Du Songmang's eyes were as big as copper bells, and his face was full of pain and despair of unwillingness.

"Son, are you really dead?" Maudun's lips trembled uncontrollably, and he crouched down, reaching out to grasp the handle of the sharp arrow that had pierced Aiko's throat, but he no longer had the strength to pull it out.

Woo~~~~ Mao suddenly screamed silently, let go of the arrow handle and raised his hand to touch his son's cold face, and closed his eyes for his son with trembling hands.

Da Lu Gong looked at the grief-stricken old father and the tragic death of his brother, and the fire of revenge rose in his heart, although he and Du Songmang Baojie have always been at odds, but in the end they are brothers! I have followed my father to fight for many years, and I have never suffered such a loss! also lost his father's most beloved younger brother!

"Be sure to skin and cramp these Han dogs!" Da Lugong's teeth clenched.

"Da Lu Gong, have you seen your dead brother?" is worthy of being a battle-hardened veteran, the pain of losing a child did not defeat Mao Dun like this, "The team of Han dogs will not run far, find them, and kill them!" ”

Da Lu Gong flew up and jumped on the war horse, pulled out his war knife and pointed straight to the sky, "The sky testifies, I, Da Lu Gong, will not kill this group of Han dogs and swear not to be a man!" "Avenge the warriors of Du Songmang!" "Avenge the warriors of Du Song Mang!" "Kill all the dogs!"

The Hun cavalry stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, and under the leadership of Da Lugong, they faced the yellow sand flying in the sky, and chased down the hoof prints of Li Mingyuan's cavalry retreating.

Behind him, there was an angry and dry shout: "Kill them all, and leave not one alive!" Leave not a single one! ”

At this time, the advance troops of the Xiongnu tribes had already arrived at the scene. Everyone looked at the dead bodies on the ground and was silent. After the Han dog actually killed the warriors of the Huns, he retreated, which was completely a provocation to them, and the arrogant Han people had to pay for their stupidity.

The armor cavalry led by Da Lugong is the most elite strength of Zuo Xianwang's department, and the war horses under the crotch are all high-grade good horses, and they run much faster than Li Mingyuan and others, after all, one side has experienced a big war, and the physical strength of people and horses has been greatly consumed.

There were still four or five hours away from the city pass, and there were hundreds of infantry behind him, which made the generals completely relax their vigilance. After sending a man back to report the news. Gao Zhiming and the others began to discuss their results.

"I slaughtered three!"

"The four of me!"

"Grandma's, run so fast, I didn't cut any of them!"

"That's because you're too slow! I'll cut two of them! ”

"It's too chaotic! I didn't see how many I shot down clearly! Damn! All the arrows are gone! ”

Li Mingyuan was not so optimistic, he knew that the main force of the Huns had not been damaged at all. Annihilating this team of light enemies only severely weakened the opponent's spirit. slowed down the steps of the offensive of the Huns. According to the ferocious nature of the Huns. This time the loss will not stop there, maybe the team that settles the account has already set off on the way. If we encounter it again, it will definitely be a fierce battle. The only way to do this is to defend it. There is absolutely no option to retreat.

The key now is, can this little bit of people under his command withstand the impact of several times the Hun cavalry? Safely withdrawn?

The officer who led the team out of the city to search for Li Mingyuan was called Ma Dayuan, and this thing was about to cry now. What are you crazy about? How could you do such a brainless thing? Why do you go out of the city in a good way? As soon as he thought of the earnest teachings of the city gate defenders to him, Ma Dayuan's heart was dripping blood, and he was Yang Xuhui, if it wasn't for the murderer of his son, he would not have ended up where he is today.

"General, there's movement!" Just as Ma Dayuan was cursing Yang Xuhui in his heart, a soldier suddenly lay on the ground and shouted.

Ma Dayuan, who was riding on a horse, hurriedly dismounted and lay on the ground, and after listening for a long time, he was a little uncertain, "The sound of horses' hooves is still far away, and I can't hear how many people there are!" ”

When the soldiers heard that the Hun cavalry seemed to be about to catch up, they were immediately frightened. Although they are also claimed to be elite, it depends on who the opponent is, and when they meet the Hun cavalry on the plains, they are no different from sheep.

