The Xianbei people who attacked the flank of the Han army soon rushed to a "unforgettable" area for them - the terrain here was flat, and there were no obstacles such as traps and horse rejections, but the war horses that rushed in front suddenly suffered from "soft foot disease", first slowed down the charge strangely, and then fell down with a wailing and neighing, and the owner on his back was bruised and swollen.

Because the incident happened so suddenly and strangely, that after the war horses in front fell to the ground in batches, the Xianbei people who followed the charge did not have time to react, and watched their horses' hooves step on the bodies of the clansmen......

If one pays close attention, when the cavalry led by the Han army retreats from this side to the rear, they all pass by close to their own convoy, and will never cross the faintly visible white line on the ground by half a step.

Of course, this white line was only left for the Han army to see, and now it has been trampled by the Xianbei people who rushed out of the "Iron Tribulus Array", and it is impossible to see clearly.

These Xianbei cavalry who rushed over on the bodies of their fellow clansmen did not end much better, their speed had been forced to slow down, but they just entered the range of the Han army's crossbowmen, and before they could recover from their panicked state, arrows like rain had already been fired!

How destructive is a thousand trained crossbowmen? They can fill a pot of arrows in a very short time! A pot of arrows is twenty, that is to say, before the Xianbei cavalry rushed to the front of the square carriage, there were already tens of thousands of arrows waiting for them!

Because the cavalry shoots arrows on horseback, the style of bows and crossbows used is limited, and it is often impossible to build very large, which means that the range of arrows is not too long. Infantry crossbowmen, on the other hand, who were used to defend the city, used larger crossbows, which meant that the arrows fired were more powerful.

How strong is the destructive power of the "Tribulus Array"? This thing is like the anti-tank mines of later generations, although there are many restrictions on the use, but it is used to delay the cavalry attack speed on specific occasions, and the cost of damaging the enemy's war horses is low-cost and the effect is amazing!

In order to deal with the Xianbei cavalry, after Liu He returned to Jicheng, he was racking his brains to ponder all kinds of tricks and bad moves, such as smoke trucks, thistles, bed crossbows, which can be made in a short time, Liu He has been urging the craftsmen to make them secretly, as for the kind of terrifying things mixed with saltpeter, sulfur and carbon powder, because the reserves of saltpeter and sulfur are insufficient, Liu He has no idea of making it for the time being.

The so-called tribulus terrestris is a kind of four-legged nail with a tooth length of about an inch, the four feet of this iron nail are separated by 120 degrees, and they are thrown to the ground casually, always maintaining a three-legged support ground, a nail facing the sky, whether it is a human foot or a horse's hoof, once stepped on it, it is called a pain in the heart!

There is no technical difficulty in making thistle, just carve some life-size thistle terrestris out of wooden blocks, and then burn the thistle in clay to make a mold, and then pour molten iron into the mold to produce it in large quantities. This gadget takes very little time, and as long as there is enough pig iron and enough craftsmen, it is much easier than producing iron arrowheads.

In order to make the tribulus terrestris form a large-scale killing effect, Liu He stubbornly asked Zhao to let go of the pig iron reserves in the official warehouse, and made as many as 200,000 pieces in one go, almost using up 40,000 catties of pig iron! After all these thistles are scattered, they can at least form a "minefield" about hundreds of paces wide and about two miles long.

What's even more powerful is that the thistle terrestris is mixed with the longbowmen and the van car, the ironcap forms an effective barrier in front, the largest chariot provides good cover for the weakly armored archers, and the longbowmen's shot is thrown at a 45-degree angle to the sky, which is completely unobstructed by the wall of the van. In this way, an absolute superiority will be formed in some parts that only I am allowed to hit others and no one is allowed to beat me.

Tribulus terrestris also has a lot of advantages, such as it is very convenient to use, even if the people who have no combat ability, put these gadgets in their hands, they will be like sowing seeds in the spring, backwards and sprinkling a terrifying "minefield". For example, thistle terrestris is not a one-time consumable, as long as the enemy is driven away, soldiers and civilians can also be sent to hold some wooden sticks with their heads to help the magnet, and most of these scattered "little treasures" can be recovered for next use.

If there is a disadvantage, it is that this thing is not very environmentally friendly, and once it is left on the ground, it will hurt people sooner or later; And this guy "doesn't distinguish between friend and foe", if anyone dares to break in, he has to be pierced by it to cry dad and call mother.

Seeing the menacing Xianbei people fall in pieces, and occasionally those who rushed out were also killed by random arrows, Liu He was very happy in his heart. Although he did not directly command the battle, this tactical idea of relying on a large number of thistles to delay the cavalry attack was originally proposed by him, and then perfected by Li Yan and Zhao Yun.

After watching the first group of people who rushed up fall to the ground, and then were shot to death by the shameful Han with bows and arrows, he was so angry that his eyes were bloody, and he wanted to eat people to vent his anger.

This battle is really too bad! The soldiers in their own clan couldn't get close to the Han army camp at all, and they all became live targets!

A small number of Xianbei soldiers who had been stabbed in the buttocks by thistles after falling to the ground, turned around and fled back to their own camp at the risk of death, crying and pulling out the four nails from the soles of their feet, buttocks and thighs, and then came to Kebineng and cried: "My lord! The Han army buried a hidden weapon in the ground, and the clansmen's war horses stepped on this four-legged nail and fell to the ground injured! ”

Kebi can take a look at it, and he knows that this is thistle, for this kind of "rogue weapon" that has been used by the Han people since the Spring and Autumn Period, Kebi Neng can't think of any way to crack it for a while.

