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Chapter 449 Hammer Anvil(1/2)

As the front moved forward, the Qin Army's command post had been moved to a hill. Heifu, his son Fusu and others were struggling to look at the battle situation in the distance. Heifu was very busy, and the riders kept coming back from the front.

As soon as he learned about the battle situation, he kept sending out new orders.

Only during the break could he sit down and take a sip of water. At the same time, he explained to Fusu, who couldn't understand the situation of the battle: "The key to this battle lies in the right wing."

The right wing is where Li Xin and his cavalry are.

Seeing that Fu Su was still confused, Hei Fu made an analogy: "When the Master went to inspect the Yiju Iron Workshop, what if he saw the Guandong blacksmith forging weapons? He put the unformed weapon blade on the anvil, and then used it to

The hammer strikes again and again.”

"Right now, my 25,000 infantry are the anvils, while the 6,000 cavalry on the right wing are the hammers, and the Huns are the iron blocks to be forged!"

"The anvil is thick and cannot be broken through by the enemy. The hammer strikes quickly and violently. While the infantry resists the Huns, it can outflank the Huns from the sides, prevent the Huns from retreating, and force them to the front of the infantry and spear formation."

Fusu suddenly understood: "So the infantry and cavalry need to move together, but if General Li on the right wing fails to gain the advantage, he will not be able to attack the Huns with the infantry."

The reason is that simple. Heifu is confident and relies on steel chariots and infantry to strengthen his position. He is already in an invincible position. But if Li Xin cannot win against more than 10,000 Huns cavalry, then the initiative in this battle is still not there.

On the side of the Qin army, the Huns can attack or withdraw at any time.

At this time, Hou rode back again and reported the battle situation of the front line, while Fusu paid attention to the battle situation on the right wing while Heifu was busy.

The current situation is that the Xiongnu are constantly harassing the Qin army from the front and containing the infantry, while the more than 10,000 cavalry on the side are retreating after being suddenly defeated in the first formation. You don't give up and launch a tidal wave of attacks towards Li Xin's troops!

It’s no longer a temptation, but an all-out attack!

Fusu saw that in an area nearly two miles wide on the right wing, the Huns came roaring in with thousands of people in a line, while the Qin army often fought with 500 people, trying to fight with them in close combat. This time, the Xiongnu no longer retreated with a single blow.

Instead, they fought against the Qin cavalry regardless of casualties. However, due to poor equipment and the high saddles and stirrups of the Qin cavalry, the Huns gradually fell at a disadvantage even if they were two against one. Because of their larger number, they sent more than 10,000 cavalry.

, after entangling all the Qin army’s cavalry, there were still more than two thousand cavalry left...

But suddenly, the only two thousand Huns cavalry left their position and started galloping. They walked along the muddy river bank, bypassing more than ten battle groups that were fighting fiercely, and made an arc, aiming directly at Li Xinshuai.

flag!

Fusu was shocked and blurted out:

"Not good! General Li is in danger!"



Li Xin stood under the banner. The war horse he was riding was a fine horse given by Emperor Qin Shi Huang many years ago. It was pure white. It was said to be a purebred descendant of "Bai Yi", one of the eight famous horses in Zhou Dynasty. When it ran, it looked like an elephant.

Walk on the clouds without touching the ground.

The battle armor he wore was made of copper and leather. The polished copper guard glowed with a warm golden light, and the black rhinoceros skin was thick and depressing. He sat upright on the horse, and the red cloak hung down behind him to cover the horse's body.

Like a sculpture that remains motionless.

Li Xin is over thirty years old, with a pale head and a skinny appearance. He looks cold on the outside, but he is still warm-blooded on the inside.

Seeing that groups of cavalry were sent out to face the continuous attacks of the Huns, tens of thousands of people were running and trampling on them, and the earth was shaking, causing the dust on the battlefield to fly, and it merged with the wind and dust outside the fortress, covering a small half of the sky.

