Chapter 22 Ambition is the way to be content
The Yellow Turban Army not only isolated Fan Chou's troops, but also released about 2,000 cavalrymen to attack the Han army's main formation, and immediately turned the situation back on the enemy.
Like others, the commander of the Han army and the general of the Eastern Central Army Dong Zhuo instantly changed his qualities... But it was obvious that he was more angry than shocked. His own strategic judgment had made the situation change drastically. It was okay that the siege that Lu Zhi had worked hard to build was ready to be lost, but now the other party is just so rampant that he is actually preparing to use him as a clan to establish his authority. Isn’t this looking down on him Dong Zhongying?
I think that Dong Zhuo grew up in a border county and became a Yulin Lang. From Zhang Huan to suppress the rebellion, he can be called a battle-hardened general and a long-time general on the battlefield. How could he be underestimated by the Yellow Turban thieves?!
Just when Dong Zhongying was so angry that he could not hide his anger, the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army had already rushed straight to the front.
Of course, although the generals in the army reacted violently, the Han army formation was still in order and stood up straight without any wavering. Dong Zhuo, who had no choice but to give the order, a large number of spear soldiers behind him had already flowed out calmly under the command of several two thousand stone captains and headed in front of the formation. Then, the two Han cavalry began to gather on both sides automatically, and with the command of Dong Zhuo who was furious, they rushed out directly from both sides.
At the same time, Li Jue's troops also readjusted and turned around. For a time, the large Han cavalry composed of the Western Liang soldiers, Hedong knights, Qiang people, and the Yellow Turban cavalry led by the two men, fought in a row.
However, after stabilizing the situation, the senior officers in the front line of the Han army still looked embarrassed, and from time to time they looked at Fan Chou's troops trapped on the earthen mountain.
That's right!
Everyone knew that although Dong Zhuo made a strategic mistake, after he brought the Hedong and Xiliang soldiers to support him, from a general perspective, the Yellow Turban Army was at an overall disadvantage. He leaned against the city and defended the opponent might be able to continue to hold on, but if he wanted to counterattack and win a complete victory, it would be a dream.
In other words, no matter what the battle is, the next two sides should be a quagmire situation of siege and confrontation.
Therefore, this time, the Yellow Turban cavalry broke through the Han army's formation, perhaps because of this little luck, but they still wanted to make the situation look like in front of them - the cavalry fighting blocked the battlefield, so that the Yellow Turban strongmen could eat Fan Chou's troops on the earthen mountain in public.
Once a whole Han army is eaten in public, the blow to the morale of the Han army and the encouragement to the morale of the Yellow Turban Army will be obvious.
"The thief is cunning!" Dong Zhuo came to his senses, but he had no choice but to smile and comfort himself. "Let's see how our cavalry destroys the thief cavalry, and then calmly save Fan Qu and return to the formation."
All the generals around were speechless... At this time, there was no good way except for hoping that the cavalry on his side could quickly resolve the battle.
Can't we be able to suppress the entire enemy's city without any preparation?
If something goes wrong and you lose a big battle, it is probably better to let Fan Chou die there! Dong Zhuo, who is already worried about his future, is even more impossible for a large-scale military adventure.
In this situation, we can only count on the cavalry to fight quickly.
However, although the Han cavalry is quite brave and the number is significantly more than that of the cavalry wrapped in yellow turbans, thousands of cavalry can fight freely, and how can they decide the outcome in a moment?
Especially Zhang Jiao appeared on the city tower behind him personally!
Fan Chou's place is becoming increasingly dangerous. As a personal guard warrior Zhang Jiao prepared very early, the Yellow Turbans' power is obvious to all.
At the same time, the Yellow Turban Cavalry in front of him were all fearless. Dong Zhuo and others saw with their own eyes that the knight wrapped in yellow Turban fell to the ground and actually got up on the ground with great effort, holding the Han horse's hooves and biting the horse's legs, which made the Han cavalry and horses frightened, and the two died together.
The soldiers fought bravely and the officers were not inferior. So many middle and lower-level Yellow Turban Cavalry officers, whether they were the leader or the captain, all led the way. And every time they rushed to the edge of the battlefield and then turned around and charged, they would inevitably shout "The sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand up" to encourage morale. Then the soldiers actually recovered from all kinds of diseases like drinking talisman water, and their fatigue disappeared, and then they fought hard again.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the chaos was Zuo Wang and the two generals.
It should be noted that as many warriors in the Yellow Turban Army, Zuo Wang and Zhangba have always been familiar to the Han army. Among them, the former had a lush beard under the jaw and a needle-like moustache on his face. In addition, the Han army only knew that his surname was Zuo, or had served as a position with the character "Left" in the Yellow Turban Army. It seemed that he had used the banner of "Left" and so he called him Zuo Wang; while the latter had a big body, flexible figure, outstanding equestrian skills, and a spear in his hand that was 18 feet long, so he was nicknamed by the Han soldiers and called Zhangba!
