Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Southeast of Chigu City, Wu Tong is leading more than 10,000 coalition troops and is advancing towards Chigu as planned.

At this time, two scouts suddenly came on horseback.

"Ming Gongxi, two lines of Huns cavalry from the north are attacking our troops!"

Wu Tong was shocked, "Who is this coming and how many soldiers and horses are there?"

The scout replied, "The ones coming from the west should be about five thousand cavalry from King Yu Tuan...the ones coming from the north are the soldiers from Chigu, about three thousand cavalry..."

Wu Tong heard this and said, "Eight thousand Huns, it seems that these Huns don't take you to heart!"

Yuluo on the side heard this and said, "I'm afraid the Huns don't look down on my Qiuci soldiers..."

Wu Tong smiled and said, "Qiuci's troops are no less powerful than the Han army... This battle should show the Huns our methods!"

Yuluo smiled and said, "But we have to rely on Duke Wu..."

Yuluo is quite self-aware about commanding operations.

The equipment training of the Kucha army has always been good. In fact, before the Han army entered the Western Regions, the equipment of the Kucha army was the strongest among the countries in the Western Regions.

However, due to institutional reasons, Kucha has always lacked outstanding generals, so its performance has always been poor.

Wu Tong smiled and said, "Marquis Anguo is too modest. Without Marquis Anguo's elite Qiuci troops, I might have fled..."

While the two were talking, the Hun cavalry was already approaching ten miles away.

Wu Tong and Yuluo also stopped talking.

"Two and three sons form a formation!"

Thanks to the sinicization policy that Zhang Yue and King Qiuci have been pursuing.

Nowadays, the lingua franca in Kucha is Chinese, so Wu Tong commanded the Kucha army, which was no different from the Han army.

Under the command of Wu Tong, the coalition forces quickly formed their formation.

This time, Wu Tong simply divided the army into four parts.

There are two thousand Qiuci cavalry on each side of the left and right wings, and the center army consists of three thousand Han army officers and chariot soldiers.

Behind the Han army were three thousand Qiuci cavalry, which was also the reserve force of the entire army.

Wu Tong has always had a low reputation in the Han army, and his military use is quite satisfactory.

But this style just suits the situation at hand.

"Second and third sons come in!"

After forming their formation, the coalition forces did not wait where they were, but slowly moved forward under the command of Wu Tong.

It can also be seen from this that the soldiers of Kucha are indeed well-trained.

After the two Xiongnu cavalry met, they also formed a formation and pressed towards Wu Tong's tribe.

The commander of this Huns cavalry was King Xubu.

"King Subu, shall we attack or defend?"

Several Qianqi commanders from the Yutang tribe asked King Xubu.

Although King Xubu had a higher status than several thousand cavalry commanders, he had not led troops in battle for many years, so he was undecided for a while.

Seeing several thousand cavalry commanders asking him questions, he simply asked, "Do you think we should attack or defend?"

Si Qin, the 1,000th cavalry commander of the Yutang tribe, said, "The order of King You Xian is for us to hold back the Han army. Why don't we focus on defense?"

At this time, another Qianqi Chang from the Lan family said, "If the opponent is the elite of the Han army, we should naturally focus on defense, but from my perspective, the enemy on the opposite side is mainly composed of soldiers from Qiuci...

If I defend myself, won't I lose my reputation as a tough guy?"

At this time, a Qianqi leader said, "The people of Qiuci are now almost the same as the Han people. I think we should focus on defense!"

The remaining Qianqi commanders also spoke out one after another, some wanting to attack and some wanting to defend.

King Subu himself couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"If you hesitate, there will be disaster!" This is especially true on the battlefield.

This time King Youxian made a big mistake by appointing King Xubu, who had never led an army in battle, as his general.

While the Huns were arguing, the coalition forces, under the command of Wu Tong, did not stop.

When the Huns discussed the outcome and decided to defend, the coalition forces had already been forced to advance three miles away.

King Xubu felt quite regretful at this time. He pointed at the coalition forces opposite and said dumbly, "Is this the army of Kucha?"

Si Qin affirmed, "This is the Kucha cavalry, but the Kucha cavalry is trained by the Han army, and the equipment is the same as the Han army... The people leading the troops are also Han people!"

King Xubu nodded and said, "One Han can equal the five barbarians, so we must defend it!"

Contrary to King Xubu, Wu Tong, who originally had a conservative personality, firmly chose to attack this time.

"Attack on both sides!"

Under his order, the Kucha cavalry on the left and right wings formed a dense formation and slowly approached the Huns.

"Dismount and defend!"

King Subu finally gave the order to defend.

Under his command, three thousand Huns from Chigu jumped off their horses and prepared to hold on.

At the front are a thousand Huns holding shields, and at the rear are two thousand Huns archers.

As for the five thousand cavalry from King Tuan's tribe, they were divided into two wings.

"Chinese army advances!"

Wu Tong carefully observed the Huns' arrangements and couldn't help but sneered and issued a new order.

Yuluo asked curiously, "Mr. Wu, is there something wrong with the Huns' arrangements?"

Wu Tong said, "What are the Huns good at in An Guohou?"

Yuluo said without thinking, "Of course it's a riding battle..."

Then he added, "But I heard that the Huns now also have soldiers training for infantry combat!"

Wu Tong said, "Yes, the Huns now also have infantry fighting troops, but what about the troops in front of them?"

Yuluo observed and said, "These Huns are not earthly warriors..."

Wu Tong said, "There is a saying in the art of war...Use your own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses...Now the Huns are doing the opposite. How can they be invincible..."

Yuluo nodded and said, "What Mr. Wu said is true!"

Under Wu Tong's order, the Han army in the center quickly approached the Xiongnu, and soon passed the Qiuci cavalry on both sides.

King Xubu frowned and looked at the infantry of the Han army, "What does the Han army mean by this?"

Si Qin said, "The Han army may want to compete with me, Qiang Hu, in a foot battle!"

King Xu Bu said, "How should our army respond?"

Si Qin had no other solution at this time and could only say, "Our army just needs to block the Han army's attack!"

King Xubu looked around and said, "Why don't you rush into the formation?"

The thousand cavalry commanders all shook their heads when they heard this and said, "If I charge into the formation, I will be attacked by both wings..."

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On the main battlefield, most of the Wusun cavalry have already entered the battlefield.

The Xiongnu Lieutenant Zuo was defeated by the Wusun cavalry, but the Wusun cavalry also suffered heavy casualties.

Despite this, the Wusun cavalry's attack greatly eased the pressure on the Han army in front.

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In the northern battlefield, Geng Shu commanded the army and continued to launch fierce attacks on King Yougu Li and King Huyan.

Although the Huns suffered heavy losses, their defense line remained strong.

The southern battlefield is still plunged into melee.

Although the Han army had an advantage, the Huns had geographical advantages, and it would take some time to defeat the enemy.

Now both the Han and Hungarian armies are struggling to hold on, waiting for the opportunity to break the situation.

At this time, the top brass of both armies looked to the southeast in unison.

At this time, both Zhang Yue and King Youxian placed their hopes of breaking the situation on the originally insignificant southeastern battlefield.

At this time, the Han infantry on the southeastern battlefield finally began to confront the Huns in front of them.
Chapter completed!