"My lord, there is an urgent report from the scouts that Liu Cong fled from Lu County with the main force of the Huns. The Metropolitan Governor asked us to stop Liu Cong's troops in Shangdang before the reinforcements arrived, so that they could not escape into Taiyuan County. A scout hurriedly broke into Zuyo's temporary headquarters in Wuxiang to convey the latest military information.

"Okay, Lao Tzu has been waiting impatiently, this group of turtle grandsons is finally here, and the herald orders to leave some soldiers to guard Wuxiang, and the rest of the men and horses will immediately rectify and go south!" Hearing the news of Liu Cong's flight south, Zu Yue finally became excited.

At this time, Liu Cong, who was retreating to Taiyuan, looked at the black cavalry troops and said with some concern: "I hope that the brave Hun cavalry can defeat the cavalry of the Jin army and open the way to retreat to the north!" ”

The Jin army's attack became more and more fierce, and Liu Yao's troops of Xihe Kingdom were beaten by Gou Xi and had no power to fight back, not to mention supporting him Liu Cong, whether he could save himself was a question. Shi Le, who was the only one who was a little relaxed, did not dare to leave Xinxing County easily, for fear of being attacked by the Jin army stationed in Changshan County, Tunji Prefecture.

"Major General, don't worry, we will definitely succeed, no one can resist the charge of the Hun cavalry, and the subordinates are very confident in them!" A Hun cavalry general said confidently. These Hun cavalrymen, skilled in horsemanship and strong in martial arts, were the true kings of the field. For more than hundreds of years, the Hun cavalry fought in all directions and made a name for itself.

The Hun cavalry, under the leadership of Liu Cong, left Lu County and marched towards Taiyuan County at a relatively slow pace. The reason why Liu Cong did this was because Liu Cong knew that there were still at least 10,000 Jin cavalry in the north waiting for him to throw himself into the net. Slow travel is precisely to save horsepower before starting the charge, so that it is convenient to charge at the time of the charge. Burst with the most powerful impact.

In the southwest of Wuxiang, less than thirty kilometers away, Zu Yue led 10,000 cavalry troops to garrison here. His mission was to garrison this place and block Liu Cong's escape to Jinyang. The follow-up Jin armies from the south and east of Shangdang were hurrying after the tail of the Huns.

In order to achieve the goal of gathering and annihilating Liu Cong, they will be able to afford to prevent Liu Cong from going north and the enemy reinforcements from Taiyuan to the east, which is a bit difficult for Zu Yue, who has more than 12,000 elite cavalry.

"Join the army and tell the brothers to hurry up, it won't be long before the Huns will attack. Be prepared. Let these Hun mongrels. Know how good we are! Zuyo ordered the soldiers beside him. The cavalry of the Great Jin Army was not like the cavalry of the Huns, their main equipment was all riding spears and sabers, although there were few heavy weapons. But it was also armed with a hundred light guns.

A three-pound light gun after improvement. It weighs only 250 pounds. Even with the addition of the four-wheeled carriage transporting ammunition, three horses were more than enough, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Great Jin Army definitely far exceeded that of the Hun cavalry.

Possess a lot of firepower. This makes the tactics of the cavalry of the Great Jin very different from the past. They do not use the sword as their primary weapon, as is the case with traditional cavalry. The saber is simply a weapon that replaces guns after a fierce battle. In cavalry warfare, the first thing the Great Jin cavalry should consider is to give full play to their firepower advantage.

In order to prevent Liu Cong from escaping north, Zu Yue lined up a hundred light artillery pieces on the hastily constructed artillery position. In front of the cannon was a frontal defensive position five miles wide, and 10,000 cavalry troops lined up in four rows, each with 2,500 men in a row, had long been waiting for the Huns to rush up on their own.

Their task is to snipe the Huns here, and the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it will be to the Great Jin side, because the follow-up troops are coming in a steady stream, as long as the main force led by General Zu Ti arrives, these Huns are difficult to fly with wings.

At noon, when the Great Jin cavalry was enjoying lunch, a large black shadow appeared on the horizon in the distance. The neat and chaotic sound of horses' hooves made the whole earth tremble. These shadows, slowly moving, survived three kilometers away. It was the more than 60,000 Hun cavalry that Liu Cong brought out from Lu County.

"My lord, the Hun cavalry is here! Do you want to take some people to thwart the enemy's edge first? A cavalry lieutenant asked Zu for help. Since the cavalry was equipped with new weapons, the cavalry generals of the Great Jin Dynasty have been trying to find an opponent again and again, and this time they finally met it, and some officers couldn't help but itch their hands.

