Under the sky in front of him, two earth dragons on the left and right, rolled up by countless horse hooves, suddenly appeared, which made Guanqiu Xiu feel despair.
He finally understood why the Han army did not ambush them when they crossed the mountain gap.
It turned out that the intention of the traitor general Xu Zhi was just to make it impossible for the Wei army to avoid the battle when he drove his troops back to fight fiercely.
Yes, the Wei army has no way to avoid it.
Xiliang's cavalry had already attacked from the left and right, but the gap in the mountain behind them was too small. Wuhuan's cavalry did not have enough time to pass through and avoid it before the charging formation. Unless Guanqiu Xiu's strong man broke his wrist and abandoned his seven or eight hundred cavalry.
Of course he wouldn't do that.
Because no one is willing to stay and wait to be killed.
Once he gives such an order, all the Wuhuan Cavalry will rush back, which will lead to fratricide and the collapse of the entire army. Or in other words, the Wuhuan Cavalry left behind will attack him first. Cut it.
Therefore, the only choice left for him was to face one head on.
"accelerate!"
"accelerate!"
He also divided his cavalry into two groups, one thousand on each side, and urged the cavalry to get their horses running as soon as possible.
But the distance of four or five miles was quickly reached by the galloping horses.
When they had just arranged their formation and had just started the horses to trot before forming a charge, the Xiliang cavalry appeared in their eyes. The usual charge whistles used by the Liangzhou Qiang and Hus also sounded loudly. Heaven and earth; with an invincible bravery, it deafened them and filled their hearts with fear.
"Woo~ho!"
"Oh~~ha!"
Different from Guanqiu Xiu's deployment, Xu Zhi was still imitating the tactics of "upper Sis versus lower Sis", so that the troops attacking from the left had 1,200 cavalry; while the troops attacking from the right had 300 cavalry. It's just for publicity.
Use the masses to defeat the few.
Cavalry battles are particularly powerful. As long as he defeats the Wei army from the left, the powerful mobility of the cavalry can sweep the battlefield and seal the victory.
At this time, Xu Zhi was riding in the formation on the left.
Taking the lead, looking at Guan Qiu's handsome general, the flag pig came suddenly.
With his superb riding skills and extraordinary bravery, the four or five cavalrymen in front of him were unable to stop him. In more than ten breaths, he was thrust more than ten steps away from Guanqiu Xiu.
"Traitor, suffer death!"
Seeing Guanqiu Xiu's stomach obviously being different, Xu Zhi immediately opened his mouth and roared.
He kicked the horse's belly fiercely with his combat boots, causing the good horse to scream in pain. His body strength exploded again, and the roaring speed became a little faster, almost suddenly landing in front of Guanqiu Xiu's eyes; at the same time, suddenly He stabbed the horse in his hand forward in the air, and it shot straight towards Guanqiu Xiu's chest like an arrow from the string.
Seeing this, Guanqiu Xiu, who had been lying on his horse's back to avoid the sand and missing arrows, was galloping forward. He stared at a pair of blood-red eyes and roared filial piety like a bloodthirsty beast.
"kill!"
Instead of retreating, he advanced and adopted the method of dying with the enemy. He stabbed Xu Zhi in the chest with his spear without hesitation.
This is also the best choice at the moment.
Xu Zhi came so fast that he couldn't avoid it.
But the personal guards beside him would not sit back and watch him risk his life.
"General, be careful!"
The man roared loudly, drove his horse in front, raised his sword high and slashed at Xu Zhi's sudden horse with unimaginable speed.
In a hurry and in desperation, he just wanted to save Guan Qiu Xiu and didn't care about anything else.
For example, even if he misses the horse that rushes toward Guanqiu Xiu, the horse will burrow into his body.
Therefore, when he successfully resolves the crisis, the outcome will be decided.
The two riders passed each other.
"puff!"
Ma Shan's unparalleled strength, the long blade pierced his waist, and under the inertia of the charge of the war horse, it cut his lower ribs and spurted out with overflowing blood. He fell down injured and in pain. He was killed by a war horse and became a piece of minced meat trampled by countless horses' hooves.
However, he died bravely and failed to save Wu Qiu Xiu as he wished.
The horse that was slightly knocked down by him was still strong. When Xu Zhi raised his hands with all his strength, it grazed the belly of the horse under Guanqiu Xiu's crotch and screamed. The sharp blade not only scratched The horse's belly was opened, and the white ribs were vaguely visible; Guanqiu Xiu's calf was also opened, and the bones were deeply visible.
"咴聿聿~~"
The war horse screamed sadly, staggering several times due to pain as it rushed past, and almost stumbled and fell.
"ah!
"
People screamed.
Suddenly, Guanqiu Xiu felt a sudden chill in his severed calf. Before he could feel the burning pain spreading throughout his body, the numbness of the bone being hit made half of his body stiff.
He was also unable to concentrate on holding the spear to resist the sudden spear blades of the Xiliang cavalry who were rushing behind Xu Zhi.
"Kacha!"
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the sound of a spear breaking was heard.
I saw Guanqiu Xiu flying upside down from his horse like a broken kite. There was a broken spear stuck in his chest. More than an inch of the spear tip emerged from his back, and there was still a faint trace of it. A few drops of blood.
A Han cavalryman who passed by him was also shaken backwards.
But obviously, his riding skills and combat experience are enough to deal with such crises.
I saw him quickly letting go of the broken spear, holding the horse's belly tightly with his legs, using his waist to force his body to smash flatly against the entire horse's back according to the inertia. Soon, when he twisted up again, he even pulled out his waist. The ring-shaped sword on the side is raised high.
