There are many reasons for the large-scale stampede and flight of the Wei cavalry.
The Han army used Queyue Formation to cause a lot of casualties to the Wei army's cavalry, which was the most important factor.
When the number of casualties among the Wei army's cavalry increases, they will naturally become afraid of the strange formation in front of them.
When a large number of Han warships appeared on the Han River, many Wei cavalry were frightened by the information they brought.
This means that if they are unable to capture the Han army in Queyue Formation for a while, then as time goes by, the Han army can continuously obtain troops and ordnance supplies from the rear under the cover of Queyue Formation.
The Han army could even set up a camp in Queyue Formation and slowly fight a war of attrition with them.
This is the advantage of the infantry. As long as the formation cannot be breached and support can be obtained, then warfare of attrition is the main course of their daily training.
What is different from the infantry is that the Wei army is a cavalry army, and it is also a mounted cavalry army.
What the armored cavalry emphasizes is to attack to win.
The training they have received since the day they formed the army has been to work hard. The so-called war of attrition is something they have never learned at all, or in other words, this is what they are most afraid of.
Under this combat method that emphasizes quick battles and quick decisions, and with fear already in their hearts, once the Wei cavalry's initial charge was vented by the Han army in Queyue Formation.
Then it is completely foreseeable that the Wei cavalry who are charging at the forefront will start to have a retreat mentality.
But when the front cavalry of the Wei army began to retreat backwards, the arc shape of the Moon Formation once again became a nightmare for tens of thousands of Wei troops.
Because of the arc shape of Queyue Formation, the encirclement formed by tens of thousands of Wei cavalry against the Han army was irregular.
In some places, the Wei army had more cavalry, and in other places, the Wei army had less cavalry.
When a large-scale retreat occurred, the larger Wei cavalry always wanted to flee to a place with fewer people. This was a subconscious reaction of people in panic.
But it was this reaction that ultimately became the catalyst for the defeat of tens of thousands of Wei troops.
Some of the Wei cavalry may still be able to maintain some sanity under the panic, but the tens of thousands of Wei soldiers currently riding on them are war horses.
No matter how psychic a war horse is, it is still just a beast after all.
In a dense and crowded environment, it is most likely to cause panic.
Especially when Wei troops were knocked off their horses and screamed pitifully, this caused the Wei troops' horses to panic.
In panic, the horses under the Wei army's cavalry began to run away in all directions. They even wanted to escape from the world in front of them more than their masters.
As a result, the collapse of tens of thousands of Wei troops could no longer be avoided.
Under the crowded collision, more and more Wei cavalry fell off their horses. In the current environment, once any cavalry fell off, it would basically be a dead end.
The wails of countless Wei cavalry and the panicked neighing of countless horses rang in the ears of more than two thousand Han troops.
More than two thousand Han troops looked at the tragic scene in front of them. All they could do was strictly maintain their formation.
Because even though the Wei cavalry had collapsed, there were still many Wei cavalry rushing towards Queyue Formation. For these unorganized Wei cavalry, Fu Wei calmly commanded the Han army to strangle them one by one.
But in this case, for the sake of safety, the Han army could not break out of Queyue Formation to kill the Wei army's cavalry.
The current Wei cavalry is in a state of chaos. If they lose the protection of Queyue Formation, then those Wei cavalry who left their horses behind will serve as a warning to the Han army.
What the Han army didn't know was that the scene before them would have happened hundreds of years later on the banks of the Yellow River.
"In a moment of collapse, the dead pile up."
But the cavalry is different from the infantry after all. When the Wei cavalry on the outside ran away, the Wei cavalry on the inside who were surrounded by their own comrades seemed to see hope of survival and fled in all directions faster.
However, Queyue Formation is already covered with corpses of Wei cavalry, and the corpses of Wei cavalry are intimidating, so now few Wei cavalry dare to run there.
Although the war horses under the crotch could bring extraordinary high mobility to the Wei cavalry's retreat, soon there were fewer and fewer Wei cavalry on the river bank.
Those who were able to flee have already fled, and those who cannot are already lying on the ground covered in blood and become members of the "accumulation of the dead".
Not long ago, tens of thousands of Wei cavalry were rushing towards the Han army like a torrent that could tear everything apart. They were so dense and terrifying that they seemed countless.
But now, as the Wei army's cavalry retreated on a large scale, from Fu Wei's sight, the torrent of the battlefield in front of him had dissipated, leaving only sadness on the ground.
