Chapter 288 Where is Gong Ming? Retreat the enemy cavalry first
When light and darkness formed a sharp contrast in this world, 70,000 Wei troops and 60,000 Han troops also formed a confrontation situation.
Today, outside the vast Fancheng Plain, the armies of Han and Wei showed their fangs in front of each other.
On the Wei side: Zhang Liao, who defeated 800,000 Wu troops, was the commander-in-chief, and Cao Xiu, who was known as the Cao Family Thousand Miles, was the deputy commander.
As for the other generals such as Xu Chu, Sun Li, Du Xi and others, they are all famous generals in Cao Wei and are well-known in the Central Plains.
On the Han army side: Guan Yu, who was powerful in China, was the commander-in-chief, and Zhang Fei, the ten thousand enemy who made countless people fearful, was the deputy commander.
He is assisted by Mi Yang, who has been known as the "Han Lu" in the past two years, and other veterans.
The lineups of both sides can be considered very luxurious in the post-Three Kingdoms period when the number of generals is gradually declining.
There are currently three strong ones in the world.
And with such a lineup, if any one of them attacks Sun Quan, Sun Quan will probably feel that the disaster of national destruction is coming.
But with such a lineup, it is just a big battle between the two strongest sides in the world.
The great battle between the two sides today is essentially the first formal showdown between the newly established Han and Wei dynasties.
The total military strength of the Han and Wei sides was tens of thousands, which suddenly made the atmosphere in this land with a radius of several miles become solemn.
In this chilling atmosphere, gusts of cold wind continued to blow against the tight formations of the two armies.
But no matter how fierce the cold wind in this world is, the formations of the two armies with strong fighting intentions in their hearts remain unchanged.
The eyes of the soldiers on both sides were fixed on the enemy in front. In this cold weather, their palms holding the spears were already sweating.
Both sides are famously strong armies in the world, but both sides know that the other side is also a strong army that is not weaker than their own.
The two parties also knew that once the war started, one of them would inevitably lie on the land at their feet forever, becoming the best fertilizer for the crops to grow in the coming year.
Just when the fighting spirit of the two armies was getting stronger and stronger, Guan Yu rode out of the tight military formation.
Zhang Liao, who was in the Wei army's formation, saw this. After hesitating for a while, he also rode out from the Wei army's formation.
Guan Yu's actions obviously wanted to meet him.
If he, the general, avoids seeing the two armies, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the morale of the army behind him.
As for his own safety, even though Guan Yu was a powerful enemy, Zhang Liao was not an ordinary strong general.
Zhang Liao's actions were also noticed by Cao Xiu, Xu Chu and others behind him, but they all understood why Zhang Liao did what he did.
Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, former friends, rode towards each other as if they had a tacit understanding.
I still remember that before Guan Yu made great achievements in Xudu, many generals of the Cao family were dissatisfied with Guan Yu because of Cao Cao's preference for Guan Yu.
At that time, only Zhang Liao and Xu Huang would take the initiative to date Guan Yu.
Compared to Xu Huang and Guan Yu who were more in the same county, the friendship between Zhang Liao and Guan Yu can be traced back to when they were in Xuzhou.
The two famous generals in the world, led by their good horses, arrived a hundred steps away from the armies of both sides, and finally came to the front of each other.
Then the two war horses, driven by their respective masters, stepped forward in unison, their heads meeting each other.
This distance should not appear between two enemies, but it can appear between two people who are good friends.
Zhang Liao looked at Guan Yu who was so close, and even though he was about to start a life-and-death battle with him, Zhang Liao still had a smile on his face and said to Guan Yu:
“Long time no see, Yun Chang’s style remains the same.”
Facing Zhang Liao's greetings, Guan Yu also showed a smile on his face.
"The same goes for Wenyuan."
Even though there were 70,000 enemy troops like wolves and tigers in front of him, they could not disturb Guan Yu's heart at all.
After exchanging pleasantries, Guan Yu took the initiative and said to Zhang Liao: "Back then, Wen Yuan and I met before the military formation. If we break off our relationship before the military formation today, it would be considered a beginning and an end."
Hearing what Guan Yu said, Zhang Liao's face showed bitterness, but these bitterness were quickly suppressed by him.
No matter how good the relationship is with old friends, if they have different aspirations, sooner or later they will part ways.
If we say that in the past, when Zhang Liao served Wei Gong and Wei King Cao Cao, there was still room for change between Zhang Liao and Guan Yu.
The moment Zhang Liao became the Wei Emperor's general, the two former friends had no choice but to fight to the death.
In the face of justice, Guan Gong never hesitates.
After all the bitterness on his face disappeared, the courageous Zhang Liao would not show weakness to Guan Yu easily.
