On the west bank of Shimen Water, the sound of killing shook the sky.

Under the personal command of Cheng Buzhi, 10,000 Han soldiers fought against the river, firmly controlling the ferry, blocking the direction of the Aries King's advance. On the opposite bank of Shimen Water, there are still 20,000 foot soldiers eyeing each other, ready to cross the pontoon bridge to support at any time.

Among the border generals, Cheng Buzhi is as famous as Li Guang, but his personality is diametrically opposed. He is extremely strict in smelting the army, good at defense, although not popular with the soldiers, but in the battle, his position is undoubtedly the most difficult to break through, more than ten years of battle, without a defeat.

Although he only has 10,000 foot soldiers, he can make the Aries King, who has 30,000 elite horsemen, helpless.

The Aries King is in a dilemma. He rushed here to rescue King Lou Fu. If you can't contain enough Han troops, it won't have any effect at all. Cheng didn't know how to line up the water, and left 20,000 foot soldiers on the east bank, obviously ready to support Han Anguo at any time and attack King Loufu.

This is Cheng Buzhi's humiliation to him, and he wants to block his 30,000 elite horsemen with 10,000 foot soldiers.

Annoyed, the Aries King ordered a continued attack. Although he knew that the Han army had a clear advantage in this kind of positional warfare, he did not think that Cheng Buzhi could block his 30,000 elite cavalry with 10,000 foot soldiers. He wants to break through this position, and he will not know a slap in the face. If possible, he hopes to kill Cheng Buzhi in battle, and make him pay the due price for his frivolity.

The Aries King ordered several commanders to lead their headquarters and take turns to attack the Han army's position, patiently looking for an opportunity to break the formation.

The Huns rode horses, swept in front of the Han army's position like a wind, shot a rain of arrows, and drifted away. The sound of horses' hooves, dusty flying. Together with the galloping arrows, they pounced on the Han army in array. It stimulates the nerves of the soldiers of the Han army.

The Han soldiers shot behind the cart. Hiding behind the shield, glaring at the arrogant Huns, but there was nothing to be done. Two-legged people can't outrun four-legged horses, and in the face of the Huns coming and going like the wind, they can only hold their positions, and once they lose the protection of the formation, they will become the ghosts of the Huns.

Under the command of the low and powerful war drums, the soldiers of the Han army gritted their teeth. Patiently waiting for the opportunity to fight back. The Huns were still in the dark, but the officers and men of the Han army knew that this expedition was different from the past, and it was a rare initiative attack in the history of the Han army. Holding the position is only the beginning, not the end, and let the Huns be arrogant for a while, and wait for the counterattack to begin, and then ask them to look good.

This belief not only supported their patience, but also gave them infinite courage.

The sword and shield hand crouched on the ground, and the spearman clenched the spear and halberd in his hand. Only the crossbowmen kept shooting, and also in color. For the Hun cavalry. The Han army's bow and crossbow were the most terrible killing weapons, not only with a long range, but also with an aiming function, and the hit rate was much stronger than ordinary bows and arrows. In order for the bow and arrow in their hands to be effective, they had to rush within range of the Han army's bow and crossbow, risking being shot by the Han army.

10,000 Han troops, equipped with 4,000 strong bows and crossbows. It was the arrows fired from these crossbows that stopped the Xiongnu in their tracks, stopping them in front of the Han army's position. After three days of fierce fighting, the Huns lost more than 4,000 people, and it was still difficult to advance an inch.

The Han army could not catch up with the Huns, but it was difficult for the Huns to break through the resistance of the Han army, and the two sides were deadlocked, like two evenly matched beasts, spying on each other, waiting for the opportunity to kill each other.

Cheng Buzhi sat on the chariot of the Chinese army, holding clairvoyance, looking at the front of the smoke-filled battle, looking at the Huns in the distance, there was no expression on his dark face, but the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes could not hide the loss.

He can block the Aries King and fight for Han Anguo's fighter, but if there are not enough beheadings, he does not have enough military merits. After fighting all his life, it is easy to wait for the opportunity to fight back, but he is still hopeless, which is a very cruel reality. He can endure it, he can accept his fate, but what about the soldiers under his command?

Am I really inferior to Li Guang?

Thinking of Li Guang, Cheng Buzhi's heart became even more bitter. Li Guang had already forced the surrender of King Hutu, and it was expected that he would be crowned a marquis. Now he has led 15,000 elite horsemen to come, and the heavy task of pursuing the Huns can only be borne by him. No matter how stable he is, it's useless, and the final exploits are still Li Guang's.

Cheng Buyi secretly sighed, put all his emotions and depression behind for the time being, and commanded the battle wholeheartedly.

It's fate!

In the smoke and dust, a fast horse galloped from a distance, rushed to the left side of the large array, and the knight turned over and dismounted, passed through the gap between the two small phalanxes, and walked quickly towards the Chinese army. Someone stepped forward to grab his war horse, introduced him into the formation, and fed and drank.

Chen Anping, the long history of Cheng Buzhi's side, saw this scout and hurriedly reminded: "General, there is a situation." ”

Cheng didn't know how to move, but his heart was a little nervous. He didn't know where the news came from, whether it was good news or bad news. He knew very well that this was not an ordinary war, and the Han army used more than 100,000 troops, which not only related to whether the Han army could recapture Henan, but also the first major war since the Son of Heaven took power, and there was no room for loss.

Li Guang was still west of Wolf Mountain, thousands of miles away, and it was impossible to arrive so quickly. Could it be that reinforcements from the Huns are coming?

At this moment, Cheng Buzhi thought a lot, and the big hand holding Che Shi squeaked it.

