It was not just the reviewer who looked at Cheng Pu, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and their more than 2,000 Bingzhou troops and horses. In fact, everyone in the army generally looked at them with some scrutiny.
There is of course a reason for this.
It must be known that whether it is the commander-in-chief Gongsun Xun, Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Han Dang, and those with higher status in the Chinese Army, including of course Wei Yue who has come out to lead the army alone, this is generally true.
The army responded with the attitude of "one of our own". Moreover, the leader of this army, Cheng Pu, was not an easy man. Although he had outstanding appearance, decent response, and was well received by everyone, as soon as he arrived, this guy was directly
He clearly placed himself and this army at the cornerstone of the Chinese army under Gongsun Xun, which left people speechless.
But Gongsun Xun just admitted it!
So in other words, both the Youzhou generals and the Northern Army-Hanoi Knights are a little bit intolerable.
However, this may be Gongsun Xun's deliberate move. The war is coming, and he is happy to see such a positive sense of competition in the army.
"Everyone." In the evening of that day, Gongsun Xun gathered all the generals and got straight to the point. "Shen Zhengnan came from the Yellow River today to report personally. It is predicted that he has led 20,000 troops and has arrived at Cangting. If there is no accident, he will
We will cross the river early tomorrow morning and draw up our strategies. I wonder if you have anything else to say?"
There was an unexpected moment of silence in the military tent. Even Cao Mengde and Lou Zibo, who were usually the most energetic, pursed their lips and remained silent.
Cao Mengde was a little nervous. This was the first time he had experienced a battle of this scale. As for Lou Gui, there was no need to say anything else, because the battlefield layout had actually been agreed upon long ago and even assigned, and it was very simple!
Just as Liang Yuan and Liang Zhongning in Dongwuyang City thought, the Han army planned to leave the infantry to rely on the camp to hinder the Yellow Turban Army in the city, and then all the cavalry would be sent out to wait for work, and on the plains they would kill Bu Ji who had just crossed the river from Cangting.
The army was defeated in one fell swoop, and then turned back to defeat the enemy in front of Dong Wuyang!
As for the area of Dong Wuyang and ignoring the Han army's camp, it would be easier to do it. The cavalry should first turn around and attack one front and back with the infantry in the camp, and then go to the river to fight.
And when more than 2,000 Bingzhou troops, mainly cavalry, arrived, this battle seemed to have nothing to say... It is conceivable that unless a meteorite falls from the sky, otherwise, the existence of these 8,000 or 9,000 Han cavalry alone
, they have already been able to lock in the so-called 'ten percent' that Gongsun Xun said that day!
So in this case, is there any need to say anything? In fact, Gongsun Xun is already preparing to disband.
However……
"Junhou!"
At this moment, a person suddenly appeared in the tent. Everyone looked up and became alert. It turned out that this person was the commander of Bingzhou's reinforcements, Sima Chengpu and Cheng Demou.
"What's De Mou's wisdom?" Gongsun Xun was also curious for a moment.
"There is no other intention." Cheng Pu, wearing a crown and armor, replied with a sonorous and powerful tone. "It's just a invitation to fight."
"Now that you are here, can you still be allowed to guard the camp together with the infantry?" Under the candlelight, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting behind a few cases, immediately burst into laughter. "Tomorrow, I will let Wen Chao (Gongsun Yue) and Yi Gong hold the white horse to obey.
In order to supervise the battle, you will serve as our central army, and in view of morality and strategy, how heroic is Su Qing's performance in defeating the enemy?"
"The prince's kindness has spread to all the officers and men in Bingzhou. Naturally, I am very grateful." Cheng Pu still answered proudly. "It's just that our army has just arrived and has not made any achievements. I'm afraid that the army will not accept it if we are assigned like this!"
Gongsun Xun looked up, and sure enough, except for Guan Yu, who was always unconvinced by anyone, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Qian Zhao, Yang Kai, as well as the officers of the Northern Army, and even Xiahou Dun and Le Jin who were standing behind Cao Cao all had expressions on their faces.
Strange...it can be seen that what Cheng Pu said is not false.
Seeing such a situation, Gongsun Xun first sighed, and then immediately said comforting words: "What's the harm? They don't know your contribution, don't I know? In the battle of Tanhan Mountain, I and the princes of Bingzhou fell together.
