That night, Chunyu Qiong, who was lucky enough to cross the river, rode back to Xiapi alone.
When Shenpei heard that the Western vanguard had arrived at Xiang County, he was shocked. Before dawn, he ordered the entire army to break camp and leave at night to relieve the siege.
In order to confuse the defenders of Xiapi City, the Easterners beat drums all night and shot arrows into the city in an attempt to attack the city. The arrows fell like raindrops on the city wall, from between the towering canal wooden buildings and from the gaps between the fences.
Fly in.
It wasn't until the sky turned white that the attack gradually stopped. The Wu people who were mostly under the city wall went up to the city to take a look. Except for a few Dong people's cavalry, they were still shuttling among the ruins of the fortress in front of Xiapi City. Looking far into the distance, they saw the Dong people's military camp and flags.
Completely missing.
Liu Bei's front army arrived at the Suishui River last night. After receiving Yuan Shang's head, he ordered the entire army to cross the Suishui River and attack the Wei and Han troops in Xiapi without waiting for Chen Chong's subsequent shipment.
Forty thousand war horses accounted for almost two-thirds of the entire army. Although it was far less powerful than before the Battle of the Bohai Sea, the noise of tens of thousands of war horses rushing to cross the Suishui River could be heard within ten miles. p>
In the early morning, Liu Bei led the Chinese army to Xiapi City.
Zhou Yu led more than a hundred horses out of the city, and together with Liu Bei and his generals, Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci, Wei Yan, Fazheng, Zhang Ji and others pulled up the reins and bridles, eating and drinking on the horses while discussing the war strategy.
Zhou Yu said to everyone, "Our army has been fighting hard for more than a month, and our troops and horses are exhausted. I'm afraid it's impossible to join the general in defeating the enemy, but there is no problem in guarding the cities and protecting the supplies for the general."
After going through a great battle, Zhou Yu showed no signs of fatigue between his eyebrows and eyes. Instead, his hands and feet were steady and his conversation was extraordinary. He was as radiant as a orchid and jade tree among everyone. When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. This was probably the so-called General Zhong Yushan, a famous family.
Flower, even the dark clouds in the sky can't cover up its dazzling brilliance.
Fazheng said, "We are also prepared for this, but the dragon's head has not arrived yet. Should we continue to pursue it, or should we wait here?"
Zhou Yu then said, "The judge retreated just before dawn, so he will not be able to retreat far at this time. If the general leads the attack with light cavalry, he should be able to catch up in front of Mopan Mountain."
After Wei Yan heard this, he immediately said to Liu Bei, "General, your troops are very fast. If you wait for the dragon leader to arrive, I am afraid that Cao Cao's army will also arrive from Linzi. It is better to take advantage of our army's new victory and defeat the judge first, and then the thieves will be killed."
The army is gone!"
Everyone also held this opinion. Liu Bei ordered the cavalry commanders Xue Yong, Wang Gai and other battalions to set off immediately. The knights each rode a horse and brought a slave horse to carry quivers, armor, swords and other items. They also took water bags and cheese with them.
As food during the day, most of the soldiers added it when they were crossing the Suishui River. At this time, the water bags were still full.
So they set off, first heading east from Yishui River until they reached the junction of Yishui River and Zushui River, and then headed north along Zushui River. Looking up at the sky, they saw that the rising sun had long disappeared, and the clouds in the sky had already gathered into a cloud.
The sky was filled with clouds, and the air was also gloomy and solemn. Waiting to cross the Ancestor River at Wangmu Mountain, rain and mist filled the air, and fine raindrops fell from the sky, moistening the sleeves of the riders' uniforms.
After the army crossed the Zu River, they regrouped for a while. Some scouts took the opportunity to climb Yuwang Mountain. From then on, they looked northeast and saw a forest of halberd flags in the east, stretching from the northeastern end of the foot of the mountain to the foot of Wuyuan City. See
The scout quickly rode back and reported, "The thieves have taken up positions in the city and are waiting for the battle."
The Western cavalry gradually poured out of the mountain pass and formed an array along the Zushui River, stretching from northwest to east and extending to the north ten miles away.
Taishi Ci and Zhang Fei led the right army at the foot of the mountain; Wei Yan, Zhang Ji, and Gongsun Zan were on the left army by a tributary. Liu Bei led Huang Zhong, leading Qian Zhao, Yuan Tan, Qu Yi, Tuoba Liwei, and Liu Xuan as the center army.
Next, Fazheng, Chen Gong, Meng Da, Huangfu Jianshou, Fu Qian and other counselors accompanied him.
Because the battle line is extremely long and they are all cavalry, the center army is arranged into four rows, and the left army is arranged into three groups, which is suitable for charging one after another. The right army is the least, with only two rows.
The Western Army has completed its formation, but the Eastern Army remains motionless.
Chen Gong led Cangtou on horseback to observe the Eastern Army. When he came back, he told Liu Bei, "Shen Pei and other generals should be in the central army. The left wing has always been a weak point for thieves. Looking at it today, it seems that the Qingzhou soldiers are the main force. The thieves have always been heavy
On the right wing, Bohai ordered Cao Ren to fight out from the right wing, but now that Cao Cao has not arrived, Cao Ren should not be here either, so the leader can only be Xia Houyuan, the governor of Youzhou!"
Liu Bei then discussed with General Zuo and said, "Our elite troops are all in the central army. We should charge directly at the enemy's center and cut the enemy's formation in two. Then we should outflank the enemy's right army and drive them into the mountains. There is no need to worry about the enemy's left wing."
, then great things will happen!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and ordered the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army to prepare their armored horses for charge. Also accompanying them was a respected old man like Tao Qiuhong, who personally rode on horseback to inspect each battalion to encourage the soldiers.
