In order to tear apart the phalanx as quickly as possible, Lu Bu personally charged on the front line, organized his own bodyguards to repeatedly attack Da Gan's military formation, trying to break through the cavalry phalanx of Da Gan's army, and then let the cavalry divide and surround Da Gan's army.
Unexpectedly, after more than an hour of fierce fighting, his cavalry still failed to penetrate the cavalry phalanx of Da Gan Army. He even wanted to get close to Duan Peng for a beheading battle. After all, Duan Peng and the others had learned from the past and were very careful about their own. Safety is not at the forefront.
On the contrary, after resisting Lu Bu's attack, the Daqian army began to rely on its superiority in strength to launch a counterattack. The 30,000 cavalry were like three giant swords. Not only did they kill the Han cavalry, their attacks were extremely sharp, and they killed every time they qualified. Taking away the names of a large number of Han soldiers. Duan Peng's command of the army became more and more courageous. Now he began to take advantage of his strength and wanted to encircle and annihilate Lu Bu's army.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was getting more and more unfavorable to him, Lu Bu issued an order: "Order Yuan Tan to support us!"
At this time, Yuan Tan and his army had already assembled and had rested for half an hour. After receiving Lu Bu's order, Yuan Tan led more than 10,000 cavalry to join the battlefield.
But at this time, Wan Lang and the others had already abandoned the heavy infantry of Gao Gan and the others, and instead led their men to stop Yuan Tan and the others. Now the center of the entire battlefield became Lu Bu and the others!
At this time, senior officials and others 10 miles away were watching the war become more and more intense, but they became the audience!
Hao Meng and the others even felt a sense of schadenfreude about Lu Bu and his companions being surrounded by Da Qian's army. Why did Lu Bu, relying on his sparse cavalry, ignore their infantry and even planned to use them as cannon fodder? Care about their life and death! They are also ace elites and have their own arrogance.
"The entire army is going to support the right-wing battlefield. Let's help Xiansi defeat Wan Lang and the others!" Gao Gan knew that if this battle was lost, it would be a disaster for his uncle! Even if they can't deal with Lu Bu anymore, they must find a way. save him!
Hao Meng said helplessly: "General, this is a land of more than ten miles, and my brothers may not have much strength to fight in the past!"
This is the flaw of heavy infantry. The mobility on the battlefield is too poor. If soldiers are forced to carry armor weighing dozens of kilograms and march for more than ten miles, these soldiers may not have the strength to fight!
Gao Gan said solemnly: "Let's run first, and when we get close to the battlefield, we can rest for half the time before fighting! If they are defeated, we still won't be able to escape!"
The senior cadres had said so, and Hao Meng and the others could only accept this order and move in the direction where Yuan Tan and the others were fighting!
The sun is getting higher and higher, the weather is getting weaker and weaker, and the drought has left there not even a single cloud in the sky! The fierce fighting on the battlefield is getting more intense. Everyone is immersed in the killing without noticing it. This heat.
Lu Bu, who was on the right flank of the battlefield, did not wait for Yuan Tan and the others. Facing the advantage of twice the strength of the Daqian army, the situation of the Han army became increasingly critical.
Zhang Liao rushed to Lu Bu and said: "Fengxian, the situation is not good for us now, we should retreat first and then make plans!"
But Lu Bu observed the situation around him and said with a wry smile: "If we retreat now, Gao Gan and the others will undoubtedly die. We will now find a way to meet up with Yuan Tan and the others."
But Zhang Liao said: "Now our right wing can't defeat Duan Peng and others, and Yuan Tan can't defeat Wan Lang's cavalry! Now our only chance to turn defeat into victory is to drag Gao Gan and others into the battlefield. We might as well join Gao Gan and them." Together, rely on high-ranking cadres to consume the combat power of the big cadres’ army!”
When Lu Bu really thought about Zhang Liao's suggestion!
Suddenly, a fierce war drum resounded through the sky, shaking the heaven and the earth!
The battle was in full swing on the battlefield. The 100,000 soldiers were suddenly startled! They all looked in the direction of the sound of the war drums! They saw a line of smoke billowing from the south of the battlefield!
Lu Bu hesitated and asked: "Our reinforcements?" But he was not sure.
Duan Peng said happily: "General Huang Long's reinforcements have finally arrived!"
Then Duan Peng shouted: "Notify the whole army that our reinforcements are coming!"
At this time, Duan Peng's personal guards all shouted on the battlefield: "Our reinforcements are coming!"
After several times, the entire Daqian Army shouted happily: "Our reinforcements are coming!"
At this time, the Han army also looked hesitant. When the Huanglong tribe got closer and closer, Lu Bu and the others finally saw clearly that the banner they had set up was the flag of the Daqian Army!
Lu Bu was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat! He was a veteran on the battlefield. From the smoke and dust, it can be inferred that Dagan's reinforcements were 40,000 to 50,000 infantrymen. They could not defeat Dagan's army, but now there are more. Tens of thousands of infantry surrounded them, and their defeat in this battle was inevitable!
