In the sequence of the Han army, the infantry rarely had the opportunity to perform except in the attack and defense of the city. In field warfare, cavalry is the first choice of generals at all levels. Even if there are not enough cavalry, or there is no battlefield suitable for cavalry to gallop, generals will prioritize the use of various ranged weapons. The Han army's cavalry and long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows and trebuchets all possessed extremely powerful lethality, so it was even more difficult for those sword-axemen, pikemen, and rattan players in the infantry to engage in face-to-face combat with the enemy.

Nevertheless, it does not mean that the infantry of the Han army is weak. On the contrary, although they were not as tall and tall as Great Qin, the strict training in ordinary times, coupled with good food standards, made the young soldiers very physically strong. The skillful cooperation between the sword and axeman, the spearman, and the rattan player will definitely not lose to the dense phalanx of the Great Qin Legion. This should be a close contest.

However, the two huge phalanxes composed of the Silesian legion and the Egyptian legion had been broken into six by the heavy cavalry of the Han army. And the strong combat effectiveness of the Great Qin Legion comes from their dense phalanx, and now that the phalanx is scattered, the soldiers of the Great Qin Legion cannot effectively block the rush of the Han infantry at all.

It was precisely because they had enough confidence in their infantry comrades that the Han heavy cavalry that rushed through the enemy formation did not continue to fight into the enemy formation, but turned their horses' heads and slowly circled to the sides of the battlefield. First, the infantry on both sides were fighting in the middle of the battlefield, and their rash entry was likely to cause accidental injury, and second, the hoplites of Great Qin were really different from other armies, and they had to consume more physical strength than usual to kill a wave. The greatest weakness of the heavy cavalry was that both men and horses consumed great physical energy, and could not fight for a long time. Now that the situation on the battlefield has been decided, of course, they will not waste their precious physical strength, but must quickly withdraw to the rear for some rest.

However, there was no one-sided situation on the battlefield. Although the Great Qin Legion lost the legal requirement of dense military formation and was forced to fall into separate battles, they were still brave and none of them took the initiative to retreat. Whether it's a warrior with a double-edged axe or a spearman with bare hands, it's all a desperate fight.

Although the Qin army's desperate efforts did not have much effect, it also delayed the Han army's offensive to a certain extent, and for a period of time, the battlefield even fell into a stalemate. However, the Han army's squad of dozens of people still had many advantages in such a chaotic battle. Half an hour passed, and the resistance of the Qin army finally became futile, and the casualties became more and more large, and it seemed that the fate of the entire army was inevitable.

At this moment, there was a sudden dull sound of footsteps on the north side of the battlefield, which was the characteristic sound of the heavy armor-clad Great Qin Legion when it marched intensively. The soldiers of the Cilician Legion and the Egyptian Legion, who were already on the verge of despair, suddenly regained their excitement as if they had been beaten with blood.

The warriors wielding the double-edged axes swung more and more widely, and all the way forward, almost straight up and down. Although these double-edged axes were heavy, it was difficult to cut through the armor of the Han army, at most they relied on their strength and sank, smashing the Han soldiers to the bone, and their usefulness was a little stronger than that of an iron rod, but it was also difficult to cause fatal injuries. When they fought hard, the double-edged axe seemed to become stronger, and it was not uncommon for some Han soldiers to be unable to dodge, and their armor was cut off, and even their entire arms were removed.

The bare-handed spearmen also began to change their tactics, at first they only acted as meat shields for the axemen, providing them as a cover, but now they picked up the weapons on the ground, including the spears they threw out, and the double-edged axes, spears, and swords discarded by the fallen soldiers on both sides, and then pounced on the Han army like madmen. Some Qin soldiers didn't have time to pick up their weapons, so they directly bit with their teeth, pinched with their hands, and even hugged the Han soldiers opposite and refused to relax.

Zhang He was puzzled by the changes in the Qin army, and was hesitating whether to send another team of infantry to kill it, when the Great Qin army formation in the west was getting closer and closer, and from a distance, there were more than 100,000 people, and it seemed that the main force of the Great Qin Army stationed in Asia Minor had arrived.

Soon, Zhang He understood why the Qin soldiers who had been caught in a bitter battle suddenly became crazy. The new Qin army rushed into the battlefield and killed anyone they saw, regardless of whether it was their comrades or the hostile Han army in front of them. The dense phalanx of the Great Qin Army was a bit like the heavy cavalry of the Han army, and it was impossible to stop when it rushed to kill, and it was impossible to slowly distinguish between friend and foe. Once they were near, the Silician legions and Egyptian legions would bear the brunt. Rather than die under the spear of your own people, it is better to fight forward, and maybe you can break a way out.

In the face of more and more Qin troops, Zhang He did not flinch, and ordered several reserves to rush forward. Originally, the dense phalanx of the Qin army was the best target for trebuchets, but Zhang He didn't want the soldiers caught in the battle group to be injured by mistake, so he could only give up this great opportunity. For the same reason, the heavily armored cavalry, which had regained a lot of physical strength, was also useless and could only stand on the sidelines.

