Chapter 26: Do your best to save Guanshan (Part 2)
Xu Sheng's Jiujiang plain armor had already been frightened by the arrows. Out of instinct, they immediately re-established their formation and raised their shields to block the attack.
It may be that the Yan army did this deliberately, leaving some arrows behind and taking this opportunity to try to rush into the formation - this was the instinctive reaction of Cao Mengde and Xu Sheng!
But then, what made Cao Cao and his generals change their expressions, and even frightened them, was that more and more Qingqi came up again, and started shooting at Xu Sheng's troops!
Not only that, Cao Mengde could see clearly while standing on the battlefield chariot. One of the light cavalry also began to try to use their own mounted shooting skills to harass and attack the slightly clumsy cavalry of Cao's army standing on the edge of the formation. It seemed that the problem was not with the bow and arrow. Even
There were two Yan Army armored cavalry, about 4,000 strong, taking advantage of the situation to circle south under the cover of light cavalry, heading towards the last cavalry of Cao Cao's army... And judging from the flag, it was Zhang Liao, the man whom Cao Cao hated so much.
General Cheng Lian led it personally.
By the way, how fast is the cavalry movement on the plain battlefield?
After Cao Cao saw it from a distance, he immediately ordered the remaining tiger and leopard cavalry beside him to deliver the order and rescue the last cavalry of his headquarters. However, when the remaining two to three hundred tiger and leopard cavalry swarmed to the south of the formation, Zhang Liao's troops
The armored cavalry also arrived one after another, but under the long-range cover of the light cavalry on both sides, they rushed forward and completely dispersed the last cavalry of Cao's army!
This was something that was expected. It was a force forcibly kneaded together by a group of defeated soldiers. If the cavalry itself was not so important in the wilderness, Cao Cao would not have brought them out this time.
However, what is unexpected is that the remaining two to three hundred tiger and leopard cavalry, who were also defeated generals, showed a completely different military quality and willingness to die than their comrades!
There were only more than two hundred cavalry, but they didn't even look back. They charged directly at the four thousand Hebei armored cavalry and were instantly submerged in the Yan army's formation.
This was enough for Mao Jie, who was originally standing behind the cavalry, to order a salvo of bows and crossbows to disperse the defeated troops and prevent them from counterattacking his own formation.
Cao Mengde looked at this scene from a distance, not knowing whether he should be happy or sad.
But the next moment, with Wang Kai's soft shouts and instructions beside him, Cao Cao, who was standing on the chariot, was terrified to death!
It turned out that just when the Yan army suddenly attacked Cao Jun's last cavalry and suddenly won, directly to the west of the battlefield, in the open space not far in front of Zhou Tai's formation, that is, directly in front of the White Horse Flag, the Yan army suddenly recovered.
The secret of long-range strikes was revealed to everyone - hundreds of horses, almost every one of them carrying tightly bound tubes of arrows, were displayed in front of the position! In conjunction with the sudden recovery of the surroundings,
The Yan army's Qingqi, which struck from a distance, seemed to be announcing something!
Cao Cao thought it was a bit ridiculous at first - after all, it was an encounter. The opponent had never seen a hollow formation like his before, so how could he carry so many arrows?
But like everyone else, he quickly realized that these arrows should have been temporarily transported from the Yanjundu Camp, otherwise there would not have been the stagnation of the attack just now... And as soon as he thought about this, Cao Cao felt more and more ridiculous,
Could it be that the cavalry really did whatever they wanted against the infantry? It was so simple and easy to destroy the great formation Mingmen that he had worked hard to figure out for a long time?
However, in another moment, Cao Cao realized for the second time that the Guandu camp was not close or far from here. Even if the Yan army temporarily transported arrows from behind, it would take a long time and precious time...
The fact that the other party came so quickly can only mean one thing, that is, as soon as his old friend across from him came to the battlefield, he saw this big formation, praised himself as a genius in the world, and immediately thought of grinding it down with a bow and arrow.
