Ma Zhou galloped his horse against the wall of the enemy's row and swung his spear, stabbing one man to death.
It was just that the enemy formation was full of spears and halberds, and there were swarms of bows and crossbows. Ma Zhou was hit one after another on the chest and neck of the war horse. The war horse let out a scream, raised its front hooves and fell to the ground. Ma Zhou was thrown off the horse's back, almost with his head down.
, stabbed to the ground hard.
Fortunately, this place is close to the Xiang River, the soil is soft, and the horseshoes are lined with deerskin, so we finally avoided the fate of blooming heads.
However, this fall was really hard. When he got up in a daze, before he could figure out the direction, several sharp spears came out of the wall and stabbed him head on.
At the critical moment, Ma Zhou raised his eyebrows, widened his eyes, let out a roar like thunder, drew his sword and slashed left and right, breaking two spears, and the third spear took the opportunity to stab him in the chest.
Fortunately, the armor on his body was very fine, and after the spear tip penetrated the armor, it only slightly pierced the flesh.
Ma Zhou was in pain. He held the spear shaft with his left hand, pulled it out and pulled hard. The enemy soldier was unprepared and was pulled out of the wall by him. Ma Zhou then raised his knife and dropped it, decapitating him with one blow, and blood flowed instantly.
It falls like a waterfall.
At this time, on the left and right sides of Ma Zhou, Liu Jingjun's officers and men were like waves crashing on the shore, continuously attacking the walls of the Jingzhou Army's circular formation.
Under such an indomitable offensive that risked life and death, although the Jingzhou Army's wall was rugged, it appeared to be very resilient and could withstand the surging "torrent" of Liu Jingjun.
On the other hand, under the Jingzhou Army's wall, Liu Jingjun suffered huge casualties in just a short period of time. Weapons were scattered and corpses were scattered.
Ma Zhou faced the difficulty and rushed up to the wall three times. However, he was forced back by the enemy's spears and halberds three times. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he was helpless.
It was difficult for Ma Zhou to break through for a while, but Cai Sheng and Han Guang on the other side soon used their personal "brave champion in the three armies" level to lead the crowd to push against the wall, take the lead, and achieve success in one fell swoop.
Defeated the Jingzhou Army's Iron Barrel Formation.
Cai Sheng and Han Guang charged forward, charging back and forth among the enemy groups, but there was no one who could stand up to them. The so-called tiger entering the flock of sheep was nothing more than this.
"Wu Zi" says: "In an army, there must be warriors who are fierce and brave. They are strong enough to carry a cauldron, and light enough to carry a horse. They can pick up generals by holding flags. There must be capable people."
A fierce general is the example of an army. Liu Jing's soldiers followed Cai Sheng and Han Guang's footsteps, overwhelming the Jingzhou army's position like a tide, and then chased and attacked the defeated soldiers, slashing and killing them.
Once the flanks were broken, the circular formation was like a punctured ball. The Jingzhou soldiers on the front fell into great panic and were about to collapse.
Seeing this, Liu Jing decisively gathered a cavalry force of more than a hundred people to attack, which eventually became the last straw that broke the Jingzhou army.
"Rumble...Rumble..."
With the sound of galloping horse hooves and the passionate shouts of killing, hundreds of cavalry galloped in in a wild goose-shaped formation, rushing toward the Jingzhou Army's position with overwhelming force.
Before the cavalry could approach, Jingzhou's soldiers collapsed, threw off their helmets and armor, and fled desperately toward the shore of the Xiang River.
At this moment, Xi Zhen could no longer stop the troops from being defeated. Her body was swayed left and right by the swarming troops who were fleeing, and she almost fell down.
"Captain..." Several personal guards grabbed Xizhen's arms and shouted with panic on their faces: "Go quickly! Go quickly! It's too late." As they said this, they dragged Xizhen.
Xi Zhen sighed. At this time, most of Cai He's soldiers had safely returned to the water. He had barely completed the final task, so he allowed his guards to break up and flee to the shore of Xiang River.
Leading the hundred cavalry were Liu Liang, Ma Zhou and the Qiang Hu servants. The three of them took the lead in breaking into the broken army, brandishing their swords and killing them wantonly.
Especially Ah Pu, who was more than eight feet long, had unparalleled arm strength, and a very sharp sword. He was also very good at riding and shooting, and he could be said to be a perfect shot. During the pursuit, those who were not as long as the length of the bow died in his hands.
There are already seven or eight people.
The soldiers of Cai Sheng and Han Guang were closer to the shore. After driving the Jingzhou army on the flanks into retreat and down the Xiang River, they turned around and intercepted Xi Zhen and others.
Blocked in front and pursued by soldiers behind, Xi Zhen and others were almost in a desperate situation. In order to survive, the defeated soldiers used their last remaining courage and slammed into Cai Sheng and Han Guangbu.
However, even if they put all their efforts and tried their best, they could not shake Cai Sheng and Han Guang. Then they were trampled by Liu Jingjun's cavalry behind them.
Seeing that his troops were about to be surrounded and annihilated by Liu Jingjun, Xi Zhen ran around, shouting with his sword, and gathered the last few dozen soldiers to form a circular formation, barely gaining a chance to survive.
Cai He looked frightened and couldn't help but look at the south bank and the southwest, and advised Cai Mao: "Brother Cong, Xi Xiaowei is trapped in a tight siege. With the current situation, I am afraid that there will be more disaster than good... It is better..."
"In full public view, you want me to abandon Captain Xi?" Cai Hao glared at Cai He and said.
Xizhen is not an insignificant person. He is a direct descendant of the Xi family in Xiangyang. If Cai Mao abandons Xizhen in public today and returns to Xiangyang in the future, he will definitely be criticized and criticized by the Xi family.
Although Cai Mao is not afraid of the Xi family, the marriages between the various wealthy families in Xiangyang for generations can affect the whole body. He would never want to antagonize the Xi family unless it was absolutely necessary.
Cai He defended with a red face: "Alas! The situation is like this, what can be done about it? Even if I send all my troops now, it will be difficult to rescue Captain Xi. Besides, if we continue to stay here, there will be the danger of the entire army being annihilated at any time.
How can we put ourselves in danger to save one person? Brother Cong is the commander in chief and we cannot ignore it."
I saw a large number of boats, battleships, and boats connected with each other from the meandering waterway in the southwest direction. Their sails and flags were like clouds, covering the river down the river.
"Brother Cong..." Cai He said anxiously.
Cai Mao's face turned red and he almost gritted his teeth before spitting out the word "withdraw".
When Cai Mao gave the order to retreat, the officers and soldiers of the Jingzhou Army could not help but let out a long sigh of relief. They immediately turned the bow of the boat, rowed the oars, and raced for their lives.
However, Liu Jingjun and Jing Man on both sides of the Xiang River obviously did not want them to escape easily. For a while, arrows covered the sky and covered the earth, falling like rain.
Fortunately, the Jingzhou Army retreated along the current, and it didn't take long to successfully escape Liu Jingjun's attack range and rendezvous with the rear army.
Only then did Cai Mao learn about the situation of the rear army. They had just been attacked by enemy fireships and burned more than ten large ships. Compared with the front army that was completely wiped out and the Chinese army that suffered heavy losses, this loss was simply
negligible.
Cai Mao felt a little at ease, but when he caught a glimpse of Liu Jing's fleet pursuing him from behind, he suddenly felt very angry. "The Art of War" said: "Don't hide when you return to the army." Why be so forced?
Angry and angry, Cai Mao did not have the courage to fight again, so he could only flee north in despair.