The soldiers who can have the courage to defend the border have never lacked bravery, all they lack is an opportunity. The outcome of a war may seem unpredictable, but when the opportunity arises, it becomes very simple.

The night was dark, and the eastern sky was already gray, indicating that dawn would soon come again. Qingji, the guard of Yanmen Pass, who commanded 20,000 soldiers of the Han army, has never been so eager for battle as he is today.

The darkness before dawn made his gaze not too far. But it was clear to the ears that the sound of the horses' hoofs, which had begun to shake the earth a quarter of an hour earlier, was getting closer and closer, and that it was in this direction.

"Yuanhou ...... What a clever calculation! ”

Qingji sighed heartily. Looking around slightly, I saw the eyes of my subordinates who were ready for battle, shining in the night.

Although Qingji is only in his forties, he can be regarded as a veteran on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang. He was originally the deputy general of the "flying general" Li Guangzhen to guard the right and northern peace, and he fought against the Huns no less than dozens of times over the years, which can be described as rich experience in the battlefield.

It's a pity that since the young man guarded the border from Rong, until now he has passed the prime of life, although he has fought so many battles, he has nothing to boast about his achievements.

There's no way around it. It's not that he and his soldiers are not brave, it's not that they don't dare to fight, but that the Han Dynasty was always passively on the defensive in the battle against the Xiongnu, and it was difficult to have a chance of victory.

The change in the situation has begun in the last seven or eight years. Especially in the Battle of Yanmen Pass four years ago, the Han army won a complete victory, and the tide of the war was completely reversed. In that battle, Qingji followed Li Guang to take on the task of blocking the frontal battlefield, and although the border defenders paid huge casualties, they finally dragged the main force of the Hun cavalry firmly on the battlefield of Yanmen. It provided strong support for the Black Eagle Army's thousands of miles to attack the grassland.

After this battle, the veteran Li Guang was transferred back to Chang'an by the emperor. It was from that time that Qingji began to serve as the general of the border pass, and it has been nearly five years now.

During this relatively peaceful time, Qingji, like all the border soldiers, witnessed the construction of the three cities outside the Saiwai and the Hetao grassland area, and with such a barrier, Yanmen Pass, which was hundreds of miles away, was no longer the forefront of the war against the Xiongnu.

The garrisons of the border passes, which had withstood the tremendous test of the Henan Campaign, had greatly improved their morale and combat effectiveness compared with before. The most direct manifestation is that from talking about the Huns and changing color to now everyone wants to find a chance to fight again, and the Huns are not afraid!

Such an opportunity finally made them wait. Just tonight, Shan Yuyi, who may have been destined to be destined to be doomed, led his 30,000 elite cavalry, began to speed up, and it will come soon.

Originally, according to common sense, trying to block the advance of 30,000 cavalry with 20,000 foot soldiers was the way to death! In particular, they faced the Hun iron cavalry that crisscrossed the grassland. Under the 10,000-horse charging formation, no infantry camp could block this thunderous blow.

However, there are exceptions to everything. Under meticulous preparation and planning, this Han army, which was ordered to wait in ambush here, had already prepared an "iron wall" for the Huns, and told him that any iron cavalry would hit his head and break the blood!

The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer and closer, and the military information reported by the horses who are inquiring for news in the dark night is indeed correct. This cavalry came from Dragon City. At the moment when the war was about to break out, General Qingji once again looked at the large bed crossbows that his subordinates had already prepared, and his heart was full of confidence in victory.

It's a state-of-the-art weapon that has never been used on the battlefield before. The manufacture of this sharp weapon is the smelting place of the world-famous "Zhuo's Casting" in the city of Gohara.

"Zhuo's Casting" in Shuzhong is famous for its production of military industry, and is known as the world's first craftsman! Its wealth and background are deep, so it is needless to say. It's just that the gold-lettered signboard given by the Son of Heaven is enough to afford such a name.

This new type of bed crossbow is said to be similar in principle to the nine-armed serial crossbow, an artifact in the army, but its power is not the same. Its structure is delicate and meticulous, and the crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm can be fired twenty at a time, and the range can reach 100 zhang away, and if dozens of bed crossbows are fired at the same time in front of the army, the power is very amazing.

The Han soldiers who were equipped with such a big killing weapon were very eager to let the Huns taste the power and test the actual combat effect of the bed crossbow, which was also a task that Yuan Zhao gave them in this battle.

Moreover, the "surprises" prepared for Shan Yuyi and his subordinates are not only this. In front of the Han army's ambush site, within a few dozen miles, a large number of barbed wire fences transported by the people of the three cities outside the Saiwai were mobilized, and this area was already densely covered.