The dangerous place is that you all fought your way forward, burned the Danhan Mountain, and sneaked for several days with me who was injured and unconscious, and returned to the Han Dynasty... I will live and die together with you, is it just a lie?"
Hearing the words of living together and dying together, all the generals in the tent who remembered their previous oaths softened slightly, but Cheng Pu still stood in the center of the tent unflinchingly: "Your Majesty, there is no need for us to have anything to do with you.
But if you are being looked down upon, you can't show it. I'm afraid that everyone in the tent will be convinced but not convinced at all. If this continues, there will be estrangement in the future as the war continues."
"What does De Mou mean?" Gongsun Xun became curious.
"I discussed it with several Qu Junhou under my command," Cheng Pu said frankly. "In order to divide the army into two, I asked Cheng Lian to lead a thousand newly recruited cavalry, and then followed the prince to the Yellow River to meet the enemy. The remaining
A thousand elite old soldiers will abandon their horses and fight on foot, and then Gao Suqing and I will personally take them and stay behind to block the moth thieves in the city!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Sima of the Northern Army, who had made great achievements before, couldn't help but sneer: "A thousand elites, hundreds of armored men, and relying on a well-defended camp, I can hold you back...
Marquis, please join me in adding any cavalry from the Yan region to make up a thousand people. I will also invite you to fight. I will dismount and stop the thieves in the city! You can just go to the riverside to defeat the thieves!"
Before Gongsun Xun could say anything, Cheng Pu didn't even look at the man, and continued to speak: "The barrier I'm talking about is a field battle! I want to line up outside the camp with thousands of people, big shields, short blades, long spears and powerful crossbows.
Use the road to block the 20,000 thieves in the city!"
As soon as these words came out, starting from Cui Sima, almost everyone in the tent changed their expressions. Even Gongsun Xun was shocked, but then he bowed his head and remained silent.
You must know that fighting in the field and defending a camp are not the same thing at all, okay?
As for others, Lou Gui saw Lu Fan winking at him, and he was ready to say something to soften things up, in order to stop this matter.
But before he could open his mouth, Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "De Mou and Su Qing are so brave, how can I dampen your spirit?!"
Lou Gui was so anxious that he shouted directly regardless of his identity: "Young prince, please don't treat military affairs as a trivial matter!"
Even Cao Cao couldn't help but tried to persuade him: "Why should Wen Qi be like this? It's a sure-win situation, so why risk the lives of thousands of elites? Maybe a thousand people in an array can indeed withstand it, but if they can't,
, these thousands of lives will be directly ruined!"
"I'm not kidding." Gongsun Xun stood up and waved his hand to stop him. "I want... to let Li Tuizhi (Li Jin) and Le Wenqian (Le Jin) lead their respective soldiers and remain in the camp as a support. And
If Su Qing is able to accomplish such a great feat with Demou, there is no need to say more. If things are in danger, let Li and Le go out to rescue... In this way, isn't it absolutely foolproof?"
Everyone fell silent immediately.
Gongsun Xun's meaning was very clear. The original plan remained unchanged, but he just used the surplus of reinforcements to set aside a piece of land for the Bingzhou group to show off their bravery!
With such an arrangement, I wonder if Gongsun Zhonglang has enough confidence in the Bingzhou reinforcements and is ready to use them to suppress the cowardice of the rest of the army? Or is he going to let the Bingzhou army recognize the reality and live in peace?
?
However, there seems to be no contradiction between the two. No matter what happens, it will suit Gongsun Xun's wishes?
And besides, this arrangement has nothing to do with the overall situation after all... If it succeeds, the morale of the Han army will definitely be boosted. If it fails, it will be covered up in the overall victory.
Why not do it?
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Gongsun Xun made a plan, reiterated it, and then waved the generals to retreat and recharge their batteries for tomorrow's battle.
Early on the next morning, the Han army cooked early and had a hearty meal in the camp. Then they arranged their armor, distributed equipment, tended their horses, and prepared for battle.
In Dongwuyang City, Liang Yuan, who had received the news and rushed to see what was going on, naturally guessed what was going on, so he also killed cattle and shared wine in the city, rewarded and comforted him, and prepared to go out of the city to join Bu Ji's reinforcements to "attack from front to back and defeat the Han army."
