After giving the order, a dense crowd of archers appeared on the right side of the hillside. These archers were actually soldiers who had escaped earlier, not ambushes. They avoided the pursuit of the cavalry and entered the hillside to pick up the things they had already placed on the hillside.
The bow and arrow suddenly transformed into a deadly archer.
"Fire the arrow!"
Zhang Liao ordered to shoot, and dense arrows were fired down the hillside. Although the lethality of the bows and arrows was not as powerful as the crossbows, the number of bows and arrows shot was large and they could be fired continuously.
As the saying goes, too many ants can kill an elephant. If you shoot down the bows and arrows intensively, both horses and soldiers will be shot to death. The rain of arrows falling from the sky made the already panic-stricken soldiers under Huchuquan's command rush forward even more.
They fled, in chaos, and became frightened. They tried their best to avoid the left side of the hillside, but found that bows and arrows were also shot from the left side of the hillside.
Taishi Ci asked his soldiers to shoot and killed the Huns cavalry one by one.
At the last moment, all the soldiers of the Shu army ran for their lives and were chased by the Huns cavalry.
At this moment, the situation changed drastically, and the Shu army gained the upper hand.
Now it was the turn of the Shu army soldiers to show their strength. They all cheered up, with the light of revenge in their eyes. There were dense arrow rain on both sides of the hillside, and from time to time there were roaring crossbow arrows behind them, which frightened the Xiongnu soldiers even more.
Trembling, he kept rushing forward. When Huchuquan saw bows and arrows coming from both sides, he became increasingly angry, but he had no choice but to rush forward helplessly.
After running for more than a hundred feet, I got rid of the crossbow arrows, and the number of bows and arrows on both sides also decreased.
However, something happened that made Huchuquan feel cold, because another Shu army appeared in front of the official road. This Shu army also prepared hundreds of ballistas, all aimed at them.
The leader was clearly Gan Ning.
This was the last ambush left by Li Ru and Pang Tong.
After careful planning, Li Ru and Pang Tong believed that in order to completely annihilate Huchuquan's cavalry, they had to block the retreat of the Xiongnu cavalry. Therefore, they first let Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci show their weakness to the enemy, and deliberately let Huchuquan lead the army to pursue them.
Then Gan Ning led his army to block Huchuquan's retreat, and Li Ru and Pang Tong blocked the way, leaving Huchuquan with no way to escape and becoming a turtle in the urn. Moreover, there were Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci on the left and right.
It is even more difficult for Huchuquan to fly.
Gan Ning grinned, with a ferocious look on his face.
The most critical moment has finally arrived!
"Crossbow, fire!"
Gan Ning roared, and all the crossbow arrows that had been prepared were fired out. Hundreds of crossbow arrows, with an indomitable momentum, were like meteors shining brightly across the sky, and instantly hit the Huns cavalry, killing countless Huns.
The cavalryman Gan Ning gave the command, and the ballistae turned with a creaking sound and fired shots one after another.
Huchuquan knew that the road was blocked and he had to rush over.
He ordered the soldiers to charge, but after running less than thirty feet, the horses in the front row fell to the ground.
These war horses were tripped to the ground by rows of trip horses fixed to the ground. These trip horses were not pulled by soldiers, but were tied to small wooden stakes inserted in the ground, so that they were densely packed across the road and restrained the war horses.
Charge. Hu Chuquan looked at the soldiers falling to the ground one by one, feeling extremely sad in his heart.
Fang Ming followed Hu Chuquan, his heart filled with despair.
He knew that the Shu army was not easy to deal with, so he set up an ambush waiting for them.
Hu Chuquan said: "Fang Ming, I regret not listening to you, but it's a pity that it's too late now."
Fang Ming's face was pale and his breathing was rapid, but he said loudly: "In today's battle, there is only death. I have received the kindness of Da Shanyu, and I am willing to die for Da Shanyu." He looked resolute, with a feeling that he would rather die than regret.
