Chapter 333: The Battle of Mobei (7)

Surrounded by thousands of military vehicles, the Han infantry, crossbowmen and other weapons armed with guns and crossbows, hid behind the military vehicles, and temporarily formed a formation to meet the main force of the Xiongnu. Wugang car is two zhang long, one zhang four wide, the outside of the car is tied with a spear, and the inside is placed with a big shield, which plays the role of a simple city wall.

All the Han infantry and crossbowmen had solemn faces, the south wind was howling, the flag was facing north, and the sand and gravel from the Gobi were flying. At this time, the Han army went deep into the desert for more than 1,000 miles, and there was no way to retreat, once defeated, the whole army would be annihilated!

Wei Qing gathered the cavalry on the flanks of the chariot formation, and the chariot array was horned into each other.

The main force of the Xiongnu attacked the Che formation and had to face the cavalry attack of Wei Qing. The cavalry attacking Wei Qing will also be attacked by the flank troop vehicles.

Wei Qing observed the wind direction through the flag. Time, place, and people are all factors for victory.

The headquarters of Weiqing, including the cavalry of the later general Cao Xiang and the left general Gongsun He, had 30,000 Han cavalry, as well as 10,000 Xiliang cavalry from Longxi and Northern Zhou soldiers, and Han Shizhong's 5,000 Jingzhou cavalry, a total of 45,000 cavalry.

As the commander of the Han Empire second only to Han Xin, Wei Qing has the aura of cavalry of the whole army, and the cavalry of Wang Yanzhang, Li Hu, and Han Shizhong are all added by Wei Qing's aura, and their combat ability has been greatly improved!

"It is worthy of the double walls of the Han Empire, just the halo of the whole army can affect the outcome of a war!"

Xu Fengnian, the lord of Longxi, checked the attributes of the cavalry led by Wang Yanzhang and Li Hu, and found that he had obtained the bonus of Wei Qing's aura of the whole army "Marquis Changping", and the attributes of the cavalry had increased a lot, and their morale began to gradually recover.

The generals who can have the aura of the whole army are either legendary heroes with real materials or heroes with extremely popular popularity. Wei Qing belongs to the former.

The generals under Chu Tian's command who have the aura of the whole army are only Le Yi and Hua Mulan.

With Wei Qing's aura of the whole army, Xu Fengnian was a little relieved.

Wei Qing in the Battle of Mobei is level 100, and his attributes are at the peak.

The number of cavalry of the Xiongnu Yizhi Xian Dan Yu was superior, but in the face of the Han army's fortress tactics and Wei Qing's aura of the whole army, the Xiongnu Yi Zhi Xian Dan Yu was like a great enemy.

According to the investigation of the Xiongnu scout cavalry, Li Guangyi's Han army was approaching the main battlefield, and there was not much time left for Yizhi Xiandanyu.

"Please let me lead the cavalry to test the attack, if the Weiqing cavalry comes to attack, Lord Shan Yu will lead the elite cavalry to the rescue."

Since the second king Zhao Xin was forced to send troops to test the Han army.

Tens of thousands of Hun cavalry, under the command of Zhao Xin, made a gesture of attacking the Han army's fortress, and Yizhi's cavalry kept an eye on Wei Qing's cavalry.

The Xiongnu did not intend to give the Han army time to regain their morale and physical strength.

"The Hun cavalry is coming!"

The Han soldiers on the inside of the chariot formation noticed that the sand and dust were rolling, and the war horses of the Hun cavalry were galloping, nervously clenching their weapons and breathing rapidly.

The other two Han armies had already fought with the main Xiongnu forces, and only Wei Qing had not yet fought on the first road.

Pan Mei, Su Zhang, Gongsun Ao and other second- and third-rate generals commanded infantry and crossbowmen to resist the attacks of the Hun cavalry.

The endless Hun cavalry came like a tide, and Zhao Xin held a Hanhuan sword in his hand and personally commanded the Hun cavalry to launch a rapid attack.

His opponent was the familiar Han Empire.

