When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 686: Horses trample on the royal court!

There was not much fancy play. The Yu army used 3,000 cavalry led by Xiahou Ying and the Tian brothers as the vanguard, Shejian led another 5,000 cavalry closely behind, and 10,000 Yulin cavalry made a detour to encircle the two wings.

Twenty thousand Yu Lin cavalrymen came like a hurricane, the Qin army's black dragon battle flag fluttered in the wind, and the flag spears flashed with light.

All black battle flags, all black war horses, and all black robes and armor, it was like a black cloud pressing towards the Danhan Mountain Royal Court!

After the Qin army's diet was improved, there were very few soldiers who could not see at night. Especially the Yulin Army, which served as the Qin king's guard. They were treated the best among the many elite troops of the Qin Dynasty, and no one suffered from night blindness.

Moreover, because they had to be on duty even at night when they were in the Qin Palace in the past, the vision of the Yulin Cavalry at night is more than just being able to see things.

However, the Donghu people were not night blind. Many later novels made up stories, saying that early Xiongnu, Donghu and other tribes were blind at night, but in fact it was just nonsense.

The night blindness rate of the grassland wolves, which mainly feed on meat, is much lower than that of the Central Plains Chinese. In particular, some ingredients contained in animal offal can just replace carrots, so how could they suffer from night blindness?
On the contrary, due to living in lush grasslands for a long time, the grassland wolves, who already have excellent eyesight, have even better night vision in order to guard against attacks from wolves and other wild beasts.

However, even if you can see at night, and even have excellent night vision, the prerequisite is to open your eyes.

The Donghu people were already in a state of drunkenness and dreams, and they were still so immersed in their dreams that they could not open their eyes even when faced with the neighing of horses and roaring of people. They were beheaded while the Donghu king was dreaming of annihilating the Qin army and marching south to Xianyang.

Many Donghu people did react, but it was difficult to draw their swords and fight when they were drunk. How could the Donghu soldiers who were neither wearing armor nor in battle formation resist the Yulin Cavalry, the elite cavalry in the world!
However, not all the people in the Danhanshan Royal Court were living a life of drunkenness and debauchery. There were a few Donghu people who were some distance away from the center of the royal court. Under the organization of several Donghu generals, they hurriedly mounted their horses and formed a battle formation to charge towards Su Jiao, who was watching the fight between the main army with two thousand Yulin cavalry.

"There are talented people among the barbarians." Su Jiao narrowed his eyes and sighed.

Anyone who could organize nearly two thousand cavalry to counterattack when the camp roared must have a certain prestige in the Donghu royal court, otherwise he would not have been able to gather soldiers at all.

However, Su Jiao was not very concerned about the Donghu cavalry of the same number, and did not even command them personally. Instead, he delegated the command to a captain.

This Qianchang was twenty years old and had just been crowned an official. His surname was Zhang and his given name was Han. His father Zhang Min was a minor general under Wang Jian.

Zhang Min was not a famous general, he could just barely be considered a good general, but he had good luck. After Wang Jian conquered Wei, Zhang Min was promoted to the position of Zuo Shuchang.

The title of Zuo Shuzhang was originally quite high, and those who could hold the position were all famous generals of the Qin State. However, when the Qin State successively destroyed Wei, Han, Zhao, and Wei, there were too many Zuo Shuzhang.

Even if they are mediocre generals, they can basically be promoted to the position of Zuo Shuchang if they gain some experience and participate in a war to annihilate a country.

Zhang Min and Su Jiao's father were once sworn brothers and had close ties with the Su family, so Su Jiao was also quite concerned about Zhang Min's son Zhang Han.

Although Zhang Han was young, he was mature and serious. According to others, he had not fought in many battles but was a natural-born general.

However, Zhang Han did have some talent in military affairs, so Su Jiao was happy to take care of this younger brother in this favorable battle and give him the opportunity to gain experience and make achievements.