"Yun Chang met me in front of the battle today to break off diplomatic relations, but don't you know if Yun Chang will be beheaded later?"
Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Guan Yu couldn't help laughing.
He was not laughing at Zhang Liao for not knowing his own capabilities, he was laughing at Zhang Liao, his enemy, for having such courage.
Only such an enemy is worthy of being an enemy of Guan Yu.
After Guan Yu finished laughing, he pointed his finger at his neck and said, "You are not the only one in the world who wants my head on my head?"
"Gongming was one of them back then. It's just that the voice of Gongming's heroic words is still in my ears, but where is the person?"
Guan Yu's words made Zhang Liao's eyes narrow.
Where is Xu Huang?
People are in Jiuquan.
Guan Yu compared him to Xu Huang.
However, although he knew Guan Yu's intention, Zhang Liao could not find any reason to refute Guan Yu's example.
Because what Guan Yu said is true.
Then Guan Yu pulled off a piece of cloth from his body, then he held up the broken piece of cloth and said to Zhang Liao: "The friendship between you and me in the past is just like this piece of cloth today. It will be difficult to sew it up again."
After saying this, Guan Yu threw the broken cloth in his hand into the sky, then turned his horse's head and headed towards the Han army's formation.
The moment Guan Yu rode away, Zhang Liao also turned his horse's head and headed towards the Wei army's formation.
As the two former friends turned away from each other, the broken cloth, which represented the breakdown of the relationship between Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, also drifted farther and farther under the cold wind, until it disappeared in front of hundreds of thousands of troops.
There are many things that can't be gone back.
Just when Guan Yu returned to the Han army's formation, Zhang Liao also returned to the Wei army's formation.
After Zhang Liao returned to the Wei army's formation, he immediately had the army blow the horn.
In the Wei army's formation of tens of thousands of people, the loud and deep sound of trumpets shook the heaven and the earth.
Under this breathtaking horn sound, Wei Army General Xu Chu led a group of fine cavalry to gallop out from the Wei Army formation.
Relying on the superior mobility of the cavalry, this elite cavalry suddenly arrived not far from the front line of the Han army.
Following these thousands of fine cavalrymen of the Wei army were 20,000 infantry of the Wei army commanded by Cao Xiu himself.
Although the Wei army's cavalry in Nanyang County were severely defeated by the Han army's Queyue Formation, that battle was a rout, not a battle of annihilation.
Therefore, some Wei army cavalry survived and fled back to Wancheng.
It's just that there aren't many of them.
In addition to some of the fine cavalry of the Wei army that were previously transferred from Yanzhou and Yuzhou, there are still more than 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army among the 70,000 Wei troops.
Just because there are not many in number, these more than 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army cannot be used as a magic weapon for decisive victory.
So Zhang Liao ordered Xu Chu to command the more than 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army as a cover for the 20,000 Wei army.
Three thousand elite cavalrymen of the Wei army, led by Xu Chu, who was as brave as any man, quickly approached the Han army's formation.
With the sound of thousands of horse hoofbeats, the fine cavalry of the Wei army wearing yellow armor quickly arrived within a hundred steps in front of the Han army's formation like a gust of wind.
After entering within a hundred steps of the Han army's formation, Xu Chu immediately ordered the more than 3,000 fine cavalry behind him to disperse, and asked them to take off the powerful bows they were carrying and prepare to fire arrows at the Han army's formation.
When Cao Cao was alive, Xu Chu mostly served as his personal bodyguard and did not specifically command many battles.
Xu Chu also learned a lot over the decades just by being with a master of military art like Cao Cao.
For example, Xu Chu still knew the basic operations of commanding the cavalry to fight.
Jingqi is also known as Mingqi, and the most famous Jingqi in the world is Wuhuan Mingqi.
Different from the Xiliang cavalry, the Wuhuan famous cavalry are all light cavalry. They focus on extreme speed, and the method of killing the enemy is not head-on.
Their fighting method is to move at high speed, first use arrows to disrupt the enemy's formation, and then find an opportunity to take advantage of, and then take corresponding measures to kill the enemy.
But based on the current situation on the battlefield, Xu Chu led the more than 3,000 elite cavalry of the Wei army with only one purpose, which was to disrupt the formation of the Han army's front army and create opportunities for his own army in the rear.
It's just that the movements of the more than 3,000 fine cavalrymen of the Wei army were a step slower.
When Xu Chu led more than 3,000 fine cavalry out of the Wei army's formation, Zhang Fei, the commander of the former army, immediately knew what the enemy's intentions were.
Zhang Fei was from Zhuojun in Youzhou, and Wuhuan's main area of activity was Youzhou.
Zhang Fei was too familiar with the fighting methods of Wuhuan's famous cavalry.
