Before the real battle began, the main force of the East revealed a fatal flaw.
Yan Liang's command was originally responsible for protecting the left wing of the army, but at this time it was close to annihilation. Only more than a hundred of the more than two thousand armored cavalry that were originally considered elite have returned. This not only shook the morale of the Easterners, but also made
The protection of the Eastern left wing was greatly reduced, and it almost lost its ability to contain the Western cavalry.
Fazheng saw the dust flying on the right wing of the opposite side, but there was no movement on the left wing. He immediately said to Liu Bei: "If we attack the left side in a big way, we will cause chaos. As long as we force them to run north, they will be overwhelmed by people and horses, and there will be no way to escape.
Are you still afraid that you won't be able to win?" Liu Bei also said so with a smile, so he ordered the cavalry to concentrate on the right wing, asking them to outflank the Easterners' infantry formation.
However, before the order could be fully conveyed, about three thousand cavalry broke out from the military formation. They left the army and entered the formation like a thunderbolt, instantly inserting themselves into the oncoming Eastern Army. The Eastern Army did not hear the drum trumpet of the march from the west.
, without any expectation, a huge crack dozens of feet long was instantly torn out, causing chaos.
Leading these thousands of knights forward was none other than Xian Da Sima, Yi Bi San Division, who joined the imperial army and joined the military force, Qu Yi, the Marquis of Xiping in Runan. Under his attack, the remaining Yan Liang Rangers were the first to bear the brunt, and they were caught off guard.
, the front-wheel drive was invincible against all obstacles, and simply drove the horses away, with almost no power to fight back.
At this time, the clouds in the sky suddenly became lighter, and a few faint rays of sunlight cast down, shining on the armor and red tassels of these armored cavalry, making them appear as if they were blessed by gods. The Eastern Army in the distance took advantage of this
Only then did I really realize that the enemy was different. These people had black wolf-head flags tied to their branches, cowhide tied to their chests and other armors that were often decorated with them. They also had strange blood-colored patterns painted on their bodies, and the horses they sat on were covered with armor.
Finally, they were still wearing animal skins like tigers and bears. As they fought, they also made strange noises like ape roars, which looked ferocious and terrifying, making people even more frightened.
Some people from Hebei recognized it and shouted: "It's the Qiang cavalry of Qu Lao Qiang!" Hearing that the person coming was Qu Yi, the formation at the rear became even more chaotic.
They did not encounter an effective place, but almost completely allowed these ferocious beasts to run wildly, causing collapse wherever they passed. However, after a while, they were already close to the location of the central army. p>
Because the infantry formation in front was defeated too suddenly, the Wei and Han Chinese armies, which were immediately exposed to the attack of powerful enemies, could neither form a complete formation to fight, nor even have time to organize resistance into groups. In the case of fighting individually,
, cannot stop the Westerners' assault at all.
Captain Zhu Han, who was riding under the judge, saw a Westerner coming from his left. He had no time to parry, so he used the pole to hit his horse forward to avoid it. However, the Westerner came too fast. Although the Westerner escaped,
But the horse had no time to get out of the way. The Westerner's long sword penetrated his mount's right hip and came out from the left lower abdomen. Because the impact was too fast, the Westerner had no time to withdraw his hand, and the sudden pause immediately broke his wrist. And he
He showed no fear at all. Taking advantage of the moment when the two horses were pushing against each other, he immediately drew out his sword with his left hand and slashed horizontally. Zhu Han was in shock. Before he could turn around and raise his head, the back of his head, along with his douchi and dunxiang, had already been struck by a blow.
And flew away.
There were some Eastern knights who were able to take on the Westerners head-on, stabbing each other, and some of them were knocked off their horses. But more Eastern knights had no time to turn their horses' heads, and were hit from the side or behind.
, they had no choice but to run away. The horses crowded together and overturned those who were still resisting. The knights who landed, whether they were Westerners or Easterners, were stabbed, hit by stray arrows, or had their horseshoes injured.
And those who fell down, in this chaotic situation, almost never had the chance to stand up again, and were soon trampled to death by the hooves of horses running around.
As the surrounding knights fell off their horses or ran away, and saw Qu Yi's Qiang cavalry getting closer and closer, Shenpei knew that he was in an extremely dangerous situation. His first reaction was to lead his formation to counterattack, but he did not say anything.
As he exited, he was grabbed by Jushu, who said urgently: "To the south, the left wing has collapsed and there is no way to save it. The only way to retreat now is to retreat!"
Shen Pei was extremely unwilling. He said: "Now that we have just engaged in battle, if we retreat immediately, the whole army will be defeated, and the big thing will be defeated!"
But Jushou still said firmly: "It is precisely because the battle has not been fought for a long time that we should retreat immediately. Although the situation is collapsed, it will only hurt morale and cause up to ten thousand casualties. Don't forget, the marshal will arrive today! By then, the army will be organized
What's the harm in fighting again?"
After that, without waiting for any objection from the judge, he loudly shouted to the surrounding troops: "Retreat! Retreat!" and ordered the soldiers to blow the retreat bugle.
At this time, Liu Bei was very happy when he saw the changes in the front army. He smiled at the generals and said: "Da Sima (Qu Yi) is worthy of being relied upon by Yuan Shao. He deserves this incredible contribution again!"
