The Yellow Turban Army not only isolated Fan Chou's tribe, but also released about 2,000 cavalry to attack the Han army's main formation, turning the situation around.
Like everyone else, Dong Zhuo, the commander-in-chief of the Han army, also changed his expression instantly...but it was obvious that he was more angry than shocked. His previous mistakes in strategic judgment caused a huge change in the battle situation, and the siege that Lu Zhi had worked so hard to build was ready to bear the consequences.
It’s okay that Zhidong was exiled, but now the other party, a mere yellow turban moth thief, is so rampant and actually intends to use him to establish his authority. Doesn’t this look down on him, Dong Zhongying?
I think Dong Zhuo grew up in a border county since he was a child, became a Linlang, and fought against the rebellion from Zhang Huan. He can be regarded as a battle-experienced and battlefield veteran. How could he be underestimated by a mere yellow scarf thief?!
Just when Dong Zhongying couldn't conceal his anger, the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army rushed straight to the front.
Of course, although the generals in the army generally reacted violently, the Han army's formation was still well-organized and stood tall, with no tendency to waver. There was no need for Dong Zhuo, who was ashen-faced, to give orders. A large number of spearmen were already behind him.
Under the command of the two thousand stone captains, they calmly poured out and stood in front of the formation. Then, the two Han cavalry also began to automatically gather on the two wings, and following the order of the furious Dong Zhuo, they rushed out from both sides.
At the same time, Li Jue's tribe also readjusted and turned around. For a while, a large group of Han cavalry composed of Xiliang soldiers, Hedong knights, and Qiang people, and the Yellow Turban cavalry led by Zuo Miao and Zhangba were fighting in front of the formation.
However, after the situation was stabilized, the senior officers at the front of the Han army's formation still looked embarrassed, and from time to time looked at Fan Chou's tribe who was trapped on the mountain.
That’s right!
Everyone knows that although Dong Zhuo made a strategic mistake, after he brought the Hedong soldiers and Xiliang soldiers to support him, from the overall perspective, the Yellow Turban Army was still at an overall disadvantage, and it was possible to rely on the city to defend the opponent.
You can continue to hold on, but if you want to counterattack and win a big victory, it is nothing more than a dream.
In other words, no matter how this battle goes, the two sides should generally remain in a quagmire of siege and confrontation.
Therefore, this time, the Yellow Turban cavalry rushed directly into the Han army's formation. Maybe it was a little lucky, but more importantly, they wanted the situation to be like this - a melee between the cavalry to block the battlefield, so that the Yellow Turban warriors could eat the mountains of earth in public.
Fan Chou's department.
Once a fully organized Han army was eaten in public, the blow to the morale of the Han army and the encouragement to the morale of the Yellow Turban Army would be obvious.
"The thieves are cunning!" Dong Zhuo came to his senses, but had no choice but to smile to comfort himself. "Let's see how our cavalry destroys the moth thieves cavalry, and then we can calmly rescue Fan Quchang and return to the formation."
All the surrounding generals were speechless... At this time, other than hoping that the cavalry on their side could resolve the battle quickly, there was really no other way.
Is it possible to press the entire army under the enemy's city without any preparation?
If something went wrong and there was a huge defeat, it would be better to let hundreds of people like Fan Chou die there! Dong Zhuo, whose future was already in doubt, was even more unlikely to embark on a large-scale military adventure.
In this situation, we can only count on the cavalry to fight quickly.
However, although the Han cavalry was quite brave and their number was significantly greater than the cavalry wearing yellow scarves, in a chaotic battle involving thousands of cavalry, how could the winner be determined in a moment?
Especially Zhang Jiao personally appeared on the tower behind him!
Fan Chou was increasingly in danger. As Zhang Jiao's personal bodyguards, the yellow scarf warriors had been prepared very early, and their bravery and prowess were obvious to all.
At the same time, the Yellow Turban cavalry in front of them were not afraid of death. Dong Zhuo and others saw with their own eyes that a knight with a yellow turban on his head was injured and fell to the ground. He struggled to get up on the ground and directly hugged the Han army's horse hooves to tear him apart.
Biting the horse's leg frightened the Han cavalry and the horse, and both of them died together.