Although he knew that the Han army's stronghold was strong, he could only defeat the Han army by taking advantage of the Han army's fatigue and launching an attack!

A large number of Hun light cavalry formed a wave, impacting the Han army's fortress battle line, and the rain of arrows fell like a downpour, densely nailed to the leather and shields of the military vehicles!

The front row of military vehicles was covered with a rain of arrows, comparable to a hedgehog.

Many Han infantry hid behind the chariots to avoid the rain of arrows from the Hun cavalry.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The crossbowmen of the Han army fired ten thousand arrows in unison, carried out flat shooting, and the crossbow arrows broke through the air, harvesting the Hun cavalry without any protection!

The Hun cavalry fell in response, and the people turned on their backs.

The three thousand divine crossbow army was deployed in the middle, and the three thousand strong crossbows fired in a volley, and the crossbow arrows were shot out at an extremely high initial velocity, easily shooting through the leather armor of the Hun light cavalry in the front row!

This time, Wei Qing adopted the tactics of infantry and cavalry coordinated operations, and whether the car formation could be held was very important.

Zhao Xin knew that the Han army's chariot formation was strong, but still attacked the chariot formation.

Li Guang is marching rapidly all the way, and he must solve Wei Qing as soon as possible.

Zhao Xin knew the Han army too well. Fleeing far away from the desert and waiting for work at ease was his basic tactic against the Han army. Secondly, the bow and crossbow of the Han army, although strong, were not without their drawbacks. The Han army marched thousands of miles, in addition to the shortage of food, there was also a shortage of crossbow arrows, and it was impossible to get supplies, and one less crossbow arrow was used.

"As long as the crossbow arrows of the Han army are consumed as much as possible, the Han army without crossbow arrows will be forced to fight hand-to-hand combat."

Faced with the well-equipped Han army, Zhao Xin chose to use human lives and war horses to consume the Han army's crossbow arrows.

The Hun light cavalry still attacked the Han army's chariot formation one after another, turning the direction of the war horses after approaching the chariot formation, avoiding the chariot formation. Each impact attracted the Han army's crossbowmen and arrows in unison.

The crossbow arrows of the Han army were rapidly consumed in units of 10,000.

"Zhao Xin knows us too well, and his rebellion is a huge loss for us Han."

Wei Qing commanded the cavalry and was observing the entire battlefield. The tactics of the rebel general Zhao Xin caused Wei Qing a lot of trouble.

Both the Xiongnu and Han empires were taking advantage of each other's generals. The Xiongnu used the generals of the Han Empire to learn the combat methods of the Han army and the deployment of border defenses, and the Han Empire used the Xiongnu generals to learn the terrain of the desert and the location of the Xiongnu royal court.

The Huns Zhao Xin defected to the Han Empire, and later returned to the Xiongnu, and at the same time was familiar with the combat methods of the Xiongnu and the Han army.

If it weren't for Zhao Xin's suggestion, it is very likely that the Xiongnu Shan Yu would have chosen to fight a decisive battle in Monan, and the supply line of the Han army would not be so long.

Now Zhao Xin deliberately consumed the crossbow arrows of the Han army, resulting in a huge consumption of crossbow arrows of the Han army.

Zhao Xin was forcing Wei Qing to use the Han cavalry to fight the Hun cavalry in hand-to-hand combat. The Hun cavalry was numerous, and hand-to-hand combat had an advantage over the Hun cavalry.

In addition, there were many Hun condor archers who were good at riding and archery among the Hun cavalry, as well as the most elite Shan Yu guards.

"If we continue like this, our crossbow bolts will soon run out. Wei Qing is still waiting for the opportunity. ”

Xu Fengnian, the lord of Longxi, commanded the nobles of Longxi to conquer half of Liangzhou and became the uncrowned king of Xiliang, although he was about the same age as Chutian, he was a prince of the Shaozhuang faction, but he had been fighting for five years and had been on the battlefield for a long time, so it was natural to see that Wei Qing was waiting for the opportunity.

The time may or may not come.

If they can't wait for the right time, the Han cavalry can only step forward and fight the Hun cavalry hand-to-hand.

