The night amplified the sounds and images on the opposite side, deepening my suspicion and fear. The wilderness at the foot of the mountain seemed to be full of Huns, and they screamed like wolves.

The more than 90 Chu soldiers on the hillside all changed color. They faced an enemy that was ten times more than theirs and had no choice but to retreat. The reinforcements would take as long as two days to arrive, and no one knew how to persevere.

The whistling sound at the foot of the mountain suddenly rose, and countless arrows shot, leaving strange shadows on the ground reflected by the flames, which looked like heavy arrows fired with a crossbow. Many people in the first row raised the shields in their hands, and Du Chuanyun was also hesitating, but he took a look at Juehou more, especially the veteran general Fang Daye.

Fang Daye had already put an arrow on the bow, but he did not lead the string. He stood there motionless, and did not even look up at the sky, staring at the figures at the foot of the mountain.

Du Chuanyun did not move.

Those arrows were just bluffing and fell on the ground halfway through. They were not overwhelming, only a dozen.

Fang Daye suddenly closed his abdomen and led his bow. The soldiers in the two rows of soldiers immediately did as they did, but their arms were shaking slightly and they could not find a clear target, so they had to aim at the burning fire.

Han Ruzi held the knife and shouted: "Except for the old general Fang, everyone else is not allowed to shoot arrows at will!"

Everyone accepted the order, but no one answered.

The shouts of the Huns gradually faded, and a clear voice came from the foot of the mountain: "The Chu people are at a loss. I am the Huns envoy, not a soldier."

After waiting for a while, someone rode a horse into the range of the fire, spreading his arms, indicating that he was not here to challenge him.

Han Ruzi said to the little school on the other side of Du Chuanyun: "Ask him what he wants."

The junior nodded, with a shield on his chest, took a few steps down, and shouted: "Who is coming? Sign up for the name."

The Hun who could speak Central Plains did not report his surname and kept looking upwards, "Which general is the one who led the troops?"

The school looked back and said loudly: "If you have something to do, say it, it's okay..." He wanted to invite a fight, but he didn't dare to say it.

The Huns laughed a few times, "It doesn't matter which general, I'll tell you that the Hun army has surrounded you. You can surrender quickly or escape and die, otherwise..."

Fang Daye shot an arrow and flew past the horse. His mount was frightened and raised his hooves to avoid it, almost lifting the person on the horse.

The Hun envoy leaned on the horse's back and turned around and ran away.

A moment later, the Hun cavalry roared over the fire and rushed towards the hillside.

Fang Daye bent his bow and archery. His archery skills are completely different from those of Jin Chuduo. His movements are slow and soothing. Because his arms are relatively long, his bow-pulling posture is not standard, like a boy who just got the bow and arrow shooting a rabbit that was more than ten steps away. But the arrows he shot were far and powerful, far beyond ordinary soldiers, and stronger than Jin Chuduo, who was not strong enough.

He was condescending, his arrow shot straight away from a hundred steps, and every arrow would hit him, either man or horse.

But the Hun cavalry continued to charge, the old general shot three arrows, and dozens of cavalry had already rushed to within fifty steps.

Han Ruzi has had combat experience, but this is the first time he faces the Huns. He still feels nervous and his chest is stuffy, as if he is poked by Meng E. He wanted to order the shooting as early as when Fang Daye shot the first arrow, but he understands in his heart that not everyone has the ability of an old general, and he must wait.

The longer you wait, the stronger the feeling of stuffiness in your chest.

The Huns' arrows also shot, and several even reached the heads of the Chu army. The first row of people raised their shields to block them. Han Ruzi was commanding, Fang Daye was shooting arrows, and the two rows of soldiers were waiting for the battle, and they had to reveal their upper bodies.

Can't wait any longer, Han Ruzi ordered loudly: "Shoot the arrow!"

The second row of soldiers fired arrows, followed by the third row.

Dozens of arrows shot out at once. Although the accuracy was a little worse, the momentum was something Fang Daye could not create by anyone.

The Huns retreated and left behind two dead horses, and the injured and the dead were taken away.

Fang Daye's belly bulged up again and sighed: "The Huns were fierce on the surface, but were afraid of death in their hearts. Most of the charges were bluffing to lure the enemy to fight. Once someone was shot, they would retreat. But now it was too dark, and the people behind could not see the situation ahead, but instead became brave."

Someone in the team made empty laughs, and although they repelled the attack of the Huns, they were not happy.

The Huns quickly launched the second round of attacks. They seemed to be more people, but they were very cautious. The knights were all lying on the horse's back, feeling that the distance was almost the same, so they stood up and shot an arrow and immediately fell down.

Fang Daye shot two horses, and the landed knight immediately jumped onto his companion's back.

Several of these attackers shot arrows quite far away. Two Chu soldiers were shot, and Han Ruzi had to order arrows in advance.

The Huns were repelled again, and except for a few horses, the knights were not injured or killed.

Without Fang Daye's introduction, everyone also understood the tactics of the Huns: using wheel tactics to consume the physical strength and arrows of the Chu army, and then rushed to end the battle.

There were nearly a thousand Xiongnu cavalry, and they could attack in turn, but the arrows of more than 90 Chu soldiers could not be endless. The only advantage was that they were condescending and led their bows in place, and they generally shot farther.

After five rounds of attacks, neither side suffered any casualties, but the Chu army's arrows had been consumed nearly half.

