Wang Guang kept Zhang Fei's instructions in mind and wanted to frustrate the Eastern Army. He raised his eyes and glanced at the black tiger-headed flag on the other side that the general mentioned. He saw a knight standing in front of the battle holding the flagpole. He thought: shoot down the flagpole.
It’s not really a skill, but how can you shoot someone?
So he nocked an arrow on his bow, taking into account the force of the wind, he leaned slightly to the right, raised his hand and shot the arrow. The arrow quickly crossed the river and went straight to the flag-bearer. But the flag-bearer was alert, heard the sound of the whistle, and fired a sharp arrow.
Lowering his head, the arrow hit his leather hat and fell to the ground.
A sergeant ran out quickly, picked up the arrow that fell on the ground, ran into the military formation, and handed it to Cao Cao on horseback.
Cao Cao saw that the arrow was a flat hunting arrow with a side tip, equipped with a bone whistle, and the arrow feathers were made of carved feathers, which was very exquisite. He knew that the owner of the arrow was not an ordinary person, so he ordered people to ride out on horseback and shouted to the other side.
Said: "Who is the general whose arrow shot at the military flag? Leave your name!"
Wang Guang heard this and replied loudly: "I am the Huanghu Colonel of the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty, and so is Wang Guang of Qi County!"
Wang Guang's voice was loud and the wind carried it to Cao Cao's ears. He thought for a while, called his son Cao Zhang, took the arrow and said to him: "The owner of this arrow is Empress Zhongliang. I remember when Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo,
It's a pity that I couldn't participate in it. Liu Bei sent him to call the formation because he clearly underestimated me and wanted to provoke me to cross the river! But since he is a junior, I can't send a veteran to go. Huang Xu'er, go ahead and do it.
Destroy his prestige."
Cao Zhang did not wear any armor. He rode a horse, put the bow bag and quiver on the back of the saddle, and slowly rode the horse to the river. He saw an enemy general in brocade robes sitting on a tall horse on the other side.
Wang Guang was stunned. He stood up slightly and said to Wang Guang: "Lieutenant Wang, listen, after I heard that you were loyal and good, how satisfying was it when Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo? But you obeyed the order of the regicide and came to fight with him?
If we and other loyal ministers force each other to force each other, won’t the people of the world be cold-blooded? Besides, you won’t cross the Zhang River and have made it clear that you don’t dare to fight, so why are you bluffing here? There is no dragon leader planning this battle, so you should go back!” It turns out that Chen Chong is seriously ill.
Even the Eastern Dynasty knew about the news. It is no wonder that Cao Cao was so rare to engage in battle again and again.
After Wang Guang heard what he said, he was speechless for a moment. At this moment, Cao Zhang smiled slightly, took out the bow and arrow from behind his back, raised his hand and shot. At this time, the wind was passing by the river, and the wind was strong. The arrow flew against the wind, but hit the target.
Wang Guang's horse. The arrow shot through the leather armor and penetrated the chest until the arrow feathers. The poor and strong Daibei horse had no time to make a struggle before death. It knelt down on its front legs and fell sideways on the sand by the river.
Above, he turned over his hooves and was already dead.
Wang Guang landed from his horse and quickly turned over and ran back to avoid the second arrow. However, because he was wearing armor and walking on the ground, he looked a bit nondescript. When the soldiers of the Eastern Army saw it, they burst into laughter, which was extremely embarrassing. His subordinates
Seeing him, he quickly ran over and offered his horse to him. Wang Guangda was angry and his face turned red. He looked back at Zhang Fei with a dissatisfied expression on his face. He immediately took off his armor and pouch, revealing his light clothes. He picked up his bow and got on his horse to go out.
Revenge.
He rode within the distance of the arrow and saw that the man on the other side was still motionless. He was worried that he might suddenly launch an arrow. So he suddenly galloped away. There happened to be a willow tree on the bank of the river. The branches were hanging down to the surface, but the trunk was thick.
, there were many branches, making it invisible. So he reined up his horse and stopped behind the tree. Taking advantage of this moment, he drew out his bow and arrow, lifted his horse, walked around to the other side of the tree, drew his bow and prepared to shoot at his opponent.