"The thief will be killed!"
He shouted loudly, regardless of the fact that his hands were already bleeding from the splinters of wood. He did not try to cut off Guanqiu Xiu's head to claim credit. He just continued to drive the horse forward bravely, letting the raised ring-headed blade reflect With the sun's rays.
The light of impending victory!
"The thief is dead!"
"The thief is dead!" Xu Zhi, who had already rushed out of a dozen horses, heard the cry and didn't take the time to look back to identify the authenticity, so he shouted loudly.
However, at this moment, it seems that there is no need to identify the authenticity...
"Woo~ho!"
"Oh~~ha!"
When they heard that the enemy general had been killed, all the Xiliang cavalry whistled to announce the imminent victory.
At this moment, the Han army's men were roaring filial piety, their horses were galloping and neighing, and the spear tips and blades were dazzling in the sunlight. They soared into the sky with determination, like a thunderous surge that swept up the wind and clouds in the sky, and swept towards the Wei army.
The Wuhuan cavalry on the left, who could not let their horses gallop, were demoralized after hearing the call for Guanqiu Xiu to die in battle, and they were defeated like a mountain.
Everyone no longer had the will to fight, and they all ran to their deaths in a desperate attempt to seize the road.
The rout on the left quickly spread to the right.
Wuhuan, who was serving as the temporary governor over there, was riding on Sima. From a distance, he saw many people asking for surrender or fleeing for their lives. He could no longer find Guan Qiuxiu's general flag in his sight, so he made an immediate decision.
"Pull the horse! Pluck the horse!"
"Turn! Turn!"
He yelled loudly, ignoring the fact that he was about to run into the oncoming Xiliang cavalry formation, and suddenly turned towards the river valley.
Not in the direction of Hu Zunbu, but in the direction of Linjing County, which was their only way to survive.
Yes, he couldn't care less about the war between Hu Zun and Guan Qiujian. They had to choose to flee in the opposite direction to Hu Zun's tribe, so that the Xiliang cavalry of the Han army would not pursue them.
Instead of being chased and killed, he could only let Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jianbu seek their own blessings.
Xu Zhi, who swept in from the left, saw that they had fled, and did not separate the Xiliang cavalry to pursue them. Instead, he asked the three hundred cavalry on the right to collect prisoners and clean up the battlefield, while he himself He asked the cavalry on the left to switch to war horses, and galloped towards Zheng Pu's camp without any delay.
He did not dare to delay.
I'm afraid that if I arrive a step too late, Zheng Pu will lose the battle...
The battlefield is always changing rapidly, and victory or defeat may be determined in half an hour or half a quarter of an hour.
In fact, his choice was right.
Not that Zheng Pu, who had retreated to the camp to defend himself, was about to be attacked and killed by Hu Zun's soldiers.
But Qian Hongbu is also returning to the battlefield at this moment.
However, Qian Hong, who also led two thousand Wuhuan cavalry south to pursue Zhang Te's troops, gradually discovered the strangeness of the matter while he was hanging behind.
According to common sense, in this fierce battle between the two armies in the Nishui River Valley, the Han army, which was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, should be looking for changes.
For example, the Han army, which had almost the same number of cavalry, should quickly engage in a fierce battle with the Wuhuan cavalry, so that after defeating his troops, they would have time to rush back to support Zheng Pu and Gou Fu, who had very few infantry.
But Zhang Te had no such intention at all!
He was walking and stopping all the way, seemingly looking for a fighting opportunity, but more like stalling for time, in order to contain him here!
This discovery made him a little uneasy.
When the troops came to pursue him, both Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian had given instructions that he only needed to contain the Xiliang cavalry of the Han army and prevent them from coming to disrupt the fierce battle between the infantry of both sides. It was not a last resort. , no need to fight with it.
Gein is not necessary.
As long as the infantry is victorious, the battle will be a great victory. There is no need for the cavalry to also engage in the battle, which will cause trouble.
Therefore, although Qian Hong had doubts in his heart, he did not send troops to attack.
After continuing to follow for more than ten miles and entering the boundaries of Yiju County, things took a turn for the better.
Xiahou Xian, who also directed two thousand Wuhuan cavalry to stay in Qixian County, monitored the Liu Yin and Wang Ping troops of the Han army, and warned Linjing County about possible intrusion by the Qiang and Hu tribes. After hearing the scouts' report that the Xiliang cavalry went south, he personally Leading 1,500 cavalry from the north.
The intention and the Qian Hong Ministry were to attack Zhang Te from front to back.
He only has 1,500 riders.
With multiple troops to attack from the front and back, the Wuhuan Cavalry, which is a famous cavalry in the world, still has a great chance of winning.
But what they didn't expect was that the Xiliang cavalry, who were fearless and proud to die in battle, would take a detour and escape early before they attacked!
However, he was afraid of fighting against Shu!
When Xiahou Xian and Qianhong met, they were both incredulous about this.
He also suddenly reflected that "when things go abnormal, there must be monsters".
Qianhong, who was worried about the loss of Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian's tribe, discussed with Xiahou Xian and immediately assigned a thousand cavalry to Xiahou Xian to continue chasing Zhang Te's tribe, while he himself led a thousand cavalry back in a hurry.
It won't work if we don't divide our troops.
If Zhang Te went north to Linjing County against Shu and invited the Qiang and Hu tribes in Yuezhi City to join forces, Xiahou Xian, who was at a military disadvantage and unfamiliar with the mountains and terrain, might be in danger of defeat.
