Just as Lu Bu expected, on the same day, when he attacked Yidu, the Second Army led by Gao Shun and Zhang Liao also launched an attack on Xiangyang City.
Similar to the defenders of Yidu, the defenders of Xiangyang City had no idea that the danger would come from the west, from the Blood Banner Army, which had always been looked down upon by everyone in Jingzhou.
There was no real response in the rush, they could only resort to tricks. The situation was even more uncomfortable than when Lu Bu attacked Yidu, because the general on duty in Xiangyang City had his throat cut at home the night before. Even
It wasn't until the Blood Banner Army came to the city that the garrison soldiers discovered his body.
The furious Liu Biao naturally blamed the death of the guard directly on the Blood Banner Army, and he cursed many curse words in a furious rage.
Additional generals were urgently dispatched to garrison the city wall, and they were sent out to wait and detect the strength of the enemy. The answer they got was that the total strength of the Blood Banner Army was only 30,000, including less than 1,000 cavalry.
How dare you have the courage to lead only 30,000 people to attack Xiangyang, the seat of Jingzhou?!
The furious Liu Biao ignored the prudent advice of his advisers and insisted on transferring 2,000 elite cavalry from the military town to the north outside the city. He also combined with the 8,000 infantry drawn from the city and went out to fight. He wanted to give these "despicable" soldiers
The Blood Banner Army learned a bloody lesson.
Twenty miles outside the city, Gao Shun led his army to fight. He had the main force of 5,000 Blood Flag Army and 10,000 militiamen. This included the trapped camp that Gao Shun had been leading for more than ten years.
Today's trapped camp is very different from that of ten years ago. They were originally Lu Bu's elites and were famous all over the world. After joining Liu Xie, they were cultivated as the core combat force. After several screenings in seven years, a group of people were left behind.
Thousands of people, each one is a strong man worth one hundred, and in exchange for the force of a general, he can be used as a general in other places.
Moreover, the weapons in the hands of these trapped soldiers have also changed. From the initial small shield and long knife to the current long-handled Mo Dao. Only they are qualified to equip this weapon in the entire Blood Banner Army. And the Mo Dao comes from
Due to Lord Yama's advice, Liu Xie gritted his teeth and wasted no time in making up a thousand pieces.
Arranged in military formation, diamond shape. All infantry.
The infantry versus the cavalry seemed to be asking for trouble. But Gao Shun believed in the soldiers in his hands, and firmly believed that after this battle, the name of the trapped camp would once again resound throughout the world! Therefore, he was stubborn,
He rejected Zhang Liao's suggestion to bring cavalry to help in the battle.
The trapped camp served as the tip, while the rest of the military formation stood firm. With a forest of long spears, each of them looked calmly waiting for the first wave of Xiangyang City cavalry to attack.
"Kill! Tear them to pieces!" The cavalry roared as they galloped, their momentum like a rainbow.
Facing the attacking Xiangyang City army, the formation of the Blood Flag Army was silent. The murderous intent in their eyes showed the desire in their hearts.
The waves are crashing on the shore! It is not an exaggeration at all. The idea of cavalry is to use the highest impact to knock down the military formation in front of them. As long as the general formation is scattered, the rest will naturally be easy to kill.
But the result was completely beyond the expectations of the Xiangyang City cavalry. Not only were they unable to knock off the two rows of large shield soldiers at the front, but they were also greeted by white and terrifying sharp blades.
Modao, the most powerful weapon for an individual soldier in the Tang Dynasty in the original world. Each Modao is two meters long, and the blade is half a meter long. The blade is two palms wide and two fingers thick. The handle is iron wood, and the end of the handle is equipped with matching iron decorations.
The total weight is more than sixty kilograms. Each time the sword is swung, it is followed by the beating of the war drums, from diagonally above the right to diagonally below the left, with one stroke to the bottom, and so on.
This kind of heavy weapon for individual soldiers cannot be danced by a strong man at all, and even if it can be danced two or three times, it will not last long. But these monsters trapped in the camp don't think there is anything wrong with the weight of 60 kilograms, and even feel it is extremely comfortable. Every time
The wave brought up a large amount of blood like falling rain.
