Shi Tan was furious and furious. He raised his knife and pointed at the city. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I attack the city, I will chop you all alive!"

Furious, he raised the horn again and blew it desperately, "Woo--" Hundreds of horns sounded together. This time, the Jiehu cavalry learned the lesson of underestimating the enemy. All five thousand cavalrymen went into attack, and Shi Tan personally went into battle.

, he supervises the battle behind the army, and he must attack the gap.

Ma Dai's face changed slightly. He also realized that the enemy was making a desperate move. He immediately transferred the 600 soldiers on both sides of the city to strengthen the defense at the gap. At this time, Leng Bao led 700 soldiers from the east and west gates.

The Jiehu cavalrymen rushed to help, but the Jiehu cavalry did not make a big move

When attacking the city gates, they did not need to maintain too many troops at the city gates. Only 400 people were left to defend each city gate, and the rest of the soldiers rushed to the gap, bringing the defense force at the gap to 2,700 people.

It was vaguely able to compete with the oncoming Jiehu cavalry.

Ma Dai quickly adjusted the defensive arrow formation. He no longer distinguished between archers and crossbowmen, and no longer cared about distance. Instead, he divided the shooting into three sections, one section with 900 people. They took turns to shoot, and dense arrows shot towards the killing people like a storm.

Hu Qi, forced by murderous intent, Jie Hu Qi

The soldiers also became extremely violent. The cavalry in front was shot down, and the dense cavalry behind immediately jumped over without stopping. The dead cavalry piled up like mountains, but the Jiehu cavalry got closer and closer, even stabbing with thousands of spears.

He was crushed by the cavalry, and the violent Jiehu tide rushed towards him.

Seeing that crossbows and spear thrusts could no longer stop the enemy's attack, Ma Dai shouted: "The spear army forms an array!"

The Han soldiers immediately changed their formation. They gave up their crossbows, picked up their spears, and quickly formed a spear phalanx. There were three hundred people in each group, a total of nine rows, and they densely filled the gap more than 20 feet wide.

There was a forest of spears everywhere, and the straight spears were aimed at the barbarian cavalry that was charging violently.

"Kill!" Shi Tan yelled like crazy, and thousands of cavalry shouted together, "Kill!"

The Jiehu cavalry finally reached the broken wall, but the gap more than twenty feet wide could not accommodate the impact of thousands of cavalry. The waves turned into a bunch of wild waves, and more than a hundred cavalry rushed towards the spear army. The two armies finally broke out.

The collision was an extremely tragic scene. Dozens of Han soldiers were knocked out, and nearly a hundred Jiehu cavalry were also killed tragically by their spears. However, the formations of both sides were not in chaos, and another hundred cavalry rushed forward.

The spear army behind also quickly filled the gap.

The two sides fought fiercely at a gap more than 20 feet wide. The dead bodies were piled up in layers. It was difficult to tell whether they were Han troops or Hu cavalry. The blood stained the city wall and the land inside and outside. Although the Jie and Hu cavalry were brave and powerful, they could not tell the difference between them.

The narrow gap made him

They were unable to take advantage of the cavalry, but the Han army gave up their horses and used spears and infantry to fight, but they gained a geographical advantage, which offset the superior strength of the Jiehu cavalry. Both sides were evenly matched, with thunderous drums, loud horns, and shouts of killing.

Shocking.

Zhao Qian, who joined the army, saw that the several rows of Han army spearmen behind him were almost useless. He shouted: "Three rows of soldiers behind, pick up your crossbows and follow me to the city!"

Nine hundred soldiers picked up their crossbows and arrows again and ran towards the top of the city from both sides. They occupied a high place, condescending, raised their bows and set up their crossbows, and fired dense arrows at the Hu cavalry below the city. The cavalry outside the city suddenly stopped.

There was a big chaos.

Shi Tan's eyes were already red with blood. He glared with blood-red eyes and ordered around, "Move in all the cavalry!"

The horn sounded, and the five thousand cavalrymen at the east and west city gates rushed towards the northeast corner together, and fell into a fierce fight. Shi Tan was determined, and even if he killed the last person, he would rush into the city.

This bloody siege battle lasted from noon to dusk. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and piled up corpses. The Jiehu cavalry suffered more than 4,000 casualties, while the Han army suffered more than 1,000 casualties. However, the Jiehu cavalry still had more than 7,000 troops.

