The Ma army of the Huiying came from the west, and the defense of the Zhao camp was also arranged from the west. Ma Guangchun personally led more than 1,000 elite horsemen to the bottom of the slope, and first divided hundreds of people to withdraw their horses and climb the slope, but before they were halfway, they were fiercely attacked by the archers in the Xiong Wanjian sentry. Countless arrows and bullets intertwined to hit the sand, the sound of "crackling horn" like a bean in a kettle, the soldiers of the back camp who attacked upwards were frightened, several charges, and several times back, and then Zhao Ying launched several rounds of rockets, lit up the weeds that grew on the ramp, and the spread of flames further hindered the offensive of the back camp soldiers.

Ma Guangchun cherished his troops, and rarely drove the Ma army to attack the fortifications, at this time, seeing that the Zhao camp was very well defended and had a strong fighting spirit, his own side was quite damaged, and he couldn't help but move the idea of retreating. Zhao Dangshi looked down on the overall situation, keenly noticed that Ma Guangchun's heart was shaken, and immediately called Wu Mingfeng and ordered: "Leave a hundred people to hold on, and you and Lao Xiong will lead all the rest of the troops to attack the slope!" ”

Wu Mingfeng was taken aback and said: "The back thief horse army is fierce, and our army can only hold on to it according to the slope war, if you give up the geographical advantage, I am afraid that the previous achievements will be lost!" ”

Zhao Dangshi said calmly: "The thieves rushed to our own formation, and they were supposed to be ready for a blow, but now the offensive is blocked, and the fighting spirit has slipped, and it is the time for our army to counterattack." He added, "You see that the thieves have divided hundreds of horsemen to attack the slope, and now the men and horses are separated, and they happen to be surrounded and annihilated." As long as our army stops these hundreds of horsemen and cavalry, the remaining hundreds of horsemen will not sit idly by, but will definitely come back to help, so that the thousand horsemen under the slope will be nailed to the same place for our army. If he waits for his troops to gather his troops for a while, and then turns to attack the weak points of our own position again, it will inevitably be unfavorable to the deployment of our army. ”

Wu Mingfeng heard what he said, nodded thoughtfully, Zhao Dangshi saw that his attitude was still hesitant, knowing that he was afraid, and replied: "You and Lao Xiong, as long as you besiege the thieves with distant soldiers and charge into battle, let Lao Zhou do it." ”

"Old Zhou? Commander Zhou? Wu Mingfeng's eyes widened, blinking, a little incredulous.

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "Yes, with the assistance of Brother Parenting Division, you and Lao Xiong plus Lao Zhou, more than 1,000 people are trapped in place and returned to the thief, don't you have confidence?" "Wu Mingfeng and Xiong Wanjian each have 500 people, and the pro-care department has maintained a scale of 200 people, with a total of more than 1,000 soldiers.

Speaking of this, Wu Mingfeng could hesitate any longer, put his feet together, hugged his fists and promised "yes", and the wind and fire went.

Soon, Zhao Ying's main formation horn sounded three times, the horn turned, and Xiong Wanjian and Wu Mingfeng each led hundreds of people to go downhill quickly in two ways. Although the cavalry who dismounted and fought on foot were fully armored, they were mainly short soldiers and few shields, and in the face of the Zhao infantry with long swords and big axes to open the way, supplemented by strong crossbows and strong bows, they were difficult to parry for a while, and they were defeated and retreated.

Wu Mingfeng took the lead, leading the troops all the way, and there was no hindrance, but he felt that the resistance of the cavalry returning to the camp on the opposite side was very poor, and there was almost a tendency to rout, and he thought: "In the end, it is difficult to compare with the official army, although they are both horse troops, but the combat quality is still very different." The lord has long understood this, so that he has no fear and is calm. When I thought about it like this, I began to feel ashamed of my original fear of the enemy.

Although the Ma army returning to the camp was fierce, everyone fought with courage and lacked the thinking and training to coordinate operations. It's good to say on the horse, once you dismount and fight, the shortcomings of the troops fighting separately will be immediately exposed, and it will be difficult to fight back in the face of the well-coordinated and orderly infantry of the Zhao battalion. If it weren't for the fact that there were hundreds of horsemen behind them, waiting to help, Wu Mingfeng even thought that he and Xiong Wanjian alone would be enough to completely disperse the hundreds of horseless cavalry.