So when the three thousand fine cavalry of the Wei army led by Xu Chu were approaching him, Zhang Fei did not order the Han soldiers behind him to raise their shields to resist the incoming arrows.
He immediately ordered the soldiers behind him to release the arrows in their hands.
The talented soldiers of Jingchu are the best soldiers in the world.
So when Zhang Fei waved his flag and issued this order, thousands of archers among the 20,000 Han troops behind him immediately loaded the arrows in the quivers on their waists with the long bows in their hands.
Then, just after the three thousand elite cavalry of the Wei army led by Xu Chu came within a hundred steps, thousands of arrows rose from the Han army's formation and headed towards the more than three thousand elite cavalry of the Wei army in front.
Although the more than 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army dispersed under Xu Chu's order, when thousands of arrows fell from the sky, covering the sky, the three thousand fine cavalry of the Wei army felt a panic.
At least in this case, they couldn't fire the arrow safely.
Zhang Fei knew that the best way to prevent the Jingqi from being harassed by arrows was not to raise his shield to resist, but to be the first to fire arrows so that the Jingqi could not fire arrows.
Because no matter how good the defense of a shield is, most of it can only protect the front of you.
And with the high mobility of Jingqi, the direction they can shoot arrows is flexible and changeable.
Just like Guan Yu, a northerner who became a famous general in the world who was good at water warfare, Zhang Fei, who originally loved cavalry warfare, became a famous general who was good at commanding infantry warfare under the influence of the situation.
After the more than 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army were forced back by thousands of arrows from the Han army, Xu Chu originally wanted to lead the 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army to the flank and repeat the same trick.
But it is a pity that the Han army at this time had already formed a square formation under the command of Zhang Fei.
Outside this huge square formation were Han troops holding spears, and within that square formation were Han archers.
Available in all directions.
Moreover, at this time Mi Yang also led 20,000 Han troops and began to continuously mass towards Zhang Fei's flank.
This is the disadvantage of fine riding.
Their main method of attacking the enemy is harassment, but as long as the infantry is prepared, the method of harassment is only a auxiliary method.
The calm Xu Chu saw that the 3,000 elite cavalry of the Wei army he led were unable to harass the 20,000 Han troops in front of him, so he could only lead the more than 3,000 elite cavalry of the Wei army to retreat.
Come quickly, leave quickly.
After the 3,000 fine cavalry of the Wei army retreated, the 20,000 infantry of the Wei army behind them, led by Cao Xiu himself, had arrived not far from the front of the Han army's formation.
Different from the cavalry's combat method, the infantry always has only one serious combat method to kill the enemy.
That is to form a formation and press towards the enemy, like a millstone that never stops, completely crushing all the enemies in front of it.
Although Cao Xiu was a cavalry general, his ability to command infantry troops in combat was also impressive.
Cao Xiu didn't know whether Zhang Liao did it on purpose, but after learning that the enemy's former commander was Zhang Fei, he sent him to attack the Han army's former army.
It's just that the military order is coming, and there is no room for hesitation at this time.
Although he was afraid of Zhang Fei in his heart, Cao Xiu was also a brave man, and his passion was not inferior to that of any general in the world.
After Cao Xiu led 20,000 Wei troops to get within a hundred steps of the Han army, Cao Xiu commanded the infantry soldiers behind him to raise their shields in advance to protect themselves against possible incoming Han army arrow attacks.
However, to Cao Xiu's surprise, Zhang Fei did not order the soldiers behind him to fire arrows. He only ordered a group of more than 2,000 light cavalry troops in the Han army's formation to attack.
Originally, there were not many cavalry troops in Jingzhou, which was determined by the region.
However, after the Seventh Army was flooded, Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, saw that Guan Yu was in great power, so they surrendered to Guan Yu.
Their surrender also gave Guan Yu an established light cavalry.
The front army is the most important part of the army, so Guan Yu handed over this light cavalry army of more than 2,000 men to Zhang Fei before the war began.
After Zhang Fei successfully contained the attack of the fine cavalry led by Xu Chu, he wanted Hu Xiu to lead his more than 2,000 light cavalry troops to launch a tentative attack on Cao Xiu's infantry.
If we can use this to find flaws in Cao Xiu's infantry formation, that would be great.
After Hu Xiu led two thousand light cavalry troops out of the Han army's formation, they quickly headed towards Cao Xiu's infantry formation.
When he saw the light cavalry led by Hu Xiu arriving, Xu Chu, who had just retreated, wanted to lead his army to attack immediately, but Cao Xiu stopped him.
Facing Hu Xiu who was approaching with more than two thousand light cavalry troops, Cao Xiu showed a sneer on his lips.
Chapter 2 today.
Everyone go to bed early.
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