After the battle, the Han army returned to Pengcheng to rest and count their losses. They found that more than 3,000 people were killed or wounded. Fortunately, the horses were not lost much, which did not affect the cavalry's combat effectiveness. Seeing that they could not break through the Eastern defense line for the time being, Liu Bei
He also gave up the idea of a quick victory and waited patiently for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive.
Two days later, troops from Bingzhou and Guanzhong arrived one after another. In addition to Sili Colonel Chen Chong, there were also Yulin Zhonglang General Dong Yue, Huben Zhonglang General Xu Huang, and Liangzhou Governor Huangfuli.
After the arrival of partial general Wei Yan, Changqi Colonel Yang Qiu, Jianzhong Captain Zhang Xiu and others, the number of Westerners' troops reached 140,000, which already exceeded the Shendai First Army garrisoned in Wuyuan.
, so many in the army want to fight again.
So Liu Bei held a military meeting again to discuss the battle plan with the staff of the two governments.
This meeting was chaired by Xun You. He first discussed the movements of the Easterners: At present, the Western Army has gathered first, but the reinforcements of the Eastern Army have not yet arrived, so that the Western Army has a strength advantage at this time. If the two armies join forces, it will be greatly disadvantageous to the Easterners. Moreover, Wu Yuan
The small city cannot accumulate a large number of soldiers. Shenpei should have camped and retreated to wait for reinforcements, but now Shenpei would rather risk a battle and camp outside the city. There is probably only one explanation for the reason: when most of Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive,
In the past two days.
Therefore, he summarized the purpose of the tactics and said: If you want to hold a joint battle, you must not only win, but also win quickly. Otherwise, once the Eastern reinforcements arrive, the chance of victory will no longer exist.
In order to achieve this effect, he thought that he should take advantage of the sufficient strength of the troops and take the initiative to join the battle in the more open wilderness to the north of Yuwang Mountain so as to better expand the two wings and make more use of the strength advantage of the flanks to open up the situation, while the Chinese army
All we need to do is stabilize the front and prepare a reserve force to repel the Eastern Army's desperate attempt, and then the matter will be settled.
Chen Chong nodded in agreement. He turned to Liu Bei and said: "I will sit in the center, and you will sit on the right wing! Although the plan is good, it still needs to be lenient to the enemy. If Cao Cao arrives halfway, how should we respond? This should not be considered
Don’t do it.”
After hearing this, everyone thought it was reasonable, so Xun You added something more. The scouts had previously discovered that the Dong people had built three pontoon bridges on the Yishui River, forty miles northeast of Wuyuan. If Cao Jun arrived, they would definitely cross the river from here.
Therefore, after the two wings begin to outflank and achieve certain results, more than a thousand people can be sent to seize the pontoon bridge. The Yishui River is not a small river, and due to the ups and downs of the river, the water flow is extremely fast. Once the pontoon bridge is lost, Cao Jun will be unable to cross in a hurry, and even if he arrives, he will be unable to cross.
To no avail. Negotiation completed,
The next morning, the rain stopped for a while, but the sun had not yet come out. The white clouds in the sky made it difficult to predict the development of the weather, just like the situation of the upcoming battle. The Westerners were divided into twelve teams, holding long
We walked barefoot through the shallow water with our halberds and shoes on. It was still a bit hot and muggy in the summer weather, so when the water and fine sand flowed through the soles of our feet, we felt quite comfortable, almost forgetting the upcoming battle. As early as when the Westerners were cooking in the camp, the Eastern scouts noticed that something was wrong when they saw the smoke coming from the kitchen, and then guessed that the Westerners were about to prepare for a battle. Therefore, when the Westerners were about to wade through the water, they were like crows.
Groups of Eastern cavalry have arrived unexpectedly.
The leader was the general Yan Liang. He was wearing a golden turban on his head and a golden Mingguang armor on his body. Three stone bow bags were hung on the left and right sides of the saddle, and he stood proudly holding a long spear. The knights behind him were all wearing armor.
The sharp and stern branches flashed forward with a cold light, and he kept beating his horse at full speed. The main force of the rear group was still five miles away, but he had already rushed to the shore with two thousand cavalry.<
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The Westerners who were the first to cross the river had not had time to form their formation. Suddenly they saw such elite cavalry coming, and they were a little frightened. Many flags swayed left and right. However, the distance between the two sides was shrinking rapidly, and there was no military waiting.
According to the instructions, the soldiers could only fire arrows in units of ten or so to counterattack, but such sparse arrows were lost in front of the heavy cavalry, with almost no damage. Yan Liang then used his momentum to kill the scattered crowd, and there was suddenly a shocking scene.
Screaming and wailing.
The vanguard here was none other than Huang Zhong, who was the vanguard of the Chinese army. Just when the Dongmen rushed into the formation, he had just gone ashore to change his armor. Seeing the enemy's long soldiers fighting among the unformed infantry, he felt uneasy in his heart.
Wonderful, without even waiting to put on the iron armor, he only wrapped himself in cowhide and got on his horse, shouting to the surrounding infantry: "Jerberm formation! Halberd formation!"
After forming the formation without soldiers, he led another 300 infantrymen who were approaching and outflanked Yan Liang's left wing. However, Yan Liang was not willing to fight. When he saw someone trying to encircle him, he immediately moved his horse's head and ran eastward to wait.
He ran to his original position, turned his horse's head again, and looked leisurely towards Huang Zhong. Unlike the Westerners' tactics of piercing the Chinese army like sharp arrows, his tactics were more like a file, attacking layer by layer.