The enemy and the enemy are shouting, the horses are roaring like thunder, everyone is fighting hard, the knights of the Qin army want to behead for meritorious service, and the Huns in Helan Mountain want to take revenge.

Li Xin's palm holding the hilt of the sword was hot. Why didn't he want to pull out his sword, let the horses ride thunder, and kill all enemies who dared to resist, just like he chased Prince Yan Dan many years ago and rushed to Qingshan Gorge last year?

Get off your horse!

But he couldn't. He was now the commander-in-chief who was sitting at the center of the battle, rather than a captain running with light cavalry. He needed to listen in all directions, judge the enemy's intentions, wave his flag, and command his men to respond calmly.

Once he makes any changes, once his flag shifts and retreats, it will arouse the suspicion of the soldiers, leading to the collapse of the battle!

Even in the face of two thousand Huns cavalry coming straight towards him, he could not move!

"General! The enemy cavalry is approaching fiercely, why not retreat a little first?" One of the guards suggested this, but Li Xin rejected it.

"I once suffered a great defeat, overthrew the army and killed the generals, lost the troops and humiliated the country, lowered the flag, and fled in embarrassment. I swear, that was the last time Li Xin left his soldiers behind!"

The wind blew his banner, and he looked into the distance, two miles, one mile, half a mile away. The Huns chose the timing very cleverly. It happened to be that the whole army of the Huns pressed forward, fought with the Qin cavalry, and won.

At this critical moment, Li Xin only had 500 personal guards and cavalry around him.

Just like Heifu likes to use young men from good families in the north, Li Xin also likes to use young men from good families in Longxi as his bodyguards. They followed him to open up the west of Tao River, built the Golden City outside the Great Wall with him, marched eight hundred miles with him, and burned in Qingshan Gorge.

There was a fire. They were constantly lost and replenished, and they always maintained a number of five hundred people, guarding him every step of the way.

"I trust my second and third sons just like I trust my own brothers and sisters!"

Simple words, but they made everyone hold their heads high and feel proud.

Li Xin slowly raised his hand, and the five hundred bodyguards beside him moved neatly like one person, and slowly drew their swords out of their scabbards.

"Go, defeat the enemy, and then tell all the knights in Longxi and Northland that Li Xin's banner is here, only advance, not retreat!"



"If I can kill that Qin general, it will be equivalent to killing hundreds of Qin people, and the revenge of the clan's wife can be avenged..."

When he was lying low on the horse and galloping, Wulan's one eye was fixed on the flag that was getting closer and closer. He was really close to the enemy now, and all the Qin riders were hit like a wave of a river.

The Huns were entangled, and there were only five hundred horses between him and Li Xin!

And they have two thousand riders!

But the elite level of the five hundred personal guards and cavalry was far beyond Ulan's imagination.

Like the rest of the Qin cavalry, they were equipped with high saddles and stirrups under their feet, which allowed the cavalry to be more flexible on the horse, urging the horses to come forward, and the front was stretched very long, trying to block all the Huns.

Get down and block in front of that big flag.

When the two armies collided, Wulan finally felt the fear after Guduhou's defeat. The Qin army no longer simply imitated "Hufu riding and shooting" like the Zhao people long ago. They seemed to understand that galloping and archery was their weakness.

, instead pursuing the maximum use of strong armor and sharp blades, fighting hand-to-hand on horseback is undoubtedly a good choice.

Two hundred feet ahead, the 500 Xiongnu cavalry charging forward were cut open by less than 200 Qin cavalry and could no longer advance. When the two sides were in a melee at close range, the Huns could not shoot arrows with peace of mind.

Swords and spears can come close to you and cause damage.

Fortunately, Wu Lan did not ride at the front, but behind the charging tide. It would be best if the forward could rush away from Qin Qi. If not, he could go around again with Bai Yu, who is best at riding and shooting, and fight against Qin Qi standing alone.

