Four hundred and twentieth chapters died in battle
"Liu Bei..."
Liu Jing stood on a low hill, looking sternly at the western battlefield. As soon as the enemy cavalry appeared on the left wing, he noticed it.
This cavalry can be said to be strong men and horses, well-equipped with armor, and full of murderous intent. At first glance, they are the elite cavalry from the north. There is no such elite cavalry under Liu Biao's command. Although they did not display Liu Bei's banner, Liu Jing dared to conclude that this must be Liu Bei's cavalry.
soldiers.
Although Liu Bei's military ability is not at the top of the Three Kingdoms, he is almost in the second echelon. He has two great "enemies of ten thousand", Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under his command. When future generations talk about powerful generals, they must mention Guan Yu and Zhang.
Regarding Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, to be honest, Liu Jing was still a little scared. After all, despite Yan Liang's bravery and being among thousands of people, Guan Yu still broke into the formation and chopped off his head. Liu Jing was in the middle of the army, so he was not safe.
.Fortunately, he was cautious and reserved a reserve team, which prevented him from falling into a more dangerous situation.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong secretly looked at each other, both with solemn expressions. As the saying goes, "A person's name is like the shadow of a tree." Liu Bei is a powerful hero in the world. In addition to his elegance and loyalty, he is also famous for his bravery and good warfare. He is not comparable to Wang Wei or Zhang Yun.
He is definitely his own enemy.
Fortunately, Liu Biao, Liu Cong and his son were wary of Liu Bei and did not hand over the army to Liu Bei's command, but used him as a surprise soldier.
If Liu Bei is the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Army, it will be a fierce battle, and the outcome is unpredictable. But as Liu Bei is a surprise soldier, the threat will be much smaller.
Liu Jingzhong's army originally had 7,000 men. Wei Yan led 3,000 to fight, and there were 4,000 left. In addition to the reserve force of 5,000 infantry and cavalry, the total number was 9,000, which was enough to cope with Liu Bei's surprise attack.
Zhuge Liang urgently said to Liu Jingdao: "General, the left army pursued Jingman too fiercely, causing the front and rear to become disconnected, the formation was loose, and the soldiers were unprepared. I am afraid it will be difficult to withstand the enemy's cavalry surprise attack. The top priority now is to quickly mobilize the rear army for support."
Before Liu Jing could respond, Zhuge Liang suggested: "Liu Xuande's target is not the left army, but the general. The general should vigorously strengthen the defense of the left wing to prevent Liu Xuande from taking advantage of it."
"What Kong Ming said is true." Liu Jing nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to give the order, Liu Bei's cavalry had already charged towards the left army.
"Ohh Ohh ohh……"
The horn horns popular in the north resounded throughout the land of Jingnan. The low and sad horn sounds, like the oncoming enemy cavalry, pressed heavily on the hearts of Liu Jingjun's officers and soldiers as if they were real, making them feel extremely depressed.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
Facing the turbulent cavalry charge, Liu Jingjun's hastily formed formation was like paper and was defeated in an instant.
The cavalry charging at full speed cannot be resisted by flesh and blood. Even if they are wearing armor and holding large guns, it will not help.
In Jingnan, Liu Jingjun had always defeated the enemy with cavalry. Now when Liu Jingjun's soldiers really faced the cavalry, they realized the fear and helplessness of the enemies.
The horses weighed more than a thousand (Han) kilograms and were galloping all the way. The impact was so strong that it was unimaginable. Liu Jing's soldiers could only hold up their spears in vain and tremble. In an instant, they were submerged by the rolling torrent of iron cavalry.
The first row of cavalry swept past like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. Liu Jingjun's position seemed to have experienced a storm and became a mess. Corpses, weapons, flags... were scattered all over the place.
The surviving soldiers of Liu Jing were still at a loss when the second row of cavalry arrived one after another, then the third row, the fourth row...
Guan Yu rushed forward on horseback, and the spear in his hand turned into a dragon, devouring the lives of his enemies wantonly. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were on the left and right of Guan Yu. Both of them were equally brave, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, invincible.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were at the forefront of the army. The three of them advanced together. Under their leadership, the cavalry rushed all the way through Liu Jing's army formation, plowing three deep traces.
Liu Bei's cavalry did not attack aimlessly. Shortly after Guan Yu entered the battle, he discovered Chu Fang's subordinates. As the saying goes, to capture the thief first, capture the king. In the midst of thousands of people, behead the general and seize the flag. Like Guan Yu who was searching for the bag, he had already regarded Chu Fang as his enemy.
Target.
Seeing the enemy cavalry coming straight towards him, Chu Fang sat on his horse with his brows furrowed. Just now, in order to gather his troops as quickly as possible and form a formation to block the enemy cavalry, he went to the front line to supervise the battle. As a result, he not only failed to block the enemy cavalry, but instead fell into
It was a dangerous place, and it was too late to retreat at this time.
Chu Fang sighed secretly and took the big iron halberd from the hands of his personal guards. However, as soon as Fang took the big iron halberd, he felt great discomfort in his right shoulder.
