The heavy snow that had fallen for more than four days finally stopped completely. Liu Bao hurriedly mounted his horse and led the team to the camp of Huchuquan. Along the way, Liu Bao took three steps and turned back towards him.
He looked in the direction of the camp, expecting a miracle to appear. However, the reason why miracles are called miracles is because such situations rarely happen. Of course, Liu Bao did not wait for the miracle he expected.
Three days later, the Huns cavalry team consisting of more than 23,000 young herdsmen had approached the Huchuquan camp. Suddenly, someone saw a few white shadows flashing past on the snowy field in front of them, very fast.
Astonishingly, even the most agile snow fox cannot have such speed on the snow.
Liu Bao received the report and was doubtful. He rode up to the front and looked towards the direction of the Huchuquan camp for a while, but saw nothing. He couldn't help but angrily yelled and said: "You are all blinded and making such a fuss.
keep going."
Although the snow has stopped, the snow is still deep and the team is moving very slowly. However, everyone knows that as soon as they approach the camp of Huchuquan, their horses will be able to gallop because of the snow there.
It must have been cleaned up by the people of the Huchuquan tribe.
The whole team walked forward for more than ten miles, and already vaguely saw a large group of tents, with a large tent in the middle. The red tent roof flashed a dazzling red light under the sunset. Everyone was excited.
When we got up, there was the tribal camp in Huchuquan.
If they can break through the guards of the Huchuquan tribe and rush into the camp, the countless properties, cattle, sheep and women in the camp will be theirs. Although there are many of them, the Huchuquan tribe is second only to Yufuluo
The second largest tribe, there is no need to worry that the loot will not be enough to distribute.
The dark-skinned man who was always following Liu Bao could no longer hold himself back any longer and said loudly: "King Zuo Xian, give me the order to charge!"
This big man is called Kemaian. He is a close confidant of Huvluo and serves as the deputy commander of this operation. Ten thousand elite cavalry drawn from the Huvluo tribe are under his direct command. He has been following Liu Bao closely.
It's because he still has the task of monitoring Liu Bao.
Liu Bao frowned and said in a deep voice: "Pass my order and send a thousand people to guard the perimeter. The rest will all dismount and rest!"
Kemaian was stunned for a moment and said: "King Zuo Xian, Huchuquan's camp is right in front of them. They must be unprepared now. It's time to take him down in one go!"
Liu Bao snorted coldly and said calmly: "Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
Kemeian muttered and turned around to deliver the order.
Liu Bao sneered secretly. He had long disliked this Kemaian. If Kemaian kept talking nonsense here, he really wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to kill him. Liu Bao has been fighting for many years and has rich experience. He knows
, I and my party have driven such a long way in the snowy field, and they are already exhausted. If we don’t take a good rest, how will we have the strength to charge ahead?
Moreover, the tribe of Huchuquan is a large tribe that is second to none, with many young and strong people. If you include the women and children who can draw the bow, their fighting power is not much inferior to them. Nowadays, in the ice and snow everywhere, the people of the Huchuquan tribe cannot escape quickly, but they can't escape.
Not far away, if they encounter an attack in this situation, they will not surrender as easily as small tribes, but will definitely resist to the death.
Liu Bao ordered a rest, partly to restore the physical strength of people and horses, but also to wait for the moment when the sun sets. When the sun sets, it is when the prairie people return to their tents to drink and eat meat. At this time, people are in the highest mood.
Relax, the guards outside are also the most relaxed, which is the best time to attack. Liu Bao is destined to gain no practical benefits from this battle. He will use a perfect victory to gain a good reputation for himself.
More than 20,000 Huns cavalry were indeed tired after a long journey. After receiving Liu Bao's order, they all jumped off their horses, took off their saddles, lay down on the snow, and let their horses circle leisurely on the snowy field.
Suddenly, the team of men on guard let out shrill whistles, and then fell off their horses one after another. A large group of white figures emerged from the depths of the snowfield and rushed towards them like flying, just as they had just seen.
Like the few white figures that arrived, these people came and went freely on the snow, running as if they were flying.
At this time, Liu Bao realized that the Huns cavalry were not dazzled. There were really people in the world who could run so fast on the snowy fields. What they saw just now was just the outposts of these people. But now, he
Only then did they realize that it was too late. Countless white shadows appeared on their left and right wings, and they were surrounded.
Liu Bao had no time to think about who these people were and where they came from. He jumped up from the snow almost as a reflex, jumped onto his horse, and shouted loudly: "Hurry, mount your horse and defend yourself from the enemy!"
