In an instant, thousands of missiles were launched simultaneously!
Nearly ten thousand arrows shot out with a whistling sound, forming an impenetrable net of arrows. In the flash of cold light, it seemed as if a swarm of wasps was rushing towards them.
Caught off guard, the Xiongnu cavalry fell in droves in an instant. The terrifying rain of arrows was impenetrable even to their iron armor, let alone their leather armor. The barbs on the arrowheads caused the wounded excruciating pain.
"Change magazine! Keep firing!"
The Qin army moved with fluid grace, changing their quivers in the blink of an eye and unleashing another volley. This was the most terrifying aspect of the "swarm" – it was not only incredibly powerful but could also fire continuously.
"What kind of sorcery is this!" Ulan exclaimed in shock. He had roamed the northern deserts for so many years and had never seen such a terrifying weapon. Watching his men fall one by one, his heart sank.
Even worse, the arrowheads were barbed. Soldiers struck by the arrows could hardly pull them out and could only endure the excruciating pain to continue fighting. But this intense pain would quickly render them incapable of fighting.
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
The Xiongnu began to retreat, but the Qin army was prepared. Wang Li led another force and had already cut off their retreat.
"kill!"
Another salvo.
Arrows rained down like locusts, blotting out the sky. Xiongnu cavalrymen fell one after another, even their horses riddled with arrows. Screams and neighing echoed through the snowstorm.
As Ulan watched this scene, he couldn't help but recall the warning from the Crimson Cloud Wolf—the most terrifying thing about the Qin people wasn't their bravery, but their endless stream of new weapons. Today, he had witnessed it firsthand.
"Split up and break through!" he shouted sharply. "Escape as many as you can!"
But Meng Tian had anticipated this. The third wave of ambushes was ready, and another terrible rain of arrows poured down.
"Pfft!" Ulan was hit by three arrows in the chest and fell off his horse.
Immediately, the Xiongnu army scattered and fled. Without their commander and having suffered such a terrible blow, they no longer cared about any spoils of war; they wanted to escape as many as possible.
However, the Qin army's pursuit had only just begun.
"Split into squads and pursue them!" Meng Tian ordered. "We must show these barbarians the might of our Great Qin!"
Thus, this once invincible Xiongnu cavalry was utterly defeated in the snowstorm by a "swarm of bees".
The battle raged until nightfall. By the time the snowstorm subsided, over ten thousand corpses lay on the battlefield. The Xiongnu's proud iron cavalry proved utterly ineffective against these new weapons.
"Take stock of the spoils!" Wang Li ordered.
"Reporting to the General, in this battle, we killed over 12,000 Xiongnu cavalry and captured over 3,000. The Right Wise King, Ulan, was killed by a hail of arrows; his body has been identified. The remaining survivors fled back to the northern desert. Our casualties were less than 100!"
Such a result is simply unbelievable.
It's well known that fighting in such weather often resulted in heavy casualties for the Qin army. But this time, with their "rushing together," they achieved an astonishingly high kill-to-death ratio.
Xianyang, the Grand Commandant's residence.
When the good news arrived, the wicked husband wore a satisfied smile.
"Killing Ulan will definitely make the Crimson Cloud Wolf restless." He gazed at the snowstorm outside the window. "But it doesn't matter... this Grand Commandant didn't want to keep you around anyway!"
This ambush in the heavy snow proved the terrifying power of a "swarm of bees".
From then on, with the "One Nest Bee" in hand, the Qin army's cavalry archery ability was greatly enhanced, and it was time to officially launch the plan to exterminate the Xiongnu!
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