Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 54: Zilong is a Brave Man

"Swoosh! Whoosh!" The sound of hurried horse hooves came closer, and arrows were shot at the soldiers who took off their armor and fled.

One after another, people were shot and screamed.

Some people were so frightened that they tried to flee towards the fields.

Still, he couldn't outrun the tall and handsome horse behind him.

The knight who was caught up fell to the ground and pierced his chest with a sharp lance. The knight drew back the weapon, shook it, and wiped off the remaining blood.

The cavalry continued to pursue the defeated soldiers who escaped from the city.

Immediately, some cavalrymen heard some movement ahead and quickly rode forward to investigate.

Suddenly he took out the bamboo whistle and blew it quickly.

It makes a sharp, flute-like sound.

Dozens of cavalrymen who were chasing from all around heard the long whistle, abandoned the pursuit of the fleeing remnants of the defeated soldiers, and hastily gathered together and rushed over.

They all noticed the movement ahead, the muffled sound of horse hooves and the neighing of horses, coming from the front.

After discovering the Han army on the plain, a dozen enemy cavalrymen immediately used trumpets to inform the cavalry in the rear.

"Qi Du Zhao, look, it's the Hu cavalry!"

A knight pointed his finger forward and walked slowly at first, then suddenly whipped his horse and rushed forward. He wore a pointed hat on his head, and most of the people bent over and lowered their heads, intending to use their bodies to avoid the arrows.

Only the Hu people who are skilled in archery and horse riding and wear leather armor like to dress like this and attack like wolves.

One of the Hu people had his arm half-raised, drawing his bow and drawing an arrow.

Although the army was in disarray, its number was about 300, which was much larger than the Han cavalry.

Zhao Yun stared at them and judged: "It's okay. The Hu cavalry has few armors and can only rely on bows and arrows. We can surround and shoot them."

"How many arrows do you have left?"

"Just one or two!"

"me too!"

"I still have five, but they're not enough to divide evenly!"

The knights said in unison that they had few arrows and could not fight against the Hu cavalry.

Zhao Yun couldn't help but frown. It was useless to regret chasing too far.

The pursuing cavalry were all light cavalry, and except for him, their armor was relatively light.

Besides, light cavalry pursues speed, and the horses are not covered with much armor.

If we withdraw, it would be like exposing our backs, which is even more dangerous.

The best way is to close the distance, rush over to kill the enemy, and then lead the army back to the camp.

But if the opponent intentionally keeps a distance, it will be impossible to catch up immediately.

Zhao Yun looked at the Hu cavalry carefully and found that one of them was wearing iron armor.

"It seems that this person should be the leader of this group of Hu people."

"If we can capture and kill him, we may be able to repel the Hu people."

Zhao Yun guessed in a flash of thought.

The greatest military achievement is to capture the flag and kill the general, but I really don't want to do that unless it is absolutely necessary.

However, Zhao Yun had no choice at the moment. He was too far away from the military camp. Even if other scouts discovered something unusual, reinforcements would not be able to arrive immediately.

We can only find ways to repel them or force the Hu people not to act rashly.

Zhao Yun told the other riders his strategy and then stopped to let their horses rest for a while.

When the Hu cavalry approached and wanted to split up to encircle the Han army on the left and right wings, the cavalry pretended to rein in their horses and turn around. The Hu people would be surprised and afraid that the Han army would escape, so they would whip their horses to speed up.

If you suddenly pull on the reins when a horse is accelerating rapidly, the horse will lose balance and fall, so it will have to slow down naturally.

When the Han army waited for them to move quickly, they divided themselves into three teams to charge the Hu cavalry. Thirty cavalrymen on the left and right wings engaged the enemy, while Zhao Yun led ten cavalrymen to charge directly in the direction of the Hu leader.

Zhao Yun said in a deep voice: "When they see that we are few in number, they will be frightened for a moment when they suddenly see the counterattack, but they will not easily avoid it because they are outnumbered."

Instead, they would observe the left and right directions, and attack the two sides with more light cavalry.