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Needless to say, Bu Ji had eaten a full meal since early in the morning, and then encouraged the whole army to prepare to cross the river. And Wang Du knew his shame and became brave. He also imitated the Han army and was prepared in advance to attack Puyang.
The ships they brought out were connected by a chain of iron cables and built into a pontoon bridge that was not as wide as the Han army but was practical, which attracted Bu Ji's praises.
For a time, the Han army and the Yellow Turban Army on both sides of the Yellow River each had their own consciousness. They all knew that the decisive battle was here, and they were all confident!
In the morning, as dozens of sentries arranged last night passed by and waved their flags continuously, indicating that the Yellow Turban Army on the south bank had begun to cross the river, Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated and immediately set up a camp with Lu Fan as the remaining guard to take charge of the overall situation here.
Then he and Cheng Pu would lead their troops out of the camp.
However, when the two armies were about to march north and south in front of the camp gate, Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped his horse and then turned down.
The generals were confused and had no choice but to dismount.
"Zi Heng." Gongsun Xun took off his sword and handed it to Lu Fan, who was staying at the camp. "This sword and you, I will command from the riverside. If anyone here in Dongwuyang does not obey orders, you can do whatever you want!"
All the generals suddenly realized that after getting along for a long time, everyone knew that Lu Fan was Gongsun Xun's most trusted person and his chief retainer, so they all had nothing to say. Lu Fan, who was rarely wearing armor, also calmly stepped forward to take the sword.
Come on...the two of them have been getting along for a long time, and there is no need to say more.
However, just when everyone thought that was all, Gongsun Xun untied his black satin cloak and tied it on Cheng Pu in public, so everyone couldn't help but look at him.
After Cheng Pu bowed his head and received the cloak, he quickly prepared to bow and thank him for this kindness, but unexpectedly, he was directly supported by the shoulder.
"De Mou!" Gongsun Xun said sternly, holding the opponent's shoulder. "I know that you have been stationed in Yanmen for a long time, and you have been determined to clear your name and that of your headquarters, so I didn't stop you. But you have to know that I treat you
My expectation is not just that you will be a brave general in battle, but that you can stand in the world with a solemn attitude as a general... Do you understand what I mean?!"
Cheng Pu was extremely ashamed, but he could only give up.
Gongsun Xun surpassed Cheng Pu, and unexpectedly came to the side of the taciturn Gao Shun, and then began to take off the fine iron armor he was covering... Seeing this, Lou Gui quickly winked with Han Dang and Yang Kai, and the latter two immediately
The leaders came forward, one helping Gongsun Xun and the other helping Gao Shun, and they quickly changed their armors.
"Su Qing is not good at words, so no one knows your reputation." After Gongsun Xun changed his clothes and armor, he also sincerely supported his shoulders and sighed. "But I understand that you are an innocent person, and you are a first-class person in running the army.
You have the talent of a general... no matter what, there is no need to say anything before the battle, let’s watch you become famous in this battle!”
After saying that, Gongsun Xun stopped making any further remarks, got back on his horse, and went straight to the river. Generals Cheng and Gao bowed down and waited for Gongsun Xun's white horse flag and scepter umbrella cover to follow.
After walking more than a hundred steps, they turned around and headed towards the south avenue of Dongwuyang City.
It's May, and it's natural for the weather to get hotter. But on the bank of the Yellow River, south of Dongwuyang, in this narrow open space of about 20 miles, the temperature is rising extremely fast!
Less than three poles above the sun, it was already getting hot everywhere!
"Commander Bu has arrived at the embankment!" On top of Dongwuyang City, Uncle Zhang pointed at the embankment from a distance and said with a trembling voice. "We are forming an array."
"There is no way for the public to cross the river, but the public actually crosses the river! Crossing the river... crossing the river..." Liang Zhongning looked from a distance, feeling sad, but suddenly remembered a famous Yuefu poem, but he recited it silently halfway, and did not dare to repeat it.
The chanting continued.
"Deputy Commander Liang." Uncle Zhang asked with all his strength. "You said that the Han army led the cavalry to the river early... If the cavalry is as powerful as you said... will Commander Bu not be able to wait for us?"
