Just when all the Kushan troops were desperately rushing back, the Han cavalry had already rushed to the front, and the Punjab infantry had already suffered most of the casualties in the first charge, and most of the Kushan artillery could still raise their guns to shoot.

And their marksmanship was very poor, and the speed of loading lead bullets was even more miserable, basically after carrying their wave of shots, the Han cavalry had already rushed to the distance of the grenades.

When a wave of grenades blew up the Guishan artillery and cried for their father, the Han cavalry had already put their rifles behind them, drew their sabers, and slashed at the Guishan artillery in front of them.

When the nearest Gandhara infantry ran to the location of the artillery team, they saw the wreckage of artillery everywhere, and the seriously wounded Kushan officers and soldiers everywhere could no longer tell whether it was the Punjabi infantry or the Kushan artillery, it was all blood.

The culprit of all this, the Han cavalry has run out of a distance of hundreds of zhang, after they cut down the Kushan artillery, they quickly used explosives to blow up most of the artillery and shells of the Kushan army, and even were injured by a strong explosion, accidentally injuring dozens of people.

The King of Waves, who was leading the cavalry all the way back, saw the mushroom cloud rising in front of him and the deafening explosion that had just been heard, and knew that his artillery was finished, and it was cool.

There were only a few miles of gaps, all of which were accurately seized by the Han army, and it was only half an hour before and after, and the efficiency of the Han army was terrifying.

By the time Bo Tiao ran to the tragic scene, the Han cavalry had already run away, but the Han army was a light horse, and the royal cavalry of Guishan could not catch up at all.

In addition to rescuing the wounded, it was to rescue artillery, and in the end, it was found that there were still twenty artillery pieces that could still be used, but there were not many shells, only a few hundred, and most of them were destroyed by the Han army.

Gathered the remnants of the army and sent a scout team around, Bo Tuo could only turn around and move forward again, no matter what, the duel had to continue, and he couldn't just quit and admit defeat if he came up, right?

Although he does not intend to abide by the oath of withdrawal if he is defeated, the problem of face is still a big problem!

The front, middle and rear of the Kushan army were tightly shrunk into a ball, and scouts were sent to the front and back, left and right, carefully searching and advancing.

Fortunately, the battlefield was so big, no matter how careful they were and slowed down, they still advanced to the position that the Han army had been waiting for for a long time.

In the course of two or three hours, the Han army had dug a ring of fortifications, set up two lines of defense, and the artillery had already leveled the firing positions, and they were all in full array.

Lu Bu and the others were at the height of the defensive position, observing the Kushan army, all of them were hoplites, holding big shields, and they were all tired and panting, but fortunately, they were searching and advancing just now, and they relieved the breath of running forward in front.

Lu Bu was not in a hurry to attack, waiting for the Kushan people to attack, he had already taken the lead, and he was not in a hurry.

Ma Chao's movements should have spread to the army of the Guishan people, let them have a headache!

More than 100,000 cavalry are in the hinterland of their empire, so they can't afford not to pay attention to it, and since they attach importance to it, it is inevitable to mobilize troops from the front line, and the Han army will have an opportunity.

Bo Tiao looked at the quiet Han army on the opposite side, gritted his teeth, and ordered the Gandhara infantry to take the lead, the five thousand Gandhara infantry to attack, and the artillery to cover.

The Gandhara infantry, all dressed in heavy armor, armed with large shields and muskets on their backs, lined up in a relatively tight formation, hiding behind the large shields, and slowly advancing.

Lu Bu ordered the artillerymen to wait until they were at a distance of 200 zhang before firing, and then fire when they got closer, and the same was true for rifles.

Therefore, the Gandhara infantry slowly moved forward, 400 zhang, 300 zhang, gradually shortening the distance, and the Kushan artillery also secretly moved forward by 100 zhang.

And the Han army's position was as silent as death, and at the time of 200 zhang, finally from the rear of the Han army's position came the rumbling sound of artillery, mortars and field artillery fired in unison, and the dense artillery sound rang out in one.

The Gandhara infantry immediately crouched down and protected themselves with large shields, which could still resist the fragments of some cannonballs, plus the heavy armor on their bodies, as long as they were not directly hit, they were not fatal.

The Kushan's artillery did not immediately counterattack, because the Han artillery was far out of their range.

However, the courage of the Gandhara infantry was still high, and they began to march forward again under the sound of artillery.

At this time, a large area of Han troops suddenly appeared on the position of the Han army, half of their bodies were in the trenches, and only the upper half of their bodies were exposed.

They raised their guns one after another to shoot, and the crisp sound of gunfire rang out like bursting beans.

At this time, the Gandhara infantry had only advanced to a distance of 150 or 60 zhang, and had not yet reached the range of their own muskets, so they could only charge with large shields.

Until this time, the Kushan artillery also began a counterattack, and they bombarded the positions of the Han army.

With the help of the double protection of large shields and heavy armor, the Kushan infantry finally rushed to within a range of 120 zhang and raised their guns to return fire.

This is how the Kushan army advanced slowly in a hail of bullets, a hundred, eighty, and sixty zhang, until the grenade was thrown.

The two sides threw grenades at each other, and you came and went, and exploded with joy.

The closer the distance, the more accurate the Han army's marksmanship, and the weakly protected head of the Kushan people became a key target, so you can't always hide behind the big shield.

Another idea of the Kushans' desperate sprint was to mix with the Han army and dodge the attack of cannonballs, which were much more threatening than rifles.

The Gandhara infantry carried on their tradition of courage and tenacity, and did not give the order to retreat, even if they fought to the last man.

They rushed to the first line of Han positions and engaged the Han army in hand-to-hand combat, but by this time only 3,000 of the 5,000 Gandhara infantry remained.

The first line of defense was the Wehrmacht's 3rd Division, the famous mountain infantry division, where defensive operations were their forte in such hilly terrain.

White-knuckle combat is also a daily training subject, and the rifle can be used as a long spear with a bayonet, but it is really not good, they also have a sapper shovel.

The Han army has long discovered in so many years of hand-to-hand combat that the sapper shovel is also a good helper in hand-to-hand combat, and the sharp shovel head is no less than the blade, which can be chopped and blocked.

So when the Kushan people withdrew from their positions, only 2,000 of the 5,000 infantry went back, and most of them were wounded, and the artillery fire of the Han army was too fierce.

The Han army suffered less than 1,000 casualties, most of which were wounded during combat.

Seeing that there were casualties on both sides, the king of Botuo was a little relieved, and it seemed that it was wise for him to choose a large shield and heavy armor, and the power of the Han army's muskets was obviously greater than his own muskets.

The Gandhara infantry came back to rest, and in the second wave of the attack, the wave sent out the Bactrian infantry, the same large shield and armor protection, repeating the experience of the Gandhara infantry.

However, this time with experience, their charging formation was less dense, reducing the losses caused by artillery.