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The Pu Lei army only has more than [-] people, and it is not easy to eat any of the Huns.

Therefore, if you want to fight head-on, it is almost inevitable to be surrounded by the Huns.

However, the Pu Lei army had its own way of breaking the siege, and the two thousand cavalry were sent by Shen Bing to break the siege.

It is impossible for two thousand cavalry to be surrounded by the Huns.

The reason is that the strength of the two thousand cavalry troops is too small, and it is not only uneconomical for the Xiongnu to encircle them, but they will also be attacked by the main force of the Qin army.

Therefore, the two thousand cavalry troops met the [-] main force facing the Xiongnu very smoothly.

When the Xiongnu cavalry was far away, they shot arrows at the two thousand Qin cavalry, but these Qin cavalry came prepared. They held wooden shields diagonally upward to cover the vital points, and arrows were nailed hard on the wooden shield.

The Huns cavalry drew their scimitars and prepared to fight.

According to their thinking, the two thousand Qin soldiers came to seek death.

Although Qin Qi can free his hands because of his stirrups, but two thousand against twenty thousand... Even a horse herd can smash him flat.

However, Qin Qi did not intend to confront him directly. Instead, he slashed his machete towards the front of the saddle, and dozens of "thunderbolt fireballs" hanging on both sides of the saddle fell down and landed in front of the formation. After that, Qin Qi pulled the horse Changing the direction of the head and holding the shield, it came out from the flanks, leaving only piles of "thunderbolt fireballs" in front of the formation, and the fuses were still "smoking" smoking.

These two thousand riders were not to fight, but to cast "mines".

If there is anything that can stop the overwhelming momentum of the Huns cavalry, Shen Bing believes that nothing can compare to the "thunderbolt fireball".

Gun array?

Too passive and only good for infantry.

Trebuchet?

It is not easy to maneuver and inconvenient to make.

artillery?

The cost is high, the weight is heavy, and the fire rate is slow and unresponsive. It has no obvious advantage in front of the lightning-fast cavalry.

Only "Thunderbolt Fireball", especially the "Thunderbolt Fireball" after using the improved gunpowder formula...

After the gunpowder formula is improved, its power is not much different from that of modern black powder.

If there is any difference, it needs to be further purified.

But at this time, there are no such high requirements, after all, this powerful gunpowder is enough to deal with cavalry.

What Shen Bing did was to improve the "thunderbolt fireball"... Because the gunpowder is powerful, he reduced the charge and reduced the volume, but the power is no less than before.

Small in size and light in weight, it is convenient for the cavalry to carry and throw, so the Pu Lei army has a lot of equipment.

Shen Bing even compiled a "Fireball Cavalry Army" of 5000 people.

This cavalry army is only equipped with swords and shields without arrows (in order to reduce weight), ten "thunderbolt fireballs" are hung on both sides of the saddle, and five more are hung behind the saddle on the right hand side.

In addition, a hole for inserting a fire rope is specially set in front of the saddle.

Before the war, these cavalrymen only need to insert the matchlock into this hole to light the fire at any time.

The "thunderbolt fireball" in front of the saddle has a long fuze and no wooden handle. Before using it, just light the fuse and cut off the hemp rope fixed on the saddle, and these "thunderbolt fireballs" will fall where the horse passes Become a "land mine".

Each horse carried twenty of these "thunderbolt fireballs", and Shen Bing dispatched two thousand horses at a time.

In other words, at that moment, [-] "thunderbolt fireballs" were thrown in bundles on the road of the Huns' cavalry charge... If this was fired with artillery, it would not be possible to fire so many shells in one day. .

The Xiongnu also had the equipment "Thunderbolt Fireball", so of course they knew what it was, so the formation was messed up immediately.

The problem is that when the [-] cavalry charged at high speed, they couldn't stop and it was difficult to turn. What's more, the [-] cavalry of the Qin army spread out the "landmine" belt in the front, which was so close and wide that they couldn't avoid it in time even if they turned.

So the Huns cavalry in the front row could only yell a warning to the rear, and then bite the bullet and rush into this minefield composed of "thunderbolt fireballs".

Then there was a burst of "booming" explosions, and the power of [-] "thunderbolt fireballs" exploding one after another was indeed extraordinary. The Hun cavalry was trapped in the smoke of the explosion for a moment, and then there were screams of people turning their backs on their horses. endlessly.

Those who were killed and injured by the bombing, those who were thrown by the frightened horses, and those who stumbled because they stepped on the horses and corpses...the deaths and injuries are countless.