Then immediately send military orders to the Guandu camp and dispatch bows and arrows here.
Combined with the course of the battle, from probing to concentrated attacks, the Yan army moved like clouds and flowing water without any hesitation. This seemed to be the case.
Thinking of this, Cao Mengde was really lost for a moment... He tried hard to adjust his thoughts and find a feasible strategy, but apart from abandoning Xu Sheng's troops and immediately heading south, there was no effective strategy at all.
However, abandoning Xu Sheng is not only a moral problem, but also a huge military risk - you must know that on the battlefield at this time, in addition to the Civil Service Department, the entire army mainly consists of Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops
, there are even more Liu Bei's troops. Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Li Tong, and Xu Sheng are all under Liu Bei's command, and Xu Sheng's troops are the so-called Jiujiang Sujia, Liu Bei's core force. If he chooses to abandon Xu Sheng at this time,
What should I do if Chen Wu, Zhou Tai, and Li Tong don't agree to the order?
If they split during the battle and the entire army was annihilated, that would be the biggest joke!
But who’s to blame?
The so-called Central Plains Alliance is not a family in the first place, and it is a miracle that it can be maintained until now.
"Bo Ren, go and deliver the order to Xu Sheng in person." After being stunned for a moment, Cao Cao, who knew that any hesitation would only worsen the situation, suddenly spoke forcefully towards Xia Houshang, who had fled to his side in a hurry. "Let him prepare to move with his shield immediately.
The formation... told him that the matter was urgent and it was too late to do anything. He could only escape with the Yan army's cavalry firing at high speed! But at this time, it became more and more important to stabilize the formation. Mao Xiaoxian still had defeated troops ahead, so there was nothing he could do for the time being.
Move, ask him to step back a little, and I will let Du Xi pass through the gap in the formation to meet him!"
Xia Houshang's forehead was broken and bleeding. After hearing this, he immediately wanted to ride his horse to see Xu Sheng. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao suddenly stopped him and threw the green sword in his hand in front of the opponent's horse: "Take this sword and go over.
Please ask him to obey orders and not to be impulsive! Then don’t come back and just fight with him!"
Xia Houshang did not dare to be negligent, so he turned over and picked up the green sword on the ground. He hurried away before he could salute and acknowledge him.
Just a few hundred steps away, Xu Sheng and Xu Wenxiang were almost desperate... Thinking about it, he was shot alive by several times more Yan troops for nearly an hour. The number of troops was reduced by a quarter, and it was not easy to get back to safety.
Position, the enemy suddenly continued the same attack as before!
Only he is not allowed to leave!
However, even so, after Xu Wenxiang saw Xia Houshang and the sword in his hand, he gritted his teeth and agreed, and then ordered to raise the shield and move the formation. This was not only that he knew the importance of the overall situation, but also that Liu Bei had some knowledge before the battle.
The more important thing is that he really can't stand this kind of passive attitude of being beaten and reduced.
However, after giving the order, the whole army fell down again as soon as they raised their shields... There was no way, Xu Sheng's troops were severely reduced and exhausted, and the arrow rain of the Yan army's light cavalry had already become more unscrupulous. In this case, when they raised their shields and retreated
At this time, the people behind retreated quickly, but the people in front could only retreat slowly, so that gaps appeared in the formation, causing large-scale casualties!
With no other choice, Xu Sheng could only order to stop and continue to passively defend, or continue to passively reduce the number of troops.
And Xia Houshang had nothing to say!
However, there is a limit to attrition. Under the rain of returning arrows, the attrition is faster and faster, and the wailing wounded reappear. As a heavy infantry, there is no chance of hand-to-hand combat... At this time
, Xu Sheng’s department has gradually reached its psychological limit!