It was a contest between the brave and the brave, both sides only advanced without flinching, rows of soldiers fell, rows of soldiers rose up, and countless young lives disappeared into the wilderness. The battle continued until dusk, with numerous casualties on both sides, and the ground stained dark red with blood, but neither side was willing to give in.

The two sides are now fighting not only for victory in a battle, but for the honor and invincibility of being soldiers, and this way of fighting is not destined to have a real winner from the beginning.

The sky was completely dark, and the soldiers on both sides who had been fighting fiercely all day had become a little numb, waving the weapons in their hands mechanically, and even the figures of the other party could not be seen clearly. When the gong sounded, the well-trained Han army immediately retreated like a tide, in an orderly manner, and did not give the other side any opportunity to take advantage of.

Seeing the Han army withdrawing its troops, the Qin army's rear formation also sounded the horn of withdrawing troops. After all, after a day of fighting, the soldiers were tired and hungry, and the generals of the Qin army also knew that if they continued to fight, they would only increase casualties. However, many of the red-eyed Qin soldiers couldn't stop and still chased after the Han army.

The two armies in the melee suddenly separated, one retreated and one chased, and it was clear how Zhang He was willing to let go of such a great opportunity, pointed the spear in his hand forward, and shouted: "Shoot!" ”

The crossbowmen who had been waiting for a long time immediately let go of the crossbows, and tens of thousands of iron arrows shot at the Qin army in hot pursuit, and the Qin army's momentum was stagnant, further distancing itself from the retreating Han army. Zhang He's spear was raised again, and he roared angrily: "Rush! ”

The heavy armored cavalry of the Han army, which had been recuperating for half a day, rushed into the Qin army like several iron dragons. Faced with the double blow of the Han army's crossbows and heavy armored cavalry, the Qin soldiers, who had long been exhausted, finally couldn't support it and were defeated. Although the speed of the Han army's heavy cavalry was not fast, it was only relative to the light cavalry, and four legs were always faster than two. Pang De, who led the heavily armored cavalry, was waiting to cover the road, but heard the rapid sound of a gong behind him again, so he had to hold the reins and lead the troops back.

It turned out that the heavy cavalry was the treasure of the Han army, and if it was too late today, Zhang He was worried that he would encounter an ambush by the Qin army in front of him, so as not to lose, so he withdrew his troops. Zhang He's purpose in this battle was to show the Han army's martial arts to the Great Qin people, telling them that the Han army could win not only by "demon law" and strategy, but also not by luck, even if they did it with real swords, they could also defeat them.

In this battle, both sides invested a lot of troops. In addition to the six legions dispatched by the Qin army, the two legions subordinate to Gaita were also eyeing the back, and they could join the wargroup at any time. The Han also invested 160,000 infantry troops and 20,000 heavy armored cavalry. The total number of troops on both sides reached 580,000.

However, it cannot simply be assumed that the Han army was outnumbered. The entire campaign was actually divided into two phases. The first stage was the battle between the Han army and the Cilician legions and the Egyptian legions, in this stage the Han army not only had an advantage in numbers, but also gave full play to the power of trebuchets, crossbows and heavy cavalry, which can be said to be the stage of bullying the weak with the strong.

In the second stage, the other four legions of the Great Qin Empire were put into battle. The strength of the two sides seems to be equal, but in fact, the Qin army still has a certain advantage, because the crossbowmen, slingers and heavy cavalry in the Han army did not participate in the battle, and the Han army was 140,000 against the enemy Qin army of 200,000. At this stage, the Han army was indeed outnumbered and weak, but the gap was not huge.

In the first stage, the Han army won a complete victory, and in the second stage, the two sides were in a stalemate. However, because the Han army was weak in terms of strength, Zhang He believed that this was enough to prove that the combat effectiveness of the Han infantry was stronger than that of the Qin army, and his goal had been achieved.

In order to achieve this goal, the price paid by the Han army was also very heavy. In this battle, the Han army lost more than 8,000 casualties, and nearly 30,000 were seriously wounded and lightly wounded. The casualties were not the nomadic cavalry on the grassland, but from the elite regular army of the Han Dynasty, which can be said to be the greatest loss in the history of the Han army. And such a large loss was basically caused in the fierce battle with the four later legions, which shows that the Great Qin army is not in vain.

Of course, the losses of the Qin army were even greater. Both the Silesian and Egyptian legions were wiped out, and the commander, Alani, was killed on the spot, and Klaus, although he saved his life, lost both arms in the battle, and has since become a waste. The four legions that rushed to reinforce did not please either, and all suffered heavy casualties, especially one of them was directly disabled. This legion is famous in the Great Qin country, and it was once a descendant of Putimius, one of the four most proud of the four royal forest legions!