He said to everyone, "Gentlemen, after the Bohai War, our army lost troops and generals, which made the world laugh at them. They thought that Guanxi had a false reputation and was not worth mentioning. How can I, a hot-blooded man, tolerate humiliation because of my reputation? I have come here alone thousands of miles away, and I will go forward."
Create unparalleled achievements, and retreat will lead to death without a burial place. Today, the only option is to fight to the death!"
After that, the knights in the front row roared with encouragement and rode forward and rushed out of the formation. Their horses' hooves flew, dust and mist flew up like yarn. In the gentle autumn rain, the bright light armor at the front still bloomed with unobstructed light.
The brilliance is like an ice cone passing through the snow, thrusting forward without any hindrance.
The Chinese cavalry of the Easterners finally came out to meet the enemy. Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes hitting the ground was like the beating of hundreds of large drums, and red dust rose in the eastern sky.
Different from the Westerners, the Easterners sent out light cavalry wearing leather armor. They distanced themselves in the rain curtain, actively surrounded the Westerners' cavalry, and kept firing their bows, trying to use this method to defeat the Westerners.
Weakened the sharp offensive of the cavalry, but the Westerners didn't even look at it, allowing their comrades around them to fall one by one in the rain of arrows, while they quickly approached the Easterners' main formation.
The distance between the two sides was very close, so in two moments, the Western forwards were close to hitting the Eastern infantry formation. As usual, in order to facilitate the cavalry attack, there was a large gap between the Western cavalry.
But even so, the gloomy Changshan is still like a forest of death, carried on the backs of angry horses, advancing one after another towards the denser Changshan iron forest that is also ushered on the opposite side.
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At this time, Yuan Tan was leading the front. When he saw the knights in the front row leaning over, they clamped their long spears with their arms and stabbed them. It was indeed very effective. Many Dongmen were under this group and were almost carried away.
Some horses were killed by the thrusts caused by the collision. But correspondingly, many war horses were also injured during the collision. Those were injuries caused by thrusts from the spear points, or injuries caused by sharp blades on both sides of the spear points. Especially those without
In addition to being accidentally pierced through the chest by the long spear, the armored war horse still suffered terrible injuries even if it only encountered the pointed edge of the spear slicing through the horse's belly.
After Yuan Tan led his army into the Dongren army's formation, his horse obviously began to slow down. He lowered his head and discovered that a bloody mouth stretched backward from the right front belly of the mount to the mud barrier where the saddle was drawn.
He stopped, and blood gushed out, completely soaking the horse's belly and legs. He jumped down before the horse fell, and his deputy general Guan Tong saw him, and he hurriedly rode over and let him crawl back to his horse.
Immediately.
As the head coach of the front formation, Yuan Tan was like this. Not to mention the other cavalrymen, many people were stabbed to death by their horses and fell to the ground during the first charge. As soon as they saw the Western Romans, the Easterners immediately gathered around them.
Because they were so scattered, it was difficult for the Westerners to take risks to rescue them at close range, so they were left to fend for themselves.
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But even so, the Western cavalry brigade did not stop. They continued to rush northeast and penetrated the Eastern infantry formation in the first round, completing Liu Bei's design. After the formation was defeated, Yuan Tan
The army then ran in a large arc, and then turned around, this time with their backs east to west, aiming to completely outflank the Eastern right wing. However, only at this time did they see the full extent of the battle between the judges.
Arrangement.
Chen Gong said that Dongren's right wing was strong, and his judgment was indeed correct. However, Shen Ping's arrangement was also beyond ordinary people's expectations. He did not just pile up heavy troops on the right wing as ordinary people thought, but ordered Yu Jin to use the rear formation on the right wing.
A diagonal line spread out in the southeast direction, and three thousand cavalry were deployed at the southernmost end of the diagonal line.
These cavalrymen had obviously been prepared for a long time. When they saw Yuan Tan's troops outflanking them to the southeast, they immediately charged back in the opposite direction, accompanied by a rain of arrows designed to cover them.
When Yuan Tan saw these enemy cavalry rushing towards him, he immediately turned around and looked at his own line. At this time, the original straight line was no longer there. The cavalry under his command were all gathered in the middle, while the Dongren were divided into two.
The long columns, like two long blind fires, curved and cut rapidly from both sides of the Western cavalry group. This scene could not help but make Yuan Tan's heart feel cold.
If Liu Bei's design is to use the central army as a hammer and the left army as an anvil, he intends to use this to defeat the enemy. Obviously the judge has guessed Liu Bei's arrangement. He did not stop the central army, but chose to use it when the hammer fell.
, a tight giant net was deployed behind the right wing, intending to trap him before he could exert any force. Even if he couldn't resist it in the end, he could buy enough time to make the Western Army's offensive intention fail.<
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But he didn't have time to think more, the cavalry of the two armies were already intertwined. At this time, the Westerners were shocked to find that many Eastern cavalrymen put a shield between themselves and the horse's belly, and lay on the horse's neck.
With the other hand, he stretched out the long sword from the top of the shield and stabbed the oncoming Westerners and their horses. Once he succeeded, he raised his arm and released the long sword, and followed the galloping mounts out of the battle.
The Westerners wore more iron armor, so they did not carry shields. However, in such contact, the advantage of the iron armor was offset. The cavalry on the periphery continued to fall off their horses or fell to the ground along with the seriously injured horses. The Eastern cavalry
Like two leather whips dipped in water, they whipped out splashes of blood on the crowded outside.
The Westerners in the middle were not hindered. At this time, there was no room for regret or hesitation. They continued to implement the original plan and quickly passed through the Eastern columns. They also separated two curved lines and fought together.
Kill, while rushing towards the east man in the slash.