Just when Du Xibu was struggling to move behind Zhou Taibu despite the long-range damage from the Yan Army knights, suddenly, Qu Junhou of Xu Shengbu, who had been holding a shield for a long time in the front row, couldn't bear it anymore. He roared and held up a shield full of
Arrow Feather's big shield struggled forward! Then as expected, the person was immediately wounded from the side by the arrow rain, fell to the ground, and was then named and shot to death. At the same time, his companion behind him who suddenly lost his cover was hit by an arrow in the knee.
Wail to the end.
However, unexpectedly, this man's almost suicidal charging posture did not frighten Xu Sheng's troops... They were the core subordinates of Liu Bei's army who controlled the land of Huaihe River. Even if they collapsed, they chose a way that made people feel uncomfortable.
An unexpected way to collapse.
A moment after Qu Junhou fell, almost instantly, the front row of Xu Sheng's military formation erupted into a roar that shook the entire battlefield. Then countless front row officers followed one after another, taking the lead in charging forward with shields and spears!
Behind these officers, there was no hesitation at all. There were only more than two thousand Jiujiang plain armor left, and they all raised their shields to follow!
At this moment, Xu Wenxiang, the commander-in-chief of an army, did not say a word. Instead, he straightened his plain armor, picked up his silver spear, climbed onto his white horse, and then charged with the army, fighting bravely.
forward!
Xia Houshang sighed, and then without any hesitation, he immediately mounted his horse and followed him with a green sword - as Xia Houyuan's nephew and Cao Zhen's brother-in-law, what should he have to hesitate?
It's just out of my power.
The Wuhuan soldiers who were shooting arrows to suppress them were of low quality. They were caught off guard and Xu Sheng's troops rushed forward with shields. They suffered heavy casualties and caused the other light cavalry to retreat in time.
But that was all. At this time, Zhang Liao was leading his own armored cavalry to the south of the battlefield. How experienced a cavalry general was Cheng Lian? And the Yan army's main armored cavalry in the far west of the battlefield was even more eyeing.
So, who will miss the opportunity?
After waiting for almost two hours, the sun has already set so much in the west. Aren't you just waiting for a corner of the enemy's formation to collapse?
So, almost at the same time, with Gongsun Xun's wave, Tian Chou and Yang Kai moved from northwest to southeast, while Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian moved from southeast to northwest, with four groups of eight thousand armored cavalry, heading towards Xu Sheng's tribe in front of the two armies.
More than two thousand dazzling plain-armored soldiers came to flank each other and joined forces to complete a two-way pincer attack!
Without their formation, how weak are the more than two thousand infantry flanks with such obvious gaps in the running? How powerful are the eight thousand armored cavalry waiting for work? So what if they have shields and spears at this time?
Almost in an instant, the color of the sky and the earth changed. Xu Sheng's roars and battlefield charges disappeared easily, leaving only the Yan army's cheers and the sound of countless horse hooves vibrating on the battlefield.
Xu Sheng's attire was too conspicuous. It was a pity that a general who always chose the front was shot by random arrows before the battle. His horse died first. He broke a leg and was trampled to death by the cavalry before he could get up.
But it was the same encounter with Tian Yu who had escaped from his formation before, but with different results!
As for Xia Houshang, in the middle of the charge, he suddenly saw Zhang Liao's flag coming from the southeast, so he simply rushed forward. Although he fought hard, he didn't even see Zhang Liao's face, and was killed by countless people.
The Yan Army's armored cavalry were easily surrounded and killed - the Qingzhi Sword and the previous Yitian Sword fell into the blood stained battlefield and have been missing ever since.
A corner of the formation suddenly collapsed. Cao Cao saw this scene from a distance and was angry and anxious. He wanted to laugh and curse a few words in line with his temper, but he could not open his mouth. Instead, he sighed quietly and then
Continue to order the entire army to stabilize their formation and roll southward.
But at this time, it was no longer the same thing.
Xu Sheng's tribe failed to counterattack and immediately became the target of massacre. Du Xi's tribe was also blocked by the influx of cavalry in the gap between Zhou Tai's formation and Cao Cao's main formation, unable to advance or retreat. Chen Wu's tribe was once again exposed, and Qingqi immediately came.
