Facing the rain of arrows from the Wei army, the Huns cavalry were terrified. Although most of them were equipped with shields, it was not convenient for the cavalry to use the oversized and heavy rectangular shields while on horseback. They all used round shields.

It is a smaller shield with a small protective area.

Due to the dense rain of arrows and the limited protective capabilities of the Huns' cavalry, many Huns were killed by arrows during the attack.

The greater losses came from the war horses. Although the war horses had rough skin and thick flesh, they could barely hold up after being hit by one or two arrows. However, the arrow rain was so dense that many war horses were hit by more than one arrow, too many arrows, or

If the vital part is hit, the war horse will be unable to hold on and fall to the ground.

It almost became a nightmare for the Huns cavalry to fall over their horses. In this short space of one arrow, many Huns soldiers and horses were damaged. There were corpses all over the field along the way.

However, this section of the road is relatively short after all. The Wei army's archers can only shoot two or three arrows at best, and the Huns cavalry can rush to the front of the formation. Once they engage in battle with the Wei army's spearmen, the Wei army's archers will

Doesn't work anymore.

Therefore, the cavalry damaged during the charge only accounted for a small part of the Huns' cavalry, and most of the cavalry still rushed forward.

However, they are not equipped with spear-throwing weapons like the Yueqi battalion, nor are they equipped with relatively long stabbing spears, so they have shortcomings in dealing with the spear array.

The Huns' cavalry had no good weapons and could only rely on the impact speed of their horses to try to tear open the Wei army's defense line. However, the spears in the hands of the Wei army's spearmen were not ordinary. As soon as the Huns cavalry rushed forward, several spears were fired at him.

The stab came, and the people and horses were stabbed violently. The Huns cavalry and horses immediately had several bloody holes on their bodies, and both the men and the horses were stabbed to death by random spears.

More Huns cavalry rushed up, trying to rely on the human sea tactics to destroy the Wei army's spear defense line. The battle between the two sides entered a stalemate, and the fighting continued...

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Deng Ai led the Yueqi battalion all the way north and stopped about ten miles away from Puzi County. This place was already more than a hundred miles away from Xiliulin. Deng Ai ordered to slow down the march.

at a slow pace.

Puzi County was already a pile of ruins, an empty city, and it was not worth going there for Deng Ai. He led his army just to walk around Puzi City, looking up at the sky from time to time, waiting for the smoke of the messenger to rise.

The weather these days has been quite beautiful, the sky is clear and blue, and even the wind no longer disturbs us. The breeze is gentle and pleasant.

Such weather conditions have no impact on the use of beacon smoke. According to the prior agreement, as soon as the Huns are dispatched, Cao Liang will notify him by means of beacon smoke.

If weather conditions do not allow it, Cao Liang has already arranged for a fast horse to deliver the message. Although it is not as timely as Lang Yan, it is still one of the two methods that can be used at present.

Deng Ai kept staring at the sky, not daring to relax for a moment. The entire Yueqi battalion was fully prepared. The men would not take off their armor and the horses would not leave their saddles. As long as there was a message from Xiliulin, the Yueqi battalion would

Rush to help without hesitation.

Naturally, Deng Ai knew the combat effectiveness of the three infantry battalions best. After all, during the recruitment process, the new soldiers recruited by these three battalions were trained by Deng Ai.

According to Cao Liang's requirements for elite soldiers, the quality of this batch of soldiers is naturally unparalleled. The quality of the soldiers is even better than that of the fifth battalion of the Wei State Central Army.

But recruits are still recruits after all, and the army is a fighting collective. No matter how strong the individual combat ability is, if there is a problem with coordination and coordination, the army's combat effectiveness will still not be improved.

Because the training time is too short, it is still difficult for the three infantry battalions to form a combined combat force. Since this will be the first combat for the three infantry battalions, the lack of experience may be the most fatal.

Therefore, Deng Ai did not dare to slack off at all. As long as something happened in Xiliulin, he had to rush back as soon as possible.

Deng Ai's waiting did not last forever. When a thick black smoke rose in the sky to the south, Deng Ai saw it at the first sight. He decisively ordered the entire Yueqi battalion to mount their horses and march toward

Go south and run away.

A hundred miles away is indeed not too close. Huan Fan took the Huns' thoughts into consideration when he originally planned it. If the Yueqi camp was too close to the main force, it would be difficult to lure Liu Yue out.

It is impossible for Liu Yue to not know that the Wei army's division of troops may be a trap, but precisely because the Yueqi camp and the Tunqi camp are hundreds of miles away, Liu Yue is ready to take the risk and fight before the Wei army's cavalry returns for reinforcements.

Previously, three infantry battalions of the Wei army were killed in one fell swoop.

The Huns will either not attack this time. If they want to attack, they will definitely go all out and want to win as quickly as possible. Therefore, there is no doubt that the battle on the West Liulin side will be extremely fierce, and Cao Liang and the third infantry battalion will definitely endure it.

a lot of pressure.

This required Deng Ai and Shi Bao to rush back as quickly as possible to reduce the pressure on the third infantry battalion.

Of course, the Tunqi battalion led by Shi Bao is also a new recruit with average combat effectiveness, so the heavy responsibility actually rests on Deng Ai's shoulders. Only the Yueqi battalion, a team with rich combat experience and outstanding strength, is capable of defeating the Huns cavalry.

Strength.

The horse galloped all the way, and the speed of the cavalry camp was not slow. According to Deng Ai's plan, it would take at most five or six hours to reach the one hundred miles. He secretly thought, I hope the infantry can resist for so long.

Bar?

The long march did not make Deng Ai give up his vigilance. According to the conventional military tactics, if the Huns launched an attack on Xiliu Forest, they would inevitably set up troops on the outside to provide reinforcements and block the Yueqi and Tunqi camps from approaching Xiliu Forest.

Therefore, Deng Ai was always on full alert along the way and was ready to fight at any time. He was almost certain that the Huns would block the Yueqi camp on their way back, but Deng Ai was not sure where exactly.

After running for several hours, the Yueqi camp seemed a little tired. When passing by an unknown barren mountain, Deng Ai ordered the Yueqi camp to stop advancing, set up camp on the spot, and bury pots to make food. After all, the Yueqi camp had to go through this journey.

He hadn't eaten yet, and seeing that the distance to Xiliu Forest was not far away, and a fierce battle was about to begin, Deng Ai decided to let the Vietnamese cavalry eat before going on the road, and then rushed to Xiliu Forest in one go.
Chapter completed!