Just when General Fenwei Bu Quan thought that the Han army's powerful crossbows had been used up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the red flags raised by the Han army boats docked by the river.
"ah!"
"kill!"
Just when the Huns cavalry rushed in front of the Han army's chariot formation, spears thrust out from behind the chariot.
The few Hun cavalrymen who charged at the front had no time to dodge, and were wounded by spears one after another.
However, the counterattack of the weak Han army array made it difficult for these Huns to retreat.
Soldiers from both sides were soon stabbing each other across the chariot.
Some Huns cavalry even dismounted and chose to fight on foot because they found that although the chariots were light, they had been fixed to the ground with wooden wedges by Han soldiers.
If these chariots are not moved away, the subsequent Huns cavalry will not be able to charge in.
Surrounding the fight for these chariots, soldiers from both sides immediately fought in chaos.
The Han army's array was thin, but it was hindered by chariots, which prevented the Huns' cavalry from taking advantage of it for a while.
Fenwei General Bu Quan also stopped his horse speed at this time and watched from behind as the Hun soldiers in front broke through the gap.
With just a gap, the Huns cavalry could rush in behind the Han infantry.
By that time, all the Han troops whose array has been breached will surely die.
"Shoot, shoot hard for me!"
Bu Quan shouted loudly.
He had already seen that there was one place where the Han army seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. As long as they attacked hard again, they would be broken through.
At this moment, bursts of screams and exclamations suddenly came from both sides.
There was also a lot of neighing of horses.
"what happened!"
Bu Quan was shocked and immediately looked to both sides.
On both sides of the Hun cavalry, a large number of riders and horses were shot to death by heavy crossbow arrows.
"Bang!"
A dull sound came, and Bu Quan felt as if he heard the sound of bones breaking.
Then the mount under his crotch suddenly let out a mournful cry and suddenly fell to the left.
Bu Quan was shocked. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and jumped away immediately. Otherwise, one of his legs would have been crushed by the beast.
"ah!"
However, Bu Quan, who barely escaped with his life, still smashed his mouth and chewed the mud. The pain was so painful that he shouted with stars in his eyes.
"General!"
"General!"
Several cavalrymen rushed over immediately and subdued Bu Quan in a panic.
After General Fenwei Bu Quan got up, he still didn't know what had just happened.
But at this time, the screams of the Hun cavalry could still be heard in his ears.
"What's going on!" Bu Quan broke away from the soldier holding him and roared loudly.
"General, it's the thieves' boats that are using crossbows!" a Hun soldier shouted loudly.
"Impossible, there is no such a powerful crossbow!"
Bu Quan immediately blushed and yelled.
The nearest place here is a hundred steps away from the river banks on both sides. At such a long distance, even the strongest crossbow cannot shoot a horse to death immediately.
However, just after Bu Quan finished shouting, he turned his head and saw the crossbow arrows fired from the Han army boats on the river bank.
The crossbow arrow hit the mount of a Hun cavalryman in front of him.
The ferocious crossbow arrow penetrated the horse's belly and then penetrated from the other side, piercing the cavalryman's calf.
The horse screamed and fell to the ground immediately. The Hun soldier had no way to break free and could only scream and wail.
"This is not a crossbow arrow, this is obviously a spear!"
Bu Quan was greatly horrified.
He had already seen clearly the crossbow arrows fired from the boats.
No wonder it can shoot so far and still have lethality.
Those crossbow arrows were as thick as spears. Not to mention thin leather armor, even iron armor was as thick as paper.
At this time, a small gap has appeared in the Han army's vehicle formation in front. As long as they gather together and charge for a while, there is a great possibility of breaking through.
However, under the fire of powerful crossbows from the Han ships on both sides, the Huns cavalry behind them were already in chaos.
Facing these deadly 'flying spears', everyone wanted to find a place to hide.
Once you are hit by these powerful crossbows, you will either die or be injured.
It was this moment of hesitation that caused the Han infantry in the gap in front to launch a desperate counterattack, killing the Hun soldiers there and driving them back.
Without follow-up support, the Hun soldiers in front of the array had completely lost the fighting spirit to continue.