On top of the pressure, the unbearable shooting suppression continued; there was also Zhou Tai's department. Although his department had not suffered any damage before, it was now exposed on three sides, and the Yan army's Qingqi, who had been aroused by the blood and charge, was willing to kill.
Counterattack against Zhou Tai's powerful crossbows, and maintain suppression on three sides!
Zhou Tai is a taciturn general. After Liu Bei got him, he always compared him with Gao Shun, Gongsun Xun's subordinate. He has also been responsible for commanding the most elite troops under Liu Xuande's command as his confidant... His status is much higher than that of Chen Wu and Xu Sheng.
Yes, even before the rise of the Three Heroes of Huainan, they had a vague status second only to Zhang Fei among the generals of the Southern Army.
Of course, Zhou Youping has never failed Liu Bei's trust, and he seems to always be able to give everything for Liu Bei.
At this moment, Zhou Tai first looked at the sun - most of the afternoon had passed, and in another two hours at most, or even more reasonably, only one and a half hours, it would be dark.
But what's the use of darkness in this state?
Zhou Taixian, who was standing on the pile of debris, looked back at the messy Du Xibei, and then looked far to the northeast. He knew that Chen Wubu over there couldn't hold on for long and would inevitably collapse soon, and what he saw was that
It is clear that Yang Kai, Tian Chou, and the armored cavalry of Tian Yu, who must have been frustrated at the beginning, have gathered there and are preparing to attack... In this way, the Huainan Shangjia, which Liu Bei relies on, will be completely wiped out.
Here it is.
Then came his own troops. Zhou Tai turned around, looked around, and saw arrows raining down from three sides. He let the guards around him raise their shields to block a sneak attack that was obviously an enemy sharpshooter.
Still silent... There is no doubt that under this level of blow, before dark, no one knows where else, at least his Danyang soldiers will definitely be defeated by the Yan army in the same way here!
What about after dark?
Maybe Cao Cao can stabilize his formation and continue heading north, maybe Cao Ren will take the risk and send a large army to respond successfully... Maybe there is an opportunity for a comeback that he doesn't know about in the whole war, but in that case, what does it have to do with his lord Liu Bei?
Without these ten thousand core elite soldiers, without Zhou Gongjin, without Xuzhou, no matter what the final outcome of this battle is, our lord will have no choice but to retreat to Huainan, or even Jiangnan.
At this thought, Zhou Tai looked seriously at the white horse flag directly in front, and then slid his gaze to the arrow transport team in front of the formation. For Cao Cao, there may be other ways to go, but for him Zhou Tai
To me, this is the only goal to survive in death!
"Send the order!" As another obviously targeted arrow passed by and killed his own bodyguard, Zhou Youping finally spoke without changing his expression, but his words were still concise. "The whole army raised their shields and charged forward.
! Take the white horse flag straight ahead!"
The officers passed the orders layer by layer, and then as Zhou Tai silently drew his sword and walked forward, the entire military formation followed the banner with the word "Zhou", directly raised the shield, and then slowly walked towards the west!
This is a new force, probably the most elite infantry on this battlefield. At this time, they suddenly gave up their formation and moved forward, but it was completely different from Xu Sheng's unit's collapse suicidal charge! At the same time, his unit moved forward, although they encountered
The surrounding light cavalry fought hard to kill people from a distance, and their numbers were reduced quickly, but without any chaos, basically maintaining a formidable melee heavy infantry formation!
Zhou Tai's sudden action immediately shocked the entire battlefield and triggered a series of chain reactions. Naturally, the first to suffer a heavy blow was Du Xibu, who was originally hiding behind Zhou Tai's troops. His troops rushed forward to try to take over Zhou Tai's troops.
position, but was the first to fall into a situation where it was natural to be attacked from three sides; at the same time, after Chen Wubu noticed Zhou Tai's advance, he did not hesitate and chose to take the initiative to charge. This is an even more speechless situation.
