Chapter 16: Amazing combat power

Zhou Yang’s concerns were not redundant, but the fact that what the Han army lacked the most now was the baptism of tough battles and bad battles.

The Han army was well-trained, well-equipped, and had good combat power, but it had not fought hard battles. Only when an army was baptized on the battlefield and could withstand the test of tough battles was it truly an excellent army.

Although the Han army achieved an impressive record of crushing the 150,000 troops of Minyue with 30,000, and although the Han army successfully pacified the Donghu and added the Baishan and Black Water to the territory, none of these battles could be called a tough battle.

The army of Minyue and Donghu were poorly equipped and unable to train, and were not on the same level as the Han army. Although the Han army won, it was incomparable.

In the surroundings of the Han Dynasty, only the Xiongnu army was the most powerful and the main opponent of the Han army. It would be better to use the Xiongnu as a touchstone to test the combat power of the Han army.

If we want to defeat the Huns, the Han army had to fight many wars. After all, the Huns' territory was very vast, including the northern Moon, the southern Moon, the Hetao area, the Hexi Corridor, and the Western Regions. The vastness of the territory was not inferior to that of the Han Dynasty, and perhaps even wider than that of the Han Dynasty. The Huns could use no millions of troops, and they were not far behind.

There are so many battles to be fought, and there are many tough battles. If the Han army had not been baptized by tough battles, it would be extremely unfavorable to the Han army.

At present, Hou Chan'er led 30,000 troops to come, just to test the combat power of the Han army.

No matter how good the strategy is, it is ultimately necessary to test it on the battlefield. If Zhou Yang accurately grasped the difference in combat power between the Han army and the Huns, the deployment of troops would be more accurate and effective.

"Master, I will go there!"

Li Guang and the others asked for a fight one after another.

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty's new army, seven years have passed, and there has been no real tough battle. The scale of this battle is not large, but its significance is extremely important. Li Jue and others' eyes shine with a blazing light and a high fighting spirit.

"Okay!" Zhou Yang praised loudly: "I feel very relieved if you have such a fighting spirit!"

"Wei Qing, you lead 10,000 cavalry to invite the battle." Zhou Yang clicked.

Wei Qing is a genius commander. Although he has been on the battlefield several times, he has not been baptized by tough battles. Genius also needs opportunities, so Zhou Yang decided to give him this opportunity.

"No!" Wei Qing took the order excitedly, his face blushed, and he was overjoyed.

Zhou Yang did not give the opportunity to Li Guang and other side generals, but gave it to him. That was a great trust in him, and Wei Qing could not be displeased.

"Oh!" Li Guang and the others said regretfully, but did not say much.

"Wei Qing, you have to listen. This battle is of great significance. You must fight well." Zhou Yang's face was solemn and he shouted: "First, let the Huns exert their strongest combat power. Second, our army must show its might and strongest combat power. Third, the smallest casualties."

There were three questions in a row, and Li Guang and the others were amazed at the sound of their mouths. Zhou Yang was a typical example and wanted the horse to be good. If he didn't give it to the horse, there was no such thing in the world.

The key to military strategy is to use the best to attack the enemy's weaknesses and use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. There is no way to let the enemy use the strongest combat power, which is a precedent for military strategy.

In the Yanmen Battle a few years ago, if Zhou Yang did not use the heavy rain to restrict the Huns' cavalry and shooting, but instead allowed the Huns to exert their strongest combat power, the Han army would not have won the victory, and would have been crushed into pieces by the Huns.

This order violated the art of war, but Li Guang and others not only did not object, but instead agreed loudly.

The reason is that the Han army today is no longer the Han army that was several years ago. At that time, the Han army was backward in tactics, poor equipment, short cavalry, slow movements, and had no strength to fight head-on with the Huns. They could only rely on the city to defend.

Now, the Han army has this strength, which is a huge tremendous transformation!

"Don't worry, the general will do his best!" Wei Qing shouted to accept the order. Although these three orders were quite difficult, Wei Qing was confident to do it.

In order to maximize the combat power of the Huns, Wei Qing did not attack immediately, but gave enough time for the Huns to rest.

Hou Chaner has studied Han military books and mastered strategies over the years. According to the military strategy, the Han army should take advantage of his position to launch an attack and can defeat him in one fell swoop or even annihilate him.

Hou Chan'er now has only 30,000 troops. Although he is brave and good at fighting, he has too few people. If the Han army rushes forward, he will pay a high price.

However, the Han army did not do this, but there was no movement. Hou Chan'er couldn't help but be surprised: "What the hell is Zhou Yang?"

If someone else did this, Hou Chan'er would definitely ridicule as incompetent and did not understand military tactics. However, this was Zhou Yang, who defeated the strong with the weak, defeated the many with the few, and defeated the Huns with 200,000 Han troops. He dared not have this idea.