In fact, the courage of a man should not be a derogatory term, at least it should be a neutral term... After all, for generals who command tens of thousands or more, it is indeed rash to go up and play sticks. But in a chaotic battle of thousands of people, if you have two invincible warriors as generals of the army, you have to say the opposite!
The left lord has great strength and is extremely powerful. The two are not far apart. They cooperate with each other. Those who are far away are picked by the lord and those who are close to each other are swept by the left lord... and the two of them also specially pick the Han army officers. After a while, they led more than a dozen personal guards to kill more than ten cavalry of the Han army, which shocked the Han cavalry to avoid them.
In this situation, Dong Zhuo did not need to express anything behind him. Li Jue, who had been so panicked that he had lost Fan Chou, took the initiative to bring his confidant guards to meet him in order to quickly end the two of them and redeem their sins.
After all, Li Zhiran is also a famous brave man in the Western Liang army brought by Dong Zhuo this time, so he wanted to try the details of these two people.
Zuo Yu and Zhangba naturally saw Li Jue's confidant coming to him early, so why didn't they want to get rid of each other? So, both sides shouted loudly in front of the formation, and they led their personal guards to rush forward in a tacit way.
By the way, Li Zhiran is a person with a heart. Seeing that the spear in his hand was very long and knew something was different, he came to the front and slowed down, hiding behind a trusted guard... Sure enough, since Zhangba dared to use such an outstanding soldier, he naturally had something to rely on. He just grabbed the horse's belly and easily stabbed the neck of the leading man in front of him.
Li Jue, who was immediately following, was happy without any haste when he saw this. He and the rest of the guards behind him remained stable. The latter relied on the advantage of numbers to block the Left King and the Yellow Turban cavalry. As for him, he accelerated directly and emerged from behind the personal guard who had just been stabbed to get the weapons that had just been stabbed and was inconvenient to return!
Zhangba was rich in combat experience and did not dare to be careless. He immediately let go of the long soldiers in his hand. He first avoided Li Jue's spear on his horse, and then pulled out his sword to fight. However, as mentioned before, Li Jue was an outstanding warrior in the Western Liang army. In addition, the battle immediately was about height and length advantages. Zhangba, who lost his spear, held a ring-headed sword to fight against the opponent, and soon fell into a disadvantage... It was said that he could only barely resist... Li Jue was even more happy when he saw the opportunity, but he just relied on the long soldiers and horses to pester the opponent to solve the problem first.
A long distance away, coupled with the smoke and dust on the battlefield, the cavalry kept coming and going, shouting and killing sounds, and drums shaking even more. Therefore, the generals in front of the Han army could only roughly see Li Jue's personal guards blocking Left Wang by relying on the advantage of numbers. Then Li Jue himself suppressed Zhang Ba, so they couldn't help but be happy...
"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo, who covered the sunlight above his head with his hands, burst out laughing when he saw this, then stood in the car and smiled at the generals in the left and right army. "For generals, you must understand in your heart that strong soldiers are the reliance of generals, and why are strong generals not the courage of soldiers? If Li Zhiran could end these two people, he would probably be discouraged by the Yellow Turban Cavalry in front of him. At that time, not only could he rescue Chief Fan Qu, but he might be able to occupy the earth mountain with ease."
A group of two thousand stones around him, whether it was Xu Rong, Cao Cao, or Zou Jing, all nodded when they heard this.
This is not just echoing the commander, but that most of the people present had fought with the Yellow Turban Army. They knew very well that although the Yellow Turban Army cavalry in front of them was extremely brave, their fundamental combat effectiveness was still far inferior to that of the Han cavalry. At this time, they could fight with the Han army more often because of the sudden attack and the momentum of fighting for life... If they were really discouraged, it would be easier.
But at this moment, as Dong Zhuo loudly emphasized the changes in the battle situation to encourage morale, the ever-changing battlefield took a sharp turn. When the Han generals were still happy, they became shocked the next moment.
The one who showed his power was Left Wang!
Compared with Zhangba, Zuo Yu is not so skilled in equestrianism and long soldiers, but he is born with divine power and is even more brave. Before, he and more than a dozen guards of his team were surrounded by twenty or thirty cavalry guards under Li Jie, with fewer to many, and Zhangba, who cooperated with him, was separated, so he was inevitably at a disadvantage.
Just as Li Que bullied Zhangba, who was holding a knife, and Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, a Qiang soldier here also saw a flaw, and suddenly flew the spear to the left harem's face.
Zuo Yu flashed in a hurry. Even so, half of her face with dense stubble was cut by a spear, and about half of her face immediately drooped blood.