This choice put Cao Jun's town and the Civil Service Department behind him into trouble.
He took the initiative to attack, and as soon as he started, Cao Cao's army formation, which had only collapsed at one corner, collapsed in half. Cao Cao was naturally furious, but he had nothing to say, because after all, he was not directly under his subordinates! Moreover,
He figured out the stakes earlier than Zhou Tai - there was no problem with Zhou Youping's move, the problem was that the coalition could only fight against Gongsun Xun's Central Plains Alliance.
At this time, compared to the helplessness and determination of Cao's army being divided into two, Yan's army also encountered some troubles.
Zhou Tai's troops naturally need to try their best to block it, and this formation requires a large group of armored cavalry to fight desperately to stop the advance of his troops. However, the 12,000 armored cavalry that can effectively block the attack are extremely scattered at this time - Zhang Liochenglian
The four thousand armored cavalry were scattered to hunt the defeated Xu Sheng's tribe, and some of the troops were directly involved in the siege of Du Xi's tribe. The two generals were in a hurry and had no time to prepare their troops, so they could only lead several hundred armored cavalry towards Zhou Tai's tribe.
The five or six thousand cavalry of Yang Kai, Tian Chou, and Tian Yu were very similar. They encountered Chen Wu's desperate counterattack, and they couldn't break free for a while. They couldn't give up the opportunity to completely defeat Chen Wu, so they split into two. Tian Chou
Yang Kai and Tian Yuze, who stayed here to prevent Chen Wu's black armor soldiers from dealing with them, also hurriedly returned with hundreds of armored cavalry each to support them.
In other words, Zhou Tai launched the assault at this time because he saw this opportunity.
The four generals came bravely and rushed into Zhou Tai's army from the rear regardless of life and death. Zhou Tai had already advanced halfway, and Yuwen Heita and Yu Fuluo also hurriedly led the last two thousand armored cavalry to stand out bravely.
Divided into two, they attacked from the flanks, and countless light cavalry galloped left and right to shoot and harass without any military orders... Under such an all-out blockade, although Zhou Tai's troops were fully equipped with large shields and armor, and although their troops were unparalleled in bravery, they could hardly move forward.
In one step, you have to peel off a layer of skin.
The battle entered its most intense phase with Zhou Tai's advance, and it was also the stage that cost the most lives on both sides.
But having said that, because he wanted to show off those pack horses, Gongsun Xun was too close to Zhou Tai's army at the beginning, only a few hundred steps away, so Zhou Youping was gradually forced to the front despite huge casualties.
Gongsun Xun laughed for a moment, but without waiting for Jia Xu, Xun You and other staff, Yi followed the advice and took the initiative to give the order: "I know that the overall situation has been decided at this time. There is no need to fight for the moment and retreat with these 'arrows'!"
"
Now that they had received the order, Pang De and others naturally heaved a sigh of relief, and the three thousand white horse retinues protected the white horse flag and hurriedly retreated together with the so-called pack horse team carrying arrows, but in fact most of them were half-tubes of sand.
After a hundred steps, he stopped for a moment.
The flag was set up again, and everyone looked back. They saw that Zhou Tai's military formation could no longer maintain its phalanx posture. Countless Danyang soldiers were scattered in all directions, fighting bravely with armored cavalry and light cavalry. Both sides suffered casualties. But unexpectedly, Zhou Tai was so powerful.
There was still a tribe of about a thousand people near the flag. Under the flag, a general wore heavy armor with countless arrows stuck in it, but he still held a spear and a large shield and charged forward personally.
Everyone on the left and right also shouted to obey, and those who stood in his way were invincible!
Although his steps were slow, he moved forward step by step and never retreated... Needless to say, this was naturally Huainan Tiger General Zhou Youping!