I thought about it before and after, but I couldn't figure it out. I couldn't help but be surprised.

He never dreamed that Zhou Yang would do the opposite, not to attack when they were not stable and were trapped in the time when they were unable to stand firm, but let them rest.

Time was spent in Hou Chan'er's suspicion. After an hour, the Huns were full and drunk, no longer exhausted, and their combat power had almost recovered.

For an army that marched for a long distance, it is impossible to recover in such a short time. However, this was the Huns, who grew up on horseback and marched on horseback. For the Huns, it was not a big deal and had little impact on them. They just needed to eat and drink and take a breath.

"rumble!"

The sound of thunderous hooves came, and the Han army's camp gate opened. Teams of Han army cavalry, wearing iron armor, with only a pair of eyes exposed outside, drove out.

The Han army was lined up in an orderly manner, with people like dragons and horses like tigers, with a rainbow of spirit and extraordinary reputation.

"Okay!" Hou Chan'er saw it, her pupils shrank, and she couldn't help but praise her.

Since the Great Wall Battle, the reason why the Han Dynasty did not take advantage of the victory and attacked the Huns was that the Han Dynasty did not have enough cavalry and no elite army could pursue the depths of the desert. Over the years, the Han Dynasty has concentrated manpower, material resources and financial resources, and devoted all its efforts to build an elite force.

The Huns knew about this. Although the Han Dynasty strictly kept it confidential, some sporadic news was still leaked, although it was not important news.

Especially in the Battle of Chonggu, 30,000 Han troops crushed 150,000 Fujian-Yue troops. When the news came, the Huns were really surprised. Although the Fujian-Yue troops were all infantry, poor equipment and poor combat power, they were five times the advantage of military strength, and they actually gave the Han army a great defeat in one day. It was a miracle, a miracle of such rapid failure.

At that time, the military minister Shanyu summoned the ministers to discuss and finally unanimously determined that even if the Han army could fight, the Huns would not be vegetarians, so why not be afraid of it!

From then on, the Huns increased their collection of information on the new Han army, but because the Han Dynasty did a very good job of keeping confidentiality, their results were minimal.

Hou Chan'er had a unique vision, and at a glance, he knew that this Han Dynasty cavalry had amazing combat power. Not to mention anything else, this kind of armor alone was enough to make the Huns eclipse.

Looking at the shiny armor of the Han army, and then looking at the Hun soldiers wearing leather armor, Hou Chaner had a beggar who felt like facing the rich man. The protective power of leather armor was not strong, which was far inferior to iron armor. Hou Chaner secretly exclaimed: "Can the Great Huns' bows and arrows deal with it?"

Archery is the master skill of the Huns. If they cannot break the armor of the Han army, it will be extremely unfavorable to the Huns. Therefore, the first thing Hou Chaner thought of was archery.

When I looked at the Han army again, I was carrying a hard bow and strong arrow, which was no different from that year. After Zhou Yang's rectification, the Han army cavalry was so fierce that they were so fierce that a hard bow on their backs was particularly conspicuous.

The Han army's waist was no longer a Han sword, but an unsheathed sword. Hou Chan'er had never seen a ring-headed sword, but his vision was good. After a moment of change, he knew that it was a very heavy sword.

When slashing and slashing at the horse, it is more advantageous to use a knife or a sword. The Huns are very clear about it, and of course it is convenient to use a knife. However, if you have never seen this kind of knife, what about its combat power? Hou Chaner couldn't help but be surprised and wanted to figure it out immediately.

The spear on the Han army's weapon hook was still so bright and dazzling, with the spear light extremely sharp and shining. Hou Chaner had personally experienced the spears of the Han army. They were powerful and the Han cavalry with the spear in hand could have a great advantage and could create enough chaos for the enemy to facilitate the subsequent chopping and killing.

The spear is still the same spear. The only difference is that all the Han troops are equipped with spears. No longer as they were back then, only Jianzhang Army is equipped with spears, and the rest of the Han cavalry can only use long halberds to count.

"The Han people had spears, and the warriors of the Great Huns had a strong heart and a stick, so they were not afraid!" Hou Chan'er did not take the spears of the Han army to heart, and opened his eyes wide to find the Han army's crossbow.

During the war that year, the Huns suffered a lot under the Han army's crossbow. Hou Chan'er still clearly remembers the situation back then. Countless Huns shot and killed the Han army's crossbow and screamed before their death.

The Huns were very jealous of the Han army's crossbows. They were a powerful tool. The Huns always wanted to have it, but because they did not have developed technology, they could only think about it.

The Han cavalrymen had hand crossbows, which was no different from that time. The difference was that the hand crossbows today seemed to be bigger. The hand crossbows used by the Han army were for infantry, and Zhou Yang temporarily transferred them to the cavalry for use.