Many Huns soldiers mounted their horses again and fled towards the rear.
"Oh! What a providence!"
General Fenwei Bu Quan saw this and knew that the battle could no longer continue.
Even if they retreated further and formed a formation out of the range of the Han army's powerful crossbows, it would be difficult to drive these Han army infantry down the Yellow River.
Because when they attack the car formation again, those terrifying crossbow arrows will still be fired from both sides.
Even if Bu Quan is willing to risk casualties and continue the attack, his Hun cavalry may not be willing to die.
"General, withdraw!"
"General, retreat quickly!"
Several Huns cavalry shouted in the ears of Fenwei General Bu Quan.
Bu Quan, who was once the eagle shooter of the Xiongnu on the left, had the eyesight of a goshawk. He had already seen the appearance of the powerful crossbows on the Han army ships from a distance.
As the Han soldiers on the ship slammed down a sledgehammer, another burst of crossbow arrows came over.
There was another miserable howl from the Hun cavalry array.
Some of the Hun soldiers behind had already fled back without hesitation.
"What kind of powerful crossbow is this from your mother? You want to use a hammer to hit it!"
Fenwei General Bu Quan cursed in his heart, but shouted quickly.
"withdraw!"
"retreat!"
In an instant, the Huns cavalry fled quickly towards the rear, leaving only the corpses of people and horses on the ground, as well as some wounded soldiers who were still howling miserably.
In fact, the real number of casualties was far from enough to cause the Hun cavalry to flee.
It's just that these spear-like crossbow arrows are so terrifying that they no longer dare to attack the Han infantry.
Several Hun cavalry leading the way opened the way in front of General Fenwei. Just after escaping for a hundred steps, they were suddenly whipped on the helmet by General Fenwei Bu Quan behind them.
"Where are you going, you killer?"
Fenwei General Bu Quan said angrily.
"Go to Hulao Pass, general!" The beaten Hun cavalry looked confused.
They were all defenders of Hulao Pass. Now that they were defeated, of course they fled into the pass.
"Idiot! Hulao Pass can't be defended anymore, run to the west!"
Fenwei General Bu Quan gave the horse a hard whip, but it hit the horse's butt.
Then it headed towards Juechen to the west.
The Huns cavalry who had originally retreated to Hulao Pass soon discovered that their general had run to the west, and quickly turned around and fled with them.
Many smart people now know that after the Han troops appeared behind Hulao Pass and established a firm foothold, Hulao Pass was already a dead city.
It’s just a matter of throwing it away early and late.
If they don't take advantage of this moment to escape, the Huns soldiers and horses in Hulao Pass will feel that they are dead when the Han army in Qingzhou is surrounded from both sides.
The kind that doesn't even have a way to escape.
Pity the Hun soldiers who were locked up in Hulao. They only saw the general leading his army in a short battle from a distance, and then ran westward again.
No one of the Huns soldiers who stayed at Hulao Pass thought that the general had abandoned the city and fled.
They thought that the general Bu Quan was going to attack the Han army docked in another place.
It was not until thousands of Han troops lined up from the banks of the Yellow River and rushed onto the road that the Huns soldiers at Hulao Pass realized something was wrong.
It turns out that his general did not turn into killing thieves, but ran away directly!
"Close the city gate, close the city gate!"
Several Hun generals who stayed behind immediately shouted anxiously.
The inner city gate is still wide open to facilitate the Lord's return from victory.
Now that Qingzhou bandits have surrounded the retreat, they have to close the door quickly.
"It's over, it's over!"
"The general has run away, we are doomed!"
"Why don't we open the city gate and run now? Those Han troops are all infantry. As long as they rush over, they will definitely not be able to catch up with us!"
When the Han army quickly cut off the road, the Hun soldiers at Hulao Gate finally came to their senses.
They all became noisy and noisy.
"No! The thieves have already occupied the avenue and are arrayed. There is no way we can rush over!"
A leading Hun general said loudly.
"Let's close the city gate and hold on. It won't take long. After Luoyang knows the situation at Hulao Pass, they will definitely send troops to rescue!"