Unexpectedly, he heard a harsh whistling sound in his ears and rushed over from the other side of the river. Wang Guang was experienced in shooting, and he immediately heard that it was a whistle that had penetrated the bone whistle. He thought to himself that it was not good, and instinctively squatted down.
He lowered his head. At this moment, he only heard a popping sound, which was the unique terrifying sound of a sharp arrow piercing the skin and flesh and penetrating into the internal organs.
The war horse behind him immediately tilted and its heavy body fell towards him. Wang Guang was frightened and turned to one side. He turned around and saw that the horse had rolled over and fell to the ground. There was an arrow stuck in the left belly, and the arrow shaft was completely submerged into the horse's belly.
Although the exposed white arrow feathers were slightly splattered with blood, the familiar carved feathers were still clearly visible. When he saw the carved feathers, Wang Guang felt a sense of shame that he had never experienced before. This was exactly what happened.
The arrow I just shot towards the other side!
Only then did Wang Guang realize that he had met a powerful enemy, and when it came to comparing his shooting skills, he, who was the best among the younger generation in Jinyang, was invincible. However, he did not panic and covered himself for the time being. And his subordinates had already arrived.
The horse came flying from the other side. As soon as he reached the tree, Wang Guang grabbed the saddle and flew onto the horse. The horse turned its head and ran quickly into the formation.
In this battle, the Jinyang knights lost all face, and the knights couldn't help but feel a little depressed. However, Cao Cao's army cheered and their morale was boosted.
At this moment, suddenly thick smoke billowed from the lower reaches of the north, and the wind blew towards the Eastern Army's formation. Following the wind, it drifted across the Zhang River, and the pungent smell blew through the cavalry of the Jinyang Beifu Army. Zhang Fei was comforting Wang Guang, feeling in his heart
He was also frustrated by the failure just now. When he saw the thick smoke coming, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said loudly: "Guo Boji set the fire as promised. Look at the intensity of the fire, a lot of dry wood was used!"
Besides, when Cao Cao saw smoke rising in the distance to the north, he couldn't help being startled and blurted out: "These guys can still set fires? Could it be that they were taught by Chen Chong? Isn't he seriously ill and still in Chang'an?" If he retreated at this time, the Jinyang cavalry on the other side would definitely cross the river.
Chase; if you don’t retreat, the fire will soon spread. What should you do?
But after all, Cao Cao came from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The situation was critical, but he did not panic. He said to the anxious knights around him: "The Western bandit wanted me to retreat to avoid the fire, and then cross the river to cover up the enemy. I didn't want to be fooled, but I crossed first.
The river caught him off guard!"
He called Zhu Ling and said to him: "I will never forget you when you saved my life in the Bohai Sea. Now it's a life-and-death moment again. I have no one to rely on. I can only rely on you! You lead the cavalry to cross the river first.
Fight to clear a way for me. If we can't win this battle, tens of thousands of soldiers will be mermaid meat. Cao Cao asks the general for everyone!" After that, he dismounted and bowed.
After Zhu Ling heard this, his blood rushed up, and he hurriedly bowed and replied: "The marshal has such trust, how dare Zhu Ling not swear to serve him to the death!"
Cao Cao grabbed his hand and said: "I will hand over the trusted warriors around me to you, and we will go with you to kill the enemy first and die at the front!" After saying this, he ordered Cao Zhen, Cao Zhang, Niu Jin, Chen Jiao and more than a hundred others.
He rode with Zhu Ling into battle, and ordered Xia Houyuan to follow behind to hold the battle.
Zhu Ling had more than a thousand knights under his command, all of whom were Youzhou knights. Amidst the thick smoke, Zhu Ling led the troops out of the battle. He said to his subordinates: "We have been fighting for decades, first following Yuan Shao Gong, and then Cao Cao Gong. We have gone through many experiences successively.
I have fought dozens of wars, big and small, and have enjoyed wealth and honor. There is nothing to fear in life or death. But when a man lives in this world, he always wants to win. Today, we are in a desperate situation. Cowardice will die. You may be able to win by fighting to the death. I will lead you
You cross the river, if you don't win, you will die on the other side and never look back!"
After saying that, they rode their horses into the Zhang River with the soldiers. In the late autumn, the river was narrow and shallow, and the depth was not as deep as the horse's back. Everyone just wanted to fight to the death, regardless of the cold and biting water. They ran across the water and swarmed to the other side.