"Let's not talk about this." Liang Yuan held the city battlements with one hand, but suddenly pointed at a group of Han soldiers and horses on the five or six mile avenue in front of the south gate with the other hand and sneered. "Deputy Commander Zhang, what do you mean by the Han soldiers?"
?I originally thought that this man and horse were protecting the cavalry from leaving the camp, but now it is still here? There are more than 4,000 infantry, more than 3,000 are waiting in the camp, and a thousand are standing in the way... Could it be that they look down on us?
Do you think a thousand Han troops can stop 20,000 of us in the wilderness?!"
"Deputy Commander Liang, you don't even want to pay attention to Commander Bu, let alone an extra thousand men and horses here?" Uncle Zhang gritted his teeth and tried to persuade him. "If you ask me, just do what you saw before when the Han army increased its troops.
As I said at that time, don’t pay attention to others, let’s all go out of the city and fight vigorously.”
"What Deputy Commander Zhang said is absolutely true." Liang Yuan suddenly said with a ferocious smile. "Let's go out of the city and fight hard. Maybe we can bite off a piece of his flesh in this battle!"
After saying that, Liang Zhongning held the long sword in his hand and walked down to the city proudly. He encouraged a group of young marshals from all walks of life who gathered below the city. These marshals had already seen the main force of the Han army leaving the camp, with only a few thousand soldiers.
The infantrymen still remained, so they naturally became more and more confident, so they shouted and responded.
Uncle Zhang on the top of the city gave a bitter smile, but after looking up at the Huangtian flag above his head, his color suddenly changed, and then he drew out his knife, condescendingly shouting the slogan that he had not spoken for a long time to the commanders below.
Come:
"Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand!"
From Liang Zhongning on down, everyone under the wall was startled for a moment, but they also suddenly woke up, and then under the leadership of Liang Zhongning, they shouted in unison: "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is standing!"
Immediately, the city gates opened wide, and 20,000 Yellow Turban troops poured out from the four gates and rolled towards the south of the city to gather in formation.
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"The sky is dead, Huang Tian must stand!" Almost at the same time, I saw that most of the people had crossed the river, and the formation was barely spread out along the tall and wide embankment of the Yellow River.
He drew his sword, raised it high, and shouted the slogan that had shaken the entire world in the past two months from the river embankment.
How prestigious is Divination in Dongjun? In the south of the county and in the north of the county, on both sides of the Yellow River, there are so many Taiping Tao believers and so many people in Dongjun that they stand up with hoes and sickles, kill and drive away officials, and respond to Huang Tian because of his prestige.
Therefore, Bu already shouted on the golden embankment of the Yellow River, and immediately everyone nearby shouted, and on the pontoon bridge in the middle of the river, where Henan Cangting had not crossed, there were also the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army who were already trying to form an array on the river embankment.
They all shouted, and their voices shook both sides of the Yellow River!
Three miles south of the embankment, Cao Mengde, who had experienced such a formation for the first time, was so frightened that his face turned pale in an instant, so much so that he even looked back... However, a dozen to twenty miles behind him, there was also smoke and dust billowing, as if it was the Yellow Turban over there.
The army is also running around and forming formations.
For a moment, not to mention Cao Cao, even the entire cavalry formation, which had already formed up and was dismounting to save power, started to become a little commotion, and the officers on horseback were unable to stop it.
Under the umbrella of the Chinese army, Gongsun Xun, who naturally did not need to dismount, turned back and glanced at the 'Wei Wu' beside him, but suddenly stretched out a hand: "Brother Mengde, I gave my saber to Zi Heng, you
Lend me the knife."
Cao Cao did not dare to neglect, so he immediately took off his saber and offered it with both hands on his horse.
Gongsun Xun did not take the sword directly, but held the handle of the sword and drew the blade directly from Cao Cao's hand. Then he pointed the sword at the guard Sima Gongsun Yue not far away from him: "Gongsun Sima, pass on my military order, in addition to supervising the battle of Baima Yi.
From outside, after ten orders are passed, those who ride on the captain or below and are good at speaking and disrupting the morale of the army will be beheaded; those who move without permission and disrupt the formation will be beheaded; those who retreat without permission and disobey military orders will be beheaded!"
