After Qu Yi withdrew from Chen Chong's formation, he directly pulled out the arrow on his right shoulder and asked Cang Tou who was following him to bandage it. Then he looked back to the left and right, examined the situation in front of him, and made a plan in his mind.
In his view, Chen Chong was right in front of him, and it seemed that he would not retreat easily. Therefore, there was still an opportunity to behead someone for meritorious deeds. But it was unrealistic to rush into the battle alone. Fortunately, some reinforcements were arriving one after another behind him. If he could
It is not difficult to defeat Chen Chong's main formation with a large number of people. But to Qu Yi's surprise, he found that the number of Dong people who came to support was far less than he thought. According to the soldiers, it seemed that the only people who came here to support were Shi
There are seven tribes including Huan, Li Shao, Li Cheng, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, Jiao Chu, Sui Yuanjin and Han Juzi, totaling about 40,000 people.
Forty thousand people were already a mighty army in normal times, but on the current battlefield, they could only fill up the northern front. It was impossible to mobilize more people to help Qu Yi capture the battle.
When Qu Yi heard the news, he was filled with hatred and anger. He cursed to the left and right: "In this battle, I did not care about life and death. I stayed in the front and almost killed Chen Chong. This is like breaking the tiger's teeth and removing the tiger's sharp edges."
Claws only need to be wrestled by others. With such an arrangement, is Cao Cao just a jealous maniac?"
The rest of the followers bowed their heads and did not answer. Seeing this, Qu Yi became increasingly unwilling, so he gathered his own formation and charged at the Western Army several times. However, because the general was injured, his subordinates did not dare to attack recklessly.
As time went by, the previously defeated formation of the Westerners gradually regrouped and fought back. After the fourth charge failed, the Qiang cavalry all realized in their hearts that the opportunity to behead Chen Chong would probably be lost forever.<
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Let's go back to the south side of the battlefield. The reason why there are so few reinforcements in the direction of Quyi is indeed a decision made by Cao Cao.
While the army was marching, Cao Cao observed that the left and right formations of the Western Army in the north were both calm and unfazed by the erosion of the situation in their own formation. Although the collapse of the central formation was huge, it did not cause much damage.
Casualties, on the contrary, stretched the front line backward. Under this situation, the formation of the scattered Western Army in the north actually resembled the Crane Wing Formation, and could encircle all the Quyi troops who were deep in the formation at any time.
This thought made Cao Cao shudder, but he also reacted very quickly: Chen Chong is the only one in the Western Army who can make such arrangements and changes! Since Chen Chong is the commander of the Western Army in the north, who is in charge of the Western Army in the south?
Who is Liu Bei?
Cao Cao keenly grasped the hidden fighter opportunities. He thought that if he mainly attacked Chen Chong in the north, although there was a hope of complete victory, there was also the risk of being ambushed by mistake and being attacked on the flank. But if he mainly attacked Liu Bei in the south, he would be overwhelmed by the crowd.
With few troops, Liu Bei lacked the flexibility to win in a joint battle, but Chen Chong's formation was scattered, and only a small number of troops could stop him, which would make him hasty and unable to save him. When the south was breached and the Xianbei people from the north came to help, what could Chen Chong do?
If you think about it carefully, the odds of winning are actually as good as 80-90%.
Cao Cao immediately made up his mind and immediately sent an order to Shen Pei, who was in charge of the right wing of the Eastern Army: "There is no need to advance in the north. You can leave 40,000 people in the north, and the rest will attack from me." Shen Pei then ordered Chunyu Qiongtong Qi.
The army joined Qu Yi, and he led the remaining 30,000 people to move closer to the Chinese army.
It was already dawn at this time, and the dust from the horses' hooves gradually dissipated into the air. They formed an array on the gentle slope to the south. However, the right army of the Western Dynasty, which had not moved, only then saw the detailed fighting scene between the left army and the Easterners. It can be seen that
Thousands of cavalry surged forward, and arrows flew into the air. It was quite spectacular, but it also frightened the right army.
Although the formations on both wings of the left army were relatively neat, the breakthrough in the center formation was irrefutable, so much so that the soldiers on the right started talking about it, thinking that this battle would be disadvantageous first, so it would be better to retreat. The generals also expressed their approval.
He sent envoys to persuade Liu Bei to withdraw his troops, but Liu Bei shouted back. Liu Bei cursed: "I have said before the battle that if we lose the victory, we will never retreat to the camp. Do you think this is a joke?"
Although they suppressed the idea of retreating, words could not defeat the Eastern Army. The Easterners in the front line were also fighting with the Westerners. The red flags and black flags all over the sky were intertwined, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other. Further south on the battlefield,
, there is a pool of clear water, and there is a forest of crabapples beside the water, which are sparsely growing along the bank of the pool. I don’t know when, the low crabapple trees are covered with pink and white crabapple flowers. Looking at the crabapples from a distance, it is like being in a painting, with ripples in the pool water.
The gentle breeze supports the branches, and the red and green reflect the sun, making people suddenly feel like they are in another world. For a moment, they forget that this is a battlefield of killing. But soon, the fighting spreads here, the grass is trampled by horse hooves and scattered, and the pond water is stained red with blood and churns.
, the sword would accidentally chop down the tree trunk from time to time, causing bursts of flowers to rain down.
Positioned here was Tai Shici's cavalry. He led four thousand Taiyuan cavalry to charge back and forth on the grass, responsible for guarding the flank of the right army. However, to his surprise, the number of Dongren was far greater than before.