Wang Yanzhang held a hundred catties of iron spear, restless, without Wei Qing's order, he could not immediately rush up and fight the Huns.

Li Hu led the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and patiently waited for the order of the lord Xu Fengnian.

In addition to the cavalry in Longxi, there was also Chen Xi, the military advisor of Liu Bei's forces, who followed Wei Qing out of battle.

Guan Yu temporarily commanded a team of Youzhou Raiders, dragging the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, which could kill hundreds of Huns. and the Turkic prince Ashina Sheer, who served Liu Bei, commanded a team of Turkic elite light cavalry to compete with the Xiongnu.

Han Shizhong had only 5,000 Jingzhou cavalry, which was relatively weak in comparison, and he was used by Wei Qing as a reserve.

Han Shizhong realized that because Zhao Xin's tactics against the Han army worked, the Xiongnu were in absolute initiative, while the Han army was relatively passive.

"All crossbowmen are divided into five batches and take turns to shoot and save crossbow arrows!"

Pan Mei, the general who presided over the chariot formation, discovered the intention of the Huns, if the Huns attacked the fortress every time, the Han army used a large number of crossbow arrows, and within a day or two, the Han army's crossbow arrows would be exhausted.

Pan Mei divided the crossbowmen into five groups and took turns to shoot, as long as the Xiongnu were repulsed, and did not pursue the Hun cavalry that shot the most.

Because of Pan Mei's adjustments, the Han army's crossbow and arrow consumption became one-fifth, which could block the continuous harassment of the Xiongnu on the chariot array.

"The Han army has discovered our intentions and intensified their attacks!"

Zhao Xin commanded more Hun cavalry to rush to the Han camp one after another, sabotaging Pan Mei's plan. This also means that more Xiongnu had to die in order to consume more crossbow arrows from the Han army.

More and more Hun cavalry continued to attack the Han army's chariot base, and some Hun cavalry had already killed in front of the military vehicle, blocked by spears, and crossbowmen shot the Hun cavalry who tried to destroy the military chariot!

Some of the horses collided with the military vehicles, causing the military vehicles to shake violently, and the Han infantry in the rear tried their best to resist. The condescending Hun cavalry stabbed the Han army with spears, or used bows and arrows to shoot at the Han infantry hiding in the rear, and the two sides centered on the fortress and engaged in a tug-of-war, and the Hun cavalry paid a huge price!

Wei Qing still didn't mean to use cavalry, he was still waiting for the right time.

Out of admiration for the great general Wei Qing, no cavalry complained, and no one even questioned when it was time to attack. As long as you follow the great general and follow orders, you can win.

"Wei Qing of the Han Army can really calm down. King Youxian, you go and help the second king. ”

Seeing that Wei Qing's cavalry never moved, the Xiongnu Yizhi sent the Right Xian King to increase the pressure on the Han army and force Wei Qing's heavy cavalry to fight.

If it was not necessary, King Youxian was reluctant to engage the Great Demon King of Weiqing, but since Shan Yu had an order, he had to lead a team of cavalry to assist the second king in attacking the Han army's chariot formation.

With the right Xianwang joined the battlefield, the pressure of the Han army's chariot array suddenly increased, the Hun cavalry attacked the Han army from all directions, and the Han infantry was constantly killed by the rain of arrows thrown by the Hun cavalry, but the Hun cavalry paid a heavier price for this!

A military vehicle was hit by a war horse and opened a gap, and several Hun cavalry took the opportunity to enter the chariot formation through the gap. They were greeted by halberds and crossbows of the Han infantry. Dozens of crossbow arrows shot the Hun cavalry into hedgehogs, and the Hun cavalry with the arrows fell from their horses, and the inertia caused them to roll on the ground several times before stopping. The Han infantry skillfully stepped forward to mend their swords.

"Close the gap!"

Under the command of Jun Sima, the Han infantry worked together to push the troop back to its original position, plugging the gap, and preventing the Hun cavalry from breaking through the chariot formation and completely occupying the Han camp!

"Use the Fire Horse Formation!"