At the same time, the two thousand Qin cavalry did not let go of the Huns after bypassing them. They kept lighting the "Thunderbolt Fireball" from their sides and threw them into the Huns cavalry formation.If the throwing is over, he will hold a sword and shield to kill the enemy who escaped from the formation.

Princess Wuyou, who watched this scene from the other end, couldn't help but secretly startled:

Fortunately, Kucha did not become an enemy of the Qin army.

My father even looked down on the Qin cavalry before, but I didn't expect that the Qin cavalry with the harness and the "Thunderbolt Fireball" would have such terrifying combat power. Only two thousand cavalry defeated [-] Xiongnu cavalry. The army broke into a mess.

And Kucha is only [-] after the whole country, if this fights...

King Youxian of the Xiongnu was leading [-] reserve troops to follow closely behind. He originally thought that the Huns could easily repel the [-] Qin troops, but he didn't expect this to be the result.

At the same time, I thought to myself: The Xiongnu also had "Shocking Thunder", why didn't they know to use it on the battlefield like the Qin army?

It's no wonder that the Xiongnu couldn't blow up the Qin army with "shocking thunder" like the Qin army.

This is because the Huns did not have harnesses.

Without harness, especially without stirrups, you can't free your hands. If you can't free your hands, you can't throw the "thunderbolt fireball" with one hand and the other like Qin Jun.

On the other hand, it was because the Huns did not have matchlocks.

At this time, the Xiongnu were still in the era of drilling wood to make fire. They could not have fire folds and matchlocks like the Qin army. They could have fire at any time and could ignite a "thunderbolt fireball" on horseback.

Of course, Shen Bing didn't know what others were thinking, he only knew that the time to attack was ripe.

So with a wave of his hand, the army that had already been prepared shouted and rushed towards the main force of the Huns.

And the Qin army... To be precise, it was the Pu Lei army. The whole army didn't use bows and arrows, but rushed towards the enemy with a shield in one hand and a scimitar in the other.

Chapter 473 Confrontation

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Bing dared to sell gunpowder raw materials to the Huns.

In fact, weapons and equipment have always been systematized, the difference is only the difficulty of systematization.

For example, the Qin army can use the "thunderbolt fireball" for trebuchets and bed crossbows. Put it together with the city wall for defense, and combine it with harness and matchlock to form a "landmine" that delays the cavalry's charge...

What is the use of the "thunderbolt fireball" even if the Huns have no bed crossbows, city walls, harnesses and matchlocks?

If the Huns want to ignite the "thunderbolt fireball", they may need to be on the ground.

And if the Xiongnu, who are good at riding and fighting, one day fights against the Qin army on the ground...then I am afraid that the end is not far away, and this "thunderbolt fireball" will not be able to recover!

Although Mao Dun Shanyu was a smart man, he failed to see this clearly and was always obsessed with the production of firearms.

But having said that, even if Mao Dun Shanyu didn't bother with this point, when Shen Bing equipped the cavalry of the Western Regions with horse gear, the Xiongnu would inevitably be defeated by the Qin army's horses.

Just then, the Pu Lei army confronted the Xiongnu army with a shield in one hand and a knife in the other.

The Huns' cavalry was instantly at an absolute disadvantage.

This is not all because the [-] Huns suffered a random bombing.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the damage and psychological deterrence caused by the "thunderbolt fireball" before. Many Xiongnu were immediately stunned by the bombing, and turned their horses and fled on the spot.

Most of the Hun cavalry remained to continue fighting.

The reason is that the Huns knew about the "shocking thunder", so they no longer thought it was God's punishment like when they were bombed for the first time.

Another reason is that Youxian King's [-] reserve soldiers are behind the formation, and anyone who retreats and escapes will be turned into a hedgehog by their random arrows.

However, the Huns cavalry still could not withstand the charge of the Pu Lei army.

This is because the Pu Lei army has a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, which is almost impossible for the Huns cavalry, which is only equipped with bows and scimitars.

If the Xiongnu cavalry attacked the enemy with bows and arrows, the Pu Lei army could easily block them with shields.

If the cavalry of the Xiongnu confronted the enemy with scimitars, the Pu Lei army would use shields to block the sword and then kill the enemy with the sword.

Even because the Huns cavalry had no stirrups, they had to hold the horse's neck with one hand and swing the knife with the other when facing the enemy with a scimitar... The Pu Lei army only needed to use their shields to block hard, and the reaction force could knock the Huns cavalry off their horses.

Even if it is not a shield and a sword but a sword and a sword, it will be more advantageous because the Pu Lei army has more stirrups.

