After the crossbowman shot the first round of arrows, the two strong men roared wildly, sat down on their horses, their arms muscles were raised, and they hung up again, and the archers quickly filled the feather arrows into the arrow slot, adjusted slightly, and pulled the crossbow machine again.

The feather arrow galloped away, flew more than a hundred steps in an instant, pierced the neck of a galloping war horse, inexhaustible, penetrated from the back of the neck, and shot the knight lying on the horse's back. The knight turned over and fell off his horse, the war horse stumbled, ran two more steps, fell to the ground with a bang, and was immediately trampled to death by the war horse behind.

Wang Kuang took his hands and walked unhurriedly on the position of the shooting battalion, shouting from time to time: "The archers shoot at will, and the crossbowmen pay attention to the target!" ”

Under his command, the crossbowmen waved their hands incessantly, and the arrows rained down. There are three soldiers standing in front of each ballista, two strong men are responsible for hanging the strings, and one is responsible for loading arrows and shooting, with tacit understanding and fast movements, although it is still not comparable to the archers, but it is much faster than the usual strong crossbows.

This is Wang Kuang's credit. He worked the crossbow, doubled the speed of the crossbow's fire, and asked the shooter not to shoot blindly, but to choose valuable targets as much as possible to maximize the power of the crossbow. Archers, on the other hand, don't have to think too much about it, their task is to shoot the arrow as fast as possible, and the strength is enough.

His hard work was not in vain, after the initial tension, the soldiers of the shooting battalion quickly calmed down, gave full play to the level of their usual training, and continued to pour out their anger on the Xianbei people.

The Xianbei people were miserable, the riding shield in their hands was too small, they could only cover the important tribes of the body, but they could not cover the war horses, in front of the dense arrow array of the Han army, the knights who rushed to the front were shot down one after another, but they did not dare to stop, they only rushed through the death zone of these two hundred steps, close to the Han army, it was possible to counterattack.

In order to speed up the impact and reduce casualties, Micah gave up archery. The Han army facing the sunset was shining, and it could be seen that most of them were wearing iron armor, and for such an opponent, their bows and arrows could cause very little damage, but they would affect the charging speed because of the arrows.

The horns of the Xianbei people sounded, and the knights crouched on their horses, whipping their horses without pity, hoping to rush through the arrow array of the Han army and start a face-to-face battle with them.

After paying heavy casualties, a part of the Xianbei knights rushed in front of the infantry battalion. In the face of Rulin's spear, they had no way to retreat, but they could only crash into it without hesitation.

"Poof! Burst! Burst! The sharp spear pierced the body of the war horse, and he fell to the ground with a neigh, and the huge body hit the warrior holding the spear unsteadily, and his arm was sore, causing a panic. The captain behind him shouted "calm" loudly, and quickly stabbed out the spear in his hand and stabbed the knight on horseback off the horse.

"Tranquil—"

"Pay attention to the formation—"

The roars soothed the hearts of the soldiers of the infantry battalion, who did not have time to wipe the blood from their faces, and clenched their spears with trembling hands and aimed them at the next knight who rushed over.

"Poof!" Another round of shock.

The Xianbei people frantically slammed into the position of the infantry battalion, dozens of war horses fell in the blink of an eye, the neat spear array was crumbling, Xiahou Yuan's face sank like water, he clenched his fists, and suddenly waved: "Heavy armor, attack!" ”

Guan Yu dragged the long-handled chopping sword, ran out of the gap in the formation of the infantry battalion, roared, the chopping sword slashed head-on with the sound of the wind, and the Xianbei knight who rushed to the front was horrified to find himself flying, he saw his headless body sitting on the headless warhorse, the war knife in his hand fell into the dust, and was immediately pierced by the spear of the Han army. He also saw that the tall warrior of the Han army was as fast as a galloping horse, and in the blink of an eye he killed another knight, and then rushed to the next one. He saw the heavens and the earth spinning, the Han army's position like a boulder, and the Xianbei cavalry like a frenzy passed in front of his eyes one by one.

Finally, he saw the earth, and the next moment, he was trampled by a horse's hoof, which shattered into pieces.

Heaven and earth were dark.