Gongsun Yue did not dare to neglect. He first took the order on his horse, and then personally ordered a group of more than a hundred white horse soldiers to mount their horses and leave the formation. Then he galloped back and forth from the rear of the army formation, calling for orders!
Sure enough, as the order was shouted over and over again, the commotion in the military formation gradually subsided. After killing several cavalry who disobeyed the military order, only the faint sound of horses whirring could be heard.
Cao Cao was so impressed when he saw that he was about to praise him. However, the words were suddenly horrifying in his throat - "below the riding captain", does that include the riding captain himself?
At this thought, although Cavalry Captain Cao Mengde felt that as a man of two thousand stones and a close friend of General Zhijie, he would not be beheaded for one word, he did not dare to speak out after all.
The Yellow Turban Army had a large number of people and was undisciplined, so they formed the formation very slowly. When Bu Yi shouted slogans before, he seemed to think that the formation was complete, but in fact, when the entire army crossed the river and formed an array on the embankment,
, but it was already a quarter of an hour later.
Bu was riding on a horse, looking down at the silent Han cavalry formation three miles away. Although he felt a little frightened, he still felt confident after looking at the smoke and dust under Dongwuyang City in the distance...
He immediately waved his sword and urged the army forward.
For a moment, the Yellow River embankment was filled with smoke and dust. The main force of the Yellow Turban Army, with their heads wrapped in yellow cloth, rolled up dense yellow flags and rolled towards the Han army formation in front of them.
Cao Cao was very nervous, but Gongsun Xun was as silent as a wooden sculpture. He didn't even give the order for the whole army to mount their horses.
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In the camp five miles away from Dongwuyang, Li Jin climbed up the high hardwood fence of the camp and watched the billowing smoke and dust not far away stop hundreds of steps in front of the Qian Bingzhou soldiers and horses, like wood sculptures.
To be fair, Li Tuizhi's mood at this time was very complicated.
First, he wanted to see the army fail.
Because he knew that this army was the old team of the general Gongsun Xun. If this army was completely wiped out or suffered heavy losses, Gongsun Xun would definitely be heartbroken. If so, why should he be unhappy?
Secondly, he was jealous of the army in front of him.
After all, after joining the army, Li Jin discovered that the combat effectiveness of his clan soldiers was actually very good. At least they could deal with those Yellow Turban thieves very efficiently. They were only one horse and some good soldiers behind the so-called Hanoi Knights and the elite officers and soldiers.
It's just the equipment. When it comes to the quality of generals, Li Jin himself is not inferior to those Youyan generals whom Gongsun Xun trusted. He is more confident than the so-called officers from the fifth school of the Northern Army. However, those officers and soldiers enjoy such
The officers were treated well, and the officers were paid a thousand shi, or a 600 shi, as if they were free of charge. However, Li Jin led three thousand soldiers to fight bravely, but he was only a camp commander, and he had to take care of his own food, grass, ordnance... So, in the face of it,
How could he not be resentful towards an elite member of the imperial court who was so relied upon by Gongsun Xun?
However, if this army fails, it means that his own soldiers will go to war, which means that the Li family's children will be harmed; and if the rescue is not timely, I am afraid that the Li family will suffer revenge from Gongsun Xun... How can this make Li Jin
accept?
Therefore, when complex emotions such as expectation, jealousy, worry, resentment, contempt, etc. are concentrated in a person's heart, it is no wonder that he can only remain expressionless, like a wood carving!
"The whole army obeys the order!" Liang Yuan rode on a horse in front of the dense Yellow Turban Army, waving his sword and shouted loudly. "First defeat a thousand Han troops in front of you. If the Han army is defeated, it will definitely attack the Han army's camp.
, we will pursue one after another and enter the camp... If the camp is broken again, we can bravely go to the river embankment to meet Commander Bu. As long as the two armies unite, this battle will be won! Who will be the vanguard?!"
"I will be a pioneer!" As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Zhang next to him immediately raised his knife and shouted ferociously. "Fagan, everyone in Liaocheng must recognize me, Uncle Zhang, and follow me... Heaven is dead, Huang Tiandang will
stand!"
The entire Yellow Turban Army immediately shouted in support!
