Just as Deng Zhi thought, after Qu Yi's tribe retreated, the defeats successively affected Liu Xuan, Zhang Xiu and other tribes who came to rescue. Before the Westerners could form a formation to meet the enemy, the Eastern Tigers and Leopard Cavalry and Tiger Soldiers
The Euphorbia warriors and other elites, like poisonous snakes, formed several formations and quickly penetrated into the scattered Western army formation.
Caught off guard and in disorganized formations, the Westerners who were blocking the Easterners from rushing in were all frightened and fled to both sides to avoid the enemy. This allowed the Wei and Han cavalry who were marching in the formation to encounter almost no resistance.
Passed through the front line of the Western Army from south to north, and reached their rear.
Even the Eastern knights were very surprised that one of their own was unscathed. Li Zheng, the governor of Qingzhou in the Wei and Han Dynasties, said to the knights around him: "You will still have a body when you rush through the sheep. If you can't defeat the Western thieves today, you won't be able to mention it tomorrow."
How can you live between heaven and earth after being defeated by a group of rats?" Then he took out three armor-piercing arrows and held them in his mouth. He held the bow in his left hand and the spear in his right hand, and galloped into the battle again.
The Eastern cavalry brigade also separated to the left and right, reined in their horses, turned around, and then reentered the formation, charging towards the east or the north and south sides. They ran like tigers and wolves, running rampant left and right, using their bows to shoot horses and riders, and using their long swords to fight.
He killed the infantry with his sword. The arrows flew like rain, like autumn leaves, as if they were flying aimlessly in the wind, flying in all directions. Even some of the Easterners' own horses and cavalry were also flying.
In this world where arrows fly everywhere, you will be killed by an arrow.
The Westerners came to confront the enemy generals. Except for Liu Xuan, king of the Xiongnu Zuo Ri, who led the Xiongnu light cavalry to pursue the enemy at a distance, Zhang Xiu, Yang Qiu, Huangfuli, and Gongsun Zan all stayed behind to attack the Easterners when they were encircled for the second time.
In the past, before they came back, they saw that Qu Yi had already left first and there was no hope of seizing the bridge. They immediately, surrounded by their personal retinue, galloped away on their horses towards the west.
Liu Xuan's troops had been pursuing the front, but now they were attacked from left and right by the Easterners, gradually falling into a situation where they were surrounded by enemies.
But even though he was riding like clouds in front of him, his expression remained unchanged, and he still held the whip in his hand, asking everyone to rush forward. However, some war-experienced generals realized that the situation was not good. Shi Sang, the leader of Shibu Jiehu, came to
Standing next to Liu Xuan, he quickly admonished Liu Xuan and said: "I am old and have seen too many wars. Now we are far and near, and there are no more than ten people riding around us. Although there are still many people near us, there are still many people on the left, right and behind.
No rescue was seen, which shows that they were either dispersed or escaped. If we fight hard and resist, we will attract more enemy cavalry to attack us. The harder we resist, the faster we will die! Your Highness, it’s better to take advantage of the moment.
The position is still clear, and our army is not defeated yet, so hurry up and rush out from behind!"
Liu Xuan knew that Shi Sang was right, but he still refused to leave. Instead, he said: "Now all the tribes are in chaos, but our tribe is still in order. In the previous battles, our tribe has not made any achievements, but has been defeated in succession.
Others laughed at me. If I leave without fighting at this time, I will never get ahead. Now the general and the dragon chief are arranging the army behind them. If we delay it for a while, it is only a moment. Don't let others look down upon us!"
So his troops still went upstream and fought with the Dongren at the forward position. After a few moments, the Dongren found someone resisting, and immediately mobilized a team of tiger and leopard cavalry to charge. This team of tiger and leopard cavalry was led by Cao Hong and bypassed them from the front.
They blocked the way, galloped sideways along the confrontation, suddenly turned their horses' heads, passed through a group of Western infantry holding bows, quickly dispersed them, and suddenly appeared in front of Liu Xuan and his left and right followers.
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Everyone wanted to turn their horses away, but it was too late at this moment. The heads and tails of the horses on both sides of the war were entangled, and the people on the horses raised their weapons and struck out at the enemies within reach. Liu Xuan saw Chi Chi's
Dong Ren swung his knife and was struck, and could only instinctively raise his right hand to block. Because the incident happened so suddenly that the severed right arm fell off, but he still didn't feel the pain. He wanted to turn his head and look behind him, mouthing
They all murmured the name of their young brother Liu Bao. But in this chaotic army, it was difficult to know where his relatives were and whether they were still alive. When the enemy's ruthless knife hit his face, he was cut open.
The right side of his cheek penetrated up to his right eye, and Liu Xuancai fell from his horse.
With Liu Xuan's death, the last resistance of the Han army on the front line disappeared. The Westerners' retreat finally collapsed and rushed towards the Zu River. But this also bought Chen Chong critical time, waiting for the tiger and leopard cavalry to try.
When driving the defeated soldiers into the water, they were surprised to find that a part of the well-organized Western Army appeared on Yuwang Mountain in the south. While they were shooting at the Easterners with long bows and crossbows from a high position, they also sent out cavalry to outflank and harass them.
During the pursuit, the Easterners also dispersed their front line and were unable to make an effective counterattack against the Western troops on the mountain. After a brief attempt, Cao Hong, the leader, decided to retreat and consolidate the existing victory first.<
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On the way back to the pontoon, corpses lying on the ground could be seen everywhere. Although it was difficult to distinguish the appearance of the dead, he could easily tell them: those who had begun to feel cold were from the East, and those who still had residual warmth were from the West;
Those to the east are Easterners, and those to the west are Westerners. Such a scene couldn't help but make him feel absurd. Those who saw a huge victory in the morning were driven back by the enemy in the afternoon. Perhaps this is why some people say that winning only takes five points.
