Time was not on the side of the Huns.

As the gate of Juyong Pass opened, thousands of light horsemen rushed out, alternately covering with the crossbowmen on the city wall, supporting the follow-up foot soldiers to slowly open the formation.

The Huns took advantage of the chaos to attack several waves, and they were all forced to retreat under the strong rain of arrows from the crossbowmen.

At this point, there is no such thing as a detour or a detour.

The time has come for the withdrawal of troops, and unless the Han army standing in the way of the front is overcome, it will never be able to regain the initiative on the battlefield.

The same is true for the Han army.

Going out of the city to meet the battle is a very important tactic in defending the city, and holding out often occurs when the disparity between the forces of the enemy and the enemy is too great, or the morale of the defenders in the city is too low.

And now with the sharp weapon given by Tang Qi, from the generals to the soldiers, they can't help but have the desire to fight.

The terrain in front of Juyong Pass is followed by steep cliffs on both sides of the valley.

It is impossible to ambush, and it is difficult to deploy all forces.

Even if the weather starts to dry out in late autumn, the grass beneath your feet is still a little wet.

For the cavalry, it was somewhat unfriendly.

This is also one of the reasons why the Huns went south in autumn, in addition to the lack of green and yellow in spring and summer, the climate is also relatively humid, which is not conducive to cavalry to carry out large corps operations.

The Han army, which was mainly an infantry army, was not too affected by dryness and humidity.

Li Guang was in the cavalry formation, shouting and letting the cavalry spread out their wings, revealing the bow and crossbow array led by Chen You in the center.

Tang Qi was stationed at Chen You's side, and the second general wanted to persuade him to stay on the safe city wall, but Tang Qi sternly refused, so he had to arrange for him to be listed in the Chinese army formation.

Taishou Lu Fang was self-aware, and did not go out, but watched nervously from the city tower to the two armies' every move.

Huo Quai, together with his 500 forest cavalry, surrounded Tang Qi and faithfully exercised the duty of guard.

The sky was cloudless, and the late autumn sun was sprinkled on everyone, and the whole body was warm.

The grass beneath your feet doesn't seem to be so wet.

Exactly the favorite climate of the cavalry!

The Hun army was not slow to react, and soon launched a formation.

With the thousands of foot soldiers of the servant army as the vanguard, the cavalry of the vassal tribes covered the two wings, and the elite of the Xiongnu headquarters were on standby in the Chinese army.

Zhao Ponu immediately entered the army, surrounded by many thousands of households and small leaders, and Li Guang and Chen You on the opposite side.

The atmosphere on the battlefield was solemn and imminent.

Both sides were very quiet, Li Guang and Zhao Ponu were both observing each other's formations, waiting for the other party to move first.

Head-to-head duel, in most cases, the latter often comes first!

The time of a stick of incense passed.

Beads of sweat began to ooze from the foreheads of the soldiers at the forefront of both sides, the palms of the hands holding the weapons became sticky, and their breathing gradually became short.

And the commanders of the two armies still sat quietly on their horses, and they didn't even shake their expressions.

"Looking at its arrangement, it really doesn't look like a Huns." Huo Quzhi whispered to Tang Qi, "Even Zhao Xin can't bear it as much as him." ”

Tang Qi agreed: "The Huns come and go like the wind, and they are not the temperament to fight in peace and stability. ”

Don't look at him from the later generations, after crossing over, he has a lot of understanding of the old enemy of the Xiongnu, whether directly or indirectly.

When the difference between the forces of the two sides was not large, and when they were in a dignified array and fighting, the Xiongnu were rarely able to bargain in the hands of the Han army.

Most often, the Huns liked to take advantage of the mobility of the whole cavalry and play peek-a-boo with the Han army on the vast plains.

And take advantage of the information gap to create a superiority in forces on the local battlefield, just like hunting.

Even if they had to fight head-on, the Huns liked to look for fighters in constant movement and harassment, like foxes on the steppe.

"If Zhao Xin led the troops, he would have rushed up at this time." Chen You said suddenly, "From this, it can be seen that the commander of this vanguard army is really not Zhao Xin. ”

There was a heavy wheezing sound between the words, obviously infected by the tense atmosphere.

So much so that a nonsense was spoken.

After finishing speaking, Chen You also realized that something was wrong, looked left and right, and found that Tang Qi and Huo Quzhi were very indifferent, and they didn't even change their sitting posture, so they couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"The two of them can be shocked for the first time, but the last general is too easily affected."

Tang Qi smiled and did not speak.

Huo Qubing obviously made military merits in the counterinsurgency war, and this "Captain Yao Ticket" also gained from military merits, but he didn't refute it.

The person who said it said it very normally, and the person who was said actually accepted it very usually.

It can be seen from this what kind of status the war against Hungary was in the hearts of the Han Dynasty.

And Zhao Ponu's calmness in the battle is so strange in the Hun army.

"Let the sons sit down." Huo Quzhi reminded.

Chen You suddenly gave an order.

"Boom!"

Tens of thousands of crossbowmen and rear foot soldiers sat on the ground at the same time, their expressions were solemn, and they did not relax in the slightest.

"Wanhu, are you still not moving?"

The other generals of the Huns were far less calm than Zhao Ponu.

"There are more crossbowmen for the Han people, but as long as you rush over, you'll be fine!"

Zhao Ponu was noncommittal, but he couldn't help but sigh when he saw the emotions around him that began to become unstable.

In terms of determination alone, the Hun army and the Han army are really incomparable.

"Then rush." Zhao Ponu compromised, "Let's live, you go and pick five thousand servant soldiers and let them stand in front." ”

"Let all the vassal tribes be on top, and be sure to fight down!"

Jiju was a vassal tribal leader of Wuhuan, who was transferred to the account of the second king by Yi Zhi, and was later given to Zhao Ponu by Zhao Xin as a reward.

In other words, the 50,000 people living below are all Zhao Ponu's private property.

Moreover, Ju himself, as Zhao Ponu's private property, is of course treated a little better than ordinary vassal tribal leaders, and he also has a certain right to speak in the middle account.

But that's just a little bit.

For example, when this kind of battle is to the death, the first one to go up must be him, not the Huns.

"Do a good job, when you break through the Juyong Pass, you can choose the weapon slaves inside the second, and reward you with three vassal tribes!"

Zhao Ponu also knew that he would be dissatisfied, so he threw the lump of meat out at the right time.

And Ju's eyes lit up: "Xie Wanhu!" ”

He must obey the military order, but isn't there still those warriors of the Western Regions cannon fodder and other vassal tribes in front of him?

He can't hide behind the Huns, but at least he can arrange his warriors in a relatively safe place!

And Juju went excitedly.

Soon, there was a commotion around the array.

The selected 5,000 servant infantry were driven in the front line, and in the rear and on both flanks were 30,000 Wuhuan, Donghu and Kangju cavalry.

The more than 10,000 elites of the Huns' own formation also slowly pulled out, putting on the posture of the supervising team.