When he saw Lu Bujun walking north on the small map, Chen Cheng already felt a little strange, and when Lu Bujun turned around and walked back, he was even more strange. After thinking for a while, Chen Cheng said in his heart: Isn't it Lu Bu that they are lost?

There is no other explanation. He's used to clicking on the map everywhere he goes, but no one else can't. There are many cases of ordinary people getting lost in the mountains and in the wilderness, and there are also many cases of the army getting lost. Li Guang is so famous, isn't he often lost? But he is a special case, and it is rare for people who get lost every time to read history books.

Gollum had grown to five feet four tall on his back, far faster than the other horses. Chen Cheng had to slow down so that the guards and other troops could keep up. After galloping for a long time, the army came to a fork in the road. Chen Cheng looked at the two roads, then at the red dot coming from the north, and ordered loudly:

"Assemble the team, prepare to take on the enemy!"

Amidst the shouts, the army spread out to both sides. Because he ran too fast, now there were only three hundred guards and horses around Chen Cheng, and the other cavalry were still lagging behind. After waiting for a while, the sound of horses' hooves was heard from the north, and smoke and dust rose on the avenue. Chen Cheng estimated it, and there seemed to be a lot of people.

Wei Ran came over and said, "Lord, look at the smoke and dust, there are a lot of enemy troops, do you want to get out of the way first?" ”

Among all the art of war, there is only one thing to say: that is, to attack the weak with the strong, that is, to make one's own strength stronger than the enemy at the moment of engagement. Of course, the guards are very strong, and they can win in a head-on confrontation, but so why bother? Get out of the way and hit it down is the most labor-saving way.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and felt that what Wei Ran said made sense, but still rejected his proposal. Of course, it is the easiest to chase and kill, but if Lu Bu is let go because of this, it will not be worth it. Although Lu Bu is defeated now, there are still thousands of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, and it is not difficult to levy and send people in an emergency, and then pull out tens of thousands of people to defend the city.

Chang'an's city defense is stronger than Chencang's, and it is not a simple matter to defeat it. It's easy to get out of the way now, and many more people may die later.

He shook his head and said, "Don't wait, just kill them here!" ”

Seeing Chen Cheng's resolute attitude, Wei Ran no longer admonished, but retreated to the edge of the queue. Chen Cheng looked back and saw that the formation had been adjusted, so he ordered: "Attack!" ”

The horses began to move forward, first with small steps, and then at a faster pace, and then into a fast gallop. The sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder, and the long cavalry spear was lowered and aimed at the oncoming enemy cavalry.

Lu Bu was returning along the way with his soldiers and horses, preparing to return to the previous fork in the road. The Guanzhong Plain extends in all directions and can be passed everywhere, but walking through the woods and passing through the avenue are completely different concepts. Horses are not allowed to run in the woods, otherwise they can easily injure their eyes and hooves. Crossing the forest may seem shorter, but it will take more time.

When he was about to reach the fork in the road, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the front, Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the smoke and dust raised by the galloping horses. He made a careful identification and shouted, "They are few people, rush over!" ”

Lu Bujun has now been cornered, what can he do if he doesn't rush over? Do you kneel and surrender? Tired and anxious, they were reluctant to lay down their weapons and put their lives in the hands of the enemy. Over the years, they had slaughtered many of the enemy soldiers who had surrendered, fearing that they would be treated in the same way.

The road to the north is carved out in the woods, it is not very wide, and with the edge of the woods, at most a dozen rides can be ridden side by side. Therefore, there were not many cavalrymen who collided head-on, and there were not many casualties. The assault cavalry of Lu Bu's army had already lost almost everything, and the light cavalry in the front row was no match for the Xiliang dragoons at all.

Under the cavalry, seven or eight cavalry of the Lu Bu Army were pierced through their armor on the spot, and then fell off their horses with a scream. In the dense charge, the horses had no room to avoid and collided with each other. Many of the horses' bones shattered and made a crisp sound.

Dozens or hundreds of horses blocked the road, and the horses behind them kicked their hooves hard to slow down their speed. Rao is like this, but there are still quite a few horses that hit him head-on. The cavalryman on horseback first shook, and then the body flew out. There are also people whose feet get stuck in the stirrups and break their calves when they fall.

Chen Cheng stabbed an enemy soldier head-on, and Gollum slammed into the opposite horse with all his might, castration continued, and knocked the two horses behind him into the air, and then ran out of kinetic energy and stopped. If it weren't for the dense crowd of war horses crammed together, maybe it would have been able to crash out of a road directly.

In the violent impact, Chen Cheng was bumped on the horse's back, and when the world in his eyes was no longer violently shaking, the surroundings were already full of horses huddled together. Some of the enemies were still sitting on horseback, but most of them fell to the ground. Chen Cheng put away his riding spear, took out his bow and arrows, and shouted, "Dismount and fight!" ”

In such a narrow place, the road has been blocked, and the war horses can't run at all, so they can only dismount and fight. Although it is said that after the knights and cavalry dismount, the combat effectiveness will be reduced by half, but now the enemy cannot gallop on horseback, and the two sides are evenly drawn.