The heavy armor soldiers rushed out of the gap left in advance by the infantry battalion, fearlessly rushed to the Xianbei knights in front of the formation, slashed and killed, and beat the momentum of the Xianbei people at once. Xiahou Yuan took this opportunity to reorganize the spear formation, and then issued an order to recall the heavy armor soldiers and let them rest behind the formation to maintain their strength in preparation for another battle.

The strong combat effectiveness of the heavy armor soldiers shocked the Xianbei people, and inspired all the Han soldiers, especially the last infantry battalion from them, they were ashamed of their panic just now, gritted their teeth, clenched their spears, and waited for the Xianbei people to attack again.

The long arrows roared, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the Xianbei people left layers of corpses in front of the position of the infantry battalion, but they could not shake the Han army in the slightest, but there was a danger of stalling and falling into a positional battle, so they had to retreat back in embarrassment and reorganize the queue five hundred steps away.

The front of the tumult fell silent, and the archers let go of their bows, moving their aching arms, gasping for air. The strong man sat on the ground with his buttocks on his buttocks, his arms hanging weakly in front of him. The first time they went into battle, in the face of the surging cavalry, they were a little nervous, a little scared, and a little excited.

"Don't be nervous, move your body, drink some wine, eat something, and get ready to fight again." Wang Kuang strode up and down in front of them, loudly reminding these soldiers who had just experienced the battle formation, and boosting their morale. "We are the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, the most elite warriors of the Han Dynasty, and we are the nightmare of the Xianbei people. Warriors, fight the enemy bravely, and use your arrows to turn the Xianbei women into widows, and the Xianbei children into orphans......"

Yuan Shu frowned, and said to He Miao and Liu Bei beside him: "Why is this prince's day like a bandit?" ”

He Miao shook his head blankly, but Liu Bei laughed, "Brother Yuan doesn't know, the generals and soldiers in the army are all rough people, they don't know anything too profound, on the battle array, only by arousing their murderous spirit can they protect themselves and defeat the enemy." Zhang Huqiang is also a scholar, but when he patrols the front of the battle, he also uses such words to boost morale. ”

Yuan Shu turned his head and glanced at Liu Bei, who was smiling, and smiled slightly: "Liu Jun is both civil and military, he is not only a disciple of the great Confucian Lu Zigan, but also the brother of the Beizhong Lang General, he is the favorite minister of the Queen Mother in the palace, and he is also a fierce general on the battlefield." I heard that you killed twelve Xianbei people the first time you went into battle? ”

Liu Bei smiled silently, the first time Lao Tzu went into battle was in Youzhou, but it was not as simple as killing twelve people, but that time I was defeated by the Xianbei people, and I could only escape by pretending to be dead, so I still don't tell you about it.

"Brother Yuan praised it falsely and deserved it. The main thing is that Zhang Huqiang and Lord Huangfu are well commanded, and I just have the right time. Liu Bei pointed to the Xianbei people in the distance, "They don't die with thieves, and they still want to continue to attack, Brother Yuan's martial arts skills are strong, don't you want to cut off a few heads with your own hands and vent the evil spirit in your chest?" ”

Yuan Shu was moved, but he was still a little worried, "I'm ...... I haven't been in battle. ”

"Everyone has their first time." Liu Bei smiled calmly: "There are so many tiger benlangs around my lord, and with their protection, it is easy to catch up and kill a few people when the Xianbei people retreat." ”

Yuan Shuguan is the general of Hu Ben Zhonglang, and this time he led Hu Ben Lang to participate in the war with the intention of making meritorious contributions, but Yuan Shao did not let him go to the front line, and kept him guarding the grain and grass, he could only watch the others fight bloody battles outside the Saiwai. This time, Yuan Shao was pursued by Tanshi Huai, which gave him the opportunity to lead his troops into battle. He also knew that the reason why Liu Xiu gave him this opportunity was actually because he had a bad reputation, and he wanted to borrow his dog skin to hide Huangfu Song, a famous general who had just defeated Murong Feng, to give the Xianbei people an illusion and lure them to attack, so it was inevitable that he was a little unhappy in his heart, and after listening to Liu Bei's words, he couldn't help but be a little eager to try, and his heart beat faster.

