It was only when the time came that the news of the death of the Xiongnu Youxian King was reported to the thunderous Mao Dun, and then it was reported to Mao Dun, and of course, there was a sudden invulnerability in the Han army.

Although he had killed his father and younger brother with his own hands, his concept of family affection was very weak, and he was suspicious of the loyalty of King Youxian several times, but after seeing the body of his half-brother with his own eyes, he couldn't help but be silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Carry it down, in the future, all Yaliqi's wives will be inherited by Ben Khan himself, and his children will all be raised by Ben Khan himself." ”

With an expressionless face and took on the responsibility of raising his brother-in-law and nephews and nieces, Mao Dun immediately turned to Zang Di next to him and asked, "King Donghulu, what's the matter with those monster barbarians who can't be killed?" Do you know why? ”

"Hui Great Khan, he should be the heavy armor of the tyrant army." Zang Di immediately replied: "I heard that the Tyrant Emperor personally discovered a new iron called steel, which is much tougher and stronger than ordinary iron, resulting in armor, even if it is an iron weapon, it can't be cut or pierced, so the Tyrant Emperor made some steel armor with this new iron, and gave it to his most elite soldiers to wear, and named it Heavy Armor Soldiers." This kind of armor has never been seen by his subordinates, but judging from the reports of our soldiers, the one he encountered by King Youxian should be the heavy armor of the barbarians of the Central Plains. ”

"Can you really cut with a knife and pierce with a spear?" General Mao asked suspiciously: "If this is the case, wouldn't such a heavy armor soldier be invincible?" ”

"Of course it can't be invincible, otherwise the Tyrant Emperor would have sent his heavy armor soldiers out to fight the vanguard." Zang Di immediately cheered Mao Dun and said: "Your Majesty heard that this kind of armor has two weaknesses, one is that it is too heavy, and only soldiers with particularly strong bodies can wear it, and you must rest after fighting for a while. The second is that this kind of armor is afraid of heavy things hitting the head, and Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, used this method to annihilate the heavy armor soldiers of the tyrant army once. ”

"Also, because steel is rare, there are very few such heavy armor soldiers." Zang Di hurriedly added: "When His Majesty sent troops to help the tyrant army fight the King of Western Chu before, his subordinates only saw at most 3,000 heavy armor soldiers at a time, and I heard that it took several years for the tyrant craftsmen to accumulate so much armor, and in addition, it is also rare to be able to wear this kind of armor, so Your Majesty can be sure that there will not be many heavy armor soldiers in the tyrant army." ”

Mao Dun nodded slowly, and after a little calculation, Mao Dun decisively ordered: "Give an order to King Zuo Xian, tell him about the situation of the barbarian heavy armor soldier, and tell him to hit the head of the barbarian heavy armor soldier with a meteor hammer and a copper stick when he encounters this kind of barbarian soldier." Also, he was told not to personally fight the barbarian's heavy armor, Ben Khan didn't want to lose another brother. ”

The guard sang a promise, and immediately patted his horse and galloped to the front to give the order, and Mao Dun raised his head again to take a closer look at the battlefield situation in front of him, and saw that although the self-army had the absolute upper hand on both wings, and used the advantage of strength to force the left and right flanks of the Han army into a circle formation, the battle was always in a state of stalemate, and there was no sign of imminent collapse of the Han army's round formation. And on the battlefield of the Chinese army, because the right Xianwang has been killed, coupled with the Han army's heavy armor soldiers rampage on the battlefield and invincible, the Hun cavalry that attacked the Han army's central army position head-on was already a big chaos, not to mention that it was already a big miracle to see the Han army's central army position, and it was already a miracle that it was not directly defeated by the Han army.