"General, let's quickly discuss with the generals of the Hou Mansion, what should we do about this? After all, there are many people, and when the two armies are combined, everyone's hope of survival is greater! A lieutenant spoke.

If it was an ordinary person, it would definitely be scattered in a hurry at this time, but Ma Dayuan and his subordinates had received regular military training after all. Zhilu Dao: Running away in all directions at this time is no different from sending him to death. Originally, the strength was not strong, and if it was not tightly united, the end would definitely not be ordinarily miserable.

"Let's talk about what the big guys think! War or Retreat? After learning that the Huns had caught up, Li Mingyuan gathered everyone to discuss.

All the generals looked at Gao Zhiming, he was the direct leader of everyone, and his opinions had a great influence on the big guys.

"If we run away now, I'm afraid that the hundreds of brothers behind us will be more than lucky!" Gao Zhiming said worriedly. Indeed, they are all cavalry, if the horses gallop now. The Huns will certainly not be able to catch up. But the two-legged infantry in the back was about to be torn to pieces by the anxious Huns.

"Zhiming's thoughts are the same as mine, we can just leave, but the hundreds of people behind are our brothers, comrades, and comrades-in-arms. We can't really watch them being killed by the Huns. Reinforcements will arrive soon. The Huns sent troops in a hurry, and there must not be many of them. We just need to hold out for a while, repel their attacks, and retreat safely! Li Mingyuan looked at everyone and said encouragingly.

"Of course, I won't force the big guy to stay, if you're afraid of death, you can leave now, I won't stop you!"

"What to go, the Huns can fight, and our brothers are not bad!" Wang Qi has been a chivalrous man all his life, and what he values most is the word brother!

The generals are no longer silent, after all, they used to be soldiers, and they really can't do it if they don't save them.

Ma Dayuan is a rare general under Yang Xuhui, and he has the experience of fighting against the Huns. After learning that the Hou Mansion's family was willing to stay and help him, he felt a lot more relaxed. Just repel a wave of attacks and wait for reinforcements to come, and then there will be salvation.

When Li Mingyuan arrived with the crowd. A hundred pikemen under Ma Dayuan had already lined up, but they were obviously undermanned, and the distance between each of them was too large to withstand the cavalry charge. Although the opponent has to rush through a large section of steep slope from the bottom to the top if he wants to charge, the speed and impact will be greatly reduced, but after all, there is a huge numerical advantage, as long as it is broken a little, the whole formation will fall apart.

Fortunately, this time Ma Dayuan brought a lot of people, and they were all very well-equipped. Behind the pikemen were the shooters. Assign a special person to carry the quiver for a sergeant who wields a powerful open-bow or horned crossbow. The other took a heavy shield as cover. One hundred crossbowmen are divided into teams of fifty in the inner circle, providing long-range fire support to the pikemen on the periphery at any time. At the very least, give as much damage and delay as possible when the opponent slows down the climb.

Flying dust swept through the military formation. The older veterans moved their hands and feet, and the nervous-looking young soldiers bit their lower lips, rolled their Adam's apples and swallowed saliva. The sappers with crossbow machines lined up in a standard firing formation. The cold light on the sharp arrowhead shone brightly. Except for the loud snorts and restless howls of the horses. There was silence on the hills.

"Eat something right now! Arrange the horses. We don't need it for the time being, the Huns will be here in an instant! Li Mingyuan threw the reins to his subordinates, and said to Ma Dayuan, who came up. Is it all laid out as I said? ”

"Yes, sir!" Ma Dayuan replied, "It's just that there are still too few people!" ”

Ma Dayuan is a smart man, and he knows that in the current situation, the two units must be unified in command in order to give full play to their combat effectiveness. The Hou Mansion's family will be able to risk their lives to stay and help themselves, so the position of this commander will of course be held by the leader of the other party. Besides, this kind of war infantry is only auxiliary!

Almost all the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army were recruited from the Liangzhou area, with the three surnames of Ma, Luo, and Gao, and the same surname was often a clan relative of a village, not only related to the family, but even father and son in the same battle. Therefore, the battle is very united, and it is rare to leave behind one's own brothers, whether they live or die. The scuffle like last night really couldn't take care of everyone, and it was helpless to leave the missing people behind.

