The infantry was already at a disadvantage against the cavalry, but the group of Han infantry that rushed out only had 3,000 people. They were facing more than 80,000 extremely vicious Wuheng cavalry. They had already put life and death at risk. They were Shi Huan and Wang Wei.
Prepared suicide squads. They will use their lives to delay the advance of the Wuheng cavalry, buying enough time for the other brothers in the trench to successfully retreat to the second line of defense.
War is ruthless. These soldiers are very young, and many of them have not yet married, but they face the surging Wuheng cavalry without hesitation. The distance is too close, and the Wuheng cavalry has no time to bend their bows and shoot arrows, and they draw their scimitars one after another.
, screaming strangely and charging towards this group of Han infantry.
Under the first wave of Wuheng cavalry, many Han infantry suffered broken bones and tendons because they could not withstand the huge impact of the horses. Many people spurted blood at the mouth and their internal organs were shattered. Fortunately, those who came down were all injured.
Without hesitation, he waved the long sword and ax in his hand, slashing the rider upwards and cutting the horses' hooves downwards. For a moment, people screamed and horses neighed, the sound of killing was loud, screams, shouts, lamentations, the sound of sharp blades piercing flesh, and painful wails.
The sound became one.
Because of the different characteristics of bows and crossbows, the crossbowmen launched the attacks in the first few rounds. Each crossbowman was equipped with five crossbows. The iron arrows were installed in advance. After they finished shooting, they immediately withdrew to the second line of defense.
Then reinstall the iron arrows on their crossbows. Next is the performance of the archers. They kept shooting feather arrows until the infantry responsible for covering them rushed out of the trench and began to retreat.
The archers could no longer bear to watch their comrades being drowned in the torrent of Wu Heng cavalry like moths to a flame. When given the order to retreat, they all turned around quickly with tears in their eyes.
, followed the long ladder set up on the other side of the trench, and moved to the second line of defense. The last few archers did not forget to drag the long ladder away with them. Without the long ladder, they rushed out to fight the cavalry to the death.
Those three thousand infantrymen had no way out. But this was a cruel and bloody war. Someone always had to make sacrifices, and no one could change this fact.
The Han army's trenches were dug very skillfully. There was a gentle slope on the south-facing side, and the archers and crossbowmen could lie down on the gentle slope and shoot at the enemy. When they needed to retreat, they could slide directly to the bottom of the trench, turn around and run a certain distance.
When we get to the north-facing side, it goes straight up and down. However, many long ladders have been set up there in advance. The crossbowmen only need to climb up the long ladders and then take away the long ladders.
Although the three thousand Han infantry were very brave, facing more than 80,000 Wu Heng cavalry, the disparity in strength was too great. The result of the battle was no surprise. However, the Wu Heng cavalry also paid a nearly one-to-one casualty price.
Wu Heng, like most grassland people, revere heroes. The Han infantry who looked at death in front of them deeply shocked their hearts. Seeing the last hero holding a long sword fell, Wu Heng's cavalry stopped charging in unison, and raised their hands.
He pressed his chest and silently saluted to the corpses of the soldiers on both sides.
But war is still war after all, and even if heroes cherish heroes, it does not affect them from continuing to fight with swords. After a brief pause, the Wu Heng cavalry launched another attack.
The trench was very wide and deep, and even the best horses could not fly across it. The Wuheng cavalry rushed directly to the bottom of the trench from the south, but they did not expect that a straight up and down "cliff" appeared in front of them.
At this time, there was a loud "rumbling" sound in the distance, and countless fist-sized stones fell from the sky. Thousands of Wuheng cavalry who were the first to rush into the trench were smashed to death on the spot with their heads bruised and bleeding.
end.
The trebuchets that had been withdrawn from the Wucheng front line had already set up their positions, and the elevation angle and direction of the stone projectiles had been adjusted in advance, just waiting for the enemy to burrow inside.
Only one wave of trebuchet attacks was enough to wipe out all the Wuheng cavalry who rushed into the trench. There was no need to attack again. If they continued to attack continuously, the trench would be raised, which would be more convenient.
enemy.
Tadun was so angry that he jumped to his feet. Although he had annihilated a group of Han infantry, it was clear that that group of infantry had gone there to die, and his people had already suffered 20,000 casualties. There were still many traps dug by the Han people.
Most Wuheng people accept death and will not give up easily. The same is true for Tadun. He will not retreat easily. Of course, he can also order the army to camp in place and wait until dawn before launching an attack. But Yuan Shao is kind to all of them.
Tadun was a man who knew how to repay his kindness. The more powerful the Han army blocked here, the more dangerous Yecheng was, so Tadun could not wait until dawn, so he issued an order to continue the attack.
A trench could not stop the Wu Heng cavalry. If the Han people could dig it, they could fill it. Tadun took off his shirt, treated the garment as a package, dug up a bag of soil and threw it into the trench. The other Wu Heng soldiers
The Heng people also followed suit, tens of thousands of them started working together, and soon more than half of the trench was filled. The Wu Heng cavalry who had previously rushed into the bottom of the trench were also buried in the trench along with their horses.