"Don't worry, haha, no matter how powerful the Hun cavalry is, it can't compare with us. There's no time for you to fight these Hun cavalry right now! We must make full use of our superiority in firepower and inflict heavy losses on these Hun cavalry, instead of fighting with them one by one! After all, the Huns have a numerical advantage, and the Hu people were born on horseback, on the battlefield, we can't compare our own shortcomings with the strengths of our opponents, everything must start from winning the victory! Zuyo flatly rejected the request of his subordinates.

Before the popularization of firearms, cavalry was the king of the era of cold weapons, equivalent to the status of tanks in modern warfare. However, after the large number of flintlock muskets, the position of the cavalry was greatly challenged. Especially in the face of the Great Jin dragoons with complete light and heavy firepower, the power advantage of traditional cavalry no longer exists.

Although many Hu people are reluctant to admit it, the fact is that after the invention of firearms, the Hu cavalry has gradually declined. They no longer occupy a dominant position in the face of the Han people's agricultural civilization, and the Han people no longer have to defend passively against the Hu people in the north, and the time has finally appeared for the Han people to completely conquer the steppe.

The Xiongnu generals came to the Jin army and found that the Jin cavalry not only did not ride on horses and prepare to attack, but everyone held a 'burning stick' in three rows. Seeing this situation, the Huns were very resentful, believing that the Jin army was not a real warrior in doing so.

The Huns believed that cavalry should fight with horses galloping, waving sabers, cutting off the enemy's heads, and watching the enemy's blood gush out, only in this way can it be regarded as a real cavalry impact.

Liu Cong led the Hun cavalry to stop two kilometers away from the Jin army's position, and did not immediately attack. He looked at the Jin army's blocking position, his face was very ugly, and the Jin army troops on the opposite side had nearly 10,000 people, and so many artillery pieces were deployed. If the Hun cavalry were allowed to charge directly, they would be looking for death. Although the warriors of the Huns were not afraid of death, how could they be willing to die in vain?

"Major General, what should we do now? Do you want to attack? A Hun general asked.

Liu Cong was also a little hesitant, if he charged, he would definitely hit the stone with an egg. But if you don't charge, with the passage of time, it will only become more and more unfavorable to the Huns, don't forget that there are tens of thousands of Jin troops coming day and night in the back, once the encirclement is formed, he just wants to escape and has no place to escape.

"NND, Major General, let's fight, we don't have much time left. The encirclement of the Jin army is about to be formed, and if we can't open the passage in time, we will die! Many Hun generals have suggested.

"Attack! Let these Han dogs see the power of our Hun cavalry! Liu Cong finally gave the order to attack.

Although, the Jin cavalry on the opposite side is very well prepared, and it seems that the firepower is very strong, but Liu Cong has no way to retreat, if he does not defeat the Jin army in front of him, they will die without a place to be buried, and the Huns who fell into the Jedi suddenly burst out with strong combat effectiveness, and they firmly believe that in front of the powerful Hun cavalry, any enemy will bow down.

"Ho-ho, ho-ho!" After the order was given, 60,000 Hun cavalry shouted one after another. Driven by the officers, they instigated their horses one after another, first running slowly, then faster and faster, and soon galloping at high speed.

The distance of two kilometers was only a few minutes for these high-speed Hun cavalry. The war knives at their waists were already grasped in their hands, and they raised their arms and waved them in the air, and they looked white from afar.

"Artillery fire ready! Fire! "Zuyo gave the order to open fire when the Hun cavalry had just rushed into less than a kilometer away from them. The 100 light infantry guns on the artillery position opened fire one after another, and rows of shells roared into the ranks of the Hun cavalry who were charging at high speed.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The dense shells exploded one after another, and the Hun cavalry, who were charging at high speed, were blown up into the air, some fell half to death, and some were directly blown into pieces. Even after some of the Huns' war horses were frightened, they directly lifted the Huns off the horseback, and then were trampled into meat sauce by the high-speed charging war horses behind, and none of them lived. In the ranks of cavalry charging at high speed, falling off the horse means death, and there is absolutely no chance of survival.

"Disperse! Spread out and charge! Liu Cong, who realized that something was wrong, hurriedly shouted loudly when he saw this. Unfortunately, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves and cannons was mixed together, and few people could hear him clearly. Liu Cong was furious, and asked the guards around him to shout with him, so that he could start to play a role.

After hearing this, some Xiongnu generals conveyed to the soldiers around that the Hun cavalry, who were charging at high speed, scattered in all directions to reduce casualties. This was the first time Liu Cong had faced the power of firearms, and this time he was deeply shocked, and the explosion of a shell meant the death of dozens or even hundreds of Hun cavalrymen.

Seeing this situation, Liu Cong's heart swelled with sadness. He originally thought that the Huns had finally ushered in the opportunity to rise again after decades of lying on the salary, but no one expected that the sudden rise of Sima Shu made Liu Cong find that this was just wishful thinking of the Huns, and after this war, I am afraid that the Huns will really become a historical term! (To be continued......)