King Zhelan Gutu was also observing the battlefield.
He looked at the Han cavalry chasing his own cavalry, and also looked at the Han army's formation in the distance.
"We have only one way to go now!" Gu Tu said to his subordinates. He held a riding whip and pointed at the Han army's formation in front: "Break through the Han army's center and capture their commander!"
Gu Tu's mind has never been so clear as it is now.
The scenes just now kept replaying in his mind.
Special equipment appeared on the war horses of the Han army. These equipment allowed the Han cavalry, whose rough and poor riding skills were despised by every Zhelan cavalry, to freely free their hands on the high-speed moving horses and perform all kinds of incredibly difficult tasks.
action.
They can freely draw the bow, aim freely, turn over freely, and even shoot.
This means that the Han army's cavalry has an absolute advantage in long-range attack and pulling.
Originally, this was nothing.
At this time, the entire Xiongnu tribe was braving the intensive firepower of the Han army to invade south.
This time it was just a matter of changing the enemy from infantry to cavalry.
However, no matter how it is changed, tactics such as shooting are only auxiliary means in cavalry decisive battles.
Throughout history, all battles have ultimately been resolved by hand-to-hand charges and bare-chested combat.
In the wars that the Zhelan people have experienced, they have seen too many enemies with powerful long-range firepower.
But whether it was the archers of the Donghu, the spear throwers of the Yuezhi, or the crossbowmen of the Han Dynasty, they had never really threatened the Huns cavalry.
Although things like crossbows and throwing spears can kill people, they cannot kill everyone.
The objects they can even threaten are pitiful.
How many people can be killed by a volley of thousands of bows?
How many rounds can they fire?
As long as you crash into the enemy's formation, all the crossbowmen and spear throwers will be broken!
However, the Han cavalry just now showed the Zhelan people a tactic that transcended the times.
Their sabers are long and sharp.
The Zhelan cavalry can be cut off with one strike.
Even if the cavalryman raised the bronze collar or meteor hammer in his hand to resist.
The result is still a clean break!
What does this mean? King Zhelan knows very well.
This battle cannot be delayed any longer!
If it drags on any longer, Zhelan's vitality will be eaten away bit by bit by these unscrupulous Han cavalry.
In his heart, Gu Tu even knew the Han army's next plan - they would definitely use their advantages in war horse equipment and speed to constantly harass and invade from the edges of their own wings, and even penetrate into the back of Zhelan's headquarters.
At that time, the Zhelan cavalry will fall into the same terrible situation as the Han army they encountered in the past.
Being attacked from the front and rear, both wings were broken.
However, Zhelan's cavalry could only be beaten passively and were exhausted from running for their lives.
Maybe Zhelan people are very strong and crazy.
However, Gu Tu has no doubt that the Han army will launch a general offensive at dawn tomorrow at the latest.
By that time, how many of the Zhelan cavalrymen, who had been harassed and mobilized by the Han for a whole day and night, and were in panic and exhaustion all day long, could hold up a bow and charge forward?
Of course, Gu Tu could choose to abandon the attacking cavalry immediately.
Including his son and loyal slaves, he led the remaining thousands of cavalry and immediately retreated to join Lou Fan, Aries and Yin Zhixie.
But, this choice did not even appear in his mind, for Zhelan people.
If you can't win, then die on the road to charge!
"Light three beacon fires at the foot of the hillside immediately!" Gu Tu gave the order first.
This is the agreement between him and Yin Zhixie, which shows that he cannot rush away from the Han army in front of him, and he needs reinforcements!
However, Gu Tu knew very well that these three beacon fires were not so much a call for help as a warning to Yin Zhixie: These Han people are not easy to mess with. Take it easy!
As for reinforcements?
Gu Tu took a small knife, pierced it into the muscle of his cheek, and then pulled it out. Blood spurted out and his eyebrows twisted in pain.
"If I can't rush down the main line of the Han army, reinforcements will come and they will just collect my corpse!" Gu Tu thought in his heart.
Then, he pointed to the distant place where the Han army's military commander was, and said loudly: "Blow the charge horn, the whole army attacks, at all costs, before the Han people notice our move, concentrate everything, rush in, kill
Don’t spare any living creature you can see, even rats!”
After this order, countless nobles cheered for joy. This is the king they are familiar with, and this is the leader they worship.
No matter how strong the enemy is, no matter how many there are!
We just charge!