Although it is less powerful and more calm to lose the spirit of the enemy's forward, it has a huge impact on the enemy's morale.
Huang Zhong had arrived directly opposite Yan Liang at this time. There were more people around him, about 500 people. However, in order to speed up the formation, these people did not have many spears and halberds in their hands. Most of them brought some round weapons.
Shields and knives, some people carry bow bags, but the quiver is not with them, but the good news is that as the forwards of the Westerners, they at least carry a lot of iron pear.
When Yan Liang started charging for the fourth round, these people formed a circular formation in an orderly manner, threw all the iron pear in their hands behind them, and then slowly advanced towards the enemy cavalry. The Easterners saw that they did not have halberds.
, the formation was also very tight, and they suddenly lost the idea of fighting these people. The cavalry immediately divided into two columns like waves hitting rocks, and went straight towards the infantry behind them. However, while accelerating, the horses suddenly stepped on
Traps were scattered in the mud, and the horseshoes were pierced by iron thorns. The horses in the front raised their hooves and neighed, and many knights fell upside down. The knights behind them had no time to rein in their horses, and they collided with the knights in front, causing another
Many casualties.
Seeing the decline of the Eastern knights, Huang Zhong at the back immediately changed the circular formation into a long square formation, and killed the enemy troops who charged in the opposite direction. Seeing that the situation in front was unclear and the rear did not distance themselves from the Westerners, the Eastern knights simply turned over
He dismounted and fought on foot with Huang Zhong's troops who came from behind. The two sides quickly became a group, and the sound of stabbing armor and slashing swords could be heard endlessly.
The knights under Yan Liang's command are all good fighters. Even when fighting under horses, they have no fear. Instead, they rely on the advantage of the length of their horses to be quite lethal. However, without the advantage of horses, the overall situation is destined to fall to the Westerners. More and more
More and more Westerners came from the west with halberds, gradually surrounding the front line of the Eastern cavalry like a rising tide. Yan Liang immediately decided to retreat, but the way back was blocked by Huang Zhong, so he went to the rear to fight in person. Yan Liang had a reputation for bravery in Hebei, and people at the time thought he was not inferior to Gongsun Zan. At this time, he wielded a long sword that was ten feet long and charged into the crowd. It was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and he struck down with the sword, almost making a prompt decision.
This caused great panic among the Western infantry. Even though they knew he was a wealthy man, few stepped forward to attack him and fight vigorously.
Some people expected Huang Zhong to step forward to fight, but Huang Zhong had no intention of doing so. He didn't even wear a horse or armor. How could he fight against such a ferocious beast? But he carried a long bow and withered feathers.<
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When Huang Zhong saw Yan Liang charging into the formation, he disappeared among the crowd without saying a word. Because he was not wearing iron armor, no one from the east noticed him. Soon, Huang Zhong stood still at a higher uphill place.
He stared closely at Yan Liang who was constantly fighting in the distance, pulled out a withered feather arrow as white as snow, and silently filled the three-stone bow he carried.
Only then did he realize that Yan Liang's golden armor was not only extremely dazzling, but also had a knot around his neck, covering most of his face. There was almost no weak point that could kill him with an arrow. So he retracted his bow and took out two more
Holding the Withered Feather Armor-piercing Arrow in the palm of your hand, you fully drew the bowstring again.
When Yan Liang killed another person and was resting on the spot holding his sword and panting, Huang Zhong suddenly fired an arrow, drew the bow, and fired again. In almost a breath, the three withered feathers in his hand had all disappeared, and the attendants had hardly reacted.
, Huang Zhong had already put the bowstring on his shoulder, and in the enemy formation, there were waves of unceasing exclamations. It turned out that Yan Liang had been sitting on the ground with a knife, and an arrow had penetrated his lower abdomen.
Enter quickly.
Seeing that their leader had fallen, the will of the people in the East suddenly collapsed. Except for a few people who surrendered, most people no longer fought on foot, but mounted their horses and ran as hard as they could to the east. Even if they were facing the blade, they waved their whips without hesitation. Many people
In this way, they were chopped into several sections during the breakout process. In the end, only a few hundred or so cavalry broke out of the encirclement and ran towards the main force of the Easterners who were slowly coming from the distance.
At this time, Huang Zhong's attendant went to examine Yan Liang's body and saw that there was only one arrow in the abdomen. He couldn't help but be very surprised. He had clearly seen his master shoot three arrows in a row, but how could one arrow penetrate the Mingguang Iron Armor? Thinking like this
, he struggled to take off Yan Liang's armor and stomach, and then he was surprised to find that there were three arrow clusters buried under the armor's stomach. Obviously, only three arrows in a row and hitting the same position can achieve such an effect. The surrounding soldiers were
After knowing this, he called Huang Zhong General Chuanshi.
After the news of Huang Zhong's victory reached the commander's camp, most of the Westerners had crossed the Ancestor River, and all the generals were in place one after another, and began to launch battle lines to the east and west as planned. Within a quarter of an hour, the Easterners'
The figure of the brigade also gradually appeared on the edge of the battlefield, like a giant snake entrenching and biting people.
After witnessing the traces of each other, the two armies unanimously stationed themselves in the plain at the foot of the famous Huoshi Port, and soon began to march again. The densely packed people looked at each other and felt that they were insignificant, but they still had awareness in their hearts.
They believe that when every insignificant force is piled together, every shout and spark that flashes in every subsequent collision will change history.
Among the Westerners, the first to attack the Easterners was Qu Yi, who came from Yuan Shao's old tribe.