North of Yanmen City, a stream of moderate size separated the Xiongnu army from Zhao Hao's elite Qin soldiers.
The stream wasn't deep; it only went up a little past the ankles and was still a bit short of the knees.
Therefore, there is no possibility of anyone being attacked while crossing the river.
"Let our brave Xiongnu warriors show the Han people our might!"
"War! War! War!!"
When Xubu Guduhou saw the Han army arrayed on the opposite bank of the river, he immediately waved his flag and shouted, displaying his military might.
However, how could Zhao Hao possibly think more highly of the Xiongnu because of these two sentences?
"Brothers, tell me."
Are you scared?
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"
"Good! Today, we will let these Xiongnu thieves taste the power of our swords!"
"Meng Ao, Meng Wu!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"I hereby appoint two of you to lead 30,000 elite Qin soldiers to attack the Xiongnu army from the right flank!"
"promise!"
"Meng Tian, Meng Yi!"
"exist!"
"You two will also lead 30,000 elite Qin soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the Xiongnu from the left flank."
"We will not fail in our mission!"
"Wang Meng, Meng Yan, you two will take command of the central army and lead 40,000 elite Qin soldiers to advance steadily and attack the Xiongnu head-on!"
"yes!"
"Third Sister, follow me and lead three thousand light cavalry to seize the opportunity."
"Yes, sir!"
Why bother bluffing with the Xiongnu?
Even with a shortage of cavalry, Zhao Hao believed that...
They are now absolutely capable of defeating the demoralized Xiongnu army!
"Heh, you think you can beat me just because you have more cavalry? I can kill you with a single soldier every second!" Zhao Hao thought to himself. The army had already been divided up. The main force led by Wang Meng formed the Fish Scale Mystic Formation, which contained many decoy formations to confuse the enemy.
Normally, battle formations wouldn't be used so easily. It's only because these elite Qin soldiers are so disciplined that they can quickly form a formation.
The army of Meng Wu and Meng Ao was located near the mountains, so they used a long, single-line formation to harass the Xiongnu.
As for Meng Yi and Meng Tian, they chose the Crane Wing Formation, which is both offensive and defensive, and whose practicality is only slightly inferior to the Fish Scale Formation, for a steady and methodical approach.
"Light cavalry, form a diamond formation!"
Zhao Hao shouted and led his three thousand light cavalry, which he had painstakingly regrouped, into a diamond formation.
This was not a common cavalry formation at the time. In fact, no one else knew why Zhao Hao didn't use the wedge formation, but instead used this incongruous formation to attack.
Only Zhao Hao's astonishing martial prowess could dispel everyone's doubts.
"kill!"
After Zhao Hao gave the order, everyone engaged the Xiongnu army in close combat according to the pre-set plan.
"Let the Han people see how powerful we are!"
As the Xiongnu Chanyu, Xubuguduhou, brandished his long sword, the Xiongnu army began to stir.
"kill!!!"
"wind!!!"
The Xiongnu had more than 50,000 iron cavalry, of which more than 15,000 were sent to flank the Qin elite troops, while the remaining 20,000 were sent to confront the Qin elite troops who were pressing in from the front.
All the elite Qin warriors fearlessly charged towards the iron hooves of these Xiongnu cavalry.
If one can't hold them off, then use two.
If two can't kill it, then three will come at it together!
There's always a way to kill the Xiongnu bandits in front of you!
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
Aside from shouting for battle, the Xiongnu people either spoke in their Xiongnu language to seek protection from their shamanic beliefs, or kissed the animal tooth pendants around their necks in an attempt to gain courage.
But no matter what they did, they couldn't understand why these Han people...
He shouted for the wind while fighting them like a madman.
They had never seen such a fierce Han Chinese army!
What they didn't know was that those 'Han soldiers' had just fallen, and soon their vacancies were filled by others.
It was as if they were an inexhaustible army!
"Young master, we..."
Shh, wait a little longer.
As for Zhao Hao, he was currently observing the main army from the rear with three thousand light cavalry.
After the Fusu statue was lit up, the buildings in the space could be upgraded.
However, buildings outside the main city can only be upgraded by 1 level, to the same level as the main city.
Therefore, these three thousand light cavalry were produced by a level 2 barracks.
However, the three thousand light cavalry would consume a considerable amount of luck points, so Zhao Hao did not want to lose most of his precious cavalry in this meat grinder.
"Charge! All of you, charge! Break through these Han soldiers!"
Just then, Zhao Hao saw an armored leader wielding a scimitar, directing the Xiongnu cavalry to launch a fierce attack on the elite soldiers' formation.
"The Hulan clan... with a martial prowess of 80, clan leader? You're the one!"
Upon seeing the Hulan clan chief, Zhao Hao's eyes gleamed.
"All troops, listen to my command! Follow me and break through the enemy lines!"
"Strong wind! Strong wind! Strong wind!"
With Zhao Hao's command, three thousand light cavalry found gaps in the battlefield and slipped into the meat grinder!
"Hey! I'll use you as a sacrifice!"
Three thousand light cavalry were slightly faster than the Xiongnu cavalry. They suddenly burst out from the side of the battlefield, killing the Xiongnu cavalry and causing them to fall and bleed profusely!
Seeing Zhao Hao's bravery, how could the soldiers below dare to cherish their lives? They could only fight even more fiercely, disregarding their own safety, to repay the kindness that had saved them!
Meanwhile, with Zhao Hao as the spearhead of the light cavalry's diamond formation, and the perfect spacing between the cavalry within the formation, the light cavalry achieved a good balance of offense and defense. As a result, the three thousand light cavalry marched triumphantly, unstoppable, and suffered very few casualties!
"You treacherous general, you've fled! Now I will surely cut you down from your horse!"
Zhao Hao swept through countless Xiongnu cavalry with his iron spear, causing those Xiongnu cavalry who were still fighting nearby to go blank when they saw their own men flying everywhere.
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