Chapter 17: The First Battle of the Huns (2)
The Hun soldiers, who fell off their horses, would struggle to get up, draw their bows one last time, and shoot arrows one last time. Some of them were soon killed by arrows fired by Qin soldiers, and some were trampled to death by the horses of their comrades who charged from behind. They have no regrets and have completed their last mission as a warrior.
The speed of the cavalry was very fast, and finally the first wave of cavalry approached the man-eating "hedgehog", they did not pull the reins of the war horse, but increased their speed, hoping to use the huge impact of their war horse to knock these "hedgehogs" away as before, just like the infantry of the Qin Dynasty before, and then trample their heads and bodies with the hooves of the horses. However, they were wrong again and paid the price with their lives.
The horse leaped high and slammed into the past. The tall and heavy chariot was not knocked out of the way. The knights and horses that struck them were pierced through their bodies by hard, sharp iron nails and "hung" alive on the chariots.
Some of the cavalry rolled off their horses and fell to the ground in front of the chariots. Before he could stand up, several blood-dripping spears pierced their bodies.
There was a dense rain of arrows on his head, and behind him was a "thistle", like two beasts with open mouths, devouring the soldiers and horses of the Huns. On the left and right flanks were the Qin Dynasty soldiers who were surrounding, with a row of tall and sturdy shields in front of them, followed by infantry armed with spears, approaching step by step with the breath of death. In front of him is a strange-looking "hedgehog". These thousands of Hun cavalry were surrounded.
The commander gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Hit me, knock the monster in front of me away!"
One horse crashed into the chariot and died instantly, two horses crashed into the chariot and blood spurted several feet high, and three horses crashed into the chariot, and the horses and knights smashed their heads together...... After paying for dozens of lives, the Huns' cavalry finally knocked over two chariots, opening a gap where hope could be seen.
"Quick, rush out, rush out, scatter and break out......" The commander gave the last order of his life, and a swift cluster of arrows shot into his head, and he was a corpse before he fell from his horse to the ground.
The remaining Hun cavalry gathered on their own accord and continued to rush desperately towards the two gaps, where their hope of survival was located. However, a rain of arrows overshadowed the sky and the sun fired, temporarily suppressing the Xiongnu's offensive.
Several thick and long iron chains were quickly crossed at the gap, and several Qin soldiers tied the iron chains to the chariot next to them, blocking the gap. The hopes of the Hun soldiers were easily dashed.
The two wings are the Qin Dynasty infantry approaching step by step, the back is densely packed with "iron thistles", and the front is the "hedgehog" full of the corpses of their comrades.
This one-sided battle ended quickly, no one of the Hun cavalry escaped, and the post-battle statistics were also sent to Meng Tian and Meng Xingyuan. At the cost of more than 40 casualties, the Qin army annihilated 3,000 enemies, captured more than 2,300 horses, more than 2,500 bows, and countless arrows. What a hearty victory!
As soon as he finished cleaning up the battlefield, Zhao Haide came to Meng Xingyuan's side: "Deputy Marshal, you and the marshal are really gods, leading the brothers to fight a beautiful battle. It's the first time I've killed the Huns so happily. ”
"Haha," this great victory made Meng Xingyuan feel very good, "Look at your little talent, just 3,000 people are satisfied?" This time the Huns have 50,000 cavalry, we will definitely kill him without leaving a single piece of armor!"
"Hey, deputy marshal. Zhao Haide smiled ill-willedly, "The brothers have seen your command ability today, which is really admirable to the brothers! But, hehe, I just don't know what the work in your hands is." ”
What this veteran soldier said made sense, as a deputy marshal, he had never "shown his hand" in front of the soldiers, and it did have an impact on his majesty. Meng Tian, who was not far away, also heard their conversation, turned his head, and looked at Meng Xingyuan with a smile.
Ah Feng in his ear spoke: "You just show your hand to show them." With me here, what are you afraid of?"
With Ah Feng's words, Meng Xingyuan was relieved, and he said loudly: "Okay, I'll let you see my skills today." You go find three soldiers, and I'm going to have three battles with you: one to shoot a fixed target, one to shoot a moving target, and one to wrestle your wrists. How?"
