Seeing the Xianbei cavalry rushing in from the southeast and southwest, Lü Bu's expression became extremely solemn.
The two Xianbei cavalry units, despite their high speed, managed to maintain their formation and gradually began to close in, forming a semi-circle as they charged towards Lü Bu and his men.
Having witnessed the extraordinary nature of these two Xianbei cavalry units during the New Year's grassland campaign, Lü Bu realized that it would be difficult for him and his thousand wolf riders to break through them head-on.
At the same time, Tan Shihuai led 30,000 Xianbei cavalrymen into the tribe.
Under the eagle banner, Tan Shihuai also commanded his soldiers to divide into two groups, left and right, to begin surrounding and killing the Southern Xiongnu soldiers who had not yet mounted their horses.
Hearing the commotion behind him, Lü Bu turned his head and immediately noticed the eagle flag among the Xianbei troops.
"turn around!!"
With a loud shout, Lü Bu pulled on the reins, turned his horse around, and faced Tan Shihuai charging from the north, with a thousand wolf cavalrymen following closely behind.
"Brother, what's wrong...?"
Upon seeing Lü Bu's actions, Yufuluo was also taken aback.
"We can't break through from the front; they're holding me tight!"
After saying just this, Lü Bu immediately spurred his horse and arrived in front of the wolf riders. He then raised his halberd and aimed it at the figure under the Xianbei eagle banner.
"Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, charge!!"
After a loud roar, Lü Bu spurred his horse on the flanks, and Red Hare, with all its might, charged towards Tan Shihuai like an arrow released from a bow, with a thousand wolf cavalrymen following closely behind.
"Warriors, it's all or nothing! Charge with me!!"
Seeing this, Yufuluo roared and spurred his horse to follow, and the thousands of Southern Xiongnu soldiers who followed were not to be outdone.
Tan Shihuai, who was directing the battle, also saw Lü Bu and his men turning back.
"What audacity!"
Looking at Lü Bu, who was dressed in golden armor and riding a red horse straight towards him, Tan Shihua couldn't help but praise him.
Then, Tan Shihuai waved to one of his personal guards.
The guard understood and immediately led a thousand personal guards and five thousand cavalrymen who were protecting Tan Shihuai to meet Lü Bu.
Tan Shihuai turned to look at Li Ru beside him and said with a smile, "Mr. Wenyou, thanks to you, we've finally managed to get rid of the troublesome Southern Xiongnu and Lü Bu this time!"
"You flatter me, Great Chief, but it's best to be careful. In my opinion, Lü Bu and the cavalrymen following him are not simple!"
While being modest, Li Ru also reminded Tan Shihuai of something.
"Haha~, Mr. Wenyou, rest assured, the thousand personal guards around me are even more formidable than Gao Liu's elite troops, plus five thousand cavalry, Lu Bu is nothing to worry about!"
Faced with Li Ru's reminder, Tan Shihuai simply laughed confidently.
"That's good!"
Li Ru smiled, and his gaze toward Lü Bu held a mixture of worry and hope.
As Lu Bu charged forward, he gripped his halberd tighter. His sharp eyes observed the Xianbei formation while also scanning the two figures under the eagle banner behind him.
Although they had never met, Lü Bu was certain that the scholar in the blue robe was Li Ru.
Soon, the two speeding teams were only three hundred meters apart.
Without Lü Bu giving the order, the wolf riders in the rear had already taken off their crossbows, which were equipped with ten arrows in rapid succession, and aimed them at the Xianbei cavalry coming towards them.
A breath later, a series of crossbow bolts rang out, and tens of thousands of sharp crossbow bolts shot out, heading straight for the oncoming Xianbei cavalry.
In an instant, thousands of Xianbei soldiers at the forefront let out miserable groans as they were struck by arrows and fell from their horses.
Most of these Xianbei cavalrymen were Tan Shihuai's personal guards.
"How is that possible? How can the Han army's weapons be so powerful?"
Upon seeing this, Tan Shihuai behind them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief.
You should know that those personal guard cavalrymen were all wearing armor.
Those armors were obtained by Tan Shihuai at great expense through smugglers from the Han Dynasty; they were genuine iron armor, difficult for ordinary arrows to penetrate.
However, in that one move, more than half of his prized personal guard was lost.
It's understandable that Tan Shihuai couldn't accept it at first.
In recent years, Tan Shihuai has been busy integrating the Xianbei tribes and has not clashed with the Han army. Although he has been sending spies to infiltrate the Han Dynasty, he has never obtained any intelligence about the Han army.
He never imagined that in just a few short years, the Han army would possess such formidable equipment.
It's incredible that such a small crossbow could not only pierce through iron armor but also fire so many arrows.
If the Han army is fully equipped with this weapon, what will we have to fight against them?
Thinking of all this, Tan Shihuai couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow.
Seeing that so many of Tan Shihuai's personal guards had been lost at once, Li Ru couldn't help but feel a surge of joy deep in his eyes.
Without the obstruction of his personal guards, Lü Bu would have a greater chance of breaking through the Xianbei ranks.
While Tan Shihuai was still in shock, Lü Bu, who was leading the charge, had already rushed to within ten paces of a Xianbei cavalryman.
"Prepare to die!!"
With a roar, Lü Bu's halberd pierced through the body of the Xianbei cavalryman, carrying him off his horse.
Lu Bu's charge continued unabated. Carrying the corpse of the Xianbei cavalryman, he rammed into the Xianbei cavalry behind him.
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