Among the Xiahou Cao Cao under Cao Cao, there are two people with the most violent tempers, one is Xia Houyuan and the other is Cao Hong.
Although both of them have hot tempers, their hot tempers are not exactly the same.
Cao Hong is a pure-bred fiery type, and he is warlike and willing to kill by nature.
Xia Houyuan is a hybrid of the fiery type. He is not a pure bad temper, but has a strong personality and is extremely stubborn.
The last thing Xia Houyuan wants to see is that when someone offends him, he cannot retaliate. To put it bluntly, he is a bit arrogant.
In Xia Houyuan's own opinion, this time he sent troops, he did not fight Xu Huang and Tao Ji, but turned back to Suiyang City on the way. In a sense, he gave the Xuzhou generals a huge face, and they now deserve
Some of them would be like running away with their heads in their hands, praying to gods and praying to Buddha, and thanking Uncle Xia Houyuan for showing mercy and not killing them all.
The ideal is full and the reality is very basic. The performance of Xu Huang and Tao Ji disappointed Xia Houyuan.
They actually followed me to beat me!
For those who took the initiative to beat them up, if Xia Houyuan didn't send troops to deal with them, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to sleep at night.
At that moment, Xia Houyuan did not hesitate at all, and directly turned his troops around to meet Xu Huang's troops who had followed first.
The battle is about to break out.
One of the biggest characteristics of Xia Houyuan's military use was speed.
So fast that before you have time to change formations, his troops have been successfully assembled, and the cavalry rushes in front of you with lightning speed.
This move is really hard to guard against.
This was also the first time that Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan fought against each other, and they almost fell into his trap by accident.
Xia Houyuan turned his army and horses to fight back so quickly that Xu Huang almost had no time to direct the pursuing soldiers to react quickly and form formations.
However, compared to Xia Houyuan's speed, Xu Huang also has one of his biggest advantages.
That’s stability!
The Jinling City Army did not have as many cavalry as Cao's soldiers, which was a disadvantage. Therefore, in its infantry configuration, spearmen and large shield soldiers used to stabilize the formation defense accounted for the majority.
Under the rapidly changing situation, Xu Huang quickly made a command. He formed a formation of large shield soldiers and spear soldiers and drove them forward. They blocked the door and stood firm in place. He gave strict orders to his soldiers to withstand Cao Jun's attack no matter what.
offensive.
Xu Huang knew very well that with his own strength, it was impossible to defeat Xiahou Yuan's Cao army. The number of troops was greatly inferior, and the number of cavalry could not be compared with the opponent's.
According to Guo Jia's arrangements, he, Tao Ji, and the pottery merchants who would arrive here soon would have to form a three-sided encirclement and encircle them from all directions to annihilate Xia Houyuan's troops.
Therefore, Xu Huang's first task is to stabilize his own morale and drag Xia Houyuan in place.
While Xu Huang arranged for his soldiers to form a formation to resist Cao's army, he ordered the lieutenants and officials on his left and right: "Soldiers! Xia Houyuan's soldiers and horses have gone and come back, and he is very energetic! He thought that if there was a huge disparity in strength with a certain army, he could fight quickly.
Determined? But what he doesn’t know is the ability and fighting spirit of our Jinling Army! Our Jinling Army is the strongest army in the southeast, and Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are no match for our army. As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to deploy it. Today is our Jinling Army.
When the army is famous all over the world, officers and soldiers, follow me, kill all the thieves and dogs, and protect Xuzhou!"
"Kill all the thieves and dogs and protect Xuzhou!"
"Kill all the thieves and dogs and protect Xuzhou!"
"kill-!"
Xu Huang turned around and ordered the military princes accompanying him, saying: "From now on, you will be the supervisor and beheading officer. Any soldiers who dare to retreat will be killed!"
After a pause, he continued: "Including Mr. Xu!"
After saying that, they saw Xu Huang waving his battle ax and leading his troops straight to the front line and leaving.
Accompanied by Xu Huang's command and encouragement, the two armies of Cao and Tao collided together. The two soldiers and horses were like two huge meteorites. The collision produced huge energy and burst out with fierce sparks!
With high-pitched roars and cold iron tools, the two armies began to violently attack and defend.
In order to boost morale, Xu Huang went to the battle in person and risked crossbow bolts. While commanding the soldiers to fight fiercely, he personally killed Cao's soldiers. He used his presence in the battle to boost the morale of the Jinling army, and fiercely attacked Xiahou Yuan's soldiers. For a time, he actually blocked them.