During the attack, Fang Daye sighed heavily, as if he was dissatisfied with something. He shook his body twice and said, "I'm tired."

Han Ruzi immediately ordered people to bring in a few sets of remaining saddles, stacked them together, just under the butt, the old general leaned on it, and sighed heavily, "Zhang Tianxi, Luo Yinghua... You can shoot arrows with me, everyone else should try to shoot as few arrows as possible, find a way to protect themselves, drag the person who was shot to the back."

Fang Daye named five people. He never looked back, but knew who had better archery skills. He rarely talked to others. Suddenly, he called out his name, which scared everyone.

The five people called were adjusted and stood behind Fang Daye. The others temporarily lowered their bows and arrows and protected them with shields. Apart from that, there was no other means of self-protection.

Fang Daye slowly turned his head and said to Han Ruzi: "The Huns will sooner or later change to infantry, so you can find a way to deal with it."

"The cavalry cannot attack, and the infantry is even worse, right?" Du Chuanyun has not participated in the battle. When he heard that there were infantrymen in battle, he began to be excited. Looking at one hand, he looked at one hand and the other hand, and I don't know which one he would give up later to free up his hands to draw his sword. "The Huns also have infantry?"

"Yes." Fang Daye replied coldly, lowering his head and putting his bow and arrows across his legs, as if he was about to sleep.

Han Ruzi had never seen the Huns' infantry, but he immediately understood the old general's meaning, "I will find a way."

The Huns came again. They had mastered the rhythm of the attack and knew where they could not only threaten the Chu army on the mountain, force the enemy to consume arrows, but also quickly turn the horse's head and retreat safely.

But this time they didn't have many arrows, but they were surprisingly accurate. Six arrows were shot, and one or two could hit people or horses.

The Huns quickly retreated and after another test, they understood that the Chu army was saving arrows, so when they attacked again, they rushed to within thirty or forty steps. For the frightened person, the enemy was almost right in front of them. Du Chuanyun inserted the banner into the soil and pulled out his waist knife. The others were also ready to fight.

The Huns were sure to win, but they didn't want to take the risk of melee battle. After shooting a batch of arrows, they retreated again.

Fang Daye and six soldiers shot down five Huns, but more than a dozen people fell on their own. The distance was too close and the shield could not protect the whole body.

The casualties were dragged behind, screaming endlessly, and the remaining people were even more scared. A noble child behind Han Ruzi whispered: "I'm dead, I'm dead this time..."

Fang Daye did not give up and took another arrow in an orderly manner. As long as the enemy did not attack, he always looked dejected and drowsy. The Huns were not panicked when they were approaching, and they were not excited when they shot.

Han Ruzi didn't want to give up either. Although she was tightly tight from the inside out, her fighting spirit had not subsided.

It was late at night, and the moonlight dissipated, making the earth surprisingly bright. The Huns at the foot of the mountain reminded Han Ruzi of the reeds on the shore of Guaizi Lake, which were swung in groups and fluttered with the wind, but the "reeds" in the north moved faster and more cruelly.

"It's almost done." Fang Daye raised his head and looked into the distance. "The patience of the Huns is almost exhausted, and infantry should be sent to the battlefield."

Han Ruzi turned around and greeted more than 30 soldiers from his army, "Come with me, the Huns use infantry, so let's use 'cavalry'."

"Do you want to rush down?" Du Chuanyun's eyes lit up. The battle went on for a long time, but he didn't shoot out and was so depressed.

"The horse rushes, but the person does not." Han Ruzi had already come up with a plan.

More than a hundred horses were eating the few remaining beans on the hillside behind, turning a blind eye to human struggles, and shook their tails impatiently when the shouts were too harsh.

Han Ruzi and others gathered the horses together, and remained in the rear in order not to let the enemy be prepared in advance.

Du Chuanyun still had to protect the banners and sighed like Fang Daye, thinking that he probably had no chance to make a contribution.

The Huns' cavalry came twice, with a small number of people and not close enough, which was a bit perfunctory.

As the moon passed by the sky, a strange team came down from the mountain, like a group of infantry advancing steadily, or like a huge animal wriggling.

The fire at the foot of the mountain had already been extinguished, and the "monster" reached the foot of the mountain. The Chu army on the mountain finally saw clearly that it was a group of shield-holding infantry. They not only blocked the front, but also covered the top of their heads. The soldiers in the front row could only look out through the gap, and their speed was particularly slow.

No matter how many arrows there are, they cannot defeat this shield army.

"The Huns really had infantry soldiers. I thought they could only ride and shoot." Du Chuanyun was reminded, but was still a little surprised.

"I haven't seen it before. I have been surrendering to Dachu for so many years, but I'm not willing to use it easily." Fang Daye's voice was as dull as a person who had been sick for a long time. He paused and said, "Waring the Huns with the previous fighting style will lead to great losses."

This is exactly what Han Ruzi was worried about. Chai Yue was very smart, but his understanding of the Huns came from records during the reign of Emperor Wu. He hit it off with the general Han Xing. He used it to deal with the Hun nobles who had settled in Hanoi for decades. He was afraid that there would be quite a loophole.

But this is not a problem in front of him. He has to use his horse to break through the Huns' shield formation. If this battle fails, it will be a complete defeat. As for what to do to block the next attack after the horses are used up, he doesn't know.

(To be continued today) (To be continued.)
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