Fortunately, Mao Dun still has a card to play in his hand, that is, the 50,000 elite Hun cavalry under his personal command has not yet been dispatched, as long as Mao Dun decisively dispatches this elite reserve, it is easy to reverse the passive situation on the frontal battlefield, but on whether to do this, the eloquent Mao Dun is extremely hesitant, and he can't help but whisper to himself, "What should I do?" Do you want to take one last gamble? It's easy to say anything if this bet wins, but if the bet loses, we still can't break the Chinese position of the barbarian army, and when the barbarians' rear army arrives, we will have to pay a lot of price if we want to retreat. ”

"Great Khan, the army of the Right Virtuous King has been completely disorganized." King Zuogu Li cautiously reminded: "Whether to withdraw the army of the Right Virtuous King and reorganize the team, or send reinforcements to strengthen the offensive, please make up your mind as soon as possible." Otherwise, our losses will only be greater. ”

Mao Dun didn't say a word, but suddenly asked: "The barbarian's rear army brigade, how far is it from here." ”

"The scout report before the time of the two pillars of incense is still thirty miles away from here." King Zuo Gu replied quickly.

"It will take more than an hour to get here at the earliest." Mao Dun came to a conclusion in his heart, and hesitated in his heart and said, "What should I do?" Do you want to bet on this last hand? ”

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At the same time, in the banner array of the Han army, seeing that the enemy in front of him was already in chaos, Mao Dun neither recalled the chaotic army, nor did he invest follow-up troops to strengthen the offensive, Xiang Kang also quickly understood that Mao Dun had no choice but to make up his mind, and he had the idea of retreating quickly. In order not to have such a situation, Xiang Kang could only quickly think about countermeasures, and said secretly: "We have to find a way to lure Mao Dun to launch a general attack, otherwise, if he retreats and runs away, we will have to give up all our efforts." ”

After thinking carefully for a moment, Xiang Kang made up his mind and decisively ordered: "Go and give Hou Yi an order, ask him to bring the heavy armor soldiers back to me, and tell the other three thousand heavy armor soldiers to get ready, Hou Yi will withdraw and immediately attack our back, surprise and storm the Hun barbarians behind us, and directly kill the Hun barbarians who are hiding behind us and release arrows!" ”

"Your Majesty, isn't it too risky?" Chen Ping, who was next to him, hurriedly reminded: "The Zang Tu rebel thief is by the side of the Maodun barbarians, he must know that the weakness of our heavy armor soldiers is the excessive consumption of combat physical strength, if our heavy armor reserves are sent to the south and far away, the Maodun barbarians will seize the opportunity to launch a general attack." ”

"That's exactly what I'm here to do." Xiang Kang said expressionlessly: "Only by luring the Huns and barbarians to launch a general attack can we have a chance to completely entangle them and buy time for our rear army brigade to rush to reinforcements." ”

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Xiang Kang made a correct decision, because at this time, Mao Dun, who did not dare to bet on the fortunes of the country, was already extremely inclined to retreat north, but considering that once the army retreated, hundreds of thousands of soldiers with the army would definitely be slaughtered by the Han army, Mao Dun did not dare to make up his mind immediately. As a result, it was at this time that the heavy armored soldiers of the Han army withdrew to their own formation and reported to Mao Dun in time, and Mao Dun's heart rekindled hope, "The barbarian heavy armored soldiers are tired, should they seize this opportunity to launch a general attack?" ”

"Great Khan, it's time to increase the troops." Zang Di, who was anxious to take advantage of the Xiongnu to restore the country, also hurriedly instigated: "The opportunity is rare, the heavy armor of the tyrant army must have taken the initiative to withdraw because they were tired, and it will definitely be difficult to attack again in a short time, take this opportunity to increase the troops and assault, as long as the circle formation of the barbarian army is defeated, we have hope to capture the tyrant Xiang Kangsheng alive." ”

Mao Dun's heart was extremely shaken, but he said: "It's not that simple, if Xiang Kang's barbarian divides his heavy armor soldiers into several teams and takes turns to attack, there is still no hope for us to rush forward." ”

"Great Khan, what should I do then?" King Zuo Gu asked hurriedly.

