Chapter 41: A surprise for Yuan Tan
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Although half of the 4,000 Tao troops were new recruits, this series of tactical morale greatly boosted their morale and confidence, and their combat effectiveness increased greatly for a while.
On the other hand, the Yuan army suffered heavy losses before the battle, although it was 1,000 more troops than the Tao army, but its morale had been frustrated, and now the fish scale shield array was broken, and its morale plummeted.
Under the rise and fall, Yuan's army soon fell into the disadvantage, and was killed by the soldiers of the Tao army and retreated, seeing that the defeat was already on the horizon.
Yuan Tan, who was in the Chinese army, was completely missing at this time, and the whole person was stunned.
That noble face, all the pride, all the anger, was instantly hit hard by the potter's dazzling series of tactics.
Yuan Tan was like seeing a ghost, and his face swelled with unprecedented shock, "This kid is so treacherous, even my fish scale array has been broken, how can this be ......?"
In astonishment, Yuan Tan's voice began to tremble.
The generals of the left were all shocked, and they were all shocked by this shocking scene, and their faces were panicked.
In the front military department, Sergeant Yuan of No. 500 retreated in a panic, and the originally orderly steel array soon fell into chaos, and if it was supported like this for a while, it would inevitably collapse completely.
"Eldest prince, the battle situation is not in our favor, it is better to withdraw the troops for the time being, and then make plans." Zang Ba had to persuade again.
Fall back?
The dignified eldest son of the Yuan family, leading an elite division with an advantage in numbers and combat effectiveness, was defeated by the potter, a humble man, and retreated in embarrassment?
If the news of this defeat reached Yecheng and Yuan Shao's ears, what would his father, who didn't pay enough attention to him, think of him?
I'm afraid that Yuan Shao will love Yuan Shang even more.
Thinking of this, Yuan Tan was angry in his heart, and shouted angrily: "What is the identity of this son, how can he show weakness to that poor thief, quickly pass the order, and then transfer three thousand soldiers to reinforce immediately, in today's battle, only victory, not defeat!" ā
The order was handed down, and the generals did not dare to disobey, and the 3,000 Yuan troops who pressed the formation were soon sent to the front line, and there were less than 1,000 personal soldiers left under Yuan Tan.
These 3,000 troops joined the battle, which soon played a role, and the defeat and retreat of the Yuan army was stifled, relying on the advantage of troops, Chun Yuqiong commanded the Yuan army, gradually suppressed Lian Po's offensive, and gradually began to counterattack the attack.
Seeing that the situation was reversed, Yuan Tan's face regained his confidence and elegance, and he sneered: "Pottery merchant, I said earlier, no matter how cunning you are, in front of my absolute strength, you can only be a mantis arm blocking the car, jumping off the beam clown, I see how long you can hold on." ā
On the south side of the trench, Hua Mulan and other soldiers who were pressing the formation also saw the scene of their own army's offensive being countered.
"Husband, Yuan Tan's whole army is pressing, and the situation is beginning to be unfavorable to our army." Mulan frowned and reminded.
In the eyes of the potters, the disadvantage of their own army is just the right time.
"Yuan Tan really hit the plan, and the whole army pressed it, and it was time to use a killer move......
With a sneer, the pottery merchant's eyes froze, and he suddenly became murderous, and said loudly: "Light the fire and send a signal to Xu Sheng." ā
When the order was laid, the soldiers immediately set fire to light the three bonfires that had been prepared.
In a moment, three thick wolf smoke rose into the sky, and they could be clearly seen within a radius of dozens of miles.
Boom Boom!
Immediately afterward, the rumbling drums of war rose into the sky, and the horns of the fiercest attack sounded.
In the mountains and forests northwest of Yuan Jun, Xu Sheng, who had been waiting for a long time, finally waited for the three long-awaited wolf smokes, and his young eyes instantly ignited a fierce killing machine.
"Brothers, the time for the decisive battle has come, show your skills, let us deal a fatal blow to the rampant enemy, and kill them with me-"
Xu Sheng danced the war knife in his hand, sat on his crotch and fought on the horse, and there was a sharp roar in his mouth, like a black lightning rushing out.