I can take this opportunity to capture and kill the leader of the Hu people on horseback. After hearing Zhao Yun's idea, all the cavalry nodded in approval.

This is undoubtedly the best method at the moment. The only flaw is that all the pressure is on Zhao Qi Du alone.

Zhao Yun exhaled lightly to calm himself down.

This assault relied on the high-quality horses presented by the envoy, which had great short-term explosive power.

In order to protect this good horse, Zhao Yun put a layer of light armor on the front of the horse to prevent stray arrows from charging.

He stroked the horse's neck and said, "It's up to you this time."

Then Zhao Yun threw his water bag, food, bow and arrows, ring-handled sword, and visor off his horse.

He also took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, trying to reduce the weight so that he could advance at the fastest speed.

With his eyes narrowed, he quietly locked onto his target, the armored Hu leader surrounded by the crowd.

The hundreds of Hu cavalry on the opposite side also noticed that there was something wrong with the Han army in front of them.

They neither ran away nor drew their bows to shoot. When the fleeing soldiers were about to reach them, they grabbed a few people and asked them, only to find out that the Han army had probably run out of arrows.

The Hu leader couldn't help but burst into laughter and looked at the armor of the Han cavalry with greedy eyes. This was something they wanted in their dreams.

Gongsun Du was too stingy. He was only willing to give them food and money, but not weapons and armor. They could only get them through other means.

Now they encounter the Han army, which has armored soldiers but no bows or crossbows and is outnumbered.

It's like meat delivered to my door. If I don't eat it, I'd be doing myself a disservice after having come all the way across the sea from Liaodong.

When the two sides were about to encounter each other, the people beside the leader took out the horn and blew it. Hundreds of people were divided into three groups and attacked using the wolf pack hunting and siege method.

Seeing that the Han cavalry seemed to want to rein in their horses and turn around, the Hu people couldn't help but become more excited and shout louder, and rode their horses faster to catch up.

He drew out the arrow, drew the bow, and shot forward.

At this moment, they were surprised to find that the Han cavalry not only did not think of escaping, but instead accelerated and rushed towards them.

It also split into three, and a small number of Han cavalry rushed towards the center.

The leading cavalry general held a 10-foot-long spear in his hand, leaned forward, and led his horse in front.

And they were getting faster and faster, leaving the Han cavalry behind far behind.

The leader of the Hu people shouted: "Quickly draw your bow and shoot him to death!"

"He's got armor on him!"

"Shoot the horse! Shoot the horse quickly!" the leader continued to shout.

"Horses also have armor!!" The tribesman who was drawing his bow nearby noticed that the arrowhead he shot out was also blocked by the iron armor blades on the horse's chest, neck and torso, and did not cause any damage.

"He's coming!" someone screamed.

"Go ahead and stop him, go quickly!" the leader shouted anxiously.

Although we don't know what the Han general exactly wants to do, the fact that he dared to charge forward alone shows that he is definitely a tough guy who is not to be provoked.

In the minds of the Hu people, those Han soldiers who dared to charge like this were either mentally unstable or out of their mind.

Or he could be a fierce man who could cut down flags and kill generals.

Zhao Yun was extremely calm at this moment. He lay on the horse's back and approached at the fastest speed. Even when an arrow brushed past his ear, he remained calm.

He stared at the leader of the Hu people, and when he was about to approach, he roared: "Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

He swung the spear violently, instantly piercing the neck of the man standing in front of him, and then pulled it out to sweep several people who were surrounding him off their horses.

Ignoring the threat of arrows, he stabbed through a dozen people with a lance. The horses hit by the arrows neighed and cried out in pain, and galloped even faster.

"die!"

Zhao Yun roared and charged forward, riding his horse straight towards the leader who was stunned and frightened. He did not expect that the people in front of him could not stop him.

When he lost consciousness, Zhao Yun pierced his armpit with a spear and knocked him off his horse. He was dragged for twenty steps by the spear tip before he stopped.

Zhao Yun drew out his horse spear and pressed it against his neck, shouting, "If you dare to come forward again, you will die!"

The cavalry that followed behind caught up and temporarily drove back the panicked Hu people.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)