Chapter XXV. scrimmage
The leader of the Huns fell from his horse with an arrow, and the rest of the people were shocked, and the more than ten horsemen who followed Li Mu also shot down several Hun cavalry and rushed out of the encirclement of the Hun cavalry.
At the same time that Li Mu launched the second round of charge, the two teams of cavalry on the battlefield also clashed again, and for a while, the battlefield became even more chaotic.
Surprisingly, in the case of not being superior in numbers, the cavalry of Zhao State did not fall behind.
Li Mu just broke out of the encirclement, swept his eyes to the surrounding battlefield, but there was no trace of joy on his face, the Zhao army, which was inferior in numbers, was not enough to not fall behind in the battle with the Xiongnu, and it was necessary to gain an advantage, otherwise he would have to lose in the end.
He looked at a white tiger skin in the east, thousands of Hun cavalry surrounded it, although he couldn't see the appearance of the old man, but Li Mu was sure that it was the location of the Hun general.
He turned the horse's head and rushed towards the big one.
The more than ten cavalrymen who accompanied him understood it, and they turned their horses around and kept up with Li Mu's pace.
The cavalry of Zhao encountered along the way saw that Li Mu's soldiers were pointing directly at the location of the Xiongnu commander, although most of them fell into the melee with the Xiongnu cavalry, but many of them still broke away from the encirclement and slowly merged into Li Mu's assault team.
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Luoyang, the Qin army's middle tent.
Bai Lang, who had just arrived in Luoyang not long ago, was sitting in the middle of the middle tent, reading the battle report that had just come from Zhao in the north.
Bai Lang, who had finished reading the battle report, frowned and shook his head.
The deputy general standing on the side shook his head when he saw Bai Lang, and asked, "What does General Bai think will be the result of the big war launched between Zhao and the Xiongnu this time?" ”
Bai Lang sighed softly: "Zhao will win a big victory, and the Huns will drive the Huns for thousands of miles, and the Huns will not dare to invade the territory for more than ten years in the future." ”
The adjutant general was puzzled and said, "Why did the general shake his head and sigh?" Although Zhao is our enemy, but the Xiongnu are our enemies of the whole of China, isn't it a good thing to be able to make the Xiongnu taste the bitterness? “
Bai Lang straightened up and asked in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, in the Battle of Changping, why was the Zhao army defeated?" ”
The adjutant smiled, and said with a smug smile in his words: "Naturally, relying on the general's divine might, although the Zhao army has 400,000 people, it is still broken by the general. ”
Bai Lang glanced up at the lieutenant general, and then asked, "Do you know why our army only had 200,000 in the Battle of Changping?" ”
The adjutant was stunned, and then said hesitantly: "Didn't the general promise King Qin that it would be enough to break the enemy by 200,000?" The last general always believed that it was the general's military formation skills that surpassed China, so he was so confident that he was outnumbered. ”
Bai Lang said softly: "The words of 200,000 broken Zhao are true that I boasted to the lord of the country about Haikou, because in my opinion, even if the Zhao army has 400,000 people, it is just a group of rabble, but what really gives me confidence is the leading generals of Zhao State." After learning that the commander of Zhao State, I was confident that I could be outnumbered, although Gongsun Yue was a veteran and strict in managing the army, but he was not my opponent. ”
The adjutant snorted and said: "The general is the best in China, and he is the first general of my Great Zhou, Gongsun Yue is just an old horseman, so he is naturally not the opponent of the general." ”
"You still don't understand what I mean." Bai Lang reluctantly continued, "In the Battle of Changping, I am confident that I am outnumbered because I know that Gongsun Yue is not my enemy, but if there is a change of general, the situation may be very different. ”
The adjutant scratched his head, as if he understood something: "What does the general mean is that if the commander of the Zhao army in the Battle of Changping is Li Mu of the current Zhao State Border Army, everything may be very different?" ”
Bai Lang nodded and continued: "In the Battle of Changping, King Wu of Zhao has not yet ascended the throne, Li Mu is just a nobody, and the Zhao State at that time did not implement Hufu cavalry shooting, and it is even more impossible to serve as the commander of the Zhao army with Li Mu's reputation at that time, the Zhao army has 400,000 people, among which there are actually many old, weak, sick and disabled, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to ours. But now it is different, in recent years, Li Mu has become famous in the Zhao army, and the border army has repeatedly broken the Huns under his leadership, which has accumulated a very high prestige for him, and the combat effectiveness of the Zhao soldiers who implemented the Hufu cavalry shooting has increased by more than one grade. If Qin Zhao fights again, Li Mu is very likely to be the boss, and this person will become our most difficult enemy! “
"I understand, once Li Mu breaks the Xiongnu in this war, the Xiongnu will be greatly injured, and they will not dare to go south for more than ten years, and the northern border is guaranteed, Zhao can transfer most of the border troops to participate in other battles, these border troops have experienced a hundred battles, not to be underestimated, and Li Mu, who has accumulated a very high prestige, will also leave the border army and return to Handan, and King Zhao Wu will inevitably entrust him with a greater responsibility."
