"Your Highness, this camp looks very fortified and has a large garrison. We only have six thousand men, so it might be difficult to take it. Should we wait for the southern route?"
"No need. They're just the Wusun people. What can they do even if they rely on their camps? We have the Kushan armor and bows and arrows. They can't stop us!"
Upon hearing his subordinate's suggestion, Kamola waved his hand confidently, clearly not taking those so-called "Wusun soldiers" seriously.
"Pass down the order: the entire army dismounts, uses their armor as shields, and storms the enemy camp in one fell swoop!!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing Camorra's order, the generals responded and then quickly began preparations.
While Dayuan was busy, the elite Gaoliu troops, who had been hiding behind the earthen slope in the eastern part of the tribe, also began to move.
Under Li Ru's command, the 7,000 elite Gaoliu troops were divided into two groups, left and right, and flanked the Dayuan cavalry in front of the camp.
On the other side, seeing that all his soldiers had dismounted and were preparing to attack the camp, Camorra finally asked, "Why did you come here?"
"Your Highness, didn't you send someone to summon us here?"
Upon hearing Camorra's question, the officers from both sides were taken aback and asked in astonishment.
Camorra was slightly taken aback: "I called you here?"
"Yes, Your Highness, we still have your letters here!"
As he spoke, an officer took out the letter and handed it to Camorra.
After glancing at the letter, Camorra's expression changed: "This is fake. I did not write a letter; I merely sent my men to inform you!"
"Fake……?"
The two subordinates were slightly taken aback and exchanged a puzzled look.
"Boom!!"
Just then, the sound of thunderous hooves reached everyone's ears.
Looking in the direction of the sound, two cavalry units were seen galloping rapidly toward them from the southwest and northwest.
At the same time, the three thousand Xianbei cavalrymen inside the camp opened the gates and rushed out.
"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!!"
Upon seeing the three teams flanking them, Camorra was greatly alarmed.
Those Dayuan cavalrymen who had dismounted and were busy preparing armor and shields also stopped what they were doing with blank expressions.
"What are you all standing there for? Mount your horses and get ready to fight!!"
With a loud roar from Camorra, the officers snapped out of their daze and hurriedly ordered their men to prepare for battle.
The Dayuan soldiers hurriedly threw their half-finished armor onto the ground and rushed towards their warhorses.
Just as the Dayuan cavalrymen were frantically climbing onto their horses and had not yet organized an effective formation, the three thousand elite Gaoliu troops stationed at the camp had already rushed close.
These Xianbei cavalrymen were divided into three ranks: front, middle, and rear. Each of them wore Han-style black armor and carried a standard Han-style spear, forming a tight formation.
If you didn't look closely, you would really think this was an iron cavalry force from the Han Dynasty.
"kill!!"
Three thousand elite soldiers from Takayanagi roared in unison, and the spears in the front ranks pressed down, creating a suffocating forest of death.
The cavalrymen in the two rows behind drew their Han-style sabers, raised them high above their heads, and their sharp, cold gleam chilled the surrounding air.
The Dayuan cavalry began to stir. The outermost cavalrymen looked at the rapidly approaching spear formation with fear, and the timid ones had already begun to retreat.
Camorra and his officers rode back and forth in the ranks, trying to reverse the tide, but to no avail.
As the Xianbei cavalry drew closer, the Dayuan cavalry became increasingly disorganized.
The elite troops of Gaoliu charged into the chaotic Dayuan ranks like tigers and wolves, their sharp spears piercing through the bodies of Dayuan cavalrymen one after another.
The Xianbei cavalry, wielding sabers, followed closely behind. Flashes of blades pierced the air as heads flew off one after another—the bloody massacre had begun.
Although this Dayuan cavalry was a powerful army built with the combined strength of the entire Dayuan nation, it was clearly no match for the elite Gaoliu troops equipped with Han dynasty weaponry.
Furthermore, they were caught off guard and hastily mounted their horses, not even having time to put on their armor, so they naturally couldn't withstand the charge of Gaoliu's elite troops.
In a short while, the three thousand elite Gaoliu troops stationed in the camp reached the center of the Dayuan cavalry and continued their charge forward with undiminished momentum, showing a strong momentum to break through their ranks in one fell swoop.
At the same time, the other two groups of Xianbei cavalry responsible for flanking the enemy also rushed forward.
With the distance less than two hundred paces, the Xianbei soldiers began to draw their bows and shoot at the Dayuan cavalry on both sides without the officers even giving the order.
With the aid of the Han-style large bow, the elite cavalry archery of Gaoliu became even more formidable.
A barrage of arrows rained down on the Dayuan cavalry on both sides, the iron arrowheads piercing the bodies of the Dayuan soldiers without any resistance.
Screams of agony rang out continuously, and many Dayuan cavalrymen were pinned to the ground, horse and all.
The army collapsed like a house of cards.
Just as the three thousand elite Gaoliu troops broke through the Dayuan cavalry formation, the Dayuan cavalry also completely collapsed.
The Xianbei cavalry responsible for flanking the two sides did not choose to charge, but quickly formed small teams of ten men each. Relying on their bows and arrows, they began to pursue and kill the scattered Dayuan cavalry.
These Xianbei cavalrymen, having trained under Dong Zhuo and others for a long time, had mastered the essence of Han army warfare and were quite adept at using their superior weaponry to suppress and wear down the enemy from a distance.
Moreover, during the pursuit and encirclement, the Xianbei cavalry also made use of their own characteristics, adopting wolf pack tactics, and always maintaining a certain distance from the Dayuan cavalry. The various groups also formed various formations in twos and threes to encircle and block the Dayuan cavalry.
In less than an hour, the six thousand Dayuan cavalrymen were decimated by ten thousand Gaoliu elite troops.
The remaining four hundred or so cavalrymen all gathered around Komora, looking at the Xianbei cavalrymen who were surrounding them with fear.
At this moment, Komora was also plunged into deep despair. He never expected that his elite cavalry, which he was so proud of and which he had built with the strength of the entire Dayuan nation, would be so vulnerable under the enemy's attack.
In particular, the enemy's black armor was so tough that his sword couldn't penetrate it when he charged into battle; it was far more durable than the Kushan armor.
And those bows and arrows, they could shoot so far from horseback, they were even more powerful than the foot bows of the Kushans.
"The Han Dynasty! This must be the Han army!!"
Looking at the cavalry surrounding him, Camorra couldn't help but think of the Han army that had almost destroyed the Dayuan Kingdom more than two hundred years ago.
In his view, perhaps only the army of the Han Dynasty could be so terrifying.
However, what he didn't know was that this cavalry was merely a disciple of the Han Dynasty.
"Are you Han soldiers? Don't kill me, I'm willing to surrender!!"
Thinking of this, Kemora hurriedly shouted at the Xianbei cavalrymen who were preparing to draw their bows and nock their arrows.
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