"Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, charge!!"
Outside the south gate of the Xianbei camp, wolf riders, led by Lü Bu, were conducting charge training.
Lu Bu rode ahead alone, followed by wolf riders in a goose-shaped formation.
As they galloped at high speed, Lü Bu twirled his halberd, and the wolf riders behind him immediately began to change formation.
The wolf knights, following behind their respective squad leaders, formed small cone-shaped formations of ten men each, and then arranged themselves into a larger cone-shaped formation.
The entire formation change took only a few moments.
"My goodness, the Han army's horsemanship is so superb!"
"It's unbelievable that they could change formation at such a high speed. I'm afraid even Takayanagi's elite troops couldn't do that!"
"Superb horsemanship, excellent equipment, and strong warhorses—no wonder we can't beat them!"
The Xianbei soldiers hiding behind the stockade wall couldn't help but discuss with fear after seeing Lang Sheng's training.
"White Horse Cavalry, charge!!"
Just as the Xianbei soldiers at the south gate were discussing the matter, the sound of thundering hooves came from the east side of the camp.
Gongsun Zan, who was training outside the East Gate, was not like Lü Bu, who was just charging into thin air.
Gongsun Zan, dressed in a white robe and riding a white horse, with a bow in his left hand and a crossbow in his right, galloped straight toward the east gate of the Xianbei camp.
Behind Gongsun Zan, the soldiers of the White Horse Camp formed a net-like formation of five men per group, with each group ten paces apart. The formation was interconnected both horizontally and vertically, and although it was scattered, it was not chaotic.
When they were three hundred paces away from the Xianbei camp gate, Gongsun Zan, who was in charge, raised his crossbow and aimed it at the Xianbei soldiers watching from behind the camp wall.
"Oh no, retreat quickly!!"
Upon seeing Gongsun Zan's actions, a Xianbei leader couldn't help but cry out in surprise.
The Xianbei soldiers lying behind the fence were thrown into chaos and retreated hastily.
"Release the arrows!!"
The Xianbei soldiers in the camp had only taken a few steps back when they heard a loud shout from outside, followed by a dense rain of arrows whistling in.
The sharp arrows buzzed against the fence, sounding like death knells. Those arrows that pierced through the gaps in the fence pinned the hundreds of Xianbei soldiers running behind them to the ground.
This situation terrified the Xianbei soldiers near the East Gate, who fled the area hastily and dared not approach the fence again.
After a volley of arrows, looking at the deserted East Camp Gate, Gongsun Zan sneered, then pulled on the reins and stopped ten paces away.
Gongsun Zan raised his whip and pointed it at the dense array of arrows on the stockade wall.
"Go, bring all those arrows back!"
"Here you go!"
The soldiers of the White Horse Camp agreed, then dismounted and swaggered to the front of the Xianbei camp wall to collect the arrows.
The Xianbei soldiers inside the camp, however, kept their distance and dared not make the slightest move.
Before long, the soldiers of the White Horse Camp had collected all the arrows that were nailed to the stockade wall.
"And those inside the camp, take them back too!"
Looking at the arrows shooting into the camp through the gaps in the fence, Gongsun Zan gave another order.
"Yes, General!"
A White Horse Battalion officer responded and then walked to the gate of the stockade, looking at the Xianbei soldiers in the distance.
"Open the gate and let us in!!"
"this……"
Upon hearing the shouts of the Han army, the Xianbei soldiers were momentarily stunned.
They had fought wars their whole lives, and this was the first time they had encountered such a demand, the first time they had encountered such an unreasonable and domineering enemy.
The officer then said, "You need not be afraid. We are just going in to collect arrows; we won't do anything to you!"
Upon hearing this, the Xianbei soldiers in the camp couldn't help but twitch their faces, clearly not believing what the other party said.
"Hmph~, where is the White Horse Cavalry?"
Seeing that the Xianbei soldiers in the camp did not move, Gongsun Zan behind him snorted coldly, raised his riding whip, and shouted loudly.
"exist!!"
The soldiers of the White Horse Camp responded in unison, then drew their bows and aimed at the Xianbei people inside the camp.
Gongsun Zan rode his horse to the front of the Xianbei camp, staring coldly at the Xianbei soldiers.
"I am Gongsun Zan, the Commandant of the White Horse Camp. We are here today for training purposes only. As for those who were shot to death, it was purely accidental."
Now we must retrieve the arrows inside. If you do not open the door, I will consider you to have stolen our army's weapons.
When the time comes, my army will storm in and leave no survivors!
"Gulp!"
Upon hearing Gongsun Zan's murderous words, the Xianbei soldiers couldn't help but swallow hard.
From the volley of arrows they had just witnessed, they could tell that the Han general in white robes and on a white horse was a powerful and unreasonable man.
They knew that Gongsun Zan's words just now were not just empty talk; he was truly willing to lead his army to storm in.
A Xianbei chieftain looked at his two subordinates beside him and said, "Quickly, open the gate!"
"Oh, yes!"
Several Xianbei soldiers agreed, and then, gritting their teeth, went to the gate and removed the bolt.
"Go in!"
Upon seeing the gate open, Gongsun Zan waved his hand, and a group of White Horse Camp soldiers walked straight toward the corpses beside the stockade wall.
"Be careful, don't break the arrow!"
Looking at the arrows stuck in the Xianbei corpses, one of the officers in charge said meaningfully.
"yes!"
The soldiers laughed and agreed, then walked to the corpse of the Xianbei soldier and began to collect the arrows stuck in the body.
The Xianbei soldiers in the distance watched the Han army's actions, but dared not speak out against their anger.
At the same time, I also came to understand what it means for good and evil to be rewarded in the end.
In the past, because iron tools were scarce on the grasslands, when they invaded the Han Dynasty, they also did a lot of things like collecting arrows from the corpses of Han people.
The Han army's actions today are nothing more than an eye for an eye.
After all the arrows were retrieved, Gongsun Zan, on horseback, lowered his eyes to look at the Xianbei soldiers not far away and said coldly:
"Tomorrow, have your men stay away from the stockade walls to avoid being accidentally injured by our troops again!"
"Let's go!"
Having said that, Gongsun Zan pulled on the reins and spurred his horse out of the camp.
"Alas, I never imagined that I, a noble Xianbei, would fall to such a state!"
Watching Gongsun Zan leave like that, the Xianbei leader couldn't help but sigh dejectedly.
The Xianbei soldiers also lowered their heads and shook their heads helplessly.
Through their previous defeats and today's ordeal, the strength of the Han army has completely shattered their pride.
Soon, the soldiers of the Xianbei camp began to pack their belongings and move towards the west gate, as arranged by Li Ru.
He Lian also sent several messengers to Tanhan Mountain to gather the women and children left behind at the royal court and move westward together.
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