Numerous corpses of Wei's cavalry lay on the ground. Many of the corpses of Wei's cavalry were beyond recognition. Under the trampling of tens of thousands of tall war horses, there were many shriveled spots on the bodies of Wei's cavalry.
There are still many war horses left in the battlefield that love their masters. They lower their heads and use their noses to arch their masters who are lying motionless on the ground.
When they saw that their previous flattering behaviors could not arouse the caress of their masters as before, those war horses seemed to realize something.
Then thousands of war horses raised their heads toward the sky and screamed sadly.
The mournful screams were mixed with the Han army's war drums that were still ringing on the battlefield, seeming to be playing a farewell song for the dead Wei army cavalry.
Countless amounts of blood flowed out from under the corpses of Wei soldiers, and then quickly gathered together along the terrain, flowing towards the feet of thousands of Han soldiers.
The blood flowing from Wei Jun's corpse finally gathered into a small blood river.
The crescent-shaped Queyue Formation, watered by the blood river, was like a blood moon lying upside down on the bank of the Han River. After seeing this, the Han soldiers on the boat felt their blood boiling.
The waning moon is stained with blood, and the noise belonging to the enemy on the battlefield has passed. Only the war drums belonging to the Han army are still beating.
And this passionate feeling was felt most strongly in the hearts of the more than two thousand Han soldiers who formed the Queyue Formation.
They were the ones who faced the attack of tens of thousands of Wei's cavalry. Of course, they were best aware of the power brought by Wei's cavalry.
At the same time, they were also carefully selected by Guan Yu from the entire army as good soldiers. Being selected by Guan Yu shows that they have fought many bad battles.
But even so, when they first faced the Wei cavalry roaring in with unparalleled momentum, they still inevitably felt fear in their hearts.
But under Guan Yu's arrangement, they formed a large formation that had never been seen before.
Then, with the help of this large formation, they successfully defeated the greater number with less, defeated the cavalry with foot, and accomplished a seemingly impossible task. How could they not feel excited in their hearts?
Defeating cavalry with infantry is not something that no famous general has accomplished, but to be able to defeat the world-famous northern cavalry with a strength difference of nearly ten times, this kind of achievement is enough to shock the world.
This battle will definitely be recorded in history books and passed down through the ages, and they will also receive great honor.
After realizing this, thousands of Han soldiers who had just woken up from the joy of the victory raised their weapons and cheered.
After the tip of the spear stained with the enemy's blood was lifted up, the enemy's blood slowly flowed down along the tip and body of the spear, and finally dropped bit by bit into the hands of more than two thousand Han warriors.
The blood of the enemy is the best praise for these two thousand warriors of the Han army.
No matter how effective the Queyue Formation deployed by Guan Yu was in this battle, without the more than two thousand Han warriors who resolutely blocked the enemy, no matter how good the formation was, it would not be effective.
When the cheers of more than two thousand Han troops reached the boats on the Han River, Guan Yu stopped beating the drums in time.
During the attack of tens of thousands of Wei cavalry on Queyue Formation just now, the sound of drumming led by Han general Guan Yu never stopped.
It can be said that this majestic and continuous drum sound was the most important guarantee that directly boosted the morale of the Han army in the battle just now.
Everyone has a fearful mentality. Since the Wei cavalry will become fearful under the heavy casualties, then the Han army will naturally do the same.
But when the Han army became fearful, it was Guan Yu who beat drums to boost morale, and Guan Yu promptly mobilized many Han warships to serve as a firm barrier for the Han army on the shore.
Without Guan Yu, many Han troops might have been so frightened that they dropped their weapons before the Wei cavalry could rush forward.
With Guan Yu's current prestige in the army, even if he specifically appears in front of the two armies, as long as the Han army knows that he is behind it, the morale of the Han army will not be greatly damaged.
Guan Yu's status in the Han Dynasty has already surpassed that of ordinary military generals. He has become the spiritual leader of the Han army.
When he heard the cheers of the Han troops on the shore, Guan Yu also realized that he had won the battle.
After realizing this, Guan Yu stopped beating the drum and threw the drumsticks to his guards.
But when the drumstick fell from his hand, Guan Yu immediately felt a sense of muscle soreness, especially the arm that was seriously injured.
Sensing the soreness, Guan Yu just waved his hand casually to dispel the soreness without paying much attention to it.
If he had been beating the war drum for a whole day when he was young, he wouldn't have noticed anything.
After throwing the drumstick to the bodyguard beside him, Guan Yu strode to the parapet of the ship and looked down.
