With the passage of time, the head gradually moved westward, and the Xiongnu generals facing the northwest faintly felt that the light was a little dazzling. And the Hun iron horsemen in front of them were even more dizzy, and they narrowed their eyes slightly. At this moment, the Han army sent more than 10,000 cavalry troops entangled with the Hun cavalry, and suddenly converged on both flanks, leaving a frontal battlefield. Thousands of elites of the vanguard battalion came out of the formation, galloped on horseback, and roared towards the Xiongnu Chinese army.

King Lou Fu didn't panic at all, and sneered disdainfully: "Some ghost tricks, really when I am a Hun son, I can't do it?" ”

Sure enough, as he expected, the Hun iron cavalry located in the front army did not appear sluggish at all due to the influence of the light, and reacted quickly, and under the shouts of the generals, it quickly spread out to the two wings, changing into a loose "concave" formation, ready to encircle the vanguard of the Han army. Who knew that the vanguard of the Han army only charged forward for less than a mile, but they reined in the horse's head one after another, and then slowly turned the horse's head, and returned to the formation in a neat lineup, as if nothing had happened before.

Seeing this, the Hun generals couldn't help but be full of doubts, isn't the commander of the Han army Li Guang, a powerful general? Why is it so nonsense? Isn't there some kind of trickery? King Lou was also a little dazed, only from the early morning out of the camp to fight, now it has been more than half a day, although he dismounted from time to time to move his muscles, and even slept for a while, but he was really a little tired, and his brain was a little confused. Without thinking too much, he hurriedly ordered his generals to order the soldiers who had dispersed in the front army to return to their own formation, and the current formation seemed too scattered.

At this time, in the Han army, Qi Shan raised the telescope hanging on his chest, observed the Hun army formation for a moment, and said with a slight smile: "The Huns are really loose in military discipline, on the other hand, the fine willow elite rider under the rule of Taishou is forbidden, which is really a world of difference." ”

Li Guang also gently put down the binoculars in his hand, and said with a slightly smug smile: "This is natural, the Huns are just skilled in bows and horses, if it comes to the military discipline of the battle formation, they are quite inferior to the soldiers of the Han Dynasty, not to mention the elite of the fine willows!" ”

Qi Shan agreed, and continued: "Now that the former Xiongnu army has reorganized the army again, does Taishou still want to send troops to attack and disturb?" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, now they are standing facing the west, they are already dizzy, and the military discipline is not strict, and they change formations back and forth, and the soldiers will inevitably complain. Over time, you will slack off. We only need to charge a few times from time to time to help them refresh themselves, but we don't have to consume our horsepower. Li Guang shook his head, obviously already confident, but he played with the telescope in his hand, and smacked his lips pointedly: "This Rausch telescope is a treasure, but I don't know how much it is worth?" If all the generals of the fine willow can be distributed, it can be said that leading the troops to fight in the future will be like a tiger with wings! ”

When the generals behind him heard this, they all looked happy and salivated. When Qi Shan first saw Li Guang, he only took out one of them, saying that it was given by His Majesty and handed over to Qi Shan to hand it over on his behalf. Li Guang picked it up and tried it for a while, and regarded it as a rare treasure, and he couldn't wait to sleep in his arms, the treasure was tight. Although the generals of the fine willows have all played with it, under Li Guang's watchful eye, they are not happy at all. Everyone has been in the army for many years, so they naturally know the beauty of this telescope, and if you can get one, it is much better than rewarding a thousand gold. The Han Dynasty has never been stingy with the reward of military exploits, if he has a telescope, he knows the changes in the enemy's formation, and he has won a few more battles, and he is still worried about not having a high-ranking official?

Qi Shan shrugged his shoulders, indicating that there was nothing he could do. This small gesture of helplessness was learned by Gongsun He from His Royal Highness the Prince, and now most of the Yulin generals are infected. However, he felt that it was still necessary to let the generals of the fine willows have some hope, so as not to make them feel down, and then said: "If it is a great victory, Your Majesty will have a heavy reward." This telescope was presented to His Majesty by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the officials heard that there were no less than 100 of them, which were specially built for leading the generals, and they would still be rewarded for their merits. ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked. According to the meaning of Qi Zuojian, it is to be distributed according to military merits, if it is said by others, it may not be reliable. And Qi Zuojian is a close minister of His Highness, and this telescope was ordered by His Highness to be built, so naturally he will not bluff them casually. If you want to say that in this battle, the army of all roads can really face off with the enemy head-on and kill the enemy chieftain, that is, the soldiers of the fine willow. As for those foot soldiers, although they can kill some Huns when guarding the pass and attacking the city, if they want to capture the flag and capture the chieftain, it is a dream in vain. Killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions is the ambition of a man in the army, and now coupled with the stimulation of treasures such as telescopes, all the generals are full of blood and their eyes are full of fighting spirit.

Li Guang looked at the desire in front of him. The fine willow generals who burned themselves suddenly felt a little pain in their brains, and secretly complained that Qi Shan was teasing these stunned people for no reason, and now it is not yet time to defend the Huns. Fortunately, the discipline of the Han army was strict, and although the generals were eager to fight, they didn't even dare to speak, but just looked at the coach Li Guang with a resentful face, like a group of dissatisfied women at home.

