his long-cherished wish.

When the reward reached Yanmen, Han Feng couldn't help but burst into tears.

The strong counterattack of the Han army made the Huns realize that although Emperor Xiaowu died, the strength of the Han Dynasty still existed, so they suspended their raids on the northern border of the Han Dynasty.

Huo Guang now turned his attention to the Guandong Group...

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The news of the emperor's death and the new emperor's enthronement arrived in Luntai almost at the same time as the order to attack the Huns.

Zhang Yue ordered the entire Western Region to pay tribute to the late emperor, and at the same time gathered troops to send troops to attack Hu.

In May of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Yue led 20,000 infantrymen and rode north to Wucheng (Duixu Valley).

After joining the Han Jiang tribe, he led 23,000 Han soldiers across the Tianshan Mountains in June of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty.

At this time, Guo Kai also led five thousand Han soldiers out of Xishoujiang City.

The Wusun people did not sit idly by this time, and five thousand Wusun cavalry were also rushing to join Zhang Yue.

The Xiongnu Youxian King's tribe did not dare to confront the incoming Han army. Instead, they strengthened the walls and cleared the fields to lure the enemy deeper.

Zhang Yue marched for more than 3,000 miles, but except for encountering a few small Xiongnu tribes, he never found the main force of the Xiongnu.

This made Zhang Yue more and more uneasy. King Youxian of the Xiongnu had more than 80,000 cavalry.

How could they really be afraid of the Han army and Wusun cavalry with less than 30,000 cavalry?

In June of the second year of AD, Zhang Yue decisively retreated in order to avoid suffering heavy losses.

His decision was correct. At this time, King Youxian had assembled 70,000 cavalry, and Wei Lu had also led 30,000 cavalry from Shan Yuting.

If Zhang Yue continues to advance, he will definitely be hunted by the main force of the Xiongnu.

The sudden retreat of the Han army was unexpected by the Huns, and they hit King Youxian by mistake.

When the Han army retreated, the closest thing to the Han army was the Wanqi led by King Youao Jian of the Xiongnu.

When King You Aoqian learned that the Han army had retreated, he notified King You Xian and led his troops to hold off the Han army.

On June 12, the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, King Youao Jian led his troops to overtake the main force of the Han army seven hundred miles north of Wucheng.

After discovering that the Huns cavalry were catching up, Zhang Yue became more and more sure of his judgment.

But he was not worried. This place was not far from Wucheng, and it was not difficult to retreat into Wucheng.

"You dare to catch up, you really don't know how to live or die!"

Facing the chasing Huns, Zhang Yue decided to teach the Huns a small lesson.

"Zhao Yi sees you..."

Zhang Yue smiled and gave Zhao Yi the order to attack.

Zhao Yi, who had long been unable to hold himself any longer, immediately led his three thousand cavalry to approach the Huns.

The rest of the Han army continued to retreat southward under the leadership of Zhang Yue.

"How dare the Han army look down on us like this? I must make you look good..."

King Youao Jian of the Xiongnu dared to take the initiative to attack him when he saw that the Han army only had 3,000 cavalry.

Immediately not to be outdone, the leading troops approached Zhao Yi's troops.

The two armies met for three miles and faced each other on the grassland.

The two sides faced off for about two quarters of an hour. The Huns could not bear it anymore and launched an attack.

"Warriors attack!"

Under the order of King Aoghan from the right, three thousand horse archers from the left wing of the Huns launched the attack first.

"Kill!"

The Huns first let their horses canter, and then slowly accelerated.

The Huns' plan was to use bows and arrows to continuously wear down the Han cavalry.

When the Han cavalry was in chaos, they dispatched rangers and assault cavalry to defeat the Han cavalry in one fell swoop.

This was a maneuvering tactic used by the grassland peoples, and it was only eliminated two thousand years later when faced with machine guns and artillery.

But how could Zhao Yi give the Huns a chance to use maneuver tactics?

When the two sides met about 150 steps away, Zhao Yi personally led two thousand cavalry and took the lead in launching a charge.

At this time, the Xiongnu Qianqi Commander, who was in charge of front-line command, still did not realize the mistake he had made.

When the Xiongnu cavalry archers fired the first wave of arrows, the Han army's cavalry was less than twenty steps away from the Xiongnu cavalry archers.

"Oops!"

King You Aoqian, who was watching the battle from behind, shouted.

It's a pity that although he knows the problems of his own army, he is unable to change them.

The attacking Xiongnu bow cavalry had no time to change weapons or retreat at this time.

"Second and third sons, kill them!"

"The great man is victorious!"

The Han cavalry shouted and formed a dense formation and rushed into the formation of the Huns' horse archers.

The fully armored Han army faced off against the Xiongnu cavalry just like a strong man facing a baby.

The Han cavalry rushed towards the Huns in front of them like a tide, generously bringing death to the Huns.

In panic, one of the Huns warriors instinctively wanted to raise their weapons to block.

but……

This is meaningless when facing the Han army's cavalry wall made of steel.

The riding skills that the Huns were proud of were of no use in front of the Han cavalry formation.

Blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the battlefield, and screams resounded throughout the countryside. Each Huns was unable to take advantage of their riding skills and died under the lances and hoofs of the Han army.

“When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!”

Facing the Han army's life-threatening fighting style, the Huns finally became timid. Being timid on the battlefield meant failure and death.

Facing the charge of the Han army, the Huns were as defenseless as babies.

The Han army overturned the Xiongnu archers and cavalry almost instantly.

Under the hooves of their horses, countless Huns fell off their horses.

In the distance, King Youaogan witnessed everything. His eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.

He smiled bitterly and said: "They just treat our warriors as random prey..."

Listening to his words, the people around him all looked ashamed...

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