Chapter 532 The hero's self-respect is rampant
During the centuries of the Xiongnu's strong rise, their brutality and plunder posed a huge threat to the surrounding countries, especially those in the Western Regions. Once the obedience and forbearance that had been held for a long time turned into a decisive battle with them today, it became a matter of life and death for all nations.
When the Xiongnu were defeated, the situation changed greatly, and the countries were reborn. If the Xiongnu won, not only will the Han Dynasty suffer heavy losses, but all these participating countries will immediately face brutal retaliation, and the future fate can be imagined.
Therefore, after the end of the Shule River Alliance, the kings, princes, and powerful ministers who came to participate did not rush back immediately, but came all the way east with the United Nations army. They worked so hard to see the outcome of this war with their own eyes, so that they could strive for the greatest interests for their country at the first time, or to avoid the disaster of national annihilation.
The scene of the battle of thousands of troops and horses, for these nobles, there are not many opportunities to participate in and see with their own eyes. At this moment, looking far away from a higher terrain, the field of vision is vast, and on the fierce battlefield, the Han army and the Hun cavalry can see each other clearly.
In fact, when these people arrived with the coalition army, they were extremely uneasy when they heard that there were as many as 50,000 Hun cavalry here. Although there are more than 30,000 horses in total, with the Han army as the main force, they may barely fight with it. But even if it wins, I'm afraid it will be a lot more miserable. All were ready in their hearts to take heavy losses in their forces.
However, despite the uneasiness in his heart, no one dared to speak out. Because, that great Han Shangshu Ling Yuanhou was among them, and he was indifferently leading them to choose the best place to watch, so that they could watch the whole battle.
In fact, the war developed beyond all expectations. From the initial apprehension and doubts, to the stunned and shocked, to the ecstasy and awe in the heart, the process in between is very short.
The outcome is already predestined, so why bother! From beginning to end, Yuan Zhao watched the decisive battle on the battlefield with his hands in his hands, and he didn't say a word. However, all the people of the entire huge Western Regions noble group looked at the posture of the Han army on the battlefield for a long time, and when they quietly looked at his figure, they were all awe-inspiring.
The breeze blows, and there is no sorrow or joy. Looking at the faint smile on his face, it seemed that everything was already in hand, and now it was just a matter of witnessing the process.
There are such courageous and fearless soldiers, such heroic generals, and such a conspiracy to coordinate the overall situation...... The Han Empire is the real great man of the country!
"Huns...... Defeated! Hehe, kings, the Western Regions Alliance can be dispatched. After this battle, the Hun iron cavalry is no longer afraid! ”
There was no trace of murder in Yuan Zhao's words, however, everyone had already heard the impending end of the grassland from this.
The allied forces of the Western Regions who received the order felt that they had never been more eager to fight than this time. The battle between the Han army and the Hun cavalry in front of them has already made people's blood boil, and they have been prancing for a long time.
More than 20,000 soldiers and horses with different strengths and different banners rushed towards the Hun cavalry team that had already shown defeat, and it even inspired a very terrifying momentum. Warriors of different appearances raised their respective weapons such as long knives and sharp axes in their hands, and rushed up from different directions with murderous energy.
The Huns were indeed unable to withstand it, even though they were already the most elite part of the Hun army, but in front of the Red Fire Army, they were not opponents.
The Hun iron cavalry, which had lost the courage to fight, was already in chaos after withstanding the two interspersed attacks of the Red Fire Army, and the cavalry on the periphery first began to rout, scattering and fleeing, and the dead and wounded continued to fall from their horses, and then gradually spread, and finally became irrepressible.
Even the most ferocious wolves on the grassland, when attacked by animals stronger than themselves, the first choice is to flee to save their lives. The Huns were well contaminated with their habits. In the far northern steppes there are tents, cattle and sheep, wives and children...... Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, they have learned from the population of the Central Plains hundreds of years ago.
If you can't beat it, you will run back to your lair, shrink your forces to rebuild your strength, and then make a comeback when the opportunity is right, which is the consistent practice of the barbarian tribe. There's nothing to be ashamed of, the law of the wolf pack is just that. At most, the next revenge will be more ferocious and greedy!
With such thoughts, there were not a few Huns who began to flee. Even some Hun generals thought so in their hearts. This time, however, they were wrong! And it's a big mistake!
Since the end of the Western Weekend, the ancestors of the barbarian clan, the Inurong, have gradually grown in strength, and they have their own horses, weapons, fighting ability, and greedy ambition...... By now, it has been seven or eight hundred years.
The industrious Chinese nation has gone through vicissitudes of life and continued to develop, and has created an incomparably glorious Central Plains civilization with its own wisdom and wisdom. Countless geniuses have dedicated their lives to adding dazzling pearls and stars to this brilliant river of civilization.
