The pattern of the Eurasian continent quickly settled after the brief but fierce collision between the two founding emperors.
In the next hundred years, the Xiongnu Empire always occupied the strategic initiative, but the Han Empire was passively beaten for a long time.
The world is very big and can accommodate many countries, but it cannot accommodate two similar superpowers.
Because two superpowers that are very close to each other can easily have conflicts of interest, such as territorial disputes, resource disputes, etc.
Although the Han Empire suffered from suppression by the Xiongnu, after two generations of emperors Wen and Jing recuperated, the originally advantageous population potential was fully stimulated, and military and technology also developed accordingly.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, the population of the Han Empire had soared to 50 million people, and the army and horses were strong!
Today's situation has changed again. Looking at the entire continent, there are only two superpowers, the Han and the Huns.
As fate turns and time passes, the Han and the Xiongnu quietly begin a new round of confrontation and competition.
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The war, historical and cultural confrontation between the two superpowers is unprecedented in history.
In this context, most of the surrounding countries voluntarily or were forced to choose one of the two great powers.
With the Han and the Xiongnu as the main bodies, two camps were formed on the mainland.
The Han camp and the Huns camp.
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It is worth mentioning that the struggle between the Han and the Huns lasted for hundreds of years until the complete destruction of one side.
Let’s get back to the point.
The main force of the Xiongnu royal court invaded Yanmen County in a large scale.
At this moment, the guard at Yanmen Pass is none other than Flying General Li Guang, a famous general in the world.
At this time, Li Guang was already over fifty years old.
His temples were white, and his face was weather-beaten.
However, although the general is old, his spirit has not faded, his heroic spirit is still there, and the old Ji is still in a state of despair, standing with his sword horizontally, swallowing mountains and rivers with anger.
Decades of military career have made Li Guang older, but at the same time, they have also made him increasingly mature and sophisticated.
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The years of hard work and vicissitudes of life have made Li Guang a famous historical general.
At this moment, Li Guang was wearing armor and standing on the tall city wall with a solemn expression.
He looked at the distance, and saw more than 100,000 Huns royal troops, overwhelming like a mountain, spreading out along the pass line, stretching for more than ten miles.
The battle flags are flying like clouds covering the sun, and all kinds of siege weapons, such as heavy siege engines, ladders, catapults, etc. are rolling around like a tsunami.
The light cavalry and heavy cavalry troops formed a tight formation with murderous intent. At first glance, they looked like elites who had experienced battles for a long time.
Standing at the front was the Wolf Regiment, a rare group of heavily armored cavalry in the Xiongnu Empire.
The Langrui cavalry not only wears iron armor, but also the horses beneath them are protected by iron mail.
At that time, the Langrui Cavalry was the world's leading heavy-armed force.
These were wearing horned helmets, full body armor, and holding armor-breaking weapons with long handles and heavy knives. They looked like they were not good deeds.
The three legions of Tianlei, Tianfeng, and Tiantu behind the Langrui Legion are all light cavalry, but they are no less elite.
The dawn before darkness always gives people an unspeakable heaviness.
Today, although it is a rare good weather in winter.
However, the murderous aura and evil aura emanating from more than 100,000 elite cavalry combined together to give people a very heavy feeling.
However, only when you are actually in it, you know that it is not heavy, but the breath of the gathered army blowing towards your face, giving it a bloody feeling.
But on the Han army's own side, it was dead silent. This in itself was a gap.
Compared with the Hun royal army that Li Guang is facing now, Wei Qing's side is just a small fight.
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Li Guang, who has been on the battlefield for a long time and spent his life in the military, looked at this scene with an indifferent expression on his face.
Facing the Xiongnu's elite main force, perhaps ordinary generals would be scared to the point of incontinence...
But he, Li Guang, is not an ordinary general!
Is he afraid? What the hell is he afraid of?
It’s not like I haven’t fought against the Huns’ imperial army before. The Huns want to scare you, Grandpa Li, but you are still a bit immature...
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However, although Li Guang was very confident, he still felt a lot of pressure at this moment.
The loss of Yuncheng, the failure of the garrison of several border counties, the failure of the counterattack against the Xiongnu, and the complete withdrawal of the border strong people.
All these disadvantages have fallen on Li Guang, an old man in his fifties.
In China, the existence of border areas is to better protect the hinterland of the Central Plains.
The larger the territory, the more obvious the advantage of strategic depth will be.
But now, most of the three counties on the border have been penetrated by the Huns army.
The Han generals could only rely on the dangerous city to barely maintain the situation.
Yanmen Pass is the last pass to prevent the Xiongnu royal army from invading the hinterland of the Han Dynasty. If Yanmen Pass is lost, everything will stop.
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There are countless great gates in the world, led by Yanmen.
The reason why Yanmen Pass is important is that it is the screen of Guanzhong, the throat of Shanxi, and the fortress of the Central Plains.
If the strong land of the Han Dynasty were compared to a page of paper, Yanmen Pass would be a standard "human" character.
Moreover, this "man" has two feet, one in Guanzhong and the other in the Central Plains. Both of these places were the core areas of ancient China.
There is an ancient saying: Strengthen the vassal guards of the same country on the outside, solidify the key of Taiyuan on the inside, reach the three passes at the root, and lead the entire Jin Dynasty at the throat. "
For the nomadic people in Mobei heading south, Yanmen Pass is the only way to go. Through here, they can reach the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Since ancient times, if Yanmen Pass fell, there would be turmoil in Chang'an and Luoyang.
The Han garrison at Yanmen Pass numbered 80,000, while the Xiongnu imperial army numbered more than 100,000.
Although it is said in the art of war, if it is ten, it is to encircle it, if it is five, it is to attack it, and if it is twice as many, it is to fight.
However, the elite army of the Xiongnu Royal Court is not an ordinary army, and its combat power is even comparable to that of an extraordinary army.
Of course, Li Guang, a famous general in the world, spent almost a lifetime creating elite shield and sword soldiers, and he was not a vegetarian.
Shield soldiers are also the elite troops of the world.
The characteristic of the shield weapon is mainly defense, followed by offense.
In a tall city wall like Yanmen Pass, the advantages of this unit can best be used.
Cough cough cough, let’s get back to the topic.
As the military minister Shan Yu ordered a full-scale attack, war drums were beating in all directions.
The four armies of Lang Rui, Tian Lei, Tian Feng, Tian Tu, and more than 100,000 troops spread out their forces one after another and began to attack Yanmen Pass.
Countless arrows flew out from the ranks of the Xiongnu Royal Court Army like a storm.
The wolf-shaped armor-piercing arrowhead unique to the Xiongnu Royal Court Army flew into the city wall. From all angles, it penetrated deeply into the thick iron armor of the Han army.
After the wolf's armor-piercing arrow entered the body, it brought out a bright red blood.
The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh is like the sound of a bloodthirsty wolf tearing apart muscles with its sharp teeth.
Although Langling's armor-piercing arrows are designed to break heavy armor, their iron consumption is three times that of ordinary arrows.
The grassland is short of iron, and ordinary miscellaneous Hun cavalry simply don't have this.