Zhang Liao immediately said: "Fengxian, we can't continue the fight. We must escape from the encirclement of Da Gan Army while the Da Gan Army can completely encircle us. If we continue to delay, we are afraid that no one will be able to escape!"
Naturally, Lu Bu did not insist, but immediately said: "Now break out separately, and whoever can escape will count!"
After speaking, Lu Bu divided the cavalry into three groups, led by him, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Liao respectively, and broke out in three directions!
At the same time, Wan Lang, who was fighting Yuan Tan, saw clearly that the source was Huang Long and said excitedly: "Reinforcements, our reinforcements have been pulled, the Han army has been defeated!"
The exhausted soldiers of the Daqian Army were immediately boosted in morale when they saw that the reinforcements had arrived. All the fatigue in their bodies disappeared, and the army was suddenly full of strength!
Song Yi shouted: "Don't let the Han army go, everyone has revenge!"
The soldiers of the Daqian Army also shouted loudly: "We can't let the Han army go, everyone has revenge!"
Yuan Tan heard this voice and also discovered Huanglong's supporting troops. He was about to send someone to ask Lu Bu what to do, but Eran found that Lu Bu actually divided everyone into three groups and ran away in the direction of Sangui without notifying him!
Yuan Tan immediately said angrily: "Lu Bu, you shameless villain, you waste my trust in others in vain!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yuan Tan continued to scold Lu Bu, but his thief Cao Hanhao stopped him and said: "General, now is not the time to scold Lu Bu. We must find another way to escape." , I’m afraid I can’t escape!”
Yuan Tan then reacted and said: "Yes, yes! Retreat, let's withdraw from the battlefield and find a way to escape!"
He looked in the direction of the senior cadres. They were still unclear about what happened on the battlefield and were still thinking of ways to support him. Yuan Tan said ashamedly: "Send someone to inform Yuan Cai and ask him to abandon the army and find a way to escape!"
He knew that it was impossible for more than three battalions of heavy infantry to escape. Only by abandoning the army could one escape!
The Gaogan, who was far away from the battlefield, didn't know what was going on. He just discovered that Lu Bu's army, which had been fighting the Han army just now, had disappeared. When he turned around again, he found that even Yuan Tan had also The cavalry scattered and fled!
This situation aroused the vigilance of senior officials, and also aroused the vigilance of captains like Hao Meng.
Hao Meng came to the senior officer and said, "There is a problem. Why are all our cavalry running for their lives?"
At this time, a knight rushed into their army. He saw Gao Gan and said: "Our army was ambushed by Da Gan's army. There are 40,000 to 50,000 troops in the south that have cut off our retreat! The general asked the general to find a way to escape!" "
Gao Gan looked at the knight in surprise, with a look of shock on his face, then shook his head and smiled bitterly. They were still defeated. No wonder Lu Bu couldn't be seen, and no wonder Xiansi wanted to disperse the army and escape!
But Lu Bu and Yuan Tan, who were leading cavalry, could still escape with their lives. How could these heavy infantry escape from the four-legged cavalry, let alone the soldiers who were already carrying dozens of kilograms of iron armor in order to support Yuan Tan? After running for several miles, they were exhausted. Although they could not even lift their weapons, where could they escape without the protection of the cavalry?
After the news of the arrival of reinforcements from the Daqian Army spread, the Han soldiers stopped involuntarily. Time passed quickly. They were panicked and panicked. Many even wanted to escape, but soon they discovered that the Daqian Army was behind them. Reinforcements, fleeing to the north does not matter whether they can outrun the cavalry, but fleeing to the north is also seeking death!
The Han soldiers finally couldn't bear the double physical and mental blow, so they discarded their weapons one by one and sat on the ground to rest. They couldn't escape anyway, so they might as well take this opportunity to take a rest!
At this time, Hao Meng pulled Gao Gan aside and said: "General, let's escape. If we don't escape, it will be too late!"
But Gao Gan looked at the soldiers beside him and said with a bitter smile: "Although I can't lead them to find a way out, I am still their leader, so I can't just abandon them. If you have an idea, just run away. If you can escape, one by one!" "
Hao Meng could only salute the high official, and then led his personal guards to escape towards the place where the high official had fewer troops!
"Lu Bu, don't run away!" Duan Peng and the cavalry of the Daqian Army tried their best to pursue and intercept the Han army. The horns of the attacking horns kept sounding, and more than 40,000 Daqian Army cavalry continued to chase and kill the cavalry of the Han Allied Army!
The Han cavalry were so defeated that they even threw away their swords, spare heavy weapons, and even armor in order to fight for a chance to survive, so that they could go into battle lightly!
In the south of the battlefield, Huanglong and his army kept approaching Duan Peng's battlefield, preventing Lu Bu and others from escaping!
