Chapter 642: Head-to-head duel

After receiving the war report of the Han people, the Huns and Xianbei people were extremely excited, and they were good at not siege warfare, but field warfare.

Even if the battle losses in the siege reached nearly 100,000 people, not counting other small tribes, there were still more than 300,000 Xiongnu, Xianbei and Dayue clans alone, and in addition to the 100,000 people who stayed in the tribes, there were still 200,000 officers and soldiers who could go to the battlefield to fight.

At best, there were 20,000 Han people in the city.

The barbarians were full of confidence, feeling that the Han people were looking for death, thinking that the Han people were at the end of their rope under their fierce siege, making a final struggle, and their victory was in sight

Even Kapunada, the leader of the Otsutsuki clan, who had always been short of confidence, had a smile on his face.

The Xianbei king Tuoba Liwei even thought that as long as the Han people here were eliminated, they would use the Xianbei people's expertise to harass and plunder the Han people in the south.

Tuoba Xianbei absorbed many Xianbei tribes who fled north, and their strength was much stronger than that of the same period in history.

The barbarians are facing the battle, and Gao Shun and others are also perfecting their attack strategies.

Ma Gui and the others thought that they could come out of the nest, and they didn't even have to stay behind in the city, they felt that it was impossible for the barbarians to sneak attack, and their strategy had not yet reached this level.

Gao Shun felt that the infantry defending the city was very tired, and there was no need to continue to let them go to the battlefield, but he could stay here to protect those who were wounded, just in case, and after the battle, he could be responsible for cleaning the battlefield and guarding the prisoners.

Gao Shun is going to use trap camps, bed crossbowmen, strong crossbowmen, senior infantry and senior cavalry, about 60,000 people, half of each cavalry and half of the foot, if it is not enough, it can be increased at any time.

Everyone is ready for a bitter battle in their hearts.

The Han people dispatched so many officers and soldiers at once, which still surprised the barbarians, which was far more than they estimated.

In the Great Plain of Western Siberia in early spring, only a thin layer of ice on the surface has melted, and the ground below is still hard.

The terrain in the south of the city is vast and flat, which is very suitable for large-scale fighting.

Four miles away from the city, the barbarians set up a formation, the Huns were in the middle, and the Xianbei people and the Dayue people lived on the east and west sides.

Gao Shun did not go out of the city, standing at the head of the city to watch, supporting at any time, and Ma Gui was responsible for the on-site command.

When the two sides lined up, they were only 1 mile apart.

There were no politeness and greetings, and the barbarians attacked directly.

The Huns sent 20,000 people, and the Xianbei and Dayue clans each sent 10,000 people.

40,000 cavalry charged at the same time, fanning towards the Han army, full of enemy cavalry charging rapidly, the scene was very spectacular; The ground shook so violently that it was so loud that it was impossible to hear anything other than the sound of horses' hooves.

In this situation, the barbarian cavalry had put life and death aside, and only rushed forward vigorously; Their minds are simple, believing that only by destroying the Han people in front of them can their families survive, their tribes can go south to plunder, and their children and grandchildren can live a good life.

When there were still two hundred meters to go, the speed of the barbarian cavalry reached its limit, very fast; Gao Shun felt that these people were all dead, and he was not afraid of the news being exposed, so he suddenly released many huge horse rejection rifles from the system space, divided into three columns, and placed them in front of the barbarian cavalry.

These rejects were made of huge logs, not the small ones used in the barracks.

The barbarian cavalry in the front row saw the sudden rejection of the horses, but their horses were so fast that they could not stop, so they could only rush forward, hoping that the horses would leap over.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to jump over, but the number is so small that most of your horses won't be stabbed to death.

The cavalry behind could not see the scene in front of them, and quickly crashed into the rejection horse, and the horse died.

The cavalry behind rushed in layer by layer, and they couldn't hold back at all.

The barbarian cavalry rushed together at great speed, and the cavalry was still rushing forward and one after another, and it was impossible to stop; The man who fell from his horse in front of him had long since been trampled into flesh.

Not only were the barbarians stunned by the scene on the battlefield, but even those Han soldiers were also frightened by the scene in front of them.

The barbarian cavalry on both sides was fine, making an arc to the sides and avoiding obstacles, but it was only a few.

The Xiongnu saw that the opportunity was not good, and immediately called in to withdraw the troops.

