The darkness amplified the sounds and images of the other side, deepening his suspicion and fear, and the wilderness below the mountain seemed to be full of Huns, howling like wolves.

The more than 90 Chu soldiers on the hillside all changed color, they were facing an enemy ten times their size, they had no way to retreat, and the reinforcements would not arrive until two days later at the earliest, and no one knew how to hold on.

The whistling sound under the mountain suddenly rose, and countless arrows were fired, leaving a strange shadow on the ground reflected by the firelight, which looked like heavy arrows issued by a bed crossbow, and many people in the first row raised the shields in their hands, Du Chuanyun was also hesitating, but he glanced at the tired marquis, especially the old general Fang Daye.

Fang Daye had already put an arrow on the bow, but he didn't lead the string, he stood there motionless, didn't even look up at the sky, and stared at the figures below the mountain.

Du Chuanyun didn't move.

Those arrows were just a bluff, and they fell to the ground halfway through, not at all overwhelming, only a dozen.

Fang Daye suddenly retracted his abdomen and drew his bow, and the soldiers in the back two rows immediately did so, but their arms trembled slightly, and they couldn't find a clear target, so they had to aim at the burning fire.

Han Ruzi held the knife and said loudly: "Except for General Fang, everyone else listens to my orders and is not allowed to release arrows at will!" ”

The people accepted the command, but no one answered.

The shouts of the Huns gradually subsided, and a clear voice came from the bottom of the mountain: "The Chu people are at ease, I am a Xiongnu envoy, not a soldier." ”

After waiting for a while, someone rode into the range of the fire and opened his arms to indicate that he was not here to challenge.

Han Ruzi said to the junior colonel on the other side of Du Chuanyun: "Ask him what he is here for." ”

The colonel nodded, his shield was protected on his chest, he took a few steps down, and said loudly: "Whoever is coming, report the name." ”

The Hun who could speak the Central Plains dialect did not report his surname, and kept looking up, "Which general is leading the troops?" ”

The colonel glanced back and said loudly: "If you have something, just say it, it's okay......" He wanted to invite the battle, but he didn't dare to say it.

The Huns laughed a few times, "It doesn't matter which general you have, I'll tell you that the Hun army has surrounded you, you surrender quickly, or you can escape death, otherwise, ......"

Fang Daye shot an arrow and swept past the horse, and the mount was frightened, raised its hooves to dodge, and almost lifted the man off the horse.

The Hun envoy lay down on his horse, turned his head and ran.

A moment later, the Hun cavalry roared, crossed the fire, and rushed halfway up the mountain.

Fang Daye bent the bow and archery, his archery skills are completely different from Jin Zhuiduo, the movement is slow and soothing, because the arms are relatively long, the posture of the bow is not standard, like a young man who has just got the bow and arrow is shooting a rabbit more than a dozen steps away. But the arrows he shot were far and powerful, far beyond ordinary soldiers, and stronger than the weak Jin Zhuduo.

Condescendingly, his arrows shoot straight a hundred paces away, and every arrow will hit, either a man or a horse.

But the Hun cavalry still kept charging, the old general shot three arrows, and dozens of horsemen had already rushed to within fifty paces.

Han Ruzi can be regarded as having combat experience, but this is the first time he has faced the Huns, he still feels nervous, his chest is suffocated, as if he was poked by Meng E, as early as when Fang Daye shot the first arrow, he wanted to give the order to shoot, but he knew in his heart that not everyone has the ability of an old general, he must wait.

The longer you wait, the stronger the feeling of tightness in your chest.

The arrows of the Huns also came, and a few even reached the top of the head of the Chu army, the first row of people raised their shields to block, Han Ruzi was commanding, Fang Daye was shooting arrows, and the last two rows of soldiers were waiting for them, and they all had to expose their upper bodies.

Can't wait any longer, Han Ruzi ordered loudly: "Release the arrow!" ”

The second row of soldiers released their arrows, followed by the third row.

Dozens of arrows were fired out in a volley, and although the accuracy was a little worse, the momentum was something that Fang Daye alone could not create no matter what.

The Huns retreated, leaving behind two dead horses, and the wounded and dead were taken away.

Fang Daye's stomach bulged again, and he sighed: "The Huns are fierce on the surface, afraid of death in their hearts, and most of the charges are bluffs, luring the enemy to meet the battle, and they will retreat as soon as someone is hit by an arrow, but now it is too dark, and the people behind cannot see the situation ahead, but become brave." ”

There was a hollow laugh in the ranks, and although they repelled the attack of the Huns, they were not happy.

The Huns soon launched a second attack, which seemed to be more numerous, but very cautious, and the knights were lying on their horses, feeling that the distance was almost the same, and they immediately lay down with an arrow.

Fang Daye shot two horses, and the knight who landed immediately jumped onto the back of his companion's horse.

Several of the attackers shot their arrows quite far, and two Chu soldiers were shot, and Han Ruzi had to give the order to release the arrows in advance.

The Huns were again repulsed, and with the exception of a few horses, the knights suffered no casualties.

Without Fang Daye's introduction, everyone also understood the tactics of the Huns: use the wheel tactic to consume the physical strength and arrows of the Chu army, and then rush up to end the battle.

The Hun cavalry had nearly 1,000 people, and they could attack in turn without stopping, but the arrows of the more than 90 Chu troops could not be endless, and the only advantage was that they were condescending, and they drew their bows on the spot, and generally shot farther.

After five rounds of attacks, there were no casualties on both sides, but nearly half of the arrows of the Chu army had been consumed.

