Yan Liang was shocked. Before he could react, he felt two sharp forces coming from under the horse. He screamed in his heart, so he immediately rolled down from the horse, doing a backflip in the air, and landed on his back.
On the horseback of a cavalryman, he unexpectedly saw a burly man jumping on the horseback holding two mandarin duck swords, one long and one short.
Wen Chou was also shocked. Yan Liang was riding slowly side by side with him, but suddenly he saw a man with a ferocious face next to him. He was startled and hurriedly drew out his spear and made a false shot.
The man held the two knives directly, and at the same time, he slashed over, trying to slice off Wen Chou's hand holding the spear along the barrel of the spear.
Wen Chou was shocked, and immediately shook his spear, like a long snake reaching towards the man's throat, trying to use offense as defense to neutralize the man's sword skills.
The man sneered and turned his head slightly to one side to avoid Wen Chou's shot. The two swords slashed towards Wen Chou without any loss of strength.
Wen Chou hurriedly dropped his spear, reined in his horse, and stopped by the roadside. Only then was he safe.
Zhong Limu looked closely at the two figures who had just appeared. He was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "General Chen, General Chu, so you are not dead?"
These two men were Chen Dao and Chu Yan. They rushed northward. After walking for three or four miles, they heard the sound of people and fighting in front of them, so they lurked cautiously. Who knew they had arrived?
When the crowd dispersed, they happened to see Yan Liang and Wen Chou chasing the infantry led by Zhong Limu. The two of them had made a plan and decided to attack Yan Liang and Wen Chou in a sneak attack. Even if they failed, they could still capture a few horses.
Chen Dao rode his horse forward. Seeing that Zhong Limu had opened a gap, he pushed straight in. Chu Yan shouted loudly and drove several horses carrying dead bodies to gallop in. The dead bodies on the horses were
They also fell to the ground one after another.
When Zhong Limu saw Chen arriving and Chu Yan coming in, he immediately closed the gap and bowed to Chen arriving and Chu Yan, saying, "See you two generals!"
Chen Dao asked hurriedly: "Where is my lord?"
Zhong Limu replied: "My lord has left safely, please don't worry, generals."
When Chen arrived, Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He saw Zhao Jun's cavalry stopped advancing because of the actions of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. They looked at each other and nodded to each other.
"Zhong Limu, you lead the light infantry and leave first, leaving all the remaining heavy infantry behind. If we don't kill this group of pursuers, my lord will not be able to leave safely." Chen Dao ordered sternly.
Zhong Limu said "Promise" and immediately led the light infantry to leave first, mounted a horse that Chu Yan had plundered, and left.
Chen Dao and Chu Yan counted the remaining heavy infantry together. There were almost 800 people, and the opponent also had almost 800 cavalry. The two dismounted at the same time, split into two, and immediately began to attack Wen Chou and Yan Liang.
The people he led rushed over.
Generals Wen Chou and Yan Liang were in shock. They suddenly saw Chen arrived and General Chu Yan began to attack them. They were both shocked. In their eyes, cavalry had always restrained infantry, but today it was the other way around. This force consisted of
An army composed of steel, every soldier
It has become an airtight wall. Even their helmets are covered by a piece of face armor. Except for the eyes that can be seen from the small holes, the rest are covered by steel armor. Although they know how to shoot each other's eyes with bows and arrows, but
There are very few people who can truly be so accurate in their archery skills.
"Kill!" Chen arrived and Chu Yan shouted loudly at the same time, leading the heavy infantry to rush toward the Zhao army's cavalry not far away.
"General, the enemy army has almost no dead ends. If our army continues to be wasted like this, I'm afraid it will delay the Lord's important event. The tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry behind have already arrived. This place can be handed over to the generals. We should burn around them.
, quickly pursue Gao Fei, otherwise if Gao Fei runs away, our army will be in vain, not to mention Liu Bei and others have set up heavy troops to intercept in front, Gao Fei should not be able to run far." Zhang Nan hurriedly said to Wen Chou.
The biggest difference between Wen Chou and Yan Liang is that Yan Liang is a typical warrior who just rushes and kills, while Wen Chou considers things more comprehensively. After listening to Zhang Nan's words, he thought it was very reasonable and he could not throw away the watermelon for sesame seeds. He then ordered:
"Lü Kuang, Lu Xiang, you two brothers led three thousand infantry to surround them. The rest of them all follow me!"
After giving the order, the army quickly separated. The army that had just arrived behind divided into two columns. One group followed Yan Liang and Wen Chou from the wilderness, while the other group stayed and returned to Lu Kuang. Lu Xiang commanded and was responsible for holding back Chen Dao and Chu.