Zhelan people are even more obsessed with their own unique skills and desperate charge tactics.
Never, never, never has anyone been able to withstand the desperate charge of Zhelan's cavalry.
"Woo!"
The trumpet sounded again.
The entire Zhelan army was awakened by the sound of the horn. Countless cavalry and slaves immediately screamed excitedly after hearing the sound of the horn. Many even took knives and stabbed their faces and thighs.
Scratch it randomly.
Have you finally waited?
A slave happily pierced his thigh with a crude bone knife.
Although the pain made him grit his teeth, his eyes were completely crazy.
"Master, please let me charge first and die for you!" the slaves shouted.
Behind the banner, one after another, the Zhelan cavalry took off their clothes, exposing their upper bodies, shirtless, waving their weapons, and shouted eagerly: "Ancestors and gods, please accept our offer.
Let’s celebrate!”
The Zhelan at this moment is the real Zhelan!
They are born conquerors and slaughterers, destroyers of civilization, whippersnappers of the world and irrational lunatics!
Inspired by their mission and fiercely motivated by tribal honor, they got on their horses one by one, then lined up neatly, clustering around each other to form a dense formation.
These formations look chaotic and have no specific shape or organization at all.
But everyone who witnessed their crazy attack was already dead.
In this state, the Zhelan Cavalry can break through all obstacles and obstructions until they complete their mission.
In the past, they used this tactic to wildly rush across the main force of the Yuezhi royal family at the Yinlie River. They also launched a fearless charge against King Donghu's banner at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. King Donghu was so frightened that he lost his mind.
He abandoned his tribe and people and fled thousands of miles in embarrassment.
Eighteen years ago, in Beidi County of the Han Dynasty.
They resorted to this tactic again.
In one fell swoop, he rushed into Chaonasi, the Han Dynasty's fortress in Beidi County, and killed the Han Dynasty's Northern Commander Sun Xun and thousands of Han Dynasty soldiers and civilians. Then he burned the fortress to the ground.
Then, they rushed into the Huizhong Palace, the palace of the Han Dynasty emperor.
Completely burn down the palace with its long history and countless treasures.
Now, the Zhelan people are once again resorting to this crazy tactic that has been tried and tested.
In the perverted thinking of Zhelan people, death is not terrible at all, but rather glorious.
Especially dying on the way to charge is a supreme honor and will be commended by the gods and ancestors.
In the temple of the god, there are countless goddesses, waiting for them warriors!
Especially the slaves!
"If I can kill a Han Dynasty man before I die, can I also be inspired by the gods and enter the kingdom of gods?" Many slaves asked the shaman who came to encourage and bless them.
"Yes..." The shamans all nodded and encouraged with smiles: "Even if a slave is brave enough to charge and die for Zhelan, the ancestors and gods will praise him, and his soul will be baptized and follow
Zhelan’s ancestors will enjoy the service of the goddess together in the eternally carefree Kingdom of God. Every day, the God will send dozens of beauties to serve the souls of the warriors and let them enjoy fun that they can never enjoy in the human world!"
When the slaves heard this, their eyes all shone.
For them, life is suffering.
We can only hope for the enjoyment of the soul after death.
"I will definitely kill a Han Dynasty man!" These slaves shouted one after another, cheering each other on.
In just a short moment, he was ready. All Zhelan's vitality was ready.
Even the shamans, after blessing their troops, picked up their weapons and followed the queue.
The highest level of brainwashing is, without a doubt, brainwashing oneself.
At this time, the Zhelan cavalry who were being ordered to withdraw to the main formation also heard the sound of the trumpet's horn.
"Father, are you ready to launch a desperate charge?" Hu Mei understood immediately.
He turned back and looked at the Han cavalry chasing behind him.
He knew what he should do!
He tightened the reins and shouted to his right and left confidants: "Warriors, let us use our own blood to create fighters for the main force of our main formation!"
Death is not terrible, but what is terrible is not being able to win!
Every Zhelan knight has been instilled with the idea that for the sake of victory, it is worthy, worthwhile and glorious to die.
Even Prince Zhelan is like this!
He understood that at this moment, he should use all his strength to hold back the Han's left-wing cavalry as much as possible so that they could not rescue his central army.
So, he reined in his horse, led his men, formed a team again, suddenly turned around, bypassed the pursuing Han cavalry, and rushed towards the left flank of the Han army.
Although this may put them in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides, flanked by Han troops, or even besieged from all sides.