The soldiers fought bravely and fought hard, and the officers were no less inferior. So many middle and lower-level Yellow Turban cavalry officers, no matter they were commanders or captains, all took the lead. And every time they rushed to the edge of the battlefield and then turned around to charge, they would inevitably shout "The sky is dead, the Yellow Turbans are dead".
The words "Heaven shall stand" were used to encourage morale. Then the soldiers were cured of all their illnesses and tiredness as if they had drank the talisman water, and then they continued to charge and fight with all their strength.
However, it was the two generals Zuo Miao and Zhang Ba who attracted the most attention in the chaotic battle.
It should be known that Zuo Miao and Zhang Ba, who are among the most respected warriors in the Yellow Turban Army, have always been familiar to the Han army. Among them, the former has a lush beard under his chin and his face is covered with needle-like moustache. In addition, the Han army
The army only knew that his surname was Zuo, or that he had held some position among the Yellow Turban Thieves that began with the word "Zuo", and seemed to have carried the banner of "Zuo", so they called him Zuo Mustache; and the latter was tall and flexible, with outstanding equestrian skills and long hands.
The spear was even eight feet long, so it was nicknamed Zhangba by the Han soldiers!
In fact, "universal courage" should not be a derogatory term, at least it should be a neutral term... After all, for a general who commands ten thousand people or more, it is indeed rash to go up and play with sticks. But in a chaotic battle with a thousand people level
In , if you have two invincible warriors as army generals, then the opposite is true!
Zuo Miao was extremely powerful, and Zhang Ba's equestrian skills were outstanding. The two were not far apart, and they cooperated tacitly. The one who was far away was picked by Zhang Ba's spear, and the one who was close was swept away by Zuo Miao with his spear... Moreover, the two of them also specifically picked on the Han army.
The officer took action, and within a short time, he led a dozen personal guards to kill more than ten Han cavalry. The Han cavalry were so shocked that they couldn't get out of the way.
In such a situation, there was no need for Dong Zhuo behind him to express anything. Li Jue, who had been so panicked that he fell into Fan Chou's trap, took the initiative to meet him with his close guards, hoping to quickly kill these two people and atone for his sins.
After all, he, Li Zhiran, was also a well-known brave man in the Xiliang army brought by Dong Zhuo this time, so he wanted to try out the details of these two men.
Zuo Wei and Zhang Ba naturally saw Li Jue's confidants coming towards them early, so why didn't they want to deal with each other? So, both sides shouted loudly in front of the formation, and tacitly led their guards to charge towards each other.
forward.
Speaking of which, Li Zhiran is a thoughtful person. When he saw the strangely long spear in Zhangba's hand, he knew something was wrong, so he took a step closer and hid behind one of his close guards... And as expected, since Zhangba dared to use such a
The outstanding long-soldier naturally had his place to rely on. He just pinched the horse's belly and easily stabbed the leader in the neck head-on.
Li Jue, who followed closely behind, was not in a hurry when he saw this. He and the rest of the guards behind him did not lose momentum. The latter took advantage of their numerical advantage to block Zuo Mou and the Yellow Turban cavalry. As for him, he accelerated directly and followed the trend.
The bodyguard who had just been stabbed appeared from behind and went to fetch Zhangba, who had just stabbed his weapon and was unable to fight back!
Zhangba had rich fighting experience and did not dare to be careless. He immediately let go of the long soldiers in his hands. He first dodged Li Jue's spear on his horse, and then drew his sword to fight. However, as mentioned before, Li Jue was the outstanding one in the Xiliang army.
Warriors, coupled with the fact that the fight is about to start immediately, there is a height and length advantage. Zhangba, who lost his spear, fought against the opponent with his Huanshou Dao, and soon fell into a disadvantage... The so-called can only barely parry...
Li Jue was even more delighted when he saw the opportunity. He just relied on his large army and horses to pester the opponent, hoping to deal with this person first.
They were quite far apart, and the battlefield was full of smoke and dust. Groups of cavalry were constantly coming and going, shouting for kill, and the sound of drums shook their eardrums. Therefore, the generals in front of the Han army could only roughly see Li Jue's personal guards relying on their numerical advantage.