, three times that of the Han army. At this time, both sides were exhausted, but the Jiehu cavalry had already entered the city more than ten feet and was surrounded by the Han army. Seeing that the Han army was gradually unable to hold the gap, the Jiehu cavalry was about to break through and enter the city.

At this moment, the sound of drums suddenly sounded faintly in the distance. All the soldiers on both sides were stunned. They saw dense black spots appearing in the distance, yellow dust filled the sky, and the earth began to tremble. This was an army of thousands of people.

The cavalry is coming to kill, are they the Huns or the Han army? Everyone's heart is full of hope, but at the same time there is hidden despair.

Hundreds of Han soldiers on the top of the city suddenly burst into cheers. They saw the red flag of the Han army, and everyone shouted excitedly, "It's the Han army! It's our cavalry!"

The arrival of reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of the Han soldiers and defeated the enemy troops steadily. The Jiehu cavalry were driven out of the city, and their tanned faces were ashen. He was filled with hatred. Why didn't the Huns come to help him?

Helpless, he had no choice but to shout, "Retreat!"

He turned his horse and fled to the north. Thousands of Hu cavalry were defeated like a mountain. They fled for their lives. At this time, Pang De led 6,000 cavalry to attack from the side. The overwhelming Han cavalry attacked Jie Hu and cut off the Hu cavalry.

In the second paragraph, when Ma Dai saw Pang De, he was so excited that he summoned his energy and shouted: "Mount your horse and give chase!"

The remaining Han soldiers mounted their horses one after another, rushed out from the gap, and followed the reinforcements to pursue the enemy. They killed the Jiehu cavalry and turned their horses upside down. Corpses were scattered all over the field. They chased them for more than 20 miles. Shi Tan only brought less than 4,000 cavalry with him.

After escaping the pursuit of the Han army, Shi Tan lost 9,000 of the more than 13,000 cavalrymen. Shi Tan was so sad that he did not dare to return to the camp and directly led the remaining cavalry to flee to the Jie tribe in the north.

But the Han army also paid a heavy price. Nearly half of the 5,000 cavalry were killed and wounded. If they had not retreated to Guyuan Old City in time to hold on, they would have been annihilated. However, the heavy casualties of the Han army's cavalry were also the reason why the Jiangxia cavalry was established in Wuchang County.

The most severe loss ever.

...

Ma Dai finally led the remaining army back to Xiaoguan, and Liu Jing personally went five miles away to greet the cavalry team, which had suffered heavy losses, but at the same time created brilliant achievements.

When Liu Jing appeared in front of this team, Ma Dai got off his horse, walked quickly to Liu Jing, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in the air, and said, "I am humble and reckless, which has caused heavy losses to the cavalry. I am willing to be punished by military law!"

Liu Jing dismounted and helped him up, sighing: "It was my order that you go after the Wuhuan people. It has nothing to do with you. Who would have thought that the Huns cavalry would go south so quickly? Do you think that there are five thousand cavalry against 13,000 cavalry?"

, although you suffered heavy losses, you inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in the end, so you are honored even though you were defeated."

Ma Dai was so moved that he couldn't help but shed tears. Liu Jing patted him on the shoulder and came to the cavalry again. He urged his horse to run up to a high ground, clasped his fists and gave a deep salute to all the soldiers. This was

A kind of silent gratitude is the commander's gratitude to the soldiers after a hard battle and the recognition of the soldiers fighting desperately. It can touch people's hearts more than a thousand words. The soldiers were immediately excited. Many soldiers couldn't help but raise their arms and shout loudly, "

Long live!"

Their shouts aroused the emotions of all the soldiers, "Long live His Highness the King of Han!" The cheers resounded through the sky.

....

In a large tent in Gaoping County, Liu Jing summoned senior generals to discuss the war against the Huns. Ma Dai first reported to Liu Jing the details of his encounter with the Huns' cavalry. Finally, he sighed: "Although our cavalry is well-trained, it is not as good as ours."

The Huns cavalry were weaker than the Huns in terms of horse control skills and individual combat capabilities.

On the other side, we only have the advantage in armor and formation. If we had not relied on Guyuan Old City, we would have been completely wiped out. Although we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in the end, we still used infantry to defend the city, and it had nothing to do with cavalry.