"At that time, the thieves on the inside will have no chance of defending, and they will be attacked from both sides. It will definitely be a dead end!"
The other Xiongnu sergeants looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
This is indeed the case. If they want to break through those Han army arrays, they don't know how many people will die.
No one knows whether he will die inside.
Therefore, continuing to wait for help seems to be the best strategy.
However, the Hun soldiers at Hulao Pass did not know that the reinforcements from Luoyang they had just hoped for would never appear at all.
Even if the Huns in Luoyang knew that Hulao Pass was in danger, it would be impossible to send reinforcements.
Because Zhongshan King Liu Yao, Di Chief Shan Zheng and others who control the military power in Luoyang have just received news that shocked them extremely.
"What, Liu Can crossed the river from Puban!"
"When did this happen?"
After learning the news, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan and Chief Di Shan Zheng immediately forgot about the quarrel they had just had.
The two immediately got together and discussed together.
"It was at least two days ago. Maybe Liu Can has entered Chang'an now!" Hu Yanyan, the cavalry general who had just received the news, looked depressed.
"This Zhuzi is going to destroy the ancestral temple of our country!" Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, cursed.
The ancestral temples and tombs of the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties are all in Pingyang. Now that Liu Can leads his army into Guanzhong, Pingyang must be empty.
Not to mention the Han armies in Jinyang and Hanoi attacking from both sides, even Liu Yan's army in Jinyang might be able to capture Pingyang.
Of course, there is another reason why Liu Yao is so depressed.
That is, almost all the nobles and families of soldiers and soldiers in the Huns and Han Kingdom are in Chang'an. Once Liu Can enters Chang'an, he can control the will of these people.
At that time, the emperor of the Huns and Han Kingdom naturally fell on Liu Can.
"King Zhongshan, the emperor's brother has always said that you are a hero of the country and can serve as the country's deputy. Now Jin King Liu Can has evil intentions. Don't let the emperor's brother down!"
The cunning Di Chief Shan Zheng said hypocritically.
At this time, they couldn't care less about quarreling with each other.
It is only right to quickly find a way to prevent the Great Chanyu and Jin Wang Liu Can from seizing power.
Otherwise, once Liu Can obtains the orthodox position in Chang'an, they will be completely reduced to his vassals.
Maybe, you will also face some unpredictable criticism.
"Liu Can has always acted unprovoked and has never been favored by His Majesty. Even if he enters Chang'an, we will definitely obey His Majesty's order and let him go back to Pingyang!" Liu Yao, the King of Zhongshan, said angrily.
In Liu Yao's original intention, he hoped that the weak emperor's younger brother Liu Yi would succeed to the throne.
What he and Di Chief fought for alone was nothing more than the division of power.
However, if Liu Can succeeds to the throne and becomes the emperor, then he may be completely reduced to an ordinary clan general.
When Zhongshan King Liu Yao said this, his heart suddenly moved and he immediately regained his composure.
"Hahaha, I was a little panicked just now, and I forgot such an important thing!" Liu Yao said with a smile.
"What's the matter?" Chief Di Shan Zheng asked immediately.
"Although His Majesty is critically ill, he is still alive and well. Now that the emperor is in our hands, how dare he, Liu Can, usurp the throne directly!" Liu Yao said.
"Yes, that's so right! Hahaha!" Chief Di Shan Zheng immediately waved his hands and laughed.
In this way, the charge of rebellion against Liu Can could no longer be evaded, and the position of his nephew and brother-in-law Liu Yi was even more stable.
At this moment, a chamberlain ran in in a panic.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good!" The waiter's face was full of anxiety.
"What's the matter?" Liu Yao asked immediately.
"The news just came that His Majesty has passed away!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yao, Shan Zheng and others' expressions immediately changed.
"Fuck you, mother!" Shan Zheng even yelled.
Although Zhongshan King Liu Yao looked gloomy and frightening, he never cursed without restraint.
He immediately ordered, "Send my military order quickly and seal the city gates. No one can leak the news!"
The waiter's face turned ugly for a while, and then he said again.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's too late. Jin Zhun and others just led their troops and left from Ximing Gate!"
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