And the provincial legions and the standing army of the Kushan Empire led by him together have 300,000, so what is there to worry about?

Surround yourself? More than 100,000 people want to gnaw away the 300,000 army, daydreaming, it's a joke!

After the Han army was surrounded on all sides, they did not rush to attack, but quietly stayed in place, like wolves on the grassland waiting for their prey to make a mistake, very calm!

This sudden silence made the prince unable to adapt.

He ordered the mounted cavalry division and the archery cavalry division to tentatively attack the Han cavalry defending the east.

The cavalry of the Han army in the east was the 7th Cavalry Division of the Central Army led by Guan Hai, plus 20,000 attached Kangju cavalry.

Since this direction is the least afraid of the Kushan people breaking through, the number of troops is relatively small.

The 20,000 Kangju cavalry formed four phalanxes of 5,000 men, arranged on the left and right flanks of the Han army.

Guan Hai had already been instructed by Sima Yi to be opportune, so when the Guishan cavalry charged, they were still as steady as Mount Tai and did not move.

Guishan's mounted cavalry lined up in a relatively tight formation and launched a charge, attacking the front with a row of 1,000 cavalry, and ten rows with a distance of five zhang between the front and back.

On the left and right flanks were cavalry archers scattered in skirmishers, a guerrilla method they excelled at, just as they had when they first met the 3rd Cavalry Division.

However, this time, the Seventh Cavalry Division had artillery battalions to help, six artillery battalions, three in the camp, and the rest were just right, one in each direction of the east, west, and south.

So when the mounted cavalry rushed into the mortar range, they were first subjected to head-on shelling.

Only then did the mounted cavalry begin to disperse the formation, and the platoon of a thousand cavalry was wider.

The archers on both flanks rushed much faster than the mounted cavalry in the middle, they did not wear armor, and they were looking for lightness and agility.

The mortars of the Han army did not waste shells on them either, and when these cavalry archers began to shoot at the Han army with their longbows, Guan Hai ordered the Kangju cavalry on both flanks to attack with all their troops.

The Kangju cavalry themselves wore light armor, and after forming an alliance with the Han Dynasty, they had already replaced the traditional hunting bow with the compound longbow and repeater crossbow of the Han army, and they had been trained for so long that they could already use it skillfully.

Therefore, of the 20,000 Kangju cavalry, 10,000 used longbows and 10,000 used repeaters.

Their longbows were not much different from those of the Kushan archers, and the repeaters had a clear advantage over the Kushans.

The Kushan archers could only shoot arrows with one arrow, but the Kangju cavalry could use their crossbows to keep stroking each other.

No matter how bad the Kangju people's archery skills are, they can shoot ten arrows or twenty arrows.

Moreover, the Kushan archers were completely naked, while the Kangju cavalry were all wearing light armor, and their protection was not the same.

So there is no need to care about what the Kangju people will become, the advantage is too obvious, Guan Hai only needs to concentrate on dealing with the armored cavalry of Guishan who are still rushing towards him.

These armored cavalrymen with full body armor, and even war horses with armor, have really good protective performance, and they can still charge quickly under mortar bombardment, and their psychological quality is also at the main level.

It was not until the two sides approached Baizhang that Guan Hai ordered the whole army to attack, and the three brigades of the Han army formed a three-sided attack on the left, center and right, and forced up.

Kushan's mounted cavalry consisted only of spears and swords, and had no bows and crossbows.

Guan Hai discovered this problem at a glance, and he immediately ordered the whole division to switch to guerrilla tactics, just using a repeater crossbow to greet the other party from a distance.

When the two brigades on the left and right passed by the Kushans, they threw out thousands of grenades, killing and wounding many enemies.

However, the Han cavalry in front of Guan Hai could not dodge the oncoming charge, because they had their own artillery positions behind them.

Although the artillery battalion stopped shelling after the two sides approached, the position was not withdrawn.

Therefore, Guan Hai led the 21st Cavalry Brigade behind him to face the enemy head-on, and after throwing a round of grenades, while the enemy was still in a panic, the Han cavalry rushed into the enemy formation with long halberds.

The main cavalry of the two great empires finally faced each other for the first time, although the armor of the Han cavalry was not as comprehensive as that of the cavalry of Guishan, and the war horses were not protected by armor.

However, the halberds, horizontal knives and crossbows in the hands of the Han cavalry were enough to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

There is not much difference in the fighting skills of the two sides, and the Kushan people are also capable of fighting, and most of these main cavalry are experienced in a hundred battles.

Their spears and double-edged knives could also easily penetrate the armor of the Han army.

The biggest difference between the Han cavalry and them is that there is an extra squad to cooperate, which the Guishan people do not have, not to mention that the Han army has a numerical advantage.

The two Han cavalry brigades on both sides kept crossing over and over again, and the crossbows easily knocked down one Kushan cavalry after another.

The advantage of the Kangju cavalry against the Kushan archers was even more obvious, and half an hour later, when the prince blew the horn of retreat, there were more than 20,000 Kushan cavalry, and there were less than 10,000 cavalry left.

And the losses of the Han army and the Kangju cavalry, combined, were less than three thousand.

Prince Bo Tiao's brows furrowed even tighter, these are the two main cavalry divisions of the Kushan Empire, and they have fought for the empire in all directions, and they have rarely been defeated.

I didn't expect to fight against the cavalry of the Han army and the Kangju people with a comparable number, but I didn't have the slightest advantage.

This time, the opponent, except for the mortar and grenade attacks at the beginning, is more of the same cold weapon battle.

It seems that the equipment and quality of the opposing cavalry are not inferior to those of the Kushan cavalry, and even the Kangju people are not weak.

This is the most unexpected thing for the prince of the waves, the cavalry that the Kushan people call themselves the most, can not occupy an obvious advantage, but the prince of the waves can't accept it.

He couldn't help but have the idea of retreating, the infantry could not conquer Guishan City, and the cavalry could not suppress the Han army in the field, how could this war continue?

For now, the only way to do this is to highlight the encirclement, return to Guishan City, and study it well, the next strategy!

Prince Bo is still very decisive, since he is determined to break through, he must be early and not waste time.

It's past noon, and the whole army hasn't eaten lunch!

He ordered Khorasan's cavalry to take charge of attacking the Han army in the east, and the task was to pin down the Han army so that they could not support other directions.

The three cavalry divisions, two mounted cavalry divisions, and one archery cavalry division of the Jehelum Provincial Regiment were responsible for attacking the Han army in the west, and they also wanted to contain the other side and not affect other directions.

The Parthian cavalry and Khorezm cavalry from Sistan, who had not appeared before, and the defeated Rawalpindi legion were responsible for guarding the Han camp in the north to prevent them from coming out to flank them.

This camp has never been entered, and I don't know how many Han troops are ambushed in it!

(End of chapter)