Guo Bin took Xi Zhicai and Guo Jiace horses to the front of the battle, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saw each other, and hurriedly made way for the handsome position. Wang Yue has been guarding Wang Yun's side and can't leave when he is idle, while Lu Bu has already been conquered by Ding Yuan and stayed in Taiyuan City.

Lu Bu was nearly two hundred and fifty steps away, and the feat of shooting down the Xiongnu Dashan Yu Qiangqu Shuai Banner with an arrow had long been spread in Taiyuan City. Thinking that with Ding Yuan's favor, Guo Bin's attention, and Zhang Yang's guidance, Lu Bu's road to becoming an official will not be too bumpy. Of course, if his stinky habit of talking nonsense could be corrected, it would be even more perfect.

The two armies were at a stalemate with each other at a distance of about 200 paces, and Guo Bin and the others looked at each other, and they only felt that the other side was much more numerous than their own, but he couldn't see how much it was.

Guan Yu came behind Guo Bin and said in a deep voice: "Lord, there are about 1,500 people on the other side, and the leader of Shicai came out and said that it was the troops of Xianbei Dashan Yu Helian, and we had to hand over the materials before we could pass." ”

Guo Bin nodded, although there were many people on the opposite side, the equipment was uneven, some were holding maces, some were carrying a single knife at their waists, but everyone had bows and arrows hanging on their waists, and although the war horses under their crotch were not necessarily as good as the divine horses that Guo Bin was riding, they were better than the war horses of the various tribes. The Xianbei people are not stupid, and their top-level horses will naturally not be sold to the Central Plains. Although the quality of the horses transported by Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang to Fulong Villa in advance is much higher than that of the horses in the Central Plains, they are still not as good as the real BMW horses on the grassland.

Guo Bin's trip, because he was going north to Saiwai, did not have any combat mission to attack the city, so these 700 parts were not equipped with the longbow used in infantry warfare, but the standard cavalry bow of the official army, so it was impossible to use the range advantage of the longbow to suppress the local firepower. Because the longbow was too long, it was not so convenient to operate on horseback, and using this low-rate bow and arrow in a very fast-paced cavalry battle was no different from seeking death. In addition, the speed of fire is more important than the accuracy of shooting, even the most well-trained soldiers, even if they are well-trained, when they are on horseback.

In addition, the most important point is the riding skills of the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty. In terms of riding skills alone, compared to the nomads who lived on horseback every day, the cavalry of the Central Plains Dynasty was far behind. In today's era when stirrups do not exist, it is undoubtedly a superb technique to use the strength of the legs to clamp the belly of the horse to maintain stability while riding, and in the Central Plains, perhaps only a general who has been practicing martial arts since childhood could make this kind of difficult maneuver of fighting with a long weapon on a horse and using only his legs to master the balance of the difficult maneuver.

Therefore, among the soldiers under Guo Bin, in addition to the 300 special soldiers, they are now following him in the 700 parts of the southern and northern wars, and the role of the spear on his back is limited to the defense of dismounting and arraying to meet the enemy. When riding a war horse to attack, the ring-headed sword is used. Because the ring head knife is lightweight, easy to control, and more importantly, can be used with one hand, which reduces the difficulty of use. Therefore, the warriors could hold the saddle and reins with one hand while clamping the horse's belly with their legs, so that they could effectively maintain the balance of the body when charging while controlling the direction of the horse's gallop.

On the prairie, on the other hand, mounted archery is a basic skill that a qualified herdsman must master, and it is considered a standard skill for an adult man. Therefore, whether it is the Xiongnu or the Xianbei people who are now in power, their ordinary soldiers' ability to maintain balance on horses can catch up with the generals who have practiced riding since childhood in the Central Plains.

However, war has never been a mathematical game of data calculation and comparison, and good riding skills do not mean strong combat effectiveness. Compared with the excellent horseriding skills of the horse-riding people, the strength of the Central Plains Dynasty is the unparalleled economic strength, which is reflected in the Central Plains soldiers, which is the strength of the soldiers. The Central Plains Dynasty relied on this strong military advantage to drive the Huns out of the East Asian steppe.

The bows and arrows of the horse-riding people were too different from those of the Central Plains Dynasty, and the technology and craftsmanship of their bow and arrow manufacturing determined that the range and lethality of their bows and arrows were far less than those of the Central Plains. The bows and arrows of the Central Plains Dynasty were uniformly distributed by the government, and the quality was surprisingly good on the premise of ensuring the quantity. It is hard to imagine that the arrows made of obsidian and even animal bones could be shot through the leather armor of the Central Plains soldiers using homemade wooden riding bows.

The Han Dynasty's monopoly policy of salt and iron and strict control over the export of iron tools made the herdsmen on the grassland scarce iron tools. If you have steel, wouldn't it be good to make an extra knife? Who would waste expensive steel to build single-use arrows on the battlefield? Therefore, the iron arrowheads used by the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty became the hard currency that the herdsmen loved very much, and of course, no one wanted to use their own bodies to undertake the expensive iron products.

The reason why the Han Dynasty was able to maintain its arrogance and psychological superiority in the face of the steppe peoples was largely due to its excellent equipment. The Han army can fight five, and it is not a joke.

The 700 parts under Guo Bin's hands have gone through more battle formations, and their morale is also high, coupled with the military crushing advantage of the Central Plains Dynasty over the horse-riding people outside the Saiwai for hundreds of years, so that even when they face twice their own Xianbei cavalry, they can not show any nervousness.