Yan.
When Chen arrived, Chu Yan saw that the enemy troops were divided, and they immediately stopped. Worried about Gao Fei's safety, they ordered a retreat.
However, Wen Chou and Yan Liang led cavalry, which ran very fast, and the infantry behind them were also fresh troops, which consumed very little physical strength. However, Chen Dao and Chu Yan led heavy infantry, who walked very slowly and had poor physical strength.
Most of them were almost exhausted and could not catch up with Zhao Jun's cavalry.
Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang led three thousand infantry who only kept a certain distance from Chen Dao and Chu Yan but did not attack. These two people had no way to deal with this steel army. Rather than risking death, they might as well contain them like this.
This way, at least Chen Dao and Chu Yan's heavy infantry could slow down for fear of being attacked by surprise.
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Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Xu Huang, Pang De and others led the cavalry to clear the way. After finally breaking through Zhao Jun's defense line, they found that they were already exhausted. Fortunately, after breaking through Han Meng and Gao Lan's defense line, the road
The traffic was always smooth, so we walked for several miles without encountering any danger, and everyone's vigilance naturally relaxed.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the lightning and thunder continued unabated. Gao Fei was riding on horseback, looking at the retreating army, feeling great self-blame in his heart.
Zhao Yun had already caught up and was guarding Gao Fei. Seeing the sadness on Gao Fei's face, he comforted him: "My lord, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. Don't be discouraged by this failure. The strength of our army is
However, Zhao Jun has already used all its strength. This defeat may not be a bad thing for our army, at least it can calm down the pride and complacency in the army."
Gao Fei sighed heavily: "For the sake of Ju Shu, I put all the soldiers into danger, and also left out Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You and others. I should never do it. I shouldn't do it for one person."
I have given up on my own people because of outsiders. I regret it now. If it were not for Jushou, our army would not have been so defeated. I am sorry for the more than 20,000 soldiers who died."
Zhao Yun continued to persuade: "Lord, our army is not necessarily defeated in this battle. In comparison, although our army lost more than 20,000 soldiers, Yuan Shao's Zhao army has sacrificed almost 60,000 troops for this operation.
At the price, after this battle, our army has achieved
The strength is still there, but Yuan Shao is seriously injured and will inevitably retreat to Yecheng and dare not engage in large-scale battles again. As long as our army cultivates for a while and then moves south from Yitao City, we will be able to conquer it in one fell swoop.
Yecheng."
After listening to Zhao Yun's consolation, Gao Fei felt much more relaxed, but he was still feeling deep self-blame and secretly swore that he would never again easily believe a word from an enemy counselor, no matter who the other party was.
, if you want to subdue them, hit them until they automatically surrender.
On a stormy night, with thunder and lightning, the Yan army's tens of thousands of horsemen and infantry were already exhausted.
The Yan army continued to walk for less than three miles. The position of the central army where Gao Fei was was suddenly attacked by a fierce attack from arrows. One after another, the feathered arrows were shot from the roads on both sides and killed more than a hundred light infantrymen. Several of them were killed.
Hundreds of light infantry were wounded.
Zhao Yun used his gun to deflect a few arrows and shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking! Protect the lord."
A group of Zhao soldiers suddenly came out of the dark wilderness on both sides of the road. Liu Bei personally led Mi Fang and Tian Yu to attack Gao Fei's position. After the exhausted Yan army was attacked, they immediately made a move to fight.
Under the command of Wang Wenjun, Bai Yu, Shi Jie, Li Yulin and the injured Wenpin, they began to counterattack on both sides.
Swords roared and arrows rained down.
Liu Bei stood far behind on his horse, drew his bow and arrow, and aimed at Gao Fei's head. A faint smile appeared on his lips, and he secretly shouted in his heart: "Gao Fei, what you caused me to lose is what I lost."
If you come back, today will be the end of you!"
Just hearing the sound of a string, Liu Bei's feather arrow flew out, flying straight towards Gao Fei's face, passing through the gap between more than a dozen people, and flew to Gao Fei's side with lightning speed.
Gao Fei only felt something strange on his side. He turned around and saw an arrow flying towards him. He was not frightened. He saw that the arrow had lost its accuracy due to the heavy rain. The arrow bent and dropped, flying to his side.
In front of his chest, he suddenly fell down when he was still about thirty centimeters away. He shot along the arrow.
Looking in the direction he came from, a bolt of lightning struck across the sky, lighting up the entire night sky. He saw Liu Bei's face full of doubts, and there was something strange in his vicious eyes. He sneered and shouted to Liu Bei
: "Big-eared thief! It seems that you have forgotten that it is a rainy day, and the rain is like a waterfall. How powerful can your arrow be?"