"General Ma, this is a tough battle, are your brothers ready?" Li Mingyuan patted Ma Dayuan on the shoulder and said. For this general who did not give up his subordinates and escaped alone at this difficult juncture, Li Mingyuan still admires it very much.

"Captain Li, you can rest assured that being a soldier and eating food is the tip of the knife licking blood, my Liangzhou men and sons are all martial arts in the army, almost every family has a pick-and-choose, and every household receives preferential benefits, nothing more than to serve the imperial court, and he also has a head, and he wants to have a happy ......," Ma Dayuan said in a loud voice, "The head has fallen off the bowl and has a big scar, and after twenty years, he is a good man again!" ”

Li Mingyuan stopped talking, patted Ma Dayuan's shoulder with both hands, nodded at him, turned around and looked around the defensive formation hastily, "Damn, the outer circle of thirty zhang..., there are barely enough people!" ”

"It's a little less!"

Li Mingyuan smiled calmly, and then said, "It's okay, as long as we hold on for an hour, reinforcements will definitely arrive, and then none of the Huns will be able to escape!" ”

The infantrymen were relieved to hear the generals boast of their brilliant achievements. It turned out that the Han people could fight the Huns with less and more, and achieve victory.

The scouts who had sent out soon returned, and kept waving their banners to the crowd. The tense atmosphere enveloped everyone in an instant.

"The whole team! ~~~~" Ma Dayuan elongated his tone, "Two defensive formations!" Stand your ground! ”

"Crossbowman in position! ~~~" Gao Zhiming, who had just rushed back, shouted while loading arrows into the quiver, "Damn, hurry up!" The Hun cavalry will arrive soon! ”

Still chewing dry food in their mouths, the Liangzhou men who had accumulated their physical strength rearranged their formation around the gun array and stood in two columns in front and back. The front row is usually a battle-hardened veteran, and the back row is a young man who is new to battle, each holding a spear and shield in his hand, and at the feet of the soldiers in the back row, two spare spears and bows and arrows are inserted at any time.

Liangzhou people are good at throwing spears, this skill has been very popular as early as the Three Kingdoms Ma Chao Army, although the most powerful weapons in the Tiger Army are broadswords and various crossbow machines, but in the Liangzhou regiment, the throwing spears are their most handy weapons, some veterans with excellent arm strength can throw the spear to fifty steps away, and when it lands, it is enough to penetrate two layers of cowhide shields, at this distance, the power is considerable.

The dull sound of trombone.

In the gradually dissipating dust, the banner of the Xiongnu army appeared. Immediately following the military flag were neatly arranged cavalry formations. They're coming!

The sound of the hooves of nearly a thousand horses shook the sleeping earth, and the heavy breathing of the knights could be heard clearly.

The dull trombone sounded again.

Under the military flag, Dalugong lived on his mount, saw the baggage stacked on the hill, and also saw the Han army battle formation standing still. There aren't many people, less than half of their own army, what the hell is going on last night! Lost so badly, more than half of the four hundred iron horsemen were killed like people chopping melons and vegetables! He also took his own life!

"Big brother, wait for me to charge!" The brave Majian Dongga carried the battle axe on his shoulders and urged the horse to the military flag. interrupted Dazarugon's thoughts. "The Han people were just a fluke last night, and today I want to see what tricks they can play!"

The armor of Majian Dongga shone in the sunlight, and the war horse under the crotch foamed at the mouth......"

"Slow! The sons and daughters have been running for so long, and they are all sleepy and tired. Current Rest ....... "Dazaru Gong straightens his back on horseback! I don't want to make the mistake of being so greedy and reckless as Du Songmang. The Han army on the opposite side lined up so confidently to greet each other. There must be some mechanism.... He wanted to wait for the rest of the man to decide, and his subordinates were indeed tired and hungry, and the horses were sweating profusely. If you don't take a break, you won't be able to hit that steep slope at all. "The archers hold their positions down, and the rest wait to dismount and rest! Don't unload your armor and unsaddle, and be ready to fight at any time! ”

"My lord, the Huns dismounted and rested, did we take advantage of their unstable foothold to turn over to him personally?" The victory of the attack obviously made Gao Zhiming a little light.