Under the banner, General Qin, protected by only a few people, launched an attack!

But the Qin people were brave. After discovering Wu Lan and others' intention to attack Li Xin, those Qin cavalry who were fighting with other Huns also began to divide their troops and come back for reinforcements.

While dodging the Qin people who were rushing forward and trying to knock him off his horse with their spears, Wu Lan also needed to beware of the crossbows fired from all directions. He also continued to fight back because he was a vulture shooter and was qualified to use copper and iron.

Clusters of arrows, every time he draws the bow, he can make a Qin cavalry fall off his horse, causing death or injury!

Just stumbling like this, he finally arrived at the big flag, two arrows away, with more than a hundred riders who were not blocked by the Qin people!

Under the huge Li flag, there was a snow-white horse, and immediately there was a general in red robes and black armor. He faced thousands of people fighting in front of his eyes, and faced the Huns' sudden attack that penetrated his heart, but he remained calm and composed.

Stay still!

Wu Lan was a little desperate, because when he got closer, he discovered that behind General White Horse, infantry armed with swords, shields and crossbows were emerging one after another. This was the left wing of the Qin army, reinforcements sent by Hei Fu, five thousand in reserve.

The team is not just a decoration.

The crossbow arrows were fired from the front. No one could rush in front of the flag and injure the White Horse General. The Helan Mountain Huns, who were eager for revenge, fell down without even being able to see their opponents' faces clearly.

The Qin army's infantry stepped forward, trying to drive back the Huns who had broken in nearby!

"The Condor Shooter, if you can't rush through, retreat!"

The companion was shouting loudly, but it suddenly stopped. He was hit by a crossbow arrow, and hundreds of Huns began to turn their horses and try to retreat.

Wu Lan raised his head, and he saw the solitary eagle still hovering high in the sky, above the smoke and dust of the battlefield, among the white clouds and blue sky...

He stroked the old horse's mane to soothe its frightened heart, then kicked the horse lightly and rushed towards the densely packed Qin army infantry and towards the flag that he hated!

The Huns on the left and right were stunned, but soon half of them gritted their teeth, followed Ulan's pace, and even urged their horses to rush in front of Ulan to block the fatal crossbow bolt for him!

Most of them are tribesmen near Helan Mountain. They lost their relatives in the fire last year. Although the Huns retreated when the odds were against them, there were exceptions, that was when facing the enemy.

Under the protection of dozens of companions, the vulture shooter was able to run again unscathed, and finally reached the distance of an arrow!

He stared with one eye at General White Horse, the demon who could stop the Hun babies from crying at night in Helan Mountain.

General White Horse glanced at the battlefield and seemed to see Ulan. His face was stern and indifferent, but Ulan felt as if he was laughing at himself. He just said something to others, stretched out his hand, and asked for a bow.



This is the moment!

As if sensing the approaching danger, Ulan straightened up suddenly, no longer holding the horse with both hands, holding the bow in his left hand, drawing an arrow with his right hand, stringing it, and completed this series of actions on the galloping horse, all in one go!

The tail of the arrow is an eagle feather. He hopes that this arrow can be as fast and accurate as an eagle striking the sky, killing his enemy with one blow!

Wu Lan, the vulture shooter, aims at General White Horse!



"Here comes the bow!"

At the edge of the chaotic battlefield, Li Xin shouted and reached for his bow.

The bow is a compound horn bow. The horns of the above Linyuan antelope are used as the belly of the bow because it is resistant to pressure; the sinews of the giant dragon from the East China Sea are used as the back of the bow because of its resistance to tension;

Donkey glue is combined, Bashu silk is used to reinforce it, and Suiyang lacquer is moisture-proof. It combines the essence of all parts of the world and finally becomes one. The strength reaches two stones. It is a rare and good bow.

It has been a long time since I personally opened this bow to shoot an enemy.
To be continued...
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