In June, the city wall of Jiangling collapsed due to rain. Chu Fang led the troops to enter first. As a result, Cai Mao used antlers and wooden fences as the inner wall and resisted desperately. Chu Fang continued to attack fiercely and was injured several times, but returned without success. After more than two months,
Due to his cultivation, his injuries were no longer serious, but if he wanted to use force, he was unable to do so.
Chu Fang looked at the enemy general who had rushed to his command. He had a strange appearance, a long and thick beard hanging down on his chest, and he was very powerful. Not surprisingly, he was Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, who was the most brave in the world.
Even if Chu Fang is at his peak, he is probably no match for Guan Yu. Moreover, he is injured and has no chance of being spared. Unless he abandons the army and flees now, he may be able to save his life.
However, rather than fleeing in despair, Chu Fang would rather die in a vigorous battle. Facing death, Chu Fang showed no fear. He raised his halberd and galloped out, leading hundreds of his bodyguards to confront Guan Yu's cavalry head-on, speaking loudly.
He shouted: "I am Chu Fang and Chu Ziping of Changsha!"
Guan Yu's phoenix eyes were fixed on Chu Fang who was coming against the trend. Although he was arrogant and looked down on people from the south, he had heard of Chu Fang's name. It was said that he was famous for his filial piety and bravery.
Jiang Xiang was Sun Jian's pioneer in the past, and later became Liu Jing's most important general. He was the leading general in Jingnan.
It's just that Chu Fang was not as well-known as he was when he met him. Chu Fang's figure was only average and his appearance was not outstanding. Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart.
But since Chu Fang took the initiative to report his name, Guan Yu also responded: "I am Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang from Hedong..." As he spoke, Guan Yu struck the left and right with his spear, and several infantry in front of him fell powerlessly.
On the battlefield, either the head fell to the ground, or the spear penetrated the chest and back.
With the final obstacle cleared, there was no longer an obstacle between Guan Yu and Chu Fang.
However, it was not Chu Fang who was the first to attack Guan Yu, but his bodyguards. As confidants, they naturally knew that Chu Fang was injured, and the enemy general was Guan Yu, the most powerful general in the world. Let alone victory, they would not even survive.
The chances of coming down were very slim, so they decided to risk their lives to create opportunities for Chu Fang.
Chu Fang started to speak but stopped, and finally let out a long sigh.
Guan Yu's eyes flashed with admiration, and he thought to himself: "I didn't expect that there are so many loyal and righteous people in the barbarian land of Jingnan. And Chu Fang is able to win people to death so far, he does not live up to his reputation."
However, appreciation is appreciation, but Guan Yu showed no mercy. He stabbed out his spears one after another, and Chu Fang's personal guards fell down one by one. Even if they came one after another, they could not hurt Guan Yu at all.
Most of Chu Fang's personal guards were knights from Ling County. Because they admired his reputation, they were willing to accompany him to the mountains to observe filial piety, and then followed him around the army, going through life and death without any regrets.
"Kill!" Seeing those who were as close as brothers being slaughtered by Guan Yu like straw, Chu Fang's eyes were about to burst and he accelerated towards Guan Yu.
"Kill!" Guan Yu swung his spear and killed two people again. Then he struck out with lightning, and saw a black light shooting straight into Chu Fang's chest.
Chu Fang ignored the spear point that hit him in the chest. He held a large iron halberd with both hands, from right to left, and used all his strength to cut across Guan Yu's neck. This was a completely indifferent and life-for-life style of fighting.
Naturally, Guan Yu would not die with Chu Fang. He quickly retracted his spear and intercepted the large iron halberd flying from the side.
However, when the spears and halberds collided, Guan Yu immediately felt that the opponent's strength was wrong. Chu Fang held the large iron halberds with both hands, but his strength was not as strong as his with one hand. This was too unreasonable.
However, all this happened in a flash of lightning. Without thinking too much, Guan Yu instinctively stabbed Chu Fang in the chest with his spear again. This time, he hit Chu Fang with one blow.
Although the robe Chu Fang was wearing was the most well-protected armor in the world today, the spear was a sharp weapon that could pierce armor, and Guan Yu was a fierce general in the world, and he could easily penetrate the robe with the momentum of his horse.
The huge impact of the spear directly knocked Chu Fang off his horse. The tip of the spear got stuck in his flesh and bones. Guan Yu pulled the spear and dragged him away. Blood spurted out of Chu Fang's mouth and he lost consciousness.
Chu Fang's bodyguards all wanted to come forward to rescue them, but before they could get close, they were killed by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun who came from behind.
Seeing that Chu Fang was silent on the ground, Guan Yu personally dismounted his horse, beheaded his head, raised it high above his head, and shouted loudly: "I am Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, Chu Fang has been killed by me, why not surrender early..."
Everyone on the left and right shouted loudly: "Chu Fang is dead, why not surrender early..."
Zhang Fei rode his horse and rushed under Chu Fang's banner, drew his sword and cut off Chu Fang's flag.