In fact, there was no need for him to issue orders. The Hun cavalry who were lying lazily on the ground had already rushed towards their horses, and the snowy field suddenly became chaotic. However, this kind of chaos seemed normal to Liu Bao. He did not continue to give orders, but
Watching the incoming enemy nervously. The Huns did not fight in formations. They always fought in a chaotic manner. What they relied on was their super mobility and superb horse shooting. There were few hand-to-hand encounters.
Fight to the death.
Liu Bao had already seen clearly that this group of enemies were attacking from the front and from the left and right, and did not block their retreat. Liu Bao, who also had some knowledge of Sinology, immediately understood that this was a common siege method used by the Han people.
The tactic of missing one, could these enemies come from the Han Dynasty? Liu Bao hesitated for a moment, and then he was ready to issue an order to attack forward. Originally, when encountering such a situation, he should choose to retreat first, but he thought that since the enemy's tactic was to surround three but lack one
, then there must be some trap in the "missing" direction. If they retreat, wouldn't they fall into the enemy's trap?
Before his order was issued, many Hun cavalry who had jumped on their horses had already retreated to the rear. These Hun cavalry were not fleeing due to fear of death. This was just their natural reaction when encountering an attack.
When encountering a sudden attack, especially when faced with being surrounded, the Huns cavalry would often choose to flee immediately, break away from the enemy first, and then try to deal with the enemy. Their superb cavalry and shooting abilities and super mobility,
It also provides them with favorable conditions for adopting this tactic. Therefore, in conflicts between prairie tribes, you can often see scenes like this. A group of people are riding horses in front, and a group of people are chasing behind them on horses.
One man was riding and shooting at the same time, and the people behind him were also riding and shooting at the same time. The fight was very lively, but in the end the battle ended with very few results.
Liu Bao was nominally the commander-in-chief of these Hun cavalry. In fact, these Hun cavalry only obeyed orders from their respective tribal leaders. Liu Bao's orders needed to be relayed through these tribal leaders.
Among these people, Kemaian was the most powerful and controlled the most troops. Kemaian, who was eager to try just now, instinctively commanded his men to retreat first. Seeing this, the other tribal leaders also commanded their respective
The men and horses retreated to the rear. In addition, many Xiongnu cavalry had already taken the initiative to retreat, and the entire Xiongnu team formed a retreat frenzy. It was too late for Liu Bao to stop, so he could only shake his head and sigh, turn around and retreat.
However, these Huns cavalry soon discovered that their tactics seemed to have failed. The vast grassland they were usually familiar with was now covered with thick snow, and the horses could not move at all in such a place. At this speed,
If you can't get up quickly, you can't talk about mobility. Riding and shooting becomes walking and shooting.
However, those enemies who appeared out of nowhere were much faster than them on the snowfield, and in the blink of an eye they were only an arrow away from them.
The horses of the Huns cavalry could not run fast, but their bows and arrows were still sharp. Many cavalry simply slowed down their horses' retreat, bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming in the direction of the enemy's attack.
At this moment, the enemies in white cloaks suddenly stopped advancing, and then a hail of arrows rained down on them. Those enemies were far beyond the range of the Huns' cavalry, and even the best shooters among them could not reach them.
They couldn't shoot such a long distance. The Huns cavalry took it for granted that the enemy couldn't shoot such a long distance, so they didn't take any precautions and fell off their horses one after another.
The Hun cavalry who were lucky enough to escape this wave of arrows did not dare to stop any longer and retreated in panic. However, their enemies were obviously faster than them. Although they started later than them, they caught up with them in a short time.
The last time, there was a wave of arrows, and a large number of the Huns cavalry fell down.
Liu Bao was suddenly shocked. He had seen such powerful bows and arrows before. Who else could have such sophisticated equipment except the army under Liu Xin, the shepherd of Jingzhou? Although he couldn't see who the opponent's general was, Liu Bao already knew who he was.
What he was facing was a very formidable opponent, and he couldn't help but shout: "You guys, you can't retreat any longer. Only by rushing forward will you have a way to survive!"
In fact, Liu Bao doesn't need to say that many tribal leaders have already felt that if they continue to retreat like this, the entire army is likely to be annihilated. It's just that they are working independently and no one comes out to give unified command. Although there are no Liu Bao men here, he
But he is the nominal commander-in-chief. What he shouted at this critical moment is:
The voice really had a miraculous effect. The Hun cavalry who were retreating in a chaotic manner turned their horses and rushed forward. At this time, the weakness of lack of good formation training became apparent. Although these Hun cavalry had turned their horses,
But they just rushed towards the enemy in front of them in a swarm, without caring about the two wings.
Seeing the Hun cavalry turning around and charging over, the enemies in front also quickly retreated. When they were more than an arrow away from them, they stopped and fired another wave of arrows, as if they were playing a cat game with the Hun cavalry.
The game of catching mice kept these Huns cavalry from getting closer.