The power of the grenadiers was enormous, and the offensive momentum of the Xianbei cavalry was suppressed at once. It's just that the battle started at the same time in all directions, and the smoke of gunpowder blew into the big array, which not only covered the vision of the soldiers, but also choked tears and snot flowed together.

Some experienced veterans wrapped their mouths and noses with wet towels early in the morning, which did not affect their breathing, but their eyes had no choice but to resist. The most inconvenient thing is that it affects the field of vision, fortunately, there are three hot air balloons in the sky to help reconnaissance, and the pilots on the hot air balloons will tell the ground in advance before they enter the smoke area, so that the ground troops can prepare early.

As long as you make sure that there is a large force of cavalry in the general direction, the fire ~ gunner actually doesn't need to aim, just shoot in that direction by feeling, this kind of large army fights, relying on a covering strike, the difference between aiming and not aiming is not very big.

Sometimes the grenadiers could not throw accurately, and could only hear the dense sound of horses' hooves and faint figures and horses, roughly estimating the direction of the throw. This is a waste of ammunition, but there is nothing to be done at such a time, and it is better to waste ammunition than to let the enemy rush into the formation and cause casualties.

Fortunately, the wind in the grassland was strong, and the smoke of gunpowder dispersed relatively quickly, so there was no situation where you could not see your fingers. The pikemen in front also withdrew so as not to cause unnecessary sacrifices. They guarded the back of the first row of vehicles, so that the first row of cars blocked the impact of the Xianbei cavalry, and if the Xianbei cavalry who missed the net wanted to break into the car formation, they would go up and fight each other.

Without having to face the onslaught of the Xianbei cavalry, this style of play greatly reduced the mortality rate of pikemen. The battle lasted until the evening, and the Xianbei cavalry only broke through the second layer of the vehicle defense line of the first division, which was just an itch for the thick vehicle formation. And the Xianbei cavalry has already paid the price of 30,000 people.

Bu Dugen had to give the order to retreat, but he couldn't help but not retreat, the battlefield was full of corpses and horse corpses of Xianbei cavalry, and there were also many wounded people and horses rolling and wailing on the ground, and the whole scene was like hell. In this kind of scene, the Xianbei cavalry can no longer charge, otherwise they will inevitably trip over the corpses of men and horses or wounded soldiers and horses.

If they want to get close to the Han army's big formation, they can only slow down their horses and walk slowly, but is the cavalry that has lost its speed still considered cavalry? Especially in the face of the strong firepower of the 1st Division, if they really had to walk slowly, they would definitely never reach their destination.

However, the biggest reason why Bu Dugen ordered to retreat was that the casualties of the Xianbei cavalry were too serious, and this attack only took half a day, and 30,000 people were lost, plus the previous operations, the entire Xianbei cavalry lost more than 50,000 men and horses. This major battle has been fought so far, and the casualty rate of the Xianbei people has exceeded fifty percent.

It is said that it is a casualty rate, but in fact, it is similar to the mortality rate, because they were injured by the fire ~ gun of the Han army, the lead bullet was embedded in the wound, and the wound was difficult to heal.

The Xianbei troops are not all directly subordinate to Budugen, his control over the troops of the tribes is not 100%, and the heavy casualties of the troops will make the tribes deviate from morality, if the troops of the tribes are driven to death, the tribes may directly leave him and find another way out even if they do not rebel.

This kind of tribal alliance is so fragile that everything is fine when it fights with the wind, and when it is frustrated, it will fall apart in an instant.

"Bang-click!" Budugen slapped his palm on the small table in front of him, and the small table made of miscellaneous wood couldn't withstand his brute force, and it fell apart, and the mare's milk wine on the small table was spilled everywhere. The precious blankets that were laid on the floor were probably going to be discarded.

"Rubbish! Rubbish! It's all rubbish! 50,000 horses and horses can't even break through a car formation, have the former prairie eagles become weasels? Budugen roared and cursed angrily in the tent, but no one dared to answer him, and the leaders in the tent blushed one by one, bowing their heads and letting him curse angrily.

This time, the Xianbei tribal alliance army dispatched a total of 50,000 cavalry, and in the end, not only could not break through the enemy's camp, but also lost 30,000 horses, which was the largest loss in all previous wars. And the enemy, according to the report of the scout, only about 20,000 people, the contrast between the forces of the two sides is so great, how can they not be blushed.

"My lord, the hidden weapons of the Han army that can make loud noises are too terrifying, they can be farther than our bows and arrows, and the armor-piercing performance is far stronger than that of bows and arrows, and the most terrifying thing is that they will also make loud noises, and our horses are frightened when they hear these loud noises, and they can't control it at all. Many knights of my tribe have been thrown off their horses by frightened horses, or even trampled to death. ”

After Budugen had vented his anger, a clan leader named Wuyin couldn't help but complain. If you want to say that these grassland peoples are relatively straight~ straight-hearted, you can say whatever you have in your heart, if you change the Han officials, when the emperor is angry, you will definitely be able to try not to speak without speaking, so as not to get into trouble.

Even if you want to speak, you can say good things, comforting words, complaining like this black voice leader, shirking responsibility, or even increasing the morale of others and destroying your own prestige, it is easy to anger your superiors, and if you are serious, you may lose your head. These Hu people obviously have little political wisdom.

Unexpectedly, Bu Dugen did not get angry, nor did he order his subordinates to arrest Wuyin to punish him, but in an instant, he seemed to be much older, and his face became gray and gloomy. He raised his head and sighed: "Alas, I didn't expect the Han army to have such a vicious secret weapon, it really annihilated my Xianbei clan." What should we do, I'm ashamed of the great sandalwood ancestors! ”

During this period of contact with the Han army, he also deeply felt the horror of the Han army's firearms, and he and his direct troops were also deeply affected, during this time they had successively lost 20,000 people, but the enemy's losses were minimal, and such a disparity in exchange ratio set off the terrible power of the Han army's mysterious weapon.

I have to say that Budugen's political wisdom is not very high, and if there is a rating system, then his score will definitely fail. In this case, as the commander of an army, and even as a king, he actually followed his subordinates to say frustrating words, instead of trying to find a way to boost morale, even if it was better to divert everyone's attention than to say such things.

This is also related to his character, Budugen's character is relatively weak, not as talented as his ancestor Tanshi Huai, not to mention the ruthless people like the Huns Maodun, who even killed his father and wife in order to grab the throne.

The Xianbei clan was divided after the death of Tanshi Huai, which has a lot to do with the failure of several heirs of Tanshi Huai. As the heir of this generation, Budugen is also an unsuccessful person, so although he has the "golden bloodline" and is the first person of the royal family, the tribe he leads is not as strong as the Kebineng tribe from a small person.