The sharp spear point was facing the Hun warriors charging forward.
A fast Hun cavalry ran directly into him and was stabbed through on the spot.
The clever horse saw a forest of shiny metal ahead and stood up, not wanting to run into it. But the consequence of this was that they were hit by the Hun cavalry who came after them. It was like a series of car accidents. One horse hit another, and the sound of people and horses neighing was endless.
More cavalry still crashed into the Qin army's chariot formation. They wanted to use the powerful impact of their horses to break out of the way, rush into the Qin army's formation, and kill them.
The Queyue Formation is arc-shaped like a crescent moon.
Because of the shape, the further the Huns move forward, the greater the damage they receive. At the same time, because the arc can disperse the force at the stress point and has good impact resistance, the Huns' charge is not as strong as expected. powerful.
Instead, the Qin army in the formation blocked the Huns cavalry with the help of Wugang chariots, and then quickly thrust out spears and long berylliums, causing great damage to the Huns.
Behind Queyue Formation, the Qin army's crossbowmen kept stringing the bow and arrows, and then launched them out of the formation.
Outside the chariot formation, there were densely packed Huns. The arrows falling from the sky were all in vain.
Although some Huns cavalry in the rear counterattacked with arrows, the small short bows in their hands were far inferior to the Qin army's crossbows in terms of range and power, and could not cause much damage.
On the bank of Beihe River, the entire war scene was like a reenactment of the Yueshi's siege against the Qin army's chariot formation.
The difference is that the entire Queyue Formation stands with its back to the water, and behind it is the surging North River. The Qin Army's boat division controls the river channel, so that the Qin soldiers in the formation do not have to worry about the enemy coming from behind, and can fight the Huns to the death with one heart and one mind.
At the same time, the two wings of Queyue Formation surround the river bank, and with the help of the muddy ground beside the river, it can effectively limit the charge of the war horses and weaken the impact of the Huns' cavalry, so that the pressure on the Qin army in the formation is not as great as imagined.
Of course, what's more important is that the five thousand Qin soldiers in the formation are all brave men selected from the entire army. They are either physically strong and powerful, or like Wang Ling and others, they were fighting with others before joining the army. A heroic knight-errant who fights in private battles and has strong fighting ability.
Their chief general, Wang Li, had personally commanded the Qin army's chariot formation to resist the Yuezhi cavalry, and had relevant combat experience.
Once again, Wang Li stood on the chariot by the river, commanding calmly, issuing orders from time to time, and mobilizing various arms to cooperate with the defense, so that the Qin army's moon formation was as stable as a mountain under the attack of the Huns one after another. .
Under such circumstances, as time passed, the 20,000 Huns began to be unable to hold on.
"General, this moon formation is really useful. If we continue to fight according to the current situation, even if all the Huns' 20,000 or 30,000 people are killed, it will be impossible to break the formation."
Chen Ping touched his palms and praised.
Zhao Tuo smiled and said nothing.
If he remembered correctly, in the original history, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu used two thousand men to set up the Moon Formation and defeated the thirty thousand elite cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It became a classic case of "controlling cavalry with foot", which can be said to be as powerful as a tiger swallowing thousands of miles.
Now, with five thousand elite troops and well prepared conditions, he could easily defeat 20,000 Huns cavalry in the Moon Formation.
Li Shiqi next to him smiled and said: "It's better for the general to plan the strategy. If we hadn't made a fuss about the general on the right and asked Touman Shanyu to attack this half-crossing attack, I'm afraid the Huns wouldn't have taken the initiative to bite the general. Queyue Formation. Now it just depends on how long they can bite the hook."
Zhao Tuo nodded and smiled: "I hope our great chanyu can show some ruthlessness, just like the previous Guishan Jihou, he will not withdraw his troops until the Qin formation is broken."
With that said, Zhao Tuo raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the other side again.
He wanted to see what Da Shanyu looked like now.
On the hill, Touman Chanyu jumped up angrily while yelling.
In front of all the Xiongnu nobles, he showed what it means to be "violently furious".
"What's going on with the Qin army's chariot formation? Why can't I, 20,000 warriors, charge in? Is this a turtle shell?"
Seeing the Xiongnu cavalry falling in pieces in front of the Qin army's chariot wall on the battlefield in the distance, the Qin chariot formation remained unmoved. Touman Shanyu's face turned red with anger, and he spat out angry saliva at Laoyuan.
He has been in battle for a long time in his life and has defeated countless opponents on the grassland. There are only two major defeats in his life that he will never forget.
One time was when he was deceived by Zhao Tuo in Daidi a few years ago and was attacked by the Qin army.