As long as we come back two more times, the trench will be filled. However, the Wuheng people no longer intend to continue the work of filling the trench. Now it is enough for the war horse to easily jump to the other side. The clothes are put on again, and the soil is sticky with sweat, which makes people feel special.
The ground was uncomfortable, but the Wuheng warriors did not complain at all. They mounted their horses and carefully made various preparations before the attack.
When the Wuheng people were filling in the trenches, Shi Huan did not order to harass them. The night covered their tracks, which also made it difficult for them to see clearly the movements of the Wuheng people. Without being able to see the enemy clearly, they rashly
Using crossbows or trebuchets to attack will only waste precious stone bullets and arrows for no reason.
However, Shi Huan could still feel that the enemy in front of him was different from the ordinary Yuan army. These people had a very tenacious fighting spirit and were not afraid of life and death. They should be Wuheng people. Standing in front of them was a person who was worthy of respect but difficult to deal with.
His opponent, Shi Huan, decided to complete his mission honestly and slow down the enemy's progress, instead of trying to destroy the enemy.
The trenches were dug like this in order to effectively slow down the enemy's advance. When the archers retreated, they dropped some horse nails along the road. These temporary "mine arrays" can also hinder the enemy's advance. The trebuchets have already
Readjusted the angle
and the direction of the projectile, but the target was the second trench. In the second trench, three thousand death squads armed with long swords and axes were waiting in full formation. The crossbowmen had already pressed the iron arrows into their five crossbows again.
The archers also drew their arrows, just waiting for the enemy to approach.
The Wuheng cavalry did not keep them waiting too long. After a burst of arrogant screams and wild laughter, a large number of Wuheng cavalry jumped over the first half-filled trench and began to assemble on the other side of the trench.
It was dark tonight, there was no moon, and the battlefield was pitch black. Both sides were experienced warriors, and neither side lit lanterns or torches. Doing so would not only fail to illuminate the enemy, but would easily expose themselves.
Following Tadun's order, the war horses neighed again, and the Wuheng cavalry whipped up a gust of wind and rushed forward. The black horse nails on the ground were difficult to distinguish even in the daytime.
He fell to the ground. The only difference from the "demon land" just now is that the Han army archers were very hasty when throwing the horse nails. The distribution range of the horse nails was not very wide, so the loss of Wu Heng's cavalry was less than
It was much smaller just now.
However, the Han army's crossbows were as sharp as ever, causing huge damage to Wu Heng's cavalry. With great difficulty, they rushed to a distance of fifty steps in front of the second trench, and three thousand Han soldiers with sharp swords and swords came out of the trench again.
Army infantry, the two sides once again launched a bloody fight.
It is different from the situation in front of the first trench. Due to the limited distance between the two trenches, the impact of the Wuheng cavalry horses is far from being maximized. If the horses collide, the damage to the Han infantry will be much smaller.
, there was an evenly matched battle in front of the trench.
Unable to demonstrate their skills in mounted archery and losing the powerful impact of their horses, the Wuheng cavalry faced the Han infantry who used long swords and axes. Apart from their numbers, they had no other advantage. The scene in front of the second trench
The battle was much more intense than the previous one and took much longer. This was exactly the effect Shi Huan wanted to achieve.
The battle was extremely fierce. The craftsmen of the institute were inspired by the weapons of the Qin Dynasty and specially developed the sharp sword to deal with the cavalry. If it is one-on-one or two-on-one, the infantry can use it.
Victory, but now the 3,000 infantrymen have to face more than 70,000 Wuheng cavalry. It is impossible to win this battle. Moreover, the long swords and axes are quite heavy and very laborious to wield. Although the selected infantrymen are all
They are people of great height and strength, but the constant chopping movements will soon exhaust them. Once their movements slow down, death is the only thing waiting for them.
One after another, Wu Heng cavalry fell under the sword, and some cavalry were even cut into two pieces with their horses and men. The following cavalry still rushed up in a steady stream, taking advantage of the gaps between the Han infantry to wave their weapons, and used their
The scimitar cut off the arm of the Han infantry.
The two sides have long been jealous of each other. The little respect they had for each other in the first trench battle has now turned into hatred. There is only one thought in everyone's mind. Kill one to suffice, and kill two more.
I can earn a pair.
After nearly half an hour of desperate fighting, it finally calmed down in front of the second trench. The three thousand Han infantry were finally outnumbered and the entire army was wiped out. But they were there to sacrifice in the first place, and their sacrifice this time not only won victory for their comrades.
It took a longer time and achieved a battle loss ratio of one to three against the cavalry. This result was quite surprising.
Tadun saw that in just a short period of time, less than 70,000 of his 100,000-strong army were left. He couldn't help but became angry and shouted: "Quick! Fill in the soil!"
With the experience from the last time, the Wuheng cavalry did not rush directly to the bottom of the trench. Instead, they took off their clothes, wrapped them in soil and threw them into the trench. Their movements were even faster than the last time, and the bottom of the trench was soon ready for war horses.
Galloped.
Tadun waved his hand, and the large group of cavalry roared and rushed past until they reached the north side of the trench. They suddenly screamed in anger.