In the first month of the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), Hedong County, Anyi.

In order to celebrate the emperor finally escaped the clutches of Li Dao and Guo Yan, and also to show the long-term chaos of Si'an's expectations, the Han Emperor Liu Xie sacrificed the world in the suburbs of Anyi County, and ordered a general amnesty for the world, changing the original era name "Xingping" to "Jian'an".

At this time, the old ministers in the court, such as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, have passed away, but there are still a group of loyal ministers such as Yang Biao, Zhong Xuan, and Dong Cheng who are doing their best, and Liu Xie also seems to see the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty.

The hidden danger that disturbed him the most, Li Dao, had been driven out of Chang'an by Ma Chao, Han Yuan and others, so there was nothing to worry about.

And Anyi, under the defense of Zhang Yang and Yang Feng's troops, can also give Liu Xie a little respite.

Everything seems to have returned to calm. However, a restless undercurrent is quietly moving towards Anyi......

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Jingzhou, Nanyang County, Sui County.

This was an ordinary county town in Jingzhou, but at this time, a tragic battle was being fought.

Although Liu Biao has always appeared in front of the princes with an indisputable attitude, not long ago, Zhang Zhao, the old sage of the Seven Sages, received an astonishing secret report - Liu Biao wanted to quietly welcome the Han Emperor.

This was what Yuexian, a subordinate of Weiyun, who had been an alliance of Liu Biao, heard from Huang Zu.

Huang Zu didn't know about the tragedy that happened in Pingchun, and naturally he wouldn't know that this woman had already become Sun Ce's subordinate. Therefore, he told her Liu Biao's plan to secretly meet the Han Emperor without any precautions.

Sun Ce naturally would not allow his father-killing enemy to do this. However, he couldn't send extra troops to deal with Liu Biao, let alone cross half of Jingzhou, which was almost impossible.

Therefore, he had no choice but to send someone to contact Shen Rong and ask his four to find a way.

Although Xu Yuan was very unresponsive, she had no choice but to tell Jia Xu about it. Surprisingly, Jia Xu did not object. Because Jia Xu also understands that without Zhang Jijun, who is relied on, the food and grass are very tight, and if he does not make supplies, he can only wait for the army to be disheartened and the soldiers to flee.

After a brief discussion, Zhang Ji decided to take Jia Xu to send troops to the county, because according to the news, Wen Ping and Wang Wei, who were sent by Liu Biao to welcome the Han Emperor, had already arrived in Nanyang, and their men and horses would be resupplied in the county for a while, and then they would go directly to Anyi.

Lei Xu and Zhang Xian had been sent to Hedong to inquire about the emperor's situation, and they were not in the army at this time. Therefore, Xu Yuan and Zou Li wanted to set off with Zhang Ji.

Although Xu Yuan and Zou Li are also separated, they will not suffer losses on the battlefield in terms of martial arts alone, but under the strong opposition of Zhang Ji and Jia Xu, they had to accompany Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er to stay.

Before leaving, Zou Li and Xu Yuan naturally reluctantly repeatedly told their sweethearts to be careful. But they all know that fighting ...... There is no immortal.

In this way, the soldiers and horses of both sides arrived at the county almost at the same time.

Before Wen Ping and Wang Wei had time to enter the city, they directly fought with Zhang Jijun.

The fierce Xiliang soldiers and the calm Jingzhou soldiers have very different styles, and their tactics are also very different.

Zhang Ji's style of play was mainly to rely on cavalry to break up the enemy's formation, and then the infantry to cover the kill; Wenpin, on the other hand, attaches more importance to the coordination of formations, and uses the constantly changing formations to make the enemy chaotic.

This was the first time Zhang Ji had seen Wenpin's "shield and arrow array", and in the face of several large shields placed in a conical shape, the brave Xiliang cavalry did not dare to collide head-on. They had no choice but to line up in long formations, clinging to the shield array, constantly stabbing with their guns, hoping to open a gap in the defenses.

But after a rush to kill, Jia Xu looked at it from a distance and knew that it was not good. Zhang Ji's cavalry had already passed through the conical shield array at this time, and the Jingzhou infantry behind the shield array unknowingly slowly surrounded them from both sides outside.

Even the stupidest generals know that once the cavalry loses enough space and loses the mobility to run, it loses everything.

Just as the Xiliang cavalry was about to rush out of the encirclement again, the crossbowmen who had been dormant in the shield array suddenly burst out.

Their companions were protected by large shields, and of course these crossbowmen did not care, and a dense rain of arrows raged towards the besieged cavalry.

Zhang Ji and Jia Xu watched the Xiliang cavalry in the encirclement continue to fall, and they were anxious.

There was no longer time to hesitate, Zhang Ji waved his spear and led the infantry to rush forward.

"Be careful!" Jia Xu shouted eagerly.

The encirclement formation has always been commanded by Wang Wei, and Wen Ping has always kept an eye on Zhang Ji's movements.

When he saw Zhang Ji leading the infantry rushing forward, he immediately ordered, and the soldiers of the previous conical shield array immediately escorted the crossbowmen into the outer encirclement formation, and the shield soldiers on the outermost side of the encirclement divided a part to protect half of the crossbowmen and prepare to meet Zhang Ji. After all, there are no longer so many people to deal with the remaining cavalry inside.

Zhang Ji naturally also saw the change in the formation on the opposite side, he carefully lowered his body, and signaled his subordinates beside him to be vigilant.

However, this time, the arrows from the opposite side caught him off guard. Because, when the shooters trained by Wenpin were to shoot at the same time in three rows against the infantry.

At the bottom of this formation are the near-prostrate crossbowmen, on top of which are half-kneeling archers, and the last row of archers is in a standing position. All three rows of bows and arrows were fired horizontally, which ensured that the enemy would be useless no matter how they dodged.

