The thousandth and forty-seventh section of the battle against the strong enemy of Heyin (2)
While Zhidu was observing the Huns, Huyan Dangtu was also looking at the Han army crossing the river from a distance of more than thirty miles.
"General Zuo!" Lan Minye, the commander of the Lan family's cavalry, said anxiously from the side: "Please order the attack! Let the warriors go and rip off the heads of these Han Dynasty people!"
Here, they did not see any 'divine knights' in the Han family's array.
This immediately boosted the morale of the Huns!
To be honest, the Huns were actually very dissatisfied with the Battle of Mayi two years ago.
Many people within the Xiongnu still feel that the Mayi War was not a crime of war.
The defeat of Yin Zhixie and the Zhelan tribe was purely at the hands of that divine cavalry.
Without that divine cavalry, many Huns felt that even if Yin Zhixie's main force was besieged in the Battle of Mayi, he could still fight his way out of the siege.
Under such public opinion, many Huns felt that if the Han Dynasty people did not have divine cavalry to guard them, that would be the same.
The reaction so far is that as soon as these guys saw that the Han army crossing the river on the opposite side did not have any "divine cavalry", they immediately eagerly wanted to fight.
In their eyes, the Han army on the opposite side was like meat in their mouths, and they seemed to be able to bite it as long as they opened their mouths.
However, Huyan Dangtu raised his hand to stop the impulse of these guys and shouted: "When to attack, I have my own plan!"
These guys immediately became more honest.
The Xiongnu were nomadic people, and the military training of their tribal armies was through hunting wild beasts in peacetime.
This is one of the reasons why the Huns valued forests and mountains.
The forests and mountains were not only a refuge for the women and old and weak of their tribe, but also a training ground for the Huns' army.
During the hunting process, the Huns developed the habit of obeying orders.
Coupled with the system of "advance with a roar" left by Modun Chanyu, the Huns may be eccentric, irritable, and talkative at ordinary times, but on the battlefield, they are very qualified soldiers and officers.
If the coach doesn't give the order, no one will make the decision without permission.
Huyan Dangtu raised his eyes and looked at the vague Han army crossing the river on the distant horizon, and he blew the whistle on his waist.
Then, a short, dark-skinned Hun nobleman wearing a wolf-skin coat knelt down in front of Huyan Dangtu, kissed the ground, and said excitedly: "Qiulin Diao is not listening to orders!"
"The Qiulin clan..." Many people were stunned when they heard this person's name: "Hasn't the Qiulin clan been monitoring those evil thieves in Beihai?"
The Qiulin people are one of Shanyu's cronies today.
It is also a powerful clan among the clans in the Xiongnu headquarters, second only to the Luotang clan and the four major clans.
The ancestors of the Qiulin family even married the Chanyu of the Luantang family.
Legend has it that among the Yan clan of Maodun Dayu, there was a Yan clan from the Qiulin clan!
Among the Xiongnu tribes, the Qiulin clan has always been famous for its good fighting skills and cold resistance.
Otherwise, the Chanyu would not have sent them to Beihai to monitor the exiled tribes and officials of King Youxian.
"Qiulin is in trouble. With the order of General Zuo, I order you to lead thousands of troops to test the Han people!" Huyan Dangtu said: "Charge for a few rounds, but don't go too deep, and don't have too many entanglements with the Han people.
, once there is a crisis, retreat immediately!"
"Yes!" Qiu Lin Diao Nan bowed his head and said.
Then, he got on his horse and headed towards a mountain forest on the southeast side.
Not long after, more than four thousand cavalrymen circled out from behind the mountains.
The large banner with a deer head in the center is flying high.
In the past ten years, the Qiulin clan has been living in the ice and snow of Beihai under the orders of Shan Yuting.
On the one hand, they wanted to monitor the guilty ministers and nobles of King Youxian who had been exiled to Beihai, and prevent them from wandering back to the grassland and plotting evil intentions.
On the other hand, they also need to compete with the Dingling and Fuyu people who also live in Beihai for pastures, livestock and food.
During the long cold winter, Qiulin's herdsmen could only hold their livestock in their huts to keep warm.
This caused the Qiulin clan's cavalry to smell a foul stench that even the Huns could smell disgusting.
The cold winter and short summer in the North Sea also made Qiulin's cavalry hair thick.
Long hair and beards are the characteristics of their tribe.
And the weapons they use are different from other Huns tribes.
They gave up the bronze knives and maces commonly used by the Huns and chose bronze spears that were easier to use.
This is a melee spear about three feet long, which can be used to fight enemies or be thrown.