It's a pity that Huanglong's army is composed of 50,000 infantrymen. Although it forms a battle line of more than ten miles long, this is Yanzhou after all, with a flat river. Although the battle line of more than ten miles is long, for the cavalry, it is just a corner.
A bypassed front!
Huang Long also knew that if he wanted to encircle and suppress Lu Bu and the others, he could only rely on Duan Peng's own efforts. The only ones he could encircle were the heavy infantry who were fighting them far away from the battlefield!
So Huang Long continued to advance with his soldiers. An hour later, Huang Long's army slowly arrived in front of the senior officials' army! In order to frighten the senior officials and them, Huang Long placed hundreds of flying thunder cannons at the front of everyone. Now the reputation of flying thunder cannons is far-reaching.
Every Han soldier knows the power of flying thunder cannons. They know that if all these artillery cannons are used to open up wasteland, all ten thousand of them will be blown up to ashes!
Faced with such a high-pressure shock, the more than 10,000 heavy infantrymen of the senior cadres did not dare to resist at all, and just watched Huang Long coming in front of his army!
Huang Long came out of the battle and said: "Now you have no way to retreat. Surrender is your only way out!"
The senior cadre walked to the front of the army and asked: "Can your senior cadre army promise not to massacre the surrendered soldiers?"
Huang Long said: "I am a member of the army, and the military discipline is strict. There has never been a massacre of soldiers!"
The senior cadres also knew this, and he said sadly: "The entire army surrenders to the Da cadres with weapons!"
The Han soldiers discarded their weapons expressionlessly one by one, waiting until Da Gan captured them!
At the same time, Duan Peng and the others could only watch the enemy cavalry run away, and he was so angry that he called Lu Bu a long-legged general!
There is no way that Lu Bu and the others can throw away their weapons and armor, but Duan Peng and the others cannot do this. With dozens of kilograms less to carry, Lu Bu and the others will naturally escape faster!
Moreover, the flat terrain of the Central Plains also gave Lu Bu and the others a way to escape. He had tried every means to chase and intercept Lu Bu and the others, but he failed to capture many cavalry!
Duan Peng and others pursued until dark before letting go of Lu Bu and others. After they met up, they found that their more than 40,000 cavalry had only captured a few thousand Han cavalry, and together with the Han soldiers who died in the battle today, they had a total of
More than 10,000 cavalry were wiped out, and most of the main cavalry force of the Han coalition was trapped. If the nearly 20,000 heavy infantrymen had not surrendered without resistance, they would not have achieved much in today's battle!
The next morning, after a night’s rest!
The soldiers of the Daqian Army are still recovering, but Duan Peng and Huang Long are about to start counting the results of this victory!
Duan Peng said in a relaxed tone: "Finally we won!"
In the past few days, he was most worried that his defeat at the hands of Lu Bu would affect the government's plan to attack the Central Plains. Now he is the happiest one to win against Lu Bu!
Huang Long said regretfully: "We still haven't completely wiped out the cavalry of the Han coalition. If Lu Bu and others died here, the war behind us would be much easier. Without the cavalry, they can't even protect the food road!"
Duan Peng smiled and said: "The current results are not bad. We captured and annihilated more than 10,000 Han cavalry, and also surrounded and annihilated 20,000 Han heavy infantry. In this battle, the Han army lost 30,000 elites, which was enough for Yuan Shao and the others. It hurts so much!”
Then Duan Peng asked: "What is Huang Shuai planning to do next?"
Huang Long is the coach of Daqian Middle Road. Now that the two armies have joined together, Duan Peng will be under the command of Huang Long!
Huang Long thought for a while and said: "Take a rest for a day, and then continue to attack Dingtao County. The main force of the Han Dynasty is on the Dingtao front line. We only need to completely defeat the main force of the Han Dynasty to occupy Yanzhou!"
The words were divided into two parts. After Lu Bu and the others escaped from Lihu, the fleeing cavalry kept converging. When they fled to Juyang, they found that Zhang Fei was stationed here with 50,000 troops in Juyang. This made Lu Bu overjoyed. With Zhang Fei's protection, They don't have to worry about Daqian's army chasing them.
In this way, Yuan Tan, Lu Bu and the others began to meet up in Juyang. Zhang Fei counted the troops who had fled back to La, and found that Lu Bu and the others only had 15,000 cavalry left. This battle could be said to be a big defeat, and they were almost defeated. The only mobile force of the coalition of princes was eliminated!
Zhang Fei went to Lu Bu and Yuan Tan and yelled: "My elder brother asked them to investigate the situation in Dongjun, and you just sent away more than 30,000 elites in one battle!"
Even for the cavalry who escaped, their morale collapsed, and it was obviously difficult for them to go to the battlefield for a period of time. Moreover, these cavalry also lost all their weapons and equipment, which would be a huge expense to rearm them. For the current coalition forces This defeat can be described as an unbearable defeat.