"Huangfu Yizhen...... Can you say yes? ”

"I think if Brother Yuan asks for war, he won't refuse." Liu Xiu pointed to the positions of the Shooting Battalion and the Infantry Battalion in front and said, "Their numbers are too small, and they are new to the battle formation, the casualties will soon increase, and with the strong assistance of Brother Yuan and Hu Benlang, they will be able to hold out for more time." ”

Yuan Shu nodded again and again, the scale of the shooting battalion and the infantry battalion is indeed not large, and there are less than 1,000 people in a battalion and company with troops, and the formation does seem a little thin. He immediately asked Huang Fu Song to take Hu Benlang to strengthen the position of the infantry battalion, and Huang Fu Song agreed, and asked him to take Hu Benlang to stand behind the infantry battalion, familiarize himself with it first, and then fill in the gaps and cooperate with the infantry battalion to fight.

Yuan Shuxing rushed away, and Qiao Rui took a few people to protect him every step of the way. After Xiahou Yuan received the order, he arranged for Hu Benlang to stand in the last row with a spear in his hand, so that he could get close to the Xianbei people and not be hit by the Xianbei people all at once.

The Xianbei people soon launched another charge, and after a short break, the Shooting Battalion began to exert its might again, and the soldiers of the infantry battalion roared in unison, cheered each other up, clenched their spears, and waited for the impact to begin. Yuan Shu stood beside Xiahou Yuan, watching the Xianbei people rush through the arrow array, urging the war horses to gallop wildly, and involuntarily held his breath for a moment.

The Chinese army was only a hundred paces away from the front line, but this feeling was completely different, here, he could hear the whistling of feathered arrows galloping overhead, he could hear the roars of the soldiers, he could feel the vibration caused by the Xianbei war horses trampling the earth, he could see the distorted faces of the Xianbei people, he could hear their terrible roars, he could hear the muffled sound of spears piercing his body, he could smell the hot smell of blood.

He saw a war horse stabbed by a spear and fell to the ground, but it still slid forward, and the powerful force broke the spear, crushing the infantry battalion soldier under him, spitting blood from his mouth and dying, but his eyes refused to close, and the desperate eyes were deeply engraved in his mind, so that he couldn't help but hold his breath, trembling all over, but his fists were clenched tightly.

"Kill!" The Xianbei man on horseback jumped off the horse with agility, brandished his sword and rushed towards the Han soldier, he just raised the knife, a spear stabbed rapidly, piercing his leather armor, the Xianbei man spurted out a mouthful of blood, his body took two steps forward, and cut off the spearman's arm with a knife. The spearmen screamed, but were quickly covered and dragged to the back, and another spearman made up for it.

The battle of encouragement unfolded again, I don't know when, Xiahou Yuan also rushed up, Yuan Shu didn't think much about it, and then rushed up, they struggled to kill the Xianbei people who rushed to the front of the battle, and cut them down one by one, but the Xianbei people didn't seem to be able to kill them all, fell one, and rushed up two. Yuan Shu was accidentally hugged by a Xianbei man, his helmet was ripped off during the beating, and his hair was scattered, the Xianbei man grabbed his hair with one hand, and punched with the other hand, Yuan Shu was soon beaten with a blue nose and swollen eyes.

Yuan Shu went crazy, he threw the war knife, grabbed the neck of the Xianbei man with both hands, pushed him back hard, and kept slamming his lower yin with his knees, this was no longer a fight, but desperate, in an instant, he seemed to have returned to the streets of Luoyang, and was fighting with a group of wealthy children.

That Xianbei man was hit so hard that his face was deformed in pain, and he no longer had the strength to fight Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu roared wildly, took a step forward, used both hands and waist at the same time, and threw an over-the-shoulder fall, throwing the strong body of the Xianbei man over his head, smashing it another Xianbei person who rushed over, and then flew up and kicked it fiercely.

The two Xianbei people fell to the ground together.

"You dare to hit me?" Yuan Shu was furious, snatched a war knife from the side, and slashed at the Xianbei people without a head. The Xianbei people were stunned by his madness, and hurriedly blocked it twice, and was slashed in the abdomen. Yuan Shu dragged hard, and a big hole was torn open in the abdomen of the Xianbei people, and the steaming intestines were squeezed out, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Qiao Rui and Liu Bei, who rushed over to cover, were also frightened, and He Miao, who was watching the battle behind, couldn't help but shudder.