From Huo Du and Gao Xiang down, all the officers and soldiers of Liu Jingzuo's army were stunned for a while.
Chu Fang may not be the most talented among Liu Jing's generals, but he is definitely the most famous among them. Whether it is Jingnan or Jingbei, many people regard him as the number one general in Jingnan.
Among Liu Jing's troops, only Liu Zong could barely compete with him.
Chu Fang was not only the most famous general in Jingnan, but also the commander-in-chief of the Zuo Army. His death in battle was like a thunderbolt hitting the heads of Liu Jing's Zuo Army soldiers.
At this moment, three thousand infantry led by Chen Dao, Zhuo Ying, and Shi Ren finally arrived on the battlefield. Jing Man, who was already on the verge of collapse, regained his fighting spirit, and the three parties joined forces to launch a fierce attack on Liu Jing's left army.
Now that the general was killed, the troops were leaderless, and they were attacked by enemy forces, Liu Jing's left army was suddenly defeated.
"We're defeated, we're defeated... Lieutenant, leave quickly, it's too late!" The guard took Huo Du's arm and urged him again and again.
Huo Du struggled to break away from his guards and glared angrily: "Chu Zhonglang, as the commander-in-chief of the Left Army, even though he was injured, he still fought and died without retreating even half a step. How can I escape?"
The guard said anxiously: "The whole army is defeated, and the captain refuses to retreat, what's the use?"
Huo Du slowly shook his head and said: "I am the deputy general of the Left Army appointed by the general. The whole army was defeated. I cannot escape the blame. If I run away, it will be an added crime. Even if the general does not kill me afterwards, I will no longer have a face."
Look at people.”
Escape is not only related to him, but also to the whole family. The Huo family has completely surrendered to Liu Jing. His younger brother Huo Jun is calm and courageous, and has a strategic mind. He has won the trust of Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang. Now he guards the important place of Yiling and has a higher status among Liu Jing's army.
Above him. If Huo Jun's future is affected because of him, he will never redeem himself.
"Captain..." The guard wanted to persuade him again.
Huo Du waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "I have made up my mind, no need to say more."
After that, Huo Du drew his sword out of its sheath and faced the rout of troops. He saw thousands of defeated soldiers, being chased by the enemy troops, rushing towards them overwhelmingly.
"Anyone who dares to retreat will die!" Huo Du roared and slashed several people with his sword. Hundreds of people behind him also came down with swords and spears, slashing and killing the defeated troops.
Huo Du's method of killing to stop the rout was quite effective. Although many people bypassed both sides to avoid Huo Du's interception, many people chose to turn back and fight alongside Huo Du.
Unfortunately, Huo Du's efforts were soon wasted by the sound of horse hooves.
The three powerful generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun charged at the front, followed by hundreds of cavalry. The powerful impact swallowed up hundreds of Liu Jing's soldiers in an instant.
Liu Jing's soldiers had no fighting spirit, but because Huo Du used killing methods to force them, they reluctantly fought back. Therefore, under the attack of Liu Bei's cavalry, they were quickly defeated again.
This time Huo Du could no longer hold back the defeat, and even his own troops began to join the fleeing army. The so-called defeat was like a mountain, and that was nothing more than that.
In the blink of an eye, half of Huo Du's tribe was dead, with only two to three hundred people left around him.
Huo Du smiled bitterly and said to his left and right: "My brother was taken into captivity by the general and was deeply favored by the general. Today's defeat has to be repaid with death. As for how you choose, it is up to you."
"I am willing to die with the captain!" everyone said impassionedly. Those who are still willing to stay with Huo Du are naturally people who are not afraid of death. Those who are afraid of death have long since fled.
"Okay!" Huo Du roared with all his strength: "My sons, follow me to kill the enemy..."
"Kill..." Buqu waved his sword and spear and faced the enemy's cavalry without fear.
Huo Du and his troops put life and death aside and fought with their lives, miraculously successfully blocking the first wave of cavalry assaults. However, this was the limit of what they could do. With the continuous attacks of the cavalry, Huo Du's troops were also shattered.
Fall apart.
"Kill..." Huo Du turned sideways to avoid the blade of the halberd and slashed the horse's leg with his sword. The enemy rider rolled off the horse. Without even looking, Huo Du slashed half of his head open.
At this time, Huo Du was surrounded by galloping enemy cavalry, and his bodyguards had already been submerged in the wave of cavalry.
Huo Du suffered countless attacks, but it was only because of his excellent armor that he did not die.
"Bang!" A horse was riding towards him, knocking Huo Du a foot away to help him. Huo Du's back hit the ground hard, and then his head blacked out, and the horse's hooves stepped on him. Huo Du turned over to avoid it, and just got up.
, another horse passed by, and the spear point directly cut his neck.
Huo Du staggered and almost fell down. He pressed the wound on the side of his neck with his left hand and wanted to swing a knife to kill the enemy with his right hand. Unfortunately, he had no strength. The swords and spears fell on him like raindrops. In the blink of an eye, his body was submerged in the cavalry.