Determination. Fang Ming was just a frustrated scholar in the past. Only when Hu Chuquan valued him could he realize his ambition.
Even though he was often scolded by Hu Chuquan, Fang Ming was still happy because he had a place to display his talents.
Hu Chuquan sighed and said, "It's my fault!"
After a pause, Hu Chuquan's face became solemn, he suppressed his sorrow, and shouted: "Warriors of the Huns, we have no way out. We can only pave a way with blood. Fight over and get out. In order to return home, kill
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"kill!"
The Hun cavalry shouted in unison, and a roar broke out.
The sound shook the heaven and the earth and resounded on the road. But what followed was sharp crossbow arrows, taking away the lives of each Hun cavalry. The Hun cavalry launched a desperate charge. Although there were countless casualties, they continued to advance.
Seeing this, Taishi Ci looked serious.
He held the iron-tied bow, and his feet were like the wind. He ran quickly on the mountain road, and then stopped one hundred and fifty steps away from Huchuquan. This was already more than a hundred steps away. Even Taishi Ci's magic shot could not reach it.
It feels a little difficult.
But Taishi Ci had no choice. As long as Huchuquan did not die, and as long as Huchuquan did not choose to surrender, the war between the two sides would continue, and even the mad Huns cavalry might break through the encirclement and fight out.
He picked up a bow and arrow, put it on the bowstring, and aimed at the location of Huchu Spring.
When the bowstring was fully drawn, Taishi Ci loosened his hand, and the bow and arrow came out from the string.
"call out!!"
A stream of light shot out and went straight to Huchuquan's chest.
At this time, Huchuquan's attention was focused on breaking through Gan Ning's crossbow, and he did not notice that anyone wanted to shoot him. When the bow and arrow came, Huchuquan still didn't notice it, but Fang Ming caught a glimpse of it.
A bow and arrow came. He rode his horse forward, blocking Huchuquan's side with his body. The bow and arrow shot into Fang Ming's chest. One arrow pierced his heart and he was killed by the bow and arrow.
Hu Chuquan felt sad when he saw Fang Ming being shot to death, but a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
No matter what happened to Huchuquan, Taishi Ci's heart was as calm as water.
He nocked a bow and shot an arrow, and another bow and arrow shot out.
Huchuquan concentrated on alert, saw the bow and arrow coming, slashed with his knife, and broke the incoming bow and arrow. But at this moment, another bow and arrow came, so fast that Huchuquan had no time to react.
"puff!"
The bow and arrow hit Huchuquan's chest and into his heart, causing the thumping heart to gradually lose its power.
Huchuquan looked up to the sky and roared, then leaned up, fell off his horse, and landed on the ground with a thud. Huchuquan and Fang Ming were killed one after another, and the two giants were killed. The battlefield became even more panicked, and they concentrated their forces.
The soldiers who broke through in the direction of Ganning began to scatter, fleeing in all directions, and could no longer gather a strong force.
As a result, the ratio of casualties to casualties suddenly increased, and the Huns' cavalry suffered numerous casualties.
The massacre continued, and the Hun cavalry began to shout and surrender.
Unfortunately, what awaited them was the cold arrow edge.
The killing lasted for an hour, all the Huns cavalry were killed, and no one survived.
In fact, even the horses that fell to the ground were seriously injured.
After the soldiers finished, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Huang Xu and Zhang Liao began to count the casualties and clean the battlefield. In the afternoon when the cold wind howled, the raging fire began to burn, and the thick smoke rose into the sky, floating between the sky and the earth. Waiting for death
After the statistics were compiled, there were more than 16,000 Shu soldiers killed and injured, all of whom died while being chased.
Zhang Liao and others remained silent due to such casualties.
This battle was fought with the lives of these soldiers.
After the war, almost all the Xiongnu in Beidi County were pacified. After discussion with Zhang Liao, Tai Shici and others, they immediately sent people to pass the news back and began to lead the army back to Chang'an. The group headed towards Luoyang, preparing to participate in the battle against Cao Cao.