Seeing this shape, the Han knights around him naturally thought they had succeeded, so they were even more happy and bullied themselves and prepared to get the other party. However, the left lord stood up and shouted out loudly, holding a spear in one hand to force the besieged person to retreat, and the other hand actually tore off the cut skin in public, stuffing it into his mouth and chewing it hard!
Such a move makes the visual effect more than just a terrifying thing? The Han knights on the opposite side were almost immediately frightened... It should be noted that these days, people pay attention to magic, ghosts, and courage. Like Zuo Yu, tearing his own face into the formation and swallowing it in public, it was like a magical move. How could the Han army not be shocked? Even a few of the Qiang people were like gods, their legs were trembling, and even the horses under their crotch could not stabilize.
Left harem bit his flesh and blood, half of his face was like a spring, and half of his face was black like a needle, as if it was beyond recognition, but he was still as strong as usual. Not only did he not want to take the opportunity to retreat, he forced his spear to catch up, and led his guards who were still at a disadvantage just now to kill several people... The Han knights around him had already been frightened, and at this time they all fled.
Li Jue was still bullying Zhangba. In a trance, he turned around and saw a person with a ghost-like face rushing towards him. He was also panicked, but he was swept by the fighter jet who was peeping over and picked up his spear, and then raised the spear... Li Zhiran's mind was blank and he didn't know what was going on, but suddenly he turned around and lost his advantage in numbers and weapons. There was even such a monster in front of him who didn't dare to fight again, so he immediately stopped his horse and fled.
To be fair, Li Jue really can't be incompetent. Anyone who is in this situation will probably be worried.
However, as Dong Zhonglang General Dong Gong said, strong soldiers are the reliance of generals, but strong generals are not the courage of soldiers? Li Jue and Sima turned around and fled, and the surrounding Han knights escaped a large area! The battlefield situation turned over again.
Fortunately, this guy is quite clear-headed and knows that he wants to escape to the side and cannot run to the original formation. Otherwise, he was forced to retreat twice today by the Yellow Turban Army, and the furious General Dong Zhonglang would definitely not be able to spare him!
"I'm going to kill Li Zhiran!" Dong Zhuo in the car saw it clearly, almost furious. "He has never seen a dead person or killed someone? He is not afraid of losing his arms and legs. So what if his face falls off?"
There is no way, and we can’t blame General Dong Zhonglang for being inconsiderate. It’s really Li Jue who gave him a lot of face!
You know, why didn’t Dong Zhuo use Xu Rong before? Why did so many people ask for battle and use Fan Chou to assault, and Li Jue to lure his confidant troops to support him? This certainly underestimates today’s war and makes his confidant seize the merits. But more because the previous strategic mistakes would inevitably make the Han army, who had worked hard to siege the city here, despise and contempt. He needed to let his confidant general and Xiliang reinforcements who were closely related to him show their strength to block the mouths of everyone in the army!
In fact, this battle was fought only by this one.
And now it's so good... Li Jue almost lost all the face of the Xiliang soldiers!
"God relieve your anger!" In front of the formation, Li Ru, the son-in-law of Dong Zhuo under the car next to him, quickly spoke out to comfort him. "This is not the time to punish him. Please send the elite troops in the army to destroy the thief army in front of you. Fan Quchang is almost unable to hold on!"
When everyone heard this, they looked up at the Tushan Mountain. The view here was better, so they could see clearly... Sure enough, although the Yellow Turbans attacked upwards and Fan Chou's armoured above, they were still pressing step by step and pushing forward continuously. Looking closely, it seemed that the Yellow Turbans in the front row actually had a war hammer the size of axes and fists. I don't know which arsenal was seized from Hebei - this thing is a weapon to break armor.
What everyone didn't even know was that Fan Chou had already been hit on his shoulder at this time, and he had to retreat to the back of the formation, and it was difficult to even command... There was no way, and the solid hammer with a big fist was swung and smashed it over. What can I do to withstand it?
Seeing this situation, the generals in front of the formation stopped fighting, but they just held their weapons and looked at Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhongying woke up, and he also knew that if tens of thousands of people from both armies watched Fan Chou’s troops on the earthen mountain be strangled, then today would be a very embarrassing defeat... You can’t hold back or delay it anymore!
"Send the order!" Dong Zhuo turned around and drew his sword angrily. "Let Guo Si send all the remaining cavalry in the central army, be sure to rescue Fan Chou... If you can't save it, let him kill Li Jue and commit suicide in front of the formation!"
There was a commotion around him... Obviously, until this point, Dong Zhuo still wanted to bring the Xiliang soldiers back to the scene. It was not that I could not understand, but this behavior was undoubtedly a bit unhappy for the other officers who had wasted half a year in Guangzong but had rarely made contributions.