Veins appeared on Liu Bei's face. He was so angry that he didn't kill Gao Fei for such a good opportunity. When he saw Zhao Yun rushing over from Gao Fei's side, he turned around and ran away without saying a word, turning back as he ran.
Looking at Zhao Yun's valiant and heroic appearance, he secretly thought: "If Gao Fei hadn't blocked me at the beginning, Zhao Yun should be mine. Attack Qu Yang's
The credit should also be mine. If Gao Fei hadn't arranged for Zhou Shen to take good care of me, how could Zhou Shen exclude me as Gao Fei's confidant? If Gao Fei hadn't conquered the Wuhuan people, I should have been able to get a job by following Gongsun Zan.
Such a good reputation, if Gao Fei hadn’t sent troops to rescue my Xuzhou, how could I have ended up under Yuan Shao’s tent..."
The past events came to mind bit by bit, and Liu Bei placed all the unsatisfactory results on Gao Fei's head, and put all his hatred on Gao Fei. He felt that Gao Fei's existence was a threat to him.
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"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Liu Bei yelled to retreat while running as if lifeless. He failed to attack Gao Fei in a sneak attack. When he saw Zhao Yun coming towards him single-handedly, he felt fear in his heart and could not help but retreat without a fight.
The harassment did not cause any commotion. The Yan army counterattacked and killed hundreds of Zhao army's cavalry. Mi Fang and Tian Yu ran away with the remaining soldiers. Zhao Yun chased Liu Bei for less than a mile and returned.
Gao Fei was riding on the horse, looking at Liu Bei's escaping figure, he sighed longly: "Poor Big Ear, if you had chosen to follow me, why would you have ended up in this situation? Zilong, pass on the order.
, the entire army is on heightened alert, Liu Bei has come here, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must be not far away."
"promise!"
After the order was given, the cavalry was still in front and the infantry was still in the rear. They slowly retreated, but their vigilance was strengthened a little.
Less than three miles forward, on a dirt beam on both sides of the road, Guan Yu led the five thousand elite cavalry given by Yuan Shao scattered on both sides, frowning, still thinking about what Liu Bei said to him, when he saw Huang Zhong in the middle of the road
, Taishi Ci and other generals passed by, and Gao Fei's army was getting closer and closer, and he felt melancholy in his heart.
"If we don't kill Gao Fei, we will die without a burial place. The three brothers and I have shared the joys and sorrows since we became sworn brothers in Taoyuan. If it weren't for Gao Fei, we wouldn't be in this situation. You must kill Gao Fei with your own hands.
,once
As soon as Gao Fei dies, Yuan Shao will definitely lead his troops into Youzhou. Our brothers can take the opportunity to seize Jizhou and attack Yuan Shao's back. Jizhou and Youzhou will be in our hands. When the time comes, we can welcome your majesty back and support the Han Dynasty.
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Recalling the words Liu Bei said to him in his mind, Guan Yu sighed heavily and said softly: "Brother, for the great cause in your heart, Guan will kill Gao Fei with his own hands even if he risks his life."
After a while, more than 19,000 Yan Army cavalry walked over, and the infantry began to sway under Guan Yu's eyes. He waited quietly, waiting for Gao Fei's position to appear.
"General, it's Gao Fei!" a captain of the Zhao army next to Guan Yu shouted excitedly, pointing at the people below the beam.
Guan Yu touched his Qinglong Sword, retreated slowly, mounted the prepared horse behind the earth beam, and shouted loudly: "The Marquis of Zhao has an order to kill the high-flying man, to make a thousand households, and to reward him with a thousand pieces of gold.
Brothers, charge!"
After giving the order, the cavalry ambushing on both sides of the earth beam surged down and rushed towards Gao Fei's position from a high place.
Zhao Yun and others were very vigilant. After discovering that there was an ambush, they immediately prepared a battle formation.
Guan Yu took the lead, and his head fell to the ground where he swung the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. Using the collision force of the horse, he severely knocked away the infantry guarding Gao Fei. He rushed into the camp alone, and saw Gao Fei wearing a steel helmet and armor.
Right in front of him, and Zhao Yun was on the other side. He was so happy that he raised his knife and chopped off Gao Fei's head.
Seeing that Guan Yu's blade was about to arrive, he didn't know that a snake spear eight feet long suddenly shot out from the side and directly blocked Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword. Gao Fei, who was wearing a steel helmet and steel armor, twisted his face and turned into
Zhang Fei has a leopard head with ringed eyes and a beard all over his face.
"Third... third brother?" Guan Yu was shocked and couldn't believe his eyes, so he hurriedly exclaimed.