In the army, Zhang Han, who was suddenly given the power of command, was a little confused at first, but soon he gladly accepted the order.

A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, let alone a tiger like this one that has entered the flock of sheep.

Zhang Han looked into the distance and saw that the Donghu cavalry was still in the old-fashioned "ten-ten square formation", with ten people in each row, a total of twenty square formations, roaring and charging towards the Qin army. And what about the Qin army?

The knight on horseback was wearing full black armor, with a Qin sword at his waist and a long spear on the horse's belly. He held an eight-stone Qin crossbow in his hand, and the quiver on his horse's back was filled with twenty crossbow arrows.

"Four rounds of rapid fire, fire!"

Although Zhang Han was young, it was not his first time to command a battle and he was experienced in commanding. His subordinates also trusted this 20-year-old boy and did not compromise on his orders at all. They pulled the bowstrings to load the crossbows.

Crossbow arrows fell like raindrops from the sky. More than a quarter of the Donghu cavalry, who had only three or five men wearing iron armor and less than a hundred wearing leather armor, fell down after facing these four rounds of rapid fire.

The Donghu cavalry, who were good at shooting, were shot down by the Yulin cavalry by the hundreds. The leading general was inevitably angry, but the Qin army was using eight-stone crossbows, which were two hundred steps away from them.

The range of the Donghu bows and arrows was about one hundred steps, and many people came in a hurry after getting drunk without even bringing bows and arrows.

Even when the Qin army was within the shooting range of the Donghu cavalry, only a few dozen people fell off their horses because of the Donghu's arrows.

The gap between armored knights and unarmored knights was so huge, especially when shooting at each other. If Su Jiao had not led a thousand Yu Lin riders behind him, Zhang Han really wanted to rely on the superior range of the Qin crossbows to attack them and wear down the Dong Hu cavalry on the opposite side bit by bit with minimal losses.

"Thirteen rows!"

As the distance between the two armies shortened, Zhang Han waved his flag and shouted, and his Yulin cavalry, led by ten centurion generals, were divided into ten small formations.

The basic formation of the Qin cavalry was called the "Three Cavalry Formation". It was created by the "brain trust" Ying Ji and improved by Bai Qi. It was in the shape of a cone, from the entire cavalry formation to the three cavalrymen who charged in a cone.

The cone-shaped formation composed of three cavalrymen is called the "Three-Cadre Cone". A centurion leads thirty-three three-cavalry cones into a small formation, and each small formation is a powerful independent fighting group.

However, the Donghu general on the opposite side did have some talents. At the sound of the horn, the remaining 1,500 cavalrymen were divided into three teams. Those who were good at forming formations and fighting pressed forward from the front, while those who were fierce and skilled in fighting went around to the weakest flank of the cone formation and fought.

However, Zhang Han simply waved his flag and sent out two hundred men from each wing to form a local cone formation to attack the Donghu cavalry that was charging towards them.

In the small battle, the Qin army's cavalrymen protected each other in groups of three, and their coordination was extremely close.

The Donghu cavalry were indeed brave men who grew up on horseback, but they were naturally weaker as they were equipped with high-bridge saddles and double stirrups, which freed their hands to freely use long-pole weapons such as long spears that could be used for both chopping and stabbing. Facing this "three-cavalry formation", they fought without any plan.

If they are scattered, they fight on their own and will be killed if they are alone. If they gather together, they will overlap and collide with each other, and their power will be greatly reduced.

Whenever they encountered single combat, which is what the Donghu cavalry is best at, the Yulin cavalry would encircle them from the front and back to form a local three-on-one situation!

Just when they surrounded a "Three-Knight Cone", three more "Three-Knight Cones" came from the outside to rescue them!
As a result, a strange situation arose on the battlefield of Danhan Mountain. It was clear that the Donghu cavalry outnumbered the Yulin cavalry by more than 500 people, but the Qin cavalry often surrounded the Donghu cavalry in a fighting circle, and gradually lost the ability to fight back.

(End of this chapter)