Just as Zhu Ling's whole team was going out to fight, Cao Cao called Zhang He and others who were in charge of the right wing, and ordered them to take turns riding horses into the river, then run ashore, and stampede on the grass. Shrouded in thick smoke, the Eastern Army repeatedly launched into the water, came ashore, and rushed
After the war horses entered the water, they brought up a large amount of river water and wetted a large area of grassland, finally isolating the fire in the north. Although the smoke did not disperse, the fire could not spread.
At the same time, Zhu Ling's troops had crossed the river and came ashore, and together they rushed into the Jinyang army formation. The Jinyang army was waiting to burn the Eastern Army, so that they could take advantage of the situation and attack. They did not expect that the enemy would not retreat but instead advance across the river to attack.
Facing the enemy soldiers who were coming at them like madmen, they were at a loss for a moment. Everyone in their way died, and the formation gradually deformed into chaos.
Zhu Ling took the lead and rode into the battle, but he didn't want a stray arrow to fly and break the neck of his mount. As soon as he stood up after falling off the horse, several knights from the Western Army came around on horseback. They all got off their horses and rushed forward with swords to chop off their heads.
The horsemen who followed him were furious. Facing many enemies, they held a sword in one hand and wildly waved a knife in the other. They moved their bodies left and right to drive the enemies to one place. Zhu Ling then picked up the knife and slashed hard, one after another.
Cutting down two people, the others were so frightened that they didn't dare to come any closer, so they all turned back to look for their horses and ran away.
Wen Ji, a tiger soldier under Cao Cao, once wounded the famous Western Dynasty general Qian Zhao at the foot of Xindu City. At this time, he led his cavalry deep into the formation of Song Luan of the Jinyang Army, looking for the gorgeously dressed knights along the way, and wanted to behead him.
The great achievement of the general. After running for a while, he ran into Jinyang Army Sima Linghuhua. Linghuhua was gorgeously dressed and his swordsmanship was very fast. He had killed several people one after another.
When the two brave generals met, neither wanted to let go of their opponent, so they approached each other to fight. However, as soon as the two horses approached, their weapons collided. Linghu Hua was shocked to find that the tiger's mouth was numb, and he struck twice, and the sword blade was actually
A piece of Wen Ji's body was broken. While he was stunned and frightened, Wen Ji took out another short knife from his waist and thrust it into Ling Huhua's chest with lightning speed. Ling Hu Hua covered his chest and tried to leave, but his whole body suddenly felt numb.
With no strength left, he could only let Wen Ji wrap his arms around his neck and cut off his head neatly. When the Jinyang soldiers nearby saw this, they all retreated.
At this time, the cavalry brigade of the Eastern Army also crossed the river to attack. Thousands of horses galloped across the water, splashing countless water splashes, and the sound of rushing water was like a huge wave coming. The Jinyang army was still fighting with Zhu Ling's troops.
At this time, seeing the enemy's large army rushing towards them, their fighting spirit suddenly disappeared, and they all abandoned their opponents and fled. The cavalry's flight was like a torrent of broken embankments. Zhang Fei and the young generals could not stop it at all, so they had to drift with the tide, and were dragged away by the defeated people.
Go.
The Jinyang army was all cavalry. They retreated with thousands of horses galloping, wolves rushing and pigs rushing, jostling each other. Many people injured their horse legs due to the impact, and then fell to the ground and were captured by the Eastern Army. Fortunately, Jinyang
The army came and went like flying. After running for a while, the Eastern Army saw red flags flying in the distance, which seemed to be a military formation. They immediately realized that the Western Army behind them was coming to support them, so they retreated back soon. Both sides looked at each other.
It was a very lively fight when we got up, but when we went back and counted, the total number of casualties did not exceed 2,000. However, this battle greatly damaged the morale of the Western Army.
When Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei and others coming back in disgrace, he didn't blame him. Instead, he appreciated Guo Huai's plan of arson and rewarded him with a lot of gold, silver and jewels, so he let the matter go.
At this point, the entire Western Army's grand strategy finally returned to the plan of confronting Xindu and dividing the troops at Youyan.