When he saw the scene on the shore, a smile appeared on his face.
When Guan Yu stood by the parapet on the building ship, the Han troops on the surrounding warships saw Guan Yu's figure and cheered as happily as the Han troops on the shore.
Although it was Fu Wei and Liao Hua who specifically commanded the battle today, everyone in the Han army knew that the person who arranged the battle was their general Guan Yu.
Moreover, the biggest contributor to the victory in today's battle, and the reason why Queyue Formation appeared in advance on the land of China hundreds of years ago, was not Mi Yang, but Guan Yu.
For the Queyue Formation to be successfully implemented, the key point is not the chariot, but the key points that make up the Queyue Formation are the terrain and naval forces.
The ability of chariots to restrain cavalry is recorded in many military books, and this method has been used by many famous generals.
But the connection of chariots, naval forces, and terrain is all the factors that can form the Queyue Formation.
If it were not for the Jingzhou Navy, which was trained by Guan Yu, and had strong combat capabilities on both land and water, and if Guan Yu did not have absolute control over the Han River, the Queyue Formation would not have appeared in this world.
Therefore, even if the time traveler Mi Yang knew about Queyue Formation, an excellent example of defeating cavalry with foot, he would not be able to replicate it when facing Wei's cavalry.
At that time, the only person in the world who could learn from Liu Yu's Queyue Formation to achieve a shocking classic example of defeating cavalry with foot was the Han general Guan Yu.
Among the armies of the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou is the strongest!
Listening to the cheers of the Han army that kept coming to his ears, Guan Yu did not show any pride on his face.
He already has too much glory. He is happy about today's victory, but not complacent.
The reason why Guan Yu is happy is that after today's battle, the Han army under his command can no longer be restrained by the Wei cavalry, but there is another very important reason.
For the second reason, Guan Yu immediately ordered the Han troops on the warships to go ashore to clean up the battlefield.
Next, he will give a big gift to the Han's enemies.
Because the battle on the banks of the Han River took place more than ten miles away from Fan City, Cao Xiu, who was surrounded by Han troops in Fan City, did not know about it.
Even he didn't know the "proud achievements" achieved by the Wei cavalry in the previous period.
Cao Xiu has only one idea now, and that is to hold on to Fancheng.
As long as Fancheng and Yancheng are not lost, Guan Yu will definitely retreat after a few months of delay.
Although the autumn harvest has just ended in Jingzhou this year, Jingzhou has been in constant war for the past ten years, and both the population and the land have been severely damaged.
Under such circumstances, how long can the grain harvested in Jingzhou last for Guan Yu's army?
No more than half a year at most.
As the second generation who was highly appreciated by Cao Cao, Cao Xiu was naturally knowledgeable and talented.
Although Cao Xiu's character is more inclined to take the initiative, when facing an opponent like Guan Yu, Cao Xiu very rationally chose to stand firm and retreat from the enemy.
Just like his ancestor Cao Ren.
But just when Cao Xiu was in the general's mansion in Fancheng, looking at Fancheng's defense plan and checking carefully for any omissions, Cao Xiu's military advisor Zhao Yan rushed in hastily.
When Cao Xiu saw Zhao Yan, whom he had always considered a wise man, rushing in so eagerly, he immediately realized that something big had happened.
Cao Xiu stood up and asked Zhao Yan eagerly before he could speak: "Bo Ran, but Guan Yu led his bandit army to attack the city?"
Now Cao Xiu is most concerned about this.
But in response to Cao Xiu's guess, Zhao Yan immediately shook his head. However, after shaking his head, the look on Zhao Yan's face did not relax, but instead became heavier.
Zhao Yan hurriedly told Cao Xiu what he had just seen on the city wall.
"Outside the city, the bandits laid thousands of corpses of our cavalry."
When Zhao Yan said this in a heavy tone, Cao Xiu's thoughts seemed a little slow for a moment.
Infantry versus cavalry?
Thousands of cavalrymen died in battle?
After absorbing these two information points from Zhao Yan's words, Cao Xiu immediately blurted out:
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."
"This must be Guan Yu's plan."
As Cao Xiu, who had commanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry back then, he knew very well the advantages of the cavalry.
It's not surprising that Guan Yu was able to defeat cavalry with infantry, but if he said that Guan Yu could kill thousands of his own cavalry with infantry, Cao Xiu wouldn't believe it.
The only one who can cause equal damage to the cavalry is the cavalry.
Cao Xiu, whose old ideas were severely impacted, reacted very strongly now.
This chapter has been completed!