Chapter 81: Heavy Casualties

The archers of the Yanzhou Army under the hastily organized continued to release arrows towards the trapped camp, but these arrows looked so weak under the impermeable defense of the trapped camp.

After a rain of arrows, no one in the camp was damaged.

"Shoot the arrows!" Gao Shun gave an order, and two hundred archers launched an attack on the Yanzhou army.

Nearly 100 Yanzhou soldiers fell in a pool of blood, their painful wails shook the robes around them, and at this time, the Yanzhou army faced the trapped camp, like a child facing a strong man with a sharp blade.

Cao Cao's face changed drastically, he never imagined that a group of foot soldiers with no more than a few hundred people would have such close cooperation on the battlefield, launching an attack between marches, and the neat rain of arrows after the order was issued, all of which showed that this team was well-trained.

"Trapped!" Gao Shun shouted suddenly.

Eight hundred people responded in unison, "Kill!" ”

The short and powerful shouts made the soldiers in front of the Yanzhou army slightly confused.

The hand-to-hand battle, the trapped camp turned into a sharp weapon on the battlefield, and their cooperation brought up the bloody storm in the Yanzhou army.

From a distance, the trapped camp was like a sharp spear, directly piercing the defense of the Yanzhou army.

A soldier of the Yanzhou Army fell in a pool of blood, and in the face of the sharp attack and close cooperation of the trapped camp, their combat effectiveness seemed so weak.

The infantry of the Xuzhou army, which followed closely after the camp, continued to harvest the lives of the fleeing soldiers.

The 800 soldiers trapped in the camp brought chaos to the Yanzhou army, even more than the 3,000 Xuzhou army.

"There are such elite foot soldiers in the Xuzhou army." Cao Cao exclaimed.

Mao Hui's face was extremely ugly, he once again encountered the trapped camp, the situation of defeat seemed to be unchangeable, and the war seemed to have returned to the original battle in Yanzhou, when facing the trapped camp, he could only have a sense of powerlessness.

"Cao Chun, lead the cavalry to attack!" Cao Cao immediately ordered.

The impact of the trapped camp made Cao Cao realize that his situation was not good, and if he could not effectively block the trapped camp, the next would be the crushing defeat of the Yanzhou army.

After Cao Chun received the order, he immediately led the cavalry to charge, and the rumbling horses' hooves sounded, and the panic of the Yanzhou army changed slightly.

How fierce the cavalry attack on the battlefield was, the officers and men of the Yanzhou Army knew it very well.

"Defend!" Gao Shun saw the cavalry coming and shouted.

The shield soldier stepped forward, smashed the shield on the ground, splashed the dust, a special outrigger, opened for the shield soldier, the shield soldier tightly held the shield in front of them, and could not see the slightest anxiety in their expressions, after a long time of training, they had developed such a habit, in the camp, they only needed to act according to Gao Shun's orders.

The spear stretched out along the gap between the shields, and the shields that stood and the heads of the spears that radiated a cold glow were aimed at the charging cavalry.

"Shoot the arrows!" Gao Shun shouted.

The bow and arrow went to the cavalry, and more than ten cavalrymen fell under this round of arrow attacks, and the bows and arrows of the cavalry counterattack brought a little spark.

Cao Chun's face was serious, this was the most elite team in Cao's army, and if he couldn't even defeat a single foot soldier, it would be the biggest shame.

The war horse collided on the shield, the shield and the shield soldier slid to the rear for more than three feet, leaving a deep scratch on the ground, the shield soldier's face turned red, and his body trembled slightly.

Without hesitation, the pikemen stabbed forward, seizing the opportunity that the shieldmen had created for them.

The formation of the trapped camp was still there, and several cavalrymen fell in a pool of blood.

Cao Chun's complexion changed slightly, and it was only at this time that he realized the horror of the trapped camp, not to mention anything else, just the fact that the trapped camp could resist the charge of the cavalry was enough to shock.

Three rounds of charges, instead of breaking through the defense of the fallen camp, but caused the cavalry to lose more than 30 people, Cao Chun gave an order, the cavalry retreated, these cavalry is an important force in Cao's army, if he suffered heavy losses in this battle, he could not explain to Cao Cao.

The officers and soldiers of the Yanzhou army were shocked, and the cavalry was helpless when facing the trapped camp, and what price would they pay to clash with the trapped camp with their strength.

"General Mao, order the army to block the Xuzhou army and retreat as soon as possible." Cao Cao said helplessly.

Mao Hui's face was slightly pale, and when the cavalry attacked, he saw the hope of victory, but the result was unexpected, and the trapped camp stubbornly blocked the impact of the cavalry.

The Yanzhou army retreated while fighting, which was an opportunity for the Xuzhou army to beat the water dogs.

If there were elite cavalry in the Xuzhou army at this time, I am afraid that a single charge would cause the Yanzhou army to collapse.

The Xuzhou army, which had fewer people, pursued and killed outside the Yanzhou Military Road before leading the troops back and cleaning the battlefield.

In Fang and the city, Liu Dai's face was pale, and he said angrily: "The 20,000 army has lost more than 5,000 people, and the Xuzhou army has only fought 10,000 people." ”

"Come on, pull Mao Hui out and behead the public." Liu Dai shouted.

Two soldiers stepped forward to support Mao Hui.

"The state pastor spares his life, the last general has done his best." Mao Hui shouted.

Wang Kai said: "Zhou Mu, General Mao is the general of our army, and he will be killed in battle, won't it make the generals in the army panic, and I hope that Zhou Mu will think twice." ”

The rest of the generals stepped forward to intercede, no matter what Mao Hui's results were when he led the army to fight with Lu Bu's army, he still had a certain prestige in the Yanzhou army.

Tao Qian said: "Liu Zhoumu, although General Mao said that he had a crime, but the crime is not to death, it is better to let him make meritorious service for his crimes, and then talk about punishment after defeating the Xuzhou army." ”

Liu Dai was silent for a moment and said, "Just use your words, let's bypass Mao Hui for the time being." ”

After all, Mao Hui has followed him for many years, and he has no credit and hard work, and if he kills Mao Hui, it won't make his subordinates feel cold.

Cao Cao shook his head secretly, in the army, the emphasis is on clear rewards and punishments, if the generals fail in the battle and are not punished, it will inevitably give people the illusion that even if they fail, they will be fine, which is not conducive to the long-term development of an army.

However, the commander of the Yanzhou Army is Liu Dai, even if he has an opinion, he can only take it to heart.

After this battle, the Yanzhou army commanded by Liu Dai has been difficult to form an effective threat to the Xuzhou army, and in the next battle, the Yanzhou army will be in a passive position.

The morale in the city was low, and the soldiers could not hide their panic, which showed that the previous battle had a great impact on them.

There are many gaps between the Yanzhou army and the Xuzhou army in terms of the reward and punishment system, and there is a lack of fierce generals in the Yanzhou army.