Soon, the two tall and fierce soldiers were elected, plus Zhao Haide, just three people. The soldiers attached to it also came to see the excitement, and more and more people gathered.
The first formation, fixed target archery. A bright-eyed soldier stepped out, and while reaching out to take the bow and arrow from someone else, he proudly said, "Give me a target of 200 paces." ”
The crowd stopped making noise and watched quietly. The soldier took a deep breath, raised his bow and arrow, and aimed for a few moments before finally shooting it right in the bull's-eye. The surrounding soldiers cheered loudly together!
He smiled slightly, picked up another arrow, repeated the previous action, and hit the bull's-eye again. His comrades-in-arms also cheered loudly again.
The third time, he also gritted his steel teeth secretly, glared angrily, and aimed clearly. However, the arrow deviated slightly from the bull's-eye, causing a sigh to be heard around it.
Meng Xingyuan walked out with a smile and said, "This brother did a good job. Move me back 200 paces, I'm going to shoot 400 steps. I will also shoot three arrows, the first one will hit the bull's-eye, the second one will be one inch above the first, and the third one will be one inch below the first. The three arrows should be lined up in a straight line. Look at the arrows!" Without waiting for everyone to reflect, Meng Xingyuan shot three arrows in a row without aiming.
Soon soldiers rode horses and sent the target out. Everyone saw that the three arrows on the target were lined up and down in a straight line, an inch apart, and cheered wildly together!
In the second formation, a tall and fat soldier came to challenge Meng Xingyuan, his right thumb and index finger were covered with thick calluses, and it seemed that he was also a veteran.
They held their bows and arrows in their hands and looked around, looking for a suitable moving target. Suddenly, seeing a flock of unknown birds flying in the sky, he immediately raised his hand and released an arrow, and a bird fell in response. There was another round of cheering from the crowd.
Meng Xingyuan also pointed to the birds in the air and said, "I'm going to shoot the third one in this group of birds." The first arrow is to be shot at its left wing, and the second arrow is to be shot at its right wing. If that bird doesn't move after hitting the ground, I lose. ”
After saying that, he immediately took a bow and shot arrows. Sure enough, it was the third bird that fell, and after falling to the ground, it ran a few steps away with two injured wings before stopping. The crowd applauded again and again.
In the third formation, Meng Xingyuan's opponent was Zhao Haide, a strong man with a height of more than 1.8 meters and a weight of 200 catties. His arms were as thick as Meng Xingyuan's thighs, and his thighs were as thick as Meng Xingyuan's waist. He moved the wrist of his right hand and stood next to a wooden table. Meng Xingyuan also pretended to flick his right arm and came to the opposite side of Zhao Haide.
The two hands were clasped together. One hand has a wide palm and thick fingers, like five small carrots. The other hand is slender and tender, white and red. Both of them took a deep breath and exerted their strength together, both trying to break each other's arms down.
There is no entertainment in the barracks, Zhao Haide often competes with his comrades, but this time he unexpectedly found that as much strength as he uses, the opponent will use as much strength, and he will increase his strength, and the opponent will also increase his strength. The two of them stalemate for half a pillar of incense, but they didn't tell the winner.
"I'm going to push hard. When Zhao Haide's face was red and his face was sweating profusely, Meng Xingyuan could still speak.
After saying that, he violently exerted his strength and pressed the arm of the strong soldier heavily on the table. The soldiers around him let out thunderous cheers together, and even Meng Tian applauded vigorously.
Zhao Haide was convinced, he and his comrades-in-arms shouted, and together they threw Meng Tian and Meng Xingyuan into the air, caught them, and threw them into the air. The soldiers were boiling, the whole barracks were boiling.
The captured war horses of the Xiongnu were all good horses, and Meng Xingyuan took care of them intensively, and after they were domesticated a little, they could be controlled by the knights of the Qin Dynasty. As for the injured and dead horses, they were eaten directly according to Meng Tian's suggestion.
Therefore, the dinner in the barracks that day was boiled horse meat, and everyone was very happy, not only because they were eating horse meat, but also because they were eating horse meat from the Huns, which was the first time in the world. The uneaten meat was distributed by Meng Tian to nearby residents, and the army and civilians enjoyed it together.