Finally, the scout came to Cheng Buzhi's face. "General, Li Guangbu's forward Liang Xiao led 3,000 elite cavalry, ready to enter the battlefield at any time......"

"What?" Cheng Buzhi interrupted the scout rarely. "Say it again, who's coming?"

The scout looked at Cheng Buzhi in surprise and became a little scared. Cheng didn't know how to govern the army strictly, and all the soldiers were a little afraid of him. "Yes...... Liang Xiao, the cavalry captain under General Li Guang, is ...... It's the young man who was the marquis......"

"I know who Liang Xiao is." Cheng Buzhi waved his hand vigorously and interrupted the scout again. He was amazed and delighted. "How could he come so quickly?"

The scout didn't know how to answer. How do I know how he came so quickly. Seeing this, Chen Anping rolled his eyes and hurriedly asked, "Is there only 3,000 people led by Liang Xiao?" ”

The scout woke up from a dream and quickly shook his head. "No, Captain Liang said that General Li Guang's headquarters have all arrived, and he is just slightly faster."

"How is this possible?!" Chen Anping was also dumbfounded. If it was just Liang Xiao who arrived, it would be reasonable. This young prince was famous for his long runs. Li Guang and others also arrived. That's not normal. Or rather, it's not good news at all, but a disaster.

The Art of War: If you strive for profit for a hundred miles, you will step on the general. After a long run, the men and horses were tired, and there were only 15,000 men, but the king of Aries had 30,000 horsemen, and he was waiting for work. Is Li Guang here to send him to death?

Chen Anping glanced at Cheng Buzhi, and happened to see the fear flashing in Cheng Buzhi's eyes. After a while, Cheng Buzhi hurriedly said: "Inform Liang Xiao and let him ......" Cheng Buzhi paused and adjusted his tone as much as possible. "The Huns' morale has not declined, let him not underestimate the enemy."

"Whoa." The scout received the order, turned around and left.

"General, I'm afraid it's too late." A fine layer of sweat appeared on Chen Anping's forehead. "We've got the news, and I'm afraid the Aries King has also gotten the news. He won't let go of this opportunity. ”

Cheng Buzhi was anxious and a little out of shape. The big hand slapped hard, and sighed: "Li Guang, ......" He thought about it. I couldn't hide my frustration. "Transfer another 10,000 men across the river, and the whole army is ready to counterattack and contain the Aries King as much as possible. Immediately relay the news to Han Gong to avoid any loss. ”

"Whoa." Chen Anping knew that he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately arranged for someone to send news to Han Anguo, and informed the generals on the other side that another 10,000 people would be transferred to cross the water to participate in the battle, contain the Aries King, reduce the pressure on Li Guang and Liang Xiao, and reduce casualties as much as possible.

If Li Guangsuo's army was annihilated, the Han army would inevitably be greatly damaged, and the goal of seizing Henan would be slim.

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As Cheng Buzhi expected, before him, the Aries King received the news that the Han army was approaching.

The Aries King, who was being depressed by the big array that Cheng didn't know, was overjoyed. The rapid march was a severe test of the horse's physical strength. The Han army rushed to Shimenshui so quickly, what combat power is there? Not to mention the Han army, even if it is a Huns, they will not be so desperate unless they have to.

This is a great gift from God.

Under the ecstasy, the Aries King didn't have much time to think about anything else, leaving 10,000 people to monitor Cheng Buzhi, and personally led 20,000 horsemen to meet him.

Almost all the Huns were as excited as the Aries King. Whether it is numbers or physical strength, they have the advantage, and there is no reason why they cannot be defeated in this battle. The Han army is not good at fighting, but the equipment is very good. After seizing the equipment of these fifteen thousand horsemen, the strength of the Aries King can be raised to a higher level.

Still dreaming of making a windfall, 20,000 Huns killed Liang Xiao.

With the idea of first-come, first-served, Xiao Wang Qu, who served as the striker, did not wait for the main force of the Aries King to arrive, and launched an attack first, sending two thousand-man teams to outflank Liang Xiao's two wings, and he personally led two thousand-man teams to face it head-on, ready to swallow Liang Xiao in one gulp.

"Woo-" The horn sounded, and the two thousand Huns spread out to the two wings, rolling up two clouds of smoke and dust, as if the open claws of a giant beast, pounced on Liang Xiao.

Before the Huns attacked, Liang Xiao discovered the tactical movements of the Huns from the clairvoyance, and couldn't help but sneer. These Huns are too big, 4,000 people want to defeat me, do you think I came all the way here to die?

"Wild goose march!" Liang Xiao raised his hand and ordered loudly. "Order Gongsun Rongnu to rush forward, you can't break the formation this time, and you won't have a chance for him next time."

The heralds waved their battle flags, and the drummers beat the small drums, and the war drums thundered in all directions. Soon, war drums sounded in all directions, flags waved, war drums thundered, and the knights jumped on their horses, took off their bows, raised their crossbows, drew their swords, and flattened their spears.

The speed of the advance increased again, and the knight in charge of the cover of the two wings moved closer to the middle, spreading a formation on both sides of Liang Xiao, like an eagle gathering its wings and starting to dive.

At the front of the team, Gongsun Rongnu jumped on the galloping war horse, raised the war knife in his hand, and roared wildly.

"Add an official to the knight, right now. Kill—"

Although his whistling was drowned out by the sound of majestic war drums and thundering horses' hooves, his tall figure fell in the eyes of every soldier. Without verbal communication, they also knew what Gongsun Rongnu was talking about. They galloped and roared in unison.

"Kill-"-" -

(To be continued.) )

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