Two ambushing Bingzhou Army soldiers and horses rushed out from the side of the Xuzhou Army Camp. The one on the left was Xu Huang, and the one on the right was Zhang He, who was supervising the Tao Shang Army on behalf of Yuan Shao.
As two of the five good generals in the eyes of later generations, Zhang He and Xu Huang were naturally quite skilled in mastering the timing of battles.
As for the Xuzhou Army's main force at the Zhongzhai Gate, which had long been ready to attack, under the leadership of Xu Chu, they rushed straight towards the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which was in panic and confusion due to the situation being out of control.
Wei Xu, who commanded the front of the Bingzhou Army, was caught off guard and was unable to stabilize the situation. The front of the Bingzhou Army fell into panic for a while.
In the central formation of the Bingzhou Army, Zhang Liao's flying horse personally reported to Lu Bu the battle situation ahead.
"Marquis Wen! Wei Xu's troops in the front were ambushed by the Xuzhou Army. Wei Xu's troops were trapped by Tao's three troops! There was a trap in front of the Xuzhou military camp, which organized our army's attack. It seems that the opponent was well prepared.
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When Lu Bu heard this, his anger immediately rushed to the core of his head.
He had been defeated by Yuan Shao for a while before. However, Yuan Shao was the leader of the feudal lords in Guandong, so it was okay to lose to him... But now, even Shu Zi named Tao dared to plot against him.
The princes of Guandong, could it be that they really regard this general as someone easy to bully!
"Gao Shun, Hao Meng and others are holding the formation at the rear! Zhang Liao, you, Song Xian and others will lead the Chinese army to the front with my general and defeat the Tao bandits!"
"promise!"
Under the deployment of troops by Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and others, the central army of Bingzhou Army was quickly divided into two. Gao Shun and others held down the position in the rear to prevent any unexpected events, while Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Song Xian and others
He personally went to the front to support Wei Xu and fight against the Xuzhou army.
At this time, on the battlefield ahead, Wei Xu's vanguard army was ambushed by three troops of the Xuzhou Army. It fell into chaos for a while, but it allowed Tao's Xuzhou Army to take advantage of it.
However, the Bingzhou Army was worthy of being the strongest army in the world, and was by no means comparable to Yuan Shu's new army. As time went by, these soldiers quickly recovered from their bravery.
Under the organization of Wei Xu, the front part of the Bingzhou Army began to gradually hold its position, and launched some appropriate counterattacks against the Xuzhou Army, gradually stabilizing the situation, and slowly bringing the situation back.
Xu Huang wielded a big ax and clashed with the Bingzhou Army. The Bingzhou Army quickly stabilized its formation in the chaotic situation. This was really beyond Xu Huang's expectations.
At this moment, Xu Huang was still swinging the battle ax in his hand, killing the enemies without fear, but he had already begun to worry about the situation in his heart.
The tiger and wolf soldiers of the Bingzhou Army are completely different from the soldiers of Yuan Shu who we defeated at Ruxuwu last time in terms of combat power and adaptability to battle!
Although our side was surprised, it seems that it cannot win, and if the situation continues, it will be easily defeated by the Bingzhou Army's counterattack.
Xu Huang's tactics were quite satisfactory. He personally led his troops to suppress his own position and advanced forward in a leisurely manner.
Fighting against the powerful Bingzhou Army, Xu Huang did not dare to take risks easily, even in an ambush.
Fighting steadily, preserving strength, even if you don't win, you can't be defeated. This is the most appropriate royal tactic in Xu Huang's heart.
Men in their late thirties usually do things this way.
But Zhang He, opposite Xu Huang, did not do this at all.
Zhang He is younger than Xu Huang, but his fighting spirit and enthusiasm are also stronger than Xu Huang's.
The most important thing is his eagerness to make meritorious deeds!
Zhang Heyou, whose puberty has not yet ended
Now in Yuan Shao's Dazhai, Zhang He is the representative figure of the new generation of young generals, and his popularity is at its peak.
Even Yuan Shao personally admitted that Zhang He's combat level will slowly catch up with Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the future, and become the middle class in Hebei that can be tied with Qu Yi.
Such praise is a great encouragement and honor for Zhang He.
Yuan Shao thinks highly of himself. He is indeed not blind.
But correspondingly, this appreciation also made the young and energetic Zhang He's desire to prove himself even stronger.
This point made Zhang He have an extremely strong desire to express himself in battle.
Xu Huang saw the strength of the Bingzhou Army, and Zhang He naturally saw it too, but unlike Xu Huang's case, Xu Huang fought steadily and advanced step by step; Zhang He planned to take advantage of the unrest in the Bingzhou Army to take advantage of it in one fell swoop.
Send down the enemy's top general to compete for all the merit!
What he was aiming at was Wei Xu's head!
The current frontline troops of the Bingzhou Army were suddenly ambushed by the Xuzhou Army, and their morale has not yet recovered.
In order to boost morale and restore the combat effectiveness of various units as soon as possible, Wei Xu had to leave the central army and come to the forefront of the battlefield to personally command and dispatch.
Generals are the courage of an army and deserve to be the center of gravity.