Tiger Benlang immediately arrived, and they were infected by Yuan Shu's murderous aura, and rushed towards the Xianbei people with a roar.

Xiahou Yuan wiped the blood from his face and ordered the heavy armor soldiers to attack, and the infantry battalion seized the time to reorganize the battle formation.

…… Not far behind the Xianbei people, in the night, Tanshi Huai sat on the back of the horse, but closed his eyes and hung the curtains, and his body shook gently with the war horse, like a willow swinging in the wind, looking very relaxed. The soldiers of the three thousand Xuanwu battalions lined up in ten rows behind him, silent, and even the war horses were very quiet, just shaking their heads from time to time.

Tanshi Huai suddenly opened his eyes and looked ahead. A war horse galloped towards him, slowed down a hundred paces in front of him, and the knight on the horse deviated from the war horse, and forced a turn with the war horse, stopping less than ten steps away from the sandalwood acacia.

"King, our army is attacking, the Han people are defending very tightly, our army has suffered heavy casualties, Mega asks for instructions on whether to continue the attack or fight again tomorrow."

Tanshi Huai didn't say anything, just waved his hand. The knight galloped away, his brows furrowed slightly, but his eyes looked southeast, and the hand on his thigh tapped lightly twice.

The combat effectiveness of the Han army's 10,000 infantry exceeded his expectations, and Micah and Su Li joined forces, and the victory was not established for a long time, which made him begin to wonder if the information he had received was accurate. What kind of person is Yuan Shu, he still knows it, he grew up in Luoyang City, the Yuan family of the fourth and third dukes, the proud and habitual children of the nobles, and the stubborn young man on the streets of Luoyang, although the official residence is a tiger general, but it is the first time to go to the battlefield, he can command 10,000 cavalry so well, and not lose in the face of the attack of 10,000 elite cavalry?

Is he a natural general, or is the combat effectiveness of the Han people really that strong? He knew that the Han people were well equipped, but the main force of the Han army was taken away by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu should only lead some reserve forces, and it is likely that there are many people among them, it stands to reason that such a person will not be the opponent of the Xianbei people, and he will be defeated in two rounds at most, so he will attack immediately regardless of the darkness.

However, now that it is the third round, the Han people still do not show any signs of collapse, but seem to be more and more stable in the fight, looking like that, it seems that there will be no problem in fighting for another night.

Tanshi Huai was suspicious, he felt that this information was very inaccurate, and there must be something wrong. It's normal to have accidents on the battlefield, after all, scouts are also people, they will also have negligence, they will also have timidity, they will also have wisdom and stupidity, inaccurate information and even mistakes are also common, Tan Shihuai is not worried about these, he believes that Yuan Shu is a natural general, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Han army is, as long as he leads the Xuanwu battalion to attack, everything will be in the past.

He didn't want to delay any longer, and prepared a thunderous blow to crush Yuan Shu's stubborn resistance and solve the battle here, and next, Yuan Shao would also collapse, and the slaughter was about to begin.

But for some reason, he was a little uneasy in his heart, he was waiting for news. He didn't know what the news was, but he could feel it, and it should be crucial news.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the horizon in the distance, hidden in the darkness.

It was pitch black and silent in the distance, and it was difficult to distinguish between heaven and earth.

Suddenly, a little fire jumped out of the horizon.

Tanshi Huai's eyes flashed, and the hand that was already about to be raised twitched, and then he didn't move again.

The fire grew bigger and faster, and gradually it was clear that it was a torch in the hand of a knight running wildly on horseback.

The knight sent a message: Thirty miles to the southeast, traces of the Han army were found, with nearly 10,000 people, and the leader of the army was Liu Xiu, the general of the Han army.

Tan Shihuai was silent for a moment: "Are you sure it's Liu Xiu?" ”

The knight wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead: "Back to the king, it is Liu Xiu's general." I could see clearly, it was a big bird standing in the flames. ”

Tan Shihuai smiled silently: "Probe again, find a way to see his face clearly, don't fall for the Han people's annihilation." ”

The knight was stunned for a moment, did not dare to argue, and rode away.