After saying this, two groups of three to four thousand soldiers and horses swarmed out, shouting to kill, and surrounded Zhang Bo and charged towards the silent Han army.
Like Li Jin and Le Jin on the fence, Liang Yuan also straightened up immediately and watched with wide eyes the yellow sky flag brought by Uncle Zhang waving southward, directly hitting the flag he had just raised.
Han army shield formation with shields.
However, just as the waves of the Yellow River not far away had not broken the river embankment built by Wang Jing for more than a hundred years, these three or four thousand Yellow Turban troops, who were shouting hoarsely, were suddenly shattered in front of the Han army's shield formation!
Cheng Pu stayed behind and shouted to command the crossbowmen to fire endlessly; Gao Shun was in front, leaning on the ground with his big shield in front of him, and thrust his spear through the shield... Both of them can be said to be commanders with Ruoding.
As for the number of officers among these thousand people, they are quite a number of ordinary soldiers. In fact, they are all veterans who have experienced the battle of Danhanshan. The rest are young soldiers from border counties with rich combat experience recruited from the border areas.
Strong... In other words, these thousand men, if we consider their experience, equipment, and tactical literacy, they are probably the most outstanding part of the Han army these days.
Considering the glory and greatness of the Han Dynasty on this planet at this time, it can even be said that they are the most elite army on this planet at this time!
The discipline is strict, the formation is neat, and after this recruitment and dispatch, they have obtained the best equipment. With such a military strength, how can the three or four thousand Yellow Turban Army, which cannot even form a good formation, break through them?
Brain?
After fighting for about a quarter of an hour, the Yellow Turban Army dropped hundreds of corpses on the front line, and there were many people who were hit by arrows in the middle... If the formation was loose and the people behind could see it clearly, they might have thought of retreating long ago.
I was satisfied. However, the weather was hot and dusty, and Uncle Zhang was supervising the battle at the front. The people behind could not see clearly the situation in front, so they just continued to shout to kill and move forward.
But suddenly, across the shield wall, a Han army's standard ring-shou knife was stabbed out from the gap in the shield wall violently but with room for it by its owner, and then quickly withdrawn... one side represented the Liaocheng Xiaoxiao
The handsome flag immediately fell to the ground!
Although this handsome young man from Liaocheng was still fine, the surrounding Yellow Turban troops were frightened and retreated one after another, leading many people to retreat.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Pu immediately stopped the crossbowmen, and Gao Shun also cooperated with the tacit understanding and immediately ordered to withdraw the shields and counterattack. The large wooden shields leaning on the ground in the front row were knocked down, and many Yellow Turban soldiers who fell in were hacked to death by swordsmen.
Then the three hundred spearmen formed a formation and immediately pushed forward. The Yellow Turban Army in front of them was immediately confused and fled in panic.
Almost instantly, the offensive and defensive positions changed.
However, the Han army had no intention of pursuing the pursuit. After the spearmen took dozens of steps forward, they quickly retreated. The crossbowmen behind them concentrated their shots again to kill and injure... In the panic, even Zhang Bo was suddenly struck by
He retreated and was led away.
Although he had expected it, Liang Zhongning was still disappointed when he saw this scene.
Of course, having said that, even though he was deeply disappointed, Liang Zhongning was not shaken by the expected defeat. He immediately stabilized his position and gathered the defeated troops. Then, while asking Uncle Zhang to organize a frontal offensive again,
On the other hand, he called the two young commanders from Gucheng and Linyi and asked them to prepare with their own troops. After Zhang Bo fought fiercely again and took over the formation, they calmly attacked and outflanked them from both sides.
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Turning to the river embankment, Gongsun Xun waited until the Yellow Turban Army surged down from the majestic Yellow River embankment for a full mile before allowing all the Han troops to mount their horses.
By the way, Cao Cao was extremely convinced by just this one operation... Because the Yellow Turban Army, which had been relying on the embankment in order to advance through a mile of ground, not only did the shouts of killing become weaker at this time, but more importantly,
Yes, the formation of their army has obviously become a little chaotic due to the difference in physical strength between the various units.
After the Han army mounted their horses, the Yellow Turban army only moved forward for more than a hundred steps, so there was no serious problem at all.