But it also prevents the Han army from moving rashly until the entire cavalry force on the left wing is finished.
At the same time, opposite Hu Mei, in She Guli, the sound of the horn was also heard.
"Master!" This giant among the Xiongnu held his own weapon - a very huge mace, and said in a puffing voice: "Let this slave charge for you for the last time!"
Then, he also led more than a thousand of his cavalry, turned completely irrationally, and rushed towards the right flank of the Han army with the pursuing Han cavalry.
The situation on the entire battlefield suddenly changed.
The Han cavalry on the left and right wings looked at this change in stunned silence.
"Are these barbarians crazy?" Many Han people's eyes dropped to the ground.
However, they had no time to think too much.
Because the straight-line distance between the two armies' military formations is at most three miles.
These Xiongnu cavalry suddenly turned around when they retreated to the middle line between the edges of their own army's formation and the Han army's formation.
This means that the distance between them and the Han army's formation is only more than one mile.
For the cavalry, this is just a distance that can be covered in a few breaths.
"Get ready for a collision!" Countless officers shouted, and the Han troops on both sides were preparing to fight as if they were facing a powerful enemy. If under such circumstances, the Huns rushed into their own formation, it would turn the world upside down.
All the achievements of victory will be in vain.
Even the direction of the entire battle will be rewritten!
Almost at this moment, the Xiongnu's banner suddenly moved forward.
On the hill, countless Zhelan cavalry waved their hands, shouted and roared, like a long dragon, rushing straight towards the Chinese army's banner where the Han army commander was.
Yi Zong was stunned and speechless.
"Are they just looking for death?" Looking at the situation on both wings, Yi Zong shook his head.
Zhelan's ruthlessness and madness made Yi Zong take a breath.
only……
"Times have changed..." Yi Zong waved his hand and said in his heart: "From today on, all old cavalry and old tactics will be eliminated!"
He pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed it at the Hun cavalry who were rushing towards him like a roaring mountain and tsunami: "Command: Charge with breastplates!"
The Han army's Black Dragon Banner therefore moved forward.
Behind the banner, several chariots moved forward carrying war drums.
On the chariot, all the strong men were sweating profusely and beating the war drums vigorously.
"Dong-dong-dong! Dang-dong-dong!"
The drums beat like thunder and lightning, playing a generous war song, boosting the morale of the entire army.
In front of the Chinese army's formation, the officers of the cuirassier group, who had been silently moving forward and accumulating momentum and strength, turned back one after another. Then, they saw the flag representing the order to attack.
“Everyone has it!”
Each of the corps commanders raised their voices and roared.
"How can you say that you have no clothes!" The leader of the team wore the badge symbolizing his military rank in a conspicuous position: "I wear the same robe as my son!"
Then, they grabbed the long lances and held the triangular heads tightly in their hands.
"Charge the breastplate, crush them!" The team leader threw his shirt on the ground, revealing the very conspicuous mark on the back of the breastplate indicating his military rank and status.
Since the Qin Dynasty, China's elite army has had badges used to mark the status of officers on the battlefield and back banners used to guide the direction of the entire army on the battlefield.
But in the past, there was no clear hierarchical distinction between these things.
When the Han Dynasty began to form cuirassiers, the cuirassier officers found that they needed a marker that could clearly tell the soldiers on the left and right about the location of their officers and superiors on the battlefield.
As a result, badges and back banners were reformed.
Detailed and different military rank symbols were formulated to clearly inform the soldiers who is the corps commander, who is the commander, who is the team leader, who is the commander, and who is the captain.
Now, under the guidance of these conspicuous signs, one cuirass knight after another, following their commanders and comrades, began to speed up.
Two thousand war horses began to gallop.
Two thousand knights began to charge.
Their speed increased little by little, and finally, they turned into a sharp sword, a sharp knife, a mountain, and a long river. They were fearless and rushed towards the invading enemy. (To be continued.)
PS: In the Qin and Han armies, there were indeed badges and epaulettes that represented the status of officers, as well as banners on the back to inform the soldiers.
Tomorrow I will upload to the public account pictures of the badges, epaulettes and back banners found on the terracotta warriors and horses unearthed from Han tombs.
Ah~~~
Then, I will be thirty tomorrow!
uncle!
I still feel as if my twentieth birthday was just yesterday~
Your sister, how come time flies by so fast!
Damn it, labor and management don’t want to be uncles yet!