It should be said that in the face of such a formation, any charge will inevitably end in heavy casualties. However, maybe this is Zhang Ji's luck, there is a strategist by his side, who will be known as the "No. 1 Poisoner of the Three Kingdoms" in the future - Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's "poison" even made Yefeng's poison envoy ashamed, because the poison he used was people's hearts.

In the daily training of sergeants, Jia Xu once instilled in them the idea that there will be casualties in marching battles, but even if there are casualties, it must be maximized.

Every subordinate of Zhang Ji was influenced by Jia Xu's words: "The only thing we can trust now is the companions around us, and in the same way, we should do everything for our companions." In battle, everyone should be the most reliable shield for their comrades. ”

It was under the influence of this kind of thinking that Wen Ping saw the horror of Zhang Jijun - the soldier who was shot at the front did not fall, but used his last strength to put his shoulders on the shoulders of his companions on the left and right. The soldiers in the back didn't seem to be sad, so they used their bodies as shields and continued to charge in front of them.

"Will ...... Checkmate! The shooter beside Wen Ping also pointed at the enemy on the opposite side in disbelief, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

"Xiliang Soldiers and Horses...... Alas, if our Jingzhou army can also have this kind of courage, why worry about the world. Herald! Hammer Soldiers, attack. ”

With his order, the Jingzhou crossbowmen stopped firing, and from the gap in their formation, the strong soldiers with long hammers slowly walked out.

At this time, the front row of Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses had been shot into hedgehogs, and Zhang Ji's own war horses had already been shot down. However, as the head coach, he has always rushed to the front, and he has been hit by three arrows.

"Good boys of Xiliang! Kill the enemy with me! Zhang Ji roared, flat-ended spear, and took the lead in speeding up and running.

"Kill!" The boss's momentum instantly infected everyone, and they put down the corpses of their companions and followed with their weapons and shouting.

Since most of the weapons used by the Xiliang infantry were Changge, they took advantage of their length to take the lead in solving dozens of giant hammer soldiers. However, when the distance was shortened to within the range of the Hammermen's attack, the situation immediately changed.

Although the height of Jingzhou soldiers and horses is generally shorter than that of the Xiliang soldiers, these giant hammer soldiers are all selected from the powerful people, and in terms of strength alone, they are only afraid that they are stronger than the ordinary Xiliang soldiers.

The Xiliang soldiers thought that their strength would be enough to block the bombardment of the giant hammer, but the result was much surprising to them - the moment the Xiliang soldiers' Changge touched the giant hammer, all of them were broken.

A giant hammer of more than 100 catties, although it is not convenient to use, its destructive power is also very amazing. As the giant hammer soldiers smashed left and right, some people in the Xiliang soldiers continued to turn into meat puree.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Ji immediately ordered his subordinates not to attack head-on, but to find a gap to attack.

The length of the hammer's handle, although not comparable to that of ordinary long soldiers, is enough to form a perfect offensive formation. Wen Ping was originally the leader of this team, and he naturally had a lot of research on how to use this cumbersome weapon to the extreme. Under his training, the Hammermen have been able to cooperate with each other in their swings.

I can't remember how many times he failed to charge the battle, Zhang Ji wiped the sweat on his face, and just wanted to order to adjust his posture and attack again, but he was stopped by the person next to him.

Zhang Ji looked fixedly, and it turned out to be Jia Xu.

"General, you can't fight anymore!" Jia Xu pointed to the encirclement in the distance, his face bitter.

Zhang Ji looked in the direction he was pointing, and his heart was also cold-at this time, the encirclement had been opened, Wen Ping stood quietly in the front, and on the ground behind him, the corpses of Xiliang cavalry and war horses were scattered horizontally and vertically.

The cavalry has been wiped out!

The hammermen on the opposite side had regrouped, waiting for them to step forward again.

Zhang Ji took a deep breath and smiled at Jia Xu: "Wenhe, since Li'er followed me, it seems that she has been running around. I haven't done anything for her, and now that I have the chance, how can I back down? ”

As he spoke, he suddenly pushed Jia Xu back: "Wenhe! Go back and tell Li'er that Zhang Ji is incompetent, let her suffer, after I die, don't stay empty, find a good family, and get married! ”

Jia Xu wanted to persuade again, but Zhang Ji had already led the remnants of the army to rush forward. He sighed bitterly, so he immediately mounted his horse and ran into the distance.

Because when he saw Zhang Ji's eyes, he clearly knew that Zhang Ji would not come back.

The infantry on both sides collided again, and although Zhang Ji was determined to die, he was not really without a plan.

His subordinates, who have been fighting together for many years, naturally know his intentions. Everyone tried their best to push the enemy in front of them to both sides, and Zhang Ji, from this tiny gap, went straight to Wenpin.

"I know that I will die, but I still want to drag you to be buried with you?" Wang Wei looked at Zhang Ji with some admiration and said.

"If it weren't for the enemy, I'd really like to make friends with him." There was a hint of regret in Wen Ping's voice.

Just as Zhang Ji rushed in front of Wen Ping desperately, Wen Ping suddenly grabbed the crossbows of the two shooters next to him and rushed forward. Wang Wei smiled bitterly and turned around and walked to the rear, now that the result was already clear, there was no need to look any further.

Zhang Ji's spear stabbed at Wen Ping with a strong wind, but Wen Ping, as a fierce general in Jingzhou, was by no means in vain.

He leaned over and erected with incredible speed, using only his shoulder to parley the spear's stab.

Zhang Ji immediately pulled his gun back, but his movements stopped in mid-air.

Because Wen Ping's two crossbows were against his jaw at the same time.

After just a slight pause, as the murderous intent in Wen Ping's eyes flashed, the machine of the two crossbows was detained at the same time......