Xia Houyuan's sudden callback stabilized the situation.
The fact that the Jinling Army could be so tenacious in the face of a sudden U-turn attack from their own side was beyond Xia Houyuan's expectation.
In front of the opponent's formation, Xu Huang was leading his shield soldiers and spearmen to hold the position steadily. While commanding the soldiers, he fought bravely with a big ax. His outstanding performance really surprised Xiahou Yuan.
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"The Jinling Army has become famous in the southeast in recent years. It has defeated Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Zuo Rong and others in a row. It really has its merits. Xu Huang's ability is very good. He is really incomparable! Tao Thief does have good generals under his command.
He is Meng De’s fierce enemy!”
Xia Houyuan was a person who liked to compare skills. When he saw how good Xu Huang was, he was also very happy. He immediately galloped his horse and rushed to the front of the formation, hoping to compete with Xu Huang.
In the rebellious army formation, Xu Huang was leading his bodyguards to fight bravely, when Xia Houyuan suddenly led his troops to fight not far away.
Xia Houyuan stared closely at Xu Huang and drove his troops forward. The two sides faced off against each other. Xia Houyuan pushed aside the crowd and personally caught Xu Huang's axe.
Good martial arts skills! He really has some abilities! Can you tell me your name?"
Xu Huang looked at the warrior in front of him, who was muscular, with thin cheekbones and cheeks. He had probably guessed the identity of the other person, and said in a low voice: "This is Xu Huang! Are you Xia Houyuan?"
Xia Houyuan smiled and did not answer directly: "It doesn't matter who I am, you just need to remember that I am the one who takes your life!"
When he finished speaking, he saw that the spear in Xia Houyuan's hand had already moved and stabbed Xu Huang straight in the face.
Xu Huang turned his body to one side to avoid Xia Houyuan's attack. At the same time, he slashed his ax sideways and struck Xia Houyuan on the head.
"Bang!" With one move, the two of them separated.
Xu Huang took a deep breath and secretly thought that Cao Cao's generals were really good, and Xiahou Yuancheng could be said to be his opponent.
He secretly twisted his wrist, which was numb from the shock, and swung the ax again. With the momentum, Xia Houyuan was struck down with a sharp wind shroud.
Xia Houyuan shouted loudly and raised his spear to fight.
With a crisp sound of "clang", Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang's bodies leaned back at the same time. Xia Houyuan lowered his head and looked at the spearhead, and there was a gap as big as a grain of rice.
Xu Huang also glanced at his axe. It was still sharp and intact... He smiled proudly and said loudly: "Be careful!" and rushed towards Xia Houyuan again.
The two of them were going back and forth, driving their horses back and forth, fighting fiercely.
While fighting, Xu Huang secretly admired Xia Houyuan's strength.
Every spear thrown by the opponent is cunning and insidious, and it is extremely fast, like flint and lightning, and often eliminates his own offensive advantage with one spear.
It was obvious that Xia Houyuan had specialized in martial arts since childhood, and he was extremely proficient in what he learned. If he hadn't competed with Xu Chu a lot in recent years, Xu Huang felt that he might not be his opponent.
Xia Houyuan also became more and more frightened as he fought. Although the opponent's big ax was heavy and chopping upwards and downwards, and showed no tricky skills at all, the axes were all aimed at the vital points. There were no false moves. If he was accidentally stuck, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die.
, and the opponent's arm strength was extremely strong. Xia Houyuan was shocked so many times that his arms became numb. He gradually did not dare to confront Xu Huang head-on. He just used the lightness of his spear to dodge the sharp edge of the axe.
Xu Huang and Xia Houyuan were equally capable of winning and losing, but Cao's army had more cavalry, and their number was several times greater than Xu Huang's 5,000 men. Xu Huang's soldiers were able to hold on at first, but gradually they began to fail.
As time passed, the proportion of casualties gradually began to increase, and the formation began to show signs of chaos and collapse.
At this time, another five thousand Jinling troops led by Tao Ji rushed over from the other direction.
Xia Houyuan had already expected Tao Ji's presence. He ordered Captain Zhu Heng to lead the flanking troops to resist Tao Ji's 5,000 troops.
Although Xia Houyuan's soldiers and horses were numerous, since they were only facing enemies on two sides and the situation was under his control, there was no serious problem. However, what he did not calculate was that at this moment, Tao Shang, Xu Chu and others
The real main force of the Jinling Army led by the man was rushing towards him from another direction.
Moreover, the direction in which they were attacking was directly behind Xia Houyuan's troops... m.