Bai Lang nodded, looked down at the battle report just sent, and said with a long sigh: "I'm not sighing at the result of the battle between Zhao and the Xiongnu, I'm sighing that from now on, my Great Qin has another tricky enemy!" ”
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At the same time, in the northern battlefield of Zhao State, the situation has undergone some changes.
The two armies had been fighting fiercely for more than several hours, and the way the archers fought kept the battle from morning to afternoon, during which time the charges of each army were already uncountable.
And just when the situation on the field was at a stalemate, a new round of charges caused a large number of Hun cavalry to fall off their horses.
The Hun cavalry, who thought that they tacitly used the art of riding and archery, were aiming at the bow and arrows, but the Zhao army in front of them was abnormal, no longer entangled with the Huns, but went straight into the Hun soldiers, the Hun cavalry saw that the Zhao army changed its combat mode as if it was sent to death but was overjoyed, and the Zhao cavalry who rushed into the formation actually pulled out an arc-shaped short knife from the waist side, and cut off the Hun cavalry who were still holding bows and arrows, and the Hun cavalry who were caught off guard were killed by surprise.
Originally, in order to carry more bows and arrows, the cavalry archers did not have the habit of carrying blades, and this kind of inertial thinking made the Huns suffer a big loss for a while, and they charged down several rounds and suffered heavy losses.
Most of the horses of Zhao State are also Hu horses, and the speed of charging is extremely fast, and they can get close soon, and the archers are most afraid of close quarters, once they get close, the bow and arrow cannot be used, and they are defenseless lambs to be slaughtered in front of the blade.
Although the vanguard of the charging Zhao State fell under the first round of arrow rain of the Hun cavalry, the cavalry with knives that rushed into the Xiongnu formation later made the Hun cavalry pay a more painful price.
At this time, the situation on the battlefield had gradually begun to turn to the powerful side of the Zhao army, and the hundreds of horsemen gathered around Li Mu had rushed to the periphery of the Hun cavalry that was surrounded by the big man.
"Protect the Great Han! Don't let Zhao Jun rush in! A Hun general saw the menacing hundreds of Zhao horses, among which the leading white-robed general was majestic, and hurriedly shouted loudly.
Li Mu saw that the Hun cavalry surrounded by layers had already aimed their bows and arrows at him, and shouted: "Pull out the short knife!" ”
Hundreds of Zhao cavalry hung their bows on their horses, pulled out two shiny white scimitars from their waists, and blocked the arrows fired one by one.
Li Mu brandished his double swords, swept down a piece of flying arrows, his horse was fast, and he rushed to the front, and soon rushed to the front of the Hun archers.
I saw that his two knives were gathered in the shape of a cross in front of his chest, and then suddenly spread to the sides, such a fast swing speed made the scimitar only leave an afterimage in the air, and the current Hun cavalry was hit by such a sharp knife momentum, and the blood suddenly splattered out, and the splattered blood sprinkled all over Li Mu's face.
Li Mu continued to draw his sword and slash at the Hun cavalry on his side as if he was unconscious, and the Zhao army behind him saw that the main general was so brave and courageous, and shouted to kill the Huns who were blocking.
Under Li Mu's lead charge, he actually tore a hole in the encircled Hun cavalry, Li Mu saw this and was about to advance, but saw that the Hun cavalry next to him gathered again, and in desperation, Li Mu had to start dealing with the enemy around him, but it was difficult to advance for a while.
At the same time, more Hun cavalry on other battlefields ignored the interception of the Zhao army, and actually risked heavy losses to reinforce Daqi's side, and the Hun cavalry around Li Mu began to increase more and more.
Li Mu slashed down a nearby Hun cavalry with a knife and shouted, "Spread out!" ”
Zhao Bing, who had been gathered around him, listened to this order and hurriedly dispersed around.
The Hun cavalry saw that the Zhao army was no longer charging, and the encirclement was also relaxed, these fierce Zhao troops had amazing combat effectiveness, especially the white-robed general, rushing left and right, like killing gods, they didn't want to be hard, thinking that if the Zhao army wanted to break through, they would let them out.
Li Mu was overjoyed to see the Hun cavalry slowly dispersed, and hurriedly looked at the big one, only to see that the Huns under the big old man were richly dressed, with a leather hat studded with jewels on his head, a red BMW on his crotch, and a long knife on his waist.
A Hun general saw the scattered Hun cavalry and scolded: "Bastard! Gather together! He's going to shoot the Great Khan! “
As if to confirm his statement, Li Mu took the carved bow on his horse, jumped up from the horse under the surprised eyes of the cavalry of the two armies, and saw him bend his bow and arrow in mid-air, and shoot an arrow at the Hun Khan under the big man.
The Hun general stared at the young general who was bent in mid-air with a bow and arrow, and said in a lost voice: "This is a full eight hundred steps!" ”