However, it was too late, and only more than 20,000 people returned safely, and they had not yet made contact with the enemy, and nearly 20,000 were killed or wounded, and the morale of the barbarian officers and soldiers plummeted.

Subsequently, the Han army cleaned up the battlefield.

In the afternoon, it continued to occupy again, this time the Han army took the initiative to take the lead in the barbarian camp.

Both the Xianbei Emperor and the Emperor of the Kushan Empire wanted to defend their positions and fight the Han Chinese in defense.

The Xiongnu wanted to avenge the morning's revenge and asked to go out of the camp to meet the enemy.

This time, the Huns dismounted the 30,000 cavalry of the dependent tribes as infantry, and slowly approached the enemy to avoid the end of the morning.

The battle began, and the infantry on both sides slowly approached.

When they approached one hundred and fifty meters, the Han army's bed crossbowmen began to wield their might, each sharp arrow could penetrate the bodies of at least two barbarians, and the protection of their leather armor was too poor.

Under the supervision of the cavalry behind them, the barbarian soldiers rushed forward regardless of casualties.

When they approached more than sixty meters, the crossbowmen began to exert their strength; Thousands of strong crossbowmen shot tens of thousands of sharp arrows with their repeater crossbows in an instant, and they were as dark as dark clouds covering the sun.

Inflicted heavy casualties on the barbarian infantry.

Ma Gui ordered 2,000 officers and soldiers in the trapped camp to take the lead in attacking, followed by 20,000 high-ranking infantry on the left and right and behind him; The crossbowmen continued to shoot.

The two soon collided and began to kill each other.

However, the Han army was in a dense formation and gave full play to the advantages of the team; At this time, the formation of the barbarian infantry was very sparse.

This was the first time since the emergence of the trap camp that it had fought so hard; They were like sharp arrows, straight into the barbarian formation, and the officers and soldiers behind immediately followed, protecting the safety of the two wings; Smoothly tear a gap in the barbarian's defense.

The flesh and blood of the barbarians were flying, but they did not retreat.

The 20,000 high-ranking infantry in the rear followed the trapped camp into the enemy line.

The Xiongnu Shan Yu, who was watching the battle from the rear, saw that the infantry was at a disadvantage, so he asked Xianbei and Dayue to send 10,000 cavalry each to attack the flank of the Han army and support the infantry in battle.

Ma Gui ordered Sun Cheng, Cao Shan, Xiang Rong, and Feng Yong to divide into two groups, each leading 6,000 cavalry to meet the barbarian cavalry and protect the safety of the infantry wings.

The cavalry of the barbarians did not encounter the crowded trampling in the morning, and the cavalry of both sides collided fiercely, and immediately people turned on their backs, and both sides suffered casualties.

However, it was still the cavalry of the Han people who had the advantage, and the horses equipped with the high-level cavalry were all high-grade war horses, and the shoulder height of the horses was nearly ten centimeters higher than the barbarian horses on average, which was a huge advantage in horse warfare.

The barbarian war horse is not only much shorter, but also after the cold winter, it is much thinner, and it has not been well nourished, and its physical strength and endurance are not as good as the Han army's war horses.

Sun Cheng and Cao Shan were in a group, each with ten senior cavalry behind them as close guards; The same goes for Xiang Rong and Feng Yong.

They were like killing machines, spears flying, barbarian cavalry in close quarters were slaughtered, and barbarian heads flew everywhere they passed.

Armament was also an advantage of the Han army.

The barbarians were blockaded for decades, cutting off trade with the Han people, not to mention weapons and equipment, even the cooking utensils were insufficient, and there was a serious shortage of iron tools, otherwise it would not have made the Jiankun people stronger, because the Jiankun people were more influenced by the Han culture, and they could make simple bronze and pottery, which became the only trading target of the steppe nomads, which made the Jiankun people profitable.

The war was fought very cruelly, tens of thousands of people fought each other, the territory of the war was huge, boundless, and the ground was covered with corpses; However, the barbarians were no match for the Han Chinese, and they were always pressed and beaten, with heavy casualties.

The Xiongnu alone beat the drum and cheered the Xianbei king personally, but they could not reverse the defeat.

Tuoba Liwei suggested sending reinforcements several times, but was vetoed by the king of the Huns.