Not far away, the thoughtful Ma Guangchun saw the dilemma of his soldiers and horses, and he was in a dilemma. Zhao Ying's initiative to attack was unexpected, completely disrupting his original plan to draw troops and horses to attack again. He wanted to retreat, but it was impossible to leave behind the hundreds of horsemen who dismounted; I want to save it, but I am afraid that the deeper I fall, the greater the loss. Shang Zi hesitated, but there was a thunderbolt on a sunny day from Guan San'er's side - Wei Lie died in battle.

The situation in the chaotic battle is complicated, and in many cases, a carelessness will lead to devastating consequences, especially for fierce generals like Guan San'er and Wei Lie, who are used to fighting on the front line in person. Wei Lie led more than ten horsemen, repeatedly clashed, but were stubbornly blocked by Fan Jiwei's car formation, lost his mind in anger, and was lured by Zhao Yingbing, and rode out of his own wings. Qin Jinxiao's eyes were quick, and he immediately ordered dozens of birds to shoot a volley at Wei Lie, who was in bright armor. Even though Wei Lie's armor was thick, he was still unable to escape the fate of his clothes and armor, and his people and the war horses he was riding were killed on the spot.

"Command, rush with me!" The death of his henchman who has followed him for nearly ten years was a huge shock to Ma Guangchun, and his long-pending heart was also settled at this moment. He did not choose to retreat, not out of righteous indignation, but out of calmness. Originally, Guan San'er and Wei Lie dragged the main force of the Zhao battalion, and the choice of dividing the troops was offensive and retreating for him. However, now, Wei Lie is dead, and Guan San'er is unable to support it alone. It is not realistic to count on the thousands of cavalry to open up the situation, Zhao Ying's chariot formation is not dispersed, and no matter how many troops are added, it will only add fuel and vinegar, and it is difficult to change the situation essentially. If he wants to win the final victory in the battle of Fan Hecheng, there is only one way for him, which is to break through the Zhao battalion soldiers under the gentle slope with all his strength, kill the uphill slope, and capture Zhao Dangshi.

Ma Guangchun has extremely rich combat experience, and hundreds of horsemen twisted into a rope under his command, gathering in groups, like the wind sweeping the trees, and never fighting too much. Ma Guangchun, who galloped in a shuttle shape, swam around the periphery of the chaotic formation, knocking on the side from time to time, and always slipped away first when Zhao Yingbing tried to close up, without dragging mud and water, slippery as a loach.

"Bastard!" Wu Mingfeng put life and death aside several times, and went with the soldiers to block the way back to the camp of the horse army. Even a few stabs in the shoulder and back, although the wound is not big through the armor, but at the moment of action, it is inevitable that the pain is unbearable. However, this is not the main reason for his irritability, although the wound is painful, it is only a trivial matter, but it can't catch Ma Guangchun's negligent Ma Jun, and the threat of Zhao Ying is always difficult to remove. In addition, considering Ma Guangchun's constant attacks, it was difficult for Wu Mingfeng and Xiong Wanjian to concentrate on suppressing the cavalry in the circle.

"Where is Commander Zhou?" Wu Mingfeng swung his knife to block a feather arrow flying from the oblique, he was a little anxious, and if he continued like this, even if the two sentinels under the slope did not die in battle, they would be consumed by Ma Guangchun's uncertain horse army.

Seeing that not far away, Ma Guangchun's banner was swinging, and hundreds of horsemen were together again, and after reforming the shuttle, they rushed to their own formation, Wu Mingfeng sighed lightly, and was about to give an order to refuse. The order was not issued, but when he saw that countless white shadows suddenly gathered in the staggered soldiers, he rushed from the gentle slope towards the periphery, and cut horizontally into the hundreds of horsemen who were still galloping slowly, and cut them off.

"Come, come!" Seeing this, Wu Mingfeng raised his arms and shouted. said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived, Zhou Wenhe and his two hundred warriors raised the division, and the timing of the battle was just right, blocking the hundreds of horsemen under Ma Guangchun's department in place.

The number of people in the parenting division is not large, and the scale is maintained at around 200 people all year round, but as Zhao Dangshi's guards, regardless of the level of equipment or training intensity, it is enough to be called the first in the Zhao battalion. However, because of the particularity of their identities, the warriors of the Parenting Division who do not belong to the combat establishment rarely enter the battlefield, so there are not many opportunities to show them, but as long as the time comes, these elites selected from various outposts and battalions are not inferior to any of the Zhao battalions when they go into battle.