The other time was more than ten years ago, shortly after Touman Chanyu unified the Xiongnu tribes, and when he was very satisfied and full of ambition, he went south to invade the Zhao Kingdom and wanted to plunder, but was defeated by the Zhao general Li Mu. More than 100,000 horses were defeated and killed, which greatly damaged the vitality of the entire Huns.
In that big defeat, he was mainly because he underestimated the enemy and fell into Li Mu's trick of showing weakness to lure the enemy. He went deep into Zhao territory, was surrounded by Zhao troops, and was surrounded and annihilated by Li Mu's left and right wings.
Moreover, in that battle, the Zhao army dispatched 1,300 chariots, 13,000 cavalry, 50,000 men of 100 gold, and 100,000 men. The scale was very large, and there were also famous generals like Li Mu. , strictly speaking, Touman Shanyu did not lose unjustly, and he also recognized Zhao Ren's strength.
But what was the situation in front of him? His 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry went to attack several thousand Qin troops who had just landed, but they did not break into the opponent's car formation. Instead, more and more Xiongnu warriors died. This was completely beyond his expectation.
Those Qin people relied on their weird chariots as shields, used crossbows to shoot from long distances, and spears to thrust. They were both offensive and defensive from far and near. They were like old turtles with sharp teeth, using their turtle shells to absorb damage, and from time to time. He stuck out his head and took a bite.
This was a fighting style that the Huns had never seen before, making Touman Chanyu feel a little confused in his anger.
Sugatha looked at Touman Shanyu with pity.
She recalled the time when the Marquis of Guishuang secretly attacked the Qin Army's grain team, broke his teeth in front of the Qin people's chariot formation, and was ultimately defeated.
The old thing will happen again. If Touman Shanyu, like Guishan Xihou, keeps investing troops to besiege the Qin army's chariot formation, I am afraid that after this battle, the Huns will be finished.
Just at this time, two personal guards of King Guli came and asked the Great Chanyu to send people to support them. They said that the Qin army's chariot formation was about to be broken. As long as a few more people were added, they could break in and defeat the Qin army. Annihilation.
Touman Shanyu did not reply immediately, but turned to the nobles beside him with a sullen face and asked: "What do you think?"
The nobles looked at each other.
Among them, Hu Yanzi said that although the Huns cavalry suffered many casualties, the Qin army in the chariot formation also suffered casualties. As long as they increased their strength, they would surely annihilate the Qin army here and win this battle.
This view is supported by most people. After all, nearly 100,000 troops came here to attack the Qin army's chariot formation with thousands of people. If they return without success, what's the point?
Not to mention that after so much investment in the early stage and so many people died, wouldn't it be a complete loss to retreat now?
Under this mentality, most of the Xiongnu nobles were clamoring for additional troops to support them, and they would annihilate the Qin army crossing the river.
Touman Shanyu looked at the general on his right and asked: "Yi Hanxie, you came up with the idea of attacking halfway across the river, what do you think?"
Yi Hanxie gritted his teeth and said: "Da Shanyu, as long as we increase our troops, we will be able to capture this Qin army sooner or later. By then we will have the equipment of the Qin army, and everything will be worth it."
Touman Shanyu had no expression on his face, but finally looked at Sujatha, who had been silent all this time, and asked, "What do you mean by your lady?"
Sujiasha narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Touman Shanyu's face, and said: "It's better to withdraw. The people of the grassland will advance when they see advantages, and retreat when disadvantages arise. Now the Qin people's chariot formation is difficult to break, and there are Qin people's boat divisions on the Beihe River. The army will come to support at any time. Since we cannot attack quickly, it is better to retreat to preserve our strength and deal with the Qin army again."
Yi Hanxie frowned, glanced at Sugasha, lowered his head and said no more.
But Touman Shanyu smiled and nodded: "The noble lady is right. The Qin people's chariot array is like an old turtle's shell. It cannot be defeated in a short time, let alone their boat master. Transporting troops from the south bank..."
As he said that, Touman Chanyu looked towards Beihe and saw that the Qin people's ship had docked on the south bank, and the Qin soldiers in black armor were boarding the ship in an orderly manner.
At first glance, it doesn't seem like much, but if you observe carefully, you will find that these Qin people move very slowly, as if they are deliberately delaying time.
As the wolf king on the grassland, Touman Shanyu had experienced battles all his life and had a keen sense of smell. He smelled an unusual smell from this matter.
In addition, he had already been fooled by Zhao Tuo twice, and he was always wary of him. At this moment, he already had the intention of quitting.
If you see that the situation is not right, it is best to retreat first.
He took a deep look at the Qin army on the far bank of the river, then looked back at the right general and Hu Yanzu, and finally gave the order.
"retreat!"
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