After stopping Zuo Mou, Li Jue himself suppressed Zhang Ba, so they couldn't help but feel happy...
"Hahaha!" Dong Zhuo, who was shielding his head from the sun with his hands, laughed momentarily when he saw this. Then he stood on the chariot and smiled at the generals on the left and right. "A general must understand in his heart that a strong army is what the general relies on, and
How can a strong general be brave but a soldier? If Li Zhiran can kill these two men, I am afraid that the yellow turban cavalry in front will be discouraged. Not only can he calmly rescue Fan Quchang, but he might also be able to seize the throne.
Earth Mountain.”
A group of two thousand stones surrounding him, whether they were Xu Rong, Cao Cao, or Zou Jing, all nodded when they heard this.
This is not purely to agree with the commander, but to say that most of the people present were those who had fought against the Yellow Turban Army. They knew very well that although the Yellow Turban Army cavalry in front of them was extremely brave, their fundamental combat effectiveness was still far inferior to that of the Han Army cavalry.
The reason why we were able to fight the Han army vigorously at this time was mainly due to sudden attacks and the desperate momentum... If we were really discouraged, it would really be easy to handle.
But at this moment, as Dong Zhuo loudly emphasized the changes in the battle situation to encourage morale, the rapidly changing battlefield took a turn for the worse. One moment, the Han generals were happy, and the next moment they were horrified.
It’s the left moustache that shows off his power!
Compared with Zhang Ba, Zuo Wei was not as skilled in horsemanship and long-range soldiers, but he was born with supernatural power and was more brave. Previously, he and more than a dozen guards from his team were surrounded by twenty or thirty cavalry guards under Li Jue.
Live, with less against many, and Zhangba, who cooperates with him tacitly, is separated, so it is inevitable that he will be at a disadvantage.
And just as Li Que bullied Zhang Ba with his spear and Dong Zhuo laughed loudly, a Qiang soldier knight saw the flaw and suddenly threw his spear at Zuo Miao's face.
Zuo Wei hurriedly dodged, but despite this, half of his face, which was covered with dense stubble, was still cut by the spear, and about half of his face immediately drooped with blood.
Seeing such a shape, the surrounding Han knights naturally thought that they had succeeded, so they were even more overjoyed and rushed forward to kill the opponent. However, Zuo Miao stood on the horse and roared, holding a spear in one hand and opening and closing, forcing the siege back.
The man actually tore off the cut face with his other hand in front of everyone, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it!
The visual effect of such an action was more than frightening. The Han knights on the opposite side were almost frightened out of their wits... You must know that these days are about supernatural beings, ghosts, and courage. Like Zuo Mou, who was in the formation
It was such a miraculous act to tear off one's own skin and swallow it in public. How could the Han army not be surprised? Some of the Qiang people even felt as if they were seeing gods. Their legs were trembling and they couldn't even stabilize their horses.
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The left moustache was biting his own flesh, half of his face was gushing with blood, and half of his face was covered with black moustache like needles. He was completely unrecognizable, but he was still as strong as ever. Instead of taking the opportunity to retreat, he forcibly pursued him with his spear.
On the way, he led his guards, who were at a disadvantage just now, to kill several people in a row... The knights of the surrounding Han army had long been frightened, and at this time they all fled their own way.
Over there, Li Jue was still bullying Zhang Ba. He turned around in a daze, only to see a man with a ghost-like face rushing towards him. He was also panicked, but was caught by Zhang Ba's fighter plane. He turned over and picked up his spear.
, and then came with a spear raised... Li Zhiran's mind went blank and he didn't know what was happening at all, but suddenly turned around, the advantage in numbers was no longer there, the advantage in weapons was no longer there, and there was such a monster in front of him, and he didn't dare to break the law again.
Those who met him immediately reined up their horses and fled.
To be fair, Li Jue is really not brave and incompetent. Anyone else in this situation would be panicked.
However, as Dong Zhonglang general Dong Gong said, strong soldiers are the support of generals, and strong generals are not the courage of soldiers. Li Jue and Li Sima turned around and fled, and the surrounding Han knights followed suit.
Blockbuster! The situation on the battlefield has changed again.