If we want to finally defeat the Huns, we must start with the weapons we are good at."

Ma Dai's words caused a discussion in the big tent. Most of the discussions were skeptical. Ma Dai obviously lacked confidence. At this time, Zhao Yun asked: "Excuse me, General Ma. If we don't fight with 5,000 people against 13,000 people,

, but ten thousand cavalry against ten thousand cavalry, what will be the result?"

"If it's ten thousand versus ten thousand, we should be able to defeat the Huns by relying on our formation and weapon superiority. But the problem is that our cavalry only has ten thousand people, while the Huns have at least one hundred thousand cavalry. The strength is completely mismatched. I'm not

It is to strengthen the ambition of the Huns and destroy their own prestige, but to answer truthfully, the Huns' cavalry is indeed very powerful, and our cavalry will not have the upper hand in battle."

Wei Yan next to him said angrily: "As far as I know, Cao Jun also fought against the Huns in Youzhou and defeated the Huns cavalry twice. Even Cao Jun can defeat the Huns, why can't we!"

Wei Yan's question resonated with the generals, and the big tent suddenly became noisy. Liu Jing slammed the table and shouted: "Everyone, please calm down!"

The tent became quiet for a moment. At this time, Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Highness, can you allow me to say a few words?"

"Commenter, please tell me!"

Jia Xu said calmly: "I need to clarify some things for everyone. First of all, the enemy cavalry encountered by General Ma Dai was not the Huns, but the Jiehu cavalry. This is a branch of the Yuezhi people who have always fought with

They are famous for their ferocity, and the Huns also used them as military slaves. The Jie people are ferocious, cruel and predatory. It is a blessing for the Han people to be able to hit them hard this time.

Secondly, the reason why Cao's army was able to defeat the Huns twice was mainly because there were 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry in Cao's army, which were recruited from Liaodong. The Wuhuan cavalry was as brave as the Huns and had advanced weapons and armor. The Wuhuan cavalry was as powerful as a tiger.

, together with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Jun has 50,000 of the most elite cavalry, currently commanded by Cao Zhang, and will be our formidable enemy in the future."

Liu Jing nodded, "The military advisor is right. In battle, you must first know yourself and the enemy. If we can't even distinguish the Jie people, the Huns, the Wuhuan people, etc., and if we don't know that the main force of Cao's cavalry is the Wuhuan people,

If we continue to fight in a muddle, we may suffer heavy setbacks.

We must lower ourselves and know that we can capture Xiaoguan not because we are strong in combat, but because our military strength is far superior to that of the opponent. More importantly, the Wuhuan people cannot defend the city at all. We can no longer be complacent. We must realize that,

The strength of our cavalry is far inferior to that of the enemy. This is a fact."

The generals in the main camp were silent. At this time, Zhao Yun said to Jia Xu in a deep voice: "Can the military advisor tell you more about the differences between these barbarians? We may be able to use the conflicts among the barbarians to defeat them one by one."

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "General Zhao's words hit the point. Although the Jie people are regarded as slaves by the Huns and have been oppressed for a long time, the Jie people themselves are very cruel and willing to be the lackeys of the Huns. Therefore, all ethnic groups in the grassland hate the Jie people extremely."

Man, the Jie people suffered a heavy defeat this time. I believe that other tribes will take the opportunity to attack them. Wuhuan, Xianbei, Rouran, etc. are all possible. I think the Wuhuan people can be won over. As far as I know, since

Cao Cao is here

After the defeat of the Wuhuan people in Liaodong, the Wuhuan people in Liaodong have gradually switched from nomadic to farming in recent years. From the farmland around Gaoping County, it can also be seen that the Wuhuan people are in the transition from nomadic to farming. If we go on the Northern Expedition this time

If we succeed, the Wuhuan people will be able to completely transform into a farming nation and eventually integrate into the Han people. But if we fail this time, I'm afraid the Wuhuan people will be annexed by the Xiongnu and become a nomadic people again, becoming a serious problem for us in the north."

Liu Jing also fell into deep thought. He also realized that he was not fully prepared for this time in the north and did not have a clear strategy. He needed to calm down and think carefully. At this moment, a soldier outside the tent shouted

Report: "Your Highness, there are urgent reports from scouts!"

"Come in!"
Chapter completed!