Qi Shan seemed to feel Li Guang's grievances, his face was full of ridicule, and he was slandered in his heart: "It's the old man, you are scheming first, and you want to squeeze me a few binoculars in front of the generals, but don't blame me." ”

In the next few hours, the Han cavalry would feign a charge from time to time and return again. After several times, the response of the soldiers of the former Xiongnu army has been a little slow, and it seems that the Han army does not dare to really rush over. Later, after hearing the general's scattered orders, many soldiers did not beat their horses and walked away, and stayed in place with impatience on their faces. In the end, it turned out that their guess was correct, and the Han army really feinted again, and when the robes returned to their positions, the soldiers who did not listen to the order were full of smugness, showing off their foresight and the lack of understanding of their comrades. As a result, when the next Han army feintmed, more Hun soldiers delayed and did not want to disperse according to orders, and the formation began to become scattered.

Seeing this, the Hun generals couldn't help but feel nervous, they were different from ordinary soldiers, and naturally knew that the Han army's behavior was not cowardice, but relying on the large number of people to do the tired soldiers. Once the opportunity is available, the feint is likely to turn into a real charge. King Lou hurriedly ordered his generals, pulled out a few soldiers who did not obey the order, and beat them with a few whips, and gave a warning. The rest of the Hun soldiers really sank down and restored some order.

However, the Hun soldiers had been on the horse for most of the time now, and the water bladders had almost bottomed out under the scorching heat of the noon. Now my mouth is even more dry, and the jerky I carry with me is really difficult to swallow, and I will inevitably be hungry and thirsty. Coupled with several back and forth formations, I was really tired, and under the double fatigue of spirit and **, I saw that the robe was whipped again, and I was inevitably resentful.

King Lou also seemed to feel the resentment of the soldiers under his command, but he was quite helpless in his heart, and even said that he fought with the Han cavalry, and it was often the Han cavalry who could not bear the casualties caused by the Hun cavalry and took the initiative to retreat. Who knew that today, the Han army seemed to be crazy, sending more than 10,000 horsemen, withstanding the rain of arrows in the sky, and 5,000 Hun cavalry and shooting were entangled all the time.

From early morning to dawn, the king of Lou Fu has rotated more than 15,000 Hun iron horsemen back and forth several times, shooting hundreds of thousands of arrows, and the people under his command are all back pain and leg cramps, and people who are slightly weak can not even lift their arms, let alone bend their bows and shoot arrows. The hard bow used by the Huns, although it has a long range and great power, has a great defect compared to the strong crossbow of the Han army, that is, it consumes a lot of energy.

According to the report of the generals under his command, although the Han army is wearing armor, there are still at least thousands of elite cavalry that can no longer fight, and the Han army's war horses are killed countless under the rain of arrows, and the Hun cavalry has few casualties, which can be described as a great victory. However, the king of Lou Fu did not have any joy, but was faintly worried. The commander of the Han army, but Li Guang, the flying general who shocked the Huns, would never let his soldiers die in vain. He watched from afar and gradually sink westward, and reluctantly ordered to withdraw to the camp.

In the Han Chinese Army, Li Guang heard Zeng Quan's report on the casualties, and his face was quite unbearable and sad. In just a few hours, the fine willow elite cavalry had already suffered nearly 4,000 casualties, which can be described as a heavy loss. Most of the casualties were incurred at the beginning of the battle, and as time passed, the strength of the Xiongnu cavalry decreased dramatically, and the casualty ratio of the two sides gradually approached, or even remained equal.

Qi Shan sighed, feeling concerned, but did not come forward to comfort him. He also participated in the formulation of this plan, and even proposed it first. Last night, Li Guang summoned the generals of Hosoyanagi to discuss in the accounts, but in fact, he only ordered some specific matters, and the generals who were really told the truth were only a few people. If it spreads, the morale of the army will be unstable.

Exchanging one's own huge casualties for strategic superiority is the most brutal strategy that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has used carefully in the military courses taught by Ping to Hu Ben and Yu Lin. However, since Qi Shan received a message from Yu Linwei's Harrier Eagle and knew that tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry had been outside the border fortress of Beidi County, he knew that the situation had changed, and he must try his best to kill and injure the Xiongnu iron cavalry in front of him, otherwise once they knew the whereabouts of the Qiang people and went to converge desperately, the situation would inevitably be in chaos. According to the previous Han and Hungarian war examples, there is often a huge difference in casualties, if you can use the price of thousands of Han cavalry in exchange for the total annihilation of 15,000 Hun iron cavalry, to say something cold-blooded, it is really worth it!

Since it is an extraordinary time, you can only do extraordinary things, Qi Shan comforted himself in his heart, as if this could make him feel a little less guilty.

(Due to the relationship between chapters, there is also a chapter "Cavalry Duel (II)" written halfway, if there is nothing to do tomorrow, strive for three watches.) ）

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