However, fortunately, this guy is still clear-headed and knows that he has to escape to the flank and cannot run towards the main formation. Otherwise, he was forced back by the Yellow Turban Army twice today, and the furious Dong Zhonglang will never spare him!
"I want to kill Li Zhiran!" Dong Zhuo in the car saw it clearly and was almost furious. "Has he never seen a dead person or killed someone? He is not afraid of losing his arms or legs, but what if he loses his face?"
There is nothing we can do, and we cannot blame General Dong Zhonglang for being inconsiderate. It is really Li Jue who has given him too much face!
You know, why didn't Dong Zhuo use Xu Rong before? Why did he have to use Fan Chou to attack when so many people wanted to fight, and why did he also use Li Jue to lure his trusted troops to respond? Of course, there was an underestimation of today's war and let his trusted followers grab the enemy.
But more importantly, it is because the previous strategic mistakes will inevitably make the Han army who followed Lu Zhi to besiege the city despised and despised. He needs to make his trusted generals and Xi Xi who are closely related to him
Liang's reinforcements showed their strength to silence everyone in the army!
In fact, this battle was probably fought because of this.
But now... Li Jue has almost humiliated the Xiliang soldiers!
"General, calm down!" No personal address was allowed in front of the battle. Li Ru, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, who was getting out of the car next to him, hurriedly offered words of comfort. "This is not the time for punishment. Please quickly send out the elite troops to destroy the bandit army in front of you. Commander Fan Qu is already there."
I can’t hold it anymore!”
After hearing this, everyone looked towards the mountain. The view here was better, so they could see clearly... Sure enough, although the yellow scarf warriors were attacking upwards, and Fan Chong's men above them were also fully armored, they still pressed forward step by step.
Not only that. If you look closely, it seems that the yellow scarf warriors in the front row are actually equipped with an ax and a fist-sized war hammer. I don’t know which arsenal in Hebei they seized from it-this thing is a weapon that can break armor.
What everyone didn't even know was that Fan Chou had already received a hammer on his shoulder. At this time, he had to retreat to the back of the formation, and it was difficult to even command... There was no way, a solid iron hammer as big as a fist came and hit him, what?
Can this thing survive?
Seeing the situation like this, the generals in front of the battle stopped asking for battle. They just picked up their weapons and looked at Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhongying came to his senses, and he also knew that if tens of thousands of people from both armies watched Fan Chou's tribe on the Tushan Mountain being strangled to death, then today would be an extremely embarrassing defeat... he could not stay.
I can't hold my hand any longer!
"Send the order!" Dong Zhuo turned around and drew his sword angrily. "Let Guo Si use all the remaining cavalry in the Chinese army to rescue Fan Chou... If he can't be rescued, let him kill Li Jue and commit suicide in front of the battle!
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There was a commotion in the surroundings... Obviously, up to this point, Dong Zhuo still wanted to let the Xiliang soldiers pull the situation back on their own. It was not that it was incomprehensible, but this kind of behavior was very difficult for the other officers who had wasted half a year in Guangzong but had very little credit.
It's undoubtedly a bit disconcerting.
Of course, seeing Guo Si going back to dispatch troops and horses, Zuo Zuo, Zhang Ba and Zhang Ba in front of him were becoming more and more unscrupulous. Dong Zhuo also knew that he had gone too far, so he looked around again and said: "It's a pity that I came in a hurry.
The leader Hua Xiong has just finished recruiting troops from Liangzhou and has not arrived yet. Otherwise, these two men would not be allowed to be so rampant... You don't know that my favorite general Hua Xiong is brave enough to kill these two men.
The thief... just doesn’t know, is there a brave man like him in our Han army at this time, who can kill these two thieves for me and regain the morale of the army?"
This is an obvious move.
But I have to say, the effect is significant.
As soon as Dong Zhuo finished speaking, one of the surrounding generals couldn't bear it anymore: "Since the general sent some soldiers from Xiliang to rescue Fan Quchang, then these two generals don't need the brave Hua Xiong to kill them...
…The subordinates can kill him on behalf of Zhonglang!”
After saying this, this man actually led a dozen riders out of the crowd and went to get his left moustache, which was eight feet tall - it turned out to be Gongsun Zan!