Don't dare to gamble on the fortunes of the country, Mao Dun of course is still extremely hesitant, but at this time, the mutation was born again, the Xiongnu Zuoxian Wang's department that was originally pressed by the Han army's position behind the army was suddenly in chaos, it was obvious that the Han army counterattacked, and then after a period of time, the Huns rushed to report and said: "Qi Yu Great Khan, the barbarians sent the kind of unkillable monster from behind to counterattack, and the army of Zuo Xianwang was killed. ”

"You can gamble, the bet is that the barbarian army does not have a third heavy armor as a reserve! You have to gamble, otherwise, none of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers with the army will be able to escape back to the grassland! ”

After finally making up his mind, Mao Dun decisively shouted, "King Zuogu Li, you lead 30,000 cavalry to return to the south ten miles away, intercept the barbarian rear army brigade on the road, and buy us time to respond." All the elite cavalry, all mounted and ready for the assault, led by Ben Khan himself, launched a general attack! ”

King Zuogu Liwang hurriedly hugged his fists and sang a promise, galloped down to lead the troops to the south, Mao Dun also personally put on his horse, ran to the front of the 50,000 elite horsemen who had been gathering momentum for a long time, first shouted loudly and promised a heavy reward to boost morale, and then muttered a word of divine blessing, and finally shouted: "Beat the drum, attack!" ”

Hundreds of cowhide drums sounded at the same time, and 50,000 Hun elite horsemen galloped with their hooves raised under the personal leadership of Mao Dun, and slaughtered towards the front of the Han army's Chinese army position, and the dense horse hooves shook the ground slightly. As a result, seeing the white-haired Daao of Mao Dun personally dispatched, the Xiongnu soldiers who were besieging the two wings of the Han army immediately cheered like thunder, and their morale was greatly boosted, and the troops of the Right Xian Wang, who had seized the time to reorganize the team, were also full of joy, and without waiting for Mao Dun to send them an order, the Xiao Wang under the command of the Right Xian King had already led the army to charge again, and once again killed the position of the Han army.

The two wings of the Han army and the position of the Chinese army also immediately increased the pressure, and the surging crowd of people almost instantly re-surrounded the position of the Han army, and then when the white-haired banner of Mao Dun rushed to the vicinity of the first line, the Hun soldiers rushed forward as if they were crazy, frantically waving all kinds of weapons and desperately greeting the Han soldiers, slashing axes and spears, fists and teeth went into battle together, and even many Hun soldiers hugged the Han soldiers in front of them when they were dying and rolled on the ground, and the arrows in the sky were like locusts. Arrows rained down on the Han army positions all the time.

"Hold on! Resist! Your Majesty is behind us, and no one is allowed to take half a step back! Long live the Great Han! Long live Your Majesty! ”

The shouts of the generals of the Han army also echoed on the battlefield, but no matter how the generals of the Han army shouted and cheered, the soldiers of the Han army were still unable to resist the sudden outbreak of the Hun cavalry's tidal attack, the position space of the outer circle circle was rapidly reduced, several defense lines were quickly broken through, and the offensive of the Hun soldiers was like a raging storm, and the copper knives, spears, axes and copper pecks slashed countless Han soldiers to pieces.

Seeing this scene, even Chen Ping, who had already seen countless strong winds and waves, couldn't help but change color on his face, and hurriedly said to Xiang Kangjin: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is presumptuous, I think it's best for you to quickly change into your sergeant's clothes just in case." ”

Xiang Kang, who was unwilling to shake the army's heart, shook his head decisively, and then Hou Yi also rushed to Xiang Kang with a sweaty face, and said: "Your Majesty, let your subordinates rush again, your subordinates promise that no matter what way you think and how much you pay, you will definitely kill the Huns and retreat." ”

"Your army's physical strength has declined too severely, and if you go out now, you will only die in vain, I don't have Zhang Zhong anymore, I can't do without you anymore." Xiang Kang still refused, and said: "Go down and rest, if the circle formation is really completely broken, I still have to count on you to fight the queen of the palace to the death." ”

The situation is also as Xiang Kang said, the other three thousand heavy armored soldiers of the Han army who attacked to the south have encountered a lot of trouble, and the Hun soldiers who are good at using the meteor hammer have survived the initial panic, and have been fighting flexibly under the command of King Zuo Xian, specially using the meteor hammer and copper stick hammer to hit the head of the Han army's heavy armor soldiers, and smashed some Han army heavy armor soldiers to achieve results, so the Han army's heavy armor soldiers are actually in crisis, and they are no longer as invincible as before.