He changed his color and said: "The thieves have been defeated and the formation has been in chaos. If we don't take advantage of the momentum to attack them, what's the use of this tiger and wolf army!" Immediately ordered all the ministries to order the cavalry in front, and the infantry to follow the army. It is necessary to expand the defeat of the Eastern Army.
, hang these tens of thousands of troops here.
Liu Bei also ordered his cavalry to notify Qu Yi, ordering him to seize the pontoon bridge, and passed on his oral instructions: "We discussed yesterday that the pontoon bridge is a way for thieves from the east. If you cut it off, the situation will be in my hands. If Cao thieves
Come here, if you kill him again, won't you have accomplished another great feat?!"
Just like that, the trumpets of the Eastern Army's retreat and the drums of the Western Army's advance sounded almost at the same time. The Westerners rode their horses and charged in wave after wave. In an instant, the crimson flags all over the mountain were fluttering in the wind.
, like red clouds surging. At this time, the sun also peeked out of the clouds. Under the sunshine, the red clouds whizzed away with the thunderous sound of horse hooves. The iron pockets and bright armor were rising and falling as tens of thousands of horses galloped.
, the horse armor, like the lake surface reflected by the sun, emits a continuous dazzling light of sparkling waves. The iron hooves stamped on the ground and the armored iron soldiers collided, deafening. The sound of people shouting and horses neighing was completely drowned in it. In the sky and on the earth, and in the world, there are
What force dares to face this huge wave-like impact head-on?
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Just as Jushou expected, the Wei and Han armies collapsed almost without contact. The knights all lost the faith to move forward and resist, and instead turned their horses and fled westward. They were extremely thirsty and exhausted. They couldn't do it.
The queue whipped and ran wildly, and the dust raised made it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, let alone use bows and arrows to turn around and shoot at the pursuers. The infantry of the Chinese army threw down a series of overweight utensils such as wooden posts and halberds.
, the running became even more chaotic, and soon someone fell behind the team, like a lone wild goose, being chased by several times or even dozens of times of Westerners, and they had no choice but to endure the overwhelming rain of arrows, running while running
People kept falling to the ground. The Western Army was chasing closely behind them, constantly setting up their bows and shooting. Many knights even emptied their three quivers that could hold two hundred arrows.
In this way, we have been chasing for nearly twenty miles. Whether it is the Dongren or the Xiren, the horses and infantry under the heavy armor and cavalry cannot run anymore. Except for a small number of light cavalry, they are still chasing.
The Western soldiers who had no arrows finally stopped to rest. Most of the Eastern soldiers, who were also exhausted, gave up their mounts and regrouped to shoot arrows to fend off some Western cavalry who still refused to give up. Although there was still contact and fighting, the two sides were basically out of the battle.
Countless Eastern knights and infantry lay dead in the wilderness. Their quivers were still full, but they lost their lives in the chaotic flight.
On the road that is more than twenty miles long, human corpses and horse corpses are piled up like stars, all over the green field. The water flow of blood is winding on the ground, as if there is a blood lake underground that is about to break out. The wails of the injured
It's like a ghost crying that won't stop until it's completely exhausted. Although the sun shines brighter in the sky, the bloody moisture on the ground fills the air, making people even feel a shiver of chill. During these three hours, in
The trial and distribution headquarters stationed in Wuyuan did indeed pay tens of thousands of casualties in Huoshi Port.
But the war on this side ended here. Although the Easterners fled and were defeated, the Westerners were also defeated and defeated. When Chen Chong arrived at the vanguard, he found that all the organizations had been disrupted, and the commander could not find the captain.
The captain could not find the military commander, let alone the commander of the camp, Du Bo, so he relied entirely on the low-level commander to make his own judgment. This was not a good sign. While he sent people to reorganize the army, he also took advantage of the situation in his hands.
Some organized 5,000 people were sent to the Yishui Floating Bridge in the southeast, hoping that Cao Cao's main force would come more slowly.
But Cao Cao obviously did not give this chance. Less than two moments before the frontal battlefield stopped, a messenger suddenly came to report to Chen Chong, saying that the Eastern army had appeared on the other side of the Yishui River!
Chen Chong was shocked and immediately galloped towards the Yishui River. After running for only two moments, he saw the Eastern Army's red dragon-like military strength from a distance. Thousands of horses were neighing quietly and walking along the river. The knights
And the generals were sitting on top, wearing polished armor, shining with dazzling light in the sun. Behind this group of people, countless halberd tips pointed toward the sky, and the iron forest could not be seen to the end.<
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When he got closer, Chen Chong looked at the flags of the Eastern Army. Although they were all Han troops, in order to distinguish them, the main flag of the Eastern Army was not as red as the blood of the Western Army, but as bright red as the cuckoo.
It prefers the melancholy purple. Chen Chong went to distinguish the flags symbolizing the identity of each army, and soon saw the small tiger head flag, the black panther horn flag, the long rhinoceros horn flag, and a very eye-catching yellow sky and snake flag.
It's Cao Cao's tiger warriors and tiger and leopard cavalry! Chen Chong almost groaned and cursed in his heart: They came at a bad time!
If it had been half an hour earlier, Cao Cao's troops would have been affected by the defeat of Shenpei's troops. If it had been half an hour later, he could have reorganized his army and fought again. But in the current situation where the organization is in chaos, he will fight with them.
, almost certain to fail!
He stopped looking at it and continued to rectify the armies, but he knew in his heart that the victory or defeat at this time was no longer in his hands, but in whether Qu Yi could hold the floating bridge for how long.