Gongsun Bogui was crazy about making meritorious deeds. In addition, he had always been responsible for leading the cavalry when Lu Zhi was here, and he had a lot of grudges with the two people in front of him. Then he was extremely angry and rushed out. And his tactics were different from Li's.
Jue was very similar, he asked his trusted guard leader Wang Men to lead his attendants to block his left moustache, and then he faced Zhangba himself.
Not to mention, as soon as the horse was handed over, Gongsun Zan swung away the opponent's spear and immediately waved his double-headed spear, and he was evenly matched with the opponent for a while.
However, seeing such a situation, the people who came to their senses in front of the Chinese army formation were not only unhappy, but also panicked... because this was Gongsun Zan! He was the clan brother to the north!
Cao Cao was stunned, and regardless of whether Le Wenqian or Li Tuizhi was good at horse fighting, he quickly turned around and asked the two of them to get on their horses and follow... Zuo Mouzhangba was so tyrannical. If Gongsun Zan was here, how could Cao Mengde fight with the north?
Who explained?
Not only Cao Cao, but Xu Rong who came back to his senses was even more panicked. He had inexplicably let Gongsun Xun's confidant Jia Chao die under his command before and he didn't know how to explain it. If another Gongsun Zan died, would he?
Pay with your life?
The same goes for Zou Jing, who was saved by Gongsun Zan.
Even Dong Zhongying was frightened, but he could only jump up in the car: "The brave warriors in the army quickly captured the formation for Gongsun Sima!"
Hearing this, Xu Rong, Zou Jing and others quickly led their own guards to rescue them. Cao Cao's men, Yue Jin and Li Jin, also flew out of the battle.
However, there was a horseman who led more than ten people. His equestrian skills were particularly superb. He was actually a breath faster than everyone else and took the lead.
Moreover, this man actually took off his bow from his horse while he was galloping, and fired an arrow from afar, like a shooting star. In the midst of the chaotic battle of thousands of troops, he shot down Zhangba, who was also riding a horse and kept galloping!
Such accuracy, such strength, such speed... Gongsun Zan, who was fighting in front, the generals who were following behind him, and Dong Zhuo in the car were all stunned. They simply couldn't believe that the two thieves generals who had been helpless before were all stunned.
So simply went to one of them.
But it's not over yet.
While the cavalry of both armies were stunned, they saw that this tall and strong knight did not change his spear or draw an arrow, but still held a big bow and led more than ten cavalry to attack the unrecognizable left moustache.
In front of him. Then, he lightly spread his ape arms, first used his arched back to gently block the hurried blow from his left moustache from the spear shaft, and then used his backhand to put the hard bow of beef tendon in his hand around the opponent's neck!
More than a dozen knights who were following behind him rushed up to protect both sides, while the warrior directly dragged the Yellow Turban Warrior, who had been so brave before and looked like a ghost, to the ground and strangled him...
...The posture was as relaxed as an adult carrying a child. It was not until dozens of steps later that the left moustache on the ground stopped struggling, and the man let go of his hand.
From Dong Zhuo to Zhang Jue on the opposite tower, the two armies were completely silent!
The tall warrior just took a deep breath. He dismounted from his horse, drew his sword and calmly cut off the opponent's head, then calmly mounted his horse again, and then threw the head fiercely in the direction of the city gate tower in front of him.
came out, and shouted out the frustration of wasting here for half a year without any chance of making any achievements:
"The murderer is Lu Bu, Sima Jiuyuan, the guard of the Han Dynasty!"
The Yellow Turban Army and the Han Army were all frightened, like tigers approaching.
————I am the dividing line between the tigers of the world————
"The yellow turban arose, and the cloth was Liu Yanju. He marched from Lu Zhi to conquer Guangzong and became the Sima of the guard army. He saw that the imperial troops on the left and right were all incompetent and could no longer be used. They were so depressed that they couldn't show their energy. One day when the battle came, he stayed up all night looking at the moon and asked questions on the left and right.
He sighed and said: "Today we know that those who hold high positions in the world are not necessarily heroes. However, if a man is born in the world, how can he live in depression and under the incompetent people for a long time? You should encourage him." The next day, he personally killed two generals in battle.
, when the army heard about it, they all called '虓虎'." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 66. Biography 16.
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