And the barbarians, who do not produce, only know how to plunder, and get everything they want by virtue of brutal force. Nearly a thousand years later, this situation has not changed much. This cannot but be said to be the sorrow of this entire race.
And what is even more sad is that not only has the barbarian way of life not changed. It is also because of their existence that they have caused great distress and endless disasters to other nations and countries that are neighbors.
This kind of real situation in history was described in detail by Yuan Zhao in the famous "Ping Rong Ce".
And there are only two ways to change all of this. The first way is to fight violence with violence, and use unrivaled means to wipe out the barbarians from the world and let them go to hell! There is their final destination, which is of course the true thoughts of most of the Central Plains people who have suffered from it.
And the second way is to destroy their will and make them completely submit through the means of war. Then transform their minds and lifestyles to make them normal human beings. Obey the order of this world, live the life you want with your own hands and labor, and no longer rely on plunder.
It's a tough process. It's not like no one has wanted to do this in these long centuries. From the Great Zhou Dynasty and later the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, to the great Great Qin Empire, countless geniuses and strategists wanted to use their own strategies to achieve this goal. Thousands of years of merit, this is the most outstanding!
However, trying to conquer the fierce and warlike barbarians seems to be a much more difficult task than seizing the country and changing the dynasty. The Central Plains has changed hands several times, but the enemy in the north has always been the greatest disaster. No one has the power to change this completely.
However, starting today, it will all be different. Perhaps it was because Immortal Heaven was tired of the ignorance of his people and believers. Maybe it's because the cycle of history is finally going to weed out some races that are not on the normal track...... There is a man who comes here and will determine the direction of their fate.
There will be no room for redemption from this defeat. They are going to undergo a great change unseen in a thousand years, and there is no choice, whether they want to or not!
For cavalry, the chances of escaping after defeat may be much greater than that of foot soldiers. But that's only theoretically under normal circumstances. There are exceptions to everything in the world, and unfortunately, on today's battlefield, the Hun cavalry encountered the opponent of the Han Red Fire Army!
The nine-armed serial crossbow in the hands of the Red Fire Army is not only powerful at shooting people, but also at shooting horses, and this style of play is something they have figured out by themselves in the last few cavalry battles.
"Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first, and capture the thief and capture the king first"!
Such verses, which are of an outstanding military theoretical nature, are easy to understand and understand. Ever since I heard Yuan Zhao say it casually in the nature of a joke, it has been spread in the army, and the soldiers have regarded it as a very practical means of fighting.
Today's large-scale battles, with powerful crossbow arrows to shoot the fleeing Hun cavalry in front of them, has become the best way to adopt it. The machine crossbow was lowered and fired flat, in the face of this kind of crossbow arrows that had no way to dodge, it was difficult for the Hun cavalry to survive, let alone the huge target of the war horse.
The range of the nine-armed chain crossbow was very long, and under this indiscriminate blow, countless steppe horses were shot by crossbow arrows one after another, and then fell to the ground while running, and the cavalry on the horse fell down with their heads turned over. If you are unlucky, you may be killed on the spot, and if you are unlucky, you will be slightly injured, but if you lose your horse, will you have a chance to escape in front of the Western Regions coalition forces that are rushing up from all directions?
The defeat was like a mountain. Even if King Xu Shan was unwilling, he was helpless. Surrounded by thousands of cavalry of the Chinese army, he and the second prince of Shan Yu began to flee north with the defeated army. By now, the direction of Dragon City may have become very unsafe. It is only the safest thing to do is to flee to the northern steppes as much as possible, and then find a way to rendezvous with Shan Yu Khan.
Their judgment was quite correct. On the Dragon City side, the same fierce battle is going on at this moment. The contest between the main force of the Black Eagle Army and the last elite troops of Shan Yu Yi Zhixie has been carried out in a series of generosity and heroism from dawn to the present, with Han knives and scimitars slashing each other, crossbow arrows and longbows harvesting different lives...... After the brutal battle of wills, the winner is about to be decided.
Of the 50,000 cavalry brought by King Xushan, only a few thousand were able to escape with him in the end. Even the second prince of Shan Yu was not able to escape with his life. There is a dragon horse that is not a mortal world that crisscrosses the army, as if entering a no-man's land. After chasing the heads of the horses of this group of people, the majestic and proud general immediately had the pear flower spear in his hand like a chaotic snow, and in a few moments, swept across the ground, and no one who resisted could take it off.
Then the cavalry squad of the Red Fire Army who followed closely followed began to kill. The captain named Huang Tao was quick-eyed, and he had already seen that the second prince of Shan Yu, who was struggling to get up and wanted to escape, was dressed differently, and he was a Hun nobleman.
The captain of the Red Fire Captain was quick and quick, chased after him, and with a swing of the knife, the enemy chief gave him the head, and the blood splattered!