Of course, seeing Guo Si go back to dispatch troops, the left hornet and eighth-two men in front of him became more and more unscrupulous. Dong Zhuo knew that he was a little too much, so he looked around and said again: "It's a pity that I came in a hurry. Hua Xiong, the leader of the personal guard, had just finished recruiting troops from Liangzhou and had not arrived yet. Otherwise, these two people would not be so arrogant... You don't know that my beloved general Hua Xiong has the courage to be a thousand men, and one person can kill these two thieves... I just don't know, can there be a warrior like him in our Han army at this time, and can kill these two thieves for me to regain the morale of the army?"
This is an obvious excitement.
But it has to be said that the effect is significant.
As soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, a general around him could not bear it: "Since the general sent some Xiliang soldiers to rescue Fan Quchang, these two generals do not need Hua Xiong, who is not brave enough to be the one who is not worthy of the sacred man, to kill him... I'll kill him for the general of the Central Army!"
After saying that, this man actually led a dozen riders out to take Zuo Yu, and Zhangba - it turned out to be Gongsun Zan!
Gongsun Bogui was crazy about making contributions. In addition, when Lu Zhi was there, he had always been responsible for leading the cavalry, and had a grudge against the two of them in front of him. Then he was extremely angry and rushed out. His tactics were very similar to Li Jue, so he asked his confidant guard leader Wang Mengui's attendant to block Zuo Yu and then faced Zhangba himself.
You know, as soon as you hand over the horse, Gongsun Zan swung the other side's spear and immediately danced his double-headed long spear, and he was inconsistent with the other side for a while.
However, seeing this situation, the people who came to their senses in front of the central army not only disliked, but became panicked... because this was Gongsun Zan! It was the clan brother of the north!
Cao Cao was stunned, regardless of Le Wenqian. Li Tuizhi was good at horse fighting, so he quickly turned around and asked the two to get on the horse and follow him... The Zuo Wangzhang was so powerful. If Gongsun Zan was here, how could Cao Mengde explain to the person in the north?
It was not just Cao Cao, but Xu Rong, who came to his senses, was even more panicked. He had inexplicably let a Gongsun Xun's confidant Jia Chao die under his command, but he didn't know how to explain. If another Gongsun Zan died, would he have to pay it back?
The same is true for Zou Jing, who has been helped by Gongsun Zan.
Even Dong Zhongying was frightened, but she could only jump up in the car: "The warriors in the army quickly plundered Gongsun Sima!"
After hearing this, Xu Rong, Zou Jing and others quickly led their own guards to rescue him. Even Cao Cao's subordinate Le Jin and Li Jin also rushed out of the battle.
However, a horse led more than ten people, and the horsemanship was particularly exquisite. It was even faster than everyone, and was the first to come out.
Moreover, this man took the bow directly from the horse while galloping. With an arrow from afar, he shot down a arrow from the distance like a meteor in the midst of the chaos of thousands of troops!
Such accuracy, such strength, such speed... Gongsun Zan, who was fighting in front, the generals behind him, and Dong Zhuo in the car were all stunned. He couldn't believe that the two thief generals who had no choice but to go to one of them.
But this is not over yet.
Taking advantage of the shock of both cavalrymen, the tall and agile knight did not change his spear or draw arrows, but still held a large bow and led more than ten cavalry to the unfair left lord. Then, the man gently spread his ape's arms, first gently separated the left lord from the spear pole with his back, and then put the hard bow of the cow tendon in his hand around the other party's neck!
More than a dozen knights following behind him rushed up to protect both sides, and the warrior dragged the Yellow Turban Warrior, who was previously brave and like a ghost, off the ground and strangled his neck... The posture was as relaxed as an adult carrying a child. It was not until dozens of steps that the left moustache on the ground stopped struggling, and the man then let go.
From Dong Zhuo to Zhang Jiao on the opposite city tower, the two armies completely lost their voices!
The tall warrior took a deep breath at this moment, and saw the horse he got off, drew his sword and calmly cut off the opponent's head, and then calmly got on the horse. Then he threw the head hard towards the direction of the city gate tower in front, and roared out the stern anger that had been wasting half a year but had no chance to make contributions:
"The murderer is Lu Bu, the Han guards' army, Sima Jiuyuan!"
The Yellow Turban Army and the Han Army were both frightened, like a tiger.
————I am the dividing line of the tiger in the world———
"The Yellow Turbans rose up, and Bu was Liu Yanju. He followed Lu Zhi to conquer Guangzong and became the guard Sima. When he saw that the left and right imperial guards were incompetent, he could not use them anymore, so he became depressed and unable to develop. One day at the battle, he looked at the moon and did not sleep. When he asked him, he sighed and said, "Today I know that those who are in high positions in the world may not be heroes. However, a real man was born in the world, how could he stay under the incompetent for a long time? He should encourage him. The next day, he was in the battle and personally killed two generals. When he heard of them, he called them "Zhuhu"." - "Old Book of Yan". Volume 66. Biography 16
Chapter completed!