Qin Shi: I, Senior Brother Guigu!

Chapter 69 Li Mu's Battle with the Huns

Three days passed in a flash.

In the northern border of Zhao State, on a sparsely populated ancient road, a man and a horse are walking forward at a leisurely pace.

Sitting on the horseback, Wang Zuo couldn't help but smile as he recalled the scene of parting before. He didn't expect that he would be kissed by a woman. This was the first time in his two lifetimes.

But this feeling is still pretty good...

Shaking his head, he temporarily put aside these thoughts, raised his eyes and looked ahead, only to see a fortress-like city appearing in his field of vision.

There, it should be the barrier on the border of Zhao State.

Thinking of this, he patted the horse's back lightly, and after neighing, the steed under his crotch stepped forward with four hooves, and ran towards where he could see.

At the same time, not far away, a fierce battle is going on.

On the tall city wall, many Zhao soldiers held bows and arrows and rolling stones, and kept throwing them down.And below are densely packed Huns, wearing leather armor, with hideous faces, and holding sharp machetes in their hands.

With the sound of the horn, tens of thousands of horses rushed up roaring, and quickly climbed up the ladder towards the top of the city like a wave.

Facing such a ferocious attack from the enemy, a middle-aged man standing on the top of the wall was extremely calm.

He was dressed in a majestic armor, with a resolute expression, and a long sword at his waist in his left hand, and an extremely oppressive aura spread invisible.It seems to be ready to go.

This person is Li Mu, the general of the famous town of Beijiang.

Besides Lian Po, he is also the most prestigious general in Zhao Guozhong.

Over the years, it has guarded the border, and has never allowed a foreign race to cross a city, just like an unshakable mountain.

Watching the enemy's attack below, Li Mu calmly gave orders one after another.

As the arrows and wood and stones fell, screams sounded one after another, and then the bodies of many Huns fell from the heights and fell to the ground fiercely.

Even if a few people climbed the city wall, they were quickly killed by Zhao soldiers holding spears, and it was difficult to obtain results.

Half an hour later, the Xiongnu had already lost thousands, but still failed to break through Zhao's defense line.

Below the city wall, hundreds of feet away, a general of the Xiongnu looked at the situation in front of him, and his face became gloomy.

He had heard of Li Mu's reputation a long time ago, but he didn't take it seriously. This time, as a vanguard officer, he was ordered to lead his troops to attack. He originally wanted to capture a few cities so that King Zuo Xian could see his ability.

But I never thought that the first battle would encounter setbacks.

Zhao Jun's defense can be described as watertight. He has tried a variety of attack methods, but none of them have worked.

Compared with attacking strongholds, the grassland soldiers under his command are better at frontal combat and surprise attacks.

However, Li Mu adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness in advance, and built the surrounding cities into strong fortresses. No matter what direction he attacked from, it was as if he had hit a copper wall and an iron wall.

Not only failed to chew this bone, but also knocked out a few teeth, really aggrieved.

The most important thing is that people on horseback have never been good at protracted warfare. They used to rely on burning, killing and plundering to maintain resource supplies, but now they can no longer obtain the necessary food and grass in this way.

If it is too late to break through the barrier, I am afraid it will not last for too long.

As soon as he thought of this, killing intent flashed in his eyes, and he ordered to continue the strong attack.

But no matter how hard the Huns under his command rushed, they still couldn't get past the city wall in front of them.

Seeing this scene, he was also very angry in his heart, but faced with the current situation, he had no choice but to retreat temporarily.

But just when the army had just withdrawn hundreds of meters, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and thousands of Zhao Guobing appeared in sight.

Seeing that the opponent gave up defense and ran out of the city directly, the Hun Lord General was also delighted.

Without thinking too much, he led the rest of the troops back and headed towards the city to kill.

After being aggrieved for so long, now he can finally fight head-on, which makes him very excited.

In his view, the people of the Central Plains would only rely on the city walls for defense, and they would definitely not be opponents of the grassland warriors in a frontal battle. As long as they fought on a large scale for a few rounds, they could defeat them.

However, things did not develop as he expected.

When he led the soldiers and horses to charge, he saw many mighty chariots rushing out of the city, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Dozens of bronze chariots lined up in a long row, coming towards them without fear. The soldiers on the chariots were all wearing heavy armor and holding spears, and even the horses were covered with a thick layer of armor .

Not only that, but there are sharp blades inlaid on both sides of the wheel. Under the high-speed rotation of the hub, it seems to turn into a ruthless meat grinder.

The two armies collided in an instant, and after encountering a powerful chariot formation, the Xiongnu cavalry, who had looked down upon them, suffered a big somersault.

Either fell from the horse in the violent collision, or was killed by Zhao Jun in the car with a long dagger.

There were also people who wanted to attack from the side, but as soon as they approached, the horse's leg was cut off by the blade installed on the chariot, making it impossible to get close at all.

Seeing such a battle situation, the general of the Xiongnu was also shocked. He didn't expect that the powerful grassland cavalry would be overwhelmingly suppressed.

He also realized that these chariots must be destroyed in order to turn the tide of the battle, and immediately ordered: "Quickly shoot the arrows!"

As soon as the words fell, many Xiongnu soldiers raised their bows and set their arrows together. With the sound of breaking through the air, arrows as dense as rain were shot out.

Seeing this, the Zhao soldiers on the chariot immediately put down their spears and raised the heavy shields they had prepared to block in front of them.

Accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, the sharp arrow hit the shield, but failed to penetrate.

The horses were also covered with thick armor, and there was not much damage.

After withstood the rain of arrows, the chariot continued to charge, turning the people hit by the Xiongnu troops on their backs, and scattered them one after another.

And Li Mu on the tower also nodded. As a general who has guarded the frontier for many years, he is very familiar with the fighting methods of the Huns.

What the opponent relies on is nothing more than fast horses and scimitars, not only come and go like the wind, but also attack very fast, ordinary soldiers can't do anything to them at all.

For the sake of convenience and plunder, the Xiongnu basically used light cavalry, and then equipped with sharp scimitars, bows and arrows.

In this way, although it has stronger mobility, its weakness is also very obvious.

For example, although the scimitar is sharp and suitable for fighting in hand-to-hand combat, its attack range is not enough.Although light bows and arrows are easy to carry, their power is very limited.

This kind of weapon is suitable for riding and shooting, but if you want to rely on it to carry out a strong attack, it is far from enough...

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