By this time, the Xiongnu Chanyu had also discovered the enemy's cavalry.
"The Great Chanyu has a considerable number of enemy cavalry. Should we launch an attack?" the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu asked hastily.
"Our lord said that we should keep them at bay and let them run around. Ideally, we should lead all these beasts to their capital, St. Petersburg."
"We can shoot arrows to kill some of them and make them chase us."
The Right Wise King was overjoyed upon receiving this order.
"Hun warriors, follow me. Each of you should not have more than ten in your room. After we've finished shooting the arrows, we'll lead them westward."
Soon, the crowd was running forward, whistling all the while.
The sight of hundreds of thousands of warhorses galloping forward simultaneously was truly spectacular.
Everyone who saw it was horrified.
These Russian cavalrymen were all arrogant and haughty.
They were still quite startled when they saw hundreds of thousands of warhorses galloping towards them.
"Attention everyone! Attention everyone!" Konstantin shouted. "Keep calm and don't panic!"
"Raise your gun and prepare to fire."
Kutuzov swung his saber forward sharply: "All infantry, listen to my command, form a square and support the cavalry."
"Unload all the cannons from the wagons and point them forward."
"Once the enemy cavalry enters our firing range, open fire! Don't hold back."
Kutuzov's soldiers were in complete disarray.
They were just dreaming of going to the Great Xia Dynasty to rob money, women, and territory.
However, they never expected that the battle would come so quickly!
Hundreds of thousands of warhorses galloped in like a tidal wave.
The sheer force of that overwhelming momentum was enough to make everyone present change color.
The infantrymen quickly formed infantry squares.
All the infantrymen raised their rifles, muzzles pointing forward.
The gleaming bayonets on the muskets shone brightly in the sunlight.
"Young men, stay calm, don't panic, don't panic at all."
"We must kill these barbarians."
"Boys, St. Petersburg is right behind us. Her Majesty the Empress is watching us. We must not let these barbarians storm into St. Petersburg."
The cavalry's muskets had not yet fired.
Just then, a series of whooshing sounds came from behind.
The recurve composite bows equipped by these Xiongnu cavalry could reach a range of over 500 meters.
This distance of 500 meters is not something that the firearms equipped by these Russian soldiers could reach.
The arrows flew into the sky, tracing graceful arcs through the air.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of "biu biu biu" rang out continuously.
The workpieces landed accurately on the ground.
After a volley of arrows, thousands of cavalrymen fell from their horses.
The cavalrymen panicked at this point.
Even though they knew the Xiongnu cavalry hadn't entered the range of their muskets, they still couldn't wait to fire.
A cacophony of gunshots rang out.
White smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun.
A hail of bullets flew into the air.
These bullets hadn't traveled very far after leaving the muzzle when their trajectories became completely erratic.
The Xiongnu cavalry did not engage them in battle.
They instantly charged past the Russian cavalry from 400 meters to their right.
This distance was maintained very well.
At such a distance, the Russian soldiers' muskets posed no threat whatsoever to these Xiongnu cavalry.
However, the recurve composite bows in the hands of these Xiongnu cavalrymen could easily pierce their bodies.
The Xiongnu cavalrymen were all wearing bright, shiny armor.
These gleaming armors are incredibly sturdy.
Even within a 50-meter range, these Rakshasa Kingdom muskets couldn't penetrate the Bright Armor.
In contrast, the soldiers of the Rakshasa Kingdom were all wearing cloth uniforms.
This type of military uniform offers almost no protection against arrows fired from a powerful recurve composite bow.
Sharp arrows could easily pierce through their uniforms.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Mongol cavalrymen galloped past these men.
They ran forward while shooting arrows to the side.
The marching column of these Russian soldiers stretched for more than ten miles.
However, these Xiongnu cavalrymen passed by them in less than half an hour.
To everyone's surprise, the cavalry led by the Right Wise King passed right past the Russian soldiers.
These Xiongnu cavalrymen killed or wounded more than 10,000 cavalry and infantrymen.
As these Xiongnu cavalrymen sped westward, they departed.
Kutuzov got a sandstorm.
The ground was littered with fallen cavalry and infantry.
Many cavalry and infantrymen were riddled with arrows and died on the spot.
The cavalry and infantry who had not yet been shot were in even worse condition, lying on the ground, screaming and wailing in agony.
The entire grassland was stained red with blood.
Their screams and wails echoed for miles around.
Kutuzov gritted his teeth in anger.
"Who were those bastards just now?"
"How can their warhorses be so powerful?"
"Your Grace, I think they are just a bunch of barbarians. But their arrows are incredibly accurate and deadly."
"We suffered heavy losses."
Kutuzov, the fat man, was panting heavily, his chest rising and falling with each breath.
"Quickly compile statistics: how many casualties have we suffered in this battle? How many enemy soldiers have we killed?"
Soon, the officers below began to tally the casualties.
Half an hour later, the count was completed.
"Your Grace, this is an extremely heavy loss for us."
Upon hearing this, Kutuzov immediately flew into a rage: "I don't want to hear this nonsense. What I want to know right now is how many of us have died and how many have been seriously injured."
"Your Grace, we have lost more than 8,000 men, more than 4,000 seriously wounded, and more than 2,000 slightly wounded."
Kutuzov nearly went mad when he heard this.
They were less than 200 kilometers away from St. Petersburg.
The result was the loss of so many people.
In this battle, the Rakshasa people hadn't even managed to kill a single enemy soldier, yet they had already suffered heavy losses.
"General, what should we do next?" The crowd watched the departing troops.
This departing contingent was headed straight for St. Petersburg.
Based on the speed at which the Hun cavalry moved, these 70,000 Hun cavalrymen should be able to reach St. Petersburg by tomorrow at the latest.
These Xiongnu cavalrymen were too powerful in battle.
Even if these Hun cavalrymen didn't rush into the city, it would be enough to enrage Empress Catherine.
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