Seeing this, Gongsun Xun half sighed and half felt helpless, but he took the initiative to rein in his horse again and ordered: "This time, leave the things on the pack horse to him!"
After Pang De and others breathed a sigh of relief, they quickly threw down those 'precious arrows' and moved slightly west again.
Standing still again, Gongsun Xun turned around and saw the subordinates beside Zhou Tai falling off at a very fast speed. There seemed to be less than four or five hundred of them, but they still kept moving forward.
Not only that, Gongsun Xun saw with his own eyes that Zhou Tai had lost his shield at this time, and his spear broke directly into the body of Qu Junhou, a Yan army cavalry within his sight range, but he still raised the barrage.
Huanshou Dao kept fighting forward.
When a horse came back, he held down the spear, inserted a knife into his neck with his backhand, and then grabbed the spear and moved forward!
A horseman came from the flank, but before he could reach him, a Danyang soldier jumped up bravely and collided with him from the side through the shield. The knight fell off his horse, and the Danyang soldier was repelled by the huge force of the horse and fell to the ground without a trace.
The surrounding staff members all changed their expressions, and then instinctively looked at their own Lord Yan.
Gongsun Xun originally wanted to give an order, but suddenly saw that the opponent had already reached the pile of scattered arrows, so he tolerated it a little and did not retreat in a hurry.
However, Zhou Youping came to those arrows bundled in quivers. He made a little movement and discovered the secret. He only hesitated for a moment, and then he ignored them and went straight over those things without stopping.
, continue to move towards the White Horse Flag.
Under the banner of the white horse, the generals looked at their Duke Yan again.
Gongsun Xun, as always, smiled slightly, but suddenly changed his expression and became angry: "On the battlefield, it is normal for the cavalry to advance and retreat slightly, but it only takes three things. How can the general and flag of the leader of a country retreat three times without stopping?!"
Everyone was panicked for a moment, but Gongsun Xun pulled out the broken blade again, pointed it at Zhou Tai, who was already more than a hundred steps away, and could vaguely see the blood dripping on his body, and ordered sternly: "Recite the number of hundreds silently here, and after the number of hundreds, you guys
If you can't kill this person, I will kill him myself!"
The surrounding righteous officers did not dare to delay at all. From Pound down, dozens of officers rushed out one after another and headed straight for Zhou Tai.
The one with the fastest horse speed was of course Pang Lingming. He relied on the extraordinary ugly horse under his crotch. He saw the right moment and actually accelerated temporarily. With just one blow, he thrust his spear away from the hands of Zhou Tai, who was actually a little exhausted.
Spear!
Wang Ling followed closely behind him. When he saw that Zhou Tai had lost his weapon, he was naturally overjoyed, so he also thrust his spear at him.
Without saying a word, Zhou Tai ducked sideways on the ground and held down the opponent's spear. Then he used his waist strength to twist violently. Not only did he succeed in grabbing the spear, but he threw Wang Ling off his horse!
Then, Zhou Youping, who had almost never looked back since the attack, finally turned around, but regardless of the dense crowd of white-horse generals coming from the west, he directly stabbed Wang Ling to death on the ground with a spear.
Gongsun Xun watched this scene from a distance, but his eyelids twitched, inexplicably remembering the time when Zheng Chengpu saved his wife.
However, after Zheng Pu killed several Xianbei soldiers with his bare hands, a large number of Liaoxi and Han cavalry reinforcements followed, and after Zhou Tai killed the Yan Army knights in succession, more came
The knights of the Yan army are each stronger than the last.
Ma Dai came next. He probably saw the opponent's ability to grab the spear with his bare hands, so he didn't dare to lift it up even if the opponent hadn't turned around. He thrust out the spear and hit Zhou Tai's unprotected armpit, and then let go.
, abandoned the spear and drew the sword, reined in the horse, turned around, and rushed directly into the Danyang formation behind the opponent to kill him!
