Of course the Huns also knew that if the Han army wanted to continue going south, they had to cross the Chaohe River.?
Although the Chaohe River is only a branch of the Yangtze River, its flow rate is only about half of that of the Ba River in the middle.
However, this river is not so easy to live with.
The river is at least ten steps wide and has rough waves. The water seems relatively shallow, but in fact it is at least twenty or thirty feet deep.
So, when the Han army arrived here, the Huns began to get closer.
The scouts even approached the Han army's flanks, which were no more than five or six hundred paces away.
Han soldiers could even see the large round faces of the Huns under their felt hats and the copper rings tied to their thick nostrils.
"Where are Captain Guo Mao's cavalry now?" Yi Zong asked a captain next to him.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Captain Guo reported back three hours ago that he had crossed the river and arrived at the north bank of the river!" the captain replied.
"Good!" Yi Zong nodded excitedly after hearing this.
He raised his telescope and observed the nearby terrain.
This place is not on the military map of the Han Dynasty.
In the past, this place was deserted for hundreds of miles. Except for a straight road passing through this place and a stone bridge built over the Chaohe River, not a single person could be seen... Oh, maybe in summer, there would be woodcutters or hunters.
Come here.
The reason for this situation is that on the one hand, Yuyang is sparsely populated and barren, and on the other hand, it is restricted by the geography of the place.
Near this area, the main water, the tide, and the wet water meet each other and form a large wet water, which rolls southward and flows into the sea.
For millions of years, this area has been inaccessible and undeveloped, so during flood periods in summer and autumn, the river often floods a large number of low-lying areas, creating swamps and wetlands.
Swamps and wetlands are as dangerous to farming people as deserts.
Not to mention this lonely and cold place.
It is the sacred land of Jiangnan waterside pavilions such as Wu and Chu. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the concubines of Huaisi and Si took over each other, and Chu and Wu emerged together. For hundreds of years, they have worked hard to start a business.
To this day, there are still many swamps in the land of Wu and Chu, which are regarded as dangerous paths by the world.
This is true for Wu and Chu, not to mention Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong and other places, which are cold and bitter lands in the north that have only been new to China for a hundred years.
But a place like this is the best battlefield now.
"Call the whole army, form cavalry formations, and prepare breastplates!" When he arrived here, Yi Zong naturally planned to fight the Huns.
"No!" The captains of the school took the order one after another.
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"Woo... Wu... Wu..." The desolate horn sound immediately resounded throughout the world.
The heralds with command flags on their backs rode their horses from the left and right of Yi Zong one after another, bypassing the crowded military formation, and delivered orders one by one to the troops at all levels.
"The general has an order: the cavalry should form a battle formation!" The soldiers who ordered the horse galloped past each military formation on horseback.
At the same time, the generals of the Chinese army waved their flags, confirming the validity of the order.
One by one, the Han army commanders and commanders immediately began to carry out military orders.
"Everyone is here! Battle array..." Officers speaking with Guanzhong, Sanhe, and Yanzhao accents ordered loudly one after another.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the Han army's light cavalry troops were fully prepared for battle.
At this time, along the flat plain, the main force of the Han army, with the school captain as the unit, formed thirteen battle formations.
All cavalry phalanxes are cone-shaped and closely connected, and between each formation, there is a pole to separate it from the chariot.
In the middle army, huge shields were pushed to the front row, and spears stretched out, opening a huge protective shield, hiding the cuirassiers behind the array.
From a distance, the Han army's array looked like a monster with its mouth wide open.
Of course, the Huns immediately noticed the changes in the Han army.
Lan Zheye rode his horse up a small hill, overlooking the Han army's formation from a high position.
"The Han Dynasty people are going to fight us!" After just one glance, Lan Zheye understood that the Han army was provoking and challenging.
He glanced at Xubu Dangtu and Xiyunnan beside him and asked: "Do the Xubu clan and the Xiyun clan have the courage to fight?"
Faced with Lan Zheye's naked provocation and contempt, Xi Yu could not hold back the anger in his heart and said: "Da Danghu, let's wait for reinforcements... After King Xia's army arrives, how about our army going to war again?"
Xubu Dangtu also said: "I think the Duke of Xie Yugu is right. There is no need to fight with the Han army here..."
"Besides..." Xubutangtu pointed to the Han army formation in the distance and said, "Don't you think the formation of the Han Dynasty people is strange?"
Looking from the perspective of Xubutangtu, on the plain in the distance, the formations of the Han army spread out one after another, forming a cavalry formation that the Huns had never seen before.
This queue can no longer be described as a queue.
It should be called battle array, which is more appropriate.
Because, this formation is like an array that was born to attack the enemy.
Even though Xubutangtu had never read and was simply illiterate, he could still see that the Han army's array was divided into three layers.
Each layer succeeds each other.
Once they start a fight rashly, the Xiongnu cavalry will be attacked by the continuous cavalry of the Han army.
Although other characteristics cannot be seen for the time being, this alone is enough to make Xubu Dangtu fearful.
He had heard about the Battle of Heyin and how Huyandangtu was defeated?
During the Battle of Heyin, even though Huyan Dangtu's troops were two or three times that of the Han Dynasty army, he was still completely defeated and even lost two thousand horses!
Now, here, the Han Dynasty has launched a battle formation on the wide plains.
However, the Han Dynasty had more troops than itself.
Even if the Xuhuan cavalry cheats, they may not be their opponents.
not to mention……
The Xubutangtu family knew their own problems.
He is naturally good at forcing cavalry to retreat, bullying soft-legged crabs in the Western Regions, and whipping defenseless herdsmen.
But if you want these gentlemen to go to the battlefield and fight against the Han Dynasty people.
I'm afraid that even the horse will be unsteady.
Who said that the cavalry had always served the shamans and nobles of the royal court?
As for the Black Crow Rider who is in trouble?
Although there may still be a little bit of combat effectiveness.
But the problem is that half of the Black Crow Cavalry, especially the backbone half, have returned to the grassland.
In fact, the total number of Xiongnu cavalry here is less than 12,000.
Not as good as the battle of Heyin, when Huyan slaughtered one-third of his troops.
However, the strength of the Han army far exceeded that of the Battle of Heyin.
Moreover, they are all cavalry!
There are less than 10,000 Han cavalry, and if there are more than 10,000 Han cavalry, they will be invincible!
And the Han cavalry in front of us was at least 20,000!
How can we fight if the main force of the Royal Court does not come and relies on a small army of soldiers?
Xubu Dangtu felt that even if he was included in the list, he would not be able to harm the Han Dynasty people! (To be continued.) 8
