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The autumn wind blows, and grass clippings fly everywhere. The grassland is now filled with soldiers.
Qin Ze coldly observed the Hu army ahead. The opposing force was considerable, and at a cursory glance, it seemed to outnumber his own.
But this troop strength is not enough to make Qin Ze worry.
As the ancient saying goes: A skillful strategist places himself in an invincible position and does not miss the opportunity to defeat the enemy. Therefore, a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle, while a defeated army first engages in battle and then seeks victory.
The battle had not yet begun, but Qin Ze knew that this was a battle he was destined to win!
His three generals had already led their troops and were ready.
The 25,500 heavily armored cavalrymen, the 23,000 archers, and the 80,000 Beiwei soldiers carrying long swords and short crossbows were all full of fighting spirit.
On the other side, the Hu cavalry were also ready for battle.
"Waaah!"
With the bugle call sounding almost simultaneously, both sides launched their charge at the same time!
In a battle of this scale, it is impossible for everyone to fight at the same time. Therefore, Huo Qubing led more than 20,000 archers to charge ahead. As with previous battles, they first used arrows to kill some enemy soldiers.
Meanwhile, the Northern Hu, as cavalrymen of the grasslands, also sent out archers for the first round of combat. After the arrows were exhausted, the next step was a direct confrontation!
The distance gradually decreased, from one kilometer to eight hundred meters.
700 meters.
600 meters.
The shouts of battle were deafening, echoing across the grassland. Even the wild geese flying overhead were startled by the noise and chose to fly higher.
Behind the Northern Hu army, Cha Yuanzhen showed no contempt. Dressed in military uniform, he stood on a high wooden platform, observing the battlefield ahead.
He had heard from Tu Shadong that Qin Ze's archers were extraordinary, with extremely strong arms. For this reason, he specially brought out those 50,000 shield-armored infantrymen this time.
In addition, Cha Yuanzhen was confident that his archers would not be inferior to those of the enemy, after all, his troops were not comparable to Tu Tianque's army.
For years, I have been constantly training my troops and purchasing better military equipment from Tuyuan Kingdom, all in order to one day rule the grasslands and then launch a major military campaign to seize more territory.
Qin Ze's actions in eliminating the other two forces were more akin to accelerating his own plans.
However, Qin Ze launched an annihilation campaign, which was far beyond his expectations.
But now, as long as Qin Ze is captured, I will be the sole king of the Northern Grassland! Da Gan will also lose a large number of troops for this, which can be dealt with slowly in the future!
Thinking of this, Cha Yuanzhen was filled with excitement!
At this moment, he frowned as he watched the troops getting closer and closer, but suddenly, the enemy unleashed a barrage of arrows!
The swarms of arrows shooting out blotted out the sky, causing Cha Yuanzhen's eyes to narrow and involuntarily to gasp.
"How...how could they shoot an arrow so quickly!" he exclaimed in surprise!
Tu Shadong, standing to the side, was also filled with surprise. He quickly said:
"Not good! Your Majesty! I said before that Qin Ze's archers were extremely strong, and today's sight shows that they are even stronger than I expected!"
"Your Majesty, we must quickly send out shield-bearing soldiers to intercept them!"
In fact, even before Tu Shadong spoke, Cha Yuanzhen was already deploying troops.
Meanwhile, in the center of the battlefield, Huo Qubing led his archers in firing volley after volley of arrows!
Just like the troops that had previously faced Tu Tianque, the Hu cavalry on the other side suffered heavy casualties immediately in the face of these long-range arrows. Some of the Hu archers were even shot dead before they could even draw their bows.
Screams rang out one after another, but Huo Qubing watched coldly. His task was to lead these archers to carry out the first round of killing!
The next step is to fire all the arrows!
Make sure they die in this first wave of attacks.
"Release the arrows!" Huo Qubing shouted.
"Bang bang bang!" Arrows continued to fly, mercilessly reaping the lives of one Northern Hu soldier after another.
Faced with countless arrows, the Northern Hu archers were completely unable to stop them. At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their minds: retreat!
If it had been even a fraction of a second later, they would have been dead by arrows!
But the first volley of arrows had already landed in the crowd, and countless people had been hit.
The disarmed and defeated Northern Hu soldiers staggered away, their bodies covered in blood and grime, their faces etched with undisguised panic, their bloodshot eyes filled with fear of death and a hint of despair for survival.
Their hair was disheveled, the wounds that pierced their armor and embedded themselves in their bodies still throbbed with pain, and they could not help but groan in agony from their throats.
Blood dripped continuously from the armor soaked in blood, leaving a trail of bloody stains behind it.
The grassland has been stained with blood!
Behind him, Wei Qing gripped his halberd tightly, his eyes burning with fervor.
On the other side, Yue Fei, holding the Li Quan spear, calmly observed the battle situation ahead. Behind him, 80,000 Beiwei soldiers were ready to go into battle and kill the enemy. They would be the main force in the upcoming battle!
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"Quickly! Retreat!"
Faced with the unstoppable barrage of arrows, the Northern Hu army quickly calmed down after the initial panic and began to retreat, clearing a path for the troops behind to rush forward.
And that army was none other than the 50,000 shield-bearing soldiers!
The shields purchased from the Tuyuan Kingdom are made of tough material and are extremely wide, enough to withstand these arrows!
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