It was more than expected. Even though Taishi Ci had repelled three enemy offensives in succession, the enemy's military formations became thicker and thicker, and each time they encountered the enemy, the Westerners saw completely different military flags. This showed that the Easterners on the flanks
The number has reached three times that of Taishi Cibu.
Upon seeing this, a military officer under Taishi Ci suggested to Taishi Ci: "General, with the large number of traitor soldiers, we may be surrounded by enemies. And I am afraid it is too late to ask for help now. It is better to lead the troops to retreat first and wait for the enemy's formation."
After being separated, it’s not too late to fight back.”
These were actually words to encourage him to run away. After hearing this, Taishi Ci turned around and looked around, and found that this man's temples were wet with sweat, his hands were shaking slightly, and his calf was wrapped with a piece of white cloth to cover his injuries. There was a faint trace of blood, which showed that he was indeed
They fought hard. Therefore, when Taishi Ci heard these remarks, there was no anger on his face, and he said slowly: "The so-called being entrusted by others and loyal to others, this is the way to be a righteous man. I have been ordered by the general to guard here.
, how can you be greedy for life and leave without permission? In ancient times, the first born kept his promise and died at Lanqiao. Today I carry a seven-foot sword and win against a million troops. What regrets even if I die?"
After saying that, Taishi Ci took off his coat and collar, revealing his beard and face. His entourage was impressed by his awe-inspiring expression. Taishi Ci also felt his breathing quicken, and then he took off his Mingguang armor, and the chest of his mount.
Instead of iron armor, he just used a rhinoceros skin two-level armor draped in front of the chest and abdomen. He then ordered his followers to remove their armor in the same way, and smiled at everyone: "Follow me and kill the enemy."
Having said that, Taishi Ci charged forward, followed closely by his confidants. Together they held a long sword and put their legs under the horse's belly as they advanced. The horse suddenly felt light all over, so it galloped into the battle with lightning speed. The Dongren's arrows were not in time, and they had already fallen off the horse.
This was repeated over and over again, but no one was hit. The Easterners had no choice but to get closer together, and the leading knights dismounted, tied their reins to their belts, and fired at Taishi Ci's cavalry indiscriminately. Taishi Ci was not allowed to join the battle, so he went back to put on his armor again.
, went out to fight again. After these few back and forth, there were already more than a hundred Dongren who could no longer fight.
At this time, the people from the east saw Taishi Ci and shouted: "That man who entered the battle with light armor is back again!" When Taishi Ci heard this, he laughed at the people from the east, and then said: "You know, I am a big man from Tai'an.
Hou, this is the way to challenge the rebellious general Tai Shici! No matter what you are waiting for, you dare to fight me!" The Western Army had long known about his reputation, but no one dared to respond to the challenge for a while.
But at this time, the drums of the Eastern Army's formation were beating loudly, and the cavalry mounted their horses to charge wave after wave. In an instant, the black flags all over the sky were fluttering in the wind, like dark clouds and thunder. On the red sun
Under the rays of the sun, the black clouds roared with the thunderous sound of horse hooves. The iron-clad horses, Mingguang armor, and horse armor that rose and fell as tens of thousands of war horses galloped were like the lake surface reflected in the sun, sparkling with waves.
The continuous dazzling light. The clash of iron hoofs on the ground and the collision of armored iron soldiers was deafening. The sound of people shouting and horses neighing was completely drowned in it. The scenery and the scenery made the mountains and rivers tremble, and the heaven and earth were moved. What power in the sky and on the earth, and in the world, can face it head-on?
How to withstand the impact of this huge wave?
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When this force was thrown into the battlefield to the south of Ji Han's army from the flanks, Taishi Ci's tribe was almost instantly submerged by the huge wave. After losing the cover of the flanking cavalry, the Westerners' formation was completely destroyed without any suspense. Most of the troops were completely destroyed.
Under such circumstances, people were unable to organize a counterattack. The Tuoba Li troops who originally came to assist were trapped by the retreating Westerners before they could even arrive at the battlefield, and were soon integrated into the retreating wave.
This soon developed into the collapse of the entire Bafu army formation. Everyone lost the belief to move forward to meet the resistance. They turned their horses and fled westward before the defeated army arrived. They ignored military orders and did not form a queue. They just kept marching
Running wildly with whips, the dust raised made it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, let alone turning around with bows to shoot at the pursuers. This made the Western cavalry like a group of hunted prey, helplessly enduring the overwhelming rain of arrows, while
As they ran, people kept falling off their horses. The Easterners were chasing closely behind them, constantly setting up their bows and shooting. Many knights even emptied their three quivers that could hold two hundred arrows.
Seeing the success of the offensive, Cao Cao of the Chinese army was almost overjoyed and laughed loudly. While he asked the musicians in the army to play "Bohai Formation Breaking Music", he faced Xun You who was accompanying the army and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo
, it seems that this place is just another Beipi." He then said to Cao Xiu next to him: "Zuo Yuanxiu asked me to change my flag and get my destiny. It seems that it is not an empty lie."
Speaking of the black flag of the Eastern Army, in fact, the Eastern Army originally used a red flag, which was only different in color from the Western Army. But last year, the Marshal's Mansion met the hermit Zuo Ci. Zuo Ci said: "The flags of the official army are all red, and the red flags are all red."
The color of fire is that the marshal is not a person with the virtue of fire, so he is defeated. But in my opinion, the marshal seems to have the virtue of earth. It is said that earth can help water, and water can extinguish fire. It would be better for the marshal to use yellow and black instead." Cao Cao felt that it made sense.
, so he changed the flag of his own formation to ocher yellow, and the flags of all subordinate units to black. This time he defeated the two formations of the Western Army, but I don’t know if it has anything to do with the color of the flags Zuo Ci said.