In between the attack, Fang Daye sighed heavily, as if he was dissatisfied with something, shook his body twice, and said, "I'm tired." ”

Han Ruzi immediately ordered someone to bring a few sets of remaining saddles, stacked them together, just under the buttocks, the old general leaned on them, and sighed heavily, "Zhang Tianxi, Luo Yinghua...... You release arrows with me, and the others try to release as few arrows as possible, and find a way to protect yourself, and the person who is shot will be dragged behind. ”

Fang Daye called the names of five people, he never looked back, but he knew who had better archery skills, he rarely talked to others, and suddenly called out the names, which startled everyone.

The five people who were called adjusted their positions and stood behind Fang Daye, while the others temporarily put down their bows and arrows and protected themselves with shields, and there was no other means of self-protection.

Fang Daye slowly turned his head and said to Han Ruzi: "Sooner or later, the Huns will switch to infantry, you can find a way to deal with it." ”

"The cavalry can't attack, and the infantry can't do it, right?" Du Chuanyun has not participated in the battle, heard that there are infantry on the battlefield, began to get excited, looking at a flag in one hand and a shield in the other, I don't know which one I will give up later, so I can free up my hand to draw my sword, "The Huns also have infantry?" ”

"Yes." Fang Daye replied coldly, bowing his head, his bow and arrow lying horizontally on his lap, as if he wanted to sleep.

Han Ruzi had never seen the infantry of the Huns, but he immediately understood what the old general meant, "I will find a way." ”

The Huns came again, they had mastered the rhythm of the attack, knew where to threaten the Chu army in the mountains, force the enemy to consume arrows, and quickly turn the horse's head and retreat safely.

But this time they didn't have many arrows, but they were surprisingly accurate, and out of six arrows, one or two could hit a man or a horse.

The Huns quickly retreated, and after another trial, they understood that the Chu army was saving arrows, so when they attacked again, they rushed to within thirty or forty paces, and for those who were frightened, the enemy was almost in front of them, Du Chuanyun inserted the banner into the soil and pulled out his waist knife, and the others were also ready, thinking that they were going to have a hand-to-hand combat.

The Huns were victorious, but they did not want to risk a melee battle, and after shooting a batch of arrows, they retreated.

Fang Daye and other six soldiers shot down five Huns, but more than a dozen of them fell, this distance was too close, and the shield could not protect the whole body.

The dead and wounded were dragged to the back, the screams continued, and the rest of the people were even more afraid, and a noble disciple behind Han Ruzi whispered: "Death is decided, this time death is certain......

Fang Daye did not give up, and methodically put on another arrow, as long as the enemy did not attack, he always looked depressed and drowsy, and the Huns did not panic when they approached, and they were not excited when they were shot.

Han Ruzi didn't want to give up, although he was tense from the inside out, his fighting spirit still hadn't faded.

It was late at night, the moonlight dispersed, illuminating the earth surprisingly bright, and the Huns under the mountain reminded Han Ruzi of the reeds on the shore of Guizi Lake, which were clustered and fluttered with the wind, but the "reeds" in Saibei moved faster and more ferocious.

"Almost." Fang Daye raised his head and looked into the distance, "The patience of the Huns is running out, and they should send infantry into battle." ”

Han Ruzi turned around and beckoned more than thirty soldiers, "Follow me, the Huns use infantry, let's use 'cavalry'." ”

"Do you want to rush down?" Du Chuanyun's eyes lit up, and the battle lasted for a long time, but he didn't get a knife, and he was suffocated.

"Horses rush, people don't rush." Han Ruzi had already come up with a plan.

More than 100 horses were eating what little bean was left on the hillside behind, oblivious to the human fight, only flicking their tails impatiently when the shouts were too harsh.

Han Ruzi and the others gathered their horses together, and in order not to let the enemy guard in advance, they still stayed in the rear.

Du Chuanyun still had to protect the banner, and sighed like Fang Daye, thinking that he probably didn't have a chance to make meritorious contributions.

The cavalry of the Huns came two more times, but the number was not large and they were not close enough, which was a bit perfunctory.

In the middle of the moon, a strange procession came down the mountain, like a herd of infantry advancing steadily, and like a huge animal wriggling.

The fire at the foot of the mountain had long been extinguished, and the "monster" had reached the foot of the mountain, and the Chu army on the mountain finally saw clearly that it was a group of shield-wielding infantry, who not only blocked the front, but also covered the top of their heads, and the soldiers in the front row could only look out through the gaps, so the marching speed was particularly slow.

No amount of arrows could break through this shield army.

"The Huns really have infantry, I thought they could only shoot on horseback." Du Chuanyun was reminded, but he was still a little surprised at this time.

"Not before, after surrendering Da Chu for so many years, it should be learned, but I don't want to use it easily." Fang Daye's voice was as dull as that of a long-term sick person, he paused for a moment, and then said: "If you use the previous way of fighting to fight the Huns, you will suffer a big loss." ”

This is exactly what Han Ruzi is worried about, Chai Yue is very smart, but his understanding of the Huns comes from the records of the Wudi period, and he hit it off with the general Han Xing, and used it to deal with the Xiongnu nobles who have settled in Hanoi for decades, but I am afraid that there will be a lot of loopholes.

But this is not the immediate trouble, he has to use his horses to break through the shield of the Huns, if this battle fails, it is really a defeat, as for after the horses are used up, what to use to block the next attack, he does not know.

(Today's update) (To be continued.) )