Wei Ran and Zhao Si have also been transformed into "Xiliang Dragoons", they are dressed in armor of more than 50 catties, and they also carry shields, riding spears, and a horizontal knife or mace. Hearing the order, they also shouted, then threw away their rifles, jumped off their horses, and prepared for foot combat.

Lü Bu did not rush in the first row, so he clearly saw how the cavalry on both sides violently collided with each other. The cavalry of the Western Liang Army was better equipped and took advantage of the first wave of collisions. Lu Bu couldn't help but hate it, and said secretly: "If my armored cavalry is still there, why is it like this?" ”

Then, he saw Chen Cheng, who was independent of the horse.

Stunned, confused, puzzled, and then overjoyed, Lu Bu saw that Chen Cheng only brought three or four hundred people and chased after him, and he was stuck in this narrow terrain, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, he shouted loudly: "That person is Chen Cheng, kill him, we will win!" ”

The soldiers on the side were in high spirits when they heard this, and now they have more soldiers and horses, several times more than the enemy, can't they win in this situation? The cavalrymen dismounted and galloped into the woods, ready to bypass the jammed horses and slay the enemy chieftain. Others drew their bows and arrows on horseback, ready to shoot their enemies.

Lu Bu's army was in action, and the guards were one step faster, and they had already formed a battle formation according to the formation. As a standing army, although the guards did not practice every day, they also had to train for at least twenty days a month. It is necessary not only to practice the ability to fight immediately, but also to train the ability to fight on foot.

They are not simply hoplites, but are used as an all-rounder. In addition to riding a spear, you should also be good at a foot combat weapon and a ranged weapon, whether you can shoot an arrow or throw a javelin, or throw an axe. When Lu Bu's army was still passing through the woods, the guards in the battle formation had already stretched their bowstrings and shot down Lu Bu's army that was still on horseback.

The horses were blocked in the middle of the road, and the cavalry on horseback could not move, basically no different from the target. In the sound of the bowstrings vibrating, more than a dozen Lu Bujun were shot dead on the spot. The other Lu Bujun, who was about to shoot a bow on horseback, hurriedly jumped off the horse, not allowing himself to be the target of shooting.

Chen Cheng retreated for a walk, stopped, stretched out his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the sparse figure in the woods.

With the sound of the bowstring, a man in the woods was hit by an arrow in the door, and he fell to the sky, unable to even make a scream. His comrades were shot, but the other soldiers ignored them and just ran fast ahead. With the cover of trees, it is difficult to damage them with arrows or javelins.

Chen Cheng fired his bow in succession and shot more than a dozen Lu Bujun, but he still couldn't stop the opponent's advance. Seeing that the enemy was outflanking from both sides, Chen Cheng put away the "Sunset Bow", took out his sword and shield, and said in a loud voice: "Follow me!" ”

With that, he took the lead and killed him in the woods on the left. Rather than staying on the road and being flanked by an enemy with superior forces, it is better to rush into the woods and fight, which will also reduce the opponent's numerical advantage. If Chen Cheng's own forces were superior, he would definitely use a strong bow and a crossbow to shoot after besieging the opponent with infantry.

Even if it was him, he was surrounded by crossbowmen from all sides to shoot, and he had to kneel. If you go into the woods, you can cut the advantage of the bow and arrow in half.

As he was rushing towards the woods on the left, Chen Cheng suddenly felt a shock all over his body, and a sharp pain came from his right arm, and then he heard the sound of the bowstring vibrating. The steel armor was actually shot through? Although it is not armor steel, it is also harder than the previous iron armor, and the defense will be stronger.

The armor on the Xiliang Dragoon is fifty catties, and the steel armor on Chen Cheng's body is better and more material, and the entire set of armor adds up to sixty catties. At a distance of thirty paces, even a strong crossbow is difficult to penetrate. He glanced to the right, and saw that Lu Bu, whose gorgeous armor had been damaged in many places, drew his bow and arrow again and shot at him.

"Hey, want to come back?"

Chen Cheng stuck an arrow in his shoulder, but as if nothing happened, he turned around and put up the shield.

"Do", the shield shook, and the cluster of arrows had already penetrated the steel plate. Chen Cheng put down his shield and sneered at Lu Bu, who was firing arrows at him across a large herd of horses, before turning around and rushing into the woods.

Lu Bu's army had also poured into the woods, and the two sides quickly encountered, and then began to fight hand-to-hand. Because there are so many branches and leaves in the woods, it is difficult for the bow and crossbow to exert their power here. The guards put away their bows and arrows, threw a wave of javelins at each other, and then rushed forward.

The ring head knife and the horizontal knife cut each other, and in this kind of terrain, the horizontal knife still has an advantage over the ring head knife. The horizontal knives used by the guards are the best of the best, made of the finest steel and made by the best craftsmen. It may be too exaggerated to sharpen iron like mud, but in battle, he cut off the ring head knife in Lu Bujun's hand more than once.

The Han Dynasty defeated the unprecedentedly powerful Xiongnu Empire with iron as a weapon, and steel weapons were also able to dominate iron weapons.