If he had enough time, he could have the soldiers cut down some branches and use them as improvised brooms to clear the way in front, and it would have been easy to clear a clean road, but now that the army had all rushed out, there was not much time left for him to attack.

Kebineng was like a red-eyed gambler at this time, and howled at Suo Nu: "Suo Nu, I order you to immediately lead four thousand cavalry around the rear of the Han army, and no matter what, you must kill a bloody road from the tail of their team!" ”

Suo Nu received the order, and immediately led 4,000 cavalry to avoid the iron thistle belt on the flank of the Han army, and rushed straight to the tail of the formation.

Zhao Yun, who was not far from the defensive position of the Han army, watched the Xianbei people change the direction of the attack, a sneer appeared on his face, gently pulled down the hood, turned his head and shouted to the two thousand elite cavalry behind him: "Brothers! Today is the time for the Youzhou cavalry to become famous! Come with me! ”

A word that comes with me is better than a thousand bold words.

The two thousand cavalry behind Zhao Yun are the elite of Youzhou that Xiahou Lan and Xian Yufu brought to Macheng when they were protecting grain from Jicheng, many of them have gone through several bloody battles, and they already have a vague spirit of not being afraid of death.

Zhao Yun clamped the belly of the black wild horse under his crotch, and rushed out like a bolt of lightning, this wild horse that snatched itself from the slave had completely surrendered under the pressure of Zhao Yun's "violence" and "murderous aura". Now, the new owner has equipped it with well-guarded horse armor, nailed to its hooves with horseshoes made of pure steel, and equipped with a pair of discreet saddles on its back, and two stirrups made of pure steel on either side near the belly of the horse, hidden under the curtains on the edge of the armor.

Zhao Yun is wearing a black robe today, the Mingguang armor on his body has also been deliberately painted with a layer of black paint, the pocket on his head is also black and shiny, and the spear in his hand seems to have been deliberately painted black, in short, from head to toe, from people to horses, it is black to the end!

From a distance, a man and a horse are like devils rushing out of hell, and that kind of breathtaking evil aura can't be hidden.

There were twenty cavalrymen behind Zhao Yun, also wearing black shackles, wearing finely protected fish-scale iron armor, and the war horses under their crotch were covered with a layer of leather armor.

Suo Nu galloped forward with the cavalry for less than two miles, and suddenly saw a big black monster rushing madly towards him, and behind this monster was the black cavalry of the Han army!

"It's not good, the Han army has an ambush!"

Seeing the Han generals getting closer and closer, Suo Nu suddenly panicked inexplicably.

Zhao Yun didn't say a word, went straight to the position of the lock slave, and after shooting and killing more than a dozen Xianbei cavalrymen who were guarding in front of the lock slave, he smashed the head of the war horse that the lock slave was riding.

The lock slave hurriedly put up a big stick to block it, but was bullied closer by Zhao Yun, and directly handed the gun forward, and without waiting for the lock slave to react, it stabbed into his throat.

Suo Nu threw away the wooden stick he was holding in his right hand, raised his left hand and pointed at Zhao Yun, his eyes stared at the two holes in the black mask, and said before he died: "You...... You are...... Zhao ......"

Before the lock slave finished speaking, Zhao Yun had already drawn back the spear, and he shouted angrily on the horse: "The lock slave is killed!" Who else would dare to fight? ”

Seeing that their commander was stabbed to death by the leader of the Han people who rushed over, the Xianbei people were so frightened that they dared to fight, so they turned their horses' heads to the right side of Lu and fled for their lives to the south.

The cavalry of the Han army who came up to meet them rolled in at this time, followed by the Xianbei people who fled for their lives, and slashed and slashed, in order to vent the anger and unwillingness that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time.

The first few times, everyone was a cavalry as an archer, hiding behind the chariot formation and releasing cold arrows. It's really nice to be able to give it a go with your old opponent today!

Kebineng, who was still expecting a turnaround, suddenly saw that the clansmen who had just rushed out of the city turned around and fled south for their lives, and his heart suddenly plummeted. When he heard the summons of the Tanma returning to report, "Oh no, Lord Suonu has been killed, and the Han army has an ambush at the end of the team", a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Ke Bi Neng suddenly thought that if Yan Rou came at this time and saw that his side was so embarrassed and defeated, would he fall into the ground? There is also the Han army stationed in Macheng, if reinforcements come at this time, where should the clansmen flee for their lives?

"Pass my order, evacuate this place quickly, don't go back to Ningcheng, and retreat directly to Saibei!" Kebineng gave the last order of the battle, and then was surrounded by the clan's own soldiers and retreated.

Sun Li, who had been guarding the camp as a reserve force, saw that Zhao Yun led two thousand cavalry to break the formation of the Xianbei people, and he was very anxious, for fear that he would not have a chance to fight.

Li Yan seemed to see the impatience in Sun Li's heart, so he comforted him: "Commander Sun, don't be in a hurry, when the people clean up the thistles in front, you will lead the team to rush out of the army to chase and kill for a while!" ”

Sun Li's current position is undecided, and Li Yan is out of respect, so it is appropriate to call him a commander vaguely.

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