"The whole army listens to the order and charges head-on!" Gongsun Xun calculated the distance and loudly ordered without hesitation. "After charging into the formation, according to the previous military discussion, without my flags and golden drums, all generals will go their separate ways.
Charge and kill repeatedly to drive the rebels towards the embankment!"
After saying this, Gongsun Xun immediately waved his sword to signal for war.
After hearing the military order, the first ones to move were the white horse Yi Cong. They were also divided into two. Some followed Han Dang to guard Gongsun Xun and the white horse flag at the same place, while others followed Gongsun Yue and held up the staff to roam around and supervise the battle.
Immediately, Lou Gui also ordered the two drums brought by the army to be beaten... For a moment, the flags of all the armies moved forward one after another, the whole formation was fired, and the shouts of killing were heard instantly. After a while, the speed of the war horses increased.
Already up, the horses' hooves rumbled like thunder, and they rushed forward, as if they were about to fight the Yellow Turban Army, and they charged head-on!
In this situation, even Cao Mengde, who was timid before, could not hold back. Then he personally put on armor and carried a gun, crossed over from the central army, led Xiahou Dun and other dozens of guards, galloped forward with the army, and shouted bravely
Get up!
Gongsun Xunli paid no attention to him. He just turned around and glanced in the north direction behind him. He still looked like a sculpture and watched the battle calmly.
There were more than 7,000 cavalry against 20,000 light infantry. Both sides had sufficient momentum, and each seemed to have their own strengths. However, before they could take over the formation, the Yellow Turban Army, which had previously relied on the crowd, turned pale, and neither of them had the will to fight... Such a large-scale cavalry formation
, have you ever seen these Yellow Turban tribesmen, whose main force at the bottom is the farmers who work at sunrise and rest at sundown on both sides of the Yellow River?
On the embankment before, they looked down from a distance. In addition, the Han army had not mounted their horses, so they felt that they would be victorious due to the large number of people. However, when the cavalry came rolling in, these people felt that the Han army was more than seven.
Eight thousand, maybe tens of thousands more.
Bu Yi who was riding on the horse thought so.
When the armies collided, there was no plan or strategy to speak of. It was such a direct and courageous charge that the front of the Yellow Turban Army collapsed at the first touch!
The main cavalry of the Han army rode non-stop, moving forward through the formation, stabbing or slashing, and chasing and killing. Most of their casualties were due to their inability to control the horse's momentum when they first joined the formation. They fell off their horses and fell to the ground, or were hit by the Yellow Turban.
It is caused by soldiers...and in this case, most of them are actually direct deaths.
The Yellow Turban Army's formation was quite thick, so after a charge was exhausted, although the Yellow Turban Army's formation was completely defeated, the casualties were not commendable. Therefore, the generals of the various cavalry units of the Han Army recalled their headquarters one after another in accordance with the previous military meeting.
Everyone turned around, and then either organized another charge towards the densely populated area, or directly attacked the loose parts of the military formation.
Lou Gui, Han Dang, the white horse Yi Cong who stayed behind, and even Gongsun Yue and the war team were all excited, but Gongsun Xun had no expression on his face. But after seeing that all the Yellow Turban troops everywhere were overwhelmed, he still acted decisively
He pursed his lips and asked Han Dang and Gongsun Yue to dispatch...not for gains and merits, but for causing casualties as soon as possible and completely frightening the Yellow Turban Army in front of them, so that they could turn back.
In fact, when Han Dang and Gongsun Yue went out together, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but look behind him again, but what could he see clearly after more than ten miles away?
————I decided to add an updated dividing line after rng lost————
"In the beginning, Pu used his valor to do many violent things. One day, when he was about to go to war, Taizu took off his cloak and covered Pu's back. He said to Pu again: 'I know how brave you are. In the past, when you conquered Xianbei, it was not because you rebuked him.
It is almost unavoidable to seize the thief's blade with your hand and save me from danger. However, the times are easy. If you want to be a general today, you must not stop being brave and brave, but also be cautious! 'I bowed down with gratitude, and from then on I gradually became a general." -
— "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 69. Biography 19
ps: Also, I stayed up late today for 15,000 yuan to finish writing this battle. Correspondingly, Monday is really gone. Please forgive me. You are not the only one who is holding your breath after rng.