Tanshi Huai knew what the knight was thinking, the scout inquired about the news, they all looked at it from a distance, according to the opponent's banner to distinguish the opponent's generals and troops, if you want to see the face of the opponent's general, you must take the risk of sneaking in, this is very dangerous, and the success rate is very low, ten times can succeed once, even if it is blessed by the gods, usually send dozens of people out without success.

However, Tanshi Huai needs this information, although he has not fought against Liu Xiu, but he knows Liu Xiu very well. This Han man is as fierce as a wolf, cunning like a fox, and so are his subordinates, in the battle not long ago, it was a young man named Zhao Yun under his command who dragged Murong Feng's footsteps and forcibly ate the wolf tribe.

Tan Shihuai suspected that the Han army he had just discovered might also be a suspicious army, because unless Liu Xiu knew in advance that he would ambush Yuan Shu here, he could not have appeared here so coincidentally.

He still had an idea in his heart, He Lian had already led the Hongyue tribe to approach the border of Bingzhou, Liu Xiu should be fighting in Bingzhou at this moment, how could he rush here? However, if it is really Liu Xiu, it is not a good thing, Yuan Shao and Liu Xiu are two young people who have just emerged from the Han Dynasty recently, one is a family, with strong financial resources and manpower behind him, and the other is a poor family, but he has won the favor of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, if the first battle can solve the two of them at the same time, it will be a very wonderful thing.

What's more, if Liu Xiu is really here, it at least means that this matter has nothing to do with Helian.

Tanshi Huai looked at the night sky and ordered Micah and Suri to stop attacking. After a short time, the shouting and killing in front gradually stopped, Micah and Suli rushed over one after another, they all had injuries on their bodies, especially Miga, a wound on his face was still bleeding, and his originally white and chubby face was now like a blood cake.

"Did you go into battle yourself?"

Micah bowed his head in shame: "Yes, if it weren't for my mistakes, the war would not have progressed to this point, and I can only repay the king with death." ”

Tanshi Huai sighed secretly. Micah was right, if it weren't for his whimsical desire to use Zhao Bao's mother to force Zhao Bao to surrender, things would indeed not have developed to this point. It's just that it's useless to blame Micah for this, he grew up on the grassland, the family interests of the people on the grassland are higher than the interests of the tribal alliance, and the respect for his mother is greater than that of the tribal leader, they also know that the Han people pay attention to filial piety, but they don't know that in the minds of the Han people, the loyal monarch sometimes has to be ranked in front of the filial piety of his parents, although not all Han people think so, but Zhao Bao, who doesn't even recognize his brother for the sake of morality, how can he surrender for his mother?

The only thing to blame is that Micah's understanding of the Han people is superficial, they look down on the Han people, and they have never really understood the Han people.

"10,000 Han troops were found in the southeast, and the leader may be Liu Xiu." Tan Shi Huai said the news succinctly, "I want to defeat him first, and then attack Yuan Shu." ”

Micah and Suri glanced at each other, and then they knew why the sandalwood locust had not attacked for a long time. If this news is true, then the other party must be waiting for Tan Shihuai to make a move, and when they and Yuan Shu are mixed together, the 10,000 Han army rushed out from behind. The treatment plan of sandalwood locust is very proper.

"However, we can't let Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao converge." Tan Shihuai said softly: "No matter what, Yuan Shao can't be replenished with military rations. ”

Micah hesitated for a moment: "My lord, I'll stay and watch them." ”

"Of course you have to stay, but you're not enough." Tanshi Huai turned his eyes to look at Su Li, "You all stay, but don't rush to attack, wait for me to come back." ”

"King, you only have 3,000 Xuanwu battalions, but the other party is 10,000 people, and ......" Su Li's slender face flashed with worry: "Liu Xiu's 10,000 iron cavalry is the most elite in the Han army. ”

"He can't have 10,000 people, and he's bluffing again." Tanshi Huai said lightly: "But don't worry, I won't be so careless, I have already sent someone to probe again, if he really has 10,000 people, I will wait for you to attack him together." He paused, and then said, "Killing Liu Xiu is more useful than killing Yuan Shao." ”

Micah and Sully could only bow down and obey: "Wait for the king's good news." ”

(To be continued)