Looking around, seeing that the cavalry behind him was not only calm, but also eager to try hidden in the bottom of their hearts, and they couldn't even see a little scared look, Guo Bin was secretly happy in his heart. Regardless of whether you can beat it or not, having a good attitude is half the battle, and you still have to have the spirit of bright sword!

However, seeing that the team of 1,500 people on the opposite side dared to come to surround the elite cavalry of his own 700 people, Guo Bin was still a little hesitant. The Central Plains Dynasty fought more with less on the grasslands, and the number of horseback soldiers was equal or even twice as large, and they did not dare to provoke the heavily armed Han army under any circumstances. Do these cavalrymen, who claim to be Xianbei Dashan Yu subordinates, really have anything to rely on? Or was their manager kicked in the head by a donkey?

Just when Guo Bin hesitated, he saw a Xianbei general with a mace coming out from the opposite side, looking at his leather armor and leather helmet, he should be the leader of the other party. After the man came out of the battle, as soon as he finished speaking, the Xianbei cavalry let out a burst of laughter.

At this time, Guo Bin beckoned, signaled Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who were sent to lead the way, to step forward and say, "What are they talking about?" ”

The interpreter hurriedly said: "Lord Qiqi, that person said that he is the general under Xianbei Da Shan Yu and Lian Account, and he came to collect tolls on the orders of Da Shan Yu, and asked us to hand over the materials behind the team before we could pass, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Guo Bin said.

The interpreter gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, you will take the head of the commander of our army, and then take it yourself." ”

Guo Bin listened, but before he spoke, he was annoyed by Zhang Fei on the side. He stared at him with round eyes, the tiger's whiskers stood upright, and said loudly: "The Xianbei Xiaoerte on the other side is also rude, wait for me to meet Lao Zhang!" As he spoke, he looked at Guo Bin, with a pair of small eyes like a male cat in heat seeing a bewitching female cat, and his bright and moving eyes flickered, like a girl like a flower who secretly sent autumn waves.

Guo Bin originally wanted to provoke Xianbei Dashan Yu Helian, but now that the other party has taken the initiative to step forward, where does he have a polite reason? Nodding slightly, Yide went to take the head of the enemy general for me!" ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, his heart was full of joy, and he instigated the war horse under his crotch, brandished the Zhangba snake spear, and rushed towards the enemy general with a whoow scream.

The general on the opposite side saw a big black man brandishing a huge snake spear and rushed over, obviously stunned, he didn't expect that these Han people would dare to act so arbitrarily in the area controlled by the Xianbei people. However, it was obvious that he was not a soft egg, and when he came to his senses, he also waved the thick mace in his hand and ran towards Zhang Fei on his horse.

Suddenly, the sergeants of the two sides clamored in unison, trying their best to cheer for their generals. I saw the two horses intersecting, and the blades of both sides hit one place, but I heard a poof, and the mace of the Hun general was actually shaken open by the Zhangba snake spear in Zhang Fei's hand, and the gate was exposed. It turned out that the mace in this man's hand was made of hardwood, and he relied on the heavy head of the club on weekdays, and he could easily force the enemy back, and he never suffered a loss on the blade. However, at this time, against the Zhangba Snake Spear, which was made of stainless steel and weighed better than Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Knife, it was really a blood mold.

However, the Xianbei general was obviously also a veteran general who had been in battle for a long time, and his reaction was very fast, although he was shocked, he was not overly panicked. Hurriedly threw out the mace in his hand, only dragging it with his left hand, but with his right hand, he pulled out the scimitar at his waist and protected it in front of him.

Zhang Fei had long expected his move, and when the color did not change below, the Zhangba Snake Spear still advanced forward.

Above the battle array, the two horses are staggered, which is really called electric flint. The generals on both sides had not yet seen it clearly, and they only felt that the silver sword light flashed in front of them, but the Xianbei general was already hanging on the tip of Zhang Fei's snake spear. Suddenly, the soldiers on both sides were stunned, and no one could have imagined that the strength of the two would be so different.

I saw Zhang Fei swing the body of the enemy general, take advantage of the situation, cut off his head, and hook it up with the hook behind the blade of the eight snake spear, and tie it to the side of the horse. The movements are smooth and natural. The Xianbei soldiers only watched, but none of them dared to step forward and snatch the corpse.

At this moment, Guan Yu waved the Qinglong Sword and commanded the troops to cover the past.

The two armies were not far apart, and as soon as the war horse moved, they were already close in a few breaths. The frightened Xianbei army was about to turn their horses back, but it was too late. Being approached by the well-equipped Han army was the beginning of the nightmare. These elite Han elite soldiers were all dressed in leather armor, and the thin copper scimitars were difficult to damage them, and the sharp ring-headed knives in their hands were splashed with blood, although the Xianbei people had the advantage in numbers, they still could not change the nature of this one-sided massacre.

The Han army lined up in formation, and wave after wave of offensive like a sea wave made it difficult for the Xianbei soldiers who had escaped the previous wave of massacres to escape the fate of being tortured and killed. In this way, when the two armies staggered, there were no more people left in the Xianbei people's war horses. The remaining four or five hundred cavalrymen are also wounded and heartbroken, where do they dare to turn back and fight? He did not stop for a moment, but rode his horse straight out.

Author's note: As for the specific time when the stirrup was produced, there is no clear conclusion in the historical circles. If there is time, Qianyang will publish his own research on the appropriate platform in the form of a close paper. Of course, it hasn't been written yet, and it may take a little time.