Each warrior of the Parenting Division is dressed in chain mail from top to bottom, wrapped in white armor, holding maces, horse spears, swords, etc., supplemented by waist knives or short guns, and a few are also equipped with rattan cards, bows and crossbows, etc. In addition, similar to the Feijie Battalion, the Parenting Division is the only one to two horses in the entire Zhao Battalion, and the war horse curtain, chicken neck, chest, horse body armor, hitchhiker, boarding and other protections are readily available, belonging to the heavy horse army.

"Where did the Zhao thief and horse army come from?" As far as Ma Guangchun knew, the only Ma military camp in Zhao Ying was still wandering in the south of Zaoyang County, a hundred miles away, and the sudden appearance of the Parenting Division caught him off guard. What is even more unimaginable is that these white-armored horse troops of Zhao Ying are all well-armored, accustomed to fighting, and they are not at all like a patchwork of temporary patchwork. Cautious, he naturally didn't expect that Zhao Dangshi would risk the emptiness of his own formation, and only use the hundred people left by Wu Mingfeng's department to send all the guards to the battle array.

Zhou Wenhe, who was covered with purple flowers, slashed the flag and took the lead. Ma Guangchun observed coldly, and saw that he led his troops back and forth, never leaving his own formation, knowing that the purpose of this Zhao Ying horse army was not to kill or injure, but to contain his hundreds of horsemen in place, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Zhao is a hero, and his name is well deserved." Every step of the way, there is a plan. "Riding is also an effective means, and the current strength of the Parenting Division is not enough to subdue the hundreds of horses of Ma Guangchun's department, but the Zhao battalion has the advantage of infantry, and after a short time, it will be combined with the horses and horses, and the horse army will slowly eat away.

Sure enough, with the warriors of the Relatives Division, there were not many casualties among the Ma troops in the hundreds of camps, but it was always difficult to form an array, and the direct result was that Ma Guangchun could not smoothly break away from the troops and regroup. Wu Mingfeng and Xiong Wanjian each divided part of their forces to move north, Ma Guangchun drove the troops to gallop to no avail, and saw that Zhao Ying's infantry and cavalry were combined, and his mind was in turmoil.

Qin Jinxiao and Wu Mingfeng raised the Ming and Yellow Flags at the same time, and Xu Hui saw it from afar on the gentle slope, and pointed out to Zhao Dangshi: "Lord, the thieves on both sides can't support it, and they want to retreat." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Dangshi nodded slightly.

Since the conquest of the army, Zhao Dangshi has been able to completely deal with the changes without being surprised, and there have been many fierce battles in the past when Zhao Ying has been encountered, and he can't help but be excited every time. Back to today, Ma Guangchun's troops are also considered strong opponents, and their tactics are also very changeable, but from beginning to end, no matter how the situation is up, Zhao Dangshi's expression is as flat as water. When he came back to his senses, he seemed to see the shadow of Li Zicheng in the past. It was also a fierce battle, outside Jianzhou City, Li Zicheng's calm demeanor had made him fascinated, but he didn't think about it, and one day, he did it unconsciously.

"Feint to chase for a while, let it go." Zhao Dangshi whispered, turned around and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army, the victory was decided, he did not indulge in joy, and his mind quickly turned elsewhere. There are so many things he has to think about, defeating Ma Guangchun is just one part of all his arrangements, and the throbbing that would have excited him for days and can't sleep when he won a small battle has long been gone.

"Yes!" Xu Hui replied and turned his gaze down the slope. At this time, almost all of the Ma troops returning to the camp were dragged down by the Zhao camp and lost their mobility advantage, and the thousands of cavalry who stayed behind in the rear did not dare to attack the chariot formation to support Guan San'er, but also hesitated about whether to go to the gentle slope to respond to Ma Guangchun. Ma Guangchun's strong man broke his wrist, left behind the soldiers and horses trapped in the Zhao camp, and led his troops to retreat westward, and the horse army brought out from the bottom of the slope was only about 200. Guan San'er, who was still fighting, watched this situation, and did not love to fight, shouted a few times, came out of the formation, and brought out more than 200 horsemen around him to meet him. The horses and Guan went west and joined forces with the thousand cavalry left behind, totaling less than 1,500 people. They stationed their horses and looked at the gentle slope for a while, and seemed to be still unwilling, but after all, they chose to die down and go north.