When the two armies fought and fought, the longer the range of the crossbow, the greater the advantage, and the farther the enemy could be shot and killed. Zhou Yangte's request was that the range of the crossbow should be longer. After the efforts of the Han Dynasty craftsmen, Zhou Yang's requirements were completely met. The only disadvantage was that the crossbow was slightly larger and the weight should be heavier.

The size is large and heavy, which increases the burden on the Han army. However, the advantage is also obvious, that is, the range of the hand crossbow is nearly one-third farther than that of the hand crossbows.

Hou Chan'er opened his eyes wide and looked at the Han army from beginning to end, and his pupils shrank unnaturally. Because he found that not only the equipment of the Han army was very different, but his riding skills also had earth-shaking changes.

In that battle a few years ago, the Han cavalry was temporarily pieced together by Zhou Yang. The cavalry of his cavalry was really indescribable, and it was much worse than the Huns. The only cavalry that was no less than the Huns was the Jianzhang Army.

And now all the cavalry are excellent in riding skills and are not inferior to the Huns.

Riding skills were the proud master's ability that the Huns were proud of. Even this was caught up with the Han army, so Hou Chan'er would not be surprised.

After being shocked, Hou Chan'er was extremely brave and was not afraid at all. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the Huns to arrange the formation. The Huns had been waiting for the formation. The so-called formation was just a horse that was turned on and was slightly neat, and it was completed soon.

Just as the Huns were arranging the array, the Han army, under the command of Wei Qing, began to arrange the array. The Han army was well trained and arranged the array very quickly. As soon as the Huns formed the array, the Han army completed it.

In terms of time, the Han army was a little slower. However, the Han army was launched from the camp, which was the real array, and the Huns had been on high alert. The Han army should be faster than the Huns.

"Not bad! Not bad!" Hou Chan'er looked at the Han army's formation and praised it very much.

Wei Qing's cavalry looked at the Xiongnu formation on the war horse, nodded constantly, and praised: "Hou Chan'er is worthy of being a good general. Such a heavy and strict formation is rare in the Xiongnu!"

Hou Chaner rolled his precious horse under his crotch, faced the Huns, and pulled out his scimitar, held it high on his head, and spoke loudly: "The warriors of the Great Huns: You are facing the hateful Han people! Seven years ago, countless warriors of the Great Huns died at their hands. Now the time for revenge has come! The warriors of the Great Huns, shoot your sharp arrows into the chests of the Han people! Use your scimitar to cut off the heads of the Han people!"

With a swaying wrist, a beautiful knife flower appeared and shouted: "Utra!"

“Utra!”

The 30,000 Huns roared, and the roared up into the sky, shaking the earth.

At the same time, Wei Qing was also giving a lecture. This was the first time Wei Qing had been teaching on the battlefield since he joined the army, and he was very excited. Although he had been in Nanyue for three years and had achieved remarkable results, after all, there was no war in Nanyue, so how could he teach in front of the formation?

Taking a breath and forcing himself to calm down, Wei Qing pulled out the ring-headed knife, held it high above his head, and spoke loudly: "Brothers: We are facing the Huns! We killed my parents and brothers, captured the Han people, destroyed my countryside, and abused my sisters! Do you hate it?"

"hatred!"

Is there any need to ask? The Han and the Huns have a feud, which Han people do not hate the Huns? The Han army burst into a shocking roar. Although it is only one word, its power is definitely not below the roar of the 30,000 Huns.

"Seven years ago, the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns, and hundreds of thousands of casualties were killed or injured!" Wei Qing's face was red. Although he did not participate in that battle, it was a bloody battle that inspired China. When it was mentioned, it made people excited. The ring-headed sword in his hand tightly: "Today, we want to make the Huns come and go! Use your sword to split the Huns into pieces!"

"The Han army is mighty!"

When talking about the bloody battle a few years ago, the Han army was rushing with passion, with a fierce fighting spirit flashing in their eyes, and the fighting spirit soared into the sky.

"Utra!" Hou Chan'er waved the scimitar in his hand at the Han army and shouted: "Kill all the Han dogs!"

"Utra!" The 30,000 Huns roared and rushed towards the Han army.

The sound of hooves is like thunder, the Huns are like tide, the sound of killing is shocking, and the Huns are fighting spirit is shocking.

"The Han army is mighty!" Wei Qing waved the sword in his hand at the Huns, emitting a dazzling light, and roared angrily: "Kill!"

"The Han army is mighty!" The sound of war trumpets sounded, and ten thousand Han cavalry rolled towards the Huns like an angry tide.

“Utra!”

"The Han army is mighty!"

Before the two armies could meet, they roared into the sky, rising and falling one after another, just like singing, no one else could shake the clouds in the sky to pieces.

At this moment, if you look from the sky, you will definitely be very shocked. The two armies of Han and Xiongnu were like two huge waves, colliding towards each other.
To be continued...