At this time, the Han army Li Zuoche who was surrounded on the high ground of Bantianling also moved, in order to share the pressure on Xiang Kang's side, and to entangle the Hun cavalry as much as possible, Li Zuoche decisively led all the Han soldiers who could still fight down the mountain to assault, but unfortunately the Xiongnu right valley Liwang immediately waved his division to meet the attack, not only did not give Li Zuoche any opportunity to reinforce the main battlefield, but was immediately surrounded by the Hun army with its strength on all sides.

Although the defenders of the inner circle of the Han army immediately stepped forward to help the battle, using the advantage of physical strength to bear the huge pressure, but the Hun soldiers were still frantically stepping forward one after another, using the advantage of strength to kill the soldiers of the Han army frantically every minute and every second, and the inner and outer circle formations of the Han army were still crumbling and could collapse at any time.

Seeing such a situation, even Xiang Kang was inevitably a little shaken, and subconsciously looked at the hundreds of vehicles parked inside the inner circle array, and wanted to open his mouth several times to order the use of the secret weapon that he had developed after he ascended the throne, but considering the next comprehensive counterattack, Xiang Kang still forcibly held back and said: "Until the last moment, you can't use it!" Our army can no longer bear the heavy responsibility of pursuit, and using it at this time is tantamount to wasting all the previous achievements! ”

The next minute was incomparably long for Xiang Kang and all the Han soldiers, the Xiongnu's offensive was like a stormy wind, killing the Han soldiers to heavy casualties, corpses were all over the field, in order to prevent the Han soldiers from continuing to retreat, Xiang Kang's direct guards were also forced to go into battle as a supervising team, and successively slashed and killed many Han soldiers who retreated timidly, forcing them to move forward desperately, desperately protecting the space in the formation and the accompanying vehicles brought by the Han army. In less than an hour, more than six Han army thousand-man teams were completely disabled, and many Han army veterans who had followed Xiang Kang for many years unfortunately died.

The Han army defended hard, but it was more difficult for the Hun army to attack, in the case of absolute disadvantage in weapons and equipment, the Hun cavalry usually had to die more than three soldiers to kill a Han soldier, the casualties were far greater than the Han army, and with the passage of time, seeing that the Han army's defensive circle was still not broken, even Mao Dun inevitably began to beat the drum in his heart, and more than once gave birth to the idea of Ming Jin retreating.

"Hold on a little longer, maybe a little longer will be able to break the barbarian's circle. Anyway, my army is all cavalry, and even the rear army of the barbarians rushed to the front, and it was definitely too late to retreat! This point is already the last confidence to support Mao Dun to continue fighting.

Countless people died, countless blood was shed, when the blood was splashed so that the land could not absorb it, and it flowed slowly into a stream, and when the Han soldiers and Hun soldiers all stood on the pile of corpses and desperately slashed and killed, and when countless seriously wounded soldiers of the Han army were lying in the pile of corpses and moaning for help, in the dark south distance, countless torches finally appeared, and there was a huge shouting of killing and the sound of horses' hooves, representing that the reinforcements of the Han army had finally arrived.

Hearing the sound from the south and seeing the torches in the south, the Han army was of course thunderous, but Mao Dun shook his head helplessly, and shouted even more helplessly: "Mingjin, retreat!" ”

At the same time, in the Han army array, Xiang Kang, who was already sweating nervously, also breathed a long sigh of relief, and then ordered: "Send a signal and counterattack in an all-round way!" Kill the Maudun Barbarians! ”