"No! In our formation, there will be flaws as soon as we move," Li Mingyuan was also carefully observing the enemy troops under the mountain, "We have time, but they don't!" All we have to do is stay here! Don't move a single step! ”

"But the sun will soon come out, and it will be very hot on the hills...... and it will be very hard for the brothers to stand on the heights! Why don't you rush down and slaughter them all! ”

"You can't move even if you're sunburned! This is our only chance! Now rushing out of the gang is really a death! Tell the brethren, including the infantrymen, not to take a step back if you want to live, and only by killing all the enemies before you die will you have a chance to live! ”

An hour passed, and the sun showed its face behind the high mountains in the distance, and the red glow reflected the battle formation of the Han army on the hill in the same red, dazzlingly red.

Time is of the essence, and this small convoy must be completely defeated before the Han reinforcements arrive! Dazaru, who had not waited for his father, looked at the rising sun and began to lose his breath, I can't let my father come to see me, I can't do anything, right? At least a little probing?

"Majian Dongga!" "In!"

"You lead two people to attack at the same time in four directions! Once one direction is successful, the signal is given, and the whole team then charges! ”

"Lasso!" "Get on the horse!" "Sons and bitches, get on the horse!"

"Archer, follow slowly, get ready to release the arrows!"

The four hundred cavalry were divided into four teams at the foot of the hill and attacked from four directions around the hill where the gun array was located!

"Blow the trumpet!"

The trombone of the Xiongnu army was like an angry cow howling, and it rushed straight to the Liangzhou soldiers on the hill. The offensive has begun!

The Liangzhou soldiers shook their spirits and placed their shields layer upon layer, making the entire battle array look like a huge turtle shell. In the gap between the shields, the cold light of the sword flashed, and the passwords of the captain and the lieutenant of the company came and went. On the side facing the Hun army, Li Mingyuan held a horizontal knife and rode leisurely on his horse, hunting and fluttering the military flag of the Tiger Ben army behind him. Every soldier could see him when he looked up, and all his subordinates were infected by his confidence and calmness, and firmly carried out his orders.

"Attention! Hun archers! Gao Zhiming stared at the Hun archers on horseback, and quickly estimated their distance, "Two sixty steps!" Fifty-five steps for two! He drew an arrow, habitually licked the arrow, and put it on the bowstring, "Two fifty paces!" Attention crossbowmen! A hundred crossbows rose slightly in response, and the killing machine ......was dignified.

Shooting arrows from the bottom of the mountain to the upper reaches of the mountain not only greatly shortens the range, but also often shoots either high or low, and the lethality is also greatly affected, while the opposite is true at high places. The Xiongnu cavalry archers also knew this, so they went around in a circle and tried to find a firing point on a ridge that was level with the Han army's position. Such an abacus can't be hidden from Li Mingyuan.

"Crossbowman, don't care about the cavalry rushing in, bring me the archers of the opposing party! Gao Zhiming! "Yes! My lord! Leave it to me! Two thirty steps! Preparation~~~~~~~~~~. ”

"Attention brothers in the back row! Be prepared to listen to me and wait until the crossbowman has finished firing before firing the arrows! Each team aims at a squad of Hun attacking cavalry! Brothers in the front row take the shield! Ma Dayuan thrust his spear into the ground, slowly crouched behind the shield, and pulled his longbow .......

The shouts of the Huns rolled down the hillside.

"Put!"

"Click......click!" This is a crossbow machine!!

"Put!"

"Bang...! It's a longbow!! ”

There was a strange buzzing sound in the sky, and the Hun archers, who were struggling to urge their horses to climb the slope, looked up vigilantly, and a group of small black dots swarmed in the dazzling sunlight of dawn. What is it? The small black dot approached rapidly, and it generalized into a cluster of cold stars above the heads of the Huns, and the sharp-eyed rider shouted in horror: "There are arrows!" All the pupils that looked up to the sky shrank in horror in unison....... a group of sharp arrows! The crossbow arrows of the Han army, such a terrible range! What an amazing speed! "Attention! Note! Disperse! Scatter....... ”

Bloodstained! People shout and neigh!

Hail of arrows swept through the Huns' cavalry with tremendous potential and kinetic energy. (To be continued......)