Author: Gongsun Wujiu

After a day of chasing each other, the scouts from both sides were injured.

But it failed to achieve the purpose of covering the surroundings of the battlefield.

At this time, Zhao Guanghan, who was the vanguard of the Han army, had led 3,000 cavalry to the battlefield.

Captain Zuo, the Xiongnu forward, also arrived here with 5,000 cavalry.

After the encounter, both sides intended to demoralize the other side, so they did not say much and immediately set up their positions.

"Captain Zuo, shall we attack or defend?"

Several thousand cavalry commanders on the left and right asked Captain Zuo.

Lieutenant Zuo thought for a moment and said, "We are the king's personal guards. How can we lose our prestige? All the troops are preparing to attack!"

All the cavalry commanders on the left and right said this!

"Follow the order!"

"Mr. Zhao, I think the Huns are going to attack!" Pan Zhiqiang, the captain of Shache, said.

Zhao Guanghan said, "Then let Nai Gong see how much progress this Huns have made!"

Pan Zhiqiang was about to speak when the Huns had already launched their attack.

"Warriors attack!"

Under the command of Lieutenant Zuo, the Huns launched the attack first.

This time the Huns' attack method was no different from usual.

The traditional tactics of the prairie cavalry were still used.

After the Huns launched their charge, they did not attack the Han army head-on. Instead, they used maneuvering tactics to attack the Han army with wave after wave of bows and arrows.

After the first wave of cavalry fired arrows, the second wave and the third wave followed suit.

However, because the Han army had an advantage in crossbow technology, the Huns did not take advantage.

"Two or three sons, hold on!"

Under the command of Zhao Guanghan, the Han army gritted its teeth and waited for the enemy to reveal a weakness.

The Han army withstood five waves of arrows from the Huns.

At this time, the Huns finally showed a flaw, which was very small.

If you are not a veteran on the battlefield, you will not be able to tell it at all.

"Attack on both sides!"

When the Huns saw the Han army launching a counterattack, they immediately went on the defensive under the command of Lieutenant Zuo.

At this time, Lieutenant Zuo was not concerned about the Han army's attack. Instead, he said to the people on the left and right, "Let's see, what other methods does the Han army have besides wall charge?"

Captain Zuo dared to say this because he could see that there were not many lancers in this Han army.

It was the same reason why he dared to order the use of maneuver tactics to attack the Han army just now.

If the Han army had enough spears and cavalry, he would not dare to do this.

Using spin tactics in front of a large number of Lancers is almost like seeking death.

"What kind of tactics is the Han army using?"

At this time, a Xiongnu Qianqi commander shouted in surprise.

The Han army's attack this time was rather strange. The Han armies on the left and right wings of the attack maintained an arc-shaped formation.

On the left are the Yi Cong Cavalry, and on the right are the Kucha Cavalry.

The real main force of the Han army was gathered at the back of the center of the arc formation.

Moreover, the main force of the Han army was obviously slower than the Yi Cong and Qiuci cavalry.

After careful observation, the Huns couldn't help but became furious, "This Han army looks down on us, and they actually let their servant cavalry attack!"

A thousand cavalry commander stared at the two flanks of Han cavalry rushing up and suggested, "Captain Zuo, how about we knock off his two flanks first?"

After hearing this, Captain Zuo thought for a while and said, "'Good', if you knock off the two wings of the Han army, the Han army will become an eagle without wings..."

While he was talking, the Han cavalry on both wings had already entered the bow and arrow range of the Huns.

"Fire the arrow!"

Captain Zuo immediately ordered the arrows to be fired.

"wind!"

At the same time, the cavalry on both wings of the Han army also fired random arrows.

Following the orders from both sides, arrows were flying everywhere on the battlefield.

This kind of exchange of fire was very detrimental to the Huns, because the Han army's cavalry was on the move, and the Han army also had equipment advantages.

The Huns were stationary. The Han army seemed to be shooting at a fixed target, while the Huns were shooting at a moving target.

As screams rang out, more and more Huns were shot. The casualties of the Huns were getting bigger and bigger.

On the other hand, the number of soldiers shot by the Han army was much less, and because all soldiers were wearing armor, even if they were shot, not many were injured.

"damn it!"

Captain Zuo soon discovered that the situation was not favorable to him.

"This can't go on like this... Warriors attack!"

Captain Zuo became angry and once again ordered the defense to be turned into an attack.

The Huns, who originally held their shields for defense, threw away their shields under the command of Lieutenant Zuo and mounted their horses again.

"attack!"

The Hun cavalry, under the command of Lieutenant Zuo, launched a countercharge.

The attacking Han army saw the Huns charging and immediately retreated according to the plan.

Captain Zuo had already calmed down by this time. As he observed the battlefield, he felt something was wrong.

Before he could figure it out, the charging cavalry was already in close combat with the Han cavalry on both wings.

The elite of King Youxian of the Xiongnu are indeed powerful in battle.

The Han cavalry on the left and right wings were beaten and retreated continuously.

Seeing that the forward had the advantage, Captain Zuo could not care less about the large number of people and ordered the attack to continue.

Although the two wings of the Han army retreated faster and faster under the attack of the Huns, their formation was not chaotic.

"Captain Zuo, I'm afraid the Han army is cheating!"

At this time, a Hun noble realized that something was wrong and couldn't help but give a warning.

Captain Zuo was immersed in the joy of his impending victory and didn't pay much attention to this person's reminder.

Now on the battlefield, the Huns continue to attack and the Han army continues to retreat.

The Huns actually seemed to be invincible.

But at this time, a smile gradually appeared on Zhao Guanghan's face.

Pan Zhiqiang also sighed at the side, "Zhao Gong is very clever, "This is the so-called first to be invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious...".

When the cavalry on both wings of the Han army retreated to a position parallel to the main force in the center of the Han army, they no longer retreated.

"Change of formation!"

Under the orders of the commanders on both wings, the cavalry on both wings suddenly changed into a dense formation.

"The second and third sons attack!"

"The Han army is victorious!"

As the new order was issued, the cavalry on both wings discarded their crossbows and drew their ring-headed knives.

"Kill!"

The cavalry on both wings of the Han army suddenly launched a fierce attack on the two wings of the Huns.

"Second and Third Sons, it's time to make some achievements, attack!"

At the same time, under the command of Zhao Guanghan, the main force of the Han army in the center also launched a fierce attack on the Huns.

The Huns, who had been dreaming of victory just now, suddenly found themselves surrounded by Han troops on three sides.

To make matters worse, the Han cavalry on both sides was trying to cut off their only retreat.

The tactics used by the Han army were the famous pocket tactics in later generations. The Mongols called it "Ava tactics!"

This tactic is mostly used when one's own troops are stronger than the enemy's.

Otherwise, the enemy will break through your pocket and run away.

The Han army had fewer troops than the Huns, so using this tactic was actually quite risky.

However, the Han army had advantages in equipment and training, so Zhao Guanghan dared to take this risk.

"Retreat...retreat..."

The Huns who fell into the pocket formation immediately found themselves in a threatening situation.

Without waiting for orders from the rear, under the command of their respective Qianqi commanders, they desperately counterattacked in an attempt to break through the pocket formation!
Chapter completed!