Zhou Tai's shoulder was pierced. The pain was unbearable for a moment, but he still gritted his teeth and said nothing. He just knelt down on one knee to use his strength and struggled to pull out the spear through his armor. Blood gushed out like a fountain.
However, at this moment, Ma Chao also came from a little distance away. He also used a spear with great strength, but it easily pierced Zhou Youping's lower leg, which was exposed due to his kneeling posture! He then stabbed the opponent who was about to stand up.
On the ground!
Immediately, he followed suit and also abandoned his spear for a sword. No matter what Zhou Tai did, he raised his sword and charged into the Danyang army... Behind Ma Chao, dozens of officers on white horses saw the two brothers doing this, and they all
In this way, a full seven or eight cavalrymen were able to successfully take out swords or spears, leaving extremely obvious injuries to Zhou Tai.
For a time, his shoulders, armpits, arms, calves, and neck were stabbed by spears and slashed by knives, and he suffered no less than ten serious injuries. Anyone else would have fallen to the ground and died, but Zhou Youping actually leaned on
The spear that was taken from Wang Ling tried to get up! It was also a matter of fate!
In this situation, Gongsun Xun's originally angry face temporarily restrained, appearing expressionless, but he held his hand and broke the blade, which also made the people around him more and more confused, and they didn't know how to deal with it.
At this time, suddenly, a horseman came west from the Danyang army with a ring-shou sword. His posture was awkward, but when the horse passed by Zhou Tai's side, he made a sideways sword with all his strength, connecting the spear that Zhou Youping was holding to him.
My head was cut off in two pieces together.
Zhou Tai, who seemed to be bleeding endlessly, lost his head and support, and finally fell to the ground. But at the same time, Tian Yu, who had succeeded, also fell off his horse!
However, everyone was stunned and saw that although Tian Guorang's helmet fell to the ground, he did not fall off the horse because his body was tied to the horse.
A moment later, Yi Cong, who stepped forward to rescue him, brought the frightened Tian Yu back to the White Horse banner. Only then did everyone realize that the youngest two thousand stone cavalry general in the army, a native and disciple of Gongsun Xun, had directly destroyed the army.
Rong——One of his ears was cut off directly by some exposed weapon on the ground.
The incident happened right in front of everyone, the cause and effect were obvious, and no one had anything to say.
However, Gongsun Xun, who had been looking at the motionless corpse of Zhou Tai in front of him, and felt something stirring in his heart, couldn't help but turn around, pointed at the battlefield in front of him that was full of broken limbs, and faced Jia Xu next to him,
Xun You, Tian Yu and others who had narrowly escaped death twice today said plainly:
"This is the reason why Gu must choose to attack today and end this battle as soon as possible! Send an order to the entire army for me. Today I don't ask for Cao Cao's head, nor do I ask for any full merit, but the bow and arrow will be delivered soon, and the battlefield is clear.
There are so many broken troops to drive away... Before dark, I must see at least three more enemy formations broken up!"
————I am the dividing line with a plain tone————
"In this battle, Taizu gathered 20,000 men on horseback and fired arrows like rain. The Confederate army held up their shields and hid, and could not raise their heads, just waiting for the arrows to be exhausted. By mid-afternoon, the Confederate army's front line was dead, with 23 out of 10 dead.
They were about to collapse, but the bows and arrows of the galloping cavalry were all exhausted, so they raised their formations and circled to return north. At that time, Taizu called the camp to send arrows but they had not arrived, so he secretly returned to the galloping cavalry with all the quivers carried by the armored cavalry, and the firing did not change.
Hundreds of war horses were mounted again, carrying empty tubes filled with earth, with some feathered arrows on top, and displayed them in front of the formation. The southern army was exhausted and shaken from a distance. The front army couldn't help but abandon the formation and move forward, where they were strangled by the armored cavalry.
The three camps of Xuan, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu and Xu Sheng were all defeated, but Yu Ya had arrived from Guandu and was advancing on Cao's army." - "Dian Lue". Annotation by Yan Pei Song.
