Chapter 157: Heavy Cavalry Power
The heavily armored cavalry appeared on the Han-Hungarian battlefield for the first time, and everyone was shocked!
Zhao Ponu watched helplessly as the thousands of elites from his formation that he was so proud of were unable to block even one round from the opponent!
Thousands of elites from our formation, plus more than a thousand vassal cavalry, were cut through by hundreds of men and horses.
The people on our side who were charged were thrown off their backs, but the other side, under the leadership of a young general, only suffered losses of about ten people!
Wherever the terrifying heavy armor and horses go, no one can stop them!
There was no time to react. After cutting through the right-wing defenders, the cavalry had no intention of fighting and came straight towards the central flag.
"The Han people want to behead them!" Zhao Ponu shouted instinctively, "Stop them!"
"Rumble--"
The three thousand elite troops of the Chinese army came out in full force, roaring crazily to attack the terrifying hundreds of cavalry.
Because of the Xiongnu military regulations, if the general dies in battle, if these personal guards are still alive, their whole family will be buried with him!
So no matter how scared they were, these most elite warriors still waved their sabers and vowed to annihilate this strange army in front of their thousands of households!
Unfortunately it has no effect.
In front of the established heavy cavalry that had already gained momentum, the mere three thousand light armored cavalry were as defenseless as worms shaking a tree.
At this time, the frontal battlefield changed again.
Thousands of strong crossbowmen at the rear who had stopped suddenly started firing violently again!
The vassal cavalry, who were about to confront the crossbowmen, were at such a close distance that any protection was of no use at all, and they could only fall down one after another!
At some point, Chen Youze appeared on both wings of the formation with cautious infantry, blocking all options for the Huns to bypass the attack!
The Han cavalry on the left wing also reversed its wavering just now and once again tightly entangled most of the elites of the formation!
When Ada noticed the crisis of the Chinese army and wanted to return reinforcements, he was horrified to find that his own army was too far away from the Chinese army, and the Han cavalry was already close to the face, enough for a hand-to-hand attack!
The situation on the battlefield changes instantly!
Huo Qubing brandished his horse and led his heavily armored cavalry to charge straight through the center of the army, crushing any enemy who dared to stand in front.
With the absolute equipment advantage, no matter how brave the Hun warriors are, they are no match for the Yulin Cavalry!
In the blink of an eye, Huo Qubing was in front of Zhao Ponu.
"Suffer death!"
Huo Qubing threw away the broken horse spear and replaced it with the silver spear that Tang Qi Qi gave him. The spear came out like a dragon and instantly stabbed the several guards in front of Zhao Ponu to the core!
But Zhao Ponu was also said to be brave enough, and he was always known among the Huns as one against ten.
At this time, when he saw Huo Qubing's signature Yulin Army helmet, the fiery red feathers, and the resolute and hateful face, he was stunned for a moment and had no reaction at all!
"Wanhu!"
The Han guard leader suddenly shouted loudly and rushed towards Huo Qubing with his sword raised.
"Zhao Ponu, you owe Zhao Xin your life, I will pay it back for you!"
The guard leader had no chance to get close to Huo Qubing, so he was stabbed under his horse by the rest of the Yulin cavalry. He was still shouting a second before he was crushed into a pulp.
"You don't owe him anything, don't forget, you are a Han!!!"
Zhao Ponu stared blankly at the tragic death of the guard leader, completely speechless.
Huo Qubing's eyes flashed, his stabbing turned into a chop, and he struck Zhao Ponu hard on the back of the neck with his spear.
Before Zhao Ponu could raise his sword, his vision went dark and he fell limply.
Huo Qubing casually caught it, threw it onto his horse, and then raised Zhao Ponu's helmet high: "The Huns general is dead, why don't you surrender quickly!"
Hundreds of Yulin cavalry also shouted at the same time.
"The general is dead, surrender immediately!"
"The general is dead, surrender quickly!"
The Huns were immediately in chaos.
The general is dead, the Han army in front of him is as unshakable as a mountain, and there are those terrifying black-armored cavalry in the rear who can attack a formation that is more than ten times their own size and feel like they are in an uninhabited land!
What chance does our side have of winning?
First, Wuhuan leader Qiju turned his horse's head and shouted to the warriors of his tribe to retreat.
Then the leaders of other vassal tribes followed suit.
The remaining 10,000 cavalrymen on the frontal battlefield turned their horses around at the same time and fled for their lives in a mess. The cavalrymen in the rear who were preparing to avenge the general were rushed to pieces.
One stone stirs up thousands of waves.
The elite of our formation realized that the situation was over, and were frightened by Huo Qubing's attack. How could they still have the courage to fight to the death?
But he also ran away for his life!
Most of the cavalry led by Ada had not yet fallen into chaos, but under the encirclement and suppression of tens of thousands of elite Han troops and with no reinforcements, how could they possibly turn the tide of the war?
Ada was also conscious, leaving two thousand men behind and leading other subordinates to fight and retreat.
Li Guang did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, but continued to clear out the scattered Huns' resistance on the battlefield with his troops.
On the contrary, Ada succeeded in preserving some fire for the tribe.
As for what Xin Zhao will do with this bit of fire after it is returned to the Chinese army, that is a matter for another day.
The Han army finally won a great victory, and each of them cleared the battlefield under the command of Li Guang and Chen You.
Huo Qubing cherished his heavy armored cavalry and returned with his men after the Huns retreated. Anyway, the heavy cavalry was not superior in speed and carried too much weight, so there was no point in staying.
"Boom!"
Huo Qubing threw the unconscious Zhao Ponu to the ground and said to Tang Qi with a smile: "Brother Tang, look, I caught someone alive!"
"Listen to his Chinese-speaking bodyguard shouting, this guy's name is Zhao Ponu, and he is a Han. He is also the ten thousand households under Zhao Xin's account. Do you think he surrendered with Zhao Xin in the original battle?
Traitor of the Huns?”
"You said his name is Zhao Ponu?!"
Tang Qi didn't trust a prisoner at first, but after hearing Huo Qubing's words and looking at the gray-faced young man on the ground, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
Who the hell is Zhao Ponu? Shouldn't he be the captain under Huo Qubing?!
The one who followed Xiao Huo Qianqi during the decisive battle in Mobei and achieved numerous military exploits?
How could he be a member of the Huns' Ten Thousand Households and work for Xin Zhao?
Huo Qubing was still indignant: "With such a name, he must be Han. I wonder why this Xiongnu army is so strange. It is led by a traitor from the Han Dynasty?"
"This traitor must be brought back to Chang'an and handed over to His Majesty for his punishment!"
The so-called handing it over to Liu Che is nothing more than what the Yi tribe did.
Tang Qi's eyebrows twitched, feeling that the power of his butterfly wings was too powerful?
Wouldn't it be a pity if the Han Dynasty lost a strong man because of this!
But then again, if this kid is indeed a traitor and his hands are stained with the blood of the Han people, I have no position to speak for him.
"Lock him up first and interrogate him when he wakes up." Tang Qi said cautiously, "Maybe he was forced. Besides, we can also ask for news about Xin Zhao's army."
Chapter completed!