That’s enough reason!
At this time, the Chinese army of the East was resting on the north bank of Yishui River. The Shenpai headquarters, which had previously led its army to retreat from the battle with the Westerners, gradually led its army to meet them because they had almost lost all their baggage and armor.
, now these tired soldiers are sharing food and drinking water with the help of reinforcements. And in the vast area where the Chinese army is walking, there are exhausted soldiers, layers of corpses, scattered and abandoned armored cavalry, and nearby soldiers.
Tens of thousands of Western prisoners of war were unable to concentrate for a while.
General Fenwu Jusue, General Anwu Shenpei and other generals came over to take a break and were discussing the next advance or retreat with Cao Cao.
One of them, Shen Pei, said: "The Western bandits have retreated, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fight anymore today. However, my troops have retreated for dozens of miles, and it is difficult to pursue them. If we want to send troops to seize victory, we can only rely on the marshal's central army." p>
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Cao Ren said: "Anwu said this because he thought highly of us. After receiving Anwu's letter asking for help, our army slept in the open last night and traveled sixty miles today. The energy of the soldiers may have been exhausted. "Zuo Zhuan" says: 'At one go, we
', If we continue to pursue, I'm afraid we will be defeated like a Western bandit."
At this time, Cao Hong arrived. When he heard this, he agreed with it and said to everyone: "There are still Western thieves on the south mountain who are not in chaos and have considerable fighting power. They should not be underestimated."
Cao Cao nodded, but did not answer. He thought: "The generals in the trial team have become discouraged and the organization is in chaos. It is impossible to use them now, but our army is still usable. Now that Liu Bei has to cross the river to retreat westward, we
If we send people to take the opportunity to drive them away, can we win for a while?" But he then thought of what Cao Hong said, and then thought, "Ting Jian is here in this battle. He has always been cautious in fighting. If I pursue him, will I fall into his plan?
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According to common sense, at this time, he should ask Guo Jia, the military advisor accompanying the army, to offer wine. However, Guo Jia contracted an epidemic while in Linzi and could not accompany him. At this time, Cao Cao had to make his own opinion. When he was hesitating, a young man suddenly appeared
The man stepped forward and said: "Why should Marshal hesitate? This is the moment when we must pursue. If we take advantage of victory and do not pursue the defeated soldiers, how will the world regard it?"
Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and turned around and saw that the young man was Sima Yi, the son of Sima Fang. He was just a counselor with the army at this time. But his eyes were bright, and he did not show any stage fright even when everyone was watching him. Instead, he spoke more calmly.
: "The mountain ridge occupied by the bandit army was only a corner of the battlefield, and it did not affect the overall situation. However, after the Western bandit was defeated, they must cross the river and move slowly. The marshal sent his light cavalry to attack from behind, and the flood also drowned them. What's so terrible about it?
?Even if the rebel army is in order, don't let them go easily, otherwise wouldn't the marshal's reputation be underestimated?"
These words spoke to Cao Cao's heart, and he was very satisfied, so he turned to the generals and said, "What Zhongda said is interesting, what do you think?"
The generals did not understand that he had made up his mind, so they all stepped forward to ask for battle. Cao Cao ordered his eldest son, Cao Ang, to lead Cao Anmin, Cao Hong, Lu Zhao, Chewei, and Cai Yang to advance westward to contain them, while he, Cao Ren, and Bao Xin
Zhang He and other troops then pressed forward.
On the other side, the defeated Western troops did as Sima Yi said and began to cross the river on foot as before. Liu Bei's formation was reorganized by the river and cleared up the losses between various departments. Chen Chong led the troops who were still intact.
More than 10,000 tribesmen roamed back and forth in the southeast of the battlefield, trying to threaten the coming Dongren by relying on Yuwang Mountain.
When the Dongren's offensive temporarily stopped, Chen Chong breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not dare to relax. He contacted Liu Bei and suggested that he choose elite soldiers for the rear. At the same time, he sent out scouts to inquire about the Dongren's movements not far away.
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Chen Chong's face was dense as a cloud, but he knew that this was a critical moment related to the overall situation, and he was extremely anxious. He said to several students beside him: "If the people from the east don't attack, today will be just a draw; if the people from the east attack me, it will be a draw.
It may not be considered a small victory; but if they see through the plan and insist on attacking the north, they will ruin a big thing!"
Not long after, Liu Bei sent someone to write back, saying that the current organizational structure was still in chaos. Except for the fact that he still had more than 6,000 men capable of fighting, the other departments were still unclear in a short period of time. I was afraid that we could only withdraw the troops today and look at them. As for the many baggage items accompanying the army.
, now they are all gathered in the Chinese army, but there is no time to take them away now. Thinking about it carefully, the only option is to throw them by the river and burn them, and not leave them to the East people.
Everyone under Chen Chong couldn't help but feel depressed when they heard this. After all, not only were the troops lost in the first battle, but even the baggage was difficult to save. Considering that since the war, they had never fought a head-on battle with the Eastern Army, how could they not make people worry about the future war?
Feeling cold?
However, when Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang heard the news, they both came up with ideas. At the same time, they stepped forward and asked for orders: "Teacher, can you give me 500 men to go north, and I will order the Eastern troops to retreat!"