For a while, the Huns cavalry were killed and had no power to fight back. They fell off their horses in batches like the wind blowing through the wheat field and setting off waves of wheat.

Seeing this situation, the [-] Hun cavalry on each side hurriedly transferred back to their horses to surround Qin cavalry.

However, how could Qin Qi be surrounded so easily...

When the Xiongnu slowed down and turned around, one by one "thunderbolt fireballs" were thrown into the cavalry group and exploded.

After finally waiting for them to recover from the chaos and collect the troops, they found that the Qin army had killed a group of Huns soldiers and escaped from the encirclement.

But of course, this doesn't mean that Qin Jun just let them go.

After galloping forward for a while, Qin Jun turned his horse's head, and then launched a second round of attack...

The cavalry army should not stall in combat, especially the Qin army still has saddles and stirrups. Speed ​​and stability are its huge advantages. If it stalls, it means stopping to fight the enemy, which is meaningless.

The Huns summoned up their courage to fight.

This may be because the Huns have always been confident in their cavalry combat, whether it is cavalry, archery or scimitar.

Especially the opponent was the cavalry of the Western Regions that they had always looked down upon.

If you say you can't beat the infantry of the Qin army, it's fine, but now you can't even beat the cavalry assembled from various countries in the Western Regions... You must know that these cavalry in the Western Regions were still servile not long ago, but now they can climb on the head of the Huns?How can this make the Huns swallow this breath!

As for the loss in the confrontation just now, the Huns cavalry could explain it as being caught off guard by the "shocking thunder".

So, the Xiongnu rearranged their formation a little and rushed forward to meet the Pu Lei army.

However the result is still the same...

Soldiers and horses from both sides staggered past, and the vast majority of those who fell from the horses were still Huns cavalry.

Even if the two armies of the enemy and us stand up head-on or stand up because of too many people and horses, the ones who fall from the horses are the Huns cavalry...

The impact of harness on cavalry combat effectiveness is all-round.

In this battle, the Huns who were not equipped with horse gear were doomed to a disastrous defeat.

Youxian Wang Xunyun looked at all this in a daze, and then looked at other directions, which were similar to those in front of him, and it was even worse in the direction of the Western Region Army in the south.

The reason is that the Western Region Army still has the advantage in strength. Wang Ben led the [-] Western Region Army to easily surround the [-] Hun Army by virtue of their speed advantage.

Then, the Western Region Army used layers of swords and shields to compress the space of the Xiongnu cavalry, but the outer layer fired rows of arrows into the circle, and the Xiongnu cavalry could do nothing but be trapped in it and suffer arrows no.

Then Xun Xun realized that this battle was hopeless.

In fact, what Xun Yun was thinking about at this time was not the issue of winning or losing this battle, but the issue of whether he could escape alive.

Because as I said before, if the cavalry of the Qin army is faster than the Huns, how can the Huns escape?

Thinking of this, Youxian King Xunyun gritted his teeth and ordered:

"All troops charge!"

"If you don't kill all Qin Jun, come and see me!"

The subordinates responded, and the last reserve force of 1 people was also sent up.

But Xun Xun turned his horse's head and fled with his guards at the moment the reserve troops rushed up.

When the commander fled, the Xiongnu cavalry army had no intention of fighting, and immediately scattered and fled.

The Qin army followed closely behind the Huns for a while, and did not withdraw their troops to join forces until it was dark.

Originally, Qin Jun could continue to chase and kill, but Shen Bing thought it was meaningless.

Because the grasslands were open and the Xiongnu fled in all directions, the Qin army could only disperse in all directions and then disperse more and more if they wanted to chase them to the end.

The Qin army, who was not familiar with the terrain, could easily get lost and couldn't join forces. If they encountered Maodun Shanyu's main force at this time, the gain would outweigh the loss.

On the other hand, the strategic goal of the Qin army was Dragon City rather than killing the vital forces of the Huns.

The most taboo thing about marching is that the target is not clear or the target is changed at will.

Therefore, the Qin army camped in place that night.

Clean up the battlefield while camping.

Cleaning the battlefield is mainly to collect the horses left behind by the Huns, and to find some usable things from the corpses.

The Shenwu army didn't bother to search, they were no longer interested in the things on the Huns.

It was the Western Region Army and the Yuezhi Army who enthusiastically stripped off weapons, leather armor, food, and even the clothes, hats and boots of the Huns... These clothes can be used by family members or children after mending.

These are their trophies, and of course they will not give up easily.