"Quack! Little ones! Get ready, aim, and shoot hard at the place where the Huns are concentrated!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Countless bowstrings that were fully drawn made roaring sounds.
As the crossbow carts set up by the Chu army on the Great Wall pass were launched, countless crossbow arrows one foot long were ejected from them.
The Huns, who had just formed their formation and were ready to launch a new round of attack on the Great Wall, were stunned.
What kind of fun is this?
Is there such a big arrow? How is it possible?
"Poof!"
"ah!"
"Oh my God!"
"Wolf God! What is this!?"
Before the Huns could make any reaction, the thunderous crossbow arrows had already flown into the Huns' formation.
Countless Huns were pierced by crossbow arrows, and the force of the crossbow arrows continued unabated, still nailing the pierced Huns to the ground with their companions behind them.
Seeing the military formation transformed into a hell under the baptism of crossbow arrows, the Huns were stunned and Ma Chao was stunned.
This, this is a crossbow?
Damn you, uncle! How could this thing exist in this world?
Looking at the crossbow arrow, which was ten feet long and as thick as a thigh, Ma Chao felt his heart tremble.
This, if this is given to Master Ma, can I hide away from you?
After weighing it up, Ma Chao sadly discovered that if this shot really was shot straight at him, the chances of him successfully dodging it were really low.
Just because this thing is so damn fast!
"Back off! The whole army is back off! Get out of the attack range of this monster!"
King Zuoxian, who was standing in the middle of the Xiongnu army, was also stunned.
No matter how he thought about it, he would never imagine that such a terrifying weapon existed in the world.
There was no need to humbly order the Huns, who were already frightened and began to flee in panic.
Soon, the Great Wall Pass became empty again. Only the corpses of the Huns buried under hundreds of crossbow arrows told what had happened here.
"General Ma Chao, General Zhang Liao! I need an explanation! Why do the Chu Kingdom have such terrifying weapons? Why didn't you tell us about the Huns' warriors in advance!"
Just after he led his men out of the attack range of the ballista, Qubei came to Ma Chao and Zhang Liao with an angry look on his face.
Although this round of crossbows only killed and injured hundreds of Hun warriors, the impact on morale was huge.
This is simply an irresistible weapon for manpower.
If the Chu State had this thing, how could the Huns be able to attack the Great Wall Pass?
Although the Huns were keen on the rich land of Hebei, they also wanted to plunder it.
However, if the price to be paid is to kill hundreds of thousands of Huns in battle, then I will not be stupid and stubborn to the end.
"King Zuoxian, we did not inform the Xiongnu about this matter.
It’s true that the Chu State’s confidentiality measures on this matter were too strict, and we, the Han people, did not receive any news.”
After all, he still had to trick the Huns into working as his thugs. At this time, he naturally couldn't stand up to the angry ones.
But it was obvious that Qubei was not a fool, and Zhang Liao's words could not fully convince him.
"Then why did all your Han troops withdraw just now?"
Obviously, this is a very big loophole.
Zhang Liao knew that if this matter was not explained clearly, the fragile alliance between the Han and Hungarian forces might collapse at any time.
But before Zhang Liao could speak, Ma Chao, who had a very bad sense of the Xiongnu, spoke.
"How can we, the Han army, act with so much nonsense and tell you that we can't do anything?"
Previously, Ma Chao was somewhat wary of the Huns' 200,000-strong army.
Now after several days of siege, the Huns had lost nearly 50,000 soldiers.
Now, the difference in strength between the Han army and the Huns is no longer great, and Ma Chao is no longer as polite to the Huns as before.
"you!!!"
After hearing what Ma Chao said, King Zuo Xian was so angry that he directly drew his sword towards him.
You can consider the comparison of force between yourself and the two people in front of you. When you think about the instructions that Shanyu gave you when you set out, you can only endure it.
"Hmph, it's such a fun thing to do.
General Zhang Liao, judging from this family, we don’t have to be polite to them in the future."
Seeing Qubei let him go away with just one sentence, Ma Chao became even more energetic.
Seeing Ma Chao like this, even though it felt inappropriate, Zhang Liao could only sigh helplessly.
After all, they are not one of your own, and the relationship between the two parties is to use each other. What else can you do?
"Send the order! Inform the chiefs of each tribe that when we attack the city in the future, we, the Huns, should not disregard the lives of tribal soldiers as we did before.
From now on, just let them stand behind the Han army and shoot arrows.
Also, if you find any section of the city wall with something like a Chu army’s ballista, stay away immediately.”
After this incident, although Qubei did not lead his army to retreat directly, he also completely separated from the Han army.
Damn you, how dare you be so arrogant with me.
If the Great Chanyu hadn't told me to follow these Han troops before setting off, no matter how great the losses were, I would still satisfy them and deceive the whole river into my hands, I would have sent troops to destroy these Han troops right now!
Although now the Xiongnu army of 200,000 has been reduced to 150,000.
However, there were only less than 90,000 Han troops left.
If they really faced each other in the wild, Qubei really wouldn't be afraid of him.
Night, the big man's tent.
"Meng Qi, now the Chu army has been supported by ballistae. With the current state of our army, this Great Wall pass may not be conquered."
Without the assistance of the ballista before, Zhang Liao still had the confidence to conquer the Great Wall Pass after paying a sufficient price.
Moreover, all the Chu State's armies in Hebei Province are now concentrated within the passes of the Great Wall.
As long as it can be conquered, there will no longer be any soldiers and horses in Hebei that can stop the Han army's cavalry.
Therefore, Zhang Liao had no objection to using human lives to build the passes of the Great Wall.
But now there is a crossbow...
Zhang Liao knew that the Great Wall Pass might really be impossible to conquer.
Although the ballista cannot cause casualties on a large scale, the deterrent power of this thing...
And through what happened today, Zhang Liao also understood that those Huns were probably not as obedient and stubborn as they were before.
"It's okay, General Zhang Liao.
Don't forget what His Majesty said when we set off for the expedition.
Your Majesty's original intention is for us to focus on containment.
If we can capture Hebei, that would be even better. If we can't, if we can contain Chu's troops in Hebei, then we have accomplished our mission.
Anyway, the ones responsible for the main attack are the Huns, so why should we panic? We can just waste our time here."
Nowadays, it is no longer realistic to tackle key problems, so Ma Chao no longer cares about those things.
It's just that he and King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu went to Beidu without knowing that the royal court of the Xiongnu was welcoming an uninvited guest.
"The whole army attacks, leaving no one behind, kill!"
With a swing of the spear in his hand, Xiahou Dun looked at the Hun royal court not far away, with a cruel smile on his lips.