The diamond-shaped assault formation is like this. Because there is no straight contact surface for the cavalry to attack, it will inevitably have the effect of piercing into the enemy's formation. As long as the large shield soldiers at the top can withstand it, the rest will be a diamond shape.
The terrifying sword light of the trapped camp sergeant holding Mo Dao on the two wings at the tip.
The first cavalry charge left behind more than 300 human and horse corpses. After the charge passed, the cavalrymen who were about to turn their horses around to speed up and kill again just slowed down when the diamond formation changed its formation and lined up.
The front was trapped in the camp, and the pikemen behind were in a compact formation, like a wall of thorns, and they slowly rushed towards the Xiangyang City cavalry who were just about to speed up.
The infantry took the initiative to confront the cavalry? This is not uncommon, but it has never been seen before.
However, they lost their speed advantage and did not arouse any vigilance in their hearts. They were still immersed in the Xiangyang City cavalry that was about to overwhelm the enemy. When faced with the Blood Banner Army advancing like a wall, the result was enough to overturn all the current views of these soldiers on "infantry".
"Advance like a wall, chop with every step, and the men and horses will be shattered!"
This is the scene where all the trapped soldiers holding Mo Dao were taught the blood-burning Mo Dao to kill enemies when they received their first training. But now they can finally try it with their own hands.
Not only the Qianqian camp, but also the rest of the spearmen and sword and shield men also had cold faces and their eyes fixed on the enemy's neck. Once penetrated by the spear soldiers, the crazy sword and shield men would rush to kill them.
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The whole process lasted for half an hour before Xiangyang City's infantry array caught up. This relieved the cavalry's dilemma. At this time, the cavalry who withdrew and returned to their own infantry array had only about 900 or 1,100 cavalry left.
The rest of the cavalry, including men and horses, stayed in front of the death-like military formation in front.
Then, the two armies faced each other again. This time, the remaining cavalry in Xiangyang City learned the lesson and no longer clashed, but guerrilla on the flanks. The main battle side was handed over to the phalanx of 5,000 infantry.
Compared to the cavalry, the infantry were even more unbearable when facing the Blood Banner Army. The moment they made contact, they began to be one-sided. Facing the powerful assault capabilities of the trapped camp and the powerful fighting power of the rest of the Blood Banner Army, they were defeated like a mountain.
, the two generals leading the army had their heads chopped off by several sword and shield men before they even had time to give the order to retreat, and they were held high.
"Hurry! Get help from Liu Bei in Xinye and Jiangling quickly! Hurry!" Liu Biao, who had been watching the entire field battle pass from the city wall, turned pale and shouted eagerly to the messengers under his command.
The 5,000 Blood Banner Army and 10,000 militiamen almost wiped out all the Xiangyang City defenders who ran out of the city to provoke. However, they suffered many casualties. More than 1,000 militiamen were killed, and more than 300 Blood Banner Army were killed.
Thirty soldiers in the camp were killed.
With a livid face, Gao Shun led the soldiers who had defeated him in the first battle and retreated to the rear to repair. Next was Zhang Liao's moment of performance. During the siege, he took the lead.
"Blast the drum! The militiamen are pressing forward, and the Blood Banner Army is following. Place the divine thunder of Yama on me, and today I will ask Liu Xing to explain what "divine power is as powerful as prison" means!"
To be honest, it is similar to Lu Bu's siege scene in Yidu. The only difference is that the guard force in Xiangyang City is several times that of Yidu City. Even if a large area of the city wall is blown up by the divine thunder of Yama, it can be completely destroyed
The defenders' will to resist needs to be tempered, and what will be tempered can only be the blood of both sides.
Zhang Liao knew very well that the key to this battle was that there was no room for error. Liu Biao could let him go, so there was only one missing among the three, but Xiangyang City must be captured within three days. If he couldn't capture it, Zhang Liao's head would fall on it.