Zhao Xin was even more crazy, in order to force Wei Qing to fight a decisive battle, he used the tactics he learned in the Central Plains, blindfolded the war horse, lit the hay tied to the horse's tail, and drove tens of thousands of war horses to attack the Han army's vehicle formation!

If an ordinary war horse will reflexively avoid a chariot fort, then a blindfolded war horse will gallop forward desperately when it is burned!

Thousands of horses galloped, and the horses that replaced the Hun cavalry to attack the Han army camp caused the earth to tremble, and the dust on the Great Gobi was rolling, and the dust was rising!

The Xiongnu did not hesitate to sacrifice precious war horses to break through the Han army's car base!

"Damn it!"

The Han infantry who were hiding behind the military vehicles on defense couldn't help but curse, and the chariot formation that was hit by tens of thousands of war horses was very likely to fall apart!

"Connect the chariots and swing the spears!"

"Crossbowmen, don't skimp on crossbow arrows!"

Pan Mei presided over the overall situation, when the Huns drove tens of thousands of ownerless war horses to the front of the battle, Pan Mei knew whether they could block the Huns' fire horse array, which would determine the outcome of the battle!

"Zhao Xin is really capable, and it is not in vain that I will make him the second king."

Xiongnu Yizhi Xian Shan Yu trusted Zhao Xin very much, and Zhao Xin might be able to defeat the Han army!

The crossbowmen and crossbowmen of the Han army hurriedly used their foot crossbows to load their crossbows and take turns to release arrows, and hundreds of war horses were shot and killed during the charge, and the huge inertia caused them to fall heavily and be trampled by the war horses in the rear! The formation of tens of thousands of war horses was chaotic, and the war horses without direction collided with each other!

There were only three arrows in the battle, and there were still many war horses that broke through the blockade of the Han army's bows and crossbows and slammed into the military vehicles! The defense line of the military vehicles shook violently, scattered!

There are already war horses that have broken through the Chebao and crashed into the spear phalanx of the Han infantry in the rear!

"Don't go back!"

Pan Mei and Gongsun Ao, who supervised the battle, did their best to protect the large array, and they knew that once the infantry formation broke up, then what awaited them would be a steady stream of Hun cavalry.

War horses collided with a dense phalanx composed of halberds and spears, and war horses were constantly stabbed to death, spears were broken, and foot soldiers were trampled by war horses!

There were many casualties among the Han infantry in the front rows, but the dense Han army array blocked the impact of the fire horse formation, and the corpse of the war horse blocked the war horse behind the collision, and the frightened war horse galloped to both sides, and finally bypassed the Han army formation.

Pan Mei and Gongsun Ao did not slack off in the slightest, because a large number of Hun cavalry followed behind the fire horse array. The Huns' rain of arrows had arrived, and the crossbowmen guarding the rear of the chariot were shot and killed, and they fought back under the leadership of junior and middle-ranking officers.

The Han infantry used large shields and halberds to quickly fill the gaps in the defensive line of the chariot base and struggled to maintain the battle line.

"If Zhao Xin is captured alive, he will be beheaded!"

"The cavalry went to attack the Huns!"

Wei Qing saw that Li Guang's soldiers and horses all the way did not appear, the infantry camp was critical, and it was approaching dusk, so he changed the combat goal of annihilating the Xiongnu Shan Yu to repel the Xiongnu, and ordered the cavalry of the headquarters and the cavalry of the righteous army to attack the Xiongnu!

"Finally ready to go into battle!"

Wang Yanzhang didn't care whether he was in an advantage or a disadvantage now, picked up a hundred catties of iron spears, and led the Longxi cavalry and Li Hu's Northern Zhou soldiers to attack!

"It's long overdue!"

Guan Yu dragged the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and behind him was a team of Youzhou Assault Cavalry, which belonged to the category of heavy cavalry, and charged the Hun cavalry!

Ashinasher's Turkic cavalry and Han Shizhong's Jingzhou cavalry originally planned to attack, but they were kept by Wei Qing alone: "Wait for the opportunity." ”