After a night of fighting, Jiang Ming's soldiers had rushed to the Erji River Valley. It would be a lie to say they weren't exhausted!
If we were to engage in a fierce battle with these disciplined, well-trained, and well-rested Northern Xiongnu troops, we would certainly suffer a great loss!
But that's only applicable to close-quarters combat, hand-to-hand fighting...
As for archery, they remain unaffected.
Moreover, the biggest advantage of a compound bow is that it may take some effort to draw it back initially...
But once the bow is drawn, even a frail woman can hold an arrow for a long time!
This is why compound bows are so accurate!
It's not that it's more accurate than other bows and arrows... but rather that accuracy can only be guaranteed when a person is relaxed.
Otherwise, if your muscles are constantly tense, it will definitely affect your shooting accuracy!
Rows of Jiang Ming's sharpshooters stood in front of the central army formation, ready to fight!
The arrowheads of each bow had been soaked in manure.
The air was thick with the smell of dry toilets...
Amur's army, like a straight arrow, pierced straight towards Jiang Ming's central command position!
There... there was a flagpole with the heads of his brother-in-law and brother-in-law stuck in it, and... a large flag with the character 'Jiang' marked the location of his enemies!
Good discipline is a good thing for an army, but sometimes it can also be a bad thing!
If it were a situation like the sneak attack last night, and the defending troops held their posts and fought bravely without causing a disturbance, that would naturally be good!
This also caused serious losses to Jiang Ming's army!
But if the commander is an idiot and issues wrong orders, and the subordinates still carry them out firmly, then it's all over!
Amur's lieutenant had already spotted a large number of Xianbei troops on both flanks, and the enemy's formation was arranged in the shape of a "pocket," warning Amur not to continue charging forward lest he fall into the enemy's trap!
But Amur didn't care about any of that; Jiang Ming was right in front of him... This area was flat, and the army had already left the valley. The enemy had a sphere-shaped trap.
He ordered his subordinates to only advance and not retreat; anyone who retreated would have their head chopped off by the soldiers behind them!
This made the Northern Xiongnu soldiers even more single-minded.
Jiang Ming's orders to his soldiers were: each archer must aim accurately, line up in order, and try to avoid ineffective shots that kill one person with two arrows... After shooting, immediately retreat, and the second rank continues shooting...
Once Amur's army entered the firing range, Jiang Ming gave the order, and a volley of arrows was unleashed. The leading Northern Xiongnu soldiers were immediately struck by arrows and fell from their horses, while the Xiongnu cavalry behind them continued to charge forward defiantly!
Soon, a second volley of arrows rained down... another large group of Xiongnu cavalrymen fell to their deaths!
The archers trained by Jiang Ming are fundamentally different from the archers of this era!
There were also large-scale archery duels in this era!
But the soldiers were basically firing blindly in groups, relying on concentrated firepower to randomly kill the enemy!
It's somewhat similar to the firing logic of modern European musketeers: soldiers from both sides stand in formation and take turns firing at each other.
Because Jiang Ming's 'compound bow' is all about accuracy!
Therefore, all of his archers were trained to be snipers, which greatly improved the killing efficiency of his manpower!
The cavalrymen of the Northern Xiongnu fell in rows. Jiang Ming's position as commander-in-chief was so close, but they just couldn't get close... In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, more than 10,000 men were shot to death or trampled to death by their comrades' horses!
The two sides... have clearly reached a stalemate in a dynamic situation!
Meanwhile, Amur's army stubbornly charged forward, determined to die rather than turn back until they hit a brick wall!
While maintaining this 'dynamic balance', Jiang Ming slightly waved his hand, and the signalman's command flag changed. Immediately, the 120,000 troops of the five princes on both flanks, like tigers descending the mountain, flanked the Northern Xiongnu from both sides!
Jiang Ming's arrow volley was still slaughtering...
According to his logic, with his 90,000 troops, each with five arrows, as long as he could guarantee a 10% kill rate, that is, two people killing one, it would be enough to completely destroy this isolated Northern Xiongnu army!
However, Jiang Ming overlooked one point: his current soldiers, from the fierce battle against the Rouran, to following him into the State of Jin, participating in the civil war of the Three Kingdoms' division of Jin, to the second battle of Maiqiu, the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Yan and Ying, and last night's bloody raid on the Northern Xiongnu camp... all these life-and-death trials have left them all battle-hardened elites! Not only are their combat abilities explosive, but their archery accuracy is also unparalleled!
They remained calm and composed in the face of battle, their tactics were orderly and their movements were fluid and seamless... After firing one volley of arrows, they fired another, showing no sign of stopping!
They only stopped firing after all the arrows were used up and the Xianbei army on both flanks had completely surrounded them and engaged in a fierce battle with the Northern Xiongnu.
Jiang Ming's 90,000-strong army did not participate in close combat... On the battlefield, which resembled a carnage, the Xianbei people of the Murong family were fighting a bloody battle with Amur's army!
Having been trapped on the mountain for some time, and eager to prove themselves to Jiang Ming, all five princes fought desperately. Their soldiers, wanting to do the same for their masters, fought even more fiercely!
The vanguard was decimated by a large number of arrows, and the flanks were attacked by the Xianbei people like wild bulls. The Northern Xiongnu army was in complete chaos!
Their previous confidence in victory has vanished, and they're now just wildly hacking and slashing at each other!
It must be said that the son-in-law of Yixieer, the Chanyu of the Northern Xiongnu, truly deserves to be called the number one warrior in the northern desert!
He single-handedly killed dozens of Xianbei generals, charging in and out seven times as if he were in an empty field!
Even the eldest prince of the Xianbei people was cut off from his horse with a single stroke!
This guy even wanted to break through the encirclement and take Jiang Ming's life directly!
Fortunately, the second prince, who had fallen from his horse, slashed off the leg of his steed with a single stroke, causing the mountain-like, burly man to fall heavily to the ground. Then, countless Xianbei soldiers threw out lassoes and tied him up!
Jiang Ming gave the order to spare the opposing team's commander's life...
Otherwise, the Xianbei soldiers would have rushed up and chopped him into mincemeat!
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This battle lasted from around 2 p.m. until dusk!
The valley was littered with the corpses of Xiongnu and Xianbei people...
Amur's 120,000-strong army was completely wiped out, not a single one was spared!
The Xianbei princes' army also suffered more than 30,000 casualties!
Jiang Ming's 90,000-strong army watched the entire battle after firing their arrows, and suffered no losses!
Meanwhile, the opposing team's commander, Amur, was brought to Jiang Ming's doorstep bound hand and foot!
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