The Three Kingdoms: The Oath of the Peach Garden, the Rise of the Han Dynasty

Suddenly, war drums sounded from the city wall.

With a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, Han Hao was the first to slide down the ice ladder from the top of the city wall.

A thousand elite swordsmen and shieldmen followed closely behind, each armed with their own swords and shields.

Following the trap map, in the ice wall maze, stepping on the pre-marked dark paths, we were like a group of agile "My Blade and Shield".

Bypassing the traps hidden beneath the ice, they charged straight at the Xianbei infantrymen who were busy smashing the barricades.

"kill!"

A furious roar ripped through the sky.

The Han army suddenly emerged from around the corner of the ice wall, catching the Xianbei people off guard and throwing them into chaos.

With a shield in one hand and a hammer in the other, they had no time to react.

"Pfft!"

With a flash of cold light, a fine head shot into the sky.

Fresh blood sprayed onto the pristine ice surface, blooming into a tragic red flower.

The Han soldiers' swordsmen and shieldmen worked in perfect coordination, three to a group, with shields in front and swords behind, pressing forward relentlessly.

The ice was too slippery, and the Xianbei people could not even stand steadily. Often, as soon as they raised their swords, their feet would slip, and they would be cut down by the Han soldiers.

The Han army, however, was well prepared, with their feet wrapped in cloth, making it feel like walking on flat ground!

Some Xianbei people panicked and stumbled into hidden ice pits, where they were instantly pierced by ice shards at the bottom, their screams heart-wrenching.

"Run!"

"The Han Chinese are attacking!"

The Xianbei infantry, who had been smashing the barricades, were instantly routed.

They threw down their tools and turned to run, but the ice was too slippery. They would slip and fall every few steps, get up and slip again, and they couldn't run fast at all.

Han Hao, caught up in the thrill of the battle, cleaved a Xianbei centurion in two with a single stroke, wiped the blood from his face, and laughed loudly:

"That's great! Brothers, kill! Don't let a single one escape!"

The Han army fought with increasing ferocity, relentlessly hacking and slashing at the Xianbei. In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they had killed more than seven hundred Xianbei.

The Han army suffered fewer than thirty casualties.

Most of them got caught up in the excitement of killing and forgot about the traps under their feet!

On the city wall, Xu Rong nodded slightly.

This is the effect he wanted!

At the same time, he looked behind him: "Has the strategist already seen this scene?"

By utilizing the terrain, the cavalry advantage of the Xianbei people was completely neutralized, and small groups of troops were used to harass and deplete their manpower!

"Sound the retreat," Xu Rong said calmly.

"promise!"

A crisp, metallic sound rang out.

Although Han Hao was in the midst of a fierce battle, he immediately sheathed his sword and led his troops back into the city in an orderly manner.

By the time the Xianbei infantry had retreated and the cavalry arrived to provide support, only the Han army's banners remained on the city walls, fluttering in the cold wind.

Seeing the corpses and wounded soldiers scattered all over the ground, He Lian was so angry that he trembled all over.

His 50,000-strong army was defeated by 3,000 Han soldiers and couldn't even lift their heads!

If this gets out, how can he still have the face to be the Chanyu of Xianbei!

"Useless! All of you are useless!" He Lian drew his curved sword and cleaved the nearby icicle in two with a single stroke.

"You can't even defeat a few thousand Han people! What use are you to me!"

The Xianbei nobles below all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

They never expected that the Han people could play with ice in so many ways!

"Chanyu, we can't keep fighting like this," an old nobleman said in a trembling voice.

"The ice is too slippery; our cavalry can't utilize their advantages at all. If this continues, all our men will be wiped out."

"I know!" He roared. "I know without you telling me!"

He stared intently at the glittering ice city, his eyes bloodshot.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"It's slippery, isn't it? Then let's make it non-slippery!"

"Pass on my orders! Everyone, go cut grass! Go strip tree bark! Go tear off the clothes of all the dead people and wrap them around the horses' hooves!"

Spread sand, hay, and felt all over the ice! Use the remaining dead bodies as padding for the barricades and traps, and flatten the place names!

I refuse to believe that after doing all this, the horse can still slip!

The Xianbei people immediately sprang into action.

After working for most of the day, the ice outside the barricades was either broken or patched up.

Finally, the line stretched from the Xianbei camp all the way to the front of the chevaux-de-frise.

He Lian looked at the passageway where the ground was no longer slippery and a ferocious smile appeared on his face.

"Now, let's see how you stop me!"

"Pass on my orders! Cavalry, form ranks! Charge and fire arrows! Cover the infantry as they breach the barricades!"

"Waaaaah!!!"

A mournful bugle call sounded.

Ten thousand Xianbei cavalrymen lined up in the north and slowly advanced along the paved path.

They stopped a hundred paces away from the chevaux-de-frise and began circling around, firing arrows at the Han soldiers on the city wall.

In an instant, arrows rained down.

The Han soldiers on the city wall immediately hid behind the wall and used their shields to cover their bodies.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, 20,000 Xianbei infantrymen, carrying axes, hammers, and huge battering rams, charged towards the chevaux-de-frise once again.

This time, with the cover of cavalry, the effectiveness of the Han army's arrow rain was greatly reduced.

The Xianbei infantrymen finally cut through the first ice barricade!

"Alright! Keep chopping!" He Lian, watching from behind, was overjoyed and shouted, waving his scimitar.

One, two, three...

The ice barricades were cut down one by one, and the Xianbei people advanced step by step.

Han Hao was anxious, but with the cover of the Xianbei cavalry, his thousand men could only hide behind the ice wall maze.

On the city wall.

Xu Rong peered through several peepholes at the densely packed cavalry below the city walls, his brow furrowing slightly.

The Xianbei people were indeed skilled in archery and horsemanship. At this distance, a rash attack would result in heavy casualties.

"Withdraw," Xu Rong ordered. "Abandon the outer barricades and retreat to the second ice wall defense line."

"promise!"

The messenger and flag signalman immediately relayed the order.

Han Hao immediately led his soldiers to form a battle formation and retreated behind the second ice wall.

Without the interference of the Han army, the Xianbei infantry could finally destroy the barricades with peace of mind.

They chopped with axes, smashed with hammers, and rammed with battering rams, exerting tremendous effort, and finally managed to create gaps in the barricade.

It took a long time to destroy all the barricades.

"Charge!"

The Xianbei people were greatly encouraged and charged through the gap with shouts, rushing towards the second ice wall.

But as soon as they rushed in, they were dumbfounded.

Before us, towering ice walls, each taller than a person, crisscrossed, dividing the area into countless narrow alleyways.

The ice wall was as smooth as a mirror, making it impossible to climb.

After finally climbing up, he was stabbed and his head fell to the ground!

No one knows what lies hidden behind the ice wall!

"Don't panic! Charge with me!" a Xianbei commander roared, leading his men into a narrow alley.

But they had only taken a few steps when the ice beneath their feet suddenly collapsed.

"what!"

More than a dozen people fell into the icy pit below and were impaled by the sharp spikes at the bottom of the pit.

"Trap ahead! Watch your step!"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell.

But it was too late.

The alleyway is full of traps.

There are ice pits, tripwires, and spears sticking out of holes in the ice walls!

The siege turned into street fighting, a type of warfare the Xianbei were even less adept at!

The Xianbei people's formation was thrown into chaos, with them crowding and trampling each other.

Just then, shouts of battle suddenly rang out from behind the ice wall.

"The enemy's formation is broken, follow me and kill them!"