Author: Gongsun Wujiu

King Youxian saw that the Han troops on the left and right wings were all pinned down, so he finally sent out his elite main force.

"Warriors, the time has come to prove your bravery. Attack and tear apart the Han people's defense line..."

King Youxian gave an order, and 20,000 cavalry quickly crossed the Nalen River.

Behind them there were more than 10,000 Huns cavalry ready to attack.

Zhang Yue now only has 7,000 Han troops and 20,000 Wusun cavalry in his hands.

Facing the attack of the Huns cavalry, Zhang Yue had a smile on his face.

He stood on the military chariot and shouted.

"Second and Third Son, the Huns want to break through from the center...what do you think?"

"Fight...fight...fight..."

The Han soldiers shouted in unison.

The morale of the Han army was high, but Zhang Yue did not take the initiative to attack, but instead formed a defensive formation.

Now the Huns want to break through the center, but Zhang Yue's plan is to hold on to the center and defeat its two wings.

According to the plan made before the war, after the Han army defeated the two wings of the Xiongnu, it would attack the central Xiongnu army from the flanks.

Once the Huns' central army falters, Wu Tong's troops will quickly dispatch to raid Chigu City behind the Huns.

In fact, King Youxian also understood the Han army's plan.

In such a large-scale battle, the so-called strategy is actually of little use.

The goals of both sides are actually very clear. In the end, what matters is the hard power of both sides.

The same thing happened this time. Zhang Yue and King Youxian were competing to see who could break the enemy's formation first.

If the Huns achieve a central breakthrough first, then the victory will naturally belong to the Huns.

On the contrary, if the Han army achieves a breakthrough first, then victory will belong to the Han army.

As for Wu Tong's troops in the southeast, without direct cooperation, they have no way to defeat Chigu City.

This is also the reason why King Youxian did not send troops to attack for the time being after discovering Wu Tong's troops in the southeast.

He must concentrate his most powerful force to defeat the Han army in order to win.

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When the Huns in the center launched an attack, Geng Shu on the left also gave the order to attack.

This time, the first thing launched was not the conventional cavalry or infantry, but the catapults belonging to the siege battalion.

A total of eighteen catapults, after hearing the order to attack, simultaneously poured stone bullets at the Huns on the other side.

The originally seemingly indestructible Camel City suddenly became fragile under the attack of stone bullets.

Although the hit rate of the catapult is not high, once it hits the target, the stone projectile weighing hundreds of kilograms will plow a bloody path in the Huns' camp.

The Huns who formed a defensive formation looked at the stone bullets flying in the air, and they were all frightened.

However, it was not the human soldiers who collapsed first, but the war horses and camels outside the camel city.

Facing the roar of stone bullets, these animals without special training became panicked one by one.

Although the Huns immediately arranged for a small number of people to appease the animals, it was to no avail.

Soon the animals began to flee in panic.

Tuocheng, which the Huns had originally placed high hopes on, was defeated by the Han army.

This was completely beyond the Huns' expectations.

King Youxian also discovered problems with his right wing in the distance.

"Will the king send troops to support the right wing?" people on the left and right asked.

King Youxian gritted his teeth, "You have to believe King Youguli..."

He looked firmly at the Han army on the opposite side and said, "Order King You Aoqian to attack!"

Soon after his order, more than ten thousand Xiongnu tribe cavalry, led by King Youaojian, rushed towards the central camp of the Han army.

"Marquis Yunyang, can we send out troops?" Weng Guimi asked

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Now is not the time..."

As Zhang Yue spoke, his eyes looked in the direction of Geng Shu on the left wing.

"Please, Mr. Geng!"

He said something silently in his mouth.

Then he looked firmly at the front battlefield.

At this time, on the front battlefield, 4,000 Han troops, supported by 2,000 Kucha troops and 2,000 Cha division troops, were engaged in fierce battles with the Huns cavalry.

The Xiongnu cavalry were divided into five groups, like waves, and continuously launched cavalry attacks on the Han army.

The Huns' cavalry, on the other hand, were waiting in the rear like patient hunters for the Han army to reveal its flaws.

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News of the Han-Hungarian war in the Western Regions finally reached Chang'an.

Huo Guang, the great general of Sima, immediately organized the three ministers and nine ministers to hold a court meeting.

"My lords, news came from the Western Region a few days ago that King Youxian of the Xiongnu launched a large-scale attack on Wusun... Wusun's royal city Chigu fell..."

"General Zhengxi has joined forces with the Wusun Company to regain Chigu... Now nearly 200,000 troops from both sides are facing each other in the sun of Khotanchi..."

"How do you think we should handle this matter?"

Huo Guang was as calm as ever at this time, and no change in his expression could be seen.

After Huo Guang finished speaking, Sang Hongyang stood up and said, "Can the Western Region Protector support such a war?"

As he spoke, his eyes turned to Zhang Anshi, who was most familiar with the Western Regions.

Zhang Anshi said, "There is no need to worry, Imperial Censor. The wealth of the Western Regions is no less than that of Guanzhong, and there will be no shortage of food and grass... However, the manpower in the Western Regions is insufficient... I wonder where the General of the Expedition to the West recruited such troops?"

At this time, the Xiuyi envoy said, "In this battle, my army and the troops of other countries in Tianchi should number about 90,000... The Han army should have more than 34,000, and the Wusun should have 30,000... The rest are all soldiers of various countries...

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Shangguan Jie frowned and said, "I heard that Wusun's troops are weak. I wonder if this is the case?"

Zhang Anshi heard this and said, "I also heard about this in Kucha... King Kucha once said that 10,000 Kucha soldiers can equal 20,000 Wusun..."

At this time, Prime Minister Che Qianqiu said, "Such an army in the Western Regions is in danger!"

Shangguan Jie said, "Prime Minister, there is no need to worry. General Zhengxi is a famous general in the world. Even if he does not win, he will not be defeated. Besides, there are still armies of Guo and Han in the Western Region, so there should be no big worries..."

Hearing this, Che Qianqiu said, "That's fine, just be prepared to prevent Shan Yuting from sending troops to support..."

Jin Rixi heard this and said, "What the Prime Minister said is true. It is not easy to fight against the right side of the Xiongnu alone with the land of the Western Region..."

Shangguan Jie suggested at this time, "How about using the Xihe River to divide the Dunhuang army's strength?"

Huo Guang said, "Dunhuang currently only has 30,000 soldiers, so it may not be exhausted. The soldiers from Xihe have just returned, so it may be difficult to attack in a short time..."

At this time, Zhang Anshi stood up and said, "Why don't you use the troops from Guandong to attack Hu!"

"Fight the Hu with troops from Guandong?" Sang Hongyang was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Doctor Guanglu, these words are very good!" Sang Hongyang slapped the table and shouted.

At this time, all the princes also understood Zhang Anshi's plan.

What Zhang Anshi actually meant was to issue an edict in the name of the emperor to assemble the troops of the prefectures and states in Guandong and use the troops of the prefectures and states to attack the Xiongnu.

But in fact this was just an intimidation and deterrence to the Huns.

The soldiers of the various prefectures and states would not actually leave the fortress, but the Huns did not know whether or when the Han army would leave the fortress, so they did not dare to act rashly.

Although they did not actually send troops, they still achieved the effect of containing the Xiongnu.
Chapter completed!