When Yan Rou led the main force to arrive, the eastern sky was slightly white, and it was dawn.

From ancient times to the present, dawn and dawn have been a sensitive time in military operations, because this is the time when people are most likely to relax and become drowsy. For this critical time node, Yan Rou understands that Xia Houlan also has it.

Yan Rou still has some skills in commanding operations, otherwise he would not be able to control the dozens of tribes living together with the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people for a long time to survive and live north of Baishan. After two consecutive rounds of exhausting enemy actions, Yan Rou led the main force to attack the camp of the Han army at this time, which was considered clever in terms of timing and tactics.

It's just that Yan Rou met the nemesis of his life, Xiahou Lan......

Xiahoulan's characteristics are calm and calm, strict military discipline, Xiao Cavalry Guard entered the grassland this time to fight, every section of the advance is cautious, avoid risk-taking and radical, to prevent falling into unknown dangers and traps.

The cavalry guards entered the grassland alone, carrying a large amount of supplies and baggage, just to prevent the failure of this expedition due to the lack of food and grass. Although the north of Baishan is only a few hundred miles away from Macheng, and the fast horse can be rushed back within two days, but this is the first battle since the formation of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, and it is also the second time that the Han Dynasty has waved its army to the north since its decline, so the only belief in Xiahou Lan's heart is to win, as for seeking revenge on Yan Rou, he was put aside.

Seeing the Hu people approaching again, Xia Houlan had a contemptuous sneer on his face, and he shouted to Tang Meng, the commander of the heavy cavalry battalion who had already lined up in front of him to meet the enemy: "Captain Tang, attack!" ”

Tang Meng took the order and commanded three thousand brave heavy knights to line up on a wide riding wall, like a tumbling wave pushing towards the enemy.

Because the sky was dark, and the heavy cavalry battalion was wearing heavy armor mixed with steel and leather, the speed of their running was not outstanding, and it looked like they were a little lacking in strength from a distance, but this was only compared to the light cavalry running at high speed.

As a matter of fact. After each heavy cavalry and the iron-clad war horse galloped, even if it was slower than the light cavalry, the huge kinetic energy generated was enough to knock the oncoming light cavalry away. It's like a thin man who runs fast and can't beat another strong man who runs steadily.

Tang Meng rushed ahead first, and when the distance between the two armies was still a hundred paces, he ordered loudly: "Flat-end gun!" ”

At the same time, the 3,000 knights placed the nearly long mounted rifle on the special butt of the horse's back near the horse's neck, and then held the handle of the gun tightly with both hands, and pointed the tip of the spear horizontally at the enemy who was approaching at high speed not far away.

Soon, the cavalry army composed of Xianbei and Wuhuan people collided with the heavy cavalry led by Tang Meng, and then the sound of "click" and "click" guns breaking on the battlefield resounded in the sky. The sound of guns breaking was accompanied by the painful wails of many people and the sound of falling horses.

Seeing that the cavalry guns of the soldiers around him were broken one after another, Tang Meng was not surprised, but shouted loudly: "Abandon the gun and change the saber!" ”

How can the heavy rifles used by the Horse Guards be so easy to break? However, because this heavy cavalry gun is made of wood with high hardness, it was used as a disposable weapon from the beginning of its manufacture!

Because of the huge impact force when the two horses collide, the heavy cavalry gun must be made of a material with a certain hardness and easy to break, so as to absorb the huge reaction force at the moment when the gun barrel breaks, and protect the soldier using the cavalry gun from internal injuries. When the knight's lance sticks out horizontally and breaks when it hits the enemy, they immediately let go and throw away the barrel. Then change into a saber hanging from your waist and continue to kill.

3,000 heavy cavalry guns in exchange for 3,000 lives, this is definitely a good deal!

While the heavy cavalry battalion was attacking, Xiahoulan commanded nine thousand light cavalry to divide into three routes, one of which was guarding the left side of the heavy cavalry battalion. One was guarded on the right side of the heavy cavalry battalion, while the rest was led by himself and followed closely behind the heavy cavalry battalion.

The arrogant Hu people thought that they had an advantage in this kind of close-quarters sprint. As a result, he was completely stunned by the heavy cavalry battalion, a tactic that had never appeared before.

Heavy cavalry wearing a helmet with full face protection, steel armor on the upper body, and a lower body hidden in horse armor. It looked like they were one with the war horses, they were not afraid of the arrows shot by the Hu people, so they only stabbed the sharp tip of the spear into the chest of the oncoming enemy with their flat end of the spear, and then quickly let go, and then drew the cold steel knife to slash the opponent......

The Hu people wanted to go around the two wings of this steel torrent to fight around, but the light cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Guard had already waited for them with their bows and wounds, and they did not give Hu Cai any chance to take advantage of it.

The fierce cavalry battle did not last too long, because when facing the steel-clad Han cavalry, even the cruel Hu people, who had never spared their lives, felt the cold, when they faced such an opponent, the arrows could not be pierced, the knife could not be broken, and the opponent's saber was constantly waving to harvest human lives, so the rout and retreat became their only choice.

The Hu people, who were killed by the heavy cavalry battalion, began to flee frantically for their lives......

This time, Xiahou Lan didn't plan to stay, he gave an order to the nine thousand light cavalry: "Chase all the way to the end until you catch Yan Rou!" ”

The heavy cavalry camp gradually came to a halt, and the sprint that had just passed seemed to be a short distance was extremely draining on the knights and horses, and they now needed to return to the camp to rest and heal, while shouldering the responsibility of defending the camp.