Since it played a huge role in several cavalry battles, sawtooth barbed wire, which was used against the Hun cavalry, had been widely adopted in the Han army. This kind of iron-making "drawing" process is very simple and can be made by ordinary smelting workshops. The only trouble is transportation, but with the support of the private forces, this time it was also able to be arranged in the shortest possible time.

The bolts were fully wound, and the sharp arrows shimmered with a chilling light. The soldiers of the Han army clenched their swords and guns in their hands. And the jagged wolf fangs that were more than half a man tall all over the grass tightly blocked the road in this direction...... Murderous and fierce resistance battles may happen in the next moment!

The Hun general, who led the cavalry galloping at the front, did not perceive the imminent crisis. No matter how motivating the big guys were before they set off, the fact of defeat was in front of them, and the deep frustration and frustration wore down their fighting spirit.

Perhaps, only by returning to the base camp at the foot of Yin Mountain as soon as possible can we find some sense of security. The lives of many steppe brothers who had fought side by side were lost in this southward war. When they came, there were hundreds of thousands of troops, and now they are all left to go back. Even the hard-hearted Huns are uncontrollable in their hearts.

The Han Dynasty has grown stronger and stronger, and it is no longer the time when they invaded casually from their predecessors. On the contrary, under the fierce edge of the Black Hawk Army and the Red Fire Army, the grassland has become extremely insecure. A fear of the future and a deep confusion have actually grown in everyone's heart, how to survive in the future? This unsettling question has been placed in front of them.

It was in this mood that the Hun cavalry that broke through was in this once familiar area, and fell into an ambush of the Han army unsuspectingly.

When the first batch of Hun cavalry columns galloping on horseback suddenly fell, the horses neighed, and the wounded screamed, and they were in chaos for a while.

The Xiongnu vanguard general, who led the way out, was taken aback, and although he did not yet understand what was happening, he immediately realized that the situation was not good. While asking Pegasus to go to the rear army to report that Da Shan Yu knew, he shouted loudly not to panic, and immediately formed a formation and prepared for battle.

However, it was very difficult to regroup the team in a short period of time in the chaos of this dark night. Although the Hun cavalry, who could not figure out the situation, were all armed with torches, they did not know what was happening. Thousands of horsemen huddled together, unable to advance. And the cavalry behind had not yet realized the sudden change that had occurred in front, and they were too late to rein in their horses and still collided with them.

In the midst of this chaos, I suddenly saw a rocket in front of me being shot into the air, and then there was a dense "snort" sound. With the thunder of drums, the lurkers of the night began to attack!

Not to mention that in such a poorly lit night, even in broad daylight, the Huns would never be able to dodge the crossbow shots from the beds. Whether it is a man or a horse, in the face of such an unavoidable big killer, it seems that there is only a life to be tied up.

It was not without the Hun cavalry that saw that the situation was not good, and immediately took off the shield behind the horse to parry, but to no avail at all. The power of the crossbow arrows fired by the bed crossbow made by the mechanical principle is not something that an ordinary shield can cover?!

With a piercing edge that pierced the air, those thick crossbow arrows pierced the bodies of people or horses without mercy, and some even caused huge tears. In the first blow, two or three thousand Hun cavalry were killed in a matter of moments.

There is an ambush for the Han army! The dazed Hun cavalry finally reacted. After being hit head-on, they shouted in horror, and at the same time, under the orders of the commanders and centurions who led the team, they hurried over, as long as the cavalry entered the opponent's position, the attack of crossbow arrows had no effect.

Perhaps because of the great bravery produced in the inexplicable fear, a large number of Hun cavalry did not care about trampling on the wounded brothers in the army, and desperately beat their horses to try to bypass from both sides, so as to attack the camp in front of the ambush.

However, the barbed wire fence that the Han army had planted in advance in this area seemed to stretch endlessly, blocking the entire northern direction. They rushed to the left and right, but they could not find a way forward. Not only that, but once the war horse is entangled in these fine jagged wire mesh, it is extremely difficult to escape. In the next moment, even the men and horses became the target of the Han army's shooting. The Hun cavalry suffered heavy casualties and wailed.

Hearing the sudden change in the former army, Shan Yu Yi was taken aback. He didn't bother to know the details, so he immediately gave the order, and the Chinese army turned around, and the rear army used as cover to turn to the northwest. Since the ambush in front was not the cavalry of the Han army, these foot soldiers must not have the ability to chase the war horses of the Huns.

Shan Yu Yi is a resolute person. The 10,000 horses of the front army would rather give up, and he will definitely not entangle with the ambush here. Therefore, under the immediate decision, he ordered the nearly 20,000 horses behind him to speed up. Target ahead, kill Tiger Ridge!