Two hundred cavalry hidden in the forest made a bang, slaughtered out of the dense forest, followed behind Xu Sheng, and formed a wedge-shaped impact formation, like a black giant spear, rushing towards the "Yuan" handsome flag from the side and rear.
The iron hooves rolled, and the sky cracked.
Yuan Tan, who was complacent, suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing behind him, and turned around sharply, his elegant and proud face was replaced by shock and stunned in an instant, and his head buzzed all of a sudden, blank.
"The potter's cavalry, the potter's boy, actually ambushed a cavalry behind my back?" Yuan Tan's mind was buzzing, and he was all filled with astonishment.
His main forces had been sent to the front, and there were less than 1,000 soldiers left under his command, and there was no preparation to restrain the cavalry such as large shields and spears.
Yuan Tan, who was stunned, suddenly realized that he understood everything.
It turned out that this series of tactics was only part of the potter's ruse, in order to induce him to devote all his forces to the battle, causing an emptiness in the flanks and rear.
Then, the potter's iron cavalry ambush soldiers can suddenly kill and easily crush his Chinese army.
As soon as the Chinese army is broken, even if the Yuan army has thousands of troops and horses, and the dragons are leaderless, they will also collapse without a fight and collapse.
This is the potter's strategy to defeat the strong with the weak!
On the north side of the trench, the potter watched Xu Sheng's iron horse come out, and sneered: "Yuan Tan, enjoy this great gift I gave you, and give me the drum to beat again!" ā
Tom tom!
The drummers were so inspired that they slammed the cowhide drum with the wooden hammers in their hands.
A few hundred steps away, the 1,000 pro-army under Yuan Tan's command were already in a panic in the face of the rushing iron cavalry.
"The eldest prince, we have fallen for the trick of the pottery merchant, and this little force can't stop the cavalry from rushing at all, so let's withdraw the troops quickly." Zang Ba had a gloomy face and persuaded hard.
At this moment, Yuan Tan's heart has been occupied by fear, but there is still a trace of anger and pride.
The dignified eldest son of the Yuan family, is he going to lose to the potter, a poor man, to be looked down upon by his father, celebrated by his brothers, and laughed at by the world?
At this critical moment, Yuan Tan's heart swelled with a bit of strong self-esteem, which scorched his mind like a raging fire and temporarily burned away the fear in his heart.
"I, Yuan Tan, must not be defeated by a poor man, never!"
Yuan Tan repelled Zang Ba's persuasion, and with a sharp gun, he said sharply: "If you dare to retreat without permission, you will not be forgiven, and I will form a formation to meet the enemy." ā
Yuan Tan's desperate fighting spirit slightly infected the soldiers who were in a panic, and more than a thousand pro-soldier soldiers hurriedly turned around and hurriedly formed a formation, trying to muster up the courage to meet the iron cavalry.
Two hundred iron horsemen, under the leadership of Xu Sheng, have rushed to more than 80 paces.
Xu Sheng's horse was like flying, murderous, and two hundred iron horsemen roared and roared, kicking up the dust in the air, and swept forward like a storm.
The soldiers of Yuan, who had formed a formation in a hurry, hurriedly released their arrows under Yuan Tan's order, but Xu Sheng's ambush came too suddenly, and the momentum was too fast, so that they had no time to aim at all, so they could only rush an arrow in their hands.
Less than 100 arrows, inaccurate shots, scattered towards the Tao army iron cavalry, such scattered arrows, can not form an effective lethality, a wave of arrows poured in, less than one-tenth of the hit.
After a round of arrows, Yuan's crossbowmen didn't even have a chance to release a second arrow, and Tao's iron cavalry flowed wildly, with the speed of the wind, wrapped in the power of destroying everything, and rolled over unstoppably.
In an instant, with an earth-shaking rumbling sound, the extremely sharp giant spear crashed into the Yuan army's array.
Xu Sheng took the lead, and the sword in his hand danced in his debut, slashing in all directions, and in a burst of weapons shattering and limb blood splashing, Sergeant Yuan was easily torn to pieces like a scarecrow.
The iron stream that followed him rolled, like a flood water bursting from the breach, and the swords and guns ruthlessly slashed at the panicked Yuan army.
This huge sharp spear, broken through the center, instantly penetrated the hastily formed line of Yuan's army, tearing a thousand terrified enemy troops apart.
Then, Yuan Jun collapsed.