If the leading general leaves the rear, although it can boost morale, it will also bear a huge risk of defeat, because the center of gravity of the entire battlefield will shift with the position of the generals on both sides.
Generals in the rear can stabilize the military situation; generals in the front can boost morale and bring out the most powerful combat power of the army.
However, once the generals in the front line are injured or die, it will bring disastrous consequences to the entire army.
Therefore, since ancient times, except for extraordinary figures like Lu Bu, who were extremely confident in their ability to save their lives, general generals would choose to command from the rear.
Wei Xu is not a superb person, but he did it out of necessity today.
Wei Xu's behavior when he came to the battle was like two people fighting. Suddenly one party stretched his head in front of the other party, and then rudely boasted to the other party: "Come on, I will fight your mother! Do you dare to go first?"
Fuck me for a moment! Then I’ll beat you up!”
This kind of behavior was called shooting in group fights in urban areas in later generations.
Zhang He's current goal is to fire Wei Xu's cannon.
And his purpose is very obvious, which is to make Wei Xu unable to stand up all at once, without any follow-up...
There were about a thousand personal guards around Wei Xu. Although the protection was tight, it also limited his mobility. Zhang He knew this very well.
Zhang He led his bodyguards, the Euphorbias, and kept moving towards Wei Xu's location.
Seeing that they were getting closer, Zhang He immediately ordered the Euphorbia soldiers to rush forward and find a way to resist Wei Xu's soldiers. However, he himself seized the opportunity and captured Wei Xu's head in one fell swoop.
Seeing the distance getting closer step by step, the Euphorbia Soldiers under Zhang He finally started to take action.
Following Zhang He's order, the Sanqu soldiers of the Euphorbia Soldiers suddenly charged towards Wei Xu's troops.
Their attack goal was very clear, which was to focus on one point and tear a hole in Wei Xu's personal guards, leaving a channel for Zhang He to charge.
Although Wei Xu's personal guards remained vigilant, the sudden attack by the Euphorbia Battalion was so swift that they had no time to react.
The weapons of the Euphorbia Soldiers are all halberds. The destructive power of the halberds is extremely huge on the battlefield, especially the sudden attack concentrated in one place, which caused Wei Xu's personal guards to be destroyed in a short period of time.
There was inevitable panic.
A dozen guards were stabbed to death by the sudden attack, and fell to the ground dead before they could even scream. The other soldiers were also at this juncture, and were thrown into confusion by the sudden turn of events.
It was in this gap that Zhang He took the lead, holding a horse spear, and rushed straight into the enemy's defense line with lightning speed, and stabbed Wei Xu's face with the horse spear in his hand.
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The flowing clouds and flowing water move like thunder.
Wei Xu watched helplessly as the long spear in Zhang He's hand stabbed straight at his face, his mouth opened wide, and he had no time to react. His limbs were so cold that he seemed unable to move under the sudden change.
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He could only let the sharp spear pierce his face and end his short life.
"clang!"
A long knife stretched out from the diagonal stab and blocked Zhang He's long spear straight away.
Wei Xu was suddenly awakened by this block. When he came to his senses, he yanked the horse's rein in a panic, turned around and fled towards the rear.
When he was about to escape, he looked at the man who appeared in front of him and blocked Zhang He's attack for him...
"Zhang Wenyuan!"
Wei Xu shouted in surprise.
Zhang Liao didn't look at him, but shouted in a low voice: "Quickly go!"
Wei Xu's face turned red, he didn't refute, and hurried away in a hurry.
Zhang Liao locked his eyes tightly on Zhang He and smiled contemptuously: "Boy, at such a young age, you just want to take the general's head out of ten thousand troops and pass me first."
Zhang He's face turned red, and he wanted to fight Zhang Liao desperately.
But he suddenly froze.
Not far behind Zhang Liao, I saw a tall military general with a strong and beardless face, covered in shining silver armor, wearing a Xichuan Shu brocade robe on his back, and sitting on a flaming red horse, speeding towards him.
Although the general has not yet galloped in front of Zhang He, the powerful aura and chill emanating from his body shocked almost everyone present...including Zhang He!
Looking at the general, Zhang He held Ma Shan's hands tightly and seemed to be trembling slightly.
Lu Bu!
In Zhang He's mind, he had fantasized countless times about how he would behave and respond if he encountered the world's best warrior during this expedition.
Whether to fight to the death, to be impassioned, or to command thousands of troops to set up formations to fight with them.
Zhang He never imagined that when he really faced Lu Bu, the first thought in his mind would be so unbearable...
I am no match for this person!
Zhang He was shocked by Lu Bu's momentum, but Lu Bu didn't even look at him. He galloped past him and Zhang Liao on horseback. The soldiers from both sides along the way spread out like a tide to make way for Lu Bu.
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No one in the two armies dared to challenge Lu Bu directly!
Saying this sentence only made Zhang He blush with embarrassment.
Zhang He was deeply depressed, and all the timidity he had felt just now because of seeing Lu Bu turned into anger, and he rushed towards Zhang Liao to kill him.
Zhang Liao laughed loudly, then pulled himself together and fought fiercely with Zhang He.