The people who witnessed the battle in the camp shouted in unison to welcome the soldiers who turned around and returned, and at the same time cheered and blessed the sons and daughters of the Han family who had run away from afar. In this battle, the Xiao cavalry guard was invincible, so that the people who transported the baggage saw the majestic posture of the Han iron horse, which made people feel very ambitious and proud.

Yan Rou was dragged all the way east by the Hu people who were eager to flee for their lives, and he desperately comforted himself in his heart: Don't be afraid! There are still 6,000 resting troops more than 30 miles ahead, as long as they rush there, the team can stabilize and organize a counterattack!

The 6,000 soldiers and horses that Yan Rou was looking forward to were the 3,000 Xianbei and 3,000 Wuhuan people who came to attack the Han army camp at night, and they followed Yan Rou to pursue the Han army during the day, and then rushed back and forth for 70 miles at night to attack the Han army, so when Yan Rou led the main force to attack, they were no longer able to participate in the battle, so they had to stay in the temporary camp to rest.

The Hu people fled in a panic all the way to the northeast, but the Han cavalry behind them chased after them relentlessly, changing the appearance of yesterday's slow swallowing, and killing all the Hu people who ran a little slower.

Xiahou Lan pursued especially fiercely, he kept an eye on the direction of Yan Rou's escape, and led the guards around him to bite Yan Rou to death, it seemed that this time he was going to swear to kill Yan Rou.

The Hu people ran all the way, and gradually showed their physical exhaustion. They only slept indiscriminately behind the small hill last night, and the war horses also gnawed a little grass on the spot, and compared with the Han cavalry chasing behind them, there was a clear gap in logistics support. The soldiers of the cavalry guard slept at night, and the horses were specially taken care of and fed by the people.

Yan Rou saw that the retreat speed of the cavalry around him was getting slower and slower, and hurriedly encouraged everyone loudly: "Don't panic, just run to the vicinity of the camp in the east, we still have 6,000 soldiers and horses to come to support!" ”

Encouraged by Yan Rou's words, the Hu people continued to run desperately towards the eastern knoll.

Gradually, the hillock that served as a temporary camp was already close in front of them, and many Hu people shouted loudly, hoping that the brothers hidden behind the hill would come out quickly to stop the Han cavalry.

However, until they came to the back of the hill exhausted, not a single reinforcement was seen!

Why are the 6,000 troops left behind in the camp missing?

They were organized and beaten away by the 3,000 Wuhuan revenue led by Lu Chihu!

Half of the six thousand people were Xianbei people, half were Wuhuan people, and these guys were sleeping when the tiger quietly touched them. Lu Chihu asked his soldiers to chant in unison in the Wuhuan language: "Don't panic, Wuhuan brothers, put down your weapons and lean over, you can live a good life like us in the future!" ”

The Xianbei people in the camp hurriedly rushed out to fight with the Wuhuan battalion led by the Chihu, but because of physical exhaustion and improper command, they were instantly defeated by the Chihu, and those Wuhuan people were persuaded by the people of the same clan to lay down their arms and express their willingness to surrender.

After Toochi Hu eliminated the temporary camp that Yan Rou left here in one fell swoop, he did not stay, but continued to march eastward with the Wuhuan troops and Xianbei troops, intending to mobilize all the tribes in the places he passed, so that Yan Rou would not even be able to see a single hair after escaping back!

The Hu people who fled to the temporary camp found that the remaining troops had disappeared and collapsed, and they no longer listened to Yan Rou's orders, some fled for their lives to the north, some fled to the east, and some could not run and simply rolled under their horses and begged for surrender to the Han army that was chasing after them.

Yan Rou saw that the general trend was gone, so she had to continue to flee with hundreds of descendants.

Xiahoulan immediately ordered the troops to divide into three routes, one to the north, one to the east, and the other to capture and capture the captives who surrendered.

Yan Rou fled frantically with hundreds of people in the direction of the water, but there was no supply or support along the way, and the tribes and tribes they passed through were gone, as if they had completely disappeared in one day and one night.

Gradually, the war horses of the cavalry beside Yan Rou began to foam at the mouth and died, and the one-in-a-million BMW under Yan Rou's crotch also showed signs of physical exhaustion.

Yan Rou ordered the soldiers who had lost their horses to break off and intercept the pursuing Han army, while he continued to flee eastward.

A few miles away in the rear, Xia Houlan was also exhausted, and he asked the soldiers who couldn't run to stop, gathered with each other and waited for reinforcements from the rear to arrive, while he himself still followed Yan Rou's rear......

After a frenzied escape for a whole day and night, Yan Rou ran from the westernmost part of the White Mountain to the east of the White Mountain, and he seemed to faintly hear the sound of the flowing river in the distance.

Yan Rou gasped, and said in a hoarse voice to the dozens of remaining guards around him: "After crossing the Weishui River, it is the territory of Xianbei in Liaoxi, no matter how powerful Xiahou Lan is, he will not dare to enter at this time, and we will come back to settle accounts with him in the future!" ”

"My lord, by the river...... There seems to be a large army of soldiers and horses by the river......" One of the guards planted himself from his horse before he finished speaking. (To be continued......)