In addition, the hard trees growing in the primeval forests of the North Sea also increase the lethality of the Qiulin people's war spears.
Of course, the most important thing is that the hard life in Beihai allowed these cavalry to develop good archery skills.
Although the Qiulin people cannot fire bows on high-speed horses, they can ride on horses or fire bows at lower speeds to deal a certain blow to the enemy.
Huyan Dangtu looked at the Qiulin people's advance and nodded with satisfaction.
This Qiulin clan's cavalry had just returned from Beihai to spend the winter in Munan a month ago.
It is also one of the strengths that Chanyu strengthened for him.
"Come on!" Huyan Dangtu said in his heart: "People of the Han Dynasty, let me see your methods!"
The details of the Battle of Mayi have never been known to the Huns.
Whether it is the defeated generals who fled back or the nobles who have been redeemed with prisoners of war, gold, livestock, and furs in the past two years, their descriptions have almost no reference value to Huyan Dangtu.
Whether these people are crazy or normal, they all focus on describing the "magic cavalry" of the Han army.
It seems as if the Han Dynasty people were the main elite of the 40,000 Xiongnu who defeated them with the help of divine cavalry!
However, this kind of nonsense is just for deceiving children.
Want to trick Huyan into becoming a butcher?
There is no door!
"The cavalry is powerful, but in the end they have to fight hand-to-hand..." Huyan Dangtu thought in his heart: "Only charging or ramming can only achieve a certain effect. At most, it can break up the enemy's array, but the final battle still requires
Solve it by fighting bare-chested!"
This is also the characteristic of Xiongnu warfare today.
Bronze collars, meteor hammers and bronze knives are all standard equipment for hand-to-hand combat.
This is also the limitation of the times.
Without stirrups and saddles, the Huns could not completely free their hands on horseback.
Without horseshoes, the mobility and flexibility of the war horse are greatly limited.
Even in such a winter, the Huns cavalry could only dismount and walk in many places. The reason was simple: the mountain roads were too slippery.
For the cavalry, the journey of more than thirty miles can be reached in just half an hour.
The Huns on the opposite side rushed towards me with great force.
Zhidu and the Han army naturally discovered it immediately.
After discovering the incoming Huns cavalry, Zhidu ordered the troops to speed up the crossing of the river, and on the other hand began to organize troops to resist.
As for the resistance work, preparations were already underway as soon as they crossed the river.
After all, it is common sense to strike halfway across.
However, the Han army crossing the river at this moment only had more than 5,000 troops.
Among them, there are less than two thousand cavalry.
This is also something that can't be helped.
Although this section of the river is wide, the thick ice extends for four to five miles.
The Han army could cross the river with hundreds of horses at a time.
However, the speed of crossing the river is very slow.
Because the ice was too slippery, the Han army did not dare to move too fast.
Most of the cavalry could only dismount, lead their horses, and cross the river cautiously.
But the infantry passed quickly.
These infantrymen followed the pontoon bridge and the ice, and in more than an hour, more than 3,000 people arrived at the river bank on the Heyin side.
And immediately began to build a simple fortification.
This fortification is very simple. It is to put down obstacles such as horses and other obstacles along the bushes and a slightly undulating hill more than three miles north of the river bank. At the same time, a crossbowmen's camp is established on the back of a hill on one side of the river bank.
position.
More than a thousand crossbowmen were arrayed at the foot of the hill.
The two thousand Mo Dao soldiers who had already crossed the river were wearing heavy armor and holding Mo Dao, standing in front of the crossbowmen.
The cavalry of six commanders from the Zhongyong Army and the Thorny Gate Army were scattered on both wings of this array.
In the distance, the sound of horse hooves is getting closer and closer.
Now, the Xiongnu cavalry is only about seven or eight miles away from the Han army's position.
At this distance, the Han soldiers could even clearly see the appearance of the Huns and the outline of the horse's hooves.
"This is a formidable enemy!" Zhidu looked at the Hun cavalry that was getting closer and closer. He said to Han Zhen, the captain of Modao who was standing next to him: "Are you confident of repelling them?"
Zhidu was still a little worried about a unit like Mo Dao that had not been tested in actual combat.
However, the main force of the Han army has not yet crossed the river.
We can only hope that this Mo Dao soldier can work wonders.
Hearing this, Han Zhen raised her head and stroked the hair on her forehead, and said with a smile: "General, please take a look at the talent of my husband, Mo Dao!"
He raised his eyes slightly and looked at the Hun cavalry, which was getting closer and closer, and would fight the Han army in a quarter of an hour at the latest.
This is indeed a good enemy.
Their array was tight and orderly, with just the right distance between their comrades on the left and right.
This shows that they have good riding skills and quite tacit cooperation.
but……
Han Zhen walked down the hillside, put on her helmet, and ordered the military band in the Mo Dao army formation: "Beat the drums! To strengthen our army!"
Since the Battle of Mayi, the Tiger Guards and the Yulin Guards have developed the habit of marching to the beat of drums.
Along with the drumbeat, Han Zhen lowered the visor on her helmet, leaving only her eyes exposed.
This kind of cuirassier's battle helmet was modified to be a special battle helmet for Mo Dao soldiers, which was very popular among Mo Dao generals.
The strong iron helmet is enough to ensure the safety of the soldiers' heads, and the tall tassel can tell the whole army that your commander is here.
"Commanders and commanders, please obey the order: prepare for battle!" Han Zhen shouted at the top of his lungs.
His voice was extremely loud, almost like thunder in the winter.
This is probably also a secret passed down from ancestors.
At that time, Han Zhen's grandfather Han Xiang was the one with the loudest voice under Emperor Gaozu. Because of his bravery in battle, he once served as the governor of Shangjun of the Han family. Later, he was worshiped as the Marquis of Jiqiu for attacking Xiang Yu in the Western Wei Dynasty.
However, because of his loud voice and bad temper, the title of Marquis that his ancestor had just received was lost after only four years.
Fortunately, the old Han family has its own unique skills.
When Han Xiang started his career, he was the great ancestor who defected to the country as a shield-bearer.
By the way, Lao Han was a member of the Qin Empire before defecting to Emperor Gaozu.
He also once followed Wang Li to defeat Chen She.
Therefore, although the old Han family lost their princely state and title, they have always been active in the Han family's army by relying on their unique skills in using and training heavy armor and shield infantry.
However, with the development of the times, heavy armored infantry and chariots were gradually eliminated.
The Han family also went downhill because of this.
Six years ago, when today's day began to set up the Yulin Guard and the Huben Guard, Han Zhen signed up immediately.
Became one of the original three hundred Yulin Guards.
Later, as the Habayashi Guards continued to expand, their status continued to improve.
Especially after the emperor decided to expand the Yulin Guard and Huben Guard to three thousand Mo Dao soldiers each, Han Zhen was appointed as one of the two Mo Dao captains of the Yulin Guard because of his thorough understanding of the Mo Dao soldiers.
When the Han army decided to launch the Battle of Gaoque, he was transferred to the command of Zhidu and became the captain of the Mo Dao soldiers of more than 3,000 people.
At this point, Han Zhen has reached the status of his ancestor.
Although the Han family is large, there are only a hundred generals at the level of captain.
And the entire Yulin Guard and Huben Guard together only have six captains.
Han Zhen took a deep breath and looked at the enemy who was already four miles away.
He grabbed the Mo Dao in his hand and shouted to the left and right: "Everyone, make your achievements today!"
"Today is the day to make great achievements!" one by one, commanders and commanders, shouted to encourage the soldiers.
Han Zhen raised the Mo Dao in his hand flatly, with the long blade extending forward. His hands tightly grasped the grip groove of the Mo Dao, feeling the rough feeling coming from the handle.
He said to his left and right: "Send the order: The entire army will deploy in an attacking formation!"
"Anti-attack array!" each officer shouted loudly.
The entire military formation of Mo Dao soldiers unfolded after a moment.
More than two thousand soldiers formed a relatively loose military formation. Along with the drumbeat of the Chinese army, each officer wore his badges and back banners correctly.
Then, they led their soldiers and marched slowly to the beat of drums.
"Don't be nervous!" The captains comforted the uneasy soldiers: "Just like the training, let us tear these Huns into pieces!"
But the soldiers were still nervous.
In the distance, the Huns' cavalry was already rushing over at high speed.
They seemed to think that this Han army armed with strange weapons was here to die!
After all, before this, no infantry in the entire world had ever dared to take the initiative to attack an attacking cavalry.
What's more, the number of this Han army is far smaller than our own.
The Huns are very experienced and they know how to maximize their advantages.
When they began to approach the Han army, they collectively let out bursts of threatening and threatening screams from their mouths, while waving the bronze spears in their hands and making all kinds of bluffing movements as much as possible.
Many recruits in Modao's army became even more uneasy as a result.
After all, thousands of riders are rolling in, and their momentum is like a mountain torrent, like a glacier, like a tide.
It